Product overview
EK110x, EK15xx14 Version: 3.6
Characteristic EK1100 EK1101
EK1101-0080
EK1501 EK1501-0010 EK1541
Protection class IP20 IP20 IP20 IP20 IP20
Higher level
network technology
100 MBit FastEth-
ernet
(100BASE-TX)
100 MBit FastEth-
ernet
(100BASE-TX)
100 MBit FastEth-
ernet
(100BASE-FX)
100 MBit FastEth-
ernet
(100BASE-FX)
100 MBit FastEth-
ernet
(100BASE-FX)
POF
Higher level
network - max. connection
length
100 m 100 m 2 km 20 km 50m
Higher level
network connection technology
RJ45 RJ45 SC duplex
Multi-mode optical
fiber cable
SC duplex
Single-mode opti-
cal fiber cable
Versatile Link
POF duplex con-
nector
Polymeric Optical
Fiber
higher-level
network protocol
EtherCAT Device
Protocol
(formerly Direct
Mode)
EtherCAT Device
Protocol
(formerly Direct
Mode)
EtherCAT Device
Protocol
(formerly Direct
Mode)
EtherCAT Device
Protocol
(formerly Direct
Mode)
EtherCAT Device
Protocol
(formerly Direct
Mode)
integrated PLC - - - - -
supports HotConnect with ad-
dress setting on the device
- yes
EK1101-0080:
Fast-Hot-Connect
yes yes yes
Note The EK1100 is the
"standard" coupler
for use directly on
the EtherCAT mas-
ter.
Characteristic EK18xx EK9000 EKx000 EPxxxx CX8000
Protection class IP20 IP20 IP20 IP67 IP20
Higher level
network technology
100 MBit FastEth-
ernet
(100BASE-TX)
100 MBit FastEth-
ernet
(100BASE-TX)
diverse
see doc.
100 MBit FastEth-
ernet
(100BASE-TX)
100 MBit FastEth-
ernet
(100BASE-TX)
Higher level
network - max. connection
length
100 m 100 m see doc. 100 m 100 m
Higher level
network connection technology
RJ45 RJ45 see doc. M8 RJ45
higher-level
network protocol
EtherCAT Device
Protocol
(formerly Direct
Mode)
EAP see doc. EtherCAT Device
Protocol
(formerly Direct
Mode)
EtherCAT Device
Protocol
(formerly Direct
Mode)
integrated PLC - - - - yes
supports HotConnect with ad-
dress setting on the device
- - - - -
Note The EK18xx de-
vices integrate a
coupler for applica-
tion directly at the
EtherCAT master
and digital inputs
and outputs without
additional wiring.
The EK9000 can
be controlled in a
switched EtherCAT
network with di-
rected IP address-
ing.
If the EK9000 is
provided with an-
other fieldbus con-
nection, this gives
rise to the appropri-
ate EKx000 cou-
pler.
Technologically,
each EP Box rep-
resents a self-con-
tained EtherCAT
coupler with inter-
nally added I/O
functions.
The CX8000 ap-
pears to the higher
level EtherCAT
network as an
EtherCAT slave
while at the same
time managing its
attached I/Os as a
master.