Beckhoff EL500 Series - Documentation Issue Status; Version Identification of Ethercat Devices

Foreword
EL500x8 Version: 3.6
1.4 Documentation issue status
Version Comment
3.6 • EL5001-0090 added
• Update chapter "Object description and parameterization"
• Update structure
• Update revision status
3.5 • Update chapter "Technical data"
• Update structure
3.4 • EL5002 data LEDs added
• Correction chapter "Technical data"
• Correction chapter "Function principals and notes"
• Update chapter "Commissioning instructions"
• Update structure
• Update revision status
3.3 • Update chapter "Commission instructions"
• Update chapter "Mounting of passive Terminals" -> "Positioning of passive Terminals"
• Update structure
• Update revision status
3.2 • Update chapter "Commission instructions"
• Update of chapter “Technical data”
• Update structure
• Update revision status
3.1 • Update chapter "Notes on the documentation"
• Update of Technical data
• Update chapter "TwinCAT 2.1x" -> "TwinCAT Development Environment" and "TwinCAT Quick Start"
3.0 • Migration
• Update structure
• Update revision status
2.0 • Update chapter "Technical data"
• Addenda chapter "Installation instructions for enhanced mechanical load capacity"
• Update structure
• Update revision status
1.9 • Update structure
• Update Technical data
• Update revision status
1.8 • Update Technical data
• Update revision status
1.7 • Update Technical data
1.6 • Update object description
1.5 • Update structure, addenda Technical Data
1.4 • EL5002 added, EL5001 DC mode
1.3 • Addenda Technical Data, EL5001-0011 added
1.2 • Technical data corrected
1.1 • Object description added
• Technical Data (ASIC) corrected
1.0.1 • Object description information (3101) expanded
1.0 • Control/Status byte information expanded
0.1 • Provisional documentation for EL5001
1.5 Version identification of EtherCAT devices
Designation
A Beckhoff EtherCAT device has a 14-digit designation, made up of