FT-112(D) Panel Weighing Indicator, Technical Manual, Rev.1.0.0, May 2019 Page 138 of 170
EtherCAT
EtherCAT interface of the weighing instrument can be done via hub switch or serial bus over two EtherCAT
ports.
1. Serial bus connection of instruments. You may connect instruments serial to your EtherCAT bus via
two ports.
2. Star connection. If you connect the instrument to your PLC via hub switch, you can use P1 port on the
instrument.
The EtherCAT interface supports 100Mbit, full duplex operation.
ESI file for two port EtherCAT is available in on internet www.flintec.com.
There are 4 announcement LEDs on the instrument to indicate the interface status as shown below. The
meanings of these LED’s are;
(A) RN LED
No any error ( or no power )
Invalid configuration; State change received from master is not possible
due to invalid register or object settings.
Unsolicited state change; Slave device application has changed the
EtherCAT state autonomously.
Application watchdog timeout
Application controller failure
In the case of red LED warning, check cabling, configuration, IP address and device name. Power off the
instrument and reenergize the instrument 30 seconds later.
LINK/Activity LED
Link sensed, activity exist.
Link/Activity (IN port) Led
Link/Activity (OUT port) Led