Lenze i550

12.10 EtherCAT
EtherCAT® (Ethernet for Controller and Automaon Technology)is an Ethernet-based eldbus
system which fulls the applicaon prole for industrial realme systems.
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EtherCAT® is a registered trademark and patented technology, licensed by Beckho Auto-
maon GmbH, Germany.
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Detailed informaon on EtherCAT can be found on the web page of EtherCAT Technology
Group (ETG): hp://www.ethercat.org
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Informaon about the dimensioning of an EtherCAT network can be found in the congu-
raon document for the inverter.
Typical topology
Line
IN OUT
M
R
SDn
SD2
SD1
IN OUT IN
M Master
SD Slave Device
Conguring the network
EtherCAT
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