Maxon EPOS4 Hardware Reference

Motherboard Design Guide
EPOS4 EtherCAT Card Hardware Reference
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4 MOTHERBOARD DESIGN GUIDE
The «Motherboard Design Guide» provides helpful information on integrating the EPOS4 EtherCAT Card
on a printed circuit board. It contains recommendations for the motherboard layout and specifies external
components that may be required, pin assignments, and connection examples.
Get help
If you are not trained in the design and development of printed circuit boards, you will need additional sup-
port for this point.
maxon will be happy to provide you with a quote for designing and manufacturing a motherboard for your
specific application.
CAUTION
Dangerous action
Errors in implementing the design can result in serious Injury!
• Only proceed if you are skilled in electronics design!
• Designing a printed circuit board requires special skills and knowledge and may only be performed by
experienced electronic developers!
• This quick guide is only intended as an aid, does not make any claim to completeness, and will not
automatically result in a functional component!

Maxon EPOS4 Specifications

General

Digital Outputs	4
Analog Inputs	2
Communication	USB
Interface	USB, CAN
Protocol	EtherCAT, CANopen