2 Nomenclature and Installation
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CJ-series EtherCAT Slave Units Operation Manual (W541)
2-1 Nomenclature
This section provides the nomenclature for the EtherCAT Slave Unit.
This section provides the names and functions of the items on the front panel of the EtherCAT Slave
Unit.
2-1-1 Nomenclature and Functions
Letter Name Function
(A) Indicators The indicators show the current operating status of the Unit and
the connection status of the IN and OUT EtherCAT ports.
(B) Unit number switch This switch sets the unit number of the EtherCAT Slave Unit as
a one-digit hexadecimal value.
(C) Communication connectors These connectors are connected to the communications cables
of the EtherCAT network. There are two connectors: one for the
input port and one for the output port.
(D) Node address switches These switches set the node address as a two-digit hexadeci-
mal value.