DOC-0017-07-EN: AC20 Series - EtherCAT Option  
8 (58)  DOC-0017-07-EN-B  04.04.2023  
5  Introduction 
5.1  Product Features 
•  CANopen over EtherCAT (CoE) 
•  DS301 compliant 
•  Ethernet RJ45 connectors 
•  Network cycle time down to 100µs 
•  Fast data transfer: Up to 1486 bytes of process data in each direction 
•  Synchronous operation using distributed clock. 
•  IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) ready: Includes Email Client, Web server with customizable 
content, SSI (Service Side Include) functionality and FTP server 
•  Ethernet Over EtherCAT (EoE).  
•  File Access Over EtherCAT (FoE) 
•  EtherCAT Slave Interface (ESI) files provided 
•  Run and Error LEDs 
 
Note: 
The CANopen Communication Profile (DS 301) defines the basic communication mechanisms for 
exchanging data via a CANopen-based networks. This includes the structure of the object dictionary, the 
network management and boot-up as well as communication objects like PDO, SDO, SYNC and time 
stamp.