Documentation notes
Version: 1.0
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eXtended Transport System
1.1
Disclaimer
Beckhoff products are subject to continuous further development.
We reserve the right to revise the operating instructions at any time
and without prior announcement. No claims for the modification of
products that have already been supplied may be made on the basis
of the data, diagrams and descriptions in these operating instruc-
tions.
1.1.1
Trademarks
Beckhoff®, TwinCAT®, EtherCAT®, EtherCAT G®, EtherCAT
G10®, EtherCAT P®, Safety over EtherCAT®, TwinSAFE®, XFC®,
XTS® and XPlanar® are registered and licensed trademarks of
Beckhoff Automation GmbH.
The use of other brand names or designations by third parties may
lead to an infringement of the rights of the owners of the corre-
sponding designations.
1.1.2
Patents
The EtherCAT technology is protected by patent rights through the
following registrations and patents with corresponding applications
and registrations in various other countries:
• EP1590927
• EP1789857
• EP1456722
• EP2137893
• DE102015105702
EtherCAT
®
is a registered trademark and patented technology, li-
censed by Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.