Beckhoff FC1028, Manual

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Commissioning
FC1028 11 Version: 1.0
Table 3: Accessories connection cable, ordering information.
Ordering information Description
C9900-K921 Connection cable ix Industrial
®
type A 10-pin plug to 2 x Cat.6 RJ45
socket, 1 m Cat.6 cable, suitable for FC1028
Fig. 5: Connection cable C9900-K921, dimensions.
The card has a total of eight ix-Industrial
®
type A interfaces, thus up to 16 EtherCAT devices can be
connected to the eight interfaces.
Fig. 6: Connection example with two adapter cables of type C9900-K921.
3.3 Driver note
No drivers have to be installed for the operation of the FC1028 EtherCAT card. The card is ready for
operation immediately after mounting. Note that the card is not displayed in the Device Manager or as a
network interface under Windows, but the card can be used under TwinCAT (see:
TwinCAT configuration
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3.4 BIOS settings
For Industrial PCs that are delivered ex factory with the FC1028 EtherCAT card, the BIOS is configured
appropriately so that the card functions properly.