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Brooks
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Digital MFC's & MFM's
Section 3 Operation
Installation and Operation Manual
X-TMF-SLA5800-Series-RevB-MFC-eng
Part Number: 541B187AAG
January, 2017
EtherCAT is an Ethernet based communication system and is known for its
high cycle time and cost efficient cabling and master application solutions.
The available physical interfaces on the EtherCAT device are listed below:
• 5 pin M8 threaded male connector for power and Analog l/O, indicated by “pwr”.
• ln and Out ports with RJ-45 connectors.
• 2.5mm female jack for RS485 diagnostic port indicated by “DlAG” (refer
to the SLA 5800 Series installation and operation manual for more details)
The EtherCAT communication option supports the following message types:
• Cyclic data exchange (Read/Write data)
• Read lnputs (e.g. status, flow, temperature, actuator drive value, etc.)
• Read Outputs (e.g. commands, setpoint, actuator override, etc.)
• Read Diagnostics information (warning & alarm status)
• Check Device configuration
• Calibration due status
• Hardware/Software versions etc.
Various companies provide EtherCAT master applications, (e.g. TwinCAT
from Beckoff), or offer EtherCAT master stacks to develop a master
application (e.g. Acontis, A P.C.) can be used to run most EtherCAT master
applications but needs dedicated EtherCAT hardware to support the high
cycle times and kernel mode operations of the master applications, see
www.beckoff.com.
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Alarms (Analog versions only)
This section outlines alarms associated with the Analog versions of the
Brooks Digital Series.
For information describing alarms specifically for Brooks DeviceNet units,
reference the following supplemental manual:
X-DPT-DeviceNet-SLA5800-SLAMf-Series-RevB-MFC-eng
Part Number: 541B190AAG.
For information describing alarms specifically for Brooks Profibus units,
reference the following supplemental manual:
X-DPT-Profibus-SLA5800-SLAMf-Series-RevB-MFC-PC-RT-eng
Part Number: 541B191AAG.
