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Ground clip
Ground clip
Snap-fit joint closed
Snap-fit joint open
Guide rail
3 Wiring
3.1 Network Cable
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Manufacturing requirement
Use a Cat 5e shielded twisted pair, an injection molding cable with an iron shell.
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Crystal head of a network port connector:
8P8C-3 cross-type
26 AWG Cat 5e shielded twisted pair
Crystal head of a network port connector:
8P8C-3 cross-type
Network cable with a shield layer
General network cable
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Length requirement
The FastEthernet technology proves that a cable connected between devices must
be less than or equal to 100 m in the EtherCAT bus architecture, to avoid signal
attenuation and ensure proper communication.
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Technical Requirements
In the EtherCAT bus architecture, the following network cables with shield layers are
recommended for network data transmission.
