Motherboard Design Guide
Schematic Overview
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EPOS4 Positioning Controller
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EPOS4 EtherCAT Card Hardware Reference
Edition: December 2017
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Motherboard Design Guide
The «Motherboard Design Guide» provides helpful information on integrating the EPOS4 EtherCAT
Card on a printed circuit board. It contains recommendations for the motherboard layout and specifies
external components that may be required, pin assignments, and connection examples.
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Schematic Overview
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Schematic overview
CAUTION
Dangerous action
Errors in implementing the design can result in serious Injury!
• Only proceed if you are skilled in electronics design!
• Designing a printed circuit board requires special skills and knowledge and may only be performed
by experienced electronic developers!
• This quick guide is only intended as an aid, does not make any claim to completeness, and will not
automatically result in a functional component!
