2.2 Specifications
2.2.2 Transmission Specifications
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2.2.2 Transmission Specifications
Table 2.2 Transmission Specifications of the 264IF-01 Module
Item
Specifications
Remarks
EtherCAT
Physical Layer
Baud Rate
100 Mbps full duplex
Standard Specification
IEEE802.3u
Communications Medium
CAT5e STP
Either straight cable or cross cable can be
used.
The type of cable is
automatically identi-
fied by the AUTO
MDIX function.
Connection Method
Line type connection
Distance between Nodes
100 m
Communication Port
1 channel, 2 ports
EtherCAT
Communication
Master/Slave
Slave
MAC Address
None
IP Address
None
Node Number
Automatic allocation
0 is the default setting
in Ver. 1.03 and
higher.
Fixed allocation
(Configured Station
Alias)
×
Device Description File
(XML File)
XML File
Use Ver.1.02 or
later.
XML File
Use Ver.1.03 or
later.*
* If fixed allocation
(Configured Station
Alias) is not used, Ver.
1.02 of the XML file
can also be used.
Pr
ot
oc
o
l
EtherCAT
CoE (CANOpen over EtherCAT)
×
×
EoE (Ethernet over EtherCAT)
×
×
FoE (Filetransfer over EtherCAT)
×
×
SoE (Servo Drive over EtherCAT)
×
×
VoE
(Vendor Specific over EtherCAT)
×
×
• With EtherCAT a protocol can be specified for each node. Since there is no need to standardize the protocol
throughout a network, it is possible to connect to an EtherCAT system regardless of the protocol at the remote
node.
Cyclic
Communication
Communication Cycle
Automatically set in accordance with the
number of data and number of nodes
Differs depending on
the master configura-
tion.
Number of Input/Output Bytes
Input: 0 to 198 words
Output: 0 to 198 words
Condition 1:
If either includes “0”:
Input + output
≤
198 words
Condition 2:
If either is an odd number size:
Input + output
≤
199 words
Condition 3:
Other than conditions 1 and 2:
Input + output
≤
200 words
Message
Message
Connection
Mode
Peer
Can only receive system messages.
Broadcast
Can only receive system messages.
Multicast
Can only receive system messages.
