Bronkhorst®
Instruction Manual EL-PRESS™
9.17.101I
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2.7.5
EtherCAT®
Ethernet for Control Automation Technology (EtherCAT®) is an open high performance Ethernet based fieldbus system.
Consult
Instruction manual EtherCAT® interface
(document no. 9.17.063) for more information about setting up an
EtherCAT® network.
2.7.6
PROFINET
The PROFINET interface is 100% Ethernet compatible and is used for data exchange between I/O controllers (PLC, etc.) and
I/O devices (slaves, field devices). PROFINET uses the proven communication model and application view of PROFIBUS DP.
Consult
Instruction manual PROFINET interface
(document no. 9.17.095) for more information about setting up a
PROFINET network.
2.8
Communication interface
The standard 9-pin D-sub connector provides the following communication interfaces:
·
Analog (0…5 Vdc; 0…10 Vdc; 0…20 mA or 4…20 mA)
·
Digital RS-232 (
) or RS-485 (FLOW-BUS or Modbus)
Additionally, the instrument can be provided with one of the following optional digital fieldbus interfaces:
·
FLOW-BUS
·
Modbus (ASCII / RTU / TCP)
·
PROFIBUS DP
·
EtherNet/IP
·
CANopen
·
DeviceNet™
·
EtherCAT®
·
PROFINET
The default communication protocol of the instrument (analog, digital RS-232 or fieldbus) is specified at ordering time.