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Peakanalyzer Installation Manual Version 2.6
2.3.19 Distributed Peakanalyzer terminals in the field
For machines that have a greater local dimension it is useful to distribute the measurement
terminals in the field in several steel boxes. Thus the sensor cables must be only connected
to the closest steel box and not to one central Peakanalyzer. The steel boxes are than
connected via LAN cable or fibre optic glass cable to the central Peakanalyzer module. The
distributed steel boxes can be connected via EtherCAT-Coupler in series. From one central
Peakanalyzer module it is possible to build star, bus or tree topologies. The restrictions of 32
analog vibration channels, 32 process channels as well as 16 digital inputs and 16 digital
outputs for one Peakanalyzer must be considered.
The outgoing EtherCAT branches are labeled for unique identification. The labeling is done
according to the following scheme:
The number of the Peakanalyzer in the system is always starting with 1 . Number of the
EtherCAT-branch on the Peakanalyzer . Number of the EtherCAT-branch in the subsystem.
Example: The first Peakanalyzer basis module is labeled with 1., the following are labeled with
2. and following. The EtherCAT branch that is closest to the IPC is labeled with 1.1. The next
one with 1.2 and so on. The LAN or fibre optic cables are labeled according to the branch they
are connected to.
2.3.19.1 Connection of EtherCAT junction of type EK1122 for LAN cable
The EtherCAT junction of type EK1122 is preferably installed in the central Peakanalyzer
module.
The EtherCAT junction of type EK1122 shown in Picture 15 allows a distributed installation of
Peakanalyzer terminals in the field with LAN cables up to 100 m length. The connection of the
EtherCAT junction is done via the RJ45 socket. The Link- and Activity status is shown directly
at the socket. The run LED shows the status of the EtherCAT branch. The central
Peakanalyzer module can have multiple EtherCAT junctions of type EK1122 equipped. Each
terminal has two branching ports X1 and X2 that can be connected to an EtherCAT-Coupler
of type EK1100 (see Picture 16). The junction port and the coupler are connected via LAN
cable and all are labeled in a unique identifiable schema. The chapter 2.3.19 describes in more
detail the labeling schema.
Picture 15: View of EtherCAT junction EK1122