
6
Electrical installation
Connection of EtherCAT®
Manual – EtherCAT
®
Interfaces, Field Distributors
57
6.7
Connection of EtherCAT
®
Connection
of
EtherCAT®
The following figure shows the connections of the EtherCAT
®
bus:
MFE7
2 Eth
erC
AT
RU
N
ER
R
SYS-F
Eth
er
CA
T
®
DI1
DI4
DI0
L/A
L/A
DI2
DI5
DO
0
X1
1 I
N
X1
2 O
UT
[2]
[1]
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[1] X11, connection EtherCAT
®
, IN
[2] X12, connection EtherCAT
®
, OUT
The following table shows the pin assignment of the EtherCAT
®
ports X11 and X12:
Function
EtherCAT
®
Interface
Connection type
M12, 4-pole, female, D-coded
Wiring diagram
1
2
3
4
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Assignment
No.
Name
Function
1
TX+
Transmit line (+)
2
RX+
Receive line (+)
3
TX-
Transmit line (-)
4
RX-
Receive line (-)
6.7.1
Routing the Ethernet cable
NOTICE
In case of fluctuations in the ground potential, a compensating current may flow via
the bilaterally connected shield that is also connected to the protective earth (PE).
Make sure you supply adequate equipotential bonding in accordance with relevant
VDE regulations in such a case.
25809148/EN – 01/2019