Beckhoff EK1300 | EtherCAT P coupler

The EK1300 EtherCAT P coupler integrates the EtherCAT Terminals

into the EtherCAT P network. The coupler converts the passing

telegrams from Ethernet 100BASE-TX to E-bus signal representation.

A station consists of a coupler and any number of EtherCAT

Terminals that are automatically detected and individually displayed

in the process image

Special features:

• connection technology: 2 x P-coded M8 sockets

• power supply via EtherCAT P connection

• number of EtherCAT Terminals in the overall system: up to 65.535

The EK1300 has two P-coded M8 connections. The upper EtherCAT P

interface is used to connect the coupler to the network, the lower

P-coded M8 socket is used for optional continuation of the EtherCAT

P topology. In addition, the EK1322 EtherCAT P junction or the EK1310

EtherCAT P extension can be used for extending or creating a line or

star topology.

Since EtherCAT P integrates the power supply and the communication

on a single line, an additional power supply for the coupler via the

terminal points is no longer required. Depending on the application,

the system and sensor supply US or the peripheral voltage for actuators

UP can be bridged to the power contacts.