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SmartWire-DT Gateway | EU5C-SWD-ETHERCAT
DOC140901UM01EN | Revision 1 | English | 2015-03 | Released | Public
© Hilscher 2015
7.5
Connecting EtherCAT
Important:
Please note that data exchange between the gateway and
the EtherCAT
®
network can only take place after a SmartWire-DT
network has been connected and configured in the gateway.
Connect the RJ45 plug of the EtherCAT
®
cable to the upper Ethernet
socket (labeled
LAN1-IN
) on the gateway.
Figure 13: Connecting EtherCAT network to gateway
Important:
Please observe the following notes on EtherCAT
®
cabling:
Use shielded Ethernet cables that meet the requirements of at least
category 5 (Cat 5) according to EN 50173 or ISO/IEC 11801.
Do not use hubs in an EtherCAT
®
network.
Do not use switches in a productive system. Use a switch for
diagnostic purpose only and only between EtherCAT
®
master and first
EtherCAT
®
slave device (100 MBit/s, Full Duplex). A switch has
influence to the real-time characteristics of the EtherCAT network.
The cable length between two EtherCAT
®
devices must not exceed
100 meter.
See also the user manual
Wiring Instructions EtherCAT
,
DOC121104UMxxEN, stored on the product DVD in the
Documentation\english\5.Installation Instructions
directory.