A2 Appendix EtherCAT Specifications
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GRT1-series EtherCAT Communication Unit - Operation Manual
A2-1 Specifications
This section gives the EtherCAT Specifications.
A2-1-1 EtherCAT Specifications
Item
Specification
Communication protocol
Dedicated protocol for EtherCAT
Modulation
Base band
Baud rate
100 Mbps
Physical layer
100BASE-TX (IEEE802.3)
Connectors
RJ45
×
2 (Shielded)
CN IN: EtherCAT input
CN OUT: EtherCAT output
Topology
Daisy chain
Communication media
Category 5 or higher (cable with double, aluminum tape and braided shielding is
recommended.)
Communication distance
Distance between nodes (Slaves): 100 m max.
Noise immunity
Conforms to IEC 61000-4-4, 1 kV or higher
Node address setting
method
Set with decimal rotary switch or Configuration Tool
Node address range
1 to 99: Set with rotary switch
1 to 65535: Set with Configuration Tool
Indicator
PWR
×
2 (Unit PWR, I/O PWR)
L/A IN (Link/Activity IN)
×
1
L/A OUT (Link/Activity OUT)
×
1
RUN
×
1
ERR
×
1
Process data
Configurable PDO mapping / automatically detected
PDO size
2 byte to 130 byte
Mailbox
SDO requests, SDO responses, and SDO information
Synchronization mode
Free Run mode (asynchronous)
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