2. Installation and connection

2.1 Installation and connection
EtherCAT network is normally composed of one master (for example, industrial PC) and some slaves (for example, servo drives, filed bus terminals and so on). Every EtherCAT slave has two standard Ethernet interfaces.

 

2.2 EtherCAT interface specification
EtherCAT interface should be connected by twisted pair wire.
Electrical feature: according to IEEE802.3 standard
Interface: RJ45 8 pin modularize connector (According to ISO 8877) 

 

RJ45 connector

 

Pin layout

 

2.3 Wire specification
 Level 5 or above.
 Shield
Note: Identify the cable model is suitable for the interface. Identify items are as follows: conductor specification, single cable/pair cable, two pair/ four pair, external diameter etc.