EtherCAT as a fast I/O system

The Embedded PCs were developed with a view to optimized interaction with EtherCAT.

Therefore, each CX5200 controller has an internal EtherCAT master port. This can be fed

to the right to the I/O level in order to enable the use of EtherCAT I/O Terminals.

If necessary, however, it can also switch automatically to the K-bus terminal system.

Both Ethernet ports of the CX5200 can be used both for standard IT connections and as

additional EtherCAT master interfaces. In conjunction with EtherCAT and TwinCAT, it is

possible to implement very fast control processes in the microsecond range (eXtreme Fast

Control Technology).

Due to the separate Gigabit-Ethernet interfaces it is also possible to use EtherCAT with cable

redundancy by using one of the Ethernet interfaces as a redundancy port. In addition, the

devices can be operated with a EtherCAT slave interface in the multi-option interface so that

several intelligent controllers can be synchronized via an EtherCAT network.