Advantages:

robust measurement of analog signals with long-term availability fine scalability

of channel density and functional scope extensive adjustment and diagnostic

options in the terminals via the EtherCAT bus distributed clocks for the precise

acquisition of the timestamp of an input signal and synchronization of the network

optionally calibrated terminals for precise acquisition of the measurement uncertainty

Areas of application:

production machines

test systems

condition monitoring

energy generation systems

Calibration to control the measurement chain

Calibration certificates (factory calibration or calibration to ISO 17025/DAkkS)

are also available for some EtherCAT analog input terminals. If Beckhoff 

EtherCAT Terminals are part of a measurement chain and therefore subject

to special requirements for the reproducibility and traceability of measurement

results, a calibration certificate can be issued to the user for certain terminal

types for quality assurance purposes. The certificate is issued for individual

terminals, enabling a more precise definition of the entire measurement chain

as proof of the exact measurement deviation of the terminal and thus reducing

the measurement uncertainty. In the context of the uncertainty assessment of

a measurement, the possible influence of the Beckhoff terminal can be reduced

in this way.