The EK1814 EtherCAT Coupler is the link between the EtherCAT protocol at fieldbus level and the EtherCAT Terminals. In addition,

four digital inputs and four digital outputs are integrated. The resulting design is particularly suitable for applications with a small

number of I/Os. The coupler converts the passing telegrams from Ethernet 100BASE-TX to E-bus signal representation. A station

consists of a coupler and any number of EtherCAT Terminals that are automatically detected and individually displayed in the

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Special features:

• Connection technology: 2 x RJ45 socket

• Connection lengths: up to 100 m

• 4 digital inputs and 4 digital outputs

• Number of EtherCAT Terminals in the overall system: up to 65535