The signals are sampled with a configurable, integer multiple (oversampling

factor: n) of the bus cycle frequency (n microcycles per bus cycle).

For each bus cycle, the EtherCAT Terminal generates a process data block

that is transferred collectively during the next bus cycle.

The timebase of the terminal can be synchronized precisely with other

EtherCAT devices via distributed clocks. This XFC procedure enables the

temporal resolution of the digital input signals to be increased to n times

the bus cycle time.

Special features:

• suitable for particularly fast signals due to very low input delay

• synchronized operation through distributed clocks XFC technology possible

• multiple sampling of a process data through oversampling