Product Description

The EK1828 coupler from Beckhoff has a compact design and comes with four digital inputs and eight digital outputs. The E-bus has a current supply rating of 1,000mA. This product features breaking energy of less than 150mJ per channel. The EMC immunity conforms to EN61000-6-2 specifications. It has a typical input filter of 3ms. The unit does not feature any distributed clock. The device makes use of Ethernet Cat-5 cables as its transmission medium. The coupler is encased in a modern high-density housing. The product is capable of supplying a voltage of up to 5V or 1,000mA current to the connected terminals. The device can be shipped to your address anywhere in the world.

The unit supports conductor connection through a direct plug-in technique. The length of the cable used to connect this coupler to another EtherCAT device must not be more than 100m. The pin assignment of the product’s RJ45 plug connectors is in adherence to Ethernet ISO/IEC 8802-3 standards. The coupler incorporates 100Mbit Fast Ethernet (100BASE-TX) high-level network technology and EtherCAT Device high-level network protocol. The product must be stored in an ambient temperature range of -40°C and 85°C. It can be installed both horizontally and vertically.

The person using the device and the surrounding areas where it is used must be grounded properly. The assembly should have a termination at the right end using a bus cap to make sure that there is ESD protection. The locking mechanism of the coupler should not conflict with the fixing bolts in the mounting rail when it is installed. The EMC emission is in conformation to EN 61000-6-4 standards. The six spring contacts and power contacts help to establish the electric connection between the bus terminals and the bus coupler. The EtherCAT coupler comes with one-year warranty support.