Product Description

Beckhoff implements PC based automation solutions. They offer products for motion control, I/O systems, and automation. The company also produces an extensive range of industrial personal computers (IPCs). Beckhoff’s products are especially suitable for machine construction and plant engineering applications. The company originally started in the 1980s and has expanded its global outreach ever since. Today the company operates in over 75 countries around the world. Beckhoff is especially known for the durability and reliability of its products.

The EL6002 is an EtherCAT terminal that represents both high utility and cost-effectiveness. It can operate in diverse environments in temperature ranges between -25 and +60 degrees Celsius (storage temperature needs to fall between -40 and +85 degrees Celsius). Power is supplied via E-bus for its operation and the terminal weighs approximately 55 g. In addition to having high immunity to EMC, the system has a high shock and vibration resistance. The vibration resistance standard conforms to international standards that are used to gauge a system’s sensitivity to shock and vibration.

The terminal uses a D-sub technology and has absolutely no line impedance. The system’s design also protects it against penetration of solid objects up to 12 mm. In order to make the configuration process easy, no address setting is required at the beginning. The EL6002’s E-Bus consumes only 170 mA current. If you want to use the Virtual Serial COM Driver, then a license is available as an additional feature. By using the EL6002, the user can connect devices with up to two RS232 interfaces. Overall, the EL6002 proves to be a feature-laden platform that can be used in conjunction with a variety of interfaces.