EtherCAT Master X1

Specification

Fieldbus type

EtherCAT®

Socket

X1 RJ45

Transmission level

100Base-Tx according to IEEE802.3 with autonegotiation and auto-crossover

Transmission speed

100 Mbit/s

Transmission medium

Twisted Pair S-UTP; Cat. 5
maximum cable length 100 m

Potential separation

Functional isolation to the control potential.

Connection

RJ45 socket front view
RJ45 socket front view
PIN assignment RJ45 EtherCAT

PIN

RJ45 without supply voltage
(Viewing with Auto-Cross Over)

1

TX+

RX+

2

TX-

RX-

3

RX+

TX+

4

Reserved

5

Reserved

6

RX-

TX-

7

GND

8

GND

Function of the LEDs

LED / light pattern

Function

Yellow

without function

Green

Link/Activity

Off

Port closed

On

Port open; no data traffic

Flicker

Port open; with data traffic