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Beckhoff EK1100 EtherCAT Coupler is the network head that connects a Beckhoff EtherCAT Terminal station to a 100BASE-TX EtherCAT network. It converts EtherCAT telegrams from the Ethernet physical layer into Beckhoff E-bus communications used by the attached EL/ES-series I/O terminals.
This listing is for the exact model EK1100, which Beckhoff identifies as a preferred EtherCAT coupler type. A station typically consists of the EK1100, one or more EtherCAT I/O terminals, and the required end/power-feed components.
Key technical details
Why the coupler is critical: The EK1100 is the communications gateway for every EtherCAT terminal attached to that station. A coupler failure can therefore make an entire group of otherwise healthy I/O channels disappear from the machine controller.
Compatibility checks should include the EtherCAT topology, attached terminal list, E-bus current demand, field-power arrangement, machine configuration, and whether the station requires a standard EK1100 or a special variant such as ID-switch, M8, fiber, EtherCAT P, or extended-distance hardware.
Need a Beckhoff EK1100? Send Corwin Solutions the quantity, required condition, and delivery deadline. We can also research the associated EL/ES terminals and power/end modules needed to rebuild a complete EtherCAT station.
Beckhoff EK1100 EtherCAT Coupler is the network head that connects a Beckhoff EtherCAT Terminal station to a 100BASE-TX EtherCAT network. It converts EtherCAT telegrams from the Ethernet physical layer into Beckhoff E-bus communications used by the attached EL/ES-series I/O terminals.
This listing is for the exact model EK1100, which Beckhoff identifies as a preferred EtherCAT coupler type. A station typically consists of the EK1100, one or more EtherCAT I/O terminals, and the required end/power-feed components.
Key technical details
Why the coupler is critical: The EK1100 is the communications gateway for every EtherCAT terminal attached to that station. A coupler failure can therefore make an entire group of otherwise healthy I/O channels disappear from the machine controller.
Compatibility checks should include the EtherCAT topology, attached terminal list, E-bus current demand, field-power arrangement, machine configuration, and whether the station requires a standard EK1100 or a special variant such as ID-switch, M8, fiber, EtherCAT P, or extended-distance hardware.
Need a Beckhoff EK1100? Send Corwin Solutions the quantity, required condition, and delivery deadline. We can also research the associated EL/ES terminals and power/end modules needed to rebuild a complete EtherCAT station.