TwinCAT 3.1 offers an option to manage TwinCAT software licenses via the EtherCAT Terminal EL6070. The EL6070 embodies the hardware license key in the modular EtherCAT I/O system. Data transfer takes place via EtherCAT.
Note that the EL6070 and EL6070-0033 are two different devices in terms of EtherCAT and are therefore not interchangeable in the EtherCAT I/O configuration.
The EL6601 Ethernet switch port terminal is used for the decentralized connection of Ethernet devices to the EtherCAT Terminal network. The EtherCAT system relays the Ethernet communication of the connected devices fully transparent and collision-free.
The EL6631-0010 PROFINET RT device (slave) terminal enables simple exchange of data between EtherCAT and PROFINET RT. It is a device in the EtherCAT strand, which can consist of up to 65,535 devices.
Cycle times from 200 µs are possible. PROFIBUS DP, PROFIBUS DP-V1, PROFIBUS DP-V2 master and slave up to 12 Mbit/s powerful parameter and diagnostics interfaces The error management for each bus user is freely configurable. It is possible to read the bus configuration and automatically assign the “GSD” files.
The Interbus slave terminal facilitates data exchange between EtherCAT and Interbus. For both bus systems the terminal “mirrors” up to 32 word input and 32 word output to the respective other system.
The KL1012 digital input terminal acquires the binary 24 V DC control signals from the process level and transmits them, in an electrically isolated form, to the higher-level automation unit. The Bus Terminal contains two channels that indicate their signal state by means of LEDs.
Special features: suitable for fast counting tasks with counting frequencies up to 100 kHz an up counter and a down counter, or two separate up or down counters
The KL2012 digital output terminal connects the binary control signals from the automation unit on to the actuators at the process level with electrical isolation.
The KL3001 analog input terminal handles signals in the range from -10 to +10 V. The voltage is digitized to a resolution of 12 bits and is transmitted, electrically isolated, to the higher-level automation device.
The KL3011 analog input terminal handles signals in the range from 0 to 20 mA. The current is digitized to a resolution of 12 bits and is transmitted, in an electrically isolated form, to the higher-level automation device.