“Plug & Work” – Bus Terminals for circuit boards
The EtherCAT plug-in modules are electronically-based on the
well-known EtherCAT I/O system, while their design allows them
to be directly attached to a circuit board. The circuit board is
an application-specific signal distribution board that distributes
signals and power to individual application-specific plug connectors in order to connect the controller to machine modules
as required. Elaborate manual wiring of single wires, common in
conventional control cabinet construction, is replaced.
In combination with industrially manufactured cable harnesses,
the signal distribution board – a circuit board specially designed
by the user or by Beckhoff – distributes signals and power supply
between the EtherCAT plug-in modules and the machine. The
unit costs are lowered through the automated production of
circuit boards and cable harnesses. The risk of incorrect wiring is
reduced to a minimum, since the EtherCAT plug-in modules and
the plug connectors of the cable harnesses offer coding options.
The manufacturing process can be accelerated as far as possible
and the risk of wiring errors is minimised. This saves working
time and thus costs. It allows production at different worldwide
locations with a minimum of risk, since errors are avoided
through automation and coding.
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Machine
module 1
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Machine
module 2
Signal distribution via
single-core wiring
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Machine
module 1
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Machine
module 2
Signal distribution via
signal distribution board
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Latching grid
Mechanical coding
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