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PR112011

4 April 2011

I/O System, Industrial Ethernet

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Open control technology: Fast I/O system for
Industrial Ethernet

PROFINET Bus Coupler forEtherCAT
Terminals
The EK9300 Bus Coupler permits the simple connection of
high-performance EtherCAT Terminals from Beckhoff to
PROFINET networks. The advantages of the
EtherCAT I/O system, such asflexible topology, wide signal
variety and fast I/O update times, are thus available to
PROFINET users. When changing to the field level without
control cabinets, the EtherCAT Box modules inprotection
class IP 67 can also be connected.
W ith the EK9300 Bus Coupler, the large selection of digital and
analog I/Os for the ultra-fast EtherCAT Terminal system is now also
available for PROFINET.The EK9300 Bus Coupler acts as a
PROFINET RT device and integrates a simple EtherCAT master,
which connects the EtherCAT Terminals by auto-configuration. The
PROFINET process data are converted inthe Bus Coupler into the
EtherCAT protocol to E-bus signal representation.

Unlike the previous solution with the BK9103 PROFINET Bus
Coupler for the Beckhoff Bus Terminal system, EtherCATTerminals
and EtherCAT Box modules can be directly connected to the
EK9300, resulting in higher data throughput and a high degree of
flexibility with regard to the EtherCAT topology. Due to the Ethernetphysics, large distances can be bridged, including via
fibre-optic cable.

Beckhoff Automation GmbH
Eiserstraße 5
33415 Verl, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 5246/963-0
Fax: +49 (0) 5246/963-198e-mail: info@beckhoff.com
www.beckhoff.com

Press contact
Frank Metzner
Martina Fallmann
Phone: +49 (0) 5246/963-140
Fax: +49 (0) 5246/963-199
e-mail: pr@beckhoff.com
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PR112011

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I/O System, Industrial Ethernet

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The EK9300 supports the PROFINET profile and fits seamlessly into
PROFINET networks.
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