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EtherCAT – PROFINET Controller EL6631 Terminal

CODESYS supports the EL6631 device from Beckhoff, This device establishes a gateway from EtherCAT to a PROFINET Controller. You insert the gateway below the EtherCAT EK1100 coupler. Then you can configure it like a typical EtherCAT Slave.

When you insert the gateway, a PROFINET Controller node is inserted automatically. This PROFINET Controller acts like a standard PROFINET Controller.

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(1) EtherCAT coupler

(2) Gateway EtherCAT PROFINET Master

(3) PROFINET Master

(4) PROFINET Slave

(5) PROFINET Module

Below the PROFINET Controller, insert the PROFINET devices and modules that you have installed to the device repository as a GSDML import. In the editor dialogs, you can set the typical PROFINET parameters and I/O channels.

Tip

By clicking Scan for Devices, which is provided for the EL6631 device, you can automatically add PROFINET Devices below the PROFINET Controller in the device tree.

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