ED series provides a smart I/O upgrade

Users have long appreciated Beckhoff’s EtherCAT Terminals for their excellent performance, modular scalability, and user-friendliness. The entire portfolio has received a technological upgrade with the ED series: modernized design, tool-free assembly, and app-based diagnostics make signal acquisition more efficient than ever. Existing series remain fully compatible: the user-friendly ED series sets a standard for the future.

Product features

• future-proof platform allows easy implementation with new signals and functions
• modernized and cost-efficient portfolio that assures backward compatibility
• push-in wiring connection speeds up installation and simplifies handling
• consistent form factor facilitates setup, maintenance, and diagnostics
  • overview in the control cabinet via uniformly arranged LEDs
• app-based diagnostics reduce downtime
  • status monitoring and fault diagnosis via app
• DMC code on front of terminal ensures fast product identification and traceability
• fast and familiar EtherCAT communication down to the last terminal

• future-proof investment protection thanks to flexible integration options
  • compatibility with existing EtherCAT Terminals for flexible usage
• faster installation, commissioning, and maintenance thanks to simplified handling
• increased availability through simplified maintenance and minimized downtimes
• simple terminal traceability for quality assurance and spare parts management
• I/O system can be uniquely adapted to a wide range of machine concepts
  • high scalability according to signal type, number of channels, resolution, and functionality
  • flexible integration of other fieldbus systems through bus coupler and terminals
• very user-friendly thanks to quick and easy wiring
  • wiring connections can be directly plugged into the terminal
• high productivity and quality with fast reactions to process events
• reduce system costs without compromising on performance