Datasheet

Choice of networks

Lineup of Communication Coupler Units

*For details, refer to the Sysmac Catalog (P072).

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EtherCAT

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EtherNet/IP

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EtherNet/IP Communication Coupler Unit

NX-EIC202

EtherCAT Communication Coupler Unit

NX-ECC202

The NX-series Communication Coupler Units support global open networks. Select the network that

best suits your needs.

For details on EtherNet/IP, refer to the EtherNet/IP Catalog (R150).

EtherNet/IP uses the Common Industrial

Protocol (CIP TM) over a standard

Ethernet infrastructure. The EtherNet/IP

Coupler has a built-in Ethernet switch

and two RJ45 ports, to daisy-chain I/O

stations without additional hardware.

Data exchange over EtherNet/IP uses

data links with configurable update

cycles, allowing a trade-off between

performance and data capacity for each

individual link.

EtherCAT uses Ethernet as a dedicated

control network. With a pure Master-

Slave architecture and on-the-fly data

exchange, it offers unparalleled commu-

nication efficiency.

EtherCAT's distributed real-time clock

and time-stamping of I/O data help to

achieve multi-axis synchronised

machine control with less than 1 us jitter.