EtherCAT P technology unites Beckhoff’s EtherCAT communication and power functions in a standard, 4-wire Ethernet cable, providing high-speed communication, optimum bandwidth utilization, and more. With the ability to transmit higher currents, EtherCAT P paves the way toward automation without control cabinets. With One Cable Automation, connected automation components or small terminal boxes receive the necessary control data and power with just one cable and corresponding branches, eliminating large control and electrical cabinets while reducing machine and plant footprint.
Space-saving One Cable Automation technology integrates the 24 V DC supply of the EtherCAT P slaves with the signals and data from connected sensors and actuators. The system electrically isolates the US (system and sensor supply) and UP (peripheral voltage for actuators) from each other, with up to 3 A of current for the connected components for each.
