Description
The EL6631-0010/EL6633-0010 gateway terminal from Beckhoff allows an EtherCAT enabled controller to register itself as a PROFINET device in a PROFINET network. For CODESYS compatible controllers to use this functionality, they need a gateway for the inputs and outputs of the PROFINET device with the EL6631/EL6633-0010 terminal. CODESYS PROFINET Device (for EL6631-0010) SL is a product that integrates these functionalities seamlessly into the existing controller. In project engineering, the terminal is integrated as an EtherCAT object in the device tree of an IEC 61131-3 project. Then the terminal is configured directly from within the development environment. End users of CODESYS compatible controllers with EtherCAT are therefore provided with many options for configuring their device as a PROFINET controller and integrating it into existing PROFINET network architectures. With the gateway functionality of the EL6631-0010/EL6633-0010 terminal module, no additional Ethernet ports are required on the device.
