Tested 3rd Party EtherCAT devices
Below is a list of Tested 3rd Party devices:
Disclaimer
ICE 2024.9
supports only physics which can be uniquely assigned without port selection. The following "Device Physics" supported during ESI file import are:
- YY --> EtherCAT to EtherCAT (e.g.: a servo)
- YK --> EtherCAT to EBus coupler (EK1100-0030)
- YKY --> A coupler which opens EBus as backplane and also allows to connect additional EtherCAT devices (EK1101)
- KY --> Ebus to EtherCAT extension (EK1110)
- KK --> A normal EBus device which allows to connect to another EBus device (EL6001)
- Y --> End clamp for EtherCAT, no new EtherCAT device is possbile after this device
- K --> End clamp for EBus, no new EBus device is possbile after this device
- KYK --> A EBus coupler which supports the connection of EtherCAT devices (AX8831-0000-0200)
- YYK --> Same as YKY only the connectors are in a different order
- KKY --> Same as KKY only the connectors are in a different order
Other known EtherCAT limitations:
- No support of EtherCAT redundancy/ ring topology
- No support of star topology (= no support of EtherCAT switch)
- No support of Fast Hot connect ("H" Device Physics)
- No support of specific supplier Data types (example: BIT2, BIT3 ...)
- an error message should appear mentioning it during the ESI file import.
- From iCube Engineer 2025.6 and after: No support of EBus devices (Physics K) with Hot Connect activated
- Only Yaskawa IO link master module is supported (042-1IO00)
- With iCube Engineer 2025.6: 042-1IO00 is only supported on EtherCAT coupler and Profinet coupler but not on Slicebus
IO Systems (coupler, valves)
| Reference | Supplier | ESI file link | Comment |
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| AXL_F_BK_EC | Phoenix Contact |
AXL_F_BK_EC_315_legacy.xml
AXL_F_BK_EC_315.xml |
ESI_AXL_F_BK_EC_v 3_17 .zip &ESI_AXL_F_BK_EC_v 3_18 .zip are not supported due to safety modules data type |
| SMC-EX600-ED4 | SMC Group | SMC_EX600-SEC3_4_V1_2.xml |
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| Wago IO bus coupler | Wago IO | WAGO_750-354_25.xml |
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| Beckhoff EK1101 Coupler + EL1004 (DI) & EL2004 (DO) | Beckhoff |
Beckhoff EK11xx.xml (v.3) Beckhoff EL1xxx.xml (v.7)
Beckhoff EL2xxx.xml (v.7)
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Tested EK1101 EtherCAT coupler (Rev 0x120000) with one EL1004 (Rev 0x130000) and one EL2004 (Rev 0x120000) Note : Inside Beckhoff EK11xx.xml there are some unsupported devices ). Full list of unsupported Physics from the ESI file: KK Y, K KY, KYKY. Full list of unsupported devices from the ESI file:EK1110-0044 (EtherCAT coupler & junction), EK1121-0010 (EtherCAT junction), EK1122 (EtherCAT junction), EK1122-0008 (EtherCAT junction). |
| Festo CPX | Festo | Festo CPX-FB38-USINT-20141216.xml |
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Sensors and encoders:
| Reference | Supplier | ESI file link | Comment |
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| Beckhoff FM3312 thermocouple | Beckhoff | Beckhoff FM3xxx.xml |
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| Baumer encoder | Baumer | BAUMER encoder.xml |
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| Keyence DL EC | Keyence | Keyence DL-EC1A(IV3).xml |
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| Model A58SE Abs Encoder | Encoder Products Company | EPC-EPCMAG-EtherCAT.XML |
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Servo Drives:
| Reference | Supplier | ESI file link | Comment |
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| SGDV MDA01 | Yaskawa |
Yaskawa SGDV-MDA01.xml
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Sigma-5 MD (Multi Axis Drive) |
| Copley Xenus Drive | Copley Controls | Copley_XEL_1.60.xml |
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| Kollmorgen AKD Drive | Kollmorgen | AKD.xml |
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| MC5004 | Faulhaber | Faulhaber_MC5004_012601_15.xml | The ESI file is available in the installation path of the software "Motion Manager". App Note available: Setup Faulhaber Motion Controller following CiA-402 |
Stepper Drives
| Reference | Supplier | ESI file link | Comment |
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| Beckhoff EL7xxx stepper motor output stage | Beckhoff |
Beckhoff EL7xxx.xml
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| AZD series stepper | Oriental motors | ORIENTALMOTOR_AZD-AED_rev0000.xml |
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| JVL MIS17xx Integrated Stepper Motor | JVL | JVL ECS V26.xml | app note available : Setup JVL Stepper Motor following CiA-402 |
| Applied Motion STF | Applied Motion Products | AMP Stepper EtherCAT v2.1.xml |
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Variable Frequency Drives
| Reference | Supplier | ESI file link | Comment |
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| ABB ACH drive | ABB |
ACH480_v2.06.0.0_FECA-01_1.31_filerev1.0.xml
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