[etherlab-users] node number limit?

Mike O'Connor mike at oeg.com.au
Wed Sep 10 01:06:37 CEST 2014


On 10/09/2014 4:37 am, Bilko AS, Oguz Dilmac wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Is there a known limit for the number of ethercat nodes in the bus?
>
> It could be my bad programming but I experience a lot of freezes while
> configuring the nodes.
> It doesn't happen if the node number is 5 or less.
>
> Does anyone knows such a problem?
> Best regards,
> Oguz.
>
Beckhoff has a limit of 64 modules per bus coupler, and there modules
are ethernet not some other protocols. So I would say that what ever
your issue is its not a node limit.


One of our machines has 12 bus couplers and at least 5 modules per coupler.

Mike




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