The ECAT-2601 is a proven and trusted protocol converter gateway module that allows you to seamlessly inter-connect devices between EtherCAT and Modbus/OPC UA networks. The ECAT-2600 acts as a MainDevice on EtherCAT networks, allowing I/O data to be transferred between the two networks. The ECAT-2601 provides a data exchange buffer that allows two different systems (EtherCAT and the Modbus/OPC UA) exchange data easily and faster for more diverse applications.
An OPC UA server is part of the ECAT-2601 firmware and is a secure, open and reliable mechanism for information transfer. OPC UA is used for horizontal communication between machines and vertical communication between the machine and a higher level IT system (SCADA, Cloud). All standard OPC UA clients can connect directly to the ECAT-2601 without customization, reducing the cost of integration or application software development.