RFID Gateway Module EtherCat Industrial Communication 18-30V M12 Connector
1. Advantages:
1>. High protection level and strong corrosion resistance, can be used in harsh industrial environments
2>. Supports mainstream PLCs , provides mature PLC function blocks/routines, and supports industrial communications such as TCP/IP, Modbus TCP , PROFINET, EtherCat and Ethernet/IP
3>. High stability and reliability, 7*24h operation
Characteristics | |
Design | ① Dual network ports, support cascading |
② Supports 6 RFID ports | |
Area of application | Applications in harsh industrial environments require multiple RFID and need to be connected to the bus network. |
2. Electrical interface
LK1/LK2 Ethernet interface using a 4Pin-M12-DCODED-Female connector, the pin assignment is shown below.
Connector | Pin | Assignment | Description |
![]() | 1 | TD+ | Tranceive Data+ |
2 | RD+ | Receive Data+ | |
3 | TD- | Tranceive Data- | |
4 | RD- | Receive Data- |
Pi/Po Power supply interface using a 5Pin-M12-LCODED-Male/Female connector, the pin assignment is shown below.
Connector(Male) | Pin | Assignment | Description |
![]() | 1 | US (+24V) | System power supply positive |
2 | GNDL (0V) | Load power supply negative | |
3 | GNDS (0V) | System power supply negative | |
4 | UL (+24V) | Load power supply positive | |
5 | PE | Protective earth |
Connector(Male) | Pin | Assignment | Description |
![]() | 1 | US (+24V) | System power supply positive |
2 | GNDL (0V) | Load power supply negative | |
3 | GNDS (0V) | System power supply negative | |
4 | UL (+24V) | Load power supply positive | |
5 | PE | Protective earth |
Connector | Pin | Assignment | Description |
![]() | 1 | US (+24V) | System power supply positive |
2 | A (RS485) | RS485 A | |
3 | GNDS (0V) | System power supply negative | |
4 | B (RS485) | RS485 A | |
5 | NC | Not connected |
System status | |||
NOTICE: SYS is the system status LED, US is the voltage status LED, and CS is the key chip status LED. | |||
Name | Color | State | Description |
SYS | Blue Red | Off | The GM is power off. |
Blue LED on | The GM has completed initialization and is operating normally. | ||
Blue LED flashing | The GM is running at default settings. | ||
Red LED on | The GM is in BOOT mode. | ||
Red LED flashing | Software failure. | ||
US | Blue Red | Off | Undefined (not used). |
Blue LED on | All RFID port voltages are normal. | ||
Blue LED flashing | Undefined (not used). | ||
Red LED on | There is an abnormal voltage on a single RFID port. | ||
Red LED flashing | There are abnormal voltages on multiple RFID ports. | ||
CS | Blue Red | Off | Undefined (not used). |
Blue LED on | The key chip is working normally. | ||
Blue LED flashing | The key chip temperature is too high. | ||
Red LED on | The key chip communication abnormality. | ||
Red LED flashing | The key chip initialization abnormality. |
RFID Status | |||
NOTICE: RFID has 6 ports ( RF1~RF6 ), and the RFID status is indicated by two LEDs 0/1 . 0 is equivalent to RUN , the running status indicator ; 1 is equivalent to ERR, the error status indicator. | |||
Name | Color | State | Description |
0 (RUN) | Blue | Off | Not enabled. |
On | Communication with the reader is normal. | ||
Flashing | Tags exist in the recognition range. | ||
1 (ERR) | Red | Off | No abnormality |
On | The voltage is too low. | ||
Flashing | Communication abnormality with the reader. |
Bus status:EtherCAT | |||
NOTICE: BS0 is equivalent to R UN, the running status indicator; BS1 is equivalent to ERR, the error status indicator. | |||
Name | Color | State | Description |
BS0 | Blue | Off | INIT: The device is in INIT state. |
Flashing (2.5Hz) | PRE-OPERATIONAL: The device is in PRE-OPERATIONAL state. | ||
Single flash | SAFE-OPERATIONAL: The device is in SAFE-OPERATIONAL state. | ||
On | OPERATIONAL: The device is in the OPERATIONAL state. | ||
BS1 | Red | Off | No error: The EtherCAT communication of the device is in working condition. |
Flashing (2.5Hz) | Invalid configuration: General Configuration Error Possible reason: State change commanded by master is impossible due to register or object settings. | ||
Single flash | Local error: Slave device application has changed the EtherCAT state autonomously.Possible reason 1: A host watchdog timeout has occurred. Possible reason 2: Synchronization Error, device enters Safe Operational automatically. | ||
Double flash | Application watchdog timeout: An application watchdog timeout has occurred. Possible reason: Sync Manager Watchdog timeout. | ||
LK1/2(0) | Blue | Off | The device has no link to the Ethernet. |
On | Link: The device is linked to the Ethernet, but does not send/receive Ethernet frames. | ||
Flashing | Activity: The device is linked to the Ethernet and sends/receives Ethernet frames. | ||
LK1/2(1) | Blue | Off | Undefined(not used) |
Technical Data
Electrical data | |
Supply voltage | 18-30VDC |
Current consumption | < 80mA@24V |
Power protection | Overcurrent protection, reverse connection protection, surge protection, ESD protection, FFT protection |
Power Connector | 5Pin-M12-LCODED- Male (PI) 5Pin-M12-LCODED-female(PO) |
Bus | EtherCAT |
Communication | Dual network ports with integrated switching function, compliant with IEE802.3 standard, 10 / 100M adaptive |
Bus Transmission distance | Cat 5e and above shielded twisted pair,<100m |
Network Connector | 4Pin-M12-DCODED-M12-Female |
RFID port number | 6 |
RFID communication interface | RS-485 |
RFID port Transmission distance | Shielded twisted pair, < 50m |
RFID connector | 5Pin-M12-ACODED-Female |
Permitted ambient conditions | |
Operation temperature | -30℃~+70℃ |
Storage temperature | -40℃~+85℃ |
Degree of protection | IP67, according to EN 60529 |
Shock resistance | 7M2, 500 m/s2, according to EN 60721-3-7 |
Vibration resistance | 7M2, 200 m/s2, according to EN 60721-3-7 |
Mechanical specifications | |
Housing Material | Aluminum Alloy |
Housing color | Black |
Weight | About 400g |
Dimensions | 167.92x62.92x31.90mm |
Type of mounting | 4 X M6 screws, the length of the screw should be ≥ 20 mm |
Grounding | 1 X M3 screws, Grounding ring inner diameter greater than 3 mm, outer diameter should be less than 8 mm. |
Standards, specifications, approvals | |
Proof of suitability | CE FCC RoHS WEEE |