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1.2.7 EtherCAT Disclaimer
EtherCAT ® is registered trademark and patented technology, licensed by
Beckhoff Automation GmbH, Germany.
To get details and restrictions regarding using the EtherCAT technology
refer to the following documents:
• “EtherCAT Marking rules”
• “EtherCAT Conformance Test Policy”
• “EtherCAT Vendor ID Policy”
These documents are available at the ETG homepage www.ethercat.org
or directly over info@ethercat.org.
A summary over Vendor ID, Conformance test, Membership and Network
Logo can be found within the appendix section of this document under
section EtherCAT Summary over Vendor ID, Conformance test,
Membership and Network Logo on page 259.
1.3 Licenses
If a cifX Communication Interface is used as a Slave, neither for the
firmware nor for the configuration software SYCON.net a license is
required.
Licenses are required, if the cifX Communication Interface is used with
• a firmware with master functionality*.
* The master license includes the cifX operating as master and the license
for the configuration software SYCON.net for the respective cifX
Communication Interface.
cifX Communication Interfaces Ethernet | Installation, Operation and Hardware Description
DOC060501UM30EN | Revision 30 | English | 2011-06 | Released | Public © Hilscher, 2006-2011