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easyControl series EC4P

Powerful Compact PLC

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easyControl EC4P

Powerful compact PLC

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easyControl EC4P

Contents

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System Overview



Product Features

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Technical Data



Product Range



Programming Software

Environment

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Communication Features



Topology

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Characteristics and Benefits

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easyRelay

easyControl

easy expansion

EC4P

MFD-80

easyHMI

easySoft

easySoft-CoDeSys

Easy 500Easy 700 Easy 800

MFD-CP8

I/O

communication

XControl

XC100

XC200

XIOC

easyControl EC4P

System Overview

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easyControl EC4P

Continue easy success story

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easyControl EC4P

Product Features

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Powerful compact automation device in easy800 format

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Use of easy range expansion units (easyLink)

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Programming software according to IEC 61131-3
(CoDeSys inside)

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1 Multi Media Card for application, operation system and
data

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Units with or without display

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Display of status and diagnostics

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Use of display as a text display in the application

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CANopen and/or easyNet onboard

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Units with additional Ethernet interface

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2 x RS232 on board

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12 Input

24 V DC

2 Counter

50 KHz

16 Bit

1 Counter

50 KHz

32 Bit

4 Interrupt

3 kHz

4 Analog I

10 Bit

0 – 10 V

8 Output

24 V DC

6 Output

Relais 8A

or

optional

optional

alternative

easyLink

expansion

1 Encoder

32 Bit

40 KHz

1 Analog Q

10 Bit

0 – 10 V

or

or

Etherne

t

optional

easyControl EC4P

Technical data – I/O

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Program

memory

256 kB SRAM

Data

memory

224 kByte

CPU

< 0,3 ms

1000 instruc.

Input-

data

4096 Byte

%I

Output-

data

4096 Byte

%Q

Marker

16 kByte

%M

Supply

24 V DC

Var Retain

8 kByte

Text display

Parameter

Text: ABC...
Param.1:
Param.2:
Text: ...XYZ

Temperature

-25 ... +55°C

Memory module

MMC 64MB

easyControl EC4P

Technical data – CPU

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easyControl EC4P

Technical data EC4P vs. easy800

EC4P

easy800

Quantity of local I/O incl.
Expansion units



MFD CP4 as Remote display



easyNet



CANopen



-

Frequency of Counter /
Encoder

50KHz / 40 KHz

5KHz / 3KHz

Memory, Speed

++

Memory module

++

Serial interfaces

Can be used as

application interface

Programming

IEC-6-1131-3

Ladder Logic

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E

C

4

P

-2

2

1

-M

T

X

D

1

Easy

Control

4 = 45 mm Range
P = Programmable

2 = Performance Range

1 = w/o Ethernet (2 = Ethernet )

M = Inputs Mixed (Digital , Analog optional)

T = Outputs Transistor / R = Relay

X = w/o Analogue Q (A = Analogue Q )

X = w/o Display / D = Display

1 = Version-Code

2 = DC-Supplied

easyControl EC4P

Technical data – key to type

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8/12 Input

24 V DC

8 Output

24 V DC

6 Output

Relais 8A

8/12 Input

24 V DC

CANopen

easyNet

CANopen

easyNet

EC4P-221-MTXD1 EC4P-221-MTXX1

EC4P-221-MRXD1EC4P-221-MRXX1

4 Analog I

10 bit

0 – 10 V

4 Analog I

10 bit

0 – 10 V

easyControl EC4P

Product Range - devices with analogue inputs

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8/12 Input

24 V DC

8 Output

24 V DC

6 Output

Relais 8A

8/12 Input

24 V DC

CANopen

easyNet

CANopen

easyNet

EC4P-221-MTAD1EC4P-221-MTAX1

EC4P-221-MRAD1EC4P-221-MRAX1

4 Analog I

10 bit

0 – 10 V

4 Analog I

10 bit

0 – 10 V

easyControl EC4P

Product Range - devices with additional analogue output

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8/12 Input

24 V DC

8 Output

24 V DC

6 Output

Relais 8A

8/12 Input

24 V DC

CANopen

easyNet

CANopen

easyNet

EC4P-221-MTXD1EC4P-221-MTXX1

EC4P-221-MRXD1EC4P-221-MRXX1

4 Analog I

10 bit

0 – 10 V

4 Analog I

10 bit

0 – 10 V

Etherne

t

Etherne

t

easyControl EC4P

Product Range - devices with analogue inputs and
Ethernet

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8/12 Input

24 V DC

8 Output

24 V DC

6 Output

Relais 8A

8/12 Input

24 V DC

CANopen

easyNet

CANopen

easyNet

EC4P-221-MTAD1EC4P-221-MTAX1

EC4P-221-MRAD1EC4P-221-MRAX1

4 Analog I

10 bit

0 – 10 V

4 Analog I

10 bit

0 – 10 V

1 Analog Q

10 bit

0 – 10 V

1 Analog Q

10 bit

0 – 10 V

Etherne

t

Etherne

t

easyControl EC4P

Product Range - devices with add. analogue output and
Ethernet

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IS / AWL

LD A

ST B

LD / KOP

FUP

SC / AS

ST

IF A > B

THEN C

ELSE D

CFC



all programming languages acc. to IEC

61131-3

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simulation



unlimited online change

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Incl. and compatible to

XC100,121,201,202, MFD4



integrated visualization

easyControl EC4P

Xsoft-CoDeSys - Programming Software according to
IEC61131-3

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Prog

4. CAN

1. RS 232

2.

Ethernet*

3. RS 232

EU4A-RJ45-CAB1

1.

Use RS232 programming

cable (EU4A-RJ45-CAB1)

2.

Use USB/RS232

programming cable (EU4A-

USB-CAB)

3.

Ethernet on top with EC4P

222* devices

4.

Routing through EC4P and

CANopen network to

remote plc (EC4P, XC100,

200)

EU4A-USB-CAB

easyControl EC4P

Communication access

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CANopen

easyNet

AS-Interface

Slave

Profibus-DP

Slave

DeviceNet

Slave

CANopen

Slave

optional

RS 232

easyCom

RS 232

Sucom-A,

Modbus

RS 232 /

Ethernet

OPC

easyControl EC4P

Communication options - Overview

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AS-I

Profibus DP

CANopen

DeviceNet

2Q R

6Q R

6Q R

8Q T

12I DC

12I DC

12I AC

easyLink

Extensions

easyControl EC4P

Topology – easyLink - Extensions

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XC201/202

Max. 8 devices

easy800

MFD-Titan

EC4P

Smartwire XStart

easyControl EC4P

Topology – easyNet

easyNet

MFD4

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EC4

P

XV

XC100

XC201/202

drives XStart

Remote

I/O

easyControl EC4P

Topology – CANopen

CANopen

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Programming Software

SW-XSOFT-CODESYS-2-S (single user licence)

SW-XSOFT-CODESYS-2-M (multi user licence)

Programming Cable

(for easyControl and XC)

EU4A-RJ45-CAB1

Memory Card (RS-MMC) with Adaptor

EU4A-MEM-CARD1

Programming Cable

(for easy800 and easyControl)

EASY-800-USB-CAB

easyControl EC4P

Range of accessories

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

Clear and easy to use

automation system
(easyRelay, easyControl)

Saves invest in hardware and
software

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Many I/O features already

onboard

Many devices enable cost
optimized automation solution

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Networking via easyNet and

CANopen

Extension with standard CANopen
or easyNet remote stations

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Integrated text display for text

messages in an application or
MFD80 as remote display

Easy machine operating or
diagnostics from your integrated
display; comfortable (IP65, Brand)

easyControl EC4P

Characteristics and Benefits I

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Short cycle time

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Compact Housing

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Standard memory card

(read / write with normal
computer)

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Well known and very

comfortable programming
environment

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Libraries for control loop

and motion control
application

Realization of fast machine cycles

Saves space in cabinet

Logging huge amount of data
over large period of time

Effective development thanks to
the very easy to handle and very
powerful programming software

Tested function blocks reduce
user software development

easyControl EC4P

Characteristics and Benefits II

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