BECKHOFF EL9820 Evaluation Kits - Manual (Page 5)

Product overview
EL9820 3
2 Product overview
The evaluation kit EL9820/EL9821 consists of the EL9800 base board, the field bus postage stamp
FB1111-0142 and accessories like cables, documentation and the evaluation kit CD.
2.1 Hardware
2.1.1 Base board
The base board EL9800 is used as a platform for EtherCAT-Slave development. The different process
data interfaces (PDI) are implemented as pin headers that are allowing a flexible development of complex
EtherCAT-Salves.
Figure 1Evaluation Kit base board
The documentation for the base board EL9800 can be found printed and on CD within the Evaluation Kit.
It can also be downloaded from our websites under http://www.beckhoff.com