Notes on the documentation
EL2904 5Version: 3.2.2
1 Notes on the documentation
1.1 Disclaimer
Beckhoff products are subject to continuous further development. We reserve the right to revise the
operating instructions at any time and without prior announcement. No claims for the modification of products
that have already been supplied may be made on the basis of the data, diagrams and descriptions in these
operating instructions.
In these operating instructions we define all permissible use cases whose properties and operating
conditions we can guarantee. The use cases we define are fully tested and certified. Use cases beyond this,
which are not described in these operating instructions, require the approval of Beckhoff Automation GmbH
& Co KG.
1.1.1 Trademarks
Beckhoff
®
, TwinCAT
®
, EtherCAT
®
, EtherCAT G
®
, EtherCAT G10
®
, EtherCAT P
®
, Safety over EtherCAT
®
,
TwinSAFE
®
, XFC
®
, XTS
®
and XPlanar
®
are registered and licensed trademarks of Beckhoff Automation
GmbH.
The use of other brand names or designations by third parties may lead to an infringement of the rights of
the owners of the corresponding designations.
1.1.2 Patents
The EtherCAT technology is protected by patent rights through the following registrations and patents with
corresponding applications and registrations in various other countries:
• EP1590927
• EP1789857
• EP1456722
• EP2137893
• DE102015105702
EtherCAT
®
is a registered trademark and patented technology,
licensed by Beckhoff Automation GmbH.
Safety over EtherCAT
®
is a registered trademark and patented
technology, licensed by Beckhoff Automation GmbH.