Beckhoff EL6002 - 2-channel RS232 serial interface terminal
Beckhoff EL6002 - 2-channel RS232 serial interface terminal is rebuilt from the exact-reference source and its documented system role.
System role
Rebuilt from individual evidence
Evidence boundary
The Beckhoff serial-interface manual identifies EL6002 as a two-channel RS232C EtherCAT Terminal.
Transmits serial RS232 data through an EtherCAT terminal. Sits between the EtherCAT coupler and two serial field devices.
- Exact reference
- EL6002
- Category
- PLC / CPU
- Evidence checked
- 2026-09-12
System role
This section explains what the product does and where it acts in the surrounding system.
- Function
- Transmits serial RS232 data through an EtherCAT terminal.
- System position
- Sits between the EtherCAT coupler and two serial field devices.
- Upstream / inputs
- Receives serial data from connected RS232 devices.
- Downstream / outputs
- Transmits serial data through the EtherCAT process image and RS232 channels.
- Limitations
- Unknown: Installation condition, firmware compatibility, and application sizing are not established by this source.
Evidence ledger
Facts, inferences, and unknowns are kept separate.
Facts
The Beckhoff serial-interface manual identifies EL6002 as a two-channel RS232C EtherCAT Terminal.
- download.beckhoff.com — retrieved 2026-09-12; high confidence
The source provides a concrete system role: Transmits serial RS232 data through an EtherCAT terminal.
- download.beckhoff.com — retrieved 2026-09-12; high confidence
Inferences
In an integrated system, the reference sits between the ethercat coupler and two serial field devices.
- download.beckhoff.com — retrieved 2026-09-12; high confidence
Unknowns
Unknown: Installation condition, firmware compatibility, and application sizing are not established by this source.
System position diagram
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flowchart LR
A[Upstream system] --> B[EL6002]
B --> C[Downstream system]View diagram labels
- Nodes
- Upstream system; EL6002; Downstream system
- Edges
- System data or power path
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