SIEMENS
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Siemens IK PI · 2015
PROFINET/Industrial Ethernet
Cabling technology
FC glass fiber-optic cables
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Overview
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FastConnect standard fiber-optic cable for use in optical
Industrial Ethernet and PROFIBUS networks
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For all users who want to install and assemble the glass fiber-
optic cables themselves over longer distances on site for
office or industrial applications.
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Simple FastConnect SC/BFOC connector assembly on site
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Rugged construction for industrial applications both indoors
and outdoors
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High interference immunity, as they are not sensitive to
electromagnetic interference
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Extensive range of approvals (UL approvals)
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Benefits
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Avoidance of excessive cable lengths in the control cabinet,
as the fiber-optic cables can be assembled to the right length
on site
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Easy installation of cables in buildings, as cables can be
pulled in without connectors attached
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Simple extension of installed glass fiber-optic cables via SC
and BFOC couplers
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Devices with different connection method (SC or BFOC) can
easily be connected to one another using self-assembled
adapter cables
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Electrical isolation of Industrial Ethernet/PROFINET/
PROFIBUS devices
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Unaffected by electromagnetic interference
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Tap-proof: no radiation from cable
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Application
SIMATIC NET FastConnect glass fiber-optic cables are used
to construct optical indoor and outdoor Industrial Ethernet/
PROFINET and PROFIBUS networks. Devices with integral
optical interface (SC or BFOC connection technology) are,
for example, optical link modules (OLM) and SCALANCE X
Industrial Ethernet switches.
FastConnect glass fiber-optic cables are to be assembled on
site using FastConnect SC or FastConnect BFOC connectors.
A corresponding assembly kit (FC FO Termination Kit) is avail-
able for this purpose. The Termination Kit permits the stripping
and the "cleaving" of the fiber in the assembled connector, as is
familiar from PCF fiber-optic cables. To extend existing lines, a
BFOC or SC coupler may be used depending on the connection
technology.
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Design
FC FO Standard Cable GP (General Purpose);
rugged round cable with green outer sheath, Kevlar strain relief
elements, and 62.5/200/230 FC FO fibers for indoor/outdoor
applications
FC FO Trailing Cable;
rugged round cable with green outer sheath, Kevlar strain relief
elements and 62.5/200/230 FC FO fibers for use in tow chains
and moving applications
Maximum cable length between two devices:
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3 000 m for 100 Mbit/s Ethernet or for PROFIBUS
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350 m for 1 000 Mbit/s Ethernet (1000Base-SX)
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550 m for 1 000 Mbit/s Ethernet (1000Base-LX)
The maximum cable lengths can be assembled from partial
lengths using FastConnect couplings (SC or BFOC; maximum
two couplings, approx. 2.5 dB attenuation per coupling).
It is also possible to combine existing installed, conventional
62.5/125 μm multimode glass fiber-optic cable sections with the
FastConnect fiber-optic cables.
FC FO fiber
62.5/200/230 µm
fleece wrapping
with strain relief
elements
hollow core
strain relief
using aramide
yarn
outer sheath
single core sheath
support element
G_IK10_XX_10263
FC FO Standard Cable GP
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