Specifications
Table Of Contents
- Title
- Safety Information
- Symbols used in the manual
- Table of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Profibus DP
- 3 CC-Link
- 4 Ethernet
- A Appendix
- Index
Profibus DP Overview
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MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC
Transmission speeds from 9.6 kbit/s to 12 Mbit/s can be used. The maximum cable length of a bus seg-
ment is limited from 100 to 1200 m, depending on the bit rate used. With up to 3 repeaters allowed,
the maximum distance between two stations is 400 to 4800 m.
Cable types
To help reduce costs Profibus DP uses RS 485 technology with shielded 2-wire cabling.