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PROFIBUS Network Manual
6 System Manual, Edition 04/2009, C79000-G8976-C124-03
7.2 Plastic and PCF fiber-optic cable.............................................................................................. 190
7.2.1 Plastic fiber-optic duplex cable ................................................................................................. 194
7.2.2 Plastic fiberoptic, standard cables ............................................................................................ 195
7.2.3 PCF standard cable .................................................................................................................. 197
7.2.4 PCF standard cable GP ............................................................................................................ 200
7.2.5 PCF trailing cable...................................................................................................................... 202
7.2.6 PCF trailing cable GP................................................................................................................ 204
7.3 Glass FO cables........................................................................................................................ 206
7.3.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................... 206
7.3.2 Fiber-optic standard cable (62.5/125 μm)................................................................................. 213
7.3.3 INOOR fiber-optic cable (62.5/125 μm) .................................................................................... 214
7.3.4 Flexible fiber optic trailing cable (62.5/125 μm) ........................................................................ 215
7.3.5 Fiber-optic standard cable GP (50/125 μm).............................................................................. 217
7.3.6 Fiber-optic ground cable (50/125 μm)....................................................................................... 218
7.3.7 Fiber-optic trailing cable (50/125 μm) ....................................................................................... 219
7.3.8 Fiber-optic trailing cable GP (50/125 μm) ................................................................................. 220
7.3.9 Special cables ........................................................................................................................... 221
7.4 Fiberoptic connectors................................................................................................................ 222
7.4.1 Connectors for plastic fiberoptic cables .................................................................................... 222
7.4.2 Simplex connector and connector adapter for devices with integrated optical interfaces ........ 222
7.4.3 BFOC connector for plastic FO cable ....................................................................................... 224
7.4.4 Connectors for glass fiber-optic cables..................................................................................... 225
8 Passive Components for PROFIBUSPA................................................................................................ 227
8.1 SIMATIC NET cables for PROFIBUS PA ................................................................................. 227
8.1.1 FC process cable GP (PROFIBUS PA cable)........................................................................... 229
8.2 SpliTConnect Tap ..................................................................................................................... 231
9 Passive components for power supply................................................................................................... 233
9.1 Overview of 7/8" cabling system ............................................................................................... 233
9.1.1 Overview of 7/8" cabling system ............................................................................................... 233
9.1.2 Energy cable 5 x 1.5 ................................................................................................................. 235
9.2 7/8" energy connector and connecting cables.......................................................................... 235
9.3 Connecting the energy cable to the 7/8" energy connector...................................................... 238
9.4 7/8" connecting cable for power supply .................................................................................... 240
9.5 Connecting the 7/8" energy connector to a module.................................................................. 241
A Testing PROFIBUS................................................................................................................................ 243
A.1 Hardware test device BT200 for PROFIBUS DP...................................................................... 243
A.1.1 Possible applications................................................................................................................. 243
A.1.2 Area of application .................................................................................................................... 243
A.1.3 Logging function........................................................................................................................ 243
A.1.4 Design and properties ............................................................................................................... 244
A.1.5 Functions................................................................................................................................... 244
A.1.6 How it works.............................................................................................................................. 245
A.2 Testing fiber-optic cable............................................................................................................ 246
A.2.1 Necessity of a final test ............................................................................................................. 246
A.2.2 Optical power source and meter ............................................................................................... 247
A.2.3 Optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR)............................................................................... 248
A.2.4 Checking the optical signal quality with PROFIBUS OLM V4................................................... 250