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5.8.1
Fiber-Optic Cables
Features of the Fiber-Optic Cables
Use Siemens plastic and PCF fiber-optic cables with the following features:
Table 5-4
Features of the Fiber-Optic Cables
Description
SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS
Plastic Fiber-Optic
Duplex Conductor
Plastic Fiber-Optic
Standard Cable
PCF Fiber-Optic
Standard Cable
Standard designation
I-VY2P 980/1000
150A
I-VY4Y2P 980/1000
60A
I-VY2K 200/230
10A17+8B20
Area of application
Indoors with a low
mechanical load,
such as laboratory
test assemblies or in
cabinets:
Cable lengths up to
50 m
Indoors:
Cable lengths up to
50 m
Indoors:
Cable lengths up to
300 m
Fiber type
Step-index fiber
Core diameter
980
µ
m
200
µ
m
Core material
Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
Quartz glass
Cladding outer diameter
1000
µ
m
230
µ
m
Cladding material
Fluorinated special polymer
Inner sheath
•
Material
•
Color
•
Diameter
PVC
Gray
2.2
0.01 mm
PA
Black and orange
2.2
0.01 mm
-
(Without inner sheath)
Outer sheath
•
Material
•
Color
-
PVC
Purple
PVC
Purple
Number of fibers
2
Attenuation at
wavelength
230 dB/km
660 nm
10 dB/km
660 nm
Cable grip
-
Kevlar fibers
Kevlar fibers
Maximum permissible tensile
force
•
Short-term
•
Continuous
50 N
Not suitable for
continuous tensile
load
100 N
Not suitable for
continuous tensile
load
500 N
100 N
(At cable grip only,
50 N at connector or
single conductor)