PROFIBUS Optical Bus Terminal (OBT)
Operating Instructions, 04/2016, C79000-G8976-C122-07
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Introduction
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The PROFIBUS OBT (Optical Bus Terminal) it is a network component used in optical
PROFIBUS DP fieldbus networks. It allows the connection of either a single device without
an integrated optical interface or an RS-485 segment to the optical PROFIBUS DP. The
following figure shows an example of a configuration.
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Example of an optical PROFIBUS DP configuration
