Synchronization modules
18.3 Selecting fiber-optic cables
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18.3
Selecting fiber-optic cables
Check or make allowance for the following conditions and situations when selecting a
suitable fiber-optic cable:
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Required cable lengths
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Indoor or outdoor installation
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Any particular protection against mechanical stress required?
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Any particular protection against rodents required?
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Can an outside cable be routed directly underground?
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Does the fiber-optic cable need to be water-proof?
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Which temperatures influence the installed fiber-optic cable?
Cable length up to 10 m
The synchronization module 6ES7 960–1AA06–0XA0 can be operated in pairs with fiber-
optic cables up to a length of 10 m.
Select cables with the following specification for lengths up to 10 m:
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Multimode fiber 50/125 µ or 62.5/125 µ
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Patch cable for indoor applications
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2 x duplex cables per fault-tolerant system, cross-over
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Connector type LC–LC
Such cables are available in the following length as accessories for fault-tolerant systems:
Table 18- 1 Accessory fiber-optic cable
Length
Order number
1 m
6ES7960–1AA04–5AA0
2 m
6ES7960–1AA04–5BA0
10 m
6ES7960–1AA04–5KA0