SLB - SIMOLINK Board
08.2000
Connecting-up
Siemens AG 6SE7087-6NX84-0FJ0
SIMOVERT MASTERDRIVES
Operating Instructions
4-3
4.2
Forming the bus cable
Plastic fiber-optic cables are used for connecting the optional board to
SIMOLINK.
The distance between two nodes is permitted to be up to 40 m. The total length
of the ring bus is permitted to be up to 1000 m.
Proceed as follows to connect up the fiber-optic cable:
Cut off fiber-optic
cable
Insert fiber-optic
cable into connector
Close
connector
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Fig. 4-2 Connecting the cable
1. Cut off the required length of fiber optic cable by cutting at right angles to
the cable. Use a sharp knife for this purpose (Fig. 4.2
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).
2. Remove approx. 7 mm in length of the black sheathing from the fiber optic
cable with a suitable insulation stripper. Damage to the fiber optic cable
must be avoided at all costs!
Fiber-optic cables
Connecting the cable