
SA/FC Bus and Supply Power
Wiring Guidelines
provides information about the functions, ratings,
and requirements for the communication bus and supply
power terminals; and guidelines for wire sizes, cable
types, and cable lengths when wiring the controller's
communication buses and supply power.
In addition to the guidelines in
, observe these
guidelines when wiring an SA or FC bus and the 24 VAC
supply power:
•
Run
all
low-voltage wiring and cables separate from
high-voltage wiring.
•
All SA and FC bus cables, regardless of wire size,
should be twisted, insulated, stranded copper wire.
•
Shielded cable is strongly recommended for all SA
and FC bus cables.
•
Refer to the
FX-PC Series Controllers MS/TP
Communications Bus Technical Bulletin
(LIT-12011670)
or
MS/TP Communications Bus for
BCM System Technical Bulletin (LIT-12011908)
for
detailed information regarding wire size and cable
length requirements for the SA and FC buses.
Table 5: Communications Bus and Supply Power Terminal Blocks, Functions, Ratings, Requirements, and Cables
Recommended Cable Type
Function, Electrical Ratings/Requirements
Terminal
Labels
Terminal
Block/Port Label
FC Bus: 0.6 mm (22 AWG) stranded,
3-wire twisted, shielded cable
recommended.
SA Bus: 0.6 mm (22 AWG) stranded,
4-wire (2 twisted-pairs), shielded cable
recommended.
Note:
On the SA Bus, the + and - wire are
one twisted pair, and the COM and SA
PWR are the second twisted pair of wires.
FC or SA Bus Communications
+
-
FC BUS
or
SA BUS
Signal Reference (Common) for FC or SA Bus
communications
COM
SHLD on FC Bus:
Isolated terminal (optional shield drain
connection
SAP WR on SA Bus:
15 VDC power lead connection
Note:
The SA PWR terminal on an FX-PCX controller does
not supply 15 VDC. The SA bus supervisor supplies 15
VDC to devices on the SA bus requiring power.
SHLD
or
SAPWR
Bluetooth
®
Commissioning Converter
retractable cable or 24 AWG 3-pair CAT 3
Cable <30.5 m (100 ft)
RJ-12 6-Position Modular Connector provides:
FC or SA Bus Communications
FC or SA Bus Signal Reference and 15 VDC Common
Commissioning Converter or FX-ZFR1811 Wireless Router
(Maximum total current draw for SA bus is 240 mA.)
SA/FC BUS
(Port)
0.8 mm to 1.5 mm
2
(18 AWG) 2-wire
24 VAC Power Supply - Hot
Supplies 20-30 VAC (Nominal 24 VAC)
HOT
24~
24 VAC Power Supply - Common
(Isolated from all other Common terminals on controller.)
COM
1
See
to determine wire size and cable lengths for cables.
2
The SA Bus and FC Bus wiring recommendations in this table are for MS/TP bus communications at 38,400 baud. For more
information, refer to the
FX-PC Series Controllers MS/TP Communications Bus Technical Bulletin (LIT-12011670)
or
MS/TP
Communications Bus for BCM System Technical Bulletin (LIT-12011908)
.
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