3. Cabling
3-10
TI 30A30A10-01EN
3.5
Connecting communication cable
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Communication cables
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Optical ESB bus (for CENTUM VP and ProSafe-RS)
Temperature rating of cables: 60 ºC or more
Enclosure ambient tempe 20 ºC or more
(When the enclosure ambient temperature exceeds 40 ºC)
Table Specifications of fiber-optic cables
Optical fiber specifications
Optical connector type
LC (compliant with IEC 61754-20), or Fusion splicing
Max. permissible optical loss
5 km
0 to 10 [email protected] μm
5-50 km
3 to 16 [email protected] μm (*1)
Optical fiber
Type
Quartz single-mode optical fiber (*2)
Required
number of cores
2
Max. length
50 km
*1: If attenuation of light in the optical ESB bus (5 to 50 km) connection is less than 3 dB, attenuate to 3 dB by using an attenuator.
*2: JIS C 6835 SSMA -9.3/125 or IEC 607932-50B1.1 type
Lay fiber-optic cables according to the manufacturer’s cable handling precautions such as
allowable bending radius.
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N-ESB bus (for CENTUM VP)
Transmission cable:
• UTP straight cable of CAT5e or better (ANSI Standard TIA/EIA-568-B compliant)
• STP straight cable of CAT5e or better (ANSI Standard TIA/EIA-568-B compliant)
Connector:
RJ45 connector (ISO/IEC 8877 compliant)
Lay cables according to the manufacturer’s cable handling precautions such as allowable
bending radius.
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