Siemens ST PCS 7 manual Passive network components FastConnect, Connection elements, IE FC RJ45

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Communication

Industrial Ethernet

Passive network components: FastConnect

■Overview

Industrial Ethernet FastConnect (IE FC) is a fast assembly sys- tem with insulation displacement for easy assembly and wiring of 4-core and 8-core IE FC cables. Using the FC Stripping Tool it is possible to remove the outer casing and the woven shield of the IE FC cable accurately in a single step. The cable prepared in this manner is subsequently assembled on the contacts of the connection element.

■Application

Connection elements

The connection elements which can be used depend on whether the transmission rate is 10/100 Mbit/s or 1000 Mbit/s:

•IE FC RJ45 Plug 90/180 (10/100 Mbit/s) in association with 4-core (2 x 2) IE FC cables

•IE FC Outlet RJ45 (10/100 Mbit/s) in association with 4-core (2 x 2) IE FC cables

IE FC Outlet RJ45 and IE FC RJ45 Modular Outlet

SCALANCE X-400

	SIMATIC PCS 7
IE FC RJ45 Modular Outlet	automation
Insert 1GE	system

IE FC Standard Cable 4x2

1000 Mbit/s connection

IE FC RJ45 Modular

Outlet Insert 1GE

•IE FC RJ45 Modular Outlet (10/100/1000 Mbit/s) with 8-core (4 x 2) IE FC cables

The following table provides an overview of the available switches, the transmission rates they support, and the IE FC standard cables and IE FC connection elements which can be used. In addition to the IE FC standard cables, Catalog IK PI of- fers further IE FC cables with special properties.

Switches	X414-3E, X408-2, X310, X308-2,		X414-3E,
	X308-2LD, X204 IRT, X202-2 IRT,		X408-2
	X202-2P IRT, X201-3P IRT, X224,
	X216, X212-2, X212-2LD, X208,
	X206-1LD,X204-2, ESM
Port type	10/100BaseTX		1000BaseTX
Transmission	10/100 Mbit/s		1.000 Mbit/s
rate
Max. cable	100 m		100 m
length
Cable type	IE FC Standard	IE FC Standard	IE FC Standard
	Cable 2 x 2	Cable 4 x 2	Cable 4 x 2
Connection	IE FC RJ45	IE FC RJ45	IE FC RJ45
elements	Plug 90/180,	Modular Outlet	Modular Outlet
	alternative: IE FC	with insert 2FE	with insert 1GE
	Outlet RJ45	+ TP Cord	+ TP Cord
	+ TP Cord

IE FC RJ45 Plugs

The IE FC RJ45 Plugs are the ideal solution for communication links with a transmission rate up to 100 Mbit/s. They permit sim- ple, fast and direct assembly of the 4-core (2 x 2) twisted pair (TP) FastConnect installation cables in the field (without patch technology) up to a cable length of 100 m. Since the IE FC RJ45 Plugs have no parts which can be lost, assembly is also possible under difficult conditions.

Alternatives for conversion from RJ45 to the insulation displace- ment system are the

•IE FC Outlet RJ45 for 4-core TP (2 x 2) IE FC cables and trans- mission rates up to 100 Mbit/s and

•IE FC RJ45 Modular Outlet for 8-core TP (4 x 2) IE FC cables and transmission rates up to 1000 Mbit/s.

The latter has the advantage that the existing wiring can still be
used if the communication is converted from 100 Mbit/s to
1000 Mbit/s. It is only necessary to replace the 2FE insert by one
of type 1GE. In contrast to the plugs, an RJ45 patch cable
(TP Cord) is additionally required for each outlet which connects
this to the network components or data terminal.	9
Detailed information on the FastConnect Outlets and the avail-
able TP Cords can be found in Catalog IK PI, Section "Industrial
Ethernet", and in the A&D Mall, or in CA 01 under "Communica-
tion/networks / SIMATIC NET communication systems".
Further information on network structures is provided in the man-
ual for TP and fiber-optic networks.

■Design

IE FC RJ45 plug with 90° outgoing cable (left) and with 180° outgoing cable (right)

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