Siemens X-400 Connectors for the Twisted Pair Cables, FastConnect Cabling System

Installation and Commissioning

6.6.5Connectors for the Twisted Pair Cables

The FastConnect Cabling System

With the IE FC RJ-45 Plug and the FastConnect cables (FC), you can achieve a segment length up to 100 m without patching. In this case, the IE FC standard ca- ble 2x2 is connected directly to the SCALANCE X414-3E and other components on the network.

Two FastConnect cable types are available, the eight-wire IE FC standard cable 4x2 and the four-wire IE FC standard cable 2x2.

The diameter of the IE FC standard cable 4x2 does not allow connection to an RJ- 45 plug so that only the IE FC standard cable 2x2 as a four-wire cable is suitable for RJ-45 plugs. This means that the maximum transmission rate is 100 Mbps.

The flexible eight-wire patch cable (TP cord) for gigabit transmission allows a maxi- mum cable length of 10 m.

X414-3E		X208
A	B B	B
		S7-400
PC
		B
A=10m
B=100m

Figure 6-13 FastConnect Cabling

ATP cord (1 Gbps)

BIE FC Standard Cable 2x2 (100 Mbps)

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