User Manual
  Catalog E 074441  01/06  Edition 4  www.erni.com  9
ERbic Profibus
Profibus is the most widely used field bus. It is promoted 
by Siemens and by organized, interested and committed 
manufacturers and users in the PNO (Profibus user organiza-
tion). The IP 20 interface on the device side is standardized 
as a 9-pin D-Sub female connector. The max. data transmis-
sion rate is 12 Mbit/s. The cable is a shielded twisted pair 
conductor. 
The cable sheath is violet and the signal cores are green (A) 
and red (B).
With its comprehensive program, ERNI provides customers 
with a wide variety of options.
Particular emphasis should be placed on the different termi-
nation technologies, from the traditional screw terminal to the 
cage clamp terminal to the IDC terminal.*
Electrical and mechanical characteristics
Interface connector  D-Sub, 9-pin, male
D-Sub male or female (PU connection)  Class 2
D-Sub male reversed version  Class 3
Cable termination  2 x horizontal, 2 x vertical, MAX: 2 x axial
    1 cable outlet can be sealed with blanking plate
Cable diameter  4.5 mm (0.177”) – 8.0 mm (0.315”)
Cross section of individual conductor  Screw terminal: solid max. 1.5 mm
2
; stranded max. 1.0 mm
2
    IDC terminal: solid ø 0.64 mm
    Cage-clamp terminal: 0.08 - 0.5 mm
2
 (0.75 mm
2
)
Termination type  Screw terminal, IDC terminal, cage-clamp terminal
Data transmission rate  According to bus specification, 12 MBit/s
Temperature range  -20 °C – +70 °C
Permissible humidity  Max. 75 % at + 25 °C, non-condensing
Protection class  IP 40, MAX: IP 30
Housing material  Thermoplast UL94V-1, MAX: ZnAl, galvanized
D-Sub screw  #4/40 UNC, knurled with cross-head
UL approval  UL E84703 *
CE marking   ERbic connectors are passive components and do not need 
to be identified with the CE marking according to EU direc-
tives.
* Due to continuous advancement, it is possible that the UL approval of a new version may not have been completed at the time of going 
to press.
Pin configuration
Terminal  D-Sub Pin  Signal
B (1)  3  RxD/TxD-P
A (2)  8  RxD/TxD-N
B (3)  3  RxD/TxD-P
A (4)  8  RxD/TxD-N
-    5    GND
-     6    VP (+5V)










