Installation manual

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S7-400 and M7-400 Programmable Controllers Hardware and Installation
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5.8.1 Fiber-Optic Cables
Features of the Fiber-Optic Cables
Use Siemens plastic and PCF fiber-optic cables with the following features:
Table 5-4 Features of the Fiber-Optic Cables
Description
SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS
Plastic Fiber-Optic
Duplex Conductor
Plastic Fiber-Optic
Standard Cable
PCF Fiber-Optic
Standard Cable
Standard designation I-VY2P 980/1000
150A
I-VY4Y2P 980/1000
60A
I-VY2K 200/230
10A17+8B20
Area of application Indoors with a low
mechanical load,
such as laboratory
test assemblies or in
cabinets:
Cable lengths up to
50 m
Indoors:
Cable lengths up to
50 m
Indoors:
Cable lengths up to
300 m
Fiber type Step-index fiber
Core diameter 980 µm 200 µm
Core material Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) Quartz glass
Cladding outer diameter 1000 µm 230 µm
Cladding material Fluorinated special polymer
Inner sheath
• Material
• Color
• Diameter
PVC
Gray
2.2  0.01 mm
PA
Black and orange
2.2  0.01 mm
-
(Without inner sheath)
Outer sheath
• Material
• Color
- PVC
Purple
PVC
Purple
Number of fibers 2
Attenuation at
wavelength
 230 dB/km
660 nm
 10 dB/km
660 nm
Cable grip - Kevlar fibers Kevlar fibers
Maximum permissible tensile
force
• Short-term
• Continuous
 50 N
Not suitable for
continuous tensile
load
 100 N
Not suitable for
continuous tensile
load
 500 N
 100 N
(At cable grip only,
 50 N at connector or
single conductor)