SIEMENS
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Siemens IK PI · 2015
PROFINET/Industrial Ethernet
Cabling technology
IE FC RJ45 Modular Outlet
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Overview
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Simple connection technology (insulation displacement
contacts) for 8-core Industrial Ethernet FastConnect twisted
pair installation cables (Cat6)
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Safe connection technology thanks to visible connection area
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Industry-standard design
- Rugged metal housing
- Dust caps
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Wall and DIN rail mounting inside or outside control cubicles
thanks to IP40 protection
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Good electromagnetic shielding and conduction due to metal
housing
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Integral strain relief for 8-core installation cables
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Replaceable inserts for
- 2 x Fast Ethernet connection
IE FC RJ45 Modular Outlet Insert 2FE
- 1 x Gigabit Ethernet connection
IE FC RJ45 Modular Outlet insert 1GE
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Benefits
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Easy and problem-free assembly due to integrated color-
coded insulation displacement contacts
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Time-saving and trouble-free installation with 8-core Industrial
Ethernet FC TP installation cables
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Universal use due to replaceable inserts (insert for two
10/100 Mbit/s ports, one 1 000 Mbit/s port or one 24 V DC
power supply and 100 Mbit/s port)
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Wide operating temperature range (-20 °C to +70 °C)
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Reliable shield contact and strain relief thanks to bolt-on cover
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Protection of investment, as a 100 Mbit/s network can be
upgraded without difficulty to a 1 000 Mbit/s network by
replacing the insert without having to release the cable
contacts
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Application
The 8-core cabling system of SIMATIC NET allows transfer rates
of 10/100/1000 Mbit/s for Ethernet and for the service-indepen-
dent cabling from this office environment. Thanks to the 8-core
cabling it is now possible to implement two Industrial Ethernet
connections for Fast Ethernet, but in future it will also be possible
to upgrade to a Gigabit Ethernet connection. This implements
the transition from 4-core Industrial Ethernet FastConnect TP
cabling system to the 8-core Gigabit cabling system.
The FC RJ45 Modular Outlet base module can optionally be
equipped with two different replaceable inserts, as follows:
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IE FC RJ45 Modular Outlet Insert 2FE with
2 x RJ45 sockets for 100 Mbit/s systems
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IE FC RJ45 Modular Outlet Insert 1GE with
1 x RJ45 socket for 1 000 Mbit/s systems
Thus it is possible not only to implement individual device
connections, but also 100 Mbit/s dual connections.
By replacing the insert, it is possible to switch from network
structures that are operated at transfrer rates of 100 Mbit/s to
structures with rates of 1 000 Mbit/s. Replacement of the cabling
is not necessary (permanent cabling).
Like the 4-wire cabling system, the Gigabit cabling system with
the IE FC RJ45 Modular Outlet also takes the conditions in the
field of industrial automation into account. No special tools are
required for the assembly; the same FC stripping tool is used as
for the 4-wire system.
8-wire FC installations cables are used for the cabling (AWG 22):
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IE FC Standard Cable 4 x 2;
for fixed routing as standard type for the IE FC RJ45 Modular
Outlet Inserts 2FE and 1GE
Max. distance which can be covered between two IE FC
Modular Outlets using IE FC Standard Cable is 90 m; the total
length of the patch cords to the terminal units at each end must
not exceed 10 m.
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