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3 bus connectors – Siemens SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS User Manual

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Passive Components for RS-485 Networks

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PROFIBUS Networks SIMATIC NET

6GK1970-5CA20-0AA1 Release 2 05/2000

4.3

Bus Connectors

Uses

Using the bus connector for SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS:

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Nodes with an electrical 9-pin sub-D interface complying with EN 50170 can be
connected directly to the SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS cables

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Electrical segments or individual nodes can be connected to the optical link
module (OLM, OBT).

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Nodes or programming devices can be connected to a repeater.

Note

The integrated bus terminators and the mechanical specifications of the SIMATIC
NET bus connectors are tailored to the SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS cables (cable
type A of the PROFIBUS standard EN 50170-1-2). Fitting bus connectors to
cables with different electrical or mechanical properties can cause problems during
operation!