Determine The Maximum Trunk Line Distance - Parker H Series Installation & Service Instructions Manual

The maximum cable distance is not
necessarily the trunk length only. It is the
maximum distance between any two devices.
Wire Wire Usage
Color Identity Round
white CAN_H signal
blue CAN_L signal
bare drain shield
black V- power
red V+ power

Determine the maximum trunk line distance

TIP
Usage
Flat
signal
The distance between any two points must not exceed the maximum cable
signal
distance allowed for the data rate used.
n/a
power
Data rate
power
125k bit/s
250k bit/s
500k bit/s
Round cable (both thick and thin) contains five wires: One
twisted pair (red and black) for 24V dc power, one twisted
pair (blue and white) for signal, and a drain wire (bare).
Flat cable contains four wires: One pair (red and black) for
24V dc power; one pair (blue and white) for signal.
Drop cable for KwikLink is a 4-wire unshielded gray cable.
It is used only with KwikLink flat cable systems.
Maximum Maximum
distance distance
(flat cable) (thick cable)
420m (1378 ft) 500m (1640 ft)
200m (656 ft) 250m (820 ft)
75m (246 ft) 100m (328 ft)
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Maximum
distance
(thin cable)
100m (328 ft)
100m (328 ft)
100m (328 ft)
Publication DNET-UM072C-EN-P - July 2004
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