Selecting Fiber-Optic Cables - Siemens SIMATIC S7-400H System Manual

18.3

Selecting fiber-optic cables

Check or make allowance for the following conditions and situations when selecting a
suitable fiber-optic cable:
● Required cable lengths
● Indoor or outdoor installation
● Any particular protection against mechanical stress required?
● Any particular protection against rodents required?
● Can an outside cable be routed directly underground?
● Does the fiber-optic cable need to be water-proof?
● Which temperatures influence the installed fiber-optic cable?
Cable length up to 10 m
The synchronization module 6ES7 960–1AA06–0XA0 can be operated in pairs with fiber-
optic cables up to a length of 10 m.
Select cables with the following specification for lengths up to 10 m:
● Multimode fiber 50/125 µ or 62.5/125 µ
● Patch cable for indoor applications
● 2 x duplex cables per fault-tolerant system, cross-over
● Connector type LC–LC
Such cables are available in the following length as accessories for fault-tolerant systems:
Table 18- 1
Length
1 m
2 m
10 m
S7-400H
System Manual, 03/2012, A5E00267695-11
Accessory fiber-optic cable
Order number
6ES7960–1AA04–5AA0
6ES7960–1AA04–5BA0
6ES7960–1AA04–5KA0
Synchronization modules
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