Installing And Connecting The Im 463-2 - Siemens SIMATIC S7-400 Reference Manual

S5 interface IM 463-2

7.4 Installing and connecting the IM 463-2

7.4 Installing and connecting the IM 463-2
Overview
To install an IM 463-2 in a CR of the S7-400, proceed in the same way as when installing other
S7-400 modules (see
To connect an IM 463-2, follow the steps outlined below:
1. Prepare the cable
2. Plug in the cable
3. Select the interface
4. Select the cable length
Prepare the cable
You can use the cable 721. However, you must change the connector housing on the
connection side of the IM 463-2.
Two connector housings are enclosed with every IM 463-2. You can prepare a cable for an
IM 463-2 using one of these connector housings and a 721 cable (see
Proceed as follows:
1. Remove one connector housing on the 721 cable.
2. Open one of the connector housings enclosed with the IM 463-2.
3. Attach this connector housing to the 721 cable.
4. Close the connector housing.
Plug in the cable
To plug in the cable, follow the steps outlined below:
1. Open the cover of the IM 463-2.
2. Plug the new connector of the cable into one of the connectors of the IM 463-2.
Interface C1 corresponds to the upper connector;
Interface C2 corresponds to the lower connector.
3. Screw the connector of the cable onto the connector of the IM 463-2.
4. Close the cover.
Select the interface
You select the interface with the selector switch on the front plate. Set the interface(s) here
that you want to use. Make the settings on the IM 463-2 only when the CPU is in STOP mode.
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S7-400 Automation System Module Data
Reference Manual, Ausgabe 11/2016, A5E00850736-08