Pof Application Notes; Fig. 40 Ek1541 - Beckhoff EK1101 Documentation

Use of blind plugs
To protect the transceiver from environmental influences, unused connection socket should
be sealed with the blind plugs provided!
Note
Figure: Blind plugs in unused sockets
5.2.2

POF application notes

Fig. 40: EK1541
5.2.2.1 Notes regarding suitable POF cables
General information about POF cables
The standard polymer fiber is 1 mm thick and consists of a 0.98 mm thick core made of polymethyl
methacrylate (PMMA) as well as a thin sheath. In order to enable the guidance of light using the effect of
total reflection in the core, the usually very thin sheath consists of fluorinated PMMA, which has a low
refractive index. The core diameters lie between 0.06 and 1 mm, as a result of which simple plug
connections are easy to implement. Furthermore, the splicing process often used for the connection of glass
fibers and the unnecessarily high expenditure associated with it can usually be dispensed with. The
EK110x, EK15xx Version: 3.6
Commissioning/application notes
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