System Components - Siemens SIRIUS 3RT Series System Manual

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System components

Numerous system components are offered to perform communication. The main
components of a system installation are:
● Master interfaces for central control units such as SIMATIC S5 and SIMATIC S7, ET 200
M distributed I/O, or routers from PROFIBUS/PROFINET to AS-Interface.
● AS-Interface shaped cable
● Network components, e.g. repeater and extension plug
● Power supply unit for powering the slaves
● Modules for connecting standard sensors/actuators
● Actuators and sensors with integrated AS-i slave
● Secure modules for transferring safety-related data over AS-Interface
● Addressing device for setting slave addresses during commissioning
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AS-Interface master and AS-Interface links
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