Cable Selection - Field Bus Cable; Cable Selection - Operating Voltages - Festo FB16 Electronic Manual

VIFB16 - 03/05
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3. Installation
Special advice on cable selection, bus cabling
and on the allowable cable lengths is to be
found in the following Schneider Automation
(Telemechanique) manuals:
• German edition:
TSX DR FPW G (FIPWAY Zellennetzwerk/
FIPIO-Feldbus - Benutzerhandbuch)
• English edition: TSX DR FPW (FIPWAY
Cell Network/FIPIO Field Bus - Reference
Manual)
• French edition: TSX DR FPW F
(Réseau cellulaire FIPWAY/bus de terrain
FIPIO - manuel de l'utilisateur)
PLEASE NOTE
This or similar information will hereinafter
be assumed to be known.
Cable selection – field bus cable
The field bus cable is a shielded twisted-pair
wire. Please consult the PLC manual for the
controller for the type of cable to be used.
Cable selection – operating voltages
Several parameters must be taken into ac-
count when the two operating voltages are
connected. Further information is to be found
in the following chapters:
• Chapter 3:
Section: "Connecting the operating voltages"
- Calculating the current consumption
- Power unit design
- Cable cross section and length
• APPENDIX A: Cable length and cross section
- Determining the cross section and length
with tables
- Calculating with a formula.
Installation
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