Festo CPX Series Manual page 27

2 Installation as function module F24
Branch lines
The following table shows the specification for branch lines (without repeater) with the CC-Link refer-
ence cable.
Subject matter
Baud rate
Maximum length of main
string
Max. branch line length
Max. total length of
branch lines
Max. number of slaves
per branch line
Connecting cables
Branch line sub-bases
Branch line connectors
Distance between
branch lines
Length A
Length B
More than 1 m if only remote I/Os and remote device stations are available.
1)
More than 2 m if local or intelligent device stations are available.
2)
Tab. 2.14 Specification for branch lines
Festo – P.BE-CPX-FB23-24-EN – 1305a – English
Specification Remarks
625 kBd 156 kBd 10 / 5 / 2.5 MBd not possible.
100 m 500 m Cable length between the terminating resistors
without the length of the branch line cables.
8 m Total cable length for a branch line.
50 m 200 m Total cable length for all branch lines.
6 slaves per branch Total number of connectable slaves depends on
line CC-Link specification.
CC-Link reference CC-Link high-performance cable cannot be used
cable (e.g. FANC-SBH).
The use of different cables is not possible.
Commercially-avail- Remove as little insulation as possible from the
able branch line cable when it is connected to the main string.
sub-bases
Recommended
connectors for FA
sensors: NECA4202
(IEC 947-5-2) or
compatible
Any Distance between branch lines (branch line sub-
bases or branch line connectors).
< 0.3 m Cable length between remote I/Os or remote device
stations.
1)
< 1 m Cable length for master, local and intelligent device
2)
< 2 m stations as well as the adjoining stations.
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