Siemens SIMATIC ET 200MP System Manual page 71

3. Put the strain relief (cable tie) around the cable harness, and pull the strain relief for the
4. Insert the shield clamp from below into the shielding bracket in order to connect the cable
Functions of the shield contact
The shield contact:
● Is needed to fit cable shields (e.g. for analog modules).
● Interference currents on cable shields are diverted from the shield connection to ground
Reference
Further information on wiring the inputs and outputs can be found in the Product Manuals for
the I/O modules.
ET 200MP Distributed I/O System
System Manual, 01/2013, A5E03723484-01
cable harness tight (Figure 2).
shielding (Figure 3).
via the mounting rail. The shielding connection is not required at cable entry into the
switchboard.
6.8 Front connector for the I/O modules
Wiring
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