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EMC protection at power input terminal, and excellent EMC protection of RJ45 port make SICOM6000 applicable in harsh and dangerous industrial environments. Fiber network redundancy function and dual redundant power inputs function provide multi‐supports for reliable operation of the system. The user’s manual for SICOM6000 Industrial Ethernet Switch mainly introduces the technical ...
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SICOM6000 User’s Manual Notice for Safety Operation This product performs reliably as long as it is used according to the guidance. Artificial damage or destruction of the equipment should be avoided. Read this manual carefully and keep it for future reference; Do not place the equipments near water sources or humid places; Do not place anything on power cable and put the cable in unreachable places; Do not tie or wrap the cable to prevent fire. Power connectors and other equipment connectors should be firmly interconnected and frequently checked. In the following cases, please immediately cut off the power supply and contact our company: Water gets into the equipments; Equipment damage or shell breakage; Abnormal operation conditions of equipment or the demonstrated performances have ...
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SICOM6000 User’s Manual Caution, attention, danger: remind the operators places that need to pay attention to. ...
Fiber network redundancy function and dual redundant power inputs function provide multi‐supports for reliable operation of the system. SICOM6000 is a wall mounting structure and modular design for easy replacement, which facilitates installation and maintenance. The height of the switch is 165.5mm. Its case, made of ...
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Supports static routing, equivalence routing, policy routing and multiple dynamic routings, such as RIPv1/v2, OSPF v2, BGP v4, etc. Supports multicast routing protocols: IGMP, PIM‐SM, PIM‐DM, DVMRP Backplane switching capacity is 36Gbps, hardware routing, forwarding layer 3 switching packets with wire‐speed Routing address table size is 30K Supports QoS policy and multi‐queues scheduling algorithm Supports SNMP, RMON (1, 2, 3, 9), TELNET, CLI, etc. network management protocols Supports hardware ACL function, providing ACL hardware filtering from L2‐L7 Supports IGMP Snooping detection function Supports broadcast storm control Supports full duplex and half duplex mode flow control Supports rate limitation with the step of n×64K Reliability: MTBF≥50000hours, MTTR<0.5hour Supports alarm functions including power alarm, IP collision alarm, MAC collision alarm, ring alarm FTP/TFTP‐based online software update, easy for user’s device management and renewal SICOM6000 supports graphical network configuration, management and maintenance functions, remote monitoring network operation state and performance, providing network fault detection, diagnosis, locating and alarm. Industrial Power Design Support industrial power supply: 12VDC (9‐18VDC), 24VDC (18~36VDC), 48VDC (36~72VDC) Power input with over‐current, over‐voltage and EMC protection ...
Before opening the case, place it stably, pay attention to the direction of the packing case and ensure its right side is facing upward, so as to prevent SICOM6000 falling from the case after opening it. If using a hard object to open the case, do not over extend the hard object into the ...
SICOM6000 User’s Manual Chapter 2: Performance Specifications 2.1 System Specifications The system performance specifications of SICOM6000 industrial Ethernet switch are shown in Table 2‐1. Table 2‐1 System Specifications Specifications SICOM6000 Max 3 interface modules with 8 × 10 /100Base‐TX RJ45 ports per Quantity of RJ45 port module Quantity of redundant One interface module with 4 combo Gigabit SFP slots or Gigabit fiber or copper ports ...
SICOM6000 User’s Manual Chapter 3: Hardware Structure 3.1 System Structure Regarding hardware design, SICOM6000 is a layer 3 4G+24 port modular industrial Ethernet switch. The hardware structure of SICOM6000 is as Figure 3‐1: Figure 3‐1 Hardware Structure 3.2 Device Structure 3.2.1 Case SICOM6000 case is a wall mounting modular structure. The entire unit adopts six‐side‐enclosed design with protection class up to IP40. The case’s left and right panels are made of single‐ribbed aluminum, which are a part of the heat dissipation system. The single ribbed structure doubles the ...
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SICOM6000 User’s Manual Figure 3‐2 Case dimensions of SICOM6000 series Note: 1: Main control module 2: Interface module with 8 10/100Base‐TX RJ45 ports 3: Interface module with 4 RS232/485 serial ports 4: Interface module with 8 100M SFP slots 5: Interface module with 4 combo 1000M SFP slots or 10/100/1000Base‐TX RJ45 ports 6: Power module 7: Single‐ribbed panel for heat dissipation ...
SICOM6000 User’s Manual Note: 1: Slot for main control module 2: Slot 1 for interface module 3: Slot 2 for interface module 4: Slot 3 for interface module 5: Slot 4 for Gigabit interface module 6: Slot for power module 3.2.3 Main Control Module The structure of main control module for SICOM6000 industrial Ethernet switch is shown in Figure 3‐4. Figure 3‐4: Main control module Note: 1: POW, RUN, ALARM, L1‐L4 indicators in main control module 2: Aligning pin for main control module 1. LEDs in main control module -10-...
SICOM6000 User’s Manual Table 3‐1 LEDs LED State Description On 12VDC power input POW Off No 12VDC power input or work abnormally Blinking Main control module operates normally RUN OFF Main control module operates abnormally ON System has alarm ALARM OFF System no alarm On Interface modules in slots 1‐4 L1‐L4 Off No interface modules in slots 1‐4 3.2.4 Gigabit Interface Module The structure of Gigabit interface module of SICOM 6000 is shown in the Figure 3‐5. Figure 3‐5 SICOM6000’s Gigabit interface module Note: 1: POW, LINK indicators in Gigabit Interface module 2: Gigabit SFP slot -11-...
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SICOM6000 User’s Manual 3: Gigabit RJ45 ports 4: Aligning pin for Gigabit Interface module SFP Gigabit fiber/copper ports SICOM6000 has 4 combo Gigabit SFP slots or 10/100/1000Base‐TX RJ45 ports. SFP slots support hot‐swappable 1000Base‐LX full duplex single mode or multi mode fiber port SFP module and 10/100/1000Base‐TX RJ45 SFP module. Hot‐swappable SFP modules: LC connector for fiber port, RJ45 connector for TP port. Fiber ports should be used in pairs (TX and RX are a pair). TX port is for transmission, connected to receiving port RX in a remote switch; RX port is for receiving, connected to the transmitting port TX in the pair in the same remote switch. Using 1000Base‐LX fiber ports can form redundant fiber ring network with the recovery time less than 50ms, which ...
SICOM6000 User’s Manual LEDs in Gigabit interface module Table 3‐2 LEDs LED State Description ON 12VDC power input POWER OFF No 12VDC power input or operates abnormally. Gigabit copper port, SFP slot status LEDs (2 LEDs per port/slot) ACT Blinking Network activities in the port (Green) Off No network activities in the port LINK On Effective network connection in the port (Yellow) Off No effective network connection in the port 3.2.5 100M Interface Modules SICOM6000 base board provides 3 slots for 100M interface modules, supporting 3 kinds of modules: interface module for fast Ethernet Copper ports, interface module for fast Ethernet SFP slots, ...
SICOM6000 User’s Manual 3.2.5.1 Interface Module for Fast Ethernet Copper Ports Figure 3‐8: Interface module for Fast Ethernet copper ports Note: 1: POW, LINK indicators in the interface module 2: Fast Ethernet RJ45 copper ports 3: Aligning pin for the interface module Fast Ethernet RJ45 ports SICOM6000 provides 3 slots, supporting 100M interface modules with 8 10/100Base‐TX RJ45 ports per module. Each RJ45 port has self‐adaptive function, supporting MDI/MDI‐X auto‐connection. They can be connected to terminal equipments, severs, hubs or other switches by straight‐through or cross‐over cables. Each port supports IEEE802.3x self adaptation, so the most suitable ...
SICOM6000 User’s Manual LEDs in the interface module Table 3‐3 LEDs LED State Description ON 12VDC power input POWER OFF NO 12VDC power input or operates abnormally. 100M RJ45 port status LEDs (2 LEDs per port) ACT Blinking Network activities in the port (Yellow) Off No network activities in the port LINK On Effective network connection in the port (Green) Off No effective network connection in the port 3.2.5.2 Interface Module for Fast Ethernet SFP Slots Figure 3‐9: Interface module for Fast Ethernet SFP slots Note: 1: POW, LINK indicators in the interface module 2: Fast Ethernet SFP slots -15-...
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SICOM6000 User’s Manual 3: Aligning pin for the interface module Fast Ethernet SFP slots SICOM6000 has 3 slots, supporting 100M interface modules with 8 100M SFP slots per module. SFP slots support 100M single mode/multimode fiber port SFP module with LC connector. Fiber ports should be used in pairs (TX and RX are a pair). TX port is for transmission, connected to receiving port RX in a remote switch; RX port is for receiving, connected to the transmitting port TX in the pair in the same remote switch. Fiber ports can form redundant fiber ring network with the recovery time less than 50ms, which effectively increase the reliability of network operation. The structure, dimension of 100M SFP modules are the same with Gigabit SFP module. LEDs in the interface module Table 3‐4 LEDs ...
SICOM6000 User’s Manual 3.2.5.3 Interface Module for Serial Ports Figure 3‐10 Interface module for serial ports Note: 1: POW, ACT indicators in the interface module 2: RS232/RS485 serial ports 3: Aligning pin for the interface module Serial ports SICOM6000 serial port module supports 4 channels of serial data with RS232 and RS485 connector, but one port supports one type of connector (RS232/RS485). The terminal block for serial port is 3.81mm‐spacing 20‐pin phoenix terminal block. Its wiring method is the same with power terminal block. Wiring sequence is indicated in the following figure: -17-...
SICOM6000 User’s Manual Figure 3‐11 The definition of RS232/RS485 serial ports LEDs in the serial port module Table 3‐5: LEDs LED State Description ON 12VDC power input POW OFF No 12VDC power input or operates abnormally. Serial ports status LEDs (14) Blinking Data transmission in serial port T Off No data transmission Blinking Data receiving in serial port R Off No data receiving 3.2.6 Power Module SICOM6000 power module supports dual redundant power inputs and a backup port for failover to improve network reliability. It adopts 5‐pin 5.08mm phoenix terminal block for power supply. The pin definition of input side : 1: L/+: 2: N/‐; 3: PE; 4: N/‐; 5: L/+. Power input voltage is 12VDC, 24VDC, 48VDC. Power current is <3A and output voltage is 12VDC. There is only one power module because the device adopts single power dual redundant power inputs mode. -18-...
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SICOM6000 User’s Manual Figure 3‐12 Power module Note: 1: POW1, POW2 indicators in power module 2: Power input port 3: Relay alarm port 4: CONSOLE interface 5: Grounding hole 6: Aligning pin for power module 5.08mm‐spacing terminal block for power input Use this kind of terminal block to connect power cable according to the power input instruction on product label. The section area of power cable is required to be greater than 0.7mm and less than 2.5mm . The cable wiring diagram is as follows: ...
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3‐wire RS232. Users can use a network management cable with one end bearing RJ45 plug and the other end DB9F plug to connect CONSOLE interface with the 9‐pin serial port in the control computer. Operate the hyper terminal in the control computer to configure SICOM6000 by CLI command. The cable wiring sequence is shown in the following Figure: Setting parameters for hyper terminal port: Baud rate: 9600; Data bit: 8; Parity check: None; Stop ...
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SICOM6000 User’s Manual normally open contact is off and the normally closed contact is on. The relay alarm is outputted through the green three‐pin 3.81mm spacing terminal block. FAULT Figure 3‐15 Relay Alarm output terminal Note: NO. 1 and 2 are normally‐closed contacts and NO.2 and 3 are normally‐open contacts. When power supply smoothly, NO.1 and 2 contacts are off and NO.2 and 3 contacts are in short circuit; when the power supply fail, NO.1 and 2 contacts are in short circuit and NO.2 and 3 contacts are off. The electrical parameters of the external interface of relay: Max Switching Voltage 250VAC, 220VDC Max Switching Current 2A Max Switching Power 60W Grounding The power panel of SICOM6000 has a grounding screw hole (M4). After crimping one terminal of grounding cable with the cold‐pressing terminal, fix it to the grounding hole with grounding screws. The other terminal of grounding cable reliably connects to the ground. The section area of ...
SICOM6000 User’s Manual 3.2.7 Blind Plate When any slot in SICOM6000 is not in use, blind plate can be used to cover the slot not only for a nice look, but also improving protection class and controlling wind channel. 3.3 Device Application Check up before powered on Before device is powered on, please check if power input and output cables’ connection are correct and power supply units are connected reliably; check if hardware devices meet SICOM6000’s requirement on hardware environments. Device startup After power connection, please check if all units work normally. Port commission The connection status of copper ports are indicated in LEDs in front panel of switch. If ports are linked normally, their corresponding LEDs will keep on. When there are data transmitting and ...
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SICOM6000 User’s Manual Figure 3‐16: serial port configuration Then use PC to operate switch to implement network configuration and information query. For details, see SICOM6000 Series Industrial Ethernet Switch Software User’s Manual. 5. Switch restart Switch supports software restart and hardware restart. Please make the choice according to the actual needs. -23-...
2. Environment: operating temperature: ‐40℃~85℃; Relative humidity (non‐condensing) 0 %~95% 3. Earthing resistance: <5Ω 4. According to contract requirements, check if fiber optical cables are installed in right places and make sure all fiber connectors are appropriate. 5. Avoid direct sunshine and keep away from heat source and strong EMI area 6. Check whether there are cables and connectors needed for installation. 4.2 Installation The dimension of SICOM6000 is shown in Figure 4‐1. If SICOM6000 is going to be installed on a rack, please checking the rack before installation, including the following items: 1. Make sure there is enough space on rack for SICOM6000. 2. Ensure you are using a proper power voltage for SICOM6000 -24-...
SICOM6000 offers 10/100Base‐TX RJ45 ports to connect with terminal equipments by straight‐through cables, and to connect with network devices by cross‐over cables. 2. Connecting power Use the proper power supply voltage listed on the product label. After finishing other cables connection, connect the power. 4.4 Optical Fiber Connection SICOM6000 provides Gigabit SFP slots, supporting hot‐swappable Gigabit single mode or multi -25-...
SICOM6000 User’s Manual mode fiber ports SFP module and RJ45 ports SFP module. Fiber ports can form fiber redundant ring network. When the failure occur in the network, the recovery time is within 50ms. The fiber ports support LC connector. ...
SICOM6000 User’s Manual 5. User’s cables and power cable should be laid separately. 6. Inside walkways, the cables should be properly arranged in good order, with uniform, smooth and flat turnings. 7. Cables should be straightly laid in cable channels. Extruding of cable from cable channels to block other outlet or inlet holes is not allowed. The cables at the outlet part of cable channel or at turnings should be bundled and fixed. 8. If cables, power line and grounding conductor are laid in the same channel, cables, power line and grounding conductor should be not folded or blended together. If a cable line is overly long, coil and place it in the middle of the cabling rack, do not let it cover on other cables. 9. When laying the pigtail, avoid knotting of optical fiber cable, minimize the amount of turnings and avoid turnings with overly small radius. Bundle pigtails in proper tightness and avoid too tightly bundling. If laid on a cabling rack, it should be placed separately from other cables. 10. There must be the relevant marks at both ends of cable and the information on the marks ...
Check if the power plug is connected securely. 2. Power indicator in main control module is OFF Solutions: Check if the power connectors become loosened Check if the power module becomes loosened Use SICOM6000 serial port cable to read serial port information and check if the switch operates normally; if the switch operates abnormally, the main control module need to be replaced 3. Port indicators are OFF Solutions: Please check if the cables are connected securely at two ends. It is capable of using unused ...
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SICOM6000 User’s Manual switch, then re‐install, check if LED status are normal. If yes, tighten the screws up. If no, the main control module need to be replaced. 6. Fiber port couldn’t LINK Solutions: Please check if the fiber connectors are fastened well. If no, please reconnect and check if the fiber connectors are clean. It can be confirmed by unused ports in the same module. 7. No communication in serial ports Solutions: Please check if serial ports connection are reliable Please check if serial port cables are in good condition. Connect serial cable with PC, use wires to short circuit pin 1, 2 in the plug of serial cable; send data in PC serial port program at will and check if they are received by PC. If they are received, it proved that PC and serial cable are in good condition. If not, it means something wrong with serial cable or PC, so you need to check them one by one. 8. Packet loss in copper ports Solutions: The switches have been strictly tested before they are dispatched from the factory, so the probability of packet loss is little. But if packet loss happen, please check if the connection for copper ports are reliable. If it is reliable and packet loss still exist, please plug the cable to ...
SICOM6000 User’s Manual 4.8 Module Replacement While running, if power module, main control module are damaged, please inform us immediately for replacement. Please obey the following rules during replacement: Please cut off the power before replacement to avoid damages on other components due to error operation. Please strictly observe the rules described in chapter 4.9‐4.11 during the disassembly and re‐assembly. When the replacement is complete, please check if all modules are installed and connected ...
SICOM6000 User’s Manual assembly, electrify the switch and check if the switch work normally and POW, RUN indicators go on. Insert copper port cables for commission to check if indicators run well (LINK indicators are ON and ACT indicators blink). After ensuring the new module work normally, install the switch to the rack. 4.11 Switch Reinstallation After the troubleshooting, be careful not to leave sundries in the switch, gently push the module into the switch in order to avoid damages to the connector in the base board of the switch. During the installation of switch, take care not to damage the cables. After installation, ensure easy and smooth sliding in rail. During mounting optical cables, make sure cables do not form right ...
Figure 5‐1 TP port test 5.3 Fiber Port Test As shown in Figure 5‐2, firstly two units of SICOM6000 are connected to a fiber chain network. Then connect any RJ45 port in each device with test computers by straight‐through cables and send Ping command to each other. They can both get command without packet loss and the ...
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SICOM6000 User’s Manual corresponding LINK/ACT indicators of the fiber ports go on, showing the testing fiber ports work well. In the same way, test other pairs of fiber ports. The PING command example is as follows. Figure 5-2 Fiber port test PING command example: Suppose the IP address of test computer 1 is 192.168.100.10 and the test computer 2 is 192.168.100.11. Click the “Begin” menu on the test computer 1, select the “Operation” item, input “cmd” (WIN2000) or ”command” (WIN98/95), and send ping 192.168.100.11 –l 1000 –t; (‐1 means the number of bytes of sending packets, ‐t means keep sending the data); ...
Figure 6‐1 the redundant fiber ring network of SICOM6000 6.2 System configuration SICOM6000 industrial Ethernet switch is a modular design with 6 expansion slots: one slot for main control module, one slot for DC power module, one slot for Gigabit interface module and 3 slots for 100M interface modules. Required power voltages are 12VDC, 24VDC, 48VDC. Detailed configuration and models are shown in Table 6‐1 Table 6‐1 Configuration table of SICOM6000 SICOM6000 Description SICOM6000 system backboard supports one slot for SM6.1‐Backboard main control module, one slot for Gigabit interface -34-...
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SICOM6000 User’s Manual module, one slot for power module, 3 slots for 100M interface module SM6.1‐SW3 Main control module for SICOM6000 Power module, supports dual redundant power inputs, SM6.1‐POWER 12VDC, 24VDC or 48VDC Interface module with 4 combo Gigabit SFP slots or SM6.1‐4GX/GE‐SFP/RJ45 10/100/1000Base‐TX RJ45 ports SM6.1‐4GX‐SFP Interface module with 4 Gigabit SFP slots SM6.1‐8FE‐RJ45 Interface module with 8 10/100Base‐TX RJ45 ports SM6.1‐8FX‐SFP Interface module with 8 100M SFP slots Interface module with 4 100M SFP slots and 4 ...
SICOM6000 User’s Manual Appendix A: Twisted-pair and Pin Distribution For the connection of 10Base‐T/100Base‐TX, the twisted‐pair must have two pair cable. Each pair is distinguished with two different colors. For example, one strand is green, and the other is the alternate of green and white stripes. RJ‐45 connector should be equipped at both ends of the cable. ...
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SICOM6000 User’s Manual port. The pin distribution of 10Base‐T/100Base‐TX is listed in the table A‐1. Table A‐1 Pin distribution of 10Base‐T/100Base‐TX Pin MDI‐X signal name MDI signal name Receiving data + Output data+(TD+) 1 (RD+) Receiving data - Output data -(TD‐) 2 (RD‐) Output data +(TD+) Receiving data+(RD+) 3 Output data-(TD‐) Receiving data - (RD‐) 6 4,5,7,8 Unused Unused Note: “+”“‐”denoting cable polarity. Table A‐2 Pin Distribution of 10/100/1000Base‐TX Pin MDI/MDI‐X single name 1 TD0+ 2 TD0‐ ...
SICOM6000 User’s Manual Appendix B: Cable Type and Specifications The cable type and specifications are shown as table B‐1: Table B‐1 Cable type and specification Cable Type Max. length Connector 10Base‐T Cat 3,4 and 5 100ohm UTP 100m RJ‐45 100Base‐TX Cat 5 ‐100ohmUTP 100m RJ‐45 50/125 or 62.5/125μm core 5km(1310nm MM) 100Base‐FX SC/FC/ST multi‐mode fiber(MMF) 40km(1310nm SM) 9/125μm core single‐mode 100Base‐FX SC/FC/ST fiber(SMF) 80km (1550nm SM) 1000Base‐TX Cat 5‐100 ohm UTP 100m ...
SICOM6000 User’s Manual Appendix C: Glossary Terminology Explanation Twisted‐pair standard of Cat3, Cat4 and Cat5 in IEEE specification for 10Base‐T 10Mbps Ethernet Twisted‐pair standard of Cat5 or above in IEEE specification for 100Base‐TX 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Fast Ethernet which uses one pair of multi‐mode or single mode 100Base‐FX optical fiber to transmit. Gigabit Ethernet which using Cat.5 UTP as transmission medium, max 1000Base‐T effective transmission distance is up to 100m. U Gigabit Ethernet which uses one pair of multi‐mode or single mode ...
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SICOM6000 User’s Manual Use switches to set up the point to point connection among nodes in Full Duplex the LAN and allow them to receive and send data packet at the same time. The communication for two nodes can only move toward one Half Duplex direction at the same time, but cannot move toward both directions. It is the Medium Dependent Interface, in which, one Ethernet port is MDI taken as the receiving terminal to connect to the port of other equipment. MDI‐X Medium Dependent Interface Cross‐over -41-...
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