Connection
5.3 Suitable cables for power supply and Ethernet
SCALANCE W786C
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Operating Instructions, 07/2019, A5E03692138-12
5.3
Suitable cables for power supply and Ethernet
Cable specification
The following table lists the requirements for a cable depending on the use case.
Application
Specification
Direct 24 V DC supply
•
Round cable cross-section with
6 to 8 mm diameter.
Two-wire cable with 0.5 to 1.5 mm
2
cross-section
per wire.
•
Permitted tensile load at least
100 N.
•
UL listing: Type PLTC or ITC
Power supply adapter 12 to 24 VDC
•
Round cable cross-section with
6 to 8 mm diameter.
Two-wire cable with 0.5 to 1.5 mm
2
cross-section
per wire.
•
Permitted tensile load at least
100 N.
•
UL listing: Type PLTC or ITC
Power supply adapter 100 to 240 VAC
•
Round cable cross-section with
6 to 8 mm diameter.
•
Three-core cable with 0.5 - 1.5 mm
2
cross sec-
tion of the individual cores.
•
Permitted tensile load at least
100 N.
Ethernet
1.
IE FC TP standard cable GP 2 x 2 (Type A)
article no.: 6XV1840-2AH10
2.
IE TP Torsion Cable 2 x 2 (Type C)
Article number: 6XV1870-2F
3.
IE FC TP Trailing Cable 2 x 2 (Type C)
Article number: 6XV1840-3AH10
UL listing: Type PLTC or ITC (the three named types
have this approval)
Fiber-optic cable multimode
(for device variants with optical connectors)
FO Standard Cable GP
Article number: 6XV1873-2A
Minimum bending radius 65 mm.
You can find detailed information on preassembled
cable lengths and connectors in the catalog "IK PI".
FO Robust Cable GP 2G50/125/900
Article number: 6XV1873-2R
Halogen-free, UV-resistant cable for indoors and
outdoors for ambient temperatures -40 °C ... +70 °C.
