Fiber star network with DeltaV Smart Switches, CHARMs I/O, and DeltaV Firewall IPD

Figure: DeltaV Smart Switches in a fiber star network with CHARMs I/O and firewall IPD


Callout Description
100 m (max) straight-through or crossover cable. To prevent ground loops, build this cable assembly with a shielded, metal-enclosed RJ45 connector on one end and an isolated, plastic-enclosed RJ45 connector on the other end. The metal connector end of this cable must be placed on the switch and not on the PC.
100 m (max) straight-through or crossover cable. To prevent ground loops, build this cable assembly with a shielded, metal-enclosed RJ45 connector on one end and an isolated, plastic-enclosed RJ45 connector on the other end. The metal connector end of this cable assembly can be placed on either end of the link.
100 m (max) straight-through or crossover cable. The shield on the controller’s RJ45 connector connects only to a Faraday cage in the controller; not to the controller’s DC ground. Therefore, the RJ45 connectors are floating and the single point of ground is made at the switch to which the controller is connected. Build this cable assembly with a shielded, metal-enclosed RJ45 connector on both ends.
The CIOC with a multimode fiber-optic network interface (MTRJ port), is an edge device for an end-of-line group of remotely located CHARMs I/O. CIOCs with a fiber-optic network interface cannot be daisy-chained and are used for star-connected CHARMs networks as shown in the image. The fiber-optic MTRJ port is for use with multimode fiber-optic cable with diameters of 62.5/125 or 50.125 µm. The maximum distance supported is in the 2 kilometer range; however, the actual distance supported is influenced by the number and quality of fiber-optic splices, patch panels, and grade and attenuation of the fiber-optic cable. Refer to the CIOC Carrier specifications for the fiber-optic link budget. Single mode fiber-optic cable is not supported. For single mode fiber applications, a low port number, external fiber-optic switch can be used to link the twisted-pair version of the CIOC using fiber-optic cable. Refer to the DeltaV Smart Switch Product Data Sheets for more information.
The serial port is not required for process communications; it is used only for occasional out-of-band switch setup and management.
The firewall IPD supports up to eight redundant controllers on its protected side in any combination of M-series and S-series controllers, and any number of CIOCs.
Use a ring tongue terminal to connect the ground screw to a suitable shield ground. This connection provides a ground for the twisted-pair, shielded Ethernet connectors.