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7GFK–0644A Chapter 1 Introduction
Cable Lengths on the I/O Link
The maximum distance between the master and the first slave, and between successive
slaves, depends on whether electrical or optical cable is used.
The maximum length of an electrical cable link is 10 meters (33 feet).
The maximum length of an optical fiber cable is 100 meters (330 feet).
Electrical and optical cables can be used in the same I/O Link.
SLAVE
0
OPTICAL FIBER CABLE
SLAVE
0
MASTER
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10m
SLAVE
1
OPTICAL ADAPTER
10m
1m
100m
OPTICAL ADAPTER
SLAVE
2
1m
SLAVE
3
SLAVE
15
10m