FEP630, FEH630 ELECTROMAGNETIC FLOWMETER  |  OI/FEP630/FEH630-EN REV. D  51 
 
Limits and rules when using ABB fieldbus accessories 
 
 
Figure 66:  Bus cable length depends on the transmission rate 
 
Pro PROFIBUS Line 
(Line = Starts at DP Master and goes to last DP/PA Slave) 
•  Approximately 4 to 8 DP segments through the repeater (see 
repeater data sheets) 
•  Recommended DP transfer rate 500 to 1500 kBit/s 
•  The slowest DP node determines the transfer rate of the DP 
line 
•  Number of PROFIBUS DP and PA nodes ≤ 126 (addresses 
0 to 125) 
 
Per PROFIBUS DP segment 
•  Number of DP nodes ≤ 32 
(Node = Devices with / without PROFIBUS address) 
•  Bus termination required at the beginning and end of each 
DP segment! 
•  Trunk cable length (L
T
) see diagram (length dependent on 
transfer rate) 
•  Cable length of at least 1 m between two DP nodes at 
≥ 1500 kBit/s! 
•  Spur cable length (L
S
), at ≤ 1500 kBit/s: LS ≤ 0.25 m,  
at > 1500 kBit/s: LS = 0.00 m! 
•  At 1500 kBit/s and ABB DP cable type A: 
–  Sum of all spur cable lengths (L
S
) ≤ 6.60 m, trunk cable 
length (L
T
) > 6.60 m, total length = L
T
+ (Σ L
S
) ≤ 200 m, 
maximum 22 DP nodes (= 6.60 m / (0.25 m + 0.05 m 
spare))