5.3 Modes of operation
The table below gives an overview of the available operation modes, link speed, number
of signals, data sampling time and typical devices:
Link speed Max. number of signals
per FO link
Sampling time Typical device
Single fiber input-only modes
2Mbit 32 INT + 32 Digital ≥1 ms ibaPADU16/32
(old, S/N < 1000)
3Mbit 64 INT + 64 Digital ≥1 ms ibaPADU8/16/32
64 REAL + 64 Digital ≥1 ms ibaLink-SM-64-i-o
5Mbit 8 INT + 8 Digital ≥50 µs SIMATIC TDC LO5
32Mbit 64 INT + 64 Digital ≥50 µs SIMATIC TDC LO6
128 INT + 128 Digital ≥100 µs SIMATIC TDC LO6
512 REAL + 512 Digital ≥800 µs ABB AC 800PEC (1 ms)
DPM-S mode ≥800 µs ibaBM-DPM-S (1 ms)
8 x (64 INT + 64 Digital) ≥1 ms ibaBM-COL-8i-o (1 ms)
Bidirectional fiber modes (output link required)
5Mbit 8 INT + 8 Digital
≥40 µs ibaPADU-8-M
ibaPADU-8-ICP
32Mbit Flex variable* ≥10 µs ibaPADU-S-CM
Single fiber output-only modes (output link required)
3Mbit 64 REAL + 64 Digital ≥1 ms ibaNet750BM
32Mbit Not supported by PC software yet
*Example: payload transmission of 64 Byte at 25 µs sampling time or 3100 Byte at 1 ms.