Distributed I/O system
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Hardware configuration
Mechanical maximum configuration
The following tables show the rules of the mechanical configuration. As soon as one of the
following rules applies, the maximum configuration has been reached.
Table 3- 1 Maximum mechanical configuration - on ET 200AL interface module
Interface modules as
of firmware version
V1.0.0
Interface modules as
of firmware version
V1.0.1
Number of ET 200AL I/O modules in the configuration
Number of ET-Connection outlets 2
Number of I/O modules per ET-Connection outlet
Spatial extension per ET-Connection line 160 m 240 m
Cable length between the modules
Table 3- 2 Maximum mechanical configuration - on ET 200SP with interface module
Interface modules as
of firmware version
V3.0.0
Interface modules as
of firmware version
V3.3.0
Number of ET 200AL I/O modules in the configuration
Number of ET-Connection outlets
Spatial extension ET-Connection line
Cable length between the modules
Table 3- 3 Maximum mechanical configuration - on ET 200SP with CPU
CPUs with firmware version as of V2.0.0
Number of ET 200AL I/O modules in the configuration
Number of ET-Connection outlets
Spatial extension ET-Connection line
Cable length between the modules