Connection 
  6.2 Power supply 
SCALANCE WxM766 
Operating Instructions, 03/2022, C79000-G8976-C617-03 
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The digital outputs are not permitted to come into contact with hazardous voltages and 
non-energy limited circuits. The permissible nonhazardous voltages are SELV/PELV as 
per UL 61010-2-201. The energy limited circuit as per clause 9.4 of UL 61010-1 or LPS 
of UL 60950 or Class 2 of UL 1310 or UL 5085-1 & UL 5085-3 are considered as 
equivalent. 
6.2  Power supply 
Note 
Galvanic isolation of the power supply unit
 
To ensure dielectric strength according to IEEE 802.3, the supplying 24 V power supply 
unit must be galvanically isolated with a dielectric strength of 1500 VAC. The galvanic 
isolation must also not be bridged by
 other devices connected to the same power supply 
 
Note 
All power supplies (24 V power supply unit or PoE) must not be connected to a mains 
supply higher than 300 V and the overvoltage category II. 
 
Information on the power supply 
There are two options for the power supply: 
•  Power over Ethernet via the 8-pin M12 Ethernet interface P1 ① 
The power supply cannot be connected redundantly. 
•  Direct infeed via the 4-pin M12 socket ② 
The power supply can be connected redundantly. The inputs L1/L2 are decoupled 
There is no distribution of load. The power supply unit with the higher output voltage 
supplies the device alone. 
For the direct feed-in of the power supply use copper cables with the following 
properties: 
•  Round cable cross-section with 6 to 8 mm diameter. 
•  Two-wire cable with a cross-section of 0.75 to 1.5 mm
2
 per wire or copper cable of 
the category AWG18-16. The temperature stability must be at least 105 °C. 
•  With redundant power supply: Four-wire cable with a cross-section of 0.75 to 1.5 mm
2
 
per wire or copper cable of the category AWG18-16. The temperature stability must 
be at least 105 °C.