Bus cable lengths and pin assignment

The maximum length of cable which can be used depends on the selected baud rate. The following lengths should be understood as the total length of the main line plus any drop lines.

Baud rate

Bus length

500 kbit/s

< 100 m

250 kbit/s

< 250 m

125 kbit/s

< 500 m

Bus cable lengths and pin assignment 1:
DeviceNet – Baud rate and bus length
Bus cable lengths and pin assignment 2:
Layout of the ZB5200 CAN/DeviceNet cable

The cable consists of two shielded wire pairs. One pair carries out the transmission. The second pair distributes the supply voltage.

Bus cable lengths and pin assignment 3:
Cable assignment