Wiring the Bus System

The INTERBUS differentiates between remote bus, peripheral bus and remote installation bus. The INTERBUS Bus Coupler is equipped with the remote bus interface. The INTERBUS Bus Coupler has an incoming and outgoing interface based on D-SUB plug and coupling.

INTERBUS topology

INTERBUS is a ring bus system. The INTERBUS line includes the return line. The cabling therefore appears to be a single line.

Bus length

Baud rate

Bus length

500 kbit/s

12.8 km (400 m between 2 stations)

INTERBUS cable

The use of pair-wise twisted, screened cables is recommended for the INTERBUS wiring (3 x twisted pair with screening).

ZB4200 INTERBUS cable

Beckhoff offers an INTERBUS cable with the order number ZB4200.

Cable preparation

Cable colours for using the Beckhoff INTERBUS cable at Bus Terminal and Fieldbus Box:

Pin BK40x0/BC4000

Function

ZB4200 cable color

D sub plug
outgoing remote bus

D sub socket
incoming remote bus

 

 

6

6

/DO

green

1

1

DO

yellow

7

7

/DI

pink

2

2

DI

grey

3

3

COM

brown

5

-

jumper

-

9

-

jumper

-

 

INTERBUS D sub coupling ZB4100 and plug ZB4101

For the connection with the INTERBUS cable and the Bus Coupler, we recommend the use of D sub plug and coupling.

ZB4100 incoming remote bus, coupling
ZB4101 outgoing remote bus, plug