FC510x - PCI Cards for CANopen

Star Hub (Multiport Tap)

 

Shorter drop line lengths must be maintained when passive distributors ("multiport taps"), such as the Beckhoff ZS5052-4500 Distributor Box. The following table indicates the maximum drop line lengths and the maximum length of the trunk line (without the drop lines):

Baud rate
Drop line length with multiport topology
Trunk line length (without drop lines)
1 Mbit/s
< 0,3 m
< 25 m
500 kbit/s
< 1,2 m
< 66 m
250 kbit/s
< 2,4 m
< 120 m
125 kbit/s
< 4,8 m
< 310 m