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Trunk line length
The permissible total length of a trunk line used in a DeviceNet network will differ
depending upon the data transmission speed and the type of cables used (thick cable
or thin cable).
Communications
speed
Maximum cable length
when only thick cables are used
Maximum cable length
when only thin cables are used
125 Kbps 500 m
250 Kbps 250 m
500 Kbps 100 m
100 m
A DeviceNet network may be constructed with thick and thin cables together. In such
a case, the permissible total lengths of thin and thick cables can be obtained
according to the calculation formulae below.
Communications
speed
Maximum network length
125 Kbps L (thick) + 5 × L (thin) ≤ 500 m
250 Kbps L (thick) + 2.5 × L (thin) ≤ 250 m
500 Kbps L (thick) + L (thin) ≤ 100 m
Drop line length
The drop line length is cable distance between the trunk line tap and the farthest
node on the drop line. The permissible overall length of drop lines throughout the
network (“total length”) depends on the communications speed, and must be within
the lengths listed in the table below.
Drop line length
Communications
speed
Maximum length Overall length
125 Kbps 156 m
250 Kbps 78 m
500 Kbps
6 m
39 m
“L (thick)” indicates the length of
thick cables.
“L (thin)” indicates the length of
thin cables.
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