HOW TO FAST CONNECT PROFIBUS CABLE USING FAST CONNECT STRIPPING TOOL

PROFIBUS, the number 1 fieldbus in automation technology, has already been on the market for several years. Special types of cable (such as standard cable, trailing cable and halogen-free cable) are available to satisfy the requirements of different fields of application. The FastConnect cabling system from the SIMATIC NET product line now greatly improves the attractiveness of the PROFIBUS. Easy installation coupled with an enormous

reduction in preparation time are the most important advantages of the FastConnect connection system.

The system consists of three optimally matched components:

• Easy-to-install cablewith copper cores

• Stripping tool

• Snap-on connector(under development) with insulation displacement

Today, the cable is stripped carefully layer by layer with a cable knife, that is, the outer sheath must be cut to precisely the right size for the connector to be used.

The braided shield must then be prepared for the respective shield grounding connection.

Finally, the cores must be stripped to a prescribed length.

These steps, all of which are needed to install a PROFIBUS connector, are extremely

time-consuming. The time needed to cut to length and terminate a PROFIBUS cable is currently around 10 to 15 minutes.

It's this VERY easy:

Take the stripping tool in your right hand

Measure the length of PROFIBUS FastConnect Stripping Tool (FCS) cable by placing the cable on the measuring template. Use the index finger of the left hand as end stop. Place the end of the measured piece of cable in the tool. End stop for the cutting depth is the index finger of the left hand.

Clamp the cable end tightly in the stripping tool all the way to the end stop.

To strip the cable, turn the stripping tool four times in the direction of the arrow. Leaving the stripping tool closed, pull it off the cable end. Remove the protective layer from the cores.

Insert cores according to color coding into the connector and push down lock.

Fasten strain relief screws and your are done.

Installation of a PROFIBUS connector is child's play with the new

PROFIBUS FastConnect system. The FastConnect cable's special design makes it possible to use the FastConnect stripping tool for precise, one-step stripping of outer sheath and braided shield, enabling error-free preparation of PROFIBUS connectors in about two minutes. The FastConnect cable can be used both for both snap-on connectors and for the preparation of PROFIBUS connectors with screw-type terminals. Installation of the new Fast- Connect snap-on connectors

is also greatly simplified by their uniform fixing dimensions and connection technology. In addition to savings in both time and costs, the PROFIBUS FastConnect system also reduces the source of errors.

PROFIBUS FastConnect standard cable

The PROFIBUS standard cable from SIMATIC NET, which has proven itself many times over, was modified in its internal design so as to allow use of the

FastConnect stripping tool. The Fast- Connect standard cable also has all the outstanding electrical and mechanical properties of the PROFIBUS standard cable.

PROFIBUS FastConnect stripping tool (FCS)

The FCS was developed as stripping tool for FastConnect cables. The precisely

preset cutting depths and distances between cutters make it possible to cut

back exactly the right amount of the FastConnect cable's outer sheath and braided shield in one step, precluding PROFIBUS connector installation errors due to inexact stripping of the cables.