
Installation and Maintenance
5.6 Receive Level of the Optical Channels
SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS Optical Link Module OLM V4.0
Operating Instructions, 01/2013, C79000-G8976-C270-03
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5.6 Receive Level of the Optical Channels
Figure 5-11 Position of the level
recording connections
The receive level of the two optical channels CH2 und CH3 can
be measured using a standard voltmeter via the measurement
sockets. The voltmeter can be connected and disconnected
while the device is operating. The OLM is protected against a
short circuit at the measurement sockets; data transmission is
not influenced. The receive level of the two optical channels can
be read in on a PLC using floating high impedance analog
inputs.
This allows
– the incoming optical power to be documented, e.g. for later
measurement (aging, damage)
– a good/bad test to be carried out (limit value).
The measurement must be performed with a high-resistance, ungrounded voltmeter. The ground connector
must not be connected to the housing; otherwise the data traffic could be disturbed. To meet the EMC
requirements, the length of the connected measuring cables must not exceed 3 m. The quality of the bus traffic
can be estimated based on the receiving levels in the following diagram:
Figure 5-12 Relationship between measured output voltage and signal quality
Measured voltage / V
Receiving level at 660 nm / dBm
Receiving level at 860 nm / dBm
Receiving level at 1310 nm / dBm
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-4-6-8-10-12-14-16-18-20-22-24-26
-12-14-16-18-20-22-24-26-28
-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29
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0,8
0,2
0,4
0,6
1,0
1,4
1,7
2,0
2,5
3,0
3,5
4,0
0,1
Function not guaranteed
Optical system reserve reduced
Normal operation, level sufficient
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