PLC Fibre Optic
PLC Fibre Optic
(OP)
I have to run fibre optic cabling from a PLC (unspecified type at present) to a SCADA system which is situated on a Ethernet Fibre ring network.
Is there any specific hardware which is required at either end to achieve this?
Is there any specific hardware which is required at either end to achieve this?





RE: PLC Fibre Optic
RE: PLC Fibre Optic
I know Siemens and AB has this; others do as well I am sure. I have never seen a fiber network interface card on a PLC, but that does not mean someone has not produced one yet.
If you want a SCADA poling system to communicate to a PLC over a fiber Ethernet network, then you will likely need a fiber to IP converter of some sort on the PLC end.