Siemens ethernet switches

Siemens has expanded its range of industrial ethernet switches with the Scalance XB-000 range for low-cost design of small line and star topologies and the XF-200 range with flat design.

The company has also extended its existing X-100 range with a compact switch for power supply over an ethernet data line.

The switches of the Scalance XB-000 range are unmanaged with IP20 protection and are suitable for industrial environments which are not particularly harsh. Due to the compact box design, the switches can be fitted on a standard DIN rail in a control cabinet.

The XB005, XB008, XB004-1 and XB004-1LD versions have up to eight electrical RJ45 ports or four RJ45 ports and a fibre-optic port.

The XF204IRT is the first switch from the Scalance XF-200 range. It saves space as a result of its flat design with the cable outlet sloping downwards, whereas the plugs are connected from the front.

The switch allows users to design isochronous real-time ethernet segments. The device can be operated directly in a ring as a managed switch and used for standby coupling with other network segments to guarantee high network availability.

It offers all functions of the X-200 range, such as the built-in redundancy manager function.

An unmanaged switch with Power-over-Ethernet function supplements the X-100 range. Two data terminals can then be powered over the ethernet data line. As this is possible using the existing power supply for the switch, an additional 48 V supply is unnecessary.