SIMATIC NET plastic and PCF fiber-optic conductors are used to construct optical indoor PROFIBUS DP networks.

Plastic fiber-optic cables and segmented PCF fiber-optic cables can be assembled easily on site with 2 x 2 simplex plugs. The maximum cable length between two DP devices is 50 m.

Longer cable lengths up to 300 m can be achieved using PCF fiber-optic cables. These cables are also available preassembled with 4 simplex plugs.

Devices with integrated optical interface (Simplex connection technology) include, for example, OBT, CP 342-5 FO, CP 5613 FO, IM 153-2 FO, IM 467 FO.