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Fieldbus systems, Fibre-optic systems
News Release from: Omniflex (UK) | Subject: Fibre Optic Tx/Rx
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 November 2007
Fibre optic transmitter/receiver modules
Omniflex are satisfying the customer requirements for high integrity, single loop contact repeaters over fibre-optic cable using their latest fibre-optic transmitter and receiver modules
The Omniflex DIN rail mount fibre-optic transmitters and receivers enable you to send a single digital contact over a fibre-optic link (volt free input, Form C output) over distances up to 10km The units are 10-30Vdc powered and have a high reliability circuit with published MTBF and PFD figures with fail-safe operation
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 6 Oct 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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In many applications these units are being used to acquire critical alarm data within the nuclear and commercial environments.
In one particular application in the nuclear industry, 64 critical alarm were acquired, together with other data, using a site-wide blown fibre network.
A single fibre was used for each channel with up to twelve fibres in each tube.
The basic fibres were terminated in "patch" enclosures then ST Patch-fibres were used for the final connections.
This approach enabled installation tasks to be logically split and greatly expedited commissioning of the complete system.
LEDs on the front of the fibre-optic transmitters and receivers indicate the presence of power and the status of the input/output, further assisting rapid commissioning.
The individual volt-free contact outputs were connected (fail safe) to an Omniflex Omni16C SIL 1 Alarm Annunciator System.
Individual repeats were then wired to a Maxiflex Data Acquisition systems for archiving.
For further details on the Omniflex Fibre Optic Transmitters and Receivers please contact Omniflex UK, or use the Processingtalk Reader Response Service.
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