We are planning a new installation.
Large industrial building. PLC will be in one end climate controlled room.
Some distributed Ethernet/IP I/O far end of building about 400 feet away.
We are contemplating Ethernet over fiber.....
..but a few team members would endorse a simple copper Ethernet switch in the middle.
The reason to not do fiber, as fiber termination is only done by a smaller number of trained persons. Copper Ethernet is readily service and deployed by a large number of persons.
To entertain a single switch in the middle, we would need a small enclosure to house the switch, and provide climate control in the enclosure.
The plant ambient temperature in the summer can be 120 degrees F. It is also a dirty, sooty environment.
What suggestions might you propose that has been successful?
Thank You
Plastic
Large industrial building. PLC will be in one end climate controlled room.
Some distributed Ethernet/IP I/O far end of building about 400 feet away.
We are contemplating Ethernet over fiber.....
..but a few team members would endorse a simple copper Ethernet switch in the middle.
The reason to not do fiber, as fiber termination is only done by a smaller number of trained persons. Copper Ethernet is readily service and deployed by a large number of persons.
To entertain a single switch in the middle, we would need a small enclosure to house the switch, and provide climate control in the enclosure.
The plant ambient temperature in the summer can be 120 degrees F. It is also a dirty, sooty environment.
What suggestions might you propose that has been successful?
Thank You
Plastic