Weidmuller IE-MC-VL User Manual

Media Converter – Value Line

IE-MC-VL Series

Hardware Installation Guide

First Edition, December 2010

1243430000/00/12.10

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Overview

Weidmüller Media Converter, which is specially designed for reliable and stable operation in harsh industrial environments, provides industrial grade media conversion between 10/100BaseT(X) and 100BaseFX. The IE-MC-VL Series reliable industrial design is excellent for keeping your industrial automation applications running continuously, and comes with a relay output warning alarm to help prevent damages and losses.

This product has a operating temperature range from 0 to 60°C, and is designed to withstand a high degree of vibration and shock. The rugged hardware design makes IE-MC-VL Series perfect for ensuring that your Ethernet equipment can withstand critical industrial applications, such as in hazardous locations (Class 1 Division 2/Zone 2), and complies with FCC, TÜV, UL, and CE Standards.

Package Checklist

Weidmüller Media Converter is shipped with the following items. If any of these items is missing or damaged, please contact your customer service representative for assistance.

y Weidmüller Media Converter y Hardware Installation Guide

Features

y Supports 10/100Base-TX auto-negotiation and auto-MDI/MDI-X y Multi mode, single mode with SC or ST fiber connector available y Supports Link Fault Pass-Through y Relay Output alarm when a port breaks or the power fails y Redundant 24 VDC (12 to 45 VDC) power inputs, DIN-Rail or panel

mountable

y Operating temperature range from 0 to 60°C (optional with extended

operating temperature from -40 to 75°C)

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Panel Layout of

IE-MC-VL Series

Top Panel View

Front Panel View

IE-MC-

L-1TX-1ST

Front Panel View

L-1TX-1SC/1SCS

1. Grounding screw

2. Terminal block for power input PWR1/PWR2 and re output

3. Heat dissipation orifices

4. Dip switch

5. Power input PWR1 LED

6. Power input PWR2 LED

7. Fault LED

8. 100BaseFX (ST connector) Port

9. FX port’s 100 Mbps LED

10. FX port’s Full Duplex/Collision LED

11. TP port’s 100 Mbps LED

12. 10/100BaseT(X)

13. TP port’s 10 Mbps LED

14. Article Number

15. 100BaseFX (SC connector) Port

16. Screw hole for wall mounting kit

17. DIN-Rail mounting kit

lay

Rear Panel View

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Mounting Dimensions

DIN-Rail Mounting

The aluminum DIN-Rail attachment plate should be fixed to the back panel of Weidmüller Media Converter when you take it out of the box. If you need to reattach the DIN-Rail attachment plate to the device, make sure the stiff metal

spring is situated towards the top, as shown in the figures below STEP 1:

Insert the top of the DIN-Rail into the slot just below the stiff metal spring.

STEP 2: The DIN-Rail attachment unit will

snap into place as shown below.

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metal spring

DIN-Rail

To remove the Media Converter from the DIN-Rail, simply reverse Steps 1 and 2 above.

DIN-Rail

Wall Mounting (Optional)

For some applications, you will find it convenient to mount the Media Converter on the wall, as illustrated below.

STEP 1: Remove the aluminum DIN-Rail attachment plate from the device, and then

attach the wall mount plates, as shown in the diagrams below.

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STEP 2: Mounting the Media Converter on the wall requires 4

screws. Use the Media Converter, with wall mount plates attached, as a guide to mark the correct locations of the 4 screws. The heads of the screws should be less than 6.0 mm in diameter, and the shafts should be less than 3.5 mm in diameter, as shown in the figure at the right.

6.0 mm

Test the screw head and shank size by inserting

NOTE

the screw into one of the keyhole shaped apertures of the Wall Mounting Plates, before it is screwed into the wall.

Do not screw the screws in all the way—leave a space of about 2 mm to allow room for sliding the wall mount panel between the wall and the screws.

STEP 3: Once the screws are fixed in the wall, insert the four screw heads through the

large parts of the keyhole-shaped apertures, and then slide the Media Converter downwards, as indicated below. Tighten the four screws for added

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3.5 mm

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