VIPA PROFINET Cable Connector (single)
Part number: VIPA 972-0PN00
Field-terminable RJ45 plug for PROFINET and industrial Ethernet. All eight cores land, so the same connector serves 100 Mbit/s PROFINET today and 10 Gbit/s Ethernet later. Many competing industrial plugs terminate only four.
Need more than one? Order the VIPA 972-8PN00 PROFINET connector, 10-piece pack.
Key features
- Cat 6A field plug with multi-port capability
- Rated for 10 Gbit/s per IEEE 802.3an
- Eight-core RJ45 plug, assembled in the field (all 8 cores connect, unlike competing plugs that support only 4)
- Easy installation
- Two-part design assembles without special tools
- Industry-compatible zinc die-cast housing with protected latch
- Cable is physically secured to the loader part during assembly
- Snap-on strain relief doubles as color coding
Cable compatibility
- Solid conductor: 0.40–0.64 mm (AWG 24/1–22/1)
- Stranded conductor: 0.48–0.76 mm (AWG 26/7–22/7)
- Insulation diameter: up to 1.6 mm
- Overall cable diameter: 5.5–8.5 mm
Specifications
- Dimensions: 49.05 × 12.9 × 14.7 mm
- Temperature range: −40 °C to +70 °C
- Protection: IP20
- Mating cycles: ≥ 750
- Contacts: gold over nickel plating
- Standards: UL 1863, IEC 60603-7-5, ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10
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