SmartWire-Darwin products: Connecting instead
of wiring

One system, countless possibilities: Independently of the selected bus system of the higher-level control, up to 99 devices can be interconnected with the new Smart-Wire-Darwin line up to a maximum overall total length of 100 m. The SmartWire-Darwin line always commences with a gateway. From here the “green” flat cable originates and interconnects the devices inside and outside the control panel right up to the termination resistor. Thus on the one hand the gateway assumes the coordination of the SmartWire-Darwin line, and on the other hand assumes the data coupling to the higher-level control.

The cable
The “green” eight-pole flat or round cables are the lifeline of the SmartWire-Darwin and interconnect from the gateway to the termination resistor. In addition to the data lines, the supply voltages for the devices (15 V DC) and the control (24 V DC) of the contactors are included in the cable.

The cable technology

The “green” eight-pole flat cable is the lifeline of the SmartWire-Darwin and interconnects from the gateway to the termination resistor. The flat cable has two prominent distinguishing features: Arrows indicate the direction of the cable from the gateway the bus termination and the black marking indicates the mounting orientation of the devices and the flat connector.

Addressing of the SmartWire-Darwin devices is undertaken automatically at the push of a button on the gateway in the sequence in which they are mounted.