# Communication Processor, AS-Interface, 40 mm x 120 mm x 125 mm

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**URL**: https://novapart.co/products/6GK7343-2AH01-0XA0/communication-processor-as-interface-40-mm-x-120
**SKU**: 6GK7343-2AH01-0XA0
**Manufacturer**: SIEMENS
**Category**: Automation & Process Control || Process Controllers, Programmers & Indicators || Controllers || Controller Accessories
**Price**: €786.4800
**Stock**: 10+

## Specifications

| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Svhc | To Be Advised |

## Datasheet

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**6GK7343-2AH01-0XA0** 

**Data sheet** 

SIMATIC NET, CP 343-2 Communications processor for Connection of SIMATIC S7-300 and ET 200M to AS-Interface according to AS-Interface Specification V3.0 

|||SIMATIC NET, CP 343-2 Communications processor for<br>Connection of SIMATIC S7-300 and ET 200M to AS-Interface<br>according to AS-Interface Specification V3.0|
|---|---|---|
|**General technical data**|||
|**product designation**||AS-Interface Master|
|**product type designation**||CP 343-2(AS-i V 3.0)|
|**protection class IP**||IP20|
|**type of electrical connection of the AS-Interface**||S7-300, front connector, 20-pin|
|**type of voltage supply**||via backplane bus|
|**consumed current**|||
|● fromprofile conductors of the AS-Interface|||
|— at 30 V maximum|mA|100|
|● from backplane bus maximum|mA|200|
|**power loss[W]**|W|4|
|**insulation voltage rated value**|V|500|
|**product feature redundancy capability**||Yes|
|● note||in connection with redundant IM153|
|**product function suitable for AS-i Power24V**||Yes|
|● note||fromproduct status 2 / firmware V3.1|
|**product function**|||
|● web-based management||No|
|● diagnostics via email||No|
|●galvanic isolation||Yes|
|**display version**|||
|● as status displaybyLED||RUN, APF, CER, AUP, CM, SF|
|**type of configuration of the AS-Interface**||Set pushbutton on device, STEP7, command interface|
|**Communication/ Protocol**<br>~~a~~|||
|**version of the AS-Interface specification**<br>~~a~~|~~a~~|V 3.0<br>~~a~~|
|**AS-Interface masterprofile is supported**||M4(in acc. with AS-interface specification V 3.0)|
|**type of data transmission**||S7-300 / ET 200M backplane bus|
|**number of unitsper CPU maximum note**||Limited onlybycurrent draw from backplane bus|
|**number of interfaces**|||
|● as AS-Interface||1|
|● accordingto RS 485||0|
|● accordingto Industrial Ethernet||0|
|● accordingto PROFINET||0|
|● accordingto wireless||0|
|● accordingto USB||0|
|● other||0|
|**product component optical interface**||No|
|**protocol is supported**|||
|● ASIsafe (Safety at work) protocol||No|



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|● PROFIsafeprotocol||No|No|
|---|---|---|---|
|● PROFIBUSprotocol||No||
|● PROFINET IOprotocol||No||
|● PROFINET CBAprotocol||No||
|● TCP/IP||No||
|● SNMP<br>~~Oe~~|~~Oe~~|No||
|**standard for wireless communication IEEE 802.11**<br>~~Oe~~|~~Oe~~|No||
|**Inputs/ Outputs**||||
|**number of inputs for AS-Interface maximum**||496||
|**number of outputs for AS-Interface maximum**||496||
|**number of AS-i devicesper AS-Interface maximum**||62||
|**bus cycle time of the AS-Interface**||||
|● for 31 devices|ms|5||
|● for 62 devices|ms|10||
|**access to digital I/O data**||viaprocess image/peripheral addresses||
|**access to analog I/O data**<br>~~EE~~|~~EE~~|via data record transfer||
|**Mechanical data**||||
|**width**|mm|40||
|**height**|mm|125||
|**depth**|mm|120||
|**fastening method**<br>~~———~~|~~———~~|S7 mountingrail||
|**module format**<br>~~———~~|~~———~~|S7-300 modular system||
|**Ambient conditions**||||
|**ambient temperature**||||
|● if installed on horizontal mountingrail duringoperation|°C|0 ... 60||
|● if installed on vertical mountingrail duringoperation|°C|0 ... 40||
|● duringtransport|°C|-40 ... +70||
|● duringstorage|°C|-40 ... +70||
|**relative humidity at 25 °C during operation maximum**|%|95||
|**installation altitude at height above sea level maximum**<br>~~—~~|m<br>~~—~~|2 000||
|**Safety related data**||||
|**suitability for use safety-related function**||No||
|**explosion protection marking for intrinsic safety of related**<br>**equipment**||||
|● EEx ia||No||
|● EEx ib||No||
|**explosionprotection category forgas**<br>~~OS~~|~~OS~~|II 3 G Ex ec IIC T4 Gc||
|**explosion protection category for dust**<br>~~OS~~|~~OS~~|none||
|**Certificates/ approvals**||||
|**General Product Approval**|||**EMV**|



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