The ABB TC630, also cataloged under manufacturing part number 3BSE002253R1, operates as a dedicated hardware component for media conversion, signal regeneration, and bi-directional optical-to-coaxial interfacing within industrial control networks.
Hardware Specifications
Parameter
Specification
Model
TC630
Part Number
3BSE002253R1
Brand
ABB
Origin
Sweden
Weight
0.715 kg
Dimensions
65 mm x 11 mm x 47 mm
Operating Temp
Factory standard industrial ambient window
Power Consumption
24 V DC system supply input
Product Type
Communication_Modules
Network Platform
Advant Fieldbus 100 (AF100)
Fiber Optic Compatibility
2 x 62.5/125 um or 100/400 um multi-mode cores
Physical Fiber Connectors
ST-style bajonet interfaces
Core Conversion Path
Coaxial-to-Optical / Optical-to-Coaxial links
HS Code / Tariff Number
85176200
Industrial Control and Drives Backplane Communication Velocity
The TC630 serves as a physical-layer link layer interface on Advant Fieldbus 100 (AF100) networks, converting electric copper coaxial bus pulses into optical fiber data frames. By eliminating electrical grounding potential shifts over long distances, the modem enables the network to maintain its deterministic throughput and full backplane bus communication velocity across separated chassis nodes. This noise immunity prevents message retries and frame drops, ensuring high-speed process data synchronization. The media converter supports complex I/O density scaling options across remote clusters, while its internal transceivers offer full firmware flash compatibility on the host communication cards by transparently passing configuration parameters and fieldbus vectors without altering the underlying protocol stack.
