6xv1840-2ah10 - Industrial Ethernet FC TP standard cable, GP 2x2
Evidence-based English reference page for 6xv1840-2ah10 and its documented system role.
6xv1840-2ah10: Industrial Ethernet FC TP standard cable, GP 2x2
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System role and integration
Unknown: evidence limits are source-limited.
Fresh evidence identifies 6xv1840-2ah10 as Industrial Ethernet FC TP standard cable, GP 2x2.
The page describes a four-core shielded Cat5E cable used to connect Industrial Ethernet FC RJ45 2x2 components in control cabinets or machine-level installations.
System role: Transmits Industrial Ethernet data between FC RJ45 components and controller or switch devices in a PROFINET installation. Sits in the wired communication path between machine-level network devices and the control cabinet network infrastructure.
Unknown: installation topology, connector termination, and suitability for a particular cabinet or network segment are not established by the consulted page.
- Exact reference
- 6xv1840-2ah10
- Category
- PLC / CPU
- Evidence checked
- 2026-09-12
System role
This section explains what the product does and where it acts in the surrounding system.
- Function
- Transmits Industrial Ethernet data between FC RJ45 components and controller or switch devices in a PROFINET installation.
- System position
- Sits in the wired communication path between machine-level network devices and the control cabinet network infrastructure.
- Upstream / inputs
- Receives Ethernet frames from a connected industrial network device.
- Downstream / outputs
- Carries those Ethernet frames to the connected FC RJ45 2x2 device.
- Limitations
- Unknown: installation topology, connector termination, and suitability for a particular cabinet or network segment are not established by the consulted page.
Evidence ledger
Facts, inferences, and unknowns are kept separate.
Facts
The exact-reference page identifies 6xv1840-2ah10 as a Siemens Industrial Ethernet FC TP standard cable, GP 2x2 and PROFINET Type A.
- www.plcdepartment.com — retrieved 2026-09-12; medium confidence
The page describes a four-core shielded Cat5E cable used to connect Industrial Ethernet FC RJ45 2x2 components in control cabinets or machine-level installations.
- www.plcdepartment.com — retrieved 2026-09-12; medium confidence
Inferences
Transmits Industrial Ethernet data between FC RJ45 components and controller or switch devices in a PROFINET installation.
- www.plcdepartment.com — retrieved 2026-09-12; medium confidence
Sits in the wired communication path between machine-level network devices and the control cabinet network infrastructure.
- www.plcdepartment.com — retrieved 2026-09-12; medium confidence
Receives Ethernet frames from a connected industrial network device.
- www.plcdepartment.com — retrieved 2026-09-12; medium confidence
Carries those Ethernet frames to the connected FC RJ45 2x2 device.
- www.plcdepartment.com — retrieved 2026-09-12; medium confidence
Unknowns
Unknown: installation topology, connector termination, and suitability for a particular cabinet or network segment are not established by the consulted page.
System position diagram
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upstream["Receives Ethernet frames from a connected industrial network device."] --> part["6xv1840-2ah10 - Industrial Ethernet FC TP standard cable, GP 2x2"]
part --> downstream["Carries those Ethernet frames to the connected FC RJ45 2x2 device."]View diagram labels
- Nodes
- Receives Ethernet frames from a connected industrial network device.; 6xv1840-2ah10 - Industrial Ethernet FC TP standard cable, GP 2x2; Carries those Ethernet frames to the connected FC RJ45 2x2 device.
- Edges
- Upstream input to the referenced product.; Referenced product output to the downstream system.
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