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Section 2, Transmission Media and Components provides detailed information
about the DeviceNet characteristics such as topology, network limits, bus line
length, power supply considerations, basics of cable types, and network
components. This section also provides the basics of DeviceNet technology.
Section 3, Installation describes DeviceNet topologies that are used with certain
transmission media and components described in Section 2. This section provides
the guidance to install the power supply units and the DeviceNet network.
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