Description
Technical Specifications
- Product Model: SUP-5216
- Brand: SUPCON
- Warranty: One Year
- Input Voltage: 24 VDC (Range: 19–30 VDC)
- Operating Temperature: -10°C ~ +60°C
- Storage Temperature: -40°C ~ +85°C
- Response Time: Low-latency wire-speed forwarding
- Protection Class: IP30, DIN rail industrial cabinet mounting
- Accuracy Class: Zero packet loss under rated load
- Output Frequency: 10/100 Mbps auto-negotiation Ethernet
- Rated Current Range: Max 6.7 W power consumption
- Communication Interface: 14 × RJ45 copper ports, 2 × SFP fiber expansion slots
- Supported Protocols: IEEE 802.3, CSMA/CD, store-and-forward switching
- Overload Capacity: Built-in ESD, surge and reverse power protection
- Dimensions: 44 mm × 115 mm × 162 mm

Product Overview
The SUPCON SUP-5216 is an unmanaged industrial Ethernet switch designed for the SUPCON ECS-700 Distributed Control System and industrial automation network infrastructure. This networking hardware establishes stable communication links between field control units, operator stations, remote I/O modules and third-party intelligent devices within process plants. It resolves signal instability and transmission distance limitations of ordinary commercial switches, supporting copper twisted-pair connections and extended long-distance fiber links via pluggable SFP transceivers. DCS engineers, panel builders and plant maintenance teams rely on this switch for reliable real-time process data transmission. The wide operating temperature range and robust electromagnetic compatibility make it suitable for control rooms and field-side cabinet deployment. The DIN rail form factor simplifies cabinet layout, and continuous hardware monitoring enables fast fault identification for automation network maintenance.
Application Scenarios
- Chemical Plant DCS Backbone Networking: Connects FCU controllers, operating stations and remote terminal boards inside central control cabinets. Mixed copper and fiber ports support flexible network topology construction for large continuous production units.
- Power Plant Auxiliary System Automation: Builds communication networks for boiler, water treatment and flue gas desulfurization control systems. Low-latency forwarding guarantees timely transmission of safety interlock signals.
- Oil & Gas Processing Unit Control Networks: Deployed within instrument cabinets for refining and separation facilities. Industrial-grade anti-interference performance maintains stable data exchange under harsh electromagnetic environments.
- ECS-700 System Expansion & Retrofit Projects: Used as standard spare network hardware during DCS upgrade work. Fully compatible with SUPCON control hardware to avoid network configuration adjustment and shorten commissioning cycles.






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