Application Scenarios
A regional refinery modernized its DeltaV control room by adding a redundant operator workstation pair, a historian and an application server, while also connecting three remote I/O cabinets located 80 meters, 1.2 kilometers and 6.4 kilometers away. A single fixed-port switch could not cover this combination of short copper runs and long-distance fiber links without media converters and unsupported configurations.
The plant selected the Emerson VE6022P1 industrial Ethernet switch as the central ACN aggregation device. By populating one chassis with copper and fiber transceivers, the facility standardized its control network infrastructure, improved fault visibility and maintained compatibility with DeltaV diagnostics. When a fiber splice later degraded, the fault appeared as a single link-down event on one SFP cage rather than a network-wide outage.
Parameter
| Main Parameters | Value/Description |
|---|---|
| Product Model | VE6022P1 |
| Manufacturer | Emerson |
| Product Series | DeltaV M-series |
| Product Category | Modular industrial Ethernet switch chassis |
| Switching Layer | Layer 2 Ethernet switching |
| Port Structure | 12 × SFP slots; no fixed RJ45 or fixed fiber ports |
| Port Rate | 1000 Mbps; selected slots accept compatible 100 Mbps SFP modules |
| Required Accessories | At least one SFP transceiver; unused slots require blank caps |
| Power Input | 100–240 VAC, 50/60 Hz industrial power supply |
| Network Role | DeltaV Area Control Network core or aggregation switch |
| Redundancy Support | Compatible with redundant DeltaV ACN topologies |
| Installation | 19-inch rack-mount or control cabinet installation |
| Power Cord Suffix | P1 = North American cordset |
| Operating Mode | 24 × 7 continuous industrial operation |
Note: Exact dimensions, weight and environmental specifications should be confirmed against the unit nameplate or Emerson documentation. Publicly available figures vary between sources.
Technical Principles and Innovative Values
Innovation Point 1: Fully modular SFP-based port architecture.
The Emerson VE6022P1 industrial Ethernet switch contains 12 SFP cages and no fixed ports. This allows each connection to be configured individually using copper, multimode or single-mode transceivers rather than forcing the entire network to use one media type.
Innovation Point 2: Flexible distance coverage in one chassis.
The switch can combine links of different lengths and media. Copper transceivers cover short rack-level connections, multimode fiber modules serve intermediate plant runs, and single-mode modules support long-distance links without requiring external media converters.
Innovation Point 3: Purpose-built for DeltaV control networking.
The VE6022P1 is designed for the DeltaV ACN rather than general-purpose enterprise networking. Its role is to provide stable, low-latency Layer 2 aggregation for controllers and operator stations within Emerson’s validated control system environment.
Innovation Point 4: Support for redundant control network topologies.
In a redundant DeltaV configuration, paired switches provide primary and secondary communication paths. This helps prevent a single link failure from interrupting communication between controllers and operator stations.
Application Cases and Industry Value
In an oil and gas facility, a legacy DeltaV network experienced intermittent failures on fiber links connecting the central control room to remote process areas. The existing aggregation switch had become difficult to maintain, and inconsistent media converters complicated fault diagnosis. Replacing the unit with a verified Emerson VE6022P1 industrial Ethernet switch and qualified SFP modules restored a stable ACN backbone.
Maintenance teams reported clearer fault isolation because each fiber run terminated in its own SFP cage. The modular configuration also simplified spare-parts management, since one chassis type could support copper and fiber links across multiple process areas. The upgrade improved network visibility while preserving the existing DeltaV system architecture.
