Product Overview
The Emerson VE6025-2—also referenced in channel documentation as VE60252—is a DeltaV-native Gigabit Copper Transceiver Module manufactured by Emerson Automation Solutions for the DeltaV distributed control system network infrastructure. It is not a standalone switch or a media converter; it is a small-form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver that occupies a single Gigabit bay in a VE6022 12-slot Gigabit Switch chassis or one of the two Gigabit expansion slots on a VE6021 series 24-port 10/100Base-TX switch. Once seated, the VE6025-2 converts the switch’s internal Gigabit SFP interface to a standard 1000BASE-T copper port with an RJ-45 connector, providing a short-range, twisted-pair Ethernet uplink of up to 100 meters.
This makes the VE6025-2 the correct choice whenever a DeltaV node—typically a controller, operator workstation, application station, or engineering station—sits within 100 m of the cabinet and the most economical link is a copper patch rather than fiber. Together with its siblings, the module forms a distance-graded family: the VE6023 covers multimode fiber up to 550 m (comparable to Cisco GLC-SX-MM), and the VE6024 covers single-mode fiber up to 10 km (comparable to Cisco GLC-LH-SM), while the Emerson VE6025-2 covers the final 100 m over Cat 5e/6/6A cable.
Designed specifically for the DeltaV control network, the VE6025-2 is engineered to meet the timing, buffering, and traffic-assumption requirements of Emerson’s “smart switch” architecture. Unlike an arbitrary commercial SFP, which may introduce unpredictable traffic behavior or configuration errors, the VE6025-2 is qualified to operate within the bandwidth and topology envelope of the DeltaV system. Powered directly by the host switch bay, it is hot-insertable, requires no independent power supply, and forms part of an all-fanless industrial-grade switching platform that supports redundant DeltaV network topologies for continuous-process industries.
Technical Specifications
| Parameter Name | Parameter Value |
|---|---|
| Product Model | (also referenced as VE60252) |
| Manufacturer | Emerson (Emerson Automation Solutions) |
| Product Type | Gigabit Copper Transceiver Module (SFP) |
| System Family | DeltaV Network Infrastructure |
| Data Rate | 1000 Mbit/s (Gigabit Ethernet) |
| Standard | 1000BASE-T |
| Transmission Medium | Copper / twisted pair (Cat 5e / 6 / 6A) |
| Connector | RJ-45 |
| Maximum Distance | 100 m |
| Form Factor | SFP (Small Form-factor Pluggable) |
| Commercial Equivalent | Cisco GLC-T |
| Host Chassis | VE6022P1 / P2 / P3 / P4 12-slot Gigabit Switch |
| Alternative Host | VE6021 series 24-port 10/100Base-TX switch (2 Gigabit bays) |
| Power Source | Supplied by host switch bay (no independent power input) |
| Cooling | Passive; host switch is fanless |
| Hot-Swap Capable | Yes |
| Network Role | DeltaV Area Control Network (ACN) and DeltaV system networks |
| Related Fiber Modules | VE6023 (multimode, 550 m); VE6024 (single-mode, 10 km) |
| Accessories | VE6101 blank cap for unused bays; VE6104 MTRJ-MTRJ fiber crossover cable |