Siemens 6GK5208-0GA00-2AC2 SCALANCE XC208G 8x RJ45 Gigabit PTP Managed Ethernet Switch

The Siemens 6GK5208-0GA00-2AC2 SCALANCE XC208G is a managed Layer 2 Industrial Ethernet switch with eight 10/100/1000 Mbit/s RJ45 ports, IEEE 1588v2 PTP time synchronization, and a -40 ... +70 °C operating range. All eight ports run at full gigabit speed, which the smaller XC206 series does not offer on its copper ports.

Technical Specifications

Certifications & Standards

• CE
• cULus
• KC
• RCM
• IEC 62443-4-2

Selection Notes

Specify the XC208G over the XC206 series when the segment needs more than six ports or when every port must run at full gigabit speed rather than 10/100 Mbit/s — motion-heavy PROFINET lines and applications combining PLC, drive, and camera traffic on one switch benefit most from the extra bandwidth and the 10240-byte jumbo frame support. IEEE 1588v2 PTP support is the other differentiator: pick this switch specifically where devices downstream need a synchronized time base, such as coordinated motion or event-correlated diagnostics across multiple controllers.

Applications

Gigabit backbone switching for PROFINET cells combining PLCs, drives, and vision or camera traffic, and networks requiring IEEE 1588v2 time synchronization across controllers.