A 15-meter M8 angled-plug to angled-socket cable with both connectors exiting at 90 degrees. Designed for SIMATIC ET 200AL distributed I/O blocks where M8 ports face vertically—the angled connectors route the cable parallel to the mounting surface instead of projecting outward, preserving the shallow installation depth that makes ET 200AL suitable for tight machine envelopes.

When do angled connectors beat straight ones?

Angled M8 connectors earn their place when the I/O block is mounted on its side with ports facing upward, when a guarding panel sits directly above the connector, or when the cable must exit horizontally from a vertically mounted block. The 90-degree exit removes the need for a tight first bend within 50mm of the connector face. If the M8 ports face horizontally toward an open wireway, a straight connector is simpler and cheaper—use 1AA0 instead.

Can I mix angled and straight connectors on the same ET 200AL node?

Yes. ET 200AL M8 ports are independent—you can connect an angled cable to the power input and a straight cable to the bus output on the same block. Choose the connector orientation per port based on the physical cable exit path, not by applying one rule to the entire node.