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DataCELL FOUNDATION Fieldbus Cable

By Design World Staff | October 30, 2008



OSCEOLA, Wis.‚—Northwire, Inc.’s DataCELL FOUNDATION fieldbus cable is the first to be FF-844 certified by the Fieldbus Foundation. This certification assures that the cable is electrically precise and meets FOUNDATION fieldbus type A cable physical property requirements. Northwire has provided FOUNDATION fieldbus cable for rugged plant environments with networked process automation and control for over 10 years.

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DataCELL FOUNDATION fieldbus cables are easy to strip and feature a round, smooth jacket that makes installation in cable glands effortless and secure. All versions are ITC (instrument tray cable)/PLTC (power-limited tray cable) rated for exposed-run (ER) applications and pass the same crush and impact tests for metal-clad cable (under UL 1569). ITC-ER/PLTC-ER cable allows users to eliminate the conduit when the cable is installed in accordance with recent National Electrical Code (NEC) amendments.


The line includes an arctic-rated ITC/PLTC-listed version with optional armor and a RoHS-compliant UL 1309 marine shipboard-listed cable with a cut- and abrasion-resistant TPE outer jacket; both are suitable for use to ‚–60 degrees C. CSA, HL ABCD armored cables are also offered.


DataCELL FOUNDATION fieldbus is available as single-pair or multi-paired bus cables, with as many as 12 pairs in a single cable. Shield options include individually foil-shielded pairs with drain wire as well as an overall foil with drain wire. Also, overall tinned copper braid is available for low-frequency noise immunity. Cable is offered in a variety of jacket and inner-conductor colors and options. Choices include 16 AWG‚—for longer runs‚—and 18 AWG in single-shielded, twisted-pair spur cables and as multi-pair cable. Cable is available with optional ground wire. The Characteristic Impedance Z0 is tightly controlled to be 100 ? ‚± 10 ? at 31.25 kHz.


The most popular versions of Northwire DataCELL‚® FIELD cables are available off the shelf in bulk quantities. Single-pair cable orders are shipped direct from our factory stock in 17 days or less.


www.northwire.com/isa


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