Industrial Ethernet User Guide

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Achieving a goal of 99.999% reliability
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for reliability – products from Belden.
Belden’s Complete Industrial Solutions

increase the reliability factor at every

critical stage of your process.

Can Commercial Ethernet Hardware and Cables
Really Meet the Network Needs of an Industrial Environment?
The Answer is “No.”

The office and the industrial environment Belden Leads the Way in Providing
couldn’t differ more — especially when you System Reliability, Maximum Uptime
consider the level of stress they place on Ethernet Belden is a long-standing leader in industrial
cabling systems or how environmental conditions Ethernet signal transmissions, offering
can adversely affect active devices. products and systems that provide 99.999%
An office-grade environment offers switches, reliability – even considering the following
hubs and cabling systems a relatively safe harbor, environmental circumstances:
but the industrial world presents a far more • Temperatures that can range from
harsh and hazardous environment. Bringing -40°C to +85°C
commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) cabling • Exposure to solvents, lubricants and
products and switches into the industrial other strong chemicals
landscape carries high risks for industrial • Exposure to UV radiation
and mission-critical applications. • Humidity conditions up to 99%
• Exposure to dust and oil
Consider the Costs of Network Failure
• Exposure to vibration and shock
If a commercial Ethernet switch or cabling
system fails in an industrial environment, the In addition, the cables in an industrial environ-
real cost to the manufacturer is typically much ment are more likely to experience pulling forces
more than just the replacement cost of the far beyond those of the initial installation process
components. In fact, the cost of the parts as equipment is rearranged on the plant floor. Nonbonded-pair Bonded-Pair
themselves are typically only a fraction of Most Belden DataTuff® cables, however, feature
Installed and manipulated nonbonded-pairs (left)
the cost involved. The real cost may be Bonded-Pair technology: Belden’s patented have a tendency to gap, varying the centricity of
much broader: unshielded twisted pair construction that affixes the two conductors. Belden Bonded-Pairs (right)
the conductor insulation of the cable pairs do not gap so the physical integrity of the pair
• Downtime in an automotive assembly is maintained.
along their longitudinal axes to ensure that
plant capable of producing one vehicle per
minute could equate to a $2,000 to $3,000 no performance-robbing gaps develop between
Belden Means Peace of Mind
per minute loss of profits for small car the conductor pairs. Since no gaps can occur,
production and up to $8,000 per minute and the conductor-to-conductor spacing, or Peace of mind is at-hand with Belden
for SUV and pick-up truck production! centricity, is always uniform, the cable offers leading-edge, zero-downtime networking
• A greater need for repetitive repairs, if the excellent and consistently reliable electrical hardware, cabling and connectivity products.
cable or switch performance is intermittent. performance. Belden calls this unique capability In fact, only Belden offers fully integrated,
• A loss of worker or environmental safety. Installable Performance.® end-to-end Ethernet systems for your mission-
What costs would your company incur, in
critical or environmentally-challenged facility.
terms of liability, if a poorly chosen switch
or cable fails in a safety-critical application? Belden is your Ethernet Solution.

Belden’s end-to-end
Ethernet Solution, called
Complete Industrial
Solutions, provides
five 9s reliability.

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 Comparing Commercial and Industrial Switches

Belden’s Hirschmann industrial-grade products One of the greatest values in using a

have undergone extensive testing to ensure Hirschmann Ethernet networking device in
they operate in the many applications they have harsh and mission-critical environments is not
been deployed to meet. In addition, after many only the ability to provide maximum network
The Hirschmann line years in the field, these active devices have held availability, but to also meet the stringent
of Ethernet networking up and continue to operate reliably. industry standard, protocol and certification
requirements. Hirschmann devices utilize
The commercial counterparts of the Hirschmann
hardware has been line have been analyzed and evaluated for
(redundant) low-power inputs and circuitry/
components that permit these devices to meet
direct comparison to our industrial-grade
proven reliable in even the components. The table to the right provides a
the requirements of Class 1 Division 2.

harshest environments. useful guide to review the differences between

commercial-grade and industrial-grade
active devices.

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Characteristics Comparison
Hirschmann Industrial Ethernet Hardware vs. Typical Office-grade Ethernet Hardware

Characteristics Hirschmann Industrial Ethernet Hardware Typical Office-grade Ethernet Hardware

(Hub / Switch / Fiber Interfaces)

Operating Temperature 0°C to +60°C standard, with extended temp of -40ºC to 0°C to +40°C
+85°C and conformal coating available
Humidity 99% (non-condensing); 100% using IP67 (waterproof) switches Typically 10-85% (non-condensing)
EMC EN50082-2 EN50082-1
Operating Voltage Variety of voltages, but 24 V (redundant) 120 / 240 V
being the most common/standard Internal Power Supply
No internal Power Supply
Redundancy Media ring reconfig time < 30ms and as Depending upon topology,
low as 10 ms. possibly significantly more
Link Media Multimode / Single-mode / UTP/STP Multimode / Single-mode / UTP/STP
Communication Distances Up to 68 miles longhaul single-mode Up to 68 miles longhaul single-mode
Management SNMP (Simple Networking Management Protocol) SNMP (Simple Networking Management Protocol)
WEB-Based Management WEB-Based Management
Serial (RS232) Serial (RS232)
CLI (command line interface) CLI (command line interface)
EtherNet / IP™ and PROFINET profiles for
integration o­ f management into PLC/HMI
Diagnostics Fault relay output(s) e.g., to PLC LED (visual information)
I/O Port LED (visual information)
SNMP trap to OPC server
Chassis
- Material Plastic / Metal Plastic / Metal
- Dimensions Small (e.g. 80x140x85 mm) Medium (e.g. 440x70x380 mm)
- Mounting DIN rail / Rack Desktop / Rack
Approvals CE, cUL 1950, UL508, FCC Part 15, Germanic Lloyd, CE, cUL
Class 1 Div 2, IEC 61850-3, IEEE 1613, NEMA TS2,
EN 50121-4, EN 50155
Vibration 2g (IEC 60068-2-6 FC) Typically not rated/tested
Shock 15g+ (IEC 60068-2-27) Typically not rated/tested
Cooling System Fan-less operation Fan Operation
Resistance RFI/EMI, dust, oil (even IP67) Dust
Data Throughput 10Mb, 100Mb, 1Gb, 10Gb 10Mb, 100Mb, 1Gb, 10Gb
Switches Yes (DIN rail, 19” rack and hard mount) Yes (19”rack or tabletop)
Hubs Yes (DIN rail) Yes (19”rack or tabletop)
Transceiver Yes (DIN rail) Yes (19”rack or tabletop)
Firewall Yes (DIN rail) Yes (19”rack or tabletop)

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 Comparing Commercial and Industrial Cabling

Belden has done extensive testing to compare To conduct these tests, Belden used their
both the physical and electrical performance of state-of-the-art test equipment and proprietary
commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) cables versus test software. It’s important to note that all
industrial cables. The results of each test (shown the cables in this study initially tested as
Tests prove the on the following pages) clearly indicate why a fully compliant to the TIA/EIA Category 5e
effectiveness of commercial-grade cable is never suitable for the
wide variety of extreme conditions that can be
standards — i.e., they were validated to be
“good” when the test began.
Belden cables and at play in an industrial environment.

patch cords in an
industrial environment. Here, the cables are being connected
to a switching mechanism that allows
the interconnections to be made
automatically. Above the switching
mechanism, a network analyzer makes
swept frequency measurements.
Above that, a DC resistance and
capacitance meter.

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Nine Important Tests

1. T
 he test set-up — with the cables on 2. Commercial cable after 25 cycles. 3. Industrial cable after 25 cycles.
a fixed drum covered with sandpaper.

Abrasion

Description of test: Commercial cable: What the test results say:

In this ambient temperature test, the surface of After 25 cycles, the conductors of a commercial If a COTS cable’s jacket is compromised by
a fixed drum was covered with rough sandpaper Cat 5e cable could be seen through breaks in the abrasion the cable might still be capable
and the cables stretched across a portion of jacket. In other words, due to abrasion damage of communication, but it certainly won’t be
its circumference then moved back and forth from 25 cycles on the drum, this cable began to stable on a long-term basis. Eventually, a
cyclically, with the cable driven on one end by lose mechanical and electrical integrity. catastrophic short circuit becomes likely;
a reciprocating arm, while a suspended weight arcing could occur — which would be a safety
Industrial cable:
on the other end applied tension. A counter issue. Belden’s DataTuff cables last much longer
logged the cycle count. Belden’s DataTuff Industrial Ethernet than COTS cable in an environment where cable
cable 121700A — an armored cable — was jacket abrasion is a risk.
tested. The mechanical and electrical integrity
of the cable was never compromised.

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Nine Important Tests (continued)

In the cold bend test, the cables were first Then they were partially wound around a mandrel In the cold impact test, after the cable is
placed into a cold box. and subjected to the tension experienced through cooled an aluminum weight smashes against
the use of an aluminum weight. it.

Cold Bend Cold Impact

Description of test: Commercial cable: Description of test:

In this test, carried out per UL 444, samples The commercial-grade cables became In this test, conducted per UL 444, an aluminum
of cables were left in a controlled temperature brittle and cracked by the exposure to these weight was dropped down a hollow guide-tube
and humidity environment chamber called a cold temperatures. to smash against a segment of cable under test;
cold box. They remained that way for one hour the cable had been previously cooled. The impact
Industrial cable:
to get them conditioned to the temperature of force delivered 24 in-lbs or 2.7 joules of impact
the test (three temperatures were looked at: The 7928A DataTuff Industrial Ethernet energy. Ten samples were inspected at a series
-80°C, -60°C and -40°C). The cables were then cable was taken down to -80°C, and bent of increasingly lower temperatures.
partially wound around a 3-inch diameter without cracking the jacket.
The failure mechanism here was similar to that
horizontal mandrel with one end of the cables What the test results say: experienced in the abrasion test, or the cold bend
under tension from an aluminum weight (a cold
Commercial-grade Ethernet cables are fine test, wherein jacket integrity is lost, allowing the
bend test). They were then immediately unrolled
for the climate-controlled environment of the ingress of chemicals or moisture. This could lead
and visually inspected to look for cracks
office but will fail as they become embrittled to a conductor-to-conductor short, plus the cable
in the jacket.
by exposure to cold temperatures. In the test could short to any other metallic object it makes
described here, Belden’s engineers couldn’t contact with. There could also be catastrophic
get this industrial cable cold enough to failure in electrical performance.
crack its jacket!
Commercial cable:
The commercial cable failed at -20°C.
Industrial cable:
The 7928A high/low temp DataTuff cable jacket
did not crack until impacted at -70°C.
What the test results say:
In an industrial arena, cold temperatures can
sometimes combine with mechanical shock or
collision to damage a cable’s jacket. Commercial
Ethernet cable, designed for relatively light
stresses in benign environments, is simply not
built to withstand cold impact as it becomes
susceptible to cracking.

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The Instron crushing device. The COTS cable is smashed flat The DataTuff cable fails only after a
and fails at 400 lbs. ton of crush pressure.

Crushing

Description of test: Commercial cable: What the test results say:

In this test, an Instron machine head brings The blue COTS cable with a PVC jacket is Sometimes workers will step on a cable, run
a 2”x2” plate down on a segment of cable smashed flat; it will not spring back to its over it with a vehicle, or accidentally apply a
to crush it — with failure defined as the point original shape. It failed at 400 lbs applied force. crushing force in some way. If the cable is a
at which the cable would no longer support COTS, its performance will likely be degraded or
Industrial cable:
Cat 5e applications reliably. To perform the fail. By contrast, an industrial cable, especially
test, the cables were electrically connected By contrast, the failure value for the Belden an armored product, can sustain significantly
to test equipment to measure their electrical DataTuff 121700A black-jacketed, armored more crushing force and keep working.
characteristics, i.e., return loss and impedance, industrial cable was over a ton (2,250 lbs).
as the crush pressures were increasingly applied.
The test failure criteria for this test, performed
at ambient temperature, were in accordance
with TIA/EIA Category 5e standard.

A battery of rigorous tests

conducted at Belden show
commercial cables will
not perform as well as
their industrial-grade
counterparts in factories
or other harsh
environments.

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Nine Important Tests (continued)

Cut-through

Description of test: Industrial cable:

In this test, based on CSA standard # 22.2, a Unarmored DataTuff cables showed the
chisel-point mandrel on an Instron machine following results: 7923A took 205 lbs applied
was lowered onto a segment of cable. This test force to short; 11700A took 346 lbs to short.
reveals the susceptibility of a cable to having And, Belden’s 121700A armored industrial
its conductor exposed after being cut; which cable took 346 lbs applied to pierce the armor;
directly relates to a cable’s vulnerability to short however, the conductors themselves did not
circuits, and therefore safety. In practice, the short until a force of 1,048 lbs was applied.
cable was cut through by the chisel to the point
What the test results say:
where a short circuit was sensed across the
conductors (by means of a lead attached from It takes considerably more applied force
the cable to the fixture) — i.e., a simple to puncture an armored industrial cable A chisel-point mandrel on an Instron machine
than a commercial off-the-shelf product. If performs the cut-through procedure.
continuity test was carried out.
a commercial-grade Ethernet cable is tightly
Commercial cable: wrapped around a sharp cutting edge, or is
Cables examined in this test included the run into by, say, the sharp corner of the blade
COTS product which shorted out at 92 lbs on a forklift truck, it only takes a force on the
applied force. order of 90 lbs or less to functionally damage
the cable. Once it’s out of commission, the
entire network may go with it.

High Temperature COTS vs 7928A vs 7922A Cat 5e

Attenuation at 20°C and 60°C
Description of test: Commercial cable:
0
In this test, three spools of cable were The COTS cable functioned acceptably at -5
Atten (dB)

suspended from a mandrel in a high 20°C, but — over time — at 60°C, attenuation -10
-15
temperature oven; the blue cable in the middle increased to where the cable would not -20
is a COTS cable with a standard Cat 5e PVC support a run distance of 100 meters. -25
-30
jacket and the other black-jacketed cables are 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Industrial cable: Freq (MHz)
industrial-grade Belden DataTuff 7928A cable
with an FEP jacket and 7922A cable with a PVC Even after exposure to 60°C over time, the
The industrial-grade cable showed
jacket. These cables were first tested for signal industrial-grade cable continued to support little attenuation – even at 60°C.
attenuation at an ambient temperature (20°C) the maximum run distance.
and were then tested again after being exposed What the test results say:
to a high temperature over time (60°C).
In environments where your Ethernet cable
In the chart to the right, the solid black line will be located in an area with a very high
represents a performance specification for an ambient temperature, or located near a high
ideal Cat 5e cable. Signal attenuation curves temperature source, a commercial off-the-shelf
must lie on or above this target line for the cable will simply not be able to maintain an
cables to be considered to be working properly. acceptable level of performance.

The cables were tested, as suspended,

in a high temp oven.
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Oil Resistance worse from there. If a commercial cable is
exposed to oil long enough and at high enough
Description of test:
temperatures, its jacket can swell and blister
In this test, conducted per UL 1277, lengths of and, eventually, fall apart. In the process, the
cable were immersed in containers of oil, which geometry of the cable is changed, and along
in turn were immersed in a water bath that was with it the dielectric constant and related
put into a chamber held at 125°C for 60 days. electrical properties.
The blue cable in the photo is a commercial-
grade product, and the black one is an Industrial cable:
industrial-grade DataTuff cable. After the The jacket materials and jacket thicknesses
60-day test period, the cable segments were on Belden DataTuff cables are appropriate for
removed and their jackets evaluated for tensile exposure to oil at elevated temperatures, such The oil bath test, conducted as
and elongation properties. as lubricants or cutting fluids. specified in UL 1277.

Commercial cable: What the test results say:

Exposure to oil can make the jacket of a With a COTS cable, short circuits and catastrophic
commercial-grade cable brittle and fragile, even failure are possible, with a resulting loss in
at room temperature, with a resulting loss in communication. When the weakness in a cable
mechanical properties like tensile strength and jacket induced by oil exposure is combined with
elongation. In other words, the service life of a a crushing force or an impact — events that are
COTS cable can be diminished by oil exposure — not at all unlikely in an industrial environment—
even in “normal” heat conditions. Things get a brittle cable will offer essentially no
resistance to damage.

UV Exposure to UV: discoloration. Color degradation is also

a precursor of the degradation of the plastic
Description of test:
material of the jacket. When the jacket begins
In this ASTM procedure-based test (ASTM G 154: to decompose, its mechanical properties are
Standard Practices for Operating Fluorescent likely being compromised too, including
Light Apparatus for UV Exposure of Non- elongation and tensile strength. As the jacket
Metallic Materials), segments of various cables falls apart, the cable becomes susceptible to
were affixed to panels that were mounted so water or moisture permeation and the situation
that the cable segments faced inward toward a is only worsened when the UV-weakened jacket
fluorescent UV light source (whose output range is simultaneously stressed by effects like
was adjusted to match that of solar radiation abrasion, cut-through, etc.
levels). The circular artifacts shown are retaining The UV exposure test is based upon
springs. The samples were exposed to the light Industrial cable: ASTM procedures.
for 720 hours — 30 days. When the cable Belden’s DataTuff cables have a broad range
segments were removed they were visually of UV-resistant jackets.
checked for discoloration and then the jacket
What the test results say:
was checked for tensile strength and elongation.
In an industrial environment with UV present,
Commercial cable: it’s important to use a cable with a jacket
Like most commercial-grade cables, this cable’s that resists damage to radiation. This is
jacket was not sunlight-resistant. Therefore, the especially critical when the cable will see
light-colored COTS cable in the photo (at right), application outdoors, or be located near a
shows the first symptom of excessive exposure window or other UV sources.

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Nine Important Tests (continued)

Water Immersion

Description of test:
In the controlled environment of an office,
Here, the electrical properties of the cables moisture exposure is not a concern. That’s not
(primarily signal strength) were measured as true in many industrial applications however,
the cables were received, then they were coiled like those where the cable is submerged in a
up into a dry container and water was added tank, placed in troughs or below-grade trays, or
to submerge them. To determine electrical exposed to rain or water on a continual basis.
performance, the cables were tested over time There, an industrial-grade cable is essential. In
(up to six months immersed in water). addition, industrial-grade — not commercial-grade
The graphs plot signal attenuation over a range — cables are called for in applications where a
of frequencies — with data taken when the cable is to be buried underground. There might
cables were first placed in water, and six months be a situation where remote outdoor consoles
send signals back to a master location via a The water bath test is a six-month long test,
later. The solid black line shows the Category
with the cables fully submerged in water.
5e performance requirement — a kind of ideal buried cable. Ethernet cables are common in
reference standard. many transportation scenarios, as well, such as in
railways and subways. Moisture is a concern in all
Commercial cable: of these situations and only an industrial-grade
Commercial
Commercial Cat
Cat5e 5eAttentuation
AttentuationininWater Water
After half a year it’s evident the commercial- burial flooded cable is acceptable.
grade Cat 5e cable is failing to meet its 00

expected performance level. In fact, remarkably, -5-5

Commercial Cat 5e Attentuation in Water
as soon as the cable was placed in water it Commercial Cat 5e Attenuation in Water
-10
-10
0
showed increased attenuation; after six months
(dB) Atten (dB)
Atten (dB)

the attenuation continued to degrade. -5

-15
-15

Industrial cable: -10

-20
-20
Atten (dB)

The DataTuff® 7934A chart shows that the -25

-25
Atten

-15

performance requirement (solid black line) -20

-30
-30
was not only met but initially exceeded. After 00 1010 2020 3030 4040 5050 6060 7070 8080 9090 100
100
Freq
Freq
(MHz)
(MHz)
six months, there was only slight attenuation -25

increase, and the cable still exceeded the -30

Cat 5e requirements. 0 10 20 Commercial
Commercial
30 40 Cat
Cat
505e
5eAttentuation
Attentuation
60 70 ininWater
80 Water
90 100
Freq (MHz)
Freq (MHz)
What the test results say: 00
7934A Cat 5e in Water
Water can breech the jacket of a commercial- -5-5
Belden DataTuff 7934A Cat 5e in Water
grade cable by permeating areas of the jacket 0
-10
-10
material or by seeping through pinholes. Once
(dB)Atten (dB)
Atten (dB)

-5
that happens, the dielectric constant can -15
-15

change enough to degrade the attenuation -10

-20
-20
Atten (dB)

performance. In some cases, the cable’s -15

Atten

-25
-25
conductors can short out — though before that
-20
occurs you’d likely have a loss of communication. -30
-30
00 1010 2020 3030 4040 5050 6060 7070 8080 9090 100
100
The effect is insidious in that it can build up -25
Freq
Freq
(MHz)
(MHz)

over time, even though the cable worked -30

fine initially. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Freq (MHz)
Freq (MHz)

A six-month long test, fully submerged in water: top chart depicts the extensive
attenuation degradation of the COTS cable; the bottom chart shows the superior
performance of Belden DataTuff 7934A.

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 DataTuff ® Industrial Ethernet Cable Selection Guide
This chart is meant to help the user in proper cable selection.

Shielding Conductor Installation Environmental Issues Industrial Grade Jacket

Part No. of
Installation UV Weld - Under-
No. Pairs Stranded Pull Oil CMX/ Gasoline Hi/Lo
Unshielded Shielded5 Solid Stress Sunlight Splatter ground LSZH MSHA Heavy Upjacket Armored
55 †† Tension Resistance Outdoor Resistance Temp
Resistance Resistance Resistance (burial)

Category 5e Cable
7932A 2 l l l 20 l l l

7933A 2 l l l 20 l l l

7923A 4 l l l 40 l l l l l

7918A 4 l l 35 l l l l l
7924A 4 l l l 40 l l l l
7930A 4 l l 25 l l l l
7922A 4 l l l 40 l l l l
PLTC
7934A 4 l l l 40 l l l l

7937A 4 l l l 40 l l l l
u 7939A 4 l l l 40 l l l l
7928A 4 l l l 40 l l l l l

11700A 4 l l l 40 l l l l l

11700A2 4 l l l 40 l l l
Oil Res I&II
121700A 4 l l l 40 l l l
121700R 4 l l l 40 l l l
7929A 4 l l l 35 l l l l l
7919A 4 l l 25 l l l l l
7921A 4 l l l 75 l l l l

7935A 4 l l l 40 l l l

7936A 4 l l l 40 l l l
u 7938A 4 l l l 50 l l l l
High Flex

Category 6 Cable
7927A 4 l l l 45 l l l
7931A 4 l l l 40 l l l l l
7940A 4 l l l 45 l l l l

11872A 4 l l l 45 l
u 7953A 4 l l l 45 l l l l

121872A 4 l l l 45 l l l
5 Shielded products are recommended for high-noise environments.
55 Stranded products are recommended where more flexibility is needed.
†† Products with Bonded-Pair technology provide Installable Performance® advantages — refer to Belden’s Bonded-Pair Capabilities Bulletin #CB006

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 For Reliable Performance in Tough Environments

Unparalleled Networking Hardware Uncompromising Media

The Hirschmann line of industrial networking To ensure optimum industrial plant

devices manages virtually every communication performance, the DataTuff line of copper cables
Belden is at the connection requirement among the various layers and connectivity provides the performance you
of the network: information, control and device. are looking for, the reliability you need. And our
top of its game in And the line includes products that support both DataTuff product range is outstanding, including:
copper and optical fiber media, with data speeds
signal transmission as high as 10 Gigabits per second.
• DataTuff Category 5e and Enhanced Category
5e Twisted Pair Cables (unshielded and
shielded with heavy-duty oil- and
technology. These networking devices will also ensure hassle- UV-resistant jackets)
free and secure data communication under the
• DataTuff Category 6 Twisted Pair Cables
toughest conditions. Key active components (unshielded with heavy-duty oil- and
include Fieldbus communication hardware and UV-resistant jackets)
the following industrial Ethernet products: • DataTuff Upjacketed and Armored Cables
• Hirschmann Backbone Switches for the more extreme environments
• Hirschmann Managed Rack-mount Switches • u DataTuff Category 5e Continuous Flex
Cable rated to 10 million cycles and featuring
• Hirschmann Managed DIN weldsplatter-resistant TPE jackets
Rail-mount Switches
• DataTuff IP67 and IP20 RJ45 Cordsets
• Hirschmann Unmanaged DIN
Rail-mount Switches • DataTuff IP67 Modular Jacks
(RJ45 – UTP or FTP)
• Hirschmann Hard-mount/IP67 Switches
• DataTuff Plug Kits (IP67/RJ45 – UTP or FTP)
• Hirschmann Layer 3/Routing/Firewall Switches
• DataTuff Surface Mount Boxes (IP67 with
• Hirschmann Wireless Solutions stainless steel covers)
• Hirschmann Office/Enterprise Switches • DataTuff Stainless Steel Faceplates (IP67)
• Hirschmann Network Management Software

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To complete the cabling system, you’ll need
the reliability inherent in the following copper
connectivity products:
• RJ45 and Micro (M12) Cordsets for
EtherNet/IP, PROFINET or MODBUS/TCP
• Hirschmann Field-attachable Connectors
for EtherNet/IP
• Hirschmann Panel-mount Adaptors and
Receptacles for EtherNet/IP and MODBUS/TCP

And, if you are looking for an optical fiber system

solution, consider the following Belden products:
• TrayOptic® Heavy-duty Indoor/Outdoor
Laser-optimized Optical Fiber Cables – suitable
for use in both risers and trays and available
in 2- to 72-fiber constructions.
• FiberExpress® 2- or 6-fiber cables in
tight-buffered 62.5 µm (FX300) and 50 µm
(FX600) multimode constructions suitable for
use in plenums. Or, single-mode constructions
featuring either 2- or 6-fiber constructions.
These patch cords are to be used in conjunction
For the utmost in connectivity, FiberExpress with the following connector types: ST-ST, SC-SC,
Duplex patch cords are offered in: LC-LC, and LC-ST. Visit our web site at www.belden.
• Single-mode versions com/industrial
The FiberExpress line also includes: for more product information
• 62.5 µm (FX300) and 50 µm (FX600)
multimode versions, suitable for use • Rack-mount Patch Panels or to find a Belden sales associate
in riser applications • Wall-mount Patch Panels or a distributor near you.
• Single-mode and Multimode Universal Optical
Adapter Strips
• FiberExpress Brilliance®, the industry’s
most innovative simple to use and reliable
field-installable optical fiber connector

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Lumberg Automation Brands
1540 Orchard Drive
Chambersburg, PA 17201
Phone: 717-217-2200
Fax: 717-217-2279

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