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Foundation fieldbus DataCELL

Rugged Bus Cables for
F
OUNDATION™ fieldbus H1 Specifications

FOUNDATION fieldbus - FH1EZ
FOUNDATION fieldbus - FH1EZ
   
CABLE TYPE
FOUNDATION fieldbus M-EZ (Marshal EZ) H1 Type "A"
 
UL ITC/PLTC-ER, CSA CMX-OUTDOOR, CMG
Physical Characteristics
Specification
Geometry
Individually Shielded Twisted Pairs – Extruded PVC Binder Over Each Pair – Overall Shield – See Part Number Table
Extruded PVC Binder
Over Each Pair
Extruded PVC Binder Over Each Pair
Pair Shield Type
Aluminum/Polyester Foil w/Drain – 100% Coverage
Drain Wire in Pairs
with 18 AWG Pairs, 20 AWG 7 Strand TC
 
with 16 AWG Pairs, 18 AWG 16 Strand TC
Overall Shield
Aluminum/Polyester Foil w/Drain – 100% coverage
Overall Drain Wire
18 AWG Cables, 16 AWG 26 Strand TC
16 AWG Cables, 14 AWG 41 Strand TC
Tape
Foamed Polypropylene Tape Wrap for Easy Jacket Stripping
Cable Outside Diameter
See Part Number Table
Jacket Marking (with footage markers every 2 feet)
[Footage marker here] Northwire Inc. [P/n here] FOUNDATION™ fieldbus H1 Type A FF-844 REGISTERED (UL) ITC-ER [AWG/#STP here] 105°C E195601 SUN RES -40C or PLTC-ER 105°C or CSA CMX-OUTDOOR-CMG LL54185 105°C or CSA AWM I/II A/B 105°C 600V FT4 or IEC 332 CE [Date Code]
Jacket Material
Flame Retardant FT4 and IEC 332-3, Sunlight and Water Resistant PVC
Pair Conductor size
18 or 16 AWG 19 Strand TC
Colors
See Part Number Table
Temperature Rating
-40C to 105C
Electrical Characteristics
18 AWG Cables
Impedance at fr (31.25 kHz) Per FF-844 and IEC 61158-2
100 Ω ± 10 Ω 
Maximum Attenuation at 1.25fr (39kHz) Per FF-844
<3.0 dB/km
Max, DC Resistance Per Conductor @20°C Per FF-844
for 18 AWG: 
7.16 Ω/1Mft,  23.5 Ω/km
for 16 AWG: 
4.50 Ω/1Mft, 14.7 Ω/km
Nominal DC Resistance Per Conductor @20°C
for 18 AWG
6.39Ω/1Mft,  21.0Ω/km
for 16 AWG
4.02Ω/1Mft, 13.2Ω/km
Max, DC Resistance for Drain Wire @20°C Per UL 1581
11.2Ω/1Mft, 36.6Ω/km
Wire to Shield Capacitive Unbalance
1.5pF/ft, 4.8pF/meter
Minimum Bend Radius for Flex Applications
10 x Cable O.D.
Minimum Bend Radius for Static Applications
5 x Cable O.D.

UL ITC/PLTC-ER

CSA CMX-OUTDOOR-CMG
FOUNDATION fieldbus - Foil Only ShieldCable Example 2
Cable Example 4Cable example3
CABLE TYPE
FOUNDATION fieldbus H1 Type "A"
 
UL ITC/PLTC-ER, CSA CMX-OUTDOOR,CMG
Physical Characteristics
Specification
Geometry
Individually Shielded Twisted Pairs – Overall Shield – See Part Number Table
Pair Shield Type
Aluminum/Polyester Foil – 100% Coverage
Drain Wire in Pairs
with 18 AWG Pairs, 20 AWG 7 Strand TC
 
with 16 AWG Pairs, 18 AWG 7 Strand TC
Overall Shield
Aluminum/Polyester Foil – 100% Coverage
 
or 60% TC braid over AL/Polyester Foil – See Part Number Table
Overall Drain Wire
18 AWG Cables, 16 AWG 26 Strand TC
16 AWG Cables, 14 AWG 41 Strand TC
Foamed Polypropylene Tape Wrap for Easy Jacket Stripping  
Cable Outside Diameter
See Part Number Table
Jacket Marking
Northwire Inc. [P/n here] DataCELL®
F
OUNDATION fieldbus H1 (UL) ITC-ER 18 (or 16) AWG/xSTP 105°C E195601 SUNLIGHT RESISTANT -40C or PLTC-ER 105°C or AWM 105°C 600V or CSA CMX-OUTDOOR-CMG LL54185 105°C or CSA AWM I/II A/B 105°C 600V FT4 or IEC 332 CE
Jacket Material
Oil, Sunlight, Water Resistant PVC
Pair Conductor Size
18 or 16 AWG 19 Strand TC
Colors
See Part Number Table
Temperature Rating
-40C to 105C
Electrical Characteristics
Impedance at fr (31,25 kHz) Per FF-844
100 Ω ±10 Ω
Maximum Attenuation at 1.25fr (39kHz) Per FF-844
<3.0 dB/km
Max, DC Resistance Per Conductor @20°C Per FF-844
23.5 Ω/km
Nominal DC Resistance Per Conductor @20°C
For 18 AWG
21.4 Ω/km
For 16 AWG
13.6 Ω/km
Max, DC Resistance for Drain Wire @20°C Per UL 1581
36.7 Ω/km
Wire to Shield Capacitive Unbalance.
4 pF/M Max
Wire Twists Per M
18-22
Minimum Bend Radius
10 x Cable O.D.