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CompoNet Network Wiring Section 3-2
3-2-4 Cable Types
Cable Types The four types of cable listed in the following table can be used as the commu-
nications cable for a CompoNet Network.
Do not use any other cables.
Round Cable I Use a commercially available VCTF cable with two 0.75-mm
2
conductors (JIS
C3306) that meets CompoNet specifications. Ask the cable manufacturer for
products applicable to CompoNet.
Cable
type
Main application Communica-
tions power
Conductors
BDH
(signal
high)
BDL
(signal
low)
BS+ (com-
munica-
tions power
supply posi-
tive side)
BS− (com-
munica-
tions power
supply neg-
ative side)
Round
Cable I
(VCTF 2-
conductor
cable)
• Wiring for the
Master Unit and
Repeater Units
• Wiring for Slave
Units down-
stream from each
Repeater Unit
• When using com-
mercially available
cable is desirable.
• To provide communi-
cations power sepa-
rately.
• When Bit Slave
Units are not being
used.
Provided
separately.
Black White None None
Round
Cable II
(VCTF 4-
conductor
cable)
• When using a com-
mercially available
cable is desirable.
• To supply communi-
cations power col-
lectively to all Slave
Units with the com-
munications cable.
Included White Green
or Blue
Red Black
Flat Cable
I (Stan-
dard)
• To supply communi-
cations power to all
Slave Units with the
communications
cable.
• To use Bit Slave
Units.
Included White Blue Red Black
Flat Cable
II
(Sheathed
)
• To supply communi-
cations power to all
Slave Units with the
communications
cable.
• To use Bit Slave
Units.
• Applications in envi-
ronments that
required IP54 com-
pliance (drip-proof,
splash-proof).
Included White Blue Red Black
Blue or black: BDL
White: BDH