ICS TRIPLEX TC200 Trusted I/O Companion Slot Cables

Trusted I/O Companion Slot Cables 

Product Overview 

This document provides detailed information for the types of Trusted® input/output (I/O) Cables 

available within the Companion Slot group. These types of cable provide connection facilities 

between the Trusted analogue and digital I/O modules, and Trusted Field Termination Assemblies 

(FTAs) or Trusted Versatile Field Termination Assemblies (VFTAs) as required. Cables are also 

available with a ‘flying lead’ at one end to allow connection to conditioned terminals. 

The types of Trusted I/O Companion Slot Cables currently available are listed in Table 1 on page 4. 

The cables are manufactured to user’s requirements; therefore length and type of cable insulation 

must be specified. Length must be specified to the nearest 0.5 m in the format xmx, e.g. 2m0 for a 

cable length of 2.0 m. This detail must be added to the end of the part number. Note that some 

cable lengths are preferred options and may be easier to obtain; please refer to Rockwell 

Automation for details. The type of cable insulation forms part of the cable part number and is 

denoted by 02 for Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH) or 03 for UL Certified cable material. 02 is also 

flame retardant to IEC 60332-3 Cat A. When ordering cables, it is recommended that the user 

supplies the details as shown in Table 1. 

The maximum recommended I/O cable length is 15 m. Cables longer than this may be specified if 

necessary but may suffer from voltage drop, offset, crosstalk and noise and will present materials 

handling problems.  

Internal cables are designed for cables where they are terminated in adjacent enclosures. If the 

cable needs to leave the enclosure environment, the external cable has more protection. Note that 

the ‘external’ cables are not armoured and are not suitable for truly external use and must still be 

treated with care. These cables will need protection when drawn through a cable route, and should 

also not be pulled by the connector(s). They should enter cabinets through transit/compression 

blocks and cannot be glanded. 

The Companion Slot cables described in this document allow hot-swap modules to be sited in 

adjacent slots using a double width chassis socket. For SmartSlot cables, allowing a remote slot to 

be assigned as necessary for a hot-swap, refer to Trusted I/O SmartSlot Cables, publication ICSTT

RM313 (PD-TC500).