Belden Among Industry's First Cable Producers to Achieve Fieldbus Foundation H 1 Cable Registration
RICHMOND, IN - Belden, a world leader in the development of signal
transmission products for the industrial, building management, enterprise,
broadcast, and security markets, has announced that one of the company's
family of IndustrialTuff DataBus Cables for FOUNDATION fieldbus applications
is among the industry's first to achieve registration to the FOUNDATION
fieldbus H1 Cable Test Specification. The Fieldbus Foundation is a global not-
for-profit corporation consisting of leading process end users and automation
companies.
FOUNDATION fieldbus H1 network is an all-digital, serial, two-way
communications protocol that standardizes the interconnection of field
devices. In November 2007, the Fieldbus Foundation's new H1 Cable Test
Specification was released to provide users with increased assurance that
their industrial cabling infrastructure will provide robust and reliable physical
layer performance.
Belden attained H1 registration for part number 3076F. This IndustrialTuff
DataBus cable is a Type A 18 AWG stranded cable featuring a polyolefin
insulation, Orange or Intrinsically Safe Blue PVC jacket, and 100 percent
Beldfoil shield with TC drain wire. For a cable to qualify, its manufacturers
must conduct testing and submit successful test results based on the IEC
61158-2:2003 standard for Type A cable, which includes (but is not limited
to): impedance, capacitance unbalance, connector pin-outs, and
attenuation. Registration signifies that the cable is suitable for any H1
fieldbus application, including high temperature and corrosive environments.
Commenting on the registration, Frank Koditek, Belden's industrial line product
manager, notes: "Belden strongly supports the FOUNDATION fieldbus H1 cable
registration process because it gives our customers additional assurance that
our Type A cables will deliver the quality and performance we promise. And,
we credit the Fieldbus Foundation for its ongoing dedication to establishing
measurable standards for physical layer requirements, since the cabling
infrastructure is the cornerstone of reliable network performance."
Belden offers a comprehensive line of IndustrialTuff DataBus cables for
FOUNDATION fieldbus industrial networking applications. All Belden fieldbus
cables meet DataBus for Fieldbus IEC 61158-2 (ISA/SP-50) specifications.
For more information, contact Belden, P.O. Box 1980, Richmond, Indiana
47375, or call 1.800.BELDEN.1 to request New Product Bulletin #244. FAX:
765.983.5294. Or visit the Web site: www.belden.com.
About Belden
Belden is a leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of signal
transmission solutions for data networking and a wide range of specialty
electronics markets including entertainment, industrial, building management
and aerospace applications. Belden has manufacturing facilities in North
America, Asia and Europe as well as distribution centers in the U.S., Canada,
Singapore, Australia and The Netherlands. A majority of Belden's
manufacturing, engineering and support functions are registered to the
International Organization for Standardization.
