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Data cable/line

For guaranteed reliable data transmission

The transmitters and receivers of signals or messages are connected to one another via data cables. LAPP offers highly reliable data cables for Fieldbus and Ethernet systems so that machines, entire factories and office buildings can communicate with one another. Our industrial communication product range covers all of the most popular protocol standards such as PROFIBUS, CC-Link and CANopen, as well as PROFINET and Ethernet/IP. A wide selection of data cables is also available for telephone, coaxial and low-frequency applications.

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Cables and wires
Data cables
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Low frequency
Telephone
Coaxial
Fieldbus
Ethernet
Fiber optic cables
  • Low-frequency data cable
  • Spiral cable
  • Bus cable
  • Fiber optic cable
  • Ethernet cable
  • Power and control cable
  • Sensor/actuator cable
  • Installation data cable
  • Installation cable
  • Computer cable
  • Coaxial cables
  • phone cord
  • Single Pair Ethernet cable
  • Encoder cable
  • Fiber optic cable single conductor
  • Healthcare & Pharma
  • Machine Tools
  • Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
  • Packaging
  • Agricultural & Farm Machinery
  • Robotics
  • Assembly Machines
  • Automotive
  • Intralogistics & Material handling
  • Lifts & Elevators
  • Solar
  • Food & Beverage
  • Ships & boats
  • Process Industry
  • Energy
  • Construction Machinery
  • Rolling Stock
  • 2
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  • 8
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 10
  • 6
  • 12
  • 18
  • 25
  • 1
  • 20
  • 16
  • 14
  • 15
  • 36
  • 40
  • 30
  • 21
  • 24
  • 50
  • 28
  • 32
  • 9
  • 27
  • 37
  • 52
  • 61
  • 11
  • 19
  • 44
  • 56
  • 80
  • 0.25 mm²
  • 0.14 mm²
  • 0.34 mm²
  • 0.5 mm²
  • 0.75 mm²
  • 1.0 mm²
  • 0.22 mm²
  • 1.5 mm²
  • 0.38 mm²
  • 0.24 mm²
  • 0.62 mm²
  • 1.32 mm²
  • 0.08 mm²
  • 0.23 mm²
  • 1.3 mm²
  • 0.8 mm²
  • 0.15 mm²
  • 2.5 mm²
  • 0.26 mm²
  • 0.52 mm²
  • 3.17 mm²
  • 6.0 mm²
  • 0.057 mm²
  • 0.16 mm²
  • 0.32 mm²
  • 0.64 mm²
  • 0.89 mm²
  • 0.9 mm²
  • 1.1 mm²
  • Flame-retardant
  • PWIS-free
  • UV-resistant
  • Oil resistant
  • Halogenfree
  • Chemical resistant
  • For permanent bending
  • Low capacitance
  • weather resistant
  • Ozone-resistant
  • For torsional load
  • Longitudinally watertight
  • Mechanically resistant
  • Laterally watertight
  • Fast Connect (FC) cable
  • Windable
  • Low-adhesive jacket surface
  • Fuel-resistant
  • Water resistant
  • Acid-resistant
  • Alkali resistant
  • Suitable for EX-applications
  • self extinguishing
  • CE marking
  • UL recognized
  • UL listed
  • cUL listed
  • CSA certified
  • cUR recognized
  • Resistance to flame propagation tested according to UN/ECE-R118
  • VDE certified
  • Ecolab certified
  • Tested for fire protection for railway vehicles
  • DNV-certified
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  • General information
    • valid Fieldbus or Ethernet System
      • ETHERNET/IP
      • Ethernet
      • PROFINET
      • EtherCAT
      • Sensor/Actuator
      • PROFIBUS DP
      • CAN
      • AS-Interface
      • DeviceNet
      • INTERBUS
      • FOUNDATION Fieldbus
      • PROFIBUS PA
      • Ethernet-APL
      • KNX/ EIB
      • CC-Link
      • ISOBUS
      • SafetyBus
      • Single Pair Ethernet
      • CC-Link IE
    • Fiber optic cable type
      • GOF
      • POF
      • PCF
    • End of sales article
      • No
    • Product type
      • Low-frequency data cable
      • Spiral cable
      • Bus cable
      • Fiber optic cable
      • Ethernet cable
      • Power and control cable
      • Sensor/actuator cable
      • Installation data cable
      • Installation cable
      • Computer cable
      • Coaxial cables
      • phone cord
      • Single Pair Ethernet cable
      • Encoder cable
      • Fiber optic cable single conductor
    • Industry segment
      • Healthcare & Pharma
      • Machine Tools
      • Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
      • Packaging
      • Agricultural & Farm Machinery
      • Robotics
      • Assembly Machines
      • Automotive
      • Intralogistics & Material handling
      • Lifts & Elevators
      • Solar
      • Food & Beverage
      • Ships & boats
      • Process Industry
      • Energy
      • Construction Machinery
      • Rolling Stock
  • Electrical parameters
    • Maximum operating voltage (not for power transmission)
      • 125 V
      • 500 V
      • 300 V
      • 250 V
      • 100 V
      • 350 V
      • 600 V
      • 60 V
    • test voltage
      • 1.5 kV
      • 1.2 kV
      • 2 kV
      • 0.7 kV
      • 2.5 kV
      • 3.6 kV
      • 0.6 kV
      • 1 kV
    • Test voltage conductor/conductor
      • 1.5 kV
      • 2 kV
      • 1 kV
      • 0.8 kV
      • 0.5 kV
      • 0.7 kV
      • 3 kV
      • 0.75 kV
      • 1.7 kV
      • 4 kV
      • 0.6 kV
    • Test voltage conductor/shielding
      • 1 kV
      • 1.5 kV
      • 2 kV
      • 0.8 kV
      • 0.7 kV
      • 0.6 kV
      • 3 kV
      • 0.5 kV
      • 0.75 kV
      • 1.7 kV
    • Nominal characteristic impedance
      • 100 Ω
      • 120 Ω
      • 150 Ω
      • 75 Ω
      • 50 Ω
      • 110 Ω
      • 95 Ω
  • Product design
    • Nominal cross section conductor (AWG)
      • 14 AWG
      • 16 AWG
      • 18 AWG
      • 19 AWG
      • 20 AWG
      • 21 AWG
      • 22 AWG
      • 23 AWG
      • 24 AWG
      • 26 AWG
      • 28 AWG
      • 30 AWG
    • Number of pairs
      • 4
      • 2
      • 1
      • 3
      • 8
      • 6
      • 10
      • 5
      • 12
      • 16
      • 20
      • 9
      • 15
      • 24
      • 14
      • 25
      • 32
      • 50
      • 30
      • 40
    • Basic material of outer jacket
      • Polyvinylchloride
      • Polyurethane
      • Halogen-free compound
      • Thermoplastic elastomers
      • Polyethylene
      • Electron-beam cross-linked polymer compound
      • Rubber
      • Fluoroethylene propylene
      • Polytetrafluoroethylene
      • Bio-based polyurethane
      • Polyamide
    • Shielded
      • Yes
      • No
    • Nominal outer diameter
      • 0.287 in
      • 0.315 in
      • 0.268 in
      • 0.378 in
      • 0.335 in
      • 0.232 in
      • 0.248 in
      • 0.343 in
      • 0.244 in
      • 0.177 in
      • 0.185 in
      • 0.236 in
      • 0.189 in
      • 0.22 in
      • 0.201 in
      • 0.217 in
      • 0.299 in
      • 0.209 in
      • 0.35 in
      • 0.169 in
      • 0.193 in
      • 0.24 in
      • 0.256 in
      • 0.28 in
      • 0.331 in
      • 0.213 in
      • 0.276 in
      • 0.283 in
      • 0.295 in
      • 0.327 in
      • 0.228 in
      • 0.346 in
      • 0.224 in
      • 0.307 in
      • 0.339 in
      • 0.197 in
      • 0.303 in
      • 0.311 in
      • 0.354 in
      • 0.264 in
      • 0.165 in
      • 0.272 in
      • 0.252 in
      • 0.319 in
      • 0.366 in
      • 0.37 in
      • 0.161 in
      • 0.291 in
      • 0.382 in
      • 0.409 in
      • 0.421 in
      • 0.154 in
      • 0.26 in
      • 0.323 in
      • 0.374 in
      • 0.437 in
      • 0.358 in
      • 0.386 in
      • 0.413 in
      • 0.445 in
      • 0.465 in
      • 0.181 in
      • 0.205 in
      • 0.362 in
      • 0.512 in
      • 0.157 in
      • 0.173 in
      • 0.433 in
      • 0.453 in
      • 0.134 in
      • 0.406 in
      • 0.5 in
      • 0.15 in
      • 0.402 in
      • 0.425 in
      • 0.492 in
      • 0.429 in
      • 0.48 in
      • 0.484 in
      • 0.508 in
      • 0.142 in
      • 0.394 in
      • 0.441 in
      • 0.449 in
      • 0.551 in
      • 0.126 in
      • 0.39 in
      • 0.398 in
      • 0.457 in
      • 0.461 in
      • 0.472 in
      • 0.476 in
      • 0.488 in
      • 0.496 in
      • 0.516 in
      • 0.524 in
      • 0.531 in
      • 0.602 in
      • 0.63 in
      • 0.65 in
    • Core insulation base material
      • Polyvinylchloride
      • Polyolefin
      • Polyethylene
      • Polyethylene foam
      • Halogen-free compound
      • Polypropylene
      • Rubber
      • Thermoplastic elastomers
      • Cross-linked polyethylene
      • Fluoroethylene propylene
      • Thermoplastic
    • Basic material of inner jacket
      • Halogen-free compound
      • Polyvinylchloride
      • Thermoplastic elastomers
      • Polyethylene
      • Thermoplastic
      • Polyurethane
    • Outer jacket color
      • gray
      • black
      • green
      • dark gray
      • violet
      • blue
      • yellow
      • orange
      • water blue
      • red
      • turquoise
      • white
      • ivory
      • transparent
    • Conductor color code
      • DIN 47100
      • DIN 47100 without color repetition
      • VDE 0815
      • UNITRONIC® color code
      • EN 60947-5-2
      • PROFINET Colour code 4-pair
      • PROFINET Color code star quad
      • VDE 0816
      • PROFINET Colour code POF/PCF
      • PROFINET Colour code SPE
      • PROFINET Color code Power cable
      • PROFINET Colour code 2-pair
      • PROFINET Colour code Hybrid
    • Type of coaxial cables
      • RG 11 A/U
      • RG 59 B/U
      • RG 174 A/U
      • RG 178 B/U
      • RG 187 A/U
      • RG 188 A/U
      • RG 213 /U
      • RG 214 /U
      • RG 223 /U
      • RG 58 C/U
      • RG 6 A/U
      • RG 62 A/U
      • RGB CY
      • RGB DY
    • Type of optical fibre
      • Multi-mode Fiber
      • Single-mode Fiber
    • A-Optical cables, outdoor
      • A-DQ(ZN)B2Y
      • A-DQ(ZN)(SR)2Y
      • A-DQ(ZN)2Y
      • A-DQ(ZN)B2Y(SR)2Y
      • A/J-V(ZN)H11Y
      • AT-VQ(ZN)HB2Y
    • J-optical indoor cables
      • J-V(ZN)HH
      • J-V2Y(ZN)11Y
      • J-V(ZN)H
      • J-V2Y
      • J-V4Y(ZN)11Y
      • A/J-V(ZN)11Y
      • J-V(ZN)H11Y
      • J-V(ZN)Y(ZN)11Y
      • J-V(ZN)YY
    • Base material of outer sheath, shortname
      • PVC
      • PUR
      • TPE
      • PE
      • LSZH
      • XLPE
      • FEP
      • HFFR
      • PTFE
    • Number of fibres
      • 4
      • 12
      • 2
      • 8
      • 24
      • 1
      • 6
      • 48
      • 72
      • 144
    • Nominal diameter conductor (mm)
      • 0.025 in
      • 0.031 in
      • 0.024 in
      • 0.02 in
      • 0.043 in
      • 0.012 in
      • 0.016 in
      • 0.03 in
      • 0.035 in
      • 0.041 in
      • 0.047 in
      • 0.051 in
      • 0.019 in
      • 0.022 in
      • 0.023 in
      • 0.026 in
      • 0.028 in
      • 0.039 in
      • 0.089 in
      • 0.091 in
    • classification of optical cable
      • Gel-filled loose tube cable
      • Divisible universal cable
      • Divisible breakout cable
      • Divisible indoor cable
      • Cable with stranded, gel-filled loose tubes
      • Outdoor overhead cable
      • Divisible outdoor cable
    • With armoring
      • No
      • Yes
    • Strain relief with
      • Glass yarns
      • Aramid yarns
    • Number of cores
      • 2
      • 4
      • 8
      • 3
      • 5
      • 7
      • 10
      • 6
      • 12
      • 18
      • 25
      • 1
      • 20
      • 16
      • 14
      • 15
      • 36
      • 40
      • 30
      • 21
      • 24
      • 50
      • 28
      • 32
      • 9
      • 27
      • 37
      • 52
      • 61
      • 11
      • 19
      • 44
      • 56
      • 80
    • Nominal cross section conductor (mm2)
      • 0.25 mm²
      • 0.14 mm²
      • 0.34 mm²
      • 0.5 mm²
      • 0.75 mm²
      • 1.0 mm²
      • 0.22 mm²
      • 1.5 mm²
      • 0.38 mm²
      • 0.24 mm²
      • 0.62 mm²
      • 1.32 mm²
      • 0.08 mm²
      • 0.23 mm²
      • 1.3 mm²
      • 0.8 mm²
      • 0.15 mm²
      • 2.5 mm²
      • 0.26 mm²
      • 0.52 mm²
      • 3.17 mm²
      • 6.0 mm²
      • 0.057 mm²
      • 0.16 mm²
      • 0.32 mm²
      • 0.64 mm²
      • 0.89 mm²
      • 0.9 mm²
      • 1.1 mm²
  • Product features
    • Application area
      • Flexible
      • Fixed Installation
      • Cable chain
      • Torsion
      • Festoon
      • Outdoor Suspension
    • PROFINET® application
      • Type C
      • Type A
      • Type B
    • Minimum bending radius in inch, fixed installation
      • 1.417 in
      • 5.669 in
      • 4.311 in
      • 1.488 in
      • 0.803 in
      • 1.795 in
      • 2.055 in
      • 1.677 in
      • 1.181 in
      • 1.37 in
      • 1.465 in
      • 1.724 in
      • 2.008 in
      • 1.197 in
      • 1.346 in
      • 1.89 in
      • 3.543 in
      • 1.606 in
      • 1.654 in
      • 2.079 in
      • 0.866 in
      • 0.882 in
      • 0.929 in
      • 0.976 in
      • 1.157 in
      • 1.228 in
      • 1.252 in
      • 1.402 in
      • 1.535 in
      • 2.52 in
      • 2.835 in
      • 0.661 in
      • 0.756 in
      • 1.323 in
      • 2.102 in
      • 2.268 in
      • 0.74 in
      • 0.898 in
      • 1.024 in
      • 1.087 in
      • 1.11 in
      • 1.441 in
      • 1.772 in
      • 1.866 in
      • 1.984 in
      • 2.126 in
      • 2.48 in
      • 0.63 in
      • 0.709 in
      • 0.961 in
      • 1.055 in
      • 1.26 in
      • 1.299 in
      • 1.386 in
      • 1.512 in
      • 1.559 in
      • 1.819 in
      • 1.843 in
      • 2.197 in
      • 2.22 in
      • 2.457 in
      • 2.528 in
      • 2.551 in
      • 2.622 in
      • 4.134 in
      • 4.902 in
      • 0.677 in
      • 0.772 in
      • 0.913 in
      • 0.945 in
      • 1.039 in
      • 1.063 in
      • 1.071 in
      • 1.15 in
      • 1.165 in
      • 1.205 in
      • 1.291 in
      • 1.701 in
      • 1.913 in
      • 1.961 in
      • 2.031 in
      • 2.362 in
      • 2.669 in
      • 0.567 in
      • 0.598 in
      • 0.969 in
      • 0.992 in
      • 1.016 in
      • 1.102 in
      • 1.118 in
      • 1.134 in
      • 1.354 in
      • 1.858 in
      • 1.937 in
      • 2.15 in
      • 2.598 in
      • 2.677 in
      • 2.787 in
      • 3.071 in
      • 3.78 in
    • Minimum bending radius in mm, occasionally moved
      • 5.748 in
      • 7.559 in
      • 4.488 in
      • 5.02 in
      • 3.543 in
      • 3.72 in
      • 5.138 in
      • 4.193 in
      • 3.661 in
      • 1.89 in
      • 2.047 in
      • 2.894 in
      • 4.961 in
      • 3.307 in
      • 3.484 in
      • 4.606 in
      • 5.315 in
      • 2.008 in
      • 3.425 in
      • 4.311 in
      • 4.665 in
      • 5.256 in
      • 5.669 in
      • 1.654 in
      • 2.362 in
      • 2.953 in
      • 3.15 in
      • 3.78 in
      • 3.839 in
      • 4.252 in
      • 4.429 in
      • 6.555 in
      • 1.417 in
      • 1.732 in
      • 2.205 in
      • 2.244 in
      • 2.323 in
      • 2.677 in
      • 2.717 in
      • 3.071 in
      • 3.366 in
      • 3.898 in
      • 4.016 in
      • 4.134 in
      • 4.843 in
      • 5.551 in
      • 1.772 in
      • 1.85 in
      • 2.165 in
      • 2.394 in
      • 2.539 in
      • 2.598 in
      • 2.776 in
      • 2.835 in
      • 4.075 in
      • 4.547 in
      • 4.724 in
      • 5.492 in
      • 6.319 in
      • 6.535 in
      • 1.339 in
      • 1.535 in
      • 1.693 in
      • 1.929 in
      • 2.402 in
      • 2.441 in
      • 2.52 in
      • 3.248 in
      • 3.386 in
      • 3.602 in
      • 4.882 in
      • 4.902 in
      • 5.197 in
      • 6.024 in
      • 6.142 in
      • 6.673 in
      • 1.496 in
      • 1.508 in
      • 1.575 in
      • 1.811 in
      • 1.98 in
      • 2.087 in
      • 2.185 in
      • 2.421 in
      • 2.657 in
      • 2.992 in
      • 3.012 in
      • 3.13 in
      • 4.331 in
      • 4.783 in
      • 5.079 in
      • 5.374 in
      • 5.906 in
      • 6.378 in
      • 6.85 in
      • 6.969 in
      • 7.5 in
      • 0.709 in
      • 0.886 in
      • 1.744 in
    • Temperature, fixed installation
      —
    • Temperature, occasionally moved
      —
    • Installation type
      • Underground Installation
      • Cable Channel
      • Cable tray
      • Blowing into Empty Pipe Systems
      • Garland Suspension
      • protective cable conduit
    • Ethernet cable category
      • Cat.5e
      • Cat.6A
      • Cat.7
      • Cat.7A
      • Cat.6
    • Burial
      • direct
      • in protective cable conduit
      • in cable trench
    • Optical cable, fiber category
      • OS2
      • OM2
      • OM3
      • OM1
      • OM4
    • Minimum bending radius in inch, dynamic continuously flexing
      • 2.598 in
      • 1.508 in
      • 1.98 in
      • 0.886 in
      • 1.063 in
      • 1.744 in
      • 2.894 in
      • 3.484 in
      • 3.898 in
      • 4.724 in
      • 6.614 in
      • 0.984 in
      • 1.161 in
      • 1.201 in
      • 1.339 in
      • 1.39 in
      • 1.417 in
      • 1.626 in
      • 1.772 in
      • 1.811 in
      • 2.008 in
      • 2.157 in
      • 2.185 in
      • 2.244 in
      • 2.362 in
      • 2.453 in
      • 4.606 in
      • 5.197 in
      • 6.929 in
      • 0.768 in
      • 0.827 in
      • 0.846 in
      • 0.925 in
      • 0.945 in
      • 0.965 in
      • 1.004 in
      • 1.331 in
      • 1.449 in
      • 1.567 in
      • 1.634 in
      • 1.654 in
      • 1.673 in
      • 1.685 in
      • 1.831 in
      • 1.85 in
      • 1.949 in
      • 2.047 in
      • 2.067 in
      • 2.512 in
      • 2.52 in
      • 2.539 in
      • 2.571 in
      • 2.63 in
      • 2.689 in
      • 3.043 in
      • 3.15 in
      • 3.161 in
      • 3.213 in
      • 3.339 in
      • 3.543 in
      • 3.661 in
      • 4.075 in
      • 4.665 in
      • 4.961 in
      • 5.256 in
      • 5.315 in
      • 7.205 in
      • 7.677 in
      • 0.728 in
      • 0.807 in
      • 1.043 in
      • 1.102 in
      • 1.142 in
      • 1.22 in
      • 1.272 in
      • 1.28 in
      • 1.319 in
      • 1.378 in
      • 1.398 in
      • 1.457 in
      • 1.476 in
      • 1.535 in
      • 1.575 in
      • 1.594 in
      • 1.614 in
      • 1.693 in
      • 1.713 in
      • 1.862 in
      • 1.89 in
      • 1.909 in
      • 1.921 in
      • 1.929 in
      • 2.098 in
      • 2.165 in
      • 2.173 in
      • 2.217 in
      • 2.323 in
      • 2.335 in
      • 2.343 in
      • 2.421 in
    • Temperature, dynamic continuously flexing
      —
    • Product features
      • Flame-retardant
      • PWIS-free
      • UV-resistant
      • Oil resistant
      • Halogenfree
      • Chemical resistant
      • For permanent bending
      • Low capacitance
      • weather resistant
      • Ozone-resistant
      • For torsional load
      • Longitudinally watertight
      • Mechanically resistant
      • Laterally watertight
      • Fast Connect (FC) cable
      • Windable
      • Low-adhesive jacket surface
      • Fuel-resistant
      • Water resistant
      • Acid-resistant
      • Alkali resistant
      • Suitable for EX-applications
      • self extinguishing
  • Certifications and standards
    • EAC certified
      • Yes
    • CPR fire class
      • Eca
      • Dca
      • B2ca
      • Cca
      • Fca
    • CPR smoke density
      • s2
      • s1
      • s1a
    • CPR droplets
      • d2
      • d1
    • CPR acidity
      • a1
    • Certifications
      • CE marking
      • UL recognized
      • UL listed
      • cUL listed
      • CSA certified
      • cUR recognized
      • Resistance to flame propagation tested according to UN/ECE-R118
      • VDE certified
      • Ecolab certified
      • Tested for fire protection for railway vehicles
      • DNV-certified

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What are data cables?


We certainly aren’t giving away a secret to you when we say that data cables and wires are intended to transmit data. This is done using a cable or a wire. 


But what we can tell you:

  • Are data and signals the same?
  • Where are which data cables used?
  • Which data cables are available at LAPP?
  • What are the differences between these?
  • Where can LAPP data cables be used in industrial automation processes? 

Using data cables, you can connect devices with identical data transmission technology to one another and thus have them communicated. Most of the time this is done by using data connectors.


While we are controlling an increasing number of devices wirelessly at home using an app and data cables are mostly hidden in house technology, data cables have now become indispensable in industry.

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Data or signals?


Whenever information is to be sent by cable from a transmitter to a receiver, it must be transported by wire or light. 

  • Step 1: The sender transmits the information as a physical conductor in the form of a signal to the receiver. This can be an electrical or optical signal. 
  • Step 2: The receiver measures the signal received, i.e. the voltage/current or electromagnetic wave. If information can be read from the measured signal, this is known as data.

In short: information is transmitted as a signal and read out as data. Data cables act as a transmission medium for signals and therefore data.

Wide application range


In telecommunication, low-frequency and high-frequency technology, very classic signals have been sent and received for many years. Data is also sent from one floor of an office building to another floor via cables. This is done via cables. Wireless data does not work everywhere. 


For industrial communication, small devices have to hold and, in some cases, be able to transmit and receive information very quickly and over long distances. This is done by sending data packages sent between a potentially large number of devices. 


The application area of data cables therefore extends from conventional communication technology to building, factory and process automation. 

Which data network cable types are available at LAPP?


The unassembled data cables from LAPP differ in terms of the data cables product segment

  • the way signals are transmitted (electrical or optical signal transmission),
  • the type of use and installation (fixed installation, flexible use (i.e. occasional flexing) or highly flexible use (for continuously flexing applications)).

Do you prefer ready-to-connect cordsets instead of products sold by length that you have to assemble yourself?

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Low frequency data transmission

In this product group, you will find data cables for low-frequency applications. They are of particular importance, for example, for computer systems, electronic control and regulation devices, office machines, scales and in general for all low-frequency applications in data technology.
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Telephone cable

For indoor use, we have installation cables, halogen-free telephone cables and special fire alarm cables available for you. Here you will also find telecommunication cables for direct burial for outdoor use.
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Coaxial cables

Coaxial cables are used for high-frequency signal transmission, which is important for radio and computer systems, as well as for the entire field of high-frequency technology and electronics. Because they are resistant to external interference, they can transmit signals without distortion and with low attenuation.
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Fieldbus cables

With our UNITRONIC® fieldbus cables, we cover all important protocol standards and therefore offer the right solution for almost every type of bus system in mechanical and plant engineering: from the transmission of simple control signals for sensor/actuator wiring right through to fieldbus signals in complex network structures.
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Ethernet cables

With the ETHERLINE® cables, we offer a solution for all common industrial Ethernet communication systems where high-speed transmission of large data volumes is essential. Applications include structured building cabling with LAN cables or for challenging industrial applications. Choose from the categories Cat.5, Cat.5e, Cat.6, Cat.6A, Cat.7 and Cat.7A.
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Fiber optic cables

Fiber optic cables are under the LAPP product brand HITRONIC®, which are considered to be the transmission medium of the future. With high bandwidths, high transmission speeds and long transmission distances, they triumph in many respects over copper-based data cables that transmit signals purely electrically.
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What are the differences between fieldbus and Ethernet systems?


In the field of network technology for industrial applications, copper-based data cables can be divided into two groups: 

  • Data cables for fieldbus-based communication networks
  • Data cables for Ethernet-based communication networks

What is a Fieldbus?


A fieldbus is a bus system that connects sensors and actuators to exchange information with a control computer. Control computers are also commonly known as programmable control (PLC). Almost every manufacturer of a control computer has designed its own fieldbus. As a result, there are a number of technologies that differ from one another, for example in terms of maximum cable length, data transmission rate or scope of function.


Common Fieldbus systems are AS-Interface, CAN or DeviceNet, ISOBUS, Foundation Fieldbus, CC-Link, SAFETY BUS, INTERBUS (IBS), EIB or KNX. Alongside data cables for these bus systems, we at LAPP also offer you a huge selection of PROFIBUS®-compliant data cables. PROFIBUS is the most common and probably best-known fieldbus system.

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What is Ethernet?


Ethernet, on the other hand, is a technology that was originally developed for office communication, i.e. the exchange of data in PC-based local data networks (LANs), and consists of a range of software and hardware components. Ethernet enables considerably higher transmission rates than fieldbus – up to 400 gigabits/second.


Various PLC manufacturers have extended the Ethernet basic technology to meet different industrial requirements. As with fieldbuses, this has led to different manufacturer-specific features for Ethernet.  Due to its high prevalence, performance and reliability, Ethernet technology has long been established in the production environment. 


Communication via Ethernet can be divided into two major systems: Ethernet/IP, which also provides the name for “Ethernet-based” and PROFINET. PROFINET is also an Ethernet/IP-based transmission technology and even Ethernet/IP-compatible. PROFINET is subject to stricter standards than Ethernet/IP and therefore forms a subset of Ethernet/IP-based data transmissions.

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How are fiber optic cables different?


Anyone who thinks about fiber optic cables usually thinks about glass fiber first. However, fiber optic cables do not have to be made of glass, as there are also variants that are completely or partially made of plastic. With all types of fiber optic cables, the signal is transmitted in the form of light using fibers made of quartz glass or polymer optical fibers (plastics).


In the LAPP product range, you will find 

  • Polymer Optical Fibers (POF)
  • Polymer Cladded Fibers (PCF)
  • Glass Optical Fibers (GOF)

Would you like to find out more about light signals and their applications?

Here you will find Glass Fiber and Co.
Our new product – HITRONIC® GOF DUPLEX PNB

No automation without data cable!


Automation in industry is effective and future-proof. It helps you increase your production speed, the quality of your products and save time and personnel costs. In simple terms, an automation system consists of sensors, actuators, control computers and a communication system that connects all components with one another using data cables. To ensure smooth communication, communication processes usually take place at several levels.

The automation system as an automation pyramid

Field level refers to production in which sensors and actuators are installed. 


A sensor is a measuring probe that captures analogue physical variables (mechanical, chemical, thermal, magnetic or optical values) and converts them into analogue and digital electrical signals.


This measuring sensor can be a proximity, brightness, moisture, temperature, level sensor or similar. 

A sensor generates and transmits signals to the control level.

An actuator converts electrical signals from the control computer into physical variables. An actuator converts electrical pulses into pressure, sound, temperature, movement or other physical variables.


Actuators are motors, hydraulic cylinders, loudspeakers, diving troughs, lamps, stirrers, heating elements, fans, pumps and the like. 


An actuator receives signals from the control level and executes the "commands".

This level contains control units (PCs), which receive measurement data from sensors and send commands to actuators. Each individual control unit controls a sub-process. If the sensors and actuators are located directly next to a PLC, they are connected directly to the PLC. Sensors and actuators further away are usually connected to the control level via bus systems, but nowadays also via Ethernet. 


The control units themselves are connected to one another via switches. Ethernet cables or fiber optic cables are used for this.

The company management level is directly connected to the control level. Here, the current production data, such as produced quantities, is retrieved from the control computers and an order to be completed is coordinated based on the current availability of the machines. The management and planning of corporate resources (ERP) is also carried out here, such as material requirements planning. At this level, information ranging from several megabytes to gigabytes is transmitted.