Rockwell Automation 1797-Series ControlNet Ex Media Plannng Installation Manual - Manual (Page 13)

Publication CNET-IN003A-EN-P - January 2006
Overview of the ControlNet Ex Media System 1-5
There are four styles of taps available with:
•
T or Y placement of BNC connectors
•
Straight or right-angle connector on the drop media
See page 2-2 for detailed information on taps.
Trunk Cable
The trunk cable is the bus, or central part of the ControlNet Ex
coax media system. The trunk cable may be composed of multiple
sections of cable. Quad-shield RG-6 type coax cable can be used to
construct trunk cable sections.
ATTENTION
Use only intrinsically-safe taps in a ControlNet Ex
media system. Intrinsically-safe taps are marked
“ControlNet Ex Tap.”
ATTENTION
You must use either of these types of ControlNet Ex
trunk cable:
•
1797-RG6, Belden 3092A
•
Belden 3092A blue quad-shield RG-6 type coax
cable
40955
T-tap Y-tap
40956 Straight Right-angle