Cabling; Cable And Earth/Ground Regimes - Honeywell Sensepoint XCD RFD Technical Handbook

Sensepoint XCD RFD Technical Manual

6.4 Cabling

The use of industrial grade, suitably armoured field cable is recommended.
For example, screened 3 cores (plus screen 90% coverage), suitably mechanically
protected copper cable with a suitable M20 explosion-proof gland with 0.5 to 2.5 mm2 (20
to 13 AWG) conductors. Ensure the cable gland is installed correctly and fully tightened.
All unused cable entries must be sealed with a suitable certified sealing plug (one plug is
supplied).
Remote Mounting Cable Details
Type
RFD Remote AWM2464 AWG20~AWG14 Shield
Note: The Sensepoint HT sensor requires an earth core if the remote junction box does
not have a suitable earth point.

6.5 Cable and Earth/Ground regimes

Effective Earth/Ground bonding is important to ensure good EMC and RFI immunity.
The following diagrams show examples of how to earth/ground bond the cable at
enclosures. These bonding techniques provide good RFI/EMC performance. Earth/ground
loops must be avoided to prevent the risk of false signal variation.
Cable to Transmitter
Cable outer sheath
Transmitter
Cable Spec
Controller
Clean / Instrument
Earth Screen
Cable inner sheath
Diagram 8: Controller Grounding
Power & Signal
Earth Screen
Diagram 9: System grounding
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Max Length
30meters
Controller