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Features:
- I/O Companion Slot, Internal, 40 Channel Output to FTA
- Formatted specifically for Output Channels to connect with Trusted DO/AO modules and output FTAs
- High-integrity, industrial-grade Output Companion Slot Cable manufactured by ICS Triplex
The Rockwell ICS Triplex TC-205-02-6M5 is a high-performance, I/O-compatible slot-out output cable designed for Trusted Triple Redundancy (TMR) safety automation systems. This cable serves as a hardwired connection between the industrial safety control core and field actuators, specifically designed for connecting rack-mounted safety output modules (such as analog or digital output modules). With a physical length of 6.5 meters (code 6M5), its primary function is to securely and losslessly transmit critical control commands and protection action signals calculated by the redundant controller to remotely deployed field terminals (FTAs or VFTAs) to drive various valves, relays, or alarm devices in the industrial field.
This cable is primarily used in critical process industries with extremely high functional safety level (SIL 3) requirements, such as emergency power outage (ESD), fire and gas monitoring (F&G), and control of important turbomachinery. In terms of hardware physical structure, its design is completely opposite to the input cable: the controller rack end uses a single 96-channel Type-C high-density connector, while the field end is equipped with two 96-channel Type-R connectors, perfectly compatible with the dual-output channel (A channel and B channel) FTA architecture of Trusted systems.
The TC-205-02-6M5 ICS Triplex Trusted I/O Companion Slot Cable Assembly may still be available for purchase and support from Moore Automated Company beyond End-Of-Life (EOL) by the manufacturer (OEM).
ICS Triplex TC-205-02-6M5 Trusted I/O Companion Slot Cable Assembly MANUAL(Datasheets), Link
Important Notice: Other accessories, manuals, cables, calibration data, software, etc. are not included with this equipment unless listed in the above stock item description. All prices are shown in USD.
This output cable is based on a Triple Modular Redundancy (TMR) control system with independent dual-output aggregation and dynamic equipotential shielding. When the microprocessor of the trusted controller completes 2-to-3 (2oo3) control logic voting and generates an action output, the primary module and hot-standby redundant module in adjacent slots simultaneously send control signals.
Upon receiving these signals at a single C connector at the rack end, the output current/voltage from the two standby modules is separated and transmitted in parallel to the dual R connector at the field end via independent physical paths composed of internal multi-core high-purity twisted-pair copper wire. Upon entering the field terminal block (FTA), these two independent control bitstreams undergo physical-layer voting, diode, or computational aggregation at the hardware level.
During long-distance transmission, the cable's tight internal braided shield, coupled with dedicated leakage leads, captures external induced noise in real time and guides it to a safe ground, ensuring a very high signal-to-noise ratio for high-current or precise analog control signals during 6.5-meter end-to-end physical transmission, achieving hardware-level zero-switching-delay redundancy and safe output.
1.Flame-retardant construction: The cable outer sheath is made of high-quality low-smoke halogen-free (LSOH/LSLH) material, meeting the stringent IEC 60332-3 Class A flame-retardant testing standard. This means it effectively suppresses the emission of toxic fumes and corrosive gases in the event of an accidental fire in a factory.
2.Advanced EMI/RFI shielding: Equipped with a high-density braided shielding mesh, a dedicated grounding braided tail at the chassis end, and a green grounding wire at the field end. This design prevents environmental electromagnetic noise from interfering with critical control circuits operating near high-voltage motor starters or switchgear.
3.Critical protection circuitry: In high-risk process industries such as oil and gas refining, petrochemical processing, and chemical production, automatic emergency stop (ESD), burner management system (BMS), and fire and gas (F&G) protection circuits all rely on this cable.
