Industrial Ethernet finder

Only the right components bring long-lasting joy

To ensure that Ethernet communication within your system works permanently and that data can be exchanged without errors over a long period of time, you should rely on the right cable or connector from the outset. This is the only way to prevent failures, downtime and quality problems. 

Are you looking for cables and connectors that can be assembled on site for your network and would like to effortlessly browse through our huge product portfolio? Then it's best to use the Industrial Ethernet product finder. It is a product finder that helps you to choose the best cables sold by the metre as well as a compatible connector.  

Whether for industrial Ethernet applications or structured building cabling: Find the right products to keep you happy over the long term!

Category according to DIN EN 50173 and ISO/IEC 11801

Choose the desired transmission characteristics: 

• Cat.5 up to 100 Mbit/s in the frequency range up to 100 MHz 
• Cat.5e up to 1000 Mbit/s in the frequency range up to 100 MHz 
• Cat.6 up to 1000 Mbit/s in the frequency range up to 250 MHz 
• Cat.6A up to 10 Gbit/s in the frequency range up to 500 MHz 
• Cat.7 up to 10 Gbit/s in the frequency range up to 600 MHz 

Protocol standard and application area

Choose which protocol is used to communicate in the network and how the cable is used: 

• EtherNet/IP, EtherCat  
  • For fixed installation 
  • For flexible installation, i.e. for occasional, not positively driven movement 
  • For flexible, continuously flexing use in moving machine parts and in the cable chain 
• PROFINET
  • Type A, for fixed installation 
  • Type B, for flexible installation 
  • Type C, for special applications, e.g. use in cable chains or use with torsional load 
  • Typ R, for robot applications

Outer sheath material

Depending on the information previously provided, choose the outer sheath of the cable that is right for the future location of use:  

• Halogen-free, flame-retardant materials 
• PE 
• PUR 
• PVC 
• TPE 

Connector face

Choose between RJ45 connectors for protected use in the control cabinet and M12 connectors for harsh field conditions with protection class IP 65/67: 

• RJ45, 8-pin for applications up to 100 Mbit/s or 10 Gbit/s 
• M12 D-coded, 4-pin for applications up to 100 Mbit/s 
• M12 X-coded, 8-pin for applications up to 10 Gbit/s

Connector variant

Depending on the previously selected connector, you can then choose the exact connector variant, for example: 

• Straight/angled cable outlet 
• With cable gland 
• For printed circuit board assembly 
• For wall mounting

Shorten the assembly time? Choose FC cables!

The abbreviation “FC” in some product names stands for “Fast Connect”. With FC cables, the assembly time is significantly reduced. Why? The core pairs are not individually shielded, so there is no need for the laborious task of removing the shielding. Instead, FC cables have an inner sheath and a cross separator that separates the core pairs from one another.

Categories and classes according to ISO/IEC 11801-1

ISO/IEC 11801-1 divides cables and connectors into categories.  A key difference between the various categories (Cat.5 to Cat.8.2) is the usable frequencies and the data transmission rates that can be achieved as a result. As a component manufacturer, LAPP only provides information on the category for its products, but not on the class used to define the overall cabling of a route at the usage site. 

What does the AWG information in the product name mean?

The North American AWG coding provides information about the cross-section of the conductors used. The smaller the AWG size, the larger the conductor cross-section (e.g. 22AWG>26AWG). A conversion to mm2 using a formula is possible, but never completely accurate, as AWG is a logarithmic measure that exponentiates with each AWG size. We recommend using a conversion table.