[RE-wrenches] Xanbus Cable question

[Maverick Brown]

Amanda,

It is a standard ethernet cable Type B, which is patterned after this layout.



All 8 pins are needed as far as I know, so just get a “regular” cable.

Also, if you are plugging the cable into the XW-MPPT-60-150V charge controller, you will want to trim the extra plastic strain relief that premade cables come with so the wiring compartment cover screw column can avoid the cable strain relief. ;-)

Are you adding the the InsightHome to add Battery SOC information to InsightCloud?



Maverick Brown
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> On Sep 19, 2025, at 12:43 PM, Amanda Potter via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> Is the Schneider “Xanbus” cable a special cable, or just an Cat5/6 Ethernet cable?
> Is there a spec for it?
> 
> I’m trying to add an “Insight Home” to a XW Pro 6848 & the “Insight Home” does not come with the “Xanbus” cable needed to incorporate it in to the network.
> 
> One of my distributors said it’s a plain ole RS485 cable.
> 
> Thanks ahead of time!
> 
> Amanda Potter
> Energy Storage Systems
> NABCEP PVIP 
> Adirondack Battery & Solar, LLC
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