<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Amanda,<div><br></div><div>It is a standard ethernet cable Type B, which is patterned after this layout.</div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:66E4CF92-F302-431A-868C-AE9E85646202" jsaction="" class="sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb" alt="Know the RJ45 Color Code for Easy Connections and Repairs ....jpeg" jsname="kn3ccd" style="max-width: 800px; width: 415px; height: 415px; margin: 0px;"></div><div><br></div><div>All 8 pins are needed as far as I know, so just get a “regular” cable.</div><div><br></div><div>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. ;-)</div><div><br></div><div>Are you adding the the InsightHome to add Battery SOC information to InsightCloud?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Sep 19, 2025, at 12:43 PM, Amanda Potter via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div>Hi all,<br>Is the Schneider “Xanbus” cable a special cable, or just an Cat5/6 Ethernet cable?<br>Is there a spec for it?<br><br>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.<br><br>One of my distributors said it’s a plain ole RS485 cable.<br><br>Thanks ahead of time!<br><br>Amanda Potter<br>Energy Storage Systems<br>NABCEP PVIP <br>Adirondack Battery & Solar, LLC<br>(315) 212-2114<br>_______________________________________________<br>List sponsored by Redwood Alliance<br><br>Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org<br><br>List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<br><br>Change listserver email address & settings:<br>http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org<br><br>There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other:<br>https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/<br>http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org<br><br>List rules & etiquette:<br>http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm<br><br>Check out or update participant bios:<br>http://www.members.re-wrenches.org<br><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>