INSTRUMENTATION CABLES ARE DESIGNED TO BE HIGHLY RELIABLE AND RESISTANT TO ELECTRICAL NOISE AND INTERFERENCE. THEY ARE OFTEN SHIELDED TO PROTECT AGAINST ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE AND OTHER SOURCES OF ELECTRICAL NOISE, AND MAY BE CONSTRUCTED WITH TWISTED PAIRS OR TRIADS TO FURTHER REDUCE NOISE AND CROSSTALK. THE CABLES MAY ALSO BE DESIGNED WITH A RANGE OF INSULATION MATERIALS AND JACKET MATERIALS TO SUIT SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, SUCH AS EXPOSURE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES, CHEMICALS, FLAME, FIRE OR MOISTURE
INSTRUMENTATION CABLES ARE SPECIALIZED TYPES OF ELECTRICAL CABLES THAT ARE DESIGNED FOR USE IN INDUSTRIAL AND PROCESS CONTROL APPLICATIONS. THEY ARE TYPICALLY USED TO TRANSMIT SIGNALS FROM SENSORS, TRANSDUCERS, AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS TO CONTROL EQUIPMENT, DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS, AND OTHER DEVICES IN A PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM.