OSDP Access Control

OSDP COMPOSITE CABLE - Four Cable Component Assemblies 75°C, 300V Plenum Rated

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Construction:

OSDP Card Reader:
- Number of Conductors: 2/C 18 AWG stranded bare copper + 2/C 22 AWG tinned copper shielded
- Insulation:
  - Plenum Polymer on 18 AWG (Black & Red)
  - Foam FEP on 22 AWG (Green & White)
- Pair Drain Wire: 24 AWG stranded tinned copper
- Pair Shield: Aluminum/Polyester
- Low CAP Cable Electricals:
  - Impedance:120 Ω
  - Capacitance:12.5 pF/ft
- Rip Cord: Rip cord
- Jacket: White Plenum Polymer
- Nominal Diameter: 0.222 inch

Door Strike
- Number of Conductors: 4/C 18 AWG stranded bare copper per ASTM B3
- Insulation: Plenum Polymer
- Color Code: Black, Red, White, and Green
- Rip Cord: Nylon rip cord
- Jacket: Orange Plenum Polymer
- Nominal Diameter: 0.174 inch
- Rip Cord: Rip cord

Door Contact:
- Number of Conductors: 2/C 22 AWG stranded bare copper per ASTM B3
- Conductor Insulation: Plenum Polymer
  - Color Code: Black and Red
- Rip Cord: Rip cord
- Jacket: Blue Plenum Polymer
- Nominal Diameter: 0.124 inch

Request to Exit
- Number of Conductors: 4/C 22 AWG stranded bare copper per ASTM B3
- Conductor Insulation: Plenum Polymer
  - Color Code: Black, Red, White, and Green
- Rip Cord: Rip cord
- Jacket: Green Plenum Polymer
- Nominal Diameter: 0.144 inch
Overall Construction: Four components are cabled together and overall jacketed
- Jacket:Plenum Polymer
- Jacket Thickness: 16 mil
- Nominal Diameter: 0.420 inch

Applications and Features:

Access control doors with four functions, typically device dependent. General purpose low voltage and power-limited systems' circuits to NEC Articles 725 and 800.

Voltage: 300 Volts
Temperature: 75ºC

Specifications:

ASTM B3 Soft or Annealed Copper Wire

UL 444 Communications Cables

Made in America: Compliant with both Buy American and Buy America Act (BAA) requirements per 49 U.S.C. § 5323(j) and the Federal Transit Administration Buy America requirements per 49 C.F.R. part 661

Sample Print Legend:

{SQFTG} SOUTHWIRE OSDP ACCESS CONTROL CABLE P/N 3197 -- 156205 {CSA} 6/18AWG 8/22AWG CMP 75C FT6 RS-485 MADE IN USA ROHS-2 COMPLIANT

Table 1 – Weights and Measurements

Stock Code	Description	Jacket Thickness		Nominal OD		Nonminal Weight
Stock Code		mil	mm	inch	mm	lb/1000ft	kg/km
3197	22/4+22/2+18/4+(22/2S+18/2) CMP	16	0.406	0.420	10.668	107	158.6

Revision: 1.000.010

Updated On: Feb. 5, 2026, 3:52 p.m. UTC