Outdoor Shielded | BACnet™ | RS‑232/485 | Outdoor Water Warrior Cables
Windy City Wire manufactures low‑voltage SmartWire® outdoor cable solutions engineered for reliable communications and control in harsh environments. This category focuses on shielded constructions designed for BACnet™ MS/TP, RS‑485, and RS‑232 networks, as well as access control and sensor connections that must withstand moisture, soil contact, and UV exposure. With tinned copper conductors, robust jackets, and low capacitance options, our outdoor offerings help maintain signal integrity over distance while standing up to demanding conditions.
When your project requires water resistant wire and cable for direct burial or conduit, our Water Warrior wire and cable options deliver consistent performance. These indoor/outdoor Water Warrior cables are built to support stable data and control signals for building automation, lighting controls, gates, parking systems, and perimeter devices where weatherproof access control wiring is essential.
Why choose Windy City Wire for outdoor low‑voltage applications?
Applications
Available options at a glance
Available constructions
How this lineup delivers value
Summary
Windy City Wire’s Outdoor Shielded, BACnet™, RS‑232/485, and Water Warrior wire and cable products give commercial and industrial teams confidence in their exterior runs. From low capacitance designs to corrosion‑resistant tinned copper and rugged direct‑burial jackets, our outdoor portfolio is built to keep critical systems online. When you’re planning the next campus, distribution center, or perimeter deployment, count on SmartWire products and solutions that help maintain performance, reduce installation effort, and support long‑term reliability.
Outdoor SHIELDED | BACnet | RS‑232/485 | Outdoor Water Warrior Cables
Windy City Wire supplies outdoor low‑voltage cabling designed for commercial and industrial environments where reliability, noise immunity, and longevity matter. This category brings together shielded options for BACnet MS/TP and RS‑232/RS‑485 control networks, along with rugged outdoor cable from our Water Warrior line engineered for challenging, wet, and UV‑exposed locations. With multiple gauges and pair counts available, these solutions support new construction, retrofits, and expansions across large campuses and multi‑site portfolios.
Where these outdoor cables are used
Why these cables perform outdoors
Selecting the right option for your system
Typical integrations by system type
Product highlights at a glance
Planning tips
Whether you are extending a BACnet backbone across a campus, tying gate controls into security, or running instrumentation between outdoor process areas, Windy City Wire has an outdoor cable configuration to match your specifications. Our Outdoor Water Warrior Cables and shielded RS‑232/485 offerings help streamline design, installation, and maintenance for contractors and facility teams seeking dependable outdoor communications infrastructure.
These outdoor, direct-burial SmartWire® cables are available in 18 AWG, 22 AWG, and 24 AWG. All offerings are shielded and built with tinned copper conductors to support BACnet MS/TP, RS-232, and RS-485 signaling in harsh outdoor environments.
Available conductor color code: Black/White. Standard outdoor jackets are black for durability and sunlight resistance. Need specific jacket or stripe colors? SmartWire can be customized—contact Windy City Wire to discuss color options for your standardization needs.
They use tinned copper conductors and are commonly constructed with stranded conductors to maximize flexibility and reliability in outdoor/direct-burial installations. If your specification requires solid conductors, contact us for availability.
At Windy City Wire, we manufacture and stock SmartWire Outdoor wire in 1,000 ft length as our standard length. Select items are also available in 500 ft for smaller projects or service work.
Our SmartWire Outdoor wire is packaged in our patented RackPack carton for efficient, tangle-free pulls and jobsite productivity. Learn more about our RackPack: https://windycitywire.com/solutions/rackpack-overview
RG59 typically uses a smaller (20–22 AWG) center conductor and thinner dielectric, resulting in higher attenuation—best for shorter analog video/CCTV runs at lower frequencies. RG6 uses a larger 18 AWG center conductor and thicker dielectric for lower loss and higher frequency handling, making it the go-to for longer runs, satellite/CATV, and digital video. RG6 often comes in quad-shield options for superior noise rejection, while both are 75-ohm coax types.
BACnet is a building automation protocol (application layer) that can operate over multiple transports, including BACnet MS/TP (which uses RS-485) and BACnet/IP. RS-232 and RS-485 are physical-layer serial standards: RS-232 is single-ended, point-to-point, and best for short distances; RS-485 is balanced/differential, supports multi-drop networks, longer distances (often up to 4,000 ft at appropriate baud rates), and requires proper termination. Our outdoor, shielded, low-capacitance SmartWire constructions are designed to support BACnet MS/TP, RS-232, and RS-485 communications with improved noise immunity in outdoor/direct-burial conditions.
Outdoor Shielded | BACnet™ | RS‑232/485 | Outdoor Water Warrior Cables
Windy City Wire manufactures low‑voltage SmartWire® outdoor cable solutions engineered for reliable communications and control in harsh environments. This category focuses on shielded constructions designed for BACnet™ MS/TP, RS‑485, and RS‑232 networks, as well as access control and sensor connections that must withstand moisture, soil contact, and UV exposure. With tinned copper conductors, robust jackets, and low capacitance options, our outdoor offerings help maintain signal integrity over distance while standing up to demanding conditions.
Outdoor Shielded | BACnet™ | RS‑232/485 | Outdoor Water Warrior Cables
Windy City Wire manufactures low‑voltage SmartWire® outdoor cable solutions engineered for reliable communications and control in harsh environments. This category focuses on shielded constructions designed for BACnet™ MS/TP, RS‑485, and RS‑232 networks, as well as access control and sensor connections that must withstand moisture, soil contact, and UV exposure. With tinned copper conductors, robust jackets, and low capacitance options, our outdoor offerings help maintain signal integrity over distance while standing up to demanding conditions.
When your project requires water resistant wire and cable for direct burial or conduit, our Water Warrior wire and cable options deliver consistent performance. These indoor/outdoor Water Warrior cables are built to support stable data and control signals for building automation, lighting controls, gates, parking systems, and perimeter devices where weatherproof access control wiring is essential.
Why choose Windy City Wire for outdoor low‑voltage applications?
Applications
Available options at a glance
Available constructions
How this lineup delivers value
Summary
Windy City Wire’s Outdoor Shielded, BACnet™, RS‑232/485, and Water Warrior wire and cable products give commercial and industrial teams confidence in their exterior runs. From low capacitance designs to corrosion‑resistant tinned copper and rugged direct‑burial jackets, our outdoor portfolio is built to keep critical systems online. When you’re planning the next campus, distribution center, or perimeter deployment, count on SmartWire products and solutions that help maintain performance, reduce installation effort, and support long‑term reliability.
Outdoor SHIELDED | BACnet | RS‑232/485 | Outdoor Water Warrior Cables
Windy City Wire supplies outdoor low‑voltage cabling designed for commercial and industrial environments where reliability, noise immunity, and longevity matter. This category brings together shielded options for BACnet MS/TP and RS‑232/RS‑485 control networks, along with rugged outdoor cable from our Water Warrior line engineered for challenging, wet, and UV‑exposed locations. With multiple gauges and pair counts available, these solutions support new construction, retrofits, and expansions across large campuses and multi‑site portfolios.
Where these outdoor cables are used
Why these cables perform outdoors
Selecting the right option for your system
Typical integrations by system type
Product highlights at a glance
Planning tips
Whether you are extending a BACnet backbone across a campus, tying gate controls into security, or running instrumentation between outdoor process areas, Windy City Wire has an outdoor cable configuration to match your specifications. Our Outdoor Water Warrior Cables and shielded RS‑232/485 offerings help streamline design, installation, and maintenance for contractors and facility teams seeking dependable outdoor communications infrastructure.
These outdoor, direct-burial SmartWire® cables are available in 18 AWG, 22 AWG, and 24 AWG. All offerings are shielded and built with tinned copper conductors to support BACnet MS/TP, RS-232, and RS-485 signaling in harsh outdoor environments.
Available conductor color code: Black/White. Standard outdoor jackets are black for durability and sunlight resistance. Need specific jacket or stripe colors? SmartWire can be customized—contact Windy City Wire to discuss color options for your standardization needs.
They use tinned copper conductors and are commonly constructed with stranded conductors to maximize flexibility and reliability in outdoor/direct-burial installations. If your specification requires solid conductors, contact us for availability.
At Windy City Wire, we manufacture and stock SmartWire Outdoor wire in 1,000 ft length as our standard length. Select items are also available in 500 ft for smaller projects or service work.
Our SmartWire Outdoor wire is packaged in our patented RackPack carton for efficient, tangle-free pulls and jobsite productivity. Learn more about our RackPack: https://windycitywire.com/solutions/rackpack-overview
RG59 typically uses a smaller (20–22 AWG) center conductor and thinner dielectric, resulting in higher attenuation—best for shorter analog video/CCTV runs at lower frequencies. RG6 uses a larger 18 AWG center conductor and thicker dielectric for lower loss and higher frequency handling, making it the go-to for longer runs, satellite/CATV, and digital video. RG6 often comes in quad-shield options for superior noise rejection, while both are 75-ohm coax types.
BACnet is a building automation protocol (application layer) that can operate over multiple transports, including BACnet MS/TP (which uses RS-485) and BACnet/IP. RS-232 and RS-485 are physical-layer serial standards: RS-232 is single-ended, point-to-point, and best for short distances; RS-485 is balanced/differential, supports multi-drop networks, longer distances (often up to 4,000 ft at appropriate baud rates), and requires proper termination. Our outdoor, shielded, low-capacitance SmartWire constructions are designed to support BACnet MS/TP, RS-232, and RS-485 communications with improved noise immunity in outdoor/direct-burial conditions.