The VW3M8221R1000 is a Lexium-series connecting cable from Schneider Electric, purpose-built for creating control cordsets for SinCos Hiperface encoders. It runs 100 m (328.08 ft) of cable with a construction of 5 x (2 x 0.25 mm²) signal pairs plus 2 x 0.5 mm² conductors for power or shielding — a common layout for multi-conductor encoder feedback lines in servo drives. This is the cable you'd pull from the servo motor back to the drive cabinet, not a general-purpose sensor cable.
Lifecycle status is active — Schneider still lists this as a current-production item. That means no last-time-buy clock ticking; it's a standard catalog line you can specify into a BOM without worrying about a sudden EOL. For a maintenance spares buyer or a panel builder locking in a long-run machine design, that's the key takeaway: this cable is not a phase-out risk.
What the cable construction means for fit
The 5 x (2 x 0.25 mm²) twisted pairs handle the differential signal lines typical of SinCos Hiperface encoders — position, commutation, temperature, plus a pair for data. The separate 2 x 0.5 mm² conductors are sized for the encoder's power supply (typically 7–12 VDC at a few hundred mA) and a shield drain wire. If you're replacing a damaged cordset or building a custom-length harness, the 100 m reel lets you cut exactly what you need, avoiding the waste of pre-terminated cables. The 0.25 mm² pairs are fine for signal integrity over that full 100 m run; voltage drop on the 0.5 mm² power pair stays within spec for the encoder's draw.