A flat multi-drop cable for communicatively coupling a plurality of industrial automation devices, the multi-drop cable comprising: a first transmission line and a second transmission line, wherein the first and second transmission lines are associated with a first pair of differential transmission lines; and a plurality of nodes positioned along the first and second transmission lines, each node including a terminal electrically connected to an industrial automation device and an electrical connector adapted to clip on to the flat multi-drop cable, wherein the electrical connector comprises: a printed circuit board, PCB, layer; a first input pin (208C, 700A) configured to electrically couple to the first transmission line; a first output pin (208D, 700B) configured to electrically couple to the second transmission line, wherein the first input pin is configured to electrically couple to the first output pin such that a first signal from the first transmission line is transposed to the second transmission line; a second input pin (208D, 700A) configured to electrically couple to the second transmission line; and a second output pin (208C, 700B) configured to electrically couple to the first transmission line, wherein the second input pin is configured to electrically couple to the second output pin such that a second signal from the second transmission line is transposed to the first transmission line. a first transmission line and a second transmission line, wherein the first and second transmission lines are associated with a first pair of differential transmission lines; and a plurality of nodes positioned along the first and second transmission lines, each node including a terminal electrically connected to an industrial automation device and an electrical connector adapted to clip on to the flat multi-drop cable, wherein the electrical connector comprises: a printed circuit board, PCB, layer; a first input pin (208C, 700A) configured to electrically couple to the first transmission line; a first output pin (208D, 700B) configured to electrically couple to the second transmission line, wherein the first input pin is configured to electrically couple to the first output pin such that a first signal from the first transmission line is transposed to the second transmission line; a second input pin (208D, 700A) configured to electrically couple to the second transmission line; and a second output pin (208C, 700B) configured to electrically couple to the first transmission line, wherein the second input pin is configured to electrically couple to the second output pin such that a second signal from the second transmission line is transposed to the first transmission line. a printed circuit board, PCB, layer; a first input pin (208C, 700A) configured to electrically couple to the first transmission line; a first output pin (208D, 700B) configured to electrically couple to the second transmission line, wherein the first input pin is configured to electrically couple to the first output pin such that a first signal from the first transmission line is transposed to the second transmission line; a second input pin (208D, 700A) configured to electrically couple to the second transmission line; and a second output pin (208C, 700B) configured to electrically couple to the first transmission line, wherein the second input pin is configured to electrically couple to the second output pin such that a second signal from the second transmission line is transposed to the first transmission line.