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 configured to electrically couple to the first transmission line; a first output pin 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 configured to electrically couple to the second transmission line; and a second output pin 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 configured to electrically couple to the first transmission line; a first output pin 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 configured to electrically couple to the second transmission line; and a second output pin 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 configured to electrically couple to the first transmission line; a first output pin 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 configured to electrically couple to the second transmission line; and a second output pin 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. <EOS>