...for multifiber ribbon cable that generally contains 6, 8, 12, or 24 fibers. It is defined by IEC-61754-7 and EIA/TIA-604-5-D, also known as FOCIS 5. The MPO connector, combined with lightweight ribbon cable, represents a huge technological advance...

...on 75-ohm BNC coax cable for transmission — the same cabling traditionally used for analog video communications. • SDI interfaces are standardized by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) and include: standard-definitio...

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...through the data cable. • Excess voltage • If the voltage potential is large enough, your equipment won’t be able to handle the excess voltage and one of your ports will be damaged. • You can’t test for ground loops. You don’t know you have o...

Common display configurations • Common display configurations • Individual video screens • The most common digital signage application is individual video screens displaying information. Often multiple screens in various locations are networke...

...Ethernet, power over cable, and various control signals through a single LAN cable. This is referred to as 5Play™, a feature set that sets HDBaseT technology above the current standard. • Video • HDBaseT delivers full HD/3D and 2K/4K uncompressed...

...long haul. Depending on cable type, FDDI networks can stretch up to 100 km in circumference. And FDDI speed can be improved. If the second ring is used as its own network, both rings can operate individually at speeds as fast as 200 Mbps. • This fea...

...required. Copper-wire cable can be video coax, miniature coax, or, most commonly, shielded twisted pair with a DB9 or HSSDC connector. Fibre choices include 62.5- or 50-µm multimode and 7- or 9-µm single-mode fibre, all with an SC connector. • Oth...