8 SWITCH CABLE CLONE SIMULATES THE EFFECT OF COAXIAL CABLE IN SERIAL DIGITAL SYSTEMS • • • • • • 8 sections for precise measurement Emulates cable up to 360 MHz Simulates up to 500 metres of Belden Order Code SC75A510B-A Quick and easy to use No power needed Pocket size Cable Type Simulated Lengths BELDEN 8281 5m + 10m + 10m + 20m + 50m + 100m + 100m + 200m In serial digital applications it is known that a signal adhering to the amplitude specification of 800mV + 10% will maintain its integrity if the attenuation at the Nyquist frequency is 30dB or less. It may then be reconstituted correctly by, say, the Sony deserialiser. At present the only way to do this is to insert the actual length of cable into the path. This is time consuming, inconvenient and costly. The CABLE CLONE has similar attenuation vs frequency characteristics to coax cable over the wide frequency spectrum of the serial digital signal. When installing or testing serial digital equipment it is often necessary to establish the maximum length of cable over which the signal will remain useable, or to ensure there is sufficient margin (headroom) if a certain length of cable is required. Most adaptive equalisers, in deserialisers for example, rely on the attenuation characteristics of the cable to operate correctly. The CABLE CLONE emulates the loss and group delay frequency characteristics of a cable to approximately 360 MHz. It is supplied in a metal box fitted with BNC connectors which needs no power supply. It my be carried in the pocket and is always ready for immediate use. The Faraday CABLE CLONE is the solution to the problem. Apart from the smaller space requirements of the cable clone (vs cable) it offers the advantage that comparable measurements become possible since the influence of manufacturing tolerances, customary in the case of coaxial cables, is abolished. © Faraday Technology. As part of continual product improvement the specifications, details and dimensions shown in this publication are subject to change without notice Fara235d.doc Page 1 of 2 Feb-03(C) PACKAGE DETAIL All dimensions in millimetres (inches). Gen Tolerance ± 0,05 (0.002) unless otherwise stated. Third Angle Projection DO NOT SCALE © Faraday Technology Ltd Croft Road Newcastle-U-Lyme ST5 0QZ England Tel (044) 01782 661501 Fax 630101 133 Max Overall 49 Max Overall 120 Nom. 35 Nom. 95 Nom. Overall Input (75 Ohm) Output Notes. a. Input/Output connectors; BNC type. Copy No: M Change Note No; 1065 Faraday Technology Ltd. Croft Road Industrial Estate, Newcastle, Staffordshire ST5 0QZ. England. Fara235d.doc 1 2 3 4 Auth: A Mason Date: 21/01/03 Date: 21/01/03 Template DT00049 5 Title: Drg No: CABLE CLONE ASSY Tel: Fax: Email: Web site: Page 2 of 2 DR00049B + 44 (0)1782 661501 + 44 (0)1782 630101 [email protected] http://www.faradaytech.co.uk Feb-03(C)