Wire and Cable

In this wireless world, your designs still rely upon wire and cable, whether it’s to transfer power, data, signal or some interesting combination. Here are some recent products, as well as some cable accessories, that you may be able to use.

Products

The Brilliance AES/EBU digital audio cable from Belden (www.belden.com) is a single-pair cable that can be used in permanent installations of balanced-line analog or digital audio. The 100-Ω Category 5e cable features 24-AWG stranded (7×32) bare copper conductors and uses bonded-pair technology to ensure maximum rejection of noise from other cables at all frequencies from audio to RF.

Belden’s AES/EBU digital audio cable

An unjacketed bundled cable from Coleman Cable (www.colemancable.com) features two Cat 5e and two RG6 Quad conductors to provide a cost effective solution for quick installations in confined spaces in residential applications including voice, data, video, CATV, HDMI.

A line of fiber-optic network cables and cable assemblies from Oncore Power Systems (www.oncorepower.com) come in 10-Gbit laser-optimized or standard 50-µm multimode, 62.5/125 multimode, single-mode, and mode-conditioning versions. The company also offers a wide range of connectors including LC, SC, ST and MTRJ, cable assemblies, splitters, and multi-directional couplers.

C&M’s data collection cable assembly

A low-cost, high-performance cable assembly from C&M (www.cm-corp.com/datacollection) for the data collection market suits applications such as point-of-sale bar-code scanners. The cord assembly has a flexible 90 angle strain-relief connector for the scanner’s handle attachment to eliminate stress while the scanner is in its cradle, plus offering full mobility for non-fixed position scanning.

The M/A-COM family of high-performance, lightweight cables from Tyco Electronics (www.macom.com/cables) includes five versions covering a variety of outer diameter sizes and constructions. The FA20RXLW, FA29RXLW, FA46RXLW, FN49RXLW and FN52RLLW suit electronic defense, launch vehicles, commercial, aviation, space/satellites, and other general-purpose military applications.

Rated 15 A, 277 V for two-pole, three-wire applications, a NEMA locking 7/15P plug from Mega Electronics (www. megaelectronics.com) is fully molded and UL/cUL listed with 14, 16, and 18 AWG PVC cables.

General Cable’s composite access-control cable

The Carol brand composite access-control cable from General Cable suits building access and control applications, allowing for a single cable run that incorporates the four components required for card readers, door contacts, locking power, and retinal scanners.

The ACC-188 USB synchronous interface adapter from Sealevel Systems (www.sealevel.com) enables tactical radios currently utilized by the US Armed Forces to interface to PCs and transmit IP-based data. The adapter operates with PDA-184 standard software developed by the Defense Information Systems Agency.

The Excelsus B-V175 twisted-pair-to-coaxial balun from Pulse (www.pulseeng.com/products/datasheets/EX100.pdf) allows DSL or HPN frequencies to be transmitted from balanced 100-Ω twisted-pair to 75-Ω unbalanced coaxial and vice versa to support VDSL2 and HomePNA deployments. The device can pass frequencies from 25 kHz to 30 MHz with less than 1.5 dB insertion loss.

High-performance lightweight cables from Tyco

Cable assemblies and receptacles from Tyco Electronics (www.tycoelectronics.com) are designed to meet the VESA DisplayPort digital audio/video interconnect specification for both high- and low-bit-rate cables, enabling high-definition media content on computers and flat panels. The cable assemblies come in standard 2-m lengths, as well as 10- and 15-m lengths.

Accessories

A family of connectors for LMR cables from Response Microwave (www.responsemicrowave.com) includes male and female Type N, 7/16, SMA, and TNC versions in straight and right-angle configurations. Frequency coverage is from dc to 18 Ghz in standard 50-Ω impedance. IMP testing based on completed cable assemblies exhibits typical levels to 156 dBc.

Measuring 3.4 (D) x 3.25 (W) x 1.25 (H) in., the HDMI CAT-5 MS Extreme Extender from Gefen (www.gefen.com) extends HDTV displays up to 300 feet away from the source at 1080i using two CAT-5 cables. It comes with HDMI connectors and supports DVI equipment when used with an HDMI to DVI adapter. Power consumption is 20 W max.

A family of host cable adapters from One Stop Systems (www.onestopsystems.com) accommodates a variety of applications such as CompactPCI Express x4, PCI Express (PCIe) x1, x4, and x8, and PCIe x1 and x4 Express Card. The adapters enable high-speed expansion from a host system at 2.5, 10, or 20 Gbits/s to a PCIe downstream device or expansion chassis.with power on/cable present LEDs.

W.L. Gore’s online design tool supports high-flex round cable

W.L. Gore (www.gore.com) recently added high-flex round cable to its online design tool to offer equipment designers more standard solutions from Gore. The online tool provides step-by-step instructions for configuring the company’s High Flex Cables (Flat or Round) as well as their Trackless Cable.

A redesigned 3M Web site (www.3m.com/interconnects) specifically for interconnect users enables them to build their own cable assemblies using the “Find-A-Part” software application and the graphic-oriented VCAT software. The site features also features related technical and sales documents and 3-D models.

Ralph Raiola