...4-pair CAT5/CAT5e/CAT6 cable, leaving the other two pairs free to transmit power for Power over Ethernet (PoE) applications. However, Gigabit Ethernet or 1000BASE-T uses all four pairs of wires, leaving no pairs free for power. So how can PoE work ...

...connectors. • USB 3.0 cable contains nine wires, four more than USB 2.0, which has one pair for data and one pair for power. USB 3.0 adds two more data pairs, for a total of eight plus a ground. These extra pairs enable USB 3.0 to support bidirect...

...by your DVD player or cable box, giving you a sharper image and truer colors. • To use the Component video built into your video devices, all you need is the right cable. A Component video cable has three color-coded BNC connections at each end. F...

...high-fibre-count ribbon cable. It’s used in high-density fibre applications. • The MU connector • resembles the larger SC connector. It uses a simple push-pull latching connection and is well suited for high-density applications. • Learn more: • Fla...

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...

...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...

...means the interconnect cable requires less board space. • Thinner cables • Serial ATA also uses thinner cables (no more than 6.3mm wide) that are available in longer lengths (up to 1 metre) as well as an improved connector design to reduce crosstal...

...Possible causes: • Bad cable or cable that’s too long, causing either the video signals or EDID/HDCP control signals not to be transmitted properly. Make sure that you use quality, high-speed HDMI® cables—they don’t even have to be expensive ones—o...

IP-Based Distribution • IP-Based A/V Distribution • IP-based distribution technologies use transmitters and receivers to extend signals over a TCP/IP network (a LAN or even a WAN, for instance). Oftentimes, they’re called IP streamers when use...