cables

Low cost cable assembly for high speed serial bus

Cable assembly supports Firewire standard

A low-cost, RoHS-compliant cable assembly, from GTK, is now available to support the IEEE 1394 interface standard otherwise known as FireWire, or i.link.

The standard, which is a high-speed serial bus delivering data transfer rates up to 400 Mbits/s, is ubiquitous on new PCs for connection to high speed peripherals, and is critical for video and audio streaming over peer-to-peer networks.

GTK's IEEE1394 cable assemblies include 4- to 4-, 4- to 6- and 6- to 6-way cable connectors, with the 4-pin interconnect incorporating two separately shielded twisted-pair transmission lines. Two power conductors, carrying 1.5A at up to 40V, are added by the 6-pin interconnect for an isolated remote device. Moreover, end connectors have been asymmetrically designed to ensure correct connection, and may be supplied with a retention catch if required.

Options include a wide range of cable lengths and colours, with the possibility of colour-coded end and PCB connectors. The assemblies are suitable for use on PC motherboards as well as set-top boxes, games consoles, camcorders, and digital TVs.