FPC150A075

Faraday HDTV cable clone
 

The Faraday HDTV cable clone has a known, accurate loss vs frequency characteristic against cable over the significant frequency spectrum of the serial digital signal. It can therefore be used as a more convenient substitute for actual cable when installing or testing HDTV serial digital equipment to ensure sufficient margin (head room) is available, or to establish the maximum length of cable over which the serial digital signal will remain usable.

In bit-serial digital coaxial interfaces for HDTV component signal data rates of 1.5 Gb/s are common. It is known that a signal adhering to SMPTE 292M will ensure correct operation of automatic cable equalisers provided a coaxial cable with a 1/ûf frequency response from 1 MHz to the clock frequency is used.

The individual cable lengths may be patched together to simulate a maximum length of 150 metres. The use of switches has been avoided as they introduce unacceptable errors into the simulation.

HDTV Cable Clone Features

	Suitable for 1.5 Gb/s or 540 Mb/s operation		Robust construction
	Simulates up to 150 metres of Belden 8281		Cross reference to other cables
	Known, accurate loss vs frequency characteristic		>15 dB return loss to 750 MHz
	Resolution down to 10 metres of Belden 8281		Shielded metal case size
	Convenient, patchable cable lengths		75 ohm Female BNC’s