Analoge Cabling
Digital Cabling
Firewire Cabling
CameraLink Cabling
Cabling can be a confusing topic, and it is possible to spend a long time defining types and having them made. Firstsight Vision have simplified the process for you by keeping a complete range of standardised cables for almost every eventuality. The introduction of CameraLink and Firewire has simplified the situation somewhat, and we have put together a range of high quality cables for 'off-the-shelf' convenience.

Select an Interface
Type
Information & Downloads
   
 



Specifications

 

High Quality IEEE 1394 cables: controlled 110 Ohm impedance and excellent skew, attenuation and crosstalk characteristics ideal for high bandwidth applications

Up to 400Mbps high speed data transmission
Quad shielding (S-400 specification) for maximum speed without data loss
FireWire (IEEE-1394 / Apple), SONY i.Link compatible
Plug and play technology: Hot swap live devices,
No terminator needed

These cables offer superior features, due to better connectors, shielding and storage conditions:

Top quality connectors with high-density enclosures to eliminate an often under estimated source of noise.
Outer shield and inner (foil and braid) ensures compliance with the latest FireWire standards, which reduces radio frequency and electro-magnetic interference.
Careful storage and shipment procedures ensure that performance is not affected by accidental excessive bend radius.

Exceeding the 4.5 meter cable length!

Our firewire cables not only achieve a very controlled 110 Ohm impedance but also provide high performance for skew, attenuation and crosstalk. These latest features were not prerequisites when the first IEEE-1394/1395 specification was issued, at the time limiting the maximum cable length to 4.5 meters. Therefore we can now secure safe operation of our Frewire cable lengths up to 10 meters!

Available in a range of lengths the cables are available with either the 6pin connectors including power transmission and the smaller 4 pin connectors used on laptops without power. (Remember when connecting cameras that get their power via fire wire to a 4 pin fire wire device such as a laptop , a repeater with power adaptor will be required)

0.5m ( 1.6ft ) 6p to 6p
1.0m ( 3.3ft ) 6p to 6p
2.0m ( 6.6ft ) 4p to 4p
2.0m ( 6.6ft ) 6p to 4p
2.0m ( 6.6ft ) 6p to 6p
4.5m ( 14.8ft ) 6p to 6p
4.5m ( 14.8ft ) 6p to 4p
10 m ( 32.8ft ) 6p to 6p
10 m ( 32.8ft ) 6p to 4p

Rules to build your cable network

Never exceed 63 nodes per bus.
Never create a loop.
Extend the cable length (more than 10m) using a repeater.
Allow a maximum of 16 cables between any two nodes.
Allow a maximum of 72 meter (cumulated cable lengths) between any two nodes


For firewire interface cards click here or on the image