Connectors, Cables, Terminations and Rack Building
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Connectors, Cables, Terminations
and Rack Building
Andre LeJeune, CTS
InfoComm Instructor
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Today’s Topics
• Connectors
• Cable
• Termination Types
• Rack Wiring
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Connectors
Cables, connectors and signal types generally fall into
these categories:
• Audio
• Video
• Ethernet
• Other
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Audio Connectors
• XLR
• 1/4 inch (6.35mm) Phone
• Phono / RCA
• 3.5 mm Mini
• Euroblock
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XLR
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1/4 inch (6.35mm) Phone
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XLR / 1/4 inch (6.35 mm) Combo Jack
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3.5 mm Mini
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Tip & Sleeve
(Mono)
Tip, Ring & Sleeve
(Stereo)
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Phono / RCA
• Unbalanced Audio
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speakON / HPC / Cliffcon
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Screw Terminal / Barrier Strip
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Euroblock
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Banana / Dual Banana
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Phono / RCA – Analog Video
• Phono / RCA
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BNC – Analog and Digital / RF
• BNC
75Ω (Video)
50Ω (RF)
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HD-15 – Analog
• HD-15 (VGA)
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DVI – Digital Visual Interface
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HDMI
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DisplayPort
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USB 3.1 Type C
Gen1: 5Gbps
Gen2: 10Gbps
Power Delivery Options:
3A standard cables
5A connectors
Extended 5V current ranges
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Modular / 8P8C
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Fiber Optic
• ST
• LC
• SC
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DB-9
• DB-9
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DB BaseT Cloud Connector
P.S.‐ This is not a real connector
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Twisted Pair
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Multicore / Multipair
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Category Cable
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• Category 5e
• Up to 100 MHz
• Up to 1000BASE-T (Gigabit)
• Category 6
• Up to 250 MHz
• Up to 10GBASE-T (10-Gigabit)
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Fiber Optic
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• Benefits:
– Secure
– Immune from electromagnetic interference (EMI),
radio frequency interference (RFI) and lightning
– Lighter weight
– Higher bandwidth
– No ground loop problems
– Can lessen infrastructure costs
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Fiber Optic
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• Multimode
50 micron
62.5 micron
• Single-Mode
8 to 10 microns
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Connectors
Cable
• Termination Types
• Rack Wiring
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Direct Connection
• Premade
• Screw Terminal
• Crimp
• Compression
• Solder
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Premade
• DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort
• USB
• Others
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Screw Terminal
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Crimp Terminal
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Crimp
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Compression
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Linear Compression
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Insulation Displacement Connector (IDC)
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Solder
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Testing
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Today’s Topics
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Connectors
Cable
Termination Types
• Rack Wiring
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Rack Wiring
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• Rack Cooling
• Bend Radius
• Signal Separation
• Cable Management
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Rack Wiring
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Loading and Mounting Equipment
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• Check fit and position
• Serial numbers
• DIP switches
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Cooling – Evacuation / Pressurization
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Signal Separation
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Lacing Strips
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Lacing Bars
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Twisted Pair – Part of a Balanced Interface
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• "A balanced circuit is a two-conductor circuit in which
both conductors and all circuits connected to them have
the same impedance with respect to ground and all other
conductors." - Henry Ott, Noise Reduction Techniques in
Electronic Systems, 2nd Ed. page 116
• Defense against unwanted noise
• Rejection of Common-Mode noise
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Unbalanced Interface
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• Center conductor and shield
– Impedance between the signal conductor (center
conductor) and shield (return conductor) is not the
same – “unbalanced”
– No protection against interfering noise
– Cable length limitations
– Clues
• Consumer gear
• Phono (RCA) connectors
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Cable Bend Radius
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Antennas
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Today’s Topics
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Connectors
Cable
Termination Types
Rack Wiring
Next… Can you indentify the problem?
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What’s wrong?
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What’s wrong?
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