Product category:
Cables and Wires
News Release from: Molex UK | Subject: IEEE1394b sockets and cable assemblies
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 25 March 2003
Sockets and cable assemblies support new
FireWire
A new range of sockets and cable assemblies has been specifically designed to support the next generation of IEEE1394 technology.
With the ever-increasing demand for solutions that can carry data reliably between consumer, computer and automotive applications, Molex has responded by developing a new range of 1394b sockets and cable assemblies Specifically designed to support next generation IEEE1394 technology, Molex's new sockets and cable assemblies are ideal for use in desktop and laptop computers, computer peripherals, automotive applications, digital set-top boxes, game players, DV camcorders, digital VCRs, DVD/audio components and HDTVs With the Molex-designed 9-pin interface, the IEEE1394b cable is capable of S3200 (3.2Gbit/s digital datarate) over each of two differential channels, including DC power per the IEEE1394b-2002 standard
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 26 Jan 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The interface was designed to provide a minimum of 1000 mating cycles.
The connector system features a three-stage sequential mating system: cable ground, power and signals for ESD and hot plugging.
The sockets are double shielded for improved EMI protection and are available in pure SMT with through-hole outer shells for increased board retention.
The 1394b socket is designed with rugged leaf contacts.
The spring contact on the plug allows for easy cable replacement if damaged and the over-moulded cable plug has no exposed metal ground shield, which protects users from ground loop.
Cables are available in 1.0, 2.0 and 4.5m cable lengths.
Molex's 1394b products are available in beta and bilingual keyed versions.
The beta version connects to other beta devices which offers the higher speed advantage of 1394b while the bilingual version connects to legacy devices (1394 4-pin and 6-pin) for backward compatibility.
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