Cables & Cable Assemblies

GORE® Camera Link® High Flex Flat Cable Assemblies

Camera Link High Flex Flat Cable

GORE® Camera Link® High Flex Flat Cable Assemblies provide motion control and vision systems with reliable interconnects for high performance flex life and signal transmission. These assemblies should be used to avoid bit errors in moving Camera Link® systems. GORE® Camera Link® High Flex Flat Cable Assemblies provide peace of mind when reliable system performance and equipment uptime are critical.


GORE® Camera Link® High Flex Cables use quad constructions that are laminated into a flat cable. These assemblies incorporate 26-position 3M MDR connectors to meet Camera Link® electrical requirements as shown below in the Technical Specifications.

GORE® Camera Link® High Flex Flat Cable Assemblies provide consistent electrical performance over the life of the cable. Chart 1 shows the attenuation of Gore cable compared to an alternative cable.

Chart 1: Attenuation vs. Flex Cycles

Chart showing attenuation vs. flex cycles
 

The Gore cable maintains attenuation beyond 5 million flex cycles while the alternative cable degrades quickly at only 100,000 flex cycles. The test was performed at 1 GHz with the alternative cable at a 75-mm bend radius and the Gore cable at a more strenuous bend radius of 47 mm.

Key Features

  • Cables can be customized for unique requirements
  • Flat cable is non-particulating for clean room use
  • Incorporates 26-position 3M MDR connectors

Key Benefits

  • Prevents lost data/data integrity problems
  • Longer flex life
  • Prevents system downtime
  • Can be used for 50mm bend radius

Technical Specifications

Test Parameter Typical Value Camera Link Standard  Units
 Eye Opening >40 >40  %
 Attenuation      
 100 MHz -0.35 -0.34 dB
 1000 MHz -1.4 -1.4 dB
Interpair Skew 25 50 ps/m
Intrapair Skew 40 50 ps/m
Impedance 100±10 100±10 ohm
 Crosstalk      
 NEXT   ≤ 4  %
 FEXT   ≤ 4  %