GORE® FireWire® High Flex Cable Assemblies
GORE® FireWire® High Flex Cable Assemblies provide motion control and vision systems with reliable interconnects for high performance flex life and signal transmission performance. These assemblies should be used to avoid bit errors in moving FireWire® systems. GORE® FireWire® High Flex Assemblies provide peace of mind when reliable system performance and equipment uptime are critical.
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GORE® FireWire® High Flex Cables are available in flat and round cable assemblies. Both assemblies incorporate 6-pin connectors to meet the IEEE 1394a electrical requirements (see Technical Specifications Tables 1 and 2).
Reliable Flex Life Performance
GORE® FireWire® High Flex Round Cable Assemblies have been tested beyond 10 million cycles in rolling flex motions on bend radius of 50 mm. GORE® FireWire® High Flex Flat Cable Assemblies have been tested beyond 20 million cycles in rolling flex motions on bend radius of 20 mm. These cables showed a stable signal transmission performance during these tests while competitive samples failed.
Technical Specifications (Table 1 and 2)
| Characteristic | IEEE 1394a | IEEE 1394b |
|---|---|---|
| Skew | 400ps/assy | 160ps/assy |
| Impedence | 110+/- 6 Ohm | 110+/- 6 Ohm |
| Crosstalk | FEXT, NEXT: less than 5% for 160ps TDT pulse | FEXT, NEXT: less than 5% for 160ps TDT pulse |
| Frequency (MHz) |
IEEE 1394a Attenuation dB/Assembly |
IEEE 1394b Attenuation dB/Assembly |
GORE® FireWire Assembly Attenuation dB/assembly* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | -2.3 | - | -2.2 |
| 200 | -3.2 | - | -2.75 |
| 400 | -5.8 | -4.1 | -3.5 |
| 800 | - | -6.2 | -4.7 |
| 1000 | - | -7.5 | -5.3 |
*Test data from a 4.5 m IEEE 1394a assembly
Key Features
- Available in round or flat cable assemblies
- Cables can be customized
- Flat cable is non-particulating for clean room use
Key Benefits
- Prevents lost data/data integrity problems
- Longer flex life (beyond 20 million flex cycles)
- Flat Cable can be used in bend radii down to 20 mm
- Prevents system downtime
- Longer use length
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