The EQCO400T8 is a multi-rate Adaptive Cable Equalizer designed to restore signals received over Cat 5 or Cat 6 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable. For correct operation the signals must be NRZ (non-return-to-zero) encoded, DC balanced with a maximum run length of 10-bits and have a speed (edge rate) of between 100 and 500Mbps. The EQCO400T8 is ideally suited for long-haul IEEE 1394b-2002 connections over Category 5 or Category 6 Ethernet cable at the S400 data rate. It can also be used at S200 and S100 data rates over even longer cables. It connects seamlessly to any IEEE 1394b-2002 compliant physical layer controller (PHY). The achievable connection reach with the EQCO400T8 depends on the input jitter tolerance of the IEEE 1394 PHY and the quality of the connectors and cables used.
Multi-rate adaptive equalization for UTP cable up to 500Mbps
Supports general 8B/10B coded signalling over UTP
Supports fire-wire IEEE 1394b at S400, S200 and S100 data rates
Seamless connection with any IEEE1394b compliant PHY
Internal termination resistors for low external discrete count
Fully compatible with power over Ethernet
Carrier detect and mute functionality with direct light emitting diode driving capability
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