Hitachi Cable Releases Active Optical HDMI Cables for Extended Distances
Hitachi Cable has announced the development and release
of extended distance Active Optical HDMI cables, which
transmit image signals through optical fibers for
digital signage. Sales of this product will start in
June.
Digital signage, in which large format
high definition thin displays are used as signboards,
has become common in recent years in public and
commercial facilities. The cables used in digital
signage must be compatible with high speed interfaces
such as HDMI in order to display high resolution images.
Unlike ordinary consumer household metal HDMI cables
that have short transmission lengths of 10 meters or
less, commercial signage applications require long
transmission distances, and in some cases requires UL
Plenum rated cable.
Hitachi Cable has developed long and thin Active Optical HDMI cables which transmit full HD image signals via optical fibers, and will introduce them to the market in June.
The Active Optical HDMI cable being released has a built-in photoelectric converter in the connector. Hitachi Cable developed this small photoelectric converter using the active optical component technologies that the company has accumulated through the development of various optical devices; and has mounted it within the connector to realize the same handling as ordinary HDMI connectors.
Hitachi Cable used optical fiber as the high-speed signal wire in the cable, realizing up to 100 meters of transmission distance, and achieved a small outer diameter of 5.9 mm by using a correction circuit for the low speed signal wire to prevent signal attenuation. The cable is also Plenum rated and compliant with the fire resistance standard UL444, which is required in the United States for wiring in spaces with a constant air flow due to air handling, such as under floors in data centers, and plenum areas in commercial buildings.
Hitachi Cable aims at producing even longer and thinner Active Optical HDMI, and other high-speed data cables, to expand the product lineup as quickly as possible.
Main specifications
- Outer diameter of the cable: 5.9 mm
- Cable length: 20 m, 30 m, 50 m, 70 m, 100 m
- Transmission speed:
Compatible specification: HDMI (High Speed)
3.4 Gbit/s/ch ? 4 ch
- Connector size:
45 mm (length) ? 12 mm (thickness) ? 19 mm (width) (in compliance with the HDMI standard)
- Non-flammability: UL444 (Plenum grade)
- Power consumption: 140 mW or less at most (as the total of 4 ch)
- Certified as HDMI Converter Cable
Digital signage, in which large format
high definition thin displays are used as signboards,
has become common in recent years in public and
commercial facilities. The cables used in digital
signage must be compatible with high speed interfaces
such as HDMI in order to display high resolution images.
Unlike ordinary consumer household metal HDMI cables
that have short transmission lengths of 10 meters or
less, commercial signage applications require long
transmission distances, and in some cases requires UL
Plenum rated cable.
Hitachi Cable has developed long and thin Active Optical HDMI cables which transmit full HD image signals via optical fibers, and will introduce them to the market in June.
The Active Optical HDMI cable being released has a built-in photoelectric converter in the connector. Hitachi Cable developed this small photoelectric converter using the active optical component technologies that the company has accumulated through the development of various optical devices; and has mounted it within the connector to realize the same handling as ordinary HDMI connectors.
Hitachi Cable used optical fiber as the high-speed signal wire in the cable, realizing up to 100 meters of transmission distance, and achieved a small outer diameter of 5.9 mm by using a correction circuit for the low speed signal wire to prevent signal attenuation. The cable is also Plenum rated and compliant with the fire resistance standard UL444, which is required in the United States for wiring in spaces with a constant air flow due to air handling, such as under floors in data centers, and plenum areas in commercial buildings.
Hitachi Cable aims at producing even longer and thinner Active Optical HDMI, and other high-speed data cables, to expand the product lineup as quickly as possible.
Main specifications
- Outer diameter of the cable: 5.9 mm
- Cable length: 20 m, 30 m, 50 m, 70 m, 100 m
- Transmission speed:
Compatible specification: HDMI (High Speed)
3.4 Gbit/s/ch ? 4 ch
- Connector size:
45 mm (length) ? 12 mm (thickness) ? 19 mm (width) (in compliance with the HDMI standard)
- Non-flammability: UL444 (Plenum grade)
- Power consumption: 140 mW or less at most (as the total of 4 ch)
- Certified as HDMI Converter Cable
