PowerStar™ IV
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AS/400 and S/36 Cable Specifications
Twisted Pair Cable and Connector Specifications
The physical characteristics of the twisted pair cable must meet or exceed the
following:
Category 3 wire or better is required; category 5 wire is recommended. Either
shielded twisted pair (STP) or unshielded twisted pair (UTP) can be used.
Gauge
26 to 22 AWG
Attenuation
Less than 11.5 dB @ 5-10 MHz
Differential Characteristic Impedance
85 -110
Ω
@ 10 MHz
DO NOT USE FLAT OR “SILVER SATIN” WIRE.
Minimum Cable Distance:
Host to Product
7.6 meters (25 feet)
Product to Product
7.6 meters (25 feet)
Product to Terminal Device
7.6 meters (25 feet)
Maximum Cable Distance:
Host to Product
762 meters (2500 feet
)
Product to Product
762 meters (2500 feet
)
Product to Terminal Device
762 meters (2500 feet
)
Connector Characteristics:
Twisted pair connection requires one active pair configured as straight through.
When using RJ-11 connectors, the
active pair can be pins 2 & 5 or pins
3 & 4.
When using RJ-45 connectors, the
active pair can be pins 1 & 2, pins 4
& 5 or pins 3 & 6.
1
6
Top View
of the
RJ-11 Cable
Connector
1 2 3 4 5 6
Thick lines
indicate
pairs
Thin lines
indicate
pin leads
1
6
Crossview
of the RJ-11
Cable Connector
Top
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Top View
of the
RJ-45 Cable
Connector
Thick lines
indicate
pairs
Thin lines
indicate
pin leads
1
8
Crossview
of the RJ-45
Cable Connector
Top
1
8
Fiber Cable and Connector Specifications
The physical characteristics of the fiber cable must meet or exceed the following:
Cable Characteristics:
Fiber Optic Cable Recommended:
62.5 / 125 µm multimode fiber
Optional:
100 / 140 µm multimode fiber
85 / 125 µm multimode fiber
50 / 125 µm multimode fiber
Fiber Optic Transmitter Power:
Average power:
-15.0 dBm
Peak power:-12.0 dBm ±1dBm
Fiber Optic Receiver Sensitivity:
Average sensitivity: -27.4 dBm
Bit error rate:
≤
10
-10
Minimum Cable Distance:
Host to Product
7.6 meters (25 feet)
Product to Product
7.6 meters (25 feet)
Product to Terminal Device
not applicable
Maximum Cable Distance:
Host to Product
3000 meters (10,000 feet
)
Product to Product
3000 meters (10,000 feet
)
Product to Terminal Device
not applicable
Connector Characteristics:
ST type connectors (SMA type available upon request)
Twinax Cable and Connector Specifications
Cable Characteristics:
Twinax cable consists of conductors - one tinned and one solid copper - in a
tinned copper braid shield, with impedance of 100 ohms.
Cable Type
IBM PN or equivalent
Twinax Plenum
7362061
Twinax PVC
7362211
Minimum Cable Distance:
Host to Product
7.6 meters (25 feet)
Product to Product
7.6 meters (25 feet)
Product to Terminal Device
not applicable
Maximum Cable Distance:
Host to Product
1500 meters (5,000 feet
)
Product to Product
1500 meters (5,000 feet
)
Product to Terminal Device
not applicable
Connector Characteristics:
Twinax connectors (IBM or equivalent) can be connected to twinax cable. (The
last twinax connection in a daisy-chain must be terminated.)
