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If you require lengths greater than 30 meters in fiber optic cable, contact
Molex, cable vendor for National Instruments. Table3-2 describes Molex
cables. The fiber-optic cable offered by Molex is a multimode, 62.5/125 µm
cable with a duplex, zipcord, 3.0 × 6.5 mm, OFNR cable construction. The
connector style is SC Duplex with a multimode, ceramic ferrule. A standard
PC finish is used on both ends.
For more information, you can contact Molex through its Web site at
http://www.molex.com, or at Molex Incorporated, 2222 Wellington
Court, Lisle IL 60532-1682, USA, 1-800-786-6539.
Table 3-1. National Instruments MXI-3 Cables
Cable length (meters) Description
2 m MXI-3 copper cable
5 m MXI-3 copper cable
10 m MXI-3 copper cable
30 m MXI-3 fiber optic cable
Table 3-2. Molex MXI-3 Fiber-Optic Cables
Cable length (meters) Molex Part Number
60 m MXBBA-FGA-FGA-M060-A000-A000
XXX mMXBBA-FGA-FGA-Mxxx-A000-A000