Options and Accessories

Cable

Option ￿4 comes with a digital data out cable￿ The cable connecting the AWG2￿￿5 rear panel output connectors and the user circuit is extremely critical for operation at the maximum clock frequency￿ Figure 7.7 shows the digital data out cable provided as a standard accessory and the receiving

Connector : Female

Connector : Female

Flat Cable

Figure 7!7: Digital Data Out Cable

If you use a cable other than the one provided as the standard accessory the cable must meet the following conditions￿

￿It must be a coaxial cable with a characteristic impedance of 5￿-Ωfor all DATA and CLOCK lines￿

￿Keep cables as short as possible￿ The acceptable length depends on the characteristics of the coaxial cable used￿ but lengths under 1-meter are preferable￿

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