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| Thread ID: 104247 | 2009-10-21 19:57:00 | Max distance for serial cable | 4Lowie (10869) | Press F1 |
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| 822731 | 2009-10-21 19:57:00 | Morning all... What the maximum length we can send data over a serila cable? I need to remotely control a machine over serial cable, are they good for 10m, 50m..... Your thoughts please. | 4Lowie (10869) | ||
| 822732 | 2009-10-21 20:01:00 | A few sites say 50m. How far are these PC's from each other? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 822733 | 2009-10-21 20:32:00 | A couple of links to check out for you: www.lammertbies.nl www.lantronix.com |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 822734 | 2009-10-21 20:50:00 | Thanks | 4Lowie (10869) | ||
| 822735 | 2009-10-21 21:04:00 | Now then, as we are only using ground, data tx and data rx can we use somthing like cat 5 cable Or do we need to use fully shielded serial cable?? | 4Lowie (10869) | ||
| 822736 | 2009-10-21 21:06:00 | Now then, as we are only using ground, data tx and data rx can we use somthing like cat 5 cable Or do we need to use fully shielded serial cable?? Think you can use cat5...? not sure though. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 822737 | 2009-10-21 21:22:00 | Traditionally RS-232C has been good for 50 feet, but no doubt it will work further at some loss of reliability. It's a voltage based signal and not balanced so a 3-cond shielded cable is the normal choice. Plus the GND is likely earthed at both ends. However I would not be surprised if a CAT5 would work if the pairs are connected as such: TX and GND, RX and GND. |
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