Posted to News on 31st Dec 2010, 13:34
Long-reach cable is certified by VESA
Tyco Electronics (TE) is introducing a long-reach, passive cable assembly that complies with the DisplayPort version 1.1a Reduced Bit Rate (RBR) specification. This assembly is claimed to be the first of its kind to be certified by VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association), a certification programme that enables consumers to identify cable adaptor products that have been tested and certified for proper operation.
The long-reach cable assembly can be used in projectors, large commercial LCD monitors, and bulletin and information panels commonly found in large campuses.
By meeting the DisplayPort RBR compliance specifications, this long-reach cable assembly enables multimedia content to be transmitted from a source device, such as a graphic accelerator in a PC, in High-Definition (HD) format, to a sink device such as a projector or LCD TV, located as far as 15m away. The cable assembly is available in two lengths: 10m and 15m.
DisplayPort Version 1.1a specification defines the next generation video/audio interface form factor and video/audio content transmission in variable data rate: High Bit Rate (HBR) at 10.8Gbps and RBR at 6.48Gbps. HBR is mainly used in short-reach video/audio interconnect applications (a desktop PC to a standalone LCD, for example) whereas RBR is mainly used for long-reach video/audio interconnect applications (a notebook PC to a projector, for example). Both applications use the same interface and signalling.
Samples of the cable assembly can be ordered by contacting Kent Kasuya, product manager, TE, at (81) 44-844-8292 or [email protected].
