Hello Everyone, it's about that time of year and I have a few questions!
For CAT5e between the USB Dongle and the Freestyle:
- How long of a run can I have?
- I assume it should be treated as any other data cable and to keep it about 12" away from high voltage wires and cross perpendicular if you have to, is this correct?
Even though it is a fairly slow data signal, we try to follow the Ethernet cat5 standard of 300ft but you probably could go further and yes, treat it as any other data cable.
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For CAT5e between the Freestyle and the SSR4 (non-DMX):
- How long of a CAT5e cable run can I have?
- If I understood correctly, the CAT5e isn't actually carrying data but is a low voltage (5volts on each twisted pair?). What guidelines do I need to follow when laying out the cable?
- Does it need to stay away from high voltage lines by 12"?
- Can it run in parallel with other low voltage lines?
- If it does need to cross high voltage lines, do it perpendicular?
You are correct, in this case the cat5 is only carrying trigger signals for the opto's in the SSR4's. Cable length in this case is pretty much as long as you need within reason of course. I'm not sure exactly what you mean by high voltage lines but if you are referring to 120V, then there is not much issue in this case. I believe that the impedance here is low enough to prevent induced voltages that will affect the SSR4 so you can run them close to 120V lines and can easily run them with other low voltage lines.[/list][/list]