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Hardware Reference Manual – DXLink Twisted Pair™ Transmitters/Receiver
4.
Ensure the ground wire is positioned so that it does not interfere with the DXLink connector.
5.
Attach the ground wire to a common earthed ground (see page 37).
6.
Continue the installation process (or reattach the DXLink cable from the Enova DGX Switcher to the DXLink unit).
Important Twisted Pair Cabling Requirements and Recommendations
The following requirements and recommendations apply to cabling DXLink (RJ-45) connectors:
DXLink cable runs require shielded category cable (STP) of Cat6 (or better).
DXLink twisted pair cable runs for DXLink equipment shall only be run within a common building.*
DXLink delivers 10.2 Gb/s throughput over shielded category cable. Based on this bandwidth requirement, we recommend
following industry standard practices designed for 10 Gigabit Ethernet when designing and installing the cable
infrastructure.
The cables should be no longer than necessary to reach the end-points. We recommend terminating the cable to the actual
distance required rather than leaving any excess cable in a service loop.
For complete cable specifications, see page 23.
For more details and helpful cabling information, reference the white paper titled “Cabling for Success with DXLink” available at
www.amx.com or contact your AMX representative.
* “Common building” is defined as: Where the walls of the structure(s) are physically connected and the structure(s) share a single
ground reference.
Twisted Pair Cable Pinouts
The pinout in FIG. 26 is for twisted pair cable that connects to the ICS LAN 10/100 connector or to the DXLink connector
on the
Transmitters and Receivers. Use either the T568A or T568B pinout specification for termination of the twisted pair cable used
between the modules in a standalone setup or between Transmitters and Receivers and an enclosure in a full system
.
In a typical installation, the cables should be stretched to their full length between Transmitters and Receivers and the enclosure or
between modules in a standalone system. Service loops or coils of the cable may reduce the overall cable performance and should
be minimized whenever possible.
FIG. 25
Ground wire positioned so it does not interfere with DXLink connector (Wallplate TX shown)
FIG. 26
Twisted pair cable pinouts for Ethernet connectors