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Fiberlink® 5018A User’s Manual
Fiberlink® 5018A
Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications
Model Part Number Specification
System Protocols*
EIA RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, 2-wire or 4-wire
System Data Rate*
Low speed:
RS-232, DC-200 kbps,
RS-422/485, DC to 2.1 mbps
High speed:
RS-422/485, 10 kbps to 10 mbps
Modes of Operation*
Simplex, duplex, drop-and-repeat,
Asynchronous, RTS or
Data Derived T/R control
Operating Wavelength
850 nm or 1310 nm
Optical Connectors
ST (MM) or FCPC (SM)
Operating Temperature
-35 to +75 degrees C
Distance specifications are only approximate and are not guaranteed. Loss budget must not be exceeded.
* Note that as provided from the factory, the universal data transceiver is set to the RS-232 point-to-point
(200 kbps) and low speed modes of operation.
In the low speed mode the unit will operate with all duty cycles including DC (logic 0 or logic 1
continuously). In the high speed mode of operation, the system will operate properly with all duty cycles
from 50-50% to 70-30%.
General Information
The Universal Data Transceiver is fully compatible with EIA standards for RS-232, RS-422 and
RS-485 at data rates from 0 (DC) to 2.1 mbps (200 kbps for RS-232) in the low speed mode
or from 10 kbps to 10 mbps in the high speed mode. It may be used for simplex or full
duplex asynchronous transmissions in both point-to-point systems and drop-and-repeat
data networks. It may also be used as a protocol converter. Although there are no operating
controls, the user must configure the unit for the protocol, speed and mode of operation
desired.
The Universal Data Transceiver comes in two versions, the 5012 stand-alone model and the
5018A card cage model. The two models are fully compatible with each other.
Wavelength Loss Budget (dB)
Distance (km) Loss Budget (dB) Distance (km)
Low Speed
Low Speed
High Speed
High Speed
850 MM
0-12
0-4
0-6
0-2
1310 MM
0-14
0-14
0-8
0-8
1310 SM
0-15
0-35
0-8
0-20
