Chapter 2: Overview
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2. Welcome
Thank you for choosing the LRXI Industrial Fiber Extender (ACU5600A) units. Using fiber optic links, these compact units allow you
to transfer the multiple connections listed below up to 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) from a host computer (see Transmission distances
below).
The high grade screening employed within the metal cased enclosures combined with the immunity from interference of the fiber
optic links make the LRXI Industrial Fiber Extender units highly suitable for use in ‘noisy’ industrial environments.
LRXI Industrial Fiber Extender units provide support for:
•
High quality single- or dual-link DVI digital video (up to 2560 x 2048 @60Hz),
•
USB keyboard and mouse plus two other USB devices (up to USB 2.0),
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An RS232 serial device at speeds up to 115200 baud,
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Mono microphone,
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Stereo speakers,
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Line-level audio in/out connections.
The LRXI Industrial Fiber Extender units are totally transparent in operation, leaving you free to use your computer as though
you’re still sitting next to it.
LRXI Extender
Local
unit
LRXI Extender
Remote
unit
One dual-link DVI-D display
Four USB devices
One RS232 serial device
Stereo speakers plus microphone
Local
Remote
Fiber optic link
(up to 4km)
Transmission distances
The choice of fiber used with the LRXI Industrial Fiber Extender units has a considerable effect
on the distance over which operation can take place. Using multi-mode fiber you can achieve
distances up to 400m (1,312 feet); whereas, by using single-mode fiber (and accompanying SFP
modules), the achievable maximum distance is increased to 2.5 miles (4km):
SFP
module
SFP bar
color
Fiber
color
Distance
Fiber type
Fiber color code
SFP module
SFP bar color
70m
OM1 (TIA-492AAAA)
Orange
SFP-MM-LC-4G
Black
150m
OM2 (TIA-492AAAB)
Orange
SFP-MM-LC-4G
Black
380m
OM3 (TIA-492AAAC)
Aqua
SFP-MM-LC-4G
Black
400m
OM4 (TIA-492AAAC)
Aqua
SFP-MM-LC-4G
Black
4km
OS1 (TIA-492C000)
Yellow
SFP-SM-LC-4G
Blue
OS2 (TIA-492E000)
Yellow
SFP-SM-LC-4G
Blue