EDT, Inc.
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RCX C-Link Series: Remote Camera Link
Extenders
Overview
EDT’s RCX-series remote Camera Link extenders are compact modules that can be used to extend Camera
Link data over fiberoptic or coaxial cabling. All components work just as they do with Camera Link cabling.
This guide covers the following extenders: the RCX C-Link, which works with fiberoptic cable; and the RCX
C-Link Coax2, which works with coaxial cable. Thus, for simplicity, this guide will refer to them as follows:
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RCX C-Link
Fiber extender
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RCX C-Link Coax2
Coax extender
Two extenders can link a camera to a standard framegrabber via fiber or coaxial cable; or one extender can
connect a camera to an EDT FOX framegrabber, which has fiberoptic transceivers built in.
Specially configured pairs are available for medium or full mode operation (fiber version only).
NOTE
All EDT extenders and framegrabbers mentioned in this guide are for Camera Link. For details on our
legacy AIA product, RCX LVDS / RS422, see its product page at
www.edt.com
.
Care and Cautions
Your EDT extender is built to withstand a variety of extreme conditions, as listed in the specifications on its
datasheet (see
Related Resources on page 2
). However, it is nonetheless a high-performance component
which, for optimal results, should be treated with care, as detailed below.
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The extender must be protected from even momentary power spikes over 18 volts.
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The connectors – especially the fiberoptic transceivers – must be kept clean and dry. If you suspect the
presence of moisture or debris in the connectors, you should blast a burst of compressed air:
— directly into the ports to dislodge any debris that has collected there; and
— away from the electronic components to blow out any moisture that has collected in the air nozzle.
CAUTION
To avoid damaging your eyesight, never look directly into any transceiver.
