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Intel Router Cable
 It seems that Intel has released a line on routers to directly compete with the Cisco product. eCablesEtc.com is proud to announce that we
will be able to supply all of the cables you require to connect your new router. From the V.11 to the V.35, we can manufacture the cable to any length you require. Contact any of the sales reps for help.
Fibre Channel top
With the introduction of fibre channel hardware into the market,
the question on everyone's mind is:  Where can I get cables?
eCablesEtc.com manufactures fibre channel cables to the same high level of quality and with the same fast delivery as we always have.
For the first run a 22awg STR Madison "TurboQuad" cable will be used in conjunction with the required D-Sub components. According to the
cable spec's the 22awg STR will be sufficient for cable lengths up to 25meters.
Ultra DMA ATAS top
 If the fibre channel technology is not a concern for your company in the immediate future, we also recently introduced internal cabling for
UltraDMA - ATAS. For sometime computers requiring UltraDMA cables have been sold and shipped with regular IDE cables. Although the regular IDE cables will allow the drive to run, it is only limiting the
potential performance of the drive. Optimum performance can only be achieved with the use of an UltraDMA (ATAS) cable. These cables use an 80-conductor Hitachi ribbon cable and Circuit Assembly
connectors. Although the face of the connectors is the same as that on a normal IDE cable, it is drastically different inside. Like a SCSI cable there is an individual ground for every signal wire. The
connectors are also colour coded; blue for the host connector, black for the primary drive and grey for the secondary drive.
My customers have observed a 5-25% increase in speed with the 33mb/s IDE drives now being shipped. The percentage varies depending on the manufacture's involved. As the 66mb/s drives hit
the market the UDMA cables become a necessity. Although the controllers will not be shipping for about three months, the drives are probable already for sale. Everyone will soon find that their old
IDE will no longer work!
LVD-Low Voltage Differential top
 80 mbytes/sec max rate. It is possible with Wide Ultra2 LVD!!!
Although the internal cable has moved to twisted pair, our external cables have always met the specifications. Rumors tell me that Adaptec is now saying that an 80/110ohm external cable is ideal.
That is the specification for the Spectra-Strip Twist 'N' Flat ribbon cable which we are using to build internal drive cables. Externally the 90/132ohm cable used for Ultra SCSI seems to be working without
any problems. Only future field testing will ensure this. LVD shares the same connectors as Ultra SCSI; the half pitch DB68 and 0.8mm68M externally and the half pitch DB68 internally.
1000BaseT - Gigabit Ethernet top
 10times the speed of 100BaseT, sounds good to me! Also called
enhanced Cat.5 this relatively new technology requires twisted pairs right up to the point of termination. Even more so then Cat.5! This meant a new connector to minimize the length of untwisted pairs.
More info to come in the future.
Ultra Wide SCSI Fiber Bus Extender top
 Apcon's new Lazer Link IV can extend a SCSI bus up to 1,800ft with a
maximum data rate of 40mbyte/sec. It can be obtained with either a single-ended or differential "Ultra SCSI" interface. Transparent to all
SCSI commands this unit does not occupy a SCSI bus ID. No additional software required! |
