Common Industry Used Terms & Definitions

The 32 Port HWIC Patch Panel, model PF 2800 interfaces 32 RJ45 connectors on the front of the panel to 4 SCSI 68 ports on the rear. The panel is designed to work w/ Cisco Asynchronous High Speed WAN Interface Cards, HWIC-8A and HWIC-16A (utilized on Cisco 1800, 2800 and 3800 Integrated Service Routers). The patch panel replaces 4 CAB-HD8-ASYNC cables. Mounting hardware is included with the PF 2800.

The 32 Port Octal Async Patch Panel, model PF 20097 interfaces banks of 8 RJ45 connectors on the front of the panel to 4 SCSI 68 position connectors on the rear. Designed for use with Cisco Asynchronous network modules NM-16A & NM-32A (utilized on Cisco 2600, 3620/40 and 3660 series routers).

Analog Camera Cables While the simplest analog cables consist of a coaxial cable with a BNC on each end, the majority of most analog cameras currently in use with non-standard video output use a circular 12 pin Hirose style connector. Due to the large variety of camera to frame grabber combinations that are available it is difficult to have one type of cable assembly that will support all of the analog products that are available, therefore, a custom Analog Cable is generally required for each application.

The Automated Imaging Association (AIA) is the global machine vision industry's trade group. Founded in 1984, membership includes manufacturers of complete systems, components, suppliers, system integrators, distributors, end users, consulting firms, academic institutions and research groups directly involved with machine vision and imaging. AIA was organized specifically to promote the use of image capture and analysis technology. Key activities include administration of standards development for the industry including GigE Vision™ and Camera Link

The brand BIT MAXX™ and associated BIT MAXX™ products are exclusive to Components Express, Inc. and it's authorized business partners, for use in the Machine Vision and related industries involving imaging applications. CEI's BIT MAXX™ products utilize the latest developed technologies, to provide outstanding performance and reliability not previously known. BIT MAXX™ products are exclusively designed to perform much better than anything else currently know within the industry!

The term BIT MAXX™ and its' products are recognized throughout the world as a new measure of Excellence.

CAB-OCTAL-ASYNC cables use a 68-pin connector and breakout cable and provide eight RJ-45 rolled cable asynchronous ports on each 68-pin connector. However, now there is an improved cabling alternative available that incorporates SCSI technology and the versatility via a patch panel P/N PF 20097. This technology supports the NM-16A or NM-32A high-density asynchronous network modules available for the 2600 and 3600 Series Routers and effectively replaces the old style cab-octal-async cables using eight RJ 45 style connectors.

Cable Management is the systematic routing of electronic cabling for hardware and electronic devices. Proper cable management helps reduce system failures and aids in prompt servicing. Applications include data centers, server rooms, home theater, commercial broadcasting systems, telecommunications, educational platforms and governmental applications. Effective planning is essential for proper cabling. Ideal layout would provide a fast and clean access to each cable in a logical manner. Patch panels are commonly applied to help with effective cable management.

Camera Link® is a robust communications interface for vision applications link using a dedicated cable connection and a standardized communications protocol. This standard connection allows like configured components to freely exchange data. Camera Link® products are commonly used for Machine Vision and industrial automation applications.

CAT 3 TIA/EIA-568-B, Unshielded twisted four pair cable in conjunction with RJ style connectors used for data networks using frequencies up to 16 MHz. Historically popular for 10 Mbs Ethernet networks.

CAT 5e TIA/EIA-568-B. Cable consisting of four shielded twisted pairs in conjunction with RJ style connectors, provides performance of up to 100 MHz, and is frequently used for both 100 Mbs and Gigabit Ethernet networks.

CAT 6 TIA/EIA-568-B. Cable with four twisted pair in conjunction with RJ style connectors, provides performance of up to 250 MHz, more than double category 5 and 5e and is backward compatible with the Category 5/5e and Category 3 cable standards.

CAT 6a ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10 Four twisted pair cable in conjunction with RJ style connectors provides performance of up to 500 MHz, double that of category 6. Suitable for 10GBase-T.

CAT 7 ISO/IEC 11801 Class F cabling. Cabling consisting of four individual-shielded twisted pairs (STP) inside an overall shield. Designed for transmission at frequencies up to 600 MHz. Designed to be backwards compatible with traditional CAT5 and CAT6 Ethernet cable.

Cisco Systems is a multinational corporation with more than 66,000 employees and annual revenue of US$39 billion as of 2008. Cisco is headquartered in San Jose, California; it designs and sells networking and communications technology and services.

The Cisco 2600 Series is a modular multi-service access router that provides flexible LAN and WAN configurations, multiple security options, and a range of high-performance processors. With more than 70 network modules and interfaces, the modular architecture allows interfaces to be easily upgraded for network expansion.

The Cisco 2600 Series shares modular interfaces with the Cisco 1600, 1700, 3600 and 3700 series routers. The 32 Port Octal Async Patch Panel model PF 20097 interfaces banks of 8 RJ45 connectors on the front of the panel to 4 SCSI 68 position connectors on the rear. Designed for use with Cisco Asynchronous network modules NM-16A & NM-32A (utilized on Cisco 2600, 3620/40 and 3660 series routers).

The Cisco NM-8a (NM-8A/S) 8-port and 4-port (NM-4A/S) and asynchronous/synchronous (async/sync) network modules provide asynchronous connectivity with speeds up to 115.2 kbps, and synchronous connectivity with speeds up to 128 kbps. These modules use the 60-pin "5-in-1" cables, similar to those used on the Cisco 2500 and Cisco 7000 series routers. These interfaces support a wide variety of protocols and applications, including WAN concentration, transport of SDLC and Bi-sync data, and asynchronous terminal connections.

The Cisco NM-16a Asynchronous/Synchronous interfaces are the most versatile serial connections that Cisco offers. These interfaces support a wide variety of protocols and applications, including WAN concentration, transport of SDLC and Bi-sync data, and asynchronous terminal connections. The NM-16A/S has double the interface density of the NM-8A/S

A Cisco Switches is a device that provides a switching function in a data communications network. Computer network data communication involves the exchange of data between two or more platforms interconnected by communication links and sub-networks. Switching involves transferring information, such as digital data packets or frames from one or more platforms within a network. Cisco switches are developed for the small to the very largest environments and support all levels of applications including Data Centers, Campus LAN, Branch and Service Providers. The vast variety of products are categorized in the following product groups; ATM, LAN, Blade, Data Center, Metro Ethernet, Industrial Ethernet, InfiniBand and WAN.

DATAMAX® is a registered trademark under Quabbin Wire & Cable, a patch cable manufacturers of high performance stranded patch cable specifically designed for use with high end Category 6 hardware and horizontal cable systems. The cable is electrically tuned to provide outstanding channel attenuation, return loss, and crosstalk at the highest frequencies.

Ethernet was developed under Local Area Network (LAN) architecture which uses a bus or star topology and supports data transfer rates of 10 Mbps. Ethernet utilizes a CSMA/CD access method to handle simultaneous demands.

There are a variety of Ethernet classes, which vary in performance in data rate transfer speeds, called 100Base-T (or Fast Ethernet), supports data transfer rates of 100 Mbps. And the newest version, Gigabit Ethernet supports data rates of 1 gigabit (1,000 megabits) per second.

Fast SCSI transfer rate at 10 mbps, will accept up to 8 devices, with a BUS width of 8.

FireWire & Fire Wire 800 is a digital interface technology branded name for a high-speed data serial bus developed by Apple Inc. FireWire or also know as IEEE-1394, can move data up to 400 megabits (Mbps) per second. The latest version of this standard is named FireWire 800 and is capable of speeds up to 800 Mbps. Typical applications for FireWire include hard drives, webcams, home video game systems, MP3's, video recorders and many more.

Gigabit Ethernet builds on top of the Ethernet protocol, but increases speed tenfold over Fast Ethernet to 1000 Mbps, or 1 gigabit per second (Gbs).

GigE Vision™ is a camera interface standard developed using Gigabit Ethernet technology.

Applied benefits includes:

• High bandwidth (1000 Mbps) allows large uncompressed images to be transferred quickly in real time
• Un-compromised data transfer up to 100 meters in length
• Standard gigabit Ethernet hardware allows single/multiple camera connection to single/multiple computers
• Low cost cables (CAT5e or CAT6) and standard connectors
• Highly scalable to follow the growth of Ethernet bandwidth. As 10GigE becomes mainstream, GigE Vision™ will be the fastest connection in the industry
• Standard hardware, cables allow easy, low cost system integration

Honda Connectors, Inc. is subsidiary company of Honda Tsushin Kogyo Co., LTD. a manufacturer of high performance interconnect products originally established in 1932.

Honda's connectors and housings are commonly used in used in many markets including, data, wireless, peripheral, medical, industrial, military, and aerospace. By the mid 80's the company under the name of Mhotronics Inc. started marketing high density connectors and cable assemblies to its' customers. In July of 2001, Mhotronics was established as a subsidiary company and renamed Honda Connectors, Inc. for the purpose of consolidating overseas sales.

HWIC-8A Serial and asynchronous high-speed WAN interface cards (HWICs) provide highly flexible connections for Cisco® 1800, 2800, and 3800 series integrated services routers. These HWICs help customers to enable applications such as WAN aggregation, legacy protocol transport, console server, and dial access server. Customers can mix and match HWICs to tailor cost-effective solutions for common networking problems such as remote network management, external dial-modem access, low-density WAN aggregation, legacy protocol transport, and high port density support.

The 32 Port HWIC Patch Panel, model PF 2800 interfaces 32 RJ45 connectors on the front of the panel to 4 SCSI 68 ports on the rear. The panel is designed to work w/ Cisco Asynchronous High Speed WAN Interface Cards, HWIC-8A and HWIC-16A (utilized on Cisco 1800, 2800 and 3800 Integrated Service Routers). The patch panel replaces 4 CAB-HD8-ASYNC cables. Mounting hardware is included with the PF 2800.

HWIC-16A Serial and asynchronous high-speed WAN interface cards (HWICs) provide highly flexible connections for Cisco® 1800, 2800, and 3800 series integrated services routers. These HWICs help customers to enable applications such as WAN aggregation, legacy protocol transport, console server, and dial access server. Customers can mix and match HWICs to tailor cost-effective solutions for common networking problems such as remote network management, external dial-modem access, low-density WAN aggregation, legacy protocol transport, and high port density support.

The 32 Port HWIC Patch Panel, model PF 2800 interfaces 32 RJ45 connectors on the front of the panel to 4 SCSI 68 ports on the rear. The panel is designed to work w/ Cisco Asynchronous High Speed WAN Interface Cards, HWIC-8A and HWIC-16A (utilized on Cisco 1800, 2800 and 3800 Integrated Service Routers). The patch panel replaces 4 CAB-HD8-ASYNC cables. Mounting hardware is included with the PF 2800.

The Imaging Association Of India (IAI) is an Indian-based organization supporting the industrial imaging industry.

IEEE 1394 is an external bus standard supporting data transfer rates of up to 400Mbps (in 1394a) and 800Mbps (in 1394b).

IEEE 1394 is also known by the brand names of: FireWire (Apple Inc.), i.LINK (Sony), and Lynx (Texas Instruments). A single 1394 port can be used to connect up 63 external devices. In addition to its high speed, 1394 also supports isochroous data -- delivering data at a guaranteed rate. This makes it ideal for devices that need to transfer high levels of data in real-time, such as video devices.

Although extremely fast and flexible, Similar to USB, 1394 supports both Plug-and-Play and hot plugging, which also provides power to peripheral devices.

ICL (Internal Camera Link Cables) Flat ribbon style cable assembly, which incorporates 26 position MDR style connectors. ICL cables are designed for use in internal devices for Machine Vision applications. Cables are developed with a large variety of options, including length and connector orientations and are 100% compatible with I/O Camera Link® cables and industry related hardware.

Japan Industrial Imaging Association (JIIA) is a Japan-based organization fostering technological innovation of industrial imaging, promoting global community for the organizations related to industrial imaging, and thereby further contributing to development of the field of these industrial imaging world-wide. Supporting industrial engineering and development in regards to Machine Vision applications and systems.

LFH Cables Low Force Helix (LFH) is a specific interconnect specification, which consist of 4 rows of contacts for both analog and digital signaling. Typically serving imaging / video display applications, the higher density of contacts allows for a cleaner application with a single LFH connector to be used instead of a multiple connectors. A basic example of a LFH application is a single PC / workstation can be connected to multiple display monitors via a single LFH connector and breakout to separate VGA connectors. There are a large variety of LFH connectors available in either 60 or 160 pin / contact options.

Machine Vision is the employment of electronic imaging technology to industrial, manufacturing, medical and commercial applications. Primary applications include data acquisition via image processing devices such as digital cameras and frame grabbers developed for the robotics, industrial automation and related industries.

A Network Router is a device, hardware and or system for interconnecting multiple peripherals together along a network. The connection commonly includes multiple LANs or WANs and or its ISP network. The router helps maintain efficient data transmission between devises and assist towards directing the information towards the intended destination.

Patch panels or patch bay, is a panel, typically rack mounted, that houses cable connections. One typically shorter patch cable will plug into the front side, whereas the back holds the connection of a much longer and more permanent cable. The assembly of hardware is arranged so that a number of circuits, usually of the same or similar type, appear on jacks for monitoring, interconnecting, and testing circuits in a convenient, flexible manner.

Patch panels offer the convenience of allowing technicians to quickly change the path of select signals, without the expense of dedicated switching equipment. Now used primarily in enterprise environments and applications serving the telecomm and data-communications industry, patch panels are almost always a preferred integration and have proven to be very cost effective.

The term SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) was originally established in 1979 by SASI (Shugart Associates Systems Interface) for connecting multiple devices together such as disk drives and other peripherals.

SCSI I Was the original standard that was approved in 1986 by ANSI (American National Standards Institute), which supports transfer rates up to 5 mbps and supports up to 8 devices with a 8 bit BUS width. Typically cabling is based on a ribbon (daisy chain) configuration utilizing 25 to 50 position connectors.

SCSI II Was approved in 1994 as the next level of progression over the original standard which can currently support transfer rates from 10 to 40 mbps based on cabling methods and supports up to 8 devices with BUS widths of 8, 16, or 32. Typical internal peripheral cabling is based on a ribbon configuration utilizing 50 position connectors, while typical external cabling utilizes 50 position micro style connectors & high grade twisted paired shielded cable.

SCSI III is the latest standard that is currently being implemented. The primary focus of SCSI III is to help structurally manage the vast performance configurations of SCSI II and developing technologies. While the majority of SCSI III is pertaining to definition, the latest performance improvements are classified as being SCSI III

Smart Serial RS-232 DCE-DTE patch panel model PF 16SSRS232 accepts 16 Smart Serial connections from the NM-16A/S on one side, and provides 16 DB-25 RS-232 female connectors on the other side. Each port is individually configurable for DCE or DTE mode. This patch panel provides RS-232 cabling flexibility while taking just one rack unit.

Ultra 320 Transfer rate at 320 mbps, will accept up to 16 devices, with a BUS width of 16.

Ultra 640 Transfer rate at 640 mbps, will accept up to 16 devices, with a BUS width of 16.

Ultra SCSI Transfer rate at 20 mbps, will accept up to 8 devices, with a BUS width of 8.

Ultra SCSI II Transfer rate at 40 mbps, will accept up to 8 devices, with a BUS width of 8.

Ultra SCSI III Transfer rate at 160 mbps, will accept up to 16 devices, with a BUS width of 16.

Wide SCSI Transfer rate at 20 mbps, will accept up to 16 devices, with a BUS width of 16.

Wide Ultra SCSI Transfer rate at 40 mbps, will accept up to 8 devices, with a BUS width of 16.

Wide Ultra II SCSI Transfer rate at 80 mbps, will accept up to 16 devices, with a BUS width of 16.