Microchip Technology EQCO125T40C1I8EX 12.5Gbps Equalizers/Repeaters/Drivers
The EQCO125x40 uses the same chip at device (camera) and host (frame grabber) for asymmetric full-duplex communication.
Product Overview
Microchip Technology EQCO125x40 12.5Gbps Equalizers/Repeaters/Drivers come in a single chip that repeats high-speed 8b/10b coded data signals with a downstream bit-rate between 1.25Gbps to 12.5Gbps. The EQCO125x40 uses the same chip at device (camera) and host (frame grabber) for asymmetric full-duplex communication. These devices can be used as stand-alone cable repeater with simultaneous power and also for downlink and uplink over a single cable. The high-speed direction (or downlink) has a simultaneous complementary uplink, operating at 20.833Mbps or 41.666Mbps 8b/10b coded signaling.
The EQCO125x40 family comes in a 16-pin 0.65mm pin pitch and 4mm QFN package. Applications include links for high-definition cameras, links between FPGAs, machine vision, military, aerospace, medical, broadcast and surveillance cameras, and intelligent traffic systems.
Features & Specs
- Equalizer for up to 40m of coaxial cable at 12.5Gbps or 130m at 1.25Gbps over a single Belden 1694A coax cable
- Same chip used at device (camera) and host (frame grabber) for asymmetric full-duplex communication
- Lower cost version EQCO125T40 for device (camera) side only
- Cable types supported are 75 coax, 50 coax, and 100 STP (Shielded Twisted Pair)
- Simultaneous signaling over a single cable:
- Up to 12.5Gbps downlink
- 21Mbps or 42Mbps uplink
- Power over coax
- Can also be used as a stand-alone cable repeater with simultaneous power and also for downlink and uplink over a single cable
- Integrated termination resistors for differential signaling
- Clock-Data Recovery (CDR) restores signal integrity in both directions
- Both uplink and downlink include an equalizer, CDR, and cable driver
- Reference-clock free operation (no crystal or clock needed)
- Low power consumption / single supply @ 1.25V
- 16-pin 0.65mm pin pitch 4mm QFN package
- Small PCB footprint with few off-chip components
- Industrial temperature range
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Available Discounts
- $34.15 | 25+ units
- $32.36 | 100+ units