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Re: Serial Connection Distance
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Fri, 18 Jun 1999 22:51:23 GMT
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On Fri, 11 Jun 1999 16:41:54 GMT, "Tom McDonald"
<radiotitan@spamcake.yahoo.com> wrote:
> How long can a cable be that connects serial ports together before it has to
> be amplified? I've heard parallel port cables shouldn't be more than 6'
Depends. RS232, standard PC serial cables, should get 25 metres, IIRC.
RS432, which is a balanced serial system, has reaches in the hundreds
of metres range.
Jasper
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| How long can a cable be that connects serial ports together before it has to be amplified? I've heard parallel port cables shouldn't be more than 6' TIA -Tom McD. when replying, please wipe your feet on the spamcake before entering. (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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