Solved: C40 Camera Control Maximum Cable Length RJ45 to DSUB

kyleberezowski · ‎05-05-2015

Hello,

What is the maximum cable length for the camera control port on a Cisco C40?

Thanks,

Kyle

Patrick Sparkman · ‎05-05-2015

According to the PrecisionHD Camera Guide, on pg 17, the camera cables that typically come with the codecs can be 5, 6.5, or up to 20 meters. Anything over 5 meters requires the camera be powered by the camera's power supply and not from the codec using camera control cable itself.

I have some custom installs where the camera control cable is well up to 75-100 feet. Simply follow the pin-out on the same page noted above to make your own cable, and be sure to use the PSU-CAM-V= power supply to power the camera.

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Patrick Sparkman · ‎05-05-2015

According to the PrecisionHD Camera Guide, on pg 17, the camera cables that typically come with the codecs can be 5, 6.5, or up to 20 meters. Anything over 5 meters requires the camera be powered by the camera's power supply and not from the codec using camera control cable itself.

I have some custom installs where the camera control cable is well up to 75-100 feet. Simply follow the pin-out on the same page noted above to make your own cable, and be sure to use the PSU-CAM-V= power supply to power the camera.

kyleberezowski · ‎05-06-2015

Hi Patrick,

Thank you so much for passing along this information. I had overlooked that information on page 17 where it points out the CAB-VDCD-20M cable.

I appreciate you taking the time to help me out!

Kind regards.