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Latest post 08-22-2010 2:30 AM by Keith Saunders. 5 replies.
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  • 08-21-2010 8:27 AM

    • frog
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    Wiring in a Beolink Passive Eye

    Hi,

     

    I'm wiring up a beolink passive, but using a sensor that has 7 connections instead of 5 (it came from a beovision 4) - does anyone know the correct wiring for this one? I have the usual green/brown/white/gray/yellow cable.

     

    Thanks in advance

     

  • 08-21-2010 9:04 AM In reply to

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    Re: Wiring in a Beolink Passive Eye

    Actually - managed to find it - with a better use of the search option!

     

    The problem I'm having now is although i've wired it, there are no lights or function. I've extended the cable (wth cat 5 cable - by about 5 metres - and that may be the problem. I do get 5v on pin 2 and 6.

    Any ideas?

  • 08-21-2010 9:08 AM In reply to

    Re: Wiring in a Beolink Passive Eye

    Your problem is that pin 2 should be ground (0 volts) as per the diagram


    Regards Keith....

  • 08-21-2010 9:16 AM In reply to

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    Re: Wiring in a Beolink Passive Eye

    Thanks - I didn't explain myself well - I'm getting 5v across pin 6 (5v) and pin 2 (0v). Is there a maximum length of cable for this eye? The total cable length is 10m - 5m of B&O cable and 5m of cat5.

  • 08-21-2010 1:08 PM In reply to

    Re: Wiring in a Beolink Passive Eye

    I am sure that the wiring instructions for the eye mention that the supplied length of cable (5m ?) should be neither shortened or extended in order to maintain a certain capacitance .

    I am not certain just how critical this is. Keith will know better and can probably explain.

    Regards Graham

  • 08-22-2010 2:30 AM In reply to

    Re: Wiring in a Beolink Passive Eye

    frog:

    Thanks - I didn't explain myself well - I'm getting 5v across pin 6 (5v) and pin 2 (0v). Is there a maximum length of cable for this eye? The total cable length is 10m - 5m of B&O cable and 5m of cat5.

    Technically Graham is correct that B&O defines the maxmium length to be 5 metres, however I have had cable lengths up to 15 metres work without problems.

    You problem may have more to do with using CAT5 cable depending how you wired it. CAT5 cable uses 4 sets of twisted pairs which if you send a differental signal down the wire pair cancels out any noise, however, depending on how you used the extra 5 metres of CAT 5 you may find it has killed the small signals because you are not using a differential signal.

    I suggest you extend the cable with non twisted pair cable.

    Regards Keith....

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