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Re: Wiring in a Beolink Passive Eye

Keith Saunders — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 01:30:42 GMT

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.

Re: Wiring in a Beolink Passive Eye

joeyboygolf — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:08:17 GMT

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.

Re: Wiring in a Beolink Passive Eye

frog — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:16:23 GMT

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.

Re: Wiring in a Beolink Passive Eye

Keith Saunders — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:08:20 GMT

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

Re: Wiring in a Beolink Passive Eye

frog — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:04:45 GMT

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?

Wiring in a Beolink Passive Eye

frog — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:27:54 GMT

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