Guide To DIN Rail Fiber Optic Patch Panel

By Lucia Weeks


A patchbay is, in many areas of wired data transmission (eg audio, telephone and video technology or computer networks) a technical device to simplify wiring, where usually several devices are connected, their compounds comfortable using short patch cable may be prepared and changed with attached to front bushings (DIN Rail Fiber Optic Patch Panel).

While in functionally similar cross rails or switching networks, the sources and destinations are created as a matrix and thus arbitrarily can be switched together (n: m), can be associated with patchbays normally only ever a source to a destination (1: 1). The rear is not accessible usually in normal operating on the plug-fields vary - depending on the desired signal quality and ease of remapping are (single or multi-core) connectors, spring terminals or solder tags used.

With the matrix, it is also possible to realize switching more quickly and without interrupting the signal, while the patchbay requires a certain time of physical intervention on the panels and the interruption in signal between a connection and the other. For the benefit of patchbay, there are the much lower cost, reliability and transit totally passive transit signal, regardless from the power supply and the proper functioning of any electronic device.

In building technology patchbays (there usually referred to as patchbay) used to interconnect all distributed over a larger area terminal connections to a central point can. To facilitate handling and to increase the clarity, patchbays, certain signaling pathways have pre-configured internally connected without plugging the cable.

Serial connections for control interfaces, with solder terminals and cords that often use multi-core cables with RJ45 connectors. Various types of parallel connections for general purposes. Connections are often solder or insulation, and the strings multipolar. The patchbay more sophisticated have a modular structure: on each panel are mounted on rear side of modules that receive two cable sections and on FRONT have two overlapping holes corresponding to two sections.

The modular structure allows to compose patchbay capable of routing connections of different types of signals on same panel, saving space if the number of signals is limited. Typically, in a panel on top rack unit can accommodate 24/26 modules. You can make a panel with, for example, video connections 8, 10 and 6 serial audio.

Jacks are connected as in normalized variant unpatched state. However, it is only separated in a bush shows the default signal when plugged in, the second drags the signal is always through. In general, the input is interpreted divisive, to allow the (exclusive) feeding another source, while the output jack, the signal both branched into patch cord, towards the entrance; However, this passive division may be associated with the level and quality loss.

It has many other advantages such as low signal loss, reduced size and weight, immunity to electromagnetic and radio frequency emissions and safety. As a result of studies focused on optical physics, a new method of use for light called laser beam was discovered.




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