Installation guide

Fibre Channel data transmission ranges
Port speed (Gbps) Cable size
(microns)
Short wavelength
(SWL)
Long wavelength
(LWL)
Extended long
wavelength (ELWL)
1 50 500 m (1,640 ft)
(OM2)
860 m (2,821 ft)
(OM3)
N/A N/A
62.5 300 m (984 ft) N/A N/A
9 N/A 10 km (6.2 miles) 40 km (24.8 miles)
2 50 300 m (984 ft) (OM2)
500 m (1,640 ft)
(OM3)
N/A N/A
62.5 150 m (492 ft) N/A N/A
9 N/A N/A 40 km (24.8 miles)
4 50 150 m (492 ft) (OM2)
380 m (1,246 ft)
(OM3)
N/A N/A
62.5 70 m (230 ft) N/A N/A
9 N/A 10 km (6.2 miles) N/A
8 50 50 m (164 ft) (OM2)
150 m (492 ft) (OM3)
N/A N/A
62.5 21 m (69 ft) N/A N/A
9 N/A 10 km (6.2 miles) N/A
Serial port specifications (pinout RJ-45)
Pin Signal Description
1 Not supported N/A
2 Not supported N/A
3 UART1_TXD Transmit data
4 GND Logic ground
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