Cat5 to hdmi connector install#

The copper in the cable is being hijacked for a different purpose than intended, this isn’t internet traffic, this is a high frequency HDMI signal. TwinWire models use the physcial properties of the copper in the 2x connected Cat 5/6/7 cables to transmit a pure uncompressed HDMI signal at close to 7Gbps. TwinWire – A different type of transmission than you might think…

Cat5 to hdmi connector install#

Proper labeling of cables of course can prevent mis-use but accidents do happen, once I plugged a cheap continuity type cable tester to a live network and ruined the tester, and I could not easily look up the spec of an off-brand extender, but I know all such things work the same way.Before you install a TwinWire system or as part of the troubleshooting process, we recommend reading this infosheet relating to important aspects of the Cat cabling – the digital pipeline for your system. The HDMI extender could be using 12 volts instead of 5 volts to ensure that the video signal is strong enough at the receiving end, but the output current is unlikely to be high enough to damage anything connected to it by mistake.Right, that's what I wanted to know thx ! The voltage of the video signal is irrelevant, the amount of current carried by the cabling used (and the vulnerability of the electronics at the receiving end to providing a high enough load to damage something) that determines if there is a risk of blowing something up. As far as overloading the network device goes, a standard HDMI cable is only rated for 50ma of current at 5 volts, which isn't enough to power any kind of device that consumes even small amounts of power (like an extender), which is why the extender has an external power supply. If you connect an Ethernet HDMI extender to a network switch or other LAN device, the signal will just be noise. This system doesn't send packets of data over the Ethernet cable, it is simply using the 4 pairs of balanced impedance twisted wire pairs in the Ethernet cable to efficiently carry the video signal for relatively long distances. The HDMI extender could be using 12 volts instead of 5 volts to ensure that the video signal is strong enough at the receiving end, but the output current is unlikely to be high enough to damage anything connected to it by mistake.įrom this web page: 'These HDMI extenders work by connecting a video source to a balun - balanced to unbalanced transformer.'

I asked since it is Cat5, it can be mixed up with other network equipment easily by mistake, could blow things up if mis-used.From this web page: 'These HDMI extenders work by connecting a video source to a balun - balanced to unbalanced transformer.' Does it carry the standard 'logic voltage' of 5V ? as far as I can see the transmitter takes 12V DC power supply where doesn't need power adapter at the receiver, the power is carry over from the transmitter, so that the Cat5 cable is delivering 12V as well.

I got a pair of HDMI Cat5 extender, it's not the HDMI over IP type, so that it's not to be used in an existing network but one to one connection only, it only make use of the Cat5 cable, I am curious to know how it actually works.