Description
Introduction
SCSI-5 is a smaller and more densely packed connector compared to other SCSI connectors, especially its counterpart 68-pinned SCSI-3 connectors. The leads or conductor pins are only 0.8 mm wide, allowing them to be densely packed around a hard plastic core, which lessens the chances of them bending compared to connectors with the actual pins sticking out. This also means that the connector can be made thinner and narrower, which is very useful for applications where space is limited. The special offset cable allows up to four channels to be accommodated in one card slot. VHDCI (Very High Density Cable Interconnect) is a type of SCSI connector that has 68 pins arranged in a small form factor. It's commonly used for high-speed data transfers between servers and storage devices. SCSI-5 was designed for high performance with little impedance and resistance, allowing for faster transfer speeds. It is the connector of choice for most advanced SCSI multiport applications such as Ultra SCSI Fast-20, low-voltage differential signalling (LVDS) technology and in RAID cards.
Specifications
- Connector Type: VHDCI 68-Pin Male to VHDCI 68-Pin Male
- Cable Length: Varies, but typically ranges from 1 meter to 10 meters
- Compatibility: SCSI 5 devices with VHDCI ports
- Transfer Rate: SCSI 5 supports data transfer rates of up to 320 MB/s per channel, or up to 1.6 GB/s in total when using all five channels.
- Cable Type: UL approved cable with Shielded, twisted-pair cable to reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI) and cross-talk.