Fiberlink - Professional Audio-Only and Data-Only Products

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Vortex Communications imports the Fiberlink® range of Fibre-Optic transmission products from Communications Specialities Inc to Europe. They complement the established Sourcerer range of CAT-x distribution products and provide exceptional performance at a cost-effective price.

Fiberlink® is the most extensive collection of Fibre-Optic transmission systems from any manufacturer and offers products that support nearly every type of video, audio and data signal.

Fiberlink® is digital – which means that the signals are sampled, digitized and multiplexed for sending over the Fibre-Optic cable, providing virtually loss-less transmission over great distances with extremely high immunity to noise, distortion and interference. Conventional Fibre-Optic systems rely on analogue technology where the light level on the Fibre-Optic cable varies with signal level which is therefore often subject to degradation especially as distances increase.

Fiberlink® makes solutions practical and affordable. Fiberlink® is a truly plug-n-play system which does not require any special tools, adjustments, equalization or deskewing during installation.

Fiberlink® offers unbeatable performance and simplicity at a very affordable price. Fiberlink® moves your signals digitally using light, not electricity, so your signal is immune to interference, ground-loops and EMI (Electro-Magnetic Interference) – virtually every prohibitive characteristic of copper is eliminated!

Fiberlink® can send your signals further and with greater signal fidelity; multiple signals and signal types can be multiplexed over a single fibre-optic core with no distortion or equalization and deskewing.

Fibre is very affordable and can be purchased for less than CAT-5 in most cases. Fibre can be easily terminated on-site. Fibre is thinner, more flexible and stronger than coax, CAT-5, CAT-6 and twisted pair and stands up to greater abuse. Fiberlink® offers complex point-to-multipoint and drop-and-repeat capabilities making it easy to take advantage of Fiberlink®'s benefits in any Pro AV application.

4x AUDIO CHANNELS

V-4040 Series: 4x Audio Channels
V-4040 Series: 4x Audio Channels

Fiberlink® V-4040 Series: 4x Audio Channels

  • 20Hz - 20kHz audio frequency response
  • +24dBu maximum audio level
  • Line level, balanced or unbalanced audio
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Fibre TX / RX
V-4040 TX
V-4041 RX

16x AUDIO CHANNELS

V-4160 Series: 16x Audio Channels
V-4160 Series: 16x Audio Channels

Fiberlink® V-4160 Series: 16x Audio Channels

  • 20Hz - 20kHz audio frequency response
  • +24dBu maximum audio level
  • Line level, balanced or unbalanced audio
  • Optional redundant optical output (on sender) / input (on receiver)
  • Only 1 RU high with built-in power supply
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Fibre TX / RX
V-4160 TX
V-4161 RX

32x AUDIO CHANNELS

V-4320 Series: 32x Audio Channels
V-4320 Series: 32x Audio Channels

Fiberlink® V-4320 Series: 32x Audio Channels

  • Same specifications as the Fiberlink® V-4160 Series but supports 32 channels of audio
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Fibre TX / RX
V-4320 TX
V-4321 RX

TWO-WAY RS-232 DATA

V-5002: RS-232 Micro Data Transceiver
V-5002: RS-232 Micro Data Transceiver

Fiberlink® V-5002: RS-232 Micro Data Transceiver

  • RS-232 over 3 km of multimode fibre
  • Up to 120kbps
  • Simplex, duplex, asynchronous, point-to-point and drop-and-repeat operation
  • Small, compact size (no larger than a standard DB-25 connector)

TWO-WAY DATA

V-5012/V-5018 Series: Universal Data Transceiver
V-5012/V-5018 Series: Universal Data Transceiver

Fiberlink® V-5012/V-5018 Series: Universal Data Transceiver

  • Supports RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485 protocols (2 wire or 4 wire)
  • Data protocol can be different or same on the transmitting and receiving ends
  • Up to 10Mbps in high-speed mode or 2.1Mbps in low-speed mode (200kbps for RS-232)
  • Simplex, duplex and drop-and-repeat operation
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Form Factor
V-5012 Box
V-5018 Card

10/100/1000MBPS ETHERNET

V-5100 Series: 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet
V-5100 Series: 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet

Fiberlink® V-5100 Series: 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet

  • Supports 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (auto-sensing)
  • Full or half duplex
  • Ethernet port with auto-MDIX
  • One- and two-fibre, single mode and multimode versions available
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Fibre Type Cores 1000BASE-
V-5100-B7L Single mode or multimode 1 BX10-U
V-5101-B7L Single mode or multimode 1 BX10-D
V-5102-B7L Single mode or multimode 2 LX, LH and LH10
V-5102-B1L Multimode 2 SX
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