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HDMI Active Optical Cable
HDMI Active Optical Cable
HDMI cable with Plastic Optical Fiber (POF)
Key Features and Benefits
- Supports 4K60p and up to 18 Gbps bandwidth
- Long cable runs
- Slim and lightweight
- Flexible and durable
- Free from EMI/RFI
- Note:
- The cables are directional
- Tech Data
- Tech Note
- Downloads
HDMI Active Optical Cable
| Type | Model | Length(m) | O.D.(mm) |
|---|---|---|---|
HDMI - HDMI
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APF10-HDMWHILE STOCKS LAST | 10 | 5.8 |
| APF15-HDMWHILE STOCKS LAST | 15 | ||
| APF20-HDMWHILE STOCKS LAST | 20 | ||
| APF30-HDMWHILE STOCKS LAST | 30 | ||
| APF50-HDMWHILE STOCKS LAST | 50 | ||
| APF70-HDMWHILE STOCKS LAST | 70 | ||
| APF100-HDMWHILE STOCKS LAST | 100 |
- ARC & HEC not supported
HDMI Comparison
| Model | HDM***U | HDM***P | HDM**P-A6 | HDM***AE, HDM**H | HDM10M-EQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Description | ULTRA High Speed HDMI Cable |
PREMIUM High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet |
High Speed HDMI Active Optical Cable | High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet | Active Durable High Speed HDMI Cable |
| Bit Rate | 48Gbps | 18Gbps | 18Gbps | 10.2Gbps | 10.2Gbps |
| Frame Rate | 8K/60p, 4K/120p | 4K/60p | 4K/60p | 4K/30p | 4K/30p |
| High Dynamic Range | Dynamic HDR/HDR | HDR | HDR | N/A | N/A |
| Audio Return Channel | eARC | ARC | ARC (*) | N/A | ARC |
| Length | 1 - 7m | 0.6 - 9m | 5 - 100m | 0.6 - 10m | 10m |
| O.D. | 6.0 / 8.0 / 9.0mm | 4.5 / 5.7 / 6.5 / 9.0mm | 6.0mm | 0.6 / 7.3 / 8.0mm | 8.0mm |
| Remarks | Supports all functions specified in HDMI 2.1a, passive copper cable, lengths up to 7m. | Supports all functions specified in HDMI 2.0, passive copper cable, lengths up to 9m. | Long distance up to 100m, built - in IC, one - directional, optical fiber flexible cable. | Affordable solution for 4K@30p, passive copper cable, lengths up to 10m. | For mobile application, built - in IC, one - directional, flexible & durable copper cable, 10 meters only. |
Technical Note
HDMI 2.1 Specification
HDMI 2.1 increases bandwidth capability up to 48Gbps. It highlights supporting ultra high video resolutions and refresh rates including
8K60P/4K120P, additionally Dynamic HDR.
Canare HDM***U series has qualified for The Ultra High Speed HDMI Certification Program. HDM***U is backwards compatible and can be used with the existing installed base of HDMI devices. The following table shows the entire functions that each HDMI device per version features.
| HDMI 2.1 Specification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.1 | 1.2-1.2a | 1.3-1.3a | 1.4-1.4b | 2.0-2.0b | 2.1 | |
| Full HD Blu - ray Disc and HD DVD video | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Consumer Electronic Control (CEC) | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| DVD-Audio | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Super Audio CD (DSD) | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Auto lip - sync | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Dolby TrueHD / DTS- HD Master Audio bitstream capable | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Updated list of CEC commands | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 3D video | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES |
| Ethernet channel (100 Mbit/s) | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES |
| 4 audio streams | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES |
| 2 video streams (Dual View) | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES |
| Hybrid Log -Gamma (HLG) HDR OETF | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES |
| Static HDR (HDR static metadata) | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES |
| Dynamic HDR (HDR dynamic metadata) | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES |
| Enhanced audio return channel (eARC) | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES |
| Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES |
| Quick Media Switching (QMS) | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES |
| Quick Frame Transport (QFT) | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES |
| Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES |
| Display Stream Compression (DSC) | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES |
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