Hello,
I know this question comes up a lot, but is a 3 meter XAUI cable usable for
transmitting data from an iBOB to a BEE2? I have ready Suraj's memo about
testing the link integrity versus preemphasis and differential swing, in
which he says packets were always lost eventually. Is this common in other
people's experience? The memo mentions that tests were also performed with 1
meter cables, but results are not mentioned for those tests. Do 1 meter
cables perform better? In my system, I can make all the cables 1 meter, but
the routing is more difficult. A 1.5 meter cable would be ideal, but is not
standard. As such, I would like to use 3 meter cables, but am concerned
about data integrity. If 1 meter cables are known to be more reliable than 3
meter cables for this application, I will use them and deal with the cable
routing issues.
Thanks,
Glenn
