Features
High-density connection: The 68-pin HPDB connector accommodates more pins within the compact D-Sub housing, making it highly suitable for high-performance computing environments with limited space.
Wide bus support: Supports 16-bit Wide SCSI, with data transmission bandwidth being twice that of 8-bit Narrow SCSI.
Excellent signal integrity: Through twisted-pair design, high-quality shielding, and precise impedance control, it ensures data reliability at higher transmission rates.
Flexible wiring: The flexible sheath makes the cable easy to bend and fix, facilitating neat wiring in complex racks or enclosures.
Sturdy and durable: Connectors are typically made of metal casings, and the cable sheaths are wear-resistant, suitable for industrial and commercial environments.
Applications
Internal connection in servers: Connecting the server motherboard (with an integrated SCSI controller) to built-in SCSI hard drives and tape drives.
Workstation and external storage: Connecting graphics workstations, audio workstations to external SCSI disk arrays and tape backup devices.
Professional audio/video equipment: Connecting old digital audio workstations, video editing systems with SCSI storage devices.
Industrial control and data acquisition: In industrial computers and measurement devices that require high-speed and reliable data transmission.
Direct connection between devices: Used to directly connect two SCSI devices with a 68-pin HPDB interface (such as scanners and hard drive boxes), without the need for a host adapter card (in some configurations).
| Interface type | HPDB 68-pin (High-Density D-Sub 68-pin), male connector | Connector structure | Symmetrical at both ends, both are male connectors |
| Cable standard | Compliant with SCSI-2, SCSI-3 (Ultra SCSI) and other specifications | Narrow band | 8-bit data width |
| Wide band | 16-bit data width | Maximum rate | Higher-level Ultra160/320 SCSI |
| Pin count | 68 pins | Shielding | a high-quality metal braided mesh shielding layer and aluminum foil shielding |
| Cable type | Mostly twisted pair cables, with multiple pairs of twisted wires inside | Max.bending cycles | ≥3000 times |
| Jacket | PVC/PUR | Cable color | Black/Orange/Gray |
| IP rating | IP67 | Certification | UL,RoHS |
| Customized service | Length, stripping size, sheath color, interface type, etc. can all be customized | ||