Hub Core, Hub Pro - Selecting an RJ-45 cable

5.4.4 Selecting an RJ-45 cable

Available options

There is a wide variety of RJ-45 cables available. HDBaseT requires a minimum cable category depending on the distance and the intended functionality. For more information, refer to the following table:

Functionality	Cable category	Maximum distance	Maximum supported resolution
Control Panel signal	Cat 5e Cat 6	60 m	1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
Control Panel signal	Cat 6e Cat 7 or higher	70 m	1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
Wired video input	Cat 5e Cat 6	35 m	3840 x 2160 @ 30 Hz
Wired video input	Cat 6e Cat 7 or higher	40 m	3840 x 2160 @ 30 Hz

RJ-45 cable: An RJ-45 cable is a network cable that ends in a RJ-45 connector. Many different cables are compatible with an RJ-45 connector. For this reason, the cables are divided in categories based on maximum speed and cable design. These differences have a big impact on the quality of the RJ-45 cable.

HDBaseT: HDBaseT is a signal standard designed to transmit data over long distances without loss of information. HDBaseT can be configured to transmit a variety of data from video signals to commands over the same standard network cables.

Barco recommendation

Signals travelling over a long distance are more vulnerable to interference introduced by the selected cable and/or the connector. To ensure the best experience and maximize stability, Barco strongly recommends to take the following additional features of the RJ-45 cable into account on top of the HDBaseT requirement.

Tip: The recommendations are ordered from the most impact to the least impact. If signal issues are being experienced, then include more recommendations in the replacement cable.

Shielding, the additional layer of protection offered by the shielding helps the signal not lose quality when travelling through the cable near other electrical devices, wirings or magnetic fields.
3-prong connector, the 3-prong connector has more grip and contact points with the internal wiring of the RJ-45 cable. For this reason, the signal gets transferred more reliably from the connector to the cable.
Higher category, the higher the category of the cable, the more bandwidth is available to send the signal.