AD8141/AD8142
APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
DRIVING RGB VIDEO OVER CAT-5 CABLE
The AD8141 and AD8142 are devices whose foremost application
is driving RGB and component video signals over unshielded
twisted pair (UTP) cable in video distribution networks. Single-
ended video signals are easily converted to differential signals
for transmission over the cable, and the internally fixed gain of 2
automatically compensates for the losses incurred by the source
and load terminations. Figure 42 shows the AD8141/AD8142 in
a triple, single-ended-to-differential application when driven from
a 75 Ω video source.
+5V
VS–
AD8141/AD8142
2kΩ
0.1µF ON ALL VS+
PINS
75Ω
RED
VIDEO
SOURCE
80.6Ω
38.3Ω
1kΩ
+
1kΩ
R
–
2kΩ
49.9Ω
49.9Ω
RED UTP
2kΩ
75Ω
GREEN
VIDEO
SOURCE
80.6Ω
38.3Ω
1kΩ
+
1kΩ
G
–
2kΩ
49.9Ω
49.9Ω
GREEN UTP
75Ω
BLUE
VIDEO
SOURCE
80.6Ω
38.3Ω
2kΩ
1kΩ
+
1kΩ
B
–
2kΩ
49.9Ω
49.9Ω
BLUE UTP
DISABLE
DIS
VS–
Figure 42. AD8141/AD8142 in Single-Ended-to-Differential Application on Single 5 V Supply (Sync Pulse Encoding Not Shown)
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