Hello, It may not be that simple. Forgetting the driver and receiver, I think the length of the cable is not as much of a factor as the cable's other characteristics or the parts connecting the cable. For the cable, I believe that my previous employer uses cables from Woven Electronics for their test fixtures. I still recommend Woven to any of my customers in need of a solution. Admittedly, I am cautious about giving advice on the type of cable. Other participants of this list are much better at explaining the specifics of what you need to consider i.e.; impedance matching, and driver/receiver characteristics. These may prove to be your deciding factor(s) in the type of cable for your debug station. Cheers! Drew ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brahim Koudssi" <brahim@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 5:22 PM Subject: [SI-LIST] MAX. IDE CABLE Length? > > > Dear SI group, > > I am building a debug station that requires a long IDE, Integrated > Device Electronics, cable ~1meter. > > My questions are the followings: > > 1. What is the max. length of cable I can use without affecting signal > integrity? > > 2. Any suggestions what type of cable(s) to use? > > Thanks you > Brahim > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu