100baseFX & DM9161

Hi

Has anyone used the DM9161 in 100base FX mode ?

I am managing to get a link - but no data transfer.

I use the 3 OPT pins to set the mode (010 - 100baseFX) - and I can confirm that bit 10 of register 16 is 0.

I am a newbie to fibre - are there any other common-sense tips that I should know ? Maybe things like bend radius of the fibre ??

I am using the HFBR5803 from Agilent.

Thanks Simon

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Simon Berry
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From a consumer's persective on 100FX...

a) Today, fiber is pretty tolerant of abuse. It's not the fragile stuff it used to be.

b) Fibers are rated on their diameter, their wavelengths, and their mode. Wavelengths are rarely referenced, since fibers within each general-purpose class have similar properties.

You probably need to be using *multi-mode* fiber with a 62.5/125 micrometer core/cladding (this is "consumer grade" fiber, e.g. for lower speed or short-haul [

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Richard

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