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Standardized optical fiber digital audio interconnect

TOSLINK / EIAJ optical
Product history
Clear TOSLINK cable with a round connector for Southward/PDIF connectivity.
Type	Optical digital audio connector
Designer	Toshiba
Designed	1983
Manufacturer	Toshiba
Produced	Since 1983
General specifications
Hot pluggable	Yes
External	Yes
Sound bespeak	Digital sound bitstream. Originally express to 48 kHz at twenty bits. Extended to support all modern formats (Depending on industry and specification)
Cable	Optical fiber, ~10 m (33 ft) maximum^[ane]
Pins	one
Connector	JIS F05 (JIS C5974-1993 F05)
Data
Width	xx-, 24-bit sound samples
Bitrate	Originally 3.1 Mbit/s ^{[ citation needed ]}; now 125 Mbit/due south^[two]
Max. devices	1
Protocol	Serial

TOSLINK (from Toshiba Link ^[3]) is a standardized optical fiber connector system.^[4] Also known generically every bit optical audio, its well-nigh mutual utilise is in consumer audio equipment (via a "digital optical" socket), where it carries a digital audio stream from components such as CD and DVD players, Digital Sound Tape recorders, computers, and modernistic video game consoles, to an AV receiver that tin can decode ii channels of uncompressed lossless pulse-code modulated (PCM) audio or compressed v.1/seven.one surround sound such as Dolby Digital or DTS Surround System. Unlike HDMI, TOSLINK does not have the bandwidth to bear the lossless versions of Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Sound, or more than two channels of PCM audio.

Although TOSLINK supports several different media formats and physical standards, digital audio connections using the rectangular EIAJ/JEITA RC-5720 (also CP-1201 and JIS C5974-1993 F05) connector are by far the most common.^[five] The optical signal is a red calorie-free with a elevation wavelength of 650 nm. ^[iii] Depending on the type of modulated signal existence carried, other optical wavelengths may be present.^[five]

History [edit]

TOSLINK connector (JIS F05)

Toshiba originally created TOSLINK to connect their CD players to the receivers they manufactured, for PCM sound streams. The software layer is based on the "Sony/Philips Digital Interface"^[6] ^[vii] (S/PDIF), while the hardware layer utilizes a fiber optic transmission system, rather than the electrical (copper) hardware layer of South/PDIF. TOSLINK was before long adopted by manufacturers of most CD players. It can often exist found on video source (DVD and Blu-ray players, cable boxes and game consoles) to connect the digital audio stream to Dolby Digital/DTS decoders.

The proper name is a registered trademark of Toshiba, created from TOShiba-LINK. Variations of the name, such as TOSlink, TosLink, and Tos-link, are likewise seen, while the official generic name for the standard is EIAJ optical.^{[ citation needed ]}

ADAT Lightpipe or only ADAT Optical uses an optical transmission system like to TOSLINK, and is used in the professional music/audio manufacture. While the ADAT Lightpipe format uses the aforementioned JIS F05 connectors as TOSLINK, the ADAT Lightpipe data format is not uniform with Due south/PDIF.^{[ citation needed ]}

Properties and problems [edit]

Due to their high attenuation of lite, the effective range of plastic optical cables is limited to 5–10 one thousand.^[1] They tin can temporarily fail or be permanently damaged if tightly bent. Although less commonly available and more expensive than plastic optical fiber (POF) cables, glass or silica optical fibers have lower losses and can extend the range of the TOSLINK system.

Optical cables are not susceptible to electrical issues such as ground loops and RF interference.^[8]

Blueprint [edit]

A TOSLINK fiber optic audio cable being illuminated on one end

Several types of fiber can be used for TOSLINK: inexpensive 1 mm plastic optical fiber, higher-quality multistrand plastic optical fibers, or quartz drinking glass optical fibers, depending on the desired bandwidth and awarding. TOSLINK cables are ordinarily express to 5 meters in length, with a technical maximum^[ane] of 10 meters, for reliable transmission without the use of a signal booster or a repeater. However, it is very common for interfaces on newer consumer electronics (satellite receivers and PCs with optical outputs) to easily run over thirty meters on even low-price (0.82 USD/one thousand 2009) TOSLINK cables. TOSLINK transmitters operate at a nominal optical wavelength of 650 nm.

Mini-TOSLINK [edit]

Mini-TOSLINK is a standardized optical fiber connector smaller than the standard square TOSLINK connector commonly used in larger consumer audio equipment. The plug is almost the same size and shape as the ubiquitous 3.v mm stereo minijack. Adapters are bachelor to connect a full-size TOSLINK plug to a mini-TOSLINK socket. Combined iii.5 mm jack and mini-TOSLINK sockets exist which can take a 3.5 mm jack or a mini-TOSLINK plug; mini-TOSLINK plugs are made 0.v mm longer than electrical jack plugs so that the latter are besides short to touch and damage the LED of combined connectors. Many discontinued laptop computer and portable digital audio equipment models, such as the Google Chromecast Sound device,^[9] ^[10] Apple tree Aerodrome Express and iPod Hi-Fi, apply these connectors that let for the insertion of three.v mm analog (electrical) headphone output or microphone input or mini-TOSLINK digital (optical) output.

References [edit]

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^ ^a ^b "Toshiba TOTX1701 TOSLINK Transmitter Module specifications". Archived from the original on 2022-07-17.
^ "What Is TOSLINK?". Toshiba Toslink FAQs. Archived from the original on 2022-07-17.
^ ^a ^b "Product guide, Fiber-Optic Devices TOSLINK(tm)" (PDF). 100621 digikey.com
^ "Southward/PDIF Information". Intel. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ "Southward/PDIF". PCMag Encyclopedia . Retrieved 2022-02-13 .
^ Joseph D. Cornwall (Dec 31, 2004). "Understanding Digital Interconnects". Audioholics.com. Retrieved 2007-07-12 .
^ Pendlebury, Ty (Dec 10, 2022). "Chromecast Audio adds support for multiroom music and high-res files". Cnet. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022.
^ Greenwald, Will (Dec 14, 2022). "Google Chromecast Audio". PC Magazine. Archived from the original on October four, 2022.