 Clear TOSLINK cable with a round connector for S/PDIF connectivity. | |||
| Type | Optical digital audio connector | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Production history | |||
| Designer | Toshiba | ||
| Designed | 1983 | ||
| Manufacturer | Toshiba | ||
| Produced | Since 1983 | ||
| General specifications | |||
| Hot pluggable | Yes | ||
| External | Yes | ||
| Audio signal | S/PDIF bitstream. Originally limited to 48 kHz at 20 bits PCM. Extended by manufacturers to support additional formats.[citation needed] | ||
| Cable | Optical fiber, ~10 m (33 ft) maximum[1] | ||
| Pins | 1 | ||
| Connector | JIS F05 (JIS C5974-1993 F05) | ||
| Data | |||
| Width | Serial | ||
| Bitrate | |||
| Max. devices | 1 | ||
| Protocol | Serial | ||
TOSLINK (Toshiba Link)[3] is a standardized[4] optical fiber connector system.[5] Generically known as optical audio, the most common use of the TOSLINK optical fiber connector is in consumer audio equipment in which the digital optical socket carries (transmits) a stream of digital audio signals from audio equipment (CD player, DVD player, Digital Audio Tape recorder, computer, video game console) to an AV receiver that can decode two channels of uncompressed, pulse-code modulated (PCM) audio; or decode compressed 5.1/7.1 surround sound audio signals, such as Dolby Digital and DTS. Unlike an HDMI connector cable, a TOSLINK optical fiber connector does not possess the bandwidth capacity to carry the uncompressed audio signals of Dolby TrueHD and of DTS-HD Master Audio; nor carry more than two channels of PCM audio.
Although the TOSLINK connector supports several media formats and physical standards, the most common digital audio connectors are the rectangular EIAJ/JEITA RC-5720 (also CP-1201 and JIS C5974-1993 F05).[6] In a TOSLINK connector, the optical signal appears as a red light, with a peak wavelength of 650 nm.[3] Depending on the type of modulated signal being carried, other optical wavelengths can be present.[6]
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- ^ "EIAJ RC-5720C". www.jeita.or.jp. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "What Is TOSLINK?". Toshiba FAQs. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
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