cable 8x~1.75m=~14m 14.3m 150ns 300m/us http://www.picwire.com/technical/velocity_factor.php propogation coffiecent In theory, electrical signals move at the speed of light. Cables only slow them down. The ratio of actual speed to the speed of light is known as the velocity factor, or Velocity of Propagation (VOP), expressed as a percentage of the speed of light in free space. This slowing effect is almost entirely caused by the dielectric material; in coaxial cables, the insulation between the shield and the center conductor. For a closed-cell foam dielectric, for example, the VOP may approach 90%, meaning that a signal will travel at 90% of the speed of light. For solid TeflonŽ, the VOP is typically about 70%. The cable is 14.3 long so there and back is 2*14.3 = 0.095 us D-[820]--+---cable---[term] | | scope 1MHz clock 470 resitor 50 Ohm cable - measured at inputs Terminations: OC DS0002.bmp 150ohm DS0003.bmp 75ohm DS0004.bmp 51ohm DS0005.bmp 27ohm DS0006.bmp sc DS0007.bmp D-[820]--+---cable---[oc] | | | //term | scope 1MHz clock 470 resitor 50 Ohm cable - measured at inputs At sourceTerminations:- OC DS0008.bmp 150ohm DS0009.bmp 75ohm DS0010.bmp 51ohm DS0011.bmp 27ohm DS0012.bmp sc DS0014.bmp sc DS0015.bmp sc DS0016.bmp sc DS0017.bmp D-[820]--+---cable---[51R] | | | | scope 1MHz clock 470 resitor 50 Ohm cable - measured at inputs At sourceTerminations:- 51ohm DS0013.bmp