Veracity HIGHWIRE Longstar Specsheet

EXTREME DISTANCE

ETHERNET OVER COAX

DATASHEET

LONG RANGE ETHERNET OVER COAX

LONGSTAR

Deliver unsurpassed
power and bandwidth
over extreme distances
of coaxial cable

Cut costs and installation time by re-using
long runs of legacy coax cabling, especially
in rail and metro applications.

| Long range Ethernet and POE over new or legacy coaxial cable

| Unrestricted 100Base-T and POE over 1400m (4,600ft) on RG11

| Ruggedised for high-performance over extreme temperature range

| Fully automatic, simple to install and maintenance-free

| BS EN 50121-4 compliant (rail and metro)

| Up to 4.2km (2.5 miles) data-only link at 10Base-T without POE

Long-range Ethernet with POE
over coax at distances up to
1,400 metres

HIGHWIRE Longstar’s ruggedness and high performance is particularly
suited to rail, metro and industrial applications

HIGHWIRE Longstar delivers
unsurpassed distances

HIGHWIRE Longstar delivers a full
bandwidth 100Base-T network signal
and POE Plus over unsurpassed lengths
of regular coaxial cable. It provides the
reassurance of exceptional performance
and reliability, while enabling considerable
savings in the cost, time and risk of
upgrading legacy analogue camera
installations to IP.

A range of 540 - 690 metres with RG-59
or even up to 1400 metres with RG-11
is supported, without compromising the
100Base-T data rate. For even greater
distances it can automatically configure
to 10Base-T operation, running approx.
three times further with data only.

POE OVER COAX

Application Diagram

Models with optional POE in or out can
deliver the full 25 watts of 802.3at POE
Plus to cameras over the same legacy
cable. Designed for straight-forward
installation, all the HIGHWIRE Longstar
models are entirely self-configuring,
and feature extended temperature
operation, have a rugged enclosure
with both wall-mount or high density
rack mounting options.

Designed for Installers

Used in pairs, installation of HIGHWIRE
Longstar is extremely fast and efficient.
The devices self-configure and self
optimise on connection. No set-up or
system pairings are required. Data and
power connections are easily monitored
during installation using the embedded

LEDs. The system incorporates Veracity’s
SafeView™ technology, which provides
instant confirmation of link status, power
level and diagnostic information.

Flexible High Performance

Although designed for 75 Ohm cable,
HIGHWIRE Longstar will operate over 50
Ohm cable with full performance and
only a slight reduction in the maximum
distance attainable.

POE - Simple Reliability

POE-equipped models allow all of the
power for the link to be sourced from a
POE switch, POE injector or power supply,
for simple installation and optional UPS
backed power delivery for high resilience
against grid power failures.

OPTIONAL
57V DC Power

POWER
SUPPLY

VPSU-57V-800

NETWORK

SWITCH

Ethernet and
Optional POE

or Veracity 1U Rackmount
Power System

HIGHWIRE

LONGSTAR

VLS-1P-BC

BASE UNI T

Coaxial Cable

Optional VLS-1U
Rack Mounting Bracket
(24 Channels in 1U)

CAMERA

H

IG

H

W

IR

E

LONGSTA

R

VLS-1P-CC

CAMERA UNI T

POE Models of HIGHWIRE Longstar enable
both network data and power to be carried
over extended lengths of new or existing
coaxial cable.

Ethernet & POE

OPTIONAL
57V DC Power

POWER
SUPPLY

VPSU-57V-800

IMAGINATION | INNOVATION | INTEGRATION DATASHEET

HIGHWIRE Longstar is a rugged
and low-cost alternative to fibre,
also with power delivery

HIGHWIRE Longstar is also suited to new coax installations, due to the
low levels of signal distortion through long runs of RG6 or RG11 cabling

Simple Rackmount Option

Up to 24 HIGHWIRE Longstar Base
units can be rack-mounted using the
simple 1U space-saving bracket.

Although HIGHWIRE Longstar POE
models can be powered from POE
switches or injectors, several Veracity
57V DC power supply options are
available (see partcodes) to provide
the maximum power and range
performance.

Veracity Power Supply Options

Rack-mounted HIGHWIRE Longstar
units can be powered by the Veracity
57V DC 1U rackmount power supply.
This 8.8A power supply can provide
enough power for up to 24 HIGHWIRE

HIGHWIRE Longstar

POE over COAX Range

Longstar units with POE output. The
power unit can be fitted behind the
rack-mounted HIGHWIRE Longstars in
the same 1U space, thus saving rack
space.

For a full range of solutions, power
supplies and power configurations
please contact sales at Veracity.

NOTES

HIGHWIRE Longstar units must be used
in pairs and, due to the special technology
used for very long-range performance, are
not compatible with the rest of Veracity’s
HIGHWIRE and HIGHWIRE Powerstar
product range.

HIGHWIRE Longstar Coax and status LEDs

HIGHWIRE Longstar Ethernet and DC input

POWER SOURCE No POE POE Switch POE Plus Switch Veracity Power Supply

Camera Power watts

RG-59 (22AWG CCS)

RG-59 (20AWG core)

RG-6 (18AWG core)

RG-11 (14AWG core)

0

540m

690m

950m

1400m

5

200m

690m

950m

1400m

These are typical limits for 100Base-T
connections. For non-POE installations

10

130m

600m

800m

1400m

15

100m

500m

700m

1400m

20

60m

350m

470m

1200m

25

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

The data range at 10 Base-T is
approximately 3 times further.

0

540m

690m

950m

1400m

5

400m

690m

950m

1400m

10

240m

690m

950m

1400m

15

140m

690m

950m

1400m

ie. Ethernet only, use the “0” Zero
figures in the table above.

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20

100m

640m

900m

1400m

25

60m

360m

500m

1300m

ETHERNET OVER COAX

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

POWER (Non POE models)

Unit power
DC Power input

POWER (POE models)

Unit Power
POE in (Base)
POE out (Camera)
DC power in (Base)

LONGSTAR INTERFACE

Connector
Cable

Rate

ETHERNET INTERFACE

Connector
Cable
Rate

LED INDICATORS

Ethernet
Longstar
(POE models only)

1.0 watts
Detachable screw terminal for class II isolated external supply
8-57 volts DC or 20-28 volts AC, max 100mA

1.0 watts
IEEE 802.3af (POE) or IEEE 802.3at (POE Plus), 2-event, power class 4
IEEE 802.3af (POE) or IEEE 802.3at (POE Plus)
Detachable screw terminal for optional Veracity 57V supply

BNC
75 Ohm Coaxial, RG59, RG6 or RG11 or equivalent
Note: also compatible with 50 Ohm cable types
200Mbit/s up to 690 metres [2263ft] (RG59 20AWG)
200Mbit/s up to 1400 metres [4593ft] (RG11)
20Mbit/s up to 4.2km [2.6miles] (RG11), auto-adapts

RJ45
Patch or crossover, auto-detected
100Base-TX or 10Base-T, full-duplex with auto-negotiation

Link/activity, power good
Link/activity, rate
POE and link status (green/amber), diagnostic codes (red)

LONGSTAR

PHYSICAL/Environmental

Dimensions
Weight
Operating temperature
Relative humidity
Compliance

L 115mm, W 55mm H 27mm, inc removable bracket
112g [3.95oz]

-40°C to 70°C [-40°F to 158°F]
85% non-condensing
FCC, CE, RoHS, BS EN 50121-4 (rail + metro)

PRODUCT CODES

VLS-1P-BC
VLS-1P-CC
VPSU-57V-800
VPSU-57V-1500
VPSU-57V-1U

VLS-1N-LC

HIGHWIRE Longstar (Base). Single POE converter with POE in, extended POE out.
HIGHWIRE Longstar (Camera). Single POE converter with POE out, extended POE in.
57V power supply for POE models (optional: for max power/or an alternative to POE).
57V power supply for POE models (optional: for max power/or an alternative to POE).
Rack-mountable multi channel power supply - optional dual redundancy/status LEDs.

HIGHWIRE Longstar Lite. Single non POE Longstar converter, 1 port, no POE.

(2 required per link).
VPSU-12V-U
VHW-RMPSU
VPSU-TRAY-ASSY
VLS-1U

HIGHWIRE Longstar is also available
in a non POE version HIGHWIRE
Longstar Lite.

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Under no circumstances should this document be reproduced,
distributed or changed, partially or wholly, without written, formal
authorisation from Veracity UK Ltd.

HIGHWIRE Longstar, HIGHWIRE Longstar Lite, LONGSPAN and
SafeView are trademarks of Veracity UK Ltd

12V power supply for non POE models, universal AC input. Single unit.

PSU (with linking cable) for 8 x VLS-1N-LC units.

1U PSU tray (up to 5 x VPSU-57V-1500 or 5 x VPSU-57V-800 power supplies).

1U panel for up to 24 HIGHWIRE Longstar units or 24 LONGSPAN units.

For a full range of solutions, power supplies and power configurations contact sales at Veracity.

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