TOSLINK
Sign in to saveAlso known as Toshiba Link, optical audio cable, optical cable, EIAJ optical, EIAJ/JEITA RC-5720, CP-1201, JIS C5974-1993 F05, JIS F05
TOSLINK (Toshiba Link) is a standardized optical fiber connector system. 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 or 7.1 surround sound audio signals, such as Dolby Digital and DTS. Unlike an HDMI c
Key facts
- Connector.name
- TOSLINK / EIAJ optical
- Connector.type
- Optical digital audio connector
- Connector.image
- 300px
- Connector.caption
- Clear TOSLINK cable with a round connector for S/PDIF connectivity
- Connector.designer
- Toshiba
- Connector.design_date
- 1983
- Connector.manufacturer
- Toshiba
- Connector.production_date
- Since 1983
- Connector.external
- Yes
- Connector.hotplug
- Yes
- Connector.audio_signal
- S/PDIF bitstream. Originally limited to 48 kHz at 20 bits PCM. Extended by manufacturers to support additional formats.
- Connector.data_bit_width
- Serial
- Connector.data_devices
- 1
- Connector.data_style
- Serial
- Connector.cable
- Optical fiber, ~ maximum
- Connector.physical_connector
- JIS F05 (JIS C5974-1993 F05)
- Connector.num_pins
- 1
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TOSLINK (Toshiba Link) is a standardized optical fiber connector system. 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 or 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, but it can carry up to 8 channels of PCM audio when used to connect two devices that use the ADAT Lightpipe standard.
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). In a TOSLINK connector, the optical signal appears as a red light, with a peak wavelength of Depending on the type of modulated signal being carried, other optical wavelengths can be present.