Extron USBA-C ProMax P/50 (part number 26-758-50) — a 50 ft (15.2 m) NEC CMP plenum active optical cable joining a USB-A host to a USB-C peripheral at 10 Gbps.

Fifty feet of SuperSpeed USB is squarely in extender-kit territory, except that this is a single cable with ordinary plugs on the ends. Multimode fibre carries the high-speed data while integrated copper supplies the peripheral, and the active conversion circuitry draws its own power from whichever device is connected. Because the jacket is plenum rated, it can be run above a ceiling in return-air space without conduit, which usually decides the routing on a job like this.

Key Capabilities

• Exclusively supports USB 10 Gbps and USB 5 Gbps connections across 50 ft.
• Supplies up to 4.5 W at 5 V and 900 mA to the connected peripheral.
• NEC CMP plenum jacket rated for in-wall and ceiling installation.
• No external power supply required anywhere along the run.
• 0.24 in (6.0 mm) outer diameter with a 1.92 in (49 mm) bend radius.
• Rated to 100 N tensile, 200 N compression and 111 N pull strength.
• Gold-plated contacts; reversible USB-C connector at the peripheral end.

Where It Is Used

Divisible meeting rooms and lecture theatres with ceiling cameras, boardrooms where the codec sits in a distant rack, laboratory and clinical spaces with remote USB instruments, and manufacturing or data-centre environments where interference would trouble ordinary copper.

Specifications at a Glance

• Length: 50 ft (15.2 m)
• USB: 3.2 Gen2 at 10 Gbps
• Power to peripheral: up to 4.5 W
• Connectors: 1 USB Type A male to 1 USB-C male
• Rating: NEC CMP plenum, 0.24 in (6.0 mm) diameter

Also referenced as Extron USBACProMaxP50, USBA-C-ProMax-P-50, part number 2675850.