Patent ID: 7626399

Claim:
A broken lead detector for determining whether a datacom connection has a faulty lead comprising: a connector for receiving a datacom signal including a plurality of pairs of balanced received signals on a plurality of matching pairs of A and B leads; a switching device enabling a selection of which matching pair of leads is to be connected, and which balanced signals is to be tested; an analog to digital converter for converting the selected balanced signals into digital signals; a phase detector module for determining whether the selected pair of balanced terminated signals are in phase, indicative of a faulty lead; an average difference module for determining whether a differential voltage between the selected pair of balanced terminated signals is less than a predetermined threshold, indicative of a faulty lead; a master control for controlling the phase detector module and average difference module for outputting results from the phase detector and average difference modules indicating a faulty lead; and a user interface enabling input of control signals to the phase detector module, and the average difference module, and an output of test data from the modules.