Unshielded twisted pair-to-coaxial converter

An untwisted pair (UTP)-to-coaxial converter, comprising:

• a housing;
• a first UTP connector at least partially within the housing and configured to be communicatively coupled to a second UTP connector of a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor via a UTP cable, wherein the first UTP connector is configured to receive one or more signals indicative of sensor data from the LIDAR sensor via the UTP cable;
• filter circuitry within the housing and configured to receive the one or more signals and generate one or more filtered signals by blocking a portion of the one or more signals having a frequency in a first frequency range;
• and
• a first coaxial connector at least partially in the housing and configured to:
• receive the one or more filtered signals from the filter circuitry;
• and
• send the one or more filtered signals to processing circuitry via a coaxial cable that communicatively couples the first coaxial connector and a second coaxial connector that is communicatively coupled to the processing circuitry.

A system, comprising:

• a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor configured to generate one or more signals indicative of sensor data, the LIDAR sensor comprising a first unshielded twisted pair (UTP) connector;
• processing circuitry communicatively coupled to a first coaxial connector;
• and
• a UTP-to-coaxial converter comprising:
• a housing comprising an upper portion and a base portion configured to interface with one another;
• a second UTP connector at least partially within the housing and communicatively coupled to the first UTP connector of the LIDAR sensor via a UTP cable, wherein the second UTP connector is configured to receive the one or more signals via the UTP cable;
• filter circuitry within the housing configured to receive the one or more signals from the second UTP connector and generate one or more filtered signals by blocking a portion of the one or more signals having a frequency in a first frequency range;
• a balun within the housing and configured to receive the one or more filtered signals from the filter circuitry;
• a second coaxial connector at least partially in the housing and communicatively coupled to the balun, the second coaxial connector configured to:
• receive the one or more filtered signals from the balun;
• and
• send the one or more filtered signals to the processing circuitry via a coaxial cable that communicatively couples the first coaxial connector and the second coaxial connector;
• and
• a plurality of gaskets within the housing, wherein the plurality of gaskets is configured to seal an interior of the housing from an exterior environment outside of the housing, wherein the plurality of gaskets comprises:
• a first gasket configured to interface with the second UTP connector and the housing;
• a second gasket configured to interface with the second coaxial connector and the housing;
• and
• a third gasket configured to interface with the upper portion and the base portion of the housing to seal a base section of the interior of the housing.