Extron electronic FOX 3G HD-SDI setup guide Transceiver Configurations

PowerCage™ FOX 3G HD-SDI • Setup Guide (Continued)

Step 4 — Connect a Host to the RS-232 Port for Status (Optional)

To receive status on the PowerCage FOX 3G HD-SDI via RS-232, connect a host computer to the Config port on the PowerCage 1600 Enclosure front panel, using the 9-pin D to 2.5 mm mini jack TRS RS-232 cable (provided with the PowerCage enclosure). Repeatedly press the Comm Select button until the front panel Comm LED lights for the slot where the transceiver is installed. The protocol for this port is 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no flow control.

Transceiver Configurations

Bidirectional Transceiver Configuration

A bidirectional transceiver inputs digital video on its HD-SDI Input BNC connector. The transceiver converts the video input to a proprietary signal and transmits it over a fiber cable to another FOX 3G HD-SDI that is configured as either a bidirectional transceiver or as a receiver. A bidirectional transceiver can also simultaneously receive a proprietary signal from another FOX 3G HD-SDI (in any configuration) on its optical Rx port, convert the proprietary signal back to the original format digital video, and output the video on its own two “HD/SDI Outputs” BNC connectors.

HD-SDI	HD-SDI	HD-SDI
In From	Out From	Out From
Source A	Source B	Source B

	Tx	Rx
HD/SDI INPUT	HD/SDI OUTPUTS	PowerCage -3GHDFOXSDI
	MODE

Configured as a Transceiver

HD-SDI	HD-SDI	HD-SDI
In From	Out From	Out From
Source B	Source A	Source A
			FOX 3G HD-SDI	PowerCage
			Tx Rx
HD/SDI INPUT	HD/SDI OUTPUTS
	MODE

Configured as a Transceiver

Transmitter and Receiver Configuration

A PowerCage FOX 3G that is configured as a transmitter inputs digital video on its HD/SDI Input BNC connector. The transmitter converts the video input to a proprietary signal and transmits the video over a fiber cable to a FOX 3G HD-SDI that is configured as a receiver or as a bidirectional transceiver. The PowerCage FOX 3G HD-SDI also simultaneously outputs the digital video on its two “HD/SDI Outputs” BNC connectors. A unit configured as a receiver accepts a proprietary signal on its Rx fiber optic port.

The receiver converts the proprietary signal back to the original HD-SDI, SDI, or 3G-SDI video and outputs the video on only one of its own HD/SDI output connectors (output 2). The receiver converts the second digital video signal (created from the optical input) back into a proprietary signal. It then outputs the signal from the optical Tx port over a fiber link to another FOX 3G HD-SDI that is configured as a receiver or as a bidirectional transceiver. Up to 10 receivers can be daisy-chained in this manner.

HD-SDI	HD-SDI	HD-SDI				HD-SDI	FOX HD-SDIs
							Configured
In From	Out From	Out From				Out From	as Receivers
Source A	Source A	Source A				Source A
							I
			FOX 3G HD-SDI	PowerCage			PowerCage FOX 3G HD-SD
		Tx	Rx			Tx	Rx
HD/SDI INPUT	HD/SDI OUTPUTS				HD/SDI INPUT	HD/SDI OUTPUTS
	MODE					MODE

Configured as a Transmitter			Configured as a Receiver
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