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FTX-L 3G

Dual channel 3Gb/s, HD or SD

to fibre optic transmitter

Crystal Vision Ltd., Lion Technology Park, Station Road East, Whittlesford, Cambridge, CB22 4WL, England.

Tel: +44(0) 1223 497049 Fax: +44(0) 1223 497059 [email protected] www.crystalvision.tv

Summary of Contents for Indigo FTX-L 3G

Page 1: ...b s HD or SD to fibre optic transmitter Crystal Vision Ltd Lion Technology Park Station Road East Whittlesford Cambridge CB22 4WL England Tel 44 0 1223 497049 Fax 44 0 1223 497059 sales crystalvision...

Page 2: ...ections 9 2U frame GPI Connections 10 1U frame GPI connections 10 Indigo DT desk top box GPI connections 11 3 Card edge operation 12 Card edge controls and indicators 12 4 Control and status monitorin...

Page 3: ...Corrected card edge slew rate configuration information 10 05 17 Warning Note Caution must be taken when removing optical cabling from the rear of the frame when an optical signal is present due to t...

Page 4: ...G two channel SDI optical transmitter The FTX L 3G is from the range of Crystal Vision optical boards which have been designed to fit in the Crystal Vision range of 2U and 1U frames issue 2 and above...

Page 5: ...a serial digital input section which equalises the input signal for cable length a driver module and laser diode Both channels are under the control of a CPU which monitors and reports their status An...

Page 6: ...and splices see Fibre distance calculations guide The FTX L 3G may also work with multi mode optical cable in some circumstances and distances of approximately 1km have been achieved with a Standard D...

Page 7: ...ferrules is allowed to occur It is strongly recommended that the supplied dust caps are replaced whenever the transmitter card or rear modules are de mounted for any reason FTX L 3G connectors with t...

Page 8: ...throughs A useful feature of the FTX L 3G is that the loop through outputs are configurable using the link PL2 The choices are Both Input 1 and Input 2 loop outputs Input 1 with two loop outputs and n...

Page 9: ...e frame s slot but due to the extra height of the FTX L 3G module it is not possible to place cards from the Crystal Vision Standard Definition or audio range directly above in certain positions High...

Page 10: ...x GPI output lines assigned for status reporting GPI Connections High 5V Low less than 1V a Serial digital input present on Input 1 No serial digital input present on Input 1 b Serial digital input pr...

Page 11: ...male plugs and frame ground is pin 6 in each case and 5V 500mA is pin 15 on Remote 2 The 5V output is protected by self resetting thermal fuses which limit the total output current available from Rem...

Page 12: ...1 17 1 25 1 10 2 11 2 Table shows pin number remote number Note Remote 1 26 way high density D Type female socket Frame ground is pin 2 and 5V 500mA is pin 1 Remote 2 26 way high density D Type male p...

Page 13: ...ts near end of life I P2 Pres Green There is a serial digital video input on Channel 2 LED indications viewed left to right Note A laser module is near end of life when its bias current has reached ap...

Page 14: ...he name of the card that first responds to the polling request together with its location number The location number consists of the frame number plus the card position in the frame Rotate the Shaft c...

Page 15: ...available cards ASTERISK selects network configuration menu F1 to F4 soft keys not currently used by FTX L 3G HOME returns to top of the menu structure ENTER accept current selection Up arrow used to...

Page 16: ...the Indigo frame front panel controller VisionPanel and VisionWeb software VisionWeb PC software offers a full range of controls with slider controls etc Accessing the Indigo Home page with a PC brow...

Page 17: ...Crystal Vision Control and status monitoring FTX L 3G Status Page FTX L 3G User Manual R1 2 16 19 May 2017...

Page 18: ...laser status Present On when Channel 1 or Channel 2 input video is present With no input present the laser will automatically shut down Laser On On when Channel 1 or Channel 2 laser is active Note th...

Page 19: ...from left to right LED Location colour Meaning when lit PSU Ok Green All PSU voltages are within range I P 1 Pres Green There is a serial digital video input on Channel 1 Warn Amber Channel 1 laser ha...

Page 20: ...ED is not illuminated Laser disable error LED illuminated Check that SDI input is present Check that the card edge shutdown switch is not in the down position Toggle the shutdown switch to reset the l...

Page 21: ...A Optical Number and type One optical output per channel as standard or one dual CWDM laser per card as an option Class 1 FDA and IEC60825 1 Laser Safety compliant meets the SMPTE 297 2006 short haul...

Page 22: ...78mW GPI Outputs Number and type 6 off indicating for both channels input present laser ageing and laser shutdown Status monitoring LED display Front of card edge visual monitoring with LED indicator...

Page 23: ...ypically 2dbm but there s a worst case figure of 5dbm and so you should use that The FRX 3G sensitivity is defined as the minimum input level being 20dBm Typical cable loss could be 0 4db per km for 1...