GRASS VALLEY PROFILE XP PVS Series, System Manual

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Fibre Channel Disk board connectors
23 July 2004 Profile XP System Guide
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Fibre Channel Disk board connectors
The Fibre Channel Disk board has two connectors labeled Port A and Port B. Both
connectors have the same pin-out. The interconnect cable has a Amphenal Metagig
connector on one end and DB-9 on the other. Pinouts for both ends of the cable are
shown here along with the Fibre Channel cable specifications.
Metagig Connector PInouts
DB-9 Connector Pinouts
Fibre Channel Cable Specifications
The Fibre Channel cable specifications are as follows:
Cable type: Shielded, 75 ohm twin axial
Maximum length: 30 meters (98 feet) between PFC500 and Profile XP system;
< or = 10m (33 feet) unequalized; >10 m (33 feet) equalized
0.3 m (1 foot) min., 10m (33 feet) max. between PFC 500 and PFC 500E
Connector type: DB-9 on one end and Berg Metagig on the other.
Pin # Mnemonic Description
1 TXP H Differential Transmit Data (high)
2 GND Signal Ground
3 TXN L Differential Transmit Data (low)
4 NC
5 GND Signal Ground
6 RXN L Differential Receive Data (low)
7 Vcc +5VDC
8 RXP H Differential Receive Data (high)
9 GND Signal Ground
10 GND Signal Ground
Pin # Mnemonic Description
1 TXP H Differential Transmit Data (high)
2 Vcc +5VDC
3 GND Signal Ground
4 key
5 RXP H Differential Receive Data (high)
6 TXN L Differential Transmit Data (low)
7 GND Signal Ground
8 GND Signal Ground
9 RXN L Differential Receive Data (low)