TC Electronic DB6, User Manual

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Ethernet interface(s)
DB6 is equipped with 32 bit Ethernet inter-
faces fully compliant with the IEE 802.3u stan-
dard, supporting 10 and 100 Mbit/s (100Base-TX
ports).
DB6 Single and DB6 AES have two Ethernet
ports, while
DB6 Multi
has either two, four or six
Ethernet ports, depending on the number of 3G
Transmission cards installed.
Connect a computer running TC Icon software
or a hardware TC Icon device to one of these
ports using a “straight-through” cable with 8P8C
modular connectors (“RJ45”). A “crossover” type
cable is
not required.
The Ethernet ports are used exclusively for con-
necting a controller (namely a computer running
TC Icon software). No audio signals are transmit-
ted for processing over Ethernet ports.
SDI In Port(s)
DB6 Single has one SDI In port, while DB6
Multi has either one, two or three SDI In ports,
depending on the number of 3G Transmission
cards installed.
DB6 AES (balanced/unbalanced) has no SDI In
ports.
Connect the upstream SDI device to an SDI In
socket on DB6. Use a coaxial cable with BNC
connectors with a nominal impedance of 75
Ohms.
Connecting multiple 3G cards
If you are using a DB6. with two or more 3G
Transmission cards installed, daisy-chain the
SDI cards as follows:
►
Connect your signal source to the SDI In port
of the first card.
► Connect the SDI Out port of the first card to
the SDI In port of the second card.
►
Connect the SDI Out port of the second card
to the SDI In port of the third card (if appli-
cable).
►
Connect the SDI Out port of the third/last
card to the next downstream device.
Connecting the Transmission cards as described
here will have them show up as separate devices
in TC Icon. Select and configure each card to as-
sign and process SDI streams as required.