TC Electronic UpCon, Manual

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UpConstatus indicators and ports
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Ethernet interface(s)
UpCon 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).
UpCon 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)
UpCon has either one, two or three SDI In ports,
depending on the number of 3G Transmission
cards installed.
The AES versions of UpCon (balanced/unbal-
anced) have no SDI In ports.
Connect the upstream SDI device to an SDI
In socket on UpCon. Use a coaxial cable with
BNC connectors with a nominal impedance of
75 Ohms.
Connecting multiple 3G cards
If you are using a UpCon. 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.
SDI Out Port(s)
UpCon has either one, two or three SDI Out
ports, depending on the number of 3G Transmis-
sion cards installed.
The AES versions of UpCon (balanced/unbal-
anced) have no SDI In ports.
Connect the downstream SDI device to an SDI
Out socket on UpCon. Use a coaxial cable with
BNC connectors with a nominal impedance of
75 Ohms.