UTAH SCIENTIFIC Utah-400 iP, System Setup And Operations

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Introduction
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The Utah-400
The Utah-400 Routing Matrix
The Utah-400's unique matrix technology allows for a greater flexibility of input and output
combinations available to the user. Each input or output board contains eight signal paths so
the user can expand in groups of eight up to the maximum capacity of the router.
The crosspoint board and its flexible design characterize the Utah-400 system. All crosspoint
switching is input coincident, consistent with previous Utah Scientific technologies.
Chassis demographics require all input board to be installed to the left of the midplane (cross-
point) in the chassis; all output boards are installed to the right of the midplane in the chassis.
Features of this technology include signal presence indicators on both the input and output
boards. The status of the router input and output states can be continuously monitored via the
crosspoint status port – J1.
Refer to the Utah-400 Matrix Block Diagram for the following signal routing description.
The input signal is received on the input board at the Receiver/Re-clocker circuit. A valid input
will illuminate the Signal Presence Detector LED and also status the crosspoint board.
From this point the signal is routed to the crosspoint, where the operator has made a "Take",
selecting the routing path of this input to its output.