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Chapter 1 – Introduction
Overview
AJA Io 4K Plus offers a full set of professional video and audio connectivity with
support for the latest 4K and UltraHD devices and High Frame Rate workflows.
The power of Thunderbolt 3 enables Io 4K Plus to handle a wide range of formats
from SD to HD, UltraHD and full 4K over both SDI and HDMI and support 4K frame
rates up to 60p, plus HDR 10 and HLG support over HDMI for HDR workflows.
Io 4K Plus is the ideal companion for lightning-fast video capture, playback and
editorial. Io 4K Plus connects with a single Thunderbolt cable and provides a
second Thunderbolt connector for flexibility, making it perfect for on set, or in
the edit suite.
Features
• Two Thunderbolt 3 ports (a pass-through daisy-chaining)
• Four bidirectional SDI BNCs configurable for up to four inputs, or four outputs,
or two inputs and 2 outputs.
• Single Link I/O for 4K/UltraHD, HD and SD across 12G-SDI, 6G-SDI, 3G-SDI, and
1.5G-SDI
• Dual Link I/O for 1.5G-SDI and 3G-SDI (2 x BNC)
• Quad Link I/O for 1.5G-SDI, 3G-SDI (4 x BNC)
• Supports Quadrant or Two Sample Interleave transport
• HDMI 2.0 Input and Output
• HDR (HDR10 or HLG via HDMI, 12 Bit RGB, BT2020)
• Dedicated realtime 4K/UltraHD to HD down-conversion output (SDI Monitor
out BNC)
• Eight-channel Embedded HDMI audio
• Four-channel In, Four-Channel Out analog audio (DB25 cable, Line Level)
• Front panel LED VU meters and Headphone output w/level control
• Reference In/LTC In (selectable)
• LTC Output
• RS-422 control via 9-pin
• Rugged Chassis, Small Size
• 12V DC, 4-pin XLR Power (AC adapter included)
Video Formats
For a list of supported video formats, see
"Appendix A Specifications" on page 49
.