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Power LED
The power LED lights up yellow when power is provided via the power supply.
Once a Thunderbolt 3 connection is made, and the host is in an active state, the
light turns green.
Rear Panel Connectors
Figure 2. Io IP Rear Panel
Thunderbolt 3
Ports (2)
SFP Cage 1
SFP Cage 2
Balanced Audio In/Out
DB-25F (8-Ch)
4-Pin XLR
DC Power Input
HDMI
Output
HD/SD-SDI
Monitor Out BNC
Reference or
LTC Input
Thunderbolt 3
The Io IP provides the third-generation Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports to support
increased bandwidth between host computer and I/O device. Two ports are
provided for daisy-chained network configurations.
SFP Cages and Modules
Two SFP+ cages are provided to connect two separate 10 Gigabit Ethernet Links.
Both links are bi-directional. Inputs and outputs for most uses will be set up over
the same link if bandwidth allows it.
For a list of SFP+ modules tested by AJA, see
"Appendix A Specifications" on page
Dedicated SDI HD/SD Output
One BNC connector is provided for full-time, real-time output of 2K/HD/SD video.
When running ST 2110 firmware, ANC data is included in the SDI monitor output.
HDMI Output
A full-size HDMI connector on the Io IP endplate provides HDMI 2.0 capability.
HDMI also supports multi-channel embedded audio (8 channels). HDCP is not
supported on the output. HDMI Output also supports HDR (HDR10 and HLG).
Reference Video
When in SMPTE 2022-6 mode, Io IP can lock to reference analog or tri-level input,
or the incoming SMPTE 2022-6 stream.
For analog reference, a single BNC on the Io IP endplate allows you to synchronize
Io IP outputs to your house analog or tri-level reference video signal (or black
burst). If you have a sync generator or central piece of video equipment to use
for synchronizing other video equipment in your studio, connect its output here.