
KUMO SDI Routers and Control Panels v4.7r1 7
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• KUMO 6464-12G - supports single connector 12G-SDI, sixty-four SDI inputs
and sixty-four outputs
Because of their compact sizes, KUMO SDI routers are ideal for space-sensitive
applications such as mobile sports trucks, edit suites, corporate video
installations, or live theatrical A/V rigs.
KUMO Features
The KUMO routers offer the following features for ease of use in a broad range of
SDI applications and workflows:
• KUMO 1604, 1616, and 3232 support for SD-SDI, HD-SDI, 3G-SD (SMPTE
259M/292M/424M)
• KUMO 1616-12G, 3232-12G, and 6464-12G support for SD-SDI, HD-SDI, 3G-SDI,
6G-SDI and 12G-SDI (SMPTE-259/292/424/2081/2082)
• KUMO v3.0 and above firmware supports dual and quad mode routing,
allowing users to group together Sources and Destinations for multiple cable
applications like Dual Link, Quad HD, Quad split monitors, and even 8K video.
• KUMO v4.3 and above firmware supports salvos, controlled from the KUMO
router Web UI and the KUMO CP2 panel.
• Automatic coax cable equalization and re-clocking
• Supports all embedded VANC and HANC ancillary information, including
embedded audio
• Reference input via BNC, passive loop, PAL/NTSC color black or Tri-level sync
• Output switch timing per SMPTE RP 168 when using an external reference
• 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN
• Embedded Linux OS with internal web server for web browser control
• USB port for use with eMini-Setup for network configuration via USB.
• User authorization to restrict access via web browser
• Optional KUMO CP hardware 32 pushbutton remote control panel via
Ethernet
• Optional KUMO CP2 hardware 64 pushbutton remote control panel via
Ethernet
• 1RU form factor for KUMO 1604, 1616, and KUMO CP, 2RU for 3232 and KUMO
CP2, 4RU for KUMO 6464
• Power loss recovery to the last operational state, both router and control
panel
• Redundant power supply (optional), isolated power inputs
NOTE: KUMO routers switch SDI signals in a manner compliant with SMPTE RP 168-2009.
Because KUMO routers (or any similar router) switch the SDI stream without de-
serializing, the switch point can cause a temporary anomaly in the SDI stream.
This can cause downstream equipment, depending on the characteristics of
the SDI receiver(s), to react to the switch (for example, a monitor “glitch or roll”).
It is also possible that switching anomalies can appear on just one or more
outputs in the same group in the Dual and Quad modes and in salvos. This effect
occurs regardless of the relative timing of the SDI signals being switched, or any
reference input connected to the router.