Expansion Link Card - Barco S3 User Manual

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Expansion Link card

About Expansion link
When event requirements exceed the capacity of a single unit in terms of input, output, or number of layers, multiple Event Master
processors can be linked together through the Expansion Link cards.
CXP
CXP is a copper connector system specified by the InfiniBand Trade Association. It provides twelve 10 Gbit/s links
suitable for single 100 Gigabit Ethernet, three 40 Gigabit Ethernet channels, or twelve 10 Gigabit Ethernet channels
or a single Infiniband 12× QDR link. The connector has 4 rows, each of 21 pin, total 84 pins.
[Note 1]: The C is the Roman numeral for 100.
General
The Link card has 2 CXP connectors which can support up to 12 10-Gbit channels.
The figure below illustrates the Link card's rear panel connectors:
Image 4-14
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CXP connector — CXP 1
2 CXP connector — CXP 2
Features
• Provide up to 12 10-Gbit channels
• Depending on the Event Master processor model, two, one, or no slots are reserved at left side of the rear panel for Expansion
Link cards.
E2
1, 2
E2 Jr. and S3–4K Jr. do not have Link cards, but these models can be upgraded with Link cards, which
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would go into the same slots as the Link cards on the E2 and the S3–4K.
The EX has two (2) Expansion Links, but they are not on a swappable card.
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Specifications
• CXP Specification
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E2 Jr. S3–4K
NA 1
1
S3–4K Jr.
NA
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R5905948 EVENT MASTER DEVICES 17/07/2017
EX
NA
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