Table of Contents
Advertisement
About the FOX SW8
The FOX SW8 product family consists of two products; a singlemode and a multimode
ultra-high performance fiber optic switcher.
The switcher accepts up to eight proprietary input optical signals from compatible
Extron fiber optic transmitters (Txs) (see figure 1). The optical signal can include video, audio,
and one-way (transmitter-to-receiver [Rx]) RS-232 communications. Seven of the inputs are
looped though and output for local use.
Extron
FOX 500 Tx
Fiber Optic
Transmitter
Figure 1.
NOTES:
The switcher selects among the proprietary signal inputs and outputs the selected signal on
a fiber optic cable to a compatible receiver.
NOTES:
The connected receivers convert the proprietary signals back to video (RGB, DVI, or
SDI/HD-SDI, depending on the source transmitter and the receiver), audio, and serial RS-232
communication, and output the signals locally. For video resolutions up to 1900x1200, the
video outputs for the receivers are a perfect, pixel-for-pixel or digital recreation of the video
signal input to the switcher via a transmitter.
Extron
FOX SW8
2
O P
LO
0. 3A
1
Fiber Optic
IN
H z
0V
O P
0- 24
/6 0
LO
10
50
Switcher
Extron
T x
FOX 500 DVI Tx
0 0
X 5
F O
AL
-23
RU
2
IC
RS
TH
O PT
2*
PA
SS
1
Fiber Optic Transmitter
NA
Rx
Tx
R
M
L FO
2
AL
AR
TIO
NA
DA
TA
-23
L
*
OP
RN
RS
NT
RO
RE
TU
CO
RU
TS
2
TH
IN PU
1
O P
DI O
R
T LO
Tx
Rx
AU
IN PU
L
T
PU
B IN
RG
B
B
G
RG
O R
A
0.3
R
40
V
0-2
-60
Hz
V
10
50
H
Local
Monitor
PC (RGB)
with Audio
Typical FOX SW8 Application
•
Compatible optical signals are digital signals from 2.0 Mbps through
4.25 Gbps that are sent and received via fiber optic SFP modules.
•
The video component of the signal from an Extron Tx can be either
VGA - UXGA RGB video, digital visual interface (DVI) video, or SDI/HD-SDI
video.
•
The serial component of the signal is for applications such as projector control
and transmitter control of the receiver.
•
The FOX SW8 does not support transmission of a return (Rx-to-Tx) serial data
stream.
•
The switcher can receive and send the proprietary signal from and to any
compatible Extron fiber optic transmitter, receiver, or switcher
Information" for a partial list of compatible products).
W 8
X S
F O
2
-2 3
R S
8
IN
R x
O UT
Tx
7
IN
O P
LO
6
S
IN
U T
O P
IN P
LO
T
PU
A L
5
O UT
T IC
IN
O P
O P
LO
4
IN
O P
LO
3
IN
O P
LO
IN
Extron
FOXBOX Rx DVI Plus
Fiber Optic Receiver
2
RS
-23
TH
RU
SS
PA
NA
Rx
Tx
M
AR
2
L
AL
RS
-23
RO
NT
TS
CO
2
IN PU
1
DI O
R
Rx
AU
L
Tx
I-D
DV
- TH
RU
O P
LO
A
T
0.3
IN PU
V
0-2
40
Hz
I-D
10
50
-60
DV
Laptop (RGB)
with Audio
M
2
AL
AR
-23
ER
ER
RS
FIB
DI O
OV
AU
2
1
T
PU
Tx
Rx
B IN
RG
A
VG
Tx
XB
OX
FO
R
PO
WE
12V
A MA
X
1.0
Extron
FOXBOX Tx VGA
Fiber Optic Transmitter
Extron
SI 26X
Two-Way Ceiling
Extron
Speakers
MPA 152
Mini Power
Ampli er
T
PU
O UT
4/8
MS
OH
RI NG
WI
R
S 2
OU
ND
TE
AS
T GR
T
S!
L
M O
2
CL
NO
OR
TP
UT
A 15
DO
OR
SH
R OU
RE
KE
M P
EA
UT
E
SP
VO
L/M
A
50m
IN PU
TS
US
10V
R
C
D
LIS
TE
O
L
17T
T
/VI
DE
S
AU
DIO
RA
TU
AP
PA
W ER
R
PO
L
V
M AX
12
3A
AR
M
2
AL
-23
RS
FIB
ER
ER
DI O
OV
AU
1
2
Rx
Tx
TP
UT
OU
us
I-D
I Pl
DV
DV
Rx
OX
DE
XB
MO
FO
WE
R
PO
X
12V
A
MA
1.0
V I
Tx
0 D
X 50
FO
IC A
L
O PT
2*
1
Projector
L FO
R
NA
TA
OP
TIO
RN
DA
*
RE
TU
AR
M
2
AL
RS
FIB
-23
ER
ER
DI
O
OV
AU
2
1
Rx
Tx
IN PU
T
DV
I-D
I
DV
Tx
XB
OX
FO
WE
R
PO
X
12V
MA
1.0
A
Extron
FOXBOX Tx DVI
Fiber Optic Transmitter
Laptop (DVI)
with Audio
Local
Monitor
PC (DVI)
with Audio
(see"Reference
FOX SW8 • Introduction
2
Advertisement
Table of Contents
