Eclipse Fiber Card Linking; Fiber Card Description; E-Fib Fiber Card Front-Panel Lights And Controls; Reset Button - Clear-Com ECLIPSE MEDIAN MATRIX Instruction Manual

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Vitec Group Communications
Eclipse Median Instruction Manual
ECLIPSE FIBER CARD
LINKING

FIBER CARD DESCRIPTION

E-FIB fiber cards connect Eclipse matrices together to provide a high
speed, dual redundant link to transfer audio samples and data
between systems. These connections can be configured in various
ways to provide protection against the loss of a link or a node.
Each fiber card link consists of a front card with various status
indicators and a rear card with two Duplex LC Terminated fiber optic
connectors (TXVRA and TXVRB). The fiber cards use 9/125µ Single
Mode fiber optic cables. The standard maximum node length is 10km
but other distances are available to special order. For further details
please refer to the Technical Specifications in this manual.
Each fiber optic front card has a reset button, status LEDs for power,
processor function, card status, link status and link activity. The link
status and activity LEDs indicate whether there is activity on a link,
whether the card is transmitting on a link and the error state of a link.
Normally fiber cards should be fitted in slots 6 and/or 7 of an Median
matrix. If fiber cards are fitted to any matrix in a linked system all the
linked matrices must be reset to ensure that all matrices correctly
recognise the new hardware.
E-FIB FIBER CARD FRONT-PANEL LIGHTS AND
CONTROLS

Reset Button

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Pressing the reset button causes the card and all links to momentarily
stop their current activity and to restart. The card's "frame data" light
goes off when the reset starts and comes back on when the reset is
complete.
During the reset, configuration information downloads to the card and
its connected matrices from the CPU card. If the entire system is
operating except for one fiber card press the reset button for that card
only.
Note: The reset button is slightly recessed from the front panel to
prevent it from being accidentally pressed. You need a tool,
such as a bent paper clip, to press this button.
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