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- Page 1 BC100i Modular Rack Frame System Operations Guide BC100i Operations Guide v1...
- Page 2 Bluebell Opticom Ltd. Bluebell Opticom Limited has taken all possible steps to ensure that the information given here is both correct and complete. In no event can Bluebell Opticom Limited accept any liability or responsibility for any loss or damage to the owner of the equipment, any third party, or any equipment which may result from use of this manual or the equipment which it describes.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Frame Settings page ........................11 PSU Information page ........................12 Card Info page .............................13 SFP data page .............................16 Card-specific parameters (CSP) page ...................18 Network Card page ...........................19 Firmware updates............................. Specifications ............................. Main parts and options .......................... Related products: ............................Ref: BC100i Operations Guide v1... -
Page 4: Overview
SDI video (all current formats), audio, Ethernet data and serial control data. The BC100i can hold 15 BC Series cards of any type: thus up to 60 separate signals can be transmitted/received over fibre optic links from the frame. -
Page 5: Power Requirements
The power supply modules plug in at the front of the frame and are secured in place by two captive screws at the top of the module panel. They are hot-swappable. A green POWER OK LED confirms correct PSU operation. Ref: BC100i Operations Guide v1... -
Page 6: Bc100I Front Panel
Reset Display – 7” colour touch-sensitive LCD. The home page shows a status overview of all 15 card slots; further pages give further details of each card and its SFP(s), the BC100i PSU status and a network card (if fitted). -
Page 7: Bc100I Rear Panel
Slot 1 is the second slot from the right and Slot 15 the left-most slot. Card slot 16: this is reserved for a network monitoring card, either a BM102i or BM103. PSU1 - IEC mains connector/fuseholder for PSU 1. 10. PSU2 - IEC mains connector/fuseholder for PSU 2. Ref: BC100i Operations Guide v1... -
Page 8: System Monitoring
The Overview area has been designed to mimic the LED status array fitted to the front panel of the Bluebell BC100 frame. Each of the 15 card slots is represented by a coloured rectangle containing two bicolour “virtual LEDs”. -
Page 9: Frame Page
(The odd-even offset of card idents is purely for reasons of legibility.) NOTE: a few older types of BC Series cards do not report their identities. The Home Page includes basic information about the BC100i frame’s operation and status: temperature and output voltage of each PSU, temperature of the frame itself and time since the last reset or power-up (whichever was more recent). - Page 10 Fan status – if a fan assembly is fitted, this will display ok or fail, indicating its correct operation. If the BC100i frame does not have a fan assembly, this field will display Not fitted. Frame temperature and Temperature status – display the actual internal frame temperature and a status report about the temperature relative to the frame’s permitted...
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Page 11: Frame Settings Page
To recalibrate the touch screen, press the Reset button (see [5] at page 6) during the power-up sequence, while the Bluebell logo is displayed. This will launch the screen calibration routine: press the three dots displayed on the screen. -
Page 12: Psu Information Page
PSU Serial Number, Hardware Revision and Firmware Revision – confirms serial number, hardware and firmware versions: you may need this information if you need to contact Bluebell with any technical issues that may arise with the BC100i. These fields will be blank if no PSU is detected. -
Page 13: Card Info Page
NOTE: In the event of PSU failure, most of the fields on the PSU Information page will be blank. The PSU supply voltage and PSU voltage status will display “0 mV” and “Too low” respectively. Card Info page Ref: BC100i Operations Guide v1... - Page 14 Card specific settings – these fields will be filled if the card has user-selectable functions that can be controlled from the BC100i. In the case of the BC390T example shown, its current encoding mode (7) is displayed as Mode, while the Mode Selection (Mode Seln) is set to Manual.
- Page 15 The Card Info page displays the status of each SDI co-ax input as a Card Specific Parameter, but no user-changeable settings are available. Example 2: Card type BC369 (Dual Multi-format converter with four SFP carriers. This card type has no Card Specific Parameters. Ref: BC100i Operations Guide v1...
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Page 16: Sfp Data Page
SFP’s permitted operating range: the possible options are Too low, Low, OK, High or Too high. Because of the wide range of SFP options available, it is not possible to relate these options to specific temperature ranges. Ref: BC100i Operations Guide v1... - Page 17 SFP 1, SFP 2, SFP 3, SFP 4 The buttons are colour coded: green confirms that an SFP is detected, red implies that the carrier is empty. 10. Home – press this button to return to the Home page. Ref: BC100i Operations Guide v1...
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Page 18: Card-Specific Parameters (Csp) Page
Press the Set button to establish the new parameter or setting. This will be confirmed in the New val: field. Press the <- button to delete the last digit entered. Press the Back button to return to the Card Info page. Ref: BC100i Operations Guide v1... -
Page 19: Network Card Page
Network Card page This page will be available if the BC100i frame has a BM102i or BM103 Network card fitted in Slot 16. It may be displayed by pressing the BM102i or BM103 button on the Home page. (Note: if a Network card is not fitted in the frame, pressing the Network button the Home page will produce a reduced version of the page shown below, with the card data fields blank.) -
Page 20: Firmware Updates
USB memory device, and then plug it into the USB port on the front panel of the of the BC100i frame. An update is then initiated by either i) pressing the reset button, or ii) power- cycling the frame. -
Page 21: Specifications
Two required per frame for redundancy. BC140 Extender Card for BC100i 3RU frame. Ruggedised aluminium flight case housing a BC100i 3RU frame. Any combination of cards, including WDM & CWDM, can be fitted for Optical Flight Case complete flexibility. Dual mains inputs with forced air cooling and a rugged rear panel is fitted with BNC, XLR and optical connectors as necessary. -
Page 22: Related Products
19” 1RU Frame for up to six BCxxx cards with integrated microprocessor-based card/frame monitoring and 3.8”, 480 x 116 BC160i pixel touchscreen. Optional Network Monitoring. Supplied with Dual Redundant Power Supplies. BC160P 19” 1RU Frame for up to 6 Passive BCxxx Cards. Ref: BC100i Operations Guide v1...
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