Sdi Format Compatibility; Bc368 And Bc368D Sfp Combinations - Bluebell BC368 Operation Manual

SDI format compatibility

BC368 and BC368D interfaces are intended for use with serial digital video (SDI) signals at
data rates up to 11.88 Gb/s. Standards supported are:
• SD-SDI –
• HD-SDI –
• 3G-SDI –
• 6G-SDI –
• 12G-SDI –
ASI baseband streams at 270 Mb/s are also compatible.
Signals at these standards will be passed through the cards to the other SFP. On the BC368,
the relevant status LED(s) will illuminate green on receipt of a valid signal.
The BC368 and BC368D will also pass signals at other bit rates, such as MADI at 125 Mb/s
and other digital video formats at 143 Mb/s, 177 Mb/s, 360 Mb/s, and 540 Mb/s. They will also
pass digital audio signals and Ethernet data up to 10 gigabit.

BC368 and BC368D SFP combinations

The BC368 and BC368D are format converters whose functionality and application will always
be determined by the type of cartridges fitted into the two SFP carriers. While the modules will
generally be used with fibre optic cartridges, several other types exist and are compatible with
the module.
The table on the following page illustrates some possible combinations of input and output
formats. On the BC368, the cartridges in both carriers (SFP 1 and SFP 2) must be bidirectional
transceivers; on the BC368D, one cartridge (SFP 1) must be a single- or dual-channel receiver
and the other (SFP 2) a single- or dual-channel transmitter.
SMPTE 259M-compliant at 270 Mb/s
SMPTE 292M-compliant at 1.483 and 1.485 Gb/s
SMPTE 424M-compliant at 2.967 and 2.970 Gb/s
SMPTE ST-2081 compliant at 6 Gb/s
SMPTE ST-2082 compliant at 12 Gb/s
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