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  • Page 1 SFC-6901 User Guide...
  • Page 2 Ross has become well known for the Ross Video Code of Ethics. It guides our interactions and empowers our employees. I hope you enjoy reading it below. If anything at all with your Ross experience does not live up to your expectations be sure to reach out to us at solutions@rossvideo.com.
  • Page 3 Ross Video. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document, Ross Video assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.
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  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction Related Publications ...........................9 Documentation Conventions ........................9 Interface Elements ............................9 User Entered Text ..........................10 Referenced Guides ..........................10 Menu Sequences ........................... 10 Important Instructions .......................... 10 Contacting Technical Support ......................... 10 Before You Begin Overview ..............................11 Features ..............................11 Gearbox Overview ............................
  • Page 8 Upgrading the Software DashBoard Menus Signal Tab ..............................31 Product Tab ............................... 32 Hardware Tab ............................32 Configuration Tab ............................. 33 Alarms Tab ..............................34 Settings Tab ............................... 35 Technical Specifications Supported Video Formats ........................37 SDI Inputs Specifications ......................... 37 SDI Outputs Specifications ........................

  • Page 9: Introduction

    • “Software Licenses” provides the third-party software license information for your SFC-6901. • “Glossary” provides a list of terms used throughout this guide. Related Publications It is recommended to consult the following Ross documentation before installing and configuring your card: • DashBoard User Guide, Ross Part Number: 8351DR-004 •...

  • Page 10: User Entered Text

    Gateway for your device. Contacting Technical Support At Ross Video, we take pride in the quality of our products, but if problems occur, help is as close as the nearest telephone. Our 24-hour Hot Line service ensures you have access to technical expertise around the clock.

  • Page 11: Before You Begin

    Before You Begin If you have questions pertaining to the operation of your card, contact us at the numbers listed in “Contacting Technical Support”. Our technical staff is always available for consultation, training, or service. Overview The SFC-6901 is a high-quality multi-channel UHD SDI conversion solution within the openGear family.

  • Page 12: Gearbox Overview

    Gearbox Overview A Gearbox is a group of consecutive inputs or consecutive outputs that are automatically grouped together by the SFC-6901. For example: • When you set the Gearbox Mode to DEMUX SL 6G -> QL 1.5G, the SFC-6901 processes a single-link 5.94Gbps signal into four 1.485Gbps signals.

  • Page 13: Hardware Overview

    Hardware Overview This chapter presents information on the SFC-6901 hardware components and features. Notice — Installing the SFC-6901 in a frame other than the OG3-FR or OGX-FR could damage the card, the rear module, or both. Overview The SFC-6901 is an openGear modular system composed of two sub-systems. •...

  • Page 14: Connections On The Rear Module

    BOOTLOAD Button This button is used for factory service in the unlikely event of a complete card failure. Do not use this button unless advised by Ross Video Technical Support. Connections on the Rear Module The SFC-6901 requires the 8322AR-335 rear module. Each rear module occupies two slots in the openGear frame and accommodates one SFC-6901 card.

  • Page 15: Physical Installation

    Physical Installation Installing an SFC-6901 card into an OG3-FR or OGX-FR series frame requires you to remove the blank plates in the designation frame slots, install the required rear module into the frame rear panel, and then install the SFC-6901 card into the required frame slot. If you have questions pertaining to the installation of your card, contact us at the numbers listed in “Contacting Technical Support”.

  • Page 16: Removing The Blank Plates From The Rear Panel

    Removing the Blank Plates from the Rear Panel When a frame slot is not populated with an openGear card, a blank plate must be installed to ensure proper frame cooling and ventilation. Before installing the rear module, you must remove the blank plate covering the required slots.
  • Page 17 Table 2 Card Slot Combinations Rear Module is Installed in Card Installs into Slot Slots 1, 2 Slots 3, 4 Slots 5, 6 Slots 7, 8 Slots 9, 10 Slots 11, 12 Slots 13, 14 Slots 15, 16 Slots 17, 18 Slots 19, 20 2.
  • Page 18 18 • Physical Installation SFC-6901 User Guide (v1.0)

  • Page 19: Gearbox Cabling

    Gearbox Cabling This chapter outlines how to cable the SFC-6901 for using the default input and output mapping.  The I/O designation of each SFP port is automatically detected when the port is populated. The designation cannot be edited (and is read-only). For More Information on...

  • Page 20: Physical Cabling

    Physical Cabling 1. Set up a connection between the external device that will provide the multiple input signals and the SFC-6901. 2. Make a note of the physical INPUT ports on the SFC-6901 rear module that will receive the SDI signals if it differs from Table 4.

  • Page 21: Getting Started

    Getting Started The DashBoard Control System enables you to monitor and control openGear frames and cards from a computer. DashBoard communicates with other cards in the frame through the Network Controller Card. The DashBoard Control System software and manual are available for download from our website.
  • Page 22 22 • Getting Started SFC-6901 User Guide (v1.0)

  • Page 23: Gearbox Setup

    Gearbox Setup This chapter outlines how to specify the SFC-6901 Gearbox mode. For More Information on... • bypassing the Gearbox feature, refer to “Bypassing the Gearbox”. • the default I/O mapping when selecting a Gearbox DEMUX mode, refer to Table 3. •...

  • Page 24: Configuring The Sfc-6901 For Multiplexing

    3. Use the Gearbox Mode menu to assign a de-multiplexing (DEMUX) mode to the card. Choose from the following: • DEMUX SL 6G -> QL 1.5G — a single-link 5.94Gbps SDI input signal is demuxed into four 1.485Gbps output signals. •...
  • Page 25 To assign the SFC-6901 to a Gearbox MUX mode 1. Display the SFC-6901 interface as outlined in “To access the SFC-6901 interfaces in DashBoard”. 2. Select the Configuration tab. 3. Use the Gearbox Mode menu to assign a multiplexing (MUX) mode to the card. Choose from the following: •...
  • Page 26 26 • Gearbox Setup SFC-6901 User Guide (v1.0)

  • Page 27: Bypassing The Gearbox

    Bypassing the Gearbox This chapter is applicable if you choose to bypass the Gearbox feature and wish to map the I/O ports to suit your setup. For More Information on... • the port locations on the rear module, refer to “Connections on the Rear Module”. Overview The default I/O mapping when the SFC-6901 is set to Bypass Gearbox mode depends on the type of SFP modules installed in the rear module.The SDI ports can be mapped as required, only the SFP...
  • Page 28 To configure an SDI BNC 1. Verify that the Configuration > Gearbox mode is set to Bypass Gearbox. 2. To configure an SDI BNC as an input: a. Locate the column for the SDI BNC you wish to configure as an input. b.

  • Page 29: Upgrading The Software

    The SFC-6901 can be upgraded in the field via DashBoard. To upgrade the software on a card 1. Contact Ross Technical Support for the latest software version file. 2. Ensure the Ethernet cable is connected to the Ethernet port on the openGear frame.
  • Page 30 30 • Upgrading the Software SFC-6901 User Guide (v1.0)

  • Page 31: Dashboard Menus

    DashBoard Menus This chapter briefly summarize the menus, items, and parameters available in the DashBoard Control System for the SFC-6901. Parameters marked with an asterisk (*) are the factory default values. Figure 7 Example of the SFC-6901 in DashBoard Signal Tab Table 7 summarizes the read-only fields displayed in the Signal tab.

  • Page 32: Product Tab

    Table 8 summarizes the read-only information displayed in the Product tab. Table 8 Product Tab Item Parameters Description Product SFC-6901 Supplier Ross Video Ltd. Board Rev Indicates the hardware version Rear Module Reports the rear module installed with the card Board S/N Indicates the serial number of the card Software Rev #.#-#...

  • Page 33: Configuration Tab

    Table 9 Hardware Tab Item Parameters Description RAM Available # / # MB CPU Memory Used / Total CPU Memory Configuration Bank Storage count Uptime (h) Reports the number of hours since the last reboot of the card SFP # SFP # Vendor Reports the vendor details of the module installed in the specified SFP port...

  • Page 34: Alarms Tab

    Table 10 Configuration Item Parameters Description Gearbox Status Gearbox DEMUX OK The card is correctly operating in a DEMUX (read-only) (Green) mode with valid input and output signals Gearbox MUX OK The card is correctly operating in a MUX (Green) mode with valid input and output signals Gearbox Pass-through The card is operating in Bypass mode with...

  • Page 35: Settings Tab

    Table 11 Alarms Tab Item Parameters Description SDI # Selected* The card reports a loss of the specified signal or if the format is incompatible for the specified port Cleared Disables this alarm SFP # Selected* The card reports a loss of the specified signal or if the format is incompatible for the specified port Cleared...
  • Page 36 36 • DashBoard Menus SFC-6901 User Guide (v1.0)

  • Page 37: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications This chapter provides technical information for the SFC-6901.  Specifications are subject to change without notice. Supported Video Formats Table 13 Technical Specifications — Supported Video Formats Video Format HD Formats 720p 50Hz 720p 59.94Hz 1080i 50Hz 1080i 59.94Hz 1080p 23.98Hz 1080p 24Hz 1080p 25Hz...

  • Page 38: Sdi Outputs Specifications

    Table 14 Technical Specifications — SDI Inputs Item Specifications Standards Accommodated 1.485Gbps Component, SMPTE 292M 2.97Gbps Component, SMPTE 424M 5.94Gbps Component, SMPTE 2081 11.88Gbps Component, SMPTE 2082 Impedance 75ohm Return Loss >15dB to 1.5GHz >10dB to 3GHz >7dB to 6GHz >4dB to 12GHz Equalization (Belden 1694A >200m (656ft) @ 1.485Gbps...

  • Page 39: Environment

    Table 15 Technical Specifications — SDI Outputs Item Specifications Jitter 1.485Gbps: <1.0UI 10Hz-100kHz, <0.2UI above 100kHz 2.97Gbps: <2.0UI 10Hz-100kHz, <0.3UI above 100kHz 5.94Gbps: <2.0UI 10Hz-100kHz, <0.3UI above 100kHz 11.88Gbps: <2.0UI 10Hz-100kHz, <0.3UI above 100kHz, band limit @1188MHz Overshoot <10% Environment Table 16 Technical Specifications —...
  • Page 40 40 • Technical Specifications SFC-6901 User Guide (v1.0)

  • Page 41: Supported Sfp Modules

    Supported SFP Modules This chapter summarizes the supported SFP modules for the SFC-6901. SFP-FIBER-12G The SFP-FIBER-12G is a single optical transceiver module that supports data rates up to 12Gbps for single fiber communications. Features • SMPTE 297-2006 compatible for SD-SDI, HD-SDI, 3G-SDI, and 12G-SDI •...
  • Page 42 Recommended Operating Environment and Electrical Ratings Table 19 Recommended Ratings Parameter Min. Typical Max. Supply Voltage +3.2V +3.3V +3.4V Supply Current 300mA Operating Case 0°C +70°C Temperature Data Rate 11.88Gbps - Receiver Optical Specifications Table 20 Optical Specifications — Receiver Parameter Min.

  • Page 43: Physical Channel Position

    Physical Channel Position Figure 9 SFP-FIBER-12G Package Outline, Front View — Channel Position SFP-FIBER-12G-2R The SFP-FIBER-12G-2R is a dual optical receiver module that supports data rates up to 12Gbps for single fiber communications.  The SFP-FIBER-12G-2R is non-MSA compliant. Features •...

  • Page 44: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Note that specifications are subject to change without notice. Absolute Maximum Ratings Exceeding any of these ratings may permanently damage the module. Exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability. Table 22 Absolute Maximum Ratings Parameter Min.

  • Page 45: Physical Channel Position

    Physical Channel Position Figure 11 SFP-FIBER-12G-2R Package Outline, Front View — Channel Position SFP-FIBER-12G-2T The SFP-FIBER-12G-2T is a dual optical transmitter module that supports data rates up to 12Gbps for single fiber communications.  The SFP-FIBER-12G-2T is non-MSA compliant. Features •...

  • Page 46: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Note that specifications are subject to change without notice. Absolute Maximum Ratings Exceeding any of these ratings may permanently damage the module. Exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability. Table 25 Absolute Maximum Ratings Parameter Min.

  • Page 47: Physical Channel Position

    Physical Channel Position Figure 13 SFP-FIBER-12G-2T Package Outline, Front View — Channel Position SFC-6901 User Guide (v1.0) Supported SFP Modules • 47...
  • Page 48 48 • Supported SFP Modules SFC-6901 User Guide (v1.0)

  • Page 49: Service Information

    Bootload Button In the unlikely event of a complete card failure, you may be instructed by a Ross Technical Support specialist to perform a complete software reload on the SFC-6901. To reload the software on a SFC-6901 1.
  • Page 50 SFC-6901. If required, a temporary replacement frame will be made available at a nominal charge. Any shipping costs incurred will be the responsibility of you, the customer. All products shipped to you from Ross Video Limited will be shipped collect.

  • Page 51: Software Licenses

    Software Licenses This chapter provides third-party software license information for your SFC-6901. This product includes multiple software components which are individually licensed under one or more of the following licenses included in this chapter. Copyright (c) 1991,1993, The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by Kenneth Almquist.
  • Page 52 such problems arise substantially in other domains, we stand ready to extend this provision to those domains in future versions of the GPL, as needed to protect the freedom of users. Finally, every program is threatened constantly by software patents. States should not allow patents to restrict development and use of software on general-purpose computers, but in those that do, we wish to avoid the special danger that patents applied to a free program could make it effectively proprietary.
  • Page 53 You may convey verbatim copies of the Program's source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice; keep intact all notices stating that this License and any non-permissive terms added in accord with section 7 apply to the code; keep intact all notices of the absence of any warranty;...
  • Page 54 Notwithstanding any other provision of this License, for material you add to a covered work, you may (if authorized by the copyright holders of that material) supple- ment the terms of this License with terms: Disclaiming warranty or limiting liability differently from the terms of sections 15 and 16 of this License; or Requiring preservation of specified reasonable legal notices or author attributions in that material or in the Appropriate Legal Notices displayed by works containing it;...
  • Page 55 If, pursuant to or in connection with a single transaction or arrangement, you convey, or propagate by procuring conveyance of, a covered work, and grant a patent license to some of the parties receiving the covered work authorizing them to use, propagate, modify or convey a specific copy of the covered work, then the patent license you grant is automatically extended to all recipients of the covered work and works based on it.

  • Page 56: Lgpl

    LGPL GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 29 June 2007 Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <http://fsf.org/> Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. This version of the GNU Lesser General Public License incorporates the terms and conditions of version 3 of the GNU General Public License, supplemented by the additional permissions listed below.

  • Page 57: Mit

    Revised Versions of the GNU Lesser General Public License. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions of the GNU Lesser General Public License from time to time. Such new versions will be sim- ilar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to address new problems or concerns. Each version is given a distinguishing version number.
  • Page 58 58 • Software Licenses SFC-6901 User Guide (v1.0)

  • Page 59: Glossary

    Glossary The following terms are used throughout this guide: Card — refers to the SFC-6901 unless otherwise noted. DashBoard — the DashBoard Control System. EDID — Extended Display Information Data as defined by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The EDID specifies the display characteristics of an input signal (e.g. resolution, frame rate, etc.) to the DVI or HDMI compliant device ingesting that signal.
  • Page 60 60 • Glossary SFC-6901 User Guide (v1.0)

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