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Important Safety Instructions Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
Safety symbols Familiarize yourself with the safety symbols in Figure 1: Safety symbols. These symbols are displayed on the apparatus and warn you of the potential danger of electric shock if the system is used improperly. Figure 1-1: Safety symbols PG2-MADI-F-FX User Guide...
Device Description Optocore TECHNOLOGY Optocore™ is a technology platform for sending large amounts of audio, with very low latency around a fiber-based network. This transport (and management system) is of very high quality, suitable for concerts, recording studios, and broadcast applications. SANE™ is a spin-off technology that adapts this same technique to a smaller network (Ethernet) and at a lower cost.
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Due to SMD production the PG2-MADI-F-FX fulfills the demand of highest digital standards occupying only one rack unit of a 19" rack. The FPGA (field programmable gate array) based concept of the internal logic circuitry permits updating of the hardware by the use of the units remote ports, ensuring a continual state-of-the-art device. OPTOCORE CONTROL software is used to change the configuration or define own settings.
Front Panel Word Clock LED: Indicates the selected word clock source: INT: Internal word clock BNC: External via BNC Input NET: Word clock received from network Status LEDs of MADI Input 1 and 2: INPUT SYNC Indicates the status of MADI Input LED ON: Valid MADI frame is present LED OFF: No MADI signal is present or signal is not valid OUTPUT ON...
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RS232 plug: D-Sub-9 RS232 connection for remote control and update via PC LAN LINK: Indicates the Ethernet link status S1: Ethernet communication is established via SANE 1 (rear panel) S2: Ethernet communication is established via SANE 2 (rear panel) There is other device with physical Ethernet port enabled on the network L1: Ethernet communication is established via LAN 1 (rear panel) L2: Ethernet communication is established via LAN 2 (rear panel) Sample Rate LED:...
Rear Panel RS485/GPIO plug: D-Sub-9 RS485 AUXILIARY PORT for data transmission Word Clock IN: BNC Word clock input allows synchronization of ProGrid devices to an external word clock source Word Clock OUT: BNC Word clock output for synchronization of external devices Video IN: BNC Video input for composite video Video OUT:...
Device Details Fiber Optic Connection The ProGrid Signal Transport Solution uses a digital Time Division Multiplex technology (TDM) with a fiber channel based 8B10B-NRZI-coding. Static time slots guarantee the synchronous transmission of all channels at any time with no demand for dynamic bandwidth. All signals attached to the audio, video, word clock and auxiliary ports of the device are transmitted simultaneously on one fiber.
The word clock outputs are used for the synchronization of external devices with digital I/Os such as preamps, controllers and consoles. All connected devices with digital I/Os have to get the word clock from the ProGrid device with which they exchange digital audio data. The ProGrid network is used to distribute the word clock. Video Ports A video in- and output is integrated for the transmission of composite video signals.
Control All system and device parameters are set on a PC connected to the device via RS232 or USB port by use of the OPTOCORE CONTROL software. Third party protocols for device controlling can be used, if previously adapted by ProGrid.
Channel Allocation The standard channel allocation for 2 Gbit network is as follows: Audio 768 Channels @48 KHz RS485 Data 32 Channels Video 3 CVBS Video Channels * Ethernet 100 MBit Fast Ethernet * * If the network is used for the transport of Ethernet compatible data the capacity is reduced to one CVBS video channel plus 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet.
Connectors and Cables Optical Connection The dual optical LINK-interfaces are equipped with duplex LC connectors. The PG2-MADI-F-FX is equipped with standard SFP transceivers which can be changed by the user. Standard LC cables with two fibers can be used. Worst case reach is 700 m with multimode transceivers and a 50 m fiber, whilst with monomode transceivers and a 9 m fiber, up to 70 km are possible.
Word Clock-Connection Use 75 -coaxial-cable with BNC-connectors. Video-Connection Use 75 -coaxial-cable with BNC-connectors. 8.10 Mains-Connection Standard power cords with IEC C13 socket can be used. PG2-MADI-F-FX User Guide...
Starting Up Software Installation Installation requirement for the software is a functioning computer system with Microsoft Windows 2k (Requires installation of GDIplus.dll), XP 32&64Bit, Vista 32&64Bit, Server2003&2008, Windows7 32&64Bit or Mac: Intel based Macs with above OS using Bootcamp/Parallels/VMWare. The computer should be equipped with an USB interface for configuration and remote controlling, and a RS232 interface (or an appropriate USB / RS232 converter) for firmware upgrade.
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Clock Setup: All devices in the network must work with the same sample rate. CLOCK SOURCE allows the selection of Auto (BNC priority), INT (internal) or BNC (external) word clock signal. RS485 Ports: The RS485 SETUP is used to define, which signal is given out at the specific port of the device.
Hardware Connection An exemplary network with four devices is shown in Fig. 1. It is established by creating a (non-redundant) loop simply through "daisy-chaining" the units and monitoring the three status LEDs of each device, as revealed through the signal flow in diagram. There is no need to worry about the sequence of neither IDs nor which of the two LINKS of a device is used for connection.
Network Examples Fig. 3: Redundant network with two PG2-MADI-F-FX in a 128 send / 128 return configuration with Lawo and Soundcraft PG2-MADI-F-FX User Guide...
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Fig. 4: Redundant network with one PG2-MADI-F-FX and four PG16-FX devices. 48 analog inputs and 16 analog outputs are available at the PG16-FX devices PG2-MADI-F-FX User Guide...
Connection Tables Pin-out Auxiliary Ports 4 x RS485 RS485 Channel Please assure correct polarity “+” and “-“ at both (!) sides / devices when connecting external equipment to the RS485 ports. D-Sub-9- female Locking system acc. to 4-40 UNC Pin-out RS232-Port RS232 Power...
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PG2-MADI-F-FX Auxiliary Port 4 x COM RS422 RS485 X3: R x D X3...X4: I/Os X4: T x D D-Sub-9-male D-Sub-9-female Fastening system 4-40 UNC Fastening system 4-40 UNC PG2-MADI-F-FX User Guide...
Technical Specifications MADI Ports Convention AES10-1991 / AES10-2003 Inputs Number / Connectors 2 / optical MADI digital audio channels 56 or 64 per Input Outputs Number / Connectors 2 / optical MADI digital audio channels 56 or 64 per Output Data rate 125 Mbps Output/Input...
Dimensions and Weight Front panel: width 483 mm / 19 inch height 44 mm / 1.73 inch depth 200 mm / 7.87 inch Rear panel: width 438 mm / 17.25 inch Weight 2.7 kg ≡ 4.41 lbs Modifications that serve the purpose of technical improvement of the device may be carried out without prior notification.
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recovery from municipal collection points, reuse, and recycling of specified percentages per the WEEE requirements. Instructions for Disposal of WEEE by Users in the European Union The symbol shown below is on the product or on its packaging which indicates that this product was put on the market after August 13, 2005 and must not be disposed of with other waste.
Installation Warning: For Electromagnetic Compliance, this product must be assembled to a grounded rack or cabinet using a split-ring lock washer or star washer with appropriate screws, nuts, or bolts. PG2-MADI-F-FX User Guide...
Warranty and Liability The Clear-Com product that you have purchased is covered by the Clear-Com Standard Limited Warranty, the terms and conditions of which can be found at www.clearcom.com/support/warranty-support-policies. We encourage you to review the Standard Limited Warranty to determine its coverage, exclusions from coverage and duration.
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