Extron Electronics HDXP Plus Series User Guide - Manual (Page 8)

HDXP Plus Series Switchers • Introduction 2
The HDXP can operate in two switching modes, selectable via front panel buttons:
• Matrix switching mode (mode 1): Any input may be switched to any output.
• Preview selection mode (mode 2): Any single input may be selected and
previewed.
Each HDXP switcher has the rear panel Remote RS232/RS422 port, the front panel
Config RS-232 port, and the LAN port for remote control and configuration. The switcher
can be controlled via the front panel, the Extron Simple Instruction Set (SIS) commands,
the HDXP web pages, and the Extron Windows-based control software via the RS-232 or
RS-422 link, or an Ethernet connection.
The HDXP 1616 and 3216 models are housed in rack-mountable, 2U (3.5 inches) high,
full rack wide metal enclosures. The HDXP 3232 has a 3U (5.25") high, full rack wide
metal enclosure, also rack mountable. Each model has an internal 100 VAC to 240 VAC,
50-60 Hz, 80 watt power supply that provides worldwide power compatibility.
Features
• Inputs — 16 or 32 SDI and HD-SDI video inputs on female BNC connectors
• Outputs — 17 or 33 SDI and HD-SDI video outputs (including one preview output)
on female BNC connectors
• Serial digital data rates from 19 Mbps to 1.485 Gbps — The HDXP switchers
can switch signals conforming to all serial digital and high definition serial digital video
transmission standards. They support carriage of embedded audio, ancillary data,
and the ID information of the data stream.
• Input cable equalization — Each input signal is automatically equalized. Typically,
a 1.485 Gbps input signal is equalized for distances of 330 feet (100 meters) on high
quality cable such as Extron RG-6/SHR coaxial cable.
• SDI-SMPTE 259M and HD-SDI-SMTPE 292M compliance — Automatically
adapts to SMPTE and ITU digital video standards for HD-SDI and SDI. Complies with
SMPTE 259M, ITU-R BT.601, SMPTE 292M, ITU-R BT.1120, and SMPTE 372M
standards.
• Automatic rate selection — The HDXP automatically detects and locks onto the
incoming data signal. It accepts the following SMPTE data rates:
• SDI (SMPTE 259M and ITU-R BT .601) — 143 Mbps, 177 Mbps, 270 Mbps,
and 360 Mbps
• SDI (SMPTE 344M) — 540 Mbps
• HD-SDI (SMPTE 292M and ITU-R BT .1120) — 1.485 Gbps
• HD-SDI (Dual link) (No Preview function) — 2.97 Gbps (1.485 Gbps x 2,
using two inputs and outputs)
• Digital Sync Validation Processing (DSVP) — In critical environments or
unmanned, remote locations, it may be vital to know that sources are active and
switching. Extron DSVP verifies that input sources are active by scanning all inputs
and outputs for active sync signals. It then provides feedback regarding the available
input signal and the output signal rate. This information can be displayed via the
RS-232 and RS-422 interfaces, Ethernet, and the Windows-based control software.
• Video Genlock (HDXP 3232 only) — Allows for vertical interval switching, and
enables smooth, seamless transitions when switching between synchronous video
sources. Separate bi-level (SDI) and tri-level (HD-SDI) references are provided on two
additional BNC connectors.