Extron Electronics PowerCage FOX 3G HD-SDI Setup Guide - Manual (Page 2)

Step 4 — Connect a Host to the RS-232 Port for Status (Optional)
To receive status on the PowerCage FOX 3G HD-SDI via RS-232, connect a host computer to the Config port on the PowerCage 1600
Enclosure front panel, using the 9-pin D to 2.5 mm mini jack TRS RS-232 cable (provided with the PowerCage enclosure). Repeatedly
press the Comm Select button until the front panel Comm LED lights for the slot where the transceiver is installed. The protocol for
this port is 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no flow control.
Transceiver Configurations
Bidirectional Transceiver Configuration
A bidirectional transceiver inputs digital video on its HD-SDI Input BNC connector. The transceiver converts the video input to
a proprietary signal and transmits it over a fiber cable to another FOX 3G HD-SDI that is configured as either a bidirectional
transceiver or as a receiver. A bidirectional transceiver can also simultaneously receive a proprietary signal from another FOX 3G
HD-SDI (in any configuration) on its optical Rx port, convert the proprietary signal back to the original format digital video, and
output the video on its own two “HD/SDI Outputs” BNC connectors.
Tx Rx
HD/SDI INPUT HD/SDI OUTPUTS
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Tx Rx
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HD-SDI
In From
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HD-SDI
Out From
Source B
HD-SDI
Out From
Source B
HD-SDI
Out From
Source A
HD-SDI
In From
Source B
HD-SDI
Out From
Source A
Configured as a Transceiver Configured as a Transceiver
Transmitter and Receiver Configuration
A PowerCage FOX 3G that is configured as a transmitter inputs digital video on its HD/SDI Input BNC connector. The transmitter
converts the video input to a proprietary signal and transmits the video over a fiber cable to a FOX 3G HD-SDI that is configured as
a receiver or as a bidirectional transceiver. The PowerCage FOX 3G HD-SDI also simultaneously outputs the digital video on its two
“HD/SDI Outputs” BNC connectors. A unit configured as a receiver accepts a proprietary signal on its Rx fiber optic port.
The receiver converts the proprietary signal back to the original HD-SDI, SDI, or 3G-SDI video and outputs the video on only one of
its own HD/SDI output connectors (output 2). The receiver converts the second digital video signal (created from the optical input)
back into a proprietary signal. It then outputs the signal from the optical Tx port over a fiber link to another FOX 3G HD-SDI that is
configured as a receiver or as a bidirectional transceiver. Up to 10 receivers can be daisy-chained in this manner.
Tx Rx
HD/SDI INPUT HD/SDI OUTPUTS
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HD-SDI
In From
Source A
HD-SDI
Out From
Source A
HD-SDI
Out From
Source A
FOX HD-SDIs
Configured
as Receivers
HD-SDI
Out From
Source A
Configured as a Transmitter Configured as a Receiver
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