Broadata Communications 4800 Series - Manual (Page 5)

BCI 4800 User’s Manual
Fiber Optic DVI Extension System
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2.0 SETUP
2.1 Hardware Requirements
1. You have a graphic controller card or main board with a
DVI port in your PC, SUN, or Mac system. It should
support the maximum graphic resolution feature of the
display to be connected.
2. No special memory size, CPU speed and chipsets is
required.
3. Proper initial bring-up of the entire platform with its OS
and application using a short length cooper cable is
recommended prior to bring-up with the optical link.
2.2 Software Requirements
No special needs, if the DVI graphic controller and display
peripheral are operational with the platform’s OS and
application.
2.3 AC/DC Power Adapter Technical Advisory
The transmitter (TX) module of the 4800 is designed with a
power protection circuit to prevent power conflict between
the external DC power adapter and the power supply pin on
the DVI graphic card if both are present. The AC/DC power
adapter is included in case the graphic card does not have
a +5V pin.
Generally, the Receiver (RX) module will require the AC/DC
power adapter, as most DVI peripherals do not provide +5V.
Some projectors do have the hot pin; hence a good idea to
check availability to save having to deploy it.
BE SURE to attach the TX module upstream to the
computer video card and the RX module downstream to
the peripheral.
In general, most notebook PCs require using an AC/DC
power adaptor for the TX module.