Grass Valley 8900 Frames Gecko 2007 - Manual (Page 20)

20 Gecko Frames Instruction Manual
Section 1 — Gecko 8900 Series Frames
The power/communication backplane section of the frame ( Figure 5 and
Figure 6 ) provides:
• AC power plug connections
• DB-9 connector labeled RS-232 (requires the 8900NET module) with
Frame Alarm connections (pins 8 and 9 of RS-232 connector)
• Ethernet RJ-45 connector (requires the 8900NET module)
The RS-232 port provides connection to a PC used for initial network con-
figuration. Pins 8 and 9 of the RS-232 port can be used for Frame Alarm
reporting. The RJ-45 Ethernet connector provides a 10Base-T Ethernet
network connection with the 8900NET Network Interface module.
Figure 5. Power/Communication Connectors on 8900 Video/BNC Frames
Figure 6. Power/Communication Connectors on 8900 Balanced Audio Frames
J1 J2
J102
U2
U1
RS232
ETHERNET
J103
0636 -23
Frame Alarm
J102 pins 8 and 9
0636 -18
J1 J2
U1
RS232
J7
ETHERNET
J10
Frame Alarm
J7 pins 8 and 9