Rear of the kaleido-mx (3ru) frame – Grass Valley Kaleido-MX (3RU) v.7.80 User Manual
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Kaleido-MX (3RU)
Hardware Description & Installation Manual
Rear of the Kaleido-MX (3RU) frame
The rear of the Kaleido-MX (3RU) frame is organized in three sections, matching the front.
Viewed from the rear, the three sections are laid out as follows:
Right
Connectors associated with card slots 1–10 are distributed across color-coded
areas: REFERENCE (mauve), INPUT C and INPUT D (green), and GPI (mauve).
Center The controller card rear connectors are located between the power sockets, below
the fan assembly.
Left
Connectors associated with card slots 11–20 are distributed across color-coded
areas: OUTPUT A and OUTPUT B (yellow), INPUT A and INPUT B (green).
Note:
The Kaleido-MX (3RU) offers a wide variety of ports for incoming and
outgoing signals. With a view towards future expansion, there are ports
whose connections exist but that are currently not fully supported. The SFP
ports are not yet supported.
Controller card
status LED
Card status LEDs (slots 1–10)
Card status LEDs (slots 11–20)
Slots 17–20:
Output A, and
Output B
Slots 3–8:
Input C, and
Input D
Slots 1–2:
GPI I/O 1, and
GPI I/O 2 (opt.)
Controller card,
PSU, and fan
assemblies
Slots 9–10:
REF 1, and
REF 2 (opt.)
Slots 11–16:
Input A, and
Input B