Active cards, Control cards, Systems clock generator card – Grass Valley NV5128 v.2.5 User Manual
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NV5128 Multi-Format Router • User’s Guide
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2. Introduction
Active Cards
Active Cards
The NV5128 features several active cards that manage incoming signals, forward commands from
the router control system, perform signal switching, and distribute outgoing signals. Each card
slides into a card guide and has two levers that aid card insertion and ejection.
There are:
• Two control cards (one primary, one secondary; optional for redundancy).
• Up to 8 input cards.
• Up to 8 output cards.
Each input card and output card supports a specific signal type and has a corresponding backplane.
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Card functions are described in the proceeding sections. For information on installing cards, see
Control Cards
The router has two control cards (EM0374), one primary and one secondary (optional for redun-
dancy). A control card receives commands from the router control system, and in turn, controls the
input and output cards. In addition, the control card manages reference signals, supplies appropriate
timing and control signals to the input cards and output cards, and sends alarm signals to the router
control system.
Both the primary control card and the secondary control card receive router control system com-
mands, but only the primary control card actively sends commands to the output cards. Because
both cards receive router control system commands, if the active (primary) control card fails, the
back-up (secondary) control card automatically takes over processing without interruption. In addi-
tion, the primary control card and secondary control card communicate with each other. Should
either control card fail, the now active control card communicates the failure to the router control
system.
There are several jumpers on the control card which must be configured before putting the router
into service. For more information, see
The control card receives power from the motherboard and includes a status reporting circuit. Four
LEDs on the front of the control card indicate the card’s status: low battery (Red), alarm (Red),
active (Amber), and operating normally (Green). For more information, see
Systems Clock Generator Card
The systems clock is located on the control card. (See
on page 21.) This clock is crit-
ical and used by all input cards and output cards; if the clock fails, the router cannot route audio sig-
nals. As a preventive measure, a secondary control card (optional for redundancy) can be installed
to act as a backup should the primary control card fail. If you do not want to install two control
cards, an optional Systems Clock Generator card (EM0414) can be installed in place of the second-
ary control card. The Systems Clock Generator card ensures that in the event of a primary control
card failure the system continues to receive clock information. However, the Systems Clock Gener-
ator card only provides clock information and cannot take over control card tasks.