Fibre channel disk board connectors, Metagig connector pinouts, Db-9 connector pinouts – Grass Valley PVS Series System Guide v.4.0 Dec 10 200 User Manual
Page 267: Fibre channel cable specifications

Fibre Channel Disk board connectors
July 27, 2001
Profile XP System Guide
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Fibre Channel Disk board connectors
The Fibre Channel Disk board has two connectors labeled Port A and Port B. Both
connectors have the same pin-out. The interconnect cable has a Amphenal Metagig
connector on one end and DB-9 on the other. Pinouts for both ends of the cable are
shown here along with the Fibre Channel cable specifications.
Metagig Connector PInouts
DB-9 Connector Pinouts
Fibre Channel Cable Specifications
The Fibre Channel cable specifications are as follows:
Cable type:
Shielded, 75 ohm twin axial
Maximum length: 30 meters (98 feet) between PFC500 and Profile XP system;
< or = 10m (33 feet) unequalized; >10 m (33 feet) equalized
0.3 m (1 foot) min., 10m (33 feet) max. between PFC 500 and PFC500E
Connector type:
DB-9 on one end and Berg Metagig on the other.
Pin #
Mnemonic
Description
1
TXP H
Differential Transmit Data (high)
2
GND
Signal Ground
3
TXN L
Differential Transmit Data (low)
4
NC
5
GND
Signal Ground
6
RXN L
Differential Receive Data (low)
7
Vcc
+5VDC
8
RXP H
Differential Receive Data (high)
9
GND
Signal Ground
10
GND
Signal Ground
Pin #
Mnemonic
Description
1
TXP H
Differential Transmit Data (high)
2
Vcc
+5VDC
3
GND
Signal Ground
4
key
5
RXP H
Differential Receive Data (high)
6
TXN L
Differential Transmit Data (low)
7
GND
Signal Ground
8
GND
Signal Ground
9
RXN L
Differential Receive Data (low)