A solution for the SDI, Ethernet, InterCom, audio and RS-232/422 data transport for an OB van.

Based on ProBox family modules.

• a kit comes as a pair of robust 2U shells by GATOR – for the base station and for the remote side

• 19” rack-mountable base station kit (by request)

• up to eight 12G SDI signals

• available as a 2-, 4- and 8-channel SDI.

• any combination of SDI I/O (6+2,8+0,4+4, etc). Please specify on ordering the product.

• four bidirectional audio channels between the base station and the remote side.

• InterCom.

• two RS-232/422 ports

• two separate 100/1000 Ethernet segments with 2-port switches on each (4 ports total).

• redundant PSU

• power supply for the remote side:

  • external 220V AC

  • external 12..17V DC

  • from the base station via a hybrid cable, 48V DC

  • Any combination of the above, power source selection switch provided.

• optical connectors by User demands.

Frontal-side view (cover removed when the kit is in use)

Rear-side view (cover removed, normally cover is closed)

PROFITT Ltd will tailor a pack to suit your particular demands. An overview of capabilities follows:

• up to eight 12G SDI signals transport

• available as a 2-, 4- and 8-channel SDI transport

• any combination of SDI I/O (6+2,8+0,4+4, etc). Please specify on ordering the product.

• four bidirectional audio channels between the base station and the remote side.

• InterCom.

• two RS-232/422 ports

• two separate 100/1000 Ethernet segments with 2-port switches on each (4 ports total).

• power supply for the remote side:

  • external 220V AC

  • external 12..17V DC

  • from the base station via a hybrid cable, 48V DC

  • any combination of the above, power source selection switch provided.

• optical connectors by User demands.

• redundant power supply unit

SDI  and Ethernet100/1000 transport.

SDI signals and Ethernet connectivity are provided over a single fiber.

In the following example the maximum number of SDI signals is implemented. It takes two ProBox family PBX devices.

A device provides:

• four SDI

• one Ethernet 100/1000 link with a 2-port switch.

The direction of SDI transmission is user-defined at the ordering stage.

PBX indexing explained

Please note that number of transmitters (#Tx) + number of receivers (#Rx) must be equal to 4:                                                

Capability to increase the number of SDI signals.

PBX comes with two CWDM sub-bands. It is possible to daisy-chain two PBX devices of different sub-bands at an UPGRADE optical port thus obtaining up to eight SDI signals and two Ethernet100/1000 links in a single optical fiber.

By default the following models are used:

Remote side

PBX-0R4TE1F – four-channel SDI Tx + Ethernet (1470..1610nm)

PBX-2R2TE1FL – two-channel SDI Tx + two-channel SDI Rx + Ethernet (1270..1450nm)

Base station

PBX-4R0TE1F – four-channel SDI Rx + Ethernet (1470..1610nm)

PBX-2T2RE1FL – two-channel SDI Rx + two-channel SDI Tx + Ethernet (1270..1450nm)

Audio, InterCom, RS-232/422 transport.

Audio signals, InterCom and RS-232/422 transport occupy the second fiber by means of the ProBox family module from PBX-AF-100 series.

One unit of PBX-AF-100 provides:

• up to four stereo pairs or two AES/EBU channels

• an InterCom channel (MIC input, PHONE output)

• two RS-232/422 ports

• four GPIO ports

Depending on the SFP type inserted in the PBX-AF-100 this module is configured as:

• two stereo pairs or two AES/EBU for transmission + two stereo pairs or two AES/EBU for reception (by the TR-indexed SFP)

• four stereo pairs or four AES/EBU for transmission (by the TX-indexed SFP)

• four stereo pairs or four AES/EBU for reception (by the RX-indexed SFP)

The audio format (analog or AES) is user-selectable:

• AA – four analog stereo pairs

• AE – two analog stereo pairs and two AES/EBU channels

• EE – four AES/EBU channels

An ordering example of the PBX-AF-100:

The default model is PBX-AF-100-8AA-TR1F.

Features:

Base station

• powered by 110..242V AC with the capability to send 48V DC to the remote side over a hybrid cable

• powered by 12..17V DC

• redundant PSUs

The remote side

• powered by local 110..242V AC

• powered by 48V DC over a hybrid cable

• powered by local 12..17V DC

• redundant PSUs

PSUs:

PBX-PMX0114D

Input……… 110..242V AC

Output #1…. 12V@ 4A DC

Output #2…. 48V@ 0.75A DC

Usable in the Base Station for powering the remote side via a hybrid cable.

PBX-PMX0114

Input…… 110..242V AC

Output …. 12V@ 5A DC

Usable in the Base Station and the Remote Side.

PBX-PMX2115

Input…… 24..50V DC

Output…...  12V@ 2A DC

Usable at the remote side when powered via a hybrid cable.

Power supply distribution unit:

PBX-DP-8

Input……… 12..17V DC

Output …...  8 ports of 12V…17V DC, 2A on each port

Usable in the Base Station and the Remote Side for powering-up the ProBox family devices.

Power supply switch:

PBX-SWU-12

Input………3 ports of 12..17V DC

Output …...  1 port, as per input parameters

Usable in the Base Station and the Remote Side for power source selection.