Grass Valley Acappella v.3.2.4 - Manual (Page 42)

42 Acappella — Instruction Manual
Section 2 — Installation
Control Cabling
Table 4 shows the connectors in the Control area of the Acappella frame.
Serial 9 Pin D Connector Pinout
Table 5 contains pinout information for the Serial RS-422 9 Pin D connector.
Note Refer to the latest version of the Routing Products Protocols Manual for
information about the Terminal/Computer Interface (T/CI) Protocol used to
control Acappella systems. This manual is available for download on the
Grass Valley web site (see
page 4 ).
Ethernet Cabling
The Acappella frame uses Ethernet to communicate. Use standard pin-to-
pin (patch) Category 5e cables if you are using switches between the
routers, panels, and PC. It is also possible to use a crossover cable to
connect an Acappella Router directly to either a Remote Panel or a PC; this
option is only practical in very small systems.
Figure 35 shows a Closed
Network system with an Acappella router, a Remote Panel, and a PC con-
nected to a switch.
Table 4. Control Cabling
Label
Connector
Details
Type Gender
ENET RJ-45 Female Ethernet network communication interface is 100Base-T compatible, use
Category 5e cable, 8 conductor twisted pair.
SERIAL 9 pin D Female RS-422 interface, use serial cable.
REF LOOP BNC Female Video reference supports Color Black or Tri-Level-Sync, use unbalanced 75
ohm connector, Loop-thru cabling supported.
Table 5. Serial D Connector Pinouts
Controlled Pin Function Pin Function
1
GND
6
TX Com
2
TX-
7
TX+
3 RX+ 8 RX-
4 RX Com 9 GND
5
NC
-
-
8300_00_38
Reference Loop
75 ohm Terminator
Ethernet
Serial
RS-422
Reference
Loop
5
6
9
1
9 Pin D Female