Introduction, Module features – Grass Valley 8943CF User Manual
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8943CF — Instruction Manual
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8943CF 4 Channel Electrical to
Fiber Converter Module
Introduction
This manual covers installation, configuration, and operation of the 8943CF
4 Channel Electrical to Fiber Converter module.
Module Features
The 8943CF module is a four channel electrical to optical converter (dual
transmitter) with both electrical and fiber optic outputs. The module can
accommodate a variety of high definition video inputs up to 3 Gb/s as well
as DVB/ASI, AES, and MADI interfaces.
The following features are available with this module:
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Two module set including a hot-swappable front and rear module and
up to two optional single-mode dual transmitter fiber optic SFP devices
mounted on the front module circuit board. Fiber optic model options
are given in
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Up to ten 8943CF modules in the same 2 RU GeckoFlex frame.
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Four electrical BNC inputs to up to four fiber optic outputs and an iden-
tical electrical BNC output for each channel.
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Re-clocking for stable long distance signals or re-clocking bypass for
non-SDI signals.
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Supports both HD or SD formats and passes embedded audio present
in the incoming video stream.
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CWDM (Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing) capability when
combined with 8939FCA and 8939FCB Passive CWDM Optical
Mux/Demux modules and 8943FC 4 Channel Fiber to Electrical Con-
verter modules and other Grass Valley fiber-ready modules.
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SNMP and product health monitoring is supported through the
8900NET module with applications such as NetCentral.
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Software updating using the NetConfig Networking application.