OG-FiDO-Series
openGear Card
Installation and Operation Guide
Version 1.1
Published April 5, 2019
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Contents
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Contacting AJA Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 1 – OG-FiDO-Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Card Series Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Block Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Signal Indicators in the DashBoard Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
User Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
DashBoard Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
openGear and AJA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Parts Supplied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Rear OG-FiDO-Series Card Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Front OG-FiDO-Series Card Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Chapter 2 – Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Using the DashBoard Control System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Conguration Settings Stored in OG Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Control Interface Basic Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Basic Tree View of Frames and Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Card Information and Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Parameter Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Card Tab Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Signal Status Tab Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
SFP Tab Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Setup Tab Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Uploading New Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Rebooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Appendix A – Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
OG-FiDO-TR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
OG-FiDO-T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
OG-FiDO-R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
OG-FiDO-2T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
OG-FiDO-2R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
OG-FiDO-TR-MM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
OG-FiDO-T-MM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
OG-FiDO-R-MM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
OG-FiDO-2T-MM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
OG-FiDO-2R-MM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
OG-FiDO-2T-X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Appendix B – Safety and Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Limited Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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Chapter 1 – OG-FiDO-Series
Card Series Overview
The OG-FiDO-Series cards are state-of-the-art, openGear-compatible, 3G-SDI to/
from Fiber converter cards, enabling SDI signals to be extended up to 10km over
standard Single-Mode fiber optic cable or 700 m (2296 ft) for OM4 and 300 m
(984 ft) for OM3 for Multi-Mode fiber optic cable.
Eleven AJA cards are available:
• OG-FiDO TR, 1-Channel 3G-SDI/LC Single-Mode LC Fiber Transceiver
• OG-FiDO-T, 1-Channel 3G-SDI to Single-Mode LC Fiber Transmitter
• OG-FiDO-R, 1-Channel Single-Mode LC Fiber to 3G-SDI Receiver
• OG-FiDO-2T, 2-Channel 3G-SDI to Single-Mode LC Fiber Transmitter
• OG-FiDO-2R, 2-Channel Single-Mode LC Fiber to 3G-SDI Receiver
• OG-FiDO-TR-MM, 1-Channel 3G-SDI/LC Multi-Mode LC Fiber Transceiver
• OG-FiDO-T-MM, 1-Channel 3G-SDI to Multi-Mode LC Fiber Transmitter
• OG-FiDO-R-MM, 1-Channel Multi-Mode LC Fiber to 3G-SDI Receiver
• OG-FiDO-2T-MM, 2-Channel 3G-SDI to Multi-Mode LC Fiber Transmitter
• OG-FiDO-2R-MM, 2-Channel Multi-Mode LC Fiber to 3G-SDI Receiver
• OG-FiDO-2T-X, 2-Channel 3G-SDI to CWDM LC Fiber Transmitter
The inputs are re-clocked with best-in-class input jitter tolerance. The two
channel cards have completely independent paths, allowing different SDI rates to
be carried on each channel.
The fiber connector is attached to the main card for added reliability and cost
savings.
NOTE: In order to allow direct fiber connection to the card, and avoid problematic
optical couplers, AJA FiDO openGear cards have the rear connectors attached to
the front card. This means that the card cannot be removed from the frame with
the SFP module, cables, and/or BNC retaining nuts installed.
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Features
Output
BNC 1
(J1)
Input
Fiber 1
Input
Fiber 2
Output
BNC 2
(J2)
OG-FiDO-2R
Card Installed
Input
BNC 1
(J1)
Output
Fiber 2
Output
Fiber 1
Input
BNC 2
(J2)
OG-FiDO-2T
Card Installed
Output
BNC
(J1)
Input
Fiber
Output
Fiber
Input
BNC
(J2)
OG-FiDO-TR
Card Installed
OG-FiDO-Rear
Card
Seating tab to be inserted into frame seating slot.
Output
BNC 1
(J1)
Input
Fiber
Output
BNC 2
(J2)
Inverting
output,
non
DVB-ASI
compatible
OG-FiDO-R
Card Installed
Input
BNC
(J1)
Output
Fiber
Output
Loop
BNC
(J2)
OG-FiDO-T
Card Installed
OG-FiDO-Rear
Card
Seating tab to be inserted into frame seating slot.
• openGear compatible cards (requires 2 slots per card, rear card included)
• Controlled by DashBoard network control software
• Automatic detection and re-clocking of 270Mb, 1.5Gb, and 3Gb SDI data rates
• LC Fiber connectors
• Input Present and Input SMPTE Lock LEDs
• Hot-swap capable
• All SDI or ber inputs are re-clocked, and SDI inputs are also equalized
• ASI compatible
• Compatible with DFR-8321, OG3 and OGX openGear frames
• Five-year international warranty with unlimited technical support
Connectors
Figure 1. Rear View of Empty Rear Card and Installed Dual Channel FiDO Cards
NOTE: On the OG-FiDO-2T card, Output Fiber 2 is located above Output Fiber 1.
Figure 2. Rear View of Empty Rear Card and Installed Single Channel FiDO
Cards
LED Indicators
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LEDs on the front (near door) of each card indicate, from top to bottom:
2T and 2R Cards
• DC power detected, card is operating correctly (green)
• Input 1 signal present (green)
• Input 1 SMPTE locked (green)
• Input 2 signal present (green)
• Input 2 SMPTE locked (green)
TR Cards
• DC power detected, card is operating correctly (green)
• Optical input signal present (green)
• Optical input SMPTE locked (green)
• SDI input signal present (green)
• SDI input SMPTE locked (green)
Single Channel Cards
• DC power detected, card is operating correctly (green)
• Signal present (green)
• SMPTE locked (green)
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Block Diagram
3G-SDI Re-clocked
Loop Thru Output
Optical
Fiber
Input
3G-SDI
Input
3G-SDI
Input
Optical
Fiber
Input
OG-FiDO-TR and OG-FiDO-TR-MM
Equalize &
Reclock
Optical
Receiver
Optical
Transmitter
Equalize &
Reclock
OG-FiDO-T, OG-FiDO-T-MM
Equalize &
Reclock
Optical
Transmitter
OG-FiDO-R, OG-FiDO-R-MM
Optical
Receiver
Equalize &
Reclock
3G-SDI
Output
Optical
Fiber
Out
Optical
Fiber
Out
3G-SDI
Output
3G-SDI
Inverting
Non DVB-ASI
Compatible
Second Output
3G-SDI
Input 1
3G-SDI
Input 2
Optical
Fiber
Input 1
Optical
Fiber
Input 2
OG-FiDO-2T and OG-FiDO-2T-MM
Equalize &
Reclock
Equalize &
Reclock
Optical
Transmitter
Optical
Transmitter
OG-FiDO-2R and OG-FiDO-2R-MM
Optical
Receiver
Optical
Receiver
Equalize &
Reclock
Equalize &
Reclock
Optical
Fiber
Out 1
Optical
Fiber
Out 2
3G-SDI
Output 1
3G-SDI
Output 2
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Signal Indicators in the DashBoard Control System
Card Alarm State – Red
This potential card state will result in a red alarm indicator:
• No SFP detected
Figure 3. No SFP detected
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Card Alarm State – Yellow
When the signal is either not present or is not locked, the DashBoard Control
System shows a yellow Card State alarm: "Signal Status No Signal." Additionally,
under the Signal Status tab, the Signal Status is shown as "No Signal," and the
Input Lock is shown as "No Lock."
Figure 4. Signal not present or not locked
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Card Alarm State – Green but Not Locked
When there is a signal present but the reclocker cannot lock to the signal, such
as a 12G signal, the DashBoard Control System shows a green Card State. Under
the Signal Status tab, the Signal Status is shown as green with "Signal Present."
However, the Input Lock is shown as yellow with "No Lock," and the Data Rate is
shown as "No Lock."
Figure 5. Signal present but not locked
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Card Alarm State – Green
When there is a valid input signal detected, the DashBoard Control System shows
a green Card State. Additionally, under the Signal Status tab, the Signal Status is
shown as "Signal Present," and the Input Lock is shown as "Locked." The detected
Data Rate of the SDI Signal is also indicated (for example, "3 Gbps").
Figure 6. Signal is present and locked
User Controls
The OG-FiDO-Series cards can be used right out of the box for many applications,
since they are designed to recognize inputs and perform standard actions
automatically. However, you can also remotely monitor the OG-FiDO-Series
through the DashBoard Control System for an openGear Frame.
DashBoard Control System
The DashBoard Control System, created by Ross Video, provides a control
interface between Windows, macOS and Linux computers and the cards installed
in an openGear frame. DashBoard operates through TCP/IP communication
and requires an Ethernet connection between the controlling computer and an
openGear frame.
For details about acquiring and using the DashBoard Control System, refer to
"Using the DashBoard Control System" on page 17.
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openGear and AJA
Installation
CLASS 1
LASER
PRODUCT
openGear is an open-architecture, modular frame system designed by Ross
Video and supported by a diverse range of terminal equipment manufacturers,
including AJA. Ross Video manufactures the frames, power supplies and network
cards for openGear. AJA is a reseller of the openGear frames.
AJA Video is a leading manufacturer of video interface technologies, converters,
digital video recording solutions and professional cameras, bringing highquality, cost-effective products to the professional, broadcast and postproduction markets. AJA products, including openGear cards, are designed and
manufactured at our facilities in Grass Valley, California.
Warning! Active ber-optic cables emit radiation invisible to the human eye. Do
not look directly at the end of an active ber-optic cable or the ber connector
on an OG-FiDO-2T, OG-FiDO-2T-MM, OG-FiDO-TR, OG-FiDO-TR-MM, OG-FiDO-T,
OG-FiDO-T-MM, OG-FiDO-2T-X; these models are Class 1 Laser Products.
Summary
Installing an OG-FiDO card into a DFR-8321, OG3 or OGX openGear frame consists
of the following steps:
1. Install a Rear Fiber Card into the frame.
2. Ensure the SFP module is removed from the Front FiDO Card.
3. Insert the Front FiDO card in the left (odd numbered) slot of the pair.
4. Install BNC connector retaining nuts and washers.
5. Insert the SFP module into the card from the rear of the frame.
6. Connect the BNC and Fiber cabling.
ESD Susceptibility - Static discharge can cause serious damage to sensitive
Unpacking
Unpack each openGear product you received from the shipping container and
ensure that all items are included. If any items are missing or damaged, contact
your sales representative or AJA directly.
semiconductor devices. Avoid handling circuit boards in high static
environments such as carpeted areas, and when wearing synthetic ber clothing.
Always exercise proper grounding precautions when working on circuit boards
and related equipment.
Parts Supplied
Each OG-FiDO card is shipped with:
• OG-FiDO card in an ESD bag
• Fiber Rear Card
• SFP module in ESD bag
• BNC nuts and star washers
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Rear OG-FiDO-Series Card Installation
1. Power down the openGear frame.
2. Ensure that the frame is properly installed.
3. Locate the card frame slot on the rear of the openGear frame into which you
wish to install the openGear card.
NOTE: An OG-FiDO card occupies two slots in the frame.
4. Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the top screw from the desired blank
rear plate and remove the rear plate.
5. Seat the bottom of the Rear Card in the seating slot at the base of the frame
back plane (Figure 7).
Figure 7. Rear Card Inserted Into Frame Seating Slot
6. Align the top screw of the Rear Card with the screw hole on the top edge of
the frame back plane.
7. Ensure the Rear Card aligns with the desired card slot before tightening the
screw.
NOTE: To correctly orient the rear panel, make sure that the AJA logo is facing out.
8. Using a Phillips screwdriver, fasten the Rear Card to the frame back plane.
Do not over tighten.
9. Ensure proper frame cooling and ventilation by having all rear frame slots
covered with rear modules or blank metal plates if plates are not preinstalled.
Front OG-FiDO-Series Card Installation
Caution! The SFP module must be removed from an OG-FiDO card before inserting
the card into or removing the card from an openGear frame.
1. If necessary, remove the SFP module from the Front Card by lifting the lever
and pulling out the module.
2. If nuts and washers are pre-installed on the BNC connectors, they must be
removed before inserting the card in the frame.
3. Open the openGear frame door as follows:
A. Gently pull the side door tabs towards the center of the door, releasing the
door from the frame.
B. Using both hands, pull the door towards you. The door extender arms
prevent the door from falling.
4. Locate the Rear Card you installed as described above. The interior slot
number is dependent on the slot combinations into which you installed the
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Rear Card. This allows adequate spacing to avoid damaging the card, the
cards installed in the neighboring slots, or both.
5. Hold the card by the edges and carefully align the card edges with the rails
inside the frame. The slots are numbered starting from the left-most slot
when facing the fame front.
NOTE: OG-FiDO cards are installed into the left (odd numbered) slot of the pair.
6. Fully insert the card into the frame until the card is properly seated in the
Rear Card. There are two stages to inserting the card:
A. After you feel the card's rst click, its position in the frame will resemble the
photograph below in Figure 8.
B. Next, press against the white plastic tab again until you feel the second
click. The card's position will resemble the photograph below in Figure 9.
NOTE: Some cards require more pressure than others to be fully inserted. Make sure that
the plastic tab at the bottom of the front edge of the card is completely upright. If
it is tilting forward, the card is not yet fully inserted.
Figure 8. The card on the left is already fully inserted. The card on the right is
not yet fully inserted, as indicated by the white plastic tab tilting forward.
Figure 9. The white plastic tab for the card on the right is now upright. Both
cards are shown fully inserted.
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7. Close the frame door as follows:
A. Slide the door into the frame.
B. Pull and release the door tabs to ensure the frame door is securely locked
to the frame.
8. Secure the card in the frame by the BNC connectors using the star washers
and nuts provided (Figure 10).
Figure 10. BNC Star Washer and Nut Installation
9. Insert the SFP ber module into the socket until it clicks and locks. The lever
handle is on the left (Figure 11).
Figure 11. Fiber SFP Installation
NOTE: The SFP module must match the card’s capabilities for proper operation. Input
and output triangles next to the fiber ports identify which are inputs and which
are outputs (Figure 12).
Figure 12. An SFP Module
10. Close the frame door as follows:
A. Slide the door into the frame.
B. Pull and release the door tabs to ensure the frame door is securely locked
to the frame.
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