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PURPLE BOX
MADI / Optical Converter
Purple Box is a 1U, rack mount device, with two completely
independent I/O structures and has been designed to extend the
possible distance between devices beyond the reach of a standard
coaxial MADI connection.

or
or
CAT5 for D-Rack
Fibre Link
Standard MADI
MADI out for SD-Rack
Purple Box has 128 available channels and, as previously
mentioned, has completely independent I/Os within the box,
the only commonality being the power supplies, two of which
are supplied for redundancy.
Fibre Link
Purple Box’s standard interface is opticalCON, but it can also
be ordered with ST or HMA connectors.
OpticalCON
CAT5
DiGiCo
MADI
OpticalCON
CAT5
DiGiCo
Interface One Interface Two
www.digico.org
Optional
HMA Connector
2 2
MADI/CAT5
Purple Box is a CAT5/MADI to optical convertor. It is
capable of taking either a CAT5 connection from a DiGiCo
SD console or D-Rack, or a MADI connection from an SD
console, SD-Rack or other MADI device and convert it for
1
CAT5 from SD9/11
SD Console
optical transmission, or vice versa. Purple Box allows two
MADI or D-Rack streams, or combination of the two.
or
or
or other device
MADI from SD7/10/8
Standard MADI from MADI Recorder
Select
Switch
Dual Redundant Power Supplies MADI
Optional
ST Connector
Products oered for sale may dier from those described or illustrated in this brochure due to later production changes in specifications, components or place of manufacture. The contents of this brochure are therefore not to be treated as representations as to the current availability of
products as described, or as to products actually oered for sale. DiGiCo UK Limited reserves the right to make any changes at any time, without notice, in prices, colours, materials, specifications and models, and also to discontinue models. E&OE.