Nevion HD-TD-10GX-8-SFP User Manual

HD-TD-10GX-8-SFP

8 channel bi-directional HD/SD/ASI multiplexer/De-multiplexer

over optical 10Gbps interface

User manual

Rev. A

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Contents

Revision history ........................................................................................................ 2

1 Product overview ................................................................................................... 4

1 Connections ............................................................................................... 5

2 Monitoring .................................................................................................. 6

2.1 In Multicon ........................................................................................................... 6

2.2 On front mounted LEDs ....................................................................................... 8

2.2.1 Exceptions/special conditions for the LEDS ......................................................... 8

2.3 On GPIO pins ...................................................................................................... 8

3 Configuration and control ........................................................................... 9

3.1 In Multicon ........................................................................................................... 9

3.1.1 Laser on/off.........................................................................................................11

3.1.2 Sticky vs. Normal error indication ........................................................................11

3.1.3 Signal integrity ....................................................................................................11

3.1.4 Expected video format ........................................................................................12

3.1.5 Video Cross Point Matrix ....................................................................................13

3.1.6 BNC direction .....................................................................................................13

3.2 In manual mode (DIP switch control) ..................................................................13

3.3 With GPIO pins ...................................................................................................15

4 Technical data .......................................................................................... 16

4.1 Engineering drawings .........................................................................................16

4.2 Specifications .....................................................................................................17

General environmental requirements for Nevion equipment .................................. 18

Product Warranty.................................................................................................... 19

Appendix A Materials declaration and recycling information ............................. 20

A.1 Materials declaration ...........................................................................................20

A.2 Recycling information .........................................................................................21

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1 Product overview

The Flashlink HD-TD-10GX-8-SFP is an eight-port bidirectional multi-format video
multiplexer. The module features eight video ports, comprising of two fixed inputs, two fixed
outputs and four channels whose directions are individually configured to adopt to changing
requirements.

The eight video ports in this module support all common HD-SDI, SD-SDI and ASI formats.
Optical standards compliance allows for easy interoperability with third party fiber optical
systems.

It is possible to transport up to six video streams in any one direction simultaneously. In
combination with other Nevion Flashlink products (SD-TD-MUX-4 and SD-TD-DMUX-4),
which can pack in four SD-SDI streams into each of the HD-SDI streams, there is a possibility
to transport up to 24 SD-SDI streams over a single 10 Gb/s link. Physically this solution will
fit in a single Flashlink frame at each end of the 10 Gb/s link.

The inputs have built-in error detection and video format detection. For each of the input or
output channels there is also the option to trigger a Multicon Gyda alarm if the current video
format does not match what the operator has indicated as normal.

The SFP+ optical transmitter and receiver module can easily be replaced. If new SFP+
modules bring significant improvements over the current ones, a quick and simple upgrade
path exists. See Nevions 10GbE SFP+ range for applicable optical interfaces.

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Function

Label

Connector type

HD/SD-SDI channel 1

Ch1

BNC input

HD/SD-SDI channel 2

Ch2

BNC input

HD/SD-SDI channel 3

Ch3

BNC output

HD/SD-SDI channel 4

Ch4

BNC output

HD/SD-SDI channel 5

Ch5

BNC bidirectional

HD/SD-SDI channel 6

Ch6

BNC bidirectional

HD/SD-SDI channel 7

Ch7

BNC bidirectional

HD/SD-SDI channel 8

Ch8

BNC bidirectional

TX optical port w/cover

OPT1

SC/UPC

RX optical port w/cover

OPT2

SC/UPC

GPI outputs

GPIO

TP45, pin 2 (card status, open when
alarm)

TP45, pin 3 (optical alarm),
TP45, pin 6 (channel 1-8 status,

closed when alarm)
GPI inputs

GPIO

TP45, pin 1 (laser disable, active low)

GPI GND

GPIO

TP45, pin 8

---

Ethernet

TP45

Illustration 1: The backplane, HD-TD-10G-C1

1 Connections

The backplane HD-TD-10G-C1 is used for the HD-TD-10GX-8-SFP module. All external
connections are made via the backplane.

The backplane occupies two slots in the Flashlink frame, and the module will then go in the
rightmost of the two slots.

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Table 1: Connector functions

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Illustration 2: The info page in Multicon

2 Monitoring

2.1 In Multicon

The Multicon information page shows the status of the modules. In the illustration below, the
mux is transporting one 576/25i channel and the de-mux is receiving one 576/25i channel,
while three input and three output channels are not utilized.

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The temperature of the SFP and the FPGA and the voltage of several power rails on each
board are monitored, and can trigger alarms if they fall outside their respective limits. These
limits can be seen in the alarm section of the Configuration page. The alarms themselves are
a feature of Multicon, please refer to the Multicon user manual.

In the graphical representation of the board there are three red crosses representing the mux
inputs and the three red crosses representing the de-mux outputs that have no signal. This
information is also available in the table representation of the board, where input BNC
numbers 2, 5 and 8, and output BNC numbers 4, 6 and 7 indicate “Loss of signal”. The
channels that do have a recognizable video format will indicate the video format present, as
shown for input BNC 1 and output BNC 3. This is also shown in the table part of this
illustration, where the lock bit error is removed and the video format “576/25i” is stated for
these channels. In the event that an unknown format is present, this is indicated as
“Unknown” but still be transported if possible.

The matrix below the graphical representation of the board shows which output signals have
been connected to each of the input signals. This can be set in the configuration settings,
and any combination is possible, meaning one input signal can be routed to many output
channels.

Each channel also has its own error bit indicators. The boxes that have a red background
color indicate an error that is currently detected and counted. A green background will
indicate that the particular error is set to be counted, but that the error is currently not
detected. Errors that are not to be counted (i.e. set to “Ignore'” will be presented as the error
bit name on a gray background color (no example shown here), regardless if the error is
currently detected or not. Error types that are not supported for that particular channel will be
shown as blank boxes with gray backgrounds. Most web browser will expand the boxes that
contain text at the expense of these blank ones, as the example above shows.

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Red LED

Orange LED

Green LED

No light

Card status

FPGA not
loaded, or at
least one voltage
outside legal
levels

---

Module is OK

Module has no
power

Laser

Pin

Laser missing or
failed
Or
Input missing or
signal below -28
dBm

Laser present but
turned off
Or
Input signal
below -25 dBm

Laser present
and turned on
And
Input signal
stronger than

-25 dBm

Module has no
power

Inputs 1-4

At least one of
the channels 1-4
that are not set to
Don’t care is
missing lock

At least one of
the channels 1-4
that are not set to
Don’t care is
locked to the
wrong video
format

Channels 1-4
are all either set
to Don’t care or
are present and
have the right
video format

Module has no
power

Inputs 5-8

At least one of
the channels 5-8
that are not set to
Don’t care is
missing lock

At least one of
the channels 5-8
that are not set to
Don’t care is
locked to the
wrong video
format

Channels 5-8
are all either set
to Don’t care or
are present and
have the right
video format

Module has no
power

2.2 On front mounted LEDs

Table 2: LED states and what they mean

The LEDs on the board are not labeled in silk screen. Users familiar with the Flashlink range
will know that the upper LED (closest to the red handle) is the status LED. The order of the
rest of the LEDs corresponds to the order in the table above.

Note that the configuration of the Expected video format will influence the

way the LEDs behave. The “Don’t care” condition mentioned in the table
above refers to the “Expected video format” settings, and only those

channels assigned a specific video format will affect the LEDs. Conversely,

setting all channels to “Don’t care” will result in LED 3 and LED 4 always

being green, even if all video signals are missing.

2.2.1 Exceptions/special conditions for the LEDS

The “locate” command will make all four LEDs blink on and off synchronously to quickly
identify the module in a larger installation. The condition of the card is not otherwise affected
by the command, only the appearance of the LEDs will change. The LEDs return to their
normal states and functions after the special locate condition has timed out.

2.3 On GPIO pins

There are three GPIO status lines, see Table 1: Connector functions on page 6. One is a
general card status alarm; the connection to ground is open when the card has either
detected a critical fault or is powered off, the connection to ground is closed when the module

is in normal operation. This GPIO pin effectively follows the status LED described in Table 2:

LED states and what they mean in the previous chapter.

There is also one GPIO status line for the optical input/ output alarm. Then there is one alarm,
which reflects LEDs 3 and 4 as described in Table 2; a green LED gives a closed connection

to the ground pin, while a red or orange LED gives an open connection to the ground pin.

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3 Configuration and control

3.1 In Multicon

The HD-TD-10GX-8-SFP is made to be as transparent as possible, and therefore there are
only a few functions that are configurable. The modules will do as little as possible to the
signals themselves, but they will provide error detection and a few nifty options to raise alarms
on unexpected video formats, or to diagnose errors that occur very infrequently.

As far as the user interface goes, the mux part of the module uses a laser and laser on/off
setting, whereas the de-mux part has a pin-diode receiver which does not have any settings.

There are four bidirectional I/O BNCs whose direction can be controlled; these are BNC 5 to

8. Using the configuration settings, the user can choose to set each channel individually to
be either an output or an input, and there is a switch matrix in order to set the desired output
channel to any of the inputs.

Furthermore, the number of error types that can be detected is more for the input signals than
the output signals, also there is an extra signal integrity block for the 10G input.

The following illustration shows the user configuration settings.

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Illustration 3: An overview of the configuration page

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Illustration 4: Selection of error bits to be counted or ignored

3.1.1 Laser on/off

The video transport from mux to de-mux will obviously not work when the laser is switched
off, and this setting is primarily intended as a safety feature when work is being done on the
rear of a live Flashlink rack. A GPIO input line is also available to disable the laser, see ch.

3.3.

3.1.2 Sticky vs. Normal error indication

In the Sticky error indication mode, the error bits will only be cleared when the operator resets
the error counter from the Multicon Info page. The error counters will still only count the
number of fields or frames that actually contains errors. This way it is possible to diagnose
the error even a long time after the error situation has been rectified. Note however, that if
several errors have occurred since the last counter reset it will not be possible to tell when or
for how long each was present, or if they occurred at the same time or not.

When errors are detected and counted they are indicated on the Multicon Info page by red
background in the corresponding error box. Default behavior (Normal error indication mode)
is to accumulate the number of errors occurred between each time Multicon asks for status.

Due to the internal architecture of Multicon, it is possible that errors will occur and the error
counter increase without any error bits being shown as red on the information page. The
processes that retrieve information from the cards are not synced up to the processes that
display the results to multiple users/clients. What this means is that short-lived errors may
turn up and disappear again between two web browser updates for a certain client. The error
will be counted, but the operator may never see any indication of what kind of error that
occurred.

The sticky error indication mode is also useful to capture errors that occur very infrequently,
in order to find out what type of error it was.

3.1.3 Signal integrity

Eight built-in analyzers – one for each input or output – will report errors seen in the previous
video frame. There is also an analyzer for the 10G fiber input. The errors that can be detected
in one or more of the detectors are:

NO_EDH: No EDH flags
VS: Unexpected video format (see ch 3.1.4)
FF-CRC: Full-frame checksum error
AP-CRC: Active picture checksum error
LOCK: Can’t lock to incoming video standard
CCS / YCS: Checksum error in ancillary data packets, Y or C data space.
CCRC / YCRC: Line checksum error, Y or C (HD only)
LNUM: Unexpected line number sequence (HD only)
SAV: Unexpected Start-of-active-video sequence
EAV: Unexpected End-of-active-video sequence

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Illustration 5: Selection of expected video format

The operator can select which of the errors are to be counted and which are to be ignored
(masked out). This is done individually for each input or output channel. The error counters
count fields with un-masked errors (for interlaced formats) or frames with un-masked errors
(for progressive formats), not individual errors, of which there can be many in a single field.
The maximum error rate generated in a single channel is thus equal to the field rate or frame
rate. Setting the error rate alarm limit in Multicon below the lowest field/frame rate (20 errors/s,
for instance) will thus guarantee that any permanent error condition will trigger the alarm.

If the input to a channel should disappear altogether, an internal counter with a frequency
slightly above 60 Hz will take over. This guarantees that the error rate from the LOCK error
and VS error bits are always at least as high as the error rate generated by the other types
of errors.

The YCS, CCRC and YCRC error bits have no meaning in SD.
For the output signals, there are only VS and LOCK error bits available. These error indicators

are actually transported from the mux side; to save power there are no actual error detectors
on the de-mux side, except on the 10G fiber transport stream. If errors are indicated on the
10G stream, chances are that one or more of the outputs have also been affected. The error
bits for the fiber transport stream are limited to LOCK error and FF-CRC error. This FF-CRC
bit is not the same as FF-CRC for normal SDI video, but rather a mapping of several internal
checksums into one error bit. This error counter behaves as the others in the sense that the
error count per second is limited to slightly more than 60.

Note that when an input is missing, only the LOCK error bit is set, not the
other error bits. It is therefore advisable to count the LOCK error bit, as the
other error bits will indicate that everything is OK when the input signal has
indeed been lost. Individual reclocker alarms also exist, and while a single
observation of loss of lock is enough to trigger these alarms, the lock status
is only sampled when Multicon asks the card for its current status. The
update frequency will thus depend on how many other cards are in the
system, and glitches in lock status will not necessarily be reported to
Multicon to trigger an alarm there.

3.1.4 Expected video format

In transport products like these it is not always enough to know that video is present and
error-free. It can be equally important to know that the video format is correct. The operator
can select an “Expected video format” for each channel. An input or output signal that does

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Input

10G Stream

BNC 1

Channel A

BNC 2

Channel B

BNC 5

Channel C

BNC 6

Channel D

BNC 7

Channel E

BNC 8

Channel F

not match its expected video format will be indicated as a VS error in Signal integrity (see ch.

3.1.3). In addition to the formats shown in the illustration above, “1080/24psf”, “1080/25i”,
“1080/29i” and “1080/30i” are available in the drop-down menu if scrolled down. Additionally,
there is also a “Don’t care” setting.

Note that the video formats are quoted in frames per second, instead of fields per second.

Note that in order to trigger a Signal integrity alarm, the VS error bit must
be set to Counted and the error rate set below the video frame rate. Note
also that missing video will not trigger the VS error bit. The operator should
instead rely on the LOCK error bit or the reclocker alarms to detect loss of
lock. See note at the end of ch. 3.1.3.

3.1.5 Video Cross Point Matrix

The video cross point matrix is a six by six cross point with inputs and outputs as shown in

the Gyda configuration settings in Illustration 3.

The video cross point matrix is used to set the configuration of the output BNC connectors,
to control how they are connected to the channels coming from the 10G multiplex. All
channels are free to be routed in any manner desired dynamically without affecting the

signals running on the other ports.

The mapping of inputs is fixed regarding the channels in the 10G stream. Any routing must

be done on the output BNC.

3.1.6 BNC direction

The operator can select the direction for BNC connectors five to eight. In this example, 5 and
8 are set to input, while 6 and 7 are set to output.

When changing direction on a channel, the card will disappear from Multicon for a while so
that the Multicon can show the correct information for this setting. The 10G link will not be
interrupted and other video streams will not be affected.

The bidirectional BNCs will, when set to output, also send the selected output to the
corresponding multiplex in the output 10G stream. E.g. if BNC 5 is set up as output, the signal
selected for BNC output 5 will also be inserted on channel C.

3.2 In manual mode (DIP switch control)

The lower switch is used to put the module in the DIP switch controlled mode itself. This will
then only serve as a protection mechanism, in the sense that commands from Multicon will

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Switch #

Function name

Function DIPs

1

Laser

On: Laser is disabled
Off: Laser is enabled

Illustration 7: Diagonal matrix (left) and alternative matrix (right)

be ignored in manual mode. The module will still answer status requests from Multicon, and
Multicon can thus still be used to monitor the module and trigger alarms in the event of errors.

Note that the switch that selects operating mode is only read at start-up, i.e. to go from DIP
switch control to Multicon control (or vice versa) the switch position must be changed and the
module restarted. The inward postion (i.e. to right in the illustration below) is manual mode
and the outward position is Multicon controlled mode.

Illustration 6: Location of the manual/Multicon control switch

The top DIP switch on the board is used to disable the laser when this is switched to the
inward position. It is important for the module to be set to 'manual' mode in order for any of
the other DIP switches to work. The four DIP switches bellow this one are used to set the
direction of the four bidirectional ports. The default setting is for these is to be set to outputs,
and so switching these to the inward position will set the channels to be inputs.

The switch below this is be used to change the output matrix from the default setting to an
alternative setting of the four bidirectional channels' output, in order to test the signals using
a confidence loop. These two settings are shown in the illustration below.

The table below shows the DIP switches and their functions. The numbering starts from the
top of the card. The inward position on the card refers to the DIP switch being set to ‘on’.

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2

Channel 5

Off: Channel 5 is output
On: Channel 5 is input

3

Channel 6

Off: Channel 6 is output
On: Channel 6 is input

4

Channel 7

Off: Channel 7 is output
On: Channel 7 is input

5

Channel 8

Off: Channel 8 is output
On: Channel 8 is input

6

Switch matrix

Off: Switch matrix is in diagonal formation
On: Switch matrix is in alternate diagonal formation

7

-

No function

8

OVR

Off: GYDA mode
On: Manual mode

Table 3: DIP switches and their functions

3.3 With GPIO pins

There is only one GPIO pin that is an input to the module. This provides another way to shut
down the laser. This is intended as a safety feature when work is being done on the rear of
a live Flashlink rack.

When the GPIO pin is pulled to ground, the laser is disabled. See Table 1: Connector
functions in ch. 1 for GPIO pin-out.

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Illustration 8: Front, bottom and rear views of the hardware.

4 Technical data

4.1 Engineering drawings

See ch. 1 for backplane drawings.

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See relevant SFP+
datasheet

Number of inputs

6

Connectors

75 Ohm BNC

Equalization

Automatic;
>275 m @270 Mbps w/Belden 8281, with BER < 10E-12
>100 m @1485 Mbps w/Belden 1694A, with BER < 10E-12

Input Return loss

>15 dB, 5 MHz -1.5 GHz

Jitter tolerance

SD limit:
10 Hz-1 kHz: >1 UI
10 kHz – 5 MHz: >0.2 UI
HD limit:
10 Hz-100 kHz: >1 UI
100 kHz–10 MHz: >0.2 UII

Number of outputs

6

Connectors

75 Ohm BNC

Output Return loss

>15 dB, 5 MHz -1.5 GHz

Output signal level

800 mV +/- 10%

Output signal rise / fall time
20% - 80%

SD limit: [0.4 ns – 1.5 ns]; <0.5 ns rise/fall var.
HD limit: <270 ps, <100 ps rise/fall var.

Amplitude overshoot

<10%

Output timing jitter

SD: <0.2 UI
HD: <1 UI

Output alignment jitter

SD: <0.15 UI
HD: <0.15 UI

SD, 270 Mbps

SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 272M-AC

HD, 1485 Mbps

SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 274M, SMPTE 291M, SMPTE 296M,
SMPTE 299M

ASI

EN50083-9

Maximum power, at 50°C

12.2 W

4.2 Specifications

Optical 10G input/output

Electrical SDI inputs

Electrical SDI outputs

Supported standards

Power consumption (+5 VDC)

Subtract 0.5 W from the power figure above if the boards are used without
the piggy-back fan modules. This requires the use FR202 Flashlink frame
or of a rack with built-in fans for cooling!

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1.

The equipment will meet the guaranteed performance specification under the
following environmental conditions:

-

Operating room temperature
range:

0°C to 45°C

-

Operating relative humidity range:

<90% (non-condensing)

2.

The equipment will operate without damage under the following environmental
conditions:

-

Temperature range:

-10°C to 55°C

-

Relative humidity range:

<95% (non-condensing)

General environmental requirements for Nevion equipment

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Product Warranty

The warranty terms and conditions for the product(s) covered by this manual follow the
General Sales Conditions by Nevion, which are available on the company web site:

www.nevion.com

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組成名稱

Part Name

Toxic or hazardous substances and elements

鉛

Lead

(Pb)

汞

Mercury

(Hg)

镉

Cadmium

(Cd)

六价铬

Hexavalent

Chromium

(Cr(VI))

多溴联苯

Polybrominated

biphenyls

(PBB)

多溴二苯醚

Polybrominated
diphenyl ethers

(PBDE)

HD-TD-10GMX-6
HD-TD-10GDX-6

O O O O O

O

O: Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in all of the homogeneous materials for this part is
below the limit requirement in SJ/T11363-2006.

X: Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogeneous materials used
for this part is above the limit requirement in SJ/T11363-2006.

Appendix A Materials declaration and recycling
information

A.1 Materials declaration

For product sold into China after 1st March 2007, we comply with the “Administrative Measure

on the Control of Pollution by Electronic Information Products”. In the first stage of this

legislation, content of six hazardous materials has to be declared. The table below shows
the required information.

This is indicated by the product marking:

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A.2 Recycling information

Nevion provides assistance to customers and recyclers through our web site

http://www.nevion.com/. Please contact Nevion’s Customer Support for assistance with

recycling if this site does not show the information you require.
Where it is not possible to return the product to Nevion or its agents for recycling, the following

general information may be of assistance:

 Before attempting disassembly, ensure the product is completely disconnected from

power and signal connections.

 All major parts are marked or labeled to show their material content.
 Depending on the date of manufacture, this product may contain lead in solder.
 Some circuit boards may contain battery-backed memory devices.

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