Instruction manual

ECLIPSE OMEGA MATRIX INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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ECLIPSE FIBER CARD LINKING

FIBER CARD DESCRIPTION

E-FIB fiber cards connect Eclipse matrices together to provide a high speed, dual

redundant link to transfer audio samples and data between systems. These

connections can be configured in various ways to provide protection against the

loss of a link or a node.

Each fiber card link consists of a front card with various status indicators and a

rear card with two Duplex LC Terminated fiber optic connectors (TXVRA and

TXVRB). The fiber cards use Simplex fiber optic cables.

Each fiber optic front card has a reset button, status LEDs for power, processor

function, card status, link status and link activity. The link status and activity

LEDs indicate whether there is activity on a link, whether the card is

transmitting on a link and the error state of a link.

Normally fiber cards should be fitted in slots 14 and/or 15 of an Omega matrix.

If fiber cards are fitted to any matrix in a linked system all the linked matrices

must be reset to ensure that all matrices correctly recognise the new hardware.

E-FIB FIBER CARD FRONT-PANEL LIGHTS AND CONTROLS

Reset Button

Pressing the reset button causes the card and all links to momentarily stop their

current activity and to restart. The card’s “frame data” light goes off when the

reset starts and comes back on when the reset is complete.

During the reset, configuration information downloads to the card and its

connected matrices from the CPU card. If the entire system is operating except

for one fiber card press the reset button for that card only.

NOTE: The reset button is slightly recessed from the front panel to prevent it

from being accidentally pressed. You need a tool, such as a bent paper clip, to

press this button.

Power Supply & Status Lights

+3.3-Volt Power Supply LED

The matrix’s +3.3-volt power supply provides electric current to this green light.

When lit, the light indicates that the +3.3-volt supply is present and supplying

electric current to the card.

Processor LED

When lit the LED indicates that the fiber card on-board processor is running