User manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- What's New?
- 1. Overview
- 2. Safety and Compliance
- 3. Hardware Specifications
- 4. Software Specifications
- 5. Hardware Installation and Cabling
- 6. Boards Description

5. HARDWARE INSTALLATION AND CABLING 38
5.1. Rack Installation 38
5.2. Rear Panel Description 39
5.2.1. Rear Panel Configurations 39
5.2.2. 6U Rear Panel Layout 39
5.2.3. 5U Rear Panel Layout 44
5.3. Video Connections 49
5.4. Audio Connections 49
5.4.1. Audio Channels 49
5.4.2. Digital Audio DA-15 Pinout 51
5.4.3. Analog Audio DA-15 Pinout 52
5.5. RS422 Connections 53
5.5.1. RS422 Connector Pinout 53
5.5.2. Redundant IPDP Serial Link 53
5.6. XNet Network 54
5.6.1. Introduction 54
5.6.2. Network Architectures 55
5.6.3. Required Conditions to Set up and Run XNet 56
5.6.4. Starting XNet 58
5.6.5. XNet Performances and Troubleshooting 58
5.7. Gigabit Network 59
5.7.1. Functional Overview 59
5.7.2. Backup of Clips 61
5.7.3. Restore of Clips 62
5.7.4. Important Rules 63
5.7.5. Switches 64
5.8. GPIOConnections 66
5.8.1. GPIO Connector Pin-Out 66
5.8.2. GP In Connections 66
5.8.3. GP Out Connections 69
6. BOARDS DESCRIPTION 71
6.1. Boards and Slots Configuration 71
6.2. V3X Video and Reference Boards 72
6.2.1. Description 72
6.2.2. CODConnectivity in SD and HD 75
6.2.3. CODConnectivity in 3D and 1080p Dual Link 79
6.2.4. CODConnectivity in 3D and 1080p Single Link 3G-SDI 81
6.2.5. Channel Assignment 83
6.3. Audio Codec Board 84
6.4. H3X Board 85
6.5. RAID Controller Boards 87
6.5.1. RCTL Board on SAS Disk Array 87
6.5.2. External RAID Array SAS-HDX 88
HARDWARE TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XS Server 11.02
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