T-TAP Pro Thunderbolt 3 to 12G-SDI/HDMI v16.1 8
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• GREEN BLINKING: Thunderbolt is awake, PCIe is connected, but device doesn’t
see the NTV2 Driver (This shows up on Windows where the AJA driver has
been restricted from talking to peripherals – security setting error, or because
the AJA software is not installed on the host)
• GREEN SOLID: Thunderbolt is communicating properly.
Figure 2. T-TAP Pro Rear View
DC Power Port
Thunderbolt 3
Port
Bitfile
Status LED
Power
Status LED
HDMI v2.0 Output
SDI-12G Output
Thunderbolt 3 Port
The high speed of Thunderbolt allows connection to peripheral devices while
achieving PCI Express performance.
NOTE: T-TAP Pro cannot be powered through its Thunderbolt port (insufficient power).
AJA's T-TAP Pro is designed to utilize the full bandwidth provided by Thunderbolt
3. Use a certified, high-quality Thunderbolt 3 cable to connect your AJA device to
the host computer. The cable should have a Thunderbolt logo and the number 3
on it. Passive cables can be up to 1.6 feet (0.5m) maximum length. Active cables
up to 6.5 feet (2m) can also be used.
If you choose to attach T-TAP Pro to a Thunderbolt 2 host machine, there are
adapters available on the market, with perhaps Apple's being the most commonly
used. That said, you may find situations where the lack of a Thunderbolt 3 host
system will limit what workflows you are able to support with T-TAP Pro.
SDI Output
A BNC connector is provided on T-TAP Pro for one 12G-SDI output. This output
also supports up to 16 channels of embedded 24-bit digital audio.
HDMI Output
An HDMI v2.0 connector on the T-TAP Pro provides output of HDMI compatible
video and up to 8-channels of embedded audio. If you have a source with 16
audio channels, you can select to output channels 1-8 or 9-16 via HDMI.
HDCP is not supported on the output. The HDMI output supports standard HDMI
cables only.
Power Status LED
• OFF: No power detected
• GREEN: The unit is receiving power
