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AMG5918 Instruction Sheet D22155-
00.doc

Connections

Video Output Connection

Connector ............................................75 ohm BNC Socket.
Output Impedance ...............................75 ohm terminated.
Output Level ........................................1 Volt p-p nominal
Frequency Response...........................10Hz to 7MHz.

Optical Connection Singlemode

Optical Fibre ........................................Singlemode
Connector ............................................SC/PC

Primary Optical Launch Power ............-10dBm
Transmit Wavelength...........................1550nm

Primary Optical Sensitivity...................-30dBm
Receive Wavelength............................1310nm

Minimum Optical Dynamic Range .......20dB.

Power Connection

Connector Type ...................................Removable 2-pin, 3.81mm, Screw Terminal
Connector Partno.................................Phoenix 1803578
Supply Voltage.....................................+12 to +15 Volts DC
Maximum Power ..................................2.5 Watts

Data and Alarm Channel Connections

No. of Data Channels ..........................4
No. of Alarms .......................................4

Connectors ..........................................Removable 5-pin, 3.5mm, Spring Terminal
Connector Partnos...............................Phoenix 1952296

Data Interfaces ....................................RS-232 / 422 / 485. Selected by external slide switches D1-D4

RS-232 – Switch Position - Top
RS-422 – Switch Position - Middle
RS-485 – Switch Position - Bottom

Internal 120Ω termination resistors may be applied to RS-422 or RS-485 inputs as required by internal 

DIL switches inside the enclosure. *See appropriate section on how to remove the case for access to
the DIL switches.

Alarm inputs.........................................Input is via a series 10k resister with 47kΩ pull-up to +3V3. 

Alarm outputs.......................................Output is NPN open collector, maximum load 500mA @ 24Vdc.

Ethernet Connection

Ethernet Data Connector ....................RJ45
Interface...............................................Auto-negotiation up to 100BASE-TX full duplex
Ethernet Data Rate ..............................Maximum 100Mb/s total Ethernet traffic on fibre

Summary of Contents for AMG5918

Page 1: ...s plus Ethernet for a Singlemode Fibre Link The AMG5918 is a standalone one channel video receive unit designed to receive 1 video signal and transmit and receive 4 data signals plus 4 bi directional...

Page 2: ...ion 3 Connections 4 Video Output Connection 4 Optical Connection Singlemode 4 Power Connection 4 Data and Alarm Channel Connections 4 Ethernet Connection 4 Front Panel Indicators 5 Power LED 5 Low Spe...

Page 3: ...between the two units Optical Connection The AMG5918 connections are illustrated in the following example which shows an AMG5917 single channel transmit unit together with a AMG5918 configured as a p...

Page 4: ...oenix 1803578 Supply Voltage 12 to 15 Volts DC Maximum Power 2 5 Watts Data and Alarm Channel Connections No of Data Channels 4 No of Alarms 4 Connectors Removable 5 pin 3 5mm Spring Terminal Connecto...

Page 5: ...RS232 Green logic zero V present on input IN Red logic transitions present on input IN Off logic one V present on input IN IN corresponds to the data signals being transmitted onto the optical fibre...

Page 6: ...00mV positive or negative will be detected as a logic 1 or logic 0 respectively It is important therefore to terminate the RS 485 bus or the RS 422 input bus using 120 if a pre bias is present on the...

Page 7: ...ports D1 D4 are terminated the same but each data channel may be configured terminated independently as required The 3 examples shown are RS 232 no termination RS 422 120 or RS 485 120 Alarm Channel C...

Page 8: ...et and is then held firmly in position Safety AMG Optical Fibre Products use Class 1 laser systems in accordance with EN 60825 2 2000 It is always advisable to follow good practice when working with o...

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