Planning Your Videohub Installation
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Planning your Universal Videohub 72 Installation
Universal Videohub 72 is a medium-sized, modular router which is perfect for growing facilities. It features
an 18 card rack frame which can be filled with any combination of BNC SDI or optical fiber SDI interface
cards. When fully populated with a crosspoint card, a power card, 18 interface cards and 18 deck control
cables, Universal Videohub 72 provides 72 SDI inputs, 72 SDI outputs, 72 bidirectional RS-422 deck control
ports, reference input, redundant power supply options and powerful Videohub routing control software for
Mac OS X and Windows.
All SDI connections support auto detection of SD, HD or 3 Gb/s SDI, and reclocking on all SDI outputs.
Simultaneous routing of 2K, HD, SD video and DVB-ASI are supported with Universal Videohub 72.
Remote router control is performed via 10/100Base-T Ethernet or serial.
9 rack units of space should be reserved for the installation of the Universal Videohub 72 including access
space for the drop-down fan tray as well as free space for heat dissipation. Only 7 RU is required if Universal
Videohub 72 is mounted at the top of an open rack. Universal Videohub 72 is 5 rack units high and 6 inches
thick. You can rack-mount Universal Videohub 72 facing forwards or reversed, or even mount it in the rear of
the rack to leave space for other equipment. 2 RU of space should be left above Universal Videohub 72 for
heat dissipation unless mounted at the top of an open rack where there is no obstruction to airflow above
the Videohub.
Universal Videohub 72 ships as an empty rack frame, except for a removable fan tray and fans. All other
hardware components, including SDI interface cards, deck control cables, crosspoint card and power
supplies must be purchased and installed seperately. SDI interface cards can be purchased as your facility
grows and need not be installed all at once. SDI interface cards are designed to be installed while Videohub
is running and become active immediately. They do not require Videohub to be power cycled. You will need
a number 01 and a number 02 size Pozidriv screwdriver to install the various cards.
SDI interface cards feature 4 SDI inputs, 4 SDI outputs and a connector for a Universal Videohub Deck
Control Cable. There are two models of SDI interface cards which can be used with Universal Videohub 72:
• Universal Videohub SDI Interface has BNC connectors for connecting SDI cables with BNC connectors.
• Universal Videohub Optical Interface has standard SFP transceiver modules with 1310 nm laser drivers
and receivers. Each module includes an LC connector port to be used with single-mode optical fiber
cables.
