Optocore FESTIVAL BOX GRAND, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...for multiple signal formats Operating Manual Rev 1 0 Operating Manual for OPTOCORE FESTIVAL BOX SFP transport platform for multiple signal formats Copyright 2019 All rights reserved OPTOCORE GmbH Lohenstr 8 82166 Munich Gräfelfing Germany ...

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Page 3: ...the power cord from being stepped on crushed pinched or damaged in any other way Pay special attention to plugs and sockets of the device Do not place this device on an unstable table tripod cart etc The device may fall causing serious damage to the device The device can be disconnected from the power supply by pulling the plug These must be freely accessible at all times The device should be disc...

Page 4: ...or audio video and audio visual and entertainment lighting control apparatus for professional use E1 Residental E2 Commercial and light industrial E3 Urban outdoors E4 Controlled EMC environment e g broadcast and TV studio E5 Heavy industry The product is intended for use in moderate climates Ventilation Do not block or cover any ventilation openings Install the device in accordance with the opera...

Page 5: ...om overload Lightning For additional protection of this device during lightning storms or when it is left unattended and unused for a long period of time disconnect the power cord This will prevent damage to the device due to lightning and power line surges Disconnection from the mains power supply is only possible by disconnecting the power plug from the mains socket Eye Safety This product is a ...

Page 6: ...injury and serious damage to the device Any mounting of the device should follow the manufacturer s instructions and should use mounting accessories recommended by the manufacturer of the device Servicing Do not attempt to service this device yourself The device contains no user serviceable parts components or controls The operation of an opened device is not permitted Such operation can lead to d...

Page 7: ...ble protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communication Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which cas...

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Page 9: ...ival BOX PETIT 12 Festival BOX GRAND 12 Device Details 13 SFP Ports 13 Aux Ports 13 Main Ports 13 Power Supply 13 Control 13 Connectors and Cables 14 SFP transceivers 14 Main and Aux Fiber 14 Power Connection 14 SFP Options available from Optocore 14 Hardware Connection 16 Example 1 16 Example 2 17 Connection Table 18 Technical Specifications 18 Warranty and Liability 19 Shipping Contents 20 Compa...

Page 10: ...other proprietary or standard protocols The huge selection of professional signals supported in a single FESTIVAL BOX makes it a powerful solution for any application which requires multi cable run Furthermore hot swappable SFP based design allows the greatest flexibility because different medium fiber twisted pair or copper can be connected in different situations FESTIVAL BOX features a built in...

Page 11: ...l Input status LED Signal indicator for channels 1 24 LED ON Signal is present LED OFF No signal is present PWR 1 LED Green Power supply 1 is operational and receiving power PWR 2 LED Green Power supply 2 is operational and receiving power ...

Page 12: ...ival Boxes Fiber ports 3 4 AUX1 1310nm port can be used for any bandwidth fiber signal which operates in 1310nm wavelength Transported via MAIN1 1 2 Fiber ports 9 10 MAIN2 Connection second trunk link between two Festival Boxes Fiber ports 11 12 AUX2 1310nm port can be used for any bandwidth fiber signal which operates in 1310nm wavelength Transported via MAIN2 9 10 SFP ports 1 12 Six External SFP...

Page 13: ...orts are dedicated to be used with multimode cabling Power Supply The device is equipped with two power supplies and inputs If the primary power supply were to fail due to disruption of the power source or in the case of a power supply malfunction the device will automatically switch over to the redundant power supply In order to make the power supply to the device redundant both power inputs must...

Page 14: ... AES10 MADI transceivers connected using a 9 µm fibre cable can be used for applications requiring cable lengths of up to 70 km worst case Festival Box 1000T RJ45 RJ45 module accepts most of the twisted pair cable based protocols It supports any protocol which utilizes ISO Layer2 standard IEEE 10 100 1000Mb Ethernet protocol It supports also proprietary Cat5 6 7 protocols The list of supported and...

Page 15: ...µm OS1 or better fiber cable and can be used for applications requiring cable lengths of up to 20km worst case Festival Box Single mode TRX 2Gbps 1310nm transceiver can be used in audio and data applications up to 2Gb bandwidth i e Digico Optocore 2G Ethernet Requires 9 µm OS1 or better fiber cable and can be used for applications requiring cable lengths of up to 20km worst case ...

Page 16: ...ty Two main connections can be used to extend cable redundancy of redundant systems such as Digico AVID AVB ring DANTE Optocore etc If one main cable fails all redundant systems will switch to their backup ports Fig 1 Connection of two FESTIVAL BOX Grand In this example each FESTIVAL BOX Grand has two main multimode connections each main fiber carries signals from six SFP slots 1 12 is transported...

Page 17: ...porting redundant protocols however both of redundant lines run over the same connection All six protocols can be as well completely separate and independent Fig 2 Connection of two FESTIVAL BOX Petit In this example FESTIVAL BOX Petit has one main multimode connection carrying signals from six SFP slots 1 12 are transported over Connection 1 2 ...

Page 18: ... 1310nm single multimode fiber tunnel Power supply 2 independent power supplies with function check and automatic switch over Type Switch mode universal input Mains voltage 100 240VAC 50 60Hz 10VA typ Dimensions and Weight Front panel width 483 mm 19 inch height 44 mm 1 73 inch depth 200 mm 7 87 inch Rear panel width 438 mm 17 25 inch Weight 2 7 kg 4 41 lbs Please note Modifications that serve the...

Page 19: ...vering a problem with an OPTOCORE device you should contact either Optocore directly or a dealer distributor to determine and confirm a hardware fault If it is a software issue the hardware must not be returned to OPTOCORE OPTOCORE will issue a support ticket in this case If hardware service is required within the warranty period take the equipment along with warranty card to the nearest authorise...

Page 20: ...been supplied on your request and your purchase order cannot be listed above Please note that due to the Ecology reason standard shipment does not contain printed copy of User Manual All latest OPTOCORE user manuals can be downloaded from the website http www optocore com index php support downloads Printed version of User Manual is available on a special demand Please contact support optocore com...