Installation and Cabling
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Ultrix 5RU Frame
Acuity Switcher
CAUTION! Before you set up and operate your device, see the
“Important Safety Instructions” in your switcher and router manuals.
Power and Cabling
Mains
Power
Notes:
• The Ultrix 5RU frame supports the Acuity switcher platform
with up to 4 MEs.
• The switcher uses the Reference input to Ultrix for timing.
• All 4 power supplies must be connected to operate the
switcher.
• The Input and Output HD-BNCs on the SDPE blade are not
used at this time.
• Physical sources and destinations on the router must be
mapped internally to inputs and outputs on the switcher.
• The Ultrix SDI I/O blade is used to provide the sources and
destinations that the switcher can access.
• The REF B connection is not supported at this time.
• A 1GbE ethernet connection is required for Ultrix.
• An Ultricool may be required, depending on your
installation.
• The Protective Earth Stud may not be present on all
frames.
Notes:
• The switcher is made up of a single Acuity CPU board, and a number of SDPE blades. Each SDPE blade provides a
single HD/UHD ME.
• The number of SDPE blades a system can have depends on the size of the Ultrix frame and the other blades that
are installed.
• Only the Ethernet port on the Acuity CPU card can be used to connect to the Acuity software.
• The Power, Ethernet, USB, SD, and Input/Output HD-BNCs on the SDPE blade are not used at this time.
• The GPI and Tally ports on each SDPE blade are independent of each other. As you add more SDPE blades, each
ME has an independent set of GPIs and Tallies.
ETHERNET
CPU
HDMI
CPU
Status
Alarm
Network USB
Acuity CPU
SD
PWR
SDPE
ETHERNET EDITOR AES1 AES2 LTC TALLY GPIO
OUTPUT INPUT
12341234
1 2 3 4
8-10in-lbs
UPGD
GPI I/OTallyDIP
Switches
AES LTC
SDPE
SD
PWR
SDPE
ETHERNET EDITOR AES1 AES2 LTC TALLY GPIO
OUTPUT INPUT
12341234
1 2 3 4
8-10in-lbs
UPGD
SD
PWR
SDPE
ETHERNET EDITOR AES1 AES2 LTC TALLY GPIO
OUTPUT INPUT
12341234
1 2 3 4
8-10in-lbs
UPGD
SD
PWR
SDPE
ETHERNET EDITOR AES1 AES2 LTC TALLY GPIO
OUTPUT INPUT
12341234
1 2 3 4
8-10in-lbs
UPGD
SD
PWR
SDPE
ETHERNET EDITOR AES1 AES2 LTC TALLY GPIO
OUTPUT INPUT
12341234
1 2 3 4
8-10in-lbs
UPGD
ENET 1
ENET 2
REF A
LOOP
TERM
A
B
REF B
ALARM
FLEX
SLOT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
PWR
1 2 3 4
Ultrix-HDBNC-IO
AUX A AUX B
Ultrix-HDBNC-IO
AUX A AUX B
Ultrix-HDBNC-IO
AUX A AUX B
Ultrix-HDBNC-IO
AUX A AUX B
Ultrix-HDBNC-IO
AUX A AUX B
Ultrix-UCCI
Status
Alarm
Aux
ETHERNET
CPU
HDMI
CPU
Status
Alarm
Ultrix 5RU
Aux SFP+
Acuity CPU
Software Defined
Production
Engine (SDPE)
Ultrix SDI I/O
Reference
In/Loop
Protective
Earth Stud
Input BNCsOutput BNCs
Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5 (ME 4)
Slot 6 (ME 3)
Slot 7 (ME 2)
Slot 8 (ME 1)
GPI I/O
(female DB25)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Pin Pin
I/O 1
I/O 2
I/O 3
I/O 4
I/O 5
I/O 6
I/O 7
I/O 8
I/O 9
I/O 10
I/O 11
I/O 12
I/O 13
GPI GPI
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
I/O 14
I/O 15
I/O 16
I/O 17
I/O 18
I/O 19
I/O 20
I/O 21
I/O 22
I/O 23
I/O 24
Ground
1
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Tally
(female DB25)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Pin Pin
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Tally Tally
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Common
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AES-
AES+
GND
LTC-
LTC-
LTC+
Read the instruction manual for your Ultripower and Ultrix FR5
before starting work or operating equipment.
NOTICE The Ultrix frame and SDPE blades do not have power switches. Ensure that
the Ultripower is not connected to mains power before connecting the power cables
from the Ultripower to the Ultrix.
NOTICE Adequate ventilation within a rack
frame must be maintained. Ensure side to side
ventilation is not compromised. Refer to the
Ultrix Installation Guide for more information.
CAUTION! Electrical shock hazard. The Power connector (PWR) must
always be disconnected when the SDPE blade is not installed in the frame.
CAUTION! Risk of electrical shock. Enclosure shall be connected to earth
ground via protective earth stud and 18AWG conductor or larger.
Note: Terminate the REF LOOP connector
and set the DIP to TERM if the router is the
last device in the reference chain.
Note: The placement of the SDPE blades shown (slots 8,7,6,5) is only
supported by Acuity 11.2a or higher.
Not Used at this time.
SD
PWR
SDPE
ETHERNET EDITOR AES1 AES2 LTC TALLY GPIO
OUTPUT INPUT
12341234
1 2 3 4
8-10in-lbs
UPGD
SD
PWR
SDPE
ETHERNET EDITOR AES1 AES2 LTC TALLY GPIO
OUTPUT INPUT
12341234
1 2 3 4
8-10in-lbs
UPGD
SD
PWR
SDPE
ETHERNET EDITOR AES1 AES2 LTC TALLY GPIO
OUTPUT INPUT
12341234
1 2 3 4
8-10in-lbs
UPGD
SD
PWR
SDPE
ETHERNET EDITOR AES1 AES2 LTC TALLY GPIO
OUTPUT INPUT
12341234
1 2 3 4
8-10in-lbs
UPGD
ENET 1
ENET 2
REF A
LOOP
TERM
A
B
REF B
ALARM
FLEX
SLOT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
PWR
1 2 3 4
Ultrix-HDBNC-IO
Ultrix-HDBNC-IO
Ultrix-HDBNC-IO
AUX A AUX B
Ultrix-HDBNC-IO
AUX A AUX B
Ultrix-HDBNC-IO
AUX A AUX B
Ultrix-UCCI
Status
Alarm
Aux
CPU
CPU
Status
Alarm
1 2
OUT
43
RESTART
ETHERNET
RESET
Ultripower - Ultrix
1 2
OUT
43
RESTART
ETHERNET
RESET
Ultripower - Acuity
ENET
1
2
3
4
6PWR 1 NO C NC
ALARM
PWR 2
7
8
Connect
external
reference
Protective
Earth
Ground
Note: Ensure that the end
of the power cable with the
ferrite bead is connected to
the Ultripower.
To
DashBoard
Ultricool (optional)
Ethernet
1GbE
Connect video
inputs as
needed
(sources)
Connect video
outputs as
needed
(destinations)
