5. HARDWARE INSTALLATION AND CABLING 39
5.1. Rack Installation 39
5.2. Rear Panel Description 40
5.2.1. Rear Panel Configurations 40
5.2.2. 6U Rear Panel Layout 40
5.2.3. 4U Rear Panel Layout 45
5.3. Video Connections 49
5.4. Audio Connections 49
5.4.1. Audio Channels 49
5.4.2. Digital Audio DA-15 Pinout 50
5.4.3. Analog Audio DA-15 Pinout 51
5.4.4. Monitoring Audio DA-15 Pinout 52
5.5. RS422 Connections 53
5.5.1. RS422 Connector Pinout 53
5.5.2. Redundant IPDP Serial Link 53
5.6. XNet Network 54
5.6.1. Introduction 54
5.6.2. Network Architectures 55
5.6.3. Required Conditions to Set up and Run XNet 56
5.6.4. Starting XNet 58
5.6.5. XNet Performances and Troubleshooting 58
5.7. Gigabit Network 59
5.7.1. Functional Overview 59
5.7.2. Backup of Clips 61
5.7.3. Restore of Clips 62
5.7.4. Important Rules 63
5.7.5. Switches 64
5.8. GPIOConnections 66
5.8.1. GPIO Connector Pin-Out 66
5.8.2. GP In Connections 66
5.8.3. GP Out Connections 69
6. BOARDS DESCRIPTION 71
6.1. Boards and Slots Configuration 71
6.2. V3X Video and Reference Boards 72
6.2.1. Description 72
6.2.2. CODConnectivity in SD and HD 75
6.2.3. CODConnectivity in 3D and 1080p Dual Link 79
6.2.4. CODConnectivity in 3D and 1080p Single Link 3G-SDI 81
6.2.5. CODConnectivity in SLSM 2Ph Single Link 3G-SDI 83
6.2.6. Channel Assignment 85
6.3. Audio Codec Board 86
6.4. H3X Board 87
6.5. RAID Controller Boards 89
HARDWARE TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XT3 Server 11.02
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