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Blackmagic Design Universal Videohub 288 Rack Frame

The Blackmagic Design Universal Videohub 288 is a versatile and customisable rack frame, designed to create a powerful 3G/HD/SD deck control routing switcher. Standing at 18 rack units high with a compact 6" depth, the Videohub 288 accommodates a range of SDI interface, crosspoint, and power supply cards, with easy upgrades as your needs grow. You can add up to 72 BNC SDI or optical fibre SDI interfaces, along with a single 72 x 72 or dual 288 x 288 crosspoints, plus up to two power cards. Additional features include a removable fan tray, full auto standard detection, re-clocking, 3Gb/s SDI support, 288 x 288 deck control, and both Ethernet and serial control options.

  • Universal Videohub lets you add SDI interface cards and crosspoints for a fully redundant design that keeps working 24/7
  • With no electronic components on the router motherboard, every single part can be replaced simply by hot-plugging cards
  • Cross-points are monitored constantly, and instantly change when a fault is detected!
  • Router control software included free for Windows and Mac OS X
  • Firmware upgrade provided via included firmware updater application
  • Redundant power supply options are available, as well as a GPI alarm for connecting external alarms
  • Router connections preserved and restored instantly at power on independently of host computer
  • When you're ready to upgrade, all SDI interface cards, crosspoint and power supply cards can be swapped in or out as needed
Connections
SDI Video Input: Up to 288 x SDI/HD-SDI, 3Gb/s SDI and ASI. Can be BNC SDI or optical fiber SDI.
SDI Video Output: Up to 288 x SDI/HD-SDI, 3Gb/s SDI and ASI with SDI re-clocking. Can be BNC SDI or optical fiber SDI.
Multi Rate Support: Auto detection of SD, HD or 3 Gb/s SDI. Simultaneous routing of 2K, HD, SD video and DVB-ASI.
Device Control: Up to 288 bidirectional Sony compatible RS-422 deck control ports via breakout cable.
Router Control: Use either RJ45 Ethernet or USB 2.0 high speed interface or Smart Control shared over IP network.
Router Configuration: Use either RJ45 Ethernet or USB 2.0 high speed interface shared over IP network.
RS-422 Control: 1 x input for controlling router crosspoint switching.
Updates: USB 2.0 high speed (480Mb/s) interface.
Re-clocking: On all SDI outputs.
Reference Input: Blackburst and TriSync for SD, HD and 2K.
Standards
SD Format Support: 625/25 PAL and 525/29.97 NTSC.
HD Format Support: 1080p23.98, 1080PsF23.98, 1080p24, 1080PsF24, 1080p25, 1080PsF25, 1080p29.97, 1080PsF29.97, 1080p30, 1080PsF30, 1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60, 720p23.98, 720p24, 720p25, 720p29.97, 720p30, 720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60.
2K Format Support: 2048 x 1556/23.98/24/25.
SDI Compliance: SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 310M, SMPTE 425M-A, SMPTE 425M-B, ITU-R BT.656 and ITU-R BT.601.
SDI Video Sampling: 4:2:2 and 4:4:4.
SDI Video Rates: SDI video connections are switchable between standard definition, high definition and 2K. SDI switches between 270 Mb/s standard definition SDI, 1.5 Gb/s HD-SDI and 3 Gb/s HD and 2K SDI.
SDI Colour Precision: 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 10 bit.
SDI Colour Space: YUV, or RGB.
SDI Metadata Support: Video payload identification ancillary data as per SMPTE 352M.
SDI Audio Sampling: Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24 bit.
SDI Auto Switching: Automatically selects between SD-SDI, HD-SDI, 3 Gb/s SDI and DVB-ASI on each input so that each input can be running a different television standard.


* Specifications subject to change by the manufacturer without notice.

  • Blackmagic Design Universal Videohub 288 Rack Frame
  • Router Control Software

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