Blackmagicdesign URSA Mini - IP Video; Power Specifications; Additional Camera Controls

IP Video
A connected SMPTE Fiber cable provides for a 10-Gbit IP link between your Camera Fiber
Converter and the Studio Fiber Converter. This allows all of your video and return feeds to be
IPvideo based using high end, lossless broadcast quality 10-bit video encoding and decoding.
All other connections such as talkback, tally, camera control and lens control are also converted
to low-latency IP so you get incredibly reliable performance. The 1G and 10G Ethernet
connections on the Camera Fiber Converter and Studio Fiber Converter will be enabled in a
future software update.
Power Specifications
The Blackmagic Studio Fiber Converter provides power for Blackmagic Camera Fiber
Converter, your camera and it’s accessories. A molex connector plugs into the molex socket on
your camera’s rear panel to send power to your camera from the Camera Fiber Converter.
If you need to position your camera at a distance of more than 2.1 km from the broadcast truck,
and your camera and converter are not receiving enough power over the long cable run, you
can power the camera and converter locally by having the 4-pin XLR from the camera’s power
supply plugged into the +12V input on your URSA Mini or URSA Broadcast. The power will be
sent through the molex connector to the Camera Fiber Converter.
The ‘+12V out’ connector, sometimes referred to as a ‘D-tap’ or ‘P-tap’ allows you to power
accessories like an external monitor or a large box lens, up to +11.9V to 14V dc at 2 amps.
The4-pin Hirose ‘DC out’ connector provides an additional option for powering accessories like
an external monitor. A pinout table for the DC out connector is provided below.
DC out connector Pinout Diagram
External view Pins Signal I/O Specifications
1 Unregulated GND – GND for Unregulated Out
2 NC – No connection
3 NC – No connection
‘DC out’ connector
4 Unregulated Out Out +11.9V to 14V dc, 500 mA (max)
Additional Camera Controls
When URSA Mini or URSA Broadcast is being used as a studio camera, we have added camera
controls on the fiber converter including iris and focus control, so you can control compatible
lenses from behind the camera. This is helpful if you don't have a camera control operator
controlling the lens remotely.
As a studio camera, URSA Mini and URSA Broadcast still have the ability to record internally,
sothe record button lets you trigger internal recording on the camera.
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