Chapter 8: ChannelPort module hardware reference
ChannelPort 8100 channel mode configurations
The ChannelPort 8100 includes six BNC connectors for SDI video input and output: two for input and four
for output. The BNC connector configurations vary according to Standard Channel mode and Enhanced
Channel mode.
Table 8-1: ChannelPort 8100 Standard Channel configuration (SC1)
Connector Description Connector Description
I/O 1 External In 1 (Channel A) I/O 4 External In 1 (Channel B)
I/O 2 Out Primary (Channel A) I/O 5 Out Primary (Channel B)
I/O 3 Out Secondary (Channel A) I/O 6 Out Secondary (Channel B)
Table 8-2: ChannelPort 8100 Enhanced Channel configuration (EC1)
Connector Description Connector Description
I/O 1 External In 1/Key I/O 4 External In 2/Fill
I/O 2 Out Primary I/O 5 Out (Clean Primary*)
I/O 3 Out Secondary I/O 6 Out (Clean Secondary*)
*Clean Primary/Secondary refers to video output with no graphics or overlays.
ChannelPort 8200 channel mode configurations
The ChannelPort 8200 offers eight DIN 1.0/2.3 connectors for video input and output. The connector
configurations vary according to Standard Channel mode and Enhanced Channel mode.
NOTE: In the following tables, "Clean Primary/Secondary" refers to video output with no
graphics or overlays.
Table 8-3: Standard Channel configuration 1 (SC1)
Connector Description Connector Description
I/O 1 Ext In 1 (Channel A) I/O 5 Ext In 1 (Channel B)
I/O 2 Out, Primary (Channel A) I/O 6 Out, Primary (Channel B)
I/O 3 Out, Secondary (Channel A) I/O 7 Out, Secondary (Channel B)
I/O 4 Out, Primary (Channel A) I/O 8 Out, Primary (Channel B)
Table 8-4: Standard Channel configuration 2 (SC2)
Connector Description Connector Channel B
I/O 1 Ext In 1 (Channel A) I/O 5 Ext In 1 (Channel B)
I/O 2 Ext In 2 (Channel A) I/O 6 Ext In 2 (Channel B)
I/O 3 Out, Secondary (Channel A) I/O 7 Out, Secondary (Channel B)
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