Specifications
The information is this section is subject to change
without notice.
Switcher Resources
The number of resources specic to your switcher
depends on the options installed.
Carbonite
Black
Carbonite
eXtreme
Carbonite
MultiMedia
Carbonite+CarboniteResource
8/42D DVE Channels per
ME (Max/Min)*
20
8Aux Buses
2 (floating)Chroma Keys per ME
256 (8 Banks × 32 CCs)Custom Controls
6/06/024
246/0FSFCs (Max/Min)*
34GPI I/Os
4Keyers per ME
2Matte Generators per
ME
4Media-Store Channels
8 GBMedia-Store CACHE
100Memories per ME
32MEs (max)
4MiniME
™
Engines
2**MultiScreen Generators
16MultiViewer Boxes
32MultiViewer Layouts
2MultiViewer Heads
2Pattern Generators per
ME
34Tallies
3624SDI Video Inputs
2210SDI Video Outputs
192.168.0.123Fixed Frame IP (DIP
switch 3)
192.168.0.124Fixed Panel/CarboNET
IP (DIP switch)
Notes
• * The number of DVE channels and FSFCs that are
available depends on the switcher mode you are in.
This table assumes that all options are installed.
• ** Each MultiScreen consumes MiniME
™
engines
to generate the output. The number of MultiScreen
outputs that are available depends on the number of
MiniME
™
engines that are available.
Environmental Characteristics
All Switchers
0 - 40°C (32 - 104°F)Ambient Temperature Range
Active, Front-to-Back airflowFrame Cooling
PassiveControl Panel Cooling
Video Input Specifications
Carbonite BlackCarboniteInput Specification
>50m @ 3Gb/sEqualization (using
Belden 1694 cable)
>100m @ 1.5 Gb/s
>300m @ 270 Mb/s (5°-40°C)
75 ohms, terminatingImpedance
SMPTE 259M/292M/424M serial digital
(non-looping)
Video Inputs, SDI
n/a
HDMI 1.4Video Inputs, HDMI
n/aHigh Speed HDMI
Cable (Max 10m)
n/aInput Impedance —
75 Ohm
Video Inputs, Analog
n/aLevels — 1V
peak-to-peak, nominal
Standard Definition — analog blackReference Inputs
(non-terminating,
looping
High Definition — tri-level sync
Video Output Specifications
ValueOutput Specification
<-23dB @ 1.5GHzReturn Loss
<-18dB @ 3GHz
800ps ±10% (SD)Rise and Fall Time
240ps ±10% (HD)
800mV ±10%Signal Level
0 VoltsDC Offset
<10%Overshoot
10-bit SMPTE-292M/424M serial
digital
HD Mode
Audio Specifications
Carbonite BlackCarboniteSpecification
24-bit AES3 in HD (20-bit in SD)Audio Depth
1 Stereo Pair (2
channels)
8 Stereo Pairs (16
channels)
Channels
14 • Specifications — Carbonite Configuration Guide (v11.1)