42 • Cabling Your Router ULTRIX-FR12 Installation Guide (v4.0)
Connecting to a Ross NK Series Device
Ross NK Series devices, such as routers and remote control panels, communicate within the routing
system via the Ross T-BUS interface. However, the ULTRIX-FR12 communicates only via an ethernet
protocol via a network connection. An ethernet connection from the Ross NK device to your facility
network via an NK-IPS or NK-NET is required for communication with the ULTRIX-FR12.
To establish communications between a Ross NK device and your ULTRIX-FR12
1. Connect the NK device to the same Ethernet network as your ULTRIX-FR12 router using an
NK-NET or an NK-IPS. The NK-NET requires a Ross NK router to supply phantom power for
operation.
2. Set up communications via the Ultricore BCS interface in DashBoard.
For More Information on...
• connecting your Ross NK Series device to your facility network, refer to its user documentation.
Figure 14 Example of a Routing System with Ross NK Devices and an ULTRIX-FR12
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Ultricore BCS
System Control and Interface
Internet / LAN / VPN
PC running DashBoard
ULTRIX-NS-FR2
64x64 3G/HD/SD SDI Router
MultiViewer
GbE Network
IP Media Network
PORT 2 PORT 3 PORT 4 PORT 5 PORT 6 P ORT 7 PORT 8PORT 1
PORT 14 PORT 15 PORT 16 PORT 17 PORT 18 PORT 19 PORT 20PORT 13
RCP-QE18
Remote Control Panel
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ETHERNET
NK-3G-16
16x16 3G/HD/SD SDI Router
T-BUS
VID REF
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
INPUTS
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2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
OUTPUTS
NK-NET
T-BUS to Ethernet Adapter
NK-NET
TBUS
ETHERNET
Server 2
PORT 9 P ORT 10
PORT 22 PORT 23 PORT 24
PORT 11 PORT 12
PORT 21
RCP-NKM
Remote Control Panel
PSU
T-BU S
Server 1
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CDAB
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