VOLAMP User Manual

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VOLAMP

User Manual

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Important

Powering up the Camlinx II

The CamlinxII system takes up to 60 seconds to power up.

During this time, video and audio passed by the system is unreliable and should be ignored.

Disclaimer

All information contained in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable.

However, Volamp Ltd assumes no responsibility for its use. Since conditions of product use are outside our control, we make no warranties express or implied in relation thereto. We therefore cannot accept any liability in connection with any use of this information.

This product is not intended for use in life support appliances, devices or systems where a malfunction of the product can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury.

Use of any Volamp product in such applications is expressly prohibited.

Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that this document is correct, errors can occur. If you find any errors or omissions please let us know, so that we can put them right

Laser Safety

Invisible laser radiation. Class 1 lasers are used in this product for fibre optic communications. The wavelength used is in the infra-red band so the light emitted cannot be seen. Although the levels are low and are classified as safe under all conditions of normal use, we recommend that users avoid looking directly into the beam.

Trademarks

Camlinx II is a trade mark of Volamp Limited.

Opticalcon ® is a registered mark of Neutrik AG

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Table of Contents

Important..........................................................................................................2

Powering up the Camlinx II...............................................................................2

Disclaimer .....................................................................................................2

Laser Safety...................................................................................................2

Trademarks....................................................................................................2

1.Introduction...................................................................................................5

1.1.Camlinx II : Block Diagram.........................................................................6

2.Camlinx II Units..............................................................................................7

2.1.Camlinx II : Base Unit...............................................................................7

2.2.Camlinx II : Head Unit...............................................................................8

2.3.Dimensions and Weights............................................................................9

3.Camlinx II Configurations...............................................................................10

4.Quick start guide...........................................................................................11

5.Camlinx II Features.......................................................................................12

5.1.Video ....................................................................................................12

5.2.Programme Audio ...................................................................................12

5.3.Displays.................................................................................................12

5.4.Thumb wheel Switches.............................................................................12

5.5.USB System Updates...............................................................................13

5.6.Battery Mounting Plate.............................................................................13

5.7.Tri-Level / Bi-Level sync...........................................................................14

5.8.Serial Data ............................................................................................14

5.9.Timecode...............................................................................................14

5.10.Ethernet...............................................................................................14

5.11.Power over Ethernet..............................................................................15

5.12.HDMI...................................................................................................15

5.13.Tally (26W D Connector)........................................................................15

5.14.Convergence (26W D Connector).............................................................15

5.15.GPIO (26W D Connector)........................................................................16

5.16.Talkback..............................................................................................17

6.System Settings............................................................................................17

6.1.Screenkeys display..................................................................................17

6.2.Fibre Level bars......................................................................................19

6.3.Base Unit : Settings adjustment................................................................20

6.4.Head Unit : Settings adjustment...............................................................22

7.Connectors...................................................................................................24

7.1.Talkback - 5 way XLR connectors .............................................................24

7.2. Base - Serial 1 & 2 connector pin assignments...........................................24

7.3. Base - 26 Way D-Type Connector pin assignments......................................25

7.4. Head - Serial 1 & 2 connector pin assignments.........................................25

7.5. Head - +12V local power connector..........................................................26

8.Power .........................................................................................................27

8.1.Introduction...........................................................................................27

8.2.Base power indication..............................................................................27

8.3.Hybrid fibre/power cable..........................................................................27

8.4.Camera low battery warnings with 52V power.............................................28

9.Troubleshooting............................................................................................29

9.1.Fibre ....................................................................................................29

9.2.Power....................................................................................................29

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10.Accessories.................................................................................................30

11.Ordering information ..................................................................................30

12.Contact Information:....................................................................................30

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1. Introduction

Camlinx 2 is a camera back system for multiplexing video, audio, talkback and control signals onto fibre-optic cables for transmission between a camera and a production facility. This provides the following benefits;

Greatly increased transmission distance over copper based cable increased bandwidth / data rates reduced cable thickness/bulk reduced susceptibility to EM interference

Systems can be ordered with support for all common connection systems including

Neutrik and Lemo.

Unlike other camera back systems, cameras can be powered directly from the

Camlinx2 head unit without the need for additional hardware or modules.

The Camlinx2 head unit can be powered from the cable (hybrid cable required) or it can be powered from a local 12Vdc supply at the head.

A Camlinx 2™ system comprises of a Base unit which resides in the production area and a camera-mounted Head unit. The two units are connected by a fibre optic cable containing two fibres. Power is supplied to the head via a hybrid fibre cable

(incorporates copper conductors as well as the fibres), battery or a local 12V DC supply.

The Camlinx2 system has a USB based upgrade facility which allows users to upgrade their systems in the field from a USB stick . This feature allows the user to incorporate new features and enhancements quickly and reliably.

Settings on the base and head units can be adjusted using three position switches mounted on the front of the units. These switches can be moved from left to right and also have a centre push position. When using these switches the user must press and hold the switch in the desired position until he sees the setting change on a display.

Both the head and the base have a small 22mm x 22mm colour display which is used to display system information. This display also incorporates a large push-button which is used during adjustment of system settings. In addition, the Base unit also has a 2 x 80 character display used to adjust overall system settings.

A basic Camlinx II system has a single bidirectional HD-SDI channel. Two additional

3G/HD/SD video channels can be added to the system at extra cost. With the addition of two extra video channels, the system can handle a full 3D 3G camera.

There are three models in the Camlinx II range. In addition to the main Camlinx II system coverd by this manual, there are two other Camlinx II systems for other applications ;

1.

Camlinx II Lite

2.

Camlinx II Zero

See website for further details.

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1.1. Camlinx II : Block Diagram

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2. Camlinx II Units

2.1. Camlinx II : Base Unit

The base unit is housed in an industry standard 1U / 19” rack enclosure with a cooling fan mounted internally on the right hand side.

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2.2. Camlinx II : Head Unit

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2.3. Dimensions and Weights

BASE

HEAD

Dimensions Width x Depth x Height (mm) Weight (kg)

430 x 270 x 40 ( main 1U enclosure )

485 x 270 x 40

(including front panel mounts and connectors)

180 x 135 x 70 (main enclosure)

185 x 160 x 120

(including fibre pod, connectors, display, battery plates, tally light)

2.5

1

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3. Camlinx II Configurations

The standard Camlinx 2 system is designed to use 9 µm single mode fibre and will not work with multi-mode cable. Single mode fibres permit cable lengths of several kilometres.

The system can use 'fibre only' cable or hybrid cable. Hybrid cables include power conductors as well as the fibres. Power losses down hybrid cables reduce the maximum length of the hybrid cables to less than 300m. See power section 8 for further information.

The system requires a direct optical connection between base and head. The signal will not pass through fibre optic switching equipment such as Ethernet hubs, SMPTE video switches, etc.

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4. Quick start guide

1. Make system connections according to chosen system configuration. Ensure serial and tally cables are connected to the system.

2. Turn on mains power to the base. Ensure power is present at the head and the base. Note that the head powers up several seconds later than the base to reduce power inrush loading on initial power on.

3. Check the power level indicator on the base, ensure the system is not overloaded.

4. Check fibre levels using the screenkeys display at head or base.

5. Set camera number using the menus on the base.

6. Set the serial communications standard (RS232 by default). If a remote control panel is used, check its operation.

7. Set the head audio input levels -0dB by default.

8. Set the headset microphone input level - +18dB level by default.

9. Adjust the headphone volume level.

10.

System should be operational.

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5. Camlinx II Features

5.1. Video

The Camlinx II system supports the following video standards;

Video Standard SMPTE Supported

Composite NTSC/PAL/SECAM 170M Yes

SD-SDI 270MBit PAL

SD-SDI 270MBit NTSC

HD-SDI 1485MBit 1080

50i, 25p, 60i, 30p, 24p

HD-SDI 1483MBit 1080

59.9i, 29.9p, 23.9p

HD-SDI 1485MBit 720 60p

259M

259M

292M

292M

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Dual Link HD-SDI

3G-SDI

292M

372M

424M

Ethernet

HDMI

Yes with 3G and 3G-3D options

(See ordering info )

10/100Mb/s

Base only

5.2. Programme Audio

Audio input and output connectors are mounted on the side of the Camlinx II head unit.

This allows the Camlinx II system to pass audio without additional hardware. Audio input levels can be adjusted in 6dB increments and also have the ability to supply

'phantom power' to a microphone.

Embedded audio is passed transparently by the Camlinx II system.

5.3. Displays

Both the Head and Base units have small colour displays (referred to as the screenkeys display) which present system information to the user. There are fields on the head screenkeys display that are not present on the base display (see table on next page.)

In addition the Base has a 2 x 16 character LCD display.

5.4. Thumb wheel Switches

Settings on the Base and Head units are adjusted using two thumb wheel switches

(SW1,SW2). These have three positions which are to the left, to the right and centre push. When using these switches the user must press and hold the switch in

the desired position until the LCD or Screenkeys display changes.

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On the base, the two front rocker switches are used to change settings on the LCD display only. On the head, the switches are used to adjust settings on the screenkeys display.

5.5. USB System Updates

The Camlinx2 system has a USB upgrade facility which allows users to upgrade their systems in the field from a USB stick.

System upgrades files are available by; a) USB stick from Volamp or Volamp Distribution b) Email attachment from Volamp or Volamp Distribution c) File download from the website.

To upgrade a Camlinx II unit, the programming files must be loaded onto a USB stick.

Apply power to the head or base unit and allow it boot up as normal. Insert the USB stick and leave the system for 5 minutes. During this time the system will not pass signals. Once the system has reconfigured it will automatically reboot itself and start to pass signals. Remove the USB stick.

Volamp recommend the use of SANDISK USB sticks for this purpose.

5.6. Battery Mounting Plate

Camlinx II can be supplied with different battery mounting plates on the head unit.

This is specified when ordering. The following plates are supported;

1.

Anton Bauer 2. Sony V-Lok 3. PAG PagLok

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5.7. Tri-Level / Bi-Level sync

This feature allows gen-locking of cameras. A sync signal connected to the sync input on the base will appear at the sync output on the Camlinx II head for connection to the camera. Both bi-level (SD) and tri-level (HD) syncs are supported.

5.8. Serial Data

Camlinx II provides three full-duplex serial channels with a maximum data rate of

500KBit/second. All channels can be configured as RS232 or RS422 using the menus on the base. Please contact Volamp if support for RS485 is required.

Serial channels 1&2 have dedicated connectors on the base and head units, the third serial channel is located in the 26 way D-type connector.

Note the crossover of the serial signals between the head and the base.

5.9. Timecode

The system passes Time Code (LTC) between the head and the base.

Frequency of operation 960hz – 2.4 kHz.

24,25 or 30 frames of timecode per second with 80 bits per frame.

5.10. Ethernet

10/100 Ethernet can be passed transparently between the head and the base. RJ45 connectors are present on both units for this purpose. This facility can be used for;

Computer networking

Camera control

Pan and tilt control

Internet access.

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5.11. Power over Ethernet

48V up to a maximum of 20W is available at the base Ethernet connector for powering control panels.

5.12. HDMI

The HD-SDI input video channel from the head is output on the HDMI connector at the base .

5.13. Tally (26W D Connector)

Camlinx II incorporates a bidirectional Tally system used to provide an on-air indication at either the head or the base. Connections to the Tally system appear on the 26 way

D-type connectors present on the head and base units. The head has a dedicated Tally

LED indication on the top of the unit which incorporates a push-button switch so it can be manually disabled.

In addition, there is an 'optical Tallly' light output on the head which will be illuminated.

A 'light guide' (

OT-CAMLINXII

) can be connected to this output which can be mounted in the camera eyepiece (or elsewhere) so the operator can always see the the Tally indication.

Passing a current between IN+ and IN- closes the connections between Common1 /

On1 and Common2 / On2 which can be used to drive indications.

5.14. Convergence (26W D Connector)

Provides an analogue voltage from the base to the head for setting the convergence point on 3D cameras. This voltage continuously sampled and is in the range 0 to +5V.

The Convergence pins appear on the 26 way D-type connectors present on the head and base units.

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5.15. GPIO (26W D Connector)

There are 4 digital GPIO (General Purpose Input Output) pins in each direction across the fibre link.

Signals onto the GPIO pins must be at TTL levels

Input Low < 0.7V

Input High >3V up to a maximum of 6V

Maximum switching frequency of 500KHz.

The GPIO pins appear on the 26 way D-type connectors present on the head and base units.

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5.16. Talkback

Camlinx II can support one or two channel talkback systems. The base unit accepts two five pin XLR connectors, one for channel A and the other Channel B. The Head has one five pin XLR connector for a standard headset. Audio from both channels can be received into the headset either as a single channel in each ear or both channels mixed and into each earpiece (see section on head settings).

A talkback controller is available which plugs into the Camlinx II head and allows the user to adjust the headphones volume remotely from the head unit. It also includes a

'push to talk' button which enables the headset microphone. If a Talkback controller is not used, the sound is continuously enabled and volume control is adjusted using the three way rocker switch SW1 on the head unit.

The headphones' microphone can be disabled using SW2 on the head unit.

6. System Settings

6.1. Screenkeys display

Screenkeys colour displays are present on both the head and the base units and provide system information to the user. As the head unit does not have an 16x2 LCD, additional information is displayed on the head display. See following table.

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1

2

FIBRE LEVEL

local

remote

0

Numbers on the screen refer to entries in the table below.

3

8

4 5 6

9 10

7

2

3

0

1

4

5

6

7

Description Colour Notes

Camera Number

Fibre Level % - Local

Black Set at base

Green Also : Fibre unlocked Fibre level too low

Fibre Level % - Remote

Blue

Also : Fibre unlocked Fibre level too low

Fibre Driver Temperature

Yellow

Audio CH1 : Head only

Phantom Power ON Orange

Phantom Power OFF Purple

Audio CH2 :

Phantom Power ON Orange

Phantom Power OFF Purple

Headphones :

Individual

Combined

Mic Level :

Cian

Pink

Head only

Head only

Channel 1 in right headphone, channel 2 in left headphone.

Channels 1 and 2 mixed and driving both headphones

Head only

Input Muted

Input Enabled

8

9

10

Core temperature

Call Indicator

Tally Indicator

Grey

Blue

Red

Blue

Green

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6.2. Fibre Level bars

At the top of the screenkeys displays are two horizontal bars which give an indication of fibre light levels. The local level is the received level at the unit on which the display is mounted (could be head or base). The Remote level is the receiver light level at the unit at the far end of the fibre.

The fibre level bars should lie between 20 – 90% for correct operation.

If the level falls too low, the bar will change to red in colour and reliable operation cannot be guaranteed.

In addition, if communications between the head and base are not locked, the bars will change to grey in colour. (see below)

0

0

Fibre level low indication

A red indication on the fibre level bars means the level is too low for reliable operation.

Action :

1. Ensure fibre connectors are correctly inserted.

2 Check and clean fibres.

3. Check for damaged or broken fibres.

4. Ensure correct fibre in use.

Fibre Communication not locked between head and base.

A grey indication on the fibre level bars means the system is not locked.

Action :

1. Turn the system off and on (cycle the power).

2. Check fibre connections.

3. Contact Volamp or authorised distributor.

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6.3. Base Unit : Settings adjustment

In addition to the screenkeys display, the base unit has a 16x2 character LCD which is used when adjusting system settings.

FIBRE LEVEL

local

remote

MENU

MAIN SUB

SEL

SW1

SW2

Base : Switches and LCD display

16 x 2 character

LCD DISPLAY

The left switch (SW1) navigates up and down through the main menu options while the right switch (SW2) navigates through the sub menu options.

System settings and system information are accessed via these switches.

Once the correct sub menu has been selected, the user must press and hold the centre

→ confirm the setting, press and hold the centre button of SW2 until ( ) disappears.

The following table lists the options available using the base LCD.

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Main Menu Options

SWITCH 1

Sub Menu Options

SWITCH 2

option (NOTE 1)

1 CAMLINXII

BASE

option (NOTE 2)

1 FPGA Head Temp.

2 FPGA Base Temp.

3 PCB Issue No.

4 Unit ID

5 Software

6 Firmware

7 Start Temp option

SELECT - >

(NOTE 3)

INFO

55^C

56^C

1

0475ae

2660

N/A

40^C

(NOTE 4)

2

3

AUDIO

COMP CH2 SET

1

2

Left

Right

1 Line

2

Mic

1 Enabled

2 Disabled

4 STD

1 STD SDI Output

2 STD CVBS Input 1

3 STD CVBS Input 2

4 STD SDI Input

5 STD CVBS Output

Indicates the standard of the selected video

stream.

5

6

CAMERA NUMBER

TALLY OUTPUT

1

2

3

Local

LED

Remote

1 1

2 2

3 3

4 4

5 5

1 LOCK ON

2 LOCK OFF

3 STD

4 INV

1 RS232

2 RS422

7

8

SERIAL RX TX

FIBRE

1 CH1

2 CH2

3 CH3

Local

3G1

3G2

Remote

DRIVER (SFP) Temp

Fibre Loading

Status

NOTES

1

Push left or right to scroll up/down the Main Menu options listed below

2

Push left or right to scroll up/down the Sub Menu options.

3

Press and hold the centre button of Thumbwheel2 (right hand side) until the (- >) appears.

4

Change the setting by pressing Thumbwheel 2 to the right or left.

To confirm the setting, press and hold centre button of Thumbwheel2 until (- >) disappears.

These submenu settings display the system information listed below.

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6.4. Head Unit : Settings adjustment

The two 3 position rocker switches on the head adjust Audio and Talkback functions.

When using these switches the user must press and hold the switch in the desired position until the LCD display changes.

The screenkeys display also incorporates a push-button. By pressing down on the button, the functions of the two three position rocker switches (SW1, SW2) can be changed between Talkback and Audio functions.

AUDIO Functions (Press and hold down the screenkeys button to adjust)

GAIN IN1

GAIN IN2

Ph+

Push rocker switch to left or right to increase / decrease gain by 6dB increments.

Push rocker switch forward to enable or disable 36V Phantom Power (used to power an external microphone). Setting will be reflected on the screenkeys display.

TALKBACK Functions

VOLUME Push rocker switch to left or right to increase / decrease volume into the headset earphones.

Mono Push rocker switch forward to select separate talkback channels in each headphone or a mixture of both into each headphone.

MIC LEVEL Push rocker switch to left or right to increase / decrease gain by 6dB increments.

Mute Push rocker switch forward to mute / unmute the microphone.

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When making adjustments with SW1 and SW2, two 'function select' boxes are displayed on the screenkeys display. The box on the left shows the setting on SW1 and the one on the right shows the setting on SW2

These boxes show the current settings of the Camlinx II head unit. To change the setting, press and hold the switch until the setting on the display changes. Release the switch and the display changes back to camera number.

Setting

GAIN IN

Ph+

VOLUME

Mono

MIC LEVEL

Mute

Function Select Box displays

5

Line level input 0 – 5

Increments of 6dB (0dB to 30dB range)

Phantom Power ON

Phantom Power OFF

Increase / decrease headphone volume

Both talkback channels mixed to each earphone (Mono)

Individual channels to each earphone (Stereo)

5 MIC level input 0 – 5

Increments of 6dB (0dB to 30dB range)

Microphone ON

Microphone OFF

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7. Connectors

7.1. Talkback - 5 way XLR connectors

HEAD

XLR 5 PIN SKT

Pin

1 Microphone +

2 Microphone -

3 Ground/screen

4 Headphones R

5 Headphones L

BASE

XLR 5 PIN PLUG

Pin CHA

1 GND

2 IN-LP+

3 IN-LN-

4 OUT-LN-

5 OUT-LP+

CHB

GND

IN-RP+

IN-RN-

OUT-RN-

OUT-RP+

Talkback Connector Manufacturer

Head Neutrik

Base Neutrik

Mating Connector

NC5FBH (socket) NC5MX

NC5MBH (plug) NC5FX

Talkback Controller

Connector

Head

Manufacturer

Tyco T01-0560-S04

Mating Connectors

T01-0550-P04

7.2. Base - Serial 1 & 2 connector pin assignments.

5 4 3 2 1

9 8 7 6

Pin Function

1

0V

2

TX+ (RS232 / RS422)

3

RX+ (RS232 / RS422)

4

12V ( 200mA max )

5

GND

Pin

6

NC

7

TX- (RS422 only)

8

RX- (RS422 only)

9

NC

Function

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1

2

7.3. Base - 26 Way D-Type Connector pin assignments.

19

14

21

10

Front view

Pin GPIO

1 IN1

9 OUT1

12 IN2

11 OUT2

20 IN3

19 OUT3

22 IN4

21 OUT4

Pin Tally

8 input+

18 input-

17 Output Common1

7 Output Off1

25 Output On1

16 Output Common2

6 Output Off2

24 Output On2

Pin

2

Serial

1. Ch3 RX-

3 Ch3 RX+

Pin Power

26 +5V0 out

23 +12V out

4 Ch3 TX- 13 GND

5 Ch3 TX+ 15 GND

14 GND

Convergence

10 Convergence

7.4. Head - Serial 1 & 2 connector pin assignments.

Pin

3

4

1

2

5

Function

TX+ (RS232 / RS422)

TX- (RS422 only)

GND

RX+ (RS232 / RS422)

RX- (RS422 only)

Serial Connector Manufacturer

Head Tyco T01-0560-S05

Mating Connectors

T01-0550-P05

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7.5. Head - +12V local power connector.

2

3

Pin Function

1 Ground

4

Ground

+12V Out

+12 to +13.2 Volts DC IN

1

4

12V Local Power Manufacturer

Head Neutrik NC4MD-LX

Mating Connectors

NC4FX

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8. Power

8.1. Introduction

The CamlinxII head and base units can be connected with either a Hybrid cable (fibre plus copper power conductors) or a fibre only cable. If a fibre only cable is used, the head can be powered by one of the following;

1. Battery

2. Local +12V supply (front connector on head)

3. Camlinx Power Injector (PI-Camlinx)

The 125W Base power supply is designed to power both the head and the camera. The head power supplies have enough capacity to power most cameras without additional power supply modules.

8.2. Base power indication

On the front of the base unit is a row of vertical green

LEDs which indicate the power load on the base. The top most LED is always illuminated when the base is powered up. The other four LEDs show the loading on the base with the lowest LED showing minimal loading, additional

LEDs show increased loading on the base

LED Power Loading Comment

5 Base Power indication Should always be active

4 Heavy

3 Medium

Upper limit reached for normal operation

2 Medium / Light

1 Light

Head and Camera connected

Head connected

Rating(W)

125

75

25

5

8.3. Hybrid fibre/power cable

The Camlinx base unit can supply 52V DC down a hybrid fibre cable. This is used at the head to generate 12V DC to power the head and the camera. The head can supply the camera with a maximum of 125W up to a distance of 130m.

For distances greater than 130m, the amount of power that the head can deliver to the camera will be reduced due to power losses down a hybrid cable. At a maximum distance of 300m, the power that can be delivered to the camera will be reduced to approximately half the maximum value (see graph below).

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Camlinx2

140.0

120.0

100.0

80.0

60.0

40.0

20.0

0.0

1.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

80.0

90.0

110.0

100.0

130.0

120.0

150.0

140.0

170.0

160.0

190.0

180.0

210.0

200.0

230.0

220.0

250.0

240.0

270.0

260.0

290.0

280.0

300.0

Camlinx II : Power (W) vs Distance

(m)

Base

Head

Power Consumption(Watts) Output capacity (Watts) with hybrid cable length = 130m

20 (base only)

15

125

110 (available to camera)

Camlinx II Head – 12V Local Power input

Supply Voltage Range

Volts DC

Min

9.7

Max

13.2

The Camlinx II head will operate on any supply voltage from 9.7 Volts to 13.2 Volts DC.

A minimum of 12 Volts is recommended to ensure the correct voltage at the camera.

8.4. Camera low battery warnings with 52V power

When operating on the 52Volt power system, the Camlinx 2 head delivers 13.2V to the camera. Camera Battery low warning indication should be set to 12V or lower.

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9. Troubleshooting

Most problems with this type of system are related to fibre or power issues.

9.1. Fibre

There are two main types of fibre faults; continuity faults – due to fibre breaks or connectors not seated correctly.

unexplained losses – dirt in fibre connectors, fibre damage.

Connector losses are low. The maximum for a Neutrik Opticon Connector is 0.5dB.

Cable losses are also low, typically 0.2-0.4 dB per km. A typical installation will be under 300M of cabling with 2 or 3 connectors per path. The total loss will then be just over 1dB worst case.

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2

3

Cause

Badly seated connectors

Dirt

Broken fibre

Action

Unplug and reconnect fibre connections

Clean fibre ends replace fibre

9.2. Power

The Camlinx II system puts 52V down the hybrid cable and can deliver 125 watts to the camera/head assembly. Attempting to draw more power than this and the system may not work reliably.

If you have problems, first check that the 52V supply is on. Next check the power meter on the base.

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If no lights are on – the head isn't connected. There is continuity problem, check your cable and connectors.

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If only the bottom light is on – only the head is powered, check your equipment is switched on

If all lights are on, including the red light at the top, the power supply is overloaded.

The user will need to reduce the load on the system or add additional capacity.

An overloaded power supply can be a result of

1) A short circuit – check your cables and connectors

2) Too much equipment being plugged into the head

3) Inrush problems (i.e. surge of power on power on).

If the head is heavily loaded and inrush problems are suspected when the system is powered up, try powering up the base without the hybrid cable connected. Once the head is stable, connect the cable and the head should power up correctly.

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10. Accessories

Accessory

1 Tally Module

2 Talkback controller

Description

Adds support for Tally2, LanC, Convergence

Remote pod with volume control and PTT

Part number

CAM2-TM

CAM2-TBC

3

4

Optical Tally

Universal RCP

5 Cables light guide giving red tally light in camera eyepiece.

CAM2-OT

Camera remote control panel (RCP)

See http://www.volamp.com/cables.html

RCP-2050A

11. Ordering information

Please specify the video, battery and connector options required when placing your order. In addition, a basic Camlinx II system has one bidirectional HD-SDI Video channel. Additional channels can be added (at extra cost) to suit different applications.;

Option Description Code

-V

Video

Channel options

-C Connector

-1

-2

-3

HD/SD

1

1

1

3G/HD/SD

1

2

N – Neutrik, L3K – Lemo3K, LH – Lemo Hermaphroditic

-P

Battery mount AB – Anton Bauer, V – V Lock, P – PagLok, N – none

e.g. CAMLINX2-3-N-AB would be a Camlinx2 system with three fibre channels

(1 x HD/SD, 2 x 3G/HD/SD) Neutrik connector and Anton Bauer battery plate.

12. Contact Information:

Volamp Ltd., Unit 3, Riverside Business Park, Dogflud Way, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7SS.

UK

Email : [email protected]

www.volamp.com

Tel : +44 (0)1252 724055

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