Set up SDI/ASI cards
ASI/SDI cards can be configured for different modes of operation. For example, if there are two 4-port ASI/SDI cards in the same chassis, one card can be configured for ASI output and the other card for HD or UHD SDI input.
Set up a 4-port SDI/ASI card
The following three modes are supported.
4 ASI/HD-SDI/SD-SDI
- 4 independent 3G-SDI/ASI ports. Each port can be either SDI or ASI, input or output.
For reception use cases, use this mode for 4 independent SDI outputs or 4 independent ASI inputs.
1 UHD 12G or Quad Link 3G
- Port 1 SDI input/output (up to UHD 12G-SDI) or ASI input/output, or
- Ports 1-4 SDI input/output for Interleaved mode for UHD.
For reception use cases, use this mode for UHD SDI output.
1 UHD 12G with downconversion
- Port 1 SDI input/output (up to UHD 12G-SDI) or ASI input/output.
For reception use cases, use this mode for UHD SDI output with downconversion.
Set up an 8-port SDI/ASI card
The following three modes are supported.
8 ASI/HD-SDI/SD-SDI
- 8 independent 3G-SDI/ASI ports. Each port can be either SDI or ASI, input or output.
For reception use cases, use this mode for 8 independent SDI outputs or 8 independent ASI inputs.
Dual 4K channels over 12G-SDI or Quad link
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Port 1 SDI input/output (up to UHD 12G-SDI) or ASI input/output, or
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Ports 1-4 SDI input/output in Interleaved mode for UHD.
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Port 5 SDI input/output (up to UHD 12G-SDI) or ASI input/output, or
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Ports 5-8 SDI input/output in Interleaved mode for UHD.
For reception use cases, use this mode for UHD SDI output.
Dual 12G-SDI with ASI/SDI side channel
- Port 1 SDI output (up to UHD 12G-SDI) or ASI input/output.
- Port 5 SDI output (up to UHD 12G-SDI) or ASI input/output.
For reception use cases, use this mode for UHD SDI output with ASI/SDI output side channel.
To set the mode of operation of an SDI/ASI card:
- From the MK.IO Beam web UI, select the Appliance Tab.
- Select the ASI/SDI interface Tab.
- Select the Slot Tab corresponding to the SDI/ASI card. If more than one card is present, there will be a separate slot tab for each card.
- Select the ASI/SDI mode from the drop-down menu.