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Ross Ultrix Carbonite Production Switcher Series
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Meet the needs of the present while preparing for the future. As a proven hyperconverged switching and routing platform, Ultrix Carbonite provides facilities with an easy-to-use and cost-effective system that can expand as production needs and requirements grow.
Based on the revolutionary Software-Defined Production Engine (SDPE), Ultrix Carbonite pairs the world’s most popular mid-sized production switcher with the powerful routing and signal processing capabilities of an Ultrix router to yield a level of performance, flexibility and value unachievable by any traditional standalone system.
Carbonite SDPE
Each Carbonite SDPE blade is a fully independent switcher with 22 inputs and outputs. The SDPE provides up to 2 full ME and 4 MiniME banks (2 MiniME banks in UHD). Each full ME bank has 6 keyers, while the MiniME banks provide 2 keyers each. Twelve 2D DVEs (six in UHD), each with its own adjustable perspective Border Generator are available systemwide.
1 Frame, Multiple Carbonites
The entire Ultrix input matrix, in groups of 18, is available to any Carbonite SDPE blade. This simplifies setup for multi-room productions since all Carbonites in the frame have direct access to the same pool of video sources. Input signals can be routed effortlessly into the switcher using a router control panel, or by sending RossTalk commands from Carbonite to Ultrix.
Signal Processing
Ultrix Carbonite is a comprehensive signal processing toolbox housed in the Ultrix frame. Input Frame Synchronisers and Format Converters (FSFC) can be used to adjust incoming signal formats while Processing Amplifiers and Colour Correctors can be applied to any input.
MultiViewers
In addition to Ultrix MultiViewers, the Carbonite SDPE blade provides 2 Production MultiViewers in HD (1 in UHD) that can access the full range of Carbonite-derived signals. The Carbonite and Ultrix MultiViewer capability can fulfill virtually any Control Room monitoring requirement.
Comprehensive Control
Ultrix Carbonite is fully compatible with TouchDrive, Ross Video’s revolutionary touch-enabled control surface. Ultrix Remote Control Panels or Ultritouch monitoring displays can also be used for router control or switcher recall operations. And DashBoard can extend control beyond the switcher to a full range of Ross and third-party devices.
Mixed Formats and Connectivity
The challenges of mixed-signal formats and connectivity schemes are easily overcome using Ultrix Carbonite. SDI, SMPTE 2110 IP, even MADI, Fiber and HDMI sources can be connected directly to Ultrix I/O boards and used within the Carbonite environment.
Chassis | FR2 | FR5 | FR12 |
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Number of Slots | 3 Standard slots 1 Fixed Slot (HD-SDI) |
8 Standard slots 1 Flex Slot (I/O Blades only) |
16 |
Maximum SDPE Blades per Chassis | 2 | 4 | Configuration dependent |
Maximum UHD Gearboxes per Slot | 3 in/3 out | 3 in / 3 out | 3 in / 3 out |
Maximum Ultriscape MV Head Licenses per Slot | 3 SDI or 2 IP | 3 SDI or 2 IP | 3 SDI or 2 IP |
Maximum 3Gb/s Input Frame Syncs per Chassis | 72 | 160 | 288 |
Maximum 12Gb/s Input Frame Syncs per Chassis | 12 | 27 | 48 |
Maximum 12Gb/s Clean/Quiet Outputs per Chassis | 72 | 160 | 288 |
Audio Matrix Size (with Optional MADI SFPs) | 1536 x 1536 | 3456 x 3456 | 6144 x 6144 |
Maxium Size of Ultrimix-MXR Audio Mixer | 128 x 64 | 128 x 64 | 128 x 64 |
Width | 17.5″ (445mm) | 17.5″ (445mm) | 17.5″ (445mm) |
Depth | 7.9″ (201mm) | 7.9″ (201mm) | 7.9″ (201mm) |
Height | 3.48″ (88mm) | 8.7″ (221mm) | 21″ (534mm) |
Frame Weight | 12 lbs (5.44kg) | 14 lbs (6.35Kg) | 76 lbs (34.47 Kg) |
I/O Card Weight | 3 lbs (1.36kg) | 3 lbs (1.36 kg) | 3 lbs (1.36 Kg) |
CARBONITE SDPE | ||
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Supported Video Formats | 720p /50 /59.94 | |
1080i /50 /59.94 | ||
1080pSF /23.98 /24 /25 /29.97 /30 | ||
1080p /23.98 /24 /25 /29.97 /30 /50 /59.94 /60 | ||
2160p /23.98 /24 /25 /29.97 /30 /50 /59.94 /60 | ||
Maximum ME (Mix/Effects Banks) per Blade | 2 | |
Keyers per ME | 7 (6 Full Keyers + 1 Transition Keyer) |
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MiniME Banks per Blade | 4 (HD/3G) 2 (UHD) |
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Keyers per MiniME | 2 | |
Floating UltraChrome Chroma-Key Engines | 4 (HD/3G) | |
2 (UHD) | ||
Floating 2D DVE | 12 (HD/3G) | |
6 (UHD) | ||
Number of Media Stores | 4 Channels (with Alpha) | |
Media Store RAM Capacity | 8GB (shared) | |
USB Media Player | 1 (HD only) | |
Event Memory & Custom Control Macro Systems | 100 Memories per ME & MiniME & 256 Custom Controls per setup file | |
Tally/GPIO per Blade | 24/24 | |
N+2 Redundant Power Supplies | 2 Fully Loaded Ultripower Rack-Mount PSU Chasses |
CARBONITE SDPE – SYSTEM OPTIONS | ||
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ME 1 License | Base Configuration with 1 ME | |
ME 2 License | Enables second ME | |
UHD License | Enables selection of UHD operation modes | |
Frame Sync / Format Converter License | HD: Frame Sync with Format Converters on every input Converts SD to 1080i, 270p to 1080i, 1080p to 1080i, 1080p to 720p, 720p to 1080p, 1080i to 1080p |
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UHD: 4 User Assignable Fram Sync with Format Converters to any input Converts HD 720p/1080i/1080p of the same Frame Rate to UHD system format |
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Proc Amp / Colour Corrector License | HD: Proc Amp / Colour Corrector on every input | |
UHD: 4 User Assignable Proc Amp / Colour Correctors to any input |
ULTRIX HDX-IO# | ||
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Number of HD BNC Inputs | 16 | |
Number of HD BNC Outputs | 16 | |
Audio Channels per I/O | 16 | |
SFP Aux Ports* | 2* | |
*SFPs sold separately |
ULTRIX IP-IO BLADE# | ||
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Media Ports | (4) 25GE SFP28* | |
Video Streams per Card | 3G/HD: 16+16 redundant, 16 non-redundant |
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6G/UHD: 4+4 redundant, 8 non-redundant |
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IP Transport Standard Support | SMPTE ST 2110 suite, including: | |
– 10, System Timing & Definitions | ||
– 20, Uncompressed Active Video | ||
– 30, PCM Digital Audio | ||
System Timing & Reference | PTP Slave (SMPTE 2059, AES67 & IEEE-1588 default profiles) |
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Control & Setup | NMOS IS-04 & IS-05 for AIMS-compliant discovery, registration & connection control | |
EmBER+ discovery, registration & connection control from popular 3rd-party systems |
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Provisioning & monitoring via DashBoard &/or our published JSON API | ||
*SFPs sold separately |
ULTRIX SFP-IO BLADE# | ||
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Number of SFP cages | 16 Bidirectional SFP Cages plus 2 Aux Ports* |
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I/O Specification | See SFP manufacturer spec sheet for I/O specification |
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*SFPs sold separately |
TOUCHDRIVETM CONTROL PANELS# | ||
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Multi-Panel Operation | 1 Master, 2 Satellites, 1 SoftPanel | |
Number of Panel Models Available | 6 | |
Exclusive Touch Displays w/Gesture Control | ||
Themeable Panel Glow RGB Buttons | ||
Preloaded DashBoard control application | ||
Available Touchscreen DashBoard Monitor | ||
Redundant Power Supplies (optional) | Bricks or Ultripower |