FieldCast Mux/Demux One Plus 12G

Transport over long distance
The mux/demux pair can transport video over distances of up to 20 km/12 mi for 12G SDI and up to 40 km/24 mi for 3G SDI. The mux is typically placed at the camera side, and the demux at the control room side.

4 independent video channels with loop-through and dual output
The set supports 4 independent SDI video channels. The SDI inputs have a reclocked loop-through. The SDI outputs are dual. Hence, monitoring on both sides (input and output) is possible. The SDI input is typically connected to the camera’s SDI output. The SDI output is generally connected to the SDI input of a monitor or switcher.

4 independent bidirectional Ethernet channels
Both the Mux and Demux units contain one full-duplex 1Gb Ethernet port. The 1Gb Ethernet port is typically used to transport camera control data between the camera and the camera controller or switcher. Connect the cameras’ Ethernet ports to a hub, then connect the hub to the Mux’s Ethernet port. On the other side, connect the Demux’s Ethernet port to the camera controller/switcher’s Ethernet port, or connect to a hub if more data controller devices are needed, for instance, a camera controller and a laptop.

Transport over one fiber optic core
All information for up to 4 SDI video channels and their corresponding control data, back and forth, runs over a single fiber optic core. This means a simplex fiber-optic cable is sufficient to bridge the distance between mux and demux, saving on fiber-optic cable costs. Alternatively, if you have a fiber optic cable with 2 cores, you have 1 core (or channel) left for other fiber optic transport. You might, for example, use the free fiber optic core to connect to a second, similar Mux/Demux pair to add redundancy to your setup.

No compression
There is no signal processing involved, so there is no compression; full data integrity is guaranteed.

Unidirectional video by default
The standard model is unidirectional, meaning that 4 SDI signals go from mux to demux; it’s denoted as 4i/o, where ‘i’ stands for input and ‘o’ stands for output.

Bidirectional video on request
Upon request, the direction of the SDI signals can be changed to bidirectional. Customization is done at the factory level and built as requested.
Custom bidirectional models can be configured in any way, for instance, 2 channels mux to demux and 2 channels demux to mux (2i/2o), or 1 channel mux to demux and 3 channels demux to mux (1i/3o, which is technically the same as 3i/1o).

LC fiber by default
By default, the mux/demux set is supplied with an LC single mode fiber optic port. On request, other fiber ports, such as SC or ST connectors, can be built in.

Upgrade (UPG) port to add more channels
Start with the channels you need today and scale up as demand grows. The UPG Port lets you add more channels without replacing your existing hardware.
Simply connect the UPG port of your existing Mux/Demux pair to the COM port of a secondary 4-channel or 8-channel Mux/Demux pair, supporting up to 16 SDI video channels plus full-duplex 1Gb Ethernet.
When connected, the cascaded systems will still carry all information over a single fiber-optic core.
Cascaded systems can be easily split into two independent Mux/Demux systems and then recascaded as needed, making them ideal for environments requiring staged or modular network builds.