• Synchronization of HD-SDI or SD-SDI signals from asynchronous sources
• Compensation of cable or processing delay from synchronous sources
• Timing video signals before routing or switching and after routing
• Low-latency synchronization for latency-critical live broadcasts
• Video signal color processing to correct or match other sources

Supported Frame Types
GeckoFlex with 8900NET (Net Card) for configuration

Power Rating
8.0 Watts – single slot

Inputs
HD/SD-SDI: One electrical or optional fiber optic

• Input equalization: up to 125m
• Auto-sensing: Yes

Optical: Single-mode (optional)
Formats supported: 1080i @ 59.94, 50; 1080p @ 24, 1080sf @ 24; 720p @ 59.94, 50; 480i @ 59.94; 576i @ 50

Outputs
HD/SD-SDI: Four electrical and up to two additional optional fiber optic

• Return loss: >15 dB, 5 to 270 MHz; >15 dB typical, to 1.5 GHz
• Signal level:SDI 800 mVp-p ±10%
• Rise/fall time (20-80%):140 ps typical for HD, 500 ps typical for SD
• Output jitter in frame sync mode, low jitter applied:
  • <0.2 UI HD >100 kHz
  • <1.0 UI HD 10 Hz >100 kHz
  • <0.2 UI SD >1 kHz
  • <0.2 UI HD 10 Hz >1 kHz

Optical: Single-mode (optional)

Electrical Length (delay)
Fixed delay mode: Nominal: 1 frame (±1 pixel)
User-adjustable range: 1 frame minus 5 lines to 2 frames minus 5 lines
Synchronizing mode (asynchronous input):

• Minimum: 1 frame minus 5 lines
• Maximum: 2 frames minus 5 lines

Fixed delay mode = in minimum delay mode:

• Nominal: 300 pixels (±1 pixel)
• User-adjustable range: 300 pixels to 1 frame minus 5 lines

Synchronizing mode = in minimum delay mode (synchronous input): Nominal: 300 pixels (±1 pixel)

• User-adjustable range: 300 pixels to 1 frame minus 5 lines
• Additional adjustable delay: 0 to 6 additional frames

RGB Color Correction
RGB range 0% to 200% in 1% steps: R gain, G gain, B gain; total gain (controls all 3 at once)
RGB offset range 0% to 100% in 1% steps: R offset, G offset, B offset; RGB offset (controls all 3 at once)
Gamma correction range 0.25 to 4.00 in .01 steps: R, G, and B gamma correction or RGB total gamma correction

Proc. Amp
Gain Range: 0% to 200% in 1% steps: Y gain, color saturation, total gain (controls Y gain and color saturation together), Cb gain, Cr gain
Offset Range: 100% to 100% in 1% steps: Cb offset, Cr offset, Y offset
Clip Range: 50 to 109%: Y/C White clip level, and -7 to 50%: Y Black clip level
Hue Range: -180° to 179° in 1° steps
Synchronizing (Genlock reference signal): The 8900GEN-SM submodule is required for genlocking GeckoFlex platform modules

Control And Monitoring
SNMP: Yes
Web page configuration: Yes
Local configuration: No
Newton™ support: Yes
NetConfig™ support: Yes
NetCentral® support: Yes