The new 9914 series of distribution amplifiers of Cobalt Digital will be at the 2019 NAB Show (6-11 April). These devices are designed to support 4K 12G-SDI sources and are built for openGear frames. In addition, they are allowed for copper runs long enough to reach most equipment within a rack room or production truck.

The 9914DA-4×16-XPT-12G reclocking DA has four input channels that can be crosspoint-routed to 16 DA outputs, plus a fiber option that allows significantly longer runs. The crosspoint allows quad 1×4, dual 1×8, single 1×16 and manual configurations. Any of the four inputs can be distributed or duplicated across four groups of 1×4 DAs, and the quad-input capacity supports 8K quad-link content over 12G-SDI interfaces. Up to 10 9914DA-4×16-XPT-12G cards can be installed in one openGear frame to provide 40 channels of input and distribution to up to 160 outputs.

There are three models more in the series, each with 16 DA outputs: the 9914DA-QUAD-1×4-12G (four inputs that can be distributed to four DA outputs), 9914DA-DUAL-1×8-12G (two inputs channels that can be distributed to eight outputs) and 9914DA-1×16-12G (one input distributed to 16 DA outputs). Each of the models is controlled locally with Cobalt’s remote control panels of Cobalt or through a standard Ethernet network with Dashboard software.

Chris Shaw, executive video president of sales and marketing at Cobalt Digital, explains the advantages of the 9914DA-4×16-XPT-12G: “As 4K adoption continues to increase, broadcasters and other production facilities need to be able to distribute 12G-SDI signals throughout master control or an OB truck. Our 9914DA-4×16-XPT-12G provides the extra advantage of its flexible crosspoint routing for 4K and even 8K signals.”