Magenta Research has announced the latest addition to its Voyager fibre optic signal distribution platform. The Voyager VG-Matrix 48 is a 48-port full matrix switching solution, offering a more compact solution than the existing 160-port Voyager VG-Matrix 160, claims the company.
When combined with Voyager transmitters and receivers, a complete Voyager system allows analogue or digital video with high-bandwidth digital content protection, plus audio and RS232 signals, to be extended and distributed over single mode fibre to distances of 30km or multimode fibre to distances of 2km. Voyager also converts analogue video inputs to digital, allowing signals to be outputted via an HDMI or DVI connection for additional system streamlining.
The 48-port matrix switcher takes up 5U of rack space and can be outfitted with up to six I/O cards with eight ports each. In simplex mode, a populated matrix switch operates as a 48x48. In duplex mode, which is required for HDCP or bidirectional RS232, the company's Flex I/O technology is enabled, allowing each port on the switch's eight-port I/O cards to be utilised as an input or an output as 1x47, 2x46, 3x45, 47x1, 46x2, and 45x3.
The switcher also features dual power supplies for redundancy, a removable air filter, and is available with the company's MagUI software, a PC-based configuration and switch control system designed for Voyager systems.
