Ampex Data Systems ATM 300 Manual De Usuario
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Introduction
1.0
Introduction
This manual describes how to install and operate the Ampex ATM 300 Series Tape Recorder
Interface.
Interface.
1.1
Description
Ampex provides three models of the ATM 300 Series Tape Recorder Interface:
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ATM 300 - Multimode fiber physical layer interface
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ATM 300S - Singlemode fiber physical layer interface with SyncStart
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ATM 300M - Multimode fiber physical layer interface with SyncStart
These three units convert OC-3 (Optical Carrier) data to HOTLink™ serial data for recording
to an Ampex DIS tape drive. During playback, the units convert HOTLink serial data from the
DIS tape drive to OC-3 optical data at a continuous 19.44 megabytes (MB) per second.
Figure 1 shows a typical single unit configuration.
to an Ampex DIS tape drive. During playback, the units convert HOTLink serial data from the
DIS tape drive to OC-3 optical data at a continuous 19.44 megabytes (MB) per second.
Figure 1 shows a typical single unit configuration.
Table 1 lists the ATM 300 specifications.
Figure 1. Typical Configuration
Table 1. Specifications
Parameter
Specification
Data Interfaces
Fiber Optic
Electrical Serial
ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode), OC-3 (Optical Carrier) and
SONET formats
Cypress HOTLink
SONET formats
Cypress HOTLink
Data Transfer Rate
OC-3
HOTLink
HOTLink
19.44 MB/sec (155.52 Mbits/sec)
0-32 MB/sec (0-256 Mbits/sec)
0-32 MB/sec (0-256 Mbits/sec)
Optical Wavelength
1300 nm
Optical Connectors
Duplex SC
IN
OUT
HOTLINK
RECORD
PLAY
ATM 300 SERIES
ASYCHRONOUS
DIS 160i/162i
TRANSFER
MODE (ATM)
SWITCH
MODE (ATM)
SWITCH
TAPE DRIVE OR
DIS 260i/262i/860i/862i
ACL
DIS 260i/262i/860i/862i
ACL
FIBER OPTIC DEVICE