AJA BRIDGE NDI 3G High Density 4K/UltraHD/HD NDI/SDI Conversion Gateway

AJA Bridge NDI 3G is a 1RU conversion gateway that moves video between SDI and NDI at high density, handling 16 channels of SD/HD or four channels of 4K/UltraHD up to 60p. Designed to drop into existing NDI or SDI plants as a plug-and-play appliance, it serves broadcast, AV, eSports, security and surveillance, and entertainment venues that need efficient, remotely controllable NDI encode and decode.

Conversion is bidirectional, with selectable 8-bit and 16-bit 4:2:2 NDI encode profiles, support for NDI 6, 5, and 4, NDI HX input, and video plus key handling. Sixteen channels of audio, timecode across VITC1, VITC2, LTC, and Time-of-Day, and buffer controls for low latency tuning round out the toolset. Administration runs through a remote WebUI or local GUI, with dual 10GigE interfaces, redundant power supplies, and a three year warranty.

Key Features

• 3G-SDI I/O for 16 channels of SD/HD or 4 channels of 4K/UltraHD up to 60p
• Bidirectional SDI-to-NDI and NDI-to-SDI encode and decode
• Supports NDI 6, NDI 5, and NDI 4, with NDI HX on input
• Selectable 8-bit and 16-bit 4:2:2 encode profiles plus video and key support
• 16-channel audio and timecode across VITC1, VITC2, LTC, and Time-of-Day
• Remote WebUI or local GUI control with dual 10GigE for media and control
• 1RU enterprise form factor, redundant power supplies, three year warranty

Specifications

• Video Formats: (4K) 4096x2160p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60 ; (UltraHD) 3840x2160p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60 ; (HD) 1080p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60 ; (HD) 1080i 50, 59.94, 60 ; (HD) 720p 50, 59.94, 60 ; (SD) 525i 59.94, 625i 50
• Video Codecs NDI NDI HX (input only)
• Audio Streams/Codecs NDI (uncompressed float) SDI (PCM)
• Color Component Sampling, Color Space, and Bit Depth SDI YCbCr, 4:2:2, 10-bit NDI UYVY, 4:2:2, 8-bit UYVA, 4:2:2, 8-bit P216, 4:2:2, 16-bit (output only)
• Video Processing Scaling Letterbox/Pillarbox Video/Key Pair (2x SDI to 1x NDI + Alpha, or, 1x NDI + Alpha to 2x SDI) Reclocking for integer/fractional rate conversion
• Audio Processing Audio reference level per video channel / group (up to 16 audio channels) Sample Rate conversion
• Performance Up to 16x HD (NDI/SDI) Up to 4x 4K (NDI/SDI) Ultimate performance based on network conditions, concurrent video processing, and other parameters
• NDI Video Input NDI (approx. 100–250Mbit/s) NDI HX (approx. 8-20Mbit/s)
• NDI Video Output NDI (approx. 100–250Mbit/s)
• SDI Video Input Digital 3G-SDI, SMPTE-424, 10-bit 1.5G-SDI, SMPTE 292M, 10-bit 270Mb-SDI, SMPTE 259M-C, 10-bit
• SDI Video Output Digital 3G-SDI, SMPTE-424, 10-bit 1.5G-SDI, SMPTE 292M, 10-bit 270Mb-SDI, SMPTE 259M-C, 10-bit
• NDI Audio Input Up to 16-channel, uncompressed float, 48 kHz sample rate, per NDI connection
• NDI Audio Output Up to 16-channel, uncompressed float, 48 kHz sample rate, per NDI connection
• SDI Audio Input Digital Up to 16-channel, 16 and 24-bit SDI embedded audio, 48 kHz sample rate, synchronous per SDI connection
• SDI Audio Output Digital Up to 16-channel, 16 and 24-bit SDI embedded audio, 48 kHz sample rate, synchronous per SDI connection
• Reference Dual Analog Color Black or HD Tri-level sync
• Timecode VITC1, VITC2, LTC (embedded), Time-of-Day
• Network Mode Unicast for each RX requesting a stream, TX to replicate the same stream, can impact TX performance if too many RXs request source
• Configuration and Monitoring NDI 5.5 or NDI 4 library can be used via interface toggle Browser via network attached client system Local “Kiosk” interface via monitor (VGA), keyboard, and mouse (not included) Local Dual Channel Audio via USB sound card (included) REST API
• Form Factor 1RU turnkey system 18x Din 1.0/2.3 BNC: 16SDI I/O, 2Ref (3G/1.5G-SDI compatible) 2x 10 GigE Local interface via VGA and USB OS custom image Updates via download
• Size (w x d x h) 17.2” x 16.9" x 1.7" (436.88 x 429.26 x 43.18 mm)
• Weight 28 lb. (12.7kg) in box 18 lb. (8.2kg) server only
• Power 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz (Dual, redundant power supplies) 190W typical, 245W Maximum
• Environment Safe Operating Temperature: 5 to 35 C (41 to 95 F) Safe Storage Temperature (Power OFF): -40 to 60 C (-40 to 140 F) Operating Relative Humidity: 8-90% noncondensing Nonoperating Relative Humidity: 5-95% noncondensing