Skaarhoj ETH-SDI Link

ETH-SDI Link receives TCP or UDP camera control data over Ethernet and embeds it in its 3G-SDI output. You control Blackmagic Design cameras with SKAARHOJ panels without an ATEM switcher, even remotely. Powered via PoE.

SKAARHOJ ETH-SDI Link is a bridge between Ethernet-based control systems and SDI-embedded control workflows. It receives camera control information over the network and forwards it to the SDI output, so SKAARHOJ controllers can drive Blackmagic Design cameras without an ATEM switcher. The SDI input carries the return video, and data from several RCPs can be merged onto a single SDI wire.

Camera control from IP to SDI

Camera control data from Ethernet straight into SDI – for studios, OB vans and remote production.

TCP/UDP → SDI3G-SDI in and outNo ATEM requiredPoE poweredMade in Denmark

Camera control without ATEM

ETH-SDI Link embeds the control data directly in the SDI signal to the camera. SKAARHOJ RCPs or the Blackmagic Camera Control Panel can drive an URSA Broadcast G2, for example, with no ATEM switcher.

Fewer cables in the control room

Network data from several RCPs is merged onto a single SDI wire. The setup becomes tidier and the cabling simpler.

Truly remote production

Control cameras in real time where running SDI cables is impractical or impossible. The control data travels over the network and ETH-SDI Link hands it to the camera on site.

Network and SDI in one setup

ETH-SDI Link joins modern IP control with established SDI infrastructure. Existing equipment stays in place while camera control reaches across the whole network.

TCP and UDP

Receives camera control data in both protocols over 100 Mbit/s Ethernet.

Return video

SDI input for the return feed, SDI output with embedded control data.

One cable

Power and data over PoE (IEEE 802.3af), with a DC input as an alternative.

Built to last

Compact, robust design for demanding broadcast use, designed and made in Denmark.

One controller for camera and switcher. A SKAARHOJ RCP Pro sends data over the network to two ETH-SDI Link units: one embeds it in SDI for a Blackmagic Design camera, the other feeds an ATEM switcher.

Control cameras from another location. A Blue Pill Server with an ETH-SDI Link and a camera works at the first location, while an RCP Pro at the second location is connected to them over the network.

Three controllers, one SDI cable. Data from three RCP Pro controllers passes through a switch and is merged by ETH-SDI Link onto a single SDI line to three Blackmagic Design cameras.