Six documented HD-SDI models, from single links to an 8-channel rack unit with audio, data and Ethernet — for plants that run HD-SDI and are not re-cabling for anyone.
A large part of the world's professional video plant still runs HD-SDI: cameras, routers and recorders bought in the HD decade, working perfectly, connected by coax runs that were already at their limit when installed. When those plants grow — a new camera position across a campus, a second control room, a link between buildings — the constraint is never the signal, it is the copper. This family exists for exactly that moment: it lifts HD-SDI onto fiber without asking the plant to change anything else.
The six models concentrate on aggregation. The headline unit is a 1U rack-mountable 8-channel HD-SDI fiber converter, built for the equipment-room end of a multi-camera plant. Alongside it, multi-channel models combine HD-SDI video with audio, data and Ethernet on the same fiber, so a remote node brings its control and network connectivity with it instead of needing a second infrastructure run.
| Model (official product name) | Series | Documentation |
|---|---|---|
| 1U Rack-Mountable 8-Channel HD-SDI Fiber Converter | LNK-HDSDI-8V | Specification captured from the official product page |
| 4-Channel Bidirectional HD-SDI Fiber Converter | LNK-HDSDI-4BV | Specification captured from the official product page |
| 4-Channel HD-SDI Fiber Converter with RS485 & Tally | — | Full specification confirmed per model at quotation |
| HD/3G-SDI to Fiber Converter with reversed RS422/485 data | — | Full specification confirmed per model at quotation |
| Mini Bi-directional HD-SDI to Fiber Converter | — | Full specification confirmed per model at quotation |
| Mini HD-SDI over Fiber Extender | — | Full specification confirmed per model at quotation |
The complete HD-SDI family as listed in the manufacturer's catalogue; full specifications are confirmed per model at quotation.
If three or more HD-SDI feeds leave the same building, price the rack-mount multi-channel option before buying singles: one chassis, one power feed, one fiber bundle. The field ends stay small; the aggregation happens where the technicians are.
Models in this family carry audio, data and Ethernet beside the video. A remote camera node that also needs network and a data return can be served by one fiber and one converter pair — list those needs in the inquiry rather than assuming separate links.
HD-SDI sources vary (720p, 1080i, 1080p at different frame rates). Before payment, confirm the exact model accepts your source format and matches your fiber type.
If the plant will stay HD, these models are the direct fit. If a 3G upgrade is plausible, the 3G-SDI family covers HD rates too — tell us the roadmap in the inquiry and we will quote the family that will not strand you.
Up to eight HD-SDI channels in the 1U rack unit in this family. Larger counts are built by combining units; state the channel count and we will lay out the chassis plan.
Fiber conversion is a physical-layer translation; the signal is not compressed, re-encoded or buffered as video. Latency is a property of the electronics, and for live production the practical answer is that these links are used in live plants — confirm any hard latency budget against the exact model at quotation.
Send the model name, the distance, the fiber type and the quantity. We will confirm the matching transmitter/receiver pairing, the optical module and the full specification of the exact model in writing before you pay.