R232 Multiport RF Routing System

Digital Alert Systems continues to embrace the future and push cable technology with the Model R232 MultiPort RF Routing System. Unlike any regular RF switch, the R232 encompasses many features never before offered in a RF switch design, all in a compact and affordable package.

The R232 starts off with a multiple-input – multiple-output switching matrix featuring dual independent A & B outputs that can select any of the 32 inputs. Since the R232 uses two matrixes, the outputs are non-blocking, so each output is completely independent of the other and can share the same input or any other input. This makes the R232 truly unique for test monitoring as different instruments or monitors can be configured on each output and then look at the same or any other input. Never before has it been this easy to monitor one port and compare it with another port using the same or different test heads. Speed up testing and perform more thorough examination in much less time and with much less equipment.

Adding to the suite of R232 features is the 20db of gain from input to out- put, which is able to pull signals up to valid testing levels without introducing performance errors over the operating band, and to minimize noise it shunts unused inputs and outputs directly in to 75Ω

The future of Hybrid Fiber Coax plants requires using even greater band- width on the coax side. Services like DOCSIS 3.1 and many others requires ever increasing bandwidth and the R232 is up to the task, operating up to 2GHz – well beyond even the most current standards.

Port selection is accomplished via a 10/100 Ethernet control port using a simple browser interface or the exclusive Digital Alert Systems CrossPoint Control Protocol (MXCP™) making interfacing with automation and test equipment substantially easier over less sophisticated or manual controls.

The R232 features the unique side-attached Pocket Power Supply™ to create the densest, most compact 1RU chassis design without resorting to external power blocks and boasts top-notch performance from 5MHz to over 2GHz with 20db of gain making it perfect for large-scale test port management.