The 8310 2RU openGear™  modular frame accommodates up to ten openGear™ cards, providing maximum application flexibility. The 8321 20-Slot 2RU openGear™ frame is also available.

The frame's lightweight construction and heavy-duty, removable hinged front door is designed for maximum durability. Long term reliability is assured with the front mounted cooling fans and optional redundant power supply. External connectivity for future flexibility includes dual distributed frame references, integrated SMPTE alarm monitoring and Ethernet-ready connectivity.

Modular Frame Architecture
The 10-slot 8310-C-BNC frame offers the simplicity of a standardized rear connector frame. Any openGear™ card using BNC-type connections can be installed into any slot, without restrictions. Unused slots can be pre-cabled in anticipation of future needs; additional cards can be installed at any time without accessing the rear of the frame.

Where flexibility of I/O connection type is necessary (such as mixed BNC, twisted-pair audio or fiber interfaces), the 10-slot 8310-C frame offers the flexibility of independent rear modules suited to each slot’s interface requirements. Rear modules specifically suited to various card and interfaces can be ordered with card modules and are easily installed. (Rear modules for the 8310-C are sold separately as RM-XXXX-X, with corresponding 9000 series card.)

Cooling Fans & Power
openGear™ frames are designed with an advanced cooling architecture that includes front-door mounted fans to provide forced air cooling for all cards and additional cooling for the power supplies. The intelligent fan controller adjusts fan speed with changes in frame power loading or temperature. Particular attention has been paid to frame acoustics to minimize fan noise.

Two buffered looping reference inputs are distributed to all card slots. A frame-mounted Ethernet port allows an MFC-8320-N network controller card to be added without occupying a module slot.

The frame can accommodate two front-loaded PS-8300 power supplies. Although a single supply can fully power a loaded frame, the addition of a second (optional) supply gives the frame full power redundancy. Each supply is fed by a separate power cord with a PowerLock cord retainer to guard against accidental power loss. Each power supply contains an independent cooling fan, status LED and a front-mounted power switch. One PS-8300 power supply is standard with each openGear™ frame.

Control
An optional network controller card (MFC-8320-N) allows Ethernet connectivity for full control and monitoring via free DashBoard™ software. Optional SNMP support, for large scale monitoring implementation, is also available.