BirdDog OpenGear 4 Channel NDI Encoder / Decoder

OG4. The World’s First NDI® openGear card.

BirdDog OG4 is the world’s first NDI® openGear card. OG4 features four independently configurable 12G SDI inputs and outputs. Full Dashboard support is included along with SFP+ port for 10GbE connectivity. A true OG.

openGear oGx Frame Compatible.

OG4 is fully compatible with the 4th generation of the openGear® platform, oGx. openGear is an open-architecture and modular 2RU rack frame system that allows for OG’s from various manufacturers to live together in the same frame in total harmony. 

Professional Cooling. Professional Power.

openGear frames include integrated cooling fans to provide maximum cooling for all cards and can be configured with dual, redundant power supplies for maximum reliability and uptime.

Dashboard.

BirdDog OG4 offers full support for Dashboard, the freely available unified control software for MacOS, Windows, and Linux.

SFP+ for 10GbE & long range.

Industry standard SFP+ connection allows for short, medium, and long-range connections over fiber and supports 10GbE.

Encode & Decode up to 4Kp60.

With support for all resolutions up to 4Kp60, including all HD resolutions, Encoding and Decoding 4K Full NDI® has never been easier. OG4 supports up to 4x channels of 4Kp60 Encode or 2 channels of 4Kp60 Decode. Of course, OG4 supports 4 channels of 1080p60 decode.

Independent Channel Control.

Each channel has independent control of frame rates and resolutions so you can mix and match. Set channel 1 to 4Kp60 and channel 2 to 1080i50. Card must be set to Encode or Decode.

OPENGEAR FRAME SUPPORT

Requires oGx frame, the 4th generation of the openGear platform.

SUPPORTED VIDEO FORMATS

UHD 3840x2160p
23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60

HD 1920x1080p
23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60

HD 1920x1080i
50, 59.94, 60

HD 1280x720p
50, 59.94, 60

VIDEO I/O CONNECTIVITY

12G SDI Selectable Input/Output*
Full-size x 4

AUDIO INPUT

SDI
2-ch Per SDI connector

AUDIO OUTPUT

SDI
2-ch Per SDI connector

VIDEO CODEC SUPPORT

NDI (Full Bandwidth i-frame compression)
Max. 4ch UHD 60p

NETWORK STREAMING TRANSPORT SUPPORT

NDI
Full NDI

NETWORK CONNECTIVITY

OpenGEAR Network Port (Integrated in Chassis backplane)
1 x 1Gbps

SFP+ Network Port
1 x 10Gbps optional module, Optical 10GbE

DIMENSIONS

33.5cm x 7.5cm x 2.4cm (Processor card only)

CONTROL SUPPORT

System management and control
On-device WebUI, Published RESTful API, Q-Sys plugin, Crestron, Zoom, openGear Dashboard control system

Health monitoring
On-device WebUI

*4-Ch. 12G SDI encode support, 2-Ch. 12G/4-Ch 1.5/3/6G SDI decode support.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

4th Gen openGear oGx modular frame.

For 1Gb Ethernet operation, the frame requires either an OG3-N or OG3-NS controller card installed. The 8322-S controller card does not provide external 1 Gb Ethernet connectivity.

Both the Ross Dashboard and BirdDog WebUI interfaces must run on a computer that has a physical wired Ethernet connection. Wireless connections do not allow device discovery.