Cobalt Digital Updates Blue Box Converters

Cobalt Digital today announced updates and additions to the popular Blue Box Group family of fiber-interface converter boxes.

MK2 is the second generation of fiber optic BBG units. MK2 supports Cobalt’s BBGConfig software for setup and status-monitoring over USB and includes the following throwdown fiber-conversion products: 

• BBG-EO-MK2 Single 3G/HD/SD-SDI/ASI/MADI Transmit
• BBG-OE-MK2 Single 3G/HD/SD-SDI/ASI/MADI Receive
• BBG-2EO-MK2 Dual 3G/HD/SD-SDI/ASI/MADI Transmit
• BBG-2OE-MK2 Dual 3G/HD/SD-SDI/ASI/MADI Receive
• BBG-EOOE-MK2 3G/HD/SD-SDI/ASI/MADI Transceiver
• BBG-H-TO-F HDMI 1.4 or DVI to SMPTE 259M, 292M, 424M SDI and SMPTE 297 Fiber-Optic Converter

Another new addition is the BBG-SFP-SXH reconfigurable video SFP throwdown box. This BBG unit has a 3G/HD/SD-SDI-selectable input or output with external SFP cage and HDMI and stereo analog audio output. A range of SFPs will be available for this box, making it a platform with maximum flexibility. Like all of the other new fiber BBG converters, the BBG-SFP-SXH supports the Cobalt BBGConfig application.

“The mini-converters in our Blue Box Group series already offered high-quality design, function, and reliability in a small package,” said Bob McAlpine, Cobalt Digital EVP of sales and marketing. “Now, with MK2 and the SFP box, we’ve brought this family of throwdown converters and processors to a new level of flexibility and functionality.”