The ShaxX system from Bluebell has been designed to provide power insertion to broadcast cameras equipped with standard SMPTE 304M hybrid connectors, thus enabling remote power supply via the hybrid cable. Power can be inserted and transferred to the remote camera which can be located up to 300 m away. Combined with the Shax-CCU, cameras can be deployed remotely using ordinary single-mode fibre optic network that may exist in a stadium, campus or metropolitan area.


The ShaxX-LITE allows the user to replace the hybrid fibre/copper cable between the camera and the CCU with a standard fibre cable and relay all communications and signals.

This frees the camera from the need to be connected to a local mains power supply.

The ShaxX-LITE can also be combined with Bluebell multi-format interfaces to multiplex signals from multiple cameras over a single cable. This can help reduce and simplify assembly and installation time.

The front panel LEDs provide instant feedback on the link status between each camera and CCU. The ShaxX-LITE is housed in a robust and reinforced aluminium case, ideally suited for outdoor broadcast and mobile production applications. An optional rack mounting panel also allows 2 Shax-LITEs to be mounted in standard 19-inch frames.