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Technical specifications
Input / Output cards
Baseband input
Optional hardware required
- SDI over IP (SMPTE ST 2022-6)
Combined SDI and ASI input/output
Optional cards
4-port card: 4xHD -SDI or 4x3G-SDI or 1x12G-SDI or 4xASI. Connector: BNC (F) 75 ohm
8-port card: 8xHD-SDI or 8x3G-SDI or 1x12G-SDI or 8xASI. Connector: BNC (F) 75 ohm
Standards supported
- HD-SDI: SMPTE 292M; 3G-SDI: SMPTE 424M; 12G-SDI: SMPTE 2082.
- Embedded audio: SMPTE 299M (HD) SDR/HDR
- Signaling: SMPTE ST 425-5
- External sync genlock (black and burst)
- Max. ASI input rate: 208 Mbps
- ASI packet length: 188/204 byte packets
- ASI standard: EN50083-9
IP output
Optional cards
2x10GbE card: Connector: Dual SFP+ cages. 10G BASE-T optical transceivers or 10Gbe SFP DAC
2x25GbE card: Connector: Dual SFP28 cages. Can support 1GbE, 10GbE or 25GbE. Can provide hardware acceleration for SMPTE ST 2110 input
Compressed output
Transport stream output
- Single or multi-service MPEG Transport Stream(s)
- UDP or RTP encapsulated
- RTMP/RTMPS
Reliable transport
SRT and RIST input/output
- Carriage of UDP or RTP streams over the SRT protocol
SRT listener or caller mode
RIST sender mode
RIST listener mode
Zixi input/output
- Zixi sender
- Zixi feeder or Zixi Receiver mode
High availability
- Automated (standalone) 1+1 output synchronization with PTS alignment (either SDI or ST 2110 inputs)
Content security
Encryption
- BISS v1 Mode 1 and E
- BISS v2 Fixed Key and CA Mode
- SRT and RIST Encryption modes (fixed key 128/256 AES)
Video encoding
- Video codecs: HEVC, H.264, MPEG-2, JPEG-XS
- Chroma & bit depth: 4:2:2 10-bit / 8-bit. 4:2:0 8-bit (10-bit UHD).
- Resolutions: 480i (SD), up to 2160p (UHD)
- Framerates: 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 50, 59.94
| UHD | HD | SD |
|---|---|---|
| 4:2:2 10-bit or 4:2:0 8 bit-HEVC | 4:2:2 10-bit or 4:2:0 8-bit MPEG-4 AVC or HEVC | 4:2:0 8-bit MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC or HEVC |
| 4:2:2 or 4:2:0 8-bit MPEG-2 | 4:2:2 8-bit MPEG-2 | |
| 4:2:2 10-bit or 8-bit JPEG-XS | 4:2:2 10-bit or 8-bit JPEG-XS | 4:2:2 10-bit or 8-bit JPEG-XS |
| 2160p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 50 or 59.94 frame rates | 1080i25/29.97, 720p50/59.94, 1080p50/59.94 frame rate | 480i 29.97, 576i 25 |
Audio encoding
- Audio codecs: MPEG-1 Layer-II, AAC, HE-AAC, HE-AAC v2 1. Dolby Digital® 2.0 / 5.1, Dolby Digital Plus® 2.0, 5.1, Dolby AC-3
- Audio channels: Up to 8 stereo pairs per service
- Passthrough: Dolby E®, Dolby Digital®, Dolby Digital Plus®, Linear PCM (as SMPTE 302)
- Data rate: From 4.75 kbps to 320 kbps (from 64 to 1024 kbps for DD+)
Metadata
- Subtitles: Passthrough and translation for EIA-608/CEA-608 and EIA-708/CEA-708 Closed Captions, SCTE-20, DVB Teletext, DVB Subtitles, SCTE-27
Satellite modulator
Connectivity
- RF output - SMA 50-ohm connector
- RF monitoring output - SMA 50-ohm connector
- 10MHz Input/Output reference - SMA 50-ohm connector
Dual DVB Common Interface option card
- Enables support for all major CAM modules
- Multi-service decryption
- Up to 2 CAM modules per option card
Modulation
- Type: DVB-S, DVB-DSNG, DVB-S2, DVB-S2X
- Constellation: QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK to 32APSK 2
- Roll-off: DVB-S/DSNG: 35% DVB-S2: 20, 25 or 35%
- DVB-S2X: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 35%
- Symbol rate: 0.05 to 36 MSym/s 2
RF output
- L-Band frequency range: 950 MHz to 2150 MHz (1 KHz step)
- L-Band output power: -35 dBm up to +5 dBm (0.1 dB step)
- IF frequency range: 50 MHz to 180 MHz (1 Hz step)
- IF output power: -35 dBm up to +5 dBm (0.1 dB steps)
- IF monitor output power: -20dB on the RF output
Other functions
- Carrier ID insertion
- Spectrum inversion
- Test mode: PRBS, dummy PL frame, carrier ID only
- Configurable option to switch off or mute output at startup
Monitoring & control
- Remote control: Provided via the Mediakind MK.IO portal
- Direct control and status monitoring: Provided via Web browser user interface and REST API
- Standard protocols: SNMP, NTP, IGMP