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Triton Plus - Analog Stereo Audio - User Manual

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Triton Plus Analog Stereo 
Audio Router

Product Overview

Thomson Grass Valley is proud to present the second generation of the 
compact small and medium routing switcher family – Triton Plus. With 
Triton Plus, Thomson Grass Valley now provides a stable and proven 
product line including the most complete signal format and size offering 
available.

With the new ultra-slim, multi-format and flexible product range, Triton 
Plus fulfils the most demanding requirements from the professional broad-
cast market.

This User Manual presents the features listed below, installation and oper-
ation procedures of the Analog Stereo Audio routers of the Triton Plus 
range.

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Router range from 8x8 to 64x64

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RS-232 and NCB Control (RJ-45)

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Multi- single- and dual-bus control panels

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Ultra-slim frame depth

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Low power, high reliability design

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Redundant power supply system with front indicators

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Interoperability with existing Triton Plus routers

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Future-proof and flexible product range

Triton Plus provides many of the powerful control features that drove the 
Triton Modular range to success. Triton Plus is ideal for general purpose 
facilities, on-air routing, mobile outside broadcast applications, and sophis-
ticated A/V applications.

Summary of Contents for Triton Plus

Page 1: ...Triton Plus ANALOG STEREO AUDIO ROUTERS User Manual Revision 13 JANUARY 2009 ...

Page 2: ... Blvd Salt Lake City UT 84119 United States 7140 Baymeadows Way Suite 101 Jacksonville FL 32256 United States Including its implementation meets the requirements of the standard ISO 9001 2000 Scope The design manufacture and support of video hardware and software products and related systems This Certificate is valid until June 14 2009 This Certificate is valid as of August 30 2006 Certified for t...

Page 3: ...Triton Plus ANALOG STEREO AUDIO ROUTERS User Manual Revision 13 JANUARY 2009 ...

Page 4: ...8 25 20 20 800 8080 2020 or 33 1 48 25 20 20 United States Canada 24 x 7 1 800 547 8949 or 1 530 478 4148 Local Support Centers available during normal business hours Asia Hong Kong Taiwan Korea Macau 852 2531 3058 Indian Subcontinent 91 22 24933476 Southeast Asia Malaysia 603 7805 3884 Southeast Asia Singapore 65 6379 1313 China 861 0660 159 450 Japan 81 3 5484 6868 Australia and New Zealand 61 1...

Page 5: ...t on Single Bus Panels 22 LED Status Indication 23 Start Up 23 Alarm States 23 Router Communication 24 Serial Connection 24 Maximum Cable Length RS 232 25 NCB Connection 25 Connecting Control Panels 25 Pinout and Cable Type 25 Termination Plug 26 Control Bus Structure 27 Maximum Distance Between NCB Devices 27 Connecting Signals to the Triton Plus Router 28 Audio Signals 28 Control Panel Operation...

Page 6: ...6 Triton Plus Analog Stereo Audio User Manual Contents ...

Page 7: ...onal broad cast market This User Manual presents the features listed below installation and oper ation procedures of the Analog Stereo Audio routers of the Triton Plus range Router range from 8x8 to 64x64 RS 232 and NCB Control RJ 45 Multi single and dual bus control panels Ultra slim frame depth Low power high reliability design Redundant power supply system with front indicators Interoperability...

Page 8: ...l panel on CP version TPS A1616 TPS A1616CP 16x16 Analog Stereo Audio Router 100MHz Balanced audio in out router partitioning X Y control panel on CP version TPS A1602 TPS A1602CP 16x2 Analog Stereo Audio Router 100MHz Balanced audio in out router partitioning dual bus control panel on CP version Table 2 Analog Stereo Audio 19 in 2 RU Depth 5 cm Model Description TPS A3232 TPS A3232CP 32x32 Analog...

Page 9: ...GPI Single bus 32x1 panel with GPI Joystick Tally interface TPS 16S CP Single bus 16x1 panel TPS 16S CP GPI Single bus 16x1 panel with GPI Joystick Tally interface TPS 8S CP Single bus 8x1 panel TPS 8S CP GPI Single bus 8x1 panel with GPI Joystick Tally interface TPS 16XY CP Multi bus X Y 16x16 panel Table 5 19 in 2 RU Control Panels Control Panel Model Descriptions TPS 32XY CP Multi bus X Y 32x32...

Page 10: ... Figure 1 Triton Router Connectors SYNC Synchronization signal in Black burst composite tri level sync reference input with passive loop through for vertical interval switching LOOP Synchronization signal out Loop through of SYNC input NCB IN Network Control Bus Input The protocol of this bus is equal and compatible to the MIDI bus protocol NCB OUT Network Control Bus Output ETHERNET Not supported...

Page 11: ... Supply Pinouts The DB9 power pinouts for Triton Plus routers and Control Panels are given in Table 7 Table 7 Power Supply Pinouts Pin Number Description 1 GND 2 Not Connected 3 Not Connected 4 15 VDC 5 Not Connected 6 Not Connected 7 Not Connected 8 15 VDC 9 Not Connected ...

Page 12: ...ust be configured to the same level as that router If several routers are combined to form an Audio Follow Video RGB or similar system these routers must be configured to the same level The levels can be switched according to the patterns given in Table 8 The default level is 1 Table 8 Level Switch Patterns SW 1 SW 2 SW 3 SW 4 Level NCB Address Off Off Off Off 1 0 Off Off Off On 2 1 Off Off On Off...

Page 13: ...oose among the modes given in Table 10 For a 4 RU Triton Plus router you can choose among the modes given in Table 11 Table 9 1 RU Triton Plus Modes Router Layers 8x8 Router 16x16 Router 1 layer 8x8 16x16 2 layers 4x4 8x8 3 layers N A 5x5 4 layers 2x2 4x4 Table 10 2 RU Triton Plus Modes Router Layers 32x32 Router 1 layer 32x32 2 layers 16x16 3 layers 10x10 4 layers 8x8 Table 11 4 RU Triton Plus Mo...

Page 14: ...nnected to the router according to the following schemes in Table 13 through Table 24 where the physical limitations depend on the type of router that is purchased 8x8 16x16 32x32 or 64x64 Each table title identifies the number of router layers based on the router type Table 12 SW 5 and SW 6 Router Modes SW 5 SW 6 Router Mode Off Off 1 router layer Off On 2 router layers On Off 3 router layers On ...

Page 15: ... 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 Layer 2 Input Layer 2 Output 1 5 1 5 2 6 2 6 3 7 3 7 4 8 4 8 Table 15 2 Router Layers Based on an 16x16 Router Layer 1 Input Layer 1 Output 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 Layer 2 Input Layer 2 Output 1 9 1 9 2 10 2 10 3 11 3 11 4 12 4 12 5 13 5 13 6 14 6 14 7 15 7 15 8 16 8 16 ...

Page 16: ... 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 16 16 16 16 Layer 2 Input Layer 2 Output 1 17 1 17 2 18 2 18 3 19 3 19 8 24 8 24 9 25 9 25 16 32 16 32 Table 17 2 Router Layers Based on an 64x64 Router Layer 1 Input Layer 1 Output 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 16 16 16 16 32 32 32 32 Layer 2 Input Layer 2 Output 1 33 1 33 2 34 2 34 3 35 3 35 16 48 16 48 17 49 17 49 32 64 32 64 ...

Page 17: ... 2 7 3 8 3 8 4 9 4 9 5 10 5 10 Layer 3 Input Layer 3 Output 1 11 1 11 2 12 2 12 3 13 3 13 4 14 4 14 5 15 5 15 Table 19 3 Router Layers Based on an 32x32 Router Layer 1 Input Layer 1 Output 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 Layer 2 Input Layer 2 Output 1 11 1 11 2 12 2 12 3 13 3 13 10 20 10 20 Layer 3 Input Layer 3 Output 1 21 1 21 2 22 2 22 3 23 3 23 10 301 1 Inputs Outputs 31 and 32 are not use...

Page 18: ... 2 Output 1 22 1 22 2 23 2 23 3 24 3 24 21 42 21 42 Layer 3 Input Layer 3 Output 1 43 1 43 2 44 2 44 3 45 3 45 21 631 1 Input Output 64 is not used in this setup 21 631 Table 21 4 Router Layers Based on an 8x8 Router Layer 1 Input Layer 1 Output 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 Layer 2 Input Layer 2 Output 1 3 1 3 2 4 2 4 Layer 3 Input Layer 3 Output 1 5 1 5 2 6 2 6 Layer 4 Input Layer 4 Output 1 7 1 7 2 8 2 8 ...

Page 19: ...rs Based on an 16x16 Router Layer 1 Input Layer 1 Output 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 Layer 2 Input Layer 2 Output 1 5 1 5 2 6 2 6 3 7 3 7 4 8 4 8 Layer 3 Input Layer 3 Output 1 9 1 9 2 10 2 10 3 11 3 11 4 12 4 12 Layer 4 Input Layer 4 Output 1 13 1 13 2 14 2 14 3 15 3 15 4 16 4 16 ...

Page 20: ...3 4 Router Layers Based on an 32x32 Router Layer 1 Input Layer 1 Output 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 8 8 8 8 Layer 2 Input Layer 2 Output 1 9 1 9 2 10 2 10 8 16 8 16 Layer 3 Input Layer 3 Output 1 17 1 17 2 18 2 18 8 24 8 24 Layer 4 Input Layer 4 Output 1 25 1 25 2 26 2 26 8 32 8 32 ...

Page 21: ...uter Layers Based on an 64x64 Router Layer 1 Input Layer 1 Output 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 16 16 16 16 Layer 2 Input Layer 2 Output 1 17 1 17 2 18 2 18 16 32 16 32 Layer 3 Input Layer 3 Output 1 33 1 33 2 34 2 34 16 48 16 48 Layer 4 Input Layer 4 Output 1 49 1 49 2 50 2 50 16 64 16 64 ...

Page 22: ... switched according to the following pattern given in Table 26 Default setting switches all outputs according to the buffered information in the routers processor system Configuring Output on Single Bus Panels Refer to Input on page 32 for more information on configuring default output to be controlled from a single bus control panel Table 25 SW 7 Power Alarm SW 7 Power Alarm Off Disables power al...

Page 23: ...r have no light N The LED state is described in Table 27 below with twenty letters each rep resenting 100ms which totals an alarm sequence of two seconds The X indicates that the LED keeps the color it has the moment the alarm sequence begins green or no light Table 27 LED Alarm States Description LED State Alarm Comment Continuous Green Light GGGGG GGGGG GGGGG GGGGG No Alarm Status OK Long Red Bl...

Page 24: ... the Triton Plus Compact routers are as follows Bit rate 19200 bit s Data bits 8 bits Stop bits 1 Parity No parity For further detail concerning this protocol please refer to the following manual Compact Router Control Protocol The DB9 female connector for the serial port s of the router has the fol lowing pinout Table 28 Note If the standard RS 232 cable specification DCE is followed A cable with...

Page 25: ...at any control system either from Grass Valley or from a third party manufacturer connected to any RS 232 port in the NCB loop will have access to all communication data on the bus Connecting Control Panels To get a control panel working with a specific router configure the control panel to the same level as the router Several panels can be configured to control the same router Panels can also be ...

Page 26: ...termination plug indicated with the letter T This termination plug must be inserted in the correct connection port If not no NCB communication is possible Termination Plug The termination plug that is mentioned in the previous chapter is necessary when you want to avoid closing the loop with a long cable The termination plug is a standard RJ 45 plug with the following internal wiring shown in Figu...

Page 27: ...t in the NCB chain To avoid problems with the control of Triton Plus units the installer user has to assure that the bus structure is installed according to this definition Note The total number of Triton Plus devices in an NCB chain is limited to 50 Maximum Distance Between NCB Devices The standard MIDI definition allows a maximum cable length of 200 250 meters between two devices Longer distance...

Page 28: ...ype The following tables indicate the order of the connectors on the rear of the audio routers Table 31 TPS A6464 Audio Cabling page 29 Table 32 TPS A3232 Audio Cabling page 29 Table 34 TPS A0808 Audio Cabling page 29 Table 35 A V Toggle Button page 31 Table 36 Pinout for OUTPUT CH 1 2 of TPS A1602 A1602 CP page 30 Table 37 Pinout for Unbalanced Audio Connection page 30 Table 30 Standard Pinout fo...

Page 29: ...1 OUTPUT CH 1 INPUT CH 2 OUTPUT CH 2 17 24 17 24 17 24 17 24 9 16 9 16 9 16 9 16 INPUT CH 1 OUTPUT CH 1 INPUT CH 2 OUTPUT CH 2 1 8 1 8 1 8 1 8 Table 32 TPS A3232 Audio Cabling 25 32 25 32 25 32 25 32 INPUT CH 1 OUTPUT CH 1 INPUT CH 2 OUTPUT CH 2 17 24 17 24 17 24 17 24 9 16 9 16 9 16 9 16 INPUT CH 1 OUTPUT CH 1 INPUT CH 2 OUTPUT CH 2 1 8 1 8 1 8 1 8 Table 33 TPS A1616 Audio Cabling 9 16 9 16 9 16 ...

Page 30: ...2 Audio Cabling 1 2 9 16 9 16 OUTPUT CH 1 2 1 1 Note the pinout for OUTPUT CH 1 2 of the TPS A1602 A1602 CP in Table 36 below INPUT CH 1 OUTPUT CH 2 1 8 1 8 Table 36 Pinout for OUTPUT CH 1 2 of TPS A1602 A1602 CP Channel DB25 Pin Hot Cold GND Left CH 1 24 12 25 Left CH 2 10 23 11 Right CH 1 21 9 22 Right CH 2 7 20 8 Table 37 Pinout for Unbalanced Audio Connection Triton Plus Device Unbalanced Sign...

Page 31: ...can either be read from the DIP switches or be fixed The button toggles between three states Note If the button is pressed for more than 1 second it will go into a fourth state where both audio and video are disabled In this state the button will be dimmed If the button is pressed for more than 1 second again it will enable both audio and video if present Refer to Table 38 If neither audio nor vid...

Page 32: ...ected buttons and the Take button will blink until the Take button is pressed and the command is sent from the panel Output An Output button is used for selecting an output Selecting an output acti vates it so that it is switched to the next input that is selected Input An Input button switches the active output to the selected input If the Take button is enabled the switch will not be executed un...

Page 33: ...m Reference Inputs Synchronization of an audio router is not necessary but an available feature for users who intend to switch this router synchronized to video using video synchronization signals Connector 75 ohm BNC female loop through Return loss 40dB 100kHz to 5MHz 35dB 5 to 10MHz Signal format NTSC or PAL Black Burst Signal level Nominal 1 0V p p Switching field Field 1 Timing PAL 30us 5us af...

Page 34: ...nals between several routers Connector s BNC Optional Features Control panel Optional built in control panel available External control panels available Environmental Equipment will meet guaranteed performance specifications under the following conditions Operating room temperature range 0º C to 45º C Operating relative humidity range 95 non condensing Equipment will operate without damage under t...

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