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MANUAL PART NO. 04-049755-004 Rev. 2
FEBRUARY 28, 2003

INSTALLATION MANUAL

TRITON routing switcher

Digital Audio Router 16x16 – 110 Ohm

Product model no. TTN-BES-1616/110

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Page 1: ...MANUAL PART NO 04 049755 004 Rev 2 FEBRUARY 28 2003 INSTALLATION MANUAL TRITON routing switcher Digital Audio Router 16x16 110 Ohm Product model no TTN BES 1616 110 the most watched worldwide ...

Page 2: ...n Broadcast and Media Solutions Inc All rights reserved Grass Valley Jupiter and Triton are trademarks of Thomson Specifications subject to change without notice For customer service please call 800 547 8949 For comments or questions concerning this manual please contact Technical Publications Department P O Box 30816 Salt Lake City Utah 84130 USA Phone 801 972 8000 Fax 801 977 1602 Email SLCtechp...

Page 3: ...4 4 3 1 RJ45 connectors 4 4 3 2 5 pin DIN connectors 4 4 3 3 RJ45 to 5 pin DIN converter 5 4 4 Control bus structure 5 4 5 Maximum distance between NCB devices 5 4 6 Control Bus configuration notes 5 5 Router configuration 7 5 1 Router level 7 5 2 Router mode 8 5 3 Power up mode 11 6 Connecting AES EBU signals to the BES 1616 110 11 7 Control and connection of Triton systems interface protocol 12 ...

Page 4: ...32 13 7 4 NCB 13 7 5 Commands 14 7 5 1 Audio crosspoint set 14 7 5 2 Audio crosspoint set acknowledge 14 7 5 3 Video crosspoint set 14 7 5 4 Video crosspoint set acknowledge 15 7 5 5 Crosspoint status request 15 ...

Page 5: ...of the art suppression of electromagnetic radiation This equipment in production before October 1 1981 has not been tested to the above listed measurements However equipment such as this delivered after October 1 1983 will have the measurements on record at the factory Therefore in compliance with the stated FCC Regulation the following information is provided for the user NOTE Interference to Rad...

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Page 7: ...revision of this document is the uppermost in the table below Revision Replaces Date Change Description 2 1 28 02 03 Updated with new Thomson GVG design 1 0 30 01 01 Corrected error in baud rate setting 0 10 10 00 Initial Revision ...

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Page 9: ...l the BES 1616 110 as well Another unique feature of the Triton 16x16 series is the possibility to reconfigure the router via the configuration switch on the back plane so that the unit can be several types of routers 16x16 AES EBU 1 Channel 8x8 AES EBU 2 Channel 5x5 AES EBU 3 Channel 4x4 AES EBU 4 Channel 1 1 Specifications Signal type AES EBU digital audio Number of inputs 16 transformer balance...

Page 10: ...DB9 male power connector Pin 1 0V Pin 2 5V 3 Connecting the BES 1616 110 to your PC For connection to a PC with Triton Router Control System the RS 232 interface is used The RS 232 port on all Triton devices uses the standard DCE pin out see pin out table under 4 3 A standard modem cable can be used for connecting the router to the PCs serial port 3 1 Selection of router level The router level dep...

Page 11: ...d from the Triton Router Control System The NCB system and all RS 232 ports interchange the system status 4 1 Several routers in one system The NCB system allows the interconnection of up to 16 routers with different levels in one system A combination of routers working married counts as one level This might for example be 1 audio router 1 video router working as an audio follows video system or 3...

Page 12: ...ted Pin 7 Not Connected Pin 8 Not Connected 4 3 2 5 pin DIN connectors However the pin out of most Network Control Bus ports including that of the BES 1616 110 follows the standard MIDI specification A 1 1 cable with 5pin DIN connector is used The following pin out is used Pin 1 Not Connected Pin 2 shield Pin 3 Not Connected Pin 4 data Pin 5 data The standard MIDI specification recommends the use ...

Page 13: ... allows a maximum cable length of 250 meters between two devices Longer distances can be made with MIDI repeater units To avoid grounding problems all NCB ports have opto coupled inputs 4 6 Control Bus configuration notes In order to achieve a system that is easy to maintain and control follow the important notes presented hereunder Avoid using routers of different size but same signal type audio ...

Page 14: ... with user configurable default level Pay attention to the figure below in order to achieve full controllability of all devices in the loop Triton RCS Complete the Control loop by connecting all Control bus connections to all Triton devices before powering up any Triton device ...

Page 15: ... panels on the NCB dedicated to operate with the router must be configured to the same level as that router If several routers are combined to form an audio follows video RGB or similar system these routers must be configured to the same level The levels can be switched according to the following pattern means switch down means switch up Default level is 1 Switch 1 2 3 4 Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10...

Page 16: ... the following pattern means switch down means switch up Switch 5 6 Mode 16x16 AES EBU 1 Channel 8x8 AES EBU 2 Channel 5x5 AES EBU 3 Channel 4x4 AES EBU 4 Channel The printed nomenclature on the BES 1616 110 router is for use with 16x16 AES EBU 1 channel If one of the other formats shall be used please connect the audio signals according to the following tables Default mode is 16x16 AES EBU 1 chan...

Page 17: ...Signal Input Ch2 Signal 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 AES EBU 3 Channel Ch1 Signal Input Ch1 Signal Output 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 Ch2 Signal Input Ch2 Signal Output 1 6 1 6 2 7 2 7 3 8 3 8 4 9 4 9 5 10 5 10 Ch3 Signal Input Ch3 Signal Output 1 11 1 11 2 12 2 12 3 13 3 13 ...

Page 18: ... EBU 4 Channel Ch1 Signal Input Ch1 Signal Output 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 Ch2 Signal Input Ch2 Signal Output 1 5 1 5 2 6 2 6 3 7 3 7 4 8 4 8 Ch3 Signal Input Ch3 Signal Output 1 9 1 9 2 10 2 10 3 11 3 11 4 12 4 12 Ch4 Signal Input Ch4 Signal Output 1 13 1 13 2 14 2 14 3 15 3 15 4 16 4 16 ...

Page 19: ... following pattern means switch down means switch up Switch 8 Power Up Reset Mode 2 Mode 1 Default is Mode 2 6 Connecting AES EBU signals to the BES 1616 110 Below you will find our standard pin out for DB25 audio contacts This pin out is used for both analog and digital audio routers The same standard is used by Tascam and Fostex Channel 1 24 12 Gnd 25 Channel 2 10 23 Gnd 11 Channel 3 21 9 Gnd 22...

Page 20: ... disconnected output Output connected to input 128 Input 128 is an internal default for the disconnect status Please see Triton recommendations for use of RS 422 data routers for further information 7 1 4 Timeout The Crosspoint Status Request message has a timeout which means that you need to wait 1 second in between request messages 7 2 Basic principles Any message on any level address that confo...

Page 21: ...might experience that some messages are returned several times as the store compare remove function in case c can only handle a single message at the time We therefore recommend that the user avoid sending messages to unused addresses 7 3 RS232 The RS 232 port is used for external control of Triton units The RS 232 port allows the customer to control the equipment via the Triton Router Control Sys...

Page 22: ... Command for acknowledging setting of crosspoints 1000nnnn 0kkk kkkk 0vvv vvvv nnnn is the matrix address from 0 up to 15 kkk kkkk is the output which shall be controlled kkk kkkk output number 0 output 1 127 output 128 vvv vvvv is the input which shall be connected to the chosen output vvv vvvv input number 7 5 3 Video crosspoint set Only for use with Video routers Command for setting of crosspoi...

Page 23: ... output number 0 output 1 127 output 128 vvv vvvv is the input which shall be connected to the chosen output vvv vvvv input number 7 5 5 Crosspoint status request This command is used for status request on Audio and Video routers 1100nnnn 0xxxxxxx nnnn is the matrix address from 0 up to 15 xxxxxxx do not carry any information The requested router Audio or Video will send its crosspoint status on N...

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