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Summary of Contents for TTN-BAS-3232

Page 1: ...MANUAL PART NO 04 050681 004 Rev 1 MARCH 14 2003 INSTALLATION MANUAL TRITON routing switcher Analog Stereo Audio Router 32x32 Product model no TTN BAS 3232 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: ...e 5 4 3 1 RJ45 connectors 5 4 3 2 5 pin DIN connectors 5 4 3 3 RJ45 to 5 pin DIN converter 6 4 4 Control bus structure 6 4 5 Maximum distance between NCB devices 6 4 6 Control Bus configuration notes 6 5 Router configuration 8 5 1 Router level 8 5 2 Router mode 9 5 3 Power up mode 13 6 Connecting audio signals to the BAS 3232 13 6 1 Unbalanced signals on BAS 3232 outputs 13 7 Control and connectio...

Page 4: ...nected by NCB 15 7 3 RS232 15 7 4 NCB 15 7 5 Commands 16 7 5 1 Audio crosspoint set 16 7 5 2 Audio crosspoint set acknowledge 16 7 5 3 Video crosspoint set 16 7 5 4 Video crosspoint set acknowledge 17 7 5 5 Crosspoint status request 17 ...

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...

Page 6: ... full stock of replacement parts available for immediate shipment NORTH AMERICA PARTS AND SERVICE Please call toll free 1 800 547 8949 You will be switched automatically to the parts and service representative nearest you For email correspondence broadcast support thmulti com Internet http www thomsongrassvalley com INTERNATIONAL PARTS AND SERVICE Contact your Thomson representative ...

Page 7: ...Revision history Current revision of this document is the uppermost in the table below Revision Replaces Date Change Description 1 0 14 03 03 Updated with new Thomson GVG design 0 10 10 00 Initial Revision ...

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Page 9: ...e or several Triton remote control panels can control the BAS 3232 as well Another unique feature of the Triton 32x32 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 32x32 Balanced Stereo 16x16 Balanced 2 Channel Stereo 10x10 Balanced 2 Channel Stereo Cue 8x8 Balanced 4 Channel Stereo 1 1 Specificat...

Page 10: ... The BAS 3232 is normally delivered with the desktop power model AC 15V 30W Upon customer request BAS 3232 can also be delivered with DC 15V 30W which may be fed by a 36 72 VDC mains power source A Frame mounted power supply solution is also available Please refer to the latest Triton Product Catalogue for power supply types or call Thomson Grass Valley for this information If any third party powe...

Page 11: ...ork with See chapter 5 for more information All routers are delivered with default level 1 Triton Router Control System offers the control of up to 16 different routers or combinations of routers 3 2 Pin out of RS 232 connector The DB9 female connector for the RS 232 port has the following pin out Pin 2 Tx Pin 3 Rx Pin 5 GND 3 3 Maximum cable length The maximum cable length for an RS 232 connectio...

Page 12: ... 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 video...

Page 13: ...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 BAS 3232 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 of s...

Page 14: ...llows 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 vi...

Page 15: ...ith 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 16: ...anels 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 1...

Page 17: ...attern means switch down means switch up Switch 5 6 Mode 32x32 Balanced Stereo 16x16 Balanced 2 Channel Stereo 10x10 Balanced 2 Channel Stereo Cue 8x8 Balanced 4 Channel Stereo The printed nomenclature on the BAS 3232 router is for use with 32x32 Balanced Stereo If one of the other formats shall be used please connect the audio signals according to the following tables for both the left and right ...

Page 18: ...0 30 31 31 31 31 32 32 32 31 Balanced 2 Channel Stereo 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 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 Ch2 Signal Input Ch2 Signal Output 1 17 1 17 2 18 2 18 3 19 3 19 4 20 4 20 5 21 5 21 6 22 6 22 7 23 7 23 8 24 8 24 9 25 9 25 10 26 10 26 ...

Page 19: ...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 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 Ch2 Signal Input Ch2 Signal Output 1 11 1 11 2 12 2 12 3 13 3 13 4 14 4 14 5 15 5 15 6 16 6 16 7 17 7 17 8 18 8 18 9 19 9 19 10 20 10 20 Ch3 Signal Input Ch3 Signal Output 1 21 1 21 2 22 2 22 3 23 3 23 4 24 4 24 5 25 5 25 6 26 6 26 7 27 7 27 8 28 8 28 9 29 9 29 10 30 10 30 ...

Page 20: ... Ch2 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 Ch3 Signal Input Ch3 Signal Output 1 17 1 17 2 18 2 18 3 19 3 19 4 20 4 20 5 21 5 21 6 22 6 22 7 23 7 23 8 24 8 24 Ch4 Signal Input Ch4 Signal Output 1 25 1 25 2 26 2 26 3 27 3 27 4 28 4 28 5 29 5 29 6 30 6 30 7 31 7 31 8 32 8 32 ...

Page 21: ...cting audio signals to the BAS 3232 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 Channel 4 7 20 Gnd 8 Channel 5 18 6 Gnd 19 Channel 6 4 17 Gnd 5 Channel 7 15 3 Gnd 16 Channel 8 1 14 Gnd 2 All audio cont...

Page 22: ...isconnected 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 conform...

Page 23: ...ght 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 Syste...

Page 24: ...ommand 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 crosspoint...

Page 25: ...utput 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 NCB...

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