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Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 8
The Card Cage
The Reproducer slots and
CobraNet slot may or may not
be populated depending on
how your Binloop was ordered.
The Card Cage is the ‘skeleton’ that integrates the components of the
Binloop. This cage contains a Power Supply, a status display, a
Controller card slot, and 8 Reproducer card slots. The Reproducer card
slots are numbered from 1 to 8, from left to right as viewed from the front
of the Binloop.
The back of the Card Cage contains all of the connectors for the Binloop
control interfaces, as well as Audio/Video outputs for all 8 Reproducer
card slots.
The Controller Card
The Controller Card is responsible for the core functionality of the
Binloop. This card updates the Status Display with information and
provides front-panel buttons for controlling basic Binloop functions. It
also handles all external communication from the remote control
interfaces of the Binloop, as well as internal communication with the
Reproducer cards. In addition, it provides the Binloop with the ability
to either Generate or Read SMPTE timecode. It also has the ability to
store a list of SMPTE triggers that can be precisely executed at
specified times. To maintain synchronization between Binloop
components, this card also supplies all audio and video sync signals
to the Reproducer cards.
The Reproducer Cards
The main function of each Reproducer is to play video files from a
removable Compact Flash card. During playback, the video and
audio output generated by the reproducer is available on the
connectors found on the back of the Binloop cage. Each reproducer
has output connectors for HDMI, HD-SDI, YPbPr Component Video,
Unbalanced Audio, Balanced Audio, and Digital Audio (AES/EBU or
S/PDIF).
The reproducer cards receive all playback commands (i.e. Play, Stop,
Pause, etc.) from the controller card. To ensure perfect
synchronization, the reproducers share common Video and Audio
clocks that are supplied by the controller card as well.
The video files themselves can be encoded using one of several
popular video and audio codecs that are supported by the
reproducers. For more specific information regarding the type of
media content that the reproducer cards can play, refer to the chapter
that covers
Media Files.