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Broadcast Pix
V8.5
1.2.3
1.2.3 Optional Tally Box on the Slate 5008G
The tally box option is a stand-alone Sense & Switch 8 tally and GPIO box that plugs
into the workstation via a USB connection. It provides 8 relays for tally output to your
camera control units and 8 isolated inputs for General Purpose Inputs/Outputs contact
points. All 8 external sources plugged into the Slate I/O cards can be tallied, as shown
by the diagram below.
Input 1 on the Slate card corresponds to ‘0’ on Tally Box
First
Input 2 on the Slate card corresponds to ‘1’ on Tally Box
I/O
Input 3 on the Slate card corresponds to ‘2’ on Tally Box
Input 4 on the Slate card corresponds to ‘3’ on Tally Box
Input 5 on the Slate card corresponds to ‘4’ on Tally Box
Second
Input 6 on the Slate card corresponds to ‘5’ on Tally Box
I/O
Input 7 on the Slate card corresponds to ‘6’ on Tally Box
Input 8 on the Slate card corresponds to ‘7’ on Tally Box
Each relay contact is rated at 6 amps at 120 volts AC or 28 volts DC. The convenient
screw terminals can accept cable from 12 to 22 AWG.
NOTE:
The ‘Inputs Contacts’ (IP A/B) are for General Purpose Inputs (GPI). The ‘Relay Contacts’ are for
Tally. ‘NO’ for Normally Open, ‘C’ for Common or Ground, ‘NC’ for Normally Closed.