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The
Freeway
series range of routing switchers addresses today's need for the
smaller installation whilst offering the high performance, cost effective, multi signal-
format, routing offered by Pro-Bel.
This guide describes the common features of
Freeway
(chassis, control card, PSU,
etc.). The first part of this User Guide details installation and configuration
information irrespective of specific signal type. The remaining parts cover each of
the specific signal types in turn.
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Freeway
routers are available in three family types,
Freeway 32
,
Freeway 64
and
Freeway 128
, each family type offers a range of configuration sizes up to a
maximum defined by the family number, that is, 32x32, 64x64 or 128x128
respectively.
Freeway
32 and 64 are available for all signal variants, but the
Freeway
128 range is only available in audio, RS422 and timecode formats. In addition
Freeway
input cards, providing 16 channel input modules, may be used with any of
the video and audio routers in the Freeway 32, 64 or 128 ranges. I n using these
input modules with the standard signal cards, each range can be configured to
provide routers from 16x16 to the maximum permitted size for each range in either
16input or 16 input/ output blocks.
By designing each signal-type module to require identical PSU and support functions,
any combination of signal types may be housed in the same chassis. So that, for
instance, a 32x32 SDV and stereo audio switcher can be housed within the same
frame.
Two frame variants are available for the Freeway range, one 3U; accommodating a
total of 4 signal cards, while the 6U variant houses up to 8. Typically, Freeway 32 and
64 routers along with the Freeway 128 RS422 and timecode systems use the 3U,
whilst Freeway 128 audio routers use the 6U frame. However, as these frames can
accommodate any modules in the Freeway range, smaller audio routers may be
housed in the 3U frame while Freeway 32 and 64 cards can share a 6U frame with
Freeway 128 modules.
Freeway's
modularity ensures that your switcher can change as your requirements
do, permitting routers to be ‘plug and play’ upgraded in the field to their maximum
size. Similarly a predominantly analogue router can gradually be ‘transformed’ into a
digital router (by swapping analogue sixteen square modules for digital alternatives)
as your installation requirements evolve. In Chapter 3 we'll tell you how to get your
