Rack System & Accessories

High Density, Modular, Professional Grade 3RU Rack Mounted enclosure with optional redundant power supplies with cross board airflow and I/O access in front and back for b series Hawkeye modules. Modules below are available and entire series is hot swappable. Rack with its modules can be remotely managed.

With increasingly complex systems, operators need to control equipment remotely, either from a master control room or WAN. The B065 module enables remote control of the Hawkeye video decoders, audio decoders, receivers and certain other Hawkeye modules via RS232 or Ethernet SNMP.

The increasing integration of equipment into large scale control systems often results in the need to control and monitor products from a wide range of vendors using simple contact closure.

Standard Features:

• Two RS232 and one Ethernet (RJ45) control interfaces
• Alarm reporting via SNMP traps
• SNMP v1 Protocol conversion to chassis control bus (DARTnet)
• Backup of module configurations
• Alarm aggregation for all modules fitted within the same chassis
• Chassis environmental status feedback
• Module status indicator available on front panel

Applications:

• Remote management of Hawkeye modules via RS232 or Ethernet
• Internal redundancy management platform
• General purpose interface for modules fitted within the chassis

Standard Features:

• 9 isolated closing contact inputs
• 8 opto isolated inputs arranged in 2 groups of 4 with separate ground references
• 4 digit LED display and 2 input buttons for local control
• Two RS232 and one Ethernet (RJ45) control interfaces (Ethernet available only in
  custom applications)

Applications:

• Integration of Hawkeye modular systems into existing telemetry infrastructure
• Remote management and control of equipment using contact closure
• General purpose I/O applications
• Custom redundancy and control solutions

Amplifier & Switches

A switched 3x6 DVB-ASI Distribution Amplifier and is a central component of the Hawkeye V Series frames redundancy solutions. The DTDA combines transport stream detection, switching and distribution in a single module.

A switched 3x6 DVB-ASI Distribution Amplifier and is a central component of the Hawkeye V Series frames redundancy solutions. The DTDA combines transport stream detection, switching and distribution in a single module.

Standard Features:

• Three DVB-ASI compliant inputs
• Six DVB-ASI compliant outputs
• Valid transport stream detection
• Alarming by
  - Data rate outside specified range
  - Null packets outside specified range
  - Loss of transport stream sync
• Programmable alarm thresholds
• Autonomous or external monitoring, control of inputs and selection of outputs
• One-slot width
• RS232 Serial Control
• DARTnet monitoring and control
• Hot swappable

Applications:

• DVB-ASI signal distribution
• Self-contained redundancy switching of DVB-ASI streams
• Redundancy architectures
• Small-scale DVB-ASI router
• Low-cost monitoring of DVB-ASI streams

Standard Features:

• Three DVB-ASI compliant inputs
• Six DVB-ASI compliant outputs
• Valid transport stream detection
• Alarming by
  - Data rate outside specified range
  - Null packets outside specified range
  - Loss of transport stream sync
• Programmable alarm thresholds
• Autonomous or external monitoring, control of inputs and selection of outputs
• One-slot width
• RS232 Serial Control
• DARTnet monitoring and control
• Hot swappable

Applications:

• DVB-ASI signal distribution
• Self-contained redundancy switching of DVB-ASI streams
• Redundancy architectures
• Small-scale DVB-ASI router
• Low-cost monitoring of DVB-ASI streams

Receivers

Professional Hot Swappable DVB-S QPSK module for the Hawkeye V Series frames . A high performance demodulator - receiver with dual DVB-ASI compliant transport stream outputs.

Professional Hot Swappable DVB-T QA COIFDM module for the Hawkeye V Series frames. A high performance demodulator-receiver with DVB-ASI compliant transport stream outputs.

Standard Features:

• DVB-S QPSK receiver
• Frequency tuning in 1MHz steps
• BER & CN monitoring
• Ideal front end for MPEG2 decoder & CA de-scrambler
• DARTnet control via rack system
• RS232 Serial control
• Dual DVB-ASI outputs
• Low cost
• Compatible with redundant architecture
• Hot swappable
• Active system alarms through rear panel mounted Reset/Status port & DARTnet: Sync loss, BER, PSU

Applications:

• DVB-S single and multi-service demodulation
• Digital turn-around (DTA) systems
• Signal acquisition for transrating or transcoding platforms
• Off-air monitoring, combined with descrambling or decoding modules
• Off-air signal measurement and monitoring

Standard Features:

• DVB-T COFDM receiver
• 7MHz & 8MHz bandwidth
• UK Channel Table (8MHz bandwidth) selectable with or without upper and lower offsets
• Australian UHF Channel Table selectable (7MHz bandwidth) with or without upper and lower offsets
• Frequency tuning from 150MHz to 858MHz in 1MHz steps (8MHz bandwidth) or 0.5MHz steps (7MHz bandwidth)
• Hierarchical and non-hierarchical modes
• BER, MER & SNR monitoring
• Ideal front end for MPEG2 decoder
• Dual DVB-ASI outputs
• Compatible with redundant architecture
• DARTnet control via rack system
• RS232 serial control
• Low cost
• Active system alarms through rear panel mounted Reset/Status port & DartNet: Sync loss, BER, PSU
• Hot swappable

Controller & Software

Video Decoder

Standard Features:

• 4:2:0 Video decoder
• Dual ASI input (D option) or loop though (L option)
• MPEG2 4:2:0 decoding
• Dual analogue video out
• Stereo audio out
• RS232 Serial control
• DARTnet control via rack system
• Compact 1 slot unit
• Hot swappable
• BISS de-scrambling - Modes 1 & E
• Compatible with redundant architecture
• Additional front panel monitoring output
• Front panel service selection
• DVB VBI insertion and H and V lock options
• Active system alarms and event log

Applications:

• Multi-channel signal monitoring for transmission master control or outside broadcasting
• Professional decoding for digital turnaround to MPEG-2 encoding
• Contribution/distribution decoding including BISS Mode 1 and E descramb

Standard Features:

• 4:2:0 Video decoder
• Dual ASI input (D option) or loop though (L option)
• MPEG2 4:2:0 decoding
• Dual analogue video out
• Stereo audio out
• RS232 Serial control
• DARTnet control via rack system
• Compact 1 slot unit
• Hot swappable
• BISS de-scrambling - Modes 1 & E
• Compatible with redundant architecture
• Additional front panel monitoring output
• Front panel service selection
• DVB VBI insertion and H and V lock options
• Active system alarms and event log

Applications:

• Multi-channel signal monitoring for transmission master control or outside broadcasting
• Professional decoding for digital turnaround to MPEG-2 encoding
• Contribution/distribution decoding including BISS Mode 1 and E descramb

The B113D module Series is a high performance MPEG2 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 video decoder with ASI inputs and both SDI and analogue outputs.

The B113D module Series is a high performance MPEG2 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 video decoder with ASI inputs and both SDI and analogue outputs.

Audio Decoder

The B131 audio decoder is a DVB MPEG-1 Layer 2 multi-channel module capable of decoding up to four stereo analogue audio channels from a single multiprogram transport stream. The module is ideal for applications requiring multiple audio decodes such as multilingual broadcasts and radio.

The B131 audio decoder is a DVB MPEG-1 Layer 2 multi-channel module capable of decoding up to four stereo analogue audio channels from a single multiprogram transport stream. The module is ideal for applications requiring multiple audio decodes such as multilingual broadcasts and radio.

The B132D audio decoder is a DVB MPEG-1 Layer 2 multi-channel module capable of decoding up to four AES/EBU digital audio channels from a single multiprogram transport stream. The module is ideal for applications requiring multiple audio decodes such as multilingual broadcasts and radio.

The B132L audio decoder is a DVB MPEG-1 Layer 2 multi-channel module capable of decoding up to four AES/EBU digital audio channels from a single multiprogram transport stream. The module is ideal for applications requiring multiple audio decodes such as multilingual broadcasts and radio.