Broadcast Pix Slate 3000 Series Manual técnico
Broadcast Pix Slate 3000 Installation Planning Guide - October 2008 Page
Slate 3000
1 M/E HD & SD Video Switchers
Installation Planning Guide
Slate is a Live Integrated Production System
Broadcast Pix Slate 3000 Installation Planning Guide - October 2008 Page
© 2008 Copyright Broadcast Pix, Inc.
Broadcast Pix, Slate, PixButtons, PixPad, AutoAspect, and SoftPanel are trademarks of Broadcast Pix, Inc.
Other trademarks are owned by their respective companies. Specifications are subject to change.
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Table of Contents
4. Introduction
5. Standard Features
7. System Components
8. Control Panel Specifications
9. Control Panel Dimensions
10. Workstation Specifications
11. Slate Video I/O Cards
12. Slate 3016 Wiring Diagram
13. Slate 3032 Wiring Diagram
14. Multiple Slate Systems
15. Slate 3032 & Slate 3032 Example Wiring Diagram
16. File Inputs
17. AutoAspect
18. Team Operation
19. Multi-View Monitoring
20. Quad Monitor Card Option
21. Audio-Follow-Video Option
22. Sony Camera Control Option (RS-232C)
23. Sony Camera Control Option (RS-422)
24. Hitachi Camera Control
25. Panasonic Camera Control
26. More Options
28. System Delay
29. Slate Specifications
32. Contact Information
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The Broadcast Pix™ Slate™ 3000 a live, integrated production system that incorporates a Production
Switcher, Multi-View monitoring, Character Generator, Clip Stores, Still Stores, and video router. In addition,
it can control external audio mixers, cameras and video servers. Having complete control room functionality
allows a single operator to run all aspects of a sophisticated HD or SD production, resulting in a more
polished and engaging production. When productions demand more control, it easily expands to a team
operation to share responsibilities.
There are 4 Slate 3000 switcher models in High-Definition (HD) and Standard-Definition (SD) or SD
only, as shown below, all of which use the same BPSwitcher software and control panel.
Slate 3000 Configurations:
• Slate 3016
There are 2 Slate 3016 configurations:
Each of which includes a 16x16 SDI router, which provides up to 16 live sources, in addition to 14 internal
inputs, as described above, for a total of 30 internal and external sources.
Slate HD Slate SD
3016hh 3016dd
• Slate 3032
There are 2 Slate 3032 configurations:
Each of which includes a 32x32 SDI router, which provides up to 32 live sources, in addition to 14 internal
inputs, as described above.
Slate HD Slate SD
3032hh 3032dd
Introduction
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Classic 1 M/E Panel Layout:
9 direct input source buttons, 9 shifted input source buttons for a total of 18 mappable inputs. Classic
program/preview architecture and next transition layout.
3 Keyers:
Each Keyer of the 3 keyers (upgradeable to 6) has a 2 dimensional DVE, reposition and cropping
capabilities. And one Chromakey one Luminance key is standard (upgradeable to 8), with clip, gain, hue
and spill suppression.
Integrated Memories:
Save and recall switcher panel snapshots, which remember not only setups, but the exact file names of
clips, graphics and metadata (mark points, auto start/stop/rewind, loop and roll/crawl speed). Take
memories a step further with Scripts, a macro-based application, to automate your production to quickly
recall and play out pre-saved sequences and macros.
PixButtons™:
Unique push buttons with built in computer displays that show you icons of the device selected (camera,
clip, graphic, etc.), the channel number selected and the exact file name selected of clips and graphics.
Always know what content will appear on air once a button is pushed on a Broadcast Pix Slate system;
no other switcher on the market has this functionality.
Multi-View:
Customizable Multi-View showing all internal and external live inputs in motion with tally status and under
monitor displays, plus view all keyer assignments and internal clip and graphic libraries. Displayed on a
dual or optional quad monitor card.
Character Generator:
2 channel character generator is a Harris® Inscriber® TitleMotion Pro. Supports rolls/crawls, 2D & 3D
animations, on-air graphic changes with .ICG editing, many pre-loaded templates and anti-aliased
resolution of <16nS.
Clip Store:
2 channel clip store that supports uncompressed and compressed video with audio, with auto start/stop/
rewind, mark points and looping capabilities. Record any input directly onto the 500 GB hard drives
(upgradeable to 1TB) uncompressed. Play up to 60 hours of QuickTime (.mov files encoded in DV, DVC-
Pro, or H.264/MPEG-4 AVC) and MPEG 2 files, and play out image sequence animations files with key
and audio.
Still/Logo Stores:
2 channels of still stores and 1 channel of logo store that can support a wide-variety of still graphic
formats from .TGA, .BMP, .GIF, .JPG. .PNG and .TIFF. Either 24 bit or 32 bit to support full screen
graphics or a keyable graphic with an alpha channel.
AutoAspect™:
Mix and match 16:9 content with 4:3 content interchangeably. Each external live input, as well as each
internal graphic and clip, can be adjusted to 4 different aspect treatments, Box, 14:9, Crop or None.
These treatments allow you to effortlessly adjust ratios, while maintaining the native ratio, without the
need for wiring or configuring external components. Simultaneously output 16:9 and 4:3 on HD models.
Standard Features
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Multi-Format:
Mix and match a wide variety of video and graphic formats including,
486i (NTSC), 576i (PAL), 720p/59.94, 720p/50, 1080i/59.94, 1080i/50, VGA*, DVI-I* and 1080p output*.
System selectable between NTSC/PAL and 4:3/16:9. (* optional on HD models)
Digital Processing:
Digital 10-bit 4-4-4 YPrPb progressive processing.
Live Inputs:
Up to 16 live inputs on a Slate 3016 and up to 32 live inputs on a Slate 3032. Plus 14 video and key
inputs for internal clips and graphics.
Outputs:
8 on a Slate 3016, 24 on a Slate 3032. All software assignable to either Program, Preview, Aux or Clean
Feed of any or all keyers.
Fail-Safe:
Standard redundant power supplies on control panel and router. Standard redundant soft-panel if the
control panel ever stops. A redundant RS-232 serial connection from the control panel to the router
enables switching of all live inputs even if the workstation should ever stop.
More Standard Features
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Device Controls
- Clips
- CG
- Stills
- Logo
- Fx
- Keyer
- Robotic camera
- Server
- Mems
- Etc.
Next Transition
Program/
Preview
9-18 input buttons
Sources
with tally
All 3 Keyers
with tally
Program,
Preview
Clip & Graphic
Libraries
with Metadata
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All Slate 3000 switchers have three primary components: a 1 M/E control panel, a SDI video router, and a
4 RU workstation, which contains the Slate video processing I/O cards. They also include a 5 port 100BASE-
TX network switch to connect all the components, and a stereo audio break-out cable for the clip store.
A Slate 3016 and 3032 include a 16x16 and 32x32 router respectively. An optional set of (3) 6 foot labeled
cable bundles are available for convenience to connect the router with the workstation, but custom cables
may be used for longer installations. All external live SDI inputs and outputs connect to the router for I/O
flexibility and redundancy.
Although Slate can accept both genlocked and non-genlocked sources, the main Slate I/O card in the
workstation requires an analog black burst reference signal, as does the router.
System Components
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Broadcast Pix Slate 1 M/E Control Panel
Broadcast Pix Workstation
Broadcast Pix 16x16 Router Broadcast Pix 32x32 Router
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Control Panel Specifications
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The control panel comes standard with dual external redundant power supplies that uses standard IEC
power cords (included). In addition, there are 2 redundant 100BASE-TX Category 5 network ports for
communication to the workstation and an RS-232 serial connection for fail-safe control to the router. (3) Cat
5 cables are included with each Slate system, in addition to a 10ft serial cable for fail-safe control when used
with a router. For custom wiring of the RS-232 serial cable, see pinout below.
Rear View of 1 M/E Control Panel
Redundant
power supplies
Redundant
network ports
for workstation
communication
Pin Function
2 RXD
3 TXD
5 GND
DP 9-pin Fail-Safe
Serial Cable Pinout:
12.5 in
31.8 cm
8.5 in
21.6 cm
8.5 in
21.6 cm
12.5 in
31.8 cm
Top View Bottom View
RS – 232
Serial port
for fail-safe
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Tabletop installation of control panel:
Provides greater visibility of PixButtons™.
5.5 in
14 cm
1.25 in
3.2 cm
Cut-out installation of control panel
0.79 in
2 cm 5.9 in
15 cm
2.8 in
7.2 cm
5.36 in
13.6 cm 12.5 in
31.8 cm
Rear View
Cut-out Dimensions
Side Views
1.9 in
4.8 cm
9.5 in / 23.9 cm
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Workstation Specifications
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The workstation of a Slate 3000 runs Windows XP Service Pack 2 and comes pre-installed with the
appropriate software. The workstation runs the BPSwitcher application, which is necessary to operate the
system with all its features. (Applications from vendors other than Broadcast Pix should not be added to the
system, unless approved by Broadcast Pix, or they will hurt system performance and invalidate the
warranty.)
Workstation Specifications:
Pentium D 3.40 GHz Processer
1 GB ram
80 GB system hard drive (for applications and graphic storage)
(2) 250 GB video hard drives (for clip store storage), upgradable to two 500 BG TB
(1) DVD/CD R/W
(2) 10/100/1000BASE-TX Ethernet ports (one used for private Broadcast Pix control)
(2) front-mounted USB 2.0 ports (one used for Inscriber TitleMotion dongle, mounted internally)
(6) rear-mounted USB 2.0 ports
(2) PS2 ports for keyboard and mouse (supplied)
2 USB Ports
(1 capped)
Power ButtonReset Button Security Lock
Alarm silencer, for dual
redundant power supplies
(optional)
Analog audio I/O,
via a breakout
cable, shown below
Slate I/O,
see next page
Network Port
for control panel
connection
RS-232 Serial Ports
for camera control &
server control
Broadcast Pix Workstation, Front View
Broadcast Pix Workstation, Rear View
Redundant
Power supplies
(Optional)
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