Hamlet® DigiGen HD and SD SDI and Composite Video and Audio Signal Generator



Overview

DigiGen is a family of 1U rack-mountable multiformat video and audio signal generators.  Members of the family include:

  • DigiGen MultiGen HD and SD SDI and Composite Video and Audio Signal Generator
  • DigiGen Axiom     HD SDI Video Signal Generator
  • DigiGen Index      SD SDI, Composite Video and Audio Signal Generator

The DigiGen MultiGen is a feature rich, simple to use, multiformat video generator for use in control rooms and facilities where racking is available. The unit includes HD SDI, SD SDI and composite video generation with embedded audio and either AES/EBU or analog audio outputs. 16 video test signals are available for each of the outputs in digital this can be 525 or 625 and in analog either NTSC or PAL, including pathological, overlayed circles, moving pattern path activity signal, CRC codes, audio group selection audio line up tones, with or without an ident and a 16 character alpha/numeric ident which is scrollable.

HD SDI Standards covered:

  • SMPTE 274M:
    • 1080 lines 60 Hz Interlaced (30 Hz PSF)
    • 1080 lines 59.94 interlaced (29.97 Hz PSF)
    • 1080 lines 30 Hz Progressive
    • 1080 lines 29.97 Progressive
    • 1080 lines 48 Hz Interlaced (24 Hz PSF)
    • 1080 lines 47.96 interlaced (23.98 Hz PSF SONY )
    • 1080 lines 24 Hz Progressive
    • 1080 lines 23.98 Progressive
    • 1080 lines 50 Hz Interlaced (25 Hz PSF)
    • 1080 lines 25 Hz Progressive
  • SMPTE 296M:
    • 720 lines 60 Hz Progressive
    • 720 lines 59.94 Hz Progressive
    • 720 lines 50 HZ Progressive

Features

The Hamlet DigiGen MultiGen (DigiGen Axiom and DigiGen Index have a subset of these features):

ü Multi Standard HD SDI, SD SDI, and Composite

ü Embedded Audio

ü AES/EBU or Single-Channel Analog Audio

ü 1U high full width rack case

ü FF CRC, pathological digital test signals

ü Y, C, both, text, circle, moving pattern signal continuity test

ü 16 test patterns:

    • 100% Bars,
    • 75% Bars,
    • Split Bars,
    • Bowtie,
    • Sweep,
    • Pluge,
    • Multi,
    • Pulse & Bar,
    • Modulated Steps,
    • White Screen,
    • Red Screen,
    • Convergence,
    • Split equaliser/pll test pattern,
    • Ramp,
    • Limit Ramp,
    • Optional pattern

ü User program 16 character alphanumeric ident scrollable

ü Audio selectable on all groups 1 thru 4

ü 110 -240V powered IEC connector


Specifications

Hamlet Digi Gen ™ MultiGen
 
OUTPUTS
HD Serial digital 1x BNC connectorsOutput impedance 75 ohms
 SMPTE 292, serial component 800mV pp
 Full 10 bit pattern generation
 Embedded audio tone is a 1KHz asynchronous sine wave at a level of -18dBFS
SD Serial digital BNC connectorOutput impedance 75 ohms
 SMPTE 259M, ITU-R BT.601/656 serial component
800mV pp
 Full 10 bit pattern generation
 Addition of CRC checksum word
 Addition of embedded tone at -18db
Composite BNC connectorsOutput impedance 75 ohms
 1 volt p/p +/- 1% PAL, NTSC or PALM from 9 bit dac
 Differential gain and phase +/- 1% and +/- 1 deg
 Sch phase 0 +/- 5 deg
 Audio 3 pin xlr plug
Analog:1KHz tone 0db to +8db balanced to 600 ohms Thd <0.5%
Digital:AES/EBU encoded 1KHz tone, balanced output to 110 ohms
Frequency:The crystal master oscillator is accurate to better than +/- 15ppm
POWER
• Current draw is 600mA
• Mains supply 240-110VAC +/-20% 50/60Hz 10VA max
ENVIRONMENT
• Indoor use, 5 to 45 deg.C. ambient to 2,000m
• Max humidity 80% to 31 deg.C decreasing to 50% at 40 deg.C
• Overvoltage category 2. Pollution degree 1
PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS
• 490mm x 250mm x 45mm
WEIGHT
• 3Kg
 
Hamlet Digi Gen ™ Axiom
 
OUTPUTS
Serial digital 1x BNC connectorsOutput impedance 75 ohms
 SMPTE 292, serial component. 800mV pp
 Full 10 bit pattern generation
 Embedded audio tone is a 1KHz asynchronous sine wave at a level of -18dBFS
POWER
• Current draw is 600mA
• Mains supply 240-110VAC +/-20% 50/60Hz 10VA max
ENVIRONMENT
• Indoor use, 5 to 45 deg.C. Ambient to 2,000m
• Max humidity 80% to 31 deg.C decreasing to 50% at 40 deg.C
• Overvoltage category 2. Pollution degree 1
PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS:
• 490mm x 250mm x 45mm
WEIGHT:
• 3Kg
 
Hamlet Digi Gen ™ Index
 
OUTPUTS
 
Serial digital BNC connector:Output impedance 75 ohms
 SMPTE 259M, ITU-R BT.601/656 serial component. 800mV pp
 Full 10 bit pattern generation
 Addition of CRC checksum word
 Addition of embedded tone at -18db
Composite BNC connectors:Output impedance 75 ohms
 1 volt p/p +/- 1% PAL, NTSC or PALM from 9 bit dac
 Differential gain and phase +/- 1% and +/- 1 deg
 Sch phase 0 +/- 5 deg
 Audio 3 pin xlr plug
Analog:1KHz tone 0db to +8db balanced to 600 ohms Thd <0.5%
Digital:AES/EBU encoded 1KHz tone, balanced output to 110 ohms
Frequency:The crystal master oscillator is accurate to better than +/-
15ppm
POWER
• Current draw is 600mA
• Mains supply 240-110VAC +/-20% 50/60Hz 10VA max
ENVIRONMENT
• Indoor use, 5 to 45 deg.C. Ambient to 2,000m
• Max humidity 80% to 31 deg.C decreasing to 50% at 40 deg.C
• Overvoltage category 2. Pollution degree 1
PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS
• 490mm x 250mm x 45mm
WEIGHT:
• 3Kg

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