Upcon Sdi: The Serial Digital Interface; Upcon Aes; Sdi Vs. Aes - TC Electronic UpCon Manual

UpCon SDI: The Serial
Digital Interface
With regards to inputs and outputs, UpCon SDI
is based on the Serial digital interface (SDI) – a
family of audio and video interfaces standard-
ized by the Society of Motion Picture and Televi-
sion Engineers (SMPTE).
An SDI signal may contain up to sixteen audio
channels (8 pairs) at 48 kHz sample rate and 24
bit resolution.
We assume that you have a good working knowl-
edge of SDI. The standard as such is not dis-
cussed in this manual.
UpCon English Manual (2014-10-07)

UpCon AES

For many years, TC Electronic has focused on
developing highly intelligent clocking solutions.
UpCon features one of the most complex and
intelligent technologies we have ever made. It
is based on the TC developed DICE™ core with
its JET™ technology, which has been further re-
fined to deliver important features specifically for
broadcast use.
►
UpCon locks really fast and artefact-free to
clock sources.
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It sends as good an audio signal as possible
through at all times.
► If the source is lost, UpCon keeps on running
at the "last good sync source rate".
► UpCon keeps outgoing clock inconsistencies
(e.g. when the sync reference is lost or the
sync source changes) to a minimum. This en-
sures that e.g. upstream source switching will
affect downstream devices to the least pos-
sible extent.
► UpCon reduces incoming jitter to a nearly un-
measurable level.
UpCon – Basic concepts and operation

SDI vs. AES

There are no versions of UpCon that provide SDI
and AES inputs and outputs on the same unit.
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