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SD-SDI
Serial digital signal used in Broadcast domain with rate 270 Mbit/sec and Std. SMPTE259M.
Managed by devices included in:
Elpro products:
01 - PLUG-IN
02 - DISTRIBUTORS
03 - SWITCHERS & MATRIX SWITCHERS
05 - CONVERTERS & GENERATORS
CV
Composite Video.
Video signal on 75 ohm coax cable BNC terminated.
Typical for Pal, Secam and NTSC systems.
Signal managed by the majority of the Elpro products.
CV
Composite Video.
Video signal on 75 ohm coax cable RCA terminated. Typical for Pal, Secam and NTSC systems.
Signal managed by the majority of the Cypress products.
RGBHV
Analog graphic signal on 5 coax BNC terminated, providing Red, Green, Blue and horizontal synch. (H) and vertical synch. (V), both at TTL level.
Managed by devices included in:
Elpro products:
02 - DISTRIBUTORS
03 - SWITCHERS & MATRIX SWITCHERS
06 - TWISTED PAIRS
YPbPr
Analog Signal on 3 coax BNC terminated, providing Luminance (Y), Difference colour B-Y (Pb), Difference colour R-Y (Pr).
Progressive scan, from HD sources with various resolution up to 1080p.
Managed by devices included in:
Elpro products:
04 - SCAN CONVERTERS & SCALERS
06 - TWISTED PAIRS
Y/C
Video signal with two separated components, Luminance (Y) and Crominance (C) on 4 p. Mini-Din Connector.
Managed by devices included in:
Elpro products:
02 - DISTRIBUTORS
03 - SWITCHERS & MATRIX SWITCHERS
04 - SCAN CONVERTERS & SCALERS
05 - CONVERTERS & GENERATORS
Cypress products:
06 - SCAN CONVERTERS
07 - SCALERS
VGA
Analog graphic signal outgoing from a PC, based on RGB (component colour 800mV), H+V (horizontal and vertical synchronism, TTL level) and 4 handshake signals called ID bit.
HDD sub-D 15p. connector.
Resolution from SVGA (800x600) to QXGA (2048x1536).
Managed by devices included in:
Elpro products:
02 - DISTRIBUTORS
03 - SWITCHERS & MATRIX SWITCHERS
04 - SCAN CONVERTERS & SCALERS
Cypress products:
06 - SCAN CONVERTERS
07 - SCALERS
08 - SIGNAL FORMAT CONVERTERS
09 - GENERATORS
DVI
Digital Visual Interface.
Digital standard using TMDS technology (Transition Minimized Differential Signaling) made with 3 pairs (Single link) or 6 pairs (Dual link) strobed by a clock + 2 handshake signals.
Useful for high resolution and suited for wide screen formats.
29 pin dedicated connector
Managed by devices included in:
Elpro products:
02 - DISTRIBUTORS
03 - SWITCHERS & MATRIX SWITCHERS
04 - SCAN CONVERTERS & SCALERS
Cypress products:
05 - DVI DISTRIBUTORS & SWITCHERS
07 - SCALERS
09 - GENERATORS
SPDIF
Sony-Philips Digital Interface Format.
Digital signal coded matching IEC 958 type II standard to transfer stereo PCM digital audio.
Transit through coax cable and RCA connector.
Managed by devices included in:
Elpro products:
05 - CONVERTERS & GENERATORS
Cypress products:
01 - HDTV+AUDIO DISTRIBUTORS & SWITCHERS
07 - SCALERS
08 - SIGNAL FORMAT CONVERTERS
XLR
3 poles Audio connector for mono signal unbalanced or balanced.
For unbalanced signal: Pin 1 GND; Pin 2, hot; Pin 3 cold.
For balanced signal: Pin 1 GND; Pin 2 (a) on phase; Pin 3 (b) -180° phase.
Managed by devices included in:
Elpro products:
05 - CONVERTERS & GENERATORS
HDMI
High Definition Multimedia Interface.
Digital standard to transfer Video and Audio using TMDS technology (Transition Minimized Differential Signaling) made with 3 pairs strobed by a clock + 4 handshake signals.
Used in DVD players and SAT Decoders for HDTV signals.
Dedicated type A connector.
Managed by devices included in:
Elpro products:
05 - CONVERTERS & GENERATORS
Cypress products:
02 - HDMI DISTRIBUTORS
03 - HDMI SWITCHERS
04 - HDMI MATRIX SWITCHERS
06 - SCAN CONVERTERS
07 - SCALERS
08 - SIGNAL FORMAT CONVERTERS
09 - GENERATORS
3,5mm UNBAL AUD
Unbalanced stereo Audio signal, L+R+GND. 3,5mm with 3 poles jack connector.
Managed by devices included in:
Elpro products:
03 - SWITCHERS & MATRIX SWITCHERS
Cypress products:
07 - SCALERS
08 - SIGNAL FORMAT CONVERTERS
UNBAL
Unbalanced stereo Audio signal, L+R+GND.
3 poles Phoenix detachable connector.
Managed by devices included in:
Elpro products:
01 - PLUG-IN
03 - SWITCHERS & MATRIX SWITCHERS
UNBAL AUD
Unbalanced stereo Audio signal, L+R+GND.
RCA type connectors.
The most used type to provide the audio signal.
Managed by devices included in:
Elpro products:
02 - DISTRIBUTORS
03 - SWITCHERS & MATRIX SWITCHERS
04 - SCAN CONVERTERS & SCALERS
05 - CONVERTERS & GENERATORS
06 - TWISTED PAIRS
Cypress products:
01 - HDTV - AUDIO DISTRIBUTION & SWITCHERS
06 - SCAN CONVERTERS
07 - SCALERS
08 - SIGNAL FORMAT CONVERTERS
BAL AUD
Balanced stereo Audio signal, L(a+b)+GND+R(a+b).
(a) on phase, (b) -180° phase.
5 poles Phoenix detachable connector.
Managed by devices included in:
Elpro products:
01 - PLUG-IN
02 - DISTRIBUTORS
03 - SWITCHERS & MATRIX SWITCHERS
04 - SCAN CONVERTERS & SCALERS
05 - CONVERTERS & GENERATORS
RS232
Standard of communication point to point between central units and peripherals.
Sub-D 9p.m. connector.
It's the oldest and still strongly used method for medium speed data exchange.
Managed by devices included in:
Elpro products:
03 - SWITCHERS & MATRIX SWITCHERS
04 - SCAN CONVERTERS & SCALERS
08 - RS232 / LAN INTERFACES
Cypress products:
03 - HDMI SWITCHERS
04 - HDMI MATRIX SWITCHERS
05 - DVI DISTRIBUTORS & SWITCHERSS
07 - SCALERS
09 - GENERATORS
RS485
Standard of communication point to multipoint among central units and peripherals.
3 poles Phoenix detachable connector.
Used in the past on some Matrix Switchers of the Elpro products.
MIC
Microphone signal. 6,3mm mono jack connector.
Used in the past on some Presentation Switchers and Scalers belonging to the Elpro products.
LAN
Local Area Network connection 10/100 T Base.
RJ45 connector.
Used by devices included in:
Elpro products:
03 - SWITCHERS & MATRIX SWITCHERS
04 - SCAN CONVERTERS & SCALERS
08 - RS232 / LAN INTERFACES
IR
Infrared receiver to control the unit through IR Control.
Feature implemented in devices included in:
Elpro products:
03 - SWITCHERS & MATRIX SWITCHERS
04 - SCAN CONVERTERS & SCALERS
Cypress products:
03 - HDMI SWITCHERS
04 - HDMI MATRIX SWITCHERS
05 - DVI DISTRIBUTORS & SWITCHERSS
06 - SCAN CONVERTERS
07 - SCALERS
08 - SIGNAL FORMAT CONVERTERS
09 - GENERATORS
PAIRS
N.4 twisted pairs AWG28÷AWG22.
N.2 four poles Phoenix detachable connector.
Managed by devices included in:
Elpro products:
06 - TWISTED PAIRS
ACTION
Output dry contact to perform a function.
Managed by devices included in:
Elpro products:
08 - RS232 / LAN INTERFACES
CONTACT
Incoming dry contact for function signaling.
Managed by devices included in:
Elpro products:
08 - RS232 / LAN INTERFACES
ALARM
Output dry contact for alarm signaling.
Managed by devices included in:
Elpro products:
01 - PLUG-IN
06 - TWISTED PAIRS
VGA/HD
Analog graphic signal outgoing from a PC, based on RGB (component colour 800mV), H+V (horizontal and vertical synchronism, TTL level) and 4 handshake signals called ID bit. HDD sub-D 15p. connector.
Resolution from SVGA (800x600) to QXGA (2048x1536).
HD: Acronym of High Definition.
Analog signal outgoing from DVD Player and Blu-Ray based on Luminance (Y), Difference colour B-Y (Pb), Difference colour R-Y (Pr).
Progressive scan, with various resolution up to 1080p.
Managed by devices included in:
Elpro products:
02 - DISTRIBUTORS
03 - SWITCHERS & MATRIX SWITCHERS
04 - SCAN CONVERTERS & SCALERS
Cypress products:
06 - SCAN CONVERTERS
07 - SCALERS
08 - SIGNAL FORMAT CONVERTERS
09 - GENERATORS
YCbCr
TV standard analog signal based on Luminance (Y), Colour Difference B-Y (Cb), clolour Difference R-Y (Cr).
Interlaced at 15.625 for Pal systems, 15734 for NTSC systems.
8 poles mini-Din connector.
Managed by devices included in:
Cypress products:
07 - SCALERS
Optical
TOSLink.
Digital audio signal transmitted through optical fiber for point to point communication.
Managed by devices included in:
Cypress products:
07 - SCALERS
SCART
Connector mounted on the rear of TV devices for input/output of the Video and Audio signals.
Managed by devices included in:
Cypress products:
08 - SIGNAL FORMAT CONVERTERS
YPbPr
Analog Signal on 3 coax RCA terminated, providing Luminance (Y), Difference colour B-Y (Pb), Difference colour R-Y (Pr).
Progressive scan, from HD sources with various resolution up to 1080p.
Managed by devices included in:
Cypress products:
01 - HDTV+AUDIO DISTRIBUTORS & SWITCHERS
06 - SCAN CONVERTERS
07 - SCALERS
08 - SIGNAL FORMAT CONVERTERS
COAX
Digital Audio out SPDIF type. Digital signal coded matching IEC 958 type II standard to transfer stereo PCM digital audio.
Coax cable and RCA connector.
Managed by devices included in:
Cypress products:
01 - HDTV+AUDIO DISTRIBUTORS & SWITCHERS
06 - SCAN CONVERTERS
07 - SCALERS
YCbCr
TV standard analog signal based on Luminance (Y), Colour Difference B-Y (Cb), colour Difference R-Y (Cr).
Interlaced at 15.625 for Pal systems, 15734 for NTSC systems.
Provided by 3 RCA connectors with colours Green, Blue and Red.
Managed by devices included in:
Cypress products:
01 - HDTV+AUDIO DISTRIBUTORS & SWITCHERS
06 - SCAN CONVERTERS
07 - SCALERS
08 - SIGNAL FORMAT CONVERTERS
USB1.1
Universal Standard Bus.
Standard for serial communication between a PC and several peripheral units.
Managed by devices included in:
Smart-AVI products:
05 - DVI-D EXTENDER, AUDIO, RS232 and KVM
RGB/YUV
RGB. Analog TV signal based on RGB components with separated negative synchronism on 75 ohm.
YUV. Analog TV signal based on Y (Luminance), U and V (colour difference) with negative synchronism on Y. HDD sub-D 15p. connector.
Managed by devices included in:
Cypress products:
06 - SCAN CONVERTERS
K+M
KVM-PS2.
Expression used to represent the PC tools i.e. Keyboard-Video-Mouse.
PS2 connectors for K+M.
Managed by devices included in:
Smart-AVI products:
05 - DVI-D EXTENDER, AUDIO, RS232 and KVM
HD-SDI
High Definition Serial digital signal used in Broadcst domain typical for format 720p or 1080i, 50 or 60 Hz vertical, standard SMPTE 292M.
Managed by devices included in:
Elpro products:
03 - SWITCHERS & MATRIX SWITCHERS
CV option
Composite Video.
Video signal on RG59 coax BNC terminated provided as option for SD-SDI systems.
Managed by devices included in:
Elpro products:
01 - PLUG-IN
IR option
Infrared receiver to control the unit through IR Control.
Option provided in many devices included in:
Elpro products:
03 - SWITCHERS & MATRIX SWITCHERS
04 - SCAN CONVERTERS & SCALERS
07 - DVI
LAN option
Local Area Network connection 10/100 T Base.
RJ45 connector.
Provided in origin or as option in many devices included in:
Elpro products:
03 - SWITCHERS & MATRIX SWITCHERS
04 - SCAN CONVERTERS & SCALERS
08 - RS232 / LAN INTERFACES
CAT5
Cable made by 4 twisted pairs used in LAN networks and for point to point connections for analog signals like video, audio and VGA.
The E version is provided with a global shield.
Conductor section from AWG26 to AWG23.
Managed by devices included in:
Smart-AVI products:
01 - UXGA EXTENDER, AUDIO, RS232 & IR
02 - UXGA MULTIPOINT TRANSMITTERS
03 - MATRIX WITH CAT5 OUTPUT
04 - CATSWITCH
CAT6
Cable made by 4 twisted pairs separately shielded used in high speed LAN network and for point to point connection for analog or digital signals like DVI and HDMI.
Conductor section from AWG26 to AWG23.
Managed by devices included in:
Smart-AVI Products
05 - DVI-D EXTENDER, AUDIO, RS232 and KVM
06 - HDMI EXTENDER
FIBER OPTICS
Transmission system of electrical signals through light conduction inside filament of polymeric material (called Fiber).
At reception, the light must be re-converted in electrical signal.
Managed by devices included in:
Smart-AVI Products
07 - FIBER OPTICS SOLUTIONS
Elpro Videolabs
Elpro VideoLabs is the reference in Italy when we think of professional Video and Audio. Professional meaning the real Broadcasting and HI-definition, HI-performance systems which are used everyday to bring you image and sound through your Hi-definition television set.
Broadcasting, mixing, preparing image and sound for diffusion through the airwaves is our bread 'n' butter.
This is why the most important Broadcasters and System Integrators in Europe rely heavily on Elpro products.
Because they are durable and made for the professional.
