Echolab Converters
We have developed our range of Echolab Converters to give you freedom of choice. The move to the digital platform can sometimes be difficult and expensive one. Echolab Converters bridge the analog and digital divide as well as resolve wide screen formatting issues now common in everyday production.

Echolab Converters have been specifically designed to compliment the Echolab Nova SDI range of remarkable System on Chip next generation switchers allowing you to seamlessly upgrade your existing infrastructure and retaining may of the expensive analog devices still so crucial to your production environment.

Echolab Converters can also be coupled with almost any brand and type of switcher as standalone interface. The Converters are bundled with Echolab Convertr Frames that provide smart control and power supplies in 1, 2, 4 RU or Desktop units.

Echolab Converters separate themselves from the crowd by delivering superb 12 BIT conversion, providing true 10 Bit conversion output. Ask any of our competition if they can match this and we’re sure you will see that only our converters deliver 100% reliable, BEST 12 Bit in 10 Bit OUT QUALITY conversion against broadcasting standards.

Discover the unmatched power and felxibility of our Nova SDI Range now with full conversion gear for those with remaining analog infrastructure.

• Our new A to D card converts NTSC/PAL, composite, Y/C or YUV video to SDI.
• The D to A card converts SDI into flexible combinations of NTSC/PAL, Composite, Y/C, YUV or RGB video using a high quality 12 bit encoder
• The Echolab ARC converter performs two conversions - 16:9 to 4:3 Full Screen and 4:3 to 16:9 Pillarbox.

The ECHOLAB CONVERTER AtoD converts NTSC/PAL, composite, Y/C or YUV video to SDI. It is ideal for taking an analog source from a camera, tape machine or graphics generator and converting it to SDI for the Nova range of digital switchers.

This full broadcast universal converter uses a high quality 12-bit decoder which can deal with any source from broadcast quality to VHS, and can accept damaged or jittery signals. The data is sampled at 54 Mbit per second (four times oversampled) allowing the highest quality digital filtering. It also offers the latest in comb technology, witha five line comb resulting in exceptional decoding.

The ECHOLAB CONVERTER AtoD converts NTSC/PAL, composite, Y/C or YUV video to SDI. It is ideal for taking an analog source from a camera, tape machine or graphics generator and converting it to SDI for the Nova range of digital switchers.

This full broadcast universal converter uses a high quality 12-bit decoder which can deal with any source from broadcast quality to VHS, and can accept damaged or jittery signals. The data is sampled at 54 Mbit per second (four times oversampled) allowing the highest quality digital filtering. It also offers the latest in comb technology, with a five line comb resulting in exceptional decoding.

The on-board frame video synchronizer allows untimed inputs to be timed to the local syncs. It will sort out any incorrect frame rates plusany delays by taking
its timing from the external analog reference andwill automatically synchronize sources between 0 and 2 fields. The framestore can be disabled by board edge controls when minimum delay is required.

The ECHOLAB CONVERTER AtoD is a space-saving 4 x 10.5 inches module which can be housed in the perfect frame for your application: 4U, 2U, 1U or desk top box. It is used with the RM23 frame rearmodule to give up to three SDI outputs.

• 12-bit NTSC/PAL, Composite, Y/C or YUV to SDI converter
• Suitable for all sources, from broadcast quality to VHS
• High quality digital filtering and five line comb
• Framestore synchronizer times input to local syncs
• Space-saving: 4 x 10.5 inches module allows
12 ECHOLAB CONVERTER AtoDs in 2RU
(24 in 4RU, six in 1RU and two in desk top box)

MECHANICAL
4 x 10.5 inches module
Weight: 200g
Power consumption: 6 Watts

ANALOG INPUT
Composite video input, 1 volt with syncs
525 line NTSC or 625 line PAL, Y/C and YUV (link selectable on board)

ANALOG REFERENCE
Analog Black and Burst, mixed syncs or video
Amplitude of syncs 150mV to 4V
Link selectable 75Ohm termination on PCB
Reference rear module loop-through on RM23 - loop does not need ECHOLAB CONVERTER AtoD to be fitted
SDI OUTPUTS
SDI 270Mbit to EBU 3267-E and SMPTE 259M with inserted EDH
Maximum of three SDI outputs using RM23 frame rear module (three outputs with composite input, two with Y/C input and one with YUV input)
<500ps 1kHz jitter and <800ps broadband jitter from stable 300mV Black and Burst reference

ANALOG PERFORMANCE
Sampling: 12 bit precision 54Mbit (four times oversampling)
Exceptional performance is achieved by a 12 bit five line adaptive comb decoder
Frequency response: +/- 0.5dB to 5.5MHz
Gain error: <1%
Differential phase and gain: <1.5", <1.5%
Signal to Noise: <-60dB
Blanking: To analog NTSC/PAL specifications, with selectable VBI blanking NTSC lines 10 to 20 and
273 to 282. PAL lines 7 to 22 and 319 to 335

VIDEO TIMING ADJUSTMENTS
With a video timing reference the timing of the output (with respect to the reference in) may be adjusted up to a whole video frame.
With no video timing reference the delay from input to output is set by the same timing adjustments

DELAY THROUGH BOARD
3 lines min - 2 fields + 3 lines max

LED INDICATION OF:
Analog input present
Analog reference present
Power supplies okay
Delay less than 25 lines
Store frozen

LOCAL CONTROL
Shaft encoder to adjust delay
Piano switch to control:
pedestal on/off, VBI blanking on/off