IMS-VSI: Studio Synchronization Input Card


This product is only compatible with Meinberg's line of modular IMS LANTIME systems.
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The IMS-VSI module for Meinberg’s LANTIME IMS platform is designed to enable broadcasting and production studios to utilize their existing clock generators as a reference source for their PTP master clock as they transition towards IP-based production workflows. This allows legacy production equipment that relies on traditional A/V clock generators to be seamlessly integrated into and synchronized with newer IP infrastructure such as SMPTE ST 2110, AES67 or Dante that relies on PTP timing.

Key Features

Warranty Period (Years): 3 RoHS-compliant
  • Accepts black & burst (bi-level sync) signals with support for PAL and NTSC
  • Comprehensive VITC support, both for standard SMPTE 12M and for SMPTE ST309/MJD and ITU-R.BR.1353 variants
  • Black & burst is accepted without VITC for generating a reliable, accurate frequency signal (prescaler mode), or with VITC for full time-of-day, frequency, and phase support
  • SMPTE 12M Linear Time Code (LTC) 25 fps input support
  • Word clock input with support for any frequency from 1 kHz to 10 MHz
  • Dedicated pulse-per-second (PPS) input for connection of an external phase reference.




Product Description

The IMS-VSI module operates as a multi-reference input card, with signal inputs for black & burst (bi-level sync, with both PAL & NTSC support), linear time code (LTC), and word clock signals. A pulse-per-second input is also provided for phase synchronization, to supplement those input signals which cannot be used as a phase reference (such as a word clock). These signals can be used to create a time reference for an IP network, for example as a bridge between the analog & SDI world and a PTP timing network. It provides studios with an alternative method of reference signal synchronization if GNSS synchronization is not feasible but an alternative reference signal that provides the requisite stability & accuracy is available, and allows analog & SDI-based equipment to be synchronized with modern IP-based equipment using PTP timing.

Black & burst signals both with and without VITC (Vertical Integrated TimeCode) are supported; a black & burst signal with integrated VITC is suitable for providing a time of day, frequency, and phase reference for your IMS LANTIME system. Even a black & burst signal without VITC or a word clock signal can be used as a frequency reference, which when combined with a phase reference such as a PPS signal can be used for genlock and sample clocks.

Should you wish to integrate analog & SDI-based equipment into your modern IP-based production network and have the ability to install a GNSS antenna, Meinberg also provides studio signal output modules in the form of the IMS-VSG cards, which generate black & burst, tri-level sync, DARS, LTC, and word clock signals based on an upstream reference.



Characteristics

Supported Reference Signals
  • Black & burst (bi-level sync) signals with support for PAL and NTSC
  • VITC support, for standard SMPTE 12M and for SMPTE ST309/MJD and ITU-R.BR.1353 variants (VITC required for full time-of-day, phase, and frequency reference)
  • Linear Time Code (LTC) 25 fps input support (SMPTE 12M compliant)
  • Word clock input, frequency range 1 kHz to 10 MHz
  • Pulse-per-second (PPS) input for external phase reference.
Status Indicators "St" LED: Internal initialization status of IMS-VSI
"In" LED: Operating state of IMS-VSI
"A" LED: Reserved for later use
"B" LED: Reserved for later use
Module Connectors 4 x BNC female connector
Supply Voltage 5 V
Power Draw 1,25 W
Supported Temperature Operational: 0 - 50 °C (32 - 122 °F)
Storage: -20 - 70 °C (-4 - 158 °F)
Supported Humidity Max. 85 % (non-condensing) at 40 °C
Warranty Three-year warranty
RoHS Status of Product This product is fully RoHS-compliant.
WEEE Status of Product This product is handled as a B2B (Business to Business) category product. To ensure that the product is disposed of in a WEEE-compliant fashion, it can be returned to the manufacturer. Any transportation expenses for returning this product (at end-of-life) must be covered by the end user, while Meinberg will bear the costs for the waste disposal itself.


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Manuals


Please note that only the most recent manual version is available for download. This manual therefore may not be suitable for all product versions.
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