CB Electronics RM-6HD-424-4x - Serial Remote Control

Rack Mount Serial Synchroniser 6 Serial ports, SR-424 remote - 4 port

The RM Synchronizer is designed to operate with a standard Sony 9-pin remote, using a scalable extended Sony protocol. OEM customers may extend their existing machine control using the functions they require, or develop full synchroniser interface with individual machine control and status display.

The RM Serial remote/Synchronizer uses experience gained from both the SR and MR series remote control system. Designed to be used with existing consoles and DAW's this unit will expand a single Sony Protocol serial port to five serial ports. The various serial protocol options allow the RM Synchronizer unit to act as a serial protocol converter.

A single machine or virtual machine(Generator) is controlled by the serial input, the chase function expands this to up to five machines. Record On and Off are sent to all record enabled machines. Record track arming is provided for up to 100 tracks and may be mapped over all machines either by the user or an automatic algorithm.

With the development of the RM-6 rack mounted unit we are able to move most of the electronics from the controller to the machine room. The SR-4 may be used with a single RS-422 connection to control the RM-6. Whilst the existing SR-24 may also be used as a remote control for the RM-6 the separate Display box made it expensive. The new SR-424 is our solution, it may be used as a remote for the RM-6 in the same way but with 24 track arm keys.

The rear panel of the SR-424 is the same as the SR-4, this allows the SR-424 to be used as a stand alone unit with extra track arm keys. We are also looking at an ADR version of the SR-424 for the future.

SR424

The SR Series remote controls have been designed as stand alone controllers or used to expand the single serial output of a Console or Digital Audio Work-station, the SR serial remotes make cost effective ergonomic solutions. The master machine or virtual machine(Generator) is controlled by the serial input, the chase function
expands this to up to four machines. When the A port is configured as a input SR-4/SR-424 may be used with a Digital Audio Work-station or Console to provide control of up to 3 machines from one serial port. The record tracks are mapped so that the Serial input may have up to 64 record tracks. The timecode input enables the SR to act as a timecode to serial converter. Track arming from the front panel or via the input port is used to provide track arming, aA 24/48 track parallel to serial converter is also available. Record track arming is provided for up to 100 tracks and may be mapped to single or multiple machines by the user. Record On and Off are sent to all record enabled machines.

Features

* Four Serial Ports......................................... May be assigned as Inputs or Outputs
* Multimaster Mode ................................Interface with Multiple DAW’s or Consoles
* Plug & Play Sony P2 protocol............................................... VTR's, ATR’;s, DAW’s ..
* Optional Protocols............................................... Timeline, ES-BUS, Ampex, Studer
* Macro Keys.........................................................................9 (SR-4) or 26 (SR-424)
* Track Arm Keys .................................................................8 (SR-4) or 24 (SR-424)
* GPI’s...........................................................................6 Cmos inputs, 6 TTL outputs
* Timecode Output........................................ Follows the master position and Offset
* Timecode Input......................................................................... chase remote code
* RS422 Synchroniser...........................Will synchronise any suitable 9-pin Machine
* Real or Virtual Master ........................ Perfect Machine as Master, Tapeless Master