+EAS
The +EAS option, available on a range of Cobalt Digital products, is the ideal solution for keying Emergency Alert System (EAS) text crawls in the active video and inserting station identification logos.
Serial crawl data from an EAS generator (such as Sage™ or Dasdec™) is transmitted to a Cobalt Digital openGear® card or BBG-1000 series stand-alone unit. The crawl data is held until a GPI is sent from the EAS generator, signaling the creation of the text graphics. The GPI also routes digital or analog emergency audio to the embedded video output. Once the GPI goes back to the resting state, the program audio is routed back to the embedded output. Crawl data is played according to the user-selectable loop counter. User-configurable fill background color and text size control can be correlated to event context severity.
The software can be ordered with card purchase, or activated later using a downloadable feature key via free DashBoard™ remote control/monitoring software (no need to remove or replace card.)
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Included with option +EAS is logo insertion, which can be used totally independently of EAS (as an example, for insertion of an on-the-hour station ID), or tied to the EAS crawl function as desired. Insertion enable/disable is via card/device GPI or other actions if desired. The logo insertion included with option +EAS provides for basic single static logo insertion where your png image is uploaded to the card or device.
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The software can be ordered with card purchase, or activated later using a downloadable feature key via free DashBoard™ remote control/monitoring software (no need to remove or replace card.)
+EAS option is available for the following cards and models on product purchased new or as field software upgrade:
• 9902-UDX, 9902-UDX-DSP-CI, 9922-FS, 9922-2FS
• BBG-1000 series standalone/desktop units BBG-1002-UDX,
BBG-1022-FS, BBG-1022-2FS
Integrated, self-contained single-device solution – can integrate as an option with no dedicated new devices/units
Compatible with Sage™, Dasdec™, and other EAS crawl generators
Audio routing and ducking controls for discrete and embedded workflows
Automated control insertion via presence of crawl data or GPI closure
Event log for record of EAS crawls
User-configurable crawl loop count
User-configurable text attributes and background fill color can be correlated to event severity
Logo inserter for station identification
Available for new cards or can be added to existing cards with easy field software upload
- +EAS Emergency Alert System Text Crawl Generation Option (Available for the models listed below)
• 9902-UDX, 9902-UDX-DSP-CI, 9922-FS, 9922-2FS
• BBG-1000 series standalone/desktop units BBG-1002-UDX
BBG-1022-FS, BBG-1022-2FS
