The Cobalt® BBG-1078-ANC-MON 3G/HD/SD-SDI Standalone Ancillary Data Monitoring Probe with Multiple-Protocol Data Payload SDI/HDMI Display and Fault Detection/Forwarding provides an easy to use, economical solution that offers comprehensive ancillary data monitoring/”probing” to validate and ensure expected presence and handling of ancillary data in SDI streams.
Unlike expensive and hard to use waveform monitors, the BBG-1078-ANC-MON shows status in “plain language” on-screen overlays. Unlike typical test equipment, its user interface is designed from the ground up to be used by everyday operations personnel and not just engineers. The status burn-in is available on the card SDI output as well as a convenience HDMI output that can be directly connected to a wall monitor.
In addition to its user interface, the BBG-1078-ANC-MON can integrate with automation systems via its IP and SNMP interfaces. The 9978-ANC-MON is an unprecedent first in a compact standalone form factor that fits in your existing environment without the need for expensive, delicate, bulky test gear. The BBG-1078-ANC-MON supports and offers monitoring for many data packages such as closed captioning, SCTE 104, 608-XDS, AFD and others, providing not just presence/absence status but also interpreters that parse the payload and display it as a burn-in. Also included standard is a continuously running display of ATSC A/85 LKFS loudness.
The BBG-1078-ANC-MON can be remote-controlled using DashBoard™.
The compact standalone form factor allows desktop usage, as well as the 1/3-rack size of the BBG-1078-ANC-MON allowing 3 units to be installed in a 1RU space (an optional mounting tray is available that provides secure mounting of the units to a standard 19” frame).