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ROUTING SWITCHER SYSTEM (E)
Section 1System Overview1-1. Digital Routing Switcher System
The system consists of the following units.
.Routing Switcher
(DVS-V1616/V3232B/V6464B/A3232/TC3232/RS1616, BVS-V3232/A3232, HDS-V3232)
It switches signals according to the command from the remote control unit. Varied switchers are
available for different types of signals used (serial digital video, digital audio, time code, RS-422A,
etc.)
.Remote Control Unit
(BKS-R1601/R3202/R3203/R3204/R3205/R3206/R1607/R1608/R3209/R3210/R3216/R1617/R3219/
R3280/R3281)
It switches signals and displays the name of the selected signal.
.Control Terminal
It sets the configuration and operation of the router system. It monitors the system in operation and
displays the messages.
A unique control protocol called S-BUS (Sony serial bus) is used for controlling the switcher system.
With this protocol, all control signals are transmitted by using one 75 Z coaxial cable. The transmission
path is called the “S-BUS data link”. Units on the S-BUS data links transmit data through time-divided
bi-directional communication.
Other than the S-BUS, the 9-pin remote control for RS-422A can also be used for this system. But the
system will function best when the S-BUS control is used. For DVS-V3232B/V6464B and HDS-V3232,
both protocols can be used together.
With cascade connection, several sets of routing switchers of DVS-V6464B/V6464M can be connected
together to expand the input/output matrix size. The inputs and outputs of DVS-V6464M can be expand-
ed up to 1024.
To operate this system, specified settings (making of table data) must be previously carried out using the
control terminal.