BROAMAN TO LAUNCH SEVERAL ‘FIRSTS’ AT IBC 2013

BroaMan (Broadcast Manufactur GmbH) who provide customised solutions for broadcasters requiring SD/HD/3G video transport or routing, made an auspicious debut at last year’s IBC Show. Twelve months later they are ready to launch several new products in Hall 8.A36.

Having already introduced a series of hybrid video/intercom/data units for Clear-Com, BroaMan is now extending its Intercom range further with a new IC444 SDI device, complete with video sync, aimed squarely at OB vans. This is the SDI-INTERCOM.

The product boasts many advance features including: 4 Line In; 4 Line Out; 4 GPI (with Optocoupler) and 4 GPO (with relays). It also supports up to eight 3G/HD-SDI inputs or outputs, has built-in CWDM and contains auxiliary fibre ports for an Optocore network (or third party fibre protocols).

SDI-INTERCOM also features a new tri-level or bi-level sync board, with RS485/GPIO, which can be used in other BroaMan products, and advanced single channel monitoring features with the latest control software.

The new Intercom-SDI can work in a redundant ring topology or with back-up links with automatic switchover.

BroaMan will also show the Repeat48 WDM for the first time. This unit converts up to 24 SDI or MADI coaxial signals to optical fibre, with CWDM multiplexer. A very simple device, it can be used as a P2P decentralised network unit to run multiple video channels over single fibre strand between two locations or as part of a bigger network to work as a stagebox for more complex routing systems.

Full features include: Up to 24 3G/HD-SDI inputs or outputs; modular design with 2- channel boards; built-in CWDM or DWDM multiplexer; 16 fibre ports for CWDM COM port, Optocore or third party fibre protocols (eg 1Gb Ethernet).

Finally, BroaMan will be presenting a live demonstration of its new software and advanced routing control at the show.