All specifications apply to all SPG8000A configurations unless noted otherwise.

Connector: BNC ×2, passive loop-through

Input impedance: 75Ω

Input signal:
NTSC/PAL blackburst

HD tri-level sync:

• 1080/60/59.94/50i
• 1080/30/29.97/25/24/23.98p
• 1080/24/23.98PsF
• 720/60/59.94/50p

10 MHz continuous wave

Amplitude range: −8 dB to +6 dB

S/N ratio: >40 dB

SCH phase: 0 ±40°

Return loss: ≥30 dB at 300 kHz to 10 MHz

Lock stability:

• ±3 dB amplitude change: <1 ns 
• Jitter with burst lock: <0.5°
• Jitter with sync lock: <1 ns
• Jitter with CW lock: <1 ns (typ. 1°)

Timing adjustment range: Anywhere in the color frame

Timing adjustment resolution: <0.5° of NTSC/PAL subcarrier, 1 ns with tri-level sync input

Color framing: Keeps accuracy even with ±45° SCH error of input reference signal

Genlock tune range: ±7.5 × 10^-6

Type: L1 frequency (GPS – 1575.42 MHz, GLONASS – 1602.00 MHz), C/A Code, 32 channels

Time accuracy: Within 150 ns to GPS/GLONASS/UTC

Acquisition time: 2 minutes on boot up with warm oven, good satellite signal, and known position

Connector: BNC

Input impedance: 50Ω, internally terminated

DC antenna power output voltage: 3.3V or 5V at 55 mA

Fault protection: Short-circuit/open detection and protection

Return loss: 8 dB at 1575 MHz

Source: GPS or GLONASS signal, PTP input, LTC input, VITC read from NTSC/PAL genlock input, or can enter manually

Time zone offset: −23:59 to +23:59 

Daylight saving adjustment: Start/end from recurring calendar or manually scheduled, with adjustable offset

Leap second adjustment: Inserted at 00:00 UTC on the scheduled date, or deferred up to 24 hours

Connector: Available through D-sub 15-pin connector

Formats: 24 fps (24 Hz or 23.98 Hz), 25 fps, 30 fps, 30 fps drop-frame (29.97 Hz) per SMPTE ST 12

Timing to video: Compliant with SMPTE ST 12 and continues to operate over at least 90% of possible timing range

Signal voltage range: 0.5 to 10 Vp-p differential, 1 to 5 Vp-p single ended

Noise tolerance: –30 dB SNR RMS white noise with 10 kHz BW to the p-p signal level, or –10 dB SNR for 5 MHz white noise

Hum tolerance: 0 dB hum-to-signal ratio

Error immunity: 100 consecutive frames with consistent time code must be detected for time to be considered valid

Input impedance: Nominal 600Ω differential, 300Ω single ended

All specifications apply to all SPG8000A configurations unless noted otherwise.

Number of outputs: 7 analog sync outputs in base configuration

Connector: BNC ×7

Formats: NTSC/PAL black burst, HD tri-level sync, 10 MHz continuous wave, or 1 pps

Format Combinations:
NTSC/PAL black burst: Available on all outputs (BLACK 1-5 and CMPST 1-2)

HD tri-level sync: Black outputs 1-3 can independently produce any of the formats from the following rate groups:

• Integer: 720 (50p, 60p), 1080 (24sF, 24p, 25p, 30p, 48p, 50i, 50p, 60i, 60p)
• Non-integer: 720 (59.94p), 1080 (23.98sF, 23.98p, 29.97p, 47.95p, 59.94i, 59.94p)

Black outputs 4-5 can independently produce any of the formats from the following rate groups:

• Integer: 720 (50p, 60p), 1080 (24sF, 24p, 25p, 30p, 50i, 60i)
• Non-integer: 720 (59.94p), 1080 (23.98sF, 23.98p, 29.97p, 59.94i)

10 MHz CW: BLACK 3 output only

1 pps: Black outputs 1-3 only

Output impedance: 75 Ω

Return loss:

• ≥40 dB from 300 kHz to 5 MHz
• ≥25 dB from 5 MHz to 30 MHz

Standards: SMPTE ST 170, ITU-R BT.1700-1, EBU N14, SMPTE RP 154, RP318M-B

Formats: NTSC-M (7.5 IRE black), NTSC-J (0 IRE black), PAL-B

Time Code: Optional VITC insertion

• Line: One or two lines, user selectable
• Source: Time-of-day with adjustable offset, or program (elapsed) time counter

Amplitude accuracy: ±2%

SCH phase: < ±5°

Timing adjustment: Independent per output

• Range: Anywhere in the color frame
• Resolution: Clock resolution 18.5 ns (1/54 MHz)
• Fine resolution 0.1 ns on BLACK 1-3

Standards: SMPTE ST 240, SMPTE ST 274, SMPTE ST 296, SMPTE RP 211

Formats:

• 1080/60/59.94/50I
• Black 1-3 outputs: 1080/60/59.94/50/48/47.95/30/29.97/25/24/23.98P
• Black 4-5 outputs: 1080/30/29.97/25/24/23.98P
• 1080/24/23.98PsF
• 720/60/59.94/50P

Amplitude accuracy: ±2%

Timing adjustment: Independent per output

• Range: Anywhere in the color frame
• Resolution: Clock resolution 13.5 ns (1/74.25 MHz)
• Fine resolution 0.2 ns for BLACK 1-3

Number of outputs: 3 or 4 (LTC1 is selectable as input or output)

Connector: Available through D-sub 15-pin connector

Formats: 24 fps (24 Hz or 23.98 Hz), 25 fps, 30 fps, 30 fps drop-frame (29.97 Hz) per SMPTE 12M

Source: Time-of-day with adjustable offset, or program (elapsed) time counter

Output amplitude: 5V ±10%, adjustable from 0.5V to 5V in 0.5V steps

Connector: BNC ×1

Output level: 5V DC (CMOS compatible) or 1V AC into 75 Ω (AES level)

Frequency: 48 kHz

Number of outputs: 2 independent test pattern generators with 2 outputs each

Video signal: Test pattern on both outputs or test pattern on one output and digital black on the second output

Connector: BNC ×4

Output impedance: 75Ω

Output amplitude: 800 mVp-p ±3%

Overshoot: ≤1% (typical)

Number of outputs: 2 independent test pattern generators with 2 outputs each

Video signal: Test pattern on both outputs or test pattern on one output and digital black on the second output

Connector: BNC ×4

Output impedance: 75Ω

Output amplitude: 800 mVp-p ±3%

Overshoot: ≤1% (typical)

Standards: SMPTE ST 259, SMPTE ST 272, SMPTE ST 291

Bit rate: 270 Mb/s

Formats:

• 720×486/59.94/I (525 lines)
• 720×576/50/I (625 lines)

Standards: SMPTE ST 274, SMPTE ST 291, SMPTE ST 292, SMPTE ST 296

Bit rate: 1.485 Gb/s and 1.485/1.001 Gb/s

Formats:

• 1280×720/60/59.94/50/30
  /29.97/25/24/23.98P
• 1920×1080/60/59.94/50I
• 1920×1080/30/29.97/25/2
  4/23.98P
• 1920×1080/30/29.97/25/24/23.98PsF

Standards:  SMPTE ST 291, SMPTE ST 424, SMPTE ST 425-1

Bit rate: 2.97 Gb/s and 2.97/1.001 Gb/s

Alpha channel: Same as Y/G channel or flat field (0% to 100% in 10% steps)

Full Specifications can be found in the Datasheet