Description
Digital Video Isolator for HD/SD-SDI and ASI
Digital Video Isolators (isolation transformers) are critical components for implementing ground isolation, protection and noise reduction. The SDI Digital Video Isolator is usable as an isolation transformer for DVB-ASI, HD-SDI, and SD-SDI digital video standards..
Highlights:
- Eliminate noise and hum from digital video signals
- Protect Equipment from ground voltages
- Standard isolation better than 1kV
- Supports all HD and SD-SDI formats
- Compatible with ASI video signals
- Passive device
- High performance and wide bandwidth design
- Ultra-compact and lightweight
- Standalone unit and rack mountable versions
Description:
The range of HD Digital Video Isolation transformers provide a transformer based solution for the reduction and elimination of hum and noise caused by differences in ground potential, especially those above 20 volts, or induced currents in long cable runs. As a result, these ground problems manifest themselves as signal noise on the digital video transmission.
Hence, the resultant common mode noise causes degradation of the bit timing of the high speed digital signal leading to bit errors. a consequence of the bit errors is a  reduction of the quality of the video and data content within the transmission signal. Since digital signals often do not degrade gracefully, they often suffer from a cliff-effect causing the signal to be lost altogether.
However, the singular most common symptoms of hum in digital signals is intermittent horizontal black streaks. These streaks are often one line in thickness.
Installing a Digital Video Isolation Transformer is crucial in implementing ground protection. This occurs when ground or earth potential differences are in existence between equipment. As a result, permanent damage to video equipment is often the consequence. Crucially, damage of this nature is not only costly but could also take a video signal off-air.
The Digital Video Isolation Transformer is usable for DVB-ASI, HD-SDI, SD-SDI video signals.
The Digital Video Isolation Transformer is available in two compact packages, a standalone unit and rack mounting unit. The rack mounting version has a standard XLR mounting profile allowing it to be mounted on to a XLR rack mounting plate.
SDI Isolator Applications:
Noise reduction
Equipment protection
OB Truck ground protection
