Argosy To Showcase Space-Efficient Miranda NVISION At NAB

A UK-based international supplier of HD broadcast cables and studio infrastructure products, will début the latest space-saving Miranda NVISION Compact routers at this year’s NAB Show in Las Vegas. In addition Argosy will also demonstrate the company’s most recent range of infrastructure products including an array of fibre management solutions.
Ideally suited to utility routing applications where space is at a premium, the Miranda NVISION Compact routers are available in a comprehensive array of formats, including 3Gb/s, HD, SD, AES, analogue video and analogue audio, as well as machine control. These compact routers are available in sizes from 16x4 up to 32x32, and are housed in 1RU or 2RU frames for maximum space efficiency.
Multiple control options include Ethernet or serial control, local button panels, and remote hard or soft panels. Easy to use configuration software is supplied as standard to simplify key tasks like salvos and partitioning, as well as integration with other Miranda NVISION and third party routing systems.
With these advanced compact routing systems Argosy is well placed to provide a more complete solution to broadcasters as they transition to high-definition — particularly those in small studio, post production and mobile applications where rack space is at a premium.
NAB will see demonstrations of some of the latest Argosy fibre management tools including the SDI fibre video converters, patch panels, the ADC OMX Fibre Optic frame and the company’s BendBright-XS ruggedised fibre optic cables.
With its reduced bend radius single mode fibre cable, BendBright provides good resistance to macro bend attenuation allowing it to be handled in the same way as traditional copper cable. The benefits of which include added versatility, reduced installation time and minimal fibre damage, making BendBright-XS best suited for deployment in confined spaces patch cables, high density areas and outside broadcast vehicles. The BendBright-XS cable is the first fibre of its kind on the market and is unique in its ability to fulfil all three relevant ITU recommendations — G.652.D, G657.A and G.657.
Argosy also provides a range of single and multi-mode fibres which can be supplied in patch, breakout or in multi-way loose-tube & tight buffered constructions with 4 to 864 fibres as per requirement. These cables incorporate internal strength members enabling them to be very versatile and suitable for both internal and external applications whilst maintaining a low weight and shorter bend radiuses for ease of installation.
NAB will also see the first showing by Argosy of the ADC Modular Fibre Optic Frame. This modular front facing concept allows users to have patch, splice and patch cord management all within a 600x300mm footprint. This frame secures the correct cable routing and bend radius to ensure there is no loss of quality or breakages in a fibre circuit. The ADC high density frame terminates and splices up to 576 fibres in 600x300mm and 864 fibres in an 800x300mm frame utilising a 144-position module which is available with the larger 800mm frame.
Argosy will display its copper to fibre media converter, which since its introduction at last years NAB, has been setting new standards by offering greater distances for the transmission of SDI signals (up to 20km depending on bit-rate being used) at one of the lowest price points available on the market today. It works by receiving an HD-SDI electrical input and converting this into a single mode optical signal and supports the transmission of SD-SDI (143-540Mb/s) and HD-SDI (1.485Gb/s). Both transmitter and receiver provide automatic equalisation and input re-clocking to ensure signal integrity.
Visitors will also see a range of HD infrastructure products including a collection of video, audio and power cables, connectors, rack systems as well as an array of video accessories.
Visit Argosy at stand no. N4316 at NAB, 12-15 April 2010.
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