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Digital CG Interface Block Diagram
The directions provided by Evertz for the SAGE generic protocol has been tested by Evertz and will work with the
DASDEC II. See www.evertz.com.
XBOB CG
As of version 1.6-0, the DASDEC II supports the low cost XBOB character generator. The DASDEC II can generate a
crawl on a single video channel that is passed through an XBOB. This option requires a DASDEC II TV license.
BetaBrite LED sign
The DASDEC II supports driving the wide range of BetaBrite LED signs from a DASDEC II serial port. A special cable is
usually needed to connect the DASDEC II RS232 serial ports to a BetaBrite. The Betabrite protocol on the DASDEC II
supports running EAS alert text crawls immediately upon decoding as well as during alert origination and forwarding.
Other Character Generators
Any character generator or turnkey system that can operate the standard TFT 911 EAS serial control protocol or supports
the SAGE Generic protocol can interface to a DASDEC II. A Null modem cable from the CG serial port must be connected
to the DASDEC II serial port for TFT emulation. The serial cable required for units using the SAGE Generic CG protocol
depends on the unit.
Character generators that can be run from the SAGE generic CG protocol include Evertz Keyers and Miranda ImageStore
units. Also, for Miranda interfacing, refer to the diagram above for Digital CG.
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