
BrightEye 30-D
Audio ADC and DAC, Bi-directional
Converter with Delay
BrightEye 30-D is a exible audio converter that can be
a two channel, bi-directional ADC and DAC, or it can be
congured as a four channel converter. Perfect in desktop,
post and broadcast applications, 24 bit processing ensures
beautiful audio.
As a bi-directional converter, two channels of analog audio
are converted to AES digital audio and at the same time an
AES stream is converted to two channels of analog.
Alternately, the unit can be congured as a four channel
AES to analog converter or a four channel analog to AES
converter.
BrightEye 30-D also serves as a sample rate converter.
For example, a digital 44.1 KHz signal from a CD player
can be fed to the input and a digital AES3id, 48 KHz signal
synchronous to the reference input will be output.
Audio mixing, level adjustments, channel shuing and
delay are accessed through BrightEye PC and BrightEye
Mac. Audio delay adjustments simplify signal integration.
A variety of audio connectors and adapters are available
for integrating BrightEye 30-D to any type of system.
A reference input is provided which allows digital outputs
to be synchronized to either a PAL or NTSC video signal or
AES reference.
2 or 4 Channel Audio Converter
Analog and Digital Inputs
Analog and Digital Outputs
Bi-directional ADC/DAC
Sample Rate Converter
Adjustable Audio Delay
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Specications
BrightEye 30-D
Analog Audio Inputs
Number Four
(selectable as inputs or outputs)
Type Balanced
Impedance >15K Ω
Maximum Input Level 24 dBu
CMRR >60 dB, 20 Hz to 10 KHz
Quantization 24 bits, 128 x oversampled
Sample Rate 48 KHz
Reference Level -10 dBu or +4 dBu
Frequency Response ±0.1 dB, 20 Hz to 20 KHz
Crosstalk <106 dB
Dynamic Range >106 dB
AES/EBU Digital Inputs
Number Two (total of four channels)
(selectable as inputs or outputs)
Type AES3id
Connector Coaxial, 75 Ω
Bit Depth 20 and 24 Bit
Sample Rate 30 KHz to 96 KHz
(Sample Rate Converted
internally to 48 KHz)
Analog Audio Outputs
Number Four (selectable as inputs
or outputs)
Type Balanced, transformerless
Delay Adjustment Range 5 to 1000 msec
Impedance 30 Ω
Maximum Output Level 24 dBu
Resolution 24 bits, 128 x oversampled
Reference Level -10 dBu or +4 dBu
Frequency Response ±0.1 dB, 20 Hz to 20 KHz
Crosstalk <106 dB
Dynamic Range >106 dB
AES/EBU Digital Outputs
Number Two (total of four channels)
(selectable as inputs or outputs)
Type AES3id
Connector Coaxial, 75 Ω
Bit Depth 24 Bit
Sample Rate 48 KHz
Synchronous to Video output
Reference Level -18 or -20 dBFS (selectable)
General Specications
Size 5.625” W x 0.8” H x 5.5” D
(143 mm x 20 mm x 140 mm)
including connectors
Power 12 volts, 3 watts
(100-230 VAC modular power
supply not included)
Temperature Range 0 to 40° C ambient
Relative Humidity 0 to 95%, non-condensing
BrightEye 30-D Block Diagrams on previous pages
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