Description
Technical
Specifications
Inputs / Outputs
| Inputs / outputs | MADI (optical fibre), Dante (AoIP), AES/EBU, analogue |
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Processing
| Architecture | Dual TDM bus (input bus + output bus) |
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| Channels | Routing / mixing of more than 1024 simultaneous channels per frame |
| Modularity and expansion | Up to 5120 × 5120 crosspoints via AEQ HSCS matrix |
| Processing engine | Plug-in DSP cards for additional processing capacity |
Surface
| Touchscreen | No |
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Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
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Networking
| Networking & protocols | MADI / Dante / AES/EBU |
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| Redundant PSU | No |
| Redundant networking | No |
| Audio networking | Up to 16 MADI circuits per frame (16 × 64 = 1024 channels), BC2211/BC2212 cards |
Other
| Applications | Infrastructure router/mixer; engine of AEQ's OLYMPIA commentary system |
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| To be verified | Max sample rate, bit depth and exact introduction year not confirmed against a primary source |
Strip & details
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Diagrams
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Software
BC 2000 RTC (Real Time Control)DownloadAEQ real-time control software for the BC2000D router, run on client computers on the control network: logic lines, salvos, macros, scheduling and XY matrices. It works alongside the dedicated NCB 100 XY panels, and AEQ customised it for each installation.
Accessories
I/O card
- BC2211 / BC2212 MADI card
MADI access card (up to 16 circuits, 64 channels each).
- BC2213 HSAL card (1024 channels)
High-speed 1024-channel inter-frame interconnection card.
Other
- AEQ HSCS matrix
Interconnection matrix for BC2000D subsystems (up to 5120 × 5120).
Documents
Editorial & artists
Our take
History & design
The AEQ BC2000D is an infrastructure-grade digital audio router/mixer built by the Spanish manufacturer AEQ (Aplicaciones Electrónicas Quasar) for large radio and television production centres. Its architecture is based on a dual TDM bus (an input bus and an output bus) housed in the BC2000D frame, able to route, mix and distribute more than 1024 audio channels simultaneously. Plug-in DSP cards add processing capacity.
Connectivity relies on synchronous TDM access ports: up to 16 MADI circuits per frame (16 × 64 = 1024 channels) via the BC2211/BC2212 cards, or 1024 channels on a single HSAL BC2213 card. Several 1024-channel subsystems interconnect through the AEQ HSCS matrix to build systems reaching 5120 × 5120 crosspoints. Interconnection with studios and the central router uses MADI optical fibre, with Dante (AoIP) available for expansion.
The BC2000D is also the heart and engine of AEQ's OLYMPIA sports-commentary system, deployed by many rights-holding broadcasters at the world's largest sporting events.
Notable users
- Diffuseurs des grands événements sportifs
AEQ OLYMPIA sports commentary system, built on the BC2000D (TITAN) router Broadcasters cited: NBC, BBC, NHK, EBU, ARD/ZDF…
- RTS (Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise)
BC2000D router at the heart of the new radio studio infrastructure (with Grand Forum IP consoles)
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