Description
The SBOX-2RF is an extremely accurate, very compact and affordable time code and word clock generator with RF transmission of time code and status information. SBOX-2RF improves time code sync precision of its ancestor, keeps very easy to use “plug and play” operation control, along with its 1″ large OLED display. New RF transmission brings wireless continuous jamming of time code with 0 ppm error and clear status information of all connected devices to the network with just one click of button. What we most love on new SBOX-2RF is its very long operational time from a single AA battery.
Technical specifications
Display 1“ blue OLED with adjustable brightness
Dimensions (h x w x d) 61 x 55 x 20 mm (2.4″ x 2.16″ x 0.78″)
Weight (w/o battery) approx. 100g (3.5 oz)
Mechanical construction CNC milled, anodized aluminium alloy
Powering 1x AA battery (alkaline or lithium) / 1x accu (NiMH, NiCd)
External powering 0.9 – 3 V DC
Current consumption 50 – 150 mA *
Battery life Up to 50 hours **
SMPTE TC formats 23,976 fps – 30 fps including DF and NDF (also 0.5 and 2 multiples: 11.98 fps – 60 fps supported)
Output TC amplitude Adjustable from -30dBu to +6dBu
Input TC sensitivity 0.2 – 10 V (p-p)
TCXO crystal GPS calibrated temperature compensated oscillator (+/- 0.1 ppm)
Accuracy error Less than 0.3 frames / 24 hours
Accuracy error with RF transmission 0 frames / 24 hours
Wordclock 32 – 192 kHz including PAL/SECAM and NTSC pull-up and pull-down options
Frequency range 902 – 928 MHz (USA/Canada); 863 – 870 MHz (Europe); 920.6 – 923.4 MHz (Japan)
Number of channels 5
RF output power 10mW (10dBm)
Operating range up to 500m ***
* depends on the operating mode
** with the lowest display brightness, WC off, RF off, alkaline battery (Lithium cell)
*** within the line of sight
Advanced features
RF transmission RF transmission of time code and device status information
GPS calibration Factory GPS based calibration of TCXO with better than 0,1ppm accuracy result
Jamming calibration Jamming calibration feature to copy master’s TCXO precision
Cross jamming Cross jamming allowes timecode sync between two different framerates
Auto ON Automatic power ON function after active time code detection
Advanced power saving features Various different actions after 10s without any button activity including OLED display dim and turn off
Display orientation Allows to set 180° display rotation for upside down SBOX-2RF mounting position
TC offset Time code offset adjustment from -10.0 to 10.0 frames with 0.1 frame step
UB settings Variable user bits settings including preset value, jammed user bits and live external timecode insertion
Real Time Clock Real time clock option for user bits settings including combinations of year, month, day, hour, minute and second
GPS time TC Starts to generate exact UTC time code synchronized all over the world
USB ready USB connector available for future firmware upgrades
