EAS CAP Equipment Rundown Table

Nov 28, 2010 10:00 AM, By Doug Irwin, CPBE AMD

With the looming deadline for stations to install EAS/CAP equipment, we compiled this list to aid you in your equipment purchase decision.

Hardware Features
.	network interface	general purpose I/O	other hardware interface	program interrupts	onboard storage memory	physical size	video out	expansion options
Sage Digital Endec	single on-board Ethernet	5 inputs, 4 relay outs	2 USB ports, 6 serial ports	analog pair and AES throughput	64MB (can use 1 USB port for 8GB of additional storage)	2RU	none, but serial or IP out to character generator	-
Trilithic EasyCap	dual Ethernet	6 relay out, 4 optically-isolated in, 2 TTL level out	4 USB, 2 serial	analog pair (AES interrupt available as an option)	2GB RAM, 4GB flash (economy version); 2 GB RAM, 32GB SSD (standard version)	2RU	NTSC video character generator; analog video switch synced to input video vertical sync	Economy version: one expansion port available for adding communications boards; Standard Version: one expansion available for PCI-Express card
Digital Alert Systems DASDEC-II	single Ethernet (expandable to 4)	2 software-defined inputs, 2 software-defined relay outputs	1 serial, 2 USB, 1 IEEE Firewire	balanced stereo analog, AES	16GB	2RU	NTSC character generator (RS-170A amp: S-video	triple port Ethernet expansion (10/100 or 10/100/1G); triple tri-band internal receivers; MPEG2/4 encoder to streaming message; GPI/O expander; monitoring input expander; multiple serial port expander
TFT CAP to EAS 3320 (CAP to EAS converter)	single Ethernet	-	-	-	-	1RU	-	-
Gorman-Redlich CAP to EAS decoder	single Ethernet	-	2 USB, 2 serial	AES	500MB	1RU	S-video
Monroe Electronics One-Net SE	single Ethernet (expandable to 4)	2 software -defined inputs, 2 relay outputs	2 USB	balanced stereo	16GB	2RU	NTSC character generator (RS-170A & S-video)	triple port Ethernet expansion (10/100 or 10/100/1G); triple tri-band internal receivers; MPEG2/4 encoder to stream message; GPI/O expander; monitoring input expander; multiple serial port expander
Warning Systems AdaptAlert (CAP to EAS converter)	three Ethernet	-	serial out	none	Flash (size not specified)	1RU	none, but serial out to character generator	-

Software Features
.	access	access security	software update via:	text-to-speech converter	SMTP	SNMP	NTP
Sage Digital Endec	via browser	HTTPS/SSL	LAN or USB interface	yes	e-mail alerts	not specified	yes
Trilithic EasyCap	via browser	HTTPS	not specified	optional	e-mail alerts	yes	yes
Digital Alert Systems DASDEC-II	via browser	http or hppts, SSL with tiered security levels	LAN or WAN	yes	yes	yes	yes
TFT Cap to EAS 3320	via browser	HTTPS	not specified	no	not specified	not specified	not specified
Gorman-Redlich Cap to EAS	browser	embedded firewall	LAN or USB	yes	e-mail alerts	yes	yes
Monroe Electronics One-Net SE	via browser	http or https, SSL with tiered security levels	via LAN or WAN	no	yes	yes	yes
Warning Systems AdaptAlert	via browser	SSL 3.0	pushed from WS server	yes	yes	optional	yes

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