DTV Innovations TSACO-1200 Automatic Failover Switch

DTV Innovations TSACO-1200 Automatic Failover Switch

The DTV Innovations TSACO-1200 is a professional transport-stream automatic failover switch designed to protect terrestrial, cable and satellite broadcast systems from unexpected off-air events. It automatically switches between primary and backup ASI or SMPTE-310M transport streams when a configurable input failure is detected.

The base model provides relay-based switching with a single output and relay bypass on the primary input. An optional software upgrade enables dual active outputs and seamless switching, maintaining synchronization so connected receivers do not lose lock during a source change. A further upgrade provides independent ASI-to-SMPTE-310M or SMPTE-310M-to-ASI output conversion.

An integrated web-server interface allows operators to configure switching thresholds, select inputs and monitor system status remotely. SNMP monitoring, rear-panel GPIO, configurable automatic switchback, dual power supplies and field-upgradable architecture make the TSACO-1200 a reliable broadcast backup solution for encoders, multiplexers, decoders and other MPEG transport-stream equipment.

Key Features

• Automatic primary-to-backup transport-stream switching

• Primary and backup ASI or SMPTE-310M inputs

• Fully compliant with ATSC and DVB standards

• Single relay-based output on the base model

• Relay bypass on the primary input

• User-configurable failure detection thresholds

• Configurable automatic switchback to the primary input

• Integrated web-server configuration and monitoring

• Remote input selection and status monitoring

• SNMP remote monitoring

• Manual front-panel input selection and reset control

• Rear-panel 25-pin TTL-level GPIO interface

• User-defined startup configurations

• User login management

• ASI data rates up to 216 Mbps

• SMPTE-310M data rate of 19.392658 Mbps

• Single 100/1000BASE-T Ethernet management port

• Dual power supplies for increased reliability

• Compact 1 RU rack-mount chassis

• Low maximum power consumption of 25 W

• Field-upgradable architecture

• Optional second active output

• Optional seamless switching that maintains receiver synchronization

• Optional ASI-to-SMPTE-310M and SMPTE-310M-to-ASI output conversion

• Designed for terrestrial, cable and satellite broadcast systems

• Made in the USA