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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 5 - Issue 12 | December 2015

InTech

Sonnet Ships Echo 15+
Thunderbolt 2 Dock

S

onnet Technologies is shipping its
new Echo 15+ Thunderbolt 2 Dock,
a full-featured, 16-port docking station
for computers with Thunderbolt ports.
Featuring an optical drive and
an internal drive bay, the Echo 15+
offers users a central hub to connect
any Mac or Windows computer
with a Thunderbolt port to multiple
peripheral devices.
"The Echo 15+ is the ultimate docking
station for users to connect every
device they need, including current
and legacy devices - even the latest
Ultra HD 4K displays - and expand
their storage for backup or increased

capacity in a single desktop device
that connects to their computer
with a Thunderbolt cable," said Greg
LaPorte, VP of Sales and Marketing,
Sonnet Technologies. "With the option
to add internal storage supporting
data transfer rates of up to 750 MB/s,
as well as the ability to read from
and write to optical media including
Blu-ray Disc, Sonnet's Echo 15+
Thunderbolt 2 Dock is the go-to station
for flexible connectivity."
Using the peripherals' supplied
cables, a user can plug up to 16
devices into the Echo 15+, including
printers, keyboards, mice, cable

Rear Connections on the unit

modems, external hard drives and
SSDs, displays, headphones, speakers,
microphones, and Apple iOS devices.
The user can instantly connect
a computer to all of those devices
simply by plugging it into the Echo 15+
using a single Thunderbolt cable (sold
separately).
The Echo 15+ offers a wide range of
interfaces, including four for USB 3.0,
two for 6Gb/s eSATA, one for FireWire
800, and one for Gigabit Ethernet,
as well as two 3.5mm audio inputs,
two 3.5mm audio outputs, and dual
Thunderbolt 2 ports to support daisychaining of Thunderbolt peripherals.

USB 3.0, audio input, and audio
output ports are conveniently placed
on both the front and back of the
enclosure.
In addition to its docking capabilities,
the Echo 15+ offers customers their
choice of a built-in 8x DVD±RW drive,
a Blu-ray BD-ROM/8x DVD±RW drive
with Blu-ray player software for OS
X, or a Blu-ray burner 4x BD-R/8x
DVD±RW drive.
The Echo 15+ also provides space,
mounting
support,
and
6Gb/s
interfaces for one 3.5-inch or two 2.5inch internal SATA drives.
For deployments in which the
computer is located away from the
workspace, such as when equipment
is secured in a centralised machine
room, the Echo 15+ at the user's
desktop can be connected via an
optical Thunderbolt cable and Sonnet's
Thunderbolt 2 expansion systems.

Echo 15+ Thunderbolt 2 Dock

Hiltron Completes DAB Distribution
Uplink Project
H

iltron has completed a project on
behalf of a major broadcaster in
southern Germany for the provision of
two satellite uplink stations.
These have been integrated in main
and redundant roles as part of a
nationwide expansion of the digital
audio broadcasting network.
The
first
station
comprises a 2.4 metre
receive/transmit antenna
with a 1+1 redundant
signal processing and
waveguide
switching,
two
block-upconverter
power
amplifiers,
two modulators, and
a
low-noise
block
downconverter
for
return reception check.
The second station is
designed to function as
a weather redundant
backup.
The project included

installation at ground stations in
Ismaning near Munich and at the 595
metre high Dillberg transmitter site.
Both stations are monitored and
controlled by Hiltron HMCS software.
Using a modern graphical user
interface with colour-coded alarm
message handling, Hiltron's HMCS

provides a highly intuitive and efficient
line-up procedure for professional
satellite systems. This includes full
control of contribution encoders.
HMCS forms part of the Hiltron
SORBAS
satellite
communication
product family, including the HSACU
D-SNG controller. An integral database
stores specific satellite transponder
and encoding profiles.
HMCS can also control additional
customer-specified
satellite

communications and video equipment.
Authored in Java, HMCS is compatible
with Linux, Apple OSX, and Microsoft
Windows operating systems. HMCS
is supplied with a drive for the
Hiltron HSACU antenna control unit.
Alternative ACU drives are available.
Hiltron GmbH is a globally active
system integrator, manufacturer and
distributor in the field of satellite and
wireless communication.
The company operates from
modern
purpose-built
The Dillberg transmitter site
headquarters at Backnang
in Bavaria, located on the 595 metre
high Dillberg mountain
near Stuttgart.
On-site
facilities
include a large technical
operations area with high
access doors and ceiling,
capable of accommodating
satellite-link
vehicles
and their roof-mounted
antennas.
Hiltron is part of the
Danmon
Group,
one
of
Europe's
leading
suppliers of audio, video,
transmission products and
digital media solutions.
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