Progress Report from SMPTE Ad Hoc Group for ES-Net
Marc S. Walker · 1991
For over 12 years, SMPTE and EBU committees have been working in cooperation on machine control standards for television equipment. This work has resulted in the highly successful ES-Bus hardware specification, ANSI – SMPTE 207M. This has been accepted worldwide, resulting in the many devices with 9 pin connectors and RS-422 control. The time has come for a higher performance level in a hierarchy of control systems. The Ad Hoc Group on ES-Net has been looking at various candidate networks, and will soon recommend a network to its parent committee. This paper discuses the issues being examined in selecting a network.