AJA KONA LHi - HD,SD 10-bit Digital and 12-bit Analog PCIe Card, HDMI input and output

AJA KONA LHi

The KONA LHi is the most flexible card for analog and digital Standard and High Definition workflows. KONA LHi provides a wide variety of formats, frame rates and audio/video sources for the connectivity you need. KONA LHi bridges the gap between analog devices and the latest 3G-SDI and HDMI-enabled products to provide editing, monitoring and mastering of professional quality video in an affordable, powerful, easy to use product.

Connecting to everything from an HDMI-enabled camera to an HD-SDI VTR, KONA LHi offers a full host of no-compromise features, including 10-bit or 8-bit uncompressed video, 2-channel AES digital audio and 8-channel SDI embedded digital audio, analog composite or S-video or SD/HD component video I/O, and 2-channel balanced analog audio I/O.

KONA LHi's HDMI 1.3a support allows you to feed a "deep color" monitor with glorious 10-bit video, banishing video banding and preserving your gradients and rich color palette. Incoming HDMI signals can also be passed to KONA LHi's SDI output for use in more professional environments.

Specifications

Video Formats

• (2K) 2048 x 1080p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
• (2K) 2048 x 1080PsF 23.98, 24
• (HD) 1080i 25, 29.97, 30
• (HD) 1080PsF 23.98, 24
• (HD) 1080p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60
• (HD) 720p 50, 59.94, 60
• (SD) 625i 25
• (SD) 525i 29.97

Software Dependent Formats

• 720p 23.98
• 525i 23.98

Video Input Digital

• 3G/SD/HD SDI, SMPTE-259/292/296/424, 8 or 10-bits
• Single Link 4:2:2 (1 x BNC)
• HDMI v1.3 30 bits/pixel, RGB or YUV, 2.25 Gbps, SD, HD, 1080p 50/60 (1 x mini-HDMI)

Video Input Analog

• Composite/S-Video (Y/C) (1 x BNC/2x BNC+Adapter)
• NTSC, NTSCJ, PAL
• Component (3 x BNC)
• HD: YPbPr, RGB
• SD: YPbPr, RGB (component mode)
• SMPTE/EBU N10, Betacam 525 line, Betacam 525J, RGB
• 12-bit D/A, 8x oversampling
• +/- .2 dB to 5.0 MHz Y Frequency Response
• +/- .2 dB to 1 MHz C Frequency Response
• .5% 2T pulse response
• <1% Diff Phase
• <1% Diff Gain
• <1 ns Y/C delay inequity

Video Output Digital

• 3G/SD/HD SDI, SMPTE-259/292/296/424
• Single Link 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 (1 x BNC)
• HDMI v1.3 30 bits/pixel, RGB or YUV, 2.25 Gbps, SD, HD, 1080p 50/60 (1 x mini-HDMI)

Video Output Analog

• Composite/S-Video (Y/C) (1 x BNC/2x BNC+Adapter)
• NTSC, NTSCJ, PAL
• Component (3 x BNC)
• HD: YPbPr, RGB
• SD: YPbPr, RGB (component mode)
• SMPTE/EBU N10, Betacam 525 line, Betacam 525J, RGB
• 12-bit D/A, 8x oversampling
• +/- .2 dB to 5.0 MHz Y frequency response
• +/- .2 dB to 1 MHz C frequency response
• .5% 2T pulse response
• <1% Diff Phase
• <1% Diff Gain
• <1 ns Y/C delay inequity

Audio Input Digital

• 8-Channel, 16- and 24-bit SMPTE-259 SDI embedded audio, 48 kHz sample rate, synchronous
• 8-Channel, 16- and 24-bit HDMI embedded audio, 48 kHz sample rate, synchronous
• 2-Channel, 16- and 24-bit AES/EBU audio, 48 kHz sample rate, synchronous or nonsynchronous, internal sample rate conversion (via 1 x XLR on breakout cable or optional KLHi-Box)

Audio Input Analog

• 2-Channel, 16- and 24-bit A/D analog audio, 48 kHz sample rate, balanced (via 2 x XLR on DB-25 breakout cable or optional KLHi-Box)
• +24 dBu full scale digital
• +/- 0.2 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz frequency response

Audio Output Digital

• 8-Channel, 16- and 24-bit SMPTE-259 SDI embedded audio, 48 kHz sample rate, synchronous
• 8-Channel, 16- and 24-bit HDMI embedded audio, 48 kHz sample rate, synchronous
• 2-Channel, 16- and 24-bit AES/EBU audio, 48 kHz sample rate, synchronous or nonsynchronous, internal sample rate conversion (via 1 x XLR on breakout cable or optional KLHi-Box)

Audio Output Analog

• 2-Channel, 16- and 24-bit D/A analog audio, 48 kHz sample rate, balanced (via 2 x XLR on DB-25 breakout cable or optional KLHi-Box)
• +24 dBu full scale digital (0 dbFS)
• +/- 0.2 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz frequency response
• 2-Channel unbalanced output (via 2 x RCA jacks on optional KLHi-Box)

Up-Conversion

• Hardware 10-bit
• Anamorphic: fullscreen
• Pillarbox 4:3: results in a 4:3 image in center of screen with black sidebars
• Zoom 14:9: results in a 4:3 image zoomed slightly to fill a 14:9 image with black side bars
• Zoom Letterbox: results in image zoomed to fill fullscreen
• Zoom Wide: results in a combination of zoom and horizontal stretch to fill a 16:9 screen; this setting can introduce a small aspect ratio change

Down-Conversion

• Hardware 10-bit
• Anamorphic: fullscreen
• Letterbox: image is reduced with black top and bottom added to image area with the aspect ratio preserved
• Crop: image is cropped to fit new screen size

Cross-Conversion

• Hardware 10-bit
• 1080i to 720p
• 720p to 1080i
• 720p to 1080PsF

SD to SD Aspect Ratio Conversion

• Letterbox: This transforms SD anamorphic material to a letterboxed image
• H Crop: Will produce a horizontally stretched effect on the image; transforms anamorphic SD to full frame
• SD Pillarbox: Will produce an image in the center of the screen with black borders on the left and right sides and an anamorphized image in the center
• V Crop: Will transform SD letterbox material to an anamorphic image

Reference Input

• Analog Color Black (1V) or Composite Sync (2 or 4V)
• Looping
• 75 ohm on optional KLHi-Box, terminated on supplied breakout cable

Size (w x d x h)

• .75" x 8.25" x 5.0" (19.05mm x 209.55mm x 127mm)

Electrical Interface

• 4-lane PCIe 1.0

Machine Control

• RS-422, Sony 9-pin protocol (via DB-25 breakout cable or optional KLHi-Box)

Size (w x d x h)

• .75" x 8.25" x 5.0" (19.05mm x 209.55mm x 127mm)

Weight

• 0.7 lb (0.4 kg)

Power

• 13W typical, 15W maximum

Envrionment

• Safe Operating Temperature: 0 to 40 degrees C (32 to 104 degrees F)
• Safe Storage Temperature (Power OFF): -40 to 60 degrees C (-40 to 140 degrees F)
• Operating Relative Humidity: 10-90% noncondensing
• Operating Altitude: <3,000 meters (<10,000 feet)