The BC
D DVD-1150 was developed in response to requests from
BCD's clients asking for full remote control with complete operational status
reporting including current transport mode, frame position, remaining record
time, and 15-character title labels.
"Many of our clients asked for full status feedback for use
with computer control as well as AMX® and Crestron®
controllers," said Robert Howard, Vice President of Product Development for BCD
Associates. "The DVD-1150 provides
two-way communication over RS-232 and USB serial ports so the user is assured
that when they issue the Record comand, the machine really records."
The DVD-1150 uses the "BCD1" 4-character command protocol,
standard with all BCD products since 1982.
FINL and ERAS are special commands to provide disc finalization and
erasure with a single command. (Finalize and Erase are also availble from the front panel buttns.) The MODE
command returns a status number and the STAT command returns a 4-character
status reply like PLAY.
Multi-Machine Control - Built In !
BCD's experience in multiple-machine control makes it easy
to operate many DVD-1150s at 
once.
The unit features dual RS-232 connectors for daisy-chain control of up
to 100 machines from a single serial port.
Each recorder is assigned an address, and machines may be grouped under
software control. The command string
"GRUP 1; RECD" causes all recorders in Group 1 to start recording at the same
time.
The unit occupies 1 rack space and is equipped with a single
DVD +R/+RW drive, complete information display, Composite and S-Video I/O, dual
DB-9 jacks for RS-232, a USB-B connector, and an RJ-45 jack for the optional
web server. For security, the DVD-1150
has no hard drive at the request of BCD's government clients. The DVD-1150 is available now in sample quantities at a suggested list price under $2000.
More details at BCDusa.com
