AJA KONA LHe Plus - Analog and Digital Capture Board
Designed for broadcast, post production and ProAV, as well as OEM developers, KONA LHe Plus is a robust and cost-effective single-channel SDI I/O card with serial control, reference/LTC and analog video and audio. KONA LHe Plus features standard application plug-ins and supports capture, monitoring and/or playback with software applications from AJA, Adobe®, Avid®, Avid®, Apple®, Telestream and more, as well as compatibility with the AJA SDK. KONA LHe Plus also allows simultaneous monitoring during capture (pass-through).
Capture board with both HD and SD in analog and digital inputs with audio. With support for 10-bit or 8-bit uncompressed video, KONA LHE Plus features one input and two outputs, which can be configured independently for HD or SD. Also includes 2-channel AES digital audio, 8-channel SDI embedded digital audio, Composite, S-video, SD/HD Component video I/O, 2-channel balanced analog audio I/O, Genlock input, and three BNCs which may be configured for analog video input and output (HD or SD). KONA LHe Plus supports macOS, Windows and Linux.
Because KONA LHe Plus supports 12-bit analog component HD input and output, devices with analog HD output, such as analog VTRs and game consoles, can be connected for a variety of workflows.
A 9-pin RS-422 connection available on either, the included breakout cable or the optional KL-Box-LH breakout box, allows KONA LHe Plus to take control of external devices for frame accurate ingest and layoffs.
KONA LHe Plus features full 10-bit, broadcast-quality, motion-adaptive HD to SD down-conversion, and HD/SD 12-bit component analog output. The down-converter allows KONA LHe Plus to connect to analog SD devices for output. This can be used to check framing and color for SD versions while still working in full resolution HD within your application, ensuring proper quality for multi-format deliveries. Since conversion is hardware-based, it's available all the time during ingest or playback.
AJA hardware is supported by an extensive list of professional software for editing, visual effects, graphics and more allowing the same AJA device to be used by many different applications on the same system. In addition, AJA provides several free applications that enable you to utilize the AJA hardware even without having to run a particular software package.
Data sheet
- Video Inputs
- Components
Composite
SDI - Outputs
- Componentes
Composite
SDI - Scaler
- si
- Max. Video Resolution
- 625i / 525i - SD
1280x720 - HD
1920x1080 - HD - Entradas Audio
- AES/EBU
Balanceado
Embebido - Salidas Audio
- AES/EBU
Balanceado
Embebido - Data and Control
- Local
RS-422 - Grabador
- No
- Comunes
- Reference input
Video Formats
- (HD) 1080i 50, 59.94, 60
- (HD) 1080p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
- (HD) 1080PsF 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
- (HD) 720p 50, 59.94, 60
- (SD) 625i 50
- (SD) 525i 59.94
Video Input Digital
- SD/HD SDI, SMPTE-259/292/296, 8 or 10-bits
- Single Link 4:2:2 (1x BNC)
Video Input Analog
- Composite/S-Video (Y/C) (1x BNC/2x BNC+Adapter)
- NTSC, NTSCJ, PAL
- Component (3x BNC)
- HD: YPbPr, RGB
- SD: YPbPr, RGB (component mode)
- SMPTE/EBU N10, Betacam 525 line, Betacam 525J, RGB
- 12-bit A/D, 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
- HD SDI, SMPTE-292/296, 10-bit
- SD SDI, SMPTE-259M, 10-bit
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
- 2-Channel, 16 and 24-bit AES/EBU audio, 48 kHz or 96 kHz sample rate, synchronous or nonsynchronous, internal sample rate conversion (via 1x XLR on breakout cable or optional KL-Box)
Audio Input Analog
- 2-Channel, 16 and 24-bit A/D analog audio, 48 kHz sample rate, balanced (via 2 x XLR on breakout cable or optional KL-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
- 2-Channel, 16 and 24-bit AES/EBU audio, 48 kHz or 96 kHz sample rate, synchronous or nonsynchronous, internal sample rate conversion (via 1x XLR on breakout cable or optional KL-Box)
Audio Output Analog
- 2-Channel, 16 and 24-bit D/A analog audio, 48 kHz sample rate, balanced (via 2x XLR on breakout cable or optional KL-Box)
- +24 dBu full scale digital (0 dBFS)
- +/- 0.2 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz frequency response
- 2-Channel unbalanced output (via 2x RCA jacks on optional KL-Box)
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
Reference Input
- Analog Color Black (1V) or Composite Sync (2 or 4V)
- Looping
- 75 ohms on optional KL-Box, terminated on supplied breakout cable
Electrical Interface
- 4-lane PCIe 1.0
Machine Control
- RS-422, Sony 9-pin protocol (via breakout cable or optional KL-BOX)
- 9-pin D-connector pinout is as follows:
1 | GND |
2 | RX- |
3 | TX+ |
4 | GND |
5 | No Connection |
6 | GND |
7 | RX+ |
8 | TX- |
9 | GND |
Shell | GND |
Size (w x d x h)
- 0.75" x 8.25" x 5.0" (19.05 x 209.55 x 127.00 mm)
Weight
- 0.7 lb (0.4 kg)
Power
- 13W typical, 15W maximum
Environment
- Safe Operating Temperature: 0 to 40 C (32 to 104 F)
- Safe Storage Temperature (Power OFF): -40 to 60 C (-40 to 140 F)
- Operating Relative Humidity: 10-90% noncondensing
- Operating Altitude: <3,000 meters (<10,000 feet)