Neuron Convert
Multichannel UDX conversion, HDR conversion, audio processing, Dolby encoding and decoding, and much more
Neuron Convert is a multi-channel video and audio processor developed for low-latency and high-bandwidth IP, SDI or Hybrid-based infrastructures. Convert is capable of processing 1080p or 2160p signals and transport them over redundant (ST2022-7) IP streams and/or SDI I/O. The Convert Hybrid can process up to 16x 1080p (= 4x 2160p) channels, Convert IP can process up to 24x 1080p (= 6x 2160p) channels, and the Convert SDI can process up to 32x 1080p (= 8x 2160p) channels. Since 2 of these boards fit in a Neuron frame, the density per RU is twice the processing capacity per board.
All Convert identities can perform many different video and audio processing functions. Depending on the active licenses it can perform frame syncing, audio and VANC de-embedding, video offset delay, up/down/cross conversion with high quality deinterlacing, HDR conversion, color correcting proc amps, VANC and audio (de)embedding and audio gain/phase/shuffling processing.
Convert offers additional audio I/O with up to 256 ch of MADI and up to 8 Dolby D/D+/E/ED2 encoders and decoders.
Download the Neuron Convert datasheet
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Neuron CONVERT_PD.pdf
24 October 2025 Download the PDF
- Standards supported: UHD (single wire, 4 wire SQD/2Si), FHD Level-A and HD on 50Hz and 59.94Hz. Supported framerates: 2160p 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.98,
1080p 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.98, 1080i 60/59.94/50 and 720p 60/59.94/50 - Up to 24 ST2110-20 (video) input and output streams on Convert IP
- Up to 16 ST2110-20 (video) input and output streams on Convert Hybrid
- Up to 24 ST2110-40 (ancillary data) input and output streams on Convert IP
- Up to 16 ST2110-40 (ancillary data) input and output streams on Convert Hybrid
- Up to 144 ST2110-30/31 (audio) input and output streams of which 128 are 16ch and 16 are 64ch on Convert Hybrid and Convert IP
- Up to 16 channels of bridging SDI to/from IP on Convert Hybrid (requires SDI expansion board)
- Up to 16 (Hybrid), 24 (IP) or 32 (SDI) channels frame-sync to local clock on external ref (B&B or PTP)
- Up to 16 (Hybrid) or 32 (SDI) times 16 channel audio de-embedding or embedding
Transparency of VANC data to ST2110-40 in SDI and vice versa with possibility to shuffle streams - All inputs can be mapped to any main or backup (auto switchover) input of the processing paths
- Optional: video offset delay of up to 28 frames (= 0.5 seconds of FHD/UHD and 1 second of 1080i/720p)
- Optional: Either FHD / UHD down conversion or FHD / UHD up/down/cross conversion
- Optional: 2x high quality 5-field motion compensated de-interlacers per 4 FHD processing paths
- Optional: LUT-based HDR conversion
- Optional: RGB and YCbCr ProcAmp / color correction
- Optional: Audio gain/phase/delay
- Optional: Downscalers to generate 1080p copies (proxies) of 1-wire 2160p streams for multiviewers
- Optional: Up to 4x 64 channels bi-directional MADI IO
- Optional: Mono channel audio shuffling of up to 4.172 x 4.172 channels (depending on identity), controllable via SW-P-08
- Optional: Up to 8 Dolby encoders and Dolby decoders capable of handling D/D+/E/ED2 (requires NEU-SMARC-05D) (ED2 encoding takes up 2 licenses)
- Clean switch and fast switch capabilities between all inputs (IP and/or SDI)
- Dual QSFP28 100Gb/s single-MAC
- PTP Network timing with slave functionality, compliant with SMPTE ST2059-2 (BMCA)
External black burst inputs - Possibility to output 2x Analog bi-level reference locked to PTP fully adjustable over a frame in pixel increments
- Redundant IP streams in and out (ST2022-7 class A/B/C/D compliant)
Designed with IP technology, Neuron sets new standards in terms of performance and flexibility
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