User's Manual

BLINK Network Feature
The BLINK network augments the existing wirelessly shared timecode data. The
proprietary BLINK RF network keeps the same incredibly accurate wireless sync over the
robust sub GHz ISM band, but adds enhanced two-way multiplexed status/control and
metadata.
This allows for complete monitoring and control of all connected “BLINK enabled”
Timecode Systems’ devices and is built to allow for long-range remote control and status
of any supported & connected third-party accessories, such as SyncBac PRO and HERO 4
silver and black cameras.
The pulse and wave can be configured either as a BLINK master or slave, whereas the
:minitrx+ and SyncBac PRO can only be configured as BLINK slave devices.
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The BLINK slave devices are continually feeding back their status and settings to the BLINK
master unit. The BLINK master unit then allows the Timecode Systems BLINK Hub app; to
not only display all of this information, but allow the user to remote control certain
features.
Additionally, with the SyncBac PRO, the attached camera can also be remotely controlled
using the BLINK master pulse unit’s WiFi or Ethernet interface to our BLINK Hub
application running on a PC or Mac.
The huge advantage of the BLINK protocol is that it the Timecode Systems RF transceiver
is very long range and robust, with up to 200 metres line of sight range. It is a very
uncongested frequency band on set and in heavy RF environments.
This then allows the Wi-Fi network of the BLINK master to be used as a short wireless hop
into the apps or a solid cabled Ethernet connection between the PC or Mac, with the long
range communications to slave units being looked after by the BLINK network.