Annex D (informative) — Designer's guide

The shortest path through EIS for a new product. Where this page and a normative clause differ, the clause governs.

D.1 Choose the claim

Choose the product type (4.2); the table lists what each type publishes.

EIS · Which product type a product claims Does it hold rows of modules? yes enclosure no Does it make ±12 V for a bus or a 12 V DC rail, for a row or for one product? yes power supply no Does it carry the bus, a DC rail, or the video sync tree to modules? yes bus board no Is it a power ribbon, a DC cable, or a coaxial cable? yes cable no Does it screw to the rails through a front panel? yes module Take the first yes: a case with a built-in supply is an enclosure, and a board that fans video sync or a DC rail out behind the panel is a bus board; distribution is a capability, not a type. Then list every port of a module by its class.

Product Claim Publishes
module module PANEL-003, PANEL-015, PWR-001, PWR-002, PWR-005, GND-004, DC-001 [PWR-DC12 entry], DC-002 [PWR-DC12 entry], DC-012 [PWR-DC12 outlet], DC-014 [PWR-DC12 entry], SIG-001, SIG-016 [VIDEO]
enclosure enclosure RAIL-011, ENC-001, PWR-001, PWR-002, PWR-005, GND-004, GND-005, BUS-012 [PWR-BUS outlet], DC-001 [PWR-DC12 entry], DC-002 [PWR-DC12 entry], DC-012 [PWR-DC12 outlet], DC-014 [PWR-DC12 entry]
bus board bus board PWR-001, PWR-002, PWR-005, GND-004, BUS-012 [PWR-BUS outlet], BUS-022 [PWR-BUS outlet], DC-001 [PWR-DC12 entry], DC-002 [PWR-DC12 entry], DC-012 [PWR-DC12 outlet], DC-014 [PWR-DC12 entry]
power supply power supply PWR-001, PWR-002, PWR-005, SUP-001, SUP-010, SUP-008, SUP-009, GND-003, GND-004, BUS-012 [PWR-BUS outlet], DC-001 [PWR-DC12 entry], DC-002 [PWR-DC12 entry], DC-012 [PWR-DC12 outlet], DC-014 [PWR-DC12 entry]
cable cable; the claim file names the one interface it mates: PWR-BUS a power ribbon, PWR-DC12 a DC cable, VID-75 a coaxial cable Nothing; it meets the wiring rules of its interface

D.2 Modules by role

Module Claim Port list and claim file
Logic, sequencer, quantizer, envelope, LFO, utility module A class for each patch jack; a quantizer's pitch ports as PITCH, with the tracking accuracy EIS recommends publishing
VCO, VCF, VCA, mixer, effect module AUDIO ports beside the control ports
Audio I/O with line or headphone jacks module Each line and headphone jack by its Annex C audio class
MIDI interface module Each MIDI jack by its Annex C control class
Video processor, keyer, mixer module VIDEO patch ports, each output with its path kind and bandwidth (SIG-016)
SD encoder or monitor locked to a rear video sync module VIDEO patch ports; the composite jack as a VID-CVBS port; the COAX-IN lists the four SD formats
HD encoder, scaler, or video I/O module VIDEO patch ports; each composite or component jack as a VID-CVBS, VID-YPBPR, VID-RGBS, VID-RGSB, or VID-RGBHV port; the COAX-IN lists the formats it locks to
Video sync generator module Each COAX-OUT lists the formats it generates, and a COAX-IN the formats it genlocks to
Any module locked to a rear video sync module A COAX-IN on an RCA or SMA jack, never a BNC inside the case (SIG-017); a THRU as a COAX-THRU, buffered, or looped with a termination switch; no patch jack carries the video sync (SIG-015, SIG-018)
DC entry panel, or bus board with PWR-DC12 outlets module or bus board The entry variant and input range (DC-001, DC-002); outlets on DC-BAR21 or DC-VH2 (DC-009), each with its current and the current at which its protection acts (DC-012); whether its 0 V is bonded to the chassis at the entry (DC-014)
Video sync distributor bus board A COAX-IN listing the formats it accepts; buffered COAX-THRU ports, each driving one module
Dual-source module module A PWR-BUS entry and a PWR-DC12 entry; runs from either alone (PWR-003); the installer connects one (ASM-003)

Every module also publishes whether its panel is connected to its 0 V and bonded to the rails (PANEL-015). The claim file lists each power entry: a power header for the bus, a DC entry for PWR-DC12. A module that needs more than one power header carries (BUS-008) uses a second power header, adds a DC entry, or takes PWR-DC12 alone. A power entry of another kind, at the maker's own rails, is outside EIS; the claim file names it as an entry EIS does not cover (6.1).

D.3 Reading order

  1. Conformance: Core, product types, and the claim.
  2. A module: front panels and boards. A case: rack, rails, enclosures, and the row budget.
  3. Power: architecture, the bus, bus boards, power supplies, DC power entry, bus CV and gate, and grounding.
  4. Signals: signals and patch signal classes. Video: video signals, video timing, VID-75, and, for a system, video sync distribution.
  5. Worked examples of a module, a case, and a video row; Annex G for expanders, Annex H for heat.

D.4 Machine-readable numbers

Read the numbers from the models rather than from the PDF tables:

Topic File
Requirements requirements.json
Document structure document.json
EIS and the Doepfer A-100 documents doepfer_comparison.json
A claim file claim.schema.json
Panels, rails, inserts, screws module.json, rail.json, insert.json, screw.json, screw-fits.json
Rack figures standards.json
Third-party sources cited sources.json
Locked identifiers register.lock.json
Power interfaces power_interfaces.json
Power distribution examples: five cases wired, every conductor's gauge and length distribution_examples.json
Power ribbons power_ribbon.json
Signals, video, and DC entry signals.json, video_timings.json, video_75.json, dc_12.json
Row budget (Annex E) row_budget.schema.json
Examples data/examples/