1	WUFT Technical Facility An Overview of the Equipment Interconnection and Signal flow
2	THE PHYSICAL LAYOUT OF THE EQUIPMENT A view of the Master Control Console Monitoring Point
3	The Equipment Room The back section of racks with the Chyron Character Generator to the right with Pinnacle Lightning Still Stores above . Continuing down the line are the digital encoders and multiplexer with an Engineering Monitoring point flanked by Patch panels and audio distribution amplifiers. The front row of racks showing the Sea Change Server in the foreground with a rack and a half of Saturn Switcher Electronics followed by the Leitch Router and video distribution amplifiers
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5	WUFT Digital signal flow
6	A Closer Look The Triton Control Panel and High Definition Router which feeds the switched HD-SDI programming material to the Tandberg encoder which in turn passes it to the DTP 220 multiplexer. A view of the Three Tandberg Encoders mounted above the DTP 220 Multiplexer. The three separate outputs of the Tandberg Encoders are combined into one data stream by the DTP 220.
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8	THE CONCLUSION AND A REQUEST Now that you have a seen a simple overview of the facility interconnections, use this opportunity to broaden your knowledge of the electronic connections and their relation to the physical plant. Go into the equipment room and “walk “ the signal flow using the equipment flow chart diagram in this presentation. Start with the input devices, such as the Omneon and Sea Change servers and move through the flow to the STL. Make sure you touch each piece of equipment as you go and say to yourself as you progress, “what does this piece of equipment contribute?” If you complete this exercise you should have a better idea of where to “look” when there is a problem. Remember, “it’s always better to do this now , than at 3 a.m.”