SMPTE ST 207M:1997 (R2003)

This standard defines the electrical and mechanical characteristics of an interface system comprised of a general-purpose communication channel and interface device(s) used for the transfer of data and digital control signals between equipment utilized in the production, post-production, and/or transmission of visual and aural information. It is intended that the communication channel and device(s) described in this standard be part of an overall equipment interface, allowing interconnection of programmable and nonprogrammable control and accessory equipment as required to configure an operational system with a defined function. The standard is also intended to allow rapid reconfiguration of a system providing more than one defined function utilizing a given group of equipment.
This standard defines the electrical and mechanical characteristics of an interface system comprised of a general-purpose communication channel and interface device(s) used for the transfer of data and digital control signals between equipment utilized in the production, post-production, and/or transmission of visual and aural information. It is intended that the communication channel and device(s) described in this standard be part of an overall equipment interface, allowing interconnection of programmable and nonprogrammable control and accessory equipment as required to configure an operational system with a defined function. The standard is also intended to allow rapid reconfiguration of a system providing more than one defined function utilizing a given group of equipment.