Timing
Campus Edge Authority
GPS-disciplined NTP/PTP with client-side synchronization and timing telemetry.
Aion product family
Two platforms.
Two different scales.
Standard Aion serves production timing. Enterprise Academic is being developed for campus clocks, independently controlled signage nodes and academic session management. Enterprise Broadcast targets ST 2110 timing, UHD overlays and professional timecode infrastructure.
Enterprise Academic (A)
Local campus intelligence, optional cloud management.
Academic focuses on independent zones, intelligent signage nodes, hallway countdowns, lecture-hall timing and faculty overrides. Its proposed architecture is NTP-first, PTP-capable, and designed for intranet execution without requiring public internet connectivity.
Control
Independent Node Behaviors
Room and zone schedules, local timers, future execution deadlines and authorized overrides.
Integration
Vendor-Independent Signage
Aion manages operational events while compatible players handle presentation.
Aion vs Enterprise Broadcast (B)
Choose by architecture, not simply by feature count.
| Capability | Aion | Aion Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| Primary role | Universal production timing, conversion, video overlay and distributed control | Facility grandmaster, ST 2110 overlay processing and high-availability timecode distribution |
| Product status | Shipping / build to order | Custom-engineered and built to customer requirements |
| Commercial model | $3,965 base system | Consultative quotation based on system scope |
| Form factor | 3U with integrated 14-inch touchscreen | 2U with independent 3.5-inch diagnostic display |
| Video architecture | One SDI or HDMI loop-through path, SD through 4K30 | Eight simultaneous UHD ST 2110 channels |
| Media networking | Dual 2.5GbE for network timing, control and service separation | Dual 100G media paths plus dual hardware-timestamping 10GbE timing interfaces |
| PTP role | GPS-disciplined PTP Grandmaster / Slave capability | SMPTE ST 2059-2 facility grandmaster with dedicated timing plane |
| Hardware timecode | Three independent 600 MHz output engines | Four dedicated hardware reader/generator subprocessors plus eight software timers |
| Power architecture | Single IEC-powered appliance | Dual 500W N+1 hot-swap modules |
| Operator model | Integrated touchscreen, browser administration, viewer mode, TCV and Stream Deck | Time Display, TCV monitoring and Enterprise Admin views, plus independent BMC management |
| Best fit | Broadcast production, corporate AV, live events, studios, houses of worship and mobile deployments | ST 2110 broadcast facilities, master control, large venues and hybrid IP migrations |
Aion
Integrated production timing
Aion is the practical choice where operators need universal format conversion, network timing, a built-in touchscreen and a single video overlay path without the cost or complexity of a full facility platform.
Aion Enterprise
Enterprise is positioned for ST 2110 facilities that require eight channels, redundant media and power paths, IPMI management and dedicated timing infrastructure.