2HX10. Dual channel HD/SDI Integrity checking probe with clean switch over function, preview output and wings or split screen creation capabilities

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1 2HX10 Dual channel HD/SDI Integrity checking probe with clean switch over function, preview output and wings or split screen creation capabilities

2 TECHNICL MNUL 2HX10 Lange Wagenstraat 55 NL-5126 Gilze The Netherlands Phone: Fax: Web:

3 WRNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRICL SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PPLINCE TO RIN OR MOISTURE LWYS disconnect your entire system from the C mains before cleaning any component. The product frame (SFR18 or SFR04) must be terminated with three-conductor C mains power cord that includes an earth ground connection. To prevent shock hazard, all three connections must always be used. NEVER use flammable or combustible chemicals for cleaning components. NEVER operate this product if any cover is removed. NEVER wet the inside of this product with any liquid. NEVER pour or spill liquids directly onto this unit. NEVER block airflow through ventilation slots. NEVER bypass any fuse. NEVER replace any fuse with a value or type other than those specified. NEVER attempt to repair this product. If a problem occurs, contact your local xon distributor. NEVER expose this product to extremely high or low temperatures. NEVER operate this product in an explosive atmosphere. Warranty: xon warrants their products according to the warranty policy as described in the general terms. That means that xon Digital Design V can only warrant the products as long as the serial numbers are not removed. Copyright XON Digital Design.V. Date created: Date last revised: xon, the xon logo and Synapse are trademarks of xon Digital Design.V. This product complies with the requirements of the product family standards for audio, video, audio-visual entertainment lighting control apparatus for professional use as mentioned below. EN60950 EN : 1996 EN : 1996 Safety Emission Immunity xon Digital Design 2HX10 Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 1

4 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Introduction to Synapse n introduction to Synapse Local Control Panel Remote Control Capabilities Unpacking and Placement Unpacking Placing the card Quick Start When powering-up Default settings Changing settings and parameters Front Panel Control Example of changing parameter using Front Panel control Synapse SetUp Software Menu Structure Example The 2HX10 card Introduction Settings Menu Status Menu Events Menu LED Indication Chapter 9 Chapter 10 lock Schematic Connector panel ppendix 1 Creating wings and split screens ppendix 2 Clarification of the 2IX10 and 2HX10 settings 2

5 1 Introduction to Synapse n Introduction to Synapse Synapse is a modular system designed for the broadcast industry. High density, intuitive operation and high quality processing are key features of this system. Synapse offers a full range of converters and processing modules. Please visit the XON Digital Design Website at to obtain the latest information on our new products and updates. Local Control Panel The local control panel gives access to all adjustable parameters and provides status information for any of the cards in the Synapse frame, including the Synapse rack controller. The local control panel is also used to back-up and restore card settings. Please refer to the RRC18, RRS18, RRC10, RRC08 RRC04 and RRS04 manuals for a detailed description of the local control panel, the way to set-up remote control over IP and for frame related settings and status information. Remote Control Capabilities The remote control options are explained in the rack controller (RRC/ERC/RRS/ERS) manual. The method of connection to a computer using Ethernet is also described in these manuals.! CHECK-OUT: XON CORTEX SOFTWRE WILL INCRESE SYSTEM FLEXIILITY OF ONE OR MORE SYNPSE FRMES lthough not required to use Cortex with a Synapse frame you are strongly advised to use a remote personal computer or laptop PC with the Cortex installed as this increases the ease of use and understanding of the modules. 3

6 2 Unpacking and Placement Unpacking The xon Synapse card must be unpacked in an anti-static environment. Care must be taken NOT to touch components on the card always handle the card carefully by the edges. The card must be stored and shipped in anti-static packaging. Ensuring that these precautions are followed will prevent premature failure from components mounted on the board. Placing the card The Synapse card can be placed vertically in an SFR18 frame or horizontally in an SFR04 and SFR08 frame. Locate the two guide slots to be used, slide in the mounted circuit board, and push it firmly to locate the connectors. Correct insertion of card is essential as a card that is not located properly may show valid indicators, but does not function correctly. SDI / HD CRDS HD or SDI cards can be mixed and matched in the SFR18 and SFR04 frames. REMRK: On power up all LEDs will light for a few seconds, this is the time it takes to initialize the card. 4

7 3 Quick Start When Powering-up On powering up the Synapse frame, the card set will use basic data and default initialisation settings. ll LEDs will light during this process. fter initialisation, several LEDs will remain lit the exact number and configuration is dependant upon the number of inputs connected and the status of the inputs. Default settings In its default condition, the 2HX10 will act as a frame synchroniser and auto phase corrector. ll the integrity monitor functions are not activated. Changing settings and parameters The front panel controls or the xon Cortex Software can be used to change settings. n overview of the settings can be found in chapter 5, 6 and 7 of this manual. Front Panel Control Front Panel Display and Cursor [No larms] Settings are displayed and changed as follows; Use the cursor arrows on the front panel to select the menu and parameter to be displayed and/or changed. Press Press Press Press To go forward through the menu structure. To go back through the menu structure. To move up within a menu or increase the value of a parameter. To move downthrough a menu or decrease the value of a parameter. REMRK: Whilst editing a setting, pressing twice will reset the value to its default. 5

8 Example of changing parameters using front panel control With the display as shown below RRC18 [Select Card] >S01=SFS10 Pressing the selects the SFS10 in frame slot 01. The display changes to indicate that the SFS10 has been selected. In this example the Settings menu item is indicated. SFS10 [Select Menu] >Settings Pressing the selects the menu item shown, in this example Settings. (Pressing or will change to a different menu eg Status, Events). The display changes to indicate that the SFS10 Settings menu item SDI-Format has been selected and shows that it current setting is uto. SFS10 [Settings] >SDI-Format=uto Pressing the selects the settings item shown, in this example SDI-Format. (Pressing or will change to a different setting, eg Mode, H- Delay). The display changes to indicate that the SFS10 Edit Setting menu item SDI-Format has been selected. SFS10 Edit Setting] SDI-Format>uto To edit the setting of the menu item press or. ll menu items can be monitored and/or changed in this way. Changing a setting has an immediate effect. 6

9 xon Cortex xon Cortex can be used to change the settings of Synapse modules from a PC, either locally or remotely. The software enables communication based on TCP/IP between the setup PC and Synapse frames/modules. Each Synapse frame is addressed through its rack controller s unique IP address, giving access to each module, its menus and adjustment items. The Cortex has access to data contained within the Synapse module and displays it on a GUI. The software has an intuitive structure following that of the module that it is controlling. Details about how to use Cortex can be found in the help-file of Cortex. Menu Structure Example Slot Module Item Parameter Setting S02 Identity S01 HIM10 Settings SDI-Format uto S00 RRC18 Status Mode 625 Events Ref-Input 525 H-Delay 7

10 Introduction 4 The 2HX10 Card The 2HX10 is a dual channel high performance HD/SD SDI video and embedded audio probe (signal integrity monitor) with clean switch-over function. The switch function can be triggered by any of the integrity controls or by GPI. esides the extensive probe functions, the cards also provide full line and frame synchronization on both inputs. monitor output available in both SD and CVS shows both inputs on a single screen (1/4 size each) Clean backup switching through built-in frame synchronizers Creating wings and split screens (see appendix 1) Preview output showing both signals on a single screen (monitoring quality) Probe functions: o SDI carrier detect o TRS validation o NC checksum validation o Video content freeze detection o Video content black detection o Timecode availability o udio channel detection (16 channels) o udio silence detection (4 pairs 2 groups) o udio Phase reversal detection within one group (4 pairs) o udio Clip/5 sample full-scale indication (4 pairs) o Dolby E present detection Full control and status monitoring through the front panel of the SFR04/18 frame and the Ethernet port (CP) Compatible with fiber I/O panels HD FORMTS The HD terminology is represented as P, which stands for progressive I, which stands for interlaced The frame rate is expressed as 60, 50, 30, 25 and 24 fps. For progressive content the frame rate indicates frames per second. For interlaced content it indicates fields per second. The frame size is displayed as 1080, 1035 and 720. The resolution for: 1080 is 1920 x is 1920 x is 1280 x 720 8

11 Pixels per line Lines per frame Frame rate ctive samples per line ctive lines per frame 1080i i i p p i p p p p p The aspect ratio is 16:9 TRI/I-Level sync. The card is able to lock on to a HD sync 600mV nominal TRI-level. as described in the SMPTE 274M and 296m spec. SD sync 300 mv nominal I-level sync can also be used. 9

12 5 Settings Menu Introduction The settings menu displays the current state of each 2HX10 setting and allows you to change these. Settings can be changed by using the front panel of the Synapse frame (SFR18, SFR08 or SFR04) or Cortex software. The SCP08 control can also be used. Please refer to chapter 3 for information on Synapse front panel control and xon Cortex. Format The format menu item selects the input video standard. UTO: the unit recognizes format is presented at the input and automatically sets that format. It will take more time for the card to lock. 1080i i p p p i-60, 720p p p p p-24 SD525 SD625 The default setting is set to UTO. Ouput-Config Output-Config 2x2 configures the outputs as input to output 1 and input to output 2. Output-Config 2x1 configures the selected input ( or ) to both output 1 and 2. Output-Conffig Mix_-over- will lay input on top of input, and output this on both outputs. The default setting is 2x1 Mix_-start This sets the starting point of input in % of the total screen width. The default is 12,5%. Refer to appendix 1 for details. Mix_-stop This sets the ending point of input in % of the total screen width. The default is 87,5%. Refer to appendix 1 for details. 10

13 Mix_-start This sets the starting point of input in % of the total screen width. The default is 12,5%. Refer to appendix 1 for details. Mix_-stop This sets the ending point of input in % of the total screen width. The default is 87,5%. Refer to appendix 1 for details. Input-Sel Input-Sel determines which inputs are selected. In UTO mode the card acts as a backup-switcher, and all kind of integrity checks can be set as criteria to switch to the other channel. GPIonly allows you to switch between channel and with GPI contacts. The uto-gpi setting combines the auto and the GPI function. INPUT is the manual selection of input. INPUT is the manual selection of input. The default setting is uto- GPI. Note: Closing GPI 3 overrides this setting. The card will go to auto mode when GPI 3 is closed. Switch-ack Switch-ack can be set On, Off or ackup_fail. When Switch-ack is set to On, and a change over to channel 2 has occurred, the card will immediately switch back to channel 1 when channel 1 is OK again. When Switch-ack is set to Off, and a change over to channel 2 has occurred. In this state the card will always stay on channel 2. Set to ackup-fail, channels only switch when input has an error and input is OK. The default setting is Off. Switchback-dly This setting sets the minimum amount of correct frames before the card switches back when a switchback is active and channel comes back without errors. Can be set between 0 and 255 frames. y default this is set to 0 frames. LockMode The 2HX10can lock to the input or can lock on to a reference. (I-level or Tri-level selectable in setting Ref-Type). LOCKMODE determines whether the card locks on to the INPUT_, INPUT_, REFERENCE or FREE-RUN The default setting is reference. 11

14 Ref-Input This setting allows the user to determine which reference input is used to lock the 2HX10. Input 1 is the uppermost input of the RRC/RRS18 rack controller connector panel at the back of the SFR18. The SFR04 has one reference input. The available settings for Ref-Input are 1, 2 and uto. The default setting of Ref-Input is 1. uto: automatically selects the ref of the selected standard. Ref_1 is the 50Hz standard, Ref_2 is the 60 Hz standard. Ref-Type REF-TYPE sets the type of reference TRI-level or Ilevel. The default setting is I-level H-Delay The H-Delay setting allows adjustment of the horizontal phase of the output signal with respect to the selected reference input. The H-Delay setting gives a delay in addition to the reference timing. For example in 625/50: if the H-Delay is set to 10 samples, the output signal will be delayed by the reference timing + 10 samples of 37ns. Therefore the delay = Ref timing+ 37ns x10. The signal is delayed (advanced) with respect to the phase of the reference signal. In 625/50 the adjustment range of H-Delay is samples, μs (one PL TV line). In 525/60 the adjustment range of H- Delay is samples, μs (one NTSC TV line).the default setting is 0 samples. The delay of the card is indicated by the tracking pulse on the NC output. This can be used, for example, to track an audio delay. Note: Please refer to the following description of Ref input for synchronization and timing information. HD resolutions 1 pix = 13.5nsec 1080i-60 Range pix 1080i-50 Range pix 1080p-30 Range pix 1080p-25 Range pix 1080p-24 Range pix 1035i-60 Range pix 720p-60 Range pix 720p-50 Range pix 720p-30 Range pix 720p-25 Range pix 720p-24 Range pix 12

15 SD resolution 525i-60 Range i-60 Range V-Delay The V-Delay setting allows adjustment of the vertical phase of the output signal with respect to the selected reference input. The V-Delay setting gives a delay in addition to the reference timing. For example, if the V-Delay is set to 10 TV lines, the output signal will be delayed by the reference timing + 10 TV lines. The signal is delayed (advanced) with respect to the phase of the reference signal. In 625/50 the adjustment range of V-Delay is lines (one TV frame). In 525/60 the adjustment range is lines (one TV frame). The default setting is 0 lines. The delay of the card is indicated by the tracking pulse on the NC output. This can be used, for example, to track an audio delay. Note: Please refer to the description of Ref input for synchronization and timing information. 525i60 Range lines 625i60 Range p Range i Range p Range Carrier-Det Carrier-Det allows the card to detect a SDI carrier. Off: the functionality is switched OFF. Probe: the card will detect a loss of carriers, but will only give this as a status item. The card will not switch to the other channel. Carrier, and +: the card will detect a loss of carrier on the selected channel and switch to the other channel. The default setting is +. 13

16 TRS-Error-Det TRS-Error-Det allows the card to detect if the TRS signals are in the right place. When the amount of misplaced or missing TRS signals have reached the threshold set with TRC_CRC_Thres further down the settings menu an alarm is generated. TRS= Timing Reference Signal. Probe: the card will detect if the amount of TRS is to low, but will only give this as a status item. The card will not switch to the other channel. TRS, and +: the card will detect a loss of TRS on the selected channel and switch to the other channel. The default setting is +. NC-Error-Det NC-Error-Det will set the card to detect NC-ERRORS. In case of errors in the checksum over the Horizontal Interval (embedded audio), an alarm is generated. Off: the functionality is switched OFF. Probe: the card will detect NC errors, but will only give this as a status item. The card will not switch to the other channel. Carrier, and +: the card will detect NC errors and switch to the other channel. Default is OFF. Freeze-Det Freeze-Det will set the card to detect if the input signal is frozen. The measurement is performed in the complete active picture. The sensitivity can be set in Freeze-Frmr and Freeze-Trsh. Off: the functionality is switched OFF. Probe: the card will detect frozen frames, but will only give this as a status item. The card will not switch to the other channel., and +: the card will detect a freeze on the selected channel and switch to the other channel. The default setting is OFF. Freeze-frmnr FREEZE-Frmnr allows setting the number of frozen frames that should initiate a changeover or status display. The related range is from 10 to 2000 frames. The default setting is 100fr. 14

17 Freeze-Thrs FREEZE-Trsh determines the sensitivity level of the Freezedet. Low, Medium, High or digital are the available options. Low: when the origin source is a clean analog, it is recommended to set the threshold to Low. Medium: when the origin source is slightly noisy analog, High: when the origin source is noisy analog. Digital: No threshold is required for digital sources. The default setting is Digital. lack-det lack-det: the card detects if there is a LCK input signal present. The measurement is performed in the complete active picture. With lack-frmr and lack-trsh it is possible to determine the sensitivity. Off: the functionality is switched OFF. Probe: the card detects if there are black frames present, but will only give this as a status item. The card will not switch to the other channel., and +: the card detects black on the selected channel and will switch to the other channel. The default setting is Probe lack-frmnr lack-frmnr allows setting of the number of black frames that should initiate a changeover or status display. The related range is from 10 to 2000 frames. The default setting is 100. lack-trsh ROI_H-start lack-trsh determines the sensitivity level of the lackdet. Low, Medium, High or digital are the available options. Low: when the origin source is a clean analog, it is recommended to set the threshold to Low. Medium: when the origin source is slightly noisy analog, High: when the origin source is noisy analog. Digital: No threshold is required for digital sources. The default setting is Digital. ROI stand for Region Of Interest. With these settings you can define a specific region in de video in which the card should perform its (video) integrity checking. With the H-start setting you define the horizontal start position of the region of interest between 0 and 100% of the total picture width. Default is 0%. 15

18 ROI_H-stop ROI_V-start ROI_V-stop With the H-stop setting you define the horizontal end position of the region of interest between 0 and 100% of the total picture width. Default is 100% With the V-start setting you define the vertical start position of the region of interest between 0 and 100% of the total picture height. Default is 0% With the V-end setting you define the vertical end position of the region of interest between 0 and 100% of the total picture height. Default is 100% udio_1/2 ~ udio_7/8 With udio_1/2 till udio_7/8 it is possible to select which of the 16 embedded audio channels are monitored for silence and clipping on input probe 1/2 till 7/8. You can choose from Ch1/2 till Ch15/16 or turn silence and clipping monitoring off. The default settings for 1/2 till 7/8 are respectively Ch_1/2 till Ch_7/8. udio_1/2 ~ udio_7/8 With udio_1/2 till udio_7/8 it is possible to select which embedded audio channels are monitored for silence and clipping on input probe 1/2 till 7/8. You can choose from Ch1/2 till Ch15/16 or turn silence and clipping monitoring off. The default settings for 1/2 till 7/8 are respectively Ch_1/2 till Ch_7/8. udioswitch_1/2 ~ udioswitch_7/8 You can set per audio channel pair if the status of this audio pair should only be shown, or if the card should also switch input if anything is wrong with the individual audio pairs. Off: the functionality is switched OFF. Probe: the card detects if there is silence present, but will only give this as a status item. The card will not switch to the other channel. Switch: The card switches to the other channel if anything is wrong with this specific audio pair. y default, these settings are switched off. 16

19 udiophasedet udiophasedet: the card detects phase shifts in the selected embedded audio channels Off: the functionality is switched OFF. Probe: the card detects if there is a phase shift, but will only give this as a status item. The card will not switch to the other channel., and +: the card detects phase shifts on the selected channel(s) and will switch to the other channel. The default setting is Off Silence_time Silence-time sets the time before an alarm is given in case of silence in the selected embedded audio channels. The selectable time is from 1 till 255 sec. The default setting is 1 sec. Silence_level Silence-level determines the level of silence. This can be set in a range from 100dFS to 20dFS. The default setting is 60 dfs. Fullscale_Det FullScale-Det allows the card to detect whether the signal has any audio channels which exceed full scale and are therefore clipped. Off: the functionality is switched OFF. Probe the card will detect whether there is clipped audio, but will only give this as a status item. The card will not switch to the other channel. Carrier, and + the card with clipped audio on the selected channels and switched to the other input channel. The default setting is Off. VITC-Read-Ln VITC-Read-Ln sets which line the time code reader reads the timecode from. This in a range from line 7 to line 20. Default line is 8. 17

20 GPI-Mode GPI-Mode can be set to Mode-1_Latching, Mode-1_Non- Latch or Mode-2. Non-Latching when a contact is closed all the time Latching when a contact is closed momentarily. Mode-2 works with GPI pulses, tapping GPI1 will select input 1, tapping GPI2 will select input 2. Please read ppendix 2 for more details about the GPI and switch functions. The default setting of GPI_Mode is Mode-1_Non-Latch. PhaseErrorThres PhaseErrorthres sets the sensitivity for which phase errors are generated. Default is >135 Deg other options are >90 Deg or >160 Deg ShowStatus You have the possibility to display the status as on screen display on the SD monitoring output. Can be set On or Off ShowUserlbl You have the possibility to display the card s user label as on screen display on the SD monitoring output. Can be set On or Off udio-phase If this setting is set to lign, the card ensures audio-phase alignment between multiple audio channels and audio groups, which is necessary for multi-channel (surround) purposes. If errors in the signal-chain occur the de-embedder blocks reset synchronously to maintain audio-phase-alignment. If this setting is set to Off, the card eats-all audio including errors. Even if there are DN/NC/ECC or channel-sequence errors, the de-embedder will pass them. e aware that audio-phasealignment between multiple audio channels and audio groups can not be maintained if this setting is set to Off. Note: This setting can be helpful to solve problems in the field using equipment which doesn t follow the standards correctly. ud_err_event You can select the audio channel (or combination of channels) the card responds to. n alarm is triggered whenever the status item corresponding to the selected channel(s) (if probed) is Not vailable or Silent. This menu item is for probe. ud_err_event Identical to ud_err_event, but for Probe. 18

21 GPO_Select With this setting you select what the GPI output should be indicating. Can be the status of ctive_input, Invert_ct_In (inverted GPI output status of ctive input), Error_Probed or Invert_Error (inverted GPI output status of Error probed). Default is ctive_input. Silence_Class When this setting is set to Error, an audio silence is treated as an error (and switched when probed). When set to Ignore an audio silence is ignored (and inputs are not switched). Default is Ignore. GPI_StatCtrl With this setting you can switch on or off the status indication of GPI_Status and Nr_GPI_Changes in the Status menu. You can also reset the status items. Format-Det Format-Det: the card detects format changes in the selected video channels. If the detected format is not conform the value set with the setting Format, an error is generated. This doesn t work when Format is set to uto. Off: the functionality is switched OFF. Probe: the card detects if there is a format change, but will only give this as a status item. The card will not switch to the other channel., and +: the card detects format changes on the selected channel(s) and will switch to the other channel. The default setting is Off CRC_EDH-Det CRC_EDH-Det: the card detects CRC and EDH errors in the selected video channels Off: the functionality is switched OFF. Probe: the card detects if there is a CRC or EDH error, but will only give this as a status item. The card will not switch to the other channel., and +: the card detects error in CRC and EDH on the selected channel(s) and will switch to the other channel. The threshold when the card alerts for a CRC error can be set with TRS_CRC_Thres. ll errors above the set threshold will be reported as CRC error. Whether EDH errors should be check on Full Field or ctive Picture can be set with EDH-Det. The default setting is Off 19

22 EDH-Det With this setting you select how EDH errors should be checked, on Full Field (FF) or on ctive Picture (P). Default is P. TRS_CRC_Thres Here you set a threshold when CRC and TRS errors should be alerted by the card. Can be set in any value between #1 and #1125. Default is #2. TC-Freeze-Det This card detects a frozen TC or VTIC timecode signal. Whenever the timecode in a frame is the same as the previous frames, for as long as set with TC-Freeze-Thrs, it is detected as a time-code freeze. Off: the functionality is switched OFF. Probe: the card detects if there is a time code freeze change, but will only give this as a status item. The card will not switch to the other channel., and +: the card detects time code freezes on the selected channel(s) and will switch to the other channel. The default setting is Off TC-Freeze-Thrs Here you can set the threshold when a frozen timecode is detected as being an error. Can be set between 0 and 255 frames. Default is 0fr. TC-Pres-Det This item detects the presence of an TC or VTIC timecode signal. Whenever the timecode is not detected in a frame, for as long as set with TC-Pres-Thrs, it is detected as a time-code presence error. Off: the functionality is switched OFF. Probe: the card detects if there is a time code present, but will only give this as a status item. The card will not switch to the other channel., and +: the card detects time code presence on the selected channel(s) and will switch to the other channel. The default setting is Off TC-Pres-Thrs Here you can set the threshold when a missing time code is detected as being an error. Can be set between 0 and 255 frames. Default is 0fr. Delay status This item switches on or off input/output delay measurements. When switched to on, Delays_Status will report the actual I/O delay (in the status menu). 20

23 Switch-Point You can choose whether to switch immediately if an error occurs, or to wait until the switchline. The non-erronous frame will be finished when the card is working with sufficient delay in its framesync buffer. Default is Switchline. GPI_debounce The user can set any debounce time for the GPI inputs between 10 us and 10 ms. Default is 10us. 21

24 6 Status Menu Introduction The status menu indicates the current status of each item listed below. Format_ This status item indicates the presence and format of a valid HD/SD video input signal in input. This is displayed as: 1080i/60/ p-30/25/ i p-60/50/30/25/24 SD525 SD625 N is used when no valid input signal is available or if the selected format doesn t match the input signal Format_ This status item indicates the presence and format of a valid HD/SD video input signal in input. This is displayed as: 1080i/60/ p-30/25/ i p-60/50/30/25/24 SD525 SD625 N is used when no valid input signal is available or if the selected format doesn t match the input signal Reference Reference displays if there is a reference detected. N No reference is present OK valid reference has been detected Carrier- Carrier- detects if there is a valid 270 Mb/s signal present in Probe. OK if present, Error: no input, Off: Carrier detection is switched off. Carrier- Same as Carrier-, but then for probe. 22

25 TRS- TRS- TRS- detects the amount of TRS in the signal in probe, and if this reaches the threshold set with TRS_CRC_Thres, an error is displayed. TRS = Timing Reference Signal for. More information see SMPTE standard 259m. Error indicates that the input of probe is producing an error. OK indicates that the TRS in the signal is OK. No_Input indicates that there is no signal input at all and Off indicates that TRS-detection is switched off. Same as TRS-, but then for probe. CC608-Det CC708-Det This item detects if there is Closed Captioning (of the CC608 standard) data present in the signals. : There is CC608 on input 1. : There is CC608 present on input 2. : There is CC608 present on both inputs N: No CC608 present on any of the inputs This item detects if there is Closed Captioning (of the CC708 standard) data present in the signals. : There is CC708 on input 1. : There is CC708 present on input 2. : There is CC708 present on both inputs N: No CC708 present on any of the inputs ctive- ctive- shows which channel is being output from output 1. Can be either input-, input- or mix_input-+ ctive- ctive- shows which channel is being output from output 2. Can be either input-, input- or mix_input-+ NC- NC detects the state of the horizontal ancillary data in probe-, which contains the embedded audio. OK if no error is present. Error: input of probe- has NC errors No_input: there no input at all on probe- Off: NC detection is switched off. NC- Same as NC-, but for probe-. 23

26 Freeze- Freeze- Freeze detects whether the inputs are frozen in Probe, OK: no freeze is detected Error: input of Probe- is frozen No_input: there no input at all on probe- Off: freeze detection is switched off. Same is Freeze-, only for probe-. lack- lack- detects whether the input of probe- is black. OK: probe- input signal is not black Error: probe- input is black No_input: there no input at all on probe- Off: lack detection is switched off. lack- Same is lack-, only for probe-. GrpInUse- GrpInUse- shows which audio groups are monitored on the input. GrpInUse is indicated with when no audio groups is used, 1234 when all audio groups are used and for instance _2_4 when only group 2 and 4 are used. FrmtStat_1/2 ~ FrmtStat_7/8 FrmtStat_1/2 till 7/8 indicates the format of the audio pairs of selected embedded audio channels of input. Detectable formats are: PCM Null C3 T-stamp MPG1L1 MPG1/2L2/3 MPG2EXT MPEG2L1 MPG2L2/3 SMPTEKLV DolbyE Capt UsrDef Rsvd NoLock: audio is not locked Off: Format detection is switched off. 24

27 udio-1 ~ udio-8 udio-1 till udio-8 show the statuses of audio channels 1 till 8. N means there s no audio in the corresponding channel Silence means the selected audio channel is silent OK means that audio is OK on the selected channel Off means that audio status detection is switched off No_input means there s no input at all udphase_1/2 ~ udphase_7/8 These statuses show if a phase error is present on the selected audio channels OK indicates no phase error Error indicates that the channels are out of phase with each other. No_PCM indicates that the corresponding audio pair is not PCM (and thus no audio phase errors could be detected). No_input indicates that there s no input at all Not_probed means that although phase detection is on, the channel is not probed because the corresponding udioswitch setting is set to off. Off means status indication for audio phase errors is switched off. FullScale-1 ~ FullScale-8 These status items display if the corresponding audio channel is clipping. OK indicates there are is no clipping detected Error means clipping is detected Off means status indication for audio clipping is switched off No_PCM means the corresponding audio channel does not contain PCM audio and thus can not be probed for clipping audio. No_input indicates that there s no input at all Not_probed means that although phase detection is on, the channel is not probed because the corresponding udioswitch setting is set to off. GrpInUse- GrpInUse- shows which audio groups are monitored on the input. GrpInUse is indicated with when no audio groups is used, 1234 when all audio groups are used and for instance _2_4 when only group 2 and 4 are used. FrmtStat_1/2 ~ FrmtStat_7/8 FrmtStat_1/2 till 7/8 indicates the format of the audio pairs of selected embedded audio channels of input. Can have the same formats detected as listed under FrmtStat_1/2. 25

28 udio-1 ~ udio-8 udio-1 till udio-8 show the statuses of audio channels 1 till 8. Indicated the same as with udio-1 till udio- 8. udphase_1/2 ~ udphase_7/8 These statuses show if a phase error is present on the selected audio channels. Indicated the same as with udphase_1/2. FullScale-1 ~ FullScale-8 These status items display if the corresponding audio channel is clipping. Indicated in the same way as with FullScale-1 till 8. TimeCode Timecode indicates which channels have VITC or TC time code present. N indicates no timecode present indicates timecode present on input indicates timecode present on input + indicates timecode is present on both inputs and GPI_Status Indicates the status of the GPI contacts. Displayed as: 1_lo_2_lo 1_lo_2_hi 1_hi_2_lo 1_hi_2_hi Off: GPI status indication is switched off. Nr_GPI_Changes This indicates the number of GPI changes. This is a counter with a maximum of Can be reset with the GPI_StatCtrl menu item. Input-Error This is the overall Error status of Input. It s a gathering of all possible errors. When this is in error, the card has switched to input. Input-Error This is the overall Error status of Input. It s a gathering of all possible errors. When this is in error, the card has switched to input. Inpu-Probe This is the overall Probe status of Input. It s a gathering of all possible probes. Input-Probe This is the overall Probe status of Input. It s a gathering of all possible probes. 26

29 CRC_EDH_ Indicates CRC and EDH errors on input whenever CRC errors reached the threshold set with TRS_CRC_Thres. Whether the EDH is checked on Full field or ctive Picture is set with EDHdet. CRC_EDH_ Indicates CRC and EDH errors on input whenever CRC errors reached the threshold set with TRS_CRC_Thres. Whether the EDH is checked on Full field or ctive Picture is set with EDHdet. ctual_ctrl This item shows the current control mode (setting Input-Sel). GPI3_uto indicates Input-Sel is overrided by GPI 3. TC-Stat_ Indicates the status of the time code on input. Can be N (not available), running, Stalled (freeze), No_input (when there s no signal at all present on input ) or Off (when TC detection is switched off). TC-Stat_ Indicates the status of the time code on input. Can be N (not available), running, Stalled (freeze), No_input (when there s no signal at all present on input ) or Off (when TC detection is switched off). IO_delay_ Indicates the input -> output delay of input when Delay- Status in the settings menu is switched on. IO_delay_ Indicates the input -> output delay of input when Delay- Status in the settings menu is switched on. 27

30 7 Events Menu Introduction n event is a special message that is generated on the card asynchronously. This means that it is not the response to a request to the card, but a spontaneous message. What is the Goal of an event? The goal of events is to inform the environment about a changing condition on the card. message may be broadcast to mark the change in status. The message is volatile and cannot be retrieved from the system after it has been broadcast. There are several means by which the message can be filtered. Events The events reported by the 2HX10 are as follows; Ref-Status Ref-Status can be selected between = no event, are the priority setting. If set to 0 no events will be generated. If the reference is lost an Event will be generated at the priority. Input_ Input_ can be selected between = no event, are the priority setting. If set to 0 no events will be generated. If input is lost, an Event will be generated at the priority. Input_ Input_ can be selected between = no event, are the priority setting. If set to 0 no events will be generated. If input is lost, an Event will be generated at the priority. TRS-Status_ TRS-Status_ can be selected between = no event, are the priority setting. If set to 0 no events will be generated. If probe detects TRS errors, an Event will be generated at the priority. TRS-Status_ TRS-Status_ can be selected between = no event, are the priority setting. If set to 0 no events will be generated. If probe detects TRS errors, an Event will be generated at the priority. ctive_out_ ctive_out_ can be selected between = no event, are the priority setting. If set to 0 no events will be generated. If probe detects no ctive output, an Event will be generated at the priority. 28

31 ctive_out_ ctive_out_b can be selected between = no event, are the priority setting. If set to 0 no events will be generated. If probe detects no active output, an Event will be generated at the priority. Freeze-Status_ Freeze-Status_ can be selected between = no event, are the priority setting. If set to 0 no events will be generated. If probe detects a freeze, an Event will be generated at the priority. Freeze-Status_ Freeze-Status_ can be selected between = no event, are the priority setting. If set to 0 no events will be generated. If probe detects a freeze, an Event will be generated at the priority. lack-status_ lack-status_ can be selected between = no event, are the priority setting. If set to 0 no events will be generated. If probe detects a black, an Event will be generated at the priority. lack-status_ lack-status_ can be selected between = no event, are the priority setting. If set to 0 no events will be generated. If probe detects a black, an Event will be generated at the priority. FScale-Status_ FScale-Status_ can be selected between = no event, are the priority setting. If set to 0 no events will be generated. If probe detects clipping audio, an Event will be generated at the priority. FScale-Status_ FScale-Status_ can be selected between = no event, are the priority setting. If set to 0 no events will be generated. If probe detects clipping audio, an Event will be generated at the priority. udio-data_ udio-data_ can be selected between = no event, are the priority setting. If set to 0 no events will be generated. If probe detects audio-data errors, an Event will be generated at the priority. 29

32 udio-data_ udio-data_ can be selected between = no event, are the priority setting. If set to 0 no events will be generated. If probe detects audio-data errors, an Event will be generated at the priority. GENERIC_1 GENERIC_1 can be selected between = no event, are the priority setting. If set to 0 no events will be generated. If probe detects CRC errors, an Event will be generated at the priority. GENERIC_2 GENERIC_2 can be selected between = no event, are the priority setting. If set to 0 no events will be generated. If probe detects CRC errors, an Event will be generated at the priority. GENERIC_3 GENERIC_3 can be selected between = no event, are the priority setting. If set to 0 no events will be generated. If probe detects TC presence errors (when TC- Pres-Det is switched on) or a TC freeze is detected (when TCfreeze-Det is switched on), an Event will be generated at the priority. GENERIC_4 GENERIC_4 can be selected between = no event, are the priority setting. If set to 0 no events will be generated. If probe detects TC presence errors (when TC- Pres-Det is switched on) or a TC freeze is detected (when TCfreeze-Det is switched on), an Event will be generated at the priority. This information is only needed when the GPI16 card is used or when software is implemented. What information is available in an event? The message consists of the following items; 1) message string to show what has happened in text, for example: INP_LOSS, REF_LOSS, INP_RETURN. 2) tag that also shows what happens, but with a predefined number: e.g. 1 (= loss of input), 2 (= loss of reference), 129(= = return of input). For a list of these predefined tags see the table on the next page. 3) priority that marks the importance of an event. This value is defined by the user and can have any value between 1 and 255, or 0 when disabled. 4) slot number of the source of this event. 30

33 The Message String The message string is defined in the card and is therefore fixed. It may be used in software like Cortex to show the event. The Tag The tag is also defined in the card. The tag has a fixed meaning. When controlling or monitoring software should make decisions based on events, it is easier to use the tag instead of interpreting a string. The first implementation is the tag controlled switch in the GPI16. In cases where the event marks a change to fault status (e.g. 1 for Loss of Input) the complement is marked by the tag increased by 128 (80 hex ) (e.g. 129 (81 hex ) for Return of Input). Defining Tags The tags defined for the 2HX10 are: Event Menu Item Tag Description nnouncements 01 hex =N 81 hex = 1 nnouncing of report and control values Ref-Status 02 hex =REF_LOSS 82 hex =REF_RETURN Reference lost or returned Input_ 31 hex =INP_LOSS b1 hex =INP_RETURN Input lost or returned Input_ 41 hex =INP_LOSS c1 hex =INP_RETURN Input lost or returned TRS-Status_ 17 hex = TRS_ERROR_ 97 hex = TRS_OK_ TRS in error or OK TRS-Status_ 48 hex = TRS_ERROR_ c8 hex = TRS_OK_ TRS in error or OK ctive_out_ 19 hex = IN ->_OUT_ 99 hex = IN ->_OUT_ Output is input or ctive_out_ 1a hex = IN ->_OUT_ 9a hex = IN ->_OUT_ Output is input or Freeze-Status_ 0e hex =FREEZE_ERROR_ 8e hex =FREEZE_OK_ Probe freeze error/ok Freeze-Status_ 4e hex =FREEZE_ERROR_ ce hex =FREEZE_OK_ Probe freeze error/ok lack-status_ 0f hex =TRS_ERROR_ 8f hex =TRS_OK_ Probe black error/ok lack-status_ 4f hex =TRS_ERROR_ cf hex =TRS_OK_ Probe black error/ok FScale-Status_ 10 hex =FULL_SCLE_ERROR_ 90 hex =FULL_SCLE_OK_ Clip/OK audio on probe FScale-Status_ 50 hex =FULL_SCLE_ERROR_ d0 hex =FULL_SCLE_OK_ Clip/OK audio on probe udio-data- 05 hex =UDIO_ERROR_ 85 hex =UDIO_OK_ Error when audio in monitored channel (set with ud_err_event) is silent/lost/n. udio-data- 45 hex =UDIO_ERROR_ c5 hex =UDIO_OK_ Error when audio in monitored channel (set with ud_err_event) is silent/lost/n. GENERIC_1 3a hex =GENERIC_1_ON ba hex =GENERIC_1_OFF CRC error/ok on probe GENERIC_2 3b hex =GENERIC_2_ON bb hex =GENERIC_2_OFF CRC error/ok on probe GENERIC_3 3c hex =GENERIC_3_ON bc hex =GENERIC_3_OFF TC error/ok on probe GENERIC_4 3d hex =GENERIC_4_ON bd hex =GENERIC_4_OFF TC error/ok on probe The Priority The priority is a user-defined value. The higher the priority of the alarm, the higher this value. Setting the priority to Zero disables the announcement of this alarm. larms with priorities equal or higher than the Error Threshold setting of the RRC will cause the error LED on the Synapse rack front panel to light. The ddress Together with the message string or the tag, the slot number or address of the card is relevant to be able to assign the event to a certain card. 31

34 8 LED Indication Error LED The error LED indicates an error if the internal logic of the SFS10 card is not configured correctly or has a hardware failure. Input LED This LED indicated the presence of a valid SDI video signal on the input. Reference LED Indicated the presence of a valid reference signal on the selected reference input connector (ref-1 or ref-2). Data Error LED This LED indicate two different types of error: - NC (embedded audio) checksum error. - EDH error Connection LED This LED illuminates after the card has initialised. The LED lights for 0.5 seconds every time a connection is made to the card. 32

35 9 lock Schematic 2HX10 HD/SD SDI IN EQ FRME SYNC 2X2 OR 2X1 SWITCH HD-SDI OUT 1+ EMEDDED UDIO HD/SD SDI IN EQ FRME SYNC PROE SPLITSCREEN OR SIDE CURTIN FUNCTION HD-SDI OUT 2+ EMEDDED UDIO PROE SD-SDI OUT (MONITOR) DOWN CONVERTER SD-SDI OUT (MONITOR) SPLIT IN 2 X ¼ PICTURE CVS OUT (MONITOR) GPI-IN (MNUL SW) GPI/O OR TRIGGER LOGIC CVS ENC CVS OUT (MONITOR) GPI OUT (STTUS) PLL µp REFERENCE INPUTS 1 2 INTERNL SYNPSE US RCK CONTROLLER 33

36 10 Connector Panel The 2HX10 can be used with the following backplane: PH05 Compatible with fiber backplanes: PH05T2_FC/PC, PH05T2_SC, PH05R2_FC/PC, PH05R2_SC PH05 SD/HD SDI in 1 (OPTIONL FIER INPUT) SD/HD SDI OUT 1(OPTIONL FIER OUTPUT) SDI OUT (MONITOR) CVS OUT (MONITOR) GPI/O SD/HD SDI in 2 (OPTIONL FIER INPUT) SD/HD SDI OUT 2 (OPTIONL FIER OUTPUT) SDI OUT (MONITOR) CVS OUT (MONITOR)!Unused inputs and outputs must be terminated with the correct impedance! RJ45 connector pinout Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 5 GPI 1 (function dependant on GPI-Mode) GPI 2 ( function dependant on GPI- Mode) GPI 3 (Not used) GPI 4 (Not used) GND Pin 6 GPI out 0 (status of output 1) Pin 7 GPI out 1 (status of output 2) Pin 8 GND 34

37 ppendix 1 Creating Wings and split screens What are wings It s becoming very popular nowadays to have graphics or video as pillar boxes on the left and right side of a video signal, instead of black bars. Shown as a picture, it will look as follows: Wings Wings Using the 2HX10 to create wings The 2HX10 can do just this. To do this, first select Mix_over- at the setting OutputConfig. This will lay the video signal incoming on input over the incoming video signal on input (theoretically resulting in only seeing input ). This is visualised in the next picture, using the same example images as shown in the picture above. Input Input 35

38 The settings Mix_-start, Mix_-stop, Mix_-start and Mix_-stop will allow you to cut of pieces of each input left and right sides so the underlying pictures becomes visible. This is shown in the next visualisation, to create wings: Mix_-start = 0% Mix_-start = 12,5% Notice that parts of the left and right side of input (the black pillarbox bars) are cut off, the picture is not squeezed in an anamorphic manner. Mix_-stop = 87.5% Mix_-stop = 100% Using the 2HX10 to create split screens Using the same working method as described above to create wings, you can also create split screens. gain you set OutputConfig to Mix_-over- to have both inputs on top of eachother, theoretically resulting in seeing input only as shown below. Input Input 36

39 Now setting Mix_-start, Mix_-stop, Mix_-start and Mix_-stop to different values will result in a splitscreen as displayed below: Mix_-stop = 100% Mix_-stop = 100% Mix_-start = 50% Mix_-start = 0% Notice again that the left half of picture is cut off, the picture is not squeezed in an anamorphic manner. 37

40 ppendix 2 Clarification of the 2IX10 and 2HX10 GPI and switch settings The 2IX10/2HX10 hastwo input channels i and i and two output channels o and o. The 2IX10/2HX10 has a lot of settings, which makes the card a powerful monitoring card, but with it also increasing the operating complexity. This document clarifies some of these settings, and the dependencies between them. Setting Output-Config [2x2, 2x1] determines output configuration. - 2x2: Outputs o and o are always different, independent on the possible error status of the input channels. Normal and Switched -mode are explained further on. input output input output 2IX10 2x2 2IX10 2x2 Normal -mode Switched -mode - 2x1: Outputs o and o are always the same. input output input output 2IX10 2x1 2IX10 2x1 Normal -mode Switched -mode Multiple monitoring functions, e.g. Carrier-Det, can be set to monitor the input channel(s), these can be set to the following options: - Off: The functionality for this function is switched off; also the corresponding status of this setting is turned off. - Probe: n error, for this function, is detected (for both input channels) but only given as a status-item. The card will not switch to another channel. - : This error checking function is turned on only for channel. The corresponding status-item will depict the status for both channels, but switching only occurs when channel has an error. - : This error checking function is turned on only for channel. The corresponding status-item will depict the status for both channels, but switching only occurs when channel has an error. - +: This error checking function is turned on for both channels, and the corresponding status-item also depicts the status for both channels. Switching is dependent on the other settings. 38

41 The corresponding status-items can have the following options: - Ok: when detection is turned off, or the monitoring channels are both all right. - -Error: Indicates that an error is occurring on input channel i. - -Error: Indicates that an error is occurring on input channel i. - -Error: Indicates that an error is occurring on both input channels. ll these active functions (,, +) combined determine the error status of a channel. Subsequently, dependent on the settings: Input-Sel, Switch-ack, and possibly the GPI status, switching of the output channels can occur. Setting Input-Sel [uto, uto-gpi, GPI-Only, Input, Input ] determines which input is selected. Here only the selection for output o is described, output o is then only dependent on the setting Output-Config (described above). - uto: utomatically selects the correct output for output o. Only a switch occurs when only input i has an error (i.e. the functions which are turned on to monitor the channels). Whether a channel switches back is determined by the Switch-ack function (described below). input output input output -Error 2IX10 2x2 2IX10 2x2 Normal -mode Switched -mode input output input output -Error 2IX10 2x2 2IX10 2x2 -Error -Error Normal -mode Normal -mode - uto-gpi: Combines the uto and the GPI-Only mode (see figure below). Channels switch automatically when there is an error on input i and the status for i is Ok. GPI action can cause a switch to channel, even if the channel is in error. When GPI is set to non-latching (level sensitive GPI input), the switchback action ignores the GPI chosen channel, because otherwise it would revert back to channel immediately after an automatic switch to channel upon error. When the GPI is set to latching mode1 or mode 2, the GPI can cause a revert to channel when it is not in error. The figure below tries to capture this behaviour in a chart. 39

42 GPI change Switchack=On Switchack=ackUp_Fail GPI change and _Error and _Ok and _Ok and _Ok and _Error No (_Error and _Ok) and No GPI switch and No GPI switch - input -Error 2IX10 2x2 output - GPI-Only: GPI change triggers a switch to the other channel. Working GPI contacts dependents on the GPI-mode [Mode- 1_Non-Latch,Mode-1_Latching,Mode-2] setting (described below). - Input : Manual select input channel i, for output o ( Normal -mode). - Input : Manual select input channel i, for output o ( Switched -mode). Setting Switch-ack [Off, On, ackup_fail], only applies when Input-Sel is set to uto or uto-gpi, and determines whether the channels can switch back to their original state after an error had occurred, but the status has returned back input output input output to Ok. Returned to OK Switch-ack Off 2IX10 2x2 Error on -Error 2IX10 2x2 Switched -mode Switched -mode Switched -mode 2IX10 with Input-Sel: uto mode fter an error on input, so channels are switched Switch-ack On Switch-ack ackup_fail input Returned to OK 2IX10 2x2 output Error on input 2IX10 2x2 output -Error Normal -mode Normal -mode input Returned to OK 2IX10 2x2 output Error on input 2IX10 2x2 output -Error Switched -mode Normal -mode - Off: Not allowed to switch back. switch back can still occur when both channels have an error, because channel i has given priority. If this is not desired the monitoring functions should be selected differently, namely to monitor only - On: channels are allowed to switch back when the status returned to Ok. - ackup_fail: channels only switch back when input i has an error and i is Ok. Setting GPI-Mode [Mode-1_Non-Latch,Mode- 1_Latching,Mode-2] determines the functions of the general 40

43 purpose input (gpi) contacts of the RJ-45 connector of the PL11 back panel. Gpi contact 1 controls the selection, when Input-Sel is set to uto-gpi or GPI-only. The status of the gpi is determined by its connection to the ground (see pin out figure below). This can be done by using a switch or a button. switch has 2 possibilities its contact can be open or closed; when it is closed (connected to the ground) it is active. nd when the contact is open, it is inactive. button only briefly connects the gpi with the ground, and when pressed toggles the state between active and inactive. GPI change, so changing the status of the gpi-contact, triggers a switch, and switches to the other channel. Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 5 GPI 1 (function dependant on GPI-Mode) GPI 2 ( function dependant on GPI- Mode) GPI 3 (Not used) GPI 4 (Not used) GND Pin 6 GPI out 0 (status of output 1) Pin 7 GPI out 1 (status of output 2) Pin 8 GND - Mode-1_Non- Latch: is level-triggered, should be chosen when a switch is used. When set to the other position triggers a switch. - Mode-1_Latching: is edge-triggered, should be chosen when a button is used. When pressed results in selecting the other channel. - Mode-2: is a version with 2 latching GPI contacts. When GPI_1 is active input channel i is selected, for output o, and when GPI_2 is active input channel i is selected for output o. GPO1 (pin 5) depicts the status of the active channel on output o ( i =0; i =1) Technical schematics of the GPI contacts: 41

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