Cobalt Digital COMPASS 9066 User Manual

9066

Upconverter

with Analog/SDI Input, Audio Embed/De-Embed, Frame Sync, Timecode and Closed Caption Support

Product Manual

Cobalt Digital Inc.

2406 E. University Ave. Urbana, IL 61802 Voice 217.344.1243 • Fax 217.344.1245 www.cobaltdigital.com

9066-OM (V4.5)

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Disclaimer

The information in this document has been carefully examined and is believed to be entirely reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies. Furthermore, C obalt Digit al Inc. res erves the right to ma ke changes to any pro ducts herein to improve readability, function, or design. Cobalt Digital Inc. does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any product or circuit described herein.

Trademark Information

Cobalt® is a registered trademark of Cobalt Digital Inc. COMPASS openGear Dolby

property of their respective owners. property of their respective owners.

Linear Acoust ic licensed feature uses the AutoMAX-II™ upmix algorithm provided under licens e from Linear Acoustic Inc. Linear Acoustic, the "LA" symbol, AutoMAX, and AutoMAX-II are trademarks of Linear Acoustic Inc.

and FUSION3G® are registered trademarks of Cobalt Digital Inc.

is a registered trademark of Ross Video Limited. DashBoard™ is a trademark of Ross Video Limited.

is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Other product names or trademarks appearing in this manual are the

, AEROMAX® and UPMAX® are registered trademarks of Linear Acoustic, Inc. 2.0-to-5.1 audio upmixer

Congratulations on choosing the Cobalt Frame Sync, Timecode and Closed C aption Suppo rt. The 9066 is part of a full line of modula r processing a nd conversion gear for broadcast TV environments. The Cobalt Digital Inc. line includes video decoders and encoders, audio embedders and de-embedders, distribution amplifiers, format converters, remote control systems and much more . Should you have questio ns pertaining to the installa tion or operation of your 906 6, please contact us at the contact information on the front cover.

9066 Upconverter wi th Anal og /SDI Inpu t, Au dio Em bed/ De-Em bed,

Manual No.: 9066-OM Document Version: V4.5 Release Date: September 24, 2013 Applicable for

Firmware Version

3314

(or greater): Description of

product/manual changes:

- Update to add new Rear I/O Module.

- Revise manual for latest card firmware upgrade functionality and minor edits.

- Clarification of Framesync control descriptions.

- Update manual to include latest avai lab le ca rd options.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Overview ................................................................................................................ 1-1

9066 Card Software Versions and this Manual...................................................... 1-2

Cobalt Reference Guides........................................................................................ 1-2

Manual Conventions............................................................................................... 1-3

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes .................................................................. 1-3

Labeling Symbol Definitions...................................................................... 1-4

Safety Summary ..................................................................................................... 1-4

Warnings..................................................................................................... 1-4

Cautions...................................................................................................... 1-4

9066 Functional Description .................................................................................. 1-5

9066 Input/Output Formats ........................................................................ 1-5

Video Processor Description ...................................................................... 1-7

Audio Processor Description.................................................................... 1-11

AES Audio Input Advanced Features ...................................................... 1-17

User Control Interface .............................................................................. 1-18

9066 Rear I/O Modules ............................................................................ 1-20

Audio and Video Formats Supported by the 9066................................... 1-22

Technical Specifications....................................................................................... 1-23

Warranty and Service Information ....................................................................... 1-27

Cobalt Digital Inc. Limited Warranty....................................................... 1-27

Contact Cobalt Digital Inc.................................................................................... 1-28

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Overview ................................................................................................................ 2-1

Setting I/O Switches for AES I/O (1-4) Ports ........................................................ 2-1

Installing the 9066 Into a Frame Slot ..................................................................... 2-2

Installing a Rear I/O Module.................................................................................. 2-4

9066 Rear I/O Modules .............................................................................. 2-6

Setting Up 9066 Network Remote Control .......................................................... 2-10

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Chapter 3 Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Overview................................................................................................................. 3-1

Control and Display Descriptions........................................................................... 3-1

Function Submenu/Parameter Submenu Overview .................................... 3-2

DashBoard™ User Interface ....................................................................... 3-3

Cobalt® Remote Control Panel User Interfaces .......................................... 3-4

Accessing the 9066 Card via Remote Control........................................................ 3-5

Accessing the 9066 Card Using DashBoard™ ........................................... 3-5

Accessing the 9066 Card Using a Cobalt® Remote Control Panel ............. 3-6

Checking 9066 Card Information............................................................................ 3-7

Ancillary Data Line Number Locations and Ranges .............................................. 3-8

9066 Function Submenu List and Descriptions...................................................... 3-9

Video Signal Controls .............................................................................. 3-10

Audio Input Controls ................................................................................ 3-11

Video Proc ................................................................................................ 3-13

Scaler ........................................................................................................ 3-14

AFD .......................................................................................................... 3-18

Overlays ................................................................................................... 3-22

Framesync ................................................................................................ 3-26

Embedded Audio Group 1/2 .................................................................... 3-31

Embedded Audio Group 3/4 .................................................................... 3-35

AES Audio Out Pairs 1-4 ......................................................................... 3-37

AES Audio Out Pairs 5-8 ......................................................................... 3-41

Dolby Metadata ........................................................................................ 3-42

Closed Captioning .................................................................................... 3-43

Timecode .................................................................................................. 3-45

Tone Generator ......................................................................................... 3-49

Audio Mixing ........................................................................................... 3-49

Licensable Features .................................................................................. 3-54

Presets ...................................................................................................... 3-54

Advanced Setup ....................................................................................... 3-57

Audio Routing Example Using DashBoard™ .......................................... 3-58

Troubleshooting .................................................................................................... 3-61

Error and Failure Indicator Overview....................................................... 3-61

Basic Troubleshooting Checks.................................................................. 3-65

9066 Processing Error Troubleshooting.................................................... 3-66

Troubleshooting Network/Remote Control Errors.................................... 3-69

In Case of Problems .................................................................................. 3-69

ii 9066 PRODUCT MANUAL 9066-OM (V4.5)

Overview

Chapter 1

Chapter 1 Introduction

This manual provides installati on and o per at ing instr uct ions for the 9066 Upconverter with Analog/SDI Input, Audio Embed/De-Embed, Frame Sync, Timecode and Closed Caption Support card (also referred to herein as the 9066).

This manual consists of the following chapters:

• Chapter 1, “Introduction” – Provid es informati on about this manual

and what is covered. Als o pr ovi des general information regar ding the

9066.

• Chapter 2, “Installation and Setup” – Provides instructio ns for

installing the 9066 i n a fr ame, and option ally i nsta lling 9066 Rear I/O Modules.

• Chapter 3, “Operating Instructions” – Provides overviews of

operating controls and instructions for using the 9066.

This chapter contains the following information:

• 9066 Card Software Versions and this Manual (p. 1-2)

• Manual Conventions (p. 1-3)

• Safety Summary (p. 1-4)

• 9066 Functional Description (p. 1-5)

• Technical Specificatio ns (p. 1-23)

• Warranty and Service Information (p. 1-27)

• Contact Cobalt Digital Inc. ( p. 1-28)

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1 9066 Card Software Versions and this Manual

9066 Card Software Versions and this Manual

When applicable, Cobalt Digital Inc. provides for continual product enhancements through software updates. As such, functions described in this manual may pertain specifically to cards loaded with a particular software build.

The Software Version of your card can be checked by viewing the Ca r d I n fo menu in DashBoard™. See Checking 9066 Card Information (p. 3-7) in Chapter 3, “Operating Instructio ns” for more infor mation. You can then check our website for the lates t software version currently released for the card as described below.

Check our website and proceed as follows if your card’s software does not match the latest versi on:

Card Software earlier than latest version

Card Software newer than version in manual

Card is not loaded with the latest software. Not all functions and/or specified performance described in this manual may be available.

You can update your card with new Update software by going to the Support>Firmware Downloads link at www.cobaltdigital.com. Download “Firmware Update Guide”, which provides simple instructions for downloading the latest firmware for your card onto your computer, and then uploading it to your card through DashBoard™.

Software updates are field-installed without any need to remove the card from its frame.

A new manual is expediently released whenever a card’s software is updated and specifications and/or functionality have changed as compared to an earlier version (a new manual is not necessarily released if specifications and/or functionality have not changed). A manual earlier than a card’s software version may not completely or accurately describe all functions available for your card.

If your card shows features not described in this manual, you can check for the latest manual (if applicable) and download it by going to the

Support>Documents>Product Information and Manuals link at www.cobaltdigital.com.

Cobalt Reference Guides

From the Cobalt® web home page, go to Support>Documents>Reference

Guides

updates, and other topics.

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Introduction Manual Conventions

Manual Conventions

In this manual, display messages and connectors are shown using the exact name shown on the 9066 itself. Examples are provided below.

• Card-edge display messages are shown like this:

Ch01

• Connector names are shown like this: AES IN 8

In this manual, the terms below are applicable as follows:

• 9066 refers to the 9066 Upconverter with Analog/SDI Input, Audio

Embed/De-Embed, Frame Sync, Timecode and Closed Caption Support card.

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

Certain items in this manual are highlighted by special messages. The definitions are provided bel ow.

Warnings

Warning messages indicate a possible hazard which, if not avoided, could result in pe rsonal injury or death.

• Frame refers to the HPF-9000, OG3-FR, 8321, or similar 20-slot

frame that houses Cobalt

• Device and/or Card refers to a COMPASS

• System and/or Video System refers to the mix of interconnected

or other cards.

card.

production and terminal equipment in which the 9066 and other COMPASS

• Functions and/or features that are available only as an option are

cards operate.

denoted in th is manual like this:

Cautions

Caution messages indicate a problem or incorrect practice which, if not avoided, could result in improper operation or damage to the product.

Notes

Notes provide supplemental information to the accompanying text. Notes typically precede the text to which they apply.

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1 Safety Summary

Labeling Symbol Definitions

Attention, consult accompanying documents.

Electronic device or assembly is susceptible to damage from an ESD event. Han dle only using appropriate ESD prevention practices.

If ESD wrist strap is not available, handle card only by edges and avoid contact with any connectors or components.

Symbol (WEEE 2002/96/EC) For product disposal, ensure the following:

• Do not dispose of this product as unsorted municipal waste.

• Collect this product separately.

• Use collection and return systems available to you.

Safety Summary

Warnings

! WARNING !

Cautions

CAUTION

T o redu ce risk of electr ic shock do not remove line voltage service barrier cover on frame equipment containing an AC power supply. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

This device is intended for environmentally controlled use only in appropriate video terminal equipment operating environments.

This product is intended to be a component product of an openGear® frame. Refer to the openGear frame Owner's Manual for important safety instructions regarding the proper installation and safe operation of the frame as well as its component products.

Heat and power distribution requirements within a frame may dictate specific slot placement of cards. Cards with many heat-producing components should be arranged to avoid areas of excess heat build-up, particularly in frames using only convection cooling. The 9066 has a moderate power dissipation (24 W max.). As such, avoiding placing the card adjacent to other cards with similar dissipation values if possible.

CAUTION

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If required, make certain Rear I/O Module(s) is installed before installing the 9066 into the frame slot. Damage to card and/or Rear I/O Module can occur if module installation is attempted with card already installed in slot.

If card resists fully engaging in r ear I/O module mating connector, check for alignment a nd proper insertion in slot tracks. Damage to card and/or rear I/O module may occur if improper card insertion is attempted.

Introduction 9066 Functional Description

9066 Functional Description

Figure 1-1 shows a functional block diagram of the 9066. The 9066 upconverter also includes a full 16-channel audio embedder/de-embedder, a 12-bit analog-to-digital video converter, an 8-channel, 24-bit balanced analog-to-digital audio converter, and a full video frame synchronizer. The 9066 also handles AFD code detection and processing, timecode support, closed captioning support, and transfer of Dolby

As such, the 9066 is highly suited as a universal SD-to-HD input processing card with comprehensive audio and video support. The video source can be either an SD-SDI input or a SD analog video input. The up-converted video aspect ratio can be corrected to provide proper output aspect.

metadata.

Note: Some of the functions described below are available only when using the

9066 Input/Output Formats

DashBoard™, or Cobalt user interfaces. Refer to User Control Interface (p. 1-18) for user interface descriptions.

OGCP-9000 or OGCP-9000/CC Control Panels

The 9066 provides the following inputs and outputs:

• Inputs:

• SD-SDI IN – SD-SDI input

• Y/Cmpst IN, Pr/C IN, Pb IN – analog composite/component video

inputs

• AES I/O (1-4) – user-switchable as AES inputs or AES outputs

• AES IN (5-8) – dedicated AES inputs

• AN-AUD IN (1-8) – balanced analog audio inputs

• Outputs:

• SDI OUT – two dual-rate HD/SD-SDI buffered video outputs

• AES OUT (1-8) – dedicated AES outputs

• AES I/O (1-4) – user-switchable as AES inputs or AES outputs

• DOLBY META – RS485 Dolby

metadata output

Note: The input/output complement listed above represents the maximum capability

of the 9066. The practical input/output complement is determined by the particular Rear I/O Module used with the 9066. Refer to 9066 Rear I/O Modules (p. 1-20) for more information.

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1 9066 Functional Description

HD/SD

DOLBY

Video Processor Description

The 9066 features a scaler that provides up-conversion using de-interlacing and motion adaptation for high quality up-conversions. The scaler also provides user-adjustable aspect ratio control and zoom control.

The 9066 video subsystem also provides the functions described below.

Video Processor

The 9066 provides full color processing control (luma gain and lift, chroma saturation, and color phase) of the output video.

Frame Sync Function

This function p rovide s for fra me s ync co ntrol usin g e ither one of t wo ext ern al

EXT REF IN (1,2) reference sign als di stri buted wit h the ca rd fra me, or the inpu t

video as a frame sync reference. This function also allows horizontal and/or vertical offset to be added

between the output video and the frame sync reference. A video/audio delay offset function allows adding or reducing audio delay

from the matching video delay. This function is useful for correcting lip sync problems when video and audio paths in the chain experience differing overall delays. A Reset Framesync function resets the frame sync following any horizontal or vertical offset changes, clearing any buffered audio and video and re-establ ishing t he frame s ync. The 906 6 re-est ablishes vi deo/audi o sync following framesy nc changes by appl ying an of fset in small, progre ssive amounts to provide a seamless, glitch-free retiming. A user-selectable hard resync function allows setting a threshold at which hard resync is applied if audio-video offset exceeds a selectable threshold. Hard resync provides fastest snyc-up suitable for off-air manipulation. Conversely, a threshold setting that avoids hard resync allows glitch-free on-air manipulation.

In the event of input video loss of signal, this function provides for disabling the video, going to a des ired color raster, or freezing to the last intact frame (for SDI, last frame having valid SAV and EAV codes; for analog, last frame free of timing errors).

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1 9066 Functional Description

Scaler Function

The scaler function provides up-conversion from standard SD formats. It provides up-conversion to multiple frame rates, film frame rates, and up-conversion to interlaced and progressive formats. Table 1-1 lists the 9066 conversion choices available for various input formats and frame rates.

Table 1-1 Scaler Function Conversions

Input

Format

525i 59.94 525i 59.94 720p 59.94 720p 29.97 720p 23.98 625i 50 625i 50 720p 50 720p 25 X 1080i 50 1080p 25 X X

Notes: 1. The drop-down list choice of “Same as Input” is used when no conversion is desired. For clarity, it is not redundantly listed here.

2. “X” denotes conversions not available or invalid conversions.

3. Interlaced formats rates listed are field rates. Progressive format rates listed are frame rates.

4. If the original material does not have a proper 3-2 cadence suitable for conversion to film rates, the conversion reverts to standard de-interlacing. While this video can be converted to film rates, the resulting image motion will lack smoothness. Therefore, make certain interlaced video is appropriately constructed for 3-2 reverse pulldown when converting video to film rates.

5. “NTSC” and “PAL” in this manual informally denote 486i5994 and 575i50 SD-SDI video formats, respectively.

(NTSC/

PAL)

720p

half-rate

720p

(film rates)

(4)

1080i 1080p

1080i 59.94 1080p 29.97 1080p 23.98

1080p

(film rates)

1080PsF 23.98

(4)

1080PsF

(film rates)

When output video is set to 720p, the 720p output can be converted to 720p half-rate formats as li st ed i n Table 1- 1. Whe n out put vide o is se t to 1080 film (1080p23.98), the 9066 can convert the output to 1080PsF23.98 (segmented frame progressive).

The scaler function also provides aspect ratio conversion that provides a choice from several standard aspect ratios. Additionally, user-defined and “Follow AFD Settings” conversion can be applied. User defined settings allow custom user-de fin ed H and V aspect ratio control. “Follow AFD Settings” se ts the output aspect ratio to track with AFD (Active Format Description) settings embedded in the received video signal.

(4)

Timecode Processor

(See Figure 1-2.) This func ti on provides for extraction of t imec ode da ta from the input video, and in turn re-insertion of timecode data into the output SDI. In this manner , ti mecode dat a can b e prese rved, ev en a fter for mat c onvers ion. The function can monitor bot h the anal og and SDI video inputs of the car d for supported timecode formats, and then select and prioritize among analog VITC, SDI VITC, SDI ATC_VIT C, SDI ATC_L TC, and audi o LTC timecode sources. Audio LTC can be received over a selected balanced analog audio input, or as digital audio over a selected embedded or AES input. If the preferred format is detected, the preferred format is used by the card; if the preferred format is no t det ected, th e card uses oth er fo rmats ( where avai labl e) as desired.

The function also provi des conv ersio n bet ween var ious t imecode format s and provides independent insertion and line number controls for each SDI timecode output format.

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Introduction 9066 Functional Description

Option +LTC allows bidirectional transfer and conversion between VBI formats over SDI and audio LTC, as well as RS-485 LTC. Audio LTC can be received or sent over a selected balanced analog audio input, or as digital audio over a selected embedded or AES input.

HD/SD–SDI

(From Video Proc)

Analog

Video

Input

SDI

Video

Input

Audio/

RS-485 LTC

Analog VITC

Detect/Extract

SDI VITC

Detect/Extract

SDI ATC_VITC

Detect/Extract

SDI ATC_LTC

Detect/Extract

Audio LTC

Select/Extract

Priority/

Select

Buffer/

Format

SDI VITC

Timecode

Proc/Embed

ATC_VITC

Timecode

Proc/Embed

ATC_LTC

Timecode

Proc/Embed

Insert

Control

Line

Number

Control

Audio/RS-485 LTC Generate

HD/SD–SDI Video Output

Audio LTC Out RS-485 LTC Out

Figure 1-2 Timecode Processor

Closed Captioning Processor

This function provides support for closed captioning setup. When enabled, the function selects from curr ent i nput vid eo, anal og SD, or SDI as t he sour ce of closed captioning data. The function also allows the selection of the ancillary data l ine nu mber where the anci llary cl osed capt ion d ata is out putted when the output is HD. When receiving HD-SDI, both CEA 608 and CEA 708 are supported, with CEA 608 and CEA 708 (containing CEA 608 packets) converted t o line 21 clo sed capt ioni ng on out puts do wn-conver ted t o SD (on up-convert of SD, only CEA 608 closed captioning is generated).

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1 9066 Functional Description

Dolby® Metadata Extractor/Re-inserter

This function extract s and preserv es Dolby® metadata from the input SDI, and in turn allows the metadata to be re-inserted in the output SDI. This allows scaling and/or format conversions without losing Dolby 9066 does not offer Dolby and/or Dolby

Digital™ encoded signals and metadata intact.) The extracted

decoding or encoding, but will pass Dolby

metadata is buffered and then output on a user-selectable line number on the SDI output, and on the

DOLBY META RS485 connector (on cards equipped

with appropriate Rear I/O Module).

AFD Processor

This function provides aspect ratio controls and assignment of AFD codes to the SDI output video.

Using this function, aspect ratios in accordanc e with the standard 4-bit AFD codes can be applied to the output video. Additionally, custom aspect ratios can be independently defined for any of the AFD codes.

Separate, independent AFD controls a re provided for both 16:9 coded and 4:3 coded frames.

metadata. (The

This function also provides AFD-controlled ARC by checking for any existing AFD code within the received video input. If a code is present, the code is displayed. With the Scaler function

Follow AFD Settings, the H and V settings corr esponding to the received code

Aspect Ratio Conversion set to

are applied to the video by the 9066. The default, standard aspect ratio described by the AFD code can be applied, or custom horizontal/vertical scaling can be applied for a given code.

The function also allows the selection/changing of the AFD code and ancillary data line number for the outputted AFD code.

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Introduction 9066 Functional Description

Audio Processor Description

The audio processor operates as an internal audio router. The router function chooses from the following inputs:

• 16 channels of embedded audio from the SDI video

• 16 channels (8 pairs) of discrete AES input

• 8 channels of balanced analog audio input

• Four independent internal tone generators (described below)

• Digital silence (mute) setting

• Internal Down Mix and Mono Mixer outputs (described below)

The router function provides the following audio outputs:

• 16 channels of embedded audio on the SDI output

• 16 channels of discrete AES output on eight AES pairs

The router acts as a full audio cross point. Each of th e 32 out put cha nne ls ( 16 embedded AES, 16 discrete AES) can receive signal from any one of the 40 (16 embedded AES, 16 discrete AES, 8 analog) input channels, four internal tone generators, or several mixer outputs. Unused output channels can be mapped to a “Silence” source . Ea ch out put al so provides gain adjustment and selectable polarity inversion.

Output audio rates are always 48 kHz locked to output video, but discrete AES inputs can pass through the sample rate converters to align these inputs with the output timing. (AES must be nominally 48 kHz input; 32, 44.1, 96, and 192 kHz inputs are not compatible with the 9066.) The sample rate converters are disabled by default. Output AES is always precisely synchronized with the output video. The balanced analog audio input is sampled at 48 kHz with a +24 dBu clipping level (+24 dBu => 0 dBFS).

As set with the default settings, t he routing be tween embedded aud io channels

Embed Ch 1 thru Embed Ch 16 and discrete AES a udi o ch anne ls AES Ch1 thru AES Ch 16 is as shown in Figure 1-3. In this mode, the routing is basic 1-to-1

embedding/de-embedding for the 16 embedded and AES discrete audio channels. Other sources and/or destinations (described below) for each channel are selected using the card edge controls or a remote control system.

Note: As shown in Figure 1-1, the 9066 is equipped with eight discrete AES input

pair ports and eight discrete AES output pair ports. On Rear I/O Modules having limited AES I/O capabilities, switches S11 thru S14 allow available rear module BNC connectors to be allotted between AES inputs and outputs as desired. Buffered copies of and as respective outputs fed through S11 – S14 on the 9066 card.

AES OUT (1-4) are available as dedicated outputs

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1 9066 Functional Description

AES Ch 1

AES Ch 8

AES Ch 9

AES Ch 16

Embedded Audio

Group 1/2

Embed Ch 1

•

Embedded Audio

•

Embed Ch 8

Group 3/4

Embed Ch 9

•

Embed Ch 16

AES Audio Out

Pairs 1-4

AES Ch 1

•

AES Ch 8

AES Audio Out

Pairs 5-8

AES Ch 9

•

AES Ch 16

Figure 1-3 Default Embed/De-Embed Audio Routing

Audio Down Mixer and Mono Mixer Function

(See Figure 1-4.) The Audio Down Mixer function provides for the selection of any five embedded, AES discrete, or analog audio sources serving as Left (

L), Right (R), Center (C), Left Surround (Ls), and Right Surround (Rs)

individual signal s to b e multi plexed into a ster eo pair (Down Mix Left ( and Down Mix Right ( turn be routed and processe d just l ike any o f the oth er aud io source s descri bed earlier.

DM-R)). The resulting stereo pair DM-L and DM-R can in

DM-L)

Embed Ch 1 - Ch 16

AES Ch 1 - Ch 16

AN-AUD Ch 1- Ch 8

Embedded Ch 1 Embedded Ch 2

AES Ch 6 Embedded Ch 4 Embedded Ch 5

Ls L C R Rs

DM-L

DM-R

Figure 1-4 Audio Mixing Functional Block Diagram with Example Sources

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Introduction 9066 Functional Description

The Mono Mixer function (Figure 1-5) generates an additional mono-mixed channel from two sel ec ted embed d ed, AES di scr et e, or analog input channel s serving as left and ri ght i nputs. Th e resul ting mon o mix chann el turn be routed a nd process ed just like any of the other au dio sourc es descri bed earlier.

Emb Ch 1 - Ch 16

AES Ch 1 - Ch 16

AN-AUD Ch 1- Ch 8

MONO can in

Emb Ch 12 Emb Ch 16

Figure 1-5 Audio Mono Mix Functional Block Diagram with Example Sources

L R

MONO

2.0-to-5.1 Upmix Function

Note: Upmix function is an optional licensable feature. This function and its controls

appear only when a license key is entered and activated. (This option (identified in Cobalt field-activated using a key string which is sent to you when this option is purchased.)

The 2.0-to-5.1 upmixer function receives a normal PCM stereo pair fr om the Audio Routing/Gain Control function and upmixes the pair to provide 5.1 channels (Left ( Surround ( overwrites the six selected channels with the new 5.1 upmix signals (including replacing the original source stereo

R signals).

The 2.0-to-5.1 upmixer can be set to up mix in any of three modes: Always upmix, Bypass upmix, or Auto enable/bypass upmixing. The Auto upmixing mode looks at the sig nal l evels on the sele cted chann els and c ompares th em to a selectable level threshold. It then determines whether or not to generate 5.1 upmixing from the stereo pair as follows:

price lists as +UM) can be purchased upon initial order, or

L), Right (R), Center (C), Low Frequency Effects (LFE), Left

Ls), and Right Surround (Rs)). Whenever the upmixer is active, it

L and R inputs with new L and

• If the upmixer detects signal level below a selected threshold on all

four of the selected channels designated as

C, LFE, Ls, and Rs, this

indicates to the upmixer that these channels are not carrying 5.1. In this case, the upmixer o verwrites all six selected channels with the new 5.1 content.

• If the upmixer detects signal level above a selected threshold on any

of the four selected channels designated as

C, LFE, Ls, and Rs, this

indicates to the upmixer that the channel(s) are already carrying viable 5.1 content. In t his cas e, the upmix er is bypa ssed, al lo wing the original channels to pass unaffected.

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1 9066 Functional Description

The examples in Figure 1-6 show t he automatic enable/di sable up-mixing function applied to example selected channels shown and described, the processing is contingent upon the signal levels of the channe ls selected to carry the new 5.1 upmix relative to the selected threshold (in this example, -60 dBFS). Note also that this function is applied after the Audio Routi ng/Ga in Cont rol f uncti on. Beca use al l aud io inputs pass through the Audio Routing/Gain Control functio n be for e t he up mixer, th e up mixer can use embedded, AES discrete, and/or analog audio sources.

From Audio

Routing/Gain

Control

With all detected signal levels on EmbCh3– Ch 6 below threshold, upmixer is active and overwrites with new 5.1.

- 20 dBFS

Emb Ch 1 – Ch 16

Emb Ch 1 Emb Ch 2 Emb Ch 3 Emb Ch 4 Emb Ch 5 Emb Ch 6

Threshold

Emb Ch 1 thru Emb Ch 6. As

Detect

L R

(C)

(LFE)

(Ls) (Rs)

5.1 Up Mix

L – Emb Ch 1 R – Emb Ch 2 C – Emb Ch 3 LFE – Emb Ch 4 Ls – Emb Ch 5 Rs – Emb Ch 6

- 60 dBFS

From Audio

Routing/Gain

Control

With any detected signal levels on Emb Ch 3 – Ch 6 above threshold, upmixer is bypassed.

- 20 dBFS

- 60 dBFS

Note: In either case shown here, the unselected

channels (in this example, Emb Ch 7 thru Ch

16) are not involved in this process and always pass unaffected.

Below Threshold

(Overwrite)

Emb Ch 1 – Ch 16

Above Threshold

(Bypass)

To Audio

Embed

To Audio

Embed

Emb Ch 1

Emb Ch 2

Emb Ch 3 Emb Ch 4

Emb Ch 5

Emb Ch 6

Selected channels Emb Ch 1 – Ch 6 are overwritten with the new 5.1 upmix content.

Threshold

Detect

L R

(C)

(LFE)

(Ls)

(Rs)

Because the selected channels are already carrying viable content, upmixing is bypassed, allowing the six original Emb Ch 1 – Ch 6 to pass unaffected.

5.1 Up Mix

X X

Figure 1-6 Up Mix Auto Enable/Bypass with Example Sources

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Loudness Processor (Option +LP)

Note: Loudness processor function is an optional licensable feature. This function

and its controls appear only when a license key is entered and activated. (This option (identified in Cobalt initial order, or field-activated using a key string which is sent to you when this option is purchased.)

price lists as +LP) can be purchased upon

If your card was purchased with option +LP, loudness processor manual supplement “5.1 and Stereo Loudness Processing Options for Compass

Cards (+LP51, +LP20) Manual Supplement” (OPT-SW-LP-MS) is included in your documentation package. Supplement OPT-SW-LP-MS can be downloaded from our website or requested using the Cobalt contact information in this manual.

Tone Generator Function

The 9066 contains four built-in tone generators (Tone Generator 1 thru Tone Generator 4). Each of the four tone generators can be set to a different frequency, and are available as audio sour ce s f or t he embedded or AES audio outputs.

18 discrete sine wave frequencies are a vailable, ranging from 50 Hz to 16 kHz (default frequency is 1.0 kHz).

Audio Routing Example

Figure 1-7 shows an example of using the 9066 audio embedding/ de-embedding and routing functions to de-embed audio, route the audio to discrete outputs for post-production processing (in this example, a console used for post-production EQ, levels, and monitor), and finally re-embed the audio into the SDI video output. Additionally, the example shows how external analog and internal tone generator sources can be embedded into the SDI output (in this exampl e, a provis ion for local station ID voi ce-over analog and a tone).

Note that the source and destination correlations shown here are only examples; any source can route to any destination.

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9066

Post-Production Video Feed (with five embedded audio channels)

Analog 2-Channel Voice-Over Feed

SDI IN

Audio

De-Embed

AN-AUD IN 1

AN-AUD IN 2

Audio Routing/ Control

Analog

Ch 1

Analog

Ch 2

Embed Ch 1 Embed Ch 2 Embed Ch 3 Embed Ch 4 Embed Ch 5

TG1

AES Ch 1 AES Ch 2 AES Ch 3 AES Ch 4 AES Ch 5 AES Ch 6 AES Ch 7 AES Ch 8

Audio

Embed

AES OUT 1

AES OUT 2

AES OUT 3

AES OUT 4

SDI OUT

OTA Video Feed (with eight embedded audio channels)

AES IN 5 AES IN 6 AES IN 7

AES IN 8

AES Ch 9 AES Ch 10

AES Ch11 AES Ch 12

AES Ch 13 AES Ch 14

AES Ch 15 AES Ch 16

Silence

Embed Ch 1 Embed Ch 2

Embed Ch 3 Embed Ch 4

Embed Ch 5 Embed Ch 6

Embed Ch 7 Embed Ch 8

Embed Ch 9 – Embed Ch 16

Post-Production Console

Figure 1-7 Audio Routing Example

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AES Audio Input Advanced Features

AES Sample Rate Converter

The 9066 AES inputs have sample rate converters that can be independently enabled for each AES pair to allow the card to interface with asynchronous AES sources (sources in which AES timing does not match the video input timing). The sample rate converters are set to disabled (bypassed) by default; this is necessary when embedding non-PCM AES audio such as Dolby

Dolby

Digital au dio streams. When a valid Dolby® E or Dolby® Digital signal (in accordance with SMPTE 337M) is detected on an AES or embedded audio signal, SRC is automatically bypassed along with gain and polarity controls.

Zero-Delay Audio Embedding

E or

In cases where additiona l delay must be avoided, it may be desirable to e mbed AES with minimum latency. For example if Dolby

E is to be embedded into video with no latency, additional delay may not be to lerable. Usin g zero-delay embedding, the video can then be delayed by one frame to account for the Dolby E encoding delay. In this manner, any delay between video and audio can be cleanly contained within one frame period.

When zero-delay audio emb edding is en abled for a give n AES pair , th e pair is directly embedded int o its corres ponding group (for example , AES Pair 1 in to embedded channels 1 an d 2; AES Pai r 2 int o embedde d channe ls 3 an d 4, a nd so on) with the normal frame sync audio delay being bypassed.

This function overrides the audio routing sys tem (for example if AES Pair 1 is selected, then the controls to route AES Pair 1 into other embedded channels will not apply). Gain and polarity control is not available when this option is selected. Zero-delay audio embedding is set to Off by default.

Low-Latency AES Passthrough

This function is similar to zero-delay audio embedding. If low-latency AES passthrough is selected for a given input pair, it causes the corresponding AES output pair to act as a bit-for-bit copy of the corresponding AES input pair.

This control overrides the normal audio routing and delay. Gain and polarity control is not available when this option is selected. Passthrough is set to Off by default.

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User Control Interface

Figure 1-8 shows the user control interface options for the 9066. These options are individually described below.

Note: All user control interfaces described here are cross-compatible and can oper-

ate together as desired. Where applicable, any control setting change made using a particular user interface is reflected on any other connected interface.

OGCP-9000 Control Panel

OGCP-9000/CC Control Panel

Card Edge Controls

9066 card can be controlled using built-in card edge controls

Computer with NIC

DashBoard™ Remote Control

Using a computer with DashBoard™ installed, 9066 card can be remotely controlled over a LAN

Remote Control Panel

Using the Control Panel, 9066 card can be remotely controlled over a LAN

LAN

20-Slot Frame with MFC-8320-N network

controller card

In conjunction with a frame equipped with an MFC-8320-N network controller card, 9066 card can be remotely controlled over a LAN

Note: • To communicate with DashBoard™ or a Remote Control Panel, the frame must have the optional

MFC-8320-N network controller card installed.

• DashBoard™ and the Remote Control Panels provide network control of the 9066 as shown. The value displayed at any time on the card, or via DashBoard™ or a Control Panel is the actual value as set on the card, with the current value displayed being the actual value as effected by the card. Parameter changes made by any of these means are universally accepted by the card (for example, a change made using the card edge controls will change the setting displayed on DashBoard™ and a Control Panel; a change made using DashBoard™ will similarly change the setting displayed on a Control Panel and the card itself).

Figure 1-8 9066 User Control Interface

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• Built-in Card Edge User Interface – Using the built-in card edge

controls and display, card control settings can be set using a front panel menu which is described in Chapter 3,“Operat ing Inst ruction s”.

Note: Some of the 9066 functions described in this manual are available only when

using the DashBoard™, or Cobalt Control Panel user interfaces.

• DashBoard™ User Interface – Using DashBoard™, the 9066 and

other cards installed in openGear®

OGCP-9000 or OGCP-9000/CC Remote

frames such as the Cobalt® HPF-9000 or 8321 Frame can be controlled from a computer and monitor.

DashBoard™ allows users to view all frames on a network with control and monitoring for all populated slots inside a frame. This simplifies the setup and use of numerous modules in a large installation and offers the ability to centralize monitoring. Cards define thei r controllable parameters to DashBoard™, so the control interface is always up to date.

The DashBoard™ software can be downloaded from the Cobalt Digital Inc. website: www.cobaltdigital.com

(enter “DashBoard” in the search window). The DashBoard™ user interface is described in Chapter 3,“Operating Instructions”.

Note: If network remote control is to be used for the frame and the frame has not yet

been set up for remote control, Cobalt User Guide (PN 9000RCS-RM) provides thorough information and step-by-step instructions for setting up network remote control of COMPASS cards using DashBoard™. (Cobalt Remote Control Panel product manuals have complete instructions for setting up remote control using a Remote Control Panel.)

Download a copy of this guide by clicking on the Support>Documents> Reference Guides link at www.cobaltdigital.com and then select DashBoard Remote Control Setup Guide as a download, or contact Cobalt Contact Cobalt Digital Inc. (p. 1-28).

reference guide Remote Control

OGCP-9000 and OGCP-9000/CC

as listed in

• Cobalt

OGCP-9000, OGCP-9000/CC and WinOGCP Remote

Control Panels – The OGCP-9000, OGCP-9000/CC, and WinOGCP

Remote Control Panels conveniently and intuitively provide parameter monitor and control of the cards within the 20-slot frame.

The remote control panels allow quick and intuitive access to hundreds of cards in a facility, and can monitor and allow adjustment of multiple parameters at one time.

The remote contro l panels are totall y c om pat ibl e with the openGear

control software DashBoard™; any changes made with either system are reflected on the oth er.

1. openGear® is a registered trademark of Ross Video Limited. DashBoard™ is a trademark of Ross Video Limit e d .

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9066 Rear I/O Modules

The 9066 physically inter faces to sys tem video and audi o connectio ns using a Rear I/O Module. Figure 1-9 shows a typical 9066 Rear I/O Module.

All inputs and outputs shown in the 9066 Functional Block Diagram (Figure 1-1) enter and exit the card via the card edge backplane connector. The Rear I/O Module breaks out the 9066 card edge connections to industry standard connecti ons tha t int er face with other components a nd systems in the signal chain.

In this manner, the particular inputs and outputs required for a particular application can be acc ommodated using a Rear I/O Module tha t be st sui ts the requirements. The required input and outputs are broken out to the industry standard connectors on the Rear I/O Module; the unused inputs and outputs remain unterminated and not available for use.

The full assortment of 9066 Rear I/O Modules is shown and described in 9066 Rear I/O Modules (p. 2-6) in Chapter 2, “Installation and Setup”.

3-wire Phoenix terminal block connectors for balanced analog audio signals

In this example, an RM20-9066-G Rear I/O Module provides a connection interface for the signal types shown here.

Other 9066 Rear I/O Modules offer other options particularly suited to various requirements.

BNC connectors for coaxial video and AES audio signals

Figure 1-9 Typical 9066 Rear I/O Module

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Figure 1-10 shows a 9066 card using an RM20-9066-B Rear I/O Module. Using this Rear I/O Modul e, this module provides ind ustry standa rd break-out connections for the following inputs and outputs required by this application:

• Inputs:

• SD SDI IN – SD-SDI input

• Y/Cmpst IN, Pr/C IN, Pb IN – analog composite/component video

inputs

• AN-AUD IN (1-4) – balanced analog audio inputs (inpu ts 5- 8 unused)

• Outputs:

• SDI OUT – HD/SD-SDI buffered video outputs

The other 9066 inputs and outputs not accommodated by this Rear I/O Module (shown in gray in Figure 1-10) remain unterminated.

Pr/C IN

Y/Cmpst IN

Pb IN

SD-SDI IN

AN-AUD

IN (1-4)

AES IN (5-8)

AES I/O

(1-4)

Video Processor

Audio Processor

9066

AES OUT (5-8) (1-4)

SDI OUT

Figure 1-10 9066 with RM20-9066-B Rear I/O Module

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Audio and Video Formats Supported by the 9066

The 9066 supports all current SMPTE-standard SD video input formats and HD/SD video output formats. Table 1-2 lists and provides details regarding the audio and video formats supported by the 9066.

Table 1-2 Supported Audio and Video Formats

Item Description/Specification

Input Video Raster Structure: Frame Rate:

486i 575i

(1)

29.97 25

Output Video Raster Structure: Frame Rate:

1080PsF 23.98; 24 1080p 23.98; 24

(1)

1080i

25; 29.97; 30

720p 23.98; 24; 25; 29.97; 30; 50; 59.94;

(1)

486i 575i

(1)

29.97 25

Embedded Audio The 9066 supports all four groups (16 channels) of embedded audio at

full 24-bit resolution in both SD (with extended data packets) and HD.

Analog Audio The 9066 supports 8 channels of balanced (differential) analog audio.

The analog audio is encoded such that a +24 dBu input is equivalent to digital 0 dB F S.

Discrete AES Audio Input The 9066 can accept 16 channels (8 pairs) of discrete AES audio on

75Ω BNC connections. Sample rate conversion can be employed to account for minor clock rate differences in the AES stream and the input video stream.

Note: The AES signal must have a nominal rate of approximately

48 kHz. The 9066 does not support AES input at 32 kHz,

44.1 kHz, 96 kHz or 192 kHz rates.

Discrete AES Audio Output The 9066 can provide 16 channels (8 pairs) of discrete AES audio on

75Ω BNC connections.

(1) All rates displayed as frame rates; interlaced (“i”) field rates are two times the rate value shown.

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Technical Specifications

Table 1-3 lists the technical specifications for the 9066 Upconverter with Analog/SDI Input, Audio Embed/De-Embed, Frame Sync, Timecode and Closed Caption Support card.

Table 1-3 Technical Specifica tions

Item Characteristic

Part number, nomenclature 9066 Upconverter with Analog/SDI Input, Audio Embed/

De-Embed, Frame Sync, Timecode and Closed Caption Support

Installation/usage environment Intended for installation and usage in frame meeting openGear™

modular system definition. Power consumptio n < 24 Watts maximum Environmental:

Operating temperature: Relative humidity (operating or storage):

32° – 104° F (0° – 40° C)

< 95%, non-condensing Frame communication 10/100 Mbps Ethernet with Auto-MDIX. Indicators Card edge display and indicators as follows:

• 4-character alphanumeric display

• Status/Error LED indicator

• Input For mat LED indic ato r

Controls Card edge switches as follows:

• Menu Enter pushbutton switch

• Menu Exit pushbutton switch

• Up/down selection toggle switch

Internal Tone Generators Four built-in tone generators, each configurable for 18 discrete

sine wave frequencies ranging from 50 Hz to 16 kHz.

Generator source signal level is equivalent to -20 dBu. A/D Process 8:8:8 Resolution: 12-bit A/D and 10-bit video data path SD Comb Filter: 5-line adaptive Serial Digital Video Input Data Rates Supported:

SMPTE 259M-C SD-SDI: 270 Mbps

Impedance:

75 Ω terminating

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Item Characteristic

Serial Digital Video Input (cont.) Equalization:

1000 ft (305 m) Belden 1694A

Return Loss:

> 15 dB at 5 MHz – 1.485 GHz

Analog Video Input Input Complement:

Separate component Y/composite, Pr/C, and Pb inputs

Input Type:

Differential; Common Mode Rejection = 5 VAC

Video Input Types:

Composite, Component YPbPr (BetaCam™, MII™, SMPTE/N10)

Conversion Bit Depth:

12 bits

SD Color Separation:

5-Line Adaptive Comb or Notch Filter

Frequency Response:

0 – 5.2 MHz ± 0.25dB

Differential Phase:

< ± 0.4° typical

Differential Gain:

< ± 0.4% typical

Analog Front-End Crosstalk:

Within noise floor measurement

Return Loss:

> 20 dB to 30 MHz

Serial Digital Video Outputs Number of Outputs:

Two HD/SD-SDI BNC per IEC 60169-8 Amendment 2

Impedance:

75 Ω

Return Loss:

> 15 dB at 5 MHz – 270 MHz > 12 dB at 270 MHz – 1.485 GHz

Signal Level:

800 mV ± 10%

DC Offset:

0 V ± 50 mV

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Item Characteristic

Serial Digital Video Outputs (cont.) Jitter (HD):

< 0.15 UI (all outputs)

Jitter (SD ) :

< 0.10 UI (all outputs)

Overshoot:

< 0.2% of amplitude

AES Audio Input Standard:

SMPTE 276M

Number of Inputs (maximum):

8 unbalanced

Input Level:

0.1 to 2.5 Vp-p (5 Vp-p tolerant)

Input Impedance:

75 Ω

Return Loss:

> 12 dB at 100 kHz to 6 MHz

Resolution:

24-bit only

Sample Rate:

48 kHz

SRC:

32-channel; 142 dB S/N

AES Audio Output Standard:

SMPTE 276M

Number of Outputs (maximum):

8 unbalanced

AES Audio Output (cont.) Output Impedance:

75 Ω

Return Loss:

> 30 dB at 100 kHz to 6 MHz

Sample Rate:

48 kHz

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Item Characteristic

Analog Audio Input Number of Inputs (maximum):

Eight, 3-wire balanced analog audio using Phoenix connectors with removable screw terminal blocks (Phoenix PN 1803581; Cobalt PN 5000-0013-000R)

Sampling Rate:

48 kHz (locked to video input)

Signal Level: +24 dBu => 0 dBFS

A/D Frequency Response:

20 – 20 kHz ± 0.25 dB

Audio/RS-485 LTC Support (+LTC option only)

Dolby

Reference Video Input Number of Inputs:

RS485 Metadata Output Metadata extracted from input video (per SMPTE 2020-1-2008) on

Balanced analog audio or AES/embedded PCM equivalent conforming to SMPTE 12M-1; § 9.6; RS-485 LTC

RS-485 interface; 3-wire balanced via Phoenix terminal block connector.

Two non-terminating (looping) Frame Reference inputs

Standards Supported (HD):

720p 24; 25; 29.97; 30; 50; 59.94 1080i 25; 29.97 1080p 23.98; 24; 25; 29.97; 30 1080p/sF 23.98; 24

Standards Supported (SD):

486i 29.97 (NTSC) 575i 25 (PAL)

Signal Level:

1 Vp-p nominal

Signal Type:

Analog video sync (black burst or tri-level)

Impedance:

75 Ω

Return Loss:

> 30 dB to 30 MHz

Allowable Maximum DC on Ref Input:

±1.0 V

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