Grass Valley 3DX-3901 User Manual

DENSITÉ series

3DX-3901

Stereoscopic 3D Video Processor (3Gbps/HD)

Guide to Installation and Operation

M943-9900-120

23 Nov 2010

Miranda

Technologies Inc.

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This equipment has been tested for verification of compliance with FCC Part 15, Subpart B requirements
for Class A digital devices.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant
to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses,
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used i n accordance with the instruction manual,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is
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• EN 55022 Class A radiated and conducted emissions

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Table of Contents

1 Stereoscopic 3D Video Processor (3Gpbs/HD) ....................................................................... 1

1.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 Features .............................................................................................................................................. 1

1.3 Block Diagram ..................................................................................................................................... 2

1.4 Front Card-edge Interface ................................................................................................................... 2

2 Installation .................................................................................................................................. 3

2.1 Installation in the Densité frame .......................................................................................................... 3

2.2 Rear Panels ........................................................................................................................................ 3

2.3 Connections ........................................................................................................................................ 3

3 Operation .................................................................................................................................... 6

3.1 Control options .................................................................................................................................... 6

3.2 Card-Edge Status LED........................................................................................................................ 6

3.3 Local control using the Densité frame control panel ........................................................................... 7

3.3.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................ 7

3.3.2 Menu for local control ............................................................................................................. 7

3.4 Remote control using iControl ............................................................................................................. 8

3.4.1 The iControl graphic interface window ................................................................................... 8

3.4.2 The Video Input /Output panel ............................................................................................. 10

3.4.3 The 3-D Processing panel ................................................................................................... 17

3.4.4 The Reference panel ........................................................................................................... 19

3.4.5 The Factory / Presets panel ................................................................................................. 20

3.4.6 The Options panel ................................................................................................................ 22

3.4.7 The Operating Mode panel .................................................................................................. 24

3.4.8 The Alarm Config panel ....................................................................................................... 25

3.4.9 The Info panel ...................................................................................................................... 28

4 Specifications ........................................................................................................................... 30

ANNEX 1 – Local Control Panel User Interface ........................................................................... 31

ANNEX 2 – Installing the Optical Interface .................................................................................. 33

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1 Stereoscopic 3D Video Processor (3Gpbs/HD)

1.1 Introduction

The 3DX-3901 delivers all essential Stereoscopic 3D signal processing functions on a single card. It's ideal for
Stereoscopic 3D production applications using camera beam splitter rigs, as well as playout of Stereoscopic 3D
across 3Gbps/HD infrastructures.

The processor offers high quality conversion of multiple 3D formats, including Dual Link 1.5Gbps (SMPTE 292M),
Single Link 3Gbps (SMPTE 425M-B) Dual Stream and Single Link 1.5Gbps (SMPTE 292M), with side-by-side
encoding, SENSIO
Anaglyph, Difference - Disparity, and Left or Right eye display.

The 3DX-3901 also offers horizontal and vertical flip, and interaxial adjustment to correct any stereoscopic 3D
camera misalignment due to the camera beam splitter rigs. It can also apply a Proc Amp to adjust the mirrored eye
to compensate for the loss/change of color level compared to the paired eye. A Horizontal Image Translation (HIT)
feature allows a user to adjust the depth positioning, or even simulate a 3D landscape scene from a 2-D scene. An
auxiliary output provides monitoring and full previewing of the 3D processing effects.

A Fiber I/O cartridge option significantly simplifies fiber installation and configuration. When the fiber cartridge is
fitted, the card can select between fiber and auxiliary output.

1.2 Features

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3D encoding and over/under encoding. Different monitoring functions are available to perform

• High quality, Stereoscopic 3D signal processor

• Supports multi-rate 3Gbps/HD inputs and outputs

• Conversion of multiple Stereoscopic 3D formats:

o Dual 1.5Gbps (SMPTE 292M)
o Single 1.5Gbps (SMPTE 292M)
o Side-by-side

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o SENSIO

3D

o Over/under
o 3G Level B Dual Stream (SMPTE 425M-B)

• Different monitoring functions are available to display:

o Anaglyph
o Disparity - Difference
o Left or Right eye

• Three outputs, including an auxiliary output with 2D/3D formats

• Fixed processing delay

• Horizontal and vertical flip

• Horizontal and vertical adjustments

• Built-in Proc Amp with YUV/RGB color correction

• Horizontal Image Translation (HIT) for depth adjustment

• Basic 2D to 3D with global depth positioning

• Swapping of left and right eye signals

• Optional fiber module

• VANC/HANC data is passed through from IN 1 to the main (OUT A) and auxiliary (OUT C) outputs

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1.3 Block Diagram

The following block diagram shows the functionality of the 3DX-3901.

Figure 1.1 Functional block diagram of the 3DX-3901

1.4 Front Card-edge Interface

The front card-edge of the 3DX-3901 incorporates two
elements:

• Status LED (see section 3.2)

• Select Button (see section 3.3)

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Figure 1.2 Front card-edge layout

Status

Select

Select Button

Status LED

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2 Installation

2.1 Installation in the Densité frame

The 3DX-3901 and its associated rear connector rear panel must be mounted in a Densité-3 frame. It is not
necessary to switch off the frame’s power when installing or removing the card. See the Densité-3 F rame manual
for detailed instructions for installing cards and their associated rear panels.

2.2 Rear Panels

The 3DX-3901 has multiple inputs and outputs, and making space for all the necessary connectors at the rear of
the frame requires a double-width rear panel.

With the double-width rear panel installed, the 3DX-3901 must be installed in the right-most of the two slots
covered by the panel in order to mate with the panel’s connectors.

NOTE: attempting to install the card in the wrong slot could result in damage to the edge connector of the
rear panel. BE CAREFUL

3DX-3901-75-3DRP-F

3DX-3901-75-3DRP

Figure 2.1 Rear Panels for the 3DX-3901

2.3 Connections

For external synchronization, connect a black studio reference signal to the BNC labeled REF IN.

• The reference input is terminated on the rear module.

The reference input must conform to SMPTE 170M/SMPTE 318M/ITU 624-4/BUT 470-6 for standard definition
signals and SMPTE 274M / SMPTE 296M for high definition signals and is used to phase the HD/SD SDI outputs to
the studio. A reference mismatch may occur if there is a difference between the input video format’s frame rate and
the reference format’s frame rate. When a mismatch occurs, the output will freeze to the reference frame rate and
produce an input error and the card-edge Status LED will turn red to indicate the mismatch.

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Note that in the case of HD signals of the same frame rate, any reference signal may be used to genlock any output
signal, regardless of scan type (progressive or interlaced). When a 720p/tri-level sync reference signal is used with
an interlaced output, the output is synchronized but there may be a delay of one field depending on when the
synchronization started.

3G/HD/SD IN – Serial digital input (note: SD is future use for this connector)
Connect up to two serial digital video signals, conforming to the SMPTE 292M standard for HD input signals, to the
BNCs labeled 3G/HD/SD IN 1 and 2. The 3DX-3901 will automatically switch to the detected line/frame rate format.

3G/HD/SD OUT A and B – Serial digital video outputs (note: SD is future use for this connector)
The 3DX-3901 provides two pairs of 3G/HD/SD SDI video outputs on BNC connectors, labeled 3G/HD/SD SDI
OUT A1 & A2, and 3G/HD/SD SDI OUT B1 & B2. The SDI video signal conforms to the SMPTE 424M, SMPTE
292M or SMPTE 259M-C standard.

3G/HD OUT C – Serial Digital Auxiliary Output

The 3DX-3901 provides a third 3G/HD SDI video output, labeled 3G/HD SDI OUT C. The SDI video signal
conforms to the SMPTE 424M or SMPTE 292M standard.

In addition to Side by Side and Over/Under encoding, this auxiliary output provides a means of monitoring 3D
characteristics with Anaglyph and Disparity signals. Refer to Figure 3.4 for a complete list of all possible
configurations.

AES IN / OUT – (future use)

Fiber I/O – Fiber-optic inputs and outputs

Rear panels whose part number ends in –F incorporate a fiber optic interface. The interface consists of two parts:

• A socket on the rear panel into which an SFP interface module is plugged

• An SFP (Small Form-factor Pluggable) module into which the optical fibers are plugged, and which

incorporates the optical/electrical interface
The optical fibers must be terminated in an LC connector.
See Annex 2 for instructions on installing and removing the SFP interface module, and for plugging and unplugging

the LC-terminated fibers.
The current SFP modules supported are:

SFP Modules Description

SFP-RR-LC Dual Rx module with LC connector
SFP-TT-S13S13-LC Dual Tx module at 1310 nm with LC connector
SFP-RT-S13-LC Single Rx and Tx transceiver module at 1310 nm with LC connector
SFP-R-LC Single Rx module with LC connector
SFP-T-S13-LC Single Tx module at 1310 nm with LC connector

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GPI / RS-422 B
GPI I/O section

The rear panel connector on a 26-pin D-SUB
provides:

• 6 GPI: 4 to recall user-configurable
presets and 2 for input selection.

• 6 GPO: output tallies for the selected
user preset and the input selection.

GPI and GPO are both contact closure to
ground, except GPI 1 and GPI 5 which can
also trigger events on contact release.

RS-422 B section – (future use)

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Function

GPI 1 (USER1)
GPI 2 (USER2)
GPI 3 (USER3)
GPI 4 (USER4)
GPI 5 (INPUT 1)
GPI 6 (INPUT 2)
GPO 1 (USER1)
GPO 2 (USER2)
GPO 3 (USER3)
GPO 4 (USER4)
GPO 5 (IN1 SEL.)
GPO 6 (IN2 SEL.)
RS422-TX1 (+)
RS422-TX0 (-)
RS422-RX1 (+)
RS422-RX0 (-)

GND

I/O Pin #

In 14
In 5
In 15
In 6
In 7

In 17
Out 22
Out 23
Out 24
Out 25
Out 26
Out 18
Out 19
Out 11

In 12

In 21

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1, 2, 3, 4,

8, 9, 10,

13, 16, 20

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3 Operation

3.1 Control options

The 3DX-3901 can be controlled in two different ways:

• The local control panel and its push-buttons can be used to move through a menu of parameters and to adjust
parameter values (see section 3.3).

• Miranda’s iControl system can be used to access the card’s operating parameters from a remote computer,
using a convenient graphical user interface (GUI). (see section 3.4)

3.2 Card-Edge Status LED

The status monitor LED is located on the front card-edge of the 3DX-3901, and i s visible through the front access
door of the DENSITÉ frame. The chart shows how the various error conditions that can be flagged on the 3DX-3901
affect the LED status.

• If a cell in the chart is gray, the error condition cannot cause the LED to assume that status

• If more than one LED status is possible for a particular error condition, the status is configurable.

See Section 3.4.8 for details.

• The factory default status is shown by a , and forced status by an X

The LED will always show the most severe detected error status that it is configured to display, and in the cha rt
error severity increases from left to right, with green representing no error/disabled, and flashing red the mo st
severe error.

LED Color

Flashing

Alarm Name/Error Report

No Rear Detected
No IN 1 carrier
No IN 2 carrier
Video Error
Reference Mismatch

Green Yellow Red









Red

X

If the LED is Flashing Yellow, it means that the card is selected for local control using the Densité frame’s control
panel. See Section 3.3 for details.

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3.3 Local control using the Densité frame control panel

3.3.1 Overview

Push the SELECT button on the 3DX-3901 card edge (Section 1.4) to assign the local control panel to operate the
3DX-3901. Use the control panel buttons to navigate through the menu, as described below.

All of the cards installed in a Densité frame are connected to the frame’s controller card, which handl es all
interaction between the cards and the outside world. There are no operating controls located on the cards
themselves. The controller supports remote operation via its Ethernet ports, and local operation using its integrate d
control panel.

The local control panel is fastened to the controller card by a
hinged connector, and when installed is located in the front
center of the frame, positioned in front of the power supplies.
The panel consists of a display unit capable of displaying two
lines of text, each 16 characters in length, and five
pushbuttons.

The panel is assigned to operate any card in the frame by
pushing the SELECT button on the front edge of that card

ESC

+

-

• .Pushing the CONTROLLER button on the control panel
selects the Controller card itself.

• The STATUS LED on the selected card flashes yellow.

Figure 3.1 Densité Frame local control panel

The local control panel displays a menu that can be navigated using the four pushbuttons located beneath the
display. The functionality of the pushbuttons is as follows:

[+] [–] Used for menu navigation and value modification
[SELECT] Gives access to the next menu level. When a parameter value is shown, pushing this button once

enables modification of the value using the [+] and [–] buttons; a second push confirms the new value

[ESC] Cancels the effect of parameter value changes that have not been confirmed; pushing [ESC] causes

the parameter to revert to its former value.

Pushing [ESC] moves the user back up to the previous menu level. At the main menu, [ESC] does not

exit the menu system. To exit, re-push the [SELECT] button for the card being controlled.

If no controls are operated for 30 seconds, the controller reverts to its normal standby status, and the selected
card’s STATUS LED reverts to its normal operating mode.

CONTROLLER

SELECT

3.3.2 Menu for local control

The 3DX-3901 has operating parameters which may be adjusted locally at the controller card interface.

• Press the SELECT button on the 3DX-3901 front card edge to assign the Densité frame’s local control
panel to the 3DX-3901

• Use the keys on the local control panel to step through the displayed menu to configure and adjust the
3DX-3901.

The complete menu structure is shown in Annex 1 to this document, beginning on page 31.

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3.4 Remote control using iControl

The operation of the 3DX-3901 may be controlled using Miranda’s iControl system.

• This manual describes the control panels associated with the 3DX-3901 and their use.

• Please consult the iControl User’s Guide for information about setting up and operating iControl.

In iControl Navigator or iControl Websites, double-click on the 3DX-3901 icon to open the control panel.

3.4.1 The iControl graphic interface window

The basic window structure for the 3DX-3901 is shown in figure 3.2. The window identification line across the top
gives the card type (3DX-3901) and the slot number where the card installed in its Densité frame.

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Figure 3.2 3DX-3901 iControl graphic interface window

There are three main sections in the window, identified in figure 3.2:
Section 1. The Status Icon area shows a series of six icons that report the status of some card parameters. The

table shows the various forms that may appear (icons are numbered left to right):

Icon #1 – Manual Card Configuration

1

3

(green)

(yellow)

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Remote card control activated. The iControl interface can be used to operate the card

Local card control active, The card is being controlled using the Densité frame control
panel, as described in section 3.3. Any changes made using the iControl interface will have
no effect on the card.