Grass Valley ADC-1101 User Manual

DENSITÉ series

ADC-1101

Component to SDI Converter

Guide to Installation and Operation

M836-9900-100
24 May 2007

Miranda

Technologies Inc.

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Safety Compliance

This equipment complies with:

- CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-03 / Safety of Information Technology Equipment, Including Electrical Business Equipment.

- UL 60950-1 (1

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perform any servicing other than that contained in the operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so. Refer all
servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing should be done in a sta tic-free environment.

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Digital Devices.

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EN 55022 Class A, Electromagnetic Emissions,
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Table of Contents

1 ADC-1101 Component-to-SDI Converter..................................................................................1

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

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

1.3 Block Diagram..................................................................................................................................... 1

1.4 Card Front Edge Layout......................................................................................................................2

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

2.1 Unpacking ........................................................................................................................................... 3

2.2 Installation in the Densité frame.......................................................................................................... 3

2.3 Connection..........................................................................................................................................3

3 Operation ....................................................................................................................................4

3.1 Control Options ................................................................................................................................... 4

3.2 Local control using the Densité frame control panel........................................................................... 4

3.2.1 Status LED.............................................................................................................................5

3.2.2 Menu for local control.............................................................................................................5

3.3 Remote control using iControl.............................................................................................................8

3.3.1 The iControl graphic interface window................................................................................... 8

3.3.2 The Input group......................................................................................................................9

3.3.3 The Video Processing group................................................................................................ 10

3.3.4 The Audio Output group....................................................................................................... 10

3.3.5 The Thumbnail group........................................................................................................... 13

3.3.6 The RALM group..................................................................................................................13

3.3.7 The Blanking group..............................................................................................................15

3.3.8 The Test group.....................................................................................................................15

3.3.9 The Options group ...............................................................................................................16

3.3.10 The ABUS group..................................................................................................................16

3.3.11 The Factory group................................................................................................................ 17

3.3.12 The Alarm Config group....................................................................................................... 17

3.3.13 The Info group......................................................................................................................20

3.3.14 User Presets ........................................................................................................................ 21

3.3.15 Profiles.................................................................................................................................22

4 Specifications...........................................................................................................................23

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1 ADC-1101 Component-to-SDI Converter

1.1 Introduction

The ADC-1101 is a broadcast quality component analog video to serial digital converter and is ideal for
converting high-quality component analog sources to the digital domain. It provides input auto-calibration
which can accommodate non-standard video or correct a calibration defect in the incoming vide o signal.

The ADC-1101 can also work in conjunction with up to two Miranda audio cards (such as Densité UAP-1781)
to embed up to 8 audio channels in the serial digital output.

Finally, the ADC-11011 offers video thumbnail streaming and audio level meters for optimized real-time
monitoring, using iControl.

1.2 Features

• SD compatible

• High-quality 12-bit quantization

• Y/Pb/Pr input, GBR support

• SMPTE/EBU, Betacam levels support

• Input auto-calibration to accommodate non-standard video inputs

• Sync on green

• Embeds up to 8 audio channels using a Miranda audio card (such as UAP-1781)

• Ancillary data blank or pass, line by line

• Real-time monitoring via video thumbnails and audio level meters

• Built-in test signal

• Optional line scope for signal analysis via iControl

1.3 Block Diagram

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A

A

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1.4 Card Front Edge Layout

S

U
T

T

S

Status Led

ADC-1101

SW1

T

C
E

1

L

D

E
S

BUS connecto

Select
Button

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2 Installation

2.1 Unpacking

The following items should be included in the ADC-1101 package:

• ADC-1101 CAV-to-SDI Converter

• ADC-1101-SRP rear panel

• User manual

2.2 Installation in the Densité frame

The ADC-1101 must be mounted in a DENSITÉ frame. The installation includes both the ADC-1101
module, and the rear panel module. It is not necessary to switch off the frame’s power when installing or
removing the card.

When the ADC-1101 is used in conjunction with an audio module such as the UAP-1783, the ABUS flat
cable must be installed between the ABUS connectors located on the front card edges (see section 1.4).

• Note: for a two card installation, use the two end connectors of the flat cable and leave the
middle one unplugged.

Detailed instructions for installing cards and their associated rear panels in the Densité frame are given in
the Densité Frame manual.

2.3 Connection

All video connections are made on the rear panel:

• Connect the CAV inputs to the three BNC connectors marked CAV IN

• Two SDI outputs are available on BNC connectors.

Component analog input formats supported by the ADC-1101:

525 formats 625 formats

G/Y

B/B-Y

R/R-Y

CAV IN

GBR without setup GBR

GBR with setup EBU

1

SDI OUT

SMPTE Beta

Beta without setup

2

Beta with setup

ADC-1101-SRP

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3 Operation

3.1 Control Options

The ADC-1101 has two primary control interfaces:

• The local control panel attached to the Densité frame’s controller

• Remote control using Miranda’s iControl system

These will be explained in detail in the following sections.

3.2 Local control using the Densité frame control panel

Push the SELECT button on ADC-1101 card edge (see Section 1.4) to assign the local control panel to
operate the ADC-1101. 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
integrated 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. Pushing the CONTROLLER button on the
control panel selects the Controller card itself. The
STATUS LED on the selected card flashes yellow.

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:

[CTRL] Selects the controller card for status monitoring and adjustment
[+] [–] Used for menu navigation and value modification
[SELECT] Gives access to the next menu level. When a parameter value is shown, pu shing 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.

ESC

+

-

CONTROLLER

SELECT

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3.2.1 Status LED

The status monitor LED is located on the front card-edge of the ADC-1101, and is visible through the front
access door of the DENSITÉ frame. This multi-color LED indicates module status by color, a nd by
flashing/steady illumination, according to the chart. The chart also indicates fault reporting for this card on the
DENSITÉ frame’s serial and GPI interfaces.

Serial

Report

GPI

Report

Green Yellow Red

Flashing

Red

No input signal presence
Input Format Error
Test



Card System






 : Factory default.

NOTE: A “Flashing Yellow” Status LED indicates that the SELECT button on the front panel has been
pushed.

3.2.2 Menu for local control

The ADC-1101 has operating parameters which may be adjusted locally at the controller card interface. After
pressing the SELECT button on the ADC-1101 module, use the keys on the local control panel (described
above) to step through the displayed menu and adjust the parameters. The menu is shown below.

STATUS NO SIGNAL / 525 / 625
NO REAR / SINGLE REAR
TEST ON
A1 MISSING
A2 MISSING
HARDWARE FAILURE

INPUT FORMAT
[SMPTE
[EBU
CC [OFF
WSS [OFF

AUTO CALIBRATE START O.K / NO GOOD

USER PRESET LOAD [USER 1 ,USER 2, USER 3, USER 4, USER 5]
SAVE [USER 1 ,USER 2, USER 3, USER 4, USER 5]

/ GBR / GBR w. setup / BETA / BETA w. setup]
/ GBR / BETA] (625)
, ON]
, ON] (625)

(525)

(525)

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VIDEO PROC Y OFFSET [-100mV, -99.2mV, …0
B-Y OFFSET [-100mV, -99.2mV, …0
R-Y OFFSET [-100mV, -99.2mV, …0
Y GAIN [-800, -799,…0
B-Y GAIN [-800, -799,…0
R-Y GAIN [-800, -799,…0
CORING [OFF

AUDIO EMBEDDING CHANNELS 1234 TO [OFF

* Available with Audio
Card connected

CHANNEL 2 OPERATION MODE [OFF, A
ABUS [A1
CHANNEL SELECT [1, 2
LEVEL [-96, -95, …. 0]
MUTE [OFF

CHANNEL 3 OPERATION MODE [OFF, A, SUM(A+B
SOURCE A ABUS [A1
CHANNEL SELECT [1, 2, 3
SOURCE B ABUS [A1
CHANNEL SELECT [1
SUM (A+B) LEVEL -6, -3
MUTE [OFF

CHANNEL 8 OPERATION MODE [OFF, A, SUM(A+B), MIX
SOURCE A ABUS [A1
CHANNEL SELECT [1, 2, 3, …. 16]
LEVEL [-96, -95, …. 0]
SOURCE B ABUS [A1
CHANNEL SELECT [1
LEVEL [-96, -95, …. 0]
MUTE [OFF

WORD LENGTH [20 bits

CHANNELS 5678 TO [OFF

OUTPUT
MIXERS

, ON]

CHANNEL 1 OPERATION MODE [OFF

, 24 bits]

…99.2mV, 100mV]
…99.2mV, 100mV]

…99.2mV, 100mV]
, …. 799, 800]
, …. 799, 800]
, …. 799, 800]

, GRP 1, GRP 2, GRP 3, GRP 4]
, GRP 1, GRP 2, GRP 3, GRP 4]

, A, SUM(A+B), MIX]

, SUM(A+B), MIX]

, A2]

, 3, …. 16]

(dB)

/ ON]

), MIX]

, 0 dB
/ ON]

/ ON]

, A2]

, …. 16]

, A2]

, 2, 3, …. 16]

]

, A2]

(dB)

, A2]

, 2, 3, …. 16]

(dB)

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BLANKING VBI (10-20) [PASS, BLANK, PROCESS, USER]
VBI (6-22) [PASS

INPUT ERROR [KILL

CARD SYSTEM [NONE

TEST VIDEO [OFF
AUDIO CH 1&2 [OFF
AUDIO CH 3&4 [OFF
AUDIO CH 5&6 [OFF
AUDIO CH 7&8 [OFF

CONFIG ALARMS NO SIGNAL ALARM LEVEL [GREEN, YELLOW, RED
ALARM REPORT [NONE
TEST ALARM LEVEL [GREEN, YELLOW
ALARM REPORT [NONE
CARD SYSTEM ALARM LEVEL [GREEN, YELLOW, RED
ALARM REPORT [NONE

VERSION ADC-1101: xxx

OPTIONS LINE SCOPE ON/OFF Key: xx.xx.xx.xx

FACTORY DEFAULT [RESTORE]

, PASS]

, A1, A1 + A2]

, BLANK, PROCESS, USER]

/ ON]
/ ON] * Available with Audio Card connected
/ ON] * Available with Audio Card connected
/ ON] * Available with Audio Card connected
/ ON] * Available with Audio Card connected

( 525 )
( 625 )

, GPI]

, RED, FLASH RED]

, GPI]

, GPI]

* USER available only with IControl
* USER available only with IControl

, FLASH RED]

, FLASH RED]

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3.3 Remote control using iControl

The operation of the ADC-1101 may be controlled using Miranda’s iControl system.

• This manual describes the control panels associated with the ADC-1101 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 ADC-1101 icon to open the control panel.

3.3.1 The iControl graphic interface window

The basic window structure for the ADC-1101 is shown in figure 3.1. The window identification line at the top
gives the card type (ADC-1101), and the slot number in which the card is installed in the Densité frame. On
the left is a Status icon for the card (see Section 3.3.12 for a discussion of status monitoring).

Figure 3.1 ADC-1101 iControl graphic interface window

There are four main sections in the window itself, identified in figure 3.1:

1. The top section displays icons on the left. These icons report different statuses such as card
communication status, input signal and reference signal format and statuses.

Move the cursor over an icon to see its current status in the message area below the icons. If there is
an error status, the message will appear automatically. If there are multiple error messages, the display
will cycle through them

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Icon # Indicates appearance interpretation

1 Card control

status

2 Input status

3 Audio/Video test

4 ABUS Multiple

Card
Configuration

2. The left portion of the window contains all the parameter groups, which become h ighlighted when they
are selected; the main panel (4) then displays the group’s set of parameters. Each of the groups is
described in detail below.

3. The lower section of the window contains controls to access the user presets.

4. The main panel contains all the parameters specific to the group selected. It may contain several tabs to
help manage the different parameters.

Green if the card is controlled remotely
Yellow when locally controlled

Green if OK,
Red if error detected

Green if test signal is OFF,
Yellow with type indicators when test signal is

enabled:

• Color bar for color bar test signal

• Loudspeaker for audio test signal

Green if OK,
Red if the detected card configuration does not

match the configuration set on the ABUS panel

3.3.2 The Input group

Use the radio buttons in this panel to set the
input video format for this card.

The available options are different for 525 and
625 operation:

525 input options

• SMPTE

• GBR

• GBR with SETUP

• BETA

• BETA with SETUP

625 input options:

• EBU

• GBR

• Beta

Figure 3.2 Input group

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3.3.3 The Video Processing group

Use the controls on this panel to process the
incoming analog video before the A-to-D
conversion. The following controls are available:

Figure 3.3 Video Processing group

3.3.4 The Audio Output group

Each of these tabs controls the output processing
for two output channels – source selectors, level
controls and mixers for each output.

The Operation Mode pulldown establishes the
configuration of the controls for an output channel.
There are four options:

A (see CH 1 in figure 3.4)

The source is selected using the Source A
ABUS Select and Channel pulldowns, and its
level is adjusted using the slider or data box.

• The ABUS select options are:

o V select one of the 16 channels from

the video card.

o A1 select one of the 16 channels from

an audio card. A1 is always Local,
Slave 1 or Master

o A2 select one of the 16 channels from

an audio card. A2 is always
Slave2 or Slave. Figure 3.4 Audio Output group – CH 1&2 tab

• The output Level is adjustable from -96 to 0 dB with the slider or a direct keyboard entry.

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SUM (A+B) (see CH 2 in figure3.4)

Two sources are selected using the Source A and Source B ABUS Select and Channel pulldowns. The
two sources are added, and the level of the combined signal is attenuated by the amount selected in the
Sum (A+B) LEVEL pulldown.

• The ABUS select options are:

o V select one of the 16 channels from the video card.
o A1 select one of the 16 channels from an audio card. A1 is always Local, Slave 1 or Master
o A2 select one of the 16 channels from an audio card. A2 is always Slave2 or Slave.

• The Sum (A+B) Level pulldown offers attenuations of 0 dB, -3 dB and -6 dB.

NOTE: If you attempt to mix two different audio types to an output, only the Source A signal will be

routed to this output and the Source A audio type will be displayed. The Source B signal will be
ignored.

Mix (see CH 3 in figure 3.5)

Two sources are selected using the Source A
and Source B ABUS Select and Channel
pulldowns. The two sources are mixed, with
the level of each source adjusted using its
slider or data entry box.

• The ABUS select options are:

o V select one of the 16 channels

from the video card.

o A1 select one of the 16 channels

from an audio card. A1 is always
Local, Slave 1 or Master

o A2 select one of the 16 channels

from an audio card. A2 is always
Slave2 or Slave.

• The contribution of each of the sources to

the mix is adjusted using its Level slider
or direct keyboard entry into the data box,
over a range from -96 to 0 dB.

Figure 3.5 Audio Output group – CH 3&4 tab

NOTE: If you attempt to mix two different audio types to an output, only the Source A signal will be

routed to this output and the Source A audio type will be displayed. The Source B signal will be
ignored.

OFF (See CH 4 in figure 3.5)

The output is muted.

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3.3.4.1 Audio Output – Embedding tab

CH1,2,3,4, and CH 5,6,7,8: the pulldown box
allows the user to choose the AES audio group
in which audio channels 1 to 4 and 5 to 8 will be
embedded

Figure 3.6 Audio Output group – Embedding tab

3.3.4.2 Audio Output - Config tab:

The Audio Embed pulldown box sets the bit
level of the embedded audio at the output:

• 20 bits or 24 bits

Figure 3.7 Audio Output group – Config tab

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3.3.5 The Thumbnail group

The thumbnail area displays a thumbnail image of
the video signal being processed by the ADC-

1101.

Player – turn the player function (i.e. display in
this panel) OFF or ON (Thumbnail)

Enable – set thumbnail generation to Video, Test
(test signal is generated, medium size only), or
OFF. Use Video mode for normal operation.

Size – choose the thumbnail size: small, medium,
large

Quality – choose the quality of the displayed
image by selecting Poor, Normal or HiQ from the
pulldown list

Rate – select the desired refresh rate from the
pull-down box. The choices are:

[Fast, 1 sec, 2 sec, …, 9 sec, 10 sec.]

Streaming Priority Control – Click the Take control
from Slot [##] checkbox to force the Densité

Controller for this frame to assign more bandwidth for this card’s streaming output. Only one card in the
frame can use this feature. It has no effect unless you have selected Fast for the refresh rate. The actual slot
number of this card, as shown in the window title bar, will appear when the checkbox is ticked.

• Note that this check box is not available if the Densité frame is equipped with an ETH2 controller card.

Figure 3.20 Thumbnail group

Figure 3.8 Thumbnail group

3.3.6 The RALM group

The Remote Audio Level Meter (RALM) panel
displays audio level meters for up to 8 channels.

• The source for each meter is configured in the
RALM Remote Control area at the bottom of the
control panel, and in the RALM Connections
tab.

Speed – select the meter response from the pull-down
list, options are [fast, medium, slow]

RALM Connections tab

igure 3.10 RALM group – RALM Connections tab

Figure 3.9 RALM group

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Use the radio buttons to turn the meter display ON (RALM) or OFF for the indicated channels. The meter
appears directly above the controls.

Reset Counter: click this button to reset the overload counter on the ALM display to zero. See the next
section for instructions on setting up the overload counter.

Meter Ballistics Config tab

Figure 3.11 RALM group – Meter Ballistics Config tab

Type – select a type of meter from the pull-down list

Figure 3.12 Meters shown in Type pulldown

Upper Zone Limits – select the crossover level between the upper and middle zones of the meter (the range

of values shown in the pull-down list depends on the type of meter selected)
Lower Zone Limits – select the crossover level between the middle and lower zones of the meter (the range

of values shown in the pull-down list depends on the type of meter selected)
Color samples – the three samples show the current selected color for the upper, middle and lower zones of

the meter.

• Click on the color sample of a zone to open a color selection panel to choose a different color for that
zone

Overload Cursor – The overload cursor appears on the meter as an arrowhead in the meter scale. The two
pulldown boxes set the position of the overload cursor on the left and right meters. If the audio level on that
channel goes above the cursor, the Overload Counter at the top of the meter is incremented.

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3.3.7 The Blanking group

This panel allows the Vertical Blanking Interval
(VBI) processing to be specified. Options available
are:

• Process - Process any VBI information
present at the input with the same gain and
offset parameters used for the active video
(these are set in the video processing tab)

• Pass – Send any VBI information present at
the input to the output SDI signal without
modification

• Blank – Replace any information that may
have been present on a specific VBI line with
black.

Apply an option to the entire VBI by selecting the
option in the VBI box. If Line by Line is selected,
the option can be specified for each individual line,
in the Line By Line area.

Extended VBI:
The contents of this box depend on the input signal

line rate:

• 625 line: Click in the checkbox to include line 23 (WSS signal) in the VBI.

• 525 line: Click in the check box to include line 21 (closed captioning) in the VBI

Figure 3.13 Blanking group

3.3.8 The Test group

This panel inserts test signals at the output instead
of the incoming video and/or audio.

Video – click in the checkbox to insert color bars in
the output video

Audio – click in the checkbox to insert audio tones
in the indicated output audio channels

Note – the audio checkboxes will only be active if
there is an audio input signal

ure 3.14 Test group

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3.3.9 The Options group

The IP Scope option adds Waveform Monitor and
Vectorscope over IP functions to the ADC-1101,
using data generated by a line scope embedded
in the ADC-1101.

• To activate this option, you must obtain a
licence key from Miranda Technologies Inc.

• Type the licence key in the Enter Key box
and then click on Enable Option to enable
the option’s features

Once the Key has been entered, and the IP
Scope is activated, the controls on this panel can
be used to set its operating parameters

• Enable – Click in the checkbox to turn the
IP Scope ON

• Line – Use the slider to select the video line
that will be displayed by the Line Scope

• Refresh Rate – Use the pulldown to select
how often the display will be refreshed..

Figure 3.15 Options group

3.3.10 The ABUS group

When companion audio cards such as the UAP­1781 and UAP-1783 are used to provide additional
audio channels, the ABUS audio bus links the
installed audio cards and the ADC-1101. This
panel, called ABUS group, is used to instruct the
ADC-1101 about the presence of installed audio
cards and the system configuration.

Multiple Card Config

A1/A2 Presence: Monitors the presence of
companion audio cards installed in the chassis
(see section 2.2 ADC-1101 Installation).

Card System Config: To enable the audio bus, use
the pull-down box and select your system’s
configuration. Selecting Video restricts available
audio signals to audio channels embedded in the
input signal; Video / A1 or Video / A1 / A2 adds the
audio channels incoming from the installed audio
cards that have been detected.

Figure 3.16 ABUS group

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3.3.11 The Factory group

Load Factory: Clicking this button will reset all
ADC-1101 parameters to factory-default values.

• The user presets are not affected by the
Load Factory command

Auto-Calibration (Color Bars): Click the Start

button to calibrate the card automatically using the
input signal.

• The input signal used to calibrate the card
MUST be a full field 100% color bar.

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Figure 3.17 Factory group

3.3.12 The Alarm Config group

This panel allows the alarm reporting of the
ADC-1101 to be configured. The panel
opens in a new window when the button is
clicked, and can be resized if needed.

The panel is organized in columns.

Status/Name

This contains an expandable tree listing all
the alarms reported by this ADC-1101 card.

• Each alarm name includes an icon
that shows its current status

• Some alarms are text-only (see Input
Format or ABUS in fig. 3.18) and the
alarm status is shown in the name and
not by a status icon

The Card LED, Overall alarm and GSM
contribution columns contain pulldown lists
that allow the level of contribution of each
individual alarm to the alarm named in the
column heading to be set.

Figure 3.18 Alarm Configuration panel

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• Card LED
This column allows configuration of the contribution of selected individual alarms to the status LED located
on the front card edge. The Card LED status is shown at the bottom of the alarm tree in the Status.Name
column.

• Overall Alarm
This column allows configuration of the contribution of each individual alarm to the Overall Alarm
associated with this card. The Overall Alarm is shown in the upper left corner of the iControl panel, and
also appears at the bottom of the Status/Name column..

• GSM Contribution
This column allows configuration of the contribution of each individual alarm to the GSM Alarm Status
associated with this card. GSM is a dynamic register of all iControl system alarms, and is also an alarm
provider for external applications. The possible values for this contribution are related to the Overall alarm
contribution:

• If the Overall alarm contribution is selected as Disabled, the GSM alarm contrib ution ca n be set to any
available value

• If the Overall alarm contribution is selected as any level other than disabled, the GSM contribution is
forced to follow the Overall Alarm.

Levels associated with these alarms:

The pulldown lists may contain some or all of the following options:

The alarm makes no contribution (black icon)
The alarm is of minor importance (yellow icon)
The alarm is of major importance (orange icon)
The alarm is of critical importance (red icon)
The alarm exists but has no effect (used for text and composite alarms)

Shortcut: if you click in one of the columns beside a major heading in the Status/Name colu mn (where
there is no pulldown shown), you will open an “invisible” pulldown that lets you assign a level to all alarms
in that section of the column simultaneously.

Log Events

iControl maintains a log of alarm events associated with the card. The log is useful for troubleshooting and
identifying event sequences. Click in the checkbox to enable logging of alarm events for each individual
alarm.

At the bottom of the window are several other controls

Overall follow LED

Click in the checkbox to force the Overall alarm to be
identical to the Card LED status

• All Overall alarms for which there is a Card LED
alarm will be forced to match the Card LED alarm

• All Overall Alarms for which there is no Card LED
alarm will be forced to Disabled

A warning box will open allowing you to confirm the
action, since it will result in changes to the configuration
and there is no undo function.

Figure 3.19 Overall follow LED warning

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Copy to other cards

Click this button to open a panel that allows the alarm
configuration set for this card to be copied into another
ADC-1101 card.

• Select one or more destination cards from the
list in the window by clicking in the checkboxes,
or all of them by clicking in the All checkbox

• Note that when you do a Copy Profile for this
card (see Sect. 3.3.14), the alarm configuration
is copied along with all the other settings.

Figure 3.20 Copy to other cards

Get alarm keys

Click this button to open a save dialog where you can
save a file containing a list of all alarms on this card
and their current values, along with an Alarm Key for
each. The alarm keys are useful for system
integration and troubleshooting.

• The file is saved in Excel.csv format

Figure 3.21 Get alarm keys save dialogue

OK, Apply, Cancel

• OK accepts the settings and closes the window once the card confirms that there are no errors.

• Apply accepts the settings, but leaves the window open

• Cancel closes the window without applying any changes, and leaves the previous settings intact.

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3.3.13 The Info group

When the ADC-1101 is included in an iControl
environment, certain information about the card
should be available to the iControl system. The
user can enter labels and comments that will make
this card easy to identify in a complex setup. This
information is entered into data boxes in the Info
control panel.

Label: type the label that appear for this

ADC-1101 when it appears in
iControl applications

Short Label type the short-form label that

iControl uses in some cases (8
characters)

Source ID type a descriptive name for this

ADC-1101

Comments: type any desired text
The remaining data boxes show manufacturing

information about this card.
Figure 3.22 Info group

Three buttons in the panel give access to other information.

• Details…: Reports the Firmware version, service

version, and panel version for this card

• Advanced…: Shows the Miranda LongID for this card.

The Miranda LongID is the address of this ADC-1101in
the iControl network.

Figure 3.23 Details window

Figure 3.24 Advanced window

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• Remote System Administration – opens the Joining Locators

data box.

3.3.14 User Presets

The User Preset controls are located at the lower
left corner of the iControl panel. If they are not
visible, click the arrow icon on the left side to
reveal the buttons and presets.

Select any one of the five presets using the
pulldown list. The name of the currently-selected
User Preset is shown on the pulldown icon (e.g.
User1, User2,… User5)

• Click Load to load the contents of the
selected User Preset into the ADC-1101.
All parameter settings and values will be
replaced by the contents of the selected
User Preset.

• Click Save to store the current parameter
settings and values from the ADC-1101
into the selected User Preset. The existing
contents of the preset will be overwritten.

Figure 3.26 User Presets and Profiles

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Figure 3.25 Joining Locators window

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3.3.15 Profiles

A profile is a set of values representing the current configuration of the card. The profile can be saved to
disk and recalled from disk. It can also be copied from this ADC-1101 to another ADC-1101. Access these
operations by clicking on the Profiles button at the bottom left of the control panel (see figure 3.26)

Figure 3.27 Profile Copy window

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4 Specifications

ANALOG VIDEO INPUT

STANDARD YPbPr or RGB with sync
SMPTE/EBU, Betacam
CONNECTOR 3x BNC per IEC 60169-8 Amendment 2
IMPEDANCE 75 OHM
SIGNAL LEVEL 0.7V p-p or 1V p-p with sync

RETURN LOSS > 35dB up to 5.75 MHz

SERIAL DIGITAL OUTPUT

STANDARD SMPTE-259M, (270Mbps)
NUMBER OF OUTPUTS 2
CONNECTOR 2x BNC per IEC 60169-8 Amendment 2
SIGNAL LEVEL 800mV nominal
RETURN LOSS ADC-1101: >15dB up to 270MHz
JITTER <0.2 UI (WIDEBAND)

PROCESSING

QUANTIZATION 12-bit
SAMPLING 27 MHz (2x oversampling for luma)

(4x oversampling for chroma)
FREQUENCY RESPONSE +/- 0.1dB up to 5.5 MHz (Y)
<+/- 0.1dB up to 2.75 MHz (Cr, Cb)
GAIN (3 Components) +-/ 3dB
BLACK LEVEL +/- 100mV
PROCESSING DELAY 10 μsec

TEST SIGNAL

VIDEO 75% color bar with 100% white bar
AUDIO 1 kHz tone (R: continuo us, L: pulsed)

OTHER

MAXIMUM POWER 5W
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