Miranda EAP-1101 Installation Manual

DENSITÉ series

EAP-1101

SDI Embedded Audio Processor/Shuffler/Mixer

Guide to Installation and Operation

M764-9700-101

19 Nov 2008

Miranda

Technologies Inc.

3499 Douglas-B.-Floreani

St-Laurent, Québec, Canada H4S 1Y6

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www.miranda.com

© 2008 Miranda Technologies Inc.

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Safety Compliance Information
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

- IEC 60950-1 (1

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Edition) / Safety of Information Technology Equipment, Including Electrical Business Equipment.

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Edition) / Safety of Information Technology Equipment, Including Electrical Business Equipment.

CAUTION

These servicing instructions are for use by qualified service personnel only. T o reduce the risk of electric shock, do not
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.

Electromagnetic Compatibility

- This equipment has been tested for verification of compliance with FCC Part 15, Subpart B, class A requirements for Digital
Devices.

- This equipment complies with the requirements of:
EN 55022 Class A, Electromagnetic Emissions,
EN 61000-3-2 & -3-3, Disturbance in Supply Systems
EN 61000-4-2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -8 & -11 Electromagnetic Immunity

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Table of Contents

1 EAP-1101 SDI Embedded Audio Processor/Shuffler/Mixer................................................... 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2.3 ABUS Connection to Companion Audio Cards ...................................................................................3

2.4 Rear Panel Connectors .......................................................................................................................4

3 Operation.................................................................................................................................... 5

3.1 Control options.....................................................................................................................................5

3.2 Card-Edge Status LED........................................................................................................................5

3.3 Local control using the Densité frame control panel ...........................................................................6

3.3.1 Overview.................................................................................................................................6

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

3.4 Remote Control Using the RCP-100 ...................................................................................................7

3.5 Remote control using iControl .............................................................................................................7

3.5.1 The iControl graphic interface window...................................................................................8

3.5.2 The Audio Processing Panel................................................................................................11

3.5.3 The Audio Output Panel.......................................................................................................12

3.5.4 The Thumbnail Panel............................................................................................................13

3.5.5 The RALM Panel ..................................................................................................................13

3.5.6 The Blanking Panel...............................................................................................................15

3.5.7 The Timing Panel..................................................................................................................15

3.5.8 The Test Panel .....................................................................................................................16

3.5.9 The Options Panel................................................................................................................16

3.5.10 The ABUS Panel...................................................................................................................17

3.5.11 The Factory Panel ................................................................................................................17

3.5.12 The Info panel.......................................................................................................................18

3.5.13 Alarm Configuration..............................................................................................................19

3.5.14 User Presets.........................................................................................................................21

3.5.15 Profiles..................................................................................................................................22

4 Specifications .......................................................................................................................... 24

ANNEX – EAP-1101 User Interface............................................................................................... 25

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1 EAP-1101 SDI Embedded Audio Processor/Shuffler/Mixer

1.1 Introduction

The EAP-1101 is an SDI embedded audio processor / shuffler / mixer which allows audio to be reconfigured to
match a station’s infrastructure.

This card will allow you to process up to 8 channels (2 groups) of audio. Audio processing includes gain, phase
inversion, delay, shuffling and mixing. All audio channels can be mixed multiple times, and re-embedded into
different audio channels.

The EAP-1101 generates up to 8 audio level meters for display with the iControl Web control and monitoring over
IP system. This allows the signals being controlled to be monitored more effectively, with operators able to see and
hear changes to the signal.

This card operates with the MSB-1121 Monitoring Switching Bridge which allows the output of any module in a
Densité frame to be monitored. Multiple MSB-equipped frames may be cascaded, eliminating the need for
dedicated monitoring routers.

1.2 Features

 SDI isolated input with auto-detection 525/625
 10-bit processing (video)
 Ancillary Data Blanking or pass-through
 Audio processing of 8 channels of embedded audio
 Audio Level Meter generation
 Provides output to Monitoring Switching Bridge option (MSB-1121)

1.3 Functional Block Diagram

Line

8 Ch.

Gain

Adjust

Scope

Audio bus

SDI IN

REMOTE
CONTROL

Video

Deserializer

8 Ch.
Video

Match

Audio bus

Delay

Micro Controller

8 Ch.
Audio

Demux

8 Ch.
Video
Fixed
Delay

Video
Delay

8 Ch

Phase

Invert

Figure 1.1 Functional block diagram EAP-1101

Test
Gen

2X1 mix

2X1 mix

2X1 mix

2X1 mix

MSB

8 Ch.
MUX

1

2

3

8

4

Ch.

ALM

1

SDI

2

OUT

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1.4 Front Card-edge Interface

The front card-edge of the EAP-1101 incorporates three elements:

• Status LED (see section 3.2)

• Select Button (see section 3.3)

• ABUS connector (see section 2.3)

Figure 1.2 Front card-edge layout

ENC-1101

EAP-1101

Select

Status

SELECT button

Status LED

ABUS connector

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2 Installation

2.1 Unpacking

Make sure the following items have been shipped with your EAP-1101. If any of the following items are missing,
contact your distributor or Miranda Technologies Inc.

• EAP-1101 SDI Embedded Audio Processor/Shuffler/Mixer

• EAP-1101-SRP Single Rear Panel (see figure 2.2)

2.2 Installation in the Densité frame

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

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

2.3 ABUS Connection to Companion Audio Cards

When the EAP-1101 is used in conjunction with one or two companion audio cards (Miranda’s AAP, DAP or UAP
series), the ABUS flat cable must be installed between the ABUS connector of the EAP-1101 and the connectors
on the audio cards. The ABUS flat cable is supplied with the audio card.

EAP-1101

UAP-XXXX

DAP-XXXX

Note: If only one
audio card is used,
you must use the two
end connectors on the
ABUS cable, and
leave the center
connector unplugged

Figure 2.1 ABUS flat cable installation

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2.4 Rear Panel Connectors

SDI IN – serial digital video input

Connect an SD-SDI video signal. The SD-SDI video signal must conform
to the SMPTE 292M and SMPTE 259M-C standard.

SDI OUT – serial digital video outputs (3)

The EAP-1101 provides three SD-SDI video outputs on BNC connectors,
labeled SDI OUT 1 through 3. The SDI video signal conforms to the
SMPTE 292M and SMPTE 259M-C standard.

Figure 2.2 EAP-1101-SRP Rear Panel

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3 Operation

3.1 Control options

The EAP-1101 can be controlled in three different ways:

• The local control panel in the Densité frame can be used to move through a menu of parameters and to adjust
parameter values (see section 3.3).

• Miranda’s RCP-100 remote control panel can be used to access the same menu structure fro m a remote
location (see section 3.4).

• Miranda’s iControl system can be used to access the card’s operati ng parameters from a remote computer,
using a convenient graphical user interface (GUI). (see section 3.5)

3.2 Card-Edge Status LED

The status monitor LED is located on the front card-edge of the EAP-1101, and is visible through the front access
door of the DENSITÉ frame. This multi-color LED indicates the status of the EAP-1101 by color, and by
flashing/steady illumination.

The chart shows how the various error conditions that can be flagged on the EAP-1101 affect the LED status.

• If a cell 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 3.5.13 for details.

• The factory default status is shown by a 

• The error conditions that affect the LED status can be viewed on the Densité frame’s local control panel.

Push the Status button on the front of the card and see the error message displayed.

For example:

See section 3.3 for more information.

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.

E A P - 1 1 0 1

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Error Condition

No rear panel
Hardware error
No SDI signal

No audio grp 1
No audio grp 2
No audio grp 3
No audio grp 4
Silence Ch. 1
Silence Ch. 2
Silence Ch. 3
Silence Ch. 4
Silence Ch. 5
Silence Ch. 6
Silence Ch. 7
Silence Ch. 8
Overload
Test

Card system

Green Yellow Red

LED Status



















Flashing

Red




 : Factory default.

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.

3.3 Local control using the Densité frame control panel

3.3.1 Overview

Push the SELECT button on the EAP-1101 card edge (see Section 1.4) to assign the local control panel to operate
the EAP-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 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.

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

CONTROLLER

ESC

+

-

SELECT

Figure 3.1 Densité Frame local control panel

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