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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© 2008 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

- 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.

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Devices.

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EN 55022 Class A, Electromagnetic Emissions,
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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

3

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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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• 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:

[+] [–] 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.

3.3.2 Menu for local control

The EAP-1101 has operating parameters which may be adjusted locally at the controller card interface.

• Press the SELECT button on the EAP-1101 front card edge to assign the Densité frame’s local control
panel to the EAP-1101

• Use the keys on the local control panel to step through the displayed menu to configure and adjust the
EAP-1101.

The complete menu structure is shown in the Annex to this document, beginning on page 25.

3.4 Remote Control Using the RCP-100

The EAP-1101 can be controlled through a menu accessible using Miranda’s RCP-100 remote control panel.
Please refer to the RCP-100 Guide to Installation and Operation for detailed instructions on installing and operating

the RCP-100, and for instructions on how to connect the RCP-100 to the EAP-1101 (or any other supported card)
so that the menu can be accessed.

3.5 Remote control using iControl

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

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

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3.5.1 The iControl graphic interface window

The basic window structure for the EAP-1101 is shown in figure 3.2. The window identification line gives the card
type (EAP-1101) and the slot number where the card installed in its Densité frame.

Figure 3.2 EAP-1101 iControl graphic interface window:

There are four main sections in the window itself, identified in figure 3.2:

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. In some instances, they relate to conditions defined
through parameters settings.

Icon # 1 2 3 4
Move the mouse over an icon and a status message appears below the icon providing additional information.

If there is an error, the error status message appears in the message area without mouse-over.

• If there are multiple errors, the error messages cycle so all can be seen

• The icon whose status or error message is shown is highlighted with a mauve background

The table below lists the various status icons that can appear, and how they are to be interpreted.

• In cases where there is more than one possible interpretation, read the error message in the i Control window
to see which applies.

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Icon #1 – Manual Card Configuration

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

(green)

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

(yellow)

no effect on the card.

Icon #2 – Input status

Signal detected and valid.

(green)

• The video format is shown under the icon; move the cursor over the icon to see a
more detailed description in the message area.

Signal absent
No rear

(red)

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Icon #3 – Video/Audio Test

Operation mode: process – normal processing of the input signal – test signals OFF

(green)

Operation mode: TEST – color bar enabled (see Sect.3.5.8)

(yellow)

Operation mode: TEST – audio test tones enabled (see Sect.3.5.8)

(yellow)

Operation mode: TEST – color bar and audio test tones enabled (see Sect.3.5.8)

(yellow)

Icon #4 – ABUS Multiple card configuration / presence

OK – detected card configuration matches configuration set in the ABUS control panel

(green)

Card System Mismatch – the audio cards detected on the ABUS do not match the
configuration selected in the ABUS panel

(red)

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2. The left portion of the window contains selection buttons for the various control panels, which become
highlighted when they are selected; the main pane (4) then displays the selected panel. Each of the panels is
described in detail below.

3. The lower left corner of the window contains the controls for 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.

The Main Window shows all controls, adjustments and information pertaining to the area of interest which appears
as a title to the panel, corresponding to the selection button to the left of the control panel.

In many cases, controls are provided to configure the EAP-1101’s features. Types of controls that may be found
are:

Slider:

The current value is displayed beneath the center of the slider bar (e.g. 39 in the example shown). To change the
value, move the slider by clicking and dragging it, or by clicking the arrow icon at either end.

Slider with data box:

The current value is displayed in the data box at the right hand side (e.g. 50 in the example shown). To change the
value, move the slider by clicking and dragging it, or by clicking the arrow or double-arrow icon at either end, or
type a new value directly into the data box, and hit “enter” from your keyboard. If you enter a value outside the
permitted range (as shown beneath the slider), the data box will flash red and the value will not be change d.

Pull-down list:

The current selection is shown on the icon. To change it, click on the down arrow at the right of the box, and click
on the desired option in the list that appears below the box.

Check box (with label):

A selected box has a checkmark in it, as shown in the example, while an unselected box is blank. Click on the box
to change its status.

Each of the panels associated with the groups accessed from the buttons in Section 2, and shown in Section 4, is
described individually in the following sections.

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3.5.2 The Audio Processing Panel

Group Detected: If an embedded audio group is detected
on the input signal, its icon is green.

Channel Presence: Indicates the channels found in the
detected groups

CH 1-4 and CH 5-8 tabs:
Each of these tabs controls Levels and Fixed Delays for

two pairs of channels; each channel is provided with a set
of controls.

Levels sub-tab: grouped by pair of channels, each

channel has the following controls: a Level slider
(from -96 to 12 dB), an input box where the desired
level may be input directly, a Mute icon button and a
Phase Invert checkbox. At the bottom is a Lock
checkbox that “locks” both channel sliders together for
levels and delay, so that moving one slider moves the
other one as well.

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Figure 3.3 Audio Processing – Levels tab

Fixed Delay sub-tab: inserts an audio delay offset from the nominal

value. For each channel, two sliders allow delay to be adjusted.

• The Coarse slider adjusts the delay in ms, from 0 ms to
2000 ms

• The Fine slider adjusts the delay in sample increments,
from 0 to 47.

Config tab:
Audio De-Embedding: The Audio De-Embedding pull-downs allow

selection of the Groups (from among the four available groups in the
incoming SDI signal) from which audio channels 1-4 and 5-8 will be
de-embedded.

No signal detect: Signal Threshold – Use the pull-down list to set
the level below which the EAP-1101 will consider that no audio
signal is present in a channel (range: -48 to -72 dB)

Delay – Set the period of time over which the EAP-1101 must
continuously detect no signal (see Signal Threshold) before a No
Signal Detect alarm will be triggered. (range: 1 sec to 255 sec)

Figure 3.4 Fixed Delay sub-tab

Tracking Delay: click in the check box to turn the tracking delay ON.

This adds additional delay to the audio channels to match video
timing.

WORD LENGTH: Select the audio word length (20 or 24 bits)

Figure 3.5 Audio Processing – Config tab

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3.5.3 The Audio Output Panel

This panel allows the audio from the incoming video, plus the audio from any external audio cards connected via
ABUS, to be configured for embedding in the EAP-1101’s SDI output.

CH 1-2, CH 3-4, CH 5-6, CH 7-8 tabs: each of these tabs
controls a pair of channels; each channel is provided with
a set of controls.

Operation Mode: Off, A, SUM (A+B), Mix: Select the
source of the signal that will be output on this channel:

• Off: The output channel is muted.

• A: Output only the channel selected in the Source A

pulldown

• SUM (A+B): Output the sum of two channels selected
in the SOURCE A and SOURCE B pulldowns. Use
the SUM (A+B) Level pulldown to apply an
attenuation (–6 dB, -3 dB, 0 dB) to the summed
output.

• Mix: Output a mono mix of two channels selected in
the SOURCE A and SOURCE B pulldowns.

• MUTE: click the checkbox to mute this channel.

Source A and Source B

ABUS Select: A1, A2: selects the external audio card

to be used for this channel (A1 or A2). V refers to the
audio associated with the incoming video on this card.

Channel: Channel 1 …, Channel 16: selects the
source channel to be used from the Audio Bus.

Level (dB): -96, -95 …, -1, 0: sets an attenuation
Level for the selected source.

Note: SOURCE A and SOURCE B must be made
available through Multiple Card Config in the ABUS
panel (see page 17) before they can be used in this
panel.

Embedding tab

CH 1, 2, 3, 4 and CH 5, 6, 7, 8: use the pulldown lists to choose
the AES audio groups in which audio channels 1 to 4 and 5 to 8
will be embedded.

Figure 3.6 Audio Output panel – CH 1-2 tab

Figure 3.7 Audio Output panel – Embedding tab

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3.5.4 The Thumbnail Panel

Thumbnails are used to monitor the video output signal of
the EAP-1101. Streaming parameters are set using these
controls.

ENABLE: OFF, Video: enables thumbnail streaming or
turns streaming OFF

SIZE: Small, Medium, Large: selects the size of the
Thumbnail image.

PLAYER: OFF, Thumbnail: Click on the Thumbnail box to
enable the thumbnail Player. A window opens in the top
section and shows a thumbnail associated with the SDI
video stream that is being encoded by the EAP-1101.

• Note: you must check the VIDEO box in the
ENABLE section to see the video image.

QUALITY: Use the left-hand pulldown to select the video
quality to be sent by the streaming encoder.

• The choices are Poor, Normal and HiQ (i.e. high
quality).

RATE: Use the right-hand pulldown to select the refresh
rate for the transmitted thumbnails.

• The choices are Fast, 1 sec, 2 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.

ure 3.8 Thumbnail panel

3.5.5 The RALM Panel

Click on the RALM button at the left side of the EAP-1101
control panel to open this view in the main window.

The Real-time Audio Level Meter (RALM) visually displays
the status of each audio channel present. Channels are
displayed in pairs, so up to four meters will be present in
the meter display window.

The top section of the window shows a Status Reporting
section on the left, and the audio level meters on the right.

Audio meters

The meter display includes four double meters
Each meter is divided into three zones, and the dividing

points and color of each zone are individually configurable
under the Meter Ballistics Config tab.

Figure 3.9 RALM panel

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• The Overload Counter shows a running count of the number of overloads
detected. The Overload level is shown by a marker beside the mater, and its
position can be set under the Meter Ballistics Config tab

• The Phasemeter (located at the bottom of the RALM meter display) is a small
meter that represents the phase correlation factor between the two channels of
a pair.

Figure 3.10 RALM audio level meter

RALM CONNECTIONS tab: applies to local display in the iControl panel.

CH 1&2, CH 3&4, CH 5&6 and CH 7&8:

Audio meters for each pair of channels may be turned
on (RALM) or OFF.

Reset counter: click this button to reset the overload
counter to zero.

Figure 3.11 RALM Connections tab

METER BALLISTICS CONFIG tab:

TYPE pull-down box: this pull-down offers a list of the

available meter types, whose ballistics are identified
by the standard to which they conform.

UPPER ZONE LIMITS (dB): select the crossover level
between the upper and middle zones of the meter
(the range of values shown in the pull-down list

Figure 3.12 Meter Ballistics Config tab

depends on the type of meter selected)
LOWER ZONE LIMITS (dB): 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 zo nes 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 (dB):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 (the range of values
shown in the pull-down list depends on the type of meter selected).

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RALM Remote Control: Click in the check box to select
Remote Control ON for the indicated RALM.

Use the pulldown list to select the Speed.

3.5.6 The Blanking Panel

This panel provides control over VBI data handling.
HANC: Pass, Blank:
Select whether the incoming horizontal ancillary data

packets will be passed through the EAP-1101, or blanked.

VBit: Line 7, Line 23

Select the line for VBit insertion

(625 only; grayed out for other formats)

3.5.7 The Timing Panel

FRAME DELAY Pulldown box: sets delay by frame steps:
0, 1 or 2 frames.

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Figure 3.13 RALM Remote Control section

Figure 3.14 Blanking panel

Figure 3.15 Timing panel

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3.5.8 The Test Panel

Use these controls to place test signals at the video and/or
audio outputs

VIDEO: check the box to select a 75% color bar test signal
at the output.

AUDIO: an audio tone may be selected for each of the 4
channel pairs. Check the boxes for the desired channel
pairs.

Figure 3.16 Test panel

3.5.9 The Options Panel

IP SCOPE Option: adds Waveform Monitor and
Vectorscope over IP functions to the EAP-1101.

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

• Type the licence key in the Enter Key box

• Click Enable Option to activate the waveform

monitor and vector scope feature.

To view the waveform monitor and vector scope data, use
the Streaming Player that is provided with the iControl
software. Consult the iControl documentation to learn
more about the Streaming Player.

• Click the ENABLE checkbox to enable the
transmission of waveform monitor and vector scope
data

• Use the slider to select the line that will carry the
data.

• The REFRESH RATE pulldown box selects the
desired refresh rate:

Fast, 1 sec, 2 sec, …, 9 sec, 10 sec.

Figure 3.17 Options panel – IP Scope

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3.5.10 The ABUS Panel

When optional audio cards such as the UAP-1781 are
used to provide audio signals for embedding in the EAP­1101’s SDI output, the ABUS audio bus links the audio
cards and the EAP-1101. The ABUS panel is used to
instruct the EAP-1101 about the presence of installed
audio cards.

MULTIPLE CARD CONFIG: The indicators signal the
presence of appropriate audio cards installed in the
Densité frame.

Use the pulldown box and select your system’s
configuration.

• Video – only the input video signal is used, and no
external audio will be embedded

• V/ A1 – audio from the external A1 card is available
for embedding in the EAP-1101 output

• Video / A1 / A2 – audio from both external audio
cards A1 and A2 is available for embedding in the
EAP-1101 output

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Figure 3.18 ABUS panel

3.5.11 The Factory Panel

Load Factory: Clicking this button will reinstate all default
parameter values.

• The EAP-1101 Menu in the Annex shows the
default value underlined

for all parameters.

Figure 3.19 Factory panel

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3.5.12 The Info panel

The top two lines in this panel identify the model of this
EAP-1101, and the rear panel that is currently installed.

When the EAP-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 is shown for this EAP-

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 EAP-1101
Comments: type any desired text
The remaining data boxes show manufacturing

information about this card.

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 EAP-1101 in the
iControl network.

Figure 3.20 Info panel

Figure 3.21 Details window

Figure 3.22 Advanced window

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• Remote System Administration – opens the Joining Locators data box, which lists remote lookup services to
which this EAP-1101 is registered.

Add: Force the iControl service for this EAP-1101 to register itself
on a user-specified Jini lookup service, using the following syntax:

jini://<ip_address>
where <ïp_address> is the ip address of the server running

the lookup service
Enter the address in the Input data box, e.g.:

Figure 3.23 Joining Locators window

Remove: select one of the services listed in the window by clicking on it, and click Remove t o delete it from

the window.

3.5.13 Alarm Configuration

This panel allows the alarm reporting of the EAP­1101 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 EAP-1101 card.

• Each alarm name includes an icon that shows

its current status

• Some alarms may be text-only and the alarm

status is shown in the name and not by a
status icon (e.g. Input Format in Fig. 3.25)

The 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.

• If there is no arrowhead in the box, there is no

pulldown and the alarm is not user­configurable

• 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.

Figure 3.24 Alarm Configuration panel

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• 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 contri bution:

• If the Overall alarm contribution is selected as Disabled, the GSM alarm contribution can 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

Copy to other cards

Click this button to open a panel that allows the alarm
configuration set for this card to be copied into other EAP­1101 cards.

• The window shows other EAP-1101 cards available
through iControl

• 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

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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 3.26 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.

3.5.14 User Presets

The EAP-1101 has 5 memory registers which can hold user-defined parameter
settings, accessed through controls located at the bottom left corner of the iControl
window.

To save the current settings:

• Select the register to be used through the pull-down box at the bottom left
corner of the control panel (the current selection is shown).

• Click Save to store the current configuration in that register.

• The existing contents of the preset will be overwritten.

To recall a saved configuration:

• Select the register with the saved configuration using the pulldown box

• Click Load to configure the EAP-1101 with the recalled data

Figure 3.27 User Presets

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3.5.15 Profiles

This section provides the option to save and recover the entire card configuration (including user pre sets if desired)
on an external disk, or to copy it to another EAP-1101 card.

Click on Profiles (at the bottom left corner of the window) to open the Profile Copy window.

Figure 3.28 Copy Profile for Card window

Copy profile from section

This line shows this EAP-1101 card, and identifies it by App server, Densité frame and slot number, card type and
firmware version.

The Profile column has a pulldown that allows you to select which profiles you will work with, and gives these
choices:

• Current, User1, User2, User3, User4, User5, All

The Select column includes a checkbox (preselected checked) to confirm that you want to work with the current
card.

Save Profile to Disk…

Click this button to open a Save dialog allowing you to specify a file name and location to which the selected
profiles for this card will be saved.

Hint - It is a good idea to create a folder for these files,
because they are not explicitly identified as EAP-1101
profiles, and will be difficult to find and identify if not clearly
named and conveniently located.

• Click the save button once the name and location have
been identified in the Save box

• If the file is saved correctly, the Transfer Status box on
the right of the Copy profile from line will indicate
Succeeded against a green background

• If the file was not saved for some reason, the Transfer
Status box to the right of the Copy profile from line will
indicate Failed against a red background

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Restore profiles from disk…

Click this button to open an Open dialog box within which
you can locate and select a valid EAP-1101 profile file.

• Click Open to read the contents of the file and to
reconfigure this EAP-1101’s profiles according to its
contents

• While the reconfiguration is in progress, the Transfer
Status box on the right of the Copy profile from line will
indicate Working against a yellow background

• When the reconfiguration is complete, the Transfer
Status box on the right of the Copy profile from line will
indicate Succeeded against a green background

Copy profile to section

Figure 3.30 Restore Profiles from Disk dialog

This line shows other EAP-1101 cards that are available on the iControl network, each identified by App server,
Densité frame and slot number, card type and firmware version.

The Profile column shows the same information as is shown for the current card in the Copy profile from line, i.e.
one of the following:

• Current, User1, User2, User3, User4, User5, All

The Select column includes a checkbox to identify which XVP-3901 cards you wish to copy profiles into from the
current card.

• For convenience, a Select all checkbox is provided in the column header

Click Copy to copy the selected profiles from this card into the selected other EAP-1101 cards

• While the profile copy operation is in progress, the Transfer Status box on the right of the Copy profile to line
will indicate Working against a yellow background

• When the profile copy operation is complete, the Transfer Status box on the right of the Copy profile to line
will indicate Succeeded against a green background

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4 Specifications

INPUT

SIGNAL: SMPTE 259M-C (270 Mbps)
EMBEDDED AUDIO: SMPTE 272M-C
CABLE LENGTH: 300m (900’) of Belden 1694A
RETURN LOSS: >15 dB up to 270 MHz

VIDEO OUTPUTS

SIGNAL (3): SDI SMPTE 259M-C (270 Mbps)
RETURN LOSS: > 15 dB up to 270 MHz
JITTER: < 0.2 UI (0.74ns) pp (WIDEBAND)

VIDEO PROCESSING PERFORMANCE

SIGNAL PATH: 10 bits
PROCESSING DELAY: 1 ms (min)
TEST GENERATOR: 75 % color bars with 100 % white bars

AUDIO PROCESSING PERFORMANCE

SIGNAL PATH: 20 or 24 bits
SAMPLING: 48 kHz
PROCESSING DELAY: 1 ms (min)
TEST GENERATOR: 1 kHz, as per EBU

POWER: 3.5 W

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ANNEX – EAP-1101 User Interface

STATUS NO SIGNAL / SDI 525 / SDI 625
NO AES / AES GROUP: 1234
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 CH 1
OVERLOAD CH 2
OVERLOAD CH 3
OVERLOAD CH 4
OVERLOAD CH 5
OVERLOAD CH 6
OVERLOAD CH 7
OVERLOAD CH 8
NO REAR / SINGLE REAR
OUTPUT : 525 / 625
TEST
A1 MISSING
A2 MISSING
CARD SYSTEM
HARDWARE FAILURE

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

AUDIO DE-EMBED CHANNELS 1234 [GRP 1

CHANNELS 5678 [GRP 1, GRP 2

PROC CHANNEL 1 LEVEL [-96, -95.5, ….0
MUTE [OFF
LOCK CH. 1 & 2 [OFF
PHASE INVERT [OFF
FIXED DELAY COARSE [None
FINE [0

, GRP 2, GRP 3, GRP 4]

, GRP 3, GRP 4]

/ ON]
/ ON]
/ ON]

,…..12] (dB)

, 0, 1, …. 2000] (msec)

, 1, 2, …. 47] (samples)

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EMBEDDING CHANNELS 1234 TO [OFF, GRP 1
CHANNELS 5678 TO [OFF, GRP 1, GRP 2

OUTPUT MIXERS CHANNEL 1 OPERATION MODE [OFF

Repeated for channels 2 to 8

, GRP 2, GRP 3, GRP 4]

, GRP 3, GRP 4]

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

Note: An output mixer menu appears for all 8 channels.

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

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

CHANNEL 8 OPERATION MODE [OFF, A, SUM(A+B), MIX
SOURCE A ABUS [V
CHANNEL SELECT [1
LEVEL [-96, -95, …. 0]
SOURCE B ABUS V, A1, A2
CHANNEL SELECT [1
LEVEL [-96, -95, …. 0]
MUTE [OFF

TRACKING DELAY [OFF,ON
NSD THRESHOLD [-72
NSD DELAY [
WORD LENGTH [20 bits

The menu content varies depending on the choice made
under OPERATION MODE.

The four channels shown indicate the four possible formats

, SUM(A+B), MIX]

, A1, A2]

, 2, 3, …. 8]

(dB)

/ ON]

), MIX]

, A1, A2]

, 2, 3, …. 8]

, A1, A2]

, 2, 3, …. 8]

, 0 dB

]

, -66, -60, -54, -48] (dB)

1, 2, 3, 4, ….255] (sec)

, 24 bits]

/ ON]

/ ON]

]

, A1, A2]

, 2, 3, …. 8]

, 2, 3, …. 8]

(dB)

(dB)

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BLANKING HANC PASS, BLANK
VBIT [

TIMING FRAME DELAY [0

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
NO AUDIO GRP 1 ALARM LEVEL [GREEN, YELLOW
ALARM REPORT [NONE
NO AUDIO GRP 2 ALARM LEVEL [GREEN, YELLOW
ALARM REPORT [NONE
NO AUDIO GRP 3 ALARM LEVEL [GREEN, YELLOW
ALARM REPORT [NONE
NO AUDIO GRP 4 ALARM LEVEL [GREEN, YELLOW
ALARM REPORT [NONE
NSD CH 1 ALARM LEVEL [GREEN, YELLOW
ALARM REPORT [NONE
NSD CH 2 ALARM LEVEL [GREEN, YELLOW
ALARM REPORT [NONE
NSD CH 3 ALARM LEVEL [GREEN, YELLOW
ALARM REPORT [NONE
NSD CH 4 ALARM LEVEL [GREEN, YELLOW
ALARM REPORT [NONE
NSD CH 5 ALARM LEVEL [GREEN, YELLOW
ALARM REPORT [NONE
NSD CH 6 ALARM LEVEL [GREEN, YELLOW
ALARM REPORT [NONE
NSD CH 7 ALARM LEVEL [GREEN, YELLOW
ALARM REPORT [NONE
NSD CH 8 ALARM LEVEL [GREEN, YELLOW
ALARM REPORT [NONE
OVLD PROCESSING ALARM LEVEL [GREEN, YELLOW
ALARM REPORT [NONE

, A1, A1 + A2]

7, 23]

, 1, 2]

/ ON]
/ ON]
/ ON]
/ ON]
/ ON]

, GPI]

, RED, FLASH RED]

, GPI]

, RED, FLASH RED]

, GPI]

, RED, FLASH RED]

, GPI]

, RED, FLASH RED]

, GPI]

, RED, FLASH RED]

, GPI]

, RED, FLASH RED]

, GPI]

, RED, FLASH RED]

, GPI]

, RED, FLASH RED]

, GPI]

, RED, FLASH RED]

, GPI]

, RED, FLASH RED]

, GPI]

, RED, FLASH RED]

, GPI]

, RED, FLASH RED]

, GPI]

, RED, FLASH RED]

, GPI]

, FLASH RED]

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TEST ALARM LEVEL [GREEN, YELLOW, RED, FLASH RED]
ALARM REPORT [NONE

VERSION EAP-1101: xxx

OPTIONS LINE SCOPE Key: xx.xx.xx.xx

FACTORY DEFAULT [RESTORE]

, GPI]

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