Miranda SPG-1801 Installation Manual

DENSITÉ series

SPG-1801

Sync Pulse Generator Module

Guide to Installation and Operation

M845-9800-100
13 Jul 2007

Miranda

Technologies Inc.

3499 Douglas-B.-Floreani

St-Laurent, Québec, Canada H4S 1Y6

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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 SPG-1801 Sync Pulse Generator Module.................................................................................4

1.1 Introduction .........................................................................................................................................4

1.2 Features..............................................................................................................................................4

1.3 Block Diagram..................................................................................................................................... 4

1.4 Card Front Edge Layout......................................................................................................................5

1.5 Application...........................................................................................................................................5

2 Installation ..................................................................................................................................6

2.1 Unpacking ........................................................................................................................................... 6

2.2 Installation in the Densité frame.......................................................................................................... 6

2.3 Connection..........................................................................................................................................6

3 Operation ....................................................................................................................................7

3.1 Control Options ................................................................................................................................... 7

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

3.2.1 Status LED.............................................................................................................................8

3.2.2 Menu for local control.............................................................................................................9

3.3 Remote control using iControl...........................................................................................................10

3.3.1 The iControl graphic interface window................................................................................. 10

3.3.2 Input tab...............................................................................................................................11

3.3.3 Output tab ............................................................................................................................ 12

3.3.4 Alarms tab............................................................................................................................13

3.3.5 Info tab.................................................................................................................................16

4 Specifications...........................................................................................................................18

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1 SPG-1801 Sync Pulse Generator Module

1.1 Introduction

The SPG-1801 is a sync pulse generator that can be slotted in the Densité frame. It accepts an external
reference input or can receive its reference from the frame reference internal distribution, if the REF-1801
card is present. It offers 2 full flexible outputs, individually configurable for format but also for timing
adjustment. The SPG-1801 can lock on a composite (NTSC/PAL) or tri-level sync. The signal output can be
video (black burst, tri-level sync) or audio (word clock, DARS). In the case of an audio output, the SPG-1801
can also lock on an external DARS or Word Clock.

It is ideal for generating multi-format synchronization signals that can be used in certain areas of a broadcast
or production facility. The fact that it can be slotted in a Densité chassis coupled to the frame distribution card
(REF-1801) makes it a highly-integrated solution for multi sync generation and distribution.

1.2 Features

• Can be slotted in Densité frames

• Accepts either an external genlock input or an internal sync signal from the frame reference card

• fully configurable outputs

• Can generate composite black burst, tri-level sync, DARS or Word Clock

• Up to 1 frame adjustable timing for each individual output

1.3 Block Diagram

URS4D

frame’s

reference

SPG-1801

Genlock

REF IN

Black burst

generator

Tri-Level sync

generator

Word Clock

generator

DARS

generator

1

SYNC OUT

2

LTC IN

Remote

Control

MicroController

DARS /

Word Clock

extractor

Color

framing

extractor

Timecode

extractor

Sync

manager

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1.5 Application

Select

Status

SELECT button

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One interesting application of the SPG-1801 combines the URS4D signal that is distributed to all Densité
slots within the same frame from an REF-1801 card in slot 10, with multiple dual-independent-output SPG­1801 cards to create a multi-format audio/video reference generation system.

REF

REF

REF

REF-1801

URS

SPG-1801

Multi-Format

Sync Generator

Module

URS

SPG-1801

Multi-Format

Sync Generator

Module

NTSC Black

720p Tri-Level

NTSC Black

720p Tri-Level

NTSC Black

1080i Tri-Level

REF

URS

SPG-1801

Multi-Format

Sync Generator

Module

NTSC Black

DARS

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2 Installation

2.1 Unpacking

The following items should be included in the SPG-1801 package:

• SPG-1801 Sync Pulse Generator Module

• SPG-1801-SRP rear panel

• User manual

2.2 Installation in the Densité frame

The SPG-1801 must be mounted in a DENSITÉ-2 frame. The installation includes both the SPG-1801
module, and the rear panel module. It is not necessary to switch off the frame’s power when installing or
removing the card.

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 connections are made on the rear panel:

• Connect the input reference signal to the BNC marked REF
A loop-through is provided, which should be terminated if unused.

• Connect LTC time-code to the BNC marked LTC IN

• Two programmable sync outputs are available on the SYNC OUT BNC

connectors

Figure 2.1 SPG-1801-SRP rear panel

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3 Operation

3.1 Control Options

The SPG-1801 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 the SPG-1801 card edge (see Section 1.4) to assign the local control panel to
operate the SPG-1801. 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 SPG-1801, 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.

Mode Freerun
No Signal
I/O Mismatch
No Time Code
Hardware failure

 : Factory default.

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

Serial

Report

GPI

Report

Green Yellow Red









Flashing

Red



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3.2.2 Menu for local control

The SPG-1801 has operating parameters which may be adjusted locally at the controller card interface. After
pressing the SELECT button on the SPG-1801 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

OUTPUT CONFIG
OUTPUT 1

OUPUT FORMAT : OFF/ BLACK B. 59.94 / BLACK B. 50 / Tri-L 1080i59.94 / Tri-L 1080i50 /
Tri-L 720p59.94 / Tri-L 720p50 / DARS 48 kHz / WORD CLOCK 48 kHz

VERTICAL [

HORIZONTAL [0

OUTPUT 2 (Same sub-menu as for OUTPUT 1)

REFERENCE SOURCE [AUTO

TIME CODE [AUTO

CONFIG ALARMS NO INPUT SIGNAL ALARM LEVEL [GREEN, YELLOW, RED
ALARM REPORT [NONE
NO TIME CODE ALARM LEVEL [GREEN, YELLOW, RED
ALARM REPORT [NONE
I/O MISMATCH ALARM LEVEL [GREEN, YELLOW, RED
ALARM REPORT [NONE

VERSION SPG-1801: xxx

FACTORY DEFAULT [RESTORE]

, LTC, VITC, URS]

-524, …. -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, …. 523, 524] (lines) (525)

[

-624, …. -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, …. 523, 624] (lines) (625)
[-1124, ….-2, -1, 0
[-749, …. -2, -1, 0

, 0.037, 0.064, …. 63,5] (us) (525)
, 0.037, 0.064, …. 64] (us) (625)

[0

, 0.013, 0.027, …. 29.67] (us) (1080i59.94)

[0

, 0.013, 0.027, …. 35.56] (us) (1080i50)

[0

, 0.013, 0.027, …. 22.24] (us) (720p59.94)

[0

, 0.013, 0.027, …. 26.67] (us) (720p50)

[0

, 1, 2, …, 1123, 1124] (lines) (1080i)
, 1, 2, …, 748, 749] (lines) (720p)

, EXTERNAL, URS, INTERNAL]

, FLASH RED]

, GPI]

, FLASH RED]

, GPI]

, FLASH RED]

, GPI]

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3.3 Remote control using iControl

The operation of the SPG-1801 may be controlled using Miranda’s iControl system.

• This manual describes the control panels associated with the SPG-1801 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 SPG-1801 icon to open the control panel.

3.3.1 The iControl graphic interface window

The basic window structure for the SPG-1801 is shown in figure 3.1. The window identification line at the top
gives the card type (SPG-1801), and the slot number in which the card is installed in the Densité frame. On
the left is a Status icon for the card.

Figure 3.1 SPG-1801 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 card communication status, input reference
signal format and status, and output reference signal status.

Icon # 1 2 3 4

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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

• Mousing over the Reference Status icon will show the format of the input reference

Icon # Indicates appearance interpretation

1 Card control

status

Green if the card is controlled remotely
Yellow when locally controlled

2 Input Reference

status

3 Output 1

Reference
mismatch

4 Output 1

Reference
mismatch

Green if OK,
Red if error detected

Green if OK,
Red if error detected

Green if OK,
Red if error detected

2. Tabs are provided to give access to the various controls. Click on a tab to access it

3. The contents of the selected tab, with operating controls and status monitors as required.

4. The Load Factory button.
Clicking this button will reset all SPG-1801 parameters to factory-default values, overriding settings

made in the control panels.

3.3.2 Input tab

Reference Source

The pulldown selects the reference source for this SPG-1801. The
choices are:

• Auto – Use the external reference, URS or the internal
reference (in order of priority).

• External – use the reference connected to the rear panel

• URS – use the Universal Reference Signal generated by an

REF-1801 card located in slot 10 of the Densité frame

• Internal – use the internal reference source

Time Code

The Timecode Source pulldown selects the source of timecode that
will be inserted in the outgoing reference signals from this SPG-

1801. The choices are:

• Auto – Use LTC if available, if not, then VITC and lastly URS
timecode.

• VITC – extract timecode from the reference input

Figure 3.2 Input tab

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• LTC – use the timecode connected to the LTC input on the rear panel

• TC (URS) – use the timecode included in the URS signal. generated by an REF-1801 card located in

slot 10 of the Densité frame

The current status of time code available at the SPG-1801 input is shown in the LTC Status, VITC Status
and TC (URS) Status areas

• Valid (green icon): valid time code detected at the input

• Phase error (red icon):

SMPTE-12 specifies the phase relation between LTC and video. If the LTC received does not match
this alignment window, the card will flag this error.

• Frame error (red icon):
The time code must match the input reference frame rate. If not, an error is flagged.

• Absent (red icon): no time code detected at the input

Note: The error detection algorithm uses the current reference format. So, when using internal reference, all
information extracted from the input is out of phase, and the card may flag errors even if the timecode is
nominally OK.

3.3.3 Output tab

The Output tab provides resources to configure the output sync
signals.

• Each of the two sync outputs can be configured independently.

Format – the pulldown selects the format of the sync output. Available
choices are:

• Black Burst 59.94

• Black Burst 50

• Tri-Level 1080i59.94

• Tri-Level 1080i50

• Tri-Level 720p59.94

• Tri-Level 720p50

• DARS 48 kHz

• Word Clock 48 kHz

Note that not all of these output choices will be available at all times.
The output formats available depend on the format of the reference
input.

• The following chart shows the relationship between reference
input format and available output formats.

Figure 3.3 Output tab

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Output

Input

Black Burst 59.94
Black Burst 50
Tri-Level 1080i59.94
Tri-Level 1080i50
Tri-Level 720p59.94
Tri-Level 720p50
DARS 48 kHz

Word Clock 48 kHz

Black Burst Tri-Level DAR Wo rd Clock

59.94 50 1080i59.94 1080i50 720p59.94 720p50 48 KHz 48 KHz

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

• • •

• • •

• •

• •

• •

• •

• •

• •

Vertical (lines) – the slider selects the vertical offset between the reference input to the SPG-1801 and the
output being configured.

• The nominal range is +/- one frame, and is indicated (in lines) at the ends of the slider

• The current value is shown in the data box at the right side of the slider.

The value can be changed by clicking and dragging the slider, or by typing a value directly into the data box.
Horizontal (μsec) – the slider selects the horizontal offset between the reference input to the SPG-1801 and

the output being configured.

• The nominal range is 0 to 1 line, and is indicated (in μsec) at the ends of the slider

• The current value is shown in the data box at the right side of the slider.

The value can be changed by clicking and dragging the slider, or by typing a value directly into the data box.

3.3.4 Alarms tab

Click the Alarm Config button to open the Alarm Configuration for
SPG-1801 panel in a new window. This panel allows the alarm

reporting of the SPG-1801 to be configured.
The panel is organized in columns.

Status/Name

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

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

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.

• Overall Alarm
This column allows configuration of the contribution of each
individual alarm to the Overall Alarm associated with this card. The

Figure 3.4 Alarms tab

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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
contribution can be set to any available
value

• If the Overall alarm contribution is

Figure 3.5 Alarm Configuration panel

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 SPG-1801 in the Status/Name column (whe re there is
no pulldown shown), you will open an “invisible” pulldown that lets you assign a level to all alarms in that
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

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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
SPG-1801 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

Figure 3.6 Copy to other cards window

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 3.7 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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3.3.5 Info tab

When the SPG-1801 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 card 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 card
Comments: type any desired text

The remaining data boxes show manufacturing information about this
card.

Figure 3.8 Info tab
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 SPG-1801in
the iControl network.

Figure 3.9 Details window

Figure 3.10 Advanced window

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• Remote System Administration – opens the Joining
Locators window, which lists remote lookup services
to which this SPG-1801 is registered.

Add: Force the iControl service for this SPG-1801
to register itself on a user-specified Jini lookup
service, using the following syntax for the locator’s
URL in the Input data box:

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

server running the lookup service, e.g.

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Figure 3.11 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

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4 Specifications

GENLOCK INPUT

CONNECTOR BNC per IEC 60169-8 Amendment 2
LOAD Passive Loop-Through
IMPEDANCE 75 Ohm bridging
RETURN LOSS > 30dB up to 30MHz
FREQUENCY LOCK RANGE compliant with RS-170M
SNR > 40dB

SIGNAL TYPE Composite NTSC-M, PAL-B Black Burst with optional VITC
STANDARD SMPTE-170M, ITU-R BT.1700-1, SMPTE-318M
SIGNAL LEVEL 1V p-p

SIGNAL TYPE HD Tri-Level Sync
STANDARD SMPTE-274M, SMPTE-296M
SIGNAL LEVEL 600mV p-p

SIGNAL TYPE DARS AES-3id
STANDARD SMPTE-276M
SIGNAL LEVEL 1V p-p

SIGNAL TYPE Word Clock
STANDARD AES11-2003
SIGNAL LEVEL 2.0V p-p

ANALOG REFERENCE OUTPUT

SIGNAL TYPE Composite NTSC-M, PAL-B with optional VITC
STANDARD SMPTE-170M, ITU-R BT.1700-1, SMPTE-318M
SIGNAL LEVEL 1V p-p
RETURN LOSS > 35dB up to 10MHz

SIGNAL TYPE HD Tri-Level Sync
STANDARD SMPTE-274M, SMPTE-296M
SIGNAL LEVEL 600mV p-p

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SIGNAL TYPE DARS AES-3id
STANDARD SMPTE-276M
SIGNAL LEVEL 1V p-p

SIGNAL TYPE Word Clock
STANDARD AES11-2003
SIGNAL LEVEL 2.0V p-p

OTHER

MAXIMUM POWER 5W
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