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USER MANUAL

Software Release 14.01

Manual Revision 5

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About this Manual

Notice

The information in this document has been produced by PHABRIX Ltd with care and is believed to be accurate. PHABRIX Ltd does not assume responsibility for loss or damage resulting from errors, omissions or inaccuracies herein. This document is subject to change and revisions may be made and issued to include such changes.

No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recorded or otherwise without the prior written consent of PHABRIX Ltd.

Revision

This manual is a revision controlled document. Any changes to any page content will be reﬂected in the overall revision status of the whole manual.

Revision Date Software Version Comment

1 06/09/2012 0.10.0109 First release of manual

2 11/06/2013 0.11.0003 2K Formats Option

3 21/10/2013 0.12.0012 Dolby Digital & Digital Plus support

4 24/01/2018 14.00.13938 AV Delay

5 15/03/2019 14.01 AV Delay Generation and Analysis

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Getting Started

Package Contents

The shipping box should contain the following:

1 black carrying bag containing:

PHABRIX SxA unit

Power Supply Unit

Mains lead

USB Manual

The shipping box will also contain this Manual on a USB key, note that the website always contains the latest version of the manual. The version of software that this manual supports is on the front page.

General Safety

Avoiding Personal Injury

Contents

This instrument is designed for use by qualiﬁed personnel only.

No user serviceable parts are provided. Units should be returned to your local PHABRIX agent for servicing.

The Operator should NOT remove the case from the unit.

Do not spill any liquid onto the unit or its power adaptor.

Power Supply

Make sure that the unit is connected to the correct power supply voltage. A power supply adaptor is supplied with the unit which may be connected to any AC power supply between 100 and 240VAC at 50-60Hz. Only the supplied power adaptor should be used with the unit. Do not use a damaged AC cable with the unit as it may cause a shock or ﬁre hazard. Replacement AC cables are available from your local PHABRIX agent.

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Installation Environment

Operating Temperature

The unit should only be operated between 0 and 40 °Centigrade. If the unit is

operated at a higher temperature, there is a possibility of a ﬁre hazard. If the temperature is changed rapidly from a cold environment to a hot environment, moisture can be created internally which can cause malfunction or damage the unit. Allow the unit to sit for 30 minutes without power applied to reduce any possibility of condensation. If the temperature rises above 60°Centigrade a warning dialog will be given. If the temperature rises above 65°Centigrade the unit will be turned OFF. Under both conditions, an event will be added to the event log to show what happened.

Input/Output Terminals

Do not connect the input or output BNC connectors to external power as this can damage the internal circuitry and cause the unit to work incorrectly.

The BNC connectors ﬁtted on this unit are 75Ω type which are not compatible with 50Ω plugs.

The use of 50Ω plugs will permanently damage the connectors on the unit. The

use of 50Ω plugs is considered to be misuse of the equipment and will therefore invalidate the unit’s warranty.

When Not in Use

Disconnect the unit from the power supply and AC power source when not in use.

Maintenance

Wipe the case, and knobs gently with a soft cloth, lightly dampened with a neutral cleaning agent. A screen cleaning cloth may be used to clean the LCD. Do not apply force to the LCD when cleaning or it may be damaged.

Remo

ve the power supply from the unit and turn OFF before cleaning. Do not

allow any water or other liquid to enter the unit while cleaning.

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Disposal of Equipment

This product is subject to the European WEEE (Waste Electrical and

Electronic Equipment) directive and should be disposed of according to the regulations of each country.

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Getting Started iii

Package Contents ........................................................................................................iii

General Safety.............................................................................................................iii

Avoiding Personal Injury .........................................................................................iii

Power Supply .........................................................................................................iii

Installation Environment .............................................................................................iv

Operating Temperature ..........................................................................................iv

Input/Output Terminals ...........................................................................................iv

When Not in Use ....................................................................................................iv

Maintenance ..........................................................................................................iv

Disposal of Equipment ................................................................................................ v

Description

SxA Instrument 1–3

Overview ..................................................................................................................... 1–3

Turning on and off the instrument ............................................................................... 1–3

Menu Operation ......................................................................................................... 1–4

Main Menu ............................................................................................................ 1–4

Instrument Status ................................................................................................... 1–4

Using the Menus .................................................................................................... 1–5

SxA Software Options ................................................................................................. 1–6

Overview ................................................................................................................ 1–6

AV Delay Generation and Analysis (NEW!).............................................................. 1–6

Command scripts with print report ......................................................................... 1–7

SDI Data Display & VANC/ANC Inspector ............................................................... 1–7

Enhanced remote control........................................................................................ 1–8

Dolby bit-stream Analyzer & Generator ................................................................. 1–9

Ancillary Data status (Now included as standard) .................................................. 1–10

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Menu Reference

Generator Menu 2–3

Video Out.................................................................................................................... 2–3

Output On .............................................................................................................. 2–3

Standard

Color Format .......................................................................................................... 2–3

2K-SDI (part of Adv. Video Formats Option)............................................................ 2–4

Pattern

AV Delay Generator (AV Delay Option) ................................................................... 2–7

EDH ........................................................................................................................ 2–8

Errors

SMPTE 352 ............................................................................................................ 2–8

Ident ...................................................................................................................... 2–8

Genlock Menu ............................................................................................................. 2–10

Source Delay

Audio Group Menu ...................................................................................................... 2–11

Group n Source

AV Delay Audio Pulse (AV Delay Option) ................................................................ 2–11

Inv .......................................................................................................................... 2–11

Link ........................................................................................................................ 2–11

Master

AES O/P ................................................................................................................. 2–12

Dolby (Dolby Generator Option) .................................................................................. 2–13

Overview ................................................................................................................ 2–13

Dolby E Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Dolby E Synchronization - Generator Reference ...................................................... 2–14

Editing Program Information ..................................................................................2–14

Program Metadata Editing ..................................................................................... 2–15

Default Program Meta Data

Embedding Dolby on SDI Stream ............................................................................ 2–17

Embedding Dolby Signals on AES Stream ............................................................... 2–17

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Analyzer Menu 2–19

Overview ..................................................................................................................... 2–19

Picture ........................................................................................................................ 2–20

AV Delay Analyzer (AV Delay Option) ..................................................................... 2–21

Signal Data ................................................................................................................. 2–25

Type ....................................................................................................................... 2–25

Source

Waveform Monitor ...................................................................................................... 2–26

Cursors ................................................................................................................... 2–27

Setup Button Dialogue ........................................................................................... 2–27

Vectorscope ................................................................................................................. 2–28

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Signal Information Menu 2–29

Overview ..................................................................................................................... 2–29

Video Status ................................................................................................................ 2–29

EDH/CRC ERRORS .................................................................................................. 2–29

EDH DATA .............................................................................................................. 2–29

Cable Length .......................................................................................................... 2–30

Active Picture CRC .................................................................................................. 2–30

MISC Status ................................................................................................................ 2–31

Payload ID – SMPTE 352 ...................................................................................... 2–31

Video Format ......................................................................................................... 2–31

Video Timing ............................................................................................................... 2–32

ANC Status ................................................................................................................. 2–33

ANC Inspector (SDI Data Option) ................................................................................ 2–34

ANC Inspector Setup .............................................................................................. 2–35

Error Triggers ......................................................................................................... 2–35

Audio Menu 2–37

Meters ........................................................................................................................ 2–37

Audio Status ...............................................................................................................2–38

Dolby Status (Dolby Analyzer Option)

erview ................................................................................................................ 2–39

Ov Dolby E Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Analyzer Reference ................................................................................................ 2–40

Source selection ..................................................................................................... 2–40

Dolby E Framing Values ......................................................................................... 2–40

Dolby E Program conﬁguration .............................................................................. 2–41

Dolby Digital Programme conﬁguration ................................................................. 2–42

Dolby Digital Plus Programme conﬁguration .......................................................... 2–42

Program Metadata ................................................................................................. 2–43

Peak Metering ........................................................................................................2–44

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Contents

System Menu 2–45

Memories .................................................................................................................... 2–45

Saving Memories ................................................................................................... 2–45

Recalling Memories ................................................................................................ 2–45

Renaming Memories .............................................................................................. 2–45

Adding Additional Memories .................................................................................. 2–46

Clearing Memories ................................................................................................. 2–46

Exporting Memories ............................................................................................... 2–46

Disk Space ............................................................................................................. 2–46

Command Scripts ........................................................................................................ 2–47

Steps, Actions and Parameters ............................................................................... 2–47

Creating Command Scripts ..................................................................................... 2–48

Editing Command Scripts ....................................................................................... 2–48

Running a Script ..................................................................................................... 2–49

Network ...................................................................................................................... 2–50

Remote Control of Sx Instrument (Cost Option) ...................................................... 2–50

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Misc ............................................................................................................................ 2–51

Changing the Date/Time ......................................................................................... 2–51

Changing the Date Format: .................................................................................... 2–51

Setting LCD Brightness ........................................................................................... 2–51

Setting Screen Saver Mode .................................................................................... 2–51

Setting User Language ........................................................................................... 2–51

Changing Options Security Code ............................................................................ 2–51

Utils ............................................................................................................................ 2–52

Dealer Features ......................................................................................................2–52

Hardware Status .................................................................................................... 2–52

System Temperature ............................................................................................... 2–52

Voltages ................................................................................................................. 2–52

Engineer...................................................................................................................... 2–53

Clear Memories ...................................................................................................... 2–53

Default Settings

SDI In - SDI Out ...................................................................................................... 2–53

Set User Login ........................................................................................................ 2–53

Adding/Deleting Users ............................................................................................ 2–54

Editing the Prompt Text .......................................................................................... 2–54

Generator Free-Run ................................................................................................ 2–54

Software Upgrade ..................................................................................................2–55

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Logging Menu 2–57

Overview ..................................................................................................................... 2–57

Event Log .................................................................................................................... 2–57

Log Setup.................................................................................................................... 2–58

Audio Thresholds ....................................................................................................2–58

Video Status

AES Status ............................................................................................................. 2–59

Dolby Status (Requires Dolby Analysis Option) ...................................................... 2–59

Logging .................................................................................................................. 2–59

Log Time Limit ........................................................................................................ 2–59

Log ANC Status ........................................................................................................... 2–60

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Speaker Menu 2–61

Overview ..................................................................................................................... 2–61

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Glossary

Glossary of Terms A–3

Speciﬁcation

SxA Instrument B–3

Operating Environment ...............................................................................................B–3

Expected Behavior ......................................................................................................B–3

LCD Monitor ...........................................................................................................B–3

LCD Flicker .............................................................................................................B–3

Remote Network Operation ....................................................................................B–3

Dimensions .................................................................................................................B–3

Front Panel .................................................................................................................B–4

BNC Panel ...................................................................................................................B–4

External Locking Reference ....................................................................................B–4

Analyzer SDI Input ..................................................................................................B–5

Analyzer AES Input .................................................................................................B–5

Generator SDI Output ............................................................................................B–5

Generator AES Output ............................................................................................B–5

Control Panel ..............................................................................................................B–6

Power Connection ................................................................................................... B–6

Local Control ..........................................................................................................B–6

Networking .............................................................................................................B–6

Generator Functionality ...............................................................................................B–7

Analyzer Functionality .................................................................................................B–7

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Supported Video Formats B–9

SD 270 Mb/s ..............................................................................................................B–9

HD 1.485 Gb/s (SMPTE 292M) ..................................................................................B–9

Dual Link 1.485 Gb/s (SMPTE 327M) .........................................................................B–10

3G Level-A 2.97 Gb/s (SMPTE 425M-A) .....................................................................B–12

3G Level-B 2.97 Gb/s (SMPTE 425-B) .........................................................................B–13

2K-SDI Formats (part of Adv. Video Formats Option) ..................................................B–14

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Maintenance

Warranty C–3

Overview .....................................................................................................................C–3

Warranty Exceptions ...................................................................................................C–3

Product Registration ...................................................................................................C–3

Maintenance C–5

General Maintenance ..................................................................................................C–5

Preventative Maintenance ...........................................................................................C–5

Software Maintenance C–7

Installing New Software ...............................................................................................C–7

Software Download from Internet ...........................................................................C–7

FTP Transfer from a connected PC ..........................................................................C–8

Reverting to an Earlier Version of Software..................................................................C–8

Sx File Structure .........................................................................................................C–9

Patterns

Scripts ....................................................................................................................C–9

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Setup

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Idents

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Fonts

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SxA Instrument

Overview

The PHABRIX SxA with its combined analyzer, generator and monitoring toolsets represents a very cost effective entry level instrument purposely designed for the ‘go anywhere’ engineer with its focussed set of testing tools.

Whether testing broadcast infrastructure in a busy studio, commissioning department, engineering bay or OB environment, the SxA can test faults, track errors in both video and audio situations and if necessary capture images of the screen for later analysis.

Logging can be activated for a time based report. AES audio analysis and generation provides additional support. The PHABRIX SxA represents a sophisticated out-of-the box instrument with dedicated broadcast tools accessed by an incredibly clear interface which has made the SxA a popular digital engineering tool worldwide.

Description

Turning on and off the instrument

To turn on your PHABRIX SxA Instrument press the red button at the top right hand corner of the front panel.

Once the system has started, pressing the button again will turn it off. If for some reason the instrument stops responding, pressing and holding the button for a few seconds will turn it off.

The unit is battery operated and the battery should last for between 3 and 6 hours dependent on which video standard is being used and whether the input and outputs are active. If the unit is turned ON and the battery is almost discharged, it will turn itself OFF. If the battery level starts to get too low for operation a dialogue will be displayed prompting the user to turn off the unit. The current settings will also be saved. The unit should then be connected to the power supply unit as soon as possible to recharge the battery. The battery should be fully charged in about 4 hours. The battery will charge faster if the unit is turned off while charging.

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Menu Operation

Main Menu

The Main menu, displayed on the right-hand OLED screen gives access to the software modules available on the SxA instrument. The buttons beneath the screen correspond to the menu areas. Pressing on any of these buttons will display the corresponding menu.

This page displays an overview for the system. It shows the video input and output standards and frame rate. The audio status for the generator shows which audio groups are being generated whilst the audio status for the input shows which groups are present and an overview of the channel status for each audio channel.

Audio channel status is displayed as:

‘P’ if PCM audio is present, ‘N’ if NON-PCM audio is present, ‘E’ if Dolby-E packets are present ‘D’ if Dolby-Digital packets are present ‘+’ if Dolby-Plus packets are present V if the validity bit is set

Dolby-E program conﬁguration and Timing status is also displayed if the Dolby-E analysis option has been purchased and a Dolby-E signal has been detected on the selected input. If the generator is generating errors then the video standard is displayed in red. If the input detects errors, then the input standard will be displayed in red if the analyser is monitoring the input.

If the unit is connected to the network, the current TCP/IP address of the unit is displayed in the Remote Control box. If the unit is NOT connected to a network and is set to DHCP mode, it will show ‘acquiring’ to show that the connection hasn’t been made yet. The model type is

displayed at the bottom right corner of the screen.

Instrument Status

The top line of the menus shows the unit status and includes the Input Video status, Genlock status, battery status and current time. If the unit is being powered by the AC adaptor, the battery status will not be shown. If a command script is being run, this is shown on the top line to the left of the time as “Script”. A red “Log” is shown on the status line if there are any events in the event log.

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A red “Log” is shown on the status line if there are any events in the event log.

If a 3G video standard is selected the video standard display will be shown as 3GA if it is a 3G-Level A standard, 3GB if it is a 3G-Level B dual link standard, 3G2 if it is a 3G-Level B dual stream (two patterns) standard or DL if it is a dual link output.

The input video standard will be shown in red if the input signal has errors, but only if the analyzer is connected to the input. If the analyzer is set to monitor the output, the input standard will be shown in brown.

The output standard will be shown in red if the instrument is generating errors. The output standard will show OFF if the generator output is Off.

Using the Menus

The Menu buttons select which instrument is in use as well as selecting the options for the instrument. The bottom of the display shows the function of each Menu button.

When in a speciﬁc function e.g. Generator, Analyzer etc, the cursor controls () on the right hand of the instrument select a ﬁeld to edit. The current ﬁeld has a red box around it. Pressing the OK button starts or ends editing of that ﬁeld. Check boxes are always in edit mode and pressing the OK button inverts the current state.

When editing some types of ﬁelds, the menu buttons at the bottom take on different functionality to allow cancelling edit mode or setting the value for the ﬁeld. When lists of options are displayed the menu buttons allow selection of the ﬁrst/last item in the list as well as paging through the available options. If the list of items is small, the available items may be displayed on the menu buttons for instant access.

Description

The buttons along the bottom of the display change the currently displayed page when not editing a data ﬁeld. The left hand button always selects the top level menu and system overview page. So for example pressing the ﬁrst button will select the “Main Menu”, selecting the second button will select the “Generator” menu, etc.

The Main menu is the top level menu from which all other menus are selected on the SxA instrument. The main menus are:

Generator

Analyzer

Sig Info

Audio

System

Logging

Speaker

See chapter 2 : “Menu Reference” for full details of these menus.

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SxA Software Options

Overview

The SxA instrument has a range of software options that can enhance its functionality for speciﬁc applications.

AV Delay Generation and Analysis (NEW!)

The AV Delay Generation and Analysis option (PHSXO-AVD) offers an end-to-end solution for the measurement of the Audio to Video differential delay through a broadcast system. The tool provides a real-time update of the differential delay between the video and the selected audio channel pair. When using the SxA and SxE, this new tool can also be used to measure the propagation or pipeline delay of either video or audio.

The combined license provides both an AV Delay signal generator and an analyzer. These can be used with all Sx supported video formats and frame rates on SDI and AES interfaces.

The AV Delay Generator produces an adapted EBU Tech 3305 AV Sync ‘clapperboard’ Test Pattern. This is compatible with third party AV delay analysers such as the LAWO V_pro8.

An audio delay offset with respect to video of up to +/-40 frames can be applied in increments of 1 frame.

The AV Delay audio pulse can be inserted on up to 16 embedded SDI audio channels, plus the AES out.

AV Delay measurement is available in the Picture instrument. Measurement of two AV Delay test patterns is supported:

• EBU Tech 3305

• LAWO V_line AV Sync test pattern

The tool provides a real-time update of the differential delay between the video and the selected audio channel pair.

The source of the audio can be either an embedded SDI audio or AES channel pair. The differential delay between the video and the selected audio is measured in 0.1ms steps (to an accuracy of 1ms) with a measurement range of +/-400ms.

Advanced video formats & 2K

This option (PHSXOF) provides advanced formats including: 4:2:2 YUV, 4:4:4 RGB and 4:4:4 YUV at 10/12 bit, and 2K formats including: 4:2:2 YCbCr, 4:4:4 RGB’ and 4:4:4 YCbCr at 10/12 bit as well as 4:4:4 XYZ at 12-bit. For broadcast manufacturers this option allows rigorous testing of many more formats beyond the standard signals used in traditional broadcasting.

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The 2K-SDI support provides analysis of, and test pattern generation for, 2K Digital Cinema as deﬁned in the SMPTE ST 2048-2:2011 standard (“2048 x 1080 Digital Cinematography Production Image FS/709 Formatting for Serial Digital Interface”) and SMPTE 428-9 (D-Cinema Distribution Master - Image Pixel Structure Level 3 - Serial Digital Interface Signal Formatting).

Among the support for 3G Level B on the SxA and SxE is the ability to generate and analyze signals such as SMPTE 425-B carrying 1 x 372M dual link payload.

Uniquely the PHABRIX units create three pathological signals in all formats which will be of great interest to broadcast manufacturers. The ﬁrst is as deﬁned in SMPTE RP198 and is the split ﬁeld signal with the equalizer test in the ﬁrst half and the PLL test in the second half. The second and third are separate full-frame EQ test and PLL tests signals. To maintain a regular parity distribution and mitigate any DC offset, the EQ part of the pattern inverts a bit at the start of the ﬁrst line in each alternate frame. This is the form of 3G Level B Pathological signal that many video manufacturers are adopting as their test signal of choice as it stresses

electronic circuits more thoroughly.

Command scripts with print report

The Command Script & Reports option (PHSXOS) allows a series of predeﬁned actions to be run through within the PHABRIX Sx using a script stored in internal memory.

Description

The command scripts option can be used to automatically step through a sequence of instrument states, controlling the generator, analyser and logging functions. If required the instrument will prompt the user before going onto a subsequent state.

Applications include repeated test sequences as required by manufacturer Test Departments, R&D Departments, Systems Integrators and Commissioning/Support Engineers.

A script requires a set of memories to conﬁgure the unit and then a script ﬁle which recalls those memories and speciﬁes times and actions for each step. The process of creating a command script requires these two ﬁles to activate the sequence.

Additionally a script can be created as a simple text ﬁle on a PC and then transferred to the unit via Ethernet and recalled at any time. A large number of named scripts and memories may coexist within the instruments store to be recalled as required.

Access to the Command Scripts functionality is the “System” - “Command Scripts” menu. See chapter 2 for details.

SDI Data Display & VANC/ANC Inspector

The SDI Data Display & VANC/ANC Inspector option (PHSXOSD) provides the engineer with a detailed view of the data words contained within the SDI stream. This allows the analysis of complex faults and is particularly useful when determining compatibility issues between equipment and when debugging new product developments particularly in a R&D environment. Detail within the active SDI stream can be viewed with continuous update.

The SDI Analysis option provides the following functional areas:

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Description

Grid displays the SDI data in the form of an array.

Stream

Component allows the video components to be displayed in separate columns.

Split

Ancillary Data

Ancillary Status

Access to the SDI analysis functionality is via the Analyzer - Signal Data menu. See the “Analyzer - Signal Data” section in chapter 2 for full details.

This option also provides a VANC/ANC Inspector - allowing Ancillary data packets to be detected and checked for errors.

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Enhanced remote control

The Enhanced Remote Control Integration option (PHSXOR) gives users full remote control of the unit via TCP/IP Sockets to allow any aspect of the unit to be modiﬁed or queried.

This allows complex applications to be created to perform test and measurement functions such as automated testing of routers or other broadcast equipment.

PHABRIX products act as a server and listen on a port waiting for incoming requests from clients such as a PC. Using this method of communication the Sx range can provide a variety of information to the control device it is connected to and be controlled in speciﬁed areas of the product using the command details included. All visual controls on the product have an associated command.

Messages may be sent to ‘set’ or ‘get’ data from a command i.e. if you ‘set’ a value the unit will be conﬁgured accordingly and a reply returned and if you ‘get’ a value from the PHABRIX unit it will reply with that value. All messages are acknowledged to increase the security of the interface i.e. closed loop communication.

The control structure can be selected as Passive or Active. Passive control allows simple remote control where the host PC is in control and sends commands when it wants to change data or get information. It is this method which is the most popular use for remote control.

Active control is when the PHABRIX unit synchronizes with the host PC. Any changes on the PHABRIX unit will result in a message being sent to the host PC. This method is useful for controlling a PHABRIX unit from another unit or via the PC simulator software. It requires more complex software on the host to respond to the returned messages.

The option provides a programming guide with command information and examples, and can be downloaded from the PHABRIX website. A Windows™ application for testing the interface is also provided as part of this option.

See the Remote Control Guide for details.

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Programmable zone plate

The Advanced Zone Plate Generator option (PHSXOZ) adds a range of preprogrammed zone plate patterns along with user-deﬁned controls over several parameters which can be saved to custom buffers.

Using the System - Memories menu window, multiple saves of zone plates can be saved to the system by checking the video box and saving by name. In use the zone plate can be used to test a range of video processing requirements using horizontal, vertical and temporal (time) controls. Temporal control is particularly useful for testing up/down converters and applications which compress signals.

Aspect ratios can be tested using the horizontal and vertical controls. Frequency sweep is particularly useful and also available using this option. By feeding in the signal generated, the output of the device can be sent back into the Sx instrument’s waveform monitor to determine the usable bandwidth of the system. Once purchased, the zone plate editor is reached by selecting the button next to the standard zone plate.

Description

Dolby bit-stream Analyzer & Generator

The Dolby bit-stream analysis & generation option (PHSXO-DAG) displays Dolby E, Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus metadata present in a selected audio stream and determines whether the Dolby E packet is timed correctly on the SDI video stream. It also uniquely adds signiﬁcant Dolby E, Dolby Digital, and Dolby Digital Plus metadata generation features to the

Sx range.

The Dolby audio may be monitored from any of the SDI input embedded audio channel pairs or the AES input. Peak audio levels are also displayed for Dolby E.

The start menu window displays both the V Bit information and PCM values along with a snapshot of the Dolby audio metadata if a Dolby is present. Using the Signal Information - Dolby menu will present the full analysis display which forms the major analytical tool for this option.

The Dolby metadata screen carries primary information including signal source, Dolby-E ‘guard band’ timing, CRC errors, program channel and metadata detail. The characters shown in white will only be presented when a Dolby signal is introduced into the unit.

Peak audio levels included in the Dolby E metadata packet are displayed, allowing the user to select the appropriate set of meters to display Dolby levels which will follow the selected Dolby source. Logging for Dolby errors, Dolby E Timing, Common metadata, and Program metadata can be also be controlled.

Note: This option does NOT decode Dolby audio

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Description

This option allows the display of Dolby metadata present in a selected audio stream and determines whether the Dolby E packet is timed correctly on the SDI video stream.

Dolby streams are provided for all program conﬁgurations with ﬁxed audio data. Among the tools included in the Dolby E streaming option is the ability to adjust the ‘start of frame’ for Dolby E packets.

The generated Dolby audio follows the video generator reference source. There is also the ability to edit the program conﬁguration and bit depth with ﬁxed audio signal. The PCM stream can be carried on any embedded or AES pair. The option can sets the video line number where the internally generated Dolby audio test stream begins. Metadata can be edited by the user, and stored in memories.

The Dolby generation capability provides broadcast engineers with a highly functional set of tools for Dolby E, Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus streaming. It is unique in being the world’s ﬁrst metadata Dolby generator with editable proﬁles.

With a selection of Dolby streams to choose from, engineers can quickly enter and adjust parameters to check broadcast infrastructure.

The option allows a closed loop test scenario with both generation and analysis toolsets.

Note: This option does NOT generate Dolby audio.

Ancillary Data status (Now included as standard)

The Ancillary Status option (PHSXOVNC) provides broadcasters, studios, OB and broadcast manufacturers with a detailed analysis of the ancillary data present in an SDI signal.

A simple grid layout provides a quick view check for an engineer of the available VANC/ANC ancillary data. The packet type is then displayed as present, absent or red if in fault. Simple icons next to the packet indicate the fault. Each ancillary packet available from the grid view can be set to enable logging and then presented together with other information in the events window of the logging menu.

This option further allows additional ‘user-deﬁned’ selections with the appropriate DID or SDID code. Any ancillary packet code can be saved down for future recall. Please note, this option does not fully decode the ancillary data. It is used to identify if the packet is present in the signal.

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Generator Menu

Video Out

Output On

The Output On function turns ON the output circuitry.

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The Sx instrument can create video test signals for all supported SD and HD SDI output standards including the 3GHz standards at 1080p/50/59/60. It will support Y,Cr,Cb formats as well as RGB formats.

Standard

The menus in the Standard section are used to select the desire video output format. The topleft box selects the basic mode of the Sx instrument and determines whether it is generating normal SD/HD video or 3G level A or level B video.

Only valid frame rates for the output standard may be selected.

Color Format

The SxA and SxE support the YCbCr 4:2:2 10 bit color format as standard.

An Advanced Video Formats option may be purchased to enable the following color formats. Note that the available color formats are dependent on the selected picture format and frame rate:

YCbCr 444 12bit YCbCr 444 10bit YCbCrA 4444 10bit YCbCr 422 12bit RGB 444 10bit RGBA 4444 10bit RGB 444 12bit XYZ 444 12bit

All of the above Color Formats including the Advanced Video Formats are supported in the SxD as standard and are available on the dual link SDI interfaces provided by the SxD.

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2K-SDI (part of Adv. Video Formats Option)

The Sx Advanced Video Formats option includes the generation and analysis of 2K video formats for YCbCr, RGB and XYZ colour spaces.

XYZ colour space is a non-linear format that requires additional treatment by the Sx generator and analyser circuitry to convert between linear and non-linear data formats. Only a limited number of non-linear test patterns are provided for XYZ as the traditional linear test patterns that are normally available in SD, HD and 3G are not applicable and will produce misleading results when analysed.

100% Colour Bars is generated in RGB colour space and needs to be analysed using the RGB colour space selection in the Waveform monitor. This test pattern is provided to check the accuracy of the colour paths through the equipment under test.

Legal Ramp is generated in XYZ non-linear format and needs to be analysed using the X’Y’Z’ colour space selection in the Waveform monitor. This test pattern is provided to check the accuracy of the data path through the equipment under test.

Multiburst is generated in XYZ non-linear format and needs to be analysed using the X’Y’Z’ colour space selection in the Waveform monitor. This test pattern is provided to check the frequency response and sample rate of the data passed through the equipment under test.

Colour Field produces ﬁxed level colours in RGB colour space that are converted to equivalent XYZ colour space values and needs to be analysed using the RGB colour space selection in the Waveform monitor.

User File allows user-deﬁned test patterns that have been created in XYX non-linear colour space to be selected.

The XYZ, X, Y and Z settings in the Waveform monitor display the XYZ colour space in its native non-linear form. So test patterns such as Legal Ramp will be displayed as curves instead of straight lines.

The X’Y’Z’, X’, Y, and Z’ settings in the waveform monitor display the XYZ colour space with a reverse transform to convert it to linear form. So test patterns such as Legal Ramp will be displayed as straight lines.

The Picture monitor and Vectorscope instruments will automatically apply the appropriate transforms to display the images in YCbCr, RGB and XYZ colour spaces correctly. The colour space transform to be applied is deﬁned by the SMPTE 352 payload.

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Pattern

This selects the video pattern that is output by the generator. Many standard patterns are provided by the Sx instrument. You may also upload your own test patterns to the Sx instrument into the ‘Patterns’ directory and then select them using the ‘User File’ option in this ﬁeld. See the ‘File Structure - Patterns’ section for ﬁle formats supported. If a ‘User File’ has been selected, the ‘i’ button beside the ﬁle can be selected to get information on the ﬁle properties. Unsupported ﬁle types will be displayed as a black image. If the video standard is changed while a user ﬁle is loaded and there is no ﬁle for the new standard present, a black image will be loaded and the User File blanked.

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If Checkﬁeld/P

athological is selected when a dual stream format has been selected, BOTH outputs will be forced to check ﬁeld due to internal hardware limitations. If another pattern is selected, the Check ﬁeld pattern will be deselected. The exceptions to this are when Colour Field or Zone Plate are selected as test patterns.

The Checkﬁeld/Pathological/PLL Check/EQ Check patterns will only look like the picture above when a YCbCr 422 10 bit colour mode is selected. Other colour modes will have different pictures but still create the SDI data stream required by SMPTE.

A bouncing Box may be overlaid on the current test pattern by selecting the Box checkbox ﬁeld.

100% Bars

Checkﬁeld Pathological

75% Bars

EQ Test

75% Bars + Red

PLL Test

SMPTE Bars

Luma Ramp

Legal Ramp

Bowtie

Grey Bars - 11

Zone plate

Valid Ramps

Tartan Bars

Grey Bars – 11 vertical

Black, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Cyan, Magenta, White, Custom

Colour Field

Multiburst

Grey Bars - 5

SMPTE 219/ARIB-28 Bars – 3 variants

Downloadable ﬁles in bitmap(.bmp), 10bit DPX/YUV (.dpx, .yuv), Targa (.tga) and Phabrix .pat/.rgb/.yc4 compressed ﬁles User File

Pluge

Grey Bars – 5 -vertical

A/V Delay

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AV Delay The AV Delay Test pattern and associated audio pulse provided by the

Generator module can be used to check the differential delay between video and audio. This animated test pattern provides a constantly moving clapperboard and the corresponding AV Delay Audio pulse and video white line ﬂash when the clapperboard reaches the center of the test pattern.

Colour Field

Zone Plate A basic zone plate generator is supplied with all Sx instruments. The zone

If colour ﬁeld is the selected test pattern, another contr colour to generate. Three user deﬁnable custom colours may be deﬁned using the “->” button. Custom colours are edited using the Red-Green-Blue sliders. When setting the colour using the RGB sliders, the YCbCr values will show the values for the current colour space. When setting the colour using the YCbCr sliders, the RGB values will show the values for the current colour space.

plate selector will contain 3 user customizable zone plates as well as several predetermined zone plates. The ‘->’ button displays a dialogue which allow the parameters of the zone plate to be adjusted for the custom zone plates. Any of the preset zone plates may be copied to the custom zone plates to act as a starting point for a new zone plate. As the zone plate settings are stored in user memories a large number of custom zone plates are available for use.

Moving Zone-2H - A moving zone plate centred on the screen.

Static Zone-2H - A static zone plate centred on the screen from DC to the Nyquist frequency at left/right edges.

Static Zone-2V - A static zone plate centred on the screen from DC to the Nyquist frequency at top/bottom edges.

Sweep-Horiz - A horizontal sweep from DC to Nyquist frequency horizontally.

ol selects which

Sweep-Vert - A vertical sweep from DC vertically.

Grating-50kHz - A 50kHz frequency sine wave when using an HD output.

Grating-1MHz@HD - A 1MHz frequency sine wave when using an HD output.

Grating-5MHz@HD - A 5MHz frequency sine wave when using an HD output

Custom This allows editing of Custom zone plate settings. Three custom zone plates

can be set up and can be copied from an existing preset using the ‘Copy To’ button.

Mode - sets which type of Zone Plate is being produced. It may be Zone Plate (circular pattern) Grating (Linear horizontal or vertical grid) Sweep (Frequency sweeps from start to end Frequency)

Start Phase - sets the start phase of the sine wave generated by the zone plate generator and is set in degrees from 0-360

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Phase Rate - is used to set the rate of change of phase of the sine wave and thus changes the speed that the zone plate moves at. It is speciﬁed in degrees per frame.

Angle - changes the angle of the zone plate and thus can change a horizontal sweep into a vertical sweep or rotate an elliptical zone plate pattern.

XScale/Start Freq - sets the horizontal scale of grating patterns or the start value of the zone plate sweep frequency.

YScale/End Freq - sets the vertical scale of grating patterns or the end value of the zone plate sweep frequency.

AV Delay Generator (AV Delay Option)

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The AV Delay Generator produces an adapted EBU Tech 3305 AV Sync ‘clapperboard’ Test Pattern.

An audio delay offset with respect to video of up to +/-40 frames can be applied in increments of 1 frame.

The AV Delay test pattern and audio pulse provided by the Generator module can be used to measure the differential delay between the video and audio paths in a piece of equipment or an SDI or AES based system.

In the ‘Video Out’ menu page, the AV Delay test pattern and ‘Audio Delay’ offset can be selected.

In the ‘Audio Group’ menu pages, the AV delay audio tone can be inserted on up to 16 embedded SDI audio channels, plus AES out.

When using the SxA and SxE ,this new tool can also be used to measure the propagation or pipeline delay of either video or audio.

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as the LAWO V_pro8

The AV Delay Generator creates an adapted EBU Tech 3305 AV Sync pattern. This provides a constantly moving ‘clapperboard’ that when it closes shows a vertical white ‘ﬂash’ line for 1 frame with a corresponding audio pulse.

To access the AV Delay Generator option:

• Select ‘A/V Delay’ in the ‘Pattern’ drop-down menu

AV Delay can be used with all Sx supported video formats and frame rates on SDI and AES interf

V Delay signal is compatible with third party AV delay analyzers such

aces.

Note: The SxD is restricted to SDI as it has no dedicated AES interfaces

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An ‘Audio Delay’ ﬁeld will then appear.

Here you can offset the timing of the generated audio pulse relative to the central ‘white ﬂash’ frame of the test pattern. An audio delay offset of up to +/-40 frames can be applied in increments of 1 frame. The delay value in milliseconds is displayed alongside the frame delay value.

• When ‘Audio Delay’ is set to a positive (+) value, the audio pulse will lag behind the video

• When ‘ video

Audio Delay’ offset has several applications:

The ‘

1. The differential delay of a system or device under test can be quickly measured in TV frames by adjusting the Audio Delay offset until the measurement reads less than a TV Frame

2. This can quickly conﬁrm that the differential AV delay is an integer number of TV frames

3. The analyzer can measure AV differential delay up to +/-400ms. If the system under test has a propagation delay longer than this, setting an offset of up to -40 frames extends the overall measurement window

(On the AV Delay analyzer, a measured delay amount that is not accounted for by the generated Audio Delay offset, will indicate delay introduced by the system under test.)

To choose the AV Delay pulse audio channels, go to the ‘Generator – Audio Group…’ menu pages, and select ‘AV Delay’ in the drop-down menu for each audio channel as required.

Audio Delay’ is set to a negative (-) value, the audio pulse will be ahead of the

EDH

If the output signal is SD (PAL-625 or NTSC-525) the insertion of EDH information may be turned on or off.

Errors

This ﬁeld enables the insertion of CRC or EDH errors into the video signal. This allows checking of third party error detection circuitry. In SD there is one EDH ancillary packet per ﬁeld. When errors are being inserted every EDH value gets deliberately corrupted. This creates one error count per ﬁeld. (Actually one AP error and one FF error). In HD there is a CRC value calculated for each line. When errors are being inserted the CRC value on line number 1 gets deliberately corrupted. This creates one CRC error count per frame. There is also the option to generate CRC errors (not SD EDH errors) on only the switching line in ﬁeld 1 which can be used to check that any downstream equipment ignores errors on switching lines.

SMPTE 352

This checkbox allows the SMPTE 352 Payload ID ﬁeld to be inserted into the video output stream. The state of this check box is stored separately for SD, HD and HD-3G line standards. Note that for HD-3G line standards the Payload ID should be turned ON.

Ident

A picture or text ‘Ident’ may be set to identify an SDI source. This Ident can be turned on/off from this page but changing the text/font/bitmap is performed by selecting the Edit button to bring up the Ident Dialogue. An overview of what the Ident is can be seen beside the Edit button. Note: If zone plate or colour ﬁeld are selected, text cannot be overlaid over them.

A smaller version of the video output signal is displayed on this page with any overlaid ident.

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This dialogue allows selection of either a user deﬁned bit map picture which has been downloaded into the ‘Idents’ directory of the Sx instrument or user deﬁned text.

For both types, the position of the ident can be set to one of Top-Left, Top-Centre, Top-Right, Left-Centre, Centre-Screen, Right Centre, Bottom-Left, Bottom-Centre, Bottom-Right. When text ident is used, the font, font size and color can be speciﬁed. Several fonts are built in to the Sx instrument, other true-type (.ttf) fonts may be downloaded as required.

When editing text, the keyboard above is displayed to allow easy editing. Move the cursor to select the key to ‘press’ and then press ‘Ok’ to ‘press’ it. The Shift menu key causes the next keyboard to change to shift mode for the next key press.

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The Caps Lock menu key locks the keyboard in all capitals mode. The Alt Gr key shows any language dependent alternate keys that may be pressed. Several country keyboard styles are provided. Note that not all fonts support all non-English characters.

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Genlock Menu

Source

The generator may be locked to an input reference which may be either the reference input which is a Bi-Level/Tri-Level sync or may be locked to the video input. Alternatively, the generator may free run.

Delay

The Sx instrument can create video test signals that are either free-running or locked to a studio reference signal.

The Genlock menu is used to select an external locking reference or set the instrument to free run.

The SDI and AES outputs generated by the unit can be advanced/delayed with respect to the currently selected locking reference. Controls are provided for line and pixel advance/delay for SDI and AES output.

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Audio Group Menu

The Sx instrument can embed an audio signal on all 16 embedded audio outputs.

The Audio Group menu controls which audio channels, pairs or groups have test tones applied and the type of tone.

Group n

Each of the four groups may be separately enabled. When enabled, the source and level of each channel in a pair can be selected.

Source

The source for each channel may be Silence, Fixed tone (a range of ﬁxed frequencies), variable tone (where the frequency can be set on 1Hz steps from 1Hz to 23.99kHz), white noise, or AV Delay. The AES input may also be selected if present. If the Dolby Generation option has been purchased, the source may be set to ‘Dolby’ at which time the other channel in the audio pair is also set to ‘Dolby’ and gain control disabled.

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AV Delay Audio Pulse (AV Delay Option)

For AV Delay audio pulse generation, choose which audio channel should carry the AV Delay pulse, and then set the source to ‘AV Delay’ in the drop-down menu. (Make sure that the ‘Group’ checkbox for this channel is also enabled.)

The AV delay audio pulse can be inserted on up to 16 embedded SDI audio channels and an audio pair can also be routed to the AES Out.

To route an AV delay audio group pair to AES Out, select the pair in the ‘AES o/p’ drop-down menu.

If an ‘Audio Delay’ offset is required for the generated AV Delay pulse, this can be set on the ‘Generator – Video Out’ page after selecting the ‘A/V Delay’ test pattern. An offset of up to +/40 frames can be applied in increments of 1 frame.

Inv

This check-box phase-inverts the audio signal to allow checking of third-party audio mixing.

Link

This links the left and right channels of a pair so that changing the level on the left hand channel changes the level on the right hand channel.

Master

The master level sets the 0dB level for all the embedded audio channels. Thus if the Master level is set to -18dB and group 1 pair 1 output is set to -2dB, the actual level output on that pair is -20dB. This feature allows all embedded outputs to be adjusted together as well as giving a simple method to change from -18dB to -20dB based standard levels. The Master level will not adjust the level of an AES input signal selected for embedding on SDI output.

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AES O/P

The AES o/p control selects the source for the AES output of the Sx instrument and can be:

Note that the AES output is always at a 48kHz sample rate. The AES input may be at any sample rate from 32kHz to 192kHz.

The AES input (via the built-in sample rate converter) to allow easy conversion to 48kHz sample rate AES signals.

A mirrored output of the speciﬁed embedded AES stream contained within the SDI output to allow easy generation of audio tones or white noise.

One of the embedded input pairs on the SDI input to allow use as a de-embedder.

Off, if the output is not required.

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Dolby (Dolby Generator Option)

The Audio - Dolby menu controls the generation of Dolby test data.

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The Sx instrument Dolby Generator software option allows generation of Dolby-E, Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus pre-encoded test signals to check that they are transferred transparently through the broadcast chain unaffected by routers/switchers, satellite links, etc.

Note that with this softw

be incompatible with certain VTRs.

are version Non-Keyed signals are generated which may

Overview

There are a number of Dolby broadcast digital audio standards that transport audio data over an SMPTE 337M AES carrier with a 48kHz sample rate. The type of Dolby to be generated can be selected from the drop down list in the top left corner of the menu:

Dolby E

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital Plus

These standards can be used to transport mono, stereo, 5.1 and 7.1 audio programmes:

Dolby 5.1 - involves ﬁve channels for normal-range speakers (20 Hz – 20,000 Hz) (right front, centre, left front, rear right, rear left) and one channel (20 Hz – 120 Hz allotted audio) for the subwoofer driven low-frequency effects.

Dolby 7.1 uses six channels in the primary program (Independent Substream) for a standard 5.1 surround sound mix and then the 2 remaining 2 channels in an ancillary programme (Dependent Substream) to provide the additional down-mix.

Dolby E

Dolby E is an audio encoding and decoding technology developed by Dolby Laboratories that allows up to 8 channels of audio (mono, stereo, 5.1 or 7.1) that for a primary programme (Programme 1) and optional ancillary programs. These 8 channels are compressed (lossless) into a digital stream that can be transferred between compatible devices and stored on a standard stereo pair of audio tracks. The most elaborate mode in common use is Dolby 7.1 which uses all eight channels to provide surround sound.

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital (AC-3) is a ‘perceptual audio’ system for digital audio that allows the reduction of data needs to deliver high-quality sound. This system was developed primarily for DTV, DVD and HDTV. This format allow up to six channels of sound (mono, stereo or 5.1) in the form of a single ‘program’ that can be delivered at different bit rates. These 6 channels are compressed (lossy) into a digital stream that can be broadcast. The most elaborate mode in common use is Dolby 5.1 with uses all six channels to provide surround sound.

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Dolby Digital Plus

Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3) is a more advanced version of Dolby Digital that provides a more efﬁcient encoding algorithm that provide enough bandwidth that allows up to 20 channels of audio (mono, stereo, 5.1, 7.1 up to 13.1) that for a primary programme (Programme 1) and optional ancillary programs that can be delivered at much lower bit rates than Dolby Digital. These 20 channels are compressed (lossy) into an independent digital data stream plus up to 8 dependent sub stream that can be transferred between compatible devices and stored on a standard stereo pair of audio tracks. The most elaborate mode in common use is Dolby 7.1 with uses eight channels to provide surround sound.

Dolby E Synchronization - Generator Reference

The Dolby audio test signal produced by the Sx instrument is affected by the use of a reference signal connected to the Sx instrument and by the following settings:

Free Run - If the generator is not locked to reference, the Dolby signal will be generated synchronous to the generator. If the generator is running at a fast progressive rate (50-60 fps) it will generate packets on every other frame.

External Reference/Ext SDI reference - If the generator is locked to an external signal, the reference signal MUST be of an appropriate standard. See the table below for examples.

Video Output Format

1080i50 1080i50, 625i50(PAL)

1080i59 1080i59, 525i59(NTSC)

1080p25 1080p25, 1080i50, 625i50(PAL)

1080p29 1080p29, 1080i59, 525i59(NTSC)

720p50 1080p25, 720p25, 1080i50, 625i50(PAL) – due to length of

720p59 1080p29, 720p29, 1080i59, 525i59(NTSC) – due to length of

1080p50 1080p25, 720p25, 1080i50, 625i50(PAL) – due to length of

1080p59 1080p29, 720p29, 1080i59, 525i59(NTSC) – due to length of

Valid Reference Formats

packet being over 1 frame long

Editing Program Information

Stream type: Only Dolby-E streams can be generated with this software version.

Conﬁg, Bit Depth: The program conﬁguration and Bit Depth can be changed to load the pre-

encoded ﬁle.

Stream contents: The tones generated are of a ﬁxed predeﬁned frequency. Four sets of pre-

encoded streams are provided:

Ramp Var - Each channel has a different frequency to allow checking of channels. The levels are ramped so that different channels have different levels.

-3dB Fixed - All the tones are at -3dB co-phased/timed and are at the same frequency.

-18dB Fixed - All the tones are at -3dB co-phased/timed and are at the same frequency.

-20dB Fixed - All the tones are at -3dB co-phased/timed and are at the same frequency.

Fixed Frequency values for “Fixed level“streams above:

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Frame Rate Normal Frequency LFE Frequency

23.98 4.8kHz 211Hz

24 6kHz 240Hz

25/50 6kHz 240Hz

29.97/59.84 6kHz 133Hz

30/60 6kHz 240Hz

Dolby-E start line: The start line can be used to set valid or invalid ranges to allow checking of

the Dolby-E guard band on downstream equipment. If the start line is set outside the valid range speciﬁed by Dolby, the line number will be displayed in RED.

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Relative to Ideal

Frame Rate

Original rate

Note that if generating a progressive fast rate video standard such as 720p50,

If this check bo Dolby speciﬁed ideal line. A value of ‘0’ therefore starts the Dolby-E packet on the ‘Ideal Line’ for that video format.

This is set b modiﬁed by the user to test downstream equipment.

This is set by default to the currently generated frame rate but may be

modiﬁed by the user to test downstream equipment.

720p59 or 720p60 etc. the Dolby-E signal will always be generated at the related slower rate. This is a Dolby restriction as the packets are over 1 frame in length for these video formats.

x is checked, the line number displayed is relative to the

y default to the currently generated frame rate but may be

Program Metadata Editing

Many of the metadata ﬁelds may be edited to test downstream equipment. The Channel Mode ﬁeld may be edited to invalid settings but they will be shown in RED to show that they are invalid. The settings currently being edited are for the selected program but multiple program metadata values can be modiﬁed and the settings for all programs are stored in memories.

Metadata changes and line changes will happen cleanly so that no corruption to the Dolby signal will occur.

A maximum of 30 characters may be used for program description text. If the text is longer than this, extra characters will be ignored.

The “Generator” – “Dolby” menu allows the metadata for a Dolby E data stream to be setup for testing purposes. The main purpose of setting these metadata ﬁelds is to check that they are transferred transparently through the broadcast chain unaffected by routers/switchers, satellite links, etc. For any programme this metadata would be created as part of Dolby E authoring process. Using the Dolby generator, the following metadata can be setup for Program 1:

Dialogue Norm is the normal audio level for dialogue. Ideally all transmitted programs

would have the same value.

BsMod

Ctr DnMix (centre down-mix) is a weighting value used in the encoding and decoding of

Sur DnMix

eam Mode) indicates the type of audio service that the bitstream

(Bitstr contains. Complete Main (CM) is the normal mode of operation and contains a complete audio program including dialog, music, and effects.

surround sound mixes for a Dolby 5.1 Independent Substream.

ound down-mix) is a weighting value used in the encoding and decoding

(surr of surround sound mixes for a Dolby 5.1 Independent Substream.

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LRoCtrDnMix (left/right/stereo/centre down-mix) is a weighting value used in the encoding

and decoding of surround sound mixes for a Dolby 7.1 Dependent Substream.

LRoSurDnMix

LR CtrDnMix (left/right/centre down-mix) is a weighting value used in the encoding and

LR SurDnMix

Chan Mode

Line Mode

RFMode

Room Type

MixLevel

(left/right/ster encoding and decoding of surround sound mixes for a Dolby 7.1 Dependent Substream.

decoding of surround sound mixes for a Dolby 5.1 Independent Substream.

(left/right/surr decoding of surround sound mixes for a Dolby 5.1 Independent Substream.

deﬁnes the channel conﬁ channels).

this is an Oper by consumer and professional decoder products that simpliﬁes the implementation of Dialogue Normalization, Dynamic Range Control, and down mixing functions, all of which are necessary in Dolby Digital products.

ormational parameter indicates the type and calibration of the mixing

this inf room used for the ﬁnal audio mixing session.

the Surr mix level of the Surround channel(s) with respect to the Left and Right channels

eo/surround down-mix) is a weighting value used in the

ound down-mix) is a weighting value used in the encoding and

guration for Program 1 (i.e. mono, stereo, 5.1

ational Mode / Dynamic Compression Mode that is used

ound Down mix Level parameter indicates the nominal Lo/Ro down

DolbySurnd

DownMixMod

D Sur Ex

The following control bits can also be set:

LFE

HPF

LPF

Sur 3dB Alt

the Dolb channel Dolby Digital bitstream is conveying a Dolby Surround encoded program.

this contr optimize Center and Surround channel levels for use in stereo down mix mode for any two-channel programmes.

this contr channel for Dolby 5.1. The extra surround channel of the Dolby Surround Ex system is matrix-encoded onto the discrete left-surround and right-surround channels of the 5.1 mix.

the LFE Channel par (LFE) channel.

this par channels.

the LFE Lo pass ﬁlter applied to the LFE input channel.

the Surr attenuation to the Surround channels of a multichannel soundtrack created in a room with ﬁlm style calibration, when encoding it for consumer home theater playback.

y Surround Mode parameter indicates whether or not a two-

ols the Down Mix Mode which is used by the content creator to

ols the Dolby Surround Ex channel that provides an extra audio

ameter enables or disables the Low-Frequency Effects

ameter can be used to activate the DC High pass ﬁlter for all input

w pass Filter parameter can be used to activate a 120 Hz low-

ound Channel 3 dB Attenuation function is use to apply a 3 dB

Sur Ph+Filter

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the Surr multichannel Dolby Digital bitstreams that can be down-mixed in an

ound Channel 90-Degree Phase-Shift feature is used for generating

external two channel decoder to create a true Dolby Surround compatible output.

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Orig. Stream

RF Ov Prot.

the Original Bitstr within the Dolby Digital bitstream. This bit has a value of 1 (box checked) if the bitstream is an original. If it is a copy of an original bitstream, it has a value of 0.

within the Dolby Digital bitstream. If this bit has a value of 1 (box checked), the information in the bitstream is indicated as protected by copyright. If it has a value of 0, it is not copyright protected.

the RF Ov an RF pre-emphasis ﬁlter is used in the overload protection algorithm to prevent RF over-modulation in set-top box decoders.

er-modulation Protection parameter determines whether or not

eam informational parameter sets the value of a single bit

Default Program Meta Data

Pressing the “Default” button will return program metadata settings to their default values.

Embedding Dolby on SDI Stream

To embed Dolby signals on an SDI stream, the Audio source for that channel should be set to ‘Dolby’. These source selections are found on the Generator – Audio Group 1,2,3,4 pages. Selecting one channel of an audio pair to ‘Dolby’ will force the other channel in the pair to select ‘Dolby’ also. As the Dolby streams are data, the volume and phase controls are disabled. Changing a channel from Dolby to another source will cause the other channel in the pair to select silence.

Embedding Dolby Signals on AES Stream

To embed Dolby signals on the AES output, the Audio source for the AES output should be set to ‘Dolby’. This selection is found on the right hand side of the Generator – Audio Group 1,2,3,4 pages.

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Analyzer Menu

Overview

The Sx instrument signal analyzer displays the selected video input or output signal. The source for the analyzer is set by the ﬁeld at the bottom right of the page. The current line and sample are the same for all pages of the analyzer and therefore when selecting a sample on the Signal Data page, the cursor will show where that is on the ‘Full Picture’ page.

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Picture

If the focus cursor is moved to the picture window and OK pressed, the cursor may be used to scroll around the window. Press OK again to cancel this mode. When in zoom mode, the cursor is always in the centre of the window and the picture scrolls behind it. If the cursor is moved to an area of interest on the picture, the same area will be visible on the SDI data option (if purchased).

If the picture window is focussed and current tab button is pressed again to enter full-screen mode, the cursors may be moved by pressing the OK button again.

With Picture selected, the video picture is displayed in a window as a downconverted display. The picture will automatically view the horizontal or vertical blanking areas if the line or sample values are in the blanking area.

Note that the normal cur

again to cancel cursor adjustment mode.

Line:

Sample:

Field:

Aspect Ratio:

Zoom:

Cursor:

Source:

Specify the curr

(Only f

or interlaced formats) This control selects the ﬁeld for analysis. If the current line is in Field 1, changing the ﬁeld will change to the same line in ﬁeld 2. The ﬁeld number will change to show the correct ﬁeld for the current line number.

The aspect r required for the source signal. NTSC (525) signals are always 4:3 aspect ratio and HD signals are always 16:9.

If not check window or the full screen as requested. If checked, then a pixel on the LCD display will reﬂect a pixel in the video signal. In zoom mode, no ﬁltering is used.

A cur

sor may be turned ON over the area of the picture speciﬁed by the

speciﬁed line and sample.

The analyz comparisons can be made between input and output.

sor menu keys may be used but are not visible. Press OK

ent line for analysis.

ent sample for analysis.

atio of PAL (625 lines) may be set to be either 4:3 or 16:9 as

ed, the picture displayed is a down-converted picture to ﬁll the

er can view either the video SDI input or the SDI output so that

The Picture monitor will automatically apply the appropriate transforms to display the images in YCbCr, RGB and XYZ colour spaces correctly. The colour space transform to be applied is deﬁned by the SMPTE 352 payload.

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AV Delay Analyzer (AV Delay Option)

AV Delay measurement is available in the Picture instrument.

Measurement of two AV Delay test patterns is supported:

• EBU Tech 3305

• LAWO V_line AV Sync

. test pattern

The tool provides a real-time update of the differential delay between the video and the selected audio channel pair.

When analyzing an AV delay video test pattern and audio pulse, the differential delay between the video and the selected audio channel pair will be measured and displayed – with the display updated in real-time.

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• A positiv

• A negativ

• When video and audio are completely in sync, zero delay will be measured

The differential delay between the video and the selected audio is measured in 0.1ms steps (to an accuracy of 1ms) with an operating range of +/-400ms.

(An ‘Audio Delay’ offset can be applied to an Sx generated AV delay test pattern in ‘Generator – Video Out’. In the AV Delay analyzer, any delay amount that is not accounted for by the generated ‘Audio Delay’ offset, will indicate delay introduced by the system under test.)

e (+) measurement indicates that the audio pulse is lagging behind the video

e (-) measurement indicates that the audio pulse is ahead of the video

The Sx modiﬁed EBU Tech 3305 AV Sync test pattern provides a constantly moving ‘clapperboard’ that when it closes shows a vertical white ‘ﬂash’ line for 1 frame.

When video and audio are in sync, the audio pulse will sound at the exact moment the ‘white ﬂash’ appears.

If video and audio are out of sync, there will be a differential delay between the timing of these two events.

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When video and audio are in sync, the audio pulse should sound at the exact moment the ‘white ﬂash’ appears.

When video and audio are out of sync, there will be a differential delay between the timing of these two events.

To measure AV Delay in the ‘Picture’ instrument:

The Picture source should be set to the SDI input to analyze the incoming video signal.

The LAWO V_line AV Sync test pattern provides a constantly moving progress bar. When the progress bar reaches the center frame of the test pattern a vertical white bar appears and a white ﬂash appears in the center circle.

Note: The Picture source can also be set to view the generator output

The ‘A/V Delay’ selection menus and measurements display are located in the top right hand corner of the Picture instrument.

To measure the differential AV Delay, ﬁrst ensure that a suitable test source is being used.

For the AV Delay measurement to be valid, the measuring Sx unit must be genlocked to a suitable reference.

A suitable reference is deﬁned as either of the following:

• the SDI input being analyzed

• the e

If however, the measuring Sx is also the source device generating the AV Delay test signal in a loop, then a suitable reference is deﬁned as either of the following:

• e

• free-run

Trying to lock the Sx unit to its own input signal is not valid.

xternal reference to which the AV Delay test signal source device is locked

xternal reference

The Sx unit reference input can be set in the ‘Generator – GenLock’ menu.

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Switch on AV Delay measurement in the Sx by selecting the appropriate test pattern type from the ﬁrst ‘A/V Delay’ drop-down menu:

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• OFF

Next, in the second drop-down menu, select the required audio group and pair carrying the AV delay audio pulse – the timing of which will be measured relative to the video test pattern.

The AV Delay pulse can be carried on either an embedded SDI audio or AES channel:

• AES In, G1-P1, G1-P2, G2-P1, G2-P2, G3-P1, G3-P2, G4-P1, G4-P2

The Left (L) and Right (R) channel ﬁelds will displa the video and that audio channel in milliseconds (ms).

The status of the AV delay measurement tool (when switched on) is shown by the color of the measurement display ﬁelds:

Red The correct AV delay pattern has not been detected and/or no AV delay pulse has been detected

display is refreshed

White Measured differential delay. No errors detected.

, EBU, LAWO

ellow

y any measured differential delay between

abilization period: Each time the AV delay analyzer detects a new video

andard, a 10 second stabilization period occurs before the measurement

Audio-to-Video Differential Delay Testing:

Objective: Measure the imposed differential delay of the audio and video paths in the system under test

• Audio pulse carried on embedded SDI channel pair

• Genlock to external reference or free-run

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Propagation Delay Testing (of either video or audio):

Objective: Measure the propagation delay imposed on the video or audio by the system under test

Video Propagation Delay Testing

Note: Propagation delay testing is not available on the SxD as it has no dedicated

AES interfaces

Note: The analyzer can measure delay up to +/-400ms. If the system under test

has a delay longer than this, setting an ‘Audio Delay’ offset of up to -40 frames will extend the analysis window.

• Audio pulse carried on AES channel pair

• Genlock to external reference or free-run

Audio Propagation Delay Testing

• Audio pulse carried on AES channel pair

• Genlock to external reference or free-run

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Signal Data

The Signal Data menu shows the video signal as a data stream in several formats as described below. In each mode, the data may be displayed in hexadecimal, decimal or binary formats. The binary format is not available in grid mode. The data may also be displayed as 10-bit or 8-bit format.

To simplify scrolling around the SDI signal view, use the cursor keys to move the red focus rectangle to the data display and press OK. The focus rectangle should change to a blue colour and the cursor keys allow the display to be scrolled in any direction. The menu keys at the bottom allow the Line/Sample to be adjusted by 10 or 100 in any direction.

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Note that the line number of a line of video changes at the end of activ

This gives the strange side effect that the line number for pixels in horizontal blanking is the same as the line number for the active picture after that line.

e video.

Type

Grid: In this mode the data is shown in an X-Y format with lines and samples at the same

time. Thus this is a representation of the picture but in data format. If the cursor keys are used to select the grid window and ‘OK’ pressed, the cursor keys will scroll around the window. The luma (Y) channel is shown in white whilst the Cr and Cb channels are shown in with a red or blue tint respectively.

Strm: This is one of 3 modes for displaying the samples on the current line only. The

cursor keys may be used to scroll the sample number when ‘OK’ has been pressed. The ‘info’ column shows the type of data being displayed.

AP - Active picture VBL - Vertical blanking HBL - Horizontal blanking

Comp: This is a similar to the Strm mode above but in a component mode with Cr and Cb

in different columns. See Strm mode above for the info column description.

Split:

This mode sho separate columns. See Strm mode above for the info column description.

ws the 2 streams split into 4 parts to show Y, Y’, Cr and Cb in

Source

The analyzer can view either the video SDI input or the Generator output so that comparisons can be made between input and output.

In1 SDI Input

Out1 SDI Output

Note that when in Colour modes other than YCbCr 422 10 bit, the pixel RGB or

YCbCr values are packed into 10 bit values across the different streams and thus will give unfamiliar values. When the ‘UnPack’ checkbox is checked the values in the active picture are unpacked to RGB or YCbCr values.

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Waveform Monitor

The streams may be in YCbCr or GBR formats. The line, sample and ﬁeld controls all track the related controls on other pages.

The ‘All’ checkbox forces the waveform monitor to display all lines, overlaid on each other. Otherwise the speciﬁed line is displayed.

The waveform display format is set using the ‘Setup’ button. The waveform monitor displays the selected signal in one of 5 formats as set by the Mode control:

The Waveform menu displays the selected input in the form of a waveform monitor.

The display may be restricted to a single line or all lines may be displayed at the same time. The display can be formatted as all streams (Luma and Chroma) or just a single stream.

The Y

YCbCr

The Green, Blue and Red waveforms are shown as three separate waveforms

GBR

Red

Green

Blue

XYZ, X, Y , Z

X’Y’Z’, X’, Y, Z’

The next 2 controls show the vertical and horizontal magniﬁcations. If either value is set to a value other than x1, a vertical or horizontal offset will be shown on the bottom right edge of the waveform display. The offsets are set by moving the focus cursor to the waveform window and pressing OK. The menu keys can then be used to scroll around the window. The offset will be the same for all magniﬁcations values so switching between x1 and x5 will not lose the offset used in x5 mode.

settings in the waveform monitor display the 2K-SDI XYZ colour space with

, Cr and Cb waveforms are shown as three separate waveforms in a

Parade format

Only the luminance channel is sho

Only the blue chr

Only the r

in a Parade format

Only the r

Only the gr

Only the blue chr

settings in the W native nonlinear form. So test patterns such as 2K. XYZ Legal Ramp will be displayed as curves instead of straight lines.

a reverse transform to convert it to linear form. So test patterns such as 2K, XYZ Legal Ramp will be displayed as straight lines.

ed chroma channel is shown

ed channel is shown

oma channel is shown

een chroma channel is shown

oma channel is shown

aveform monitor display the 2K-SDI XYZ colour space in its

The vertical offset values are in signal level bits but displayed in the current scale units so switching between scales will keep the same offsets.

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Cursors

Cursors may be displayed over the waveform to allow measurement of time or amplitude values. The cursor may be set to several modes:

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Off:

Pict.: The cursor is displayed at the current pixel point. If in YCbCr or RGB mode, three

Ampl.:

Time:

Both: Amplitude and time cursors are displayed.

To use the cursors, use the navigation keys to move the focus to the waveform display and press OK. You should then get a display similar to that below. Note that the menu keys shown depend on the display mode and cursor mode.

The navigation keys now move the selected cursor around the waveform display which will scroll if moved out of the visible area. The x10 and x100 buttons magnify the action of the navigation keys if held down.

sors are hidden

Cur

cursors are displayed. Otherwise a single cursor is displayed. The cursor position tracks across the picture monitor and Signal Data tabs.

wo cursors are displayed to allow measurement of signal amplitudes.

wo cursors are displayed to allow measurement of signal timing.

The Select Window button is only available in YCbCr or RGB modes and selects the window that the cursor is displayed in.

The Amplitude Cursor and/or the Timing Cursor buttons switch the currently active cursor. In each direction two cursors are displayed. The currently active cursor is the one displayed as a full line (rather than the dotted cursor). The bottom of the waveform screen shows the cursor measurements in the current format which may be Decimal, Percentage or Hexadecimal for amplitude measurements or Pixels/uS for timing measurements. The difference between the two cursors is also displayed in absolute form.

The Cursor Mode button changes the current mode without having to leave the navigation window.

Source:

The analyz comparisons can be made between input and output.

er can view either the video SDI input or the Generator output so that

Setup Button Dialogue

The Waveform Setup menu allows the vertical and horizontal scale of the waveform display to be setup.

Active Picture: If checked, only active picture is displayed for picture view and waveform

monitor, all other VBI data such as TRS words ANC data and audio is blanked. This control tracks the state of the ActPix control on the Picture.

Vertical Scale: The axes and measurements for the waveform monitor can be displayed

either in percentages or in hex or decimal values as required.

Horizontal Scale: The timing measurements may be set in either pixels or micro-seconds (us)

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Vectorscope

The Vectorscope menu displays the selected input in the form of a vectorscope. This may be set to show either the 100% bar positions or 75% positions. The colour bar position boxes will change according to the colour space for the current input video standard.

Line

All

Field

Zoom

100%/75%

In1 / Out 1

The Vectorscope will automatically apply the appropriate transforms to display the images in YCbCr, RGB and XYZ colour spaces correctly. The colour space transform to be applied is

deﬁned by the SMPTE 352 payload.

allo

ws a speciﬁc video line to be displayed. This is useful when test patterns

are transmitted as part of a programme on speciﬁc video lines.

the All check bo on each other. Otherwise the speciﬁed line is displayed.

the Fld 1 and Fld 2 modes allo

allo

ws the vector scope display to be zoomed-in to the Centre, Cyan, Yellow,

Green, Magenta, Red or Blue positions at x1, x2, x5 or x10 magniﬁcations.

selects the gr

selects either the input t as the display.

x forces the waveform monitor to display all lines, overlaid

w speciﬁc video ﬁelds to be displayed.

aticule scale to match the colour bars being analyzed.

o the Sx analyser or the output of the Sx generator

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Signal Information Menu

Overview

These pages give a detailed view of the status of the input (or generator output) signal. They are sub-divided into Video, Misc, and Ancillary (ANC) Status.

Video Status

The Video Status menu display the status of the selected video input and displays any errors that have been found in the data stream.

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EDH/CRC ERRORS

This displays the EDH or CRC status of the analyzer input as appropriate for the video standard being monitored. The status of each EDH/ CRC count is displayed as the number of seconds since an error occurred. The individual CRC ﬁelds may be reset individually or together. The ‘running time’ ﬁeld shows the time since the last error reset occurred. The error rate ﬁeld shows the number of errors per second. The running time will also be affected by the input being lost or being intermittent. CRC errors are ignored on the switching line if the ‘Ignore switch line’ check box is checked.

ANC checksum errors are also detected and counted and may be logged.

When analysing a 3G-Level B signal, the CRC status is displayed for each link or stream present according to the input video format. On an Sx instrument with a Dual-Link with 2 video inputs, only one 3G-Level B may be analysed for CRC status at a time.

EDH DATA

If the signal is SD (PAL-625 or NTSC-525) the EDH values for both active picture (AP) and full-ﬁeld (FF) are displayed for each ﬁeld. To enable engineers checking EDH integrity, the EDH values calculated for active picture and full-ﬁeld are also displayed.

Under normal conditions, the EDH-AP values should be constant, the full-ﬁeld values may change if audio or other ancillary data is embedded in the SDI signal.

The EDH ﬂags for active picture, full-ﬁeld and ancillary data are also displayed for diagnostic purposes.

edh: Error Detected Here - This is set to 1 if a SDI error was detected. In the case of ancillary data, this means that one or more ANC data packets had an incorrect checksum.

eda: Error Detected Already - This is set to 1 if a SDI error was detected in the signal received by the previous device.

idh: Internal error Detected Here - This is set to 1 if a hardware error was detected in the previous device.

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ida: Internal error Detected Already - This is set to 1 if an idh ﬂag was received by the previous device.

ues: unknown error status: This is set to 1 if the previous device received an SDI signal from a device not supporting EDH.

Note that there is only one EDH detector which is connected to the input currently being analysed. On an Sx instrument with multiple video inputs, only the current input being analysed can check for EDH errors.

Cable Length

The Sx instrument measures the cable length connected to the SDI input BNC and the measurement is only an approximate value.

The cable type may be set to one of the following:

The selected cable type will affect the cable length measurement.

Active Picture CRC

Belden 8282, 1694A, 1505, 1855A.

Canare L-5CFB

Image 1000

16-bit CCITT CRCs are calculated for the active picture data of the received signal. This can be used to give a known value for known static picture content and allows the user to determine if the active picture content is as expected.

CRCs are calculated independently upon each 10-bit stream (luminance and chrominance) of the interface.

For example the generated 1920x1080, 100% bars in YCC422-10 should always produce a luminance CRC of 0x0AB4 and a chrominance CRC of 0xB88E, no matter what scanning mode (interlaced, segmented frame or progressive) or frame rate is used.

Note: When using 4:4:4, 4:4:4:4 or 12-bit video formats (in dual-link or 3Gbps)

the CRCs are calculated for each of the packed 10-bit virtual interfaces and will therefore generate different values from those for YCC422-10.

See the “Active Picture CRC Technical Information” section at the end of the manual for details of CRC calculation.

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MISC Status

The Misc Status menu display the status the SMPTE 352 packets embedded in the selected video input and displays any errors that have been found.

Payload ID – SMPTE 352

If the Sx instrument has detected a SMPTE 352 ancillary packet, it will be displayed here in hex and decoded format.

The display shows the transport media, frame rate and interlaced/progressive/segmented frame mode, as well as colour format, bit depth, dynamic range and channel number. See the SMPTE 352 speciﬁcation for further details.

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When analysing a 3G-Level B signal, the SMPTE 352 status is displayed for each link or stream present according to the input video format. On an Sx instrument with Dual-Link with 2 video inputs, only one 3G-Level B may be analysed for 352 status at a time.

Video Format

This displays the currently detected line length for both active video and full line including blanking as well as the number of active lines for the inputs present.

Note that the video fr

been calibrated and free running or has been connected to an accurate reference input.

If the input signal is not a known signal (i.e. the line count or pixel count is not recognised) The input status on the top line will show “Invalid” but the values in this section will be updated every few seconds.

The Re-sync counter displays the number of times the SDI data has been re-synchronised and can help detect intermittent SDI signal problems.

equency displayed is only correct if the Sx instrument has

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Video Timing

The timing of SDI input signals is displayed relative to the external reference. If no reference is present then an error message is displayed. If the signal is timed to within +/- 2 samples the values are displayed in black in lines and samples (spl) If mistimed, then they will be displayed in red. A bar graph also displays the timing value which may either be line timing (+/- 0.1 lines or +/- 0.5 lines) or frame timing (+/- 0.5 frame). The total timing value is also displayed in micro seconds.

The RED arrow on the bar shows the SDI input timing and the BLUE arrow shows the current target timing point. The BROWN line shows the timing of the reference signal.

The Video Timing menu displays the relationship between the selected video input with respect to the locking reference input.

To compare timings of different signals, connect the signal to be compared to the SDI input and select the “Offset” button to make this the current offset. All future timings will be relative to this offset value.

To clear the current offset, move the focus to the 2 offset ﬁelds, press OK to edit them and then press default.

Note that all timing measurements are relative to line 1 on the SDI signal and

line 1 on the reference signal. This can lead to different values to other test and measurement instruments that include an SD (PAL/NTSC) offset in their calculations. By comparing line 1 timings, the Sx instrument can be used to accurately measure time delays through up/down/cross converters.

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ANC Status

The ANC status menu shows which ANC packets are present on the SDI input and whether they have any errors. Each ﬁeld is colour coded according to whether the ANC packet is present (White), missing (Grey), has errors (Red), or has previously had errors (yellow).

If the ﬁeld has errors then a symbol beside the ﬁeld shows which error type it is. The bottom of the page shows the symbol for each type of error. The Reset button resets the “Previous Errors” state.

The Setup button and dialog allows user deﬁned ANC packets to be conﬁgured.

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The packet name, data ID (DID) and SDID may be speciﬁed for up to 3 user-deﬁned ancillary packets. The stream ﬁeld speciﬁes whether the packet should be on the chroma stream, the luminance stream or both.

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ANC Inspector (SDI Data Option)

The packet type can be selected using either the drop down list of known packets or the DID/ SDID number ﬁelds. If the DID/SDID values match a known type, then that type will be selected in the drop down list. This may be further ﬁltered using the Check Boxes on the Setup dialogue.

The Line and sample number of the detected packet is displayed to facilitate debugging of generation equipment. The complete data packet is displayed as a hexadecimal grid at the bottom of the page and may also be decoded into text above the grid.

If an error occurs in the packet, the header and checksum are displayed in red.

The SDI Data Option allows Ancillary data packets to be detected and checked for errors.

The ANC Inspector menu displays details of the ANC packets.

The display of data may be frozen by pressing the Freeze check box.

The ‘Found’ description shows in which stream the ANC packet was detected, Chroma or Luma and what kind of trigger was detected. This may be:

Checksum Error

D DBN (Data block number) Error

Several of the above ﬂags may be displayed at the same time.

The ANC packets detected may be ﬁltered using the Setup dialogue. This allows a great deal of freedom in setting when the display will be triggered.

If the On Trigger checkbox is checked the data packet will cause the display to be frozen and the Freeze check box will turn red when a trigger condition is met. See the section on the ANC Inspector setup dialogue below. Unchecking the freeze button will restore normal operation.

The “->Cursor” button will copy the Line and Sample numbers to the SDI data view cursors to simplify navigation to the ANC packet under investigation.

arity Error

ANC Gap err

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ANC Inspector Setup

If the Setup button is pressed a dialogue box is shown to allow the ANC packet trigger parameters to be set. The trigger parameters allow only selected lines to be checked or excluded when checking for the presence of packets.

Line Range Filer If either of the Line Range Filter check boxes are checked then the range

of lines that the ANC inspector will check is limited to that range. If the Selection below the range is set to “Inside” then it will only check ANC packets inside the range (including the start and end lines). If it is set to “Outside” then it will only check ANC packets outside the speciﬁed range.

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HANC/VANC Filter

This is another ﬁlter f may be selected to search the HANC are, the VANC area or both areas.

HANC Area

or simpler selection of where to search for packets. It

VANC Area

Acve Picture

Error Triggers

If any of the “Errors” check boxes are checked, then the ANC packet data will only be displayed if an error occurs. The error states detected are:

Checksum: A checksum error in a packet was detected. (Sum of data between DID and

ﬁnal UDW)

DBN: A Data Block number error was detected in an audio packet. The DBN ﬁeld

(in the same place as the SDID) of an audio packet should either be 0 and never change OR increment from 1...255 and then start at 1 again.

Parity: A parity error was detected for the DID, SDID and DataCount words in a

packet. (Even Parity used and bit 9 is inverse of bit 8)

ANC Gaps The ANC packets were separated by a gap containing video blanking

data. EDH (DID=0xf4) packets are ignored. Note that if an EDH packet is marked for deletion, this will result in an ANC GAP error.

The Setup dialogue also shows when an ANC packet has been detected and where it was found. This makes changing a ﬁlter simpler as the effect of the ﬁlter can be determined without closing the dialogue.

This dialogue also allows the user deﬁned ANC packets to be conﬁgured.

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Audio Menu

Meters

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The Audio Meters menu displays up to 16 audio channels. The source for each block of 8 meters may be independently set to allow simultaneous metering of 8 inputs and 8 outputs or all 16 channels in an embedded SDI stream.

If AES inputs or outputs are present then these may also be metered. At the bottom of each meter is the current audio level for that channel in dBFS (decibels relative to 0dB full-scale).

The scale used by the meters may be set to -18dB or -20dB according to the standard operating level used.

If the Dolby option has been purchased, the meters may be set to display the encoded Dolby levels for the speciﬁed audio pair or AES input.

Note that Dolb

present.

y audio cannot be heard on the speaker as a Dolby decoder is not

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Audio Status

The Audio Status menu shows the Channel Status for the selected audio channel is displayed in decoded form as well as a hexadecimal dump of the bytes. The source may either come from the input signal or from the generator for comparison purposes.

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Dolby Status (Dolby Analyzer Option)

The Dolby Analysis option allows display of the Dolby-E metadata present in the selected audio stream and determines whether the Dolby-E packet is timed correctly on the SDI video stream.

This option therefore allows the Dolby-E aspect of the signal to be timed correctly at all stages in a broadcast chain.

Checks can be made to see that the Dolby E has been created correctly and transferred transparently through the broadcast chain unaffected by routers/switchers, satellite links, etc.

Overview

There are a number of Dolby broadcast digital audio standards that transport audio data over an SMPTE 337M AES carrier with a 48kHz sample rate:

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Dolby E

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital Plus

These standards can be used to transport mono, stereo, 5.1 and 7.1 audio programmes:

Dolby E

Dolby Digital

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SDI source with Dolby-E

embedded on a pair

SDI

OUT

AES

OUT

SDI

AES

REF

Dolby-E AES Source

SDI

OUT

AES

OUT

SDI

AES

REF

Reference

Dolby Digital Plus

Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3) is a more advanced version of Dolby Digital that provides a more efﬁcient encoding algorithm, offering enough bandwidth to allow up to 20 channels of audio (mono, stereo, 5.1, 7.1 up to 13.1) for a primary program (Program 1) and optional ancillary programs to be delivered at much lower bit rates than Dolby Digital. These 20 channels are compressed (lossy) into an independent digital data stream plus up to 8 dependent sub stream that can be transferred between compatible devices and stored on a standard stereo pair of audio tracks. The most elaborate mode in common use is Dolby 7.1 with uses eight channels to provide surround sound.

Analyzer Reference

In order for the Dolby-E data to be decoded correctly, the internal audio circuitry requires a reference that is synchronized to the input signal. The Generator Reference MUST therefore NOT be set to Free-Run or Dolby-E errors may be detected. The description ﬁeld will display “Invalid Reference” if an incorrect reference is selected.

In this example, the SDI signal contains embedded audio with Dolby-E present on one or more audio pairs. The Sx instrument needs to lock its internal audio clock to the SDI signal (Generator – Genlock – Source=Input 1) and the Dolby Timing source should be set to SDI.

In the example above, the AES signal contains a Dolby-E stream. The Sx instrument needs to lock its internal audio clock to the external reference signal (Generator – Genlock – Source=1Ref) and the Dolby Timing source should be set to Ext.Ref. The AES source MUST be locked to the same reference as the Sx.

Source selection

The Dolby-E may be monitored from any of the SDI input embedded audio channel pairs or the AES input.

Dolby E Framing Values

It is important for the Dolby-E packet to be positioned well away from the video switching line so that Dolby-E packets are not corrupted by downstream switchers. At all places in the signal chain where audio can be delayed by a different value to the video, the Dolby-E packet needs to be re-timed to make sure that this timing speciﬁcation is met. The position of the Dolby-E

packet in the video frame is displayed in lines and micro-seconds (us).

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Dolby E Timing source

Dolby-E timing may be measured relative to the SDI input or the External reference. If the ‘Ideal’ checkbox is checked, the Dolby-E Frame timing is relative to the normal position that it should be, i.e. it should be as close to 0 as possible. Each video standard has a speciﬁed ‘Ideal’ line number that the Dolby-E packet should start on. If the Dolby-E timing line is outside the valid range of lines it will be displayed in red. If it is outside the ideal range it will be displayed in dark green – this is still a valid Dolby-E position but not recommended by Dolby. The timing measurement is always displayed in terms of the SDI input lines and thus if an AES input is used as the Dolby-E source, the line position will NOT be displayed.

If you do not have the same reference as the SDI source, you will have to set the Reference Source and Dolby Timing Source to be the SDI input.

IMPORTANT: If Dolby-E is present on a fast frame rate signal (50p, 59p or 60p) then it should always be referenced to a interlaced reference at the same ﬁeld rate as the packet length is longer than a single frame and must start at the beginning of an even numbered frame.

Dolby E Program conﬁguration

This displays the Program conﬁguration (5.1+2 etc.), the number of programs in the metadata, the frame rates and bit depths and timecode if any present.

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Errors: This displays the number of CRC errors detected in the Dolby-E metadata.

Start Gain: These ﬁelds indicate the gain to be applied to the speciﬁed channel at the

beginning of the audio frame when decoding.

End Gain: These ﬁelds indicate the gain to be applied to the speciﬁed channel at the

end of the audio frame when decoding.

Program selection:

Selects which set of pr

Program description:

User deﬁned description for the selected program.

Program Metadata:

The met

ogram metadata is shown. Up to 8 programs can be

encoded in the Dolby-E packet dependent on the Program Conﬁguration.

adata is displayed in a Dolby speciﬁed order. Any data not required

for the Program Conﬁguration speciﬁed is grayed out and the data hidden.

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Dolby Digital Programme conﬁguration

Dolby Digital Plus Programme conﬁguration

When Dolby Digital metadata is analysed this displays channel conﬁguration and limited metadata that is sent with Dolby Digital.

When Dolby Digital Plus metadata is analysed this displays the Main, Dependent and Independent program stream conﬁguration and limited metadata that is sent with Dolby Digital Plus.

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Program Metadata

The “Audio” – “Dolby” menu allows the metadata for a Dolby E data stream to viewed. For any program this metadata would be created as part of Dolby E authoring process. The following metadata can be viewed for Program 1:

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Dialog Norm

BsMod (Bitstream Mode) indicates the type of audio service that the bitstream

Ctr DnMix

Sur DnMix

LRoCtrDnMix

LRoSurDnMix

LR CtrDnMix (left/right/centre down-mix) is a weighting value used in the encoding and

LR SurDnMix

Chan Mode

is the normal audio le have the same value.

contains. Complete Main (CM) is the normal mode of operation and contains a complete audio program including dialog, music, and effects.

e down-mix) is a weighting value used in the encoding and decoding of

(centr surround sound mixes for a Dolby 5.1 Independent Substream.

ound down-mix) is a weighting value used in the encoding and decoding

(surr of surround sound mixes for a Dolby 5.1 Independent Substream.

(left/right/ster and decoding of surround sound mixes for a Dolby 7.1 Dependent Substream.

(left/right/ster encoding and decoding of surround sound mixes for a Dolby 7.1 Dependent Substream.

decoding of surround sound mixes for a Dolby 5.1 Independent Substream.

(left/right/surround down-mix) is a weighting value used in the encoding and

decoding of surround sound mixes for a Dolby 5.1 Independent Substream.

deﬁnes the channel conﬁ channels).

eo/centre down-mix) is a weighting value used in the encoding

eo/surround down-mix) is a weighting value used in the

vel for dialog. Ideally all transmitted programs would

guration for Program 1 (i.e. mono, stereo, 5.1

Line Mode

RFMode

Room Type

MixLevel

DolbySurnd

DownMixMod

D Sur Ex

this informational parameter indicates the type and calibration of the

the Dolby Surround Mode parameter indicates whether or not a two-

mixing room used for the ﬁnal audio mixing session.

the Surr mix level of the Surround channel(s) with respect to the Left and Right channels

channel Dolby Digital bitstream is conveying a Dolby Surround encoded program.

this contr optimise Center and Surround channel levels for use in stereo down mix mode for any two-channel programmes.

this contr channel for Dolby 5.1. The extra surround channel of the Dolby Surround Ex system is matrix-encoded onto the discrete left-surround and rightsurround channels of the 5.1 mix.

ational Mode / Dynamic Compression Mode that is used

ound Down mix Level parameter indicates the nominal Lo/Ro down

ols the Down Mix Mode which is used by the content creator to

ols the Dolby Surround Ex channel that provides an extra audio

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The following control bits can also be viewed:

LFE

HPF this parameter can be used to activate the DC High pass ﬁlter for all input

LPF

Sur 3dB Alt

Sur Ph+Filter the Surround Channel 90-Degree Phase-Shift feature is used for generating

Orig. Stream

the LFE Channel par (LFE) channel.

channels.

the LFE Lo pass ﬁlter applied to the LFE input channel.

the Surr attenuation to the Surround channels of a multichannel soundtrack created in a room with ﬁlm style calibration, when encoding it for consumer home theatre playback.

multichannel Dolby Digital bitstreams that can be down-mixed in an external two channel decoder to create a true Dolby Surround compatible output.

the Original Bitstr within the Dolby Digital bitstream. This bit has a value of 1 (box checked) if the bitstream is an original. If it is a copy of an original bitstream, it has a value of 0.

the Cop within the Dolby Digital bitstream. If this bit has a value of 1 (box checked), the information in the bitstream is indicated as protected by copyright. If it has a value of 0, it is not copyright protected.

w pass Filter parameter can be used to activate a 120 Hz low-

ound Channel 3 dB Attenuation function is use to apply a 3 dB

yright Bit informational parameter sets the value of a single bit

ameter enables or disables the Low-Frequency Effects

eam informational parameter sets the value of a single bit

RF Ov Prot.

the RF Ov an RF pre-emphasis ﬁlter is used in the overload protection algorithm to

prevent RF over-modulation in set-top box decoders.

er-modulation Protection parameter determines whether or not

Peak Metering

The peak audio levels are included in the Dolby-E metadata packet and may be displayed on the Analyzer-Audio-Meters page. Select the appropriate set of meters to display Dolby levels and then they will follow the selected Dolby-E source.

Note that audio cannot be decoded by the Sx range of products and so you will

NOT be able to listen to the Dolby-E signal.

See the logging section for details on which changes of Dolby-E status may be logged.

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System Menu

Memories

The Memories menu displays the current settings in the Sx instrument may be saved for future recall.

The check boxes on the right-hand side determine what is saved in the memory. Nonoverlapping memories may then be combined together.

Note that if log-in has been enabled for an Sx instrument, memories may only be

added, edited, renamed or cleared and archives backed up by a user with “Modify Memories” permissions.

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Saving Memories

Select the memory to save settings to by moving the cursor to the ‘Select Memory’ list and pressing ‘OK’. Use the up/down cursor keys to select the memory and then press ‘OK’. The name edit ﬁeld next to the memory list will be updated with the name of the selected memory.

Specify which aspects of the Sx instrument are to be saved in the memory using the check boxes on the right hand side. If you want to change the name of the memory see the section ‘Renaming Memories’ below before saving.

Move the cursor to the ‘Save’ button and press ‘OK’. The text ﬁeld under the Memory list will change to show the last Saved or Recalled memory.

Recalling Memories

Select the memory to be recalled by moving the cursor to the ‘Select Memory’ list and pressing ‘OK’. Use the up/down cursor keys to select the memory and then press ‘OK’. The name edit ﬁeld next to the memory list will be updated with the name of the selected memory.

Move the cursor to the ‘Recall’ button and press ‘OK’. The text ﬁeld under the Memory list will change to show the last Saved or Recalled memory.

Renaming Memories

Select the memory to be renamed by moving the cursor to the ‘Select Memory’ list and pressing ‘OK’. Use the up/down cursor keys to select the memory and then press ‘OK’. The name edit ﬁeld next to the memory list will be updated with the name of the selected memory.

Move the cursor to the edit ﬁeld and press ‘OK’. The menu keys at the bottom of the screen will change to show text keys similar to a mobile phone. Pressing a key repeatedly will cycle through the characters for that key. Pressing a different key will move the cursor to the next position and insert the ﬁrst key value for that key. The cursor left and right keys can be used to move the position of the text cursor which is where the next character will be inserted. The ‘Back Space’ key will delete the key to the left of the cursor. The ‘Cancel’ key will cancel edit mode and restore the original text. Once you have ﬁnished editing the name, press ‘OK’ to rename the memory.

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Adding Additional Memories

To add a new memory, press the ADD button. This will use the current memory name and settings.

Clearing Memories

Select the memory to be cleared by moving the cursor to the ‘Select Memory’ list and pressing ‘OK’. Use the up/down cursor keys to select the memory and then press ‘OK’. The name edit ﬁeld next to the memory list will be updated with the name of the selected memory.

Move the cursor to the ‘Clear’ button and press ‘OK’. The memory list will show the default name for that memory. A cleared memory cannot be recalled.

Exporting Memories

Memories can be exported to a single ﬁle for backup purposes and re-imported into the internal format. This allows different sets of memories to be used for different tasks, such as command scripts. Exported memories are in a text format and so may be edited on a PC and downloaded to/from the backups directory on the Sx instrument via FTP or USB.

To export memories, select the Backup... button which will open a window to select the ﬁle to create. Existing ﬁles are shown and a new ﬁlename may be selected using the File Name edit box. Select the Save button to create the backup ﬁle. The ﬁlename created will have a .mem ﬁle extension.

To import memories, select the Restore... button which will open a window to select the ﬁle to import. Existing ﬁles are shown and one should be selected before the Load button is pressed. Select the Load button to import the backup ﬁle.

Note that when importing a back

the backup ﬁle is loaded so make sure that they are backed up ﬁrst.

up ﬁle, all existing memories are deleted before

Disk Space

The disk space section shows total size of the internal ﬂash disk and how much is used as a percentage and how much is free.

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Command Scripts

The Command Scripts menu allows the Sx instrument to run predeﬁned scripts.

This can be used automate testing of signals.

Steps, Actions and Parameters

Command scripts are text ﬁles with an ﬁle extension of .cmd. They are formatted with one step per line. The line is formatted as StepTime, StepAction, StepParameters

StepTime is a numeric value in seconds 0....n

StepAction is one of:

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Creating Command Scripts

To create a new script:

1. Select the New button. This will create a blank script with the title “NewScript1_”. Select this title and a keyboard will be displayed. Enter the title you require and then select OK to save this title.

2. The ﬁrst step in the script will be displayed Step Editor window. Use the Edit Step section to select the required Step Action.

3. Select the Add Step function to add a new step to the Script. This will add a new step directly below currently highlighted Step in the Step Editor window.

Editing Command Scripts

To edit the title, select it, enter the title you require and then select OK to save this title.

To change the order of the steps within the script, highlight the step to be reordered and then use the Move Step Up/Down functions.

Unwanted steps can be removed by highlighting them and then selecting the Delete Step function.

An unwanted Command Script can be deleted by selecting the script (to make it the current script) and then selecting the Delete function.

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Running a Script

To run an existing Command Script, select it so that it is the Current Script, and then select the Run function.

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Loop

Stop on Error If the Stop on Error check box is selected, the script will stop if an error is

Make a Report

if the F until it is stopped. If the check box is not set, the number of repeats can be set.

encountered.

If the Mak the results of the Command Script when it is run.

The report can also be numbered automatically using the auto-increment value to the right of the report title. Subsequent reports will have the same but will have an incremental number.

The Res (reset) button can be used to reset the number to 1.

orever check box is selected, the Command Script will run repeatedly

e a Report check box is selected, a report will be generated with

When the report is created its title can be edited by selecting the title and using the keypad.

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Network

If the DHCP checkbox is enabled, then the Sx instrument will attempt to automatically request an IP Address from any network it is connected to. This will only work if there is a DHCP server on network.

PHABRIX Sx is fully network compatible and has a complete network interface to allow control of any Sx instrument from any other unit.

The Network menu allows the Sx instrument to be conﬁgured as part of a network.

Note that if the Sx instrument is turned on without the network connected, you

will have to select the ‘Re-connect’ button to set networking up correctly. This is because the Ethernet connection autosenses whether it has to swap the cable over, which means that you can use any Ethernet cable with the Sx instrument, but it also requires the Ethernet connection to be present when starting up.

If your network has ‘static’ (nonchanging) addresses, you will need to see your network administrator to get an address assigned to your instrument, and to get the Subnet mask and default gateway address. Select the ‘Setup’ button to edit the settings. These details can then be entered in the corresponding boxes in the menu. Note that if the DHCP checkbox is enabled, these values will not be editable. Select each numeric box in turn and use the up and down cursors to pick the required value.

When the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway and DNS Server values have been setup, use the ‘Re-connect’ button to attach the Sx instrument to the network.

Remote Control of Sx Instrument (Cost Option)

To allow remote control of an Sx instrument, you must have the TCP/IP address of the instrument set and the Remote Control ‘On’ check box must be checked.

The list box shows a list of current connections made to the instrument. This includes the web browser connection (127.0.0.1) which may be seen intermittently as the web browser connects every few seconds and then disconnects again. See the remote control documentation available for download for more information on the protocol and method of control.

The Sx instrument uses a default Port Number of 2100 for remote control access (See Remote Control SDK documentation on Download section of Web Site) This port number may now be changed if it conﬂicts with other applications in your system.

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Misc

The Misc menu shows serial numbers, Sx instrument MAC address, version information and battery state. It also allows the date and time to be set and factory default settings to be recalled. The options security code is entered on this page if options are purchased.

Changing the Date/Time

Check the ‘Enable Change’ check box under the date and time ﬁelds and then use the cursor to move around the date and time. Press ‘OK’ to edit a ﬁeld and again to complete the change. When all ﬁelds have been edited, uncheck the ‘Enable Change’ check box and the new date and time will be set.

Note that the date may not be changed while a 30 day trial option is active.

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Changing the Date Format:

The date format used on logging screens etc. may be set using the Format selection control. Three formats are available: Date-Month-Year, Month-Date-Year and Year-Month-Date.

Setting LCD Brightness

Use the LCD brightness slider to set the LCD brightness, using a lower brightness will reduce the current drawn from the battery and thus lengthen battery life.

Setting Screen Saver Mode

When the unit is battery powered the screen saver will operate after a user deﬁned time period and reduce the LCD brightness down to its lowest level. This will lengthen battery life. Pressing any key will restore the previously set LCD brightness.

Setting User Language

The language used to display the menus in may be changed to one of the supported languages. (Currently only English is supported)

Changing Options Security Code

When new options are purchased for the Sx instrument a new Security Code will be supplied. This is speciﬁc to this instrument and cannot be used on other units. The security code is entered using the Edit ﬁeld below the System Option list and is edited by pressing OK and using the menu function keys. If an incorrect Security code is entered a dialogue will be displayed. The new Security code will only be saved if it is valid, the old code will be used until a valid code is entered. Once a valid new code has been entered, the list of options provided by that code will be displayed. The options code is stored independently to memories and system settings.

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Utils

Dealer Features

This section of the menu details the features that can be used by suppliers of the Sx instrument.

The Utils menu displays details of the Sx instrument’s operating status and details the temperature and individual voltages. This menu also allows you to disable selected options.

Show Options

Enable this check box, if selected, allows options to be cleared from the Sx

Clear Option this function, when pressed, will remove the selected options from the Sx

this check bo system.

instrument.

x, if selected, will enable the features throughout the menu

Hardware Status

This section of the menu shows any hardware errors that have been recorded by the Sx instrument. If the error count is greater than 0, contact you local dealer for advice.

System Temperature

This section of the menu displays the current Sx instrument temperature. This information is provided for diagnostics purposes only.

Voltages

This section of the menu displays the current voltages for the currently selected board in the “Board” section of the menu. This information is provided for diagnostics purposes only.

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Engineer

The Engineer menu is used to manage the Sx instrument and allows user access to be setup and the installation of new versions of software.

Clear Memories

This section of the menu allows the deﬁned users who can access the Sx instrument to be cleared. To use this function, select the ‘Enable’ check box and press the ‘Clear ALL’ button. This will clear all of the user memories will be deleted.

Default Settings

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This section of the menu allows you to reset the Sx instrument back to its default settings. To do this, select the ‘Enable’ check box and press the ‘Set Defaults’ button and the factory defaults will be recalled. This will not affect the system Security Code or Free Run frequency.

SDI In - SDI Out

The Loop check box in the SDI In - SDI Out section of the Engineer menu allows the video signal on the SDI Input to be looped through to the SDI Out connector. In this mode the Generator menu will be disabled.

Set User Login

User access can be setup for the Sx instrument by adding users to the system. With User log-in enabled, a log-in screen will be displayed when the Sx instrument is turned ON. This will then require a valid user and password to be entered. Each user has an encrypted password and permissions which may be set.

Using the User Login feature allows the Sx to be protected from unauthorized operation of the Front Panel controls. The prompt feature can allow a message to be displayed so that if the Sx instrument gets lost or stolen, someone ﬁnding it knows where to return it.

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Adding/Deleting Users

Add a user by editing a new name in the User Edit box next to the “Add User” button and then editing a new password. Once the password is 6 characters or longer, the “Add User” button will become enabled and may be pressed. Make sure that your password is memorable. If all passwords to an Sx instrument are forgotten, you can contact Phabrix for an over-ride password. Users with administrator permission may add/delete users.

The permissions are:

Once user log-in has been set up on your Sx a “Log out” button is added to the main menu which causes the log-in screen to be displayed. This may be used to protect a systems settings from being modiﬁed by other users. The system is still fully running while the log-in screen is visible.

Administrator:

Modify Memories:

Modify Scripts:

Each user may modify their own password by entering a new password (6 or more characters) and pressing Change Password.

If all users are deleted, the Sx instrument reverts to starting up without a login screen.

This user ma

This user ma option has been purchased)

y add/delete users and may also edit the Log-in prompt text.

y create, save and delete memories and Archives.

y create, save and delete script ﬁles (if the command scripting

Editing the Prompt Text

The simplest way to edit the prompt text is to FTP a prompt text ﬁle onto the Sx instrument. This ﬁle should be called “loginprompt.txt” (it MUST be all lower case). The instrument should then be re-started for the new ﬁle to be used.

Users with administrator permissions may also edit the prompt text by selecting a line in the prompt text list and editing it by pressing the OK button when in the line edit ﬁeld using the text keyboard.

Add a new blank line after the selected line by pressing the “Add Line” button.

Insert a new blank line before the selected line by pressing the “Insert Line” button.

Generator Free-Run

Press this button to calibrate the free running frequency using the External reference or Video Input as selected by the Generator – Genlock page. If no input is present or the Generator is free running, an error dialogue will be shown. The calibration will take a few seconds to take place and once completed, the calibration value will be shown. This calibration value is not lost when memories are cleared or factory defaults recalled above.

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Software Upgrade

This section of the menu allows new software versions to be installed. The Sx instrument may download and install new versions of software when available. This process is a two stage process: Download the software and then install it.

1. To download the latest software version, make sure that the network settings are correct and that the Sx instrument is connected to the internet via the Ethernet connection.

Pressing the Download button will cause the current release of software to be downloaded from the Phabrix Web Site. This will take a short time dependent on the connection to the Internet. Once the download has completed, the software will be checked for errors before being stored on the Sx instrument for future installation. If the latest software is already present on the Sx instrument, no software will be downloaded and a message will be shown.

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Note that the unit should be connected t

state does not affect the installation process.

Note that multiple releases of software may be stored on the Sx instrument so a previous release can be re-installed if required.

2. To install the downloaded software on the Sx instrument, select the release using the ﬁeld with releases listed. The largest number is the latest release. Select the ‘Install’ button and a conﬁrmation dialogue will be shown. Press “Yes” and the installation will start. This process takes several minutes to decompress the software, extract the ﬁles and then reprogram the hardware. If an error is given during the installation, retry the installation and or download. Do NOT turn the Sx instrument off until an installation has completed correctly.

Once the installation has competed, if “Reboot after Install” is checked the Sx instrument will re-start with the new software installed. If not checked then the instrument should be turned off and on again manually.

Note that as part of the inst

backup ﬁle and then deleted. They can be restored from the System-Memories page using the Restore button and selecting the ‘_Before_Upgrade’ archive.

The software release notes can be viewed by selecting the Changes button.

allation procedure, all memories are archived to a

o the AC adaptor so that the battery

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Logging Menu

Overview

Logging allows events to be detected and recorded for future examination. The events to be logged can be speciﬁed so that unwanted events do not appear in the event log. If a system has a problem with intermittent signals, the Sx instrument can be connected to that source and can be left for several days to log any errors. At the end of that period the log can be examined and the time and date of each error noted.

Event Log

The Event Log menu displays a list of events with a time stamp showing when they occurred.

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Pressing the OK button on the front panel when the highlight is on the event log page allows the event log to be scrolled through to view all events in the list. The currently selected event is shown on the event log header. The date format may be changed using the Date ‘Format’ control on the “System” - “Misc” page. The event log may be cleared by pressing ‘Clear Log’ button; a dialogue will be shown asking the user to conﬁrm the action. A date stamped ‘mark’ may be inserted into the event log to allow users to see when a test started or when a signiﬁcant event happened using the ‘Add Mark in log’ button.

Note that the e

in error and never good, an event will not be shown. To get the full state of the instrument will require looking at the current status as well as the event log.

vent log only shows changes in status, so if the input is always

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Log Setup

Audio Thresholds

This section allows the thresholds for audio events to be set. If the audio level for a channel is higher than that speciﬁed for the Clip or High ﬁelds for the number seconds speciﬁed then an event will be added to the event log. If the audio level for a channel is lower than that speciﬁed for the Quiet or Muted ﬁelds, then and event will be added to the event log. Logging may be limited to speciﬁed audio pairs.

The Log Setup menu allows speciﬁc events to be tracked by the Sx instrument.

The events to be logged are set up on this page by checking the appropriate ‘Log’ check boxes.

Video Status

This section allows speciﬁc video status events to be logged:

Output Standard A log event will be added whenever the generator video standard changes.

Reference Status A log event will be added whenever the external reference standard changes

or the external reference input is lost or re-appears.

Input Status

EDH/CRC

TRS Errors

Picture CRC

A log e the input is lost or re-appears.

A log e EDH/CRC state is correct, the event will show OK, else it will show FAIL. Separate Luma and Chroma CRC events may be shown. Note that EDH/CRC events may occur when an SDI signal is connected or removed.

If the number of lines changes or line length changes during a fr input video will be detected as the TRS changing and an event logged. If the signal stays changing only a single event will be logged. If the SDI signal has a static line count and line length for 5 seconds, a TRS OK event will be added to the log. This reduces the number of log events for a bad SDI signal.

This should only be used f for Zone Plate, dynamic broadcast signals or Checkﬁeld/Pathological test patterns which are two frames long at HD). This can be used to log changes in the CRC for the active picture (a value which is unique for each test pattern). If the CRC changes and was previously OK an error is added to the event log. If the CRC is the same as the last frame for 5 seconds an OK event will be added to the event log. Thus, if the active picture CRC is continuously changing there will only be one event in the log until the picture remains static when an OK event will be added.

vent will be added whenever the input video standard changes or if

vent will be added whenever a EDH/CRC error state changes. If the

ame, the

or static single frame test patterns (do not use

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AES Status

This section allows AES audio errors to be logged:

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Errors

Input Status A log event will be added if the AES signal disappears or appears.

A log e changes. This may be due to a Data Block Number error, ECC error or phase error status change. The event entry will detail which state has changed.

vent will be added whenever the embedded audio error status

Dolby Status (Requires Dolby Analysis Option)

This section allows Dolby errors to be logged.

Errors

Timing will log if the Dolby-E frame timing is outside the Dolby speciﬁed ‘Ideal’

Common Metadata

Program Metadata

will add an e or lost. An event will also be added if a CRC error is detected in the Dolby metadata stream. If an error is detected in the Dolby-E stream, it may mean that the Dolby-E stream has not been synchronized with the embedded audio clocks.

range. A Warning event will be given if the signal is OK but slightly outside the range and an Error event if it is on an invalid line.

will log any changes of the common metadata (Program Conﬁguration, Bit Depth, Frame Rates)

will log an changes to a program stream over a long period of transmission.

vent to the event log when a Dolby input stream is detected

y changed program metadata. This can be useful for following

Logging

This section controls ALL logging events

Clear clears all entries in the event log.

Enable enables the logging process. If this is not checked, no events will be added

to the log. This is a simple method of turning off ALL logging temporarily.

Beep

SYS Errors

System Info

Save saves the current event log to a text ﬁle in the currently speciﬁed language.

causes the Sx will emit a short t that the beep will happen even if the Speaker is set to Mute.

allo

ws system errors to be displayed in the Event Log if they happen. If you are having problems with your Sx, checking this box can add events that can help PHABRIX determine the nature of the problem.

allo

ws system to report additional internal messages in the Event Log if they happen. If you are having problems with your Sx instrument, checking this box can add events that can help PHABRIX determine the nature of the problem.

The log ﬁle created, logﬁle.txt may be downloaded using a FTP connection. If the CSV box is checked then a comma separated value ﬁle will be created

one when an Event is added to the log. Note

Log Time Limit

The time when logging is enabled may be limited by time of day. Logging will start at the speciﬁed start time and end at the speciﬁed end time. The speciﬁed times must be after the current time. Uncheck the box to log at all times. Logging must be enabled using the checkbox above for this to work.

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Menu Reference

Log ANC Status

Select All Pressing this causes the checkboxes for all packets to be checked.

The Log ANC Status menu allows customization of which ANC packets to log for changes in status (e.g. Present, Checksum Error, Missing, Parity Error). Individual checkboxes are provided to determine which packet DID/SDID combinations are logged.

Select Active

Select All Pressing this causes the checkboxes for all packets to be unchecked.

Setup

Reset Clears the state for all packet types and thus a packet that was displayed as

essing this causes the checkboxes for all packets currently present to be

checked.

This allo ANC packet type.

previously in error is shown as OK.

ws the user to deﬁne and name their own DID/SDID values for an

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Speaker Menu

Overview

The Speaker menu controls which audio pair that can be heard on the loud speakers and headphone output of the Sx instrument.

The Sx instrument contains a stereo loud speakers and associated stereo headphone socket which can be connected to any of the audio input or output channels or pairs.

The “Mute” checkbox allows both signals to be muted.

Menu Reference

A volume control is provided to adjust the level to headphones and speaker together. The balance control can be used to adjust the Left-Right balance for the source being monitored.

The monitored source can be set to the input or output of the Sx instrument and the input and output sources can be set independently to either a stereo pair or single audio channel.

The “Analyzer Source” is used to select the speciﬁc input that is to be heard.

The speaker can be muted when headphones are plugged in by checking the “Mute Spkr if Headphones” control.

Note that when listening to an audio source, the Sx instrument needs the audio to be synchronous with that of the Sx Generator. If this is NOT the case, ‘clicks’ will be heard on the speaker. Either connect the Sx instrument reference to the same reference as the SDI input source and set the Generator - GenLock source to Ref or set the genlock source to Input-1.

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Glossary

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Glossary of Terms

2K-SDI 2K digital cinema can be transmitted via SDI as deﬁned in the SMPTE

ST 2048-2:2011 standard (“2048 x 1080 Digital Cinematography Production Image FS/709 Formatting for Serial Digital Interface”) and SMPTE 428-9 (D-Cinema Distribution Master - Image Pixel Structure Level 3 - Serial Digital Interface Signal Formatting).

Glossary

3G-SDI

AES Audio Engineering Society

AES3-2003

Alignment Jitter

CPU

CRC (cyclic redundancy check) is an error-detecting code commonly used

DID (Data ID) is part of the Ancillary Data that is transmitted with the SDI

refer to artefacts above the speciﬁed threshold frequencies of (1 kHz

is a single 2.97 will replace the dual link HD-SDI (is standardized in SMPTE 372M).

andard for digital audio — Digital input-output interfacing —Serial

st transmission format for two channel linearly represented digital audio data

for SD-SDI signals and 100 kHz for HD-SDI signals). Typically video equipment cannot tolerate Alignment Jitter which cause decoding errors due to incorrect sampling of the data stream because the SDI Clock transition occurs on the edge of the data sample instead of in the centre of the data sample.

al Processor Unit

Centr

in digital networks and storage devices to detect accidental changes to raw data. Blocks of data entering these systems get a short check value attached, based on the remainder of a polynomial division of their contents; on retrieval the calculation is repeated, and corrective action can be taken against presumed data corruption if the check values do not match.

data.

0 Gbit/s serial link (standardized in SMPTE 424M) that

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital Plus

Dolby E is an audio encoding and decoding technology developed by Dolby

EDH

FPGA

(E-AC-3) is a more advanced version of Dolby Digital that provides a

C-3) is a ‘perceptual audio’ system for digital audio that allows the

(A reduction of data needs to deliver high-quality sound. This system was developed primarily for DTV, DVD and HDTV.

more efﬁcient encoding algorithm that provides enough bandwidth that allows up to 20 channels of audio (for a primary programme (Programme 1) and optional ancillary programs that can be delivered at much lower bit rates than Dolby Digital.

Laboratories that allows up to 8 channels of audio to be compressed into a digital stream that can be transferred between compatible devices and stored on a standard stereo pair of audio tracks.

or Detection and Handling) protocol is an optional but commonly

(Err used addition to the Standard Deﬁnition-Serial Digital Interface (SDI) standard. This protocol allows an SD-SDI receiver to verify that each ﬁeld of video is received correctly.

a ﬁeld-pr designed to be conﬁgured by the customer or designer after manufacturing.

ogrammable gate array (FPGA) is an integrated circuit

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Glossary

Function Buttons these are the set of 8 buttons below the Instrument Display on the Sx

and Rx Ranges that are used to select the Instrument Display menu options.

GPI

Graticule this is the scale displayed on an oscilloscope, vectorscope or

Input Status Bar

Instrument Display

Navigation Buttons

OLED

PHABRIX Rx 500

PHABRIX Rx 1000

al Purpose Input

Gener

waveform monitor that provides a visual indication of the signal amplitude, time base and phase relationship.

is the bott format and status of the input signals currently connected to the Rx chassis.

is the TFT monit Rx 2000.

These ar and Rx Ranges.

ganic Light-Emitting Diode

is a 1U height half r enough to ﬁt a variety of applications from camera shading in OB environments or studio editing suites as well as manufacturing R&D departments. The Rx 500 has two input slots with 4 simultaneous inputs. All inputs are switchable and each can be independently controlled as picture or analysis instruments on an HDMI Monitor Output.

is a 1U height 19” (482cm) r to monitor up to 8 simultaneous inputs with loop through and is powerful enough to support simultaneous display of instruments across each module on HDMI Monitor Output. All inputs are switchable and each can be independently controlled as picture or analysis instruments with central control and report logging.

om part of the Monitor Output display that shows the

or available on the Sx Range of products and on the

e the up, down, left, right arrow buttons available on the Sx

ack mount Rasterizer which is small and light

ack mount Rasterizer with the ability

PHABRIX Rx 2000

PHABRIX SxA

PHABRIX SxD

PHABRIX SxE

Preset Buttons

PSU

Random Jitter refers to artefacts caused by random events or processes such as

is a 3G-SDI , HD-SDI and SD-SDI handheld SDI test signal generator,

is a 2U height 19” (482cm) r displays and the ability to monitor up to 8 simultaneous inputs with loop through and is powerful enough to support simultaneous display of instruments across each module on HDMI Monitor Output. All inputs are switchable and each can be independently controlled as picture or analysis instruments with central control and report logging.

is a 3G-SDI , HD-SDI and SD-SDI handheld SDI test signal gener analyser and monitor supporting AES audio.

analyser and monitor supporting dual link.

is a 3G-SDI , HD-SDI and SD-SDI handheld SDI test signal gener analyser and monitor supporting eye and jitter measurement.

These ar the Rx 2000 that are used to select predeﬁned inputs for display.

ower Supply Unit

thermal or shot noise that cause small amplitude variations in the clock edge position or could cause large signal amplitude variations, though these typically would be infrequent.

e the set of 8 buttons below the Video Conﬁdence display on

ack mount Rasterizer with 2 on-board

ator,

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Rasterizer is an electronic device used to display (either as picture or waveform)

the video/audio data in a 3G-SDI, HD-SDI and SD-SDI stream. Typically a Rasterizer will display multiple output forms of the same input data stream.

Glossary

SDI

SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers)

SMPTE RP211

SMPTE 259M

SMPTE 260M

SMPTE 274M

SMPTE-276M Television - Transmission of AES-EBU Digital Audio Signals Over

SMPTE 292M

SMPTE 296M 1280 × 720 Scanning, Analogue and Digital Representation and

SMPTE 297-2006

SMPTE 352

Television - 1125/60 High-Deﬁnition Production System - Digital

(Serial Digit video and broadcast audio between compatible devices.

Implement 1080 Production Format

Implement a SMPTE 259M Serial Digit HOTLink™ and CY7C9235/9335

Representation and Bit-Parallel Interface

High Deﬁnition (HD) Image F

Coaxial Cable

Bit-Serial Digit

Analogue Interface

Serial Digit 344M, SMPTE 292 and SMPTE 424M Signals

ayload Identiﬁcation Codes for Serial Digital Interfaces —

P Amendment 1

al Interface) capable of transferring SD or HD broadcast

ation of 24P, 25P and 30P Segmented Frames for 1920 x

al Interface Using SMPTE

ormats for Television Production

al Interface for High-Deﬁnition Television Systems

al Fiber Transmission System for SMPTE 259M, SMPTE

SMPTE 424M

SMPTE 425-B

SMPTE 425M-A

SMPTE 428-9 D-Cinema Distribution Master – Image Characteristics

TFT

Timing Jitter

Wander

3 Gb/s Signal/Data Serial Interface

Mapping of 2 x SMPTE 292M HD SDI interf Dual Link 1.485 Gb/s payload or two HD 1.485 Gb/s payloads..

ect mapping of source image formats

Dir

(Thin Film T

efers to a short-term time interval error above a low frequency

r threshold of 10 Hz (as deﬁned in the SMPTE standards for SDI signals).

(Unit Interv sample the SDI data stream. The UI measurement is used for Eye Pattern measurement.

efers to a long-term time interval error, i.e. artefacts below 10 Hz.

r Typically all video equipment has the tendency to cause wander over a long period, the display of these artefacts are not easily displayed in a meaningful way but are better logged as errors that exceed tolerances over a long period.

ransistor) is a type of LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitor.

al) is time between consecutive clock cycles used to

aces. Level-B can carry a

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Speciﬁcation

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Speciﬁcation

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SxA Instrument

Operating Environment

Operating Temperature 0-40 °C Operating Humidity If the unit is oper

If the temperature is changed rapidly from a cold environment to a hot environment, moisture can be created internally which can cause malfunction or damage the unit. Allow the unit to sit for 30 minutes without power applied to reduce any possibility of condensation.

If the temperature rises above 60°Centigrade a warning dialogue will be given. If the temperature rises above 65°Centigrade the unit will be turned OFF.

Under both conditions, an event will be added to the event log to show what happened.

ated at a higher temperature there is a possibility of a ﬁre hazard.

Expected Behavior

LCD Monitor

The LCD may have some pixels that are always turned ON or always turned OFF. This is normal and should not affect normal operation.

<85% RH (no condensation

Speciﬁcation

LCD Flicker

The unit supports many video standards. The input SDI signal is displayed asynchronously and may ﬂicker on the waveform display or picture display. The unit stores the input SDI signal internally, and then reads the internal frame using the LCD sync signal, which is asynchronous to the input SDI signal. LCD ﬂickering may occur if a frame is skipped or repeated.

Remote Network Operation

Remote network operation is only guaranteed when connected to a local machine.

Dimensions

Dimensions 230 (L) x 93(H) x 45(D) mm Weight 2kg

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Speciﬁcation

Front Panel

The front panel provides access to the TFT Display and menu system.

Display Type Displa

y Format Backlight Screen Saver

4.3 inch TFT colour 480 x 272 24 bits V

ariable brightness

Reduces brightness after user adjust

BNC Panel

External Locking Reference

Label REF IN Input Signal Connector BNC 75Ω type Input Impedance 75 ohm terminated Input Return Loss >40dB to 6MHz (typical) Maximum Input voltage +/- 2V Speciﬁ

cation

ri-level or Bi-Level (black burst) syncs 50/59.94/60Hz

ri-level syncs (SMPTE274M and SMPTE296M) 600 mV pk-pk

T PAL Black Burst (ITU624-4/SMPTE318) 1V pk-pk, Composite NTSC (SMPTE 170M) 1V pk-pk

able time.

The Sx instrument BNC panel provide the following connections.

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Analyzer SDI Input

Label SDI IN Supported standards Connector Input Impedance Input Return Loss Maximum Input Voltage Purpose

75 ohm terminated

>= 15dB (5MHz to serial clock frequency)

SD-SDI or HD-SDI. See Supported f BNC 75Ω type

+/- 2V

er Input

Analyz

Analyzer AES Input

Label AES IN Connector Input Impedance Maximum Input V Sample Rates

Speciﬁcation

The input has a sample rate converter and so will accept any sample

oltage

BNC 75Ω type 75 ohm terminated +/- 2V

rate from 32kHz to 192kHz.

orming to AES3-2003 and SMPTE-276M

Conf

Generator SDI Output

Label SDI OUT Supported standards Connector Output Impedance Output Le Purpose

vel

SD-SDI or HD-SDI. See Supported f BNC 75Ω type

75 ohm terminated

+/- 400mV Gener

ator Output

Speciﬁcation

ormats

Generator AES Output

Label AES OUT Connector Input Impedance Maximum Input Voltage 1V Sample Rates Speciﬁ

cation Conforming to AES3-2003 and SMPTE-276M

75 ohm terminated

BNC 75Ω type

48kHz

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Speciﬁcation

Control Panel

Power Connection

Voltage 5V +/- 5%. (DC Power adapter provided) Power Requirements

Local Control

USB USB 1 USB Connector Purpose

Networking

The Sx instrument Control panel provide the following connections.

C 90-250V 50/60Hz 10W max

Mini A/B

are installation.

Softw

Ethernet IEEE802.3 10/100Mb/s (10/100-base-T connection) Ethernet Connector Purpose

Browser control of instrument and FTP access to system ﬁles and

RJ-45

allowing the Sx instrument to be connected into a network and accessed via TCP/IP so that it can be controlled remotely.

Headphone Output

Connector Miniature 3.5mm Stereo Jack Level Adjustable Purpose Local monitoring of audio

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Generator Functionality

The SxA instrument provides a single video/audio signal generator functionality. The Generator menu (see chapter 2 for full details) allows the following test signals to be generated. The Generator provides:

Speciﬁcation

32, 1

Zone Plate generator test patterns are provided and allow the selection of

17 ﬁx

0-bit Line-based video test patterns such as colour bars, ramp, colour plate, multiburst and user deﬁned (DPX, YUV, TGA, BMP ) that can be used to check video levels, linearity, saturation, hue, colour phase and frequency response.

athogenic video test patterns such as Bars+Red, SMPTE Bars, Check Field that can be used to check that decoding, encoding and transmission processes are correct.

several predetermined zone plates as well as optionally 3 user customizable zone plates.

ed Audio test tones (ﬁxed 100Hz to 20kHz ), variable tones (1Hz24Khz in 1Hz steps), intermittent tone, white noise or silence on audio pairs and audio groups. Audio level variable (0 to -100dB in 1dB steps).

Analyzer Functionality

The SxA instrument provides analyzer functionality for two concurrently connected SD-SDI, HD-SDI or Optical inputs. With the module installed the Analyzer menu (see chapter 2 for details) allows the follow monitoring to be displayed:

The Picture viewer is provided to allow you to monitor the selected input to

give conﬁdence that the signal is present, is the correct subject (or feed), it is moving and looks OK.

The V

The Waveform Monitor allows you to check the levels of the video content

The Audio monitor (16 embedded audio channels, 48 kHz, 20-bit (SD-

ectorscope allows you to check the hue, saturation and phase of the selected input. Controls are provided to allow you to select the line (s) to be monitored (ideal for checking any embedded test pattern in the selected feed), the ﬁeld to be checked and the graticule scale.

are correct. Controls are provided to allow you to select the waveform (YCbCr, Y, Cb, Cr, GBR, Red, Green or Blue), the horizontal and vertical scale and the line(s) to be monitored.

SDI) 24-bit (HD-SDI)) allows you to check the audio levels of the selected input. In addition to the visual display, the selected audio channel can be monitored via the front panel loud speakers or head phone jack.

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Speciﬁcation

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Supported Video Formats

SD 270 Mb/s

Standard Resolution Colour Space Rate

EBU Tech. 3267-E 720 x 576 4:2:2 (Y’C’BC’R’)/10-bit I 50.00

SMPTE 259M 720 x 483 4:2:2 (Y’C’BC’R’)/10-bit I 59.94

HD 1.485 Gb/s (SMPTE 292M)

Standard Resolution Colour Space Rate

SMPTE 296M 1280 x 720 4:2:2 (Y’C’BC’R’)/10 bit P 23.98

P 24.00

P 25.00

P 29.97

P 30.00

P 50.00

P 59.94

P 60.00

SMPTE 260M 1920 x 1035 4:2:2 (Y’C’BC’R’)/10 bit I 59.94

I 60.00

SMPTE 274M 1920 x 1080 4:2:2 (Y’C’BC’R’)/10 bit I 50.00

I 59.94

I 60.00

SMPTE 274M 1920 x 1080 4:2:2 (Y’C’BC’R’)/10 bit P 23.98

P 24.00

P 25.00

P 29.97

P 30.00

SMPTE RP211 1920 x 1080 4:2:2 (Y’C’BC’R’)/10 bit sF 23.98

sF 24.00

sF 25.00

sF 29.97

sF 30.00

Speciﬁcation

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Speciﬁcation

Dual Link 1.485 Gb/s (SMPTE 327M)

Standard Resolution Colour Space Rate

SMPTE 274M 1920 x 1080 4:2:2 (Y’C’BC’R’)/10 bit P 50.00

SMPTE 274M 1920 x 1080 4:4:4 (R’G’B’)/12-bit P or sF

SMPTE 274M 1920 x 1080 4:4:4 (Y’C’BC’R’), 4:4:4:4

SMPTE 274M 1920 x 1080 4:4:4 (Y’C’BC’R’)/12 bit P or sF

1920 x 1080 4:4:4 (R’G’B’), 4:4:4:4

(R’G’B’+A)/10-bit

(Y’C’BC’R’+A)/10-bit

P 59.94

P 60.00

P or sF

23.00

P or sF

24.00

P or sF

25.00

P or sF

29.97

P or sF

30.00

I 50.00

I 59.94

I 60.00

23.00

P or sF

24.00

P or sF

25.00

P or sF

29.97

P or sF

30.00

I 50.00

I 59.94

I 60.00

P or sF

23.00

P or sF

24.00

P or sF

25.00

P or sF

29.97

P or sF

30.00

I 50.00

I 59.94

I 60.00

23.00

P or sF

24.00

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Phabrix Phabrix PHSXAES Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Getting Started

Package Contents

General Safety

Avoiding Personal Injury

Power Supply

Installation Environment

Operating Temperature

Input/Output Terminals

When Not in Use

Maintenance

Disposal of Equipment

Description

SxA Instrument

Overview

Turning on and off the instrument

Menu Operation

Main Menu

Instrument Status

Using the Menus

SxA Software Options

Overview

AV Delay Generation and Analysis (NEW!)

Command scripts with print report

SDI Data Display & VANC/ANC Inspector

Enhanced remote control

Dolby bit-stream Analyzer & Generator

Ancillary Data status (Now included as standard)

Menu Reference

Generator Menu

Video Out

Output On

Standard

Color Format

2K-SDI (part of Adv. Video Formats Option)

Pattern

AV Delay Generator (AV Delay Option)

Errors

SMPTE 352

Ident

Genlock Menu

Source

Delay

Audio Group Menu

Group n

Source

AV Delay Audio Pulse (AV Delay Option)

Link

Master

AES O/P

Dolby (Dolby Generator Option)

Overview

Dolby E

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital Plus

Dolby E Synchronization - Generator Reference

Editing Program Information

Program Metadata Editing

Default Program Meta Data

Embedding Dolby on SDI Stream

Embedding Dolby Signals on AES Stream

Analyzer Menu

Overview

Picture

AV Delay Analyzer (AV Delay Option)

Signal Data

Type

Source

Waveform Monitor

Cursors

Setup Button Dialogue

Vectorscope

Signal Information Menu

Overview

Video Status

EDH/CRC ERRORS

EDH DATA