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PHABRIX SxE Operation Manual
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About this Manual
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errors, omissions or inaccuracies herein. This document is subject to change and revisions may
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Getting Started
Package Contents
The shipping box should contain the following:
1 black carrying bag containing:
PHABRIX SxE unit
Power Supply Unit
Mains lead
CD Manual
The shipping box will also contain this Manual on a CD, note that the Web Site 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
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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.
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.
Remove 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
SxE 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
SxE Software Options ................................................................................................. 1–6
Overview ................................................................................................................ 1–6
SDI data stream analysis ....................................................................................... 1–6
Command scripts with print report ......................................................................... 1–6
Enhanced remote control........................................................................................ 1–7
Ancillary Data status .............................................................................................. 1–9
Dolby E bit-stream Analyzer ................................................................................... 1–9
Dolby E bit-stream Generator ................................................................................. 1–10
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Menu Reference
Generator Menu 2–3
Video Out.................................................................................................................... 2–3
Output On .............................................................................................................. 2–3
Standard ................................................................................................................ 2–3
Colour Format ........................................................................................................ 2–3
Pattern ................................................................................................................... 2–4
EDH ........................................................................................................................ 2–6
Errors ..................................................................................................................... 2–6
SMPTE 352 ............................................................................................................ 2–6
Ident ...................................................................................................................... 2–6
Genlock Menu ............................................................................................................. 2–7
Source .................................................................................................................... 2–7
Audio Group Menu ...................................................................................................... 2–8
Group n .................................................................................................................. 2–8
Source .................................................................................................................... 2–8
Inv .......................................................................................................................... 2–8
Link ........................................................................................................................ 2–8
Master ................................................................................................................... 2–8
AES O/P ................................................................................................................. 2–8
Dolby (Dolby E Generator Option) ............................................................................... 2–9
Overview ................................................................................................................ 2–9
Dolby E .................................................................................................................. 2–9
Dolby Synchronisation - Generator Reference ........................................................ 2–10
Editing Program Information ..................................................................................2–10
Program Meta Data Editing ................................................................................... 2–11
Default Program Meta Data ................................................................................... 2–13
Embedding Dolby on SDI Stream ............................................................................ 2–13
Embedding Dolby Signals on AES Stream ............................................................... 2–13
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Analyzer Menu 2–15
Overview ..................................................................................................................... 2–15
Picture ........................................................................................................................ 2–16
Signal Data ................................................................................................................. 2–17
Type ....................................................................................................................... 2–17
Source .................................................................................................................... 2–17
Waveform Monitor ......................................................................................................2–18
Cursors ................................................................................................................... 2–19
Setup Button Dialogue ........................................................................................... 2–19
Vectorscope ................................................................................................................. 2–20
Eye and Jitter .............................................................................................................. 2–21
Eye Display ............................................................................................................ 2–22
Histogram .............................................................................................................. 2–22
Jitter Filters ............................................................................................................ 2–23
Jitter Meter Ranges ............................................................................................... 2–24
Update ................................................................................................................... 2–24
Eyes ....................................................................................................................... 2–24
Setup ..................................................................................................................... 2–24
Jitter Analysis ............................................................................................................. 2–25
Jiter Filters ............................................................................................................. 2–25
Display Controls ..................................................................................................... 2–25
Update ................................................................................................................... 2–25
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Signal Information Menu 2–27
Overview ..................................................................................................................... 2–27
Video Status ................................................................................................................ 2–27
EDH/CRC ERRORS .................................................................................................. 2–27
EDH DATA .............................................................................................................. 2–27
Cable Length .......................................................................................................... 2–28
Active Picture CRC .................................................................................................. 2–28
MISC Status ................................................................................................................ 2–29
Payload ID – SMPTE 352 ...................................................................................... 2–29
Video Format ......................................................................................................... 2–29
Video Timing ............................................................................................................... 2–30
ANC Status (ANC Option) ........................................................................................... 2–31
ANC Inspector (SDI Data Option) ................................................................................ 2–32
ANC Inspector Setup .............................................................................................. 2–33
Error Triggers ......................................................................................................... 2–33
Audio Menu 2–35
Meters ........................................................................................................................ 2–35
Audio Status ...............................................................................................................2–36
Dolby-E Status (Dolby-E Analyzer Option) ................................................................... 2–37
Overview ................................................................................................................ 2–37
Dolby E .................................................................................................................. 2–37
Analyser Reference ................................................................................................ 2–38
Source selection ..................................................................................................... 2–38
Dolby Framing Values ............................................................................................ 2–38
Programme configuration ....................................................................................... 2–39
Programme Metadata ............................................................................................ 2–40
Peak Metering ........................................................................................................2–41
Contents
System Menu 2–43
Memories .................................................................................................................... 2–43
Saving Memories ................................................................................................... 2–43
Recalling Memories ................................................................................................ 2–43
Renaming Memories .............................................................................................. 2–43
Adding Additional Memories .................................................................................. 2–44
Clearing Memories ................................................................................................. 2–44
Exporting Memories ............................................................................................... 2–44
Disk Space ............................................................................................................. 2–44
Command Scripts ........................................................................................................ 2–45
Steps, Actions and Parameters ............................................................................... 2–45
Creating Command Scripts ..................................................................................... 2–46
Editing Command Scripts ....................................................................................... 2–46
Running a Script ..................................................................................................... 2–47
Network ...................................................................................................................... 2–48
Remote Control of Sx Instrument (Cost Option) ...................................................... 2–48
Misc ............................................................................................................................ 2–49
Changing The Date/Time ........................................................................................ 2–49
Changing the Date Format: .................................................................................... 2–49
Setting LCD Brightness ........................................................................................... 2–49
Setting Screen Saver Mode .................................................................................... 2–49
Setting User Language ........................................................................................... 2–49
Changing Options Security Code ............................................................................ 2–49
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Utils ............................................................................................................................ 2–50
Dealer Features ......................................................................................................2–50
Hardware Status .................................................................................................... 2–50
System Temperature ............................................................................................... 2–50
Voltages ................................................................................................................. 2–50
Engineer...................................................................................................................... 2–51
Clear Memories ...................................................................................................... 2–51
Default Settings ...................................................................................................... 2–51
Set User Login ........................................................................................................ 2–51
Adding/Deleting Users ............................................................................................ 2–51
Editing The Prompt Text ......................................................................................... 2–52
Generator Free-Run ................................................................................................ 2–52
Software Upgrade ..................................................................................................2–53
Logging Menu 2–55
Overview ..................................................................................................................... 2–55
Event Log .................................................................................................................... 2–55
Log Setup.................................................................................................................... 2–56
Audio Thresholds ....................................................................................................2–56
Video Status ........................................................................................................... 2–56
AES Status ............................................................................................................. 2–57
Dolby-E Status (Requires Dolby-E Analysis Option) ................................................ 2–57
Logging .................................................................................................................. 2–57
Log Time Limit ........................................................................................................ 2–57
Log Eye Jitter .............................................................................................................. 2–58
Jitter Thresholds .................................................................................................... 2–58
Eye Timings ............................................................................................................ 2–58
Eye Amplitude ........................................................................................................ 2–58
Log ANC Status ........................................................................................................... 2–59
Speaker Menu 2–61
Overview ..................................................................................................................... 2–61
Glossary
Glossary of Terms A–3
Specification
SxE 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
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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
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
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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 a Earlier Version of Software ...................................................................C–8
FTP Connection ...........................................................................................................C–8
Sx File Structure .........................................................................................................C–9
Patterns .................................................................................................................C–9
Scripts ....................................................................................................................C–9
Setup .....................................................................................................................C–9
Idents .....................................................................................................................C–9
Fonts ......................................................................................................................C–10
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SxE Instrument
Overview
The PHABRIX SxE represents the most comprehensive hand held instrument available in the
world today.
The PHABRIX SxE is a hand held multi-standard video (3G-SDI, HD-SDI and SD-SDI supported
as standard) test signal generator, analyser and monitor including AES audio testing,
monitoring plus physical layer analysis on its large 4.3 inch best of class 16:9 colour TFT
screen, it is unique in offering laboratory level testing.
The PHABRIX SxE eye and jitter diagrams allow optional filter selection for timing and
alignment measurements with cursors and histogram functions to allow detailed measurements
to be made.
The ability of the SxE to produce eye patterns from a 3G signal is particularly significant for
those users requiring a solution to testing high end products in the 3G arena. Jitter too is one
of the most important issues in the design and operation of high-speed serial links and the
SxE jitter tools can be applied from SD-SDI, HD-SDI to 3G-SDI. These comprehensive features
propel the SxE into the domain of much more expensive bench bound products and has
resulted in it achieving many technological awards.
Description
Turning on and off the instrument
To turn on your PHABRIX SxE 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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Description
Menu Operation
Main Menu
The Main menu, displayed on the right-hand OLED screen gives access to the software
modules available on the SxE 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.
The Jitter values will be shown in red if the jitter values are greater than the values specified on
the Log Setup page for the relevant jitter meter.
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 eg 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.
Description
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.
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 SxE
instrument. The main menus are:
Generator (only present if a Generator module is fitted) allows video test pattern
selection to be made and audio test tones to be selected.
Analyzer allows the selected input signal to be analysed in the form of a Picture,
Waveform monitor, Vectorscope and Eye Pattern display (option).
Sig Info allows detailed signal information about the video and audio status for the
analyzer source to be displayed.
Audio gives access to the Audio Meters and Audio Status displays.
System allows the setup of system wide settings including memories, date/time and
software.
Logging selects the logging page to view and setup the error logging system.
Speaker selects the speaker/headphone setup page.
See chapter 2 : “Menu Reference” for full details of these menus.
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SxE Software Options
Overview
The SxE instrument has a range of software options that can enhance its functionality for
specific applications.
SDI data stream analysis
The SDI Analysis option provides the following functional areas:
Grid displays the SDI data in the form of an array.
The SDI analysis 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.
Stream allows the SDI continuous data stream to be viewed.
Component allows the video components to be displayed in separate columns.
Splt allows the video components to be display individually.
Ancillary Data allows the user to capture whole Ancillary data packets identified by their
data id (DID).
Ancillary Status allows additional ‘user defined’ selections with the appropriate DID or SDID
code.
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.
Command scripts with print report
The Command Script option (PHSXOS)
allows a series of pre-defined actions to be
run through within the PHABRIX Sx using a
script stored in internal memory.
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.
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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
co-exist 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.
Enhanced remote control
The Enhanced remote control 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.
Description
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 ie 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 ie 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 on a CD. 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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Description
Programmable zone plate
Using the Main menu>memories 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.
The Programmable zone plate option
(PHSXOZ) adds a range of pre-programmed
zone plate patterns along with user defined
controls over several parameters which can
be saved to custom buffers.
Advanced formats
This option (PHSXOF) provides advanced
formats include 4:2:2 YUV, 4:4:4 RGB and
4:4:4 YUV at 10/12 bit and 3G level A and
B. For broadcast manufacturers this option
allows rigorous testing of many more
formats beyond the standard signals used
in traditional broadcasting.
For broadcast manufacturers this option allows rigorous testing of many more formats, beyond
the standard signals used in traditional broadcasting. Among the support for 3G level B on the
SxA and SxE is the ability to generate and analyse 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 equaliser 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.
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Ancillary Data status
The Ancillary Status option (PHSXOVNC)
provides broadcasters, studios, OB and
broadcast manufacturers with a detailed
analysis of the ancillary data present in a
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.
Dolby E bit-stream Analyzer
Description
The Dolby E bit-stream Analyzer option
(PHSXOBD-A ) displays Dolby-E meta data
present in a selected audio stream and
determines whether the Dolby-E packet is
timed correctly on the SDI video stream.
The Dolby-E may be monitored from any
of the SDI input embedded audio channel
pairs or the AES input. Peak audio levels
metering is also displayed.
In use the new start menu window displays both the V Bit information and PCM values along
with a snapshot of the Dolby E metadata if a Dolby E signal is present. Using the Signal
Information Menu > Dolby E will present the full analysis display which forms the major
analytical tool for this release.
The Dolby-E 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-E signal is introduced into the unit.
Peak audio levels included in the Dolby-E meta data packet are displayed allowing the user
to select the appropriate set of meters to display Dolby levels which will follow the selected
Dolby-E source. Logging for Dolby E errors, Timing, Common metadata and Program metadata
can be also be controlled.
Note: This option does NOT decode Dolby audio
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Description
Dolby E bit-stream Generator
The Dolby E generation option provides broadcast engineers with a highly functional set of
tools for Dolby E streaming. It is unique in being the world’s first metadata Dolby generator
with editable profiles.
With a selection of Dolby E streams to choose from, engineers can quickly enter and adjust
parameters to check broadcast infrastructure.
This option allows the display of Dolby-E meta data 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 PHABRIX Sx Dolby E bit-stream
generator option (PHSXOBD-G) uniquely
adds significant Dolby-E metadata
generation features to the Sx range.
The generated Dolby E 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 E test stream begins. Meta data can be edited by the user and
stored in memories.
Purchased in combination with the Dolby E analysis option PHSXOBD-A will allow a closed loop
test scenario with both generation and analysis toolsets.
Note: This option does NOT generate Dolby audio
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Generator Menu
Video Out
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.
Output On
The Output On function turns ON the output circuitry. On Sx instruments that have dual
outputs, there is the option to turn on output 1 and output 2 which correspond to the 2
generator outputs.
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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 vide or 3G level A or level B video. Dual streams refer to the ability of the Sx
instrument to generate two separate pictures when transmitting 3G-level B in some formats.
Which mode is selected determines which formats are available.
Only valid frame rates for the output standard may be selected.
Colour Format
Currently only YCbCr 4:2:2 10 bit picture formats are supported by the standard product but
an Option may be purchased to enable other colour formats. The following colour modes may
be selected dependent on line standard selected:
YCbCr 422 10bit
YCbCr 444 12bit
YCbCr 444 10bit
YCbCrA 4444 10bit
YCbCr 422 12bit
RGB 444 10bit
RGBA 4444 10bit
RGB 444 12bit
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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.
The Check field/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.
If Check field/Pathological 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.
100% Bars
Check-field
Pathological
Legal Ramp
Bowtie
Grey Bars - 11
Black, Red, Green,
Blue, Yellow, Cyan,
Magenta, White,
Custom
Colour Field
75% Bars
EQ Test
Valid Ramps
Tartan Bars
Grey Bars – 11 vertical
Downloadable files
in bitmap(.bmp),
10bit DPX/YUV (.dpx,
.yuv), Targa (.tga) and
Phabrix .pat/.rgb/.yc4
compressed files
User File
75% Bars + Red
PLL Test
Multi-Burst
Grey Bars - 5
SMPTE 219/ARIB-28
Bars – 3 variants
SMPTE Bars
Luma Ramp
Pluge
Grey Bars – 5 -vertical
Zone plate
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Colour Field If colour field is the selected test pattern, another control selects which
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.
Zone Plate A basic zone plate generator is supplied with all Sx instruments. The zone
plate selector will contain 3 user customisable zone plates as well as several
pre-determined 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.
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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 presets 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
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.
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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.
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.
Ident
An 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.
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 colour can be specified. Several fonts are built in to the Sx
instrument, other true-type (.ttf) fonts may be downloaded as required.
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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.
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.
Genlock Menu
The SxE instrument can
create video test signals
that are either free-running
or locked to a studio
reference signal.
Menu Reference
The Genlock menu is
used to select an external
locking reference or set the
instrument to free run.
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.
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Audio Group Menu
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. 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.
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.
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.
AES O/P
The AES o/p control selects the source for the AES output of the Sx instrument and can be:
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.
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.
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Dolby (Dolby E Generator Option)
The Sx instrument Dolby
software option allows
generation of Dolby-E
pre-encoded test signals
to check that they are
transferred transparently
through the broadcast
chain unaffected by
routers/switchers, satellite
links, etc.
The Dolby menu controls
the generation of Dolby
test data.
Note that with this software version Non-Keyed signals are generated which may
be incompatible with certain VTRs.
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 Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby E
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
with uses all eight channels to provide surround sound.
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Dolby Synchronisation - 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
packet being over 1 frame long
packetbeing over 1 frame long
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:
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
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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.
Relative to Ideal If this check box is checked, the line number displayed is relative to the
Dolby specified ideal line. A value of ‘0’ therefore starts the Dolby-E packet
on the ‘Ideal Line’ for that video format.
Frame Rate This is set by default to the currently generated frame rate but may be
modified by the user to test downstream equipment.
Original rate This is set by default to the currently generated frame rate but may be
modified by the user to test downstream equipment.
Note that if generating a progressive fast rate video standard such as 720p50,
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.
Program Meta Data Editing
Many of the meta-data 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 meta-data values can be modified and the settings for all programs are stored in
memories.
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Meta-data 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 (Bitstream Mode) indicates the type of audio service that the bitstream
contains. Complete Main (CM) is the normal mode of operation and
contains a complete audio program including dialog, music, and effects.
Ctr DnMix (centre down-mix) is a weighting value used in the encoding and decoding of
surround sound mixes for a Dolby 5.1 Independent Substream.
Sur DnMix (surround down-mix) is a weighting value used in the encoding and decoding
of surround sound mixes for a Dolby 5.1 Independent Substream.
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 (left/right/stereo/surround down-mix) is a weighting value used in the
encoding and decoding of surround sound mixes for a Dolby 7.1 Dependent
Substream.
LR CtrDnMix (left/right/centre down-mix) is a weighting value used in the encoding and
decoding of surround sound mixes for a Dolby 5.1 Independent Substream.
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LR SurDnMix (left/right/surround down-mix) is a weighting value used in the encoding and
Chan Mode defines the channel configuration for Program 1 (ie mono, stereo, 5.1
Line Mode this is an Operational Mode / Dynamic Compression Mode that is used
RFMode this is an Operational Mode / Dynamic Compression Mode that is used
Room Type this informational parameter indicates the type and calibration of the mixing
MixLevel the Surround Down mix Level parameter indicates the nominal Lo/Ro down
DolbySurnd the Dolby Surround Mode parameter indicates whether or not a two-
decoding of surround sound mixes for a Dolby 5.1 Independent Substream.
channels).
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.
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.
room used for the final audio mixing session.
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.
DownMixMod this controls the Down Mix Mode which is used by the content creator to
optimize Center and Surround channel levels for use in stereo down mix
mode for any two-channel programmes.
D Sur Ex this controls the Dolby Surround Ex channel that provides an extra audio
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 following control bits can also be set:
LFE the LFE Channel parameter enables or disables the Low-Frequency Effects
(LFE) channel.
HPF this parameter can be used to activate the DC High pass filter for all input
channels.
LPF the LFE Low pass Filter parameter can be used to activate a 120 Hz low-
pass filter applied to the LFE input channel.
Sur 3dB Alt the Surround Channel 3 dB Attenuation function is use to apply a 3 dB
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.
Sur Ph+Filter the Surround Channel 90-Degree Phase-Shift feature is used for generating
multichannel Dolby Digital bitstreams that can be down-mixed in an
external two channel decoder to create a true Dolby Surround compatible
output.
Org Stream the Original Bitstream informational parameter sets the value of a single bit
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.
Copyright the Copyright Bit informational parameter sets the value of a single bit
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.
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RF 0v Prot the RF Over-modulation Protection parameter determines whether or not
an RF pre-emphasis filter is used in the overload protection algorithm to
prevent RF over-modulation in set-top box decoders.
Default Program Meta Data
Pressing the “Default” button will return program meta-data 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
From the Sx2000 front panel, 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 cursor menu keys may be used but are not visible. Press OK
again to cancel cursor adjustment mode.
Line: Specify the current line for analysis.
Sample: Specify the current sample for analysis.
Field: (Only for 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.
Blue: Show only the Blue aspect of the picture Blue.
Aspect Ratio: The aspect ratio of PAL (625 lines) may be set to be either 4:3 or 16:9 as
required for the source signal. NTSC (525) signals are always 4:3 aspect
ratio and HD signals are always 16:9.
Zoom: If not checked, the picture displayed is a down-converted picture to fill the
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.
ActPix: 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.
Cursor: A cursor may be turned ON over the area of the picture specified by the
specified line and sample.
Source: The analyzer can view either the video SDI input or the Generator output so
that comparisons can be made between input and output.
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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.
Note that the line number of a line of video changes at the end of active video.
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.
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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 shows the 2 streams split into 4 parts to show Y, Y’, Cr and Cb in
separate columns. See Strm mode above for the info column description.
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’ check box 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.
YCbCr The Y, Cr and Cb waveforms are shown as three separate waveforms in a Parade
format
Y Only the luminance channel is shown
Cb Only the blue chroma channel is shown
Cr Only the red chroma channel is shown
GBR The Green, Blue and Red waveforms are shown as three separate waveforms in a
Parade format
Red Only the red channel is shown
Green Only the blue chroma channel is shown
Blue Only the red chroma channel is shown
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.
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:
Off: Cursors are hidden
Pict: The cursor is displayed at the current pixel point. If in YCbCr or RGB mode, three
cursors are displayed. Otherwise a single cursor is displayed. The cursor position
tracks across the picture monitor and Signal Data tabs.
Ampl: Two cursors are displayed to allow measurement of signal amplitudes.
Time: Two cursors are displayed to allow measurement of signal timing.
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.
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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.
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 analyzer can view either the video SDI input or the Generator output so that
comparisons can be made between input and output.
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
Line allows a specific video line to be displayed. This is useful when test patterns
All the All check box forces the waveform monitor to display all lines, overlaid
Field the Fld 1 and Fld 2 modes allow specific video fields to be displayed.
Zoom allows the vector scope display to be zoomed-in to the Centre, Cyan, Yellow,
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.
are transmitted as part of a programme on specific video lines.
on each other. Otherwise the specified line is displayed.
Green, Magenta, Red or Blue positions at x1, x2, x5 or x10 magnifications.
100%/75% selects the graticule scale to match the colour bars being analyzed.
In1 / Out 1 selects either the input to the Sx analyser or the output of the Sx generator
as the display.
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Eye and Jitter
‘Open Eye’
Ideal Eye Paern
‘Closed Eye’
Displaying Jier
The Eye and Jitter menu
displays the selected
input in the form of an Eye
Pattern Display.
The name Eye Pattern is
given to the measurement
of SDI clock jitter display
that forms the shape
of an eye due to the 2
superimposed clock cycles.
The ‘open eye’ is displayed when monitoring a jitter free SDI signal and the eye closes
increasingly as the severity of the jitter on the SDI signal increases.
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The Eye Pattern is formed by displaying the clock signal from the SDI data stream then superimposing a delayed version of the clock signal at exactly half way through the duty cycle (or
unit interval) of the clock signal. This forms the recognisable eye shape.
When the SDI data steam is actually generated by a piece of equipment, ideally the leading
edge of the SDI clock is aligned exactly half way through the data sample. Distribution of the
SDI data stream via cabling, infrastructure, repeaters and distribution amplifiers can cause
distortions to the waveform and cause the data stream to be sampled earlier or later in the
duty cycle (or unit interval) which in turn will cause the wrong data samples to be taken.
The result of the incorrect data samples being taken is displayed as feint lines before and after
the ideal waveform. The greater the number of incorrect data samples that are taken the more
the eye closes.
The eye pattern can be used to display a range of different artefacts that can be isolated using
filters. Jitter occurs when a signal varies in time or amplitude outside of the ideal waveform
shape. The integrated circuits used within equipment contain tens of thousands of individual
transistors that can all cause errors. Problems occur when these errors cause a level of jitter
outside the specified acceptable parameters.
Timing Jitter refers to a short-term time interval error above a low frequency threshold of
10 Hz (as defined in the SMPTE standards for SDI signals).
Alignment Jitter refer to artefacts above the specified threshold frequencies of (1 kHz 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.
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Wander refers to a long-term time interval error, ie artefacts below 10 Hz. Typically
Random Jitter refers to artefacts caused by random events or processes such as thermal or
Eye Display
The “Eye and Jitter” display shows the Eye Pattern against a vertical graticule of +500mV
to -500mV. Four horizontal cursor lines show the 100%, 80%, 20% and 0% measurement
positions on the waveform. Along the bottom of the display are continuous automatic
measurements for:
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.
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.
Amplitude – measured in mV
Rise time – measured in Pico seconds. The rise time measurement is specified as the
time between the 20% and 80% points on the eye waveform.
Fall time - measured in Pico seconds. The fall time measurement is specified as the time
between the 20% and 80% points on the eye waveform.
Rise/fall difference - measured in Pico seconds
Rising edge overshoot – measured as a percentage of the overall signal amplitude.
Falling edge overshoot – measured as a percentage of the overall signal amplitude.
Cable length – measured in Metres. The cable length display is only an approximate
value with 10m resolution thus a 5m cable will be shown as 0m long. The cable type
affects the length displayed which has been calibrated for Belden 1694A cables.
Any measurements which exceed the specification of the SDI signal are indicated in RED whilst
valid parameters are displayed in WHITE.
Note that if jitter values are too large, the automated measurements cannot be
made accurately and should NOT be relied on.
The eye display is only accurate when connected via a 1m cable, if a longer cable is used the
eye will begin to ‘close up’ and measurements will become harder to perform. Note that the
eye display is of the signal pre-equaliser, the equalizer in a system being used to compensate
for long cable lengths. There is no method for the Sx instrument to view the signal postequaliser.
Histogram
Amp/Timing/Both. Histograms enable the operator to observe the distribution of samples in
both amplitude (Amp) and time (Time).
Amp The amplitude histogram shows the distribution of samples over the complete
visible eye picture.
Timing The time histogram shows the distribution of samples at the zero point of the eye
waveform for two thirds of the visible time period.
Note that he time histogram overlays some of the automatic measurement display. The
measurements may still be read by Remote Control if purchased.
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Jitter Filters
The “Jitter 1” and “Jitter 2” filter options allow the specific type of jitter to be applied to the
waveform and the thermometers displays.
Jitter-1: Timing/Align/10Hz/100 Hz/1KHz/10KHz/100KHz. This filter operates on both the
left hand jitter thermometer and the eye waveform. The different filters enable the
operator to understand more fully the nature of any jitter present. When in Timing
or Alignment modes, the meter range is set to show appropriate ranges for the
SMPTE specification at the current video input standard. .
Jitter-2: This is a second jitter measurement thermometer and may be set to Timing/Alig
n/10Hz/100Hz/1KHz/10KHz/100KHz. This filter operates on just the right hand
jitter thermometer. When in Timing or Alignment modes, the meter range is set to
show appropriate ranges for the SMPTE specification at the current video input
standard. When in other filter modes, the meter ranges are expanded so that
larger ranges may be viewed.
Timing as determined by the SMPTE standard for the specific video standard (ie jitter
above the 10 Hz threshold)
Align as determined by the SMPTE standard for the specific video standard (ie jitter
above 1 kHz threshold for SD-SDI signals and 100 kHz for HD-SDI signals)
10Hz jitter above a 10Hz threshold
100 Hz jitter above a 100Hz threshold
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1KHz jitter above a 1KHz threshold
10KHz jitter above a 10KHz threshold
100KHz jitter above a 100KHz threshold
Jitter filter selection affects both the jitter thermometer and eye pattern displays. Timing
and Alignment jitter filters are defined in the relevant SMPTE publication. The thermometer
automatically calibrates to the specification of the video standard and chosen filter. When
reading is in specification the thermometer bar is GREEN, when close to specification it is
YELLOW, and when out of specification it’s RED.
3G-SDI (2.97Gbps) HD-SDI (1.485Gbps) SD-SDI (270Mbps)
Alignment
Jitter
Alignment
Jitter
Upper limit -3 dB at 9.5 MHz low
On screen horizontal cursors indicate where on the eye the rise time measurements are being
made.
Please note that the Sx instrument takes a little time to stabilise when the SDI input standard
changes.
SD-SDI (270Mbps) 100 KHz high pass 1 KHz high pass
10 Hz high pass 10 Hz high pass 10 Hz high pass
pass
-3 dB at 4.75 MHz low
pass
-3 dB at 0.86 MHz low
pass
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Jitter Meter Ranges
Update
This allows selection of the update rate to allow longer display persistence. This may be set to
40ms (normal use) or infinite. When set to infinite, the Run and Clear buttons are enabled.
Run This check box stops the display from updating so that a waveform may be
Alignment
Full-Scale
Alignment
(Red Threshold)
Alignment
(Yellow Threshold)
Timing
Full Scale
Timing
(Red Threshold)
Timing
(Yellow Threshold)
investigated in more detail. It is only enabled when the update mode is set to
infinite update mode.
3G-SDI (2.97Gbps) HD-SDI (1.485Gbps) SD-SDI (270Mbps)
0.52UI 0.34UI 0.34UI
0.3UI 0.2UI 0.2UI
0.2UI 0.14UI 0.14UI
3.4 UI 1.7UI 0.34UI
2UI 1UI 0.2UI
1.4UI 0.7UI 0.14UI
Clear This button clears the eye display. It is only enabled when the update mode is set
to infinite update mode.
Eyes
Adjusts the number of eyes visible on the eye display. The 10 and 20 modes are useful for
observing serial-parallel conversion jitter, the H, 2H, V, and 2V are useful for observing the
effects of power supply born video synchronous noise in SDI signals. (H/2H/V/2V not yet
implemented)
Setup
The Setup button shows a dialogue box that allows the
eye colour and cable type to be specified.
Cable Type Selects the cable type used which affects the cable measurements.
B8281 Belden 8281 B1505 Belden 1505
B1694A Belden 1694A B1855A Belden 1855A
CL5CSB Canare L-5CFB I-1000 Image 1000
Eye Colour The eye colour may be set to green or blue and may also be adjusted in
gain to allow the eye display to show ‘hot spots’ where the majority of the
signal data is found.
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Jitter Analysis
The jitter analysis display
shows a trace of jitter
amplitude versus time
along with two jitter
thermometers and has the
following controls:
Jiter Filters
The “Jitter 1” and “Jitter 2” filter options allow the specific type of jitter to be applied to the
waveform and the thermometers displays.
Jitter-1: Timing/Align/10Hz/100 Hz/1KHz/10KHz/100KHz. This filter operates on both the
left hand jitter thermometer and the eye waveform. The different filters enable the
operator to understand more fully the nature of any jitter present. When in Timing
or Alignment modes, the meter range is set to show appropriate ranges for the
SMPTE specification at the current video input standard. .
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Jitter-2: This is a second jitter measurement thermometer and may be set to Timing/Alig
n/10Hz/100Hz/1KHz/10KHz/100KHz. This filter operates on just the right hand
jitter thermometer. When in Timing or Alignment modes, the meter range is set to
show appropriate ranges for the SMPTE specification at the current video input
standard. When in other filter modes, the meter ranges are expanded so that
larger ranges may be viewed.
Display Controls
The resolution and timebase of the display can be controlled by the following:
Horiz: H/2H/V/Frame – horizontal sweep control for jitter trace.
UI/div: 0.1/0.2/0.5/1.0 – vertical gain control for the sweep trace.
Update
This allows selection of the update rate to allow longer display persistence. This may be set to
40ms (normal use) or infinite. When set to infinite, the Run and Clear buttons are enabled.
Run This check box stops the display from updating so that a waveform may be
investigated in more detail. It is only enabled when the update mode is set to
infinite update mode.
Clear This button clears the eye display. It is only enabled when the update mode is set
to infinite update mode.
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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, Audio 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 frequency displayed is only correct if the Sx instrument has
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.
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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 mis-timed, 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 (ANC Option)
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:
C Checksum Error
D DBN (Data block number) Error
P Parity Error
G ANC Gap 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 check box 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 dialog below. Un-checking 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.
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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.
HANC/VANC Filter This is another filter for simpler selection of where to search for packets. It
may be selected to search the HANC are, the VANC area or both areas.
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VANC Area
HANC Area
Acve 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 Dolby audio cannot be heard on the speaker as a Dolby decoder is not
present.
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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-E Status (Dolby-E Analyzer Option)
The Dolby-E status option
allows display of the
Dolby-E meta-data 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 Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby E
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
with uses all eight channels to provide surround sound.
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SDI source with Dolby-E
embedded on a pair
SDI
OUT
AES
OUT
SDI
IN
AES
IN
REF
IN
Dolby-E AES Source
SDI
OUT
AES
OUT
SDI
IN
AES
IN
REF
IN
Reference
Analyser 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 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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Timing source
Dolby-E timing may be measured relative to the SDI input or the External reference. If the
‘Ideal’ check box 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.
Programme configuration
This displays the Program
configuration (5.1+2 etc),
the number of program in
the meta-data, the frame
rates and bit depths and
time-code if any present.
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Errors: This displays the number of CRC errors detected in the Dolby-E meta-data.
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 program meta-data is shown. Up to 8 programs can be
encoded in the Dolby-E packet dependent on the Program Configuration.
Program description User defined description for the selected program.
Program Metadata The meta-data 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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Programme Metadata
The “Audio” – “Dolby” menu allows the metadata for a Dolby E data stream to viewed. For any
programme this metadata would be created as part of Dolby E authoring process. The following
metadata can be viewed for Program 1:
Dialogue Norm is the normal audio level for dialogue. Ideally all transmitted programs
BsMod (Bitstream Mode) indicates the type of audio service that the bitstream
Ctr DnMix (centre down-mix) is a weighting value used in the encoding and decoding of
Sur DnMix (surround down-mix) is a weighting value used in the encoding and decoding
LRoCtrDnMix (left/right/stereo/centre down-mix) is a weighting value used in the encoding
LRoSurDnMix (left/right/stereo/surround down-mix) is a weighting value used in the
would 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.
surround sound mixes for a Dolby 5.1 Independent Substream.
of surround sound mixes for a Dolby 5.1 Independent Substream.
and decoding of surround sound mixes for a Dolby 7.1 Dependent
Substream.
encoding and decoding of surround sound mixes for a Dolby 7.1 Dependent
Substream.
LR CtrDnMix (left/right/centre down-mix) is a weighting value used in the encoding and
decoding of surround sound mixes for a Dolby 5.1 Independent Substream.
LR SurDnMix (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.
Chan Mode defines the channel configuration for Program 1 (ie mono, stereo, 5.1
channels).
Line Mode this is an Operational Mode / Dynamic Compression Mode that is used
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.
RFMode this is an Operational Mode / Dynamic Compression Mode that is used
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.
Room Type this informational parameter indicates the type and calibration of the mixing
room used for the final audio mixing session.
MixLevel the Surround Down mix Level parameter indicates the nominal Lo/Ro down
mix level of the Surround channel(s) with respect to the Left and Right
channels
DolbySurnd the Dolby Surround Mode parameter indicates whether or not a two-
channel Dolby Digital bitstream is conveying a Dolby Surround encoded
program.
DownMixMod this controls the Down Mix Mode which is used by the content creator to
optimise Center and Surround channel levels for use in stereo down mix
mode for any two-channel programmes.
D Sur Ex this controls the Dolby Surround Ex channel that provides an extra audio
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.
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The following control bits can also be viewed:
LFE the LFE Channel parameter enables or disables the Low-Frequency Effects
(LFE) channel.
HPF this parameter can be used to activate the DC High pass filter for all input
channels.
LPF the LFE Low pass Filter parameter can be used to activate a 120 Hz low-
pass filter applied to the LFE input channel.
Sur 3dB Alt the Surround Channel 3 dB Attenuation function is use to apply a 3 dB
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.
Sur Ph+Filter the Surround Channel 90-Degree Phase-Shift feature is used for generating
multichannel Dolby Digital bitstreams that can be down-mixed in an
external two channel decoder to create a true Dolby Surround compatible
output.
Org Stream the Original Bitstream informational parameter sets the value of a single bit
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.
Copyright the Copyright Bit informational parameter sets the value of a single bit
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.
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RF 0v Prot the RF Over-modulation Protection parameter determines whether or not
an RF pre-emphasis filter is used in the overload protection algorithm to
prevent RF over-modulation in set-top box decoders.
Peak Metering
The peak audio levels are included in the Dolby-E meta-data 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. Non overlapping
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 backup file, all existing memories are deleted before
the backup file is loaded so make sure that they are backed up first.
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 Memories menu allows
the Sx instrument to run
pre-defined 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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ARCHIVE This is used to specify the archive file to be loaded when the script is run.
This makes sure that all the memories required for the test have been
loaded.
This archive file is loaded EVERY time the script is run so if you make
changes to any memories you MUST use the Export/Archive section on the
System-Memories tab to backup the current memories.
LOADMEM, Loads the memory specified in the StepParameters field – must be a
numeric value 1...num memories.
CHECKERRS, Check for CRC/EDH/ANC checksum errors in StepTime seconds. If there
are any errors an event is added to the event log and the sequence pauses
with a message to continue or abort. If the SDI input signal is missing, this is
treated as an error.CHECK_AP_CRC
Check for changes to the active picture CRC value in StepTime seconds. An
event is added to the event log.
PROMPT This will put a short prompt on screen in a dialogue asking the operator
a question and waiting for OK to be pressed to continue. The time field is
ignored and the parameter following is the text displayed.
CLEARLOG This clears the Event Log
DISABLEEVT This disables Event logging
ENABLEEVT This enables Event logging
CLEARERRORS This clears all error counts (EDH/CRC etc.)
LOGCOMMENT Add the specified comment to the log file – useful to document the stage in
the test process
PAUSE Pause for the specified number of seconds to allow another process such as
loading test patterns to complete.
SAVESTATUS Save the current system status as an XML file.
SAVEIMAGE Save the selected image as a bitmap file in the current scripts directory.
Filename must be specified.
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SELECTTAB Show the selected tab to allow the user to view something.
SEL_USER Select user – users are comma separated
CHECK_EYE Checks that the eye amplitude, overshoot, undershoot and rise/fall and
CHECK_JITTER Checks that the jitter levels are under those set in the logging jitter
CHECK_METER_OFF_LEVEL
CHECK_METERS_OFF
difference between rise and fall times are within the SMPTE specifications
for the time period specified.
threshold fields for the time period specified. See logging setup section for
further details.
This action checks that the level for any visible meters is at the level set by
the meter scale. This level may be -18dB or -20dB. If the level is over 1dB
greater or less than that value an error will be inserted in the log and report
files. If any groups are missing, these will be ignored by the test. Testing may
be limited to specified audio pairs as set up on the Log Setup page.
This action checks that the level for any visible meters is below -70dB. If the
level is above that value an error will be inserted in the log and report files.
If any groups are missing, these will be ignored by the test. Testing may be
limited to specified audio pairs as set up on the Log Setup page.
CHECK_AES_INP This action checks that the AES input signal is present and has no errors for
the specified time period.
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.
Loop if the Forever check box is selected, the Command Script will run repeatedly
until it is stopped. If the check box is not set, the number of repeats can be
set.
Stop on Error If the Stop on Error check box is selected, the script will stop if an error is
encountered.
Make a Report If the Make a Report check box is selected, a report will be generated with
the results of the Command Script when it is run.
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Network
If the DHCP check box 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 auto senses 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’ (non changing) 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. These details can then be entered in the corresponding boxes in the
menu. Select each numeric box in turn and use the up and down cursors to pick the required
value.
When the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Defualt Gateway and DNS Server values have been setup,
use the Apply button to attach the Sx instrument to the network.
On the Sx2000 instrument, select the “System” - “Network” menu to access the IP Address,
Subnet Mask, Default Gateway and DNS Server values. Select the “Setup” button and edit the
settings. Note that if the DHCP check box is enabled, these values will not be editable. Once
the network addressing has been setup, select the “Apply” 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.
Show Options this check box, if selected, will enable the features throughout the menu
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.
system.
Enable this check box, if selected, allows options to be cleared from the Sx
instrument.
Clear Option this function, when pressed, will remove the selected options from the Sx
instrument.
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.
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 un-authorised
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.
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.
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The permissions are:
Administrator: This user may add/delete users and may also edit the Log-in prompt text.
Modify Memories: This user may create, save and delete memories and Archives.
Modify Scripts: This user may create, save and delete script files (if the command scripting
Each user may modify their own password by entering a new password (6 or more characters)
and pressing Change Password.
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.
option has been purchased)
If all users are deleted, the Sx instrument reverts to starting up without a login screen.
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.
Note that the unit should be connected to the AC adaptor so that the battery
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.
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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 installation procedure, all memories are archived to a
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.
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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.
Menu Reference
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 event log only shows changes in status, so if the input is always
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.
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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 A log event will be added whenever the input video standard changes or if
the input is lost or re-appears.
EDH/CRC A log event will be added whenever a EDH/CRC error state changes. If the
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.
TRS Errors If the number of lines changes or line length changes during a frame, the
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.
Picture CRC This should only be used for static single frame test patterns (do not use
for Zone Plate, dynamic broadcast signals or CheckField/Pathalogical
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.
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AES Status
This section allows AES audio errors to be logged:
Errors A log event will be added whenever the embedded audio error status
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.
Input Status A log event will be added if the AES signal disappears or appears.
Dolby-E Status (Requires Dolby-E Analysis Option)
This section allows Dolby-E errors to be logged.
Errors will add an event to the event log when a Dolby-E input stream is detected
or lost. An event will also be added if a CRC error is detected in the
Dolby-E meta-data stream. If an error is detected in the Dolby-E stream,
it may mean that the Dolby-E stream has not been synchronised with the
embedded audio clocks.
Timing will log if the Dolby-E frame timing is outside the Dolby specified ‘Ideal’
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.
Common Metadata
will log any changes of the common meta-data (Program Configuration, Bit
Depth, Frame Rates)
Menu Reference
Program Metadata
will log any changed program meta-data. This can be useful for following
changes to a program stream over a long period of transmission.
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 causes the Sx will emit a short tone when an Event is added to the log. Note
that the beep will happen even if the Speaker is set to Mute.
SYS Errors allows 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.
System Info allows 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.
Save saves the current event log to a text file in the currently specified language.
The log file created, logfile.txt may be downloaded using a FTP connection.
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. Un-check the box to log at all times. Logging must be enabled using the check
box above for this to work.
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Log Eye Jitter
Jitter Thresholds
The jitter level at which an event is added may be set independently for each meter. (Only one
meter provided as standard) This allows you to set the maximum allowed jitter level and then
test for invalid values over a period of time.
A different jitter threshold may be set for each of the 3 SDI data rates (SD/HD/3G) for both
Jitter1 and Jitter2. The defaults are the maximum values specified by the SMPTE standard.
This menu allows Eye Jitter
events to be logged.
The events to be logged
are set up on this page by
checking the appropriate
‘Log’ check boxes.
Jitter errors are detected within 200ns and so intermittent peak errors can be detected.
Eye Timings
If checked, these controls will enable logging of invalid timing values. An event will be logged if
the value exceeds the valid SMPTE range and an event will be logged when the signal becomes
valid again.
Eye measurements are performed using statistical calculations on the waveforms and are thus
performed at a slower rate than jitter measurements. Measurements can take a few seconds to
stabilise and this should be taken into account.
Eye Amplitude
If checked, these controls will enable logging of invalid amplitude or over-shoot/undershoot
values. An event will be logged if the value exceeds the valid SMPTE range and an event will be
logged when the signal becomes valid again.
Eye measurements are performed using statistical calculations on the waveforms and are thus
performed at a slower rate than jitter measurements. Measurements can take a few seconds to
stabilise and this should be taken into account.
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Log ANC Status
The Log ANC Status menu
allows customisation of
which ANC packets to log
for changes in status (e.g.
Present, Checksum Error,
Missing, Parity Error).
Individual check-boxes
are provided to determine
which packet DID/SDID
combinations are logged.
Select All Pressing this causes the check boxes for all packets to be checked.
Select Active Pressing this causes the check boxes for all packets currently present to be
checked.
Select All Pressing this causes the check boxes for all packets to be un-checked.
Setup This allows the user to define and name their own DID/SDID values for an
ANC packet type.
Menu Reference
Reset Clears the state for all packet types and thus a packet that was displayed as
previously in error is shown as OK.
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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” check box 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 of Terms
3G-SDI is a single 2.970 Gbit/s serial link (standardized in SMPTE 424M) that
will replace the dual link HD-SDI (is standardized in SMPTE 372M).
AES Audio Engineering Society
AES3-2003 standard for digital audio — Digital input-output interfacing —Serial
transmission format for two channel linearly represented digital audio
data
Alignment Jitter refer to artefacts above the specified threshold frequencies of (1 kHz
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.
CPU Central Processor Unit
CRC (cyclic redundancy check) is an error-detecting code commonly used
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.
Glossary
DID (Data ID) is part of the Ancillary Data that is transmitted with the SDI
data.
Dolby E is an audio encoding and decoding technology developed by Dolby
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.
EDH (Error Detection and Handling) protocol is an optional but commonly
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.
FPGA a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) is an integrated circuit
designed to be configured by the customer or designer after
manufacturing.
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 General Purpose Input)
Graticule this is the scale displayed on an oscilloscope, vector scope or
waveform monitor that provides a visual indication of the signal
amplitude, time base and phase relationship.
Input Status Bar is the bottom part of the Monitor Output display that shows the
format and status of the input signals currently connected to the Rx
chassis.
Instrument Display is the TFT monitor available on the Sx Range of products and on the
Rx 2000.
Navigation Buttons These are the up, down, left, right arrow buttons available on the Sx
and Rx Ranges.
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Glossary
OLED Organic Light-Emitting Diode
PHABRIX Rx 500 is a 1U height half rack mount Rasteriser which is small and light
PHABRIX Rx 1000 is a 1U height 19” (482cm) rack mount Rasterizer with the ability
PHABRIX Rx 2000 is a 2U height 19” (482cm) rack mount Rasterizer with 2 on-board
PHABRIX SxA is a 3G-SDI , HD-SDI and SD-SDI handheld SDI test signal generator,
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.
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.
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.
analyser and monitor supporting AES audio.
PHABRIX SxD is a 3G-SDI , HD-SDI and SD-SDI handheld SDI test signal generator,
analyser and monitor supporting dual link.
PHABRIX SxE is a 3G-SDI , HD-SDI and SD-SDI handheld SDI test signal generator,
analyser and monitor supporting eye and jitter measurement.
Pre-set Buttons These are the set of 8 buttons below the Video Confidence display on
the Rx 2000 that are used to select pre-defined inputs for display.
PSU Power Supply Unit
Random Jitter refers to artefacts caused by random events or processes such as
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.
Rasteriser 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 Rasteriser will display multiple output forms of the same
input data stream.
SDI (Serial Digital Interface) capable of transferring SD or HD broadcast
video and broadcast audio between compatible devices.
SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers)
SMPTE RP211 Implementation of 24P, 25P and 30P Segmented Frames for 1920 x
1080 Production Format
SMPTE 259M Implement a SMPTE 259M Serial Digital Interface Using SMPTE
HOTLink™ and CY7C9235/9335
SMPTE 260M Television - 1125/60 High-Definition Production System - Digital
Representation and Bit-Parallel Interface
SMPTE 274M High Definition (HD) Image Formats for Television Production
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SMPTE-276M Television - Transmission of AES-EBU Digital Audio Signals Over
Coaxial Cable
SMPTE 292M Bit-Serial Digital Interface for High-Definition Television Systems
SMPTE 296M 1280 × 720 Scanning, Analogue and Digital Representation and
Analogue Interface
SMPTE 297-2006 Serial Digital Fiber Transmission System for SMPTE 259M, SMPTE
344M, SMPTE 292 and SMPTE 424M Signals
SMPTE 352 Payload Identification Codes for Serial Digital Interfaces —
Amendment 1
SMPTE 424M 3 Gb/s Signal/Data Serial Interface
SMPTE 425-B Mapping of 2 x SMPTE 292M HD SDI interfaces. Level-B can carry a
Dual Link 1.485 Gb/s payload or two HD 1.485 Gb/s payloads..
SMPTE 425M-A Direct mapping of source image formats
SMPTE 428-9 D-Cinema Distribution Master – Image Characteristics
TFT (Thin Film Transistor) is a type of LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitor.
Timing Jitter refers to a short-term time interval error above a low frequency
threshold of 10 Hz (as defined in the SMPTE standards for SDI
signals).
Glossary
UI (Unit Interval) is time between consecutive clock cycles used to
sample the SDI data stream. The UI measurement is used for Eye
Pattern measurement.
Wander refers to a long-term time interval error, ie artefacts below 10 Hz.
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.
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SxE Instrument
Operating Environment
Operating Temperature 0-40 °C
Operating Humidity <85% RH (no condensation
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 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.
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.
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 4.3 inch TFT colour
Display Format 480 x 272 24 bits
Backlight Variable brightness
Screen Saver Reduces brightness after user adjustable time.
BNC Panel
The Sx instrument BNC panel provide the
following connections.
External Locking Reference
Label REF IN
Input Signal Tri-level or Bi-Level (black burst) syncs 50/59.94/60Hz
Connector BNC
Input Impedance 75 ohm terminated
Input Return Loss >40dB to 6MHz (typical)
Maximum Input voltage +/- 2V
Specification Tri-level syncs (SMPTE274M and SMPTE296M) 600 mV pk-pk
PAL Black Burst (ITU624-4/SMPTE318) 1V pk-pk,
Composite NTSC (SMPTE 170M) 1V pk-pk
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Analyzer SDI Input
Label SDI IN
Supported standards SD-SDI or HD-SDI. See Supported formats
Connector BNC
Input Impedance 75 ohm terminated
Input Return Loss >= 15dB (5MHz to serial clock frequency)
Maximum Input Voltage +/- 2V
Purpose Analyzer Input
Analyzer AES Input
Label AES IN
Connector BNC
Input Impedance 75 ohm terminated
Maximum Input Voltage +/- 2V
Sample Rates The input has a sample rate converter and so will accept any sample
rate from 32kHz to 192kHz.
Specification Conforming to AES3-2003 and SMPTE-276M
Generator SDI Output
label SDI OUT
Supported standards SD-SDI or HD-SDI. See Supported formats
Connector BNC
Output Impedance 75 ohm terminated
Output Level +/- 400mV
Purpose Generator Output
Specification
Generator AES Output
Label AES OUT
Connector BNC
Input Impedance 75 ohm terminated
Maximum Input Voltage 1V
Sample Rates 48kHz
Specification Conforming to AES3-2003 and SMPTE-276M
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Control Panel
Power Connection
Voltage 5V +/- 5%. (DC Power adapter provided)
Power Requirements AC 90-250V 50/60Hz 10W max
Local Control
USB USB 1
USB Connector Mini A/B
Purpose Software installation.
Networking
The Sx instrument Control panel provide
the following connections.
Ethernet IEEE802.3 10/100Mb/s (10/100-base-T connection)
Ethernet Connector RJ-45
Purpose Browser control of instrument and FTP access to system files and
allowing the Rx 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 SxE 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:
32, 10-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.
Pathogenic 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.
Zone Plate generator test patterns are provided and allow the selection of
several predetermined zone plates as well as optionally 3 user customisable
zone plates.
17 fixed Audio test tones (fixed 100Hz to 20kHz ), variable tones (1Hz-
24Khz 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
Specification
The SxE instrument provides analyzer functionality for two concurrently connected SD-SDI, HDSDI 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 Vectorscope 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.
The Waveform Monitor allows you to check the levels of the video content
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.
The Audio monitor (16 embedded audio channels, 48 kHz, 20-bit (SD-
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.
The Eye Pattern monitor allows you to check the level of jitter present in
the selected source. Controls are provided to allow you to isolate specific
frequencies of jitter to ensure that they are within acceptable tolerances.
The Jitter monitor allows you to measure the amplitude of jitter present
in the selected source against time. Controls are provided for scaling and
filtering to isolate specific jitter types.
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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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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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