RTW TouchMonitor TM3-3G Datasheet

Data Sheet

TouchMonitor TM3-3G

The TouchMonitor TM3-3G is a compact and versatile solution for metering, deembedding and monitoring of 3G-SDI audio signals using a 4.3“ touch screen for vertical or horizontal use. With its integrated 3G-SDI interface, it displays level and loudness of any eight 3G-SDI audio channels. Independently, the deembedder supplies up to 16 3G-SDI audio channels on eight AES3 outputs (optional licence). The ﬂ exible user interface allows for quick and simple preset selection as well as setting the monitoring level (optional licence). Presets can be conﬁ gured in detail using the Devicer DC1 for Mac OS X® or Windows®.

Flexible touch screen layout • Loudness: EBU, ITU, ATSC, ARIB • Loudness Range (LRA) • PPM/True Peak • SPL Stereo/8-ch. operation • Dialnorm • 3G-SDI deembedder • Modular software • Monitoring/AES3 out/Moving Coil option

The Devicer’s GUI lets you select, conﬁ gure and position the instruments you need in a convenient way. The screen layout can be previewed at any time to see how your preset will look like on the TM3. Besides PPM and True Peak instruments, the TM33G features comprehensive loudness measuring features conforming to all relevant international standards (EBU R128, ITU-R BS.1770-3/1771, ATSC A/85, and ARIB). Loudness instruments include single-channel and summing bargraphs, loudness range and numerical displays. With the Moving Coil licence option, stereo signals can also be displayed on needle instruments.

TM3. Loudness Simpliﬁ ed.

TouchMonitor TM3-3G

Hardware

TM3-3G

• 8-channel 3G-SDI version for Peak, TruePeak, correlation and Loudness measurements

• Table-top unit with display unit and remote 3G-SDI interface box (cable length 2 m), with mains adapter

• 4.3“ touch screen (272 x 480 pixel)

• Loudness metering acc. to EBU R128, ITU-R BS.1770-3/ 1771, ATSC A/85, ARIB or customer speciﬁ c

• Single channel and summing loudness bargraphs

• Loudness Test Time Control

• Loudness Range (LRA) with MagicLRA mode

• PPM & True Peak

• SPL

• Dialnorm measurement

• Correlation

• Numerical display

• Monitoring controller with onscreen level fader (optional licence)

• Stereo headphone out

• Integrated 16-channel 3G-SDI deembedder for the SDI formats

- SD (525i, 625i),

- HD (720p, 1035i, 1080i, 1080p, 1080SF)

- 3G (1080p),

with optional licence also output of the signals as 8 x AES3

(Bal.Out)

• Moving Coil instruments (optional licence)

• 3G-SDI input (BNC In) and output (BNC Through, signal looped through without processing)

• Analog Stereo Monitor output (Line Out, 2 x RCA) and headphone output (Phones, 3.5 mm jack)

• Analog input (Aux In, 1 x RCA), e. g. for external timecode

• USB 2.0, GPIO, 24 V DC connectors

• Comprehensive set of presets

• Personalizing with Devicer DC1 (Device Conﬁ gurator software for Windows

and Mac OS X®)

Software

Basic Software

Every TM3-3G comes with a basic software package. Beside the signal processing and the control functions this software includes a multi-channel Program Meter for measuring peak level, True Peak and Loudness (digital scales, peak hold, peak memory, Over indicators), the Loudness Sum instrument for measuring the summed loudness (M, S, I values), the LRA instrument for the graphical display of the Loudness Range,

numerical displays of all relevant loudness values, a phase correlation meter, a Dialnorm meter, and a global keyboard for simultaneous control of deﬁ ned functions in multiple instruments and for preset recall. It also allows the external control with the integrated GP IO interface. Optionally, different software modules are available as licences.

Windows is either registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Mac OS is trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U. S. and other coutries.

Devicer DC1

By default, the TM3-3G‘s preset memory contains a comprehensive set of factory presets covering many common applications. The Devicer DC 1 used to personalize the presets is available free of charge on the RTW web site. The Devicer’s GUI lets you select, conﬁ gure and position the instruments you need in a convenient way. The screen layout can be previewed at any time to see how your preset will look like on the TM3. After having installed this Device Conﬁ gurator software on your Mac OS X® (10.6 or higher) or Windows® (XP, Vista,

7) computer, the TM3-3G is connected to it using an USB cable (Mini-B / A). After all edits are performed and saved in the Devicer DC1, the respective presets can be uploaded to the TM3-3G.

When a licences is needed at a later point in time, a devicespeciﬁ c ﬁ le for forwarding to RTW is created by the unit. RTW will send back a corresponding ﬁ le with the activated licence for exactly this unit.

Software (continued)

Software Modules (Licences)

Current and future software modules can be ordered as licences either together with the ordered TM3-3G version or at a later point in time. Together with the order of the unit the licence will be activated at delivery.

• TM3-SWMON: Monitoring

This option expands the feature set of the TM3-3G by a Monitoring Control function which enables monitoring of displayed audio signals. Functions: Monitor level control with onscreen level fader (can be calibrated), DIM, Mute, Solo, internal Downmix for multichannel monitoring, audio output of monitoring signals via RCA-, and 3.5 mm jack (analog).

• TM3-SWDEEM: Deembedded out

This option expands the feature set of the TM3-3G by an output routing for deembedded audio signals. Functions: Deembedded output of up to 16 audio channels via the 8 x AES3 outputs of the 25-pin Sub-D connector.

• TM3-SWMC: Moving Coil (Software Licence)

This option expands the feature set of the TM3-3G with the Moving Coil instrument for the display of needle instruments for up to 2-channel Stereo with different scales. Functions: L/R and M/S PPM modes (BR IIa/BR IIb scales), VU mode, Loudness mode, dual or single (stereo) displays horizontal or vertical, a combined mode with DualPPM and Loudness sum display (BBC) is also available.

Dimensions

3 | Side view (left)

Display Unit TouchMonitor TM3-3G

2 | Side view1 | Front view

Interface Box TouchMonitor TM3-3G

2 | Side view (right)

Dimensions in mm (inch [”]) Common tolerance: ±0,5 mm (±0.02”)

1 | Top view

4 | Rear view

53.86 (2.12”)

138 (5.43”)

15°

82.5 (3.25”)

Active Area

95.04 (3.74”)

4.3 inch

85 (3.35”)146 (5.75”)

50 (1.97”)

146 (5.75”)85 (3.35”)

85 (3.35”)

(0.08”)

(1.06”)

(0.08”)

(1.06”)

(0.08”)

(1.06”)

(0.83”)

Connectors

ATTENTION! - For operating the TM3-3G an appropriate mains adapter is required. RTW recommends the use of the RTW wide voltage power supply 1168-R (100 - 240 V AC/24 V DC, 2.7 A) approved for TouchMonitor. This power supply is included in the TM3-3G package.

Connection

Display Unit

Interface Box

GP IO (RJ-11-6P6C)

4-pin locking

low voltage

connector

24 V DC

160 mA

(nominal)

8 AES3 Out (Sub-D) *)

Analog Out L (RCA) *)

Aux In (RCA) *)

Analog Out R (RCA) *)

Phones (3.5 mm jack) *)

USB 2.0 Mini-B

(USB interface

cable for the

exchange of

Devicer DC1 and

TM3 data required)

3G-SDI

(BNC In, BNC Through)

*) with corresponding software licence

24 V DC (4-pin locking low voltage, type Binder 710)

Pin: Function:

1 +24 V DC 2 +24 V DC 3 0 V 4 0 V

NOTE - An external overcurrent protective device (2 A max.)

shall be installed when using an external 24 V DC power supply!

Line Out L, Line Out R (unbalanced, RCA-F)

Pin: Function:

Pin: Signal Ring: Shield/chassis

NOTE - The analog signal outputs of the RCA connectors are in

parallel with the corresponding output signals of the phones connector.

Bal.Out (25-pin Sub-D-F)

Pin: Function:

1 Digital output 8 (+, hot) 14 Digital output 8 (–, cold) 2 Shield/chassis 15 Digital output 7 (+, hot) 3 Digital output 7 (–, cold) 16 Shield/chassis 4 Digital output 6 (+, hot) 17 Digital output 6 (–, cold) 5 Shield/chassis 18 Digital output 5 (+, hot) 6 Digital output 5 (–, cold) 19 Shield/chassis 7 Digital output 4 (+, hot) 20 Digital output 4 (–, cold) 8 Shield/chassis 21 Digital output 3 (+, hot) 9 Digital output 3 (–, cold) 22 Shield/chassis 10 Digital output 2 (+, hot) 23 Digital output 2 (–, cold) 11 Shield/chassis 24 Digital output 1 (+, hot) 12 Digital output 1 (–, cold) 25 Shield/chassis 13 not used

USB (Mini-B)

Full Speed USB 2.0 interface for connecting the TM3 unit to the computer using a standard USB data cable. The USB interface is used for the data exchange between Device Conﬁ gurator software Devicer DC1 and TM3.

Pin Assignment

Pin 2 Pin 1

Pin 3 Pin 4

(External view of the connector)

Pin Ring

Aux In (unbalanced, RCA-F)

Pin: Function:

Pin: Signal Ring: Shield/chassis

(External view of the connector)

Ring

GPIO (RJ-11-6P6C socket)

External control of functions and presets recall as deﬁ ned in the Global Keyboard menu. The inputs deﬁ ned as „active low“ have to be switched against 0 V (Pin 1).

Pin: Function:

1 GND 2 - 6 Function acc. to deﬁ nition in the menu

Block diagram of the GPIO interface

3G-SDI In, 3G-S DI Through (unbalanced, BNC-F)

Pin: Function:

Pin: Signal Ring: Shield/chassis

NOTE - The input signals are looped through without processing

Block diagram of the 3G-SDI deembedder interface

Phones (3.5 mm phones jack)

Standard 3.5 mm jack for monitoring deembedded audio signals included in 3G-SDI data streams with a headphone.

(External view of the connector)

Pin Ring

(External view of the connector)

P i n 1 4 P i n 1 5 P i n 1 6 P i n 1 7 P i n 1 8 P i n 1 9 P i n 2 0 P i n 2 1 P i n 2 2 P i n 2 3 P i n 2 4 P i n 2 5

P i n 1 P i n 2 P i n 3 P i n 4 P i n 5 P i n

6 P i n 7 P i n 8 P i n 9 P i n 1 0 P i n 1 1 P i n 1 2 P i n 1 3

(External view of the connector)

Speciﬁ cations

System

General

Power requirements: +24 V DC (external 2 A max. overcurrent

protective device shall be installed!) Current drain: 160 mA nominal, power-up current is much higher Display: 4.3’’ touch screen (272 x 480 pixel) Connectors: 1 x 4-pin locking low voltage connector

type Binder 710 (DC) 1 x USB Mini-B; USB 2.0 Full Speed con-

nectors for data exchange between Device

Conﬁ gurator computer software Devicer DC1 and TM3-3G 1 x GPIO (RJ-11-6P6C) for deﬁ ned functions

or preset recall 2 x BNC-F, 3G-SDI In, Through (unbal., digital) 2 x RCA-F, Line Out (unbal., analog) 1 x RCA-F, Aux In (unbal., analog) 1 x 25-pin Sub-D-F, Bal.Out (bal., 8 x AES3 out) 1 x 3.5 mm jack, Phones (unbal., analog) Dimensions (W x H x D): Display unit: 82.5 x 138 x 50 mm 3G-SDI interface box: 146 x 29 x 85 mm Weight: Display unit approx. 320 g, interface box approx.

460 g, w/o mains adapter Operating temperature: +5° to +40° C

Functions

• Instruments can be scaled and freely positioned

• PPM up to 8 channels

• Loudness-Meter: ITU-R BS.1770-3/1771,

EBU R128, ATSC A/85, ARIB, custom mode

• Loudness Test Time Control

• Loudness Range instrument (LRA)

• SPL meter

• Stereo Correlator

• Dialnorm (w/o speech intelligence)

• SDI status monitor

• Numerical displays

• 16-ch. 3G/HD/SD-SDI deembedder

• Routing of deembedded audio signals to

AES3 outputs (optional licence)

• Monitoring Controller with onscreen level

fader (optional licence)

• Moving Coil (optional licence)

Digital Inputs

Inputs: 1 x 3G-SDI In (unbalanced), BNC-F Outputs: 1 x 3G-SDI Through (unbalanced), BNC-F,

input signals are active looped through without

processing Functions: • Detection of validity of the applied SDI signal

• Detection of frequency (SD/HD/3G)

• Detection of contained format

• Detection of validity of the contained and

applied audio groups and deembedding Deembedding: • Single link (SD/HD/3G): max. 4 audio

groups with 4 audio channels each

• Dual link (3G): max. 8 audio groups with 4

audio channels each

• 3G: max. 4 audio groups with 4 audio ch. each

SDI formats:

- SD: 525i, 625i

- HD: 720p (23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60 Hz) 1035i (59.94, 60 Hz) 1080i (50, 59.94, 60 Hz) 1080p (23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30 Hz) 1080SF (23.98, 24, 25, 29.97 Hz)

- 3G: 1080p (23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60 Hz)

PPM/True Peak Display

General

Input sources: digital (3G/HD/SD-SDI) Peakmeter: 2-channel Stereo up to 8 channels Display: • Peak level

• Peak hold

• Numerical value of the display Functions: • Gain (+20 dB, +40 dB acc. to standard)

• Peak hold on/off

• Memory

• Reset

Digital Peakmeter

Word width: 24 bit Digital scales: • TP60: +3 .. –60 dB

• TP20: +3 .. –20 dB

• Dig60: 0 .. –60 dB

• Dig20: 0 .. –20 dB

• Dig0: +18 .. 0 dB

• Dig18: +18 .. –18 dB

• Dig40: +20 .. –40 dB

• ARD9: +9 .. –60 dB

• DIN5: +5 .. -50 dB,

• DIN10: +10 .. -50 dB,

• Nordic: +12 .. -42 dB,

• BR IIa: 7 .. 1 (British),

• BR IIb: +12 .. -12 dB (British),

• Zoom10: +10 .. –10,

• Zoom1: +1 .. –1, Headroom/Headroom Ref: adjustable, 1 dB steps from 0 to –20 dB Operation ﬁ eld: adjustable, 1 dB steps from 0 to –20 dB Integration time (Attack): acc. to corresponding standard or selectable:

Sample, 20 ms, 10 ms, 1 ms, 0.1 ms Gain: +20 dB, +40 dB (acc. to standard) High-pass ﬁ lter: Off, 5 Hz, 10 Hz, 20 Hz Peak hold indicator: 1 s, 2 s, 4 s, 10 s, 20 s, 30 s, manual reset or off Over indicator hold time: 1 s or manual Over indicator PPM

- Threshold: Full Scale, Full Scale -1LSB, Full Scale -2LSB, –0.1 dBFS, –0.5 dBFS, –1 dBFS, –2 dBFS, –3 dBFS

- Attack time: 1 to 15 samples

- Word width: 16 to 24 bit, selectable

Over indicator True Peak

- Threshold: adjustable

SDI Status Monitor

Display: • channel data are displayed as plain text, hex or binary

• Channel selectable

• Audio bit activity

• Hardware status

Global Keyboard

The Global Keyboard is used for control of de-

ﬁ ned functions in multiple instruments, and for preset recall. It also allows the external control with the integrated GP IO interface.

Loudness and SPL Display

EBU R128 Loudness Mode

ITU-R BS.1771 Loudness Mode

ATSC A/85 Loudness Mode

ARIB Loudness Mode

Customer Speciﬁ c Loudness Mode

Display: • Bargraphs for each single channel

(can be combined with PPM bargraphs)

• M bargraph (Momentary value)

• S bargraph (Short - shortterm value)

• I-Bargraph (Integrated - long term value) Numerical display: • Short, Integrated, Momentary, LRA values

• Maximum values for True Peak (TPmax), Momentary (Mmax), Short (Smax)

Scales: *) Loudness scales:

• EBU+9: +9 .. –18 LU

• EBU+18: +18 .. –36 LU

• EBU+9a: 14 .. –41 LUFS

• EBU+18a: –5 .. –59 LUFS

• EBU0: 0 .. –60 LUFS

• ITU+9: +9 .. –18 LU

• ITU0: 0 .. –30 LKFS

• ATSC0: 0 .. –60 LKFS

• ATSC0a: 0 .. –30 LKFS

Weighting ﬁ lter: K ﬁ lter acc. to ITU-R BS.1770 Target Level: *) –23 LUFS; adjustable from –10 to –30 LUFS Time & Gate Momentary: *)

- Window Time (SQR): adjustable from 200 ms to 1000 ms in steps of 100 ms

- Integration (II R): IEC 125 ms Fast, 250 ms (IRT), 500 ms, 750 ms, IEC 1000 ms Slow, 1500 ms, 2000 ms selectable

Time & Gate Short: *)

- Integration Time: 3 s; time window adjustable from 1 to 20 s in steps of 1 s

Time & Gate Integrated: *)

- Silence Gate: –70.0 LUFS; adjustable from –80.0 LUFS to –40.0 LUFS in steps of 0.5 LUFS, switchable

- Relative Gate: –10.0 LU; adjustable from –40.0 LU to 0 LU in steps of 0.5 LUFS, switchable

Level adjustment for the summation: *) • 0.0 dB (L, R, C), adjustable between –3 and

+3 dB in steps of 0.5 dB

• +1.5 dB (LS, RS), adjustable between –3 dB and +3 dB in steps of 0.5 dB

• Off (LFE), selectable: Off, 0 dB, 10 dB

*) Depending on the used loudness standard not all of the listed settings are available.

Loudness Test Time Control

Settings for operating automatic, semi-automatic or manual loudness measurements. Start:

- Functions: Autostart after preset load, autostart with gate, autostart with gate and autoreset, manually via keys or GPI

- Level for gate: –70,0 LUFS/LKFS; adjustable from –85 to –10 LUFS/LKFS in steps of 0.5 LUFS/LKFS

Stop:

- Functions: manually via keys or GPI, autostop with gate, autostop with gate and time

- Level for gate: –70,0 LUFS/LKFS; adjustable from –85 to –10 LUFS/LKFS in steps of 0.5 LUFS/LKFS

- Time for gate: 1 s; adjustable from 1 to 15 s in steps of 1 s

Loudness Range Instrument (LRA)

Display: Graphical display of the Loudness Range Mode: selectable: LRA Bar, MagicLRA, MagicLRA + I,

MagicLRA + I + Num

Scale range: selectable: 6 LU, 10 LU, 20 LU, 30 LU LRA low range: 2 LU; adjustable from 1 to 20 LU in steps of 1 LU Comfort zone: 4 LU; adjustable from 1 to 20 LU in steps of 1 LU LRA high range: depends on the selected scale range and the

spread of the comfort zone

Colors: selectable for each range

SPL Meter Mode

Display: • Bargraphs for each single channel

(can be combined with PPM bargraphs)

• Summation bargraph Reference point: adjustable in the range from 68 dB to 88 dB in

steps of 1 dB

Weighting: Linear, A (Leq(A)), C, CCIR (Leq(M)), k Integration time: Fast (125 ms), Slow (1 s)

TM3-SWMON: Monitoring (optional licence)

This option expands the feature set by a Monitoring Control function which enables monitoring of displayed audio signals. Functions: Monitor level control with onscreen level fader

(can be calibrated), DIM, Mute, Solo, internal Downmix for multichannel monitoring, audio output of monitoring signals via Line Out and Phones connector.

Outputs: • Analog 2-ch. Stereo (unbal.), 2 x RCA

• Analog 2-ch. Stereo headphone (unbal.),

3.5 mm jack

TM3-SWDEEM: Deembedded out (optional licence)

This option expands the feature set by an output routing for deembedded audio signals. Functions: Deembedded output of up to 16 audio channels

via 8 x AES3 outputs

Outputs: 8 x AES3 (bal.), 25-pin Sub-D connector

TM3-SWMC: Moving Coil (Software Licence)

Expands the function set of TM3-3G with the Moving Coil instrument for the display of needle instruments for up to 2-channel Stereo with different scales. Type: PPM (L/R), PPM (M/S), VU, Loudness, PPM +

Loudness (L/R; M, S, or I), selectable

PPM:

- Ch. arrangement: Dual, Dual + M/S horizontal, Dual + M/S vertical, Stereo horizontal, Stereo vertical

Speciﬁ cations (continued)

- Scales: • BR IIa: 7. .1, BR IIa ext: 7. .1

• BR IIb: +12. .–12 dB, BR IIb ext: +12. .–12 dB

- Integration time: Sample (digital only), 0.1 ms, 1 ms, 10 ms, 20 ms, 150 ms

- Headroom Ref: available with digital sources only: –9 dB; adjustable from 0 to –20 dB in steps of 1 dB

- S mode: only available, if M/S type is selected: M3, M6

- Peak indicator: Off, Peak, True Peak, BR Peak

- BR Peak Threshold: 6 dB,

• BR IIa: adjustable from 4 to 7 dB in steps of 1 dB

• BR IIb: adjustable from 0 to 12 dB in steps of 1 dB

VU:

- Ch. arrangement: Stereo horizontal, Stereo vertical

- Scale analog: VU (–20 to +3 dB)

- Scale digital: VU Digital (–20 to + 3 dB)

- Lead: 0 dB, adjustable from 0 to 10 dB in steps of 1 dB

- Peak indicator: Off, Peak, True Peak

Loudness:

- Ch. arrangement: Dual, Stereo horizontal, Stereo vertical

- Scales: acc. to Loudness settings

- Integration time: acc. to standard

- Peak indicator: Off, no selectable option available

PPM + Loudness:

- Ch. arrangement: Dual-PPM (as described above) with additional Loudness display (BBC) for M, S, or I (selectable) in one instrument

- Scales: • PPM: see above

• Loudness: +9 to –9 LU ﬁ xed (mid of scale corresponds to Target Level)

Numerical display: switchable

Items of Delivery

TouchMonitor TM3-3G: 2-channel Stereo up to 8-channel

• TM3 display unit with 4.3“ touch screen in a table-top case with ﬁ xed connector cable (approx. 2 m)

• 3G-SDI interface box, connected to display unit

• Mains adapter, manual

Order no.: TM3-3G

Optional Software Licence

• Software licence TM3-SWMON for the upgrade with a Monitoring Control function to

monitor the displayed audio signals

• Software licence TM3-SWDEEM for the upgrade with a AES3 output routing of the deembedded audio signals

• Software licence TM3-SWMC for the upgrade of TM3-3G with the Moving Coil instrument

Optional Accessories

• Extension cable 1161 for TM3 interface box, 10 m, to enlarge the distance between TM3 display unit and TM3 interface box up to 12 m. Set includes required f-f adapter

• Snake cable 1163 (2 m) for 3G-SDI inter- face box, distributes 25-pin. Sub-D-M to 8 x XLR-M (AES3 outputs)

• Metal mounting plate 1166 for TM3 display unit to be mounted with 3/8“ holds (e. g. gooseneck, mic stand)

• Wide voltage power supply 1168-R (100 - 240 V AC/24 V DC 2,7 A, table-top unit with corresponding mains cable for different power systems)

Speciﬁ cations (continued)

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