Sierra Video UDC-163 User Manual

UDC-163

UDC-163-UM Version: 1.2

HD-Downconverter / DA with SD ARC

User Manual

Sierra Video Systems

UDC-163  Downconverter / DA with SD ARC User Manual

 SVS Part Number: UDC-163-UM  Document Version: 1.2  Printed in the United States.  Last Author: GJZ  Printing Date: 11/23/2010 2:54:00 PM

The information contained in this User Manual is subject to change without notice or obligation.

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Notice

The material in this manual is furnished for informational use only. It is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Sierra Video Systems. Sierra Video Systems assumes no responsibility or liability for errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual.

Trademarks

 is a registered trademark of Ross Video Limited.

 is a registered trademark of Sierra Video Systems.  All other product names and any registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned in this

manual are used for identification purposes only and remain the exclusive property of their respective owners.

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Important Regulatory and Safety Notices

This symbol on the equipment refers you to important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions within the Product Manual Documentation. Failure to heed this information may present a major risk of damage or injury to persons or equipment.

Warning

The symbol with the word “Warning” within the equipment manual indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

Caution

The symbol with the word “Caution” within the equipment manual indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury. It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices.

Notice

The symbol with the word “Notice” within the equipment manual indicates a situation, which if not avoided, may result in major or minor equipment damage or a situation which could place the equipment in a non-compliant operating state.

ESD

Susceptibility

This symbol is used to alert the user that an electrical or electronic device or assembly is susceptible to damage from an ESD event.

Caution

This product is intended to be a component product of the openGearTM 8310 series frame. Refer to the openGearTM 8310 series frame User Manual for important safety instructions regarding the proper installation and safe operation of the frame as well as it’s component products.

Warning

Certain parts of this equipment namely the power supply area still present a safety hazard, with the power switch in the OFF position. To avoid electrical shock, disconnect all A/C power cords from the chassis' rear appliance connectors before servicing this area.

Warning

Service barriers within this product are intended to protect the operator and service personnel from hazardous voltages. For continued safety, replace all barriers after any servicing.

This product contains safety critical parts, which if incorrectly replaced may present

a risk of fire or electrical shock. Components contained within the product’s power

supplies and power supply area, are not intended to be customer serviced and should be returned to the factory for repair.

To reduce the risk of fire, replacement fuses must be the same type and rating. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

Before using this product and any associated equipment, refer to the “Important Safety Instructions” listed below so as to avoid personal injury and to prevent product damage.

Products may require specific equipment, and /or installation procedures be carried out to satisfy certain regulatory compliance requirements. Notices have been included in this publication to call attention to these Specific requirements.

Symbol Meanings

Important Safety Instructions

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EMC Notices

US FCC Part 15

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case users will be required to correct the interference at their own expense.

Environmental Information

The equipment that you purchased required the extraction and use of natural resources for its production. It may contain hazardous substances that could impact health and the environment.

To avoid the potential release of those substances into the environment and to diminish the need for the extraction of natural resources, Sierra Video Systems encourages you to use the appropriate take-back systems. These systems will reuse or recycle most of the materials from your end-of-life equipment in an environmentally friendly and health conscious manner.

The crossed-out wheeled bin symbol invites you to use these systems.

If you need more information on the collection, reuse, and recycling systems, please contact your local or regional waste administration.

You can also contact Sierra Video Systems for more information on the environmental performances of our products.

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Contents

Introduction 6

In This Chapter .......................................................................................................................... 6

A Word of Thanks ..................................................................................................................... 6

Overview .................................................................................................................................... 6

Functional Block Diagram ......................................................................................................... 7

Available Format Conversions ................................................................................................... 8

Documentation Terms ................................................................................................................ 9

Installation and Setup 10

In This Chapter ........................................................................................................................ 10

Static Discharge ....................................................................................................................... 10

Unpacking ................................................................................................................................ 10

Rear Module Installation (Optional) ........................................................................................ 11

Board Installation ..................................................................................................................... 12

Cable Connections ................................................................................................................... 12

Card Control and Status ................................................................................................ ........... 13

Switch S1 ................................................................................................................... 13

Switches 3 and 4 – Rotary Switch Settings ................................................................ 15

Switches 7, 8, 9 and 10 .............................................................................................. 15

Status Reporting via LEDs ........................................................................................ 15

Remote Control 18

In This Chapter ........................................................................................................................ 18

DashBoard Control System Software ...................................................................................... 18

Specifications 23

Technical Specifications .......................................................................................................... 23

Service Information 25

In This Chapter ........................................................................................................................ 25

Troubleshooting Checklist ....................................................................................................... 25

Software Upgrades ................................................................................................................... 26

Warranty and Repair Policy ...................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Ordering Information 27

UDC-163 and Related Products ............................................................................................... 29

Contact Sierra Video Systems .................................................................................................. 31

Visit us at the Sierra Video Systems website. .......................................................................... 31

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Introduction

In This Chapter

This chapter includes the following sections:

 A Word of Thanks  Overview  Functional Block Diagram  Features  Documentation Terms

A Word of Thanks

Congratulations on choosing the openGearTM UDC-163 HD/SD Down Converter with SD ARC and Analog Outputs. The UDC-163 is part of a full line of modular conversion gear for broadcast TV

environments. The Sierra Video Systems openGearTM line includes video decoders and encoders, audio embeders and de-embeders, distribution amplifiers, format converters, and much more. Sierra Video Systems openGear modular conversion gear will meet your signal conversion needs now and in the future.

Should you have questions pertaining to the installation or operation of your UDC-163, please contact us at the numbers listed on the back cover of this manual. We are happy to help with any questions regarding this or any other openGearTM card.

Overview

The UDC-163 is a high quality 10-bit, HD down-converter with SD pass-through and individual aspect ratio converter (ARC) controls for HD and SD inputs. The UDC-163 bridges SMPTE 292 high definition (HD) and 259M-C standard definition (SD) signal formats; allowing high density and low power conversion of HD signals.

The UDC-163 will down-convert HD to SD serial component digital and analog composite video. This unit can re-aspect the image with separate rules for HD vs. SD inputs and adds 3:2 pull-down to 23.98 p/sF or i inputs. In addition, reticule overlays, for full aperture and safe area, in both 16x9 and 4x4 shapes can be enabled, as well as a center cross. Reticules can be separately enabled on the SD-SDI and composite outputs.

The image processing is full 10-bit using a 24-tap spatial filter. Down-conversions of HD to SD signals are de-jittered to reduce chroma phase jitter of SD analog signals. The analog output is encoded at 12-bits (video plus sync) to preserve the 10-bit 4:2:2 component encoded video signal.

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The UDC-163 also preserves several key non video signals across a downconversion or ARC.

HD/SD

Input

Dual Rate

Input Eq.

Dual Rate

Reclock,

Decode and

De-serialize

Serializer

Encoder

Analog

Output

SD-SDI

Output

Path

Routing

Reticule Overlay

Analog

Composite

Driver

Micro-

processor

Remote

I/O

Frame

Controller

UDC-163

Block Diagram

and

Down

Conversion

and ARC

Sync

Detect

Reference

Input

Re-clocked

Outputs

Input

Copies

TCP-IP

Audio

Memory

Sel.

Embedded audio is de-embedded at the input, delayed appropriately, and then embedded at the output in the new format. Timecode signals (as VITC or as in SMPTE RP-188) are extracted, delayed the appropriate amount, and then embedded in the output video. Standard definition closed captioning data (NTSC Line 21) is decoded, delayed, and embedded in the output video, regardless of aspect ratio correction.

The product also provides full color proc control of the output video, with separate controls for Gain, Lift, Saturation and Color Phase.

The input and outputs of the UDC-163 are the following:

Input:

 One dual-rate HD/SD-SDI.

Outputs:

 Four reclocked HD/SD-SDI copies of the input.  Four user selectable (SD-SDI or Composite) down-converted HD or SD ARC’d outputs.

Functional Block Diagram

The UDC-163 has a very flexible signal flow path and feature set that combines several products into one compact package. To understand its capabilities, this section reviews the basic structure of the UDC-163.

Figure 1. Simplified Block Diagram of UDC-163 Functions

Starting in the upper left of the block diagram, the dual-rate (HD/SD) serial digital signal is equalized, reclocked and then deserialized. A reclocked copy of the input is driven out of four BNCs (3, 4, 5, and

6). Once deserialized, the video standard and frame rate is determined.

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Coming out of the deserializer, the parallel video data path goes to the image scalar circuitry, where it is down, aspect and/or frame rate converted depending on the signal input and user settings. After conversion audio, timecode, and closed captioning signals are embedded. Finally the reticule overlays (if any) are applied, and the signal passes through circuitry to reduce output clock jitter.

Four copies of SD analog composite and SD-SDI are generated and sent to four, 2x1 switches (S7, S8,

From  To

1080 sF 23.98

486 i 29.97

1080 p 23.98

486 i 29.97

1080 sF 24

---- none

1080 p 24

---- none

1080 i 25

575 i 25

1080 p 25

575 i 25

1080 i 29.97

486 i 29.97

1080 p 29.97

486 i 29.97

1080 i 30

---- none

1080 p 30

---- none

720 p 25

575 i 25

720 p 29.97

486 i 29.97

720 p 30

---- none

720 p 50

575 i 25

720 p 59.94

486 i 29.97

720 p 60

---- none

486 i 29.97

575 i 25

S9, S10) that allow the user to select either analog composite or SDI for the outputs (BNCs 7, 8, 9, 10).

Available Format Conversions

The UDC-163 has extensive re-format and down conversion capabilities. It can act as a downconverter, ARC and frame rate converter. The format conversions are listed in the chart below.

Table 1. Supported format conversions

Notes:

1. All rates translated to effective frame rates, interlaced rates “ i ” are two times the number shown.

For example, i 29.97 is 59.94 fields per second (two fields per frame thus the interlaced frame rate is 29.97); but progressive “ p ” 29.97 is 29.97 frames per second.

2. SD active line rates are PAL (575) and NTSC (486).

3. The UDC-163 cannot accept native 720 p23.98 or sF23.98, however it can convert those signals if

they are delivered inside a p59.94 transportation wrapper (as typically done with this format) and processed as p59.94.

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Documentation Terms

The following terms are used throughout this guide:

 “Frame” refers to the 8310 frame that houses the UDC-163 card.  “Operator” and “User” both refer to the person who uses the UDC-163.  “Board” and “Card” all refer to the UDC-163 card itself, including all components

and switches.

 “System” and “Video system” refers to the mix of interconnected production and

terminal equipment in which the UDC-163 operates.

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Installation and Setup

ESD

Susceptibility

Static discharge can cause serious damage to sensitive semiconductor devices. Avoid handling circuit boards in high static environments such as carpeted areas, and when wearing synthetic fiber clothing. Always exercise proper grounding precautions when working on circuit boards and related equipment.

In This Chapter

This chapter includes the following sections:

 Static Discharge  Unpacking  Rear Module Installation (Optional)  Board Installation  BNC Labels  Cable Connections  LEDs and Buttons  Switch 3 and 4 – Rotary Switch Settings and LED reporting

Static Discharge

Whenever handling the card and other related equipment, please observe all static discharge precautions as described in the following note:

Unpacking

Unpack each card you received from the shipping container, and check the contents against the packing list to ensure that all items are included. If any items are missing or damaged, contact your sales representative or Sierra Video Systems directly.

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