evertz 7882DEC-H264HD-IPASI, User Manual

Page 1: ...at is the property of Evertz Microsystems and is intended solely for the use of purchasers of the 7882DEC series products Evertz Microsystems expressly prohibits the use of this manual for any purpose other than the operation of the 7882DEC series products Due to on going research and development features and specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice All rights reserved No...

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Page 3: ...ird grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus Only use attachments accessories specified by the manuf...

Page 4: ... 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 communicati...

Page 5: ...s are for informational use only and are not warranties of future performance either expressed or implied The only warranty offered by Evertz in relation to this product is the Evertz standard limited warranty stated in the sales contract or order confirmation form Although every attempt has been made to accurately describe the features installation and operation of this product in this manual no ...

Page 6: ... Decoder Page ii Revision 1 0 you encounter an error please notify Evertz Customer Service department Evertz reserves the right without notice or liability to make changes in equipment design or specifications This page left intentionally blank ...

Page 7: ...ATIONS 11 3 4 HIGH QUALITY DOWN CONVERT HDC 12 3 5 CONFIGURATION MGMT 12 3 6 ELECTRICAL 12 3 7 PHYSICAL NUMBER OF SLOTS 12 4 VISTALINK PRO INTERFACE 13 4 1 SYSTEM TAB 14 4 2 PRODUCT FEATURES 15 4 3 INPUT CONTROL 17 4 4 DECODER MONITOR 21 4 5 DECODER AUDIO MONITOR 22 4 6 OUTPUT CONTROL 23 4 7 ANC DATA CONTROL 24 4 8 ANC MONITOR 26 4 9 INPUT FAULTS 27 4 10 SFP ASI TRANSMIT 28 4 11 INBAND CONTROL 29 ...

Page 8: ...NTROL 43 5 8 DECODER ANC MONITOR 45 5 9 SFP ASI TRANSMIT CONTROL 46 5 10 INBAND CONTROL 47 5 11 FAULTS 48 6 UPGRADE PROCEDURES 51 6 1 UPDATING VISTALINK PRO SERVER JAR FILE 51 6 2 FIRMWARE UPGRADE 53 6 2 1 Firmware Upgrade Using WebEASY 53 6 2 2 Firmware Upgrade using VistaLINK with the 7800FC 55 ...

Page 9: ...Figure 4 14 VistaLINK Inband Control Tab 29 Figure 5 1 WebEASY Login Menu 31 Figure 5 2 WebEASY System Tab 32 Figure 5 3 WebEASY System Tab continued 33 Figure 5 4 WebEASY Product Features Tab 34 Figure 5 5 WebEASY Decoder Input Control Tab 35 Figure 5 6 WebEASY Decoder Input Control Tab continued 37 Figure 5 7 WebEASY Decoder Monitor Tab 39 Figure 5 8 WebEASY Decoder Audio Monitor Tab 41 Figure 5...

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Page 11: ...DEC H264HD IPASI can reconstruct in the most flexible way all VANC HANC data in the baseband outputs The 7882DEC H264HD IPASI can be integrated in the Evertz 7881IRD H264HD LB platform to create a highly flexible demodulating and decoding DVB S S2 satellite receiver Features Benefits 1x H 264 MPEG 2 Video Decoder up to 4 2 2 10 bit 2x ASI and IP inputs Selection of decoded service Baseband outputs...

Page 12: ...7882DEC H264HD IPASI HD SD MPEG 2 and H 264 Decoder Page 2 Revision 1 0 OVERVIEW Figure 1 1 7882DEC H264HD IPASI Block Diagram ...

Page 13: ...NG STARTED The 7882DEC H264HD IPASI module comes with a rear plate that occupies two slots in a frame Figure 2 1 7882DEC H264HD IPASI rev1 and rev2 Left Rear Plate Applies to 7882DEC H264HD IPASI purchased prior to May 2014 Right Rear Plate Applies to 7882DEC H264HD IPASI purchased post May 2014 ...

Page 14: ...SI output from IP or the down converted SD SDI output HDC DATA 1 2 Two SFP cages for streaming Transport Stream data SFPTR RJ45 SGM AV sold separately CONTROL One RJ 45 Ethernet port used for web interface control AES GPIO The high density DB 15 connector and Evertz breakout cable sold separately can bring various signals conveniently to BNC connectors Eight unbalanced AES outputs per SMPTE 276M a...

Page 15: ... breakout cable for the DB 15 connector separate ordering option Evertz Part WPAES8 BNCM 9W 6F A The breakout cable can be used to facilitate wiring for the AES audio and GPI connections The pin out of the DB 15 communication port and breakout cable is shown in Table 2 1 and Table 2 2 Female Pin Out on RP Male Pin Out on Breakout Cable Figure 2 3 DB15 Communications Port Pin Out Mappings ...

Page 16: ...on Label Name Connector Type DB 15 OUT FUNCTION 1 Red n a W1 RED WIRE Reserved for Future 2 Green n a W2 GRN WIRE GPO 1 3 Blue n a W3 BLU WIRE Reserved for Future 4 Purple n a W6 PUR WIRE GPO 2 5 Orange n a W7 ORG WIRE Reserved for Future 6 White n a W4 WHI WIRE Reserved for Future 7 Coax DB15 Shell AES A2 BNC MALE AES Out 2 8 Yellow n a W5 YEL WIRE Reserved for Future 9 Coax DB15 Shell AES B2 BNC...

Page 17: ...the rack and remove the blanking panel Insert the rear panel into the back of the chassis and secure using the two screws provided Before inserting the front card connect the serial cable to the board using the serial cable provided Now insert the 7882DEC H264HD IPASI card into the corresponding front slot ensuring the card lines up with the slot runners on the bottom and the top of the chassis Pu...

Page 18: ...SI 1 Connect the Evertz serial upgrade cable ribbon cable to the 2x3 header at the front edge of the 7882DEC H264HD IPASI card 2 Start a terminal program and configure the port settings 3 At the netra platform login prompt enter customer for username Enter customer for password Enter Figure 2 4 7882DEC H264HD IPASI COM Login and Main Menu ...

Page 19: ...available Select Network Setup and the menu illustrated below will appear Set the desired network addresses per your requirement After entering all settings choose Exit two times to get back to the login prompt The card must be rebooted for all the network settings to take effect Figure 2 5 7882DEC H264HD IPASI COM Network Setup ...

Page 20: ...7882DEC H264HD IPASI HD SD MPEG 2 and H 264 Decoder Page 10 Revision 1 0 GETTING STARTED This page left intentionally blank ...

Page 21: ...0 59 94 60Hz 1280x720 50 59 94 60Hz 720x576 25Hz ITU R BT 656 4 720x480 29 97Hz SMPTE 125M Ethernet Connector RJ 45 auto negotiation UDP RTP FEC per SMPTE 2022 Optional SPTS MPTS Video Decompression H 264 MPEG 2 4 2 0 H 264 MPEG 2 4 2 2 8bit Optional H 264 4 2 2 10bit Optional Profile Level MP ML up to Hi422P 4 1 3 2 AUDIO SPECIFICATIONS Number of Channels 8x PIDs of audio processing across 16x Ch...

Page 22: ... Ratio Fixed Scalar or Follow AFD 3 5 CONFIGURATION MGMT Web Server Integrated HTTP with full control SNMP VistaLINK remote control and monitoring via Frame Controller 3 6 ELECTRICAL Input Voltage Auto ranging 100 240VAC Power 48W EMI RFI Complies with FCC regulations for class A devices Complies with EU EMC directive 3 7 PHYSICAL NUMBER OF SLOTS 7800FR 2 7800FR QT 2 7801FR 2 ...

Page 23: ...municate with the 7882DEC H264HD IPASI and VistaLINK PRO 1 7800FC Frame Controller and 7882DEC H264HD IPASI with appropriate JAR file and by using the control port from the frame controller Open VistaLINK PRO and click on the refresh tree icon Expand the hardware tree by clicking on the button on the IP address of the frame controller s port The 7800FC should show up and the number of 7882DEC H264...

Page 24: ...ess on the Control Port This control will also display the currently set IP address Netmask This control allows the user to set the Netmask for the Control Port IP address This control will also display the currently set Netmask Gateway This control allows the user to set the Gateway for the Control Port This control will also display the currently set Gateway Data Port 1 2 Control IP Address This...

Page 25: ...smit bandwidth currently being sent on the Data Port Reading is in kbps Syslog Configuration Syslog is a valuable tool for debugging the device operation It is essentially serial readouts over IP sent to a dedicated server If issues are present Evertz can help install and setup a syslog server for constant monitoring of the device activity External Syslog This parameter allows the user to enable o...

Page 26: ...d on this card as well as whether the product feature support is enabled or disabled 8 Bit 422 Product Feature With the 8 bit 422 license key the decoder will support 4 2 2 8 bit Chroma Sampling 10 Bit 422 Product Feature With the 10 bit 422 license key the decoder will support 4 2 2 10 bit Chroma Sampling AAC Product Feature With the AAC license key the decoder will support AAC LC decoding DD Pro...

Page 27: ...ich input port the data will enter the decoder from The available options include ASI 1 ASI 2 Data 1 and Data 2 Input IP Address This parameter allows the user to set the IP Address of the input data Destination UDP Port Number This parameter allows user to select the destination UDP port number for the input data stream Gratuitous ARP This parameter allows the user to enable disable the Gratuitou...

Page 28: ...rom other parameters This is an advanced setting the user must be very careful before setting the decoder to MIN adaptive latency mode If the buffers are set to minimum level and the HRD parameters are incorrect it will result in a buffer underflow Delay Control Video Delay This parameter allows the user to add a delay to the video to synchronize the audio and the video stream This can be done by ...

Page 29: ...in the transport stream to organize them for output PCR PID This parameter displays the Packet ID of the Program Clock Reference PCR of the program being output The value of the PCR is used to generate a system timing clock in the decoder This clock provides a highly accurate time base that is used to synchronize audio and video elementary streams Private Data PID This parameter displays the contr...

Page 30: ...or IGMPv3 mode Backup IGMPv3 SSM Control 1 6 This control allows the user to set the IP addresses to be used while forming the source filter for IGMPv3 communications Wait Switch Time after Loss of Primary Input This parameter controls the time to wait after seeing a Primary input loss in seconds After the timeout the input will switch to backup Wait Switch Time after Loss of Backup Input This par...

Page 31: ... Video Monitor Program Name This parameter displays the program name associated with the Transport Stream input Program Number This parameter returns the program number for the program being demuxed decoded PMT PID This parameter displays the Program Map Table Packet ID for the associated Transport Stream input PCR PID This parameter displays the Program Clock Reference Packet ID for the associate...

Page 32: ...e Rate This parameter displays the video frame rate of the associated Transport Stream input Continuity Counter Error Count This parameter displays the number of continuity errors counted Reset Count This parameter allows the user to reset the count of continuity errors Threshold This parameter displays the error threshold for continuity Status This indicator displays the fault status of the conti...

Page 33: ...mpression type of the audio stream that is being decoded Sampling Rate This parameter displays information such as sampling frequency channel configuration etc for the audio stream that is being decoded Number of Channels This parameter displays the number of audio channels that are being decoded by the decoder 4 6 OUTPUT CONTROL Figure 4 8 VistaLINK Output Control Tab Video Output Control Output ...

Page 34: ...audio channel to use for each source 4 7 ANC DATA CONTROL Figure 4 9 VistaLINK ANC Data Control Tab CC Controls CC Selection This parameter allows the user to select if Closed Caption 608 708 Divicom should be embedded on the decoded output In Auto mode it will automatically pick the correct CC type in the decoded transport stream Other options include SCTE128 and disabled CC708 Insert Line This p...

Page 35: ...output WST Embed This parameter allows the user to enable the embedding of World Standard Teletext in the output SDI WSS Embed This parameter allows the user to enable the embedding of WSS in the output SDI WSS Embed Mode This parameter allows the user to select the embedding mode for WSS The two options available include AR mode and PID mode If the user selects AR mode WSS is generated based on t...

Page 36: ... closed captions present in the Transport Stream WST Present This parameter displays the status of the WST WST Present This parameter displays the status of the WSS OP47 Present This parameter displays the status of the OP47 VBI Present This parameter displays the status of the VBI AFD Present This parameter displays the status of the AFD Timecode Present This parameter displays the status of the ...

Page 37: ...no longer present SCTE104 Data Inserted SCTE104 Data insertion monitoring The alarm is trigged when SCTE35 trigger is translated and inserted as SCTE104 on the decoder output Video Timestamp Error This parameter provides the status of the video link The alarm is triggered when enabled and there is a video timestamp error This fault is used as an engineering reference tool Audio Timestamp Error The...

Page 38: ...P Output IP Port This parameter allows the user to set the output IP port number of the SFP transmit stream if SFP Transmit is enabled PID Filter This parameter allows the user to enable PID filtering for the SFP transmit output stream Remove NULL Packets This parameter allows the user to enable the removal of NULL packets in the SFP transmit stream Packet Rate Control This parameter allows the us...

Page 39: ...e Number This parameter allows the user to set the image number to overwrite when doing a webpage or VLPro upgrade Current Image Number This parameter returns the image number that is currently running Time Zone Offset This parameter allows the user to set the time zone offset for GMT to apply to the external NTP and local clock time sources Daylight Savings Enable This parameter allows the user t...

Page 40: ...and H 264 Decoder Page 30 Revision 1 0 VLPRO INTERFACE Upgrade Time This parameter returns the time pending for inband firmware upgrades Image Name 1 3 This parameter displays the upgrade image names that are currently written to flash ...

Page 41: ...imply type in the IP address of the control port on the 7882DEC H264HD IPASI module in the web browser Note Computer must be on the same subnet in order to have communication with module Figure 5 1 WebEASY Login Menu For login and password type in root and evertz respectively Due to the size of the certain menu tabs we will be breaking up screen tab images into multiple images Some of the screen s...

Page 42: ...rrently set Netmask Gateway This control allows the user to set the Gateway for the Control Port This control will also display the currently set Gateway address Data Port Control 1 2 IP Address This control allows the user to set the IP address on the Data Port This control will also display the currently set IP address Netmask This control allows the user to set the Netmask for the Data Port IP ...

Page 43: ... the transmit bandwidth currently being sent on the Data Port Reading is in kbps Figure 5 3 WebEASY System Tab continued Decoder Control Decoder Reset This control is reserved for engineering use Decoder Reboot This control can be used to soft reboot the device It will cycle the power relay and cause an effective power cycle Load Factory Configuration This control returns all parameters to the ori...

Page 44: ... FEATURES The 7882DEC H264HD IPASI has the ability to enable features by adding updating applicable licenses Figure 5 4 WebEASY Product Features Tab Product License Product License File This parameter allows the user to search for their product license file Product Serial Number This parameter displays the card serial number This is required by Evertz when generating or updating license files on t...

Page 45: ... port the data will enter the decoder from Input IP Address This control allows the user to select the IP Address of the input data Destination UDP Port Number This control allows user to select the destination UDP port number of the data Gratuitous ARP This parameter allows the user to enable or disable the Gratuitous ARP feature This is most useful when accepting a unicast stream to prevent last...

Page 46: ...ams are handled the options include PCM DolbyE and AC3 Adaptive Latency This parameter allows the user to enable adaptive latency mode This parameter can also be configured to the Min latency mode When adaptive latency is configured ON input stream HRD parameters are examined to determine what buffer settings can be applied for the decoder When configured OFF input stream HRD parameters are ignore...

Page 47: ...rols the time to wait after seeing a Primary input loss in seconds After the timeout the input will switch to backup Wait Switch Time after Loss of Backup Input This parameter controls the time to wait after seeing a Backup input loss in seconds After the timeout the input will switch to primary Video Control Video Delay This parameter allows the user to add a delay to the video to synchronize the...

Page 48: ...select the program to decode The options include Auto or Manual PID Select Auto Program Select Mode This parameter allows the user to specify which program to select to decode the options include First Program in PAT Specific Service Name Specific Program Select or Lowest Program Number This parameter is only available if Program Tuning Mode is set to Auto PID Select Program Select This parameter ...

Page 49: ...This parameter returns the bitrate of the input video in kbps Input Packet Framing This parameter reflects if the incoming packets are UDP or RTP Video Monitor Program Number This parameter returns the program number for the program being demuxed decoded Program Name This parameter displays the program name associated with the video input PMT PID This parameter displays the Program Map Table Packe...

Page 50: ... the associated video stream Video Resolution This parameter displays the video resolution of the associated video stream Video Frame Rate This parameter displays the video frame rate of the associated video stream Continuity Counter Error Video Count This parameter returns the current value of the video CC error count Video Reset Count This parameter allows the user to reset the count of video co...

Page 51: ...eing decoded Audio Bitrate This parameter displays the audio bitrate for the audio stream that is being decoded Audio Type This parameter displays the audio compression type of the audio stream that is being decoded Sampling Rate This parameter displays information such as sampling frequency channel configuration etc for the audio stream tat is being decoded Number of Channels This parameter displ...

Page 52: ...der when the video output is lost The options include freeze black and blue red and off Audio Output Control Channel 1 16 Source Select This parameter allows the user to specify which decoded audio channel to use for each source Private Data Output Control Data Output This parameter allows the user to enable data output from the decoder Destination IP Address This parameter allows the user to set ...

Page 53: ...a Control Tab Decoder ANC Data Control CC Selection This parameter allows the user to select the type of embedded Closed Captions to use CC708 Insert Line This parameter allows the user to select the line on which to insert the CC708 for ANC services AFD SD Insert Line This parameter allows the user to select the AFD insertion lines for SD video ...

Page 54: ...cillary packets in the output Splice Delay SCTE104 splice delay for ANC services SCTE 104 GPO Invert This parameter allows the user to invert the SCTE 104 GPO pulse OP47 Insert Line This parameter allows the user to select the OP47 insertion lines for ANC services OP47 Embed Enable This parameter allows the user to enable the embedding of OP47 Closed Captions in the output WST Embed This parameter...

Page 55: ...e of embedded closed captions used in the output WST Present This parameter displays the status of the WST WSS Present This parameter displays the status of the WSS OP 47 Present This parameter displays the status of the OP47 VBI Present This parameter displays the status of the VBI AFD Present This parameter displays the status of the AFD Timecode Present This parameter displays the status of the...

Page 56: ... enabled SFP Output IP Port This parameter allows the user to set the output IP port number of the SFP transmit stream if SFP Transmit is enabled PID Filter This parameter allows the user to enable PID filtering for the SFP transmit output stream Remove NULL Packets This parameter allows the user to enable the removal of NULL packets in the SFP transmit stream Packet Rate Control This parameter al...

Page 57: ...age or VLPro upgrade Current Image Number This parameter returns the image number that is currently running Time Zone Offset This parameter allows the user to set the time zone offset for GMT to apply to the external NTP and local clock time sources Daylight Savings Time This parameter allows the user to set if daylight savings time should be enabled when using the external NTP or local clock sour...

Page 58: ...currently present Audio 1 4 CC Error This control checks whether a continuity counter fault is currently present Memory Self Test Fault Present Memory Self Test This control checks whether a memory self test fault is currently present Input Fault Present TS Input Missing This control checks whether an input fault is currently present TS Sync Byte Missing This control checks whether a TS Sync Byte ...

Page 59: ...SI HD SD MPEG 2 and H 264 Decoder WEBEASY Revision 1 0 Page 49 Video Timestamp Error This control is used to enable and disable input traps Audio Timestamp Error 1 8 This control is used to enable and disable input traps ...

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Page 61: ...e the JAR files in use to provide access to all the latest features or enhancements It will also be necessary to add JAR files for new products To perform a JAR update ensure that all VLPro clients are closed the clients which are not closed will automatically be disconnected as soon as the VLPro Server is restarted Maximize the VLPro Server window from the Windows task bar and select Help Apply U...

Page 62: ...to take effect Apply as many JAR updates as required before restarting the server NOTE You may confirm that all updates have been successfully applied by selecting from the menu Tools View Show Hide Product update log Shutdown the server by selecting File Shutdown Server from the menu bar Now re open the server it is normal for the start up to take marginally longer while each individual update is...

Page 63: ... visiting the 7882DEC H264HD IPASI web interface the user will be asked to enter a Login and Password Enter customer for Login and customer for Password On the top of the web page for the 7882DEC H264HD IPASI there is a tab labelled Upgrade The Upgrade tab is used to check current firmware version and upload the latest firmware Figure 6 3 WebEASY Upgrade Button on Top Menu Bar Selecting the Upgrad...

Page 64: ... 54 Revision 1 0 UPGRADE PROCEDURES Figure 6 4 WebEASY Firmware Upgrade Menu Check the box under the Upgrade column and click Choose File to locate the image file Once selected click Open to advance to the next step Figure 6 5 WebEASY Locating the Image File ...

Page 65: ...ed using the 7800FC frame controller and the 7882DEC H264HD IPASI It is recommended to use the 7800FC over the 7700FC when upgrading If the 7700FC is present it is recommended to upgrade via direct web interface see Section 6 2 1 of this manual Upgrading using the 7700FC will take over 30 minutes per card versus 2 4 minutes with the 7800FC or direct web interface Ensure that the 7882DEC H264HD IPA...

Page 66: ...d 2 Check the box beside the card to be upgraded 3 Click the Upgrade button on the bottom right corner 4 Click the Browse button to select the 7882DEC H264HD IPASI image file 5 Click the Upgrade button and wait for the upload to complete This will take approximately 5 to 10 minutes depending on network traffic The progress bar will provide feedback on the status of the upgrade 6 Upon completion th...