evertz 8010TM, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...aterial contained in this manual consists of information that is the property of Evertz Microsystems and is intended solely for the use of purchasers of the 8010TM SDI Time Code Master Evertz Microsystems expressly prohibits the use of this manual for any purpose other than the operation of the 8010TM All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced without the express written per...

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Page 3: ...ird grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are 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 manu...

Page 4: ...IGITAL DEVICE OR PERIPHERAL 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 an...

Page 5: ...4 Information contained in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable However Evertz assumes no responsibility for the use thereof nor for the rights of third parties which may be affected in any way by the use thereof Any representations in this document concerning performance of Evertz products are for informational use only and are not warranties of future performance either expressed ...

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Page 7: ... 4 2 3 2 Changing the Fuse 2 4 2 4 CONNECTING THE DIGITAL VIDEO 2 4 2 4 1 Video Input 2 4 2 4 2 Video Output 2 5 2 5 LINEAR TIME CODE CONNECTIONS 2 5 2 6 CONNECTING THE GENERAL PURPOSE INPUTS AND OUTPUTS 2 5 3 HOW TO OPERATE THE SDI TIME CODE MASTER 3 1 3 1 AN OVERVIEW OF KEY AND DISPLAY FUNCTIONS 3 1 3 1 1 The Setup Pushbutton Group 3 1 3 1 2 The Character Window Pushbutton Group 3 2 3 1 3 The Fu...

Page 8: ...eader Time and User Bit Data 3 21 3 5 3 Controlling the LTC Reader Look Ahead Compensation 3 21 3 5 4 Configuring Whether the LTC Reader will Display Local Time or UTC Time in Time Date Mode 3 22 3 5 5 Selecting the Format of the VITC Reader Time and User Bit Data 3 22 3 5 6 Setting the VITC Reader Line Range 3 22 3 5 7 Controlling the VITC Reader Look Ahead Compensation 3 23 3 5 8 Configuring Whe...

Page 9: ...esting the RAM 3 35 3 7 12 Adjusting the Front Panel Display Brightness 3 35 3 7 12 1 Setting the SDI Vertical Interval Blanking 3 36 3 7 13 Setting the NTSC Setup Pedestal on the Monitor Analog Output 3 36 3 7 14 Downloading New Character Fonts 3 36 3 7 15 Resetting the 8010TM to Factory Defaults 3 36 3 7 16 Displaying the 8010TM Software Version 3 37 4 SERIAL REMOTE CONTROL PROTOCOL 4 1 4 1 OVER...

Page 10: ...5 3 PAL Colour Frame Calibration 5 9 Figure 5 4 NTSC Colour Frame Calibration 5 9 Tables Table 2 1 Serial Control Pin Definitions RS 232 DCE Configuration 2 2 Table 2 2 Serial Control Pin Definitions RS 422 Tributary Configuration 2 2 Table 2 3 Parallel Port Pin Definitions Normal GPIO Functions 2 3 Table 2 4 Parallel Port Pin Definitions Time RCTL Mode 2 3 Table 3 1 Overview of the 8010TM Main Pr...

Page 11: ...Model 8010TM SDI Time Code Master Manual Revision 1 5 1 CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 OVERVIEW 1 1 1 1 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL 1 2 1 2 DEFINITIONS 1 2 ...

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Page 13: ...nues to increment normally regardless of the reader code Both the generator and reader are capable of working with the unassigned user bits Several modes of operation are possible The generator may be preset to insert hexadecimal values for each group in the generated code and the reader will read hexadecimal values for each binary group In addition the user may select the transfer of either reade...

Page 14: ...lly called AES EBU audio or simply AES audio ANALOG An adjective describing any signal that varies continuously as opposed to a digital signal that contains discrete levels representing digits 0 and 1 A TO D CONVERTER ANALOG TO DIGITAL A circuit that uses digital sampling to convert an analog signal into a digital representation of that signal BIT A binary representation of 0 or 1 One of the quant...

Page 15: ... ANALOG The non encoded output of a camera video tape recorder etc consisting of the three primary colour signals red green and blue RGB that together convey all necessary picture information In some component video formats these three components have been translated into a luminance signal and two colour difference signals for example Y B Y R Y COMPONENT DIGITAL A digital representation of a comp...

Page 16: ...ed Nations regulatory body governing all forms of communications ITU R previously CCIR regulates the radio frequency spectrum while ITU T previously CCITT deals with the telecommunications standards ITU R601 An international standard for component digital television from which was derived SMPTE 125M and EBU 3246 E standards ITUR 601 defines the sampling systems matrix values and filter characteris...

Page 17: ...composite interfaces Often referred to as SDI TRS Timing reference signals used in composite digital systems It is four words long TRS ID Abbreviation for Timing Reference Signal Identification A reference signal used to maintain timing in composite digital systems It is four words long 4 2 2 A commonly used term for a component digital video format The details of the format are specified in the I...

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Page 19: ...G 2 4 2 3 POWER REQUIREMENTS 2 4 2 3 1 Selecting the Correct Mains Voltage 2 4 2 3 2 Changing the Fuse 2 4 2 4 CONNECTING THE DIGITAL VIDEO 2 4 2 4 1 Video Input 2 4 2 4 2 Video Output 2 5 2 5 LINEAR TIME CODE CONNECTIONS 2 5 2 6 CONNECTING THE GENERAL PURPOSE INPUTS AND OUTPUTS 2 5 Figures Figure 2 1 8010TM Rear Panel 2 1 Figure 2 2 Typical GPIO Circuitry 2 5 Tables Table 2 1 Serial Control Pin D...

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Page 21: ... IN SDI OUT A BNC connector for output of 10 bit serial digital video signals compatible with the SMPTE 259M standard This output will normally be the video input with VITC and characters inserted onto it When the optional SDI bypass relay is activated on power failure or from the front panel the SDI OUT output will not have any video signal on it 2 1 2 Analog Monitor Video Connections The analog ...

Page 22: ...uration it can be used for uploading firmware to the unit or serial remote control Table 2 1 shows the pinout of the serial port in its default RS 232 DCE configuration Pin Name Description 1 GND Chassis ground 2 TxD RS 232 Transmit Output 3 RxD RS 232 Receive Input 4 5 Sig Gnd RS 232 Signal Ground 6 7 RTS RS 232 RTS Input 8 CTS RS 232 CTS Output 9 Table 2 1 Serial Control Pin Definitions RS 232 D...

Page 23: ...as follows Pin Name Description 1 GPO 1 General Purpose Output 1 2 GPO 2 General Purpose Output 2 3 GPI 1 General Purpose Input 1 4 GPI 2 General Purpose Input 2 5 JAM Ena Jam Sync enable 8010TM 6 Bypass Enable Bypass Relay 7 VCG Ena VCG On Off 8 VITC Ena VITC generator enable 9 GND Frame ground Table 2 3 Parallel Port Pin Definitions Normal GPIO Functions See section 3 7 9 1 for a complete descri...

Page 24: ...lder is located inside the power entry module To change the fuses disconnect the line cord from the power entry module and pull out the fuse holder from the power entry module using a small screwdriver The fuse holder contains two fuses one for the line and one for the neutral side of the mains connection Pull out the blown fuse and place a fuse of the correct value in its place Use slo blo time d...

Page 25: ...ble from approximately 0 5 V to 4 V using the LTC LEVEL item on the Engineering setup menu system See section 3 4 1 The generator code output should be connected to the record input of the time code channel of your video recorder Pin 1 of the XLR is ground and pins 2 and 3 provide a balanced output 2 6 CONNECTING THE GENERAL PURPOSE INPUTS AND OUTPUTS The 9 pin PARALLEL I O connector has 6 general...

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Page 27: ... the Time in Time Date Mode 3 11 3 4 7 Setting the Generator User Bits in Time Date Mode 3 11 3 4 8 Daylight Saving Time Support 3 12 3 4 9 25 30 Convert Mode 3 13 3 4 10 Turning the VITC Generator On 3 14 3 4 11 Selecting the Lines to Record VITC On 3 15 3 4 12 Selecting the Generator Drop Frame Mode NTSC Only 3 15 3 4 13 Selecting the Generator Colour Frame Mode 3 16 3 4 14 Generator Parity Mode...

Page 28: ...ormat for Time Date Mode 3 29 3 7 5 Selecting the Colour Frame Phase 3 30 3 7 6 Setting the 25 30 Convert Jam Window 3 30 3 7 7 Selecting the Generator Framing Reference 3 30 3 7 8 Turning on the Daylight Saving Time Compensation 3 31 3 7 9 Configuring the General Purpose Inputs and Outputs 3 31 3 7 9 1 Remote Control Mode 3 31 3 7 9 2 Assigning the Functions of the General Purpose Inputs 3 32 3 7...

Page 29: ...SDI Time Code Master Manual Revision 1 5 1 Tables Table 3 1 Overview of the 8010TM Main Programming Menu 3 6 Table 3 2 Overview of the 8010TM Engineering Menu 3 27 Table 3 3 Remote Control Mode GPI I O Mapping 3 32 ...

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Page 31: ... key is held down the meanings of some of the keys are modified gaining quick access to a wider variety of functions Throughout this manual SHIFT indicates that you should hold down the SHIFT key while pressing the second key A front panel programming menu provides a quick and simple method of configuring the 8010TM for your application Sections 3 2 to 3 7 16 give detailed information on the speci...

Page 32: ...same as for the LTC generator DISPLAY Selects what data is being displayed on the front panel Each time it is pressed it cycles to the next display data There are also some extended displays which are accessible by pressing the SHIFT DISPLAY keys See section 3 2 for more information about the front panel displays JAM Is used to momentarily jam the active reader s time into the generator time When ...

Page 33: ...anel keys will be enabled to their normal functions and the front panel will display the message Panel lock off 3 1 6 An Overview of the Status Indicators There are 8 status indicators located on the front panel that show operational status of the 8010TM at a glance VITC GEN Indicates that the VITC keyer is enabled COL R Indicates that the 8010TM is receiving a valid colour frame reference and is ...

Page 34: ...ion on selecting which reader is active There are also some extended displays which are accessible by pressing the SHIFT DISPLAY keys Press SHIFT DISPLAY to return to the normal displays At this time the extended displays are OFFS 00 00 00 00 Jam Sync Offset register REVT 00 00 00 00 Time at which Reader Time Event GPO will occur GEVT 00 00 00 00 Time at which Generator Time Event GPO will occur J...

Page 35: ... items are shown in lower case to allow them to be easily distinguished from the main level items To enter the front panel programming menu press the SETUP key The two vertical arrow keys allow you to move vertically within the menu tree When you have selected the desired menu item press the key to reveal the choices for that item The choice that is currently selected will be blinking When you hav...

Page 36: ...C RDR DISPLAY Selects whether look ahead processing is applied to the LTC reader LTC RDR TZ ADJ Sets whether the LTC reader is displaying Local or UTC time VITC RDR MODE Sets the operating mode of the VITC reader VITC RDR START Sets the first line number for the VITC Reader line range VITC RDR END Sets the second line number for the VITC Reader line range VITC RDR DISPLAY Selects whether look ahea...

Page 37: ...rator time bits See section 3 5 1 for information on selecting the active reader The U B TRANSFER LED will be on Transferring the reader user bits is used when reader time data previously transferred to user bits as above or other user bit information must be retained when recording new code When used in conjunction with the continuous Jam Sync mode both the time and user bits will be transferred ...

Page 38: ...ontinuous jam sync mode the generator will be slaved to incoming code from the reader The ENTER and CLEAR keys are used in conjunction with the numeric keys to set the generator time When entering time data make sure that the generator is not in the continuous JAM SYNC mode indicated when the JAM LED is on If it is press SHIFT JAM to return to free run mode Press the ENTER key to recall the last t...

Page 39: ...tive and the dual functioned keys are now changed to their numeric values If you want to re enter these User Bits press the ENTER key to complete the data entry into the generator Pressing any numeric key will clear the previous value and place the new value into the numeric display starting at the right Pressing the SHIFT key and the numeric keys 0 to 5 will enter the corresponding hexadecimal va...

Page 40: ...des The drop frame and colour frame modes of the code being read are transferred to the generator during jam sync The formatted modes return when the Jam sync mode is terminated The OFFSET register for the Continuous Jam Sync mode allows you to apply a continuous offset between the generator and reader numbers when you are in continuous Jam sync mode The value entered into the Offset register will...

Page 41: ...isplayed The ENTER and CLEAR keys are used in conjunction with the numeric keys to set the generator user bits in date format Press the ENTER key to recall the last year that you entered The leftmost digits of the display will indicate YEAR The display prompt at the left of the display will blink while data entry mode is active and the dual functioned keys are now changed to their numeric values I...

Page 42: ...ocks by one hour during the summer Then the sun will appear to rise one hour later in the morning when people are usually asleep anyway at the benefit of one hour longer evenings when awake The sunset and sunrise are one hour later than during normal time To make DST work the clocks have to be adjusted one hour ahead when DST begins and adjusted back one hour to standard time when DST ends There a...

Page 43: ...nformation about daylight saving time in your area consult the web page http www timeanddate com time aboutdst html For information about enabling DST compensation see section 3 7 8 3 4 9 25 30 Convert Mode The 8010TM can be operated in a 25 30 time code conversion mode Often referred to as EBU and SMPTE time code respectively This feature would normally be used to convert time code in standard co...

Page 44: ...nslate mode Under normal circumstances the factory default setting of 6 frames should be adequate Example 1 Offset 00 00 01 00 Reader 01 00 00 00 Generator 01 00 01 00 Example 2 Offset 23 59 59 00 Reader 01 00 00 00 Generator 00 59 59 00 In order to Jam sync the generator time to exactly the reader time make sure the OFFSET is set 00 00 00 00 To access the OFFSET register press the SHIFT DISPLAY b...

Page 45: ...usually repeated on 2 non adjacent lines in the vertical interval of the video signal not earlier than line 10 6 for PAL or later than line 32 Adjacent lines and a single line selected when both lines are the set the same are permitted For certain recordings the use of some of these lines may interfere with other signals inserted into the vertical interval Gvitc line 1 10 3 4 12 Selecting the Gene...

Page 46: ...he program video It is also necessary to supply an external colour reference if you desire to apply colour frame synchronization to the generated time code This reference is not required when the generator is operated in the 2 field mode When the video standard is 525 GEN COLOUR FRAME The GEN COLOUR PHASE menu item is used to adjust the colour phase relationship of the time code to the colour fram...

Page 47: ...8 fld to configure the generator in the colour frame mode A PAL 8 field colour reference signal must be applied to the Col r Ref BNC loop in the rear panel The Front panel COL R indicator will be on and code generated will have the colour flag bit set indicating that the generator numbers are properly synchronized to the PAL 8 field sequence Col r frame 2 fld Col r frame 4 fld Col r frame 8 fld Wh...

Page 48: ... Reader Code GEN NO CODE JAM The GEN NO CODE JAM item controls the operation of the continuous jam sync mode when there is no incoming code Select No code jam run when you want the generator to free run when there is no incoming Reader code When the reader code resumes the generator will re jam to the incoming code Using this mode will allow the user to repair large dropouts in the incoming code T...

Page 49: ...tor will output UTC or UTC adjusted by the programmed Time Zone Offset Local Time The local time will also be adjusted by the daylight savings time adjustment if daylight savings time is in effect See section 3 4 8 for a discussion of daylight saving time features of the 8010TM Select Gtm zone adj utc to configure the generator to output its time as UTC Select Gtm zone adj loc to configure the gen...

Page 50: ...atically switch between Linear Time Code LTC and Vertical Interval Time Code VITC reading In this auto reader mode the LTC and VITC readers have equal priority The current active reader will continue reading as long as there is a valid input present The current active reader will be shown in brackets Select Rass lauto to configure the reader to automatically switch between Linear Time Code LTC and...

Page 51: ...te LR mode data data 3 5 3 Controlling the LTC Reader Look Ahead Compensation LTC RDR DISPLAY The LTC RDR DISPLAY menu item is used to select whether the normal look ahead compensation for LTC reader dropouts is active or not Normally the data is read in one frame and displayed with an add 1 frame compensation In some operational modes it is desirable to disable this feature and to display exactly...

Page 52: ...elect the type of information that is contained in the time and user bits of the VITC reader Select VR mode time data when the time bits contain normal time information and the user bits contain numeric data Select VR mode time time when both the time and the user bits contain time information Select VR mode time date when the time bits contain time information and the user bits contain date infor...

Page 53: ...de VITC RDR TZ ADJ When the VITC RDR MODE is set to TIME DATE the VITC RDR TZ ADJ menu item is used to select whether the VITC Reader will display UTC or UTC adjusted by the programmed Time Zone Offset Local Time The local time will also be adjusted by the daylight savings time adjustment if daylight savings time is in effect See section 3 4 8 for a discussion of daylight saving time features of t...

Page 54: ...ays white characters keyed into a black background mask Select Char white to disable the background and key white characters directly into the picture Select Char white black to key white characters on a black background mask into the picture Select Char white bkgnd to key white characters on a transparent gray background mask into the picture Select Char black to disable the background and key bl...

Page 55: ...l appear on the screen with the window for the Time highlighted Use the arrow keys to position the Time window on the screen Use the CHAR GEN ON OFF key to turn the Time window on or off Press the CHAR GEN WINDOW key to highlight the Source ID window Use the CHAR GEN ON OFF key to turn the Source ID window on or off and the arrow keys to move it to the desired location Press the WINDOW key again t...

Page 56: ...er be active Alternatively the Bypass relay can be activated by using the BYPASS GPI input The front panel Bypass LED will be On when the unit is in bypass mode Select Bypass mode off to turn off the Bypass relay and process the incoming video through the SDI Time Code Master Select Bypass mode on to activate the optional video bypass relay and disable the encoder Bypass mode off Bypass mode on 3 ...

Page 57: ...2 ASSIGNMENT Assigns the function for General Purpose Output 2 GPO DURATION Sets the duration of the momentary general purpose outputs SERIAL BAUD RATE Sets the baud rate of the serial port SERIAL TEST Turns on a Serial Port output test XRAM TEST Turns on a RAM hardware test DISPLAY LEVEL Sets the brightness level of the front panel display SDI VBLANK END Sets the last line that will have the SDI ...

Page 58: ... the LTC output Use the and keys to adjust The recommended output level setting is 35 which is approximately 1 volt peak to peak Ltc level xx 3 7 3 Setting the VITC Deleter Line Range VITC DEL START The VITC DEL START and VITC DEL END menu items are used to select the lines that will be erased by the VITC deleter This function allows existing VITC on the incoming program video to be removed prior ...

Page 59: ...Y is greater than 50 the year will be displayed as 19YY i e when YY 95 the year will be displayed as 1995 MM is the month of the year DD is the day of the month For example the date August 15 1994 no time zone offset will be encoded in the user bits as 00 94 08 15 Selecting mjd configures the user bits for modified Julian date encoding in TT dddddd format according to SMPTE 309M This mode should b...

Page 60: ...r is operating in the Convert mode The frame counting rates of 25 FPS and 30 FPS along with the natural difference between the video rates of 29 97 and 30 fps taking into account the dropped frames produce an acceptable difference between the 25 Fps and 30 Fps frame numbers during a given second Any difference between the active reader input and the generated time code output numbers accounting fo...

Page 61: ...TM is not in the time rctl mode is shown in Table 2 3 The general purpose outputs can be assigned to several different functions The outputs will be active low when the specified condition occurs The duration of the outputs is user programmable except where noted There are two user programmable general purpose inputs and four dedicated GPI inputs Sections 3 7 9 2 to 3 7 9 5 describe the operation ...

Page 62: ...ing Please Note Some early versions of the 7721GPI D only support outputs 1 to 5 These units can be upgraded to support all six outputs Contact Evertz customer service for information on how to upgrade these units 3 7 9 2 Assigning the Functions of the General Purpose Inputs When the GEN MODE is NOT set to time rctl there are four dedicated remote control input pins and two user programmable input...

Page 63: ...enerator Hold function The generator Hold function is selected by a high to low transition on this input and deselected by a low to high transition Gen set Provides an alternate method of selecting the Generator Set function The generator Set function is selected by a high to low transition on this input and deselected by a low to high transition When this input is closed to ground the last entere...

Page 64: ...sing The output will remain active until the Gen Lock video returns Gpo1 rdr event Gpo1 gen event Gpo1 1 pulse sec Gpo1 1 pulse min Gpo1 ref failure 3 7 9 4 Adjusting the General Purpose Output Duration GPO DURATION The GPO DURATION menu item is used to adjust the duration in frames of both of the general purpose outputs Use the OR keys to change the duration Note that when the GPO ASSIGNMENT is s...

Page 65: ... the duration set in the GPO DURATION menu When the time code being read by the Reader matches the value entered into the REVT register and the REVT register is armed the event output will be activated for the duration set in the GPO DURATION menu 3 7 10 Configuring the Serial Port 3 7 10 1 Selecting the Serial Port Baud Rate SERIAL BAUD RATE The SERIAL BAUD RATE menu item is used to set the baud ...

Page 66: ...nd line 06 Vbl end line 23 Vbl end line 10 Vbl end line 20 3 7 13 Setting the NTSC Setup Pedestal on the Monitor Analog Output NTSC SETUP The NTSC SETUP menu item is used to determine how the NTSC Setup Pedestal will be applied on the Monitor Analog Output The NTSC setup pedestal should not be present when operating in Japan Select NTSC setup on to apply the Setup pedestal to all lines of the acti...

Page 67: ... 16 Displaying the 8010TM Software Version SOFTWARE VERSION The SOFTWARE VERSION menu item is used to display the 8010TM s software version When you press the or keys the display shows the software version which will look similar to the following DG86D1 M R021204 DG86D1 M R021204 ...

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Page 69: ...ANDS 4 8 4 8 READER COMMANDS 4 10 4 9 GENERATOR COMMANDS 4 12 4 10 MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS 4 15 Figures Figure 4 1 Communications Protocol State Diagram 4 3 Tables Table 4 1 Serial Control Pin Definitions RS 232 DCE Configuration 4 1 Table 4 2 Serial Control Pin Definitions RS 422 Tributary Configuration 4 1 Table 4 3 Systems Commands and their Valid Responses 4 5 Table 4 4 Character Generator Comm...

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Page 71: ... Interface Connector 9 pin D subminiature female DB 9S The pin assignment for the serial port when it is configured as RS 232 is Pin Name Description 1 GND Chassis ground 2 TxD RS 232 Transmit Output 3 RxD RS 232 Receive Input 4 5 Sig Gnd RS 232 Signal Ground 6 7 RTS RS 232 RTS Input 8 CTS RS 232 CTS Output 9 Table 4 1 Serial Control Pin Definitions RS 232 DCE Configuration The pin assignment for ...

Page 72: ...Y The total of logic 1 s in D0 to D7 and PARITY equals an even number 1 MARK 0 SPACE One of four baud rates is selected using the Engineering SETUP menu When using the RS 422 standard the preferred baud rate is 38 4 KBaud When using the RS 232 standard the preferred baud rate is 19 2 KBaud 4 2 COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL The Controller shall be denoted as the normal sender of a command usually a compu...

Page 73: ...Device immediately enters the select state upon power up and remains there unless directed by an Enter Broadcast Cmd 02 hex to the broadcast communications state The diagram shows the various states of the device The designation R indicates the data received from the controller while the designation T indicates the data transmitted by the Device 4 3 MESSAGE BLOCK FORMAT Once communications have be...

Page 74: ... n Variable length any arguments required by COMMAND If the command message was not accepted by the Device due to a checksum error parity error or an invalid command the Device will respond with an NAK 05 hex character and re enter the SELECT state If the command message is accepted by the Device and there is no data response required it will respond with an ACK 04 hex character and re enter the S...

Page 75: ... Device CMD DATA BYTES DESCRIPTION CMD ECHO BYTES DATA BYTES NAME 20 1 Select Char Gen Size ACK 21 3 Preset Char Gen Window Pos n ACK 22 2 Select Char Gen Window On Off ACK 23 1 Select Char Gen Global On Off ACK 24 1 Select Char Gen Style ACK 25 1 Select Char Gen Frames ACK 26 1 Select Char Gen Fields ACK 27 1 Select Char Gen Symbols ACK 28 2 Preset Char Gen Raster Pos n ACK 30 Sense Char Gen Size...

Page 76: ...e CMD DATA BYTES DESCRIPTION CMD ECHO BYTES DATA BYTES NAME 80 1 Select Generator Mode ACK 81 2 Preset VITC Generator Lines ACK 82 1 Select Generator Drop Frame ACK 83 1 Select Generator Colour Frame ACK 84 1 Select LTC Generator Parity ACK 85 1 Select VITC Generator On Off ACK 86 1 Select Generator Run Hold ACK 87 1 Select Gen Jam Sync Mode ACK 88 1 Select Gen No Code Jam ACK 89 4 Preset Generato...

Page 77: ...e 7 VITC Flag VITC is not active VITC is active The Binary group flag bits are defined as follows Time Address User Bits BGF 2 BGF1 BGF0 Unspecified Unspecified 0 0 0 Unspecified Eight bit ISO Character set 0 0 1 Unspecified Date Time Zone SMPTE 309M 1 0 0 Unspecified Page Line SMPTE 262M 1 0 1 Clock Time Unspecified 0 1 0 Reserved Reserved 0 1 1 Clock Time Date Time Zone SMPTE 309M 1 1 0 Clock Ti...

Page 78: ...1 bytes as described below 0B Select Video Standard 1 byte Presets the Video Standard that is being used 00 4 2 2 Auto 01 4 2 2 525 02 4 2 2 625 0C Preset Key Scan Code 1 byte Presets a key scan code to the 8010TM 1C Sense Display Data Returns 17 bytes as described in Display Data Block 4 7 VIDEO CHARACTER INSERTER COMMANDS Several of the VCG commands need to specify which VCG window they apply to...

Page 79: ...g position of a VCG window on the raster SIZE VERT POSITION HORIZ POSITION Tiny 0 to 29 are valid for NTSC 0 to 29 are valid for PAL 0 to 32 depending on window length Small 0 to 14 are valid for NTSC 0 to 16 are valid for PAL 0 to 32 depending on window length Large 0 to 6 are valid for NTSC 0 to 8 are valid for PAL 0 to 32 depending on window length Table 4 8 VCG Sizes 32 Sense Char Gen Window O...

Page 80: ... inserter 00 Blanked 01 Displayed 36 Sense Char Gen Fields Returns 1 byte as defined below 26 Select Char Gen Fields 1 byte Selects whether the fields digits for VITC time windows only will be shown on the character inserter 00 Blanked 01 Displayed 37 Sense Char Gen Symbols Returns 1 byte as defined below 27 Select Char Gen Symbols 1 byte Selects whether the symbols which identify the Character in...

Page 81: ...TIME TIME 3 TIME DATE 4 DATA DATA Table 4 10 Reader Modes 64 Sense RDR Display Rdr No Returns 1 byte as defined below 44 Select RDR Display Rdr No 1 byte Selects whether the look ahead processing will be applied to the reader display 00 Processed 01 Direct 65 Sense Broadcast Mode Returns 1 byte as defined below 45 Define Broadcast Mode 1 byte Defines a block of data which will be sent in broadcast...

Page 82: ...Block Returns the broadcast block as defined by the Define Broadcast Mode command above 6C Sense Reader Time Zone Adjust Rdr No Returns 1 byte as defined below 4C Select Reader Time Zone Adjust Rdr No 1 byte Sets the Time Zone Adjust parameter for the specified Reader TIME ZONE ADJUST DESCRIPTION 00 Display UTC Reader time 01 Display Local Reader time 4 9 GENERATOR COMMANDS A0 Sense Generator Mode...

Page 83: ... PAL A3 Sense Generator Colour Frame Returns 1 byte as defined below 83 Select Generator Colour Frame 1 byte Selects whether the Generator will operate in Colour or Non colour frame mode 00 2 field 01 4 field 02 8 field PAL Only The drop frame and colour frame operating modes selected by the above commands are used only when the generator is free running When the generator is jam synced to the Rea...

Page 84: ...ted the formatted Run Hold Drop Frame and Colour Frame modes of the generator are resumed A8 Sense Generator No Code Jam Returns 1 byte as defined below 88 Select Generator No Code Jam 1 byte Determines the behavior of the Generator when it is in continuous jam sync mode and there is no incoming code to the reader 00 Hold 01 Run 02 Mute 89 Preset Generator Time 4 bytes Presets the time code genera...

Page 85: ...tor Date Format 1 byte Sets the Date Format for the Generator DATE FORMAT DESCRIPTION 00 YYMMDD 01 Modified Julian Date 02 Leitch AC Sense Generator Zone Adjust Returns 1 byte as defined below 8C Select Generator Zone Adjust 1 byte Sets the Time Zone Adjust parameter for the Generator TIME ZONE ADJUST DESCRIPTION 00 Display UTC Generator time 01 Display Local Generator time 4 10 MISCELLANEOUS COMM...

Page 86: ...Model 8010TM SDI Time Code Master Manual Page 4 16 Revision 1 5 1 SERIAL PROTOCOL The four bytes of time data is in BCD format as shown below 10 Fr 1 Fr 10 Sec 1 sec 10 Min 1 Min 10 Hr 1Hr ...

Page 87: ...ions 5 2 5 2 2 Configuring the Serial Port 5 2 5 3 UPGRADING THE FIRMWARE 5 3 5 3 1 Overview 5 3 5 3 2 Procedure for Firmware Upgrades 5 4 5 3 3 Viewing Firmware Revision Levels 5 5 5 4 UPLOADING NEW FONTS 5 6 5 4 1 Overview 5 6 5 4 2 Procedure for Font Upgrades 5 6 5 5 CALIBRATING THE COLOUR FRAME DETECTOR 5 8 Figures Figure 5 1 Jumper Settings for Serial Port Configurations 5 3 Figure 5 2 Colour...

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Page 89: ... nominal Overshoot 10 of amplitude Return Loss 15 dB up to 540 Mb s Wide Band Jitter 0 2 UI 5 1 3 Analog Monitor Video Outputs optional Standards Analog composite NTSC if input is 525i 59 94 video Analog composite PAL if input is 625i 50 video Connectors 2 BNC per IEC 169 8 Signal Level 1 V p p nominal internally adjustable DC Offset 0V 0 1V Return Loss 35dB up to 5 MHz Frequency Response 0 8dB to...

Page 90: ...ator time code data is sent out the serial DB 9 port 3 Not used Open 4 Factory Reset Open Reset to factory defaults on power up 5 Not used Open 6 Quick Boot Closed Display boot messages Faster boot up 7 Not used Open 8 Engineering Mode Open Special Engineering functions such as calibration of the Colour frame circuitry Table 5 1 DIP Switch Functions 5 2 2 Configuring the Serial Port The Serial por...

Page 91: ...vided to add additional features to the unit The following procedure will allow you to upload new firmware from your computer You will need the following equipment in order to update the Firmware PC with available communications port The communication speed is 19200 baud A 486 PC or better with a 16550 UART based communications port is recommended Straight thru serial extension cable DB9 female to...

Page 92: ...ime Code Master serial port and the PC 4 Power up the PC and start the terminal software 5 Configure the port settings of the terminal program as follows Baud 19200 Parity None Data bits 8 Stop bits 1 Flow Control NONE 6 To invoke the bootloader hold the key on the front panel and apply power to the SDI Time Code Master 7 The front panel will display the word PROGRAMMER 19200 You should also see a...

Page 93: ...load Complete 14 The following is a list of possible reasons for a failed file transfer The supplied HEX file is corrupt Wrong file specified to be uploaded The PCs RS 232 communications port cannot handle a port speed of 19200 baud 15 To complete the upgrade either select Q Quit from the terminal menu or power down the unit and reapply power without pressing any keys to resume normal operation If...

Page 94: ...t thru serial extension cable DB9 female to DB9 male or DB25 female to DB9 male Terminal program that is capable of Xmodem file transfer protocol such as HyperTerminal New font file supplied by Evertz 5 4 2 Procedure for Font Upgrades 1 If you have changed the Serial port wiring from the factory default you will need to remove the top cover and set the jumpers on jumper block J9 to the RS 232 DCE ...

Page 95: ...Proceed Y N 11 The boot code will indicate when the Flash memory is erased Flash ROM is now BLANK You may proceed 12 Upload the character font HEX file supplied using the X Modem transfer protocol of your terminal program If you do not start the upload within a short time the font loading operation will time out You can restart the process by selecting 1 from the menu again 13 The boot code will i...

Page 96: ...eed to calibrate the colour frame detector use the following procedure To enable adjustment of the NOVPOT you need to set DIP switch 8 on the main circuit board to the On Closed position The front panel display will show a display similar to NTSC COL REF 0 99 or PAL COL REF 0 99 When this message is displayed the rightmost digits of the display indicate the value of the NOVPOT The numbers do not h...

Page 97: ...te down the NOVPOT value where the pulse first appears correctly Channel A Colour Frame ID From Sync Gen Channel B J24 pin 16 Figure 5 3 PAL Colour Frame Calibration Channel A Colour Frame ID From Sync Gen Channel B J24 pin 16 Figure 5 4 NTSC Colour Frame Calibration 4 Continue adjusting the NOVPOT value up until the pulse on channel B disappears Write down the NOVPOT value where the pulse first d...

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