Miranda SPG-1801, Manual To Installation And Operation

Page 1: ...nerator Module Guide to Installation and Operation M845 9800 100 13 Jul 2007 Miranda Technologies Inc 3499 Douglas B Floreani St Laurent Québec Canada H4S 1Y6 Tel 514 333 1772 Fax 514 333 9828 www miranda com 2007 Miranda Technologies Inc ...

Page 2: ... do so Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing should be done in a static free environment Electromagnetic Compatibility This equipment has been tested for verification of compliance with FCC Part 15 Subpart B class A requirements for Digital Devices This equipment complies with the requirements of EN 55022 Class A Electromagnetic Emissions EN 61000 3 2 3 3 Disturbance in Supp...

Page 3: ...stallation 6 2 1 Unpacking 6 2 2 Installation in the Densité frame 6 2 3 Connection 6 3 Operation 7 3 1 Control Options 7 3 2 Local control using the Densité frame control panel 7 3 2 1 Status LED 8 3 2 2 Menu for local control 9 3 3 Remote control using iControl 10 3 3 1 The iControl graphic interface window 10 3 3 2 Input tab 11 3 3 3 Output tab 12 3 3 4 Alarms tab 13 3 3 5 Info tab 16 4 Specifi...

Page 4: ...lti format synchronization signals that can be used in certain areas of a broadcast or production facility The fact that it can be slotted in a Densité chassis coupled to the frame distribution card REF 1801 makes it a highly integrated solution for multi sync generation and distribution 1 2 Features Can be slotted in Densité frames Accepts either an external genlock input or an internal sync sign...

Page 5: ...rd in slot 10 with multiple dual independent output SPG 1801 cards to create a multi format audio video reference generation system Select Status Status LED SELECT button SPG 1801 NTSC Black 720p Tri Level NTSC Black 1080i Tri Level NTSC Black DARS SPG 1801 Multi Format Sync Generator Module REF REF 1801 SPG 1801 Multi Format Sync Generator Module SPG 1801 Multi Format Sync Generator Module URS UR...

Page 6: ...el module It is not necessary to switch off the frame s power when installing or removing the card Detailed instructions for installing cards and their associated rear panels in the Densité frame are given in the Densité Frame manual 2 3 Connection All connections are made on the rear panel Connect the input reference signal to the BNC marked REF A loop through is provided which should be terminat...

Page 7: ...apable of displaying two lines of text each 16 characters in length and five pushbuttons The panel is assigned to operate any card in the frame by pushing the SELECT button on the front edge of that card Pushing the CONTROLLER button on the control panel selects the Controller card itself The STATUS LED on the selected card flashes yellow The local control panel displays a menu that can be navigat...

Page 8: ...cates module status by color and by flashing steady illumination according to the chart The chart also indicates fault reporting for this card on the DENSITÉ frame s serial and GPI interfaces Serial Report GPI Report Green Yellow Red Flashing Red Mode Freerun No Signal I O Mismatch No Time Code Hardware failure Factory default NOTE A Flashing Yellow Status LED indicates that the SELECT button on t...

Page 9: ...8 kHz VERTICAL 524 2 1 0 1 2 523 524 lines 525 624 2 1 0 1 2 523 624 lines 625 1124 2 1 0 1 2 1123 1124 lines 1080i 749 2 1 0 1 2 748 749 lines 720p HORIZONTAL 0 0 037 0 064 63 5 us 525 0 0 037 0 064 64 us 625 0 0 013 0 027 29 67 us 1080i59 94 0 0 013 0 027 35 56 us 1080i50 0 0 013 0 027 22 24 us 720p59 94 0 0 013 0 027 26 67 us 720p50 OUTPUT 2 Same sub menu as for OUTPUT 1 REFERENCE SOURCE AUTO E...

Page 10: ...the control panel 3 3 1 The iControl graphic interface window The basic window structure for the SPG 1801 is shown in figure 3 1 The window identification line at the top gives the card type SPG 1801 and the slot number in which the card is installed in the Densité frame On the left is a Status icon for the card Figure 3 1 SPG 1801 iControl graphic interface window There are four main sections in ...

Page 11: ...ab to access it 3 The contents of the selected tab with operating controls and status monitors as required 4 The Load Factory button Clicking this button will reset all SPG 1801 parameters to factory default values overriding settings made in the control panels 3 3 2 Input tab Reference Source The pulldown selects the reference source for this SPG 1801 The choices are Auto Use the external referen...

Page 12: ...con no time code detected at the input Note The error detection algorithm uses the current reference format So when using internal reference all information extracted from the input is out of phase and the card may flag errors even if the timecode is nominally OK 3 3 3 Output tab The Output tab provides resources to configure the output sync signals Each of the two sync outputs can be configured i...

Page 13: ...ut being configured The nominal range is 0 to 1 line and is indicated in μsec at the ends of the slider The current value is shown in the data box at the right side of the slider The value can be changed by clicking and dragging the slider or by typing a value directly into the data box 3 3 4 Alarms tab Click the Alarm Config button to open the Alarm Configuration for SPG 1801 panel in a new windo...

Page 14: ... is forced to follow the Overall Alarm Levels associated with these alarms The pulldown lists may contain some or all of the following options The alarm makes no contribution black icon The alarm is of minor importance yellow icon The alarm is of major importance orange icon The alarm is of critical importance red icon The alarm exists but has no effect used for text and composite alarms Shortcut ...

Page 15: ...save dialog where you can save a file containing a list of all alarms on this card and their current values along with an Alarm Key for each The alarm keys are useful for system integration and troubleshooting The file is saved in Excel csv format OK Apply Cancel OK accepts the settings and closes the window once the card confirms that there are no errors Apply accepts the settings but leaves the ...

Page 16: ...when it appears in iControl applications Short Label type the short form label that iControl uses in some cases 8 characters Source ID type a descriptive name for this card Comments type any desired text The remaining data boxes show manufacturing information about this card Figure 3 8 Info tab Three buttons in the panel give access to other information Details Reports the Firmware version service...

Page 17: ... service for this SPG 1801 to register itself on a user specified Jini lookup service using the following syntax for the locator s URL in the Input data box jini ip_address where ïp_address is the ip address of the server running the lookup service e g Remove select one of the services listed in the window by clicking on it and click Remove to delete it from the window Figure 3 11 Joining Locators...

Page 18: ... SMPTE 170M ITU R BT 1700 1 SMPTE 318M SIGNAL LEVEL 1V p p SIGNAL TYPE HD Tri Level Sync STANDARD SMPTE 274M SMPTE 296M SIGNAL LEVEL 600mV p p SIGNAL TYPE DARS AES 3id STANDARD SMPTE 276M SIGNAL LEVEL 1V p p SIGNAL TYPE Word Clock STANDARD AES11 2003 SIGNAL LEVEL 2 0V p p ANALOG REFERENCE OUTPUT SIGNAL TYPE Composite NTSC M PAL B with optional VITC STANDARD SMPTE 170M ITU R BT 1700 1 SMPTE 318M SI...

Page 19: ...TALLATION AND OPERATION SPG 1801 19 SIGNAL TYPE DARS AES 3id STANDARD SMPTE 276M SIGNAL LEVEL 1V p p SIGNAL TYPE Word Clock STANDARD AES11 2003 SIGNAL LEVEL 2 0V p p OTHER MAXIMUM POWER 5W PHYSICAL FORMAT Densité 2 ...