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AEC PCIe-TC User Manual

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Introduction ............................................................................. 2
Legal Notices .......................................................................... 2
What Is Time Code? ............................................................... 3
PCI Bus Types ........................................................................ 4
Installation (Physical) ................................................................ 5
Installation (Software) ................................................................ 7
Installation (LTC Input) ........................................................ 8
Installation (LTC Output) ...................................................... 9
Installation (Video Input) .................................................... 10
Installation (Mini-XLR Wiring) ........................................... 11
Specifications (LTC) ............................................................. 12
Specifications (Other) .......................................................... 13
Reliability Estimate ............................................................. 14
Status LED Operations ....................................................... 14
LTC Reader Operations ....................................................... 15
VITC Reader Operations ..................................................... 16
Auto TC Reader Operations ................................................ 18
LTC Generator Operations .................................................. 19
Troubleshooting .................................................................... 20
In-System Software Updates ............................................... 22
User Guide
Repair Procedures ................................................................ 23
Warranty ............................................................................... 23
EMI Compatibility ............................................................... 24
FCC Notice .............................................................................. 24
Declaration of Conformity .................................................... 24
PCIe-TC User Guide
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April 2012

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    LTC Generator Operations ..........19 PCIe-TC Boards Troubleshooting ..............20 In-System Software Updates ..........22 User Guide Repair Procedures ..............23 Warranty ................23 EMI Compatibility ............... 24 FCC Notice ................24 Declaration of Conformity ............ 24 PCIe-TC User Guide Page 1 April 2012...

  • Page 2: Introduction

    Use of VITC frees up one audio track for other purposes, such as stereo els here, and it is much easier for us to write one generic “PCIe-TC” manual audio. It also allows time code to be read at very low (including still) tape than it is to write many different manuals.

  • Page 3: Pci Bus Types

    5) Decide which PCI Express slot inside the computer will receive the the underlying PCI configuration cycles and software interface were de- PCIe-TC board. Any PCI Express slot will do, even if it is longer than a signed to be completely transparent. Thus, with very few exceptions, any standard “x1”...

  • Page 4: Installation (Software)

    SOFTWARE INSTALLATION: plete, you should verify that everything is OK by using the test/demo pro- If you have not already done so, run the PCIe-TC board test/demo pro- gram located on the “PCIe-TC Test/Demo/Support” CDROM. Insert this gram (as described on the previous page) to make sure that your PCIe-TC bootable media into a bootable CDROM drive (BIOS setup changes may board is installed and working properly.

  • Page 5: Installation (Ltc Output)

    Some VTR’s have a separate track dedicated to LTC, in track to other audio tracks (like between the left and right audio chan- which case you should connect the PCIe-TC board’s LTC input to the VTR’s nels), and that audio channels are often muted (turned off) when the tape LTC output connector.

  • Page 6: Installation (Mini-Xlr Wiring)

    EXTERNAL MINI-XLR CONNECTOR WIRING: Refer to the board outline on page 6. BNC(f) connector J3 is the VIDEO/ If your PCIe-TC board has one or more optional Mini-XLR audio connec- VITC/L21 input connector. For the remainder of this page, this connector...

  • Page 7: Specifications (Ltc)

    All specifications are subject to change without notice as the product voltage of 0.77Vrms (1.5Vpp for a square wave, 2.2Vpp for a sine wave). evolves. Our legal advisor made us say this too. PCIe-TC User Guide Page 12 April 2012...

  • Page 8: Reliability Estimate

    Depending on the LTC signal quality, which varies from one same. Note that these numbers are well in excess of the expected useful tape machine to the next, our PCIe-TC boards can read LTC at tape speeds product lifetime.

  • Page 9: Vitc Reader Operations

    -1x to STILL to +3x play speed. At other than play speed, our PCIe-TC boards can read VITC at tape speeds from -10x to +10x play some VTR’s destroy portions of vertical interval signals. Since our soft- speed, including step frame and still frame situations.

  • Page 10: Auto Tc Reader Operations

    AUTO TC READER OPERATIONS LTC GENERATOR OPERATIONS Many PCIe-TC board models are capable of reading both LTC and VITC The LTC generator output signal appears at connector J2. The LTC gen- simultaneously. The PCIe-VLTC/RDA board is a good example. erator can be freerunning, or synchronized to the LTC reference signal at J1, or synchronized to the VIDEO reference signal at J3.

  • Page 11: Pcie-Tc Boards

    TROUBLESHOOTING (continued) The first step to take if you think that your PCIe-TC board is not working properly is to run the bootable test/demo program which is on the CDROM If you are having trouble getting good results with one or more aspects of which came with your board.

  • Page 12: In-System Software Updates

    IN-SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPDATES REPAIR PROCEDURES One very nice feature of our PCIe-TC boards is that they can be updated Please contact us before returning any PCIe-TC board for repair purposes, in the field without having to take your computer apart. These updates...

  • Page 13: Emi Compatibility

    ESD pro- tection, fast transient protection, and so forth. Do not attempt to shock the PCIe-TC board to see if it survives, because these tests only apply to external connector pins after the board is securely fastened into its host PC, and such tests could shorten the useful lifetime of your PCIe-TC board.

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