Planar IT-100 Operating Manual page 76

There is the table with the list of elementary streams of the program on the left side of
the screen. The table consists of columns with the following information:
1) Status of elementary stream:
a. (green). The elementary stream is free of errors;
b. (red). The elementary stream contains errors;
c. (grey). The elementary stream does not contain data for checking (applies to
ECM);
2) Type. Elementary stream type: VID -video, AUD – audio, PCR – PCR
timestamps, ECM;
3) PID. PID identifier of the elementary stream. It is displayed on the red background
if PID contain errors (section 4.6.9);
4) Bitrate, MBit/s. Absolute and relative bitrate of the elementary stream as a
percentage of the transport stream bitrate.
Technically, ECM is not a part of the program, but the program refer to ECM, so it is
displayed in the table. The several programs can refer to the same ECM.
The cursor is moved by using the « » and « » buttons. Additional information about
the elementary stream in the cursor position is displayed on the right side of the screen:
1) PID interval error, count. The number of times elementary stream packets
repetition period exceeds the defined limit during the analysis;
2) PTS interval error, count. The number of times PTS timestamps repetition
period exceeds the defined limit during the analysis. If the elementary stream
doesn't have PTS timestamps or the elementary stream is encrypted, the «---»
value is displayed;
3) PTS repetition period, ms. The average repetition period of PTS timestamps in
ms. If the elementary stream doesn't have PTS timestamps or the elementary
stream is encrypted, the «---» value is displayed;
4) PCR repetition error, count. The number of times PCR timestamps repetition
period exceeds the defined limit during the analysis;
5) PCR discontin. error, count. The number of times the difference of the
consecutive PCR timestamps counter values (PCR
defined range during the analysis;
6) PCR repetition period, ms. The average PCR repetition period in ms;
7) PCR ассuracy error, count. The number of times PCR accuracy metric (jitter of
PCR timestamps source) is outside of the defined range during the analysis;
8) PCR FO/DR error, count. The number of times PCR timestamps frequency offset
or drift rate is outside the defined range during the analysis;
9) PCR accuracy, ns. The current RMS value of the PCR accuracy metric (jitter of
PCR timestamps source) in ns;
10) PCR freq. offset (FO), Hz. The current average PCR timestamps frequency
offset value in Hz. The value is displayed in gray color until the measurement
accuracy will achieve the optimal value (about 1 min since the beginning of the
analysis);
11) PCR drift rate (DR), mHz/s. The current RMS value of the PCR timestamps drift
rate mHz/s. The value is displayed in gray color until the measurement accuracy
will achieve the optimal value (about 1 min since the beginning of the analysis).
If the parameter value exceeds the defined range, it is displayed on the red
background.
Press «ENTER» or «F2 / PID» to switch to the PIDs list view with the cursor on the
PID of the selected elementary stream.
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