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Waveform monitor specifications and performance verification
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WFM5200
Waveform Monitor
Specifications and Performance Verification
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  • Page 1 WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification Technical Reference *P077053300* 077-0533-00...
  • Page 3 WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification Technical Reference This document applies to firmware version 1.2 Warning The servicing instructions are for use by qualified personnel only. To avoid personal injury, do not perform any servicing unless you are qualified to do so. Refer to all safety summaries prior to performing service.
  • Page 4 Copyright © Tektronix. All rights reserved. Licensed software products are owned by Tektronix or its subsidiaries or suppliers, and are protected by national copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Tektronix products are covered by U.S. and foreign patents, issued and pending. Information in this publication supersedes that in all previously published material.
  • Page 5 Tektronix, with shipping charges prepaid. Tektronix shall pay for the return of the product to Customer if the shipment is to a location within the country in which the Tektronix service center is located. Customer shall be responsible for paying all shipping charges, duties, taxes, and any other charges for products returned to any other locations.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Incoming Inspection....................Required Equipment..................Incoming Inspection Tests ................... Video and General Performance Verification Procedures ............. Required Equipment..................Instrument Tests....................Audio Performance Verification Procedures..............Required Equipment..................Tests for Waveform Monitors Equipped with Audio Options ........... WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 8 Figure 1: Serial Output at 270 Mb/s, using Glitch Trigger mode ..........Figure 2: Serial Output at 1.5 Gb/s, using Glitch Trigger mode ..........Figure 3: Serial Output at 3 Gb/s, using Glitch Trigger mode..........WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 9 Table 34: 24 Hz, 30 Hz, and 60 Hz frame and field rates ............. Table 35: Supported digital standards ................Table 36: Common alarms ..................Table 37: HD specific alarms ..................Table 38: SD specific alarms ..................WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 10 Table 39: Audio alarms (Options AUD) ................ Table 40: WFM5200 Waveform Monitor functional test record ..........Table 41: WFM5200 Waveform Monitor video performance test record ........Table 42: Audio option AUD test record ............... Table 43: Required equipment – functional tests ..............

  • Page 11: General Safety Summary

    Recharge batteries properly. Recharge batteries for the recommended charge cycle only. Use proper AC adapter. Use only the AC adapter specified for this product. Use proper fuse. Use only the fuse type and rating specified for this product. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 12 DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the marking. WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read the marking. CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product. The following symbol(s) may appear on the product: WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 13: Environmental Considerations

    Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). For information about recycling options, check the Support/Service section of the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com). Perchlorate materials. This product contains one or more type CR lithium batteries. According to the state of California, CR lithium batteries are classified as perchlorate materials and require special handling.
  • Page 14 Environmental Considerations viii WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 15: Preface

    WFM5200 Series waveform monitor. Related User Documents The following related user documents are available: WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Safety and Installation Instructions (Tektronix part number 071-2887-XX). This multi-lingual document provides safety and compliance information along with hardware installation instructions to present the associated safety warnings.

  • Page 16: Related Reference Documents

    Preface Related Reference Documents The following related reference documents are available at the Tektronix, Inc. Web site (www.tektronix.com): Preventing Illegal Colors. This application note describes how the Diamond, Arrowhead, and Lightning displays can be used to help prevent the undesired impact of color gamut violations and to simplify the assessment of proper gamut compliance.

  • Page 17: Specifications

    Specifications The following tables list the specifications for the Tektronix WFM5200 Waveform Monitor. Items listed in the Performance Requirement column are generally quantitative and can be tested by the Performance Verification procedure in Section 2 of this manual. Items listed in the Reference Information column are useful operating parameters that have typical values;...
  • Page 18 Vol. 104, Fibush, Baker, Penny. Tilt Field Rate 0.1% Line Rate 0.1% Off Screen Recovery 0.1% variation in baseline of a 5 MHz modulated pulse when positioned anywhere on screen at any gain setting. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 19: Table 2: Waveform Sweep (Horizontal) Deflection

    For 1080P 148.5 MHz formats: component ≥ 25 dB attenuation above 15 MHz, Noise ≤3 dB attenuation at 9 MHz only bandwidth is approximately 8 MHz Stopband ≥25 dB attenuation above 30 MHz null at 18 MHz WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 20: Table 5: Sdi Lightning And Diamond Modes

    –40 IRE (–230 mV or –300 mV PAL) Composite Limit Area Threshold 0% to 10% Range Luma Limit High 90 to 108%, 0.5% steps Detection +5 to –6%, 0.5% steps Range, Typical WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 21: Table 8: Spearhead Hvs Color Space Display

    Ratio Interchannel Timing Match ± 0.5 ns Functional Description Displays Y minus Pr and Y minus Pb signals. Requires bowtie signal to be useful. Null in center indicates the channels are time aligned. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 22: Table 10: Timing Display

    Link B to Link A Display of dual link timing skew. Uncertainty of ± 1.5 clocks or 20 ns. Input Timing Reference to Other For Simultaneous inputs, allows selection of Input other channel as reference. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 23: Table 11: Picture Mode

    Error icon asserted for 1 second after any error. 1.5 Gb/s, Detects line CRC errors. Field rate Error icon asserted for 1 second after any 3 Gb/s resolution, separate reporting for errors in Y error. or Color Difference data streams WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 24: Table 13: Anc Data And Arib

    Monitoring digital audio embedded in serial digital video. Level Meter Resolution 0.056 dB steps at 30 dB scale, from full scale to –20 dB FS. XGA Full Screen mode = 510 steps XGA 4-tile mode = 255 steps. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 25 1.7 seconds to fall 20 dB as opposed to 2.8 seconds for Type II. True Peak Ballistic Response PPM Type II decay characteristics, no attack delay, factory default ballistic. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 26 Level the maximum desired level for monitored programs. The meter bars change to red above Peak Program level. Digital Range 0 to –30 dBFS Analog Range 24 to –6 dBu WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 27: Table 15: Audio Bar And Lissajous/Surround Display

    Peak Program Level on Bar display. Surround Display Frequency Frequency weighting can be A-weighting or Weighting Filter Linear (Flat Response) as described in IEC 651. Dominant sound indicator can be turned on and off. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 28: Table 16: Embedded Audio Extraction

    Headphone Output Power Capable of continuously driving a 6.25 dBu Capability sinewave into 32 Ω or 16 Ω. Table 18: LCD display Characteristic Performance requirement Reference information Display Area Horizontal 13 cm Vertical 10 cm WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 29: Table 19: External Display Output (Ext Display)

    Linear Time Code per IEC Publication 461. LTC Signal Amplitude Range, 0.2 V to 5.0 V , balanced differential or Typical single-ended. Table 21: VITC decoding Characteristic Performance requirement Reference information Sources SDI input 1A, 1B, 2A, or 2B. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 30: Table 22: Serial Digital Video Inputs

    Rise and Fall 400 ps minimum, 800 ps maximum, 20% to Time, Typical 80%. 135 ps maximum, 20% to 80%. Return Loss, Typical >15 dB to 1.5 GHz. >10 dB to 3.0 GHz. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 31: Table 24: External Reference

    Table 26: USB Characteristic Performance requirement Reference information Type Host Speed Complies with USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 Full and Low-Speed specification. Full Speed operation in accordance with USB 2.0 spec is 12 Mb/s. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 32: Table 27: Remote Port

    10 Ω resistor; max current is 100 mA. LTC Characteristics (See Table 20.) Table 28: Power source Characteristic Performance requirement Reference information Electrical Rating Supply Connection Power Consumption, Typical WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 33: Physical Specifications

    20% to 80% relative humidity (% RH) at up to +40 °C, non-condensing. Non Operating 5% to 90% RH (relative humidity) at up to +60 °C, non-condensing. Altitude Operating Up to 9,842 feet (3,000 meters). Non Operating Up to 40,000 feet (12,192 meters). WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 34: Supported Input Formats And Allowed References

    0.5 inch of clearance from the top of the instrument. Portable cabinet Use only a Tektronix portable cabinet to ensure proper airflow with this instrument. When using the portable cabinet, the same minimum clearances as the bare instrument (see above) apply.

  • Page 35: Table 33: 59.94 Hz, 23.98 Hz, And 29.97 Hz Frame And Field Rates

    720p 60 1080p 24 1080sf 1080p 30 1080sf 1080i 60 720p 24 720p 30 720p 60 1080p 24 1080sf 24 1080p 30 1080sf 30 1035i 60 Hz 1080i 60 Hz 1080p 60 Hz WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 36: Table 35: Supported Digital Standards

    RGB+A / 10 bit 4:4:4 424M/425M YCbCr / 372M 12 bit 4:4:4 RGB / 12 bit 4:2:2 424M/425M YCbCr / 372M 12 bit 4:2:2:4 YCbCr+A / 12 bit 4:2:2 292M YCbCr / 10 bit WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 37 YCbCr 260M 1920 x 4:2:2 292M 1035/I YCbCr 296M 1280 x 4:2:2 292M 720/P YCbCr ITU-R 720 x 4:2:2 259M-C BT.601 576/I YCbCr (625) ITU-R 720 x 4:2:2 259M-C BT.601 483/I YCbCr (525) WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 38: Alarms

    Indicates that the configured Closed Caption Transport stream or streams are not present in the selected video input signal. CC Service(s) Missing Indicates that one or more configured EIA 608 Required Services is not present in the closed caption data stream. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 39: Table 37: Hd Specific Alarms

    Indicates that encoded AP (active picture) CRC differs from the calculated CRC. FF CRC Error Indicates that encoded FF (full field) CRC differs from the calculated CRC. EDH Error Indicates that EDH (error detection and handling) has detected an error. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 40: Table 39: Audio Alarms (Options Aud)

    (Embedded) Parity Indicates incorrect parity in one or more embedded audio samples. Indicates embedded audio streams are not time-aligned due to asynchronous audio Emb. Group Sample Phase or data error. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 41: Performance Verification

    Before performing any of the procedures and tests in this manual, the waveform monitor must have been operating for a warm-up period of at least 20 minutes. (See Table 31 on page 17.) WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 42: Test Records

    Test Record - Function Tests Table 40: WFM5200 Waveform Monitor functional test record Instrument Serial Number: Certificate Number:...

  • Page 43: Video Performance Test Record

    Test Records Table 40: WFM5200 Waveform Monitor functional test record (cont.) Functional test (incoming inspection) Incoming Outgoing Comments Ref Missing Digital Audio Input (Option AUD) Embedded to Bar Display Embedded to Lissajous Display LTC Waveform and Decode LTC Waveform LTC Decode...

  • Page 44: Test Record - Option Aud

    Test Records Table 41: WFM5200 Waveform Monitor video performance test record (cont.) Performance test Minimum Incoming Outgoing Maximum Input 1A 28 dB Input 1B 28 dB Input 2A 28 dB Input 2B 28 dB SDI Serial Output Amplitude (test limits assume ±3.5% gain uncertainty in test oscilloscope)

  • Page 45: Incoming Inspection

    The waveform monitor must have been operating for a warm-up period of at least 20 minutes. (See Table 31 on page 17.) Use the following procedures to check the basic functionality of WFM5200 Waveform Monitor. The checks are arranged by model and option so that you can choose the sections that are appropriate for your instrument.

  • Page 46: Required Equipment

    Precision 75 Ω terminator for Analog 75 Ω ±0.025% to 6 MHz, male BNC Tektronix part number 011-0102-03. Video connector. Waveform Monitor SMPTE 259-C (270 Mb/s) and SMPTE Tektronix WFM8300 292M (1.5 Gb/s) inputs with EDH/CRC checking. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 47: Incoming Inspection Tests

    finished, the instrument has finished initializing. 5. Record Pass or Fail for the POST (Power On Self Test) in the test record. 6. If it is still open, exit the Diagnostics Log. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 48 7. Turn the General knob and verify the selector box moves up and down the list of topics. 8. Press HELP to exit help. 9. Record Pass or Fail for Front Panel Test in the test record. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 49: Table 44: Lcd Visual Defects

    Defects should be visible from 18″ under normal lighting. If you have to hold it closer or use special lighting to see the defect, it is not a rejectable defect. For irregular defects, use (LengthxWidth)/2. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 50 Press the FORMAT button until 525-270 appears and then press ENTER. d. Press the CANCEL button. e. Press the up/down arrows until Audio (Embedded) appears. If Group 1 is not indicated then press the right/left arrows until Group 1 appears. Press ENTER. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 51 6. Set the waveform monitor to the Factory Preset. (See page 32, Restore the Factory Presets.) 7. Press and hold the STATUS button. Select Display Type > Video Session. Press STATUS to close the pop-up menu. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 52 Option 3G is installed. 18. (Option 3G only) Connect the 3 Gb/s 1080p/59.94 color bar signal from the HD3G7 to the SDI 1A input. Connect the SDI Out to the input of a second WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 53 4. Press and hold the Display Select button to expand the waveform tile to full screen. 5. Inspect the Y and Pr waveforms. Each should contain a series of equally spaced shallow ramps. Each ramp should increase monotonically. Stuck WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 54 7. Record Pass or Fail for NTSC Lock in the test record. 8. Change the signal applied to the EXT REF input to NTSC 100% Flat Field. 9. Press and hold the OTHER button, then select Ext Ref Waveform. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 55 Use the left/right arrow keys to select “Group 1”, then press ENTER. e. Press the up/down arrow keys until “Status” is displayed, then use the left/right arrow keys to select “Enable”, then press ENTER. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 56 9. Press the AUDIO button to clear the menu. 10. Record Pass or Fail for Embedded to Bar Display in the test record. 11. Press and hold the AUDIO button to display the AUDIO pop-up menu. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 57 9. The LTC waveform should be displayed in the active tile. The amplitude will depend on the source. The sync packet should remain at a constant horizontal location on the sweep. 10. Record Pass or Fail for the LTC waveform in the test record. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 58 2 and 3. Save as Preset A5. 11. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to create a preset with picture in tiles 2 and 4 and waveform in tiles 1 and 3. Save as Preset A6. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 59 SDI Input Missing row, and then press SEL to put an X in the box. This instructs the waveform monitor to assert the ground closure if the input is not present. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 60 Network Settings > IP Config Mode > Manual. Now select Network Settings > IP Address. Use the left/right arrow keys to move the highlight to each box in the address. Use the up/down arrow keys to change the WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 61 field CONFIG > Network Settings > IP Address. Note that leading zeros are deleted in the address line. 7. You should see a Web page titled “Tektronix WFM5200 Interface” or something similar. This means the Ethernet function is working.
  • Page 62 RGB input signal Tile 2: Endpoints of Lightning display land within targets Tile 3: Color bars picture displayed Tile 4: Format indicates RGB 444 10 bit 15. Record Pass or Fail in the test record. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 63: Video And General Performance Verification Procedures

    75 Ω coaxial cables (3 required) RG-6 type coaxial cable with male BNC Belden 8281 or 1694A. Tektronix part connectors, 1 to 2 meters long, suitable numbers 012-0159-00 or 012-0159-01. for use to 1500 MHz. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 64: Instrument Tests

    1. Set the waveform monitor to the factory presets. (See page 32, Restore the Factory Presets.) 2. Connect the TG700 DVG7 SIGNAL 1 output to the SDI 1A input. NOTE. All signal connections are made with 75 Ω digital video coaxial cables. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 65 12. Record the value in the test record. Acceptable performance is 22 dB or greater. 13. Starting from 6c, repeat the test for the SDI 1B input (Front Panel input 1B). 14. Repeat this procedure for SDI input 2A and 2B starting at step 6c. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 66 10. Record the value in the test record. Acceptable performance is 28 dB or greater. 11. Starting from step 3, repeat the test for the SDI 1B input (Front Panel input 1B). 12. Repeat this procedure for SDI input 2A and 2B starting at step 3. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 67 10. Record the value in the test record. Acceptable performance is 28 dB or greater. 11. Starting from step 3, repeat the test for the SDI 1B input (Front Panel input 1B). 12. Repeat this procedure for SDI inputs 2A and 2B starting at step 3. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 68 Cursor 2 to the middle of the upper trace. Use the 7 ns wide region that does not contain transitions to align the cursors. See the following figure. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 69: Figure 1: Serial Output At 270 Mb/S, Using Glitch Trigger Mode

    10. Check the signal amplitude, using the 7 ns wide region without transitions. The amplitude should be very similar to that observed in step 7. Outside of the 7 ns region, check that the eye is open between transitions. See the following figure. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 70: Figure 2: Serial Output At 1.5 Gb/S, Using Glitch Trigger Mode

    14. Check the signal amplitude, using the 7 ns wide region without transitions. The amplitude should be very similar to that observed in step 7. Outside of the 7 ns region, check that the eye is open between transitions. See the following figure. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 71: Figure 3: Serial Output At 3 Gb/S, Using Glitch Trigger Mode

    Video and General Performance Verification Procedures Figure 3: Serial Output at 3 Gb/s, using Glitch Trigger mode 15. Record the amplitude (ΔV) in the test record for 3 Gb/s. Amplitudes between 745 mV and 849 mV are acceptable. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 72: Audio Performance Verification Procedures

    1/4 inch phono to 2 XLR Sound Professionals SP-XLRM-MINI-1 with adapter SP-PHONE-MINI-ST The following tests verify that the Audio module for the WFM5200 waveform monitor meets the warranted characteristics listed in the Specifications chapter. Characteristics with typical specifications (not warranted) are also checked with pass/fail criteria.
  • Page 73 Group [x] menu. 8. Verify that the numbers 1,2 are visible under the headphone icon, in the audio tile. 9. Set the headphone output volume to maximum by turning the Horz (Volume) knob clockwise. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 74 16. Repeat steps 9 through 12. 17. Set the DVG7 generator as follows: Control or setting Value Output Level –6 dB FS Audio Tone Frequency 20 kHz 18. Repeat steps 9 through 12. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Specifications and Performance Verification...

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