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- Page 1 Advanced Measurement Technology Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide Software Version: 1.2 January 2015...
- Page 2 The information contained in this documentation was prepared by OmniTek with all reasonable care and is believed to be accurate. However OmniTek does not assume responsibility for loss or damage resulting from omissions, inaccuracies or errors contained herein. The information contained in this document is subject to change and revisions hereto or new additions may be issued to incorporate such changes.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
B.2.3 Licensed Facilities ..................... B-11 Presets ......................... B-12 B.3.1 Recording Presets ....................B-12 B.3.2 Preset Selection ....................B-13 B.3.3 Changing the Name of a Preset ................. B-13 B.3.4 Deleting a Preset ....................B-13 Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... - Page 4 Display Options ....................K-3 Cursor ........................... K-3 Safe Action / Safe Title Cages ..................K-4 K.4.1 Set-Up ........................K-5 K.4.2 Displaying the cages .................... K-7 Zoom View ........................K-8 L: Waveform Display ........................ L-1 Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
- Page 5 Selecting the Generator Window ................. V-2 V.1.2 Controls ....................... V-2 Creating Test Patterns from Image files ............... V-3 Playing out Test Patterns ....................V-4 When Test Patterns/Sources are no longer required ............ V-5 Play-Out in Sequence ....................V-6 Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
- Page 6 Luma/Chroma Adjustments ..................X-2 X.3.1 Selecting the Colour Range ................. X-2 X.3.2 Adjusting the Gamma ..................X-3 Image Panning ......................X-3 X.4.1 Setting an Image to Pan ..................X-3 Jitter Insertion ....................... X-4 Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
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Page 7: Section 1: General
Section 1: General This section introduces the facilities offered by the Ultra 4K Tool Box, explains how to set it up and describes how it is controlled. It also gives general maintenance advice and describes the steps used to upgrade to the latest version of the 4K Tool Box software and to add software options. - Page 8 ------------------------------------------- General ------------------------------------------- Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
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Page 9: A: Equipment Guide
Ensure that the unit is properly ventilated. Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere or in damp/wet conditions. Do not operate the Ultra 4K Tool Box with either the cover or any of the panels removed or otherwise displaced from their standard positions. -
Page 10: System Features
-------------------------------- General: Equipment Guide --------------------------------- A.1.2 System Features The main features of the Ultra 4K Tool Box are summarised in the following table. Feature Description Web-based UI displayed on handheld device or networked PC Control System or ‘Local’ UI displayed on monitor attached to 4K Tool Box and driven from mouse/keyboard plugged into Tool Box or Remote control via SNMP. -
Page 11: Front And Rear Panels
SDI connection. A.1.3 Front and Rear Panels The Ultra 4K Tool Box has both a front panel and a rear panel: The main feature of the front panel is an on/off switch. The back panel offers a range of connectors (detailed below) through which different types of input and output may be connected to the 4K Tool Box. - Page 12 Composite SDI 1 – 4 (Bidirectional) HDMI 1.4 Input SFP+ Cage SDI Eye Input Figure A-2: Rear Panel of the Ultra 4K Tool Box. The back panel offers the following connectors: Connector Connection SDI 1 – SDI 4 3G/HD/SD BNC, Bi-directional.
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Page 13: Instrument Options
-------------------------------- General: Equipment Guide --------------------------------- A.1.4 Instrument Options The Ultra 4K Tool Box is offered with the following additional options that enhance the facilities it offers in various ways (see below). Video Standard Support Note: SD, HD, 3G, 6G resolutions and 4K video delivered over 3G and 6G supported as standard. -
Page 14: Installation
-------------------------------- General: Equipment Guide --------------------------------- A.2 Installation The Ultra 4K Tool Box is supplied with both the software and the licenses that are required to support the instrument options that have been purchased e.g. EYE support. So after a couple of preliminary steps (see below), the job of installing the 4K Tool Box is simply one of placing the instrument where you want to use it and attaching the appropriate cables. -
Page 15: Set-Up Options
Section B.1.8. Mouse and Keyboard The Ultra 4K Tool Box offers two USB ports through which a USB mouse, USB keyboard or (preferably) a combined USB mouse and keyboard may be plugged in and used to drive the 4K Tool Box ‘directly’... - Page 16 Composite connecter used for Reference signal Figure A-6: Rear view of an Ultra 4K Tool Box showing the Composite connector to be used where an external reference signal is required. The procedure used to genlock output signals to an available source is described in Section B.1.6.
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Page 17: Power Up
1. Plug in the power cord and apply mains power. 2. Press the power button on the front panel. The power button will become lit and the 4K Tool Box will then load the Ultra 4K Tool Box application. Note: This will take a few seconds. -
Page 18: Shutting Down
Tool Box. When run on the Control device, this will display the current IP addresses of all OmniTek Ultra units connected to the same network. The User Interface can also be loaded direct from this application as described below. -
Page 19: The User Interface
The standard colouring for any button is a dark grey, changing to a lighter grey when the mouse pointer is over it. Where options on the Button Bar turn on or turn off particular features, the button is coloured cyan when that feature is currently selected. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2 A-11... -
Page 20: Properties
Attention also drawn to the list of Alternative Keystrokes given in Section A.4.4. Selecting Items and Options The Ultra 4K Tool Box’s interface broadly follows the control conventions of a standard web- based UI, with standard web interface techniques of positioning a cursor and clicking/pressing being used to select items and options within UI. - Page 21 For larger adjustments: Type the new value you want using the keyboard. To switch options On/Off: Turn On by clicking in the right-hand half of the box (shows 1) Turn Off by clicking in the left-hand half of the box (shows 0). Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2 A-13...
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Page 22: Keyboard Alternatives
Add item immediately below to current selection Shift + ↓key Add previous item to current selection Shift + ← key Add next item to current selection Shift + → key To delete current selection Delete key A-14 Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 23: Presets Toolbar
Note: Where the 4K Tool Box is being driven using a mouse/keyboard plugged into one of its USB ports, you will need a USB stick plugged into the other USB port to carry out the following actions. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2 A-15... -
Page 24: System Information
Figure A-11: System page of Configuration window To display the System page: 1. Click on the Configuration tab at the top of the display. 2. Click on System in the Button Bar that is displayed A-16 Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... - Page 25 System Information: Software version Compare this against the latest version offered on the OmniTek website (www.omnitek.tv). If appropriate, upgrade to the latest version – see Section A.5.3 Settings: Time and Date If the network you are using is connected to the Internet: 1.
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Page 26: System Facilities
Where a facility is listed as No Hardware, however, extra hardware is needed in order to support this option. Where this is the case, you may need to return the 4K Tool Box either to OmniTek or to your OmniTek dealer: your dealer will be able to advise you on this. ‘Files’ Options The options offered in the ‘Files’... -
Page 27: Updating To The Latest Version
Tool Box is not being driven via the web, on a USB stick plugged in the back panel. 3. Email a copy of this licence file to OmniTek/your OmniTek dealer as advised by your dealer. Steps on receipt of the updated licence file: 1. - Page 28 -------------------------------- General: Equipment Guide --------------------------------- A-20 Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
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Page 29: B: System Configuration & Control
B : System Configuration & Control This section describes the steps used to configure the Ultra 4K Tool Box offers and control the way in which it operates. Note: The settings made can be recorded for re-use either on the present 4K Tool Box system or on another 4K Tool Box system by saving the current settings as a ‘Preset’... - Page 30 Genlocked. The choice of filter that is applied produces results that vary from smoother and sharper. Details are given in Sections B.1.7 and B.1.6. Selecting the Connections Window To select the Connections Window: Click on the Connections Tab at the top of the screen. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
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Page 31: Making Connections
Using the Loopback options also has the advantage that the selected output ports can continue to be used to output the generated signal to external equipment as these ports are not required for feeding the output into the Analyser/Converter part of the 4K Tool Box. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1,2... -
Page 32: Selecting Sdi Outputs
Where the 4K Tool Box’s Generator is connected to a particular port, the video standard selected for that port sets the video standard used to play out the Test Pattern currently being generated by the Generator. (See Section 5: Generator) Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... - Page 33 ----------------------- General: System Configuration & Control ----------------------- The overall range of standards supported by the Ultra 4K Tool Box is very broad. So while the 4K Tool Box maintains lists of recent selections, standards ultimately need to be picked out...
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Page 34: Genlock
These algorithms produce a range of results, some sharper, some smoother. The 4K Tool Box therefore offers a choice of algorithms to apply in addition to the one adopted by SMPTE, selectable from a drop-down menu. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 35: Connections Needed To Display Picture Images On A Monitor
Note: The connections needed to achieve the required result mean that is not possible to take output from the 4K Tool Box’s Converter at the same time as Picture images are displayed on the HDMI Monitor. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1,2... -
Page 36: System Configuration
4K Tool Box has not been restored and you will need to call up the User Interface either by using its MAC address (as described in Section A.3.2) or by running the scanner.exe application. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 37: Video Parameters
To select the Video page of the Configuration window: First select the Configuration window (see above), then click on Video in the Button Bar. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1,2... - Page 38 The amount of Jitter (expressed in UI) Eye Rise/Fall times (expressed in ps) Eye Rise/Fall difference i.e. the difference between the measured rise and fall times (expressed in ps) Eye Amplitude levels (expressed in mV) B-10 Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
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Page 39: System Parameters
B.2.2 System Parameters System-level aspects of the Ultra 4K Tool Box such as the IP address of the 4K Tool Box you are using and the version of software that is being run are displayed on the System page of the Configuration window. -
Page 40: Presets
The purpose of this name is to aid identification. It will be shown on briefly at the top of the display when the mouse pointer hovers over the Preset e.g. before the Preset is selected. B-12 Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 41: Preset Selection
Preset Toolbar. 2. This displays a list of the Presets that are currently defined for the current window. 3. To delete a Preset, click on the symbol next to its name. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1,2 B-13... -
Page 42: Import/Export Of Settings Etc
A file containing copies of the Preset details for the current screen is then added either to the Download folder on the Control device or where the 4K Tool Box isn’t being controlled via the Web, to a USB stick plugged into the back panel. B-14 Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 43: Importing Presets
3. Use the file selector that is displayed to pick out the appropriate .oaf file. 4. A dialogue will be displayed detailing the Presets that have been imported. Click on Close to clear this message from the screen. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1,2 B-15... -
Page 44: Remote Monitoring And Control
LAN port (Ethernet) Figure B-7: Rear view of an Ultra 4K Tool Box showing the connection needed for remote control of the 4K Tool Box using SNMP. The PC also needs to be running both the Windows SNMP service and an SNMP Manager,... -
Page 45: Programming The Snmp Manager
The file is downloaded to the Downloads directory on the PC/handheld ‘Files’ area from from which the 4K Tool Box is being controlled, from where you can which MIB file may transfer it to the required location. be downloaded Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1,2 B-17... - Page 46 ----------------------- General: System Configuration & Control ----------------------- B-18 Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
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Page 47: Section 2: Conversion Facilities
Section 2: Conversion Facilities This section describes the facilities offered by the Ultra 4K Tool Box for modifying the format of the input signal. In the current version, these facilities include: Switching the delivery format of the signal e.g. between SDI and HDMI Switching the video standard Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... - Page 48 ----------------------------------- Conversion Facilities ----------------------------------- Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
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Page 49: D: Format Conversion
D : Format Conversion This section describes how to set up the Ultra 4K Tool Box to convert a video signal from one delivery format and video standard to another. D.1 Overview The Ultra 4K Tool Box supports a wide range of video standards delivered over SDI, HDMI or DisplayPort, both as input to and as output from the Tool Box. -
Page 50: Setting Up The 4K Tool Box To Carry Out The Required Conversion
Note: Where SDI Inputs and/or SDI Outputs are being used, you also need to set up the list of SDI ports being used as described in Sections B.1.2 and B.1.3. Figure D-2: Output options Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... - Page 51 3. Set the timing: Click on the symbol to the right of the current Genlock selection, and use the dialogue that is displayed to set the required timing adjustment in Lines and Pixels. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
- Page 52 The steps to use are outlined below. For further information, see Section B.1.7. To set the interpolation algorithm that is applied: Select the required algorithm from the drop-down menu of Filter settings. Note: Selecting SMPTE Flat selects the algorithm adopted by SMPTE as its standard. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
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Page 53: Section 3: Signal Analysis
Section 3: Signal Analysis The Ultra 4K Tool Box’s Viewer window offers a wide choice of image analyses, described over the next few sections of this User Guide. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... - Page 54 --------------------------------------- Signal Analysis --------------------------------------- Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
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Page 55: H: The Viewer Window
‘Views’. Each View comprises the results from one analysis tool and may include pictures, meters, traces, etc. Selecting the Viewer Window To display the Viewer window: Select the Viewer tab at the top of the screen: Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 56: Screen Layout
Note: If a tile isn’t big enough to show the entire display, the tile will be shown with scroll bars. These scroll bars can be simply dragged to show the part of the display you are interested in. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 57: Viewer Window Operations
In general, two techniques may be used to switch between the different forms of the display as follows: Clicking on the icon at the right-hand end of the Title Bar of the required tile. Pressing the ESC key on an attached keyboard Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... - Page 58 Bar and a special procedure is needed to return from this state to the Multiple Tile version of the display. The required steps are illustrated in the following diagrams. Figure H-5: General steps Multi-Tile ↔ Full Screen Figure H-6: Steps Multi-Tile ↔ Full Screen for Picture View Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
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Page 59: Configuring A View
(outlined below). The appropriate method(s) at any point depend both on the result you wish to achieve and the type of View you are currently working in. The method(s) appropriate to any particular View are detailed in the section of this Guide that describes that View. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 60: Saving And Recalling Specific Tile Selections
1. Display the window in which you want to use the chosen Preset. 2. Click on the number of the required Preset in the Preset Toolbar. For more detailed instructions and further information about using presets, see Section B.3. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 61: J: Pixel Data
J : Pixel Data This section describes the different ways the Ultra 4K Tool Box offers for examining the data on the input signal(s) providing the video that is being analysed. The displays offered are: Data View (Section J.2) Displays the values for a selected set of pixels delivered over the different ‘Inputs’ that contribute to the final image. -
Page 62: The Focus Of The Display And Its Movement Pixel-By-Pixel
To cater for this, the Ultra 4K Tool Box maintains two cursors: an ‘Active Picture’ cursor that navigates around the Active image area; and a ‘SMPTE Sample’ cursor that navigates across lines and sample positions within an Input. - Page 63 Note: The sequence of SMPTE sample numbers as the cursor moves from left to right depends on the video standard that is selected. In particular, Sample 0 isn’t necessarily at the left-hand edge of line but is often half-way along the line. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
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Page 64: Data View
10bit data as 8 bits + 2 bits. This has the advantage of making standard groupings such as those associated with SAV and EAV easier to pick out. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... - Page 65 However, for a detailed analysis, you are strongly recommended to refer to the above SMPTE standards (and to the other SMPTE standards that these documents refer to). Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
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Page 66: Configuration
Examples of the Cable View display are shown below. Figure J-3: Example ‘Cable View’ display (i) when the SMPTE Sample cursor is selected; (ii) when the Active Picture cursor is selected Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 67: Ancillary Data Viewer
Ancillary Data Viewer window will show the information it is able to extract from this packet. A example of the Ancillary Data Viewer display is shown below. Figure J-5: Example Ancillary Data Viewer display. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... - Page 68 SMPTE 352 video standard packets SMPTE RP 188 time code packets SMPTE 2016 bar data packets CEA-608 & CEA-708 closed caption and OP-47 teletext packets EDH definition packets AES-EBU and HDTV audio definition packets Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
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Page 69: K: Picture View
K : Picture View K.1 Overview The Ultra 4K Tool Box’s Picture View display provides a real-time, full resolution image of the video input currently being processed by the 4K Tool Box’s Analyser. Figure K-1: Example Picture Display. Optional additions to this display include: A crosshair cursor indicating the current focus for displays such as the Data View (described in Section J) and the Data Waveform (described in Section L). -
Page 70: Displaying Picture Images
4. Make a link from the upper square on the Local User Interface to the HDMI Output. Note: It is not possible to take output from the 4K Tool Box’s Converter at the same time as Picture images are displayed on the HDMI Monitor. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 71: Picture View Selection
Display of the crosshair cursor is controlled by the Cursor option offered under the heading ‘Picture’ in the right-hand panel of the Viewer window. The On(1)/Off(0) setting of this option controls whether the crosshair cursor is displayed or hidden. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 72: Safe Action / Safe Title Cages
For further information, see Section J. K.4 Safe Action / Safe Title Cages The 4K Tool Box allows ‘cages’ representing safe-action and safe-title areas to be marked out on the Picture View. Figure K-6: Picture View showing cages. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 73: Set-Up
Similar definition used for one of the two Safe Action cages. Safe-action-1 Similar definitions for the other Safe Title and Safe Action cages. Safe title-2 and Safe action-2 Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... - Page 74 4. Move the Dashed setting to On (1) or Off (0) as required. When Dashed is set to Off (0), the cage will be displayed as a solid line. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
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Page 75: Displaying The Cages
Setting this Cage option to Off (0) clears the Picture display of all cages. To change the combination of cages that are displayed, you need to switch the individual cages to On or Off on the Video Configuration page. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 76: Zoom View
To switch how the Y, U and V values are expressed: Click the Format button on the Zoom View Button Bar to cycle through the options (identical to those offered by the Data Viewer and Cable Viewer). Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 77: L: Waveform Display
L : Waveform Display This section describes the Data Waveform display offered by the Ultra 4K Tool Box. This is one of the views that can be called up on the Viewer window, and it gives a graphical display of the YUV values of the pixels shown on the central line of the Zoom View (described in Section K.5). - Page 78 --------------------------- Signal Analysis: Waveform Display --------------------------- Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
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Page 79: N: Gamut Analysis
N : Gamut Analysis The Ultra 4K Tool Box currently offers two ways of monitoring the gamut of the colour components within the video being analysed. One option is offered by the Status display (described in Section O) which among other things reports the current value of both YCbCr and RGB colour components and reports when these go outside the permitted range set on the Video page of the Configuration window. -
Page 80: Setting The Permitted Ranges
The permitted ranges of the different colour components are part of overall Video configuration, set on the Video page of the Configuration window (see Section B.2.1). The Ultra 4K Tool Box is delivered with the various maximum and minimum values set in accordance with standard practice within the industry but the user is free to set their own choice of values. -
Page 81: O: Status
O.1 The Status View The Status View offered by the Ultra 4K Tool box is one of the displays that can be called up on the Viewer window. It comprises a collection of ‘pages’ covering different aspects of the video that is currently being analysed. -
Page 82: Selection
(Error/Warning/OK) is part of the system configuration. The Ultra 4K Tool Box is delivered with these levels set in accordance with standard practice within the industry. The current settings can be viewed and adjusted as required on the Video page of the Configuration window. - Page 83 The amount of Jitter (expressed in UI) for different filter settings. The Eye amplitude (expressed in mV) The Eye rise/fall times (expressed in ps) The Eye Rise/Fall ‘Delta’ i.e. the difference between measured rise and fall times (expressed in ps) Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
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Page 85: Section 4: Physical Layer Analysis
Section 4: Physical Layer Analysis This section describes the facilities the Ultra 4K Tool Box offers for examining physical characteristics of the video signal such as signal amplitude, rise & fall times, jitter and timing. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... - Page 86 --------------------------------- Physical Layer Analysis --------------------------------- Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
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Page 87: S: Eye & Jitter Measurement
Some of these parameters are displayed alongside the Eye diagram & Jitter Meters: additional status information can be found from the Status displays (see Section O). Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 88: Facilities Offered
S.1.2 Set-Up The Ultra 4K Tool Box is automatically configured to direct any input to the ‘Eye’ SDI port on the back panel to the built-in Eye Scan facility. The process of setting up the Tool Box to carry out transport layer measurements is therefore one of. -
Page 89: Jitter Meters
Note: The jitter values displayed are only valid once the 4K Tool Box has locked to the input. While the 4K Tool Box is in the process of locking, the Jitter meters are greyed out. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 90: Selecting The Jitter Meters Display
The colour transitions and the end of the meter are then set as follows: Amber – Red transition Value set on the Video page of the Configuration window Clear – Amber transition 70% of above value End of meter 170% of above value Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 91: Eye Waveform
While the oscilloscope is able to work directly with the data carrier signal, the Eye Waveform displayed on the Ultra 4K Tool Box is built up through time equivalent sampling of this analogue signal. -
Page 92: Selecting The Eye Waveform Display
1. Select the Eye Waveform display. 2. Click on the down-arrow shown in the right-hand panel alongside the current Colour selection and select the required colouring scheme from the menu that is displayed. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 93: Obtaining Signal Parameters From The Eye Waveform
There are, however, no hard and fast measures that can be applied. Determining the characteristics of the Eye diagram at the point at which reception stops being sufficiently error free is a matter of experience. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... - Page 94 ------------------------------- Physical Layer: Eye & Jitter -------------------------------- Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
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Page 95: T: Timing Measurement
T : Timing Measurement This section describes the timing measurements that can be made using the Ultra 4K Tool Box. These measurements can be used to show both: The difference in timing between the different inputs contributing to the video that is currently being analysed;... -
Page 96: Set-Up
3. It needs to be fed into the Composite port on the back panel of the 4K Tool Box. Composite connecter used for Reference signal Figure T-2: Rear view of the Ultra 4K Tool Box showing the Composite connector to be used where an external reference signal is required. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 97: Set-Up To Give Line-Based Timings
2. Select one of the constituent Inputs as the Reference by clicking the appropriate button on the Button Bar. The timings shown in the display then show the values relative to the selected Input. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 98: Comparing Timing Against An External Reference
3. Click on the Ref=Composite button on the Button Bar to select the external reference signal as the Reference for the timings. The timings shown in the display then show the values relative to the external reference signal. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 99: Section 5: Generator
Still Images; and Combinations of these The chapters in this section of the Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide describe the steps used to set up the required Test Patterns and play them out either singly or in sequence. They also describe the various ways in which you can manipulate the video prior to output, including introducing deliberate errors or inserting jitter for test purposes. - Page 100 ------------------------------------------ Generator ------------------------------------------ Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
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Page 101: V: Generator Basics
Test Patterns shown in the top half of the screen, together with ones that have been picked out from disk but are not at the moment used in any Test Patterns. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 102: Selecting The Generator Window
To scroll the displayed selection of Test Patterns and source files (where necessary): Click on / drag the appropriate scroll bar In line with the system used in other parts of the Ultra 4K Tool Box application, the Test Pattern is currently selected is outlined in blue. -
Page 103: Creating Test Patterns From Image Files
The types of image that can be imported in this way include Video stills – stored as JPEG, BMP, RAW, DPX, YUV, SGI, TIFF or RVF files. Zone plates stored on disk in OmniTek’s proprietary ZPD format. Line patterns stored in OmniTek’s proprietary LPD format. -
Page 104: Playing Out Test Patterns
Note: If the selected output video standard differs from the video standard for which the selected pattern was created, then to fit the image to the output video standard, the image may need to be resized either horizontally or vertically or both. For details, see Section X.2. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 105: When Test Patterns/Sources Are No Longer Required
2. Either take the Delete option in the Button Bar or right-click on one of the selected Test Patterns/Source thumbnails and take Delete from the menu that is displayed. 3. Respond to any messages you see. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 106: Play-Out In Sequence
Duration setting that is shown to the required number of seconds. 3. Click on the option to Play Patterns offered in the Button Bar at the bottom of the Generator window. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 107: W: Creating Test Patterns
2. Then take the SMPTE RP219 Pattern option from the Button Bar. This gives you a ready-made pattern of the correct format both the selection of available source images and the selection of available Test Patterns. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 108: Configuring The Line Pattern
Tool Box’s Flash disk but will be removed if you either delete it or carry out a Factory Reset. The steps to use to save it more permanently (and to make it available to copy to other systems) are described in Section W.4. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 109: Modifying An Existing Line Pattern
It is, however, notoriously difficult to determine what multipliers to use to achieve a specific result so the Ultra 4K Tool Box offers some pre-defined patterns to either use directly or modify to suit your requirements. - Page 110 Section W.4. Figure W-4: Setting the Note: details of a Zone Plate. OmniTek has produced a White Paper on Zone-Plate Generation. This paper is available on the 'Support' section of the OmniTek website. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
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Page 111: Modifying An Existing Zone Plate
W.3 Combination Test Patterns To extend the usefulness of the test video it can generate, the Ultra 4K Tool Box also allows images and line (colour bar) patterns to be used in combination with a zone plate, laid over part of the basic image or line pattern. -
Page 112: Modifying An Existing Combination Test Pattern
OmniTek. Where Combination Test Patterns (as described in Section W.3) or multiple Test Patterns are exported, the resulting OAF file may contain multiple images and sets of corresponding details. -
Page 113: Saving Patterns
Show in folder options offer a quick route to the Downloads directory where you can set a suitably descriptive name for the file. (The (generally slower) alternative is to use Windows Explorer or equivalent to navigate to the Downloads directory.) Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 114: Importing Saved Test Patterns/Test Pattern Sets
Note: OAF files that have been created on the PC from which you control the 4K Tool Box can be found in the Downloads directory on that machine. A thumbnail for the image is then added to both the Source and Test Patterns parts of the display. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 115: X: Modifying The Output
In general, the settings that are made are saved along with the source image/Test Pattern when that image/ pattern is saved to disk as described in Section W.4. The exception relates to Jitter Insertion where the settings made can be saved as part of a Gen Preset. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 116: Resizing Images
1. Click on the thumbnail for the image in the lower Sources part of the display. 2. Select the required colour range from the drop down menu associated with the Source range option in the right-hand panel. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 117: Adjusting The Gamma
Set the required Speed (between ±1 (slowest) and ±2047 (fastest)) Note: The selected Start and Height values must be such that the segments are in order and all lie within the active area (1080 lines) and do not overlap. Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... -
Page 118: Jitter Insertion
Actual value. Note: Amplitude settings that are greater than the maximum achievable at any frequency are automatically truncated. To stop adding jitter to the output: Set the Enabled option to Off (0). Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2... - Page 119 Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide, v1.2...
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