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  • Page 1 Ultra 4K Tool Box User Guide Version: 2.0a August 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Section 1: General A: Equipment Guide ......................... A-1 Introduction ......................A-1 A.1.1 Safety Statement ....................A-1 A.1.2 System Features ....................A-2 A.1.3 Front and Rear Panels ..................A-4 A.1.4 Instrument Options ..................A-5 Installation ....................... A-7 A.2.1 Preliminary steps: .................... A-7 A.2.2 Typical Set-Up ....................
  • Page 4 ------------------------------------------- Contents ------------------------------------------- C: Automated Control ......................C-1 Background ........................C-1 Set-up ........................... C-2 Scope ..........................C-3 Automating a Test Procedure ..................C-5 Section 2: Conversion Facilities D: Format Conversion ......................D-1 Overview ........................D-1 Setting up the Ultra to carry out the Required Conversion .......... D-2 G: Additional SDI Output Features ..................
  • Page 5 ------------------------------------------- Contents ------------------------------------------- L: Waveform Display ........................ L-1 N: Gamut Analysis ........................N-1 Gamut Meters ....................... N-1 N.1.1 Setting the Permitted Ranges ................N-2 N.1.2 Selecting the Colour Components to be Displayed ..........N-2 O: Status ............................. O-1 The Status View ......................O-1 O.1.1 Selection ......................
  • Page 6 ------------------------------------------- Contents ------------------------------------------- Section 5: Generator V: Generator Basics ........................V-1 The Generator Window ....................V-1 V.1.1 Selecting the Generator Window ................. V-2 V.1.2 Controls ....................... V-2 Test Patterns from Still Images ..................V-3 V.2.1 Importing Still Images ..................V-3 V.2.2 Playing Out Test Patterns ..................

  • Page 7: Section 1: General

    Section 1: General This section introduces the facilities offered by an Omnitek Ultra system, 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 Ultra software and to add software options.
  • Page 8 ------------------------------------------- General ------------------------------------------- Ultra v2.0a User Guide...

  • Page 9: A: Equipment Guide

    A : Equipment Guide A.1 Introduction The Omnitek Ultra 4K Tool Box combines in a single box a video format converter capable of up/down/cross conversion, colour and image manipulation in all current and anticipated 4K video formats up to 4096 x 2160/60, with waveform analysis and video generation across the same range of video formats.

  • Page 10: System Features

    Support for 12G SDI is available as an optional extra. Note: A full list of the video standards supported by Ultra systems can be downloaded from the Manuals etc. page of the Omnitek website. Configuration Input and Output formats and routing are configured via a ‘Connections’...
  • Page 11 -------------------------------- General: Equipment Guide --------------------------------- Feature Description Picture Display Full-resolution video images can be displayed as part of the Viewer window where the User Interface is displayed on an HDMI monitor. The Aspect ratio is taken from AFD data. Safe Area and Safe Title cages can also be shown. Status Information Comprehensive Status information with automatic flagging of errors.

  • Page 12: Front And Rear Panels

    -------------------------------- General: Equipment Guide --------------------------------- A.1.3 Front and Rear Panels The Ultra 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 Ultra.

  • Page 13: Instrument Options

    IMPORTANT: To maximise the signal integrity on SDI signals, especially at 6Gb/s and 12Gb/s, it is extremely important to use good quality 75ohm coax cable. The SDI inputs and outputs on the Omnitek Ultra system have been tested, characterized, and calibrated using Belden 1694A cable, with Neutrik BNC terminations.
  • Page 14 Support for displaying Eye Height, Eye Diagram and Jitter Meters for SDI inputs of all standards up to 6G covering both timing jitter and alignment jitter: included as standard in the Ultra 4K Tool Box PHY_ADV Support for 12G physical layer measurement; Jitter Spectrum; Jitter Histogram;...

  • Page 15: Installation

    -------------------------------- General: Equipment Guide --------------------------------- A.2 Installation The Ultra 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 Ultra is simply one of placing the instrument where you want to use it and attaching the appropriate cables.

  • Page 16: Set-Up Options

    -------------------------------- General: Equipment Guide --------------------------------- SD/HD/3G/6G/12G SDI Inputs LAN port (Ethernet) (AUX 1, AUX 2) SD/HD/3G/6G/12G SDI Outputs Possible Monitor Port (AUX 3, AUX 4) (HDMI 1.4 Output) Possible Monitor Port (DP 1.2 Output) Power Socket SD/HD/3G/6G/12G Bidirectional SD/HD/3G SDI Ports SDI Eye Input (SDI 1 –...
  • Page 17 -------------------------------- General: Equipment Guide --------------------------------- USB2 ports Figure A-5: Rear view of an Ultra showing USB ports. External Sync For many timing analyses, the Ultra needs to be locked to an external reference signal. You may also require the output from the Ultra’s test signal generator and/or converter to be genlocked to an external reference clock.

  • Page 18: Power Up

    -------------------------------- General: Equipment Guide --------------------------------- A.3 Power Up A.3.1 Power Requirements The Ultra operates on an AC line frequency of 50 – 60 Hz, over the range 100 – 240 Volts, without the need for any configuration. A fully loaded system draws less than 60 Watts. It should be operated from a single-phase power source, using the supplied power cord.

  • Page 19: Shutting Down

    Ultra. 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 20: The User Interface

    -------------------------------- General: Equipment Guide --------------------------------- A.4 The User Interface The User Interface consists of up to four ‘top-level’ window displays, used for different areas of the system’s operation as follows:  Connections – used to define inputs, outputs and the route between (see Sections B.1). This window is also used to define format conversions (see Section D).

  • Page 21: Properties

    -------------------------------- General: Equipment Guide --------------------------------- A.4.2 ‘Properties’ Viewer window displays (or ‘Views’) typically offer a choice over certain aspects of how the data is displayed. The ‘Test Patterns’ used as the source for test signals also offer choices over how these are configured. The way in which these configuration options are handled is by associating a set of ‘Properties’...
  • Page 22 -------------------------------- General: Equipment Guide --------------------------------- Driving Dialogue Boxes The steps needed to work with the Dialogue Boxes that are displayed typically just involve:  Navigating around a Directory Structure – using standard ‘Windows’ clicking/ double-clicking techniques  Typing information in slots provided within the Dialogue Box. ...

  • Page 23: Keyboard Alternatives

    -------------------------------- General: Equipment Guide --------------------------------- A.4.4 Keyboard Alternatives The following keystrokes are available as alternatives to selecting options from the toolbars. Top Level Windows Note: The following keystrokes only have the following effect if nothing is being edited. To select: Press: Connections Window X key...

  • Page 24: Presets Toolbar

    -------------------------------- General: Equipment Guide --------------------------------- To move the SMPTE Sample Cursor Note: Only applies when either working in the Data View or Cable View or the pointer is hovering over the SMPTE Sample Cursor compass rose. Press: Decrement line number (Y value ) ↑...

  • Page 25: System Information

    -------------------------------- General: Equipment Guide --------------------------------- Export option Where the screen offers an Export option, the procedure used to save an item to disk is make the item the current one you are working with (e.g. by selecting it), then take the Export option offered on the associated Button Bar.
  • Page 26 The main items to note on the System page are: 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 ...

  • Page 27: 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 Ultra either to Omnitek or to your Omnitek dealer: your dealer will be able to advise you on this.

  • Page 28: Updating To The Latest Version

    Ultra’s Local UI is being used, 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 29: B: System Configuration & Control

    B : System Configuration & Control This section describes the steps used to configure an Ultra and control the way in which it operates. Note: The settings made can be recorded for re-use either on the present Ultra system or on another Ultra system by saving the current settings as a ‘Preset’...
  • Page 30 ----------------------- General: System Configuration & Control ----------------------- Note the inclusion of a ‘Local User Interface’ block in the central section of the display. This may be used to display the User Interface to a monitor plugged into the HDMI output by routing the output from the Analyser/Converter to the Local User Interface then from there out to the HDMI output (as illustrated in Figure B-1).

  • Page 31: Making Connections

    ----------------------- General: System Configuration & Control ----------------------- The video standard of the output, however, is set by the user and is set individually for the HDMI output, the DisplayPort output and the SDI outputs. Selections are made either from drop-down lists of recent selections or by a process of defining the video standard you require by picking first the Interface type (e.g.

  • Page 32: Selecting Sdi Inputs

    ----------------------- General: System Configuration & Control ----------------------- B.1.2 Selecting SDI Inputs Depending on the video standard of the SDI video you want to analyse/convert, you need to set the Connections window to detail the 1, 2 or 4 SDI Input ports that you will be using for the cables over which the video input is delivered.

  • Page 33: Selecting Sdi Outputs

    ----------------------- General: System Configuration & Control ----------------------- Note: The bi-directional ports SDI 1 – 3 (together with SDI 4 on early versions of the Ultra with four bi-directional SDI ports, as illustrated here) are only rated to handle up to 3G SDI, so when inputting 6G or 12G SDI, you need to make your selection among AUX 1, AUX 2 and the Eye Input.

  • Page 34: Genlock

    ----------------------- General: System Configuration & Control ----------------------- Only compatible selections can be made so it is essential to first select the Interface format, then check and if necessary adjust the Raster, then the Refresh rate and then the Sampling details in that order.

  • Page 35: Interpolation Filter

    ----------------------- General: System Configuration & Control ----------------------- Note: It is perfectly valid to lock to a signal of a different resolution (e.g. HD rather than SD), as long as both signals use the frame rate. To select the required Genlock source: In the Connections window.

  • Page 36: Connections Needed To Display Picture Images On A Monitor

    ----------------------- General: System Configuration & Control ----------------------- B.1.8 Connections needed to display Picture Images on a Monitor Full resolution picture images of the video being processed by the Analyser/Converter may be displayed by arranging that the Ultra’s User interface is displayed on a suitable monitor and making ‘Picture’...

  • Page 37: System Configuration

    ----------------------- General: System Configuration & Control ----------------------- B.2 System Configuration Overall control of the Ultra – from the version of software that is installed to the levels at which errors are reported – is taken through the Configuration window. The information handled through the Configuration window is presented over three ‘pages’, selected through the options offered on the Button Bar at the bottom of the display.

  • Page 38: Video Parameters

    ----------------------- General: System Configuration & Control ----------------------- B.2.1 Video Parameters The parameters that the Ultra’s Analyser block works with are configured from the Video page of the Configuration Window (shown below). Figure B-4: Configuration window: Video page The parameters set through the Video page are grouped into five sections: ...
  • Page 39 ----------------------- General: System Configuration & Control ----------------------- Line-Based Timing When set to On (1), timing differences are expressed in terms of the nearest number of lines, plus or minus the given number of pixels, rather than as a number of lines plus a number of pixels. Eye Amplitude Measurement This section defines how the Eye amplitude is calculated from the Eye Waveform described in Section S.2.

  • Page 40: System Parameters

    ----------------------- General: System Configuration & Control ----------------------- Error Checking Parameters Gamut range: YCbCr The first line of this group of settings specifies the percentage of the image which needs to be out of range before an error is reported. This is followed by settings for the minimum and maximum acceptable values for luma and chroma expressed as decimal values.

  • Page 41: Licensed Facilities

    ----------------------- General: System Configuration & Control ----------------------- B.2.3 Licensed Facilities The range of facilities that are supported on the Ultra you are using is displayed on the Licences page of the Configuration window. This display is described in more detail in Section A.5. Figure B-6: Configuration window: Licenses page B.3 Presets Particular combinations of settings and other selections can be captured for recall on subsequent...

  • Page 42: Recording Presets

    ----------------------- General: System Configuration & Control ----------------------- B.3.1 Recording Presets The following gives the steps used to record current set-ups as Presets. These steps can also be used to update the configuration recorded as a particular Preset. Recording Presets To save the current window details as a Preset: 1.

  • Page 43: Deleting A Preset

    ----------------------- General: System Configuration & Control ----------------------- B.3.4 Deleting a Preset When a Preset is no longer of any use to you, it can be either overwritten (using the steps in Section B.3.1) or it can be deleted as follows: To delete a Preset: 1.

  • Page 44: Importing Presets

    ----------------------- General: System Configuration & Control ----------------------- The file(s) created can be moved to a different directory, renamed etc. as required though the .oaf filetype needs to be retained. They do not need either to be included in the Downloads directory or to retain the same name in order to be imported either on the same Ultra or on a different Ultra system.

  • Page 45: C: Automated Control

    C : Automated Control The Omnitek Ultra is highly suited to being used in routine monitoring applications through its support for remote control using the SNMP protocol. SNMP stands for Simple Network Management Protocol and it is commonly used in production line testing both to run the required sequence of tests and to monitor the instrument under test for conditions that warrant attention.

  • Page 46: Set-Up

    3. Programming the device from which the systems are to be monitored with the appropriate SNMP Manager application. 4. Uploading a copy of the Omnitek Ultra MIB to the SNMP manager. 1. Linking the boxes into a single LAN Typically either the device from which the automated control is to be driven need to be added to the network that the Ultra is already on or the Ultra needs to be added to a network that includes the device from which it will be remotely controlled.

  • Page 47: Scope

    C.3 Scope The best way to discover about the OIDs used by the Omnitek Ultra, their meanings and their possible values is to load a copy of the MIB file into a ‘MIB Browser’ such as that provided by iReasoning.
  • Page 48 ------------------------------- General: Automated Control -------------------------------- In order to see the value associated with a particular parameter or set of parameters on a particular Ultra system, the current values need to be fetched. In the iReasoning browser, this is done by first setting the address of the Ultra, then giving the instruction to Walk.

  • Page 49: Automating A Test Procedure

    SNMP gives you access to ten highest peaks. If there are facilities that you want to use but do not know how to access from SNMP, please contact Omnitek Customer Support (support@omnitek.tv).
  • Page 50 ------------------------------- General: Automated Control -------------------------------- Ultra v2.0a User Guide...

  • Page 51: Section 2: Conversion Facilities

    Section 2: Conversion Facilities This section describes the facilities offered by an Omnitek Ultra 4K Tool Box or 4K Converter (or any Ultra on which the CONVERT option is installed) for modifying the format of the input signal. In the current version, these facilities include: ...
  • Page 52 ----------------------------------- Conversion Facilities ----------------------------------- Ultra v2.0a User Guide...

  • Page 53: D: Format Conversion

    D : Format Conversion This section describes how to set up an Ultra 4K Tool Box or 4K Converter to convert a video signal from one delivery format and video standard to another. (These systems include the CONVERT option.) D.1 Overview Omnitek Ultra systems support a wide range of video standards delivered over SDI, HDMI or DisplayPort, both as input to and as output from the Ultra.

  • Page 54: Setting Up The Ultra To Carry Out The Required Conversion

    -----------------------Conversion Facilities: Format Conversion ---------------------- D.2 Setting up the Ultra to carry out the Required Conversion There are five steps to setting up the Ultra to carry out a particular format conversion: 1. Displaying the Connections window. 2. Linking the input port(s) you will be using to the Analyser/Converter block and sending the output from that block to the required Output port(s).
  • Page 55 -----------------------Conversion Facilities: Format Conversion ---------------------- Step 3: Set the Output Video Standard The Output Video Standard can either be selected from a list of current selections or it can be picked it out via its properties of Interface, Raster size, refresh rate and Sampling type. The steps to use are outlined below.
  • Page 56 -----------------------Conversion Facilities: Format Conversion ---------------------- Step 5: Set the Required Smoothing/Sharpening Algorithm The algorithm that is applied where pixel values need to be re-calculated is controlled by the Filter setting associated with the Analyser/Converter. The steps to use are outlined below. For further information, see Section B.1.7. To set the interpolation algorithm that is applied: ...

  • Page 57: G Additional Sdi Output Features

    Additional SDI Output Features Video fed to the SDI Output ports on an Ultra can be further modified as follows: 1. Where the signal is output over dual or quad links and the Ultra includes a built-in generator, the signals on the subsequent links can be advanced or delayed relative to the first link.

  • Page 58: Interlink Delay Insertion

    --------------- Conversion Facilities: Additional SDI Output Features --------------- G.1 Interlink Delay Insertion Where dual- or quad-link video is output using the SDI ports on the Ultra and the Ultra includes the built-in generator, it is possible to advance or delay individual signals relative to the signal on the first link by the equivalent of up to 64 pixels or up to 128 pixels, depending on the Output Video Standard.

  • Page 59: Jitter Insertion

    --------------- Conversion Facilities: Additional SDI Output Features --------------- G.2 Jitter Insertion A good way to determine the robustness of an SDI connection is by subjecting it to different levels of jitter. Where the Ultra includes the PHY and PHY_ADV options plus either the GENERATE or the CONVERT option, it also offers facility to insert jitter into output video stream.

  • Page 60: Output Voltage And Slew Rate Control (Sdi 4 Only

    --------------- Conversion Facilities: Additional SDI Output Features --------------- G.3 Output Voltage and Slew Rate Control (SDI 4 only) A video signal that starts with a healthy signal amplitude and sharp transitions between the 1s and 0s can rapidly lose signal amplitude when passed down a lengthy cable. The rise and fall times also tend to get longer.

  • Page 61: Section 3: Signal Analysis

    Section 3: Signal Analysis The Viewer window on the Omnitek Ultra 4K Tool Box and 4K Analyser (or any Ultra that includes the ANALYSE option) offers a wide choice of signal analysis displays. These are described over the next few sections of this User Guide.
  • Page 62 --------------------------------------- Signal Analysis --------------------------------------- Ultra v2.0a User Guide...

  • Page 63: H: The Viewer Window

    H : The Viewer Window H.1 Overview The Viewer window is used to display the results of data analysis tools applied by the Ultra to the currently selected SDI input(s). The different analyses may be shown either individually or as a quad split.

  • Page 64: Screen Layout

    ---------------------------- Signal Analysis: Viewer Window ----------------------------- Selecting the Viewer Window To display the Viewer window:  Select the Viewer tab at the top of the screen: H.1.1 Screen Layout The main section of the Viewer window comprises four Tiles, arranged in the simple ‘quad split’ shown below.

  • Page 65: Viewer Window Operations

    ---------------------------- Signal Analysis: Viewer Window ----------------------------- Title Bar Each Tile is topped with a Title Bar that gives brief details of the View it is displaying and the input it relates to. Also included on this line are a down-arrow (used in selecting different Views to display) and a symbol used in making the screen display full-size.
  • Page 66 ---------------------------- Signal Analysis: Viewer Window ----------------------------- For most tiles, these operations simply toggle the display between the Quad-Split arrangement of the tiles and the full screen display. For the Picture View, the pattern is extended to include the full screen display without a Title Bar and a special procedure is needed to return from this state to the Multiple Tile version of the display.

  • Page 67: Configuring A View

    ---------------------------- Signal Analysis: Viewer Window ----------------------------- H.2.3 Configuring a View Depending on which View is selected, there may be different options as to how that View is displayed. For instance, the display may offer a choice of colouring schemes for the different traces.

  • Page 68: Saving And Recalling Specific Tile Selections

    ---------------------------- Signal Analysis: Viewer Window ----------------------------- Moving the Focus with the Mouse:  Clicking on a pixel within an image, or on the part of a display showing pixel data, moves the cursor to the selected pixel.  In the Picture View (see Section K), it is also possible to display a cursor which can then be dragged to a different position.

  • Page 69: I: Pixel Data

    I : Pixel Data This section describes the different ways an Omnitek Ultra offers for examining the data on the input signal(s) providing the video that is being analysed. The displays offered are: Data View (Section I.2) Displays the values for a selected set of pixels delivered over the different ‘Inputs’ that contribute to the final image.

  • Page 70: The Focus Of The Display And Its Movement Pixel-By-Pixel

    -------------------------------- Signal Analysis: Pixel Data -------------------------------- I.1 The Focus of the Display and its Movement Pixel-by-Pixel In general terms, the section of the image about which data is displayed is set by the current position of the ‘Active Picture cursor’ which also sets the position of the crosshair that can be shown on the Picture display (see Section K.3).
  • Page 71 -------------------------------- Signal Analysis: Pixel Data -------------------------------- The rules then become:  When the Active Picture cursor is moved, the SMPTE Sample cursor changes to select the line and sample number of the sample in the nominated Input that provides the luma value to the pixel picked out by the Active Picture cursor.

  • Page 72: Data View

    -------------------------------- Signal Analysis: Pixel Data -------------------------------- I.2 Data View The Data View is one of the views that can be called up on the Viewer window. It comprises a pixel-by-pixel display of the data in the Input/Inputs contributing to the image for a number of pixels either side of the pixel selected by the SMPTE Sample Cursor.
  • Page 73 -------------------------------- Signal Analysis: Pixel Data -------------------------------- For video standards such as SD that deliver their data via a single Input, a single set of Y and U/V data is displayed. For video standards such as 3G Level B 2-Sample Interleave 2160p that take their data from multiple Inputs, multiple sets of data are shown –...

  • Page 74: Configuration

    -------------------------------- Signal Analysis: Pixel Data -------------------------------- To display the Data View: 1. Show the Viewer window. 2. Click on the down-arrow in the Title Bar of the tile that you want to replace. 3. Select Data Viewer from the menu that is displayed. To go to the Start (SAV) or the End (EAV) of the Active Video : ...

  • Page 75: Ancillary Data Viewer

    -------------------------------- Signal Analysis: Pixel Data -------------------------------- The properties of the Cable View are essentially the same as those of the Data Viewer described above. The Cable View also offers the same choices on its Button Bar as are offered by the Data Viewer.
  • Page 76 -------------------------------- Signal Analysis: Pixel Data -------------------------------- ANC packets are included within the blanking and occupy either the Y stream (i.e. the part of the Input stream used in the Active image area for luma data) or the C stream (i.e. the part of the Input stream used in the Active image area for chroma data).

  • Page 77: J: Picture View

    J : Picture View J.1 Overview The Picture View display provides a real-time, full resolution image of the video input currently being processed by the Ultra’s Analyser. Figure J-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 I) and the Data Waveform (described in Section L).

  • Page 78: Displaying Picture Images

    -------------------------- Signal Analysis: Picture View ----------------------------------- J.2 Displaying Picture Images The following sections describe:  The set-up that is required to display Picture images  How to call up the Picture View display  The display options that are available J.2.1 System Setup To display the Picture images, you need: 1.

  • Page 79: Picture View Selection

    -------------------------- Signal Analysis: Picture View ----------------------------------- J.2.2 Picture View Selection The Picture View is displayed on the User Interface as follows: To display the Picture View: 1. Show the Viewer window. 2. Click on the down-arrow in the Title Bar of the tile that you want to replace. 3.

  • Page 80: Safe Action / Safe Title Cages

    For further information, see Section I. J.4 Safe Action / Safe Title Cages The Omnitek Ultra allows ‘cages’ representing safe-action and safe-title areas to be marked out on the Picture View. Figure J-6: Picture View showing cages.

  • Page 81: Set-Up

    -------------------------- Signal Analysis: Picture View ----------------------------------- Two sets of cages can be defined, allowing you to readily judge the positioning of any action and any titles on a choice of screen geometries. For example, by setting up one set of cages for a 16:9 screen display and the other for a 4:3 screen display you will be able to simultaneously assess the positioning of any action and any titles on these two screen formats.
  • Page 82 -------------------------- Signal Analysis: Picture View ----------------------------------- The procedure to follow in setting up the cages is as follows: To set-up Cages: Carry out the following steps for each of the Cages you want to set up. To specify a ‘Standard’ Cage: Note: These cages are always positioned centrally about the middle of the screen.

  • Page 83: Displaying The Cages

    -------------------------- Signal Analysis: Picture View ----------------------------------- To set up cages that enable comparison between results in two different screen formats: The following steps allow comparison using the standard cages for two different sizes defined by one of the supported Standards bodies. Note: Comparisons across different Standards bodies or involving standards not supported by the Ultra require at least one set of cages to be set up as ‘Variable’...

  • Page 84: Zoom View

    -------------------------- Signal Analysis: Picture View ----------------------------------- J.5 Zoom View It is possible to zoom in for closer examination of the frame that is currently being displayed. A scaled-up image is available for display as the Zoom View. The Zoom View is included in the range of Views offered on the Viewer window, and the display shown is illustrated below.

  • Page 85: K: Image/Sequence Capture

    K : Image/Sequence Capture Provided alongside the Picture View (described in Section J) is the option to capture one or more frames of the current input for use either on the same Ultra system (for example, as a Test Pattern) or on some other system, maybe another Ultra but equally on any other system that handles YUV, BMP or JPEG files.

  • Page 86: Capturing Images/Sequences From The Current Input

    ------------------- Signal Analysis: Image/Sequence Capture --------------------------- K.2 Capturing images/sequences from the current input The steps by which one or more frames of the current input may be captured are as follows: Step 1: Feed the required input to the Analyser: 1.

  • Page 87: Using Captured Images As Test Patterns

    ------------------- Signal Analysis: Image/Sequence Capture --------------------------- K.3 Using Captured Images as Test Patterns The images you capture are made into Test Patterns by taking the Save option offered on the Button Bar. This displays a dialog in which you can specify both the image format –...

  • Page 88: Allocating Memory To Capture

    ------------------- Signal Analysis: Image/Sequence Capture --------------------------- K.4 Allocating Memory to Capture The amount of memory that is currently allocated to captured images and the amount of that memory that has been used is displayed in the bottom right-hand corner of the Generator window. The default allocation corresponds to 25% of the Ultra’s available memory, with the rest of this memory being allocated to holding Generator test patterns.

  • Page 89: L: Waveform Display

    L : Waveform Display This section describes the Data Waveform display offered by the Ultra 4K Tool Box and 4K Analyser. 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 90 --------------------------- Signal Analysis: Waveform Display --------------------------- To display the Data Waveform: 1. Show the Viewer window. 2. Click on the down-arrow in the Title Bar of the tile that you want to replace. 3. Select Data Waveform from the menu that is displayed. To set the scope of the display to 15 or 31 pixels : ...

  • Page 91: N: Gamut Analysis

    N : Gamut Analysis The Omnitek Ultra 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 92: Setting The Permitted Ranges

    ---------------------------- Signal Analysis: Gamut Analysis ----------------------------- N.1.1 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 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 93: O: Status

    O : Status Real time status information about the video signal that is currently being analysed may be displayed by calling up the Status View. Aspects of the signal where errors have occurred are highlighted in the displays to draw your attention to these. O.1 The Status View The Status View offered by the Ultra is one of the displays that can be called up on the Viewer window.

  • Page 94: Selection

    ---------------------------------- Signal Analysis: Status ----------------------------------- O.1.1 Selection The Status View is displayed as follows. Note: If required, more than one copy of the Status View may be displayed, set to show different pages from the display. To display the Status View: 1.
  • Page 95 ---------------------------------- Signal Analysis: Status ----------------------------------- e.g. from SMPTE 352 packets within the video stream. For pages such as the Video and Physical pages, it gives the video standard of the signal produced by combining the various different inputs. Gamut Errors (Video page) The Video page of the Status display shows errors associated with YCbCr and RGB data.
  • Page 96 ---------------------------------- Signal Analysis: Status ----------------------------------- Ultra v2.0a User Guide...

  • Page 97: Section 4: Physical Layer Analysis

    Section 4: Physical Layer Analysis This section describes the facilities offered on an Omnitek Ultra for examining physical characteristics of the video signal such as signal amplitude, rise & fall times, jitter and timing. Some of these facilities are provided as standard on the 4K Tool Box and become available on other Ultra systems by adding the PHY option.
  • Page 98 --------------------------------- Physical Layer Analysis --------------------------------- Ultra v2.0a User Guide...

  • Page 99: S: Eye & Jitter Measurement

    S : Eye & Jitter Measurement This section describes the tools the Omnitek Ultra provides for assessing video integrity of SDI video transmissions and for locating sources of jitter. To analyse any SDI video signal up to and including 6G-SDI, the system you use will need to include the PHY option, together with any VIDEO_xx options that are needed to support the video standards that you wish to analyse.
  • Page 100 ------------------------------- Physical Layer: Eye & Jitter -------------------------------- Improving the Noise Floor The Ultra incorporates both a 148.5MHz clock and a 148.35MHz clock in order to support the different frame rates at which video can be delivered. To give the user full flexibility over the range of actions that can be carried out at the same time, these clocks run concurrently.

  • Page 101: Facilities Offered

    ------------------------------- Physical Layer: Eye & Jitter -------------------------------- S.1.1 Facilities Offered The following displays are offered: 1. Eye Waveform giving a graphical representation of the signal which in turn gives a physical representation of the different signal parameters (amplitude, unit interval, rise time, fall time etc.).

  • Page 102: Eye Waveform

    ------------------------------- Physical Layer: Eye & Jitter -------------------------------- S.2 Eye Waveform The Eye Waveform presents the data carrier signal in the way it might be displayed on an oscilloscope, though produced in a very different manner. While the oscilloscope is able to work directly with the data carrier signal, the Eye Waveform displayed on the Ultra is built up through time equivalent sampling of this analogue signal.

  • Page 103: Selecting The Eye Waveform Display

    ------------------------------- Physical Layer: Eye & Jitter -------------------------------- The Eye Waveform also allows you to judge how well the signal is synchronized with the signal clock, whether the signal suffers from overshoot or undershoot, and whether the signal is likely to be correctly interpreted by the receiver.

  • Page 104: Obtaining Signal Parameters From The Eye Waveform

    ------------------------------- Physical Layer: Eye & Jitter -------------------------------- Eye Amplitude Measurement Method The Eye Amplitude is determined automatically but some details of the calculation are set on the Video page of the Configuration window. The parameters concerned are included in the Eye Amplitude Measurement section of this page.

  • Page 105: Jitter

    ------------------------------- Physical Layer: Eye & Jitter -------------------------------- S.3 Jitter The Ultra presents four Views of the jitter content within the carrier signal:  Jitter Meters (see Section S.3.2)  Jitter Spectrum (see Section S.3.3), and  Jitter Histogram (see Section S.3.4) ...
  • Page 106 ------------------------------- Physical Layer: Eye & Jitter -------------------------------- 100% of the specified error level, while a White marker corresponds to a jitter level that is less than 70% of the specified error level. At any time, you can chose to add markers to the display that record the current Jitter values by taking the Lock Markers option on the Button Bar.

  • Page 107: Jitter Spectrum

    ------------------------------- Physical Layer: Eye & Jitter -------------------------------- S.3.3 Jitter Spectrum (Requires PHY_ADV) The Jitter Spectrum display comprises a graph showing the highest peaks of a Fourier Transform of the jitter within the carrier signal that is being analysed. More accurately, it provides a window on this set of peaks.
  • Page 108 ------------------------------- Physical Layer: Eye & Jitter -------------------------------- Setting the Range of Frequencies Analysed The range of frequencies displayed is set by the Start and End figures given in the right-hand panel when the Jitter Spectrum display is selected. To select the maximum frequency range ...

  • Page 109: Jitter Histogram

    ------------------------------- Physical Layer: Eye & Jitter -------------------------------- Showing the Peaks table The optional Peaks table comprises details of the amplitude and frequency up to six highest peaks in the section of the Jitter Spectrum that is currently displayed. To display the Peaks table: ...

  • Page 110: Jitter Waveform

    ------------------------------- Physical Layer: Eye & Jitter -------------------------------- Setting the range To set the range of jitter amplitudes displayed:  Set the Range option included in the right-hand panel when the Jitter Histogram display is selected. To adjust the range shown to fit the measured distribution: ...

  • Page 111: Jitter Insertion

    ------------------------------- Physical Layer: Eye & Jitter -------------------------------- Where you wish to study jitter within a particular waveband, this can be readily determined by first using the Jitter High-Pass Filter corresponding to the bottom of this band then using the filter that corresponds to top of the band and comparing the traces produced.
  • Page 112 ------------------------------- Physical Layer: Eye & Jitter -------------------------------- S-14 Ultra v2.0a User Guide...

  • Page 113: T: Timing Measurement

    T : Timing Measurement This section describes the timing measurements that can be made using the Omnitek Ultra. 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 114: Set-Up

    ---------------------------------- Physical Layer: Timing ----------------------------------- The meters are marked out in tenths of a frame, going between advanced by 0.5 frames on the left and delayed by 0.5 frames on the right, with ‘0’ in the middle. The position of the marker can therefore be interpreted as follows: ...

  • Page 115: Set-Up To Give Line-Based Timings

    ---------------------------------- Physical Layer: Timing ----------------------------------- T.2.2 Set-Up to give Line-Based Timings How the Lines and Pixels values should be interpreted depends on the setting of the Line Based timing option in the Timing section of the Video page of the Configuration window. When this option is turned Off (0), the advance/delay is always the number of lines plus the number of pixels.

  • Page 116: Comparing Timing Against An External Reference

    ---------------------------------- Physical Layer: Timing ----------------------------------- T.4 Comparing Timing against an External Reference To compare the timing of any Input against an External Reference, you need to: 1. Feed a suitable reference signal into the Composite port on the Ultra. 2. Select Composite as the Reference for the Timing analysis. Figure T-5: Timing display set up to compare against an External reference.

  • Page 117: Section 5: Generator

    Section 5: Generator The Ultra 4K Tool Box and 4K Generator systems (or any Ultra with a GENERATE licence) include a Generator for producing video output for test purposes at any of the video standards supported by the Ultra. The video is generated from ‘Test Patterns’ of various different types: ...
  • Page 118 ------------------------------------------ Generator ------------------------------------------ Ultra v2.0a User Guide...

  • Page 119: V: Generator Basics

    V : Generator Basics The following sections introduce the Ultra’s Generator window and the steps used to generate video from image files stored on disk. V.1 The Generator Window The Generator window (an example of which is shown below) allows you to: ...

  • Page 120: Selecting The Generator Window

    ------------------------------------- Generator: Basics -------------------------------------- In general, the thumbnails shown all refer to images etc. picked out or set up by the user, using options provided by the Button Bar at the bottom of the screen. The Ultra does however come with a SMPTE RP219 line pattern set up ready for use.

  • Page 121: Test Patterns From Still Images

     Line patterns stored in Omnitek’s proprietary LPD format (see Section W.1)  Zone plates stored on disk in Omnitek’s proprietary ZPD format (see Section W.2), and  Test patterns that have been exported as an .oaf file (see Section W.4) The type of image that is the source of the test pattern is indicated by an icon in the bottom right- hand corner of the thumbnail –...

  • Page 122: Playing Out Test Patterns

    ------------------------------------- Generator: Basics -------------------------------------- V.2.2 Playing Out Test Patterns The Ultra automatically starts to decode and play each new test pattern once it has been created. Subsequently, the Ultra can be set to play out any test pattern included in the Generator window by just clicking on it.

  • Page 123: Test Sequences

    It also supports the creation of some ‘standard’ test sequences, one conforming to EBU3305 and others offering Omnitek’s own TSA test sequence in two versions – one for general use and the other with some additional markers (numbers) for use in testing interleaved 4K transmissions.

  • Page 124: Playing Out A Sequence

    ------------------------------------- Generator: Basics -------------------------------------- To import an image sequence held as individual image files: 1. Click on the Import Sequence option in the Button Bar at the bottom of the screen. 2. Use the file selection dialogue that is displayed to pick out the required file. These frames can be of any of image types that can be used for single frame images (see above), but the files must be named in such a way that the Ultra recognises them as a sequence: see ‘Recognising a set of frames as a sequence’...

  • Page 125: Cloning Test Patterns

    ------------------------------------- Generator: Basics -------------------------------------- V.4 Cloning Test Patterns Testing the same test pattern under different configuration options is made easy by using the Clone option offered in the right-click menu. Taking this option creates a copy of the selected test pattern, the properties of which can then be modified entirely independently of the original test pattern.

  • Page 126: Playing-Out A Series Of Test Patterns

    ------------------------------------- Generator: Basics -------------------------------------- V.6 Playing-Out a Series of Test Patterns One of the options offered by the Ultra is to play a video sequence comprising all the current test patterns, played one after another – each for a ‘Duration’ that is set as part of the Generator’s ‘Common’...

  • Page 127: W: Creating Test Patterns

    W : Creating Test Patterns This section describes the facilities creating material to use as test images/sequences. The options are:  To create a zone plate  To create line (colour bar) pattern  To create test patterns that combine a zone plate with a still image or a line pattern This section also describes how to save the test patterns you create.

  • Page 128: Configuring The Line Pattern

    ---------------------------- Generator: Creating Test Patterns ---------------------------- Figure W-1: Example Line Pattern and associated right-hand panel. W.1.2 Configuring the Line Pattern The form the line pattern takes is set in the right-hand panel of the Generator window when the line pattern is selected. Scrolling this section of the display shows that the definition for a line pattern is divided into six Segments, each of which specifies a Pattern and a Line count.

  • Page 129: Modifying An Existing Line Pattern

    ---------------------------- Generator: Creating Test Patterns ---------------------------- W.1.3 Modifying an existing Line Pattern The steps used to modify an existing line pattern are the same as those used to configure a line pattern when it is first set up. To change any aspect of the line pattern: 1.
  • Page 130 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 in the 'Support' section of the Omnitek website. Ultra v2.0a User Guide...

  • Page 131: Modifying An Existing Zone Plate

    ---------------------------- Generator: Creating Test Patterns ---------------------------- W.2.2 Modifying an existing Zone Plate The steps used to modify an existing zone plate are the same as those used to configure a line pattern when it is first set up. To change any aspect of the zone plate: 1.

  • Page 132: Saving Patterns On Disk

    The file that is created will comprise at least one image together with details of how that image is configured, held in a format that is proprietary to 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 133: Importing Saved Test Patterns/Test Pattern Sets

    ---------------------------- Generator: Creating Test Patterns ---------------------------- WARNING A ‘tab’ for the downloaded file is also added to the display. BEWARE: Tempting though it is, DO NOT click on the tab: only select the associated drop-down menu. Similarly, don’t take any Open option either offered by the associated drop-down menu or associated with the ‘Show all Downloads’...
  • Page 134 ---------------------------- Generator: Creating Test Patterns ---------------------------- Ultra v2.0a User Guide...

  • Page 135: X: Modifying The Output

    X : Modifying the Output The signal that results from playing out a test pattern isn’t always going to have exactly the characteristics that are needed for the testing that you want to carry out. This section describes the ways in which the Ultra’s Generator allows you to modify how a test pattern is played out. Note: Further options are available where the output is directed to the Ultra’s SDI outputs.

  • Page 136: Resizing Images

    ---------------------------- Generator: Modifying the Output ----------------------------- X.2 Resizing Images Where 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.

  • Page 137: Selecting The Colour Range

    ---------------------------- Generator: Modifying the Output ----------------------------- X.3.1 Selecting the Colour Range By default, the Ultra bases whether it interprets the Colour values associated with the different pixels within a particular image based on the full range of possible values or on the reduced SMPTE range of permitted values on the type of image.

  • Page 138: Setting An Image To Pan

    ---------------------------- Generator: Modifying the Output ----------------------------- X.4.1 Setting an Image to Pan Actions prior to generating the pattern: Setting one or more segments of a pattern to pan: 1. Select the test pattern. 2. Set the Panning option in the right-hand panel to On (1). 3.
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