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Tektronix MTX100B Technical Reference

Mpeg player and recorder, specifications and performance verification
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  • Page 1 MTX100B MPEG Player and Recorder Specifications and Performance Verification Technical Reference *P077019001* 077-0190-01...
  • Page 3 MTX100B MPEG Player and Recorder Specifications and Performance Verification Technical Reference www.tektronix.com 077-0190-01...
  • 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 product.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Software Protection..................Performance Conditions ..................Functional Specifications ................... Electrical Specifications..................Mechanical (Physical) Characteristics..............1-16 Environmental Characteristics ................1-17 Performance Verification Performance Verification ..................Connecting to a Network ................... Required Equipment..................MTX100B Test Record ..................Procedures ....................MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 8 Figure 2-31: Equipment connection for verifying the SPI record operation ......2-57 Figure 2-32: Equipment setup for Option GbE performance verification........ 2-64 Figure 2-33: IP Flow selection................2-69 Figure 2-34: Clock dialog box ................2-71 MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 9 1-16 Table 1-12: Mechanical characteristics ..............1-16 Table 1-13: Environmental characteristics..............1-17 Table 2-1: Equipment required for performance verification..........Table 2-2: MTX100B test record ................Table 2-3: Output level of each connector pin .............. 2-26 MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 10: General Safety Summary

    Do Not Operate in Wet/Damp Conditions. Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere. Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry. Provide Proper Ventilation. Refer to the manual’s installation instructions for details on installing the product so it has proper ventilation. MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 11 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: MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 12 General Safety Summary MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 13: Preface

    Preface Preface This manual lists the published specifications for the MTX100B MPEG Recorder and Player and provides a procedure for verifying the performance of the instrument. Manual Structure This manual is divided into following sections: Specifications Contains a description of the MTX100B and characteristics that apply to it.

  • Page 14: Manual Conventions

    Names of front panel controls and menus appear in the same case (initial capitals, all uppercase, and so forth) in the manual as is used on the MTX100B front panel and menus.

  • Page 15: Introduction

    MPEG Recorder & Player, as well as general information critical to safe and effective servicing. To prevent personal injury or damage to the MTX100B, consider the following before attempting service: The procedures in this manual should be performed only by a qualified service person.
  • Page 16 Introduction MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 17: Specifications

    Specifications...

  • Page 19: Software Protection

    “typical”. Typical specifications are provided for your convenience but are not guaranteed. Software Protection The MTX100B software options require that a software key, and beginning with V10.1, an OptionDongle be installed so that the purchased set of options can be accessed.

  • Page 20: Functional Specifications

    Sine wave: 0 ± 6 dBm Square wave: 0.5 Vp-p to 3.0 Vp-p Clock input Frequency 160 kHz to 25 MHz (parallel clock) 1.28 MHz to 32 MHz (serial clock) Input level, typical 0.5 V to 3.0 V 1–2 MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 21 TS clock = (X / (2 * Y * Z) ) * external serial clock / 8,32 MHz maximum 15632 < X < 31248 1<Y < 16383 2 ≤ Z ≤ 65536 P/N and Jitter (serial clock) < –104 dBc/Hz at 21.455707 MHz +20 kHz (RBW=300 Hz) MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification 1–3...
  • Page 22 T/2 ± T/10, T=1/f (f=byte clock frequency). typical (See Figure 1-1 on page 1-13.) Data hold time, typical T/2 ± T/10, T=1/f (f=byte clock frequency, Data are latched on DCLK rising edge.) (See Figure 1-1 on page 1-13.) 1–4 MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 23 9: D7 10: ACK 11: BUSY 12: Paper Empty 13: SELECT 14: AUTOLF 15: ERR 16: INIT 17: SELECT 18: GND 19: GND 20: GND 21: GND 22: GND 23: GND 24: GND 25: GND MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification 1–5...
  • Page 24 6: DSR 7: RTS 8: CTS 9: RI IEEE1394B interface Compliant IEEE1394B-2002 Pin assignments 1: TPB– 2: TPB+ 3: TPA– 4: TPA+ 5: TPA (R) 6: VG 7: NC 8: VP 9: TPB (R) 1–6 MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 25: Table 1-3: Asi Interface (Option 01)

    1 (with active loop-through output) Input voltage 200 mV to 800 mV Return loss < –17 dB (5 MHz to 270 MHz) into 75 Ω load Data format Accepts both burst and packet modes ASI MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification 1–7...

  • Page 26: Table 1-4: Universal Parallel/Serial Interface (Option 02)

    Clock pulse width, typical T/2 ± T/10, T=1/f (f=byte clock frequency.) (See Figure 1-1.) Data hold time, typical T/2 ± T/10, T=1/f (f=byte clock frequency, data are latched on DCLK rising edge.) (See Figure 1-1.) 1–8 MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 27 T/2 ± T/10, T=1/f (f=byte clock frequency.) (See Figure 1-1 on page 1-13.) Data hold time, typical T/2 ± T/10, T=1/f (f=byte clock frequency, data are latched on DCLK rising edge.) (See Figure 1-1 on page 1-13.) MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification 1–9...

  • Page 28: Table 1-5: Ieee1394/Asi Interface (Option 05)

    19.392658 Mbps (8 VSB, 188 bytes packet size) Output Number of outputs Output voltage 800 mV ± 10% Jitter ≤ 0.2 UI p-p Rise/fall time 0.4 ns to 5.0 ns (20% to 80%) Frequency range, typical ± 3% Input 1–10 MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 29 1: DCLK 2: GND 3 to 10: DATA 7 to DATA 0 11: DVALID 12: PSYNC 13: Shield 14: /DCLK 15: GND 16 to 23: /DATA 7 to /DATA 0 24: /DVALID 25: /PSYNC MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification 1–11...
  • Page 30 Clock pulse width, typical T/2 ± T/10, T=1/f (f=byte clock frequency.) (See Figure 1-1.) Data hold time, typical T/2 ± T/10, T=1/f (f=byte clock frequency, Data are latched on DCLK rising edge.) (See Figure 1-1.) 1–12 MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 31: Figure 1-1: Timing Diagram Of The Spi And Universal Parallel/Serial Interfaces

    Specifications Figure 1-1: Timing diagram of the SPI and universal parallel/serial interfaces MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification 1–13...

  • Page 32: Table 1-7: Gige Interface Card - General Characteristics

    Duplex data link MSA compliant SFP connector Standard 1000 BASE-X Data Format Ethernet Optical Transmitter - single mode 1550nm using Tektronix supplied SFP module Output Power −2 dBm to +4 dBm; typical 1530 nm Min, 1550 nm Typ, 1570 nm Max; typical...

  • Page 33: Table 1-9: Gige Interface Card - Asi Input

    Specifications Table 1-8: GigE interface card - Ethernet electrical port (cont.) Characteristic Description Ethernet optical receiver - single mode 1310nm using Tektronix supplied SFP module Optical Input Power −19 dBm to −3 dBm, BER 1 X 10 ; typical −12 Input Wavelength 1270 nm = λ...

  • Page 34: Mechanical (Physical) Characteristics

    Mechanical (Physical) Characteristics Table 1-12: Mechanical characteristics Characteristics Description Net weight Standard Approximately 6 kg (13.2 lb) Dimensions Height 132 mm (5.1 in), without feet Width 214 mm (8.4 in) Length 435 mm (17.1 in) 1–16 MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 35: Environmental Characteristics

    ≤ 12 A peak for less than 5 line cycles at 25 °C after product has been off for at least 30 seconds Cooling clearance Top clearance 5 cm (2 in) Side clearance 5 cm (2 in) Rear clearance 5 cm (2 in), from the fan guard MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification 1–17...
  • Page 36 Specifications 1–18 MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 37 Performance Verification...

  • Page 39: Connecting To A Network

    LAN port. Connecting the MTX100B The MTX100B uses the rear-panel LAN port to communicate with a PC or an MTS400 system. Use one of the following methods to connect the MTX100B to...

  • Page 40: Figure 2-2: Network Connections Window

    USB connectors on the front panel. You can connect them to either of the connectors. 2. Select File > Minimize or File > Exit to close the MTX100B MPEG player. The Windows XP desktop appears. 3. Select Settings > Control Panel from the Start menu to display the Control Panel window.

  • Page 41: Figure 2-3: Local Area Connection Status Dialog Box

    Figure 2-3: Local Area Connection Status dialog box 6. Click the Properties button. The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears. Figure 2-4: Local Area Connection Properties dialog box 7. In the network component field, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification 2–3...

  • Page 42: Figure 2-5: Internet Protocol (Tcp/Ip) Properties Dialog Box

    DHCP server functions. NOTE. In some network environments, the MTX100B may not be able to obtain the IP address automatically from a DHCP server. In this case, you need to enter the appropriate address value in each submenu item.
  • Page 43 When the DHCP Server Is Not in the Network. If the DHCP server is not in the network, perform the following procedure to set the network parameters. 11. If you connect the MTX100B directly to a single PC or an MTS400 system: a. In the dialog box, select Use the following IP address.

  • Page 44: Required Equipment

    1 ea. 9 pin-9 pin IEEE1394 cable 1 ea. 4 pin-4 pin RCA(Ma)-to-BNC(Fe) 1 ea. Zifor Enterprise BJ-7071 adapter IEEE1394b hard disk drive 1 ea. Novac NV-HD352WB and hard disk drive (Tektronix part number 119-7146-00) 2–6 MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 45: Mtx100B Test Record

    MTX100B is operating in an environment that is within the operating limits. (See Table 1-13 on page 1-17.) In addition, the MTX100B and the test equipment must be warmed up for at least 20 minutes to ensure accurate test results.

  • Page 46: Figure 2-6: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Internal Clock Output Level

    Trigger mode Auto Trigger level 1.20 V Trigger source Trigger slope Rising Edge Input coupling Measure High Level, Low level 3. Select Play > Others on the MTX100B to open the Others dialog box. 2–8 MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 47: Figure 2-7: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Internal Clock Frequency

    9. Record the frequency counter reading in the test record. (See page 2-7.) 10. In the Ext Trigger BNC dialog box, change BNC IN/OUT to Input. 11. Disconnect the BNC cable from the MTX100B and the frequency counter. MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 48: Figure 2-8: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Spi Interface

    Checking the Play Operation. 1. Use the parallel interface cable to connect the SPI In/Out connector on the MTX100B to the DVB SPI In connector on the MPEG analyzer. Figure 2-8: Equipment connection for verifying the SPI interface 2. Start the MPEG Player application on the MPEG analyzer.
  • Page 49 Data Rate: 214 Mbps Update Source 7. Press the Play/Pause button on the MTX100B to start playing the test40.TRP file. 8. Verify that the hierarchical view is displayed on the MPEG analyzer screen. In addition, verify that the bit rate is 214 Mbps and the packet size is 188 bytes.
  • Page 50 18. Click the Play/Pause button on the MPEG Analyzer to start playing the SPI214Mbps.trp file. 19. Verify that the hierarchical view is displayed on the MTX100B screen. In addition, verify that the bit rate display is 214 Mbps and the packet size display is 188 bytes.
  • Page 51 33. Press the Stop button on the MTX100B. 34. Close the TS Compliance Analyzer window. External Clock/Reference This test verifies that the external clock/reference input (Clock/Ref In) and external trigger input (Trig In/Out) on the MTX100B are functioning correctly. and External Trigger Inputs Equipment required. MPEG analyzer Function generator Two 50 Ω...

  • Page 52: Figure 2-9: Equipment Connections For Verifying The External Clock/Reference And Trigger Inputs

    MTX100B to the Ch2 connector on the function generator. 3. Use the parallel interface cable to connect the SPI In/Out connector on the MTX100B to the DVB/SPI In connector on the MPEG analyzer. Figure 2-9: Equipment connections for verifying the external clock/reference and trigger inputs 2–14...
  • Page 53 8. Select Play > Clock to open the Clock dialog box. 9. In the dialog box, select ExtRef 10. 10. Press the Play/Pause button on the MTX100B to start playing the test64.TRP file. 11. Verify that PLL unlock error does not occur on the MTX100B.
  • Page 54 NOTE. You have to click the Ext S Clk to select the Ext P Clk. 17. Select Play > Clock on the MTX100B to open the Clock dialog box. 18. In the dialog box, select Ext S Clk. 19. Repeat step 14 and verify that all items in the Priority 1 row are green.

  • Page 55: Figure 2-10: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Ieee1394B Interface

    MTX100B to the IEEE1394b hard disk drive. Figure 2-10: Equipment connection for verifying the IEEE1394b interface 2. Select Play > Minimize to minimize the MTX100B application. 3. Power on the IEEE1394b hard disk drive. 4. Double-click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop to open the My Computer window.

  • Page 56: Figure 2-11: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Output Signal-Asi Interface

    Checking the Output Signal. 1. Use a 75 Ω BNC cable and the 75 Ω signal adapter to connect the ASI Out 1 connector on the MTX100B to the oscilloscope CH1 input. Figure 2-11: Equipment connection for verifying the output signal-ASI interface 2.
  • Page 57 7. Move the BNC cable connection from ASI Out 2 connector to the through output of the ASI In connector. 8. Connect the ASI Out 1 connector to the ASI In connector on the MTX100B using the 75 Ω BNC cable.

  • Page 58: Figure 2-12: Equipment Connections For Verifying The Play Operation-Asi Interface

    SPI/ASI/310M menu BNC Port File Save Mode Ove Write Save E:\MTXRTX_Test streams\Record_Files\ ASI214Mbps.trp 5. In the Play menu on the MTX100B, make the following settings: Control Setting Clock Data Rate: 214 Mbps Update Source 2–20 MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 59: Figure 2-13: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Record Operation-Asi Interface

    11. Disconnect the 75 Ω BNC cables from the MTX100B and the MPEG analyzer. Checking the Record Operation. 1. Use a 75 Ω BNC cable to connect the ASI In connector on the MTX100B to the ASI/SMPTE Out connector on the MPEG analyzer.
  • Page 60 11. After the recording is complete, click the Stop button on the MPEG analyzer. 12. Exit the MPEG Player application on the MPEG analyzer. 13. Disconnect the 75 Ω BNC cable from the MTX100B and the MPEG analyzer. 2–22 MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 61: Figure 2-14: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Recorded File-Asi Interface

    Performance Verification Checking the Recorded File. 1. Use the 75 Ω BNC cable to connect the ASI Out 2 connector on the MTX100B to the ASI/SMPTE In connector on the MPEG test system. Figure 2-14: Equipment connection for verifying the recorded file-ASI interface 2.

  • Page 62: Interface

    file. 9. Press the Stop button on the MTX100B to stop the stream output. 10. Disconnect the 75 Ω BNC cable from the MTX100B and the MPEG analyzer. Universal Parallel/Serial This test verifies that transport stream data is correctly output from and is recorded through the Universal Parallel/Serial interface on the MTX100B.

  • Page 63: Figure 2-15: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Output Signals-Universal Parallel/Serial

    1.4 V (at TTL level) 1.2 V (at LVDS level) 3. Press the Play/Pause button on the MTX100B to display the Play screen. 4. Open the test40.TRP file on the MTX100B. a. Select File > Open to open the Select File dialog box.

  • Page 64: Table 2-3: Output Level Of Each Connector Pin

    0.8 V 12, 25 (PSYNC) 13. Select Univ I/F > Level > TTL on the MTX100B. 14. Use the oscilloscope to measure that TTL High and Low levels of all the pins correspond to the values shown in the table. (See Table 2-3.) 15.

  • Page 65: Figure 2-16: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Play Operation-Universal Parallel/Serial

    MTX100B to the Universal In/Out connector on the MPEG recorder and player. Figure 2-16: Equipment connection for verifying the play operation-universal parallel/serial interface 2. Press the Play/Pause button on the MTX100B to display the Play screen. 3. On the MTX100B, make the following settings: Control Setting...
  • Page 66 9. After the recording is complete, press the Stop button on the MTX100B. Checking the Play Operation (Serial Mode). 10. Select Play > Clock on the MTX100B to open the Clock dialog box. 11. In the dialog box, set Data Rate to 40 Mbps.
  • Page 67 Performance Verification 15. Press the Play/Pause button on the MTX100B to start playing the test40.TRP file. 16. Verify that the hierarchical view is displayed on the MPEG recorder and player screen. In addition, verify that the bit rate display is 40 Mbps and the packet size is 188 bytes.
  • Page 68 24. Press the Play/Pause button on the MPEG recorder and player to start playing the file. 25. Verify that the hierarchical view is displayed on the MTX100B screen. In addition, verify that the bit rate display is 214 Mbps and the packet size is 188 bytes.
  • Page 69 MTX100B screen. In addition, the hierarchical view and the bit rate are displayed correctly (214 Mbps and 188). 6. Select Univ I/F > Receive > Single on the MTX100B, and then repeat step 5. 7. Select Univ I/F > Level > TTL on the MPEG recorder and player.
  • Page 70 12. Press the Play/Pause button on the MPEG recorder and player to start playing the file. 13. Repeat step 14. 14. Select Univ I/F > Receive > Single on the MTX100B , and then repeat step 14. 15. Select Univ I/F > Level > TTL on the MPEG recorder and player.

  • Page 71: Figure 2-17: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Recorded File-Universal Parallel/Serial Interface

    MTX100B to the DVB/SPI In connector on the MPEG test system. Figure 2-17: Equipment connection for verifying the recorded file-universal parallel/serial interface 2. Press the Play/Pause button on the MTX100B to display the Play screen. 3. Select Play > Update > On.
  • Page 72 Ignore Program 3 and PID 120 (0x78) errors in the hierarchical view because these are caused by the original test40.TRP file. 11. Press the Stop button on the MTX100B to stop the stream output. 12. Open the Serial_LVDS.trp file on the MTX100B.

  • Page 73: Figure 2-18: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Event Output

    Performance Verification Checking the Event Output. 1. Use the 50 Ω BNC cable to connect the Event Out connector on the MTX100B to the oscilloscope CH1 input. Figure 2-18: Equipment connection for verifying the Event output 2. Set the oscilloscope settings as follows:...
  • Page 74 Select File > Open in the Play screen to open the Select File dialog box. b. In the dialog box, select the test40.TRP file. 4. Press the Play/Pause button on the MTX100B to start playing the test40.TRP file. 5. Use the oscilloscope to measure that the high and low levels of the Event...

  • Page 75: Figure 2-19: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Output Signal-Ieee1394/Asi Interface

    Checking the Output Signal. 1. Use the 75 Ω BNC cable and 75 Ω signal adapter to connect the ASI Output connector on the MTX100B to the oscilloscope CH1 input. Figure 2-19: Equipment connection for verifying the output signal-IEEE1394/ASI interface 2.
  • Page 76 Select File > Open to open the Select File dialog box. b. In the dialog box, select the test40.TRP file. 4. Press the Play/Pause button on the MTX100B to start playing the test40.TRP file. 5. Use the oscilloscope to verify that the amplitude and rise and fall times are within the following range.

  • Page 77: Figure 2-20: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Play Operation-Ieee1394/Asi Interface

    3. Set the application to the Record mode. 4. Set the MPEG analyzer settings as follows: Control Setting Record Source SPI/ASI/310M Target Record Size 100 MB SPI/ASI/310M Input Port BNC Port File Save Mode Over Write Save E:\MTXRTX_Test streams\Record_Files\ ASI214Mbps.trp MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification 2–39...

  • Page 78: Figure 2-21: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Record Operation-Ieee1394/Asi Interface

    10. Disconnect the 75 Ω BNC cable from the MTX100B and the MPEG analyzer. Checking the Record Operation. 1. Use the 75 Ω BNC cable to connect the ASI In connector on the MTX100B to the ASI/SMPTE Out connector on the MPEG analyzer.
  • Page 79 11. After the recording is complete, click the Stop button on the MPEG analyzer. 12. Exit the MPEG Player application on the MPEG analyzer. 13. Disconnect the 75 Ω BNC cable from the MTX100B and the MPEG analyzer. MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 80: Figure 2-22: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Recorded File-Ieee1394/Asi Interface

    MTX100B to the ASI/SMPTE In connector on the MPEG test system. Figure 2-22: Equipment connection for verifying the recorded file-IEEE1394/ASI interface 2. Press the Play/Pause button on the MTX100B to display the Play screen. 3. Select Play > Update >On.
  • Page 81 file. 9. Press the Stop button on the MTX100B to stop the stream output. 10. Disconnect the 75 Ω BNC cable from the MTX100B and the MPEG analyzer. Checking the IEEE1394 Output Signal.

  • Page 82: Figure 2-23: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Ieee1394 Output Signal

    AUTO. e. Press the MENU button to return to Main Menu screen. 4. Press the Play/Pause button on the MTX100B to display the Play screen. 2–44 MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 83 In the dialog box, navigate to the D:\525 directory, and select the Flower.trp file. 6. Select ASI/1394 > 1394Mode > PtoP Connect on the MTX100B to open the IEEE1394 dialog box. 7. In the dialog box, select J VC HM-DH5 in the Instrument list box.

  • Page 84: Interface

    Checking the Output Signal. 1. Use the 75 Ω BNC cable and the 75 Ω signal adapter to connect the SMPTE310M/ASI Output connector on the MTX100B to the oscilloscope CH1 input. Figure 2-24: Equipment connection for verifying output signal-SMPTE310M interface 2.
  • Page 85 Select File > Open to open the Select File dialog box. b. In the dialog box, select the test40.TRP file. 4. Press the Play/Pause button on the MTX100B to start playing the test40.TRP file. 5. Use the oscilloscope to measure that the amplitude, rise and fall times are as...

  • Page 86: Figure 2-25: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Asi Play Operation

    Record Size 100 MB Input Port SPI/ASI/310M BNC Port File Save Mode Over Write Save E:\MTXRTX_Test streams\Record_Files\ ASI214Mbps.trp 5. On the MTX100B, make the following settings: Control Setting Play Clock Data Rate 214 Mbps Update Source 310M/ASI/SPI BNC Port Through Out 2–48...

  • Page 87: Figure 2-26: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Asi Record Operation

    8. Click the Record button on the MPEG Player application to record the file. 9. After the recording is complete, press the Stop button on the MTX100B. 10. Disconnect the 75 Ω BNC cable from the MTX100B and the MPEG analyzer. Checking the ASI Record Operation.
  • Page 88 8. Click the Play button on the MPEG analyzer to start playing the ASI214Mbps.trp file. 9. Verify that the hierarchical view is displayed on the MTX100B screen. In addition, verify that the bit rate is 214 Mbps and packet size is 188 bytes.

  • Page 89: Figure 2-27: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Recorded File-Asi Interface

    MTX100B to the ASI/SMPTE In connector on the MPEG analyzer. Figure 2-27: Equipment connection for verifying the recorded file-ASI interface 2. Press the Play/Pause button on the MTX100B to display the Play screen. 3. Select Play > Update >On.

  • Page 90: Figure 2-28: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Smpte310M Play Operation

    file. 9. Press the Stop button on the MTX100B to stop the stream output. 10. Disconnect the 75 Ω BNC cable from the MTX100B and the MPEG analyzer. Checking the SMPTE310M Play Operation.
  • Page 91 9. Click the Record button on the MPEG Player application to record the file. 10. After the recording is completed, press the Stop button on the MTX100B. 11. Disconnect the 75 Ω BNC cable from the MTX100B and the MPEG analyzer. MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 92: Figure 2-29: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Smpte310M Record Operation

    MTX100B to the ASI/SMPTE Out connector on the MPEG analyzer. Figure 2-29: Equipment connection for verifying the SMPTE310M record operation 2. Press the Record button on the MTX100B to display the Record screen. 3. On the MTX100B, make the following settings:...

  • Page 93: Figure 2-30: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Recorded File-Asi Interface

    11. After the recording is complete, click the Stop button on the MPEG analyzer. 12. Exit the MPEG Player application on the MPEG analyzer. 13. Disconnect the 75 Ω BNC cable from the MTX100B and the MPEG analyzer. Checking the Recorded File.
  • Page 94 19.392 Mbps and that the packet size is 188 bytes. NOTE. Ignore 3.4.a Unref PID error in the Priority 3 row. 9. Press the Stop button on the MTX100B to stop the stream output. 10. Disconnect the 75 Ω BNC cable from the MTX100B and MPEG analyzer. 2–56...

  • Page 95: Figure 2-31: Equipment Connection For Verifying The Spi Record Operation

    MTX100B to the DVB SPI Out connector on the MPEG analyzer. Figure 2-31: Equipment connection for verifying the SPI record operation 2. Press the Record button on the MTX100B to display the Record screen. 3. On the MTX100B, make the following settings:...
  • Page 96 8. Click the PLAY button on the MPEG Analyzer to start playing the SPI214Mbps.trp file. 9. Verify that the hierarchical view is displayed on the MTX100B screen. In addition, verify that the bit rate display is 214 Mbps and the packet size display is 188 bytes.
  • Page 97 6. In the dialog box, navigate to the D:\ Record_Files directory, and select the SPI214Mbps.trp file. 7. Select Play > Update > On. 8. Press the Play/Pause button on the MTX100B to start playing the SPI214Mbps.trp file. 9. Verify that the hierarchical view is displayed on the MPEG analyzer screen and that no error messages appear.
  • Page 98 Interrupt Moderation Rate Jumbo Frames 16128 Link Speed and Duplex Auto-negotiate 1000Mbps NOTE. If the MTX100B MPEG system is connected to 100 Mbps network, select "Auto Detect" for Link Speed and Duplex option. Receive Descriptors 2048 2–60 MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 99 2. Select Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to open the dialog box. Check if the Startup type is set to Disabled. 3. Select Automatic Updates to open the dialog box. Check if the Startup type is set to Disabled. MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification 2–61...
  • Page 100 Perform this procedure to check if the automatic Java updates are disabled: 1. Click Control Panel > Java. 2. Select the Update tab and check if the Check for Updates Automatically check box is deselected. 2–62 MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 101 Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network Connection). 3. Select MonitorModeEnabled DWORD Value that you created. 4. Double-click the DWORD Value to open the Edit DWORD Value dialog box. Check if the Value data is set to 1. MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification 2–63...

  • Page 102: Figure 2-32: Equipment Setup For Option Gbe Performance Verification

    Checking Option GbE performance. Perform this procedure to check that the GbE Gigabit Ethernet interface of MTX100B is operating properly. This test checks that the transport stream data is correctly output from the MTX100B instrument. Equipment required. MTS400 Series MPEG system...
  • Page 103 4. Select Configuration from the IP menu to launch the IP Playout Configuration dialog box, and make the following entries/selections. Control Setting Device Name Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network Connection Transmission Mode Multicast Destination IP Address 239.1.1.1 Protocol Destination Port 1234 MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification 2–65...
  • Page 104 Performance Verification Now the MTX100B MPEG Player should appear as the following figure. 5. Click the Start button to start the stream playout. 6. Double-click the MTS400 Series system’s TS Compliance Analyser desktop icon to launch the TS Compliance Analyser application (TSCA).
  • Page 105 Performance Verification 7. Select Real-time..The Select Real-time Interface dialog box appears. 8. In the Select Real-time Interface dialog box, select IP from the Interfaces drop-down menu. MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification 2–67...
  • Page 106 The Browse button, which is needed for the next step, will then be active. 10. Select Tektronix LP1500 LAN Interface Port 4 from the Browse Device drop-down menu. 11. In the Browse for UDP flow dialog box, make these selections: a.

  • Page 107: Figure 2-33: Ip Flow Selection

    Click the OK button. The MTS400 Series TS Compliance Analyzer dialog box opens. 12. Allow the DUT MTX100B MPEG system to loop at least three times. 13. On the MTS400 Series MPEG system, verify that the TS Availability and Sync indicators, in the bottom left corner of the Compliance Analyzer display, remain green.
  • Page 108 Performance Verification 15. Disconnect the DUT MTX100B MPEG system from the test setup and turn it off using the front panel POWER switch. After the Windows shutdown completes, unplug the power cord from the system. 16. Disconnect the MTS400 Series MPEG system from the test setup: a.

  • Page 109: Figure 2-34: Clock Dialog Box

    Performance Verification Checking maximum bit rate performance. Perform this test to check that the maximum transport stream data is correctly output from the MTX100B instrument. NOTE. You can perform the maximum bit rate performance test on MTS400 Series with a Cheetah card only.
  • Page 110 4. Check that the TS bit rate displayed in the status bar is approximately equal to 160.000000 Mbps as set in the MTX100B instrument. 5. Disconnect the DUT MTX100B MPEG system from the test setup and turn it off using the front panel POWER switch. After the Windows shutdown completes, unplug the power cord from the system.
  • Page 111 Remove the SFP module. c. Close all applications running on the MTS400 Series MPEG system and turn it off using the front panel POWER switch. After the Windows shutdown completes, unplug the power cord from the system. MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification 2–73...
  • Page 112 Update Firmware button is activated. Click Update Firmware and allow the update to complete. 4. In the Select Real-time Interface window, verify that the GigE interface appears in the Select from the available interface drop-down menu. 2–74 MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 113 6. Click the Interface tab and select the IP Tables tab. 7. Minimize the TSCA Application. Do not close the application window. 8. Launch the MPEG Player Application. 9. Select File > Open, then browse to C:\test streams and select Sym1.mpg. MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification 2–75...
  • Page 114 12. If Auto Configure was selected in the previous step, reboot the box and repeat steps 2 through 11 above. 13. Select IP > Configuration. Set the items in the dialog box as shown in the following figure and then click the OK button. 2–76 MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 115 15. The following screen should appear. 16. Maximize the TSCA application (minimized in step 7) and select the generated IP session on the Traffic Table. This is done by double clicking the specific line on the table. MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification 2–77...
  • Page 116 18. Check that the traffic is selectable. Check that the bitrate, TS CC errors, Packet errors, and other measurements are similar to the readings in the following figure. If they are, the instrument is working correctly. This completes the MTX100B performance verification. 2–78 MTX100B Specifications and Performance Verification...

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