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KAM-XM-SERIES

HD UDC/UPC/UNC/DNC/UGC MODULES

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SOFTWARE VERSION 1.0.7.5

071833000

JUNE 2004

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Page 1 KAM-XM-SERIES HD UDC/UPC/UNC/DNC/UGC MODULES Instruction Manual SOFTWARE VERSION 1.0.7.5 071833000 JUNE 2004...
Page 2 +33 1 45 29 73 00 Germany, Europe +49 6150 104 782 +49 6150 104 223 Copyright © Thomson Broadcast and Media Solutions All rights reserved. Grass Valley Web Site www.thomsongrassvalley.com web site offers the following: — Current versions of product catalogs, brochures,...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Preface ..............About This Manual .
Page 4 Contents GPI Web Page ........... . Slot Config Web Page .
Page 5: Preface
Preface About This Manual This manual describes the features of a speciﬁc 2000 Series module in the Kameleon Media Processing System. As part of this module family, it is subject to Safety and Regulatory Compliance described in the 2000 Series frame and power supply documentation (see the 2000 Series Frames Instruc- tion Manual).
Page 6 Preface KAM-XM-SERIES Instruction Manual...
Page 7: Introduction
KAM-XM Series Up/Down Conversion Modules Introduction This manual covers installation, conﬁguration and operation of the fol- lowing Kameleon KAM-XM Series modules: • KAM-XM-UDC – HDTV Up/Down Converter • KAM-XM-UPC – HDTV High Quality Up Converter • KAM-XM-UNC – HDTV Up Converter with Advanced SDTV Noise Reduction •...
Page 8: Module Descriptions
Module Descriptions The KAM-XM Up/Down conversion series modules also feature: • Proprietary Teranex™ PixelMotion™ De-interlacing, • Support of SD and HD video with embedded audio, including Dolby-E, • Hot-swap capability, • Operates in the same frame with other 2000 and Kameleon modules, •...
Page 9: Supported Up/Down Conversion Rates
Module Descriptions • KAM-XM-DNC – this broadcast quality down converter application also utilizes de-interlacing on a pixel-by-pixel basis. Once the image has been de-interlaced and down converted, detail enhancement can be applied to the image to further shape the output. The ﬁrst two groups of audio from the HD video are re-embedded into the standard deﬁni- tion SDI video signal.
Page 10: System Requirements
System Requirements System Requirements Operation of the KAM-XM modules in 2000 Series frames has the following hardware and software requirements: • Modules must be installed in a 2000T1DNG or 2000T3DNG Kameleon 2000 Series frame containing a a 2000GEN module. • The frame must have a 2000NET module with assembly number 671-5231-01 or later running software version 3.2.2 or later.
Page 11: Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide This Quick Start Guide is provided for an overview of installing the KAM-XM modules. Each step gives you a link to a more detailed descrip- tion of each process. 1. Install the KAM-XM modules in the 2000 Kameleon frame. Install the XM-IO-1 Rear module ﬁrst, then install the front module in the corresponding front slot ( Module Placement in the 2000 Frame on page 12...
Page 12: Installation
Installation Installation Installation of a KAM-XM module set is a process of: • Placing the KAM-XM rear module in a frame slot, • Placing the front media module in the corresponding front slot, and • Cabling signal ports. Module Placement in the 2000 Frame There are twelve slot locations in both the front and rear of a Kameleon 3 RU frame to accommodate KAM-XM modules.
Page 13 Installation Figure 1. Fully Stuffed 3 RU Frame, Rear View Mid-frame motherboard with power and communication buses Slot 2 Slot 8 Slot 4 Slot 10 Slot 6 Slot 12 Use rear media module slots 8, 10, and 12 Use rear media module slots 2, 4, and 6 2.
Page 14 Installation Figure 3. 2000 Series 3 RU Frame, Front Slots (10) (11) (12) Install Front Media modules into slots 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12. 6. With the component side up, insert the front media module in the corresponding front slot (see Figure 7.
Page 15: Cabling
Installation Cabling All cabling to the KAM-XM module set is done on the corresponding Dual Height KAM-XM-R rear module (XM-IO-1) at the back of the 2000 frame. KAM-XM-R Rear Module Connections Refer to Figure 5 for an illustration of the KAM-XM rear module. The KAM-XM rear module provides the following input and output and control connections.
Page 16 Installation KAM-XM-UPC For a KAM-XM-UPC HDTV Up Converter, connect the SD signal to be up converted to the IN (J2) BNC. Loop the signal from the LOOP (J1) BNC to another destination if required. Connect the OUT1 (J5) and OUT2 (J4) BNCs to the HDTV device. KAM-XM-UDC For a KAM-XM-UDC HDTV Up/Down Converter, connect the SD signal to be up converted or the HD signal to be down converted to the IN (J2)
Page 17: Gpi0 Connections For Gpi Control
Installation GPI0 Connections for GPI Control The KAM-XM modules can receive up to three General Purpose Interface (GPI) external triggers to automatically activate speciﬁc user presets con- ﬁgured on the GPI (page 51) and Presets web pages (page 50). Cus- tomer-supplied external GPI triggers are wired through connector J6 (GPIO) on the rear module.
Page 18: Power Up And Module Status
Power Up and Module Status Power Up and Module Status The front LED indicators are illustrated in Figure Upon power-up, the green PWR LED should light. Note The KAM-XM module will take approximately 25 seconds to boot up. Refer to Table 4 on page 19 to see a complete list of possible operating con- ditions and the resulting indicator status.
Page 19 Power Up and Module Status A red FAULT LED indicates an error situation and, when noted with the other indicator LEDs, can indicate a speciﬁc problem area. Table 4 describes signal output and LED indications for the various input combinations and user settings.
Page 20: Configuration
Conﬁguration Conﬁguration The KAM-XM modules are conﬁgured remotely using the 2000NET network interface GUI and/or a networked Newton Control Panel. Refer to the following sections for conﬁguration instructions: • Conﬁguration Summary (page • Remote Control and Monitoring Web Pages (page •...
Page 21: Format Conversion
Conﬁguration This is done by a process of de-interlacing the input signal so that the full vertical detail of the input is retained. On the KAM-XM modules this is basically accomplished by using an enhanced version of motion compen- sated de-interlacing which generates a motion vector for every pixel in the image.
Page 22 Conﬁguration • Common Top & Bottom – this mode ensures that the top and bottom edges of the input image match the top and bottom edges of the output aspect ratio. A 4:3 image set to this mode will appear centered in a 16:9 display with black bars, or pillars (pillarbox), on the left and right sides as illustrated in Figure...
Page 23: Proc Amp Controls
Conﬁguration Other aspect ratio controls include the following: • Zoom Crop – when turned on, will zoom the image by 3 pixels and then crop the image by 3 pixels. This corrects issues that arise on the top or bottom edge or on the left or right side of an image. •...
Page 24: Noise Reduction
Conﬁguration Noise Reduction Two of the modules covered in this manual (KAM-XM-UNC – Up Con- verter with Noise Reduction and KAM-XM-UDC– Up/Down Converter) provide the additional noise ﬁltering and reduction controls described below. Spike Filtering This is an adaptive median ﬁlter that works well in removing random impulse noise.
Page 25: Temporal Recursive Filtering
Conﬁguration Controls for this ﬁlter type include the following: • Enable – the ﬁlter must be enabled. • Boost – sets the amount of amplitude prior to the cutoff frequency. This boosting of the amplitudes gives the appearance of sharpening in the image to help compensate for blurring that occurs when ﬁltering out high frequency information.
Page 26 Conﬁguration • Manual mode – when mode is turned off, the temporal recursive Auto ﬁlter is in mode. This will activate a number of controls for Manual manual temporal ﬁltering. control is set to determine the sensitivity to motion Distance between the current frame and historical frames.
Page 27: Color Legalizer
Conﬁguration Color Legalizer Color legalizer controls are provided to set the upper and lower limits for luma and chroma values to be within legal limits for broadcasting and downstream equipment. Each luma and chroma value is a 10-bit value making the minimum limit 0 and the maximum limit 1019.
Page 28 Conﬁguration Table 5. Summary of KAM-XM Conﬁguration Functions Function Range/Choices Web Page/ Newton Notes/ Default Type Resolution Function Name Panel Conditions Anamorphic, Aspect/ Current Aspect Anamorphic Common Top or Aspect – Current Aspect pulldown Common Side Aspect/ Zoom Crop On or Off Crop Zoom Crop checkbox 0-50 pixels...
Page 29 Conﬁguration Table 5. Summary of KAM-XM Conﬁguration Functions Function Range/Choices Web Page/ Newton Notes/ Default Type Resolution Function Name Panel Conditions Available on KAM-XM-UDC and KAM-XM-UNC only: Spike/ Spike ﬁlter enable On or Off SpikeEn Enable pulldown Control must be enabled Spike/ Spike Luma/Chroma control...
Page 30: Remote Control And Monitoring
Remote Control and Monitoring Remote Control and Monitoring KAM-XM module remote control and monitoring is performed remotely through the web GUI (see Figure 11 on page 31) or the Newton control panel. This section describes the GUI access to the module conﬁguration func- tions.
Page 31 Remote Control and Monitoring Figure 11. 2000 Frame GUI The Links section lists the frame and its current modules. The selected link's Status page is first displayed and the sub-list of links for the selection is opened. The sub-list allows you to select a particular information page for the selected device. Content display section displays the information page for the selected frame or module (frame slot icons are also active links).
Page 32: Web Page Operations And Functional Elements
Remote Control and Monitoring Web Page Operations and Functional Elements The following conventions and functional elements (shown at left) are used Pulldown Menus in KAM-XM web page operations. (The examples shown throughout this manual represent 2000NET software version 3.2.2 or later): •...
Page 33 Remote Control and Monitoring Figure 12. KAM-XM-UDC Status Header Figure 13. KAM-XM-UPC Status Header Figure 14. KAM-XM-UNC Status Header Figure 15. KAM-XM-UCG Status Header Figure 16. KAM-XM-DNC Status Header KAM-XM-SERIES Instruction Manual...
Page 34: Links And Web Pages
Remote Control and Monitoring Links and Web Pages The Kameleon 2000 GUI provides the following links (see graphic at left) to conﬁguration web pages for all of the modules covered in this manual unless otherwise speciﬁed: • Status – reports input signal status and module information (page •...
Page 35: Status Web Page
Remote Control and Monitoring Status Web Page The Status web page (Figure 17 on page 36) reports status of the following module functions: this link Inputs Status for the input video and the reference source is reported as GOOD LOST Identiﬁcation The Identiﬁcation section lists the following information about the module: •...
Page 36 Remote Control and Monitoring Figure 17. KAM-XM Status Web Page KAM-XM-SERIES Instruction Manual...
Page 37: License Web Page
Remote Control and Monitoring License Web Page The License web page (Figure 18) displays read-only values for identifying the License Tag and Key and the type of module in the Licensed Packages this area. link Note This information is set at the factory to determine module type and options. Figure 18.
Page 38: Format Web Page
Remote Control and Monitoring Format Web Page The Format web page (Figure 19) provides the controls for selecting the Input and Output format for the module. Possible input and output for- mats, as well as the defaults for an up and down converter are summarized this Table 2 on page link...
Page 39: Reference Web Page
Remote Control and Monitoring Reference Web Page The Reference web page (Figure 20) provides the controls for selecting the video reference for the module. Use the following controls to set input and output format: this – set the module reference to either (from the currently Reference Input...
Page 40: Aspect Web Page
Remote Control and Monitoring Aspect Web Page The Aspect web page (Figure 21 on page 41) provides the controls for selecting the aspect ratio mode for the module. Current Aspect this link Set the desired Aspect mode to one of the following: •...
Page 41 Remote Control and Monitoring Figure 21. KAM-XM Aspect Web Page KAM-XM-SERIES Instruction Manual...
Page 42: Proc Amp Web Page
Remote Control and Monitoring Proc Amp Web Page The Proc Amp web page (Figure 22) provides the controls for adjusting the video processing parameters for the output of the module. Ranges and default values are summarized in Table 5 on page this Each control must be enabled by checking the checkbox.
Page 43: Detail Enhance Web Page
Remote Control and Monitoring Detail Enhance Web Page The Detail Enhance web page (Figure 23) provides the controls for deter- mining the amount of detail enhancement applied to the signal. Each control must be enabled by checking the checkbox. Enable this link Enter the desired value by selecting the...
Page 44: Spike Web Page
Remote Control and Monitoring Spike Web Page The Spike web page (Figure 24) is active only on the KAM-XM-UNC and KAM-XM-UDC modules. This web page provides noise reduction with an adaptive median ﬁlter that this works well in reducing random impulse noise. Refer to Spike Filtering link page 24 for a discussion of the Spike ﬁlter.
Page 45: Brickwall Web Page
Remote Control and Monitoring Brickwall Web Page The Brickwall web page (Figure 25) is active only on the KAM-XM-UNC and KAM-XM-UDC modules. This web page provides noise reduction by using a low pass ﬁlter with a this sharp cutoff to attenuate high frequencies. This type of ﬁlter is best for link diminishing Gaussian and impulse noise.
Page 46: Temporal Recursive Web Page
Remote Control and Monitoring Temporal Recursive Web Page The Temporal Recursive web page is active only on the KAM-XM-UNC and KAM-XM-UDC modules. This is a motion adaptive temporal recursive ﬁlter that works well in this removing random and Gaussian noise. Refer to Temporal Recursive Filtering link on page 25 for a discussion on using this ﬁlter.
Page 47 Remote Control and Monitoring Manual Mode Enable the control by turning off. The web page will appear as shown Auto Figure – when enabled ( ), a red overlay is superimposed onto areas Red Overlay in the input image where the temporal recursive ﬁlter identiﬁes motion. –...
Page 48: Mosquito Web Page
Remote Control and Monitoring – sets the historical weighting factor for areas in the frame where No Motion no motion has been detected. A high setting forces the ﬁlter to use only his- torical data in areas where no motion as been detected. A low setting forces the ﬁlter to use only current data in areas where no motion has been detected.
Page 49: Color Legalizer Web Page
Remote Control and Monitoring Color Legalizer Web Page The Color Legalizer web page (Figure 30) provides the controls for setting the high and low legal limits for the luma and chroma values as described in Color Legalizer on page this link Use the following controls to set High and Low limits for Luma and Chroma:...
Page 50: Presets Web Page
Remote Control and Monitoring Presets Web Page The Presets web page (Figure 31) provides storage of up to ten Preset reg- isters for local recall or recall of up to three registers with an external GPI trigger (see GPI Web Page on page 51).
Page 51: Gpi Web Page
Remote Control and Monitoring GPI Web Page The GPI web page (Figure 32) allows enabling and selection of Preset reg- isters to be recalled by three external GPI inputs (Input 1-3). The Presets are deﬁned on the Presets web page (Presets Web Page on page 50).
Page 52: Slot Config Web Page
Remote Control and Monitoring Slot Conﬁg Web Page Use the Slot Conﬁg web page (Figure 33 on page 53) to perform the fol- lowing functions on the modules: • – You may identify the module by typing a speciﬁc Slot Identiﬁcation name in the ﬁeld.
Page 53 Remote Control and Monitoring Figure 33. KAM-XM Slot Conﬁg Web Page KAM-XM-SERIES Instruction Manual...
Page 54: Software Update Web Page
Remote Control and Monitoring Software Update Web Page The Software update page (Figure 34) allows updating of software from remote locations such as a CD-ROM or the Grass Valley web site. For instructions on updating to the latest software, refer ﬁrst to the Release Notes that accompany any software update for complete details.
Page 55: Newton Control Panel Configuration
Remote Control and Monitoring Newton Control Panel Conﬁguration A Newton Control Panel can be interfaced to the 2000 Kameleon Series frame over the local network to control module conﬁguration and control parameters. The available control panel controls are listed in Table 5 on page 27.
Page 56: Specifications
Speciﬁcations Speciﬁcations Table 6. KAM-XM Series Speciﬁcations Parameter Value SD/HD Video Input Standard KAM-XM-UNC SMPTE 259-C (270 Mb/s) KAM-XM-UPC KAM-XM-UGC KAM-XM-UDC SMPTE 259-C (270 Mb/s), SMPTE 292M (1.5 Gb/s), SMPTE 274M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 349M KAM-XM-DNC SMPTE 292M (1.5 Gb/s), SMPTE 274M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 349M Number of inputs 1 with active loop-through Connector...
Page 57 Speciﬁcations Table 6. KAM-XM Series Speciﬁcations - (continued) Parameter Value Overshoot < 10% of amplitude Return loss > 15 dB @ 270 Mb/s, > 9 dB @ 1.5 Gb/s Wideband jitter < 0.2 UI Input to Output Processing Delay Video delay KAM-XM-UNC KAM-XM-UPC 4 frames (up conversion)
Page 58: Service
Service Service The KAM-XM modules make extensive use of surface-mount technology and programmed parts to achieve compact size and adherence to demanding technical speciﬁcations. Circuit modules should not be ser- viced in the ﬁeld unless as directed by Grass Valley Customer Service. Power-up Diagnostics Failure If the module has not passed self-diagnostics, do not attempt to trouble- shoot.
Page 59 Index Numerics summary table Color Legalizer web page 2000GEN module COMM LED 2000NET module configuration requirements control panel overview summary table control panel Advanced Aperture web page mneumonics application loading message conversion rates aspect ratio conversion, format anamorphic overview definition summary table common sides conversion, up and down...
Page 60 Index frequently asked questions FRM LOCK LED Learn Module Config button front module LEDs installation meanings front panel LEDs License web page fuse location and type media module midplane GPI (General Purpose Interface) Mosquito web page Connector J5 wiring overview GPI web page Grass Valley web site NetConfig...
Page 61 Index testpoints troubleshooting rear module cabling installation red overlay UCREF ERR LED overview remote control Reference web page Refresh button VOLT TRIP LED remote control and monitoring repair depot RESET LED web site documentation web site FAQ database web site Grass Valley SEQ ACT LED web site software download Slot Config...
Page 62 Index KAM-XM-SERIES Instruction Manual...

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