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Cobalt Digital Inc BBG-1002-2UDX Product Manual

3g/hd/sd-sdi standalone dual-channel up-down-cross converter / frame sync / audio embed/de-embed
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BBG-1002-2UDX
3G/HD/SD-SDI Standalone Dual-Channel
Up-Down-Cross Converter / Frame Sync /
Audio Embed/De-Embed
Product Manual
Cobalt Digital Inc.
2506 Galen Drive
Champaign, IL 61821
Voice 217.344.1243 • Fax 217.344.1245
www.cobaltdigital.com
BBG-1002-2UDX-OM (V1.3)

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  • Page 1 BBG-1002-2UDX BBG-1002-2UDX 3G/HD/SD-SDI Standalone Dual-Channel Up-Down-Cross Converter / Frame Sync / Audio Embed/De-Embed Product Manual Cobalt Digital Inc. 2506 Galen Drive Champaign, IL 61821 Voice 217.344.1243 • Fax 217.344.1245 www.cobaltdigital.com BBG-1002-2UDX-OM (V1.3)
  • Page 2 Furthermore, Cobalt Digital Inc. reserves the right to make changes to any products herein to improve readability, function, or design. Cobalt Digital Inc. does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any product or circuit described herein.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Operating Instructions........Overview ..........................3-1 BBG-1002-2UDX Front Panel Display and Menu-Accessed Control ........ 3-1 Connecting BBG-1002-2UDX To Your Network............... 3-3 Finding a BBG-1002-2UDX Device in DashBoard ..........
  • Page 4 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions..........3-10 Input Video Controls ................... 3-11 Output Video Mode Controls ................3-12 Scaler ........................3-14 Framesync ......................3-18 Input Audio Status ....................3-21 Input Audio Routing/Controls ................3-22 Video Quality Events ..................3-27 Audio Detect Events Setup Controls ..............3-28 Closed Captioning ....................

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    This manual provides installation and operating instructions for the BBG-1002-2UDX Standalone 3G/HD/SD-SDI 3G/HD/SD-SDI Dual-Channel Up-Down-Cross Converter / Frame Sync / Audio Embed/ De-Embed unit (also referred to herein as the BBG-1002-2UDX). This manual consists of the following chapters: Chapter 1, “Introduction” – Provides information about this manual •...

  • Page 6: Manual Conventions

    Manual Conventions Manual Conventions In this manual, display messages and connectors are shown using the exact name shown on the BBG-1002-2UDX itself. Examples are provided below. Device display messages are shown like this: • BOOT Connector names are shown like this: SDI IN A •...

  • Page 7: Warnings, Cautions, And Notes

    Symbol (WEEE 2002/96/EC) For product disposal, ensure the following: • Do not dispose of this product as unsorted municipal waste. • Collect this product separately. • Use collection and return systems available to you. BBG-1002-2UDX-OM (V1.3) BBG-1002-2UDX PRODUCT MANUAL...

  • Page 8: Safety And Regulatory Summary

    Owner's Manual for important safety instructions regarding the proper installation and safe operation of the frame as well as its component products. The BBG-1002-2UDX FPGA is designed for a normal-range operating temperature around CAUTION 85° C core temperature. Operation in severe conditions exceeding this limit for non-sustained usage are within device operating safe parameters, and can be allowed by setting this control to Disable.

  • Page 9: Bbg-1002-2Udx Functional Description

    Introduction BBG-1002-2UDX Functional Description BBG-1002-2UDX Functional Description Figure 1-1 shows a functional block diagram of the BBG-1002-2UDX. The BBG-1002-2UDX dual-channel unit provides two independent signal paths ) of UDX conversion, frame sync, and audio embedding and Path 1 Path 2 de-embedding on a single unit.
  • Page 10 BBG-1002-2UDX Functional Description Figure 1-1 BBG-1002-2UDX Functional Block Diagram BBG-1002-2UDX PRODUCT MANUAL BBG-1002-2UDX-OM (V1.3)

  • Page 11: Video Processor Description

    Note: Unless otherwise noted, the following functions are independently available for Path 1 and Path 2 processing paths. The BBG-1002-2UDX video subsystem provides the functions described below. Input Video Select/Quality Check Functions Used in common as a routing source for both...
  • Page 12 BBG-1002-2UDX Functional Description 3G/HD/SD–SDI Ref VITC Frame Reference Waveform SDI VITC Detect/Extract Timecode Proc/Embed Program Video SDI VITC Input Waveform Priority/ Buffer/ ATC_VITC Detect/Extract Select Format Timecode Proc/Embed SDI ATC_VITC Detect/Extract ATC_LTC Timecode SDI ATC_LTC Proc/Embed Detect/Extract Free Run Insert...
  • Page 13 Introduction BBG-1002-2UDX Functional Description Scaler Function The scaler function provides path 1/2 independent up/down/cross-conversion to 3G/HD/SD from multiple SD and 3G/HD video formats and multiple frame rates, and cross-conversion between interlaced and progressive formats, with auto-format detect/down-conversion of SMPTE 424M/292M/ 259M formats.

  • Page 14: Audio Processor Description

    BBG-1002-2UDX Functional Description Ancillary Data Processor This function provides full VANC/HANC ancillary data de-embedding and embedding for 3G/HD/SD-SDI streams. Direct access to DID and SDID locations allows extraction or insertion of user data such as camera PTZ, SCTE 104, closed-captioning read/insert, GPI/GPO via ANC, or other specialized user payloads.
  • Page 15 Introduction BBG-1002-2UDX Functional Description An Input Audio Status display shows the presence and peak level of each input audio channel received. In addition to SDI embedded audio channel sources, analog and coaxial AES inputs are available as input audio choices.
  • Page 16 BBG-1002-2UDX Functional Description Audio Down Mix Function (See Figure 1-4.) The Audio Down Mixer function provides for the selection of any five embedded channels serving as Left ( ), Right ( ), Center ( ), Left Surround ( ), and Right Surround (...

  • Page 17: Control And Data Input/Output Interfaces

    (i.e., when a preset is invoked (either manually or via event-based loading), the GPO is correspondingly also activated. Serial (COMM) Ports The BBG-1002-2UDX is equipped with two, 3-wire serial ports ( COM 1 - ). The ports provide for SMPTE 2020 Serial Port 1...

  • Page 18: Alarm Function

    User Control Interface BBG-1002-2UDX uses an HTML5 internal web server for control/ monitoring communication, which allows control via a web interface with no special or unique application on the client device. Connection to the device to the network media connection is via a standard 10/100/1000 RJ-45 Ethernet connection.
  • Page 19 Up-Down-Cross Converter / Frame Sync / Audio Embed/ De-Embed, available in the following rear-panel I/O configurations: - BBG-1002-2UDX-B (4) 3G/HD/SD-SDI Input BNCs, (4) 3G/ HD/SD-SDI Output BNCs, (1) 3G/HD/SDI Output BNC (with relay bypass failover), (1) GPIO/COMM RJ-45 connector, Gigabit Ethernet, Looping Reference and Redundant DC...
  • Page 20 Standard: SMPTE 276M Number of Inputs: Up to 16 unbalanced; AES-3id Impedance: 75 Ω Analog Audio Inputs Number of Inputs: Up to four balanced using 3-wire removable Phoenix connectors; 0 dBFS => +24 dBu 1-16 BBG-1002-2UDX PRODUCT MANUAL BBG-1002-2UDX-OM (V1.3)
  • Page 21 Multi-frequency tone generator for each audio output. Master delay control; range of -33 msec to +3000 msec. AES Audio Outputs Standard: SMPTE 276M Number of Outputs: Up to 16 unbalanced; AES-3id Impedance: 75 Ω 1-17 BBG-1002-2UDX-OM (V1.3) BBG-1002-2UDX PRODUCT MANUAL...
  • Page 22 Max V: 30 V Max P: 120 mW GPI Specifications: GPI LO @ Vin < 1.5 V GPI HI @ Vin > 2.3 V Max Vin: 9 V Redundant (or spare) AC power supply BBG-1000-PS (optional) 1-18 BBG-1002-2UDX PRODUCT MANUAL BBG-1002-2UDX-OM (V1.3)

  • Page 23: Warranty And Service Information

    (1) year. Cobalt Digital Inc.'s (“Cobalt”) sole obligation under this warranty shall be limited to, at its option, (i) the repair or (ii) replacement of the product, and the determination of whether a defect is covered under this limited warranty shall be made at the sole discretion of Cobalt.

  • Page 24: Contact Cobalt Digital Inc

    Contact Cobalt Digital Inc. Contact Cobalt Digital Inc. Feel free to contact our thorough and professional support representatives for any of the following: Name and address of your local dealer • Product information and pricing • Technical support • Upcoming trade show information •...

  • Page 25: Chapter 2 Installation

    • Installing the BBG-1002-2UDX Note: • Where BBG-1002-2UDX is to be installed on a mounting plate (or regular table or desk surface) without optional frame Mounting Tray BBG-1000-TRAY, affix four adhesive-backed rubber feet (supplied) to the bottom of BBG-1002-2UDX in locations marked with stamped “x”. If feet are not affixed, chassis bottom cooling vents will be obscured.

  • Page 26: Bbg-1002-2Udx Unit Dimensions

    Tighten only finger tight. Figure 2-1 Mounting BBG-1002-2UDX Using Frame Mounting Tray BBG-1002-2UDX Unit Dimensions Figure 2-2 shows the BBG-1002-2UDX physical dimensions and mounting details for cases where BBG-1002-2UDX will be installed in a location not using the optional BBG-1000-TRAY mounting tray.
  • Page 27 2. If BBG-1002 is mounted on flat surface, either rubber feet must be installed, or mounting surface must be open to mate with cooling vents on bottom of BBG-1002 chassis. Figure 2-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Dimensional Details BBG-1002-2UDX-OM (V1.3) BBG-1002-2UDX PRODUCT MANUAL...
  • Page 28 CVBS analog video output BNC AN-AUD OUT Analog balanced audio inputs (see diagrams) AES OUT AES output BNCs COMM/GPIO Multi-pin connector that provides connections/functions as denoted in this figure and Figure 2-4. Figure 2-3 BBG-1002-2UDX Rear Panel Connectors BBG-1002-2UDX PRODUCT MANUAL BBG-1002-2UDX-OM (V1.3)

  • Page 29: Gpio, Serial (Comm), And Analog Audio Connections

    + and G terminals. Note that this connection will experience a 6 dB voltage gain loss. Adjust gain for these connections accordingly. – Figure 2-4 COMM, GPIO, and Analog Audio Connector Pinouts BBG-1002-2UDX-OM (V1.3) BBG-1002-2UDX PRODUCT MANUAL...
  • Page 30 OUT 1 (–) IN 4 (+) IN 4 (–) IN 3 (+) IN 3 (–) IN 2 (+) IN 2 (–) IN 1 (+) IN 1 (–) Figure 2-4 COMM, GPIO, and Analog Audio Connector Pinouts (cont.) BBG-1002-2UDX PRODUCT MANUAL BBG-1002-2UDX-OM (V1.3)

  • Page 31: Chapter 3 Operating Instructions

    • Troubleshooting (p. 3-75) • BBG-1002-2UDX Front Panel Display and Menu-Accessed Control Figure 3-1 shows and describes the BBG-1002-2UDX front panel displays and menu-accessed user interface controls. Initial network setup is performed using these controls. BBG-1002-2UDX-OM (V1.3) BBG-1002-2UDX PRODUCT MANUAL...
  • Page 32 Repeatedly press the button to step up through sub-menus and then to other menus. Access other menu items using buttons. The display backlight automatically brightens with any navigation arrow activity, and then goes dim after a few moments. Figure 3-1 BBG-1002-2UDX Front Panel Display and Menu Controls BBG-1002-2UDX PRODUCT MANUAL BBG-1002-2UDX-OM (V1.3)

  • Page 33: Connecting Bbg-1002-2Udx To Your Network

    BBG-1002-2UDX ships with network protocol set to DHCP and populates its address with an addressed allocated by your DHCP server. If your network does not have a DHCP server, the BBG-1002-2UDX address field will be blank, and a static address must then be assigned. All initial network settings are performed using the Front Panel Display menu-accessed control (as described on the previous page).

  • Page 34: Finding A Bbg-1002-2Udx Device In Dashboard

    Control and Display Descriptions Finding a BBG-1002-2UDX Device in DashBoard (See Figure 3-2) If BBG-1002-2UDX is configured with an address within a network also available via DashBoard, a BBG-1002-2UDX device appears as a frame entity in the DashBoard Basic Tree View.

  • Page 35: Function Menu/Parameter Overview

    The functions and related parameters available on the BBG-1002-2UDX are organized into function menus, which consist of parameter groups as shown below. Figure 3-3 shows how the BBG-1002-2UDX and its menus are organized, and also provides an overview of how navigation is performed between devices, function menus, and parameters.

  • Page 36: Web User Interface

    In this example, the Framesync main menu tab is selected, with the overall pane now showing all sub-menu items related to the framesync function. Clicking another main menu tab immediately displays the pane related to the selected main menu tab. Figure 3-4 Typical Web UI Display and Controls BBG-1002-2UDX PRODUCT MANUAL BBG-1002-2UDX-OM (V1.3)

  • Page 37: Display Theme

    Operating Instructions Control and Display Descriptions Display Theme (See Figure 3-5.) The BBG-1002-2UDX user interface theme selection offers light and dark themes suited for various users and environments. Clicking Settings opens a pane where the display Theme can be set With Settings open, Theme is selected to display a pallet of available themes.

  • Page 38: Checking Bbg-1002-2Udx Device Information

    Checking BBG-1002-2UDX Device Information Checking BBG-1002-2UDX Device Information The operating status and software version the BBG-1002-2UDX device can be checked by clicking the Status main menu tab. Figure 3-6 shows and describes the BBG-1002-2UDX device information status display. Note: Proper operating status is denoted by green icons for the status indicators shown in Figure 3-6.

  • Page 39: Ancillary Data Line Number Locations And Ranges

    ATC_VITC on line 9/8 and Dolby Metadata = 13 CC = 10 AFD (now on line 18) AFD = 18 Dolby Metadata = 13 resolved Card n Card 1 Figure 3-7 Example VANC Line Number Allocation Example BBG-1002-2UDX-OM (V1.3) BBG-1002-2UDX PRODUCT MANUAL...

  • Page 40: Bbg-1002-2Udx Function Menu List And Descriptions

    BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 individually lists and describes each BBG-1002-2UDX function menu and its related list selections, controls, and parameters. Where helpful, examples showing usage of a function are also provided.

  • Page 41: Input Video Controls

    Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List Allows manual or failover selection of SDI program video inputs and displays status and raster format of received SDI video. Input Video Controls • Input Video Source/Status Selects the input video source to be applied to the Path 1 and Path 2 program video inputs.

  • Page 42: Output Video Mode Controls

    BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Allows selection of each of the four video output coaxial connectors as processed SDI out or reclocked SDI out. Also provides CVBS parameter controls and test pattern output controls for CVBS output.
  • Page 43 Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Provides CVBS output parameter controls and test pattern output controls • CVBS Output Source Select Selects the processing path to be sourced for the CVBS output.

  • Page 44: Scaler

    BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Provides up/down/cross-converter, aspect ratio controls, and user H/V controls. Scaler Note: Scaler tab has identical independent controls for both Path 1 and Path 2 using the Path 1 / Path 2 sub-tabs. Therefore, only the Path 1 controls are shown here.
  • Page 45 Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) • 3:2 Alignment Optimization Selector Provides selection to optimize 3:2 pulldown conversion where timecode or other selections shown are to be relied upon to indicate frame transitions.
  • Page 46 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) Selects between the standard preset Aspect Ratio Conversions (ARC) • Standard Quick Set Aspect Ratio shown below or scaler follow AFD. Conversion Selectors Note: • The Scaler follow AFD control also appears on the AFD tab and is mutually ganged with the selection performed on either tab.
  • Page 47 Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) H Pan control shifts horizontal center of image left (negative settings) or • H Pan and V Pan Controls right (positive settings) (-74% to 74% range in 0.1% steps; null = 0.0)

  • Page 48: Framesync

    BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Provides video frame sync/delay offset control and output control/loss of program video failover selection controls. Framesync Note: Framesync tab has identical independent controls for both Path 1 and Path 2 using the Path 1 / Path 2 sub-tabs.
  • Page 49 Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Initial Startup Format Select Selects a frame sync format/rate to be invoked (from the choices shown to the left) in the time preceding stable lock to external reference.
  • Page 50 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Flat Field Color Select Provides a choice of flat field colors when Flat Field is invoked (either by LOS failover or directly by selecting Flat Field on the Program Video Output Mode Select control).

  • Page 51: Input Audio Status

    Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Displays signal status and payload for embedded and discrete audio received by the device. Input Audio Status Note: Input Audio Status tab has identical independent controls/status displays for both Path 1 and Path 2 using the Path 1 / Path 2 sub-tabs.

  • Page 52: Input Audio Routing/Controls

    BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Provides audio routing, gain, per-channel/bulk audio delay controls, and audio meters. These controls route selected audio sources onto the 16-channel internal bus (which is used for all audio processing).
  • Page 53 Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) Note: • Default factory preset routing routes embedded Ch 1 thru Ch 16 to bus channels Audio Bus Ch 1 thru Ch 16.
  • Page 54 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Per-Channel Audio/Video Delay Offset Controls Offset control adds or reduces (offsets) channel audio delay from the matching video delay (audio delay offset setting adds or removes delay in addition to any delay included by other actions).
  • Page 55 Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Input Flex Mix – Provides a 16-channel mixer in which each of the inputs can be mixed onto up to 16 independent output summing nodes.
  • Page 56 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) Note: • Flex Mix input channels Flex Mix 2 thru Flex Mix 16 have controls identical to that described here for Flex Mix 1. Therefore, only the Flex Mix 1 controls are shown here.

  • Page 57: Video Quality Events

    Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (Option +QC only) Sets quality check screening and thresholds for video quality event alerts. When a quality events occur, the event(s) can be used by the Events Setup function to invoke input routing or other changes.

  • Page 58: Audio Detect Events Setup Controls

    BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (Option +QC only) Sets audio level screening and thresholds for audio silence/presence event alerts on embedded and/or AES discrete audio in. When an audio events occur, the event(s) can be used by the...

  • Page 59: Closed Captioning

    Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Provides support for closed captioning setup.Also provides controls for setting closed captioning absence and presence detection thresholds. Closed Captioning Note: • Closed Captioning tab has identical independent controls for both Path 1 and Path 2 using the Path 1 / Path 2 sub-tabs.

  • Page 60: Video Proc/Color Correction

    BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Provides the following Video Proc and Color Correction parametric controls. Note: Video Proc tab has identical independent controls for both Path 1 and Path 2 using the Path 1 / Path 2 sub-tabs.
  • Page 61 Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (Option +COLOR only) Provides color corrector functions for the individual RGB channels for the program video path. • Color Corrector Color Corrector (On/Off) provides master on/off control of all Color Corrector functions.
  • Page 62 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Black Hard Clip Applies black hard clip (limiting) at specified percentage. (-6.8% to 50.0%; null = -6.8%) • White Hard Clip Applies white hard clip (limiting) at specified percentage.

  • Page 63: Output Audio Routing/Controls

    Gain controls allow relative gain (in dB) control for the corresponding destination Embedded Audio Group channel. (-80 to +20 dB range in 1.0 dB steps; unity = 0 dB) Note: Although the BBG-1002-2UDX can pass non-PCM data such as ® Dolby E or AC-3, setting the gain control to any setting other than default 0 will corrupt Dolby data.
  • Page 64 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Provides audio down-mix audio routing selections that multiplexes any five audio channel sources into a stereo pair. Note: • Downmixer sub-tabs offer identical independent controls for both Embedded Path 1 and Path 2. Therefore, only the Path 1 controls are shown here.
  • Page 65 Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Output Flex Mix – Provides a 16-channel mixer in which each of the inputs can be mixed onto up to 16 independent output summing nodes.
  • Page 66 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Provides an audio crosspoint allowing the audio source selection for each AES audio output channel. Also provides Gain, Phase Invert, and Muting controls and peak level meters for each output channel.
  • Page 67 Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Provides an audio crosspoint allowing the audio source selection for each analog audio output channel. Also provides Gain, Phase Invert, and Muting controls and peak level meters for each output channel.

  • Page 68: Timecode

    BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Provides timecode data extraction from various sources, and provides formatting and re-insertion controls for inserting the timecode into the output video. Timecode Note: • Timecode tab has identical independent controls for both Path 1 and Path 2 using the Path 1 / Path 2 sub-tabs.
  • Page 69 Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) Audio LTC controls described below only appear on devices with +LTC licensed optional feature. This feature allows audio LTC from an audio channel to be used as a timecode source, with conversion to a selected SMPTE 12M format on the output video.
  • Page 70 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Source Priority Selects the priority assigned to each of the four supported external formats, and internal Free Run in the event the preferred source is unavailable.
  • Page 71 Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Output Status Display Displays the current content and source being used for the timecode data as follows: • Output status OK (in this example, SDI VITC timecode received and outputted).
  • Page 72 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) • HD ATC_LTC Insertion Control For HD output, enables or disables ATC_LTC timecode insertion into the output video, and selects the line number for ATC_LTC timecode data.

  • Page 73: Reticules

    Therefore, only the Path 1 controls are shown here. Set controls for other path using the respective sub-tab. Typical Reticule/Overlay Marker Insertions The BBG-1002-2UDX allows any combination of the reticule/overlay markers to be applied to the output video. Sizing and other characteristics for each type of marker can be set as described below.
  • Page 74 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Safe Title Area (STA) Controls • STA provides enable/disable of safe title area graticule insertion. • STA Height and STA Width control height and width of insertion (from 0% to 100% of 4:3 outputted image area).
  • Page 75 Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Center Cross Controls • Center Cross provides enable/disable of center cross insertion. • Cross Height and Width control height of vertical line and width of horizontal line (from 0% to 100% of 4:3 outputted image area).

  • Page 76: Wings Insertion

    BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Provides wings insertion/width controls and displays insertion status. Wings Insertion Note: Wings tab has identical independent controls for both Path 1 and Path 2 using the Path 1 / Path 2 sub-tabs. Therefore, only the Path 1 controls are shown here.

  • Page 77: Afdprocessor Controls

    Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Allows assignment of AFD, WSS and/or VI codes to the SDI output video, and allows custom ARC settings to be applied for each code. Also allows translations between WSS, VI, and AFD active ARC formats.
  • Page 78 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) Shown below is an example in which received 525i5994 SDI video is being up-converted to 720p5994. The settings shown in the example below provide for directing the scaler to re-aspect the 4:3 input video to full, centered 16:9 re-aspecting, and mark the output video with the AFD code representing the new re-aspected H/V format.
  • Page 79 Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued AFD/WSS/VI sub-tab provides prioritized and gated input monitoring for AFD, WSS and/or VI formats. Also provides translation between input and output AFD, WSS, and VI ARC formats.
  • Page 80 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Input Triggering Controls Individual ARC format input controls allow accepting or rejecting received ARC formats as follows: • Trigger on AFD: • Off rejects AFD-coded triggering.
  • Page 81 Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) TransMATX AFD/WSS/VI Translation Matrix The table below lists valid translations between WSS, VI, and SMPTE 2016 AFD codes for both 4x3 and 16x9-coded frames.
  • Page 82 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued AFD Map sub-tab allows bidirectionally re-aspecting from 4x3 frames to companion 16x9 frames, and allows customizing aspect ratio settings for the AFD codes (and the corresponding WSS and VI translation equivalents) supported by the device.

  • Page 83: Moving Box Insertion

    Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Provides a “moving box” graphic insertion (overlay) on the output video. Moving-box insertion can serve as a dynamic raster confidence check even in cases where the input video image is static or lost.
  • Page 84 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Moving Box Speed Controls Sets speed of motion for moving box image burn-in as follows: • Moving Box Horizontal Speed sets the X-axis speed from choices shown.

  • Page 85: Ancillary Data Proc Controls

    Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Provides controls for VANC/HANC ancillary data de-embedding and embedding to and from program video stream. Data can be extracted and inserted within the device (Bridge mode), or inserted and/or extracted to and from external interfaces via serial or IP interfaces.
  • Page 86 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued IP Port Setup sub-tab provides IP setup for UDP IP communications. • IP Receive Setup/Status Shows device receiving IP address/status and sets port as follows: • Card Active IP: Shows the device IP address. (IP address is set using Admin tab Networking settings;...
  • Page 87 Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Data-Over-Audio sub-tab provides controls that allow SMPTE 337/338/339 non-PCM data to be embedded and de-embedded on embedded audio pairs, offering a very convenient self-contained transport within the program stream physical media.

  • Page 88: Comm Ports Setup Controls

    BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Provides controls for setting up the two COMM (serial) ports for LTC or ANC functions, and setting comm protocol for each port. COMM Ports Setup Controls •...
  • Page 89 Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Insertion Sync Byte Control Allows use of a sync byte from receiver back to sending source to synchronize communication between device receive and sending source as follows: •...

  • Page 90: Presets

    BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Allows user control settings to be saved in a Preset and then loaded (recalled) as desired, and provides a one-button restore of factory default settings. Presets •...
  • Page 91 Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Preset Save/Load Controls • Select Preset: drop-down allows a preset saved above to be selected to be loaded or deleted (in this example, custom preset “IRD Rcv122”).

  • Page 92: Gpo Setup Controls

    BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) Download (save) card presets to a Upload (open) card presets from a network network computer by clicking computer by clicking Upload Download Presets – Save at the at the bottom of bottom of the Presets page.

  • Page 93: Event Setup Controls

    Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Provides event-based loading allowing a defined action to be automatically engaged upon various received signal status. Actions can be “canned” control commands or user-defined by going to a user preset.
  • Page 94 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) In the example here for Event 1, the Video Quality Events tab is set to screen for frozen video on Input A. When detected, this status can be used here (Video Quality set to “Input A Event Engaged”...
  • Page 95 Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) User States is a special column which allows a logic state to be set (similar to a register or latch) whenever a defined condition is first triggered.
  • Page 96 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Provides three general-purpose timers that can be triggered to start, pause, reset, or stop upon event actions. The state of each timer, in turn, can also be used to invoke other actions.

  • Page 97: Admin

    (Thermal shutdown is enabled by default). CAUTION Admin The BBG-1002-2UDX FPGA is designed for a normal-range operating temperature around 85° C core temperature. Operation in severe conditions exceeding this limit for non-sustained usage are within device operating safe parameters, and can be allowed by setting this control to Disable.
  • Page 98 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) Firmware upgrade controls allow a selected firmware version (where • Firmware Upgrade Controls multiple versions can be uploaded to the device’s internal memory) to invoke an upgrade to a selected version either instantly, or set to install on the next device reboot (thereby allowing device upgrade downtime to be controlled at a scheduled point in time).

  • Page 99: User Log

    Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued Automatically maintains a log of user actions and input lock status. User Log User Log shows input lock and other user conditions (with most recent event at top of list).
  • Page 100 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued The Alarms tab has several sub-tabs which allow setting up detection and alarm severity/propagation for input program video alarms for video, audio, and ancillary data defect conditions (as described and shown below) Video Alarm Setup sub-tab allows setting up screening engagement and disengagement holdoff for frozen and/or black video detection on the device’s four SDI inputs (independent for each SDI...
  • Page 101 Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) Ancillary Data Alarm Setup sub-tab allows setting up screening engagement and disengagement holdoff for absence of closed captioning packets. Note: • Video screened is the device SDI that is selected for the program video/audio path.
  • Page 102 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) Audio sub-tabs independently show for all 16 embedded channels (per path) any missing audio (whether absent due to low level, mute or unlocked status). Note: • Audio screened is the audio associated with the selected device SDI program inputs.
  • Page 103 Operating Instructions BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 BBG-1002-2UDX Function Menu List — continued (continued) Alarm Event History shows the eight most-recent alarm events that have been detected (with most-recent at top of list). The alarm severity (as set using the Severity drop-down for each alarm type) sets the “LED” color shown here.

  • Page 104: Front Panel User Menus

    The front panel menus offers a true standalone means to configure the BBG-1002-2UDX with no connection to a network required, and is useful where changes need to be done immediately (or in emergency situations) without the benefit of network access.

  • Page 105: Troubleshooting

    Error and Failure Indicator Overview The BBG-1002-2UDX itself and its remote control systems all (to varying degrees) provide error and failure indications. Depending on how the BBG-1002-2UDX is being used (i.e, standalone or network controlled through DashBoard™...
  • Page 106 Illuminates GREEN indicating signal presence for currently-selected input video path. Illuminates ORANGE if input video is lost. REF STATUS Illuminates GREEN indicating BBG-1002-2UDX is receiving valid reference when set up for framesync operation. Illuminates ORANGE if reference is lost or incompatible with input video. COMM LED Illuminates GREEN when device is communicating with network connection.

  • Page 107: Basic Troubleshooting Checks

    I/O modules. Check status indicators and On BBG-1002-2UDX front panel and web interface indicators, red indications displays signify an error condition. If a status indicator signifies an error, proceed to the following tables in this section for further action.

  • Page 108: Bbg-1002-2Udx Processing Error Troubleshooting

    BBG-1002-2UDX Processing Error Troubleshooting Table 3-4 provides BBG-1002-2UDX processing troubleshooting information. If the BBG-1002-2UDX exhibits any of the symptoms listed in Table 3-4, follow the troubleshooting instructions provided. In the majority of cases, most errors are caused by simple errors where the BBG-1002-2UDX is not appropriately set for the type of signal being received by the device.

  • Page 109: Troubleshooting Network/Remote Control Errors

    December 2015, your SD may not contain the recov- ery files. Contact Product Support to obtain the updated SD card containing both TTS library and SD recovery files. • If unit is a BBG-1000 Series device, remove the top cover before proceeding. 3-79 BBG-1002-2UDX-OM (V1.3) BBG-1002-2UDX PRODUCT MANUAL...
  • Page 110 With button now released, the card will begin reprogramming: LED illuminates and remains illuminated. • When reprogram is complete, LED turns off, on, and then off • again (entire process takes about 1-1/2 minute). 3-80 BBG-1002-2UDX PRODUCT MANUAL BBG-1002-2UDX-OM (V1.3)
  • Page 111 The Cobalt Digital Inc. Technical Support Department will continue to provide advice on any product manufactured by Cobalt Digital Inc., beyond the warranty period without charge, for the life of the product. See Contact Cobalt Digital Inc. (p. 1-20) in Chapter 1, “Introduction“ for contact information. 3-81 BBG-1002-2UDX-OM (V1.3)
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  • Page 114 Cobalt Digital Inc. 2506 Galen Drive Champaign, IL 61821 Voice 217.344.1243 • Fax 217.344.1245 www.cobaltdigital.com BBG-1002-2UDX-OM (V1.3) Printed in USA...

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