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  • Page 1 Version 0.1 September 2008 The material contained in this manual consists of information that is the property of Evertz Microsystems and is intended solely for the use of purchasers of the 3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18. Evertz Microsystems expressly prohibits the use of this manual for any purpose other than the operation of the device.
  • Page 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “Dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (Servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.
  • Page 4 WARNING Changes or Modifications not expressly approved by Evertz Microsystems Ltd. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Use of unshielded plugs or cables may cause radiation interference. Properly shielded interface...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 High Density MPEG-2 SD Decoder TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW ............................. 1 INSTALLATION ..........................2 2.1. REAR PANEL............................2 2.2. CONNECTING THE DECODER TO AN ETHERNET CONNECTOR ...........2 2.3. POWER CONNECTIONS ........................4 2.3.1. Changing the Fuses....................4 2.4. MOUNTING.............................4 2.4.1. Accessing the Serial Port Menu.................. 5 2.5.
  • Page 6 3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 High Density MPEG-2 SD Decoder TROUBLESHOOTING ........................20 5.1. VLPRO DOES NOT DISPLAY THE 3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 ALARMS ........20 5.2. UPDATING VLPRO SERVER JAR FILE.....................20 ABBREVIATIONS ......................... 22 Figures Figure 1-1: 3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 ......................1 Figure 2-1: 3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 ......................2 Figure 2-2: COM Properties Window........................5 Figure 2-3: COM1 Properties ...........................5...
  • Page 7 Evertz products are for informational use only and are not warranties of future performance, either express or implied. The only warranty offered by Evertz in relation to this product is the Evertz standard limited warranty, stated in the sales contract or order confirmation form.
  • Page 8 3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 High Density MPEG-2 SD Decoder This page left intentionally blank Page iv REVISION HISTORY Revision 0.1...

  • Page 9: Overview

    It offers high end SD decoding of a signal coming from ASI input. The 3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 series is perfect for monitoring applications or decoding for downstream baseband video and audio processing. The 3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 Series can reconstruct in the most flexible way all VANC & HANC data in the SDI outputs. Figure 1-1: 3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 Page 1 Revision 0.1...

  • Page 10: Installation

    High Density MPEG-2 SD Decoder INSTALLATION 2.1. REAR PANEL The 3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 rear panel is shown in Figure 2-1. Figure 2-1: 3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 ASI INPUTS (1-18): ASI input per DVB TR 101 891-270Mb/s maximum bit rate 180Mb/s SDI OUTPUTS (1-18): Eighteen BNC serial digital video outputs are present. Each output corresponds to a specific decoder.

  • Page 11: Table 2-2: Standard Rj45 Wiring Colour Codes

    3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 High Density MPEG-2 SD Decoder The straight through RJ-45 cable can be purchased or can be constructed using the pinout information in Table 2-2. A colour code wiring table is provided in Table 2-2 for the current RJ-45 standards (AT&T 258A or EIA/TIA 258B colour coding shown).

  • Page 12: Power Connections

    1. Unused IP address on the network or a DHCP server 2. Serial cable 3. VLPro Server IP address The 3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 is equipped with rack mounting angles and fits into a standard 19 inch by 1 ¾ inch rack space. Page 4...

  • Page 13: Accessing The Serial Port Menu

    Flow Control None Figure 2-2: COM Properties Window Figure 2-3: COM1 Properties Click OK to apply these settings and press the <enter> button. The session should respond with the 3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 Main Menu as shown in Figure 2-4: Page 5 Revision 0.1...

  • Page 14: Figure 2-4: Hyperterminal Main Menu

    In normal operation it should not be necessary to use either of these options. (5) Engineering Debug Utility This menu is for Evertz personnel only. You may be requested to access and execute options within this menu when seeking technical support from Evertz. Guidance will be given should this be required.

  • Page 15: Configuring The Basic Network Settings

    3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 High Density MPEG-2 SD Decoder 2.5. CONFIGURING THE BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS Select option (1) Network Configuration, the Network Configuration menu will be displayed as shown in Figure 2-5. If you prefer to use DHCP then you may select option (5) Use DHCP, and then continue from step 4: 1.

  • Page 16: Connecting To Vlpro

    VLPro interface. It also assumes that the user or network administrator has already added the 3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 jar file to the server and both the client and server applications have been restarted. If you are the network administrator refer to section 5.2 for information on updating the VLPro Server Jar File.

  • Page 17: Card Configuration

    … etc. 3.1. ROOT MENU Right click the IP address (selected earlier) of the 3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 and select “View Configuration”. The configuration page will open; this page contains two different tabs General and FPGA Monitor. 3.1.1. General Tab The General tab provides the product name of the selected device.

  • Page 18: Asi Inputs

    3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 High Density MPEG-2 SD Decoder 3.2. ASI INPUTS Click the ‘+’ sign next to the IP address, followed by the ‘+’ sign next to ASI Inputs to view the eighteen ASI inputs that are present. For simplicity a description of one of the inputs will be provided, this description applies to all eighteen different ASI inputs.

  • Page 19: Asi Input Monitor

    3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 High Density MPEG-2 SD Decoder 3.2.2. ASI Input Monitor This tab reports back the Input state, Number of programs present and the Transport stream ID. • Input State: Displays either Active or Inactive, this shows the state of the current input. An input is active if a sync byte (x47) can be detected, otherwise it is considered inactive.

  • Page 20: Asi Faults

    3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 High Density MPEG-2 SD Decoder 3.2.4. ASI Faults This tab is divided into two windows: Faults and Trap Enable. 3.2.4.1. Faults • TS Sync Error: The presence of the sync byte (x47) is monitored here, this indicator will stay green as long as a sync byte is present, if a sync byte cannot be detected this indicator will turn red.

  • Page 21: Decoder

    3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 High Density MPEG-2 SD Decoder 3.3. DECODER Click the ‘+’ sign next to the IP address, followed by the ‘+’ next to Decoders to view the eighteen Decoders that are present. For simplicity a description of one of the decoders will be provided, this description applies to all eighteen different decoders.

  • Page 22: Input Select

    3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 High Density MPEG-2 SD Decoder 3.3.1. Input Select The input selection tab is used to select the input in use. There are eighteen different inputs, all of which are routable to any of the decoders. In order to select an input simply click on ASI Input 1, and a drop down menu will appear as shown in Figure 3-8.

  • Page 23: Program Tuning

    3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 High Density MPEG-2 SD Decoder 3.3.2. Program Tuning Figure 3-9: VistaLINK PRO – Program Tuning ® • Program Tuning Mode: Options are Auto, Program Select or PID Select. o Selection of Auto will set the decoder to decode either the first program in the PAT or the lowest program number;...
  • Page 24 • AC3 Audio 1/2 Mode: The 3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 gives the user the option to decode or bypass the AC3 audio. The user may select here to Bypass or Decode the AC3 audio.

  • Page 25: Program Info

    3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 High Density MPEG-2 SD Decoder 3.3.2.1. Decoder Output Control: • CC Embed Enable: This allows the user to decide if Closed Caption 608 should be embedded on the output, by default this is disabled. • CC Embed Line: This allows the user to select the line at which the closed captions will be embedded;...

  • Page 26: Output Audio

    • Video Profile and Level: The currently decoded video profile will be displayed in this field. This is read from the PSIP/PSI. Currently the 3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 supports MP@ML. • Video Chroma Format: The currently decoded video resolution will be displayed in this field.

  • Page 27: Technical Specifications

    3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 High Density MPEG-2 SD Decoder TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 4.1. INPUTS AND OUTPUTS • ASI Input per DVB TR 101 891-270Mb/s Maximum Bitrate 180Mb/s • 18 SDI 270Mb/s SMPTE 259M 4.2. DECODING SPECIFICATIONS VIDEO: SD Encoded Standard Supported: MPEG-2 Main Profile @ Main Level...

  • Page 28: Troubleshooting

    5.2. UPDATING VLPRO SERVER JAR FILE Products from Evertz are constantly evolving and new features are often added. It is therefore important to update the JAR files in use to provide access to all the latest features or enhancements. It will also be necessary to add JAR files for new products.

  • Page 29: Figure 5-2: Vistalink Pro - Applying Jar Updates

    3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 High Density MPEG-2 SD Decoder Figure 5-2: VistaLINK PRO – Applying JAR Updates ® You will be prompted to restart the server to enable the change to take effect. Apply as many JAR updates as required before restarting the server.

  • Page 30: Abbreviations

    3480DEC18-MP2SD-ASI18 High Density MPEG-2 SD Decoder ABBREVIATIONS For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply: Bouquet Association Table Bit Error Rate Band Width Conditional Access Conditional Access Table Common Phase Error Cyclic Redundancy Check ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute...

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