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9934-AUD-PRO-DSP
3G/HD/SD-SDI Advanced Audio Processor
with DSP Audio Options Support and Full 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
9934-AUDPRO-OM (V1.5)

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  • Page 1 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 3G/HD/SD-SDI Advanced Audio Processor with DSP Audio Options Support and Full 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 9934-AUDPRO-OM (V1.5)
  • 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

    Introduction ......... . . Overview ..........................1-1 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Card Software Versions and this Manual ........1-2 Cobalt Reference Guides ..................... 1-2 Manual Conventions......................
  • Page 4 Accessing the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Card via Remote Control......... 3-6 Accessing the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Card Using DashBoard™......3-6 ® Accessing the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Card Using a Cobalt Remote Control Panel......................3-7 Checking 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Card Information ............3-8 Ancillary Data Line Number Locations and Ranges............3-9 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions ..........

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Also provides general information regarding the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP. Chapter 2, “Installation and Setup” – Provides instructions for • installing the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP in a frame, and optionally installing a 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Rear I/O Module. Chapter 3, “Operating Instructions” – Provides overviews of •...

  • Page 6: 9934-Aud-Pro-Dsp Card Software Versions And This Manual

    9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Card Software Versions and this Manual 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Card Software Versions and this Manual When applicable, Cobalt Digital Inc. provides for continual product enhancements through software updates. As such, functions described in this manual may pertain specifically to cards loaded with a particular software build.

  • Page 7: Manual Conventions

    Introduction Manual Conventions Manual Conventions In this manual, display messages and connectors are shown using the exact name shown on the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP itself. Examples are provided below. Card-edge display messages are shown like this: • BOOT Connector names are shown like this: •...

  • Page 8: 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. 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP PRODUCT MANUAL 9934-AUDPRO-OM (V1.5)

  • Page 9: Safety And Regulatory Summary

    The 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP has a high power dissipation (24 W at full proc capacity). As such, avoiding placing the card adjacent to other cards with similar dissipation values if possible.

  • Page 10: 9934-Aud-Pro-Dsp Functional Description

    9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Functional Description 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Functional Description Figure 1-1 shows a functional block diagram of the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP. The 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP includes AES/analog audio support and CVBS video I/O. In addition to a basic signal presence input failover function, a Quality Check option allows failover to alternate inputs or other actions based on user-configurable criteria such as black or frozen frame.
  • Page 11 Introduction 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Functional Description Figure 1-1 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Functional Block Diagram 9934-AUDPRO-OM (V1.5) 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP PRODUCT MANUAL...

  • Page 12: Video Processor Description

    9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Functional Description Video Processor Description The 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP video subsystem provides the functions described below. Input Video Select/Quality Check Functions A GUI-based control allows the card to select from up to four 3G/HD/ SD-SDI inputs, and a SD CVBS analog video input. For analog inputs, waveform-based ancillary data is preserved for extraction and usage later in the card processing chain.
  • Page 13 Introduction 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Functional Description Note: • The card also provides active (DA-driven) outputs thru RCK/PROC 1 . These outputs are independent of the relay failover function RCK/PROC 4 and will lose signal in the event of a power loss. • The above failover uses basic signal presence as failover criteria and is limited to inputs A and B.
  • Page 14 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Functional Description Scaler Function Option provides up/down/cross-conversion to 3G/HD/SD from +UDX 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. The scaler function also provides aspect ratio conversion that provides a choice from several standard aspect ratios.
  • Page 15 Introduction 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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...
  • Page 16 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Functional Description Video Quality Events Detect Function Option provides a user interface and an Video Quality Events Event user interface for setting an area of concern across the program raster Triggers which can be monitored for frozen or black video events. Threshold controls...

  • Page 17: Audio Processor Description

    Introduction 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Functional Description Audio Processor Description The audio processor operates as an internal audio router. This function chooses from the following inputs: 16 channels of embedded audio from the SDI video input (default • 1-to-1 routing to SDI output) Up to 16 channels (8 pairs) of discrete AES input •...
  • Page 18 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Functional Description Clean and Quiet Switching option allows SDI input +CQS selection to be changed from one source to another while ducking audio during controlled input video switching transitions to provide silence between input switches. The cross-fade is queued for the next available RP168 switch line following the switch command.
  • Page 19 Introduction 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Functional Description (See Figure 1-6) The Audio DSP block is positioned between all card audio inputs (input mixer positioning) as well as audio outputs (output mixer positioning). Specific individual audio DSP proc functions are facilitated using licenses for these options. When any audio option is licensed (activated), the processing can be positioned at the input or output mixer as desired.
  • Page 20 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Functional Description ® Dolby Digital/Digital Plus 5.1 Encoder +DSP-ENCD-5.1 • ® Dolby Digital/Digital Plus 2.0 Encoder +DSP-ENCD-2.0 • ® Dolby Decoder +DSP-DEC • ® Linear Acoustic UPMAX™ 2.0-to-5.1 Upmixer +DSP-UPMIX-LA • Chapter 3 – Operating Instructions shows various examples of setting up and using the Audio DSP Proc functions.

  • Page 21: 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 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP is equipped with two, 3-wire serial ports ( COM 1 - ). The ports provide for SMPTE 2020 Serial Port 1...

  • Page 22: User Control Interface

    OGCP-9000 and OGCP-9000/CC Remote Control • Panels – The OGCP-9000 and OGCP-9000/CC Remote Control Panels conveniently and intuitively provide parameter monitor and control of the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP and other video and audio ® processing terminal equipment meeting the open-architecture Cobalt cards for openGear™ standard.
  • Page 23 • DashBoard™ and the Remote Control Panels provide network control of the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP as shown. The value displayed at any time on the card, or via DashBoard™ or a Control Panel is the actual value as set on the card, with the current value displayed being the actual value as effected by the card.

  • Page 24: 9934-Aud-Pro-Dsp Rear I/O Modules

    The full assortment of 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Rear I/O Modules is shown and described in 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Rear I/O Modules (p. 2-4) in Chapter 2, “Installation and Setup”.
  • Page 25 Up to four 3G/HD/SD-SDI BNC Impedance: 75 Ω Return Loss: > 15 dB at 5 MHz – 270 MHz Signal Level: 800 mV ± 10% DC Offset: 0 V ± 50 mV Jitter (3G/HD/SD): < 0.3/0.2/0.2 UI 1-21 9934-AUDPRO-OM (V1.5) 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP PRODUCT MANUAL...
  • Page 26 GPO Specifications: Max I: 120 mA 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 1-22 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP PRODUCT MANUAL 9934-AUDPRO-OM (V1.5)

  • Page 27: 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 28: 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 29: Chapter 2 Installation And Setup

    Note: If installing the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP in a slot with no rear I/O module, a Rear I/O Module is required before cabling can be connected. Refer to Installing a Rear I/O Module (p. 2-3) for rear I/O module installation procedure.
  • Page 30 Installing the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Into a Frame Slot Note: Check the packaging in which the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP was shipped for any extra items such as a Rear I/O Module connection label. In some cases, this label is shipped with the card and to be installed on the Rear I/O connector bank corresponding to the slot location of the card.

  • Page 31: Installing A Rear I/O Module

    This procedure is applicable only if a Rear I/O Module is not currently installed in the slot where the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP is to be installed. If installing the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP in a slot already equipped with a suit- able I/O module, omit this procedure.

  • Page 32: 9934-Aud-Pro-Dsp Rear I/O Modules

    9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Rear I/O Modules Table 2-1 shows and describes the full assortment of Rear I/O Modules specifically for use with the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP. Notes: Rear I/O Modules equipped with 3-wire Phoenix connectors are supplied with removable screw terminal block adapters. For clarity, the adapters are omit- ted in the drawings below.
  • Page 33 Installation and Setup Installing a Rear I/O Module Table 2-1 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Rear I/O Modules — continued 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Rear I/O Module Description RM20-9934-D Provides the following connections: • Two 3G/HD/SD-SDI video inputs (VIDEO IN A and VIDEO IN B) • One CVBS video input (CVBS IN) •...
  • Page 34 Installing a Rear I/O Module Table 2-1 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Rear I/O Modules — continued 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Rear I/O Module Description RM20-9934-F Provides the following connections: • Two 3G/HD/SD-SDI video input BNCs (SDI IN A and SDI IN B) • Three 3G/HD/SD-SDI video output BNCs (SDI OUT 1A thru SDI OUT 4B;...
  • Page 35 Installation and Setup Installing a Rear I/O Module Table 2-1 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Rear I/O Modules — continued 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Rear I/O Module Description RM20-9934-J Provides the following connections: • Two 3G/HD/SD-SDI video input BNCs (SDI IN A and SDI IN B) • One SDI/CVBS video input; selectable as 3G/HD/ SD-SDI or CVBS (D/CVBS IN) •...
  • Page 36 Installing a Rear I/O Module Table 2-1 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Rear I/O Modules — continued 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Rear I/O Module Description RM20-9934-L Provides the following connections: • Four 3G/HD/SD-SDI video inputs ( SDI IN A thru SDI IN D • CVBS video input ( CVBS IN •...

  • Page 37: Gpio, Serial (Comm), And Analog Audio Connections

    DashBoard Remote Control Setup Guide as a download, or contact ® Cobalt as listed in Contact Cobalt Digital Inc. (p. 1-24). • If installing a card in a frame already equipped for, and connected to DashBoard™, no network setup is required for the card. The card will be dis- covered by DashBoard™...
  • Page 38 Setting Up 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Network Remote Control GPI Port Connections GPO Port Connections (Phoenix Connector) (Phoenix Connector) 2 1 G Rear module 1 2 G PCB connector Rear module PCB connector Removable Phoenix plug view oriented with top (screw terminals) up...

  • Page 39: Chapter 3 Operating Instructions

    9934-AUD-PRO-DSP card. The 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP functions can be accessed and controlled using any of the user interfaces described here. The format in which the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP functional controls, indicators, and displays appear and are used varies depending on the user interface being used.

  • Page 40: Function Menu/Parameter Overview

    Figure 3-1 shows how the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP card and its menus are organized, and also provides an overview of how navigation is performed between cards, function menus, and parameters.

  • Page 41: Dashboard™ User Interface

    GUI slider controls. Items in a list can then be selected using GUI drop-down lists. DashBoard Tabs Typical Selection List Typical Status Display Typical Button Control Typical Parametric Control Figure 3-2 Typical DashBoard Tabs and Controls 9934-AUDPRO-OM (V1.5) 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP PRODUCT MANUAL...

  • Page 42: Cobalt ® Remote Control Panel User Interfaces

    In this example, Color Gain (saturation) is adjusted using the control knob adjacent to 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP_3370 Color Gain Figure 3-3 Remote Control Panel Setup of Example Video Proc Function Setup 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP PRODUCT MANUAL 9934-AUDPRO-OM (V1.5)

  • Page 43: Web Html5 User Interface

    Web HTML5 User Interface (See Figure 3-4.) When equipped with a rear I/O module having an Ethernet port, the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP controls can be accessed via a web network connection with no additional remote control software needed. The web GUI shows the same tabs, controls and status displays as those accessed using DashBoard™.

  • Page 44: Accessing The 9934-Aud-Pro-Dsp Card Via Remote Control

    Accessing the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Card via Remote Control Accessing the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Card via Remote Control ® Access the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP card using DashBoard™ or Cobalt Remote Control Panel as described below. Accessing the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Card Using DashBoard™ On the computer connected to the frame LAN, open DashBoard™.

  • Page 45: Accessing The 9934-Aud-Pro-Dsp Card Using A Cobalt Remote Control Panel

    Operating Instructions Accessing the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Card via Remote Control Card Access/Navigation Card Info Card Function Menu and Tree Pane Pane Controls Pane Accessing the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Card Using a Cobalt ® Remote Control Panel Press the key and select a card as shown in the example below.

  • Page 46: Checking 9934-Aud-Pro-Dsp Card Information

    Checking 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Card Information Checking 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Card Information The operating status and software version the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP card can be checked using DashBoard™ or the card edge control user interface. Figure 3-5 shows and describes the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP card information screen using DashBoard™ and accessing card information using the card edge control user interface.

  • Page 47: 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 3-6 Example VANC Line Number Allocation Example 9934-AUDPRO-OM (V1.5) 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP PRODUCT MANUAL...

  • Page 48: 9934-Aud-Pro-Dsp Function Menu List And Descriptions

    9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 individually lists and describes each 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP function menu and its related list selections, controls, and parameters. Where helpful, examples showing usage of a function are also provided. Table 3-2 is primarily based upon using DashBoard™...

  • Page 49: Audio Dsp Setup Controls

    Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List Provides controls for enabling licensed DSP functions, routing inputs and outputs to and from the DSP functions, and setting individual parametric settings for Audio DSP Setup Controls each DSP function.
  • Page 50 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) Input Mixer path positioning locates the DSP pipeline to receive basic external inputs coming into the card (in this example, Emb Ch 1 and Ch 2 feeding DSP A L and DSP A R), and then allows DSP processed output channels to be directed to the card internal Audio Bus channels by selecting Audio DSP channels as sources for destination Audio Bus channels via the Input Audio Routing/Controls.
  • Page 51 Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) core usage Example Multiple DSP Process Audio Routing and DSP Setup In this example, single DSP pipeline DSP A is setup to: •...
  • Page 52 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) When a DSP pipeline is enabled for any function by checking any checkbox like that shown above, the sub-tabs for the related DSP in the lower pane expose all the setup functions required for the selected processes. In this example, we’ll start with the Source Selection function since this is the first step in setting up a DSP.
  • Page 53 Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) With source selection having been set, now we proceed to setting up the Upmixer. In our example we are sourcing from a stereo PCM pair, so Crossfade does not need to be considered (Mode can be set to Auto or Always Upmix). For cases where 5.1-channel PCM is used as an input, and may already carry 5.1 content, the Threshold and Auto Crossfade...
  • Page 54 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) Our final processing step in this example is setting DSP A to also provide a Dolby 5.1 encoded pair. When a Dolby encoder is checked (enabled), the Dolby Digital Encoder and Dolby Digital Encoder Metadata sub-tabs appear, which allow setup of the Dolby encoded pair.
  • Page 55 Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) Routing the DSP Audio Outputs On the Card Again, depending on whether the DSP is positioned at the card input or output mixer, Audio DSP processed outputs are available as follows: •...
  • Page 56 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) As mentioned earlier, a separate DSP pipeline (DSP E) has been set up in this example to provide a SAP Dolby 2.0 pair, with this DSP being positioned at the output mixer in this example. Shown below is the routing that provides this.
  • Page 57 Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) Note: This subsection of the Audio DSP presentation covers the specific controls and settings of the DSP enable setup pane, signal routing to and from DSP blocks, and the specific DSP blocks themselves. Reading and understanding the overview on the preceding pages is strongly recommended before proceeding to the descriptions below.
  • Page 58 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Audio DSP Pipeline Select/Setup Pane The lower pane that displays when the Audio DSP tab is opened allows “going into” each enabled DSP pipeline, and setting up attributes for the...
  • Page 59 Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) Note: As noted earlier, appearance of lower sub-tabs shown here depend on DSP function(s) selected. Sub-tabs only appear where required in setting up a selected DSP function(s).
  • Page 60 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Real-Time Loudness Leveler Setup (Option +DSP-RTLL only) Provides controls for setting up Real Time Loudness Leveler loudness processing. Sub-Tab • Enable sets RTLL to enabled or bypassed.
  • Page 61 Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) Tips for Using RTLL (cont.) Loudness Leveler Control Settings Recommendations • Loudness Target: -24 LKFS (ATSC), -23 LKFS (EBU) • Enabled (RTLL master enable control): Enabled •...
  • Page 62 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Dolby Decoder Setup Sub-Tab (Option +DSP-DEC only) Provides controls for setting up Dolby Decoder. Note: See Source Selection Sub-Tab (p. 3-21) for routing desired Dolby pair to decoder input.

  • Page 63: Input Video Controls

    Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued Allows manual or failover selection of card SDI program video inputs and displays status and raster format of received SDI video. Input Video Controls •...

  • Page 64: Output Video Mode Controls

    9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 card CVBS output.

  • Page 65: Framesync

    Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (Option +FS only) Provides video frame sync/delay offset control and output control/loss of program video failover selection controls. Framesync • Framesync Enable/Disable Control Provides master enable/disable of all card framesync functions/controls.
  • Page 66 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Program Video Output Mode Select Provides a convenient location to select between card program video output and other technical outputs from the choices shown to the left and described below.
  • Page 67 Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) With framesync enabled, provides the following controls for offsetting the • Output Video Reference Offset Controls output video from the reference: • Vertical (Lines) – sets vertical delay (in number of lines of output video) between the output video and the frame sync reference.

  • Page 68: Scaler

    9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (Option +UDX only.) Provides up/down/ cross-converter, aspect ratio controls, and user H/V controls. Scaler • Scaler Enable Control Enables or disables Scaler function. Note: When scaler is disabled, all ancillary data is passed from input to output intact.
  • Page 69 Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 70 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) • User-defined Aspect Ratio Controls Aspect Ratio Horizontal and Aspect Ratio Vertical controls adjust horizontal and vertical zoom percentage. Settings less than (<) 100% provide zoom-out; settings greater than (>) 100% provide zoom-in.

  • Page 71: Video Delay Controls

    Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued Provides video delay controls. These controls are used to restore lip sync when using audio DSP functions such as RTLL and Dolby encoding. Video Delay Controls Note: On card licensed with Add Framesync (option +FS), this tab does not appear.

  • Page 72: Input Audio Status

    9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued Displays signal status and payload for embedded and discrete audio received by the card. Input Audio Status Individual signal status and peak level displays for embedded audio input pairs, and AES/analog input pairs as described below.

  • Page 73: Input Audio Routing/Controls

    Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 card 16-channel internal bus (which is used for all audio processing).
  • Page 74 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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. • Bus Ch 2 thru Bus Ch 16 have controls identical to the controls described here for Bus Ch 1. Therefore, only the Bus Ch 1 controls are shown here.
  • Page 75 Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 76 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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. Each input channel has independent gain and mute controls.
  • Page 77 Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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.

  • Page 78: 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 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 79 Gain controls allow relative gain (in dB) control for the corresponding destination AES output channel. (-80 to +20 dB range in 1.0 dB steps; unity = 0 dB) Note: Although the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 80 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 81 Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued Provides audio down-mix audio routing selections that multiplexes any five audio channel sources into a stereo pair. • Downmixer Source Controls Left Channel Input thru Right Surround Channel Input select the five audio bus source channels to be used for the downmix.
  • Page 82 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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. The input sources are the card processed audio bus channels.

  • Page 83: Timecode

    Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 Shown below is an example in which received 525i 5994 SDI video with VITC waveform timecode is being processed to output ATC_VITC timecode.
  • Page 84 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) Audio LTC controls described below only appear on cards 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 85 Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 86 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 87 Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 88: Reticules

    Reticules Typical Reticule/Overlay Marker Insertions The 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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. Safe Action Area (SAA) Reticule...
  • Page 89 Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 90 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 91: Video Quality Events

    Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 92: Audio Detect Events Setup Controls

    9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 93: Closed Captioning

    Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 appears only on cards licensed with +UDX (scaler option). The closed captioning controls are used to extract and regenerate closed captioning removed by the scaler.

  • Page 94: Ancillary Data Proc Controls

    9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 card (Bridge mode), or inserted and/or extracted to and from external interfaces via serial or IP interfaces.
  • Page 95 Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued IP Port Setup sub-tab provides IP setup for card UDP IP communications. • Card IP Receive Setup/Status Shows card receiving IP address/status and sets port as follows: •...
  • Page 96 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 97: Comm Ports Setup Controls

    Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 98 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Insertion Sync Byte Control Allows use of a sync byte from card receiver back to sending source to synchronize communication between card receive and sending source as follows: •...

  • Page 99: Presets

    Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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.
  • Page 100 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 101: Gpo Setup Controls

    Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 DashBoard.

  • Page 102: Event Setup Controls

    9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 103 Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 104 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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. A user state (which is latched until cleared by some other definable action) can be sucessively used with other user states, thereby allowing a final action to be invoked only when subordinate user states have been sequentially satisfied as true.
  • Page 105 Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 106: Admin (Log Status/Firmware Update - Card Ip Address)

    (Thermal shutdown is enabled by default). CAUTION Admin (Log Status/Firmware Update - The 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP FPGA is designed for a normal-range Card IP Address) 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 107 Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) Firmware upgrade controls allow a selected firmware version (where • Firmware Upgrade Controls multiple versions can be uploaded to the card’s internal memory) to...

  • Page 108: User Log

    9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Card Network Setup Controls Note: • The IP address setting here is independent of a frame IP typically used for DashBoard or other frame/card remote control.

  • Page 109: Alarms Setup Controls

    Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued Provides controls for setting up controls which screen for and propagate input program video alarms for video, audio, and ancillary data defect conditions. Conditions and alarm status can be propagated as Alarms Setup Controls DashBoard tree-view frame alarms, downloadable .txt...
  • Page 110 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 card SDI that is selected for the program video/audio path.
  • Page 111 Operating Instructions 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) Audio sub-tabs independently show for all 16 embedded channels any missing audio (whether absent due to low level, mute or unlocked status). Note: Audio screened is the audio associated with the selected card SDI program inputs.
  • Page 112 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP 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 113: Troubleshooting

    Error and Failure Indicator Overview The 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP card itself and its remote control systems all (to varying degrees) provide error and failure indications. Depending on how the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP card is being used (i.e, standalone or network controlled through DashBoard™...
  • Page 114 Blue LEDs for each SDI input (A thru D) indicate signal presence for each corresponding card SDI input. No LEDs illumination of any of the LEDs indicates the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP has not locked onto a valid signal on any input. Figure 3-7 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP Card Edge Status Indicators and Display...
  • Page 115 Specific errors are displayed in the Card Info pane (in this example “No connection to device” indicating 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP card is not connecting to frame/LAN). If the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP card is not connecting to the frame or LAN, all controls are grayed-out (as shown in the example here).
  • Page 116 By clicking on “Slot 8: Status for selected CDI-9934-AUD-PRO-DSP” in card is shown here this example, Card Info is shown (in this example, all for 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP card in indications are OK) slot 8 Where applicable, additional status is displayed (as shown in...

  • Page 117: Basic Troubleshooting Checks

    Item Checks Verify power presence and • On both the frame Network Controller Card and the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP, characteristics in all cases when power is being properly supplied there is always at least one indicator illuminated. Any card showing no illuminated indicators should be cause for concern.
  • Page 118 Other error indications not specified here may also be dis- played on DashBoard™ and/or the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP card edge status indicators. • Where errors are displayed on both the 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP card and net- work remote controls, the respective indicators and displays are individually described in this section.

  • Page 119: Troubleshooting Network/Remote Control Errors

    (See Figure 3-10.) Make certain the card has the proper SD card installed in the under-card slot. If SD card is not installed, contact Product Support to obtain an SD card. 3-81 9934-AUDPRO-OM (V1.5) 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP PRODUCT MANUAL...
  • Page 120 Proceed as shown in picture. Press and hold MMC BOOT button Power-up card and continue holding button for 3 seconds, then release button COM LED FRONT OF CARD Figure 3-11 MMC Boot Button 3-82 9934-AUD-PRO-DSP PRODUCT MANUAL 9934-AUDPRO-OM (V1.5)
  • Page 121 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. 1-24) in Chapter 1, “Introduction“ for contact information. 3-83 9934-AUDPRO-OM (V1.5)
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  • Page 124 Cobalt Digital Inc. 2506 Galen Drive Champaign, IL 61821 Voice 217.344.1243 • Fax 217.344.1245 www.cobaltdigital.com 9934-AUDPRO-OM (V1.5) Printed in USA...

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