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9922-FS-DSP 9922-FS-DSP 3G/HD/SD-SDI Frame Sync with Audio/Video Processing, DSP Audio Support, Audio Embed/De-Embed, and CVBS I/O Product Manual Cobalt Digital Inc. 2506 Galen Drive Champaign, IL 61821 Voice 217.344.1243 • Fax 217.344.1245 www.cobaltdigital.com 9922-FS-DSP-OM (V1.2)
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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.
Installation and Setup ........Overview ..........................2-1 Installing the 9922-FS-DSP Into a Frame Slot ..............2-1 Installing a Rear I/O Module ....................2-3 9922-FS-DSP Rear I/O Modules................
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Accessing the 9922-FS-DSP Card via Remote Control ............3-6 Accessing the 9922-FS-DSP Card Using DashBoard™ ........3-6 ® Accessing the 9922-FS-DSP Card Using a Cobalt Remote Control Panel..3-7 Checking 9922-FS-DSP Card Information ................. 3-8 Ancillary Data Line Number Locations and Ranges............3-9 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions............
Also provides general information regarding the 9922-FS-DSP. Chapter 2, “Installation and Setup” – Provides instructions for • installing the 9922-FS-DSP in a frame, and optionally installing a 9922-FS-DSP Rear I/O Module. Chapter 3, “Operating Instructions” – Provides overviews of •...
The Software Version of your card can be checked by viewing the Card Info menu in DashBoard™. See Checking 9922-FS-DSP Card Information (p. 3-8) in Chapter 3, “Operating Instructions” for more information. You can then check our website for the latest software version currently released for the card as described below.
Introduction Manual Conventions Manual Conventions In this manual, display messages and connectors are shown using the exact name shown on the 9922-FS-DSP itself. Examples are provided below. Card-edge display messages are shown like this: • BOOT Connector names are shown like this: SDI IN A •...
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The 9922-FS-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.
9922-FS-DSP Functional Description 9922-FS-DSP Functional Description Figure 1-1 shows a functional block diagram of the 9922-FS-DSP. The 9922-FS-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.
9922-FS-DSP Functional Description Video Processor Description The 9922-FS-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.
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Introduction 9922-FS-DSP Functional Description SDI IN A selected; card and SDI IN A OK SDI A selected; card loses power Select Processed Mechanical GO TO active asserted by bypass asserted Mechanical HOLD A Select A active control logic by relay latching...
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9922-FS-DSP Functional Description Timecode Processor (See Figure 1-3.) This function provides for extraction of timecode data from input video source, and in turn allow individual timecode strings to be embedded into the output video. The function can monitor any of the video...
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Introduction 9922-FS-DSP Functional Description Frame Sync Function This function provides for frame sync control using either one of two external reference signals distributed with the card frame, or the FRAME REF IN (1,2) input video as a frame sync reference.
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9922-FS-DSP Functional Description Key/Fill Insertion Option provides for three of the card SDI video inputs to be used as +KEYER respective program video, key, and fill inputs. This function provides chroma keying using the signal. The signal provides the fill...
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Introduction 9922-FS-DSP Functional Description Trouble Slate Insertion Function Option provides for graphic insertion onto the SDI processed +T-SLATE output raster. The function allows for uploading a .png image graphic file to the card/device memory. (png files are converted to a special format using a web tool before uploading to the host card/device;...
9922-FS-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 •...
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Introduction 9922-FS-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.
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9922-FS-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.
(i.e., when a preset is invoked (either manually or via event-based loading), the GPO is correspondingly also activated. Serial (COMM) Ports The 9922-FS-DSP is equipped with two, 3-wire serial ports ( COM 1 - Serial ). The ports provide for SMPTE 2020 Port 1...
Introduction 9922-FS-DSP Functional Description User Control Interface Figure 1-7 shows the user control interface options for the 9922-FS-DSP. These options are individually described below. Note: All user control interfaces described here are cross-compatible and can oper- ate together as desired. Where applicable, any control setting change made using a particular user interface is reflected on any other connected interface.
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• DashBoard™ and the Remote Control Panels provide network control of the 9922-FS-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.
All inputs and outputs shown in the 9922-FS-DSP Functional Block Diagram (Figure 1-1) enter and exit the card via the card edge backplane connector. The Rear I/O Module breaks out the 9922-FS-DSP card edge connections to coaxial and other connectors that interface with other components and systems in the signal chain.
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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 1-22 9922-FS-DSP PRODUCT MANUAL 9922-FS-DSP-OM (V1.2)
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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 1-23 9922-FS-DSP-OM (V1.2) 9922-FS-DSP PRODUCT MANUAL...
(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.
Introduction 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 •...
Note: If installing the 9922-FS-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.
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Installing the 9922-FS-DSP Into a Frame Slot Note: Check the packaging in which the 9922-FS-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.
This procedure is applicable only if a Rear I/O Module is not currently installed in the slot where the 9922-FS-DSP is to be installed. If installing the 9922-FS-DSP in a slot already equipped with a suitable I/O module, omit this procedure.
9922-FS-DSP Rear I/O Modules Table 2-1 shows and describes the full assortment of Rear I/O Modules specifically for use with the 9922-FS-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.
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Installation and Setup Installing a Rear I/O Module Table 2-1 9922-FS-DSP Rear I/O Modules — continued 9922-FS-DSP Rear I/O Module Description RM20-9922-FS-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) •...
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Installing a Rear I/O Module Table 2-1 9922-FS-DSP Rear I/O Modules — continued 9922-FS-DSP Rear I/O Module Description RM20-9922-FS-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;...
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Installation and Setup Installing a Rear I/O Module Table 2-1 9922-FS-DSP Rear I/O Modules — continued 9922-FS-DSP Rear I/O Module Description RM20-9922-FS-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) •...
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Installing a Rear I/O Module Table 2-1 9922-FS-DSP Rear I/O Modules — continued 9922-FS-DSP Rear I/O Module Description RM20-9922-FS-L Provides the following connections: • Four 3G/HD/SD-SDI video inputs ( SDI IN A thru SDI IN D • CVBS video input ( CVBS IN •...
DashBoard Remote Control Setup Guide as a download, or contact ® Cobalt as listed in Contact Cobalt Digital Inc. (p. 1-25). • 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™...
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Setting Up 9922-FS-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...
The format in which the 9922-FS-DSP functional controls, indicators, and displays appear and are used varies depending on the user interface being used. Regardless of the user interface being used, access to the 9922-FS-DSP functions (and the controls, indicators, and displays related to a particular...
Figure 3-1 shows how the 9922-FS-DSP card and its menus are organized, and also provides an overview of how navigation is performed between cards, function menus, and parameters.
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 9922-FS-DSP-OM (V1.2) 9922-FS-DSP PRODUCT MANUAL...
In this example, Color Gain (saturation) is adjusted using the control knob adjacent to 9922-FS-DSP_3370_3372B Color Gain Figure 3-3 Remote Control Panel Setup of Example Video Proc Function Setup 9922-FS-DSP PRODUCT MANUAL 9922-FS-DSP-OM (V1.2)
Web HTML5 User Interface (See Figure 3-4.) When equipped with a rear I/O module having an Ethernet port, the 9922-FS-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™.
On the computer connected to the frame LAN, open DashBoard™. As shown below, in the left side Basic View Tree locate the Network Controller Card associated with the frame containing the 9922-FS-DSP card to be accessed (in this example, “MFC-8320-N SN: 00108053”).
Operating Instructions Accessing the 9922-FS-DSP Card via Remote Control Card Access/Navigation Card Info Card Function Menu and Tree Pane Pane Controls Pane Accessing the 9922-FS-DSP Card Using a Cobalt ® Remote Control Panel Press the key and select a card as shown in the example below.
Checking 9922-FS-DSP Card Information Checking 9922-FS-DSP Card Information The operating status and software version the 9922-FS-DSP card can be checked using DashBoard™ or the card edge control user interface. Figure 3-5 shows and describes the 9922-FS-DSP card information screen using DashBoard™...
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 9922-FS-DSP-OM (V1.2) 9922-FS-DSP PRODUCT MANUAL...
9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 individually lists and describes each 9922-FS-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™...
Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
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Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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: •...
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
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Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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...
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
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Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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: •...
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
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Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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...
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Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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).
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
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Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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 •...
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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 •...
9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List — continued 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.
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
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Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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).
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
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Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List — continued Audio Delay – Provides bulk (all four groups/master) and individual card audio bus channel delay offset controls and delay parametric displays. • Bulk (Master) Audio/Video Delay Control...
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
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Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
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 9922-FS-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.
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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 9922-FS-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.
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
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Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
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Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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).
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Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
Reticules Typical Reticule/Overlay Marker Insertions The 9922-FS-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...
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Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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).
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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).
Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List — continued Provides the following Video Proc and Color Correction parametric controls. • Video Proc Video Proc (Enable/Disable) provides master on/off control of all Video Proc functions.
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List — continued Provides color corrector functions for the individual RGB channels for the card program video path (option +COLOR). • Color Corrector Color Corrector (On/Off) provides master on/off control of all Color Corrector functions.
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Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-DSP 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.
9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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 Event Setup function to invoke input routing or other changes.
Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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...
9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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 • Closed Captioning Input Status Displays incoming Closed Captioning status as follows: •...
Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List — continued Provides user-configurable burn-in of up to two text strings and timecode on output video. Character Burner Note: Ident 1 and Ident 2 sub-tabs provide identical, independent controls for inserting two independent text (identification) burn-in overlays on the output video.
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Ident Position Select Sets the location of the ident text insertion from choices shown or custom. (When Custom is selected, position is configured using the Ident Text Positioning Controls described below.)
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Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Text Box Sizing Controls Provides controls for setting the size of the burn-in text background box. • Auto allows text box to proportionally size with selected text size.
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Timecode Attributes Controls Sets burn-in size/position attributes as follows: • Character Size sets character size (in pixels). • Text Justification selects from left, right, or center-aligned justification within the text box overlay.
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Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) Positioning with H and V controls at zero (origin) (Size = 3) Positioning with H and V controls both at 50 (Size = 3)
9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List — continued Provides a “moving box” graphic insertion (overlay) on the output video. Moving-box insertion can serve as a dynamic raster Moving Box Insertion confidence check even in cases where the input video image is static or lost.
Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Moving Box Attributes Controls Provides independent controls for setting the color and opacity of the moving-box insertion. • Color drop-down sets box color from multiple choices shown.
9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List — continued Provides wings insertion/width controls and displays insertion status. Wings Insertion • Wings Source Control Selects the card SDI input video port to serve as the card’s wings source.
Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List — continued Provides key/fill insertion controls and displays insertion status. Keyer Key/fill controls described below only appear on cards with +KEYER licensed optional feature. This feature requires a Rear Module that accommodates separate key/fill video inputs.
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) Displays keyer timing status (on both Keyer tab and Card Status displays) • Key/Fill Status Displays as described below. Note: • Key/fill timing is a function of the respective key and fill signal frame sync card/device(s).
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Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List — continued Alpha Threshold keying allows cost-effective luminance keying from low-cost generic file-based graphic sources. With the graphic source applied to both the card Key and Fill inputs, the card Key Alpha and Key Threshold controls can be set to easily optimize the key/fill as shown below.
9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
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Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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: •...
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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 •...
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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: •...
Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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”).
Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
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Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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”...
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
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Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List — continued Provides a global card operating status and allows a log download for factory engineering support. Also provides controls for selecting and loading card firmware upgrade files.
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Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) Firmware upgrade controls allow a selected firmware version (where multiple versions can be uploaded to the card’s internal memory) to • Firmware Upgrade Controls...
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) • Card Check and Restore Utilities Memory Test allows all cells of the card FPGA memory to be tested. This control should only be activated under direction of product support.
Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List — continued (continued) • NTP Clock Setup Allows device NTP clock IP source and localization. This is the clock/time device will use for logs and other recorded actions.
9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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...
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Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
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9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
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Operating Instructions 9922-FS-DSP Function Menu List and Descriptions Table 3-2 9922-FS-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.
Error and Failure Indicator Overview The 9922-FS-DSP card itself and its remote control systems all (to varying degrees) provide error and failure indications. Depending on how the 9922-FS-DSP card is being used (i.e, standalone or network controlled through DashBoard™...
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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 9922-FS-DSP has not locked onto a valid signal on any input. Figure 3-7 9922-FS-DSP Card Edge Status Indicators and Display 3-87 9922-FS-DSP-OM (V1.2)
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Specific errors are displayed in the Card Info pane (in this example “No connection to device” indicating 9922-FS-DSP card is not connecting to frame/LAN). If the 9922-FS-DSP card is not connecting to the frame or LAN, all controls are grayed-out (as shown in the example here).
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By clicking on “Slot 8: Status for selected CDI-9922-FS-DSP” in this card is shown here example, Card Info is shown for (in this example, all 9922-FS-DSP card in slot 8 indications are OK) Where applicable, additional status is displayed (as shown in this example)
Item Checks Verify power presence and • On both the frame Network Controller Card and the 9922-FS-DSP, in all characteristics 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.
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Other error indications not specified here may also be dis- played on DashBoard™ and/or the 9922-FS-DSP card edge status indica- tors. • Where errors are displayed on both the 9922-FS-DSP card and network remote controls, the respective indicators and displays are individually described in this section.
(can’t communicate with DashBoard or other remote control). Recovering a card using the procedure here will restore the card to any installed option licenses and the most recent firmware installed. 3-92 9922-FS-DSP PRODUCT MANUAL 9922-FS-DSP-OM (V1.2)
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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 3-93 9922-FS-DSP-OM (V1.2) 9922-FS-DSP PRODUCT MANUAL...
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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. 1-25) in Chapter 1, “Introduction“ for contact information. 3-94 9922-FS-DSP PRODUCT MANUAL 9922-FS-DSP-OM (V1.2)
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Cobalt Digital Inc. 2506 Galen Drive Champaign, IL 61821 Voice 217.344.1243 • Fax 217.344.1245 www.cobaltdigital.com 9922-FS-DSP-OM (V1.2) Printed in USA...
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