Related Manuals for Ensemble Designs Brighteye 72
Summary of Contents for Ensemble Designs Brighteye 72
- Page 1 BrightEye 72 and 72-F 3G/HD/SD SDI to HDMI Converter User Guide 72 and 72-F 3G/HD/SD SDI to HDMI Converter User Guide Revision 1.4 SW v1.2.6 www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 1...
-
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Module Configuration and Control Front Panel Controls and Indicators Status Indicators Adjusting Parameters from the Front Panel Front Panel Control and On-Screen Display Examples of Using the Front Panel in Conjunction with On-Screen Display www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 2... - Page 3 3G/HD/SD SDI to HDMI Converter User Guide Using the BrightEye Control Application Software Version Requirement Input Menu Proc Menu Color Correct Menu Audio Menu Config Menu Captions Menu Timecode Menu Software Updating Warranty Factory Service Specifications Glossary www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 3...
-
Page 4: Product Overview And Functional Description
SDI Input The BrightEye 72 has an SDI input and a reclocked loopback SDI output. The input can be 1.5 or 3 Gb/s HD SDI or SD SDI. The loopback SDI output is a copy of the SDI input. The key features, such as on-screen display of audio and open captions, are accessed through the HDMI output. -
Page 5: Audio Metering Overlay And Disembedding
Audio Meters Audio Metering Overlay and Disembedding The BrightEye 72/72-F has a sophisticated audio metering overlay capability that uses four groups of four-channel on-screen VU meters. It includes a hanging peak level indicator and a user-adjustable peak (headroom) indicator. You can disembed and visually monitor up to sixteen channels of audio. -
Page 6: Closed Caption Decoding
In fact, the HDMI standard provides no support for captions in closed form. BrightEye 72/72-F is able to deliver open captions to an HDMI display by rendering them as actual image content with its built-in character generator. -
Page 7: Horizontal And Vertical Shift
3G/HD/SD SDI to HDMI Converter User Guide Horizontal and Vertical Shift The BrightEye 72/72-F can shift images horizontally and/or vertically to enable inspection of content in the horizontal and vertical intervals outside of the picture itself, such as embedded audio, closed caption data blocks, and blanking edges of the signal. -
Page 8: Block Diagrams
Block Diagrams BrightEye 72 For your reference, see the functional block diagram of the BrightEye 72 on this page and the next page. The diagram appears twice, first in a portrait view, then larger as a landscape view. Following that are diagrams of the BrightEye 72-F showing the optical input. - Page 9 BrightEye 72 and 72-F 3G/HD/SD SDI to HDMI Converter User Guide www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 9...
-
Page 10: Brighteye 72-F
3G/HD/SD SDI to HDMI Converter User Guide BrightEye 72-F For your reference, see the functional block diagram of the BrightEye 72-F on this page and the next page showing the optical input. The diagram appears twice, first in a portrait view, then larger as a landscape view. - Page 11 BrightEye 72 and 72-F 3G/HD/SD SDI to HDMI Converter User Guide www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 11...
-
Page 12: Applications
HDMI display. In the example below, the program feed from a server goes into the SDI Input BNC connector of the BrightEye 72 and loops back out through the 3G/HD/ SD SDI Output BNC connector to the router. The input SDI signal is converted to HDMI and sent out through the HDMI Out connector to an HDMI monitor. -
Page 13: Rear Connectors
3G/HD/SD SDI to HDMI Converter User Guide Rear Connectors All connections to the BrightEye 72/72-F are made on the rear of the unit. Refer to the illustration below as a reference for the rear connectors. A more detailed explanation of the rear connectors follows immediately below. -
Page 14: 3G/Hd/Sd Sdi Out
Optical Input (BrightEye 72-F) The BrightEye 72-F offers an optical input instead of the SDI input of the BrightEye 72. The optical input accepts SD SDI, HD SDI, or 3 Gb/s HD SDI video signals with or without embedded audio. The mapping of the first 8 channels of audio on the incoming optical signal will pass through the HDMI... -
Page 15: Module Configuration And Control
3G/HD/SD SDI to HDMI Converter User Guide Module Configuration and Control There are two methods for controlling and operating the BrightEye 72/72-F: 1. From the front panel (with or without on-screen display on the HDMI out); 2. With the BrightEye PC or Mac Control application. -
Page 16: Adjusting Parameters From The Front Panel
NOTE: There are no LEDs on the front panel to blink to indicate that any of these six Color Correction controls are selected, but the on-screen display will show each of these controls as you move through them by pressing the Mode button on the front panel. www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 16... -
Page 17: Examples Of Using The Front Panel In Conjunction With On-Screen Display
Notice also that the input status is displaying in the upper left area of the monitor image, indicating input format, frequency, and the presence of embedded audio. This example also includes graticule lines and audio meters. Example of on-screen display while adjusting the Chroma control from the front panel www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 17... - Page 18 Again, this example is displaying the input status in the upper left area of the monitor, indicating input format, frequency, and the presence of embedded audio. This example also includes graticule lines and audio meters. Example of on-screen display while adjusting the Caption Display control from the front panel www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 18...
- Page 19 Again, this example is displaying the input status in the upper left area of the monitor, indicating input format, frequency, and the presence of embedded audio. This example also includes audio meters. Graticule Example of on-screen display while adjusting the Graticule control from the front panel www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 19...
-
Page 20: Using The Brighteye Control Application
BrightEye PC/Mac Control application software is included on CD that came with your unit, or the application can be downloaded here: http://www.ensembledesigns.com/support/brighteye-support/ If the BrightEye 72/72-F is connected to a computer running this software, the menus described in the following pages are available for controlling and monitoring the unit. www.ensembledesigns.com... -
Page 21: Input Menu
1080p (SMPTE 424M, 425M), 50, 59.94, 60, Level A 525i, 625i (SMPTE 259M) • Sync Lock – indicates whether or not the BrightEye 72/72-F is sync locked to a reference signal. • Embedded Aud – shows which groups of audio channels, if any, are embedded in the input. -
Page 22: Proc Menu
Contrast – adjusts the percentage of contrast (range is 0 to 150%, default is 100%). • Hue – adjusts the hue of the signal ±180 degrees (range is -180 to 180, default is 0°). www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 22... -
Page 23: Color Correct Menu
(closed caption) controls and will display their values on the on-screen display; however, no LEDs will blink when they are selected, since they have no LED on the front panel. Contact us if you’d like our Color Correction White Paper. www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 23... -
Page 24: Audio Menu
field. Click the default button to return the Audio Level to the default setting of zero dB. www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 24... -
Page 25: Config Menu
Color – Available graticule color choices are: White, Gray, Black, Red, Blue, Green. • HV Shift – The BrightEye 72/72-F can shift images horizontally and/or vertically to enable inspection of content in the horizontal and vertical intervals outside of the picture itself, such as embedded audio, closed caption data blocks, and blanking edges of the signal. -
Page 26: Captions Menu
3G/HD/SD SDI to HDMI Converter User Guide • OSD Enable – Use this control to enable the on-screen display of the BrightEye 72/72-F software controls. When enabled, the software controls display on the HDMI monitor. Available choices are: Off, Input Status, Control Adjust, All. Input Status displays in the upper left corner of the HDMI monitor. -
Page 27: Timecode Menu
3G/HD/SD SDI to HDMI Converter User Guide Timecode Menu The video path includes a timecode reader. BrightEye 72/72-F can read and display running timecode from either DVITC (Digital Vertical Interval Time Code) on SD SDI inputs, or ATC (Ancillary Time Code) on HD SDI inputs. -
Page 28: Software Updating
This unit is covered by a five-year limited warranty. If you require service (under warranty or not), please contact Ensemble Designs and ask for customer service before you return the unit. This will allow the service technician an opportunity to provide any other suggestions for identifying the problem and to recommend possible solutions. -
Page 29: Specifications
1080p (SMPTE 274M -9,10,11) 23.98, 24, 25 Hz 1080sF (RP211 -14,15,16) 23.98, 24, 25 Hz 1080p (SMPTE 424M, 425M), 50, 59.94, 60, Level A 525i, 625i (SMPTE 259M) HDMI Output Number Type HDMI 1.3 Format Follows input www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 29... - Page 30 14 oz Power 12 volts, 7 watts (100-230 VAC modular power supply) Temperature Range 0 to 40° C ambient (all specs met) Relative Humidity 0 to 95%, non-condensing Altitude 0 to 10,000 ft. www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 30...
-
Page 31: Glossary
Systems that operate with a greater number of bits of resolution, or quantization, will be able to capture a www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 31... - Page 32 The resultant artifacts of dot crawl (also referred to as chroma crawl) are only the most obvious result. Composite television is www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 32...
- Page 33 Digital Audio can be carried along in the same bitstream as an SDI or HD SDI signal by taking advantage of the gaps in the transmission which correspond to the horizontal and vertical intervals of the television waveform. This technique can be very cost effective in transmission and routing, but www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 33...
- Page 34 The entity that controls the HDCP standard strictly limits the kinds of devices that are allowed decryption keys. Devices that decrypt the content and provide an unencrypted copy are not allowed. www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 34...
- Page 35 Some bits come slightly early, others come slightly late. The measurement of this jitter is given either as the amount of time uncertainty or as the fraction of a bit width. For 270 Mb/s SD video, the www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 35...
- Page 36 Optical transmission has two very significant advantages over metallic copper cables. Firstly, it does not require that the www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 36...
- Page 37 NTSC, this relationship is not the same at the beginning of each frame. In PAL, the pattern repeats ever 4 frames (8 fields) which is also known as the Bruch Blanking sequence. In NTSC, the repeat is every 2 www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 37...
- Page 38 A Time Base Corrector is a system to reduce the Time Base Error in a signal to acceptable levels. It accomplishes this by using a FIFO (First In, First Out) memory. The incoming video is written into the www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 38...
- Page 39 Video Graphics Array. Traditional 15-pin, analog interface between a PC and monitor. www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 39...
- Page 40 (R-Y) and Cb (B-Y). Y/Pr/Pb In analog component video, the image is carried in three components. The luminance is Y, the R-Y color difference signal is Pr, and the B-Y color difference signal is Pb. www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye 72 and 72-F - Page 40...
Need help?
Do you have a question about the Brighteye 72 and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers