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VAC-100
VANC Authoring Card
User Manual
Product Name: VAC-100

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  • Page 1 Ross Video Limited VAC-100 VANC Authoring Card User Manual Product Name: VAC-100...
  • Page 2 The information contained in this User Manual is subject to change without notice or obligation. Copyright © 2010 Ross Video Limited. All rights reserved. Contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any form without the written permission of Ross Video Limited. Reproduction or reverse engineering of copyrighted software is prohibited. Notice The material in this manual is furnished for informational use only.
  • Page 3 Important Regulatory and Safety Notices Before using this product and any associated equipment, refer to the “Important Safety Instructions” listed below so as to avoid personnel injury and to prevent product damage. Products may require specific equipment, and/or that installation procedures be carried out to satisfy certain regulatory compliance requirements.
  • Page 4 Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case users will be required to correct the interference at their own expense. Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by Ross Video Limited could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
  • Page 5 Environmental Information The VAC-100 complies with the European Union's RoHS Directive. This stands for "the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment". This Directive bans the placing on the EU market of new electrical and electronic equipment containing more than agreed levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants.
  • Page 7 DashBoard and VAC-100 Status     In This Chapter ........................4-1   Layout and Navigation ..................... 4-2   Selecting a VAC-100 Module .................. 4-2   Screen layout ......................4-2   Product Status ......................4-3   Incoming Services Status ..................4-4  ...
  • Page 8 Service Information     In This Chapter ........................7-1   Troubleshooting Checklist ..................7-1   Power LED Conditions .................... 7-2   Bootload Sequence ....................7-2   Warranty and Repair Policy ..................7-2 ii • Contents VAC-100 User Manual (Iss. 02)
  • Page 9 Ross Video customers! Should you have a question pertaining to the installation or operation of your VAC-100, please contact us at the numbers listed on the back cover of this manual. Our technical support staff is available for consultation or service.
  • Page 10 VAC-100’s, allowing you to ensure that a number of cards have exactly the same configuration and data. The VAC-100 is housed in the openGear DFR-8300 series frames. It is compatible with both 10-slot and 20- slot network-enabled frames. Supported Data Types The VAC-100 is a tool for authoring VANC data through its user interface.
  • Page 11 Intelligent VANC replacement enables automatic selection of local or network metadata, by inserting only when VANC data of the same type is not present in the input. Alternatively, the VAC-100 can overwrite specific incoming metadata services, enabling selective metadata re-authoring.
  • Page 12 “System” and “Video system” refer to the mix of interconnected production and terminal equipment in which the VAC-100 operates. • "Rear Module" refers to the connector module at the rear of the frame, into which the VAC-100 is inserted. Frame and Rear Module Compatibility The VAC-100 can operate with the following frame and rear modules combinations.
  • Page 13 Click the "+" next to the frame name to show the cards in the frame, then double-click the VAC-100. 8. On the Settings tab of the VAC-100 make the settings shown. It is a good idea to name the card so that it can easily be identified within Dashboard especially when there are more than one VAC-100 present.
  • Page 14 AFD code is encoded. Open for AFD Default (1000) and closed for AFD Center Cut (1111). Click Start. You have now followed the basic work flow for authoring and inserting VANC data. The VAC-100 supports the authoring of many types of VANC data. The details of the different types are described later in the manual and may be referenced while experimenting with the card’s abilities.
  • Page 15 Unpacking Unpack each VAC-100 you received from the shipping container, and check the contents against the packing list to ensure that all items are included. If any items are missing or damaged, contact your sales representative or Ross Video Limited directly.
  • Page 16 2. On the rear of the frame, locate the card frame slot. 3. Remove the Blocker Plate (if any) from the rear of the slot you have chosen for the VAC-100 installation. Retain the plate for possible future use.
  • Page 17 BNC Labels Affix a connector label (if supplied) to the rear of the rack frame at the position occupied by the VAC-100. Some rear modules do not require a label, as the connector names are silkscreened directly onto the rear module itself.
  • Page 18 The even-numbered BNC jacks 2-10 are in the right column. As shown in the following illustration, the ONG-MDL-R01 rear module has 1-4 and 9-10, whereas the RM-8300-B has 1-10. Figure 3. BNC Designations for the VAC-100 with ONG-MDL-R01 (left) and RM-8300-B Rear Modules 2-4 • Installation and Setup...
  • Page 19 BNC 2 SDI Output Monitor When the VAC-100 is active, this jack carries a copy of the SDI output present on BNC3. This can be useful for test purposes. This jack does not have any bypass capability: with power off or the VAC-100 removed, there is no output signal on this jack.
  • Page 20 2-6 • Installation and Setup VAC-100 User Manual (Iss.02)
  • Page 21 User Controls In This Chapter This chapter contains a description of the VAC-100 user controls: • Switches • LEDs User Controls • 3-1 VAC-100 User Manual (Iss. 02)
  • Page 22 Figure 4. Card-edge User Controls Bypass Switch If the VAC-100 is installed in a rear module such as the ONG-MDL-R01 that has a bypass relay, this two-position pushbutton can be used to control the relay. When the pushbutton is in the “IN”...
  • Page 23 When lit red, the card is not operational. This will occur if, for example, there is no video input. When off, VAC-100 is in the video path and is capable of inserting data. Bypass When lit red, the VAC-100’s video is bypassed.
  • Page 24 3-4 • User Controls VAC-100 User Manual (Iss. 02)
  • Page 25 In This Chapter This chapter provides a detailed explanation of the functions available when using DashBoard to monitor and control the VAC-100. The program is available for download from the Ross Video website. The following topics are discussed in this chapter: •...
  • Page 26 Figure 5 shows a typical DashBoard screen. After it has established its connection to the frame containing the VAC-100, a list of modules is displayed at the left side. Clicking on a frame and then on a VAC-100 causes a window for that module to be opened, resulting in the display shown here.
  • Page 27 Product Status The left side of the main Dashboard screen has tabs to provide status information on the VAC-100 card. Product information that is useful in discussing the operation of the module with Ross Video’s Technical Support staff. The Product tab has the name of the product and the versions of software and hardware installed.
  • Page 28 Packet size in bytes. If there are two packets they are shown as 64,30 if they are in consecutive fields and as 64+30 if they are in the same field. Figure 6. Incoming Services status screen 4-4 • Menus VAC-100 User Manual (Iss. 02)
  • Page 29 The left side of Figure 7 shows a list of VANC services that are currently being inserted into the program video by the VAC-100. This shows the input video type, the last incoming LTC time code and indicates whether the rear module is in the active or bypass state.
  • Page 30 (switch connected and closed). Figure 8. GPIO Input status screen The chapter “Setting Up the VAC-100”, describes how to cause the VAC-100 to respond to GPIO Open and Closed conditions by inserting specified VANC data into the video. 4-6 • Menus...
  • Page 31 If all the indicators are green, the Card Status is green and OK. • If any of the indicators are red, the Card Status is also red and its description is the underlying error condition. Figure 9: Alarms status screen Menus • 4-7 VAC-100 User Manual (Iss. 02)
  • Page 32 4-8 • Menus VAC-100 User Manual (Iss. 02)
  • Page 33 Setting Up the VAC-100 In This Chapter This chapter explains how to use the user interface to set up the VAC-100. This discussion is based on the use of DashBoard through a network connection, however most of these functions are also available through the local Heads-up Display.
  • Page 34 The Card ID field allows you to assign a unique name to a VAC-100 card. This is especially useful if you have more than one VAC-100 in a frame. In this example, the Card ID has been set to “ Feed 1”, and the name appearing in DashBoard’s device list is consequently “VAC-100 Feed 1”.
  • Page 35 This eliminates any possible confusion caused by two or more versions of the same service. The Configuration Save allows all the current settings of the VAC-100 to be saved to a file on the PC. The Upload feature can then be used to restore the configuration. You may wish to save the configuration to allow you to return to it quickly, to use it to clone other cards with the same configuration or to allow a fast change from one configuration to another.
  • Page 36 Alarms tab Figure 12 shows the Alarm sensitivity tab. This allows you to specify which conditions in the VAC-100 will cause an alarm indication on your DashBoard screen and the on-screen display output. Whenever any of the enabled alarm conditions becomes true, the color of the indicator for the VAC-100 on the DashBoard screen switches from green to red.
  • Page 37 Encoder in Bypass means that the VAC-100’s video is bypassed for some reason. This could be because it has been set to Bypass on the Settings menu, or the card-edge Bypass pushbutton is in the Out position, or because of a fault condition such as missing video input. If this alarm is enabled and this condition occurs, the Bypass Switch field on the Alarms status screen will show Bypass.
  • Page 38 Authoring VANC Data The VAC-100 provides several settings tabs to allow for the easy creation of VANC data. There are ten buffers each which can contains one VANC data type. The same data type with different attributes can be in different buffers.
  • Page 39 Adjusting the Aspect Ratio slider causes bar data to be required. The VAC-100 automatically calculates bar data to center the image. The image may be moved off center by adjusting the Bar Percentage slider. This adjusts the percentage of bar which is on the top or left of the image.
  • Page 40 Authoring Audio Metadata Audio metadata is a complex form of VANC data. The VAC-100 puts the tools in place to quickly and efficiently generate audio metadata which complies with SMPTE-2020 both method A and B. The Audio Metadata tab, as shown in Figure 16, has four sub-tabs. The VANC Settings tab must be selected first.
  • Page 41 On the Program, XBS and Flags tabs, change only the settings that require setting. Repeat this process until all parameters of all programs are set. It is advisable but not necessary to Save your work after setting up each program. Setting Up the VAC-100 • 5-9 VAC-100 User Manual (Iss. 02)
  • Page 42 Naming VANC Data. There are four possible sources for the time information for the timecode, the time set on the VAC-100 with (Local Time and Date), the same time as (UTC Time and Date), the time set on this tab (Jam) or a copy of the incoming time codes on BNC connected to Incoming LTC time source.
  • Page 43 The buffer name can be set to any text on the Edit Buffer Name tab as described in section Naming VANC Data. Broadcast flag has no parameters to set, so click on Save to store it in the buffer. Figure 20. Broadcast Flag tab Setting Up the VAC-100 • 5-11 VAC-100 User Manual (Iss. 02)
  • Page 44 The caption data is inserted into both the 608 and DTVCC sections of the SMPTE-334 / CEA-708 caption packet. Figure 21. Closed Caption tab 5-12 • Setting Up the VAC-100 VAC-100 User Manual (Iss. 02)
  • Page 45 Figure 22 shows the ISAN tab. The string you enter here is actually a V-ISAN, which is the International Standard Audiovisual Number with Version. The VAC-100 KLV-encodes this number in accordance with SMPTE 336 and embeds it in a VANC packet as specified in SMPTE RP214.
  • Page 46 GPIO switch or timed activation. It increments the Avail Num for each time the trigger is sent. Clicking on Save will restore the Avail Num to the value set on the screen. Figure 23. DPI Trigger tab 5-14 • Setting Up the VAC-100 VAC-100 User Manual (Iss. 02)
  • Page 47 Use two backslash character in a row to put a single backslash character into the record. Click on the Save button to save the record into the buffer. Figure 24. Generic Data tab Setting Up the VAC-100 • 5-15 VAC-100 User Manual (Iss. 02)
  • Page 48 Inserting Data The VAC-100 can insert zero to four encode services at a time from a selection of ten buffers containing authored data. The first step is to select which Encoding Service you wish to define and which Encode Source (authored data) to encode in that service. The Encode Condition determines when and how the data is encoded.
  • Page 49 Clicking the Start button will make the encode buffer active and the authored data will be inserted according to the rules you have set. To disable an encode buffer, change the Encoding Source to Nothing and click Start. Setting Up the VAC-100 • 5-17 VAC-100 User Manual (Iss. 02)
  • Page 50 5-18 • Setting Up the VAC-100 VAC-100 User Manual (Iss. 02)
  • Page 51 Specifications In This Chapter This chapter contains the Technical Specifications table. Note that specifications are subject to change without notice. Specifications • 6-1 VAC-100 User Manual (Iss. 02)
  • Page 52 Table 2. VAC-100 - Technical Specifications Category Parameter Specification 1 Program input (bypass-protected if available in Number Of Inputs the rear module) 480i/59.94 (SMPTE 259M) 576i/50 (SMPTE 259M) Data Rates and 1080i/50, 59.94, 60 (SMPTE 292M) SMPTE Standards Accommodated 720p/50, 59.94, 60 (SMPTE 292M) Serial Digital 1080p/23.98, 24 (SMPTE 292M)
  • Page 53 Warranty and Repair Policy Troubleshooting Checklist Routine maintenance to this openGear product is not required. In the event of problems with your VAC-100, the following basic troubleshooting checklist may help identify the source of the problem. If the module still does not appear to be working properly after checking all possible causes, please contact your openGear products distributor, or the openGear Technical Support department at the numbers listed under the “Contact...
  • Page 54 This User Manual provides all pertinent information for the safe installation and operation of your VAC-100. Ross Video policy dictates that all repairs to the VAC-100 are to be conducted only by an authorized Ross Video Limited factory representative. Therefore, any unauthorized attempt to repair this product, by anyone other than an authorized Ross Video Limited factory representative, will automatically void the warranty.
  • Page 55 A Return Material Authorization number (RMA) will be issued to you, as well as specific shipping instructions, should you wish our factory to repair your VAC-100. If required, a temporary replacement module will be made available at a nominal charge. Any shipping costs incurred will be the responsibility of you, the customer.
  • Page 56 P.O. Box 880, Ross Video Incorporated Ogdensburg, New York, USA 13669-0880 Visit Us Please visit us at our website for: • Company information • Related products and full product lines • Trade show information • News Ross Part Number: VAC100DR-004-02...