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Introducing TWINS 

 

TWINS double-density modules are very efficient as they contain 
two channels of the same functionality. Cost-effective and space 
efficient, you can use TWINS modules independently or together 
with other Synapse cards in Axon’s ultimate modular broadcast 
system. 
TWINS is developed to serve two purposes: 

 

Extremely high space efficiency by providing 36 individual 
processing channels in 4RU. 

 

Superb flexibility for the customer: TWINS and other 
Synapse cards can be housed independently or in the same 
Synapse frame.   

TWINS is an important enhancement of AXON’s Synapse range and 
is another example of how AXON translates future proof and 
customer compatibility into products. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Synapse 2AS12

Page 1: ...____________________________________________ 2AS12 Dual 12bit composite decoder with 5 line Comb filter and frame synchronizer ...

Page 2: ...aat 55 NL 5126 BB Gilze The Netherlands Phone 31 161 850 450 Fax 31 161 850 499 E mail Info axon tv Web www axon tv TECHNICAL MANUAL 2AS10 Dual 12 bit composite decoder with 5 line Comb filter and frame synchronizer ...

Page 3: ... to extremely high or low temperatures NEVER operate this product in an explosive atmosphere Warranty Axon warrants their products according to the warranty policy as described in the general terms That means that Axon Digital Design BV can only warrant the products as long as the serial numbers are not removed Copyright 2001 2006 AXON Digital Design B V Date created 18 10 05 Date last revised 11 ...

Page 4: ...A Quick Start 6 When powering up 6 Default settings 6 Changing parameters and settings 6 Front Panel Control 6 Example of changing parameter using Front Panel control 7 Synapse Setup Software 8 Menu Structure Example 8 Chapter 4 The 2AS12 card 9 Introduction 9 Key Features 9 Chapter 5 Settings Menu 10 Chapter 6 Status Menu 15 Chapter 7 Events Menu 16 Chapter 8 LED Indication 19 Chapter 9 Block Sch...

Page 5: ...oller The local control panel is also used to back up and restore card settings Please refer to the RRC18 RRC10 and RRC04 manuals for a detailed description of the local control panel the way to set up remote control over IP and for frame related settings and status information Remote Control Capabilities The remote control options are explained in the rack controller RRC18 RRC10 RRC04 manual The ...

Page 6: ...n s ultimate modular broadcast system TWINS is developed to serve two purposes Extremely high space efficiency by providing 36 individual processing channels in 4RU Superb flexibility for the customer TWINS and other Synapse cards can be housed independently or in the same Synapse frame TWINS is an important enhancement of AXON s Synapse range and is another example of how AXON translates future p...

Page 7: ...t premature failure from components mounted on the board Locating the card The Synapse card can be placed vertically in an SFR18 frame or horizontally in an SFR04 frame Locate the two guide slots to be used slide in the mounted circuit board and push it firmly to locate the connectors Correct insertion of card is essential as a card that is not located properly may show valid indicators but does n...

Page 8: ...ize the CVBS format Changing settings and parameters The front panel controls or the Synapse Set Up Software can be used to change settings An overview of the settings can be found in chapter 5 6 and 7 of this manual Front Panel Control Front Panel Display and Cursor Settings are displayed and changed as follows Use the cursor arrows on the front panel to select the menu and parameter to be displa...

Page 9: ...cate that the 2AS12 Settings menu item SDI Format has been selected and shows that it current setting is Auto Pressing the selects the settings item shown in this example SDI Format Pressing or will change to a different setting eg Mode H Delay The display changes to indicate that the 2AS12 Edit Setting menu item SDI Format has been selected To edit the setting of the menu item press or All menu i...

Page 10: ...olling Having selected the desired Frame and Module from the GUI Synapse Network View select the menu item that you wish to open Opening the menu item gives a complete list of available properties with their associated Value For example to change a setting e g SDI Format select SDI Format form the list of settings by double clicking to open a dialogue box The dialogue box allows parameters to be c...

Page 11: ...S11 does the job Three Serial Digital Outputs Three processed digital outputs are available for each input Automatic Standard Selection Both SDI inputs channels have Automatic standard selection 625 AND 525 are the standards that are recognized Back planes BPL11 is the backplane for the 2AS12 See chapter 10 for connections Miscellaneous The 2AS12 cards fit into the Axon SFR04 SFR18 racks LEDs at t...

Page 12: ... is also available These are the possible settings Auto NTSC J NTSC M PAL 60 NTSC 443 PAL BGHID PAL N PAL M PAL M setup PALcmbN PALcmbN setup SECAM SECAM setup The default setting is AUTO Auto 625 Auto 625 sets the Standard setting and determines whether PAL BGHI or PAL_N is selected when Standard is set to Auto The default setting is PAL BGHI Auto 525 Within the Standard setting Auto 525 determin...

Page 13: ... phase of the output signal with respect to the selected reference input The H Delay setting gives a delay in addition to the reference timing For example if the H_Delay is set to 10 samples the output signal will be delayed by the reference timing 10 samples of 37ns therefore the delay Ref timing 37ns x10 The signal is delayed advanced with respect to the phase of the reference signal In 625 50 t...

Page 14: ...Frame or Field double written for the above Freeze Menu and the external freeze input The settings of Frz mode are Field and Frame The default setting is Field Ext Frz Ena Ext Frz Ena gives the option of storing a complete Video Frame or Field double written when an external contact is closed needs to be set in the menu item above For the connections of the external contact see chapter connections...

Page 15: ...andard and samples the quality of the signal In accordance with that sample a narrow notch around subcarrier frequency filter is selected S1 S18 These are lowpass filters from 2 MHz S1 to 8 MHz S18 NN1 3 NTSC Narrow notch filters for the NTSC subcarrier NW1 3 NTSC Wide notch filters for the NTSC subcarrier PN 1 3 PAL Narrow notch filters for the PAL subcarrier PW1 2 PAL Wide notch filters for the ...

Page 16: ...nge is from 0 25 to 2 99 insteps of 0 1 The default setting is 1 00 B_Hue The selectable NTSC hue range is from 180 to 180 degrees The default setting is 0 B_Y shaping B_Y shaping allows you to select a range of filters WN auto wide notch this is an auto detect filter that detects the video standard and samples the quality of the signal In accordance with that sample a wide notch around the subcar...

Page 17: ...pensate the luma signal around the subcarrier frequency notation in dB Selectable values 4 5 1 25 0 1 25 1 75 3 dB The default setting is 0dB B Freeze B_Freeze enables the capture of one Video Field The settings of Freeze are On or Off Default is OFF ...

Page 18: ...D SECAM PAL cmbN SECAM 525 No lock Fixed Reference This status item recognises a valid reference input on the chosen genlock input A_Input This status item indicates what the video signal format is at the input_A Possible indications are NTSC MJ NTSC 443 PAL M PAL 60 PAL BGHID SECAM PAL cmbN SECAM 525 No lock Fixed B_Input This status item indicates what the signal format is at the input_B NTSC MJ...

Page 19: ...vents reported by the 2AS12 are as follows Announcements Announcements is not an event This item is only used for switching the announcement of status changes on off 0 off other on Ref Status Reference can be selected between 0 255 0 no event 1 255 are the priority setting If the reference is lost an Event will be generated at the priority Input_A Input_SDI_A can be selected between 0 255 0 no eve...

Page 20: ...in controlling software like Synapse Set up to show the event The Tag The tag is also defined in the card The tag has a fixed meaning When controlling or monitoring software should make decisions based on events it is easier to use the tag instead of interpreting a string The first implementation is the tag controlled switch in the GPI16 In cases where the event marks a change to fault status e g ...

Page 21: ...isables the announcement of this alarm Alarms with priorities equal or higher than the Error Threshold setting of the RRC will cause the error LED on the Synapse rack front panel to light The Address Together with the message string or the tag the slot number or address of the card is relevant to be able to assign the event to a certain card ...

Page 22: ...ected reference input connector ref 1 or ref 2 See section 5 Ref Input ANC Data LED This led indicates the presence of embedded audio in the serial digital video signal DATA ERROR LED_A This led indicates three different types of errors Audio signal 1 2 3 or 4 of the local output is clipped ANC Error EDH Error DATA ERROR LED_B This led indicates three different types of errors Audio signal 1 2 3 o...

Page 23: ...1 2 CVBS IN A SDI OUT A 1 TRACKING OUT A SDI OUT A 2 A D EDH INSERT VI INSERT PLL μP Composite Decoder SDI OUT A 3 TRACKING OUT B CVBS IN B SDI OUT B 1 SDI OUT B 2 A D Frame Synchro nizer EDH INSERT VI INSERT Composite Decoder SDI OUT B 3 Frame Synchro nizer FREEZE IN A FREEZE IN B ...

Page 24: ... 6 7 8 10 1 2 3 4 5 9 DIN 41612 30A 30B 30C 31A 31B 31C 32A 32B SCHIELDING PIN 1 SCHIELDING PIN 2 GND TRACKING 2 GND TRACKING 1 GND FREEZE 2 GND FREEZE 1 9 10 J1 CVBS_A INPUT J2 SDI_A_Out J3 SDI_A_Out J4 SDI_A_Out J5 RJ45 J6 CVBS_B INPUT J7 SDI_B_Out J8 SDI_B_Out ...

Page 25: ...23 J9 SDI_B_Out Unused inputs and outputs must be terminated with the correct impedance ...

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