HCP-1801 HD/SD SDI Control Probe
Guide to Installation and Operation
HCP-1801
Page 25 of 27
individual meters off or on
Note:
only four meters can be active at once,
so only four of these checkboxes can be
selected.
Speed –
select the meter response from the pull-
down list, either fast, medium or slow.
General - MBD Option
The MDB option enables macroblock detection
(MBD) in the probe. It will detect MPEG type
block artifacts in the input video and it will
report an alarm when the signal degrades.
To activate this option, you must obtain a
licence key from Miranda Technologies Inc.
Type the licence key in the box and then click
on ENABLE OPTION to enable the option’s
features.
ALARM CONFIGURATION
The alarm reporting of this HCP-1801 can be configured by
the user.
•
Click the Alarm Config button at the lower left of the
window to open the Alarm Configuration panel in a
new window, which can be resized if needed.
The panel is organized in columns.
Status/Name
This contains an expandable tree listing all the alarms
reported by this HCP-1801 card.
•
Each alarm name includes an icon that shows its
current status
The
Overall alarm
and
GSM contribution
columns contain
pulldown lists that allow the level of contribution of each
individual alarm to the alarm named in the column heading
to be set.
If there is no arrowhead in the box, there is no
pulldown and the alarm is not user-configurable
•
Overall Alarm
This column allows configuration of the contribution of
each individual alarm to the Overall Alarm associated with
this card. The Overall Alarm is shown in the upper left
corner of the iControl panel, and also appears at the
bottom of the Status/Name column.
•
GSM Contribution
This column allows configuration of the contribution of
each individual alarm to the GSM Alarm Status associated
with this card. GSM is a dynamic register of all iControl
system alarms, and is also an alarm provider for external
applications. The possible values for this contribution are
related to the Overall alarm contribution:
•
If the Overall alarm contribution is selected as Disabled, the GSM alarm contribution can be set to any available value
