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Wallbox Q-Down User Manual R1.0

 

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08 August 2016

 

Summary of Contents for Indigo Wallbox Q-Down

Page 1: ... broadcast down converter and DA in a wallbox Crystal Vision Ltd Lion Technology Park Station Road East Whittlesford Cambridge CB22 4WL England Tel 44 0 1223 497049 Fax 44 0 1223 497059 sales crystalvision tv www crystalvision tv ...

Page 2: ...2 4 2 Connecting a PC 12 4 3 VisionWeb Home Page 13 4 4 VisionWeb Setup Pages 14 About 15 Hardware ID 15 Configuration Backup Restore Auto restore 16 Configuration Backup Restore Manual restore 17 Configuration Labels 19 Configuration Network 19 Software Upgrade 20 Diagnostics 20 4 5 Configuration SNMP 21 Management information base MIB 22 Object Identifiers OID 22 Traps 23 Filters 24 4 6 Control ...

Page 3: ...5 Data Insert Menu 38 AFD WSS Data 38 5 6 Presets Reset GPI Os Menu 40 Presets 40 Resets 41 Default values 41 GPO Alarms 49 Alarm Delays 50 6 Aspect Ratio Correction 52 6 1 Fixed Aspect Ratios 52 6 2 Automatic Aspect Ratio Selection 53 7 Output AFD and WSS 55 7 1 Widescreen Signalling 55 8 Specification 56 9 Troubleshooting 58 9 1 Front panel LEDs 58 9 2 Maintenance 58 Replacing the mains input fu...

Page 4: ...Crystal Vision Wallbox Q Down User Manual 11 Appendix 1 64 11 1 Menu Tree 64 Wallbox Q Down User Manual R1 0 3 08 August 2016 ...

Page 5: ...d to prevent possible frame tearing at delays less than 16 lines Wallbox Q Down has the ability to deal with any 3Gb s or HD to SD aspect ratio conversion requirements with the option of selecting a 16 9 Anamorphic output for 16 9 SD systems and either a 16 9 to 4 3 Letterbox or 16 9 to 4 3 Full Screen with centre cut for 4 3 SD systems With Wallbox Q Down it is also possible to select the output ...

Page 6: ...nd distribution amplifier Two independent 3Gb s HD or SD fibre inputs Provides easily accessible down converted signals and input loop through on the front panel Five outputs per channel two input loop through two down converted SDI digital outputs and one down converted PAL NTSC analogue output Excellent image quality thanks to sophisticated two dimensional filtering four vertical filter characte...

Page 7: ...nversion including custom aspect ratios and AFD insertion and reading Match other delays in system with two fixed delay settings plus variable video delay Flag up faulty video and audio signals with signal probe Flexible remote control including web browser remote control panel and SNMP Wallbox Q Down User Manual R1 0 6 08 August 2016 ...

Page 8: ...r or dealer On no account should the unit be powered whilst any covers are removed Ventilation The unit must have adequate ventilation The left and right ventilation grilles must not be obstructed If installed in a standard 19 rack cool air circulation should be available EMC To comply with EMC regulations the following guide lines should be observed Do not operate this unit for extended periods w...

Page 9: ...ventilation The Wallbox Q Down unit must have adequate ventilation On no account should the ventilation grilles be blocked and cool air circulation must be available Wallbox Q Down air flow Install the Wallbox Q Down in a standard 19 rack as follows Mount in the rack and secure via the rack ears 2 3 Connecting mains cables The wallbox is powered by connecting a power cord to the IEC connector on t...

Page 10: ...HD SD equalised and reclocked loop through output of video input 1 1b 3G HD SD equalised and reclocked loop through output of video input 1 1c Down converted SD serial digital output derived from input 1 1d Down converted SD serial digital output derived from input 1 1e Down converted composite video output derived from input 1 2a 3G HD SD equalised and reclocked loop through output of video input...

Page 11: ... Not used 75 ohm resistor to GND in frame 6 RD 7 and 8 Not used 75 ohm resistor to GND in frame 3 4 Front panel LEDs The following table summarises the front panel LED functions and colours Name LED Colour Function PSU Green Good power supply PSU rails Red The power supply voltage is out of specification Replace immediately Fan Green Normal operation Red Fan speed low replace immediately Temp Gree...

Page 12: ...t interface which enables remote control by VisionWeb VisionPanel and SNMP Multiple Wallbox Q Down units can be controlled over a local area network Other Crystal Vision frames can be connected to the same network Remote control of Wallbox Q Down over the Ethernet Wallbox Q Down User Manual R1 0 11 08 August 2016 ...

Page 13: ...Centre Setting up the PC s LAN controller with Windows 7 It is worth noting here that Windows does allow LAN controllers to operate with several IP addresses and sub masks simultaneously which can be useful if a number of frames need to be set up Once a frame is programmed with its final IP address it may be that the PC will no longer be able to control the frame without changing its LAN controlle...

Page 14: ...me monitor status of the wallbox and cards and to control cards from a PC running a web browser To access the VisionWeb home page open up your web browser and enter the wallbox s IP address which will be the default value 10 0 0 201 if the wallbox has yet to be configured The web page displayed shows the names of the cards installed the slot number they are fitted into and the firmware version and...

Page 15: ...ng this slot will display information about the fans power supply and frame temperature The LEDs will be green for a true condition else greyed out VisionWeb wallbox controller status display 4 4 VisionWeb Setup Pages Click on the circle at the top left of the Home page to open the Indigo Setup home page Click on the house icon to return to the Home page The Setup page gives access to other pages ...

Page 16: ...ox Q Down controller is equipped with Wallbox Q Down software version 1 0 build 13698 Crystal Vision may ask you to provide this information if there is a problem SNMP enabled Crystal Vision products support SNMP ASCII and HTTP JSON control protocols Contact Crystal Vision customer support for protocol details Hardware ID This page gives useful information about the wallbox Crystal Vision may ask ...

Page 17: ...s to the frame hardware Configuration Backup Restore Auto restore Whenever a card s settings are changed a backup copy in the front panel processor FPP is automatically updated This feature allows for instance a faulty card to be replaced live and its settings automatically transferred to the replacement This web page sets the conditions for the restore of the card s settings from the stored backu...

Page 18: ...that have so far been created Each backup file has a file name with a slot number extension Up to 24 files one per slot including virtual slots will be displayed Clicking on a file will transfer it to the PC s Downloads area where it can be saved for future use see section File Structure for more information Configuration Backup Restore Manual restore This page allows a user to select a backup fil...

Page 19: ...Note also that a file created in a particular slot can be used to restore the settings into any or all slot positions For example if a card has been set up in slot 1 a number of similar cards can be fitted to the wallbox and the backup file applied to one or all of the cards to set them up the same as the original card The Refresh button will update this list The FTP Import Export button opens a w...

Page 20: ...ion Network From the Setup home page clicking on the Network link will bring up the Network Setup page If the installation includes more than one Wallbox Q Down then the IP address will need changing as all Wallbox Q Downs need a unique IP address Enter the new IP address in the Primary IP address edit box and click on Set In the example below the IP address will be changed to 10 0 0 203 from its ...

Page 21: ...Indigoxxx RootFS Indigoxxx Apps and Indigoxxx Settings Each of the files is selected in turn and the upgrade performed on each before re booting the wallbox Do not attempt to do this without specific instruction from Crystal Vision or their representatives VisionWeb Software Upgrade page Diagnostics The Diagnostics link opens a page which will help Crystal Vision diagnose any faults encountered wi...

Page 22: ... applied by clicking on Set Wallbox Q Down front panel processors use the Net SNMP agent and a Crystal Vision XML Schema Definition document to control its operation and the management information provided The user configurable SNMP configuration window easily allows the user to Edit the list of configuration files Program the IP and port address of the destination SNMP Manager Enable or disable i...

Page 23: ...l status and control possibilities Object Identifiers OID For each variable to be monitored there is an object identifier or OID which can be distinguished from any other OID within the MIB tree by a unique number sequence coded within the MIB As an example from the FrameMon MIB see tree below the front panel status variable isTempOK is accessed by the OID 1 3 6 1 4 28681 1 2 1 150 1 4 The OID wil...

Page 24: ... Indigo4 3 Indigo2 4 Indigo1AE 5 IndigoDTAE 7 Indigo2AE temperature Frame temperature INTEGER 0 127 0 1 2 127 configNumPsus No of PSUs fitted INTEGER Number of PSUs e g 1 2 etc UpperPsuState Condition of upper PSU INTEGER 0 OK 1 Alarm 2 Not present 3 Configuration error LowerPsuState Condition of lower PSU INTEGER 0 OK 1 Alarm 2 Not present 3 Configuration error FrameMon MIB variables Traps Whenev...

Page 25: ...ical order or mask as necessary Example of a trap received by the SNMP manager Filters Any status or control value change can potentially send a trap but these can be filtered by information in the configuration file The following extract from the MIB tree shows two events with their OIDs that will generate traps if a card is found or lost Wallbox Q Down User Manual R1 0 24 08 August 2016 ...

Page 26: ...snmptrapfilter snmptrapdestination Extract from SNMP configuration window showing example of trap filtering 4 6 Control and status monitoring Accessing the Indigo home page with a PC browser via the Ethernet connector will display a list of the cards fitted Indigo home page Note that Wallbox Q Down has two different entries one for each channel that correspond to the two Q Down AG 3G cards that ar...

Page 27: ...erator for more sites Enter the password to be encrypted in this example Vision The MD5 generator will produce the following string 99A0628D9F7179C032E0CF59EFBC0FAD Follow the instructions in section File Structure to copy the file passwd http to your PC from the folder etc Open the copied file with Notepad and edit the file to add every authorised user with a separate line of the format username ...

Page 28: ...w will open when a VisionWeb user attempts to access a slot or the frame s settings Windows Security window You can add multiple new users at the same time if you want by adding multiple lines at the file editing stage To delete a user To disable authentication so that no username password is required Delete all the users from the passwd http file by deleting the relevant lines Leave the rest of t...

Page 29: ...after a long period of inactivity That is a browser characteristic not controlled by the frame and if users want to prevent unauthorised access they should close the browser window not just the tab when they want to log out This will force a log in next time the frame is accessed If the user selects remember this password when they type it in then their PC will remember the password and the user i...

Page 30: ...RBOX 14X9 LETTERBOX CROP CENTRE CUT CENTRE CUT CROP BORDER AFD WSS DATA TIMECODE CLOSED CAPTION PRESETS RESETS GPO ALARMS ALARM DELAYS Note Anamorphic 16x9 Letterbox 14x9 Letterbox and Centre Cut menus are identical in controls and layout and are only described once as are the associated crop menus Each menu is shown with a screen grab and description of each control s function Some menus and some...

Page 31: ...ay control a video frozen error will be flagged Output Format Displays the output video standard i e 625i 50Hz Down Converted Output This LED will be illuminated when the Wallbox Q Down is down converting Pass Through Output Whenever the input format is the same as the selected output format this LED will be illuminated When in this mode all aspect ratio controls will be disabled along with the ve...

Page 32: ...t ratios which are Anamorphic 16 9 Letterbox 14 9 Letterbox and centre cut Anamorphic will map the input picture directly to the native aspect ratio of the viewing display along with the resulting distortion associated with this Should it be necessary to view the output on a 4 3 display setting the aspect ratio selection to Letterbox will give the correct picture dimensions by adding black bars to...

Page 33: ...nt in input video Output On if embedded audio group is present in the output video Group 1 4 Ch 12 34 Silence On if any of the embedded audio channel pairs are silent 5 3 Video Settings Menu Output Format Timing Select output SDI and analogue video formats SDI Output Format This control should be left as SD output Wallbox Q Down User Manual R1 0 32 08 August 2016 ...

Page 34: ... input format and output format selection become incompatible for example in the situation where the input is a lower bit rate than the output selection the output can be set to go to black blue or muted to no output Bypass With an SD input enabling the bypass control will set the Wallbox Q Down into bypass mode whenever the input and the selected output format are the same In bypass mode the anal...

Page 35: ...ne frame Similarly the maximum delay in pixels cannot exceed one output line Frame Delayed The Frame Delayed LED will illuminate whenever the one frame delay is added Pixel Line The video delay controls are made up of two mode controls and two variable sliders giving 1 line in pixels and 1 frame in lines Fixed Aspect Ratio Set up output aspect ratio correction SD Analog Line Length Set the SD outp...

Page 36: ...atio Correction for more details RGB Proc Amp Set up lift and gain of the output signal in the RGB domain RGB Lift and Gain Wallbox Q Down s RGB lift and gain controls allow independent digital image adjustments in the RGB domain essential for maintaining colour fidelity In normal operation the RGB proc amp is active simultaneously on both the digital and analogue outputs Should the Wallbox Q Down...

Page 37: ... is active simultaneously on both the digital and analogue outputs Should the Wallbox Q Down be put into bypass mode the proc amps will only affect the analogue output and the digital proc amps will be disabled Cal Return the Lift and Gain controls to their default values of 0 lift and 100 gain Fibre Optic Enable Select fibre optic options Input The Fibre Optic Input control must be left selected ...

Page 38: ...d X Y Position Adjust position of output image These adjustments will be recalled whenever the fixed aspect ratio is re selected Cal Return fixed aspect ratio to its default size and position Anamorphic 16x9 Letterbox 14x9 Letterbox Centre Cut Crop Crop the output image These controls are identical for all four fixed aspect ratios Left Right Top Bottom Crop the output image These adjustments will ...

Page 39: ...ct ratio descriptor i e 16x9 4x3 AFD Displays incoming AFD descriptor i e undefined full frame 16x9 Centre etc See section Output AFD and WSS for more information AFD Output Select mode control Auto to automatically set the AFD output codes based on the output aspect ratio and incoming AFD codes Select Pass to use the incoming AFD code Manual to output the AFD code as selected below AFD AR Select ...

Page 40: ... be set to automatically follow the input AFD data or be manually selected If WSS data should be present on the input video this can either be passed to the output unchanged or substituted for a user selectable code WSS data can also be set to be blanked It is only possible to insert WSS information into a 625 output Wallbox Q Down User Manual R1 0 39 08 August 2016 ...

Page 41: ...s configuration to one of 16 memory locations Only presets 1 10 shown Save Select to save the current Wallbox Q Down configuration to the selected preset location If the selected location contains previously saved setting information it will be overwritten by the new data Recall Select to recall a new configuration from one previously saved in the selected preset location GPI Enable Wallbox Q Down...

Page 42: ...fault settings but leave preset memories unaffected See Default Values table below Fact Res Inc Preset Reset the board to default settings and erase preset memories P a r a m e t e r D ef a ul t v al u e s O u t p u t F o r m a t S D A n a l o g u e o u C V B S S M P T E a n Wallbox Q Down User Manual R1 0 41 08 August 2016 ...

Page 43: ...ol Descriptions t p u t d N J S C M F i b r e O p t i c I O U nc h a n g e d A s p e c t r a t i o A n a m or p hi c V e r t i c a l b a n d w i d t h sh ar p O u t A ut o Wallbox Q Down User Manual R1 0 42 08 August 2016 ...

Page 44: ...tal Vision Control Descriptions p u t A F D 8 F ull Fr a m e C o d e d F r a m e 4 3 W i d e S c r e e n S i g n a l l i n g A ut o H S i z e a l l 1 6 V 9 Wallbox Q Down User Manual R1 0 43 08 August 2016 ...

Page 45: ...Crystal Vision Control Descriptions S i z e a l l P o s i t i o n a n d C r o p 0 B o r d e r H u e 0 B la ck P r o c a m p l i f t a l 0 Wallbox Q Down User Manual R1 0 44 08 August 2016 ...

Page 46: ...ntrol Descriptions l P r o c a m p g a i n a l l 1 0 0 G P O a l a r m s u nc h ec ke d T C C C 5 2 5 6 2 5 l i n e s e 5 2 5 A F D A T C lin e 1 2 VI T C lin es 1 4 1 6 Wallbox Q Down User Manual R1 0 45 08 August 2016 ...

Page 47: ...ontrol Descriptions c t i o n C C lin e 2 1 6 2 5 A F D A T C lin e 8 VI T C lin es 1 9 2 1 A T C O u t p u t E n a b l e u nc h ec ke d L o c k O u t p u nc h ec ke d Wallbox Q Down User Manual R1 0 46 08 August 2016 ...

Page 48: ...Crystal Vision Control Descriptions u t t o A T C I n p u t A l a r m d e l a y v i d e o b l a c k 1 A l a r m d e l a y v i d e 1 Wallbox Q Down User Manual R1 0 47 08 August 2016 ...

Page 49: ...rol Descriptions o f r o z e n A l a r m d e l a y a u d i o s i l e n c e 1 0 se co n ds V i d e o d e l a y Fr a m e d el ay Pi xe ls 0 Li n es 0 B y p a s u nc h ec ke Wallbox Q Down User Manual R1 0 48 08 August 2016 ...

Page 50: ... a n d all co nt e nt s er as e d G P I E n a b l e N ot e n a bl e d GPO Alarms Wallbox Q Down has no physical GPOs so these controls mostly have no function There are two controls however that should be left as shown below Wallbox Q Down User Manual R1 0 49 08 August 2016 ...

Page 51: ...ol Descriptions Alarm Enables I n p u t M i L e a v e t h i GPI 3 4 L e a v e Alarm Delays Wallbox Q Down has no GPO connections so the Alarm Delay Timers have no function Wallbox Q Down User Manual R1 0 50 08 August 2016 ...

Page 52: ...Crystal Vision Control Descriptions Wallbox Q Down User Manual R1 0 51 08 August 2016 ...

Page 53: ...elect the correct aspect ratio conversion to be used with the down conversion Wallbox Q Down offers three options for the SD output In Auto 16 9 mode the SD outputs can be set to be always 16 9 and in this case it will perform the down conversion without ever changing the aspect ratio In Auto 4 3 mode the SD outputs can be set to be always 4 3 in which case it will down convert and perform either ...

Page 54: ...at 4 3 Selecting Auto Adaptive for any full frame input will give an anamorphic aspect ratio with WSS set to full frame 16 9 Pillarbox 4 3 will give a centre cut conversion and set output WSS to full format 4 3 Undefined reserved Pillarbox 14 9 and Letterbox greater than 16 9 will make no change so the previous conversion will remain On power up the default conversion will be Anamorphic Incoming A...

Page 55: ...x 16 9 into 4 3 Anamorphic 2 8 10 14 15 Full frame 16 9 Letterbox 16 9 into 4 3 Anamorphic 3 11 14 9 Pillarbox Letterbox 14 9 area into 4 3 Anamorphic 4 Letterbox image with aspect ratio 16 9 Centre cut into 4 3 Anamorphic 9 13 4 3 Pillarbox in 16 9 frame Centre cut area Centre cut out 4 3 area Examples of Auto 4 3 and Auto Adaptive aspect ratio correction Wallbox Q Down User Manual R1 0 54 08 Aug...

Page 56: ...4 9 Centre 11 16 9 Centre 4 16 9 12 Reserved 5 Reserved 13 4 3 with shoot and protect 14 9 centre 6 Reserved 14 16 9 with shoot and protect 14 9 centre 7 Reserved 15 16 9 with shoot and protect 4 3 centre Note When inserting SMPTE 2016 data the inserter will blank any incoming SMPTE 2016 data 7 1 Widescreen Signalling Output widescreen signalling can be set to automatically follow the input AFD da...

Page 57: ...59 94 60 1080i 50 59 94 60 720p 50 59 94 60 PAL NTSC Input format auto selected Outputs Outputs are accessed via the ten BNCs on the front of the wallbox five BNCs per channel Per channel two equalised and reclocked loop throughs of the 3Gb s HD or SD input plus two down converted SDI digital outputs and one down converted PAL NTSC analogue output Output frame rate same as input frame rate Setting...

Page 58: ...tial gain 2 typ Differential phase 1 typ Status monitoring LEDs Front panel LED indication PSU rails present Video input 1 and 2 present Over temperature Fan speed Ok GPI inputs Number and type None GPI outputs Number and type None Input fail output Type Black Blue Mute Down conversions 1080p50 to 625 50 1080p59 94 to 525 59 94 720p50 to 625 50 720p59 94 to 525 59 94 1080i50 to 625 50 1080i59 94 t...

Page 59: ... and outlets are not blocked Input Present Green Valid signal detected at the fibre video input Off No input signal detected 9 2 Maintenance Warning These servicing instructions must only be carried out qualified personnel only To reduce risk of electric shock do not perform any servicing other than that contained in the operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so Refer all servicing ...

Page 60: ...he defective fuse and replace with either the spare fuse or with a 3A 250V time delay fuse Replace the fuse drawer and reconnect the power cord Rear connectors showing IEC mains input and fuse tray with main and spare fuses If a fuse blows repeatedly this indicates a fault either in the power supply module or elsewhere Return the frame and or power supply to the manufacturer or dealer for repair N...

Page 61: ...lles and out of the ventilation holes at the front of the wallbox Check that the panel and PSU fans are operational and that the FAN LED is not red Fan LED is red Check that the fan is plugged in correctly Try replacing the fan contact Crystal Vision for assistance Wallbox Q Down does not appear in the available cards list Some cards take longer than others to finish their initialisation routines ...

Page 62: ...et Explorer type ftp followed by the wallbox IP address i e ftp 10 0 0 205 Files can be copied to and from a PC folder via FTP Typical FTP file structure as viewed by Internet Explorer Folder or file Function backup Contains each slot s automatic backup files bin No user content definition No user content etc Contains files for password protection gato No user content Import Contains settings file...

Page 63: ...a PC it is possible to copy these files rename them if necessary to make them more relevant and use them for the manual restore operation Settings files for manual restoration are stored in the folder import Typical contents of import folder showing renamed settings files for two slots Currently files cannot be drag and dropped from the backup folder to the import folder but must be copied into a ...

Page 64: ...and is labelled settings Indigoframe 1004 xml The filename may change according to the firmware fitted but will be of that form It is worthwhile copying this file onto a PC in case the front panel processor is replaced then the file can be copied back to restore previous settings When copying any settings via FTP the wallbox will require a reboot in order for the new settings to take effect Wallbo...

Page 65: ...Output Format Down Converted Op Pass Through Op Bypassed Op Incompatible Op Output Aspect Ratio Anamorphic 16x9 Letterbox 14x9 Letterbox Centre Cut Disabled Audio Status Groups Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Input Output Audio Silence Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Video Ch 1 2 Settings Ch 3 4 Output Format Timing Output Format SDI Output Format SD Analog Op Format CVBS Wallbox Q Down User Manua...

Page 66: ... Timing Delay Frame Delay Pixel Line Fixed Aspect Ratio Control SD Analog Line Length ARC RGB Proc Red Lift Gain Green Lift Gain Blue Lift Gain RGB Cal Disabled Cal YUV Proc Y Lift Gain U Lift Gain V Lift Gain YUV Cal Fibre Optic Enable Fibre Optic Enable Input Output Wallbox Q Down User Manual R1 0 65 08 August 2016 ...

Page 67: ...ox Crop 14x9 Letterbox Crop Centre Cut Crop Crop Left Right Top Bottom Border Control Red Green Blue Border Cal Data Insert Cal AFD WSS Data Input AFD AR AFD Output AFD Output AR Code Output WSS Preset Output Resets GPIOs Presets Select 1 16 Store Recall GPI Enable Reset Factory Default Including Presets Excluding Presets Wallbox Q Down User Manual R1 0 66 08 August 2016 ...

Page 68: ...oup 2 Ch 1 2 Silence Group 2 Ch 3 4 Silence Group 3 Ch 1 2 Silence Group 3 Ch 3 4 Silence Group 4 Ch 1 2 Silence Group 4 Ch 3 4 Input Incompatible Anamorphic 16x9 Letterbox 14x9 Letterbox Centre Cut Disabled GPI 3 4 Output Output The above menu structure is the path to access the various Wallbox Q Down controls and status Note Controls shown in grey are non functional Wallbox Q Down User Manual R1...

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