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Model 5010 Time Code Master Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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4.6. PROGRAMMING THE READER SETUP FUNCTIONS ................................................... 4-27

4.6.1. Selecting the Reader Hardware Configuration ...................................................... 4-28

4.6.2. Selecting the Format of the Time and User Bit Data ............................................. 4-29

4.6.3. Setting the VITC Reader Line Range

(model 5010-VITC only)........................................................................................ 4-29

4.6.4. Selecting the VITC CRC

(models 5010-VITC and 5010-VITC-24 only) ........................................................ 4-29

4.6.5. Controlling the Reader ‘Look ahead’ Compensation ............................................. 4-30

4.6.6. Configuring Whether the Reader will Display Local Time

or UTC Time in the Time/Date Mode ..................................................................... 4-30

4.7. PROGRAMMING THE CHARACTER GENERATOR FUNCTIONS ................................. 4-31

4.7.1. Selecting the Character Size ................................................................................. 4-31

4.7.2. Selecting the Character Style ................................................................................ 4-32

4.7.3. Blanking the Frames Display ................................................................................. 4-32

4.7.4. Blanking the Fields Display.................................................................................... 4-32

4.7.5. Blanking the Window Symbols............................................................................... 4-33

4.8. PROGRAMMING THE OVERALL CONFIGURATION FUNCTIONS ............................... 4-33

4.8.1. Selecting the Video Standard ................................................................................ 4-35

4.8.2. Adjusting the Horizontal Character Size ................................................................ 4-35

4.8.3. Adjusting the Front Panel Display Brightness........................................................ 4-35

4.8.4. Adjusting the LTC Generator Output Level............................................................ 4-35

4.8.5. Configuring the General Purpose Outputs............................................................. 4-36

4.8.6. Setting the Time of the Event Registers ................................................................ 4-36

4.8.7. Adjusting the General Purpose Output Duration.................................................... 4-37

4.8.8. Resetting the 5010 to its Factory Defaults ............................................................. 4-37

4.9. PARALLEL

REMOTE

CONTROL FUNCTIONS............................................................... 4-38

4.9.1. Parallel Remote Control Input Functions ............................................................... 4-38

4.9.2. General Purpose Outputs ...................................................................................... 4-39

4.10. OPERATIONS CHANGES FOR THE MODEL 5010-24 AND 5010-VITC-24 ................... 4-39

4.10.1. Generating 23.98 FPS Time Code......................................................................... 4-39

4.10.2. Selecting the Generator 6 Hz Lock Mode .............................................................. 4-39

4.10.3. 24

30 Timecode Translator Mode ..................................................................... 4-40

SERIAL REMOTE CONTROL PROTOCOL ................................................................................ 5-1

5.1. OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 5-1

5.1.1. Connector Pin Assignment ...................................................................................... 5-1

5.1.2. Data Format ............................................................................................................. 5-2

5.2. COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL...................................................................................... 5-2

5.3. MESSAGE

BLOCK FORMAT............................................................................................. 5-3

5.4. COMMANDS ....................................................................................................................... 5-4

5.5. DATA

FORMATS ................................................................................................................ 5-7

5.5.1. Time Format Block................................................................................................... 5-7

5.5.2. U/B Format Block..................................................................................................... 5-7

5.5.3. Date Format Block ................................................................................................... 5-7

5.6. COMMAND AND RESPONSE DESCRIPTIONS ................................................................ 5-8

5.6.1. System Commands.................................................................................................. 5-8

Summary of Contents for 5010

Page 1: ...w evertz com Version 3 1 1 April 2010 The material contained in this manual consists of information that is the property of Evertz Microsystems and is intended solely for the use of purchasers of the model 5010 Timecode Master Evertz Microsystems expressly prohibits the use of this manual for any purpose other than the operation of the 5010 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be re...

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Page 3: ...ird grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus Only use attachments accessories specified by the manuf...

Page 4: ...ely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense INFORMATION TO USERS IN THE U S A NOTE FCC CLASS A DIGITAL DEVICE OR PERIPHERAL This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against...

Page 5: ... fuse safety section Dec 2009 3 1 1 Updated electrical safety specifications Apr 2010 Information contained in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable However Evertz assumes no responsibility for the use thereof nor for the rights of third parties which may be affected in any way by the use thereof Any representations in this document concerning performance of Evertz products are for i...

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Page 7: ...l Connections 2 2 2 1 6 Power Connections 2 2 2 2 MOUNTING 2 2 2 3 POWER REQUIREMENTS 2 2 2 3 1 Selecting the Correct Mains Voltage 2 2 2 3 2 Changing the Fuse 2 3 2 4 VIDEO CONNECTIONS 2 4 2 4 1 Generator Sync Lock Model 5010 and 5010 VITC 2 4 2 4 2 Generator Sync Lock Model 5010 24 and 5010 VITC 24 2 4 2 4 3 Character Inserter Video 2 4 2 4 4 VITC Generator Video In Out Model 5010 VITC and 5010 ...

Page 8: ...N SCREEN PROGRAMMING MENU OVERVIEW 4 5 4 4 1 Engineering Setup Menu 4 9 4 5 PROGRAMMING THE GENERATOR SETUP FUNCTIONS 4 13 4 5 1 Configuring the Generator Operating Modes 4 14 4 5 2 Configuring the Date Format 4 15 4 5 3 Configuring Whether the Generator will Output Local Time or UTC Time in Time Date Modes 4 16 4 5 4 Setting the Generator Time 4 16 4 5 5 Setting the Generator User Bits 4 17 4 5 6...

Page 9: ...andard 4 35 4 8 2 Adjusting the Horizontal Character Size 4 35 4 8 3 Adjusting the Front Panel Display Brightness 4 35 4 8 4 Adjusting the LTC Generator Output Level 4 35 4 8 5 Configuring the General Purpose Outputs 4 36 4 8 6 Setting the Time of the Event Registers 4 36 4 8 7 Adjusting the General Purpose Output Duration 4 37 4 8 8 Resetting the 5010 to its Factory Defaults 4 37 4 9 PARALLEL REM...

Page 10: ...out Later Versions of 5010 2 1 Figure 4 1 5010 and 5010 VITC Front Panel Layout 4 1 Figure 4 2 5010 24 and 5010 VITC 24 Front Panel Layout 4 1 Figure 4 3 On Screen Programming Menu Overview 4 7 Figure 4 4 Overview of Front Panel Menu 4 8 Figure 4 5 Overview of Engineering Setup Menu 4 10 Figure 4 6 Engineering Toolbox Front Panel Menus 4 11 Figure 4 7 GENERATOR Drop Down Menu 4 13 Figure 4 8 READE...

Page 11: ...l Control RS 422 Pin Definitions 5 1 Table 5 3 Systems Commands and their Valid Responses 5 4 Table 5 4 Character Generator Commands and their Valid Responses 5 5 Table 5 5 Reader Commands and their Valid Responses 5 5 Table 5 6 Generator Commands and their Valid Responses 5 6 Table 5 7 Auxiliary Commands and their Valid Responses 5 6 Table 5 8 VCG Window Numbers 5 10 Table 5 9 VCG Sizes 5 10 Tabl...

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Page 13: ...Model 5010 Time Code Master Manual OVERVIEW Revision 3 1 1 CHAPTER 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 OVERVIEW 1 1 1 1 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL 1 4 1 2 DEFINITIONS 1 4 ...

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Page 15: ... NTSC reference signal In NTSC colour systems operation with a frame rate of 29 97002618 Hz where the time of day is used for indexing the generator may be operated in the drop frame mode Special indicators in the front panel display and in the character inserter indicate that the unit is operating in the drop frame format A frame rate convert mode allows the user to convert between EBU and SMPTE ...

Page 16: ...ifficulty particularly with low end 3 4 and 1 2 recorders lacking a separate address track The high speed reader in the model 5010 employs sophisticated input conditioning and clock and data separator circuits to reliably recover LTC over the full shuttle and wind speed ranges of most VTR s The VITC reader is designed for use with non time base corrected video signals Although the use of time base...

Page 17: ...eed Well proven input circuitry design permits reliable recovery of even severely distorted code Momentary or continuous Jam sync modes Time and user bits are pre settable from the front panel RS 232 serial port permits interfacing to computers 25 Fps 29 97 Fps SMPTE drop frame time code translator mode Parallel control of commonly used functions User bit Transfer from Reader Time or User bits On ...

Page 18: ...associated with one television field and consists of 26 time bits 6 flag bits 32 user bits 18 sync bits and an 8 bit error check CRC code USER BITS 32 bits in the time code are user assignable They typically are used to contain reel numbers scene and take numbers or other user oriented data DROP FRAME In NTSC systems where the frame rate is 29 97002618 frames per second the drop frame mode permits...

Page 19: ...user bit information should be transferred Both of these options are available in addition to the normal jam sync and non jam sync modes JULIAN DATE The Julian day number is a count of days elapsed since Greenwich mean noon on January 1 4713B C January 1st 1993 was JD 2448989 January 1st 2000 will be JD 2451545 MODIFIED JULIAN DATE MJD The Modified Julian Date is a continuous count of the number o...

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Page 21: ...the Fuse 2 3 2 4 VIDEO CONNECTIONS 2 4 2 4 1 Generator Sync Lock Model 5010 and 5010 VITC 2 4 2 4 2 Generator Sync Lock Model 5010 24 and 5010 VITC 24 2 4 2 4 3 Character Inserter Video 2 4 2 4 4 VITC Generator Video In Out Model 5010 VITC and 5010 VITC 24 Only 2 5 2 4 5 VITC Reader Video Input Model 5010 VITC and 5010 VITC 24 Only 2 5 2 5 LINEAR TIME CODE IN OUT 2 5 2 6 REMOTE CONTROL CONNECTOR P...

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Page 23: ... Layout Earlier Versions or 5010 Figure 2 2 Rear Panel Layout Later Versions of 5010 The following sections describe the purpose of the rear panel connectors of the model 5010 Figure 2 1 above shows the rear panel connectors provided on the model 5010 Sections 2 1 1 to 2 1 6 describe the specific signals that should be connected to the model 5010 2 1 1 Linear Time Code Connections LTC OUT A male X...

Page 24: ...ions REF VIDEO IN A BNC loop used to provide a genlock reference for the 5010 s generator 2 1 5 Remote Control Connections PARALLEL A 9 pin female D connector used for parallel remote control inputs On the 5010 24 and 5010 VITC 24 the 6 Hz reference signal is also connected to this connector SERIAL A 9 pin female D connector used for uploading new firmware and for remote control of the 5010 from a...

Page 25: ...Fuse CAUTION For continued protection against the risk of fire replace only with the same type and rating of fuse ATTENTION Pour éviter les risques d incendie remplacer le fusible avec un fusible de même calibre The fuse holder is located inside the power entry module To change the fuse disconnect the line cord from the power entry module and then open the cover of the power entry module using a s...

Page 26: ... labeled 23 98 on the front panel is used to indicate that the 5010 24 is properly genlocked to the 23 98 FPS sync source When it operates in the NTSC mode it genlocks to a standard NTSC colour black reference In addition to a normal frame lock to the reference video the 5010 24 s time code output can be synchronized to a 6 Hz reference input connected to pin 7 of the PARALLEL I O connector See se...

Page 27: ...ur head pre amplifier output When using an unbalanced input to the reader the signal should be applied to pin 3 of the LTC reader input connector Normally the unused input pin 2 should be connected to ground pin 1 The generator code output is available on an XLR connector at the rear panel Output level is adjustable from approximately 0 5 V to 4 V using the LTC OUT item on the CONFIG menu of the E...

Page 28: ...Pin Definitions 2 6 2 Serial Remote Control The 5010 is fitted with a 9 pin subminiature D connector labeled Serial I O This port is configured at the factory for a straight through RS 232 connection to a PC COM port This port can also be configured as an RS 422 port See section 6 4 1 and 6 4 2 for information on configuring the port for RS 422 applications Pin Name Description 1 GND Chassis groun...

Page 29: ...R 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 3 1 3 1 LTC GENERATOR 3 1 3 2 LTC READER 3 1 3 3 VITC GENERATOR 5010 VITC 5010 VITC 24FPS 3 1 3 4 VITC READER 5010 VITC 5010 VITC 24FPS 3 1 3 5 CHARACTER GENERATOR 3 1 3 6 SERIAL REMOTE CONTROL 3 1 3 7 PHYSICAL 3 2 3 8 ELECTRICAL 3 2 ...

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Page 31: ... play speed fwd and rev machine dependent 3 3 VITC GENERATOR 5010 VITC 5010 VITC 24FPS Input Comp Video 1V p p 75Ω terminated Outputs 2 Comp Video keyed VITC 1 Output bypass relay protected when BP option installed Differential Gain 0 5 Differential Phase 0 5 3 4 VITC READER 5010 VITC 5010 VITC 24FPS Input Comp video 1V p p Hi Z BNC Loop Speed Still frame to 40x play 3 5 CHARACTER GENERATOR Input ...

Page 32: ...ICATIONS 3 7 PHYSICAL Dimensions 19 W x 1 75 H x 7 75 D 483mm W x 45mm H x 196mm D Weight 7lbs 3 5kg 3 8 ELECTRICAL Power Auto ranging 100 240VAC 50 60Hz 25W Safety TüV Listed Complies with EU safety directive EMI RFI Complies with FCC Part 15 Class A EU EMC Directive ...

Page 33: ...ate Modes 4 16 4 5 4 Setting the Generator Time 4 16 4 5 5 Setting the Generator User Bits 4 17 4 5 6 Setting the Generator User Bits in Date Format 4 18 4 5 7 Daylight Saving Time Support 4 19 4 5 7 1 Setting the Beginning and End of Daylight Saving Time 4 21 4 5 8 Jam Syncing the Generator to the Reader 4 22 4 5 9 Selecting the Lines to Record VITC On models 5010 VITC and 5010 VITC 24 only 4 23 ...

Page 34: ...e of the Event Registers 4 36 4 8 7 Adjusting the General Purpose Output Duration 4 37 4 8 8 Resetting the 5010 to its Factory Defaults 4 37 4 9 PARALLEL REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 4 38 4 9 1 Parallel Remote Control Input Functions 4 38 4 9 2 General Purpose Outputs 4 39 4 10 OPERATIONS CHANGES FOR THE MODEL 5010 24 AND 5010 VITC 24 4 39 4 10 1 Generating 23 98 FPS Time Code 4 39 4 10 2 Selecting th...

Page 35: ...t 3 characters of the front panel displays whether time or user bits is being displayed and determines whether the generator reader is where the data is coming from i e LTM 12 34 56 10 indicates that time from the reader is being displayed JAM Is used to momentarily jam the reader time into the generator time When the SHIFT JAM keys are pressed the 5010 generator will be put into continuous jam sy...

Page 36: ...enu system When in the VCG window select mode the arrow keys are used to position individual windows on the screen See also section 4 3 1 When not in either the SETUP or VCG window select modes the arrow keys are used to position all the windows on the screen See also section 4 3 2 4 1 2 Overview of the Shifted Key Functions When the SHIFT key is held down the standard meanings of many of the keys...

Page 37: ...s blinking it indicates that the 24 FPS video standard is selected but a valid 23 98 FPS sync reference is not present Models 5010 24 and 5010 VITC 24 only NTSC Indicates that the 5010 is properly genlocked to a NTSC video reference If it is blinking it indicates that the NTSC video standard is selected but a valid NTSC video reference is not present JAM Indicates that the generator is operating i...

Page 38: ... When the generator is in the continuous Jam Sync Mode the HOLD key has no effect on the generator time When the Reader is being displayed the HOLD key is used to freeze the VCG reader display and the front panel displays at a particular point in time When in the FREEZE mode a special character F is displayed in the leftmost character of the front panel display Press the HOLD key again to release ...

Page 39: ...rs are used between the seconds and frames digits of the time windows in the character inserter to identify non drop frame and drop frame code NTSC only Non Drop Frame Colon Drop Frame NTSC Period When the Generator Assignment is set to TIME DATE mode the following special indicators are used between the hours and minutes digits of the time windows in the character inserter to identify daylight sa...

Page 40: ...ut a video monitor Figure 4 3 shows an overview of the front panel menu descriptions for the SETUP menu When the drop down menu items are selected they are shown in UPPERCASE When the sub menus are selected they are shown in lower case GENERATOR READER VCG GEN MODE ASSIGNMENT CHAR SIZE TIME USERBITS LTC TINY TIME DATA VITC SMALL TIME RDR TIME TIME RDR UB LTC VITC LARGE TIME DATE CHAR STYLE CONVERT...

Page 41: ...Model 5010 Time Code Master Manual OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Revision 3 1 1 Page 4 7 MODIFIED JULIAN OTHER TIME ZONE ADJUST UTC LOCAL TIME Figure 4 3 On Screen Programming Menu Overview ...

Page 42: ...FRAME VCG FRAMES Drop frame off RDR VITC LINES Frames display Drop frame on Rvitc line1 10 Frames blank Drop frame jam Rvitc line2 12 No drop in pal VCG FIELDS RDR VITC CRC Fields display GEN COLOUR FRAME Rdr crc normal Fields blank Col r frame off Rdr crc special Col r frame on VCG SYMBOLS RDR DISPLAY Symbols display GEN LTC PARITY Disp processed Symbols blank Ltc parity off Disp direct Ltc parit...

Page 43: ...me Jam Sync Modes VITC Generator Line numbers whether user bits contain static numbers or time information etc See section 4 5 The READER drop down menu is used to program various reader modes such as selecting LTC or VITC operation VITC Reader Line numbers whether user bits contain static numbers or time information etc See section 4 6 The VCG drop down menu is used to program the size and style ...

Page 44: ...TOP NOT AVAILABLE BRIGHTNESS 2 Ï Ð TO ADJUST SERIAL TEST OFF LTC OUT LEVEL ON LTC OUTPUT LEVEL 35 Ï Ð TO ADJUST CONVERT WINDOW RATE CONVERT WINDOW 07 FRMS Ï Ð TO ADJUST GPO1 ASSIGN GEN TIME EVENT RDR TIME EVENT 1 PULSE SEC 1 PULSE MIN REF FAIL ALARM LTC FAIL ALARM VITC FAIL ALARM GPO2 ASSIGN GEN TIME EVENT RDR TIME EVENT 1 PULSE SEC 1 PULSE MIN REF FAIL ALARM LTC FAIL ALARM VITC FAIL ALARM GPO DUR...

Page 45: ...R Fixed to even Not applicable DISPLAY LEVEL Disp level 1 SERIAL WORD RAM TEST Fixed to 8 bits Not applicable LTC OUT LEVEL LTC level 00 SERIAL TEST Serial test off CONVERT WINDOW Serial test on Conv window 07 GPO1 ASSIGNMENT Gpo1 gen event Gpo1 rdr event Gpo1 1 pulse sec Gpo1 1 pulse min Gpo1 ref failure Ltc failure Vtc failure GPO2 ASSIGNMENT Gpo2 gen event Gpo2 rdr event Gpo2 1 pulse sec Gpo2 1...

Page 46: ...ge When you have made all the desired changes press the SETUP or CLEAR keys to return to the normal display mode Changes made using the Engineering setup menu are only activated when you exit the menu and return to normal display mode The CONFIGURATION drop down menu is used to select the video standard set the mode and output level of the translator output and configure the operation of the gener...

Page 47: ...contain static numbers or time information etc Figure 4 7 shows the items on the GENERATOR drop down menu The following descriptions appear in the order they appear on the menu GENERATOR GEN MODE TIME USERBITS TIME DATA TIME RDR TIME TIME RDR UB TIME DATE CONVERT 25 30 GEN VITC LINES LINE 1 LINE 2 10 20 DROP FRAME NON DROP FRAME DROP FRAME NOT APPLICABLE IN JAM NOT APPLICABLE IN PAL COLOUR FRAME 2...

Page 48: ...mote control input to ground See section 4 9 TIME RDR UB Transfers the reader s user bits to the generator time bits The U B TRANSFER LED will be on Transferring the reader user bits is used when reader time data previously transferred to user bits as above or other user bit information must be retained when recording new code When used in conjunction with the continuous Jam Sync mode both the tim...

Page 49: ... FRAME mode must be set to DROP FRAME See section 4 5 11 4 5 2 Configuring the Date Format The DATE FORMAT menu item is used to select the format of the date information in the user bits of the generator and reader YY MM DD Configures the user bits for date encoding in TT YY MM DD format This mode is designed so that simple time code readers can display the BCD encoded date information in numeric ...

Page 50: ...conjunction with the numeric keys to set the generator time When entering time data make sure that the generator is not in the continuous JAM SYNC mode indicated when the JAM LED is on If it is press SHIFT JAM to return to free run mode Press the ENTER key to recall the last time that you entered into the generator The display prompt at the left of the display will blink while data entry mode is a...

Page 51: ...isplay will blink while data entry mode is active and the dual functioned keys are now changed to their numeric values If you want to re enter these User Bits press the ENTER key to complete the data entry into the generator Pressing any numeric key will clear the previous value and place the new value into the numeric display starting at the right Pressing the SHIFT key and the numeric keys 0 to ...

Page 52: ...es for the month press the ENTER key to proceed to day entry The leftmost digits of the display will indicate DAY The last day you entered will be shown If you want to re enter this day press ENTER otherwise press the numeric keys to enter a valid day When you have entered the correct two digit code for the day press the ENTER key to proceed to time zone entry The time zone is used to adjust the U...

Page 53: ...r summer and may observe DST while the countries in the Southern Hemisphere are having winter During the rest of the year September October to March April the countries in the Southern Hemisphere are having their summer and may observe DST while the countries in the Northern Hemisphere are having winter Daylight Saving Time is difficult to predict as many countries change the transition days princ...

Page 54: ...first during DST time then clocks are turned back one hour to normal time and the hour is repeated during standard time and therefore this day has 25 hours instead of 24 hours To avoid confusion when referring to time within this hour it is important to tell whether it happened before of after the change back to normal time For further information about daylight saving time in your area consult th...

Page 55: ...he required time and date To access the DSTBEG and DSTEND registers press the SHIFT DISPLAY buttons one or more times until the display prompt is DSTBEG or DSTEND The ENTER and CLEAR keys are used in conjunction with the arrow and keys to set the value stored in the registers When the DSTBEG or DSTEND register is being displayed press the ENTER key to begin the entry process for the register Use t...

Page 56: ... register If for any reason they are not equal the jam is bypassed and the generator substitutes the next frame number The JAM indicator will blink off when a jam error is encountered If the number of consecutive jam bypass errors exceeds 5 the last valid reader time is jammed into the generator again with the programmed OFFSET In the absence of valid reader data within the last 5 frames the gener...

Page 57: ...lay functions when the data entry has been completed by pressing ENTER or canceled by pressing the CLEAR key The display prompt will return to its steady On state when data entry mode has been completed The drop frame and colour frame modes of the code being read are transferred to the generator during jam sync The formatted modes return when the Jam sync mode is terminated 4 5 9 Selecting the Lin...

Page 58: ...TC generator is On the VITC will be added to the program video 4 5 11 Selecting the Generator Drop Frame Mode NTSC only In NTSC the video frame rate of approximately 29 97 frames per second causes an error between real time and colour time To overcome this problem the drop frame mode was created This mode compensates for the approximate 4 minute per day error by dropping the first two frame counts...

Page 59: ...ion 4 8 1 The COLOUR FRAME item on the GENERATOR menu is used to select whether the 5010 will apply colour frame synchronization to the code it generates When the video standard is NTSC Select 2 FIELD to configure the generator in the non colour frame mode Use this mode when an NTSC RS 170 source is used as the video reference signal or when you are recording code on a tape recorder which does not...

Page 60: ...ur frame mode the generator will maintain a frame lock only in the jam sync mode When the jam sync mode is turned off the formatted colour frame mode will be restored If the 5010 generator is being operated in the colour frame mode and the reader code is in the colour frame mode the jam sync process will compare the colour framing of the reader code against the generator If the colour framing of t...

Page 61: ...also continuous Select HOLD when you want the generator to stop when there is no incoming Reader code When the reader code resumes the generator will re jam to the incoming code Use this mode if you want the output of the generator to stop on the last number read when you stop the tape machine supplying the incoming code to the reader Select MUTE when you want to turn off the generator when there ...

Page 62: ... Linear Time Code LTC reading only Select VITC to configure the reader for Vertical Interval Time Code VITC reading only The reader can be set to recover VITC from different ranges of video lines Select LTC VITC to configure the reader to automatically switch between Linear Time Code LTC and Vertical Interval Time Code VITC reading The reader can be set to recover VITC from a specific range of vid...

Page 63: ...em is used to select the lines that are enabled for VITC reading VITC reading is enabled between the lower and higher line numbers shown inclusive If the reader is not assigned as a VITC reader then this menu item is not available When the VITC LINE sub menu is first selected the START line number will be in reverse video indicating it can be changed Press the up and down Ï Ð keys to change the st...

Page 64: ...are not available when in the direct mode Select PROCESSED to enable normal look ahead compensation Displays from either the LTC or VITC readers will be on time but will NOT follow code discontinuities immediately Select DIRECT to enable DIRECT display mode Data is displayed exactly as it is read without look ahead compensation Displays from the VITC reader will be on time but cannot be positioned...

Page 65: ...tor s display The on screen format menus always use the small character size The TINY character size occupies 8 lines per field for each character row This permits 28 vertical positions on the raster in NTSC or 32 in PAL The SMALL character size occupies 16 lines per field for each character row This permits 14 vertical positions on the raster in NTSC or 16 in PAL The LARGE character size occupies...

Page 66: ...haracters directly into the picture Select BLACK ON WHITE to key black characters on a white background mask into the picture 4 7 3 Blanking the Frames Display The VCG FRAMES menu item is used to select whether the frames will be shown when the time is displayed Select DISPLAY to display the frames of the time displays Select BLANK to blank the frames of the time displays When Frames are blanked f...

Page 67: ...VCG symbols Select BLANK to blank the VCG symbols 4 8 PROGRAMMING THE OVERALL CONFIGURATION FUNCTIONS The CONFIGURATION drop down menu located on the Engineering Setup menu is used to select the video standard set the mode and output level of the translator output etc The CONFIGURATION menu items are normally required only during installation See section 4 4 1 for information on using the Engineer...

Page 68: ... LTC OUT LEVEL LTC OUTPUT LEVEL 35 ÏÐ TO ADJUST CONVERT WINDOW RATE CONVERT WINDOW 07 FRMS Ï Ð TO ADJUST GPO1 ASSIGN GEN TIME EVENT RDR TIME EVENT 1 PULSE SEC 1 PULSE MIN REF FAIL ALARM LTC FAIL ALARM VITC FAIL ALARM GPO2 ASSIGN GEN TIME EVENT RDR TIME EVENT 1 PULSE SEC 1 PULSE MIN REF FAIL ALARM LTC FAIL ALARM VITC FAIL ALARM GPO DURATION GPO DURATION LENGTH 01 FRMS Ï Ð TO ADJUST FACTORY RESET WA...

Page 69: ...e Horizontal Character Size The HORZ CHAR SIZE menu item is used to adjust the character width Use the Í and Î keys to adjust the right side of the raster 4 8 3 Adjusting the Front Panel Display Brightness The DISPLAY LEVEL menu item is used to adjust brightness of the front panel display Use the Ï and Ð keys to adjust 4 8 4 Adjusting the LTC Generator Output Level The LTC OUT LEVEL menu item is u...

Page 70: ...rmation about setting the REVT register and arming it 1 PULSE SEC The output will activate at the beginning of each second of the generator time 1 PULSE MIN The output will activate at the beginning of each minute of the generator time REF FAIL ALARM The output will activate when a proper Genlock video reference is missing LTC FAIL ALARM The output will activate when the LTC is missing When the LT...

Page 71: ...T register the event output will be activated for the duration set in the GPO DURATION menu When the event register is armed for single event mode the output will occur the first time the comparison matches The event must be re armed for the event to occur again When the event register is armed for continuous event mode the output will occur each time the comparison matches 4 8 7 Adjusting the Gen...

Page 72: ...oth the LTC RDR and VITC RDR inputs are the same either both grounded or both open the AUTO mode of the reader is selected VCG ENABLE Provides an alternate method of turning the character inserter generator On and Off The character inserter is turned On by a high to low transition on this input and turned Off by a low to high transition JAM SYNC ENABLE Provides an alternate method of turning the C...

Page 73: ...or 23 98 and 29 97 FPS time code PAL Time code is not available in the 5010 24 model Genlocks to 23 98 FPS 625 line sync when operating in the 23 98 mode 6 Hz pulse input to synchronize the Generator time code to 6 Hz coincidence point 24 FPS Ù 30 FPS time code translator mode 5010 VITC 24 reads and generates when genlocked to NTSC 4 10 1 Generating 23 98 FPS Time Code To configure the 5010 24 for...

Page 74: ...n also translate from NTSC VITC to 23 93 FPS time code The 5010 24 must be genlocked to a video signal in the output video standard The hours minutes and seconds of the output code are jam synced to the input code The generator frames run at the normal frame rate of the output video standard The 5010 24 OFFSET register can be used to enter a frame offset to account for frame delays in the standard...

Page 75: ...RTER COMMANDS 5 10 5 8 READER COMMANDS 5 12 5 9 GENERATOR COMMANDS 5 14 5 10 MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS 5 17 Figures Figure 5 1 Communications Protocol State Diagram 5 2 Tables Table 5 1 Serial Control RS 232 Pin Definitions 5 1 Table 5 2 Serial Control RS 422 Pin Definitions 5 1 Table 5 3 Systems Commands and their Valid Responses 5 4 Table 5 4 Character Generator Commands and their Valid Responses 5...

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Page 77: ...tory for RS 232 communications The serial port can also be used with RS 422 communications by configuring internal jumpers as shown in Figure 6 7 for the older style 5010s or Figure 6 8 for the newer style 5010s The pin assignment for the serial port when configured for RS 232 is shown in Table 5 1 and the pinout for the RS 422 is shown in Table 5 2 Pin Name Description 1 GND Chassis ground 2 TxD ...

Page 78: ...KBaud 5 2 COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL The Controller is denoted as the normal sender of a command usually a computer The Device is denoted as the normal sender of a Response the 5010 unit All command values arguments and data values shown in this document are expressed in hexadecimal format unless otherwise noted R STX SELECT R MESSAGE ERROR Parity checksum undefined command etc TIMEOUT 10 msec T NAK ...

Page 79: ... significant byte of this sum is then subtracted from 100 hex to compute the checksum To verify that the checksum is computed correctly add all the bytes including the checksum but excluding the STX together The least significant byte of the sum should be zero if the checksum is computed correctly The MESSAGE consists of a command and optional bytes of data and is structured as follows COMMAND DAT...

Page 80: ...d from Controlling Device Return to Controlling Device CMD DATA BYTES DESCRIPTION CMD ECHO BYTES DATA BYTES NAME 00 Sense Current Mode 1 1 Current Mode 01 Enter Select Mode ACK 02 Enter Broadcast Mode ACK 03 Enter Programming Mode ACK 0B 1 Select Video Standard ACK 0C 2 Select GPO Assignment ACK 0D 2 Preset GPO Duration ACK 0E 1 Preset Convert Window ACK 0F 1 Preset Event ARM Register ACK 10 Sense...

Page 81: ...es 36 Sense Char Gen Fields 1 1 Char Gen Fields 37 Sense Char Gen Symbols 1 1 Char Gen Symbols Table 5 4 Character Generator Commands and their Valid Responses Command from Controlling Device Return to Controlling Device CMD DATA BYTES DESCRIPTION CMD ECHO BYTES DATA BYTES NAME 40 1 Select Reader Assignment ACK 41 2 Select Reader Mode ACK 42 3 Select VITC Reader Lines ACK 43 2 Select VITC Reader C...

Page 82: ...r Mode A1 Sense VITC Generator Lines 1 2 VITC Generator Lines A2 Sense Generator Drop Frame 1 1 Generator Drop Frame A3 Sense Generator Colour Frame 1 1 Generator Colour Frame A4 Sense LTC Generator Parity 1 1 LTC Generator Parity A5 Sense VITC Generator On Off 1 1 VITC Generator On Off A6 Sense Generator Run Hold 1 1 Generator Run Hold A7 Sense Gen Jam Sync Mode 1 1 Generator Jan Sync Mode A8 Sen...

Page 83: ...ld 2 Bit 3 User Bit Group Flag 0 Bit 4 User Bit Group Flag 1 Bit 5 User Bit Group Flag 2 Bit 6 LTC Flag 1 LTC Active Bit 7 VITC Flag 1 VITC Active The Binary group flag bits are defined as follows Bin Grp Flag 2 Bin Grp Flag 1 Bin Grp Flag 0 Character set unspecified 0 0 0 Eight bit Alpha numeric Character set 0 0 1 Unassigned 0 1 0 Unassigned 0 1 1 Unassigned 1 0 0 Page Line SMPTE 262M 1 0 0 Unas...

Page 84: ...byte from the command 10 hex bytes PROM name 10 hex bytes PROM version 0B Select Video Standard 1 byte Presets the Video Standard that is being used 00 Auto 01 NTSC 02 PAL 1B Sense Video Standard Returns 2 bytes as described in the Select Video Standard Command 1C Sense GPO Assignment GPO No Returns 1 byte of GPO assignment as defined below 0C Select GPO Assignment GPO No 1 byte Presets the Functi...

Page 85: ...l Purpose Outputs Durations are expressed as BCD values from 0 to 60 frames max 1E Sense Convert Window Returns a 1 byte of convert window value as defined below 0E Preset Convert Window 1 byte Presets the value of the standards conversion jam window The convert window is expressed as a BCD value from 0 to 24 frames max 1F Sense Event Arm Register Returns a 1 byte event arm register value as defin...

Page 86: ...ts the size of the VCG Character Font 00 Tiny 01 Small 02 Large 31 Sense Char Gen Window Position Window No Returns 3 bytes of window position as follows Vertical Position Horizontal Position Window Length 21 Preset Char Gen Window Position Window No 1 byte Vertical Position 1 Byte Horizontal Position Sets the starting position of a VCG window on the raster SIZE VERT POSITION HORIZ POSITION Tiny 0...

Page 87: ...ects the Style of the VCG windows 00 White 01 White on Black 02 Black 03 Black on White 35 Sense Char Gen Frames Returns 1 byte as defined below 25 Select Char Gen Frames 1 byte Selects whether the frames digits will be shown on the character inserter 00 Blanked 01 Displayed 36 Sense Char Gen Fields Returns 1 byte as defined below 26 Select Char Gen Fields 1 byte Selects whether the fields digits ...

Page 88: ...r No Selects the mode of the reader 1 byte Reader modes set according to the following values DESCRIPTION MODE TIME UB 1 TIME DATA 2 TIME TIME 3 DATA DATA 4 TIME DATE Table 5 10 Reader Modes 62 Sense VITC RDR Lines Rdr No Returns 2 byte as defined below 42 Preset VITC RDR Lines Rdr No Selects the VITC lines of the reader 2 bytes The VITC reader will read starting at the first line number and endin...

Page 89: ... are formatted according to the Select RDR Mode command above The broadcast data blocks are assembled in the following order RT RU GT GU 66 Sense Reader 1 byte Returns Reader data as defined by the following byte RU1 RT1 Each bit represents a variable length block of data which is requested Time and data are formatted according to the Select RDR Mode command above The bits are polled and return bl...

Page 90: ...are packed BCD format Valid lines at 6 to 21 for PAL and 10 to 20 for NTSC A2 Sense Generator Drop Frame Returns 1 byte as defined below 82 Select Generator Drop Frame 1 byte Selects whether the Generator will operate in the NTSC Drop Frame or Non Drop Frame mode 00 Non Drop Frame 01 Drop Frame This command is ignored in PAL A3 Sense Generator Colour Frame Returns 1 byte as defined below 83 Select...

Page 91: ...erator Jam Sync mode 00 Generator Free Run Jam Off 01 Continuous Jam Sync 02 Momentary Jam Sync When Continuous Jam Sync mode is enabled then generator time will be slaved to the time code from the Reader The Run Hold Drop Frame and Colour Frame modes of the generator are determined by the Reader time code When Continuous Jam Sync mode is terminated the formatted Run Hold Drop Frame and Colour Fra...

Page 92: ...nse to a Sense Generator command GU GT Each bit represents a block of data that is requested Time and user bit data blocks are defined in section 4 5 of this manual The bits are polled and blocks are assembled in the following order GT GU AB Sense Generator Date Format Returns 1 byte as defined below 8B Select Generator Date Format 1 byte Sets the Date Format for the Generator ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTI...

Page 93: ... and REVT registers E0 Sense Auxiliary Register Reg No Returns 4 bytes of the specified Auxiliary register C0 Preset Auxiliary Register Reg No 4 bytes Sets the specified Auxiliary register REG NO DESCRIPTION 00 Gen jam sync offset OFFS 01 Gen time event GEVT 02 Rdr time event REVT The four bytes of time data is in BCD format as shown below 10 Fr 1 Fr 10 Sec 1 sec 10 Min 1 Min 10 Hr 1Hr ...

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Page 95: ... NEW FIRMWARE VERSION 6 5 6 4 1 Configuring the Serial Port Jumpers Original 5010 6 5 6 4 2 Configuring the Serial Port Jumpers Newer 5010 6 6 6 4 3 Upgrading the Firmware 6 8 Figures Figure 6 1 DIP Switch Functions 6 2 Figure 6 2 Keyboard Scan Codes 6 2 Figure 6 3 PAL Colour Frame Calibration 6 4 Figure 6 4 NTSC Colour Frame Calibration 6 4 Figure 6 5 Jumper Positions for RS 232 Communications on...

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Page 97: ...5X speed VITC reader Auto LTC VITC reader automatically switches between LTC and VITC inputs reading whichever is valid The character inserter provides an on screen programming menu system which is used to configure the various operating modes The use of drop down menus and dedicated programming keys allows the model 5010 to be conveniently configured for particular customer requirements There are...

Page 98: ...5010 to factory defaults on power up 7 Reserved Open Normal operation N A 8 Reserved Open Normal operation N A Figure 6 1 DIP Switch Functions 6 3 USER ADJUSTMENTS AND DIAGNOSTICS 6 3 1 Front Panel Diagnostics A 16 digit alphanumeric display and a 16 button keypad are contained on a separate circuit card 5220 which is connected to the main circuit board via a 20 conductor ribbon cable LED and Keyb...

Page 99: ...board The horizontal character size is set in software using the HORIZONTAL SIZE menu item on the Engineering Setup menu 6 3 4 Calibrating the Colour Frame Detection Circuit Calibration of the colour frame detector is accomplished in software Separate calibration values are maintained in the 5010 s nonvolatile memory for PAL and NTSC The colour frame circuitry is calibrated at the factory and shou...

Page 100: ...ee Figure 6 3 for PAL and Figure 6 4 for NTSC Write down the NOVPOT value where the pulse first appears correctly Channel A Col r Frm Id from Sync Gen Channel B TPD7 from 5010 Figure 6 3 PAL Colour Frame Calibration Channel A Col r Frm Id from Sync Gen Channel B TPD7 from 5010 Figure 6 4 NTSC Colour Frame Calibration 4 Continue adjusting the NOVPOT value up until the pulse on channel B disappears ...

Page 101: ... return the jumpers to the original position for RS 422 operation The internal jumpers inside the unit are different depending on the version of the 5010 hardware that you have Section 6 4 1 gives instructions for setting the jumpers for the earlier version of the 5010 units with the rear panel shown in Figure 2 1 Section 6 4 2 gives instructions for setting the jumpers for the newer version of th...

Page 102: ... serial remote control of the 5010 you will need to return the jumpers to the positions shown in Figure 6 6 for normal operation Reinstall the top cover of the unit and reconnect the antenna cable to the SERIAL I O connector J3 RS232 RS422 JP5 P12V Figure 6 6 Jumper Positions For RS 422 Communications on Rev H J 5200 Boards 6 4 2 Configuring the Serial Port Jumpers Newer 5010 Disconnect the power ...

Page 103: ...ld Ground Shield Shield Shield Ground RS 232 Transmit 2 2 RS 232 Receive Ground 5 5 Signal Ground RS 232 Receive 3 3 RS 232 Transmit Follow the procedure outlined in section 6 4 3 to upgrade the firmware When the unit is successfully upgraded disconnect power from the unit If you need to use RS 422 levels for serial remote control of the 5010 you will need to return the jumpers to the positions sh...

Page 104: ...ility available from our FTP site 3 To set up the 5010 for programming at 38400 baud hold down the Ï key while you apply power to the 5010 When the 5010 completes its boot up sequence the front panel will display LOAD FLASH 38400 The default baud rate for reprogramming is 38400 To set up the 5010 for programming at 9600 baud hold down the Ð key while you apply power to the 5010 When the 5010 compl...

Page 105: ... the 5010 The Flash loader will give a status report as it sends each line of the HEX file to the 5010 During programming the 5010 front panel display will show LOADING XXXXX The XXXXX will be the actual PROM address currently being programmed 8 If there are programming errors an appropriate message will be shown on the 5010 front panel You will need to abort the Flash loader program by pressing t...

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Page 107: ...x 04 UTC 04 00 Halifax New York 05 UTC 05 00 New York Chicago 06 UTC 06 00 Chicago Denver 07 UTC 07 00 Denver Los Angeles 08 UTC 08 00 Los Angeles 09 UTC 09 00 Alaska 10 UTC 10 00 Hawaii 11 UTC 11 00 Midway Islands 12 UTC 12 00 Kwaialein 13 UTC 13 00 New Zealand 14 UTC 12 00 New Zealand 15 UTC 11 00 Solomon Islands 16 UTC 10 00 Guam 17 UTC 09 00 Tokyo 18 UTC 08 00 Beijing 19 UTC 07 00 Bangkok 20 U...

Page 108: ...F UTC 11 30 2A UTC 11 30 Norfolk Island 2B UTC 10 30 Lord Howe Island 2C UTC 09 30 Darwin 2D UTC 08 30 2E UTC 07 30 2F UTC 06 30 Rangoon 3A UTC 05 30 Bombay 3B UTC 04 30 Kabul 3C UTC 03 30 Tehran 3D UTC 02 30 3E UTC 01 30 3F UTC 00 30 32 UTC 12 45 Chatham Island 33 Undefined Reserved do not use 34 Undefined Reserved do not use 35 Undefined Reserved do not use 36 Undefined Reserved do not use 37 Un...

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