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Page 1: ...Synapse 2GF100 2GF110 Dual Channel 3Gb s HD and SD Frame Synchronizer with Optional Audio Shuffler Version 1 00 November 2021 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL ...

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Page 3: ...tional purpose and use only and subject to change without notice This manual cancels and replaces any previous versions thereof Copyright Copyright 2003 2021 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA All rights reserved This manual may not be reproduced transcribed stored in a database or a retrieval system translated into any language computer language transmitted in any form or by any means electronically mech...

Page 4: ...o repair this product If a problem occurs contact your local EVS distributor NEVER expose this product to extremely high or low temperatures NEVER operate this product in an explosive atmosphere To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture This product complies with the requirements of the product family standards for audio video audio visual ente...

Page 5: ... Using Cortex with Synapse 5 4 The 2GF100 110 Card 6 5 Settings Menu 9 5 1 Introduction 9 5 2 System Settings 9 5 3 Inserter 13 5 4 Video Proc 16 5 5 Audio Proc Amp 18 5 6 Embedder 19 5 7 GPI Mode 22 5 8 Network 23 6 Status Menu 24 6 1 Introduction 24 6 2 System Status 24 6 3 Net Status 27 7 Events Menu 28 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Synapse 2GF100 2GF110 Contents iii ...

Page 6: ...ck Schematic 31 10 Connector Panels 32 Appendices 34 Appendix 1 GPIs Explained 34 Appendix 2 Card Dip Switches for BHX and Fiber Configurations 38 GNU Public License 40 ICONOGRAPHY Note Tip Warning iv November 2021 Issue 1 00 E ...

Page 7: ...he left margin to highlight information on updated features The changes linked to new features in version 1 00 of 2GF100 2GF110 110 are listed below SMPTE ST 352 Payload Identifier See section Inserter on page 13 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Synapse 2GF100 2GF110 What s New v ...

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Page 9: ...r to the RRC18 RRC10 RRC04 RRS18 and RRS04 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 RRS18 RRS04 ERC108 118 ERS108 118 manuals The method for connecting to a computer using Et...

Page 10: ...se card can be placed vertically in an SFR18 frame or horizontally in an SFR04 and SFR08 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 the card is essential as a card that is not located properly may show valid indicators but will not function correctly On power up all LEDs will light up for a few sec...

Page 11: ...ters of this manual Please refer to Settings Menu on page 9 Status Menu on page 24 Graphical User Interface on page 1 and Events Menu on page 28 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 displayed and or changed Move forward through the menu structure Go back throu...

Page 12: ...Status Events The display changes to indicate that the SFS10 Settings menu item SDI Format has been selected and shows that its current setting is Auto Pressing the selects the Settings item shown in this example SDI Format Pressing or will change to a different setting e g Mode H Delay The display changes to indicate that the SFS10 Edit Setting menu item SDI Format has been selected To edit the s...

Page 13: ...dules Each Synapse frame is addressed through its rack controller s unique IP address giving access to each module its menus and adjustment items Cortex has access to data contained within the Synapse module and displays it on a GUI The software has an intuitive structure following that of the module that it is controlling For operation of Cortex please refer to the Cortex help files Further infor...

Page 14: ...ce versa where the delay timing of the timecode is copied from the source channel The 2GF100 110 is compatible with 270Mb s 1 5Gb s and 3Gb s for full 1080p 50 or 1080p 59 94 use Features 3 inputs 2 SDI and 1 composite Handles complete asynchronous switching at the input Configurable output function Straight 1 1 2 2 Crossed 2 1 1 2 A only B only Compatible with the following input formats auto sel...

Page 15: ... Transparent for 8 channels of embedded audio per channel Embedded domain cross input audio shuffling gain and phase control 110 only Embedding and de embedding through Synapse bus Video proc amp Y and C control Color corrector RGB and total gain RGB and total black Hue control for NTSC inputs Locks to a Bi Level or a Tri level sync or to an SDI input Full control and status monitoring through the...

Page 16: ...ications 2GF100 2GF110 Transmission output frame synchronizer with backup input 2GF110 only Combining embedded audio channels of 2 inputs into 1 see image below Block Schematic 8 November 2021 Issue 1 00 E ...

Page 17: ...ult it is set to 1 All menu settings that are preceded by the prefix under the SYSTEM SETTINGS header are part of the preset IO_Prst_Edit Here you can select which of the 16 selectable IO settings presets you want to edit Changing this will not change the active preset unless the currently active preset is the one you are going to edit All menu settings that are preceded by the prefix are part of ...

Page 18: ...format is 1080p50 or 1080p60 Can be manually set to Level A default or Level B You can also choose to set it to auto in which case the GDL will automatically detect whether the input is Level A or Level B Out Mode With this setting you choose which input should be on which output There are 4 available modes Straight default Channel A to outputs A1 A2 Channel B to outputs B1 B2 Crossed Channel A to...

Page 19: ... to the reference timing For example if the H Delay is set to 10 pixels the output signal will be delayed by reference timing 10 pixels The signal is delayed advanced with respect to the phase of the reference signal The available range is from 0 to a maximum of 5124 pixels dependent on I O format The default setting is 0px The preset master for this is Out Frmt hence the prefix Freeze_A Freeze en...

Page 20: ... of a video freeze The default setting is Field PrstEditView With this setting set to Follow Active the edit preset settings e g UP_ Prst_editA and UP_Prst_editB will follow the active preset when the active preset is changed This is to avoid confusion when changing the active preset Set to Independent the edit preset will not automatically follow active preset changes By default set to Follow Act...

Page 21: ...ass the packet to the output as is only on Luminance In HD 1080i for ATC LTC transparency the user may switch it Off to pass the ATC LTC HANC packet on line 10 Output Matrix This setting will only work if S352_Insert is set to On It enables you to set the colorspace in REC709 default or REC2020 When set to either REC709 or REC2020 the S352 data is included in the s352 packet This does not change a...

Page 22: ...gers GPI A GPI B or GPI C via changes of the SD aspect ratio SD_AR or the HD aspect ratio S2016 Default is Manual Ins_Prst_ActA With this item you can manually change the currently active preset of Channel A when in transparent mode Can be any preset between 1 and 16 By default it is set to 1 All menu settings that are preceded with a Ins prefix are part of the preset Ins_Prst_EditA Here you can s...

Page 23: ...tem you select how the inserter presets for Channel A are controlled Manually manual via GPI triggers GPI via changes of the HD Aspect Ratio VI WSS WSS ext or S2016 AFD Default is Manual Ins_Prst_ActB With this item you can manually change the currently active preset of Channel B when in transparent mode Can be any preset between 1 and 16 By default it is set to 1 All menu settings that are preced...

Page 24: ...B With the S2016 InsertB setting set to on you can select AFD values with this setting which you want to be inserted in Channel B possible are all AFD values from AFD0 through AFD15 OSD StyleB With this setting you select how the on screen display text should be displayed on outputs B Possible are Off no OSD Transp transparent text Masked OSD displayed in a black box Blink Transp blinking transpar...

Page 25: ...ps of 1 bit The default setting is 0 bit G BlackA G BlackA controls the Green Black The control range is between 128bits and 127 bits in steps of 1 bit The default setting is 0 bit B BlackA B BlackA controls the Blue Black The control range is between 128bits and 127 bits in steps of 1 bit The default setting is 0 bit BlackB BlackB controls the total R G B Black gain of channel B The control range...

Page 26: ...nsparent off same status bit on the outputs as on the inputs or to overwrite on them with new status bits emb_aud_hand_A Embedded audio handling This card has a built in embedder de embedder and audio gain stage This menu item controls the functionality of these stages Blank blanks the horizontal blanking Pass passes the audio un processed Process controls the smart audio handling smart audio hand...

Page 27: ...item you can manually change the currently active audio preset Can be any preset between 1 and 16 By default it is set to 1 All menu settings that are preceded by the Emb prefix are part of the preset Audio_Prst_Edit Here you can select which of the 16 selectable audio presets you want to edit Changing this will not change the active preset unless you have selected to edit the currently active pre...

Page 28: ...Ch_4 EmbB_Grp With this setting you select into which audio group 4 audio channels of the outputs you want to embed the second 4 forwarded audio channels coming from the de embedders add on bus Can be group1 group2 group3 or group4 You can also choose to not use these 4 audio channels for anything by setting this item to off By default it is set to Group2 EmbB1_Inp EmbB4_Inp With these settings yo...

Page 29: ... 4 audio channels of the outputs you want to embed the last 4 forwarded audio channels coming from the de embedders add on bus Can be group1 group2 group3 or group4 You can also choose to not use these 4 audio channels for anything by setting this item to off By default it is set to Group2 EmbD1_Inp EmbD4_Inp With these settings you can select where the corresponding audio channels of outputs B ar...

Page 30: ... are GPI A part of GPI A pool triggered once Take A is closed GPI B part of GPI B pool triggered once Take B is closed GPI C part of GPI C pool triggered once Take C is closed Take A part of GPI A pool used to trigger GPI A Take B part of GPI B pool used to trigger GPI B Take C part of GPI C pool used to trigger GPI C GPI Prio A part of GPI A pool working in a priority manner highest closed GPI of...

Page 31: ...anual this setting lets you set a Standard Gateway Default is set to 0 0 0 0 mIP0 When IP_Conf0 is set to manual you can enter the preferred IP address here By default it is set to 0 0 0 0 NetwPrefix0 Here you can set the specific network prefix if required mNM0 With IP_Conf0 set to manual with this setting you can set a Netmask Default is 0 0 0 0 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Synapse 2GF100 2...

Page 32: ...tive on outputs B1 and B2 Can be SDI 1 SDI 2 or Analog sInp1 This status item indicates the presence and format of a valid signal in input 1 This is displayed as 1080p60 720p60 1080i60 1080p50 720p50 1080i50 1080p30 720p30 1080p25 720p25 SD625 1080p24 720p24 SD525 1080p24sf NA sInp1_VI Displays the detected VI value found in input 1 This is displayed as follows 4 3_0 16 9_0 4 3_1 16 9_1 4 3_2 16 9...

Page 33: ... displayed as follows 4 3_0 16 9_0 4 3_1 16 9_1 4 3_2 16 9_2 4 3_3 16 9_3 4 3_4 16 9_4 4 3_5 16 9_5 4 3_6 16 9_6 4 3_7 16 9_7 NA no WSS extended detected sInp1_s2016 This item displays the detected SMPTE 2016 AFD values of input 1 This is displayed as follows AFD0 AFD8 AFD1 AFD9 AFD2 AFD10 AFD3 AFD11 AFD4 AFD12 AFD5 AFD13 AFD6 AFD14 AFD7 AFD15 NA no S2016 detected sInp1_CRC_EDH This item indicates...

Page 34: ...splayed as listed under sInp1_s2016 sInp2_CRC_EDH This item indicates CRC and EDH errors on input 2 Can be OK Error NA sInp2 Map This item indicates whether the 3Gb s input on input 2 is Level A or Level B When the input is not 3Gb s NA is indicated sInp3_WSS Stnd Displays the detected WSS standard value found in input3 CVBS input This is displayed as listed under sInp1_WSS Stnd sInp3_WSS Extnd Di...

Page 35: ...isplayed as for instance 1_3_ when contacts 1 and 3 are closed and for instance _234 when contacts 2 3 and 4 are closed GPIA Displays the current value of GPI pool A GPIB Displays the current value of GPI pool B GPIC Displays the current value of GPI pool C OutputA Map This indicates the mapping of the last known output when the output format is 3Gb s 1080p50 or 1080p60 Can be Level A or Level B W...

Page 36: ... 255 is the priority setting Input_B Input_B can be selected between 0 255 0 no event 1 255 is the priority setting Ref Status Reference can be selected between 0 255 0 no event 1 255 is the priority setting Active_Out_A Active output A can be selected between 0 255 0 no event 1 255 is the priority setting Active_Out_B Active output B can be selected between 0 255 0 no event 1 255 is the priority ...

Page 37: ...of report and control values Input_A 01hex INP_A_LOSS 81hex INP_A_RETURN Input A lost or returned Input_B 41hex INP_B_LOSS c1hex INP_B_RETURN Input B lost or returned Ref Status 02hex REF_LOSS 82hex REF_RETURN Reference lost or returned Active_Out_A 19hex IN_B OUT_A 99hex IN_A OUT_A Input B or input A on outputs A Active_Out_B 1ahex IN_A OUT_B 9ahex IN_B OUT_B Input A or input B on outputs B Prior...

Page 38: ...dicates the presence of a valid SDI video signal on input B ANC Data LED Indicates the presence of embedded audio within the input signal Reference LED Indicates the presence of a valid reference signal on the selected reference input connector ref 1 or ref 2 Data Error LED This LED indicates a CRC error Connection LED This LED lights up after the card has initialized The LED lights up for 0 5 sec...

Page 39: ...9 Block Schematic INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Synapse 2GF100 2GF110 9 Block Schematic 31 ...

Page 40: ... A HD SD SDI INPUT B HD SD SDI PROCESSED OUTPUT A1 HD SD SDI PROCESSED OUTPUT A2 GPI INPUT OUTPUT HD SD SDI PROCESSED OUTPUT B1 HD SD SDI PROCESSED OUTPUT B2 CVBS INPUT For fiber connectivity see www evs com Unused inputs and outputs must be terminated with the correct impedance Please refer to Card Dip Switches for BHX and Fiber Configurations in the Appendices before connecting any backpanel 32 ...

Page 41: ...ning Pin Function 1 GPI in 1 2 GPI in 2 3 GPI in 3 4 GPI in 4 5 GPI in 5 6 Frame Sync 1 Tracking 7 Frame Sync 2 Tracking 8 Ground INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Synapse 2GF100 2GF110 10 Connector Panels 33 ...

Page 42: ...tacts act together depends on whether the pool works in binary or priority mode Example 1 Two Pools in Binary Mode To control the up converter presets using Pool A Up_CtrlA set to GPI A and the output mode setting using Pool B Out mode Ctrl set to GPI B with both pools working in priority mode the GPIs have to be set up as follows Set GPI_1 to GPI Prio A Set GPI_2 to GPI Prio A Set GPI_3 to GPI Pr...

Page 43: ...ary Mode and One in Priority Mode Let s say we would like to control the up converter presets using Pool A Up_CtrlA set to GPI A in binary mode and the audio presets using Pool B Audio_Ctrl set to GPI B in priority mode We could do the following Set GPI_1 to GPI A Set GPI_2 to GPI A Set GPI_3 to Take A Set GPI_4 to GPI Prio B Set GPI_5 to GPI Prio B Pool A now consists of GPI 1 GPI 2 and GPI 3 as ...

Page 44: ... set to GPI B in priority mode and Out mode control using Pool C Out mode Ctrl set to GPI C also in priority mode We could do the following Set GPI_1 to GPI Prio A Set GPI_2 to GPI Prio A Set GPI_3 to GPI Prio B Set GPI_4 to GPI Prio B Set GPI_5 to GPI Prio C Pool A now consists of GPI 1 and GPI 2 in a priority mode controlling the Up converter preset Pool B now consists of GPI 3 and GPI 4 in prio...

Page 45: ... 0 Audio Preset 1 1 0 Audio Preset 2 0 1 Audio Preset 3 1 1 Audio Preset 3 because highest takes priority Pool C now works as follows GPI_5 Status Set Value 0 A out only 1 B out only INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Synapse 2GF100 2GF110 Appendix 1 GPIs Explained 37 ...

Page 46: ...hen using a BPH17 backpanel with fiber I O you must first set the top side dip switch on the synapse board to ON This will pass 30 volt to the backpanel If this is not done the relays won t work at all Using BHX17b When using the backpanel with a bypass relay BHX17b you must first set the bottom side dip switch on the card to ON This will pass 5 volts to the backpanel If this is not done the relay...

Page 47: ...itch after about 15 seconds from the moment the BHX backpanel detects the trigger signal from the connected Synapse card This setting will allow more time for complex synapse cards to finish initialization and stabilize proper signal processing before the backpanel switches over to the processed signal The OFF setting is recommended if the BHX backpanel is used in combination with Synapse cards wh...

Page 48: ...ll provide the source code on request either through physical distribution or electronic communication For physical distribution you may be charged a fee that covers distribution costs This offer is valid up to three years after date of purchase Please direct your request to the support department of EVS Broadcast Equipment SA EVS Broadcast Equipment SA supports open source software by participati...

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