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Appendices

Appendix 1: Uploading LUT Tables Using
Cortex

Introduction

The most common and easy way to upload LUT tables is to use Cortex, which contains a GUI view to
upload tables. Cortex is downloadable from the EVS website free of charge.

Uploading Files

Configure the IP address of the UXU network interface using Cortex 1.01 or higher. Use DHCP or a fixed
IP address on your network and configure the subnet mask. Please note that the UXU might be on the
same network as the rack controller. The IP addresses shown in the screenshot below are just examples
and should be replaced with the appropriate addresses.

In the LUT Control groupbox in the UXU Cortex GUI, press the

Upload

button of the LUT table you want

to upload.

Select a .CUBE file containing the LUT table you want to upload and click

Open

. Then click the

Upload

button in the Cortex GUI.

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Summary of Contents for Synapse UXU500

Page 1: ...wn cross converter with LUT based color space and dynamic range converter and optional audio shuffler GXG500 510 3Gb s HD and SD up down cross converter with optional audio shuffler Version 1 1 November 2021 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL ...

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Page 3: ...ational 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 mec...

Page 4: ...to 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 ent...

Page 5: ...Cortex with Synapse 5 4 The UXU500 510 GXG500 510 Card 6 5 Settings Menu 11 5 1 Introduction 11 5 2 System Settings 11 5 3 Up Conv 16 5 4 Down Conv 18 5 5 Cross Conv 20 5 6 Transparent 22 5 7 Inserter 23 5 8 Video Proc 25 5 9 Audio Proc Amp 25 5 10 Embedder 26 5 11 LUT Control 28 5 12 GPIO Options 30 5 13 Network 31 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Synapse UXU500 510 Contents iii ...

Page 6: ...ck Schematic 41 10 Connector Panels 43 Appendices 45 Appendix 1 Uploading LUT Tables Using Cortex 45 Appendix 2 Uploading LUT Tables using WebDav or FTP 46 Appendix 3 Quad Speed ADD ON Bus 50 Appendix 4 Reprogramming UXU and GXG Modules 55 GNU Public License 61 ICONOGRAPHY Note Tip Warning iv November 2021 Issue 1 1 A ...

Page 7: ...al the icon has been added on the left margin to highlight information on updated features No changes in version 1 1 of the UXU500 510 GXG500 510 require an update to the current manual INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Synapse UXU500 510 What s New v ...

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Page 9: ...er 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 E...

Page 10: ... of components mounted on the board Placing the Card The Synapse 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 funct...

Page 11: ...pters of this manual Please refer to Settings Menu on page 11 Status Menu on page 32 Graphical User Interface on page 1 and Events Menu on page 38 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 thr...

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 ...

Page 13: ...odules 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 info...

Page 14: ...he addition of a LUT based color space and dynamic range conversion HDR The LUT can be stored on 16 presets and selected on the fly The unit is compatible with standard LUT tables in either 1D or 3D format This topology offers you the possibility of three fully preset based methods across modes 1 YCrCb to RGB 1D LUT RGB to YCrCb 2 YCrCb to RGB 3D LUT RGB to YCrCb 3 YCrCb to RGB 1D LUT Matrix 1D LU...

Page 15: ...rame synchronizer with auto phaser and control in Frames Lines and pixels with respect to reference UXU delay settings are stored per output format for a constant latency operation 25 Frames delay offset per channel for all 1080 formats 25 Frames delay offset per channel for all 720 standards 25 Frames delay offset per channel for all SD standards All ARC modes contain Anamorphic Center Cut V Zoom...

Page 16: ...i level Bi level or SDI input 1 or 2 Full control and status monitoring through the front panel of the SFR04 SFR08 SFR18 frame and the Ethernet port ACP Complementary cards DIO88 DSF66 DDP24 94 DBD28 or any future Quad Speed Bus ADD ON card Conversion Capabilities Applications LUT based color space and Dynamic Range conversion from UHD to HD and back UXU only High end truck dual input frame synchr...

Page 17: ... UHD 4K up and down conversion from and to any supported video standard in the same frequency Block Schematic INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Synapse UXU500 510 4 The UXU500 510 GXG500 510 Card 9 ...

Page 18: ...s EIA CEA 608 B to EIA 708 B Translation For EIA CEA 608 B to EIA 708 B translation the EIA CEA 608 B bytes will be mapped on one on to the NTSC compatibility bytes Furthermore the EIA CEA 608 B bytes will be remapped to DTVCC packets EIA 708 B to EIA CEA 608 B Translations There are EIA 708 B DTVCC captions which are not translatable to EIA CEA 608 B Therefore the NTSC compatibility bytes will be...

Page 19: ...anual IO_Prst_Act With this item you can manually change the currently active IO settings Can be any preset between 1 and 16 By default it is set to 1 All menu settings that are preceded by the prefix 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 pre...

Page 20: ...apping of channel A Level A and Level B are the possible settings Level A is default 4K_Map_A This sets the 4K mapping Currently the options are 4Ch 4Quadrants or 4Ch SI Default is 4Ch 4Quadrants Out Mode Sets the output mode Currently fixed to A Only F_delayA F Delay sets the number of delayed Frames The available range is from 0 to 25 frames dependent on the I O Default is 0F The preset master f...

Page 21: ...t the filters to fine tune image quality in vertically fast motion video Options are 0 default 1 and 2 LPF_V_A With this setting you can set the filters to fine tune image quality in horizontally fast motion video Options are 0 1 2 3 default 4 5 6 and 7 K4_Down_LPF_A This sets the lowpass filter settings for 4K down convert mode Can be Off Low Medium or High Default is Low When the card is in Tran...

Page 22: ... 720p60 720p50 1080p50 and 1080p60 standards DolbyE_Sync_Mode With this setting you can turn the Dolby E alignment on or off If this setting is set to Auto the card will correct any offset between 0 5 frame and 0 5 frame automatically This correction will be added to the audio delay which is needed to track the video delay IO delay If this setting is set to Off the Dolby E will be handled transpar...

Page 23: ...ormation can be taken out of the VI video index WSS widescreen signaling WSS extended extended form of widescreen signaling or S2016 With this setting you can select which of the above protocols should be used to detect aspect ratio changes By default it is set to VI UsrPkt Ext_DID In order to convert customer specific data a generic extractor inserter for user defined data packets has been includ...

Page 24: ...WSS or VI information is found Can be any preset between 1 and 16 or Hold holds current active preset By default it is set to Hold Input_Loss_A Here you can set what the output of channel A should be when the input is lost Can be Freeze Colorbar Zoneplate Black Greyor Green 5 3 Up Conv Setting Description Up_CtrlA With this item you select how the presets for Channel A in up converter mode are con...

Page 25: ...eA Sets the vertical scaling of the TV picture of channel A in up converter mode Can be set within the range of 50 to 200 of the input signal only used when Up_ ArcA is set to variable Default value is 100 Up_H EnhA With this item you can set the horizontal picture enhancement of channel A in up converter mode between 0 and 100 By default set to 0 Up_V EnhA With this item you can set the vertical ...

Page 26: ...ly active preset of channel A in down converter mode Can be any preset between 1 and 16 By default it is set to 1 All menu settings that are preceded with a Dn prefix are part of the preset Dn_Prst_EditA Here you can select which of the 16 selectable presets you want to edit for Channel A in down converter mode Changing this will not change the active preset unless the currently active preset is t...

Page 27: ...tead of 720 pixels Dn_H ScaleA The horizontal scaling of the TV picture of channel A in down converter mode is set using Dn_H scaleA Dn_H scaleA can be set within the range of 50 to 200 of the input signal only used when Dn_ArcA is set to variable Default value is 100 Dn_V ScaleA Sets the vertical scaling of the TV picture of channel A in down converter mode Can be set within the range of 50 to 20...

Page 28: ...ct how the presets for Channel A are controlled in cross converter mode manually Manual via GPI triggers GPI A GPI B or GPI C or via changes of the HD Aspect Ratio S2016 By default it is set to Manual Cr_Prst_ActA With this item you can manually change the currently active preset of channel A in cross converter mode Can be any preset between 1 and 16 By default it is set to 1 All menu settings tha...

Page 29: ...rce on 4 3 screens LBox 16 9 With 16 9 source on 4 3 screens LBox 14 9 With 16 9 source on 4 3 screens PBox 4 3 With 4 3 source on 16 9 screens PBox 14 9 With 4 3 source on 16 9 screens Variable Dependent on Cr H scale and Cr V scale settings Cr_H ScaleA The horizontal scaling of the TV picture of channel A in cross converter mode is set using Cr_H scaleA Cr_H scaleA can be set within the range of...

Page 30: ...he HD or SD aspect ratios S2016 or SD_AR By default it is set to Manual Tr_Prst_ActA With this item you can manually change the currently active preset of channel A in Transparent mode Can be any preset between 1 and 16 By default it is set to 1 All menu settings that are preceded by the Tr prefix are part of the preset Tr_Prst_EditA Here you can select which of the 16 selectable presets you want ...

Page 31: ...ect what line of the input you want to copy the VITC data from only when input is SD Can be any line between line 7 and line 22 Default is line 19 VITC_Ln_CtrlA Here you can choose whether you want to select the line to where you want to copy the timecode data to manually manual or use the information in the ATC_DBB package to select the lines ATC_DBB package contains information about the line du...

Page 32: ...ing or switch WSS insertion entirely off default value You can set it to Standard or Extended With the WSS InsertA setting set to Extended you can select WSS extended values from the VI DataA setting which you want to be inserted Possible VI settings are 4 3_0 through 4 3_7 and the settings 16 9_0 through 16 9_7 Default is 4 3_0 WSS StndA With the WSS InsertA setting set to Standard you can select...

Page 33: ...tween 128bits and 127 bits in steps of 1 bit The default setting is 0 bit Y_GainA Y GainA controls the Yellow gain The control range is between 0 and 200 The default setting is 100 C_GainA C GainA controls the Cyan gain The control range is between 50 and 150 The default setting is 100 5 9 Audio Proc Amp Setting Description Audio PhaseA If this setting is set to Align the card ensures audio phase ...

Page 34: ...hat are preceded with a Ins prefix are part of the preset Silence TimeA If the embedded audio contains silence this can be reported by the card This setting allows you to determine how many seconds it takes before the card reports the silence This setting can be set in a range from 1 sec to 255 sec The default setting is 10sec Silence LevelA With this setting you set a loudness threshold for the s...

Page 35: ...0d0e0f Emb1_Gain01 Emb1_Gain16 Adjusts the gain for the corresponding audio channel between 999 and 12dB Everything below 999 dB means the audio will be muted Default is 0dB This setting is only available on the UXU510 GXG510 which have an audio shuffler option Emb1_Delay01 Emb1_Delay16 Adjusts the delay of the corresponding audio channel between 0ms and 5 000ms Default is 0ms This setting is only...

Page 36: ...gh the LUT and matrix conversions The right side shows the input video transparent Default is 50 SMPTE ST 352 Video Payload Identifier The SMPTE ST 352 Video Payload Identifier also known as VPID is transported within the ancillary data of an SDI stream The ancillary packet is placed in the HANC space This packet contains 4 bytes of data There are two versions of the standard The first was publish...

Page 37: ...onvert between the ITU BT 709 HD and BT 2020 UHD recommendations by using a matrix conversion This matrix conversion does not specify the color space container unlike the input and output matrices The settings are 709to2020 2020to709 and Transparent Default is Transparent 1D_LUT_Post UXU500 510 only This setting controls the 1D LUT after the 3D LUT and the matrix converter There are 16 preset loca...

Page 38: ...ake Selects a take contact for the corresponding GPI pool Possible settings are Off No take contact is defined and values on the GPI contact are taken instantly Contact_1 Contact_5 The selected contact is used as a Take command for the corresponding pool Closing the selected contact results in the card latching the value provided on the selected contacts for that pool Please refer to Appendix 1 GP...

Page 39: ...CP mGW0 With IP_Conf0 set to manual 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 OPE...

Page 40: ...0 1080i60 1080p50 720p50 1080i50 1080p30 720p30 1080p25 720p25 SD625 1080p24 720p24 SD525 1080p24sf NA sInpA This status item indicates the presence and the format of a valid signal on processing channel A This is displayed the same as sInp1 sInp2 sInpA_VI Displays the detected VI value foundin the input This is 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 ...

Page 41: ...ded detected sInpA_s2016 This item displays the detected SMPTE 2016 AFD values of processing channel A This is displayed as AFD0 through AFD15 or NA if no S2016 is detected sInpA_CRC_EDH This item indicates CRC and EDH errors on input A Can be OK Error NA sInpA_Map This item indicates where the signal from processing channel A is mapped to Can be Level A Level B DL Level B DS Level B DSSC NA sInpA...

Page 42: ...S2031 WST LineA This status item indicates the type of WST lines which are packetized by S2031 It will display Error when containing both undefined and defined lines Can be NA Defined Undefined Error WST Det A This item indicates the presence of WST information in processing channel A Can be NA or OK OP47 Det A This item indicates the presence of OP47 packets in processing channel A Can be NA or O...

Page 43: ... the current mode function of processing channel A Can be Up Cross NA Down Trans TestPattern Ref Format Displays whether there is a correct reference and what the connected reference format is Can be 1080p60 720p60 1080i60 1080p50 720p50 1080i50 1080p30 720p30 SD625 1080p25 720p25 SD525 1080p24 720p24 NA Reference_Status This indicates whether the signal is synchronized with the genlock Values are...

Page 44: ...at of the corresponding addon input channels Can be the following NA PCM Null AC 3 TimeStmp SMPTE KLV MPEG 1 MPEG 2 Dolby E Caption data UserDef Rsvd Enh AC 3 Off SOF E_A1 2A SOF E_D3 4A Displays the start line of a Dolby E frame Can be a value between 0 default and 1124 dependent on input and output format LUT_Status UXU500 510 only Indicates the availability of the LUT table for HDR transcoding ...

Page 45: ...ased DHCP Infin Disabled or No Cable MAC0 This item displays the MAC address of the card IP0 This item displays the current IP address of the card NM0 This item displays the current Netmask of the card GW0 This item displays the current Standard Gateway of the card INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Synapse UXU500 510 6 Status Menu 37 ...

Page 46: ...en 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 What Information is Available in an Event The message consists of the following items A message string to show what has happened in text for example INP_LOSS ...

Page 47: ...t of report and control values Input_A 01hex INP_A_LOSS 81hex INP_A_RETURN Input A 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 Priority The priority is a user defined value The higher the priority of the alarm the higher this value will be Setting the priority to Zero disables ...

Page 48: ...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 seconds every time a connection is made to the card 40 November 2021 Issue 1 1 A ...

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Page 51: ... with the card BPH50 GPI I O LTC Metadata 3Gb s HD SD SDI IN 1 and 2 3Gb s HD SD SDI IN 3 and 4 HD SD SDI OUT 1 and 2 HD SD SDI OUT 3 and 4 Not Connected Not Connected Not Connected ETHERNET Not Connected Unused inputs and outputs must be terminated with the correct impedance INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Synapse UXU500 510 10 Connector Panels 43 ...

Page 52: ... 1 Metadata RX B PIN 9 GPIO 4 PIN 2 Metadata TX A PIN 10 GPIO 7 PIN 3 GPIO 1 PIN 11 Metadata TX B PIN 4 GPIO 2 PIN 12 LTC p PIN 5 GPIO 3 PIN 13 GPIO 5 PIN 6 Metadata RX A PIN 14 GPIO 8 PIN 7 GND PIN 15 GPIO 6 PIN 8 LTC n 44 November 2021 Issue 1 1 A ...

Page 53: ...d IP address on your network and configure the subnet mask Please note that the UXU might be on the same network as the rack controller The IP addresses shown in the screenshot below are just examples and should be replaced with the appropriate addresses In the LUT Control groupbox in the UXU Cortex GUI press the Upload button of the LUT table you want to upload Select a CUBE file containing the L...

Page 54: ...is able to browse and manage files in a similar way as with a network share or an FTP server In other words this protocol makes it possible to browse create remove upload download rename etc files and directories on a web server One of the most important advantages of this technology is that it uses port 80 for network traffic This means that if you are able to browse the site from your workstatio...

Page 55: ...d by 80 in order to access the card via WebDav Entering ftp followed by the IP address of the card will access the card via FTP For example if the IP address of the card is 172 16 0 4 enter http 172 16 0 4 80 or ftp 172 16 0 4 and click Next Should result in the following example screen INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Synapse UXU500 510 Appendix 2 Uploading LUT Tables using WebDav or FTP 47 ...

Page 56: ... name for your own use e g a News Channel Click Next and then Finish on the following screen A new Explorer window will appear which displays the contents of the WebDAV Web Folder or FTP folder on the UXU card as follows 48 November 2021 Issue 1 1 A ...

Page 57: ...most common file operations such as Delete Move and Copy to upload files as you are used to in any Windows environment You can simply drag and drop your LUT files in this map INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Synapse UXU500 510 Appendix 2 Uploading LUT Tables using WebDav or FTP 49 ...

Page 58: ...res Some master cards will have two modes and others will only have the Quad Speed mode whereas the logical ADD ON cards are only available in Quad Speed mode Some master cards will have two modes and others will only have either the Quad Speed mode or the normal add on bus Dual mode master cards have a menu item to select the appropriate mode If a mode is selected all ADD ON cards to that master ...

Page 59: ...hannels into the large brown arrow An ADD ON card will also actively loop extra processed channels into the next ADD ON card and finally into the master card The cross looping of the original design is now a straight loop The quad speed bus can also work in one direction You can use a Quad Speed audio bus to de embed audio from the master and present on the ADD ON card as AES EBU Bitstream like Do...

Page 60: ... one frame as the MASTER CARD breaks the connection to the left hand card All cards to the right of the master must be in the same mode as the master Mixing normal ADD ONs with Quad Speed ADD ON combinations in one frame is allowed Example 1 Here we combine a master card that performs embedded domain Dolby E to Dolby Digital Plus encoding Between the E decoding and Dolby Digital Plus encoding we w...

Page 61: ...t with a selection of 16 channels selected out 8 original PCM channels and 16 PCM channels that are decoded from the Dolby E streams The combo performs the following processing De embedding of 8x PCM and 2x Dolby E Decoding of two independent Dolby E streams Loudness processing of up to 16 channels sourced by any of the 8x PCM or decoded Dolby E streams Upmixing of a 2 0 to 5 1 if a Dolby E stream...

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Page 63: ...y and check the hardware rev Knowing the hardware revision number you can go to our website www evs com and visit our download area Here you can select the card you wish to upgrade You will see a list of available firmware upgrades for this particular card The firmware files that are compatible with your card will display your card s hardware revision number in a table next to Hardware versions If...

Page 64: ...ime Make sure that the card you are going to upgrade is currently not being used by anyone in your company Use Cortex version 1 09 01 or later This software can be downloaded from the EVS website Setting Up a Card To be able to program the card directly we need to perform two steps 1 Setting up the IP address of the card and 2 Enabling the board to be recognized as a stand alone entity To set up t...

Page 65: ...o go to the Network tab in the Cortex main menu to add this card Then select Add Network Device and Add ACP Device Fill out the name of the card and its IP address and select Add INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Synapse UXU500 510 Appendix 4 Reprogramming UXU and GXG Modules 57 ...

Page 66: ...Uploading Firmware You can then start upgrading the card To do this select Card in the main menu then select Upload Firmware in the dropdown menu as displayed below 58 November 2021 Issue 1 1 A ...

Page 67: ...e you want to load from the Firmware File pane as shown below To identify which spf you would like to upload into the card click the Current drive button and select the folder which holds your spf files INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Synapse UXU500 510 Appendix 4 Reprogramming UXU and GXG Modules 59 ...

Page 68: ...me When the selected spf file cannot be loaded in the card an error message will appear in the Progress pane in the lower right corner of the screen Testing Once all the above instructions have been completed the card should be functioning correctly We advise however to test the card s functionality before putting it into real on air use 60 November 2021 Issue 1 1 A ...

Page 69: ...ode 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 participating in the development o...

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