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KAM-SD-4DAC-DMX Links and Web Pages

 

This will bring up the Save As screen as shown in 

Figure 36

. Locate or 

create a directory for storing the E-MEMs and select 

Save

. This E-MEM reg-

ister is now saved to the selected location and may be recalled as described 
below.

Figure 36.  Save As Screen

Load File

A file may be loaded from a saved directory to a register on the E-MEM 
web page by selecting the 

Load From...

 button in the associated E-MEM reg-

ister in the Advanced view. This will bring up the Load E-MEM web page 
(

Figure 37

).

Figure 37.  Load E-MEM Web Page

Summary of Contents for KAM-SD-4DAC-DMX

Page 1: ...KAM SD 4DAC DMX KAMELEON SERIES MODULES Instruction Manual SOFTWARE VERSION 4 0 1 071835100 DECEMBER 2004 ...

Page 2: ...ase Solutions to problems and troubleshooting efforts can be found by searching our Frequently Asked Questions FAQ database Software Downloads Software updates drivers and patches can be down loaded Region Voice Fax Address Web Site North America 800 547 8949 Support 530 478 4148 Sales 530 478 3347 Support 530 478 3181 Grass Valley P O Box 599000 Nevada City CA 95959 7900 USA www thomsongrassvalle...

Page 3: ... Configuration 19 Web Browser Interface 20 Web Page Operations and Functional Elements 22 Status and Identification Header 22 Initial Configuration Process Overview 24 KAM SD 4DAC DMX Links and Web Pages 25 Status Web Page 26 Color coded Status Indicators and Links 26 Status Front Module Properties 26 Submodule Properties 26 Warning Fault Summary 28 Input Output Configuration Web Page 29 I O Confi...

Page 4: ...e 49 Enable Auto Track 49 Delay Adjustments 49 Audio Processing Web Page 51 Audio Gain 52 Output Processing 52 Analog Audio Outputs Web Page 53 E MEM Configuration Web Page 54 File Operations 56 Slot Configuration 59 Slot Identification 59 Locate Module 59 Slot Memory 59 Frame Heath Reporting 61 Hardware Switch Controls 61 Slot SNMP Trap Reports 61 Software Update Web Page 62 Specifications 63 Ser...

Page 5: ... the Kameleon multi function modules that are part of the Kameleon Media Processing System As part of this module family it is subject to Safety and Regulatory Compliance described in the Kameleon 2000 Series frame and power supply documen tation see the Kameleon 2000 Series Frames Instruction Manual ...

Page 6: ...6 KAM SD 4DAC DMX Instruction Manual About This Manual ...

Page 7: ... output to four analog audio channels Audio and video delay synchronization and processing amplifier Powerful line by line VBI processing including user configuration of active video lines for carrying data 4x4 audio router for mapping audio channels to specific AES streams Audio and video test generators Hot swappable 5 user programmable E MEM registers Save load module configuration files to a n...

Page 8: ...For proper operation of the KAM SD 4DAC DMX modules the frame must be a 2000T1DNG or 2000T3NG which include the following compo nents 2000NET module software version 3 2 2 or later recommended for full functionality 2000GEN module Dual 130W power supplies in the 2000T1DNG frame Single 240W power supply and 2000FAN in the 2000T3NG frame Frame Capacity The 1 RU 2000T1DNG with dual 130W power supplie...

Page 9: ... face connectors Kameleon Audio Submodule The KAM SD 4DAC DMX module requires a KAM DAC S submodule installed in the Submodule 1 position The submodule will be provided with the front processing media module The Submodule 2 position is not supported in this application If the submodule needs to be installed line up the connectors on the bottom of the submodule with the correct submodule position o...

Page 10: ...e 1 Locate a vacant slot in the rear of the 3 RU frame Figure 2 Figure 2 2000T3NG Kameleon Frame Rear View Mid frame motherboard with power and communication buses Front rear module direct connection cutout Open frame area for front rear module direct connection Six rear module slots Network and reference input connections Six rear module slots 8346_01 ...

Page 11: ...that the module connector seats properly against the midplane 4 Using a crossblade screwdriver tighten the two screw locks to secure the module in the frame CVO SD0 SIG J10 J9 J6 J5 J4 J3 J1 SIG J2 2900 PRM 7 J11 AN AUD 4 AN AUD 3 J8 J7 AES 1 AES 2 AES 1 AES 2 AN AUD 1 AN AUD 2 Rear alignment post and receptacle Screw lock both sides 8343 02 2000 frame rear view KAM MIX R module Board edge guides ...

Page 12: ...ont slot see Figure 5 7 Verify that the module connector seats properly against the midplane and rear module connector 8 Press firmly on both ejector tabs to seat the module Figure 5 Installing Front Media Module 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 13 1 8173 04 Network Slot 13 Reference Distribution Slot 15 Main Power Supply Slot 19 Secondary Power Supply Slot 21 Front Media Slots 1 12 Fan Sled Slot 20 Al...

Page 13: ...in the connector pinout at left of Figure 6 SDI Video Out The SDI video is output at BNC connector J1 labeled SDO Figure 6 KAM MIX R Input Output Connectors CVO SD0 SIG J10 J9 J6 J5 J4 J3 J1 SIG J2 2900 PRM 7 J11 AN AUD 4 AN AUD 3 J8 J7 AES 1 AES 2 AES 1 AES 2 AN AUD 1 AN AUD 2 8351_01 J11 VI SDI Video In J6 CVO not used not used in this application J1 SDO SDI Video Out J10 AN AUD1 Balanced Analog...

Page 14: ...J5 J4 J3 J1 SIG J2 2900 PRM 7 J11 AN AUD 4 AN AUD 3 J8 J7 AES 1 AES 2 AES 1 AES 2 AN AUD 1 AN AUD 2 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 PWR Green diagnostic LED on indicates power OK For factory use FAULT Red diagnostic LED is off during normal operation Ejector Tabs Processor Module Front Edge Passive Rear Module COMM Yellow LED on during remote control communication CONF Yellow LED on when module is initial...

Page 15: ...ditions Indicated LED Indication Condition Fault red Off Normal operation On continuously Module has detected internal fault Long flash One of the inputs is missing or is wrong standard Short flash Errors present in SDI and or AES EBU input COMM yellow Off No activity on frame communication bus Three flash off pattern Module Location command received from a remote control system Short flash Activi...

Page 16: ...button N A Sample rate convert demultiplexed group Enable Enable or Disable DEMUX Disable checkbox N A Report loss of audio stream Report Report or No Report DEMUX Reporting checkbox N A Input status loss of signal report Enable Enable or Disable Video Input Select Input Status Report Loss of Signal checkbox N A Select video line rate Auto 525 625 or Auto Video Input Select Video Line Rate radio b...

Page 17: ... 625 37 3 to 7 3 525 30 0 to 0 625 0 1 steps Video Proc Standard View Hard Video Black Clip control VBClip Main video soft Y white clip 109 6 8 to 109 0 1 steps Video Proc Standard View Soft Y Clip control YWClip Main video hard video white clip 138 7 6 8 to 138 7 0 1 steps Video Proc Standard View Hard Video Clip control VidWClip Main video brightness Y offset 0 3 55 to 3 44 0 11 steps Video Proc...

Page 18: ... Pair 2 Ch A and Ch B Delay controls ms Ch1ADly Ch1BDly Ch2ADly Ch2BDly Select audio processing option for Pair 1 Ch A and Ch B and Pair 2 Ch A and Ch B Pass Pass Invert A B A B A B 1 kHz 400 Hz Silence Audio Proc Pair 1 and Pair 2 Ch A and Ch B Processing pulldowns Ch1AProc Ch1BProc Ch2AProc Ch2BProc Lock Pair 1 Ch A and Ch B gain adjust ments and Pair 2 Ch A and Ch B gain adjustments Unlocked Lo...

Page 19: ... channels that you can easily manipulate with user configured knobs Update software for applicable modules and assign frame and panel IP addresses with the NetConfig Networking application Recommended for real time control of module configuration parame ters providing the fastest response time Note Not all module functions are available with the control panel such as E MEM and factory default reca...

Page 20: ...d processing time and a manual screen refresh to become effective Web interface recommended for setting up module signal and slot names E MEMs and reporting status for SNMP and monitoring Refer to the Frame Status page shown in Figure 9 on page 21 The Kame leon and 2000 modules can be addressed by clicking either on a specific module icon in the frame status display or on a module name or slot num...

Page 21: ...he selected link s Status page is first displayed and the sub list of links for the selection is opened The sub list allows you to select a particular information page for the selected device Content display section displays the information page for the selected frame or module frame slot icons are also active links Refresh button for manual update of page ...

Page 22: ...al adjustment control has a Coarse adjust button left and right top double arrows and a Fine adjust button left and right bottom single arrows To change a value use the arrow button controls or enter a value into the number field and select the Apply button You may also enter a number into the number field from a keyboard and hit the Enter key to apply the value A Refresh button circular arrow is ...

Page 23: ... Faults are dis played LED colors indicate Green Pass no problems detected Yellow Configuration error warning Red Fault condition detected Variables Model and Description are read only generated by the module Frame Location is entered in 2000 Series Kameleon Frame configura tion Slot number reports the module s location in the frame Last Recalled E MEM reports the last E MEM configuration recalled...

Page 24: ...nal presence and condition 3 Go to the Video Input Select web page to configure the video source and output timing source 4 Go to the DEMUX web page if you are demultiplexing audio from the input SDI video signal 5 Go to the Functional View web page to Verify the module s functional configuration is correct and Begin with the Input block links to configure each function in turn Note Next Functiona...

Page 25: ...View shows a block diagram of the module with links to each configuration web page page 31 Module Configuration web pages for setting up the module beginning on page 32 E MEM provides a Standard view for Local Recall operations for up to 5 E MEM registers page 53 and an Advanced view providing addi tional Save to and Load from file operations page 55 Slot Config provides a Locate Module function S...

Page 26: ... indicated in Figure 12 on page 27 Arrows represent signal paths that may or may not be monitored These elements act as links when their function is active indicated by underlined function name Color code Green Pass operating as expected Yellow Warning signal is absent has errors or is misconfigured Red Fault a component has failed Grey Not monitored White Not present Status Front Module Propertie...

Page 27: ...KAM SD 4DAC DMX Instruction Manual 27 KAM SD 4DAC DMX Links and Web Pages Figure 12 Module and Signal Status Warning and Fault summary section ...

Page 28: ...Input is 525 and reference is 625 lines WARNING Video Input is 625 but configuration is 525 lines WARNING Video Input is 525 but configuration is 625 lines WARNING Video Input Signal not detected WARNING Frame Reference is not present WARNING Frame Reference is not locked to input WARNING Frame Reference is not present WARNING No Video output GenLock selected but not present WARNING 1 or more Audi...

Page 29: ...ule Configuration Web Page I O Config Web Page Elements Header Row The top header row provides the connector hardware physical label J and the dedicated signal type for the connector This information is deter mined by the type of rear module and front processor module installed refer to the Functional View Web Page on page 31 Connectors The connector row illustrates connector type provided BNC or ...

Page 30: ... shows by color and signal type the signal status reports that may be displayed in the Status row for this module configuration Table 4 I O Config Status Report Messages Color Video In Analog Audio In Analog Audio Out Digital Audio In Digital Audio Out Video Out Green Present None None None None None Yellow Not present or 525 625 mismatch None None None None None Light Grey None None Not Monitored...

Page 31: ...nctions and signal paths that are active or inactive in the current configuration It can be used as a link map for configuring module functions Begin configuring with one of the input function blocks on the left Color coding indicates active functions and flow Grayed components are inactive due to hardware and or software constraints Underlined module functions are links to the web page for that f...

Page 32: ...r All Status button to clear and reset the status reporting Figure 15 SDI In Web Page Summary View To view a detailed view of the SDI input status select the Detail radio button to bring up the view shown in Figure 16 on page 33 This view provides input signal status for both EDH Error and Feed Forward status Each status report can be disabled by deselecting the cor responding Reporting checkbox E...

Page 33: ...KAM SD 4DAC DMX Instruction Manual 33 KAM SD 4DAC DMX Links and Web Pages Figure 16 SDI In Web Page Detail View ...

Page 34: ...n SDI video signal Each group contains two streams of audio AES 1 Ch 1 and Ch 2 and AES 2 Ch 1 and Ch 2 The module can demultiplex one group of audio to be converted to analog and sent to the balanced or unbal anced analog audio output connectors Embedded audio must be present and reported to be extracted You may also choose to not extract audio Figure 17 Demultiplexing Audio Illustration Use this...

Page 35: ...age Figure 18 For demultiplexing action do the following Select No Extraction or the group G1 G4 to be extracted from the Str 1 Str 2 list with the corresponding radio button Use the Audio Stream Input reporting table to do the following Disable the sample rate conversion if desired by checking the corre sponding Disable checkbox Turn off loss of signal reporting by unchecking the corresponding Re...

Page 36: ...in the Video Selection section in both the Standard and Advanced views Input Name read only signal name is entered on the I O Config web page Input Status Signal presence reported Enable disable Loss of Signal report to both Kameleon status web pages and SNMP monitoring devices Note The disabling of video and reference Loss of Signal reports and SDI Input Error warnings allow you to filter reports...

Page 37: ...vided from the 2000GEN module Frame Delay mode is reported when the input signal Video In is used for timing reference Output Timing Selection The 2000GEN reference module must be installed in the frame and for the Kameleon to work as a frame synchronizer set the output timing source to Internal Frame Reference Otherwise set the output timing source to Video In Figure 19 Video Input Select Standar...

Page 38: ...ced View Selection The VBI Data Lines panel will appear at the bottom of the web page see Figure 21 on page 39 for 525 line rate and Figure 22 on page 39 for 625 line rate 2 Select the last line includes all previous active video lines that will be used for data Selected active video lines will be shown in the Reserved for Data section of the web page as shown for lines 21 284 and 22 285 in Figure...

Page 39: ...KAM SD 4DAC DMX Instruction Manual 39 KAM SD 4DAC DMX Links and Web Pages Figure 21 Advanced VBI Configuration 525 Line Rate Figure 22 Advanced VBI Configuration 625 Line Rate ...

Page 40: ...eo In output timing reference Freeze Mode allows you to manually freeze the output using Field 1 Field 2 or one Frame Figure 23 on page 41 A field freeze provides less resolution and no motion artifacts in the output In Frame mode the resolution is higher since both fields are present but the presentation of two fields can cause motion artifacts Frame Sync mode using the 2000GEN Internal Frame Ref...

Page 41: ...KAM SD 4DAC DMX Instruction Manual 41 KAM SD 4DAC DMX Links and Web Pages Figure 23 Frame Synchronizer Web Page Video In Reference Figure 24 Frame Synchronizer Web Page Internal Frame Reference ...

Page 42: ...the internally generated 100 vertical color bars test signal Two modes of video processing are available Standard or Advanced With Standard selected only the Y Channel Video Processing controls on the left will be visible along with the clipping controls When Advanced is selected the B Y and R Y Gain and Balance Offset con trols will also be displayed as shown in Figure 26 on page 45 Standard View...

Page 43: ...KAM SD 4DAC DMX Instruction Manual 43 KAM SD 4DAC DMX Links and Web Pages Figure 25 Video Processing Web Page Standard View ...

Page 44: ...lso apply the clip levels to the vertical blanking interval by checking the Apply clips to VBI box This control is also available on the VBI SDI web page page 46 Use the following clipping controls to adjust levels on the video output Use the Soft Y White Clip control to set the clipping level for the top end white of the luminance signal positive excursions Use the Soft Y Black Clip control to se...

Page 45: ...KAM SD 4DAC DMX Instruction Manual 45 KAM SD 4DAC DMX Links and Web Pages Figure 26 Video Processing Web Page Advanced View ...

Page 46: ...he 525 or 625 radio button On a line by line basis you can blank existing VBI and Data Line infor mation by selecting the corresponding checkbox Check the Apply Clips to VBI checkbox to apply the clip values made with the Video Processor to all of the VBI lines This control is also available on the Video Processing web page page 42 Note The data lines not reserved for carrying data on the Video In...

Page 47: ...KAM SD 4DAC DMX Instruction Manual 47 KAM SD 4DAC DMX Links and Web Pages Figure 28 VBI SDI Web Page 625 Line Rate ...

Page 48: ...output channels The columns are grouped together into two different pairs Pair 1 Ch A and Ch B and Pair 2 Ch A and Ch B The two AES audio streams to be extracted from the SDI input video are selected on the DEMUX Web Page on page 34 Then Pair 1 Ch A and Ch B and Pair 2 Ch A and Ch B can be output on the balanced audio output connec tors on the KAM MIX R rear module see Input Output Configuration W...

Page 49: ... frame sync The amount of auto tracking applied is shown in the Auto Tracking Delay read only display The total amount of delay is reported in the Total Delay read only display for each channel Delay Adjustments Each audio channel can be adjusted for delay separately or in pairs Use the following adjustments for audio delay To lock the two channels in a pair together select the Channel Lock checkb...

Page 50: ...50 KAM SD 4DAC DMX Instruction Manual KAM SD 4DAC DMX Links and Web Pages Figure 30 Audio Synchronizer Web Page ...

Page 51: ... Processing web page Figure 31 to adjust the following for each audio pair Adjust audio signal gain for each individual channel or the two audio pairs Lock gain settings for simultaneous channel A channel B adjustment and Select a processing option for each channel Figure 31 Audio Processing Web Page Use this link ...

Page 52: ...sting either control will set the gain to the same value for each channel in the pair Note After gain has been adjusted a straight quote mark will be added to Ch A and Ch B to indicate the status of the channels after gain Output Processing Set the output processing for each channel with the Processing pulldown to one of the following Pass Invert A B A B A B 1 kHz test tone 400 Hz test tone Silenc...

Page 53: ... 32 to do the following Select audio pairs for output to the assigned analog audio connectors refer to Input Output Configuration Web Page on page 29 for connector information and audio signal name assignment Adjust the maximum output level for each analog audio channel adjustable 6 0 to 24 dBu Figure 32 Analog Audio Outputs Web Page Use this link ...

Page 54: ... such as the signal inputs select the Recall factory names button There are two E MEM view selections Standard and Advanced In Standard view Figure 33 any one of five learned E MEMs can be recalled by selecting the corresponding Recall button in the Local Opera tions window This will place the configuration for the entire module into that E MEM into the KAM SD 4DAC DMX This change will occur imme ...

Page 55: ...from To learn an E MEM 1 Open the Advanced view 2 When the configuration is complete for all channels on the module type a descriptive name for the configuration into an unused E MEM register or overwrite an existing one 3 Learn the E MEM to memory by selecting the corresponding Learn button All channel configurations are learned at once and stored in the same register This register is now learned...

Page 56: ...urations to a computer hard drive or other accessible media for later recall to the onboard E MEM registers of any Kameleon module in your system To save to a file first make sure you have learned the configuration then press the Save To button This will bring up a File Download screen similar to Figure 35 Select Save Figure 35 File Download Screen ...

Page 57: ...lect Save This E MEM reg ister is now saved to the selected location and may be recalled as described below Figure 36 Save As Screen Load File A file may be loaded from a saved directory to a register on the E MEM web page by selecting the Load From button in the associated E MEM reg ister in the Advanced view This will bring up the Load E MEM web page Figure 37 Figure 37 Load E MEM Web Page ...

Page 58: ...to download and select Open Figure 38 Choose File Screen This will place the path and filename in the Load E MEM screen Figure 37 on page 57 If this is the correct file select Load Continue to load files or select Cancel to return to the main E MEM web page Loaded files will now be entered in the associated E MEM registers Select the associated Recall button for each E MEM register to load the con...

Page 59: ...onfig inventory report Locate Module When enabled by selecting the Flash pulldown the Locate Module function flashes the yellow COMM and CONF LEDs on the front of the module to make it easy to locate in the frame see Operation Indicator LEDs on page 15 Slot Memory The slot configuration for each media module is automatically saved peri odically to the 2000NET module in that frame You may also sele...

Page 60: ...60 KAM SD 4DAC DMX Instruction Manual KAM SD 4DAC DMX Links and Web Pages Figure 39 Slot Configuration Web Page ...

Page 61: ...llowing Slot SNMP Trap Reports to function Slot SNMP Trap Reports This section is displayed only when the SNMP Agent software has been installed on the 2000NET module refer to the 2000NET Instruction Manual for installation instructions Slot SNMP traps can be enabled only when the hardware switches for Module Fault reporting and Asynchronous Status reporting are enabled on the 2000NET module dipsw...

Page 62: ...ibed in the 2000NET Instruction Manual available on line Software may also be updated using the NetConfig Networking Applica tion PC option available with Modular and other Grass Valley products as described in the documentation that accompanies the option Refer to the latest module Release Notes for complete details on how to obtain and install the latest software for this module Figure 40 Softwa...

Page 63: ...NC on rear module DC offset 0 5 V when terminated into 75 Ω Output return loss 15 dB up to 270 MHz Jitter Conforms to SMPTE17 12 002 400 ps above 1 KHz Rise fall time 700 900 ps 20 80 amplitude SDI I O Control Parameters Vertical blanking processing Line by line blank Table 7 Audio DAC Specifications Parameter Value Analog Audio Output DAC Number of outputs 4 per submodule Signal type 2 dB to 24 d...

Page 64: ...f 100 white in 0 11 steps 0 default B Y gain 50 in 0 4 steps 100 default B Y offset 3 5 of 100 white in 0 11 steps 0 default R Y gain 50 in 0 4 steps 100 default R Y offset 3 5 of 100 white in 0 11 steps 0 default Color bars On Off Table 10 Demultiplexing Specifications Parameter Value DEMUX Performance Standard SMPTE 272M A C Synchronous audio 48K 20 24 bits sample Compatible with buffer sizes do...

Page 65: ...nvert L R L R L R 1 kHz 400 Hz Silence Individual setting for each channel Re pairing Complete flexibility to swap or recombine any input channel with any other Table 12 Electrical Length Specifications Parameter Value Electrical Length SDI In to SDI Out 1 line 10 µs SDI In to Analog Audio Out DMUX 4 5 ms Table 13 Environmental Power Specifications Parameter Value Environmental Frame temperature r...

Page 66: ... V input Figure 41 Check for presence and quality of input signals Verify that source equipment is operating correctly Check cable connections Figure 41 Location of Module Fuse and Voltage Testpoints Refer to Figure 7 on page 14 for the location of PWR LED and Table 2 on page 15 for proper LED indications If the module is still not operating correctly replace it with a known good spare and return ...

Page 67: ...gain channel lock 51 summary table 18 web page controls 52 processing summary table 18 web page controls 51 silence 48 sync 49 Audio Channel Pairing web page 48 Audio Proc web page 51 Audio Sync web page 49 auto tracking audio summary table 18 web page control 49 B B Y gain summary table 17 web page control 44 B Y offset summary table 17 web page control 44 C cabling analog audio outputs 13 SDI vi...

Page 68: ... messages 28 Fine adjust button overview 22 frame capacity 8 Frame Health Reporting enabling and disabling 61 frame reference loss of signal reporting 16 summary table 16 web page control 36 frame sync summary table 16 web page controls 37 Frame Sync web page 40 freeze modes summary table 17 web page controls 40 frequently asked questions 2 front media module installation 12 Functional View web pa...

Page 69: ...verview 19 O online documentation 2 output levels analog audio summary table 18 web page control 53 output timing source summary table 16 web page control 37 P power requirements 65 PWR LED 15 R Refresh button 22 removing modules 8 repair depot 66 R Y gain summary table 17 web page control 44 R Y offset summary table 17 web page control 44 S sample conversion summary table 16 sample rate conversio...

Page 70: ... applying clips summary table 17 Video Proc 44 web page control 46 blank VBI lines summary table 17 web page control 46 reserving data lines 38 summary table 16 VBI SDI web page 46 vertical blanking interval VBI 36 vertical timing summary table 16 web page control 40 Video Gain Lock summary table 17 web page control 44 Video Input Select web page 36 video line rate summary table 16 web page contro...

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