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UpCon English Manual (2014-10-07) 64
UpCon Engine behave as specified by the En-
gine preset.
For specifying the audio channel pair to receive
metadata from, see “SDID (DID:0x45) parameter”
on page 64.
Note that UpCon only receives metadata from
the
first Audio Program in the SDI stream.
Processing Control parameter
Use this parameter to specify how UpCon should
process audio when SDI metadata are detected
according to the Detecting parameter’s setting.
Off setting
No audio processing based on SDI metadata
occurs.
Bypass Format setting
This setting is only available when the Detect-
ing parameter is set to Any SMPTE2020. When
a SMPTE2020 package is present in the incom-
ing SDI stream, UpCon will bypass the Format
processing (Upcon or Downmix) specified by the
Engine preset.
Upcon setting
This setting is only available when the Detect-
ing parameter is set to Ch. Mode 2/0. When the
received Channel Mode (ACMOD) value is “2/0”,
UpCon is forced to upconvert the incoming sig-
nal from stereo to 5.1. All other incoming Channel
Mode (ACMOD) values will make the respective
Engine behave as specified by the Engine preset.
Engines parameter
Settings: E1, E2, E1+E2
Use this parameter to specify the Engines that
should be remote-controlled.
SDID (DID:0x45) parameter
Settings: 0x01, 0x02 (Channels 1/2),
0x03 (Channels 3/4) 0x04 (Channels
5/6) … 0x09 (Channels 15/16)
Use this parameter to specify the audio chan-
nel pair in the SDI stream from which metadata
should be read.
SDID background information
SMPTE2020 metadata are divided into audio
programs that e.g. can consist of stereo and 5.1
audio signals. Only the first audio pair of an au-
dio program carries metadata, and this will be
the audio pair that the SDID parameter should be
set to – e.g. 0x04 for the channel pair on audio
channels 5/6 (i.e., the first two channels in SDI
Audio Group 2) in the SDI stream. UpCon only
receives metadata from the
first audio program
in an SDI stream.
The SDID value of 0x01 is defined by the stan-
dard to be used when there is only one audio
program associated with the SDI stream, and
there is no intended association between VANC
packets with an SDID value of 0x01 and a spe-
cific audio channel pair.
Note that only data ID DID 0x45 is defined for
SMPTE2020 metadata, and that is also the only
one valid for UpCon.
Extraction Line parameter
Settings: Line 9..20
Use this parameter to specify the line in the in-
coming SDI stream where UpCon should look
for a SMPTE2020 package. All other lines are
ignored.
Input status display
This field displays the SDI signal and its meta-
data.
“License required” display
Displayed when no SDI Metadata license is avail-
able.
To learn where to receive a demo or buy a per-
manent license, go to
tcelectronic.com/where-to-buy
“N/A” display
Displayed when no valid metadata is received.
Please check if the Extraction Line and SDID is
set up as expected in both UpCon and the up-
stream products.