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PRISM MPI2-25 and MPX2-25

Media Analysis Platform
User Manual

This document supports software version 2.1.

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Summary of Contents for PRISM MPI2-25

Page 1: ...PRISM MPI2 25 and MPX2 25 Media Analysis Platform User Manual This document supports software version 2 1 www telestream net D00010019A...

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Page 7: ...ectors 19 MPX2 25 rear panel connectors 21 Display elements 23 Diagnostics report 24 Message center 25 Methods of operation 25 MPI2 25 touchscreen operation 25 MPX2 25 front panel controls 28 Keyboard...

Page 8: ...application 116 Picture application 121 Video Session application 130 Timing application 136 Event Log application 140 IP Status application 144 IP Session application 148 IP Graphs application 165 PI...

Page 9: ...er Manual ix PTP introduction 232 The five basic PTP timing messages 233 Profiles and domains 235 One step and two step operation 235 Multicast Unicast and Mixed Communication modes 236 BMCA operation...

Page 10: ...and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Safety UL 61010 1 2012 R4 16 Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measure...

Page 11: ...E GERMANY GREECE HUNGARY IRELAND ITALY LATVIA LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MALTA NETHERLANDS POLAND PORTUGAL ROMANIA SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SPAIN SWEDEN UNITED KINGDOM CELANO LICHTENSTEIN NORWAY SWITZERLAND Declar...

Page 12: ...le this product in an appropriate system that will ensure that most of the materials are reused or recycled appropriately This symbol on the product or its packaging indicates that this product compli...

Page 13: ...ermination of any special lithium battery transportation requirements Restriction of Hazardous Substances This product is classified as an industrial monitoring and control instrument and is not requi...

Page 14: ...utions related to operating the system When incorporating this equipment into a system the safety of that system is the responsibility of the assembler of the system To Avoid Fire or Personal Injury U...

Page 15: ...product Provide proper ventilation Refer to the manual s installation instructions for details on installing the product so it has proper ventilation Slots and openings are provided for ventilation an...

Page 16: ...es a hazard to property including the product Symbols on the Product When this symbol is marked on the product be sure to consult the manual to find out the nature of the potential hazards and any act...

Page 17: ...source CAUTION To prevent data loss we strongly recommend you first shut down the instrument using the power button or the Settings Utilities Power submenu before disconnecting the power cord CAUTION...

Page 18: ...ts and limitations of the instrument firmware Installation and Safety Instructions User 071 3730 xx Describes how to install a PRISM MPI2 25 instrument and provides basic safety and operating informat...

Page 19: ...or throughout this manual The terms press and hold touch and hold or select and hold are used throughout this document and applies to touchscreen use with the Prism 3RU half rack with internal touchsc...

Page 20: ...PRISM MPI2 25 and MPX2 25 Media Analysis Platform User Manual xx...

Page 21: ...trument on an Ethernet network Product description The PRISM Media Analysis Platform provides flexible options and field installable upgrades to monitor a diverse variety of SDI and IP statistics as w...

Page 22: ...3RU half rack with integrated 9 inch HD display and touch panel Option PHY is available to add physical layer measurement sets MPX2 25 The PRISM MPX2 25 is 1RU full rack width optional integrated spe...

Page 23: ...packet errors monitor the packet inter arrival time PIT and time stamped delay factor TS DF for 2022 6 to allow engineers to observe issues that may cause intermittent loss of Video Audio or Data Moni...

Page 24: ...g video signals with a variety of transfer functions in a consistent manner Configurable False Color display for easy identification of HDR content Waveform Vector Lightning Picture and Diamond displa...

Page 25: ...node locked license for enhanced Audio feature sets this includes Phase Session Correlation Loudness and Dolby E status display MP2 DLBY Adds a node locked license for Dolby E decoding and Dolby E st...

Page 26: ...here are two versions of the instructions for the MPI RACK MM and MPI RACK MW dual rack cabinets Table 2 PRISM dual rack cabinet documentation Document Part Number Description PRISM MPI Dual Rack Cabi...

Page 27: ...e is required to enable the extended display feature For information on how to install and use this extended display see the PRISM MPI2 RACK MD Installation and Safety Instructions MPX2 DUALDSP Allows...

Page 28: ...er connector on the rear panel of the instrument See Figure 1 The power connector is keyed to be directional with the flat portion of the power cord housing facing the left of the instrument as viewed...

Page 29: ...Figure 2 CAUTION To prevent damage to the power cord or to the instrument power connector do not attempt to disconnect the power cord by pulling on the cable You must pull on the connector housing to...

Page 30: ...nterruption or by removing the power cord from the rear of the instrument the instrument will power on when power is reapplied 2 Press the Power Standby button on the instrument front panel to turn th...

Page 31: ...mend you first shut down the instrument Press the power button or select Settings Utilities Power and then Power Down Now before disconnecting the power cord 2 To completely remove power from the inst...

Page 32: ...onnector on the rear panel of the instrument See Figure 4 The power connector is keyed to be directional with the flat portion of the power cord housing facing the left of the instrument as viewed fro...

Page 33: ...the power on sequence and then turns off during normal instrument operation Figure 5 Front panel of MPX2 25 with Power Standby button marked MPX2 25 power off procedure 1 Press the Power Standby butto...

Page 34: ...s set for a 10GE signal the Link Status in Network under Settings returns SFP Error To remove the SFP module lift up on the latch and then pull the module out of the SFP connector NOTE Different types...

Page 35: ...CAUTION To prevent static damage to the SFP module if you remove the SFP module from the instrument always transport the SFP module in an anti static bag or container To prevent possible damage to the...

Page 36: ...This section explains how Connecting directly to a PC To connect your instrument directly to a PC 1 Connect the instrument directly to a PC with an Ethernet cable You can also use an Ethernet Switch S...

Page 37: ...get a fixed address talk to your LAN administrator The default IP address of the PRISM monitor is 192 168 1 2 To connect your instrument to a network and access it with a remote PC 1 On the PRISM moni...

Page 38: ...re to use compatible addresses between the PC and the instrument Select an address box to open the address editing tool Use the editing box as described for editing an IP input address See Figure 34 C...

Page 39: ...e of the SDI 1 4 inputs is active at a time Quad 4K links when used in conjunction with the SDI 1 4 inputs Option MP2 FMT 4K only When used as Quad 4K links all four SDI inputs are active Eye diagram...

Page 40: ...rmat is 1920 1080 1 2 13 Two USB 3 0 ports are for connecting a mouse and keyboard importing or exporting instrument presets upgrading the instrument firmware or saving screen and stream captures 14 T...

Page 41: ...interface 9 pin connector is not used 4 Ethernet port is a standard RJ 45 connector for 10 100 1000Base T Ethernet cable 5 AUX OUT 2 SDI output of the selected SDI ST2022 or ST2110 input Quadlink inp...

Page 42: ...e functionality 13 REF IN OUT REF IN is used for analog reference signals black burst and tri level sync for locking REF OUT is a pass through of the REF IN 14 Audio input port is for future use 15 Au...

Page 43: ...s audio channel status the real time clock setting and the message center The left side of the Status bar has icons with links to various instrument setting menus presets audio volume control and stat...

Page 44: ...ice you may be asked to provide the diagnostics file to Telestream to aid in troubleshooting problems with the instrument 1 Select the Settings icon to open the Settingsmenu 2 Select Utilities to open...

Page 45: ...ber above the icon indicates the number of messages on the instrument See Figure 11 Figure 11 Messages icon with one message 2 Select the Messages icon to view the messages or devices mounted to the i...

Page 46: ...SM display in four tile mode figure shows the instrument display with the application selection menu open in tile four See Figure 13 Figure 13 PRISM display in four tile mode Supported touchscreen ges...

Page 47: ...ication list to best match your workflow NOTE This reorder operation requires a mouse If a preset is saved your application icon list order will be saved as well Each preset can have different configu...

Page 48: ...you to adjust the application settings See Figure 14 When first selecting one of the displays a highlighted ring appears around each available on screen tool such as Gain Format Sweep Cursors and Pos...

Page 49: ...the SELECTIONS buttons 1 6 Press the button repeatedly to select preset Group B F 1 4 SELECTIONS buttons After pressing the PRESET or INPUT button press one of the SELECTIONS buttons 1 6 to recall an...

Page 50: ...tion from preset Group A using the SELECTIONS buttons 1 6 2 Press the PRESET button repeatedly to select preset Group B F The selected preset group will be displayed 3 After you select the preset grou...

Page 51: ...ntrol the volume of the audio output on the instrument Input and preset selection Table 7 Keyboard controls for selecting SDI inputs and instrument presets lists the keyboard controls that allow you t...

Page 52: ...times to make a selection from Preset Group C 2 Press a number from 1 to 6 to select the input or to select a preset from the selected Preset Group A F External touchscreen display operation You can...

Page 53: ...se configurations show how to expand the applications to half or full screen tiles and collapse them back to a quarter of the screen Half screen tiles These figures show different half screen configur...

Page 54: ...lay One tile has expanded to use the entire PRISM monitor See Figure 18 Double tap on the application to change it between full screen and quarter or half screen mode Alternately select and hold one t...

Page 55: ...Sizing tiles to a quarter screen allows you the flexibility to view up to four tiles at the same time See Figure 19 Select and hold a tile to open the application banner and use these icons to re size...

Page 56: ...P address of the Control IP Port of the instrument in the VNC Server search bar NOTE A unique PRISM Hostname can be used instead of the IP address To set a Hostname select Settings and then select Net...

Page 57: ...e Control bar select the Settings icon to open the Settings dialog box See Figure 21 4 In the Settings dialog box use the Scaling Mode drop down list to select Local Scaling and then select Apply Figu...

Page 58: ...te Web connection Figure 22 Settings dialog box with the password entered 7 The web browser connects to the instrument with the browser display appearing exactly like the display on the external monit...

Page 59: ...the API documentation 1 On the PRISM monitor to connect to open Settings then Network and find the Control IP Port IP address 2 In a web browser enter the address http xxx xxx xxx xxx 6080 vnc html wh...

Page 60: ...ions See Verify the installed software and hardware versions NOTE Some of the configuration settings require you to enter values A USB keyboard can be used to enter these values instead of using the t...

Page 61: ...ed by MP2 FMT 8K are rendered based on the resized 4K picture and are suitable for operational applications such as setting camera exposure for live programming However this approach may not be suitab...

Page 62: ...any meaningful name 3 Select an SDI input See Figure 26 Figure 26 Settings inputs submenu 4 Select Single for the Input Configuration and select one of the four physical SDI inputs to monitor See Figu...

Page 63: ...IN 4 5 Select Quad Link for the Input Configuration SDI 1 4 Link A D is selected by default See Figure 28 Figure 28 Quad Link SDI signal configuration NOTE The Quad Link and UHD 4K Mode buttons are o...

Page 64: ...he reference EOTF Electrical to Optical Transfer Function is defined in ITU R BT 1886 with gamma of 2 4 The Narrow Scaling places the extremes of the nonlinear color value from zero to unity at code w...

Page 65: ...og C The reference OETF is defined as ARRI Log C The EOTF is the inverse of OETF 3 Select the color space of the video signal using the Color Gamut selection from the drop down menu o Rec 709 Standard...

Page 66: ...hannels o M is mono 1 channel o ST is stereo 2 channels o 5 1 is surround sound 6 channels o 7 1 is surround sound 8 channels o Unassigned removes an assignment from a channel Click Unassigned and cli...

Page 67: ...tereo pairs The audio programs in the Dolby E stream are automatically set up based on the Dolby E metadata To rename a signal input 1 Select the Name box to open the text editing display as shown in...

Page 68: ...The Port is the physical SPF port that is used to input the 10 25GE signal Path 1 and Path 2 are the signal paths to be used for seamless switching This differentiation is being made since it is poss...

Page 69: ...as shown in Figure 34 Figure 34 Editing parameter fields 6 When you are done editing select the Enter key 7 Scroll down to enter the Source and Destination information for Path 2 NOTE Path 2 is only...

Page 70: ...s to be used for seamless switching This differentiation is being made since it is possible for both Path 1 and Path 2 to use a single Port NOTE With ST2022 7 seamless switching a reconstructed output...

Page 71: ...rovide an offset based on the current video standard f Select the Gamma and Color Gamut settings for the video stream See Video IP input settings for available Gamma and Gamut selections 5 To configur...

Page 72: ...e the Enable Data slider to Enabled to begin configuration See Figure 37 Figure 37 Enable an ST2110 40 data stream b Enter the information in SFP Port Source Addr Source Port Destination Addr and Dest...

Page 73: ...ee Configure the data rate 8 To begin monitoring this input select the configured input See Input selection Video IP input settings The settings are the same for ST2022 6 and ST2110 video stream confi...

Page 74: ...e reference EOTF is standardized in ITU BT 2100 at the nominal display peak luminance of 1000 nits o S Log2 The reference OETF is defined as Sony S Log2 The EOTF is the inverse of OETF o S Log3 The re...

Page 75: ...nstrument data rate 1 Select the Settings icon to open the Settingsmenu 2 Select Network to open the Network submenu 3 Select VIDEO IP PORT tab to open the submenu See Figure 40 4 Select the Data Rate...

Page 76: ...a Rate setting under SPF Module is the error message SFP not compatible with selected Data Rate See Table 8 Possible status in the VIDEO IP PORT SFP Module line If the SFP module does not have readabl...

Page 77: ...ror Correction FEC is needed RS FEC is specified by IEEE 802 3 Clause 91 See Figure 42 NOTE FEC is only available when the Data Rate is set to 25Gb FEC can only be selected for both ports If it is on...

Page 78: ...FP Error Unreadable MSA data Unknown Unknown No SFP installed Disconnected Disconnected Input selection To select a configured input 1 Select the Input icon from the Status bar at the bottom of the PR...

Page 79: ...n the Waveform display application use the Graticule drop down menu to select the graticule that fits your application The trace represents the video data in the vertical axis See Waveform display app...

Page 80: ...nding on your application The trace represents light level in the vertical axis See Stop Display application Scene Light shows a stop graticule in the vertical axis and is fixed regardless of the sele...

Page 81: ...rt to Rec 709 feature to convert the Gamma Gamut settings for the signal to the BT 709 Gamma Gamut signal This feature allows you to match the skin tone and the color in BT 709 Gamma Gamut displays Th...

Page 82: ...selects the active input for monitoring To enable NMOS on your instrument 1 Select the Settings icon to open the Settings menu 2 Select Network to open the Network submenu 3 Slide the Enable NMOS Disc...

Page 83: ...Loudness Display 1 Open the Audio app 2 Select and hold on anywhere in the Audio app tile to bring up the Application Settings Overlay 3 Select the Settings icon to open the Audio Application Settings...

Page 84: ...io submenu with the Loudness Settings marked 4 Load a standard preset Select EBU R128 2014 or ATSC A 85 2014 for a pre defined set of loudness metering configuration See Figure 52 Or customize the Lou...

Page 85: ...Duration of the sliding windows for short term loudness measurement Full Scale Units LKFS or LUFS Region specific selection has no effect on measurement True Peak DC Block and Emphasis Filter Enable...

Page 86: ...els See Figure 54 The labels at the bottom of the audio bars marked as 1 in this example means it is program 2 and there is a left and a right channel The label at the bottom of the Loudness bar marke...

Page 87: ...6 To reset the measurement run time select the button Figure 55 Loudness Display header The Audio Session and Loudness measurements can be independently stopped started and reset with the controls See...

Page 88: ...t the SDI output to Loop through or Generator See Figure 57 Figure 57 SDI output configuration 4 Close the Outputs menu SDI OUT loop through of IP inputs is available for ST2022 6 and ST2110 20 30 str...

Page 89: ...ical interval time code and Date Readout are supported 1 Select the Settings icon to open the Settingsmenu 2 Select Anc Data to open the Anc Data submenu See Figure 58 3 In Timecode Format select LTC...

Page 90: ...dication shows if the signal is N A Mismatched Drifting or Locked See Figure 60 Figure 60 Reference configuration status Choose the reference The Timing application supports SDI timing against Analog...

Page 91: ...gh the 10 25GE SFP Port 1 input on the back panel NOTE When a reference selection is made the reference changes in the status bar and in the Timing application Configure the analog reference settings...

Page 92: ...PTP logging to the Event Log select the control box to change the setting to the state 4 Select the profile to configure ST2059 AES67 or General The default communication mode for each profile is Mult...

Page 93: ...ng the PTP domain setting 7 Use the editing controls to enter a new domain number Here are some notes on using the editor o Use the icon to clear the existing domain number o Use the backspace key to...

Page 94: ...and Network Settings submenus of the Configuration menu are saved in a Preset Settings that are not saved are those such as the clock setting IP configuration and network address This is an overview...

Page 95: ...elect and hold the preset button to assign the current instrument configuration The selected preset button is highlighted and a confirmation box appears In the example the Group B preset B6 is being s...

Page 96: ...resets to open the Presets submenu c Select Rename to open the Presets Rename submenu See Figure 67 Figure 67 Presets Rename submenu d Select the Preset group at the top of the submenu that correspond...

Page 97: ...lso assign a user defined name to the selected preset group by selecting inside the Group Name box Recall user defined presets 1 Select the Presets icon to open the Preset selection controls at the bo...

Page 98: ...aults Table 11 lists the settings that are reset NOTE Custom presets are still available after recalling the factory preset Table 11 Instrument settings that are reset by recalling the factory preset...

Page 99: ...or SDI SFP 1 SDI None selected SDI SFP 2 input configuration Input name Input type Input connector SDI SFP 2 SDI None selected PTP reference configuration PTP Logging to the Event Log Selected Profile...

Page 100: ...e and trace intensity 1 Select the Settings icon to open the Settingsmenu 2 Select Display to open the Display submenu 3 Use the icon to increase intensity or the icon to decrease intensity of the tra...

Page 101: ...ect Time and Date to open the submenu The submenu has two tabs TIME ZONE and TIME AND DATE WARNING Excess time changes can cause the loss of all license files If the instrument license files are lost...

Page 102: ...required See Figure 73 Figure 73 Time and Date submenu 8 When you are done setting the time and date select Save 9 The message box shown in opens and asks whether you want to reboot the instrument now...

Page 103: ...Set the SDI output to Loop through or Generator See Figure 75 Figure 75 SDI output configuration 4 Close the Outputs menu SDI OUT loop through of IP inputs is limited to ST2022 6 and ST2110 20 format...

Page 104: ...he version number installed on the instrument 3 Verify the latest version of firmware at the Telestream website a Use a web browser on a PC and go to the Telestream website software page www telestrea...

Page 105: ...pproximately 1 GB of available space on the USB device NOTE If the upgrade package included a readme txt file read the file before performing the upgrade The file contains important information about...

Page 106: ...ayed before performing these actions NOTE The upgrade may take up to five minutes Figure 77 Upgrade Installation In Process message box 8 Remove the USB device from the PRISM monitor Verify the firmwa...

Page 107: ...ress select Settings then Network and finally select the STATUS tab 3 Copy the IP address of the instrument under the CONTROL IP PORT heading 4 Open a web browser and enter in the address bar the inst...

Page 108: ...or MPX2 25 products MPI2 25 audio output rear panel connector See Figure 8 MPX2 25 audio output rear panel connector See Figure 9 MPX2 25 front panel headphone port To access the volume balance and so...

Page 109: ...evice in the list will depend on what port is used and the device itself Speakers MPX2 25 integrated speakers Headphones Headphones plugged into the front or rear panel audio ports USB AUDIO DAC Headp...

Page 110: ...rear panel of the PRISM monitor NOTE A USB 3 0 stick plugged into one of the USB 3 0 ports is strongly recommended when using the Stream Capture feature Use the USB ports on the rear panel of the inst...

Page 111: ...the Capture configuration menu does not appear under the Settings menu option MP2 IP MEAS is not installed and stream captures are disabled 4 Select Screenshot and Stream under SELECT CAPTURE TYPE Se...

Page 112: ...displayed under the Capture icon See Figure 83 NOTE During capture the Aux Out signal will be turned off and Pictures and Traces will be blanked Figure 83 Stream capture icon with percentage shown NO...

Page 113: ...ilable on every PRISM monitor unless otherwise noted Application icons Description Waveform application Use this application to view the voltage versus time display of the video signal Vector applicat...

Page 114: ...P2 IP MEAS is installed Application icons Description IP Session application Use this application to view various performance parameters of the IP stream including Layer 2 video and PTP parameters IP...

Page 115: ...tional applications are available when Option MP2 GEN is installed Application icons Description IP Generator application Use this application to provide an IP test signal to check the receiver device...

Page 116: ...ew an eye pattern diagram of the SDI input only Option MP2 PROD applications These additional applications are available when Option MP2 PROD is installed Application icons Description Stop Display ap...

Page 117: ...apture Use this application to capture IP streams to a PCAP file The maximum capture size is 2 GB which allows for the capture of 10 seconds of HD video IP Stream Capture is available when Option MP2...

Page 118: ...e options See Figure 85 Figure 85 Waveform application banner These options adjust how the Waveform application is displayed The icon expands the Waveform application tile to the full screen The icon...

Page 119: ...ion settings menu The Waveform application settings menu figure shows the available options See Figure 86 Figure 86 Waveform application settings menu Display Style Select one of the buttons to choose...

Page 120: ...buttons to set the waveform filter This is useful for isolating a specific characteristic of the input For example you may enable a Low Pass filter for quick camera exposure setting These filters are...

Page 121: ...g data Gain Use the button to change the gain to x1 x2 x5 or x10 Magnification Use the button to change the magnification to Best View x1 x10 x20 x25 or x50 Waveform application on screen tools You ca...

Page 122: ...in factor between 0 5x to 20 0x The limits of the variable gain change depending on the gain factor you select o 1 0x has a range of 0 25x to 2 00x gain o 2 0x has a range of 0 50x to 4 00x gain o 5 0...

Page 123: ...horizontal trace See Figure 89 o Select and drag to move the trace on the touchscreen This method can be performed without using the button o Use a mouse scroll wheel to move the trace o For incremen...

Page 124: ...ag to move the trace on the touchscreen This method can be performed without using the button o Use a mouse scroll wheel to move the trace o For incremental adjustments use the plus or minus button to...

Page 125: ...f the application NOTE The cursor tab provides an easy way to adjust each cursor 5 Changd the V button to On to display two voltage cursors 6 Use the V Units button to change the voltage units between...

Page 126: ...he available display options See Figure 92 2 Select one of the display options 3 Each option can be filtered by the individual waveforms to display o Use YPbPr to display any combination of the Y Pb a...

Page 127: ...en Parade or Overlay 4 The Sweep options depend on which Display Style is active o When the Parade display style is active you can select from 1 line or 1 field o When Overlay display style is active...

Page 128: ...a specific line to monitor select Line Sel and enter the line on the keypad The Line number describes the frame line number the Pic Line next to it describes the picture line number NOTE A line select...

Page 129: ...lication tile to open the available options See Figure 96 Figure 96 Vector application banner These options adjust how the Vector application is displayed The icon expands the Vector application tile...

Page 130: ...turn the IQ Axis On or Off Gain Use this setting to select one of the trace vector magnifications x1 x2 x5 or x10 Convert to Rec 709 Turn this setting On to allow the trace displays to convert the Ga...

Page 131: ...the line can be selected directly on the Picture See Figure 103 Vector application on screen tools You can change the gain horizontal position vertical position and bar targets without opening the Ve...

Page 132: ...n 0 5x to 20 0x The limits of the variable gain change depending on the gain factor you select o 1 0x has a range of 0 25x to 2 00x gain o 2 0x has a range of 0 50x to 4 00x gain o 5 0x has a range of...

Page 133: ...ontal trace See Figure 100 o Select and drag to move the trace on the touchscreen This method can be performed without using the button o Use a mouse scroll wheel to move the trace o For incremental a...

Page 134: ...and drag to move the trace on the touchscreen This method can be performed without using the button o Use a mouse scroll wheel to move the trace o For incremental adjustments use the plus or minus bu...

Page 135: ...114 Bar Targets Change the scaling of the Vector display 1 Select the Bars button in the bottom right corner of the application to expand the available options See Figure 102 2 Select the between 75...

Page 136: ...tor 1 Select the Lines button at the bottom of the application See Figure 103 2 Select 1 Line o To scroll through lines select the and buttons o To enter a specific line to monitor select Line Sel and...

Page 137: ...Session shows instantaneous measurements of the level meters and the Lissajous and Channel Correlation displays show audio phase information Dolby E decoding can be performed on a specified SDI input...

Page 138: ...tile to quarter tile size The icon opens the Audio application settings menu to adjust the tile settings NOTE After the Audio application settings menu is opened the icon displays Select this icon to...

Page 139: ...ght arrow to see the hidden Audio bars This hides the visible Audio bars Figure 107 Elements of the Audio application display When Audio Session is enabled the Audio application banner appears The ban...

Page 140: ...a studio To select the audio channel pair to plot on the Lissajous display select the Volume icon on the Status Bar and choose from the list of available channel pairs Channel Correlation meter Displa...

Page 141: ...ay treat the affected samples as zero samples NOT PRESENT Indicates that an audio bar is not present in the current audio input For example if a Dolby Digital input has a coding mode indicating a redu...

Page 142: ...cation banner These options adjust the Picture application appearance The icon expands the Diamond application tile to the full screen The icon collapses the tile back to its original size The icon ex...

Page 143: ...cally to obtain the correct aspect ratio This decimation may cause some artifacts Format Overlay Set to On to display the format information on top of the picture The placement of the format informati...

Page 144: ...oint marked by the Lightmeter cursor in the Picture display See Configure the Lightmeters for more information about this feature Input Gamma Reports the input Gamma set in the Settings menu for the s...

Page 145: ...the appropriate input CEA 708 A standard format of closed captions subtitles data in the U S and Canada for digital TV transmissions If a service has no activity for 10 seconds it is considered missi...

Page 146: ...surements Overlay to On See Figure 114 This turns on the measurements overlay in the Picture application After it is visible the overlay window can be dragged to any location in the Picture tile Figur...

Page 147: ...urement Threshold menu The threshold settings HDR Zone Threshold Nits Any picture value higher than this threshold in Nits is considered in the HDR zone Area Defines the brightest percentage of the pi...

Page 148: ...eters 1 Open the Picture Settings menu and select Lightmeter 2 Set the Lightmeter Overlay to On 3 Select the number of needed Lightmeter cursors up to 5 See Figure 116 NOTE The Lightmeters all use the...

Page 149: ...olor ranges are defined in nits or stops depending on the gamma curve set up in the input select Settings and then Input If a camera based gamma curve is set such as S Log2 the false color ranges will...

Page 150: ...the table See Figure 119 You can change the nits or stops range even if the check box is not set To adjust the Nits or Stops range tap anywhere in the row you want to change You can adjust the Minimum...

Page 151: ...Video Session application banner Select and hold anywhere on the Video Session application tile to open the available options See Figure 121 Figure 121 Figure 121 Video Session application banner The...

Page 152: ...rors in the video signal Run Time The instrument maintains a running monitoring session for the Video Session application The Run Time readout displays the amount of time that has elapsed during the c...

Page 153: ...ve in a tile select the HELP button Status Shows the status of the associated error as either OK Invalid Missing or Error VPID 352 tab display Use the VPID 352 tab display to view the VPID values of t...

Page 154: ...on application BIT LEVEL tab display Elements of the BIT LEVEL tab display Y Stuck Bits Displays which of the luminance video bits are stuck If the readout is then none of the bits are stuck NOTE For...

Page 155: ...bedded CRC Cyclical Redundancy Check that was calculated for the video signal Using a known test signal the CRC status can be used to verify integrity through a system An error means that the Y Channe...

Page 156: ...status can be used to verify integrity through a system An error means that the C Channel embedded checksum value does not match the calculated checksum value which indicates that a transmission erro...

Page 157: ...analog references Black Burst or Tri Level sync the relative position of the horizontal and vertical sync pulses are compared to the input signal In the case of PTP the current time is obtained and c...

Page 158: ...f the tile expands it covers the tile above or below depending on whether you are expanding the top or bottom quarter tile The icon sets the tile to quarter tile size The icon opens the Timing applica...

Page 159: ...nal that is late will be below or to the right Offsets The difference in timing between the input and reference A positive number or delayed value means the input occurs after the reference A negative...

Page 160: ...ST2022 6 signal and the ideal alignment is displayed The display shows both absolute time and the time parsed into lines or horizontal delay as time and pixels For ST2110 20 streams the Timing applic...

Page 161: ...to open the available options See Figure 130 Figure 130 Event Log application banner These options adjust the Event Log application appearance e The icon expands the Event Log application tile to the...

Page 162: ...fer where you can monitor any new events See Figure 132 The most recent events are at the bottom of the eventlist Figure 132 Event application Go to Bottom icon The Error Log is also divided into four...

Page 163: ...ecified media type RTP Marker Frequency Error Indicates that RTP marker bit is not designated at the correct frequency for the specified media type NOTE If this alarm is present the frequency off is o...

Page 164: ...e C Chroma channel SDI Y channel ANC checksum error Indicates an ancillary data checksum error was detected on the Y Luma channel or in SD video SDI C channel ANC checksum error Indicates an ancillary...

Page 165: ...have been subscribed to using the input settings menu the traffic on the SFP ports can be viewed using the IP Status application Depending on the network switch deployed the traffic may not appear in...

Page 166: ...uhorizontally To view Port 1 and Port 2 1 Launch the IP Status application in one of the tiles select and hold in the tile and select IP Status from the list of applications 2 Open the IP Status setti...

Page 167: ...f the stream Numbers inside the blue bars correspond to the ID numbers listed in the display Run Time The instrument maintains a running IP Status Session The Run Time readout displays the amount of t...

Page 168: ...d Type number of each IP stream DEST IP Shows the destination IP address and port number of the monitored stream in the format destination IP address port number SOURCE IP Shows the source IP address...

Page 169: ...less you enable ST2022 7 Seamless Switching See Configure the instrument for HDR WCG monitoring There is a difference between Port and Path The Port is the physical SPF port that is used to input the...

Page 170: ...meters in the physical and link layers o Video Use this tab to view the status of the video in the stream o Audio Use this tab to view the status of the audio in the stream o Data Use this tab to view...

Page 171: ...connected No SFP module present No Signal No input signal detected OK Locked to input signal o SFP Loss of Signal LOS Disconnected No SFP module present OK Locked to input signal NOTE Functionality of...

Page 172: ...communication for that entiresecond Layer 2 Metrics o Rx Bytes A count of the number of bytes received o Rx BER High Indicates that the Sync Header BER is greater than 10 4 o Rx CRC Errors A count of...

Page 173: ...140 Figure 140 IP Session application VIDEO tab display Elements of the VIDEO tab display L3 IP o Source Addr Lists the source addresses for the L3 IP layer o Destination Addr Lists the destination a...

Page 174: ...be set to zero o Marker This value should be set to 1 to indicate the last Media Datagram of the video frame The value is set to 0 for all other Media Datagrams and should be 0 for most packets NOTE F...

Page 175: ...nique so no two SSRC have the same value with an RTP session Interface Sampling Frequency Error This error indicates that the incoming video is arriving at a frequency outside of the supported range t...

Page 176: ...ivate time source o Video Payload Scrambling Identifies the payload scrambling status Unscrambled 0x0 Indicates the payload is not scrambled Reserved n When n is a number other than 0 indicates a rese...

Page 177: ...Unspecified frame rate 1 485 1 001 GHz signal 0x03 Unknown Unspecified frame rate 0 270 GHz signal 0x04 Reserved 0x04 0x0f 60 0x10 60 1 001 0x11 50 0x12 Reserved 0x13 48 0x14 48 1 001 0x15 30 0x16 30...

Page 178: ...yer o Destination Port Lists the destination ports for the L4 UDP layer L5 RTP Lists these parameters of the L5 RTP Real Time Protocol layer RTP Datagrams are defined in IETF RFC 3550 o Version Identi...

Page 179: ...ceived RTP sequence numbers do not change by 1 on every packet Time Stamp The timestamp reflects the sampling instant of the first octet in the RTP datagram This value can be used to determine packet...

Page 180: ...her an extension is present Possible values are false Indicates no extension is present true Indicates an extension is present o CSRC Identifies the Contributing Source IDs This value should be set to...

Page 181: ...rted on 10 25 GbE SFP Port 1 for instructions on locking to PTP see Configure the reference settings Figure 143 IP Session application PTP tab display Elements of the PTP tab display Lock Status Indic...

Page 182: ...parameter defines which clocks are allowed to be considered as masters To be considered as a master the value should be set to 128 or less Priority 1 is the first criteria in the BMCA so if Priority 1...

Page 183: ...ast and Mixed mode may need IGMP joins and leaves Full Unicast must have the master address in all slave AMTs o Unicast without negotiation does not allow master to regulate load o Two masters can be...

Page 184: ...lay Request messages sent by the slave In multi cast mode the Delay Request rate is required to be set in response to a field in the Delay Response message from the master Typically the master will se...

Page 185: ...ess and Priority of the servers registered to this instrument using NMOS Figure 145 Registration Server List display NOTE Select Return to go back to the main IP Session NMOS menu Last SDP File Receiv...

Page 186: ...h button only works with 2022 7 seamless switching enabled in input configuration IP Graphs application banner Select and hold anywhere on the IP Graphs application tile to open the available options...

Page 187: ...will display unless you enable ST2022 7 Seamless Switching See Configure the instrument for HDR WCG monitoring Port 1 and Port 2 Shows the physical ports on the instrument Src Dest Lists the source a...

Page 188: ...it rate currently on the 10 25 GbEinput The maximum available bandwidth is 10 3 Gb s These readouts appear Max Shows maximum bandwidth used during the time window Mean Shows the mean bandwidth used du...

Page 189: ...aphs application Session Bit Rate graph PIT graph The PIT Packet Interval Time graph shows the difference in arrival time between sequential packets of the active stream This is one indication of the...

Page 190: ...2 RTP sequence errors the number of packets that could not be corrected is shown An output packet could be uncorrected if it is dropped on both paths or there is too much skew between the paths result...

Page 191: ...he size of the input buffer in the equipment The ST2022 7 specification defines Path Differential as an absolute value but the Path1 Path2 Differential graph shows the signed value of Path 1 minus Pat...

Page 192: ...ion provides a trend graph for this type of modeling See Figure 155 A virtual receiver buffer model to ensure there is no buffer overflow underflow in the receiver that could cause the packet loss and...

Page 193: ...ons See Figure 157 Figure 157 PIT Histogram application banner These options adjust the PIT Histogram application appearance The icon expands the PIT Histogram application tile to the full screen The...

Page 194: ...d Port 2 Shows the physical port s on the instrument Src Dest Lists the source and destination addresses of the IP stream Protocol Lists the protocol being used by the monitored stream Path button Use...

Page 195: ...deviation of the packet interval time Pinch and zoom control Use the pinch out gesture on the graph to zoom in After using the zoom in gesture the text Zoomed will be displayed on the x axis of the gr...

Page 196: ...Figure 160 Figure 160 PTP Graphs application banner These options adjust the PTP Graphs application appearance The icon expands the PTP Graphs application tile to the full screen The icon collapses t...

Page 197: ...te 1 hour 3 hour 6 hour 12 hour or 1 day See Figure 161 Figure 161 PTP Graphs application settings menu Elements of the PTP Graph The PTP graphs are useful in observing the effects of traffic on the P...

Page 198: ...e timing is stable then the perturbation on this graph are largely due to network variations Traffic will often cause some messages to be delayed so then the maximum delay will increase As the PTP is...

Page 199: ...data as the master to slave delay The absolute value of the changes in delay are filtered according to RFC1889 and displayed This display then shows a measure of the variation of the network delay A...

Page 200: ...ation display Stream Timing application banner Select and hold anywhere on the Stream timing application tile to open the available options See Figure 164 Figure 164 Stream Timing application banner T...

Page 201: ...Figure 165 Figure 165 Stream Timing application settings menu Undo Reset Use this button to undo the last clear or reset of the monitoring session Elements of the Stream Timing application display Th...

Page 202: ...P offset graph shows timing of the video stream as it was received against the PTP See Figure 166 This data is the same as the data used in the Timing display but it is graphed versus time Figure 166...

Page 203: ...igure 168 This value indicates the amount of delay that must be applied to realign the signals according to the time stamps Figure 168 Stream Timing application Audio to Video graph The Aud RTP offset...

Page 204: ...Figure 170 This value indicates the amount of delay that must be applied to realign the signals according to the time stamps Figure 170 Stream Timing application Data to Videograph The Data RTP offset...

Page 205: ...available options See Figure 173 Figure 173 IP Generator application banner The options adjust the IP Generator application tile The icon expands the Diamond application tile to the full screen The ic...

Page 206: ...e this button to set the IP ST2110 Generator to Enabled or Disabled Reference Use this option to set the IP Generator reference to Internal or PTP Video test signal options These options are available...

Page 207: ...when Pattern is set to Black Video Transport These options are available under the Video Transport settings Packing Mode Use this option to select one of these packing modes o Block Block Packing Mode...

Page 208: ...stination Port Figure 175 Video Port SFP configuration Audio test signal options These options are available when the Audio button under the Test Signal settings is selected Enable Audio Use this butt...

Page 209: ...elect between 125 s or 1 ms packet times RTP Payload Type Use this setting to give the generated IP stream a RTP Payload Type number NOTE Each generated IP stream must have a unique RTP Payload Type n...

Page 210: ...P Generator application display Three display tabs provide information regarding the generated IP streams Select one of the tabs to view the associated display TRANSPORT tab display Use the TRANSPORT...

Page 211: ...Use this tab to view the settings of the generated video stream See Figure 178 Figure 178 IP Generator application VIDEO tab display AUDIO tab display Use this tab to view the settings of the generate...

Page 212: ...erator application tile to open the available options See Figure 181 Figure 181 SDI Generator application banner These options adjust the SDI Generator application appearance The icon expands the SDI...

Page 213: ...elect this icon to move the settings menuhorizontally SDI Generator application settings menu These options configure the SDI Generator settings Figure 182 SDI Generator application settings menu Enab...

Page 214: ...ble for format HD 1080 only o 1080p 59 94 available for format 3G LevelA or 3G LevelB only o 1080i 60 available for format HD 1080 only o 1080p 60 available for format 3G LevelA or 3G LevelB only o 38...

Page 215: ...ically If the tile expands it covers the tile above or below depending on whether you are expanding the top or bottom quarter tile The icon sets the tile to quarter tile size NOTE The display readouts...

Page 216: ...d Sample numbers 4 Line and Sample data types 5 Line and Sample selection Use these controls to go to a specific sample and line The number can be entered directly by selecting the current number this...

Page 217: ...all ANC data present NOTE PRISM monitors the first 4 links of the 8 logical SDI links in Quad Link 3G LB and Quad Link 12G Figure 185 ANC Session Elements of the ANC Session application DID Data iden...

Page 218: ...tter Display application display Jitter Display application banner Select and hold anywhere on the Jitter Display application tile to open the available options See Figure 187 Figure 187 Jitter Displa...

Page 219: ...he Jitter Display application settings menu figure shows the available options See Figure 188 Figure 188 Jitter Display application settings menu Jitter High Pass Filter Use the drop down menu to sele...

Page 220: ...cation banner Select and hold anywhere on the Eye Display application tile to open the available options See Figure 190 Figure 190 Eye Display application banner These options adjust the Eye Display a...

Page 221: ...Figure 191 Figure 191 Eye Display application settings menu Jitter High Pass Filter Use the drop down menu to select the high pass filter to Timing Align 10 Hz 100 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz or 100 kHz NOTE For...

Page 222: ...ting Engineer to communicate to create a scene NOTE Stop Display is enabled with Option MP2 PROD and is affected by the Gamma and Color Gamut settings For additional information regarding these settin...

Page 223: ...ve or below depending on whether you are expanding the top or bottom quarter tile The icon sets the tile to quarter tile size The icon opens the Stop Display application settings menu to adjust the ti...

Page 224: ...ile displaying SDI inputs in the menu Y Displays the input as Luma Y components RGB Displays the input as Red R Green G and Blue B components YRGB Displays the input as Luma Y Red R Green G and Blue B...

Page 225: ...tings menu through on screen tools Select the tool button for the setting you want to adjust See Figure 195 All the available tools are located on the top and bottom of the display and are highlighted...

Page 226: ...the trace display 1 Select the Gain button to expand the available magnification options drop down list See Figure 196 2 Select one of the preset fixed gain values from the drop down list Choose betwe...

Page 227: ...al trace See Figure 197 o Select and drag to move the trace on the touchscreen This method can be performed without using the button o Use a mouse scroll wheel to move the trace o For incremental adju...

Page 228: ...d drag to move the trace on the touchscreen This method can be performed without using the button o Use a mouse scroll wheel to move the trace o For incremental adjustments use the plus or minus butto...

Page 229: ...nts are displayed 1 Select the button in the bottom left corner of the application to expand the available display options See Figure 199 2 Select the display style of the signal components Use YRGB t...

Page 230: ...ch between the options 4 The Sweep options depend on which Display Style is active o When the Parade display style is active you can select from 1 line or 1 field o When Overlay display style is activ...

Page 231: ...specific line to monitor select Line Sel and enter the line on the keypad The Line number describes the frame line number the Pic Line next to it describes the picture line number NOTE A line selected...

Page 232: ...the available options See Figure 203 Figure 203 Diamond application banner These options adjust how the Diamond application is displayed The icon expands the Diamond application tile to the full scre...

Page 233: ...ated to RGB color space Split Diamond The Split Diamond display offsets the two halves of the Diamond to allow you to better see negative RGB Gamut errors Convert to Rec 709 Turn this setting On to al...

Page 234: ...components recovered from the serial signal to R G and B To predictably display all three components they must lie between peak white 700 mV and black 0 V For a signal to be in gamut all signal vector...

Page 235: ...700 mV Example C R Ok G Ok 350 mV B 0 mV Figure 206 Out of gamut examples NOTE Bending of the transitions indicates timing delays When a color bar signal is applied the vertical axis becomes an indica...

Page 236: ...e the line to monitor 1 Select the Lines button at the bottom of the application See Figure 207 2 Select 1 Line o To scroll through lines select the and buttons o To enter a specific line to monitor s...

Page 237: ...iming using a color bar signal See Figure 208 Using a test signal in component format this display helps make precise accurate measurements of interchannel amplitude and timing Figure 208 Lightning di...

Page 238: ...ove the settings menuhorizontally Lightning application settings menu The Lightning application settings menu figure shows the different choices See Figure 210 Figure 210 Lightning application setting...

Page 239: ...directly on the Picture See Figure 217 Lightning application on screen tools You can change the horizontal gain vertical gain horizontal position vertical position and bar targets without opening up...

Page 240: ...ain and V Gain options 3 Select Variable Gain select VAR Off to VAR H or VAR V o Select H to change the horizontal gain in increments o Select V to change the vertical gain Variable gain allows you fl...

Page 241: ...vertical gain To adjust the gain With a touchscreen use a pinch gesture to change the scale of the trace for large incremental changes For incremental adjustments select the plus or minus button The...

Page 242: ...ntal trace See Figure 214 o Select and drag to move the trace on the touchscreen This method can be performed without using the button o Use a mouse scroll wheel to move the trace o For incremental ad...

Page 243: ...and drag to move the trace on the touchscreen This method can be performed without using the button o Use a mouse scroll wheel to move the trace o For incremental adjustments use the plus or minus but...

Page 244: ...ual 223 Bar Targets Change the scaling of the Lightning display 1 Select the Bars button in the bottom right corner of the application to expand the available options See Figure 216 2 Select 75 or 100...

Page 245: ...or 1 Select the Lines button at the bottom of the application See Figure 217 2 Select 1 Line o To scroll through lines select the and buttons o To enter a specific line to monitor select Line Sel and...

Page 246: ...gure 218 CIE application display CIE application banner Select and hold anywhere on the CIE application tile to open the available options See Figure 219 Figure 219 CIE application banner These option...

Page 247: ...nce You can plot the video data on the CIE display in either Monochrome or Color If Color is selected the plotted video data will be colored with the corresponding CIE diagram colors If Color is not s...

Page 248: ...e the line to monitor 1 Select the Lines button at the bottom of the application See Figure 221 2 Select 1 Line o To scroll through lines select the and buttons o To enter a specific line to monitor s...

Page 249: ...or MP2 DLBY Figure 222 Dolby Status application Dolby Status application Banner Select and hold anywhere on the Dolby Status application tile to open the available options See Figure 223 Figure 223 D...

Page 250: ...g Dolby E audio or VANC metadata if the Dolby E is externally decoded Auto selects the Dolby E audio by default as the metadata source if it is available If Dolby E audio is not available it uses VANC...

Page 251: ...cific audio program are identified by setting the SDID values of these packets to the value associated with the lowest numbered audio channel pair of the group of audio channel pairs carrying the comp...

Page 252: ...mode Program Configuration Determines how the audio channels are grouped within a Dolby E bitstream Up to eight channels can be grouped together in individual programs where each program contains its...

Page 253: ...k quality is poor Typically all the masters in a domain should have the same value for the Priority 1 parameter Priority 2 This parameter is used to break the tie between masters that have the same cl...

Page 254: ...the Follow up message The receiver must timestamp the sync message upon receipt These two timestamps are usually called t1 and t2 and provide the first delay measurement Follow up message The Follow...

Page 255: ...PRISM MPI2 25 and MPX2 25 Media Analysis Platform User Manual 234 Message timing Figure 225 shows the relationships between the five PTP timing messages Figure 225 Dolby Status menu...

Page 256: ...ave masters on different domains provide PTP on different profiles For example domain 0 might be an AES67 profile domain 1 could be a master using the AVB 802 1AS profile and domain 127 could be a mas...

Page 257: ...on different domains to serve slaves on different communication modes All of the master and slave devices on a given domain must use compatible communication modes For most profiles this means the mas...

Page 258: ...pport any of the rates requested by the slave then the slave will not be able to lock to the master Mixed mode system messages In Mixed Mode systems some messages are Multicast and some are Unicast Fo...

Page 259: ...se a different master Mixed mode In a SMPTE ST2059 mixed environment the announce message is Multicast Therefore the BMCA can follow the Multicast conventions Compensating for causes of asymmetric del...

Page 260: ...oading on the PTP network use high quality switches that avoid this delay variance or use PTP Transparent mode switches which will insert residence time information to allow the slave to correct for t...

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