PRISM MPI2-25 and MPX2-25 Media Analysis Platform User Manual
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Elements of the top-level
Video Session application
display
The elements at the top of the Video Session application are shared between the
four tabs:
•
INPUT
: Shows the selected input source on the top line and shows the
detected format, sample structure, and transport of the input signal on the
second line.
•
Display tabs
: Click one of the four tabs to view the associated display.
Each of the tabs has a status indicator to provide a quick view of the
status of the parameters contained in each tab.
o
SDI FORMAT
. Use this tab to view the status of various SDI
signal parameters on the input signal.
o
VPID 352
. Use this tab to view the status of the SMPTE352M
VPID on the input signal. For 3G-SDI signals, VPID is required on
the primary link (Link A).
o
BIT LEVEL
. Use this tab to view if there are any stuck bits in the
input signal.
o
CRC STATUS
. Use this tab to view the status of CRC and
Checksum errors 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 current monitoring session. The time is
displayed as
DD, HH:MM:SS
, where DD is the number of days, HH is
the number of hours, MM is the number of minutes, and SS is the number
of seconds.
•
Clear icon
. Use the
icon to clear or reset the monitoring session.
•
Running / Stopped icons
. When the monitoring session is running
(collecting error data), use the
icon to stop the session. When the
monitoring session is stopped (no error data collection and no display
updates), use the
icon to restart the session.
SDI FORMAT tab display
Use the SDI FORMAT tab display to view the status of various SDI signal
parameters on the input signal.
Elements of the SDI FORMAT tab display.
•
SAV Place Err
: Indicates whether a Start-of-Active-Video Placement
Error has occurred.
•
EAV Place Err
: Indicates whether an End-of-Active-Video Placement
Error has occurred.
•
Field Length Err
: Indicates whether a Field Length Error has occurred.
•
Line Length Err
: Indicates whether a Line Length Error has occurred.
