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B2/C2 and B4/C4
HD/SD Two- and Four-Channel
AES Multiplexers

Installation and Operation Manual

Edition C
175-000264-00

Summary of Contents for HMX6801+B2/C2

Page 1: ...HMX6801 B2 C2 and HMX6801 B4 C4 HD SD Two and Four Channel AES Multiplexers Installation and Operation Manual Edition C 175 000264 00...

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Page 3: ...Edition C January 2007 HMX6801 B2 C2 HMX6801 B4 C4 HD and SD Two Channel and Four Channel AES Multiplexers Installation and Operation Manual...

Page 4: ...raphical errors Changes are periodically added to the information herein these changes will be incorporated into new editions of the publication Harris Corporation may make improvements and or changes...

Page 5: ...g Information ix Unpacking a Product ix Product Servicing ix Returning a Product ix Restriction on Hazardous Substances RoHS Compliance x Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Compliance...

Page 6: ...dding Modes 23 Audio Embedding Errors 28 Audio Output Channel Status OutxxStat 28 Input Channel V Bit Feedback InxxVbitFb 29 Audio Embedding Channel Source Selection 29 Input Audio Rate 30 Channel Sum...

Page 7: ...er Bits V Bit and U Bit 77 Identifying Audio Characteristics Audio Sampling Frequency and Word Length 78 Appendix B Troubleshooting Tips Overview 79 General Troubleshooting Steps 80 Common Problems an...

Page 8: ...vi HMX6801 B2 C2 and HMX6801 B4 C4 Installation and Operation Manual Contents Index Keywords 85...

Page 9: ...Four Channel AES Multiplexers Audience This manual is written for engineers technicians and operators responsible for the installation setup and or operation of HMX6801 B2 C2 and HMX6801 B4 C4 HD and...

Page 10: ...t boxes combo boxes menus submenus windows lists and selection names Italics Indicates email addresses the names of books or publications and the first instances of new terms and specialized words tha...

Page 11: ...for servicing Product Servicing Except for firmware upgrades HMX6801 B2 C2 and HMX6801 B4 C4 modules are not designed for field servicing All hardware upgrades modifications or repairs require you to...

Page 12: ...may leach out of landfill sites or otherwise contaminate the environment during end of life recycling The Directive which took effect on July 1 2006 refers to the following hazardous substances Lead...

Page 13: ...ll be required to recycle electrical and electronic equipment at end of its useful life and may not dispose of the equipment in landfills or by using other unapproved methods Some EU member states may...

Page 14: ...g If this product relies on forced air cooling it is recommended that all obstructions to the air flow be removed prior to mounting the frame in the rack If this product has a provision for external e...

Page 15: ...B2 and HMX6801 C2 modules can embed two AES audio signals into two groups within the SDI output signal while the HMX6801 B4 and HMX6801 C4 can embed four AES audio signals into two groups B2 B4 versi...

Page 16: ...y via card edge Remotely with CCS software applications such as Pilot Lite CCS Pilot and CCS Navigator or with CCS compliant control panels and other products such as NUCLEUS Network Control Panel Fou...

Page 17: ...HD SDI or SMPTE 259M SD SDI video outputs Two balanced AES digital audio outputs with user selectable source HMX6801 B2 only Two unbalanced AES digital audio outputs with user selectable source HMX68...

Page 18: ...rates HD SDI Module Descriptions Front Module Figure 1 1 is a generic top front view of a typical 6800 module and shows the general location of standard LEDs controls and jumpers Figure 1 1 Typical 6...

Page 19: ...parameters Up Moves up through the parameters Control LEDs Various lighting combinations of these Control LEDs sometimes referred to as Bank Select LEDs indicate the currently selected bank See Table...

Page 20: ...r used by the HMX6801 B2 module when installed in an FR6802 XF frame Figure 1 2 HMX6801 B2 Back Connector SDI IN DATA I O 1 2 SDI OUT AUX IN DARS IN BAL DARS IN 1 2 AES OUT 1 2 AES IN Reserved for fut...

Page 21: ...1 3 shows the double slot back connector used by the HMX6801 B4 module when installed in an FR6802 XF frame Figure 1 3 HMX6801 B4 Back Connector 3 4 SDI IN DATA I O 1 2 SDI OUT AUX IN 1 2 AES IN 3 Re...

Page 22: ...ck connector used by the HMX6801 C2 module when installed in an FR6802 XF frame Figure 1 4 HMX6801 C2 Back Connector SDI IN DATA I O 1 2 SDI OUT AUX IN AES IN 1 2 2 1 AES OUT DARS IN Reserved for futu...

Page 23: ...1 5 shows the double slot back connector used by the HMX6801 C4 module when installed in an FR6802 XF frame Figure 1 5 HMX6801 C4 Back Connector SDI IN DATA I O 1 2 SDI OUT AUX IN AES IN 3 4 2 1 3 Res...

Page 24: ...Signal Flow Diagram Equalizer Deserializer input output Embedder Audio processing amplifier SDI outputs AES 1 AES 2 AES 3 AES 4 Serializer input output Serializer input output Driver 1 Driver 2 SDRAM...

Page 25: ...moving HMX6801 Modules on page 15 Upgrading HMX6801 Firmware on page 16 See the FR6802 Frame Installation and Operation Manual for information about installing and operating FR6802 series frames and t...

Page 26: ...maximum allowable power ratings for 6800 frames Note the given maximums before installing any 6800 modules in your frame HMX6801 modules cannot be installed in frames without fans or in FR6802 DM and...

Page 27: ...anti static shipping pouch if present and all other packaging material Retain the original packaging materials for possible re use See Unpacking Shipping Information on page ix for information about...

Page 28: ...ws the standard location of the REM LOC jumper 2 Place a jumper on pins 1 and 2 to set the module for Remote control or pins 2 and 3 to set the module for Local control See Figure 2 2 Figure 2 2 REM L...

Page 29: ...zed installation or removal procedures However if you are installing both front and rear modules ensure that the back module is installed first before plugging in the front module Likewise ensure that...

Page 30: ...file to confirm which files are needed Use care to ensure that you upload the correct files to the HMX6801 module If for some reason the upgrade fails the module may not respond to controls and will a...

Page 31: ...or is brought to the foreground Figure 2 3 Typical Software Upgrade Tool New Transfer Tab 7 On the New Transfer tab click Add The Device Selection dialog opens 8 Select one or more HMX6801 devices and...

Page 32: ...e s path name is displayed in the edit box to the left of the Browse button The extraction process on the ZIP file is handled as part of the upgrade process You do not need to extract the files yourse...

Page 33: ...ld mode drag or copy and paste the module s device icon from the Catalog folder into the Network or Discovery folder 2 Right click the device icon and then select Properties 3 On the Device tab of the...

Page 34: ...ng the Drag and Drop Method on page 19 for more information 3 Double click the device icon for the HMX6801 module The Configuration box opens On the File Transfer tab the frameX slotY where X is the f...

Page 35: ...remotely Pilot Lite User Manual for serial interface CCS Pilot CoPilot Navigator or NUCLEUS Network Control LCP 3901 1U RCP CCS 1U Local and Remote Control Panel manuals for Ethernet interface The fol...

Page 36: ...tored if the module loses power and must be restarted When you set the Factory Recall parameter to Yes the module takes several seconds to reset all of the parameters to their default settings Termina...

Page 37: ...bcomponent has the ability to operate on only one audio group either appending or overwriting a predetermined group onto the SDI stream The audio embedding modes are G1EmbMode and G2EmbMode Table 3 1...

Page 38: ...audio data packets for deletion DID word will be set to 180h To avoid sample distribution issues enable the ADS Clean feature See Figure 3 3 on page 27 for more information on OverWrt embedding mode A...

Page 39: ...g Mode Part 1 EAV ADS before embedding EAV ADS after embedding group Group 1 ADS before embedding Other auxilliary data A EAV Other auxilliary data B ADS after embedding group Group 1 EAV Other auxill...

Page 40: ...2 ADS before embedding EAV Other auxillary data Other auxillary data Other auxillary data ADS before embedding EAV Group 2 EAV Group 1 Group 2 EAV ADS before embedding Group 1 ADS after attempting to...

Page 41: ...before embedding other auxilliary data A other auxilliary data B ADS after embedding group 1 with overwrite group specified as Group 1 Group 1 EAV ADS before embedding Pre existing Group 1 EAV ADS af...

Page 42: ...feature provided Audio Output Channel Status OutxxStat Table 3 3 describes the three parameter options for audio output channel level status Table 3 2 Audio Embedding Error Descriptions Error Descrip...

Page 43: ...Sum AES 4 Sum Test Tone 1 750 Hz 20 dBFS Test Tone 2 1 5 kHz 20 dBFS Test Tone 3 3 kHz 20 dBFS Test Tone 4 6 kHz 20 dBFS Table 3 4 Input Channel V Bit Validity Bit Status Options Option Description On...

Page 44: ...ng in the HD video signal as well the embedder will indicate 48 kHz in the Rate word of the audio control packet for each embedded audio group When embedding audio in Non PCM mode OutxxFrmt Non PCM or...

Page 45: ...io Mux Signal 750 Hz 1 5 kHz 3 kHz AES4 Sum A B 2 AES3 Sum A B 2 AES2 Sum A B 2 AES1 Sum A B 2 AES1 AES2 AES3 AES4 AES1 AES2 AES3 AES4 6 kHz Test Tone 1 Test Tone 3 Test Tone 2 Test Tone 4 Out01 Out08...

Page 46: ...n the output channel assignments are as follows Out01Src is assigned AES 1A matched Odd number to Left channel Out02Src is assigned AES 1B matched Even number to Right channel When channels are operat...

Page 47: ...Output Ch01 Format Auto and Out Ch01 Format Fb PCM Output Ch01 Gain Enabled Output Ch01 Invert Enabled Output Ch02 Format Non PCM or Output Ch02 Format Auto and Out Ch02 Format Fb Non PCM Output Ch02...

Page 48: ...d Output Ch06 Invert Disabled Output Ch06 Format PCM or Output Ch06 Format Auto and Out Ch06 Format Fb PCM Output Ch06 Gain Enabled Output Ch06 Invert Enabled Output Ch07 Format Non PCM or Output Ch07...

Page 49: ...g modes The SD parameters will apply when SdiStdSet is set to either SD 525 or SD 625 or the SdiStdSet is set to Auto and SdiStdFdbk is SD 525 or SD 625 Table 3 6 Parameter Availability Based on Opera...

Page 50: ...nly one channel of the pair is Non PCM Both channels in the pair must be of a PCM format for the Dithering feature for that channel pair to be re enabled For example if Output Ch01 Format is set to No...

Page 51: ...its In SD mode it is 20 bits In SD mode if at least one channel is set to 24 bits the corresponding embedder will enable 24 bits embedding Channel Fade Rate The channel fade rate is a single control f...

Page 52: ...o the parameter number 1 to 9 or letter A to F of the option you want to set 4 Toggle the navigation switch to select and set the value of the chosen parameter 5 Rotate the hex switch to another param...

Page 53: ...software control option serial local or Ethernet remote to aid in confirming your bank selection 3 Rotate the hex switch to the global recall parameter F 4 Toggle the navigation switch to On Use an a...

Page 54: ...nformation Legend Bold option Indicates that this is the default setting for the parameter RO Indicates that parameters are read only feedback and cannot be used to select controls Superscript number...

Page 55: ...80I25 295M 1080I30 1080I29 97 1080I25 1080P30 1080P29 97 1080P25 1080P24 1080P23 98 720P60 720P59 94 720P50 SD 525 SD 625 0 2 Y CRC Err Cnt Clear Clears the luminance CRC error counter No Yes 0 3 C CR...

Page 56: ...ut Ch1A Delay Adjusts delay for input channel AES 1A 0 0 to 1320 0 msec 0 B Input Ch1B Delay Adjusts delay for input channel AES 1B 0 0 to 1320 0 msec 0 C Input Ch2A Delay Adjusts delay for input chan...

Page 57: ...3 TstTone 4 1 2 Out 02 Source Select Selects the source for output channel 02 AES 1A AES 1B AES 2A AES 2B AES 1 Sum AES 2 Sum TstTone 1 TstTone 2 TstTone 3 TstTone 4 1 3 Out 03 Source Select Selects t...

Page 58: ...3 TstTone 4 1 5 Out 05 Source Select Selects the source for output channel 05 AES 1A AES 1B AES 2A AES 2B AES 1 Sum AES 2 Sum TstTone 1 TstTone 2 TstTone 3 TstTone 4 1 6 Out 06 Source Select Selects t...

Page 59: ...1B AES 2A AES 2B AES 1 Sum AES 2 Sum TstTone 1 TstTone 2 TstTone 3 TstTone 4 1 9 AES Out 1 Source Sel Selects the source for AES output 1 Emb1 Pair1 Emb1 Pair2 Emb2 Pair1 Emb2 Pair2 1 A AES Out 2 Sour...

Page 60: ...3 E Out 03 04 Dithr Mode Enables dithering for output channel pair 03 04 None On 3 F Out 05 06 Dithr Mode Enables dithering for output channel pair 05 06 None On 4 1 Out 07 08 Dithr Mode Enables dith...

Page 61: ...re swapped or muted 0 0 to 10 0 sec 1 0 1 When group numbers are assigned to the embedders Embedder1 is always assigned a lower group number i e if Embedder Group Selection EmbGrpSel is set to 2 4 Emb...

Page 62: ...0I29 97 1080I25 1080P30 1080P29 97 1080P25 1080P24 1080P23 98 720P60 720P59 94 720P50 RO SDI IP Video Present Reports the presence of the SDI input video signal No Yes RO Y CRC Error Counter Reports t...

Page 63: ...has occurred in the group 1 embedder No Yes RO Grp 2 Append Error Reports if an append error has occurred in the group 2 embedder No Yes RO Grp 2 OverWrt Error Reports if an overwrite error has occur...

Page 64: ...as read only RO are only available from a remote CCS software control ap plication such as Pilot or Navigator Table 3 10 HMX6801 B2 C2 Read Only Parameters Remote Control Only Continued Bank Rotary Sw...

Page 65: ...2 1 3 1 4 2 3 2 4 3 4 0 7 Embedder 1 Mode Selects the embedding mode for the first embedder Off Append OverWrt Auto 0 8 Embedder 2 Mode Selects the embedding mode for the second embedder Off Append Ov...

Page 66: ...elay for input channel AES 4A 0 0 to 1320 0 msec 1 2 Input Ch4B Delay Adjusts delay for input channel AES 4B 0 0 to 1320 0 msec 1 3 V Bit Mute Enable Enables audio channel muting upon detection of an...

Page 67: ...ES 4A AES 4B AES 1 Sum AES 2 Sum AES 3 Sum AES 4 Sum TstTone 1 TstTone 2 TstTone 3 TstTone 4 1 6 Out 03 Source Select Selects the source for output channel 03 AES 1A AES 1B AES 2A AES 2B AES 3A AES 3B...

Page 68: ...ES 4A AES 4B AES 1 Sum AES 2 Sum AES 3 Sum AES 4 Sum TstTone 1 TstTone 2 TstTone 3 TstTone 4 1 8 Out 05 Source Select Selects the source for output channel 05 AES 1A AES 1B AES 2A AES 2B AES 3A AES 3B...

Page 69: ...ES 4A AES 4B AES 1 Sum AES 2 Sum AES 3 Sum AES 4 Sum TstTone 1 TstTone 2 TstTone 3 TstTone 4 1 A Out 07 Source Select Selects the source for output channel 07 AES 1A AES 1B AES 2A AES 2B AES 3A AES 3B...

Page 70: ...ormat to Output Ch08 Format Selects the AES format for output channels 01 to 08 PCM Non PCM2 Auto 2 5 to 2 C Output Ch01 Gain to Output Ch08 Gain Adjusts gain for output channels 01 to 08 18 0 to 18 0...

Page 71: ...tput audio channel pair 03 04 24 bits 20 bits 16 bits 4 5 Out Ch05 06 Word Len Selects the word length for output audio channel pair 05 06 24 bits 20 bits 16 bits 4 6 Out Ch07 08 Word Len Selects the...

Page 72: ...080P24 1080P23 98 720P60 720P59 94 720P50 RO SDI IP Video Present Reports the presence of the SDI input video signal No Yes RO Y CRC Error Counter Reports the number of occurred luminance CRC errors 0...

Page 73: ...ES 1 Input Present Reports the presence of the AES 1 input signal No Yes RO AES 2 Input Present Reports the presence of the AES 2 input signal No Yes RO AES 3 Input Present Reports the presence of the...

Page 74: ...channel 4B Off On RO Out Ch01 Format Fb to Out Ch08 Format Fb Reports the AES format of output channels 01 to 08 PCM Non PCM RO Output 01 Status to Output 08 Status Reports the status peak silence no...

Page 75: ...monitoring LEDs The table that follows Monitoring LEDs describes each LED in more detail Figure 3 5 Location of Card Edge LEDs The monitoring LEDs on the card edge of HMX6801 modules are identified i...

Page 76: ...Present N A N A Freeze N A N A DARS Present HMX6801 B2 C2 options only Indicates if the DARS signal is present DARS is present AUDIO1 Reports the presence of AES input 1 AES input 1 is present AUDIO2...

Page 77: ...ed and monitored within available software control applications for example Pilot Lite or Pilot See the appropriate software control user manual or online help for more information Note If the LED is...

Page 78: ...s using a software control application Table 3 15 Alarm Descriptions Alarm Name Alarm Description Alarm Level SDI IP Video Present Loss of SDI Major Emb 1 Append Error Embedder1 embed error Major Emb...

Page 79: ...ut HMX6801 B2 B4 Only on page 67 AES Unbalanced Input HMX6801 C2 C4 Only on page 67 DARS Input HMX6801 B2 C2 Only on page 68 SDI Video Output on page 69 AES Balanced Output HMX6801 B2 Only on page 70...

Page 80: ...E 292M and 296M 50 59 94 and 60 Hz rates HD SDI or 259M SD SDI over coaxial cable Connector BNC IEC169 8 Impedance 75 Return loss 18 dB typical from 5 MHz to 1485 MHz HD SDI mode 18 dB typical to 270...

Page 81: ...io rate PCM input 32 to 96 kHz Non PCM input 48 kHz Bits 16 20 or 24 Channel status and user bits Maintained but professional mode 48 kHz see Appendix A Audio Bit Manipulation for more information Tab...

Page 82: ...DARS Input Specifications Item Specification Type HMX6801 B2 Unbalanced AC coupled and balanced transformer coupled user selectable HMX6801 C2 Unbalanced AC coupled Connector HMX6801 B2 BNC IEC169 8...

Page 83: ...and 60 Hz rates HD SDI or SMPTE 259M SD SDI over coax cable Connector BNC IEC169 8 Impedance 75 Return loss 18 dB typical from 5 to 1485 MHz HD SDI mode 18 dB typical to 270 MHz SD SDI mode Signal lev...

Page 84: ...time 5 ns to 30 ns 10 to 90 Bits 16 20 or 24 Channel status and user bits Maintained but professional mode 48 kHz see Appendix A Audio Bit Manipulation for more information Table 4 7 AES Unbalanced O...

Page 85: ...he negative supply Operating Temperature The operating temperature for HMX6801 B2 C2 and HMX6801 B4 C4 modules is 41 to 113 F 5 to 45 C Note Applicable to combinations of HMX6801 and HDX6801 modules T...

Page 86: ...72 HMX6801 B2 C2 and HMX6801 B4 C4 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 4 Specifications...

Page 87: ...X6801 B4 C4 modules The following items are documented Manipulating Channel Status Bits C Bit on page 74 Manipulating Validity and User Bits V Bit and U Bit on page 77 Identifying Audio Characteristic...

Page 88: ...Out Chxx Format Fb parameters 0 2 to 4 000 Not Indicated 100 No Emphasis 110 50 15 s 111 CCITTJ17 S S S S Y Y Y Y RX ignores bits TX passed bits unmodified 0 5 0 Locked 1 Unlocked N N Y N RX ignores...

Page 89: ...s bits according to transmitted word length 2 6 to 7 00 Alignment level not indicated 01 Alignment to SMPTE RP155 10 Alignment to EBU R68 11 Reserved N Y RX ignores bits TX sets bits to 00 3 0 to 6 bi...

Page 90: ...ts to 00000000 6 to 9 0 to 7 Alphanumeric channel origin data S Y RX ignores bits TX passed bits unmodified 10 to 13 0 to 7 Alphanumeric channel destination data S Y RX ignores bits TX passed bits unm...

Page 91: ...RX ignores bits TX passed bits unmodified 22 7 Bytes 17 to 21 reliability flag S Y RX ignores bits TX passed bits unmodified 23 0 to 7 CRC Y Y RX ignores bits TX calculates CRC on output Table A 2 Cha...

Page 92: ...ndix A Audio Bit Manipulation Identifying Audio Characteristics Audio Sampling Frequency and Word Length Table A 4 Audio Sampling Frequency and Word Length Item Remarks Audio sampling frequency RX 32...

Page 93: ...nding on page 81 Pilot Lite Cannot Control a Module Showing in the Control Window on page 82 Pilot Lite Status Bar Reports Not Ready on page 82 CCS Software Application or Remote Control Panel Does No...

Page 94: ...uct release notes and more can be found on our Web site at www broadcast harris com leitch Support section along with technical support information training information product downloads and the produ...

Page 95: ...gs in back of frame Pilot Lite is not communicating with the appropriate slot and frame See your FR6802 Frame Installation and Operation Manual for more information on Slot ID and Frame ID DIP switch...

Page 96: ...he position of the module in the frame Is the frame connected to the network Check the device s network connection If the status bar still reports no status or Not Ready for the frame or device try re...

Page 97: ...ailure before you exit the application and restart the PC Module Does Not Seem to Work Although the following troubleshooting tips may seem obvious please take the time to ensure the following All app...

Page 98: ...84 HMX6801 B2 C2 and HMX6801 B4 C4 Installation and Operation Manual Appendix B Troubleshooting Tips...

Page 99: ...t channel status 28 processing 23 sampling frequency 78 test tone generation 3 word length 46 57 B back connectors 6 balanced input 67 channels 2 C C bit 74 CCS applications troubleshooting 81 83 CCS...

Page 100: ...F Factory Recall 22 factory settings 42 52 fade rate 37 47 57 file transfer 16 20 firmware upgrade 16 correcting failed 20 frames 12 front module 13 G G1EmbMode 23 gain 32 output 46 56 group assignmen...

Page 101: ...tions safety xii product description 2 Product servicing ix propagation delay 71 R reboot device 20 recall factory settings 42 52 recalling default parameter settings 39 reference input 3 REM LOC jump...

Page 102: ...s 2 unbalanced output 70 unpacking 13 Unpacking and shipping a product ix upgrading firmware 16 correcting failed 20 user bits 77 V validity bit status 49 59 validity bits 77 V bit 29 77 version softw...

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