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UpCon – Basic concepts and operation

UpCon English Manual (2014-10-07) 21

UpCon SDI: The Serial

Digital Interface

With regards to inputs and outputs, UpCon SDI
is based on the Serial digital interface (SDI) – a
family of audio and video interfaces standard-
ized by the Society of Motion Picture and Televi-
sion Engineers (SMPTE).

An SDI signal may contain up to sixteen audio
channels (8 pairs) at 48 kHz sample rate and 24
bit resolution.

We assume that you have a good working knowl-
edge of SDI. The standard as such is not dis-
cussed in this manual.

UpCon AES

For many years, TC Electronic has focused on
developing highly intelligent clocking solutions.
UpCon features one of the most complex and
intelligent technologies we have ever made. It
is based on the TC developed DICE™ core with
its JET™ technology, which has been further re-
fined to deliver important features specifically for
broadcast use.

►

UpCon locks really fast and artefact-free to
clock sources.

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It sends as good an audio signal as possible
through at all times.

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If the source is lost, UpCon keeps on running
at the “last good sync source rate”.

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UpCon keeps outgoing clock inconsistencies
(e.g. when the sync reference is lost or the
sync source changes) to a minimum. This en-
sures that e.g. upstream source switching will
affect downstream devices to the least pos-
sible extent.

►

UpCon reduces incoming jitter to a nearly un-
measurable level.

SDI vs. AES

There are no versions of UpCon that provide SDI
and AES inputs and outputs on the same unit.

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Содержание UpCon

Страница 1: ...English Manual UpCon Product UpCon Product firmware version Frame software 1 8 00 Document English Manual Document version date 2014 10 07...

Страница 2: ...onnectors 27 Setting up UpCon 31 Networking basics and troubleshooting 32 Quick Setup 35 Updating UpCon software 36 Basic operation 37 Introduction 38 Basic TC Icon operation 38 Faders 39 On screen ke...

Страница 3: ...UpCon algorithm Auto page 96 Appendix 1 Links and additional information 98 Support resources 99 TC Electronic on 99 TC HD resources 99 Product related information 100 Extending your product s capabil...

Страница 4: ...Important safety instructions UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 1 Important safety instructions...

Страница 5: ...re they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the man ufacturer or sold with th...

Страница 6: ...d your authority to operate this equipment To completely disconnect from AC mains disconnect the power supply cord from the AC receptacle The mains plug of the power supply shall re main readily opera...

Страница 7: ...pment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equip...

Страница 8: ...About this manual UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 5 About this manual...

Страница 9: ...all connections to external equipment as described in Setting up UpCon on page 31 In the subsequent sections of the manual we assume that all connections are made correctly and that you are familiar w...

Страница 10: ...Before you get started UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 7 Before you get started...

Страница 11: ...h Manual 2014 10 07 8 Register your product Please register this product so we can inform you about updates and other product related news To register your product please go to tcelectronic com suppor...

Страница 12: ...Unpacking and setup UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 9 Unpacking and setup...

Страница 13: ...Depending on the configuration you have pur chased the box should contain the following items 1 UpCon unit 2 power cables 1 USB stick containing the TC Icon software the UpCon software this manual in...

Страница 14: ...Software TC Icon and UpCon firmware UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 11 Software TC Icon and UpCon firmware...

Страница 15: ...ng TC Icon software is described in this section of the UpCon manual 2 TC UpCon firmware UpCon firmware is the software installed on every UpCon Every UpCon comes pre installed with the most current f...

Страница 16: ...support page look for TC Icon software and click the button rep resenting the latest version of the TC Icon software for Microsoft Windows Depending on your browser type and con figuration a dialog ma...

Страница 17: ...icon TC Icon will try to establish connections to all connected TC devices on a local network in cluding your UpCon If a connection cannot be established please refer to Networking basics and trouble...

Страница 18: ...may be shown asking you what you want to do with this file Choose Save The software will be downloaded to your browser s default download location Usually this is the Downloads folder for your user a...

Страница 19: ...trouble shooting on page 32 If you experience technical problems during software download or installation please ask a person with administrator privileges on this com puter for assistance Updating TC...

Страница 20: ...UpCon An introduction UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 17 UpCon An introduction...

Страница 21: ...pens at the end listener s TV set This is essential to broad casters that generally transmit 5 1 signals but receive commercials in stereo or air newscasts relying on signals coming in from around the...

Страница 22: ...UpCon Basic concepts and operation UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 19 UpCon Basic concepts and operation...

Страница 23: ...ms that may include many net worked TC signal processors Hardware versions UpCon is available in five different hardware versions UpCon SDI with one two or three du al engine processing cards installe...

Страница 24: ...Con features one of the most complex and intelligent technologies we have ever made It is based on the TC developed DICE core with its JET technology which has been further re fined to deliver importa...

Страница 25: ...ereo you can always have 5 1 and stereo on the outputs Artifact free Artifact free crossfade be tween bypass and upconversion GPIO and SDI metadata Engage format conversion using GPIO or SDI metadata...

Страница 26: ...UpConstatus indicators and ports UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 23 UpCon status indicators and ports...

Страница 27: ...I cards Additional status information can be displayed using TC Icon software see Obtaining UpCon status information on page 45 PSU 1 and PSU 2 LEDs The PSU 1 and PSU 2 LEDs indicate the status of the...

Страница 28: ...a description of all Sync states see AES In put State indicators on page 53 LED color indication Status Off Startup no lock achieved lock status unknown Green A clock signal has been de tected at the...

Страница 29: ...r to reset Ethernet communication between UpCon and a computer when a communication error has occurred Resetting the IP address of a UpCon unit It may be necessary to reset the IP address of a UpCon u...

Страница 30: ...ams Back panel connectors Fig 16 UpCon back panel connectors SDI version PSU 2 x UpCon has two C13 type power inlet sockets The dual power inlets provide extended opera tional security and stability T...

Страница 31: ...nnect the upstream SDI device to an SDI In socket on UpCon Use a coaxial cable with BNC connectors with a nominal impedance of 75 Ohms Connecting multiple 3G cards If you are using a UpCon with two or...

Страница 32: ...alanced AES version of UpCon has 8 AES 3id Out ports on BNC connectors with one channel pair per connector The SDI versions of UpCon have no AES Out ports Fig 17 UpCon AES unbalanced version back pane...

Страница 33: ...hannels of unbalanced AES I O and by default the first 8 channels are active Should you need even more channels you can purchase a separate license for activating chan nels 9 16 See Extending your pro...

Страница 34: ...Setting up UpCon UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 31 Setting up UpCon...

Страница 35: ...re will detect a Up Con out of the box without problems However if it doesn t there is most likely a subnet issue or an IP address conflict In this case please refer to the following sections Subnet m...

Страница 36: ...P address of your computer depends on the operating system you are using and your account privileges In case of doubt please consult your company s network administrator To find and change the TCP IP...

Страница 37: ...case of an IP address conflict that keeps you from accessing UpCon in the first place you need to change your computer s IP first as de scribed in the previous section Launch the TC Icon software on y...

Страница 38: ...ple setup as illus trated below Ethernet connection Requirements for this setup are A UpCon A CAT5 Ethernet cable A computer equipped with an Ethernet adapt er running Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X an...

Страница 39: ...ion are supplied with your Up Con However from time to time software updates are made available by TC containing both bug fixes and new features Please download and install the most current version of...

Страница 40: ...Basic operation UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 37 Basic operation...

Страница 41: ...hooting on page 32 Basic TC Icon operation The TC Icon software interface has been opti mized for use in real time situations in broadcast and post production environments which usual ly are very diff...

Страница 42: ...erate your UpCon efficiently There are six on screen faders You can change the position of the faders or hide them completely see UI page on page 85 The name of the parameter that a fader is currently...

Страница 43: ...p 1 means that you have selected the predefined Fader Group 1 for Engine 1 To set up the User Fader Group Select the tab of an Engine on the top edge of the TC Icon software window Use the arrow butto...

Страница 44: ...here text input is required When you access one of these functions an on screen keyboard will be displayed Fig 23 TC Icon software On screen keyboard While they keyboard is being displayed you can eit...

Страница 45: ...Accessing UpCon UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 42 Accessing UpCon...

Страница 46: ...ight on screen slots locations If a connected device is not detected please refer to Networking basics and trouble shooting on page 32 Click the icon representing the UpCon to ac cess it Operating mul...

Страница 47: ...our setup when devices are powered up or down or if there are connection errors these may not be detected immediately In this case you should scan the network again To scan a network for devices In th...

Страница 48: ...Obtaining UpCon status information UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 45 Obtaining UpCon status information...

Страница 49: ...D will be shown in this field Nominal Rate indicator Shows the detected sample rate of the signal UpCon is synced to Status section Power indicator Displays the current state of the UpCon power suppli...

Страница 50: ...may need to identify one specific unit quickly To do so select the respec tive Frame using TC Icon software and then use the Frame Identification parameter to have that Frame identify itself with blin...

Страница 51: ...Obtaining UpCon status information UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 48 Temperature indicator Shows the current internal temperature of Up Con in degrees Celsius...

Страница 52: ...Setting up audio and syncing UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 49 Setting up audio and syncing...

Страница 53: ...Con is not locking to any incoming SDI stream the For mat indicator field will read N A Available Groups indicators SDI with embedded audio carries up to 16 chan nels of audio divided into four groups...

Страница 54: ...ere selected using the Audio Groups selector This is the default setting which is also used when Advanced SDI mode has not been activated Settings Groups 1 2 Groups 3 4 Groups 1 3 Groups 1 4 Groups 2...

Страница 55: ...ams differ UpCon will not be able to de embed and process au dio Stream 1 setting The UpCon will de embed and embed two of the up to four available audio groups in stream 1 This is the default setting...

Страница 56: ...ut that UpCon is set to lock to or if the incoming sample rate is outside the legal range 48 kHz 1 7 1 3 and the Clock Fallback is set to Freewheel Internal yellow LED Warning Internal is displayed wh...

Страница 57: ...48 kHz Use the Clock Master parameter to set whether UpCon should be referencing an incoming ex ternal clock source or an internal crystal running at 48 kHz External reference is mandatory in a broad...

Страница 58: ...Con unprocessed Setting up audio dithering To set up audio dithering go to Frame Sys tem I O Dither Fig 28 System I O Dither page Use the Dither page to set up if and how audio signals should be dithe...

Страница 59: ...UpCon remote control UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 56 UpCon remote control...

Страница 60: ...ee Library Recall page on page 69 Please not that the Icon user interface is locked when GPI is used for control GPI button Use this button to enable GPI 1 input for User Scene Recall An Enable button...

Страница 61: ...hows the current audio processing details no matter if GPI or SDI metadata is used for control Normal display If Normal is displayed audio processing is not remote controlled and the unit works as spe...

Страница 62: ...nk using the Scene Bank parameter 7 Presets setting Select one of seven Presets using GPI1 Select the Preset Bank using the Scene Bank parameter For a description of the Idle state see Idle state on p...

Страница 63: ...the setup of GPI control display GPI 1 is not enabled or the incoming voltage is outside of valid windows Check the device s GPI calibration the incoming voltage and the general external GPI setup Idl...

Страница 64: ...age Main the For mat Conv parameter will be greyed out and a blue LED indicates that it is being remote con trolled Engine parameter Settings E1 E2 E1 E2 Use the Engine parameter to specify which En g...

Страница 65: ...four GP inputs To calibrate a GPI input click the respective Cali brate button and follow the on screen instruc tions Setting up GPO To set up GPO go to the Frame System Re mote GPO page Fig 30 UpCon...

Страница 66: ...ent is stereo and the optional C LFE Ls and Rs channels are used for intercom signals the Ch Mode 2 0 approach will allow you to force Up Con to disregard the incoming optional C LFE Ls and Rs channel...

Страница 67: ...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...

Страница 68: ...r is described here In the messages listed below Ex specifies what Engines are affected by the remote control and this relates to the Engines parameter see Engines parameter on page 64 Normal display...

Страница 69: ...Recalling storing and deleting settings UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 66 Recalling storing and deleting settings...

Страница 70: ...tal recall All the settings that make up a Scene are called a Scene preset Recalling Loading storing saving and deleting Scene Presets is covered in the Recalling stor ing and deleting settings on pag...

Страница 71: ...ld either 50 Scene presets or 50 Routing presets or 100 Engine presetsFactory presets vs user presets When recalling presets you will see that there are two categories of presets Factory presets and U...

Страница 72: ...recall a Routing preset E ngine 1 or E ngine 2 to recall an En gine preset and use it for the currently se lected Engine Select between Factory and User preset groups by clicking the Factory or User...

Страница 73: ...ry Recall page on page 69 Naming Presets All user preset types can be re named To rename a preset On the Store page select the preset that you want to rename Click the Name button An on screen keyboar...

Страница 74: ...he unit while renaming presets Please note that even when renaming presets or adding information as described above the faders for the previously accessed page are still available and operational This...

Страница 75: ...bpage for the setting type you want to delete Scene Route E ngine 1 or E ngine 2 Select a User preset group There are 8 User preset groups with each group holding up to 8 presets Select a preset in th...

Страница 76: ...ge Select the subpage for the setting type you want to copy Scene to copy Scene presets Route to copy Routing presets Engine to copy Engine presets To copy from a Bank to a file on disk Select From Ba...

Страница 77: ...Updating UpCon firmware UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 74 Updating UpCon firmware...

Страница 78: ...e firmware of your UpCon re quires a computer with the TC Icon software installed In TC Icon you can select a previously down loaded UpCon firmware file with a tca suffix and apply it to the currently...

Страница 79: ...pending on your browser type and con figuration a dialog may be shown asking you what you want to do with this file Choose Save The software will be downloaded to your browser s default download locat...

Страница 80: ...Assuming that your hard disk drive has the letter c you extracted the downloaded tca file to the folder UC on the drive root see pre vious steps the correct path would be C UC Click Enter You will be...

Страница 81: ...file has been extracted you will see a tca file in the Finder In the next steps you will select this tca file in the TC Icon software to transfer it to UpCon For the first example we will assume that...

Страница 82: ...eturned to the previ ous screen The name of the tca file you downloaded should now be displayed right under the Common Software Update Folder field If you want to make sure you have selected the corre...

Страница 83: ...pdate Folder would be Volumes DAW2 UpCon_updates For the remaining steps see Example 1 Please note that a folder may contain mul tiple tca files which will be shown on the Frame System Setup Update pa...

Страница 84: ...Icon Setup UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 81 Icon Setup...

Страница 85: ...bol in the upper left corner of the window see TC Icon modes Base and Device operation on page 39 In Base Mode you will see the Select Auto and Setup tabs on the upper edge of the TC Icon window Selec...

Страница 86: ...ter problems when detecting con nected devices please refer to Networking ba sics and troubleshooting on page 32 Assigning devices to the available slots You need to assign a device to a slot of the T...

Страница 87: ...ellow warning in dicators will remain lit until the user presses Re set Clip button This feature ensures that clock errors or clippings do not go unnoticed Lock Device UI button Click the Lock Device...

Страница 88: ...should be shown Three op tions are available Changes on this page will take effect next time you open the TC Icon soft ware Faders at bottom setting Faders will be positioned right below the main inte...

Страница 89: ...tly selected User scheme You can change the colors used for Background Icon Panel Front Icon Panel Back Device Panel Front Device Panel Back User Interface Text We suggest changing these colors under...

Страница 90: ...The UpCon algorithm UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 87 The UpCon algorithm...

Страница 91: ...nal falls back from true 5 1 to stereo it seamlessly crossfades into a convincing 5 1 surround upconversion without adding any interruptions or artifacts Detection does not require metadata or GPIs to...

Страница 92: ...setting UpCon is automatically enabled when the input format is stereo If both inputs are active priority is given to the 5 1 input Aux Priority setting When 5 1 and Stereo signals are fed to differen...

Страница 93: ...ormat Convert parame ter on UpCon s Main page to Downmix the Gain Center parameter can be used to apply a static gain to the Center channel before delay and true peak limiting If the processed input s...

Страница 94: ...ter and Right Front pa rameters to adjust the levels of these channels when upconversion is active After tuning other upconversion parameters ad just these parameters so that loudness before and after...

Страница 95: ...se a setting between 20 and 24 dBFS For music use a setting between 14 and 20 dBFS C Contour Style parameter Use the C Contour Style parameter for Center channel extraction L R Process parameter Use t...

Страница 96: ...se the Surround Spectrum parameter to set the frequency response for surround channel extraction For best results set this parameter in combina tion with the surround channel Gain parameters on the Le...

Страница 97: ...udio quality defining factor the so called headroom Analog TV only had around 10 dB of headroom but DTV should have at least 15 16 dB of headroom for a chance of conveying audio of a decent quality Ra...

Страница 98: ...or Universal for all round adaptive settings For AC3 delivery use the AC3 Codec Profile setting For all settings except for AC3 Codec the true peak threshold is the same for all channels For AC3 Code...

Страница 99: ...them UpCon assumes that a 5 1 signal is available and cross fades into 5 1 bypass Note that this automation mode gives priority to a 5 1 signal and that outputs are never muted When no 5 1 signal is p...

Страница 100: ...The UpCon algorithm UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 97...

Страница 101: ...Appendix 1 Links and additional information UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 98 Appendix 1 Links and additional information...

Страница 102: ...TC Electronic all product manuals tcelectronic com support manuals TC Electronic user forum forum tcelectronic com TC Electronic on the web tcelectronic com Facebook facebook com tcelectronic Google P...

Страница 103: ...can be extended by purchasing optional licenses listed below To learn where to obtain demo versions or buy licenses to extend your TC HD product please go to tcelectronic com where to buy 16 Channel...

Страница 104: ...Appendix 2 UpCon GPI O page UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 101 Appendix 2 UpCon GPI O page...

Страница 105: ...3 power supply When nothing is connected to the GPI input the input voltage therefore is 3V3V A resistor net work can be used to pull down the voltage as suggested in Fig 3 4 GPI installation Selectio...

Страница 106: ...los clos 1 of 8 1 1 000 idle 3 20 3 30 3 30 open open open 2 0 826 2 63 2 73 2 83 clos open open 3 0 689 2 18 2 28 2 38 open clos open 4 0 602 1 93 1 99 2 05 clos clos open 5 0 548 1 75 1 81 1 87 open...

Страница 107: ...Technical specifications UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 104 Technical specifications...

Страница 108: ...d max 10 4 lbs 4 7 kg Mains voltage 100 to 240 VAC 50 60 Hz auto select Power supply function Dual Power Supply Redundancy Fan Dual Fan Redundancy Power consumption UpCon with 1 card 14 W typ UpCon ex...

Страница 109: ...nnels processed 8 in 8 out per card 16 in 16 out optional for AES Audio format configuration 2 5 1 2 2 5 1 2 2 5 1 5 1 5 1 Audio processing delay 0 15 ms Adjustable online delay 0 10 sec per audio cha...

Страница 110: ...dards SMPTE 259M 292M 424M 425M Audio input output selection SDI group 1 2 3 4 3G stream 1 3G stream 2 Interface function de embed embed Synchronous bit transparent Input return loss Typ 17 dB 1 5 GHz...

Страница 111: ...ision 30 PPM External Sample Rates 48 kHz 1 7 1 3 Audio in to out delay 0 85 ms Number of audio channels processed 8 in 8 out 16 in 16 out Interface function Synchronous bit transparent Jitter Rejecti...

Страница 112: ...on 30 PPM External Sample Rates 48 kHz 1 7 1 3 Audio in to out delay 0 85 ms Number of audio channels processed 8 in 8 out 16 in 16 out Interface function Synchronous bit transparent Jitter Rejection...

Страница 113: ...Interface GPI control inputs D SUB 4 multi state multi function 0 V to 3 3 V DC sensing GPO output D SUB 2 relays floating 200 mA 24 V AC DC max Output voltage D SUB 3 3 V DC 100 mA current limited Et...

Страница 114: ...Technical specifications UpCon English Manual 2014 10 07 111...

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