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Mentor XL 

 

12.9

 

GPS

 

M

ENU 

S

TRUCTURES

 

 

After the option board is added, an extra entry “GPS” will appear on the Options branch of the top 

level menu. This opens the following sub-menu. 

 

12.9.1

 

GPS Control Menu 

GPS

Status

[ see sub menu ]

Receiver Type

External

Termination

Terminated

Unterminated

Non-Trimble

Integrated 1PPS

1PPS RS422

1PPS Single ended

Trimble

Internal

On Start-up

Sync Timing - Crash Lock

< on/off  (default OFF) >

Timecode JAM on first 1PPS lock

< on/off  (default ON) >

PPS Lock

< on/off >

ATR Lock

< on/off >

Crash Lock

Execute

Cable Delay

< adjust 0 - 999999nS >

 

 

 

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Trilogy Communications 

Содержание Mentor XL

Страница 1: ...XL Master Reference Generator User Guide ISSUE 6 0 TRILOGY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 26 Focus Way Andover Hampshire SP10 5NY United Kingdom Telephone 44 0 1264 384000 Fax 44 0 1264 334806 www trilogycom...

Страница 2: ...ty for inaccuracies which may occur and further reserves the right to make changes to specification or design without prior notice Comments or correspondence concerning this manual should be addressed...

Страница 3: ...SELECTING A FUNCTION 18 3 6 CHANGING VALUES 18 3 7 MENU TIMEOUT 19 3 8 FRONT PANEL LOCK 19 3 9 TOP LEVEL MENU 20 3 10 USING VECTOR 22 3 11 UPDATING THE MENTOR XL 22 4 DIGITAL VIDEO 23 4 1 DIGITAL VID...

Страница 4: ...O MENTOR XL 65 12 7 ACQUISITION PROCESS 67 12 8 1 PULSE PER SECOND 1 PPS SIGNAL WAVEFORM 67 12 9 GPS MENU STRUCTURES 68 12 10 ABSOLUTE TIME REFERENCE ATR 70 13 OPTION 360 16 01 TRI LEVEL SYNC 71 13 1...

Страница 5: ...OPERATIONAL CONTROL 79 17 7 10 MHZ INPUT PERFORMANCE 80 17 8 SD SDI OUTPUTS 80 17 9 HD SDI OUTPUTS 81 17 10 3G SDI OUTPUTS 81 17 11 ANALOGUE VIDEO OUTPUT PERFORMANCE 82 17 12 AES EBU OUTPUTS 83 17 13...

Страница 6: ...25 relative to the main timing plane in 0 5 ns steps Additional software features are available to add HD SDI capability test patterns for Analogue and or digital outputs audio test signals full field...

Страница 7: ...C and ATC 360 15 12 GPS Time Reference Hardware option includes receiver module Replaces 360 15 10 and 360 15 11 360 15 02 Unbalanced AES Output card Hardware option activates the 2 x AES unbalanced o...

Страница 8: ...ent contact details may be found at www trilogycomms com then follow links to the Broadcast division site 1 5 WARRANTY Conditions of the warranty may vary according to your terms of purchase Please co...

Страница 9: ...h it to the rack using 4 bolts IMPORTANT This unit has air intakes on one side of the unit and fan assisted exhaust vents on the other side of the unit Ensure that these have an unobstructed air flow...

Страница 10: ...ower supply unit PSU with an option to fit a second PSU Each PSU has its own dedicated IEC mains plug on the rear of the Mentor XL These should be wired according to the instructions provided with a m...

Страница 11: ...GPS receiver 1 PPS output AES 1 2 un balanced outputs 5 10 MHz reference input Clock output 27MHz 10MHz AES Word Analogue test black burst outputs 1 5 Option Board 2 normally additional SDI outputs An...

Страница 12: ...e Audio Out 1 24 Analogue Audio Out 2 25 GND 2 6 1 Remote Connector 2 6 1 1 Serial Communications Port The serial port is used during manufacturing test and alignment The port may be configured for RS...

Страница 13: ...10MHz lock mode Step through SDI output 1 test patterns Step through SDI output 2 test patterns Step through SDI output 3 test patterns Step through set up memory locations 2 6 1 6 Connecting to GPI...

Страница 14: ...ternal free run mode By combination it is intended that the output can be asserted when one or more conditions is true for example loss of genlock input and or line lock error 2 6 1 8 Connecting to GP...

Страница 15: ...0V GND 6 Shield 7 LTC 2 8 LTC 2 9 Shield 2 9 ETHERNET The Mentor XL is equipped with a 10 100 Base T Ethernet port This port may be configured for either dynamic DHCP address mode or static address mo...

Страница 16: ...EO SDI AUDIO MODE LOCK OPTIONS Navigation keys OK cancel left and right Rotary encoder used to adjust values Function key SDI video Function key audio Function key Lock mode Display status Liquid Crys...

Страница 17: ...urrently selected option o Rotary encoder for parameter adjustment and or left right menu navigation o SDI button to access menus for main board SDI outputs o ANALOGUE VIDEO button to access menus for...

Страница 18: ...range of adjustment is small the encoder always alters the value by the smallest possible amount If a wider range of adjustment is required a Delta value system is used Use the left right buttons to...

Страница 19: ...s reached if a key is not pressed within a pre set time period The option to configure this feature is located under the Setup More Display Menu Timeout menu 3 8 FRONT PANEL LOCK Front panel controls...

Страница 20: ...the high definition HD option is activated additional choices will appear on this menu For more details see section 4 3 9 2 Analogue Video The video menu controls the format of the five Analogue vide...

Страница 21: ...rast Configuration the Mentor as slave allowing settings to be retrieved from a Master Upgrade the Mentor XL including the addition of features and test patterns See section 8 for more details 3 9 6 S...

Страница 22: ...gh DHCP is also offered If you are unsure consult your IT Administrator Connect the Ethernet port on the Mentor XL to your network using a standard RJ 45 cable not supplied On a PC connected to the sa...

Страница 23: ...en holds five branches as shown below If the timecode option has been enabled an extra entry VITC is also available See section 11 4 for more details Note The EDH menu branchis only displayed when the...

Страница 24: ...me Rate Hz Scan 525 625 1080i 60 1080 60 I 1080i 59 94 1080 59 94 I 1080i 50 1080 50 I 1080p 30 1080 30 P 1080p 29 97 1080 29 97 P 1080p 25 1080 25 P 1080p 24 1080 24 P 1080p 23 98 1080 23 98 P 720p 6...

Страница 25: ...SDI 3 Number of Lines 1 2 3 4 APL Off High Low Bounce Moving Off On AFD Enable Off On Code see table Line Select Field 1 8 22 Field 2 321 335 Note Using the ident menu choose the Number of Lines of te...

Страница 26: ...BU Bars Split 100 VT Bars VT Bars Split SMPTE Bars Co Siting Check SDI Check Field SDI Green Check Field Linearity Grille Convergence Grille 17x14 Convergence Grille 3T 2T Pulse and Bar 5 Riser Luma S...

Страница 27: ...r Bars Split 75 Colour Bars EBU Bars Split 75 Colour Bars Split SMPTE Bars 100 VT Bars 100 VT Bars Split VT Colour Bars VT Colour Bars Split SDI Check Field 16x9 Grille 10 Riser Stair Valid Ramp RP219...

Страница 28: ...for 4 3 displays Three menu entries allow the AFD feature to be turned on or off the insertion line to be selected on Fields 1 2 and the AFD code to be set according to the table below Note that the p...

Страница 29: ...Grade 1 Grade 2 Group 2 As Group 1 Group 3 As Group 1 Group 4 As Group 1 Setting the Enable mode to Disabled will remove Tones and Source Ident from the stream Four simultaneous AES groups are availab...

Страница 30: ...s Ch 1 2 Direction Channels 1 2 Std Reverse Channels 3 4 As Ch 1 2 Setting Tone mode to Off mutes the signal but retains the AES data within the stream Setting Tone Mode to On will provide continuous...

Страница 31: ...nal plus two Black and burst outputs See section 5 3 o RGB test pattern See section 5 4 o YC test pattern plus a single black and burst output See section 5 5 A group of two configured as o Both Black...

Страница 32: ...nnels Output 1 3 All Black Burst see sub menu YUV see sub menu Comp BnB BnB see sub menu RGB see sub menu YC BnB see sub menu Output 4 5 All Black Burst see sub menu Comp BnB see sub menu YC see sub m...

Страница 33: ...L BLACK BURST Analogue Output Menu All Black Burst 1 BnB VideoStandard 525 625 Timing Line adjust Field adjust 4 Frame adjust S C adjust Clear All VITC see sub menu 2 BnB as BnB 1 3 BnB as BnB 1 Page...

Страница 34: ...Note 1 below APL see Note 1 below Moving see Note 1 below Timing Line adjust Field adjust 4 Frame adjust S C adjust Clear All VITC Note 1 For details of these menus see section 4 2 Note 2 Within the T...

Страница 35: ...enabled Analogue Output Menu Comp BnB BnB 1 Composite VideoStandard 525 625 Test Pattern Pattern Ident APL Moving Timing Line Field 4 Frame S C Clear All VITC 2 BnB VideoStandard 525 625 Timing Line F...

Страница 36: ...Menu RGB VideoStandard 525 625 Test Pattern Pattern see Note 1 below Ident see Note 2 below APL see Note 2 below Moving see Note 2 below Timing Line adjust Field adjust 4 Frame adjust S C adjust Clea...

Страница 37: ...option is enabled Analogue Output Menu YC BnB 1 2 YC VideoStandard 525 625 Test Pattern Pattern see table below Ident APL Moving Timing Line adjust Field adjust 4 Frame adjust S C adjust Clear All VIT...

Страница 38: ...Stair SMPTE Bars PLUGE Multiburst Sin x x 5 6 2 625 Line Standard Pattern Composite YC RGB YUV Full Field Black Full Field White Full Field Red 100 Colour Bars 100 Colour Bars Split EBU Colour Bars Sp...

Страница 39: ...logue Direction as analogue Sync to SDI as analogue SampleRate 32KHz 44 1KHz 48KHz 96KHz Source Ident CH 1 set CH 2 set Grade Grade 1 Grade 2 AES 2 as AES 1 VideoStandard 525 625 Analogue Frequency CH...

Страница 40: ...XL 6 2 AUDIO AES 1 AES 2 The AES 2 sub menu is identical to AES 1 6 3 AUDIO ANALOGUE The Direction option swaps the CCIR EBU tone blips between left and right channels Page 40 of 84 Trilogy Communica...

Страница 41: ...red using the encoder control Please be aware that the mode will change immediately each option is selected Internal Free Run sets the unit to be free running relying on the internal oven oscillator f...

Страница 42: ...Flywheel If the genlock video input is removed the unit will continue to operate flywheel at the same frequency as the genlock input just removed Note that if the unit is powered up in this mode with...

Страница 43: ...following branches Configuration of the mode of the Clock Output comprehensive control of General Purpose Inputs and Outputs including o the input signal response mode o the action resulting from a GP...

Страница 44: ...output 1 Genlock Input Loss Ext 10MHz i p loss Line lock error Field lock error SC lock error Illegal i p ScH Diagnostic alert Locked to Genlock Freerunning Clear output 2 as output 1 The charts above...

Страница 45: ...on or Vector software is purchased o Serial port RS 232 or RS 422 The serial port is used primarily during manufacture but also offers remote control of a range of functions Please contact Trilogy for...

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Страница 47: ...TATUS button will flash The display text which can be displayed by pressing the STATUS key will change to indicate that an error message is available Error logs also carry a date and time stamp and ma...

Страница 48: ...Mentor XL Page 48 of 84 Trilogy Communications...

Страница 49: ...eature to provide two LTC outputs with VITC D VITC and ATC 360 15 12 GPS Time Reference Hardware option includes receiver module Replaces 360 15 10 and 360 15 11 360 15 02 Unbalanced AES Output card H...

Страница 50: ...ur usual Trilogy sales representative with the following information The part number of the feature you require The serial number of the Mentor XL which you wish to upgrade Alternatively if the serial...

Страница 51: ...tion or high definition SDI signals Additional menu items appear as follows Within the Setup menu branch Timecode and LTC as shown in the following diagrams Additional entries also appear in the relev...

Страница 52: ...k JAM Confirm 23 98 Hz JAM Source Manual RTC JAM Mode Auto Manual Genlock JAM Confirm 24 Hz as above 25 Hz as above 29 97 Hz df as above 29 97 Hz as above 30 Hz as above LTC LTC 1 Mode on off Frame Ra...

Страница 53: ...clock o VITC jams the timecode by sampling VITC on the Mentor XL Genlock input Note This option is only displayed when a suitable signal is detected and is only available under the All frequencies bra...

Страница 54: ...llow the operator to embed a date code within the data stream since timecode represents only embedded time This conforms to SMPTE S309 Timecode Offset An additional offset may be applied to any timeco...

Страница 55: ...Bits Unspecified char set and time 8 bit char set and unspecified time Unspecified char set Unassigned group usage and time Date time zone and unspecified time Page line mux and unspecified time Date...

Страница 56: ...o p 2 Select o p 3 as o p 2 Analogue Video All Black Burst Select o p 2 VideoStandard 525 625 Timing Line adjust Field adjust 4 Frame adjust S C adjust Clear All VITC Mode on off Drop NTSC only Drop...

Страница 57: ...in question is set to PAL mode 11 3 3 Lines sub menu The Lines option menu provides selection of the line where VITC is inserted VITC Lines Field 1 Line 1 set line number Field 1 Line 2 set line numbe...

Страница 58: ...e for each SDI output For more information on the general SDI settings see section 11 3 SDI 1 Timing VITC DVITC mode on off ATC see sub menu Colour Frame Flag menu as LTC User Bits menu as LTC Display...

Страница 59: ...a VITC signal whether it would appear on 1 or 2 lines in each field ATC Line were the ATC data to be re encoded as a VITC signal it would appear on the line number defined here 11 4 4 On screen timec...

Страница 60: ...e information is given in good faith from information in the public domain at the time of going to press Many different antennas are available and specifications change over time Some degree of experi...

Страница 61: ...unobstructed line of sight to the sky Rooftops that are clear of other structures or geographic features overhead with views to the horizon generally make good installation locations Such a clear view...

Страница 62: ...no 360 15 03 Other antennae may be suitable please check manufacturer s specifications 12 4 2 Cable considerations Theoretically 50 cable should be used to connect the GPS antenna However extensive te...

Страница 63: ...le but with slightly higher attenuation reducing the maximum cable length to 85 m BNC connectors are available for the LMR 400 series Cable type CT150 can also be used for cable runs approaching 100 m...

Страница 64: ...0 15 04 12 5 2 Connection The following tables show the connector types and interconnecting cable Fixed connector Mating connector Available as 360 15 12 8 pin Lemo socket Lemo FGG 1B 308 CLAD62Z Farn...

Страница 65: ...ll require a small amount of additional wiring adjacent to the Mentor XL Some data signals require termination and this should be configured using the appropriate setup menus as shown in section 12 9...

Страница 66: ...rds plus a single D25 socket female which interfaces directly with a cable assembly purchased from Trimble or with custom external wiring The Lemo connectors are marked to indicate main and reserve Ac...

Страница 67: ...could slip as low as 5 later which may well lead to loss of 1 PPS Satellites Minimum Optimum Notes Used 5 8 10 12 8 1 PULSE PER SECOND 1 PPS SIGNAL WAVEFORM The leading edge of the positive going pul...

Страница 68: ...ntrol Menu GPS Status see sub menu Receiver Type External Termination Terminated Unterminated Non Trimble Integrated 1PPS 1PPS RS422 1PPS Single ended Trimble Internal On Start up Sync Timing Crash Lo...

Страница 69: ...rence On Start up o Crash Lock will cause sync timing to be very unstable until 1 PPS lock has occurred although it will considerably speed up the process o Time code Jam on first 1PPS lock will Jam t...

Страница 70: ...OK reports the presence of 1 PPS as a general diagnostic aid Lock indicates whether the board is locked to the GPS 1 PPS signal Receiver indicates the current status of the GPS receiver 12 10 ABSOLUT...

Страница 71: ...components are combined within a single waveform The 360 16 01 module allows each output to be individually configured and timed When fitted in expansion slot 3 an additional menu branch will appear u...

Страница 72: ...59 94 2 1 1125 60 I Y Y Y 1920x1080 50 2 1 1125 50 I Y N Y 1920x1080 30 1 1 1125 30 P Y N Y 1920x1080 29 97 1 1 1125 30 P Y N Y 1920x1080 25 1 1 1125 25 P Y N Y 1920x1080 24 1 1 1125 24 P Y N Y 1920x1...

Страница 73: ...Mentor XL allowing events on the Mentor XL to be monitored by a third party management system The following conditions and events are reported State information is provided as per the Mentor XL error...

Страница 74: ...r XL 15 1 360 20 00 MENU TREE System menus follow the same layout as the on board SD HD SDI signals see section 4 Four outputs are provided and the menu diagram below reflects this change Sub menus ar...

Страница 75: ...80p 29 97 1080 29 97 P YES 1080p 25 1080 25 P YES 1080p 24 1080 24 P YES 1080p 23 98 1080 23 98 P YES 720p 60 720 60 P YES 720p 59 94 720 59 94 P YES 720p 50 720 50 P YES 720p 30 720 30 P YES 720p 29...

Страница 76: ...All Frequencies ensure RTC is selected in Jam Source Then press JAM 6 Press Options on the front panel and select GPS From the on start up menu set Crash lock to off The Mentor XL Timecode will now re...

Страница 77: ...is required for this mode DVITC ATC and LTC are optionally able to Jam to VITC on a genlock input VITC input timecode lock is activated from the front panel menus as follows Setup Timecode All Frequen...

Страница 78: ...ity 95 RH non condensing 17 2 EMC Emissions EN55103 1 Environment E2 Radiated EN55103 2 Environment E2 Safety EN60950 NOTE Immunity is specified to criterion B the outputs may suffer some degradation...

Страница 79: ...spect to clean genlock video input 3ns Output subcarrier jitter with respect to clean genlock video input lock mode EXT1 2 3 0 25 Output subcarrier jitter with respect to clean genlock video input loc...

Страница 80: ...r jitter with respect to clean 10MHz input 0 2 17 8 SD SDI OUTPUTS General Format 270 Mbit s 10 bit Standards ITU R BT 601 656 EBU Tech 3267 SMPTE 125M 244M 259M 272M RP165 RP178 Video Output impedanc...

Страница 81: ...15dB 5 MHz 750 MHz 10dB 750 MHz 1 485 GHz typical Overshoot 10 Jitter 135ps Rise Fall times 270ps 20 80 DC offset AC coupled 0 0 5V Embedded audio Active channels 4 Group Selectable 1 2 3 or 4 Sample...

Страница 82: ...n 525 Difference in timing between any analogue video output and any other all controls set to zero 10 ns Difference in timing between any black burst output and the genlock video input all controls s...

Страница 83: ...fication Left right channels can pulse according to EBU CCIR recommendations Grade Grade bit manually adjustable between grade 1 and grade 2 User data User configurable Other Both channels may be set...

Страница 84: ...and 90 points Jitter 2 Sec Overshoot 5 17 17 MISCELLANEOUS Setup data retention when unit not powered 1000 hours Unit must have been powered for 24 hours prior to this Serial communication type RS422...

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