Axon Synapse 2GM100 User manual

Synapse
2GM100-2HM100
3Gb/s, HD, SD SDI Dual channel VANC analyzer
Installation and operation manual
Original manual V1.0
COPYRIGHT© 2017 Axon Digital Design BV 2017

Preface
■ALWAYS disconnect your entire system from the AC mains before cleaning any
component. The product frame (SFR18, SFR08 or SFR04) must be terminated with
three-conductor AC mains power cord that includes an earth ground connection.
To prevent shock hazard, all three connections must always be used.
■NEVER use flammable or combustible chemicals for cleaning components.
■NEVER operate this product if any cover is removed.
■NEVER wet the inside of this product with any liquid.
■NEVER pour or spill liquids directly onto this unit.
■NEVER block airflow through ventilation slots.
■NEVER bypass any fuse.
■NEVER replace any fuse with a value or type other than those specified.
■NEVER attempt to repair this product. If a problem occurs, contact your local Axon
distributor.
■NEVER expose this product to extremely high or low temperatures.
■NEVER operate this product in an explosive atmosphere.
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Date created: 12-04-2017
Date last revised: 24-04-2017
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mentioned below.
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2GM100-2HM100
Tested To
Comply With
FCC Standards
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.

Contents
Preface........................................................................................................... 2
1 Introduction to Synapse............................................................................. 5
An Introduction to Synapse....................................................................... 5
Local control Panel................................................................................... 5
Remote Control Capabilities....................................................................... 5
2 Unpacking and Placement...........................................................................6
Unpacking................................................................................................ 6
Placing the card....................................................................................... 6
3 A Quick start...............................................................................................7
When Powering-up.................................................................................... 7
Changing settings and parameters.............................................................. 7
Front Panel Control................................................................................... 7
Example of changing parameters using front panel control............................. 7
Axon Cortex Software............................................................................... 8
Menu Structure Example........................................................................... 9
4 Introduction.............................................................................................. 10
4.1 Block schematic & I/O panel................................................................... 10
4.2 Features............................................................................................... 11
4.3 Applications.......................................................................................... 12
4.4 Specifications........................................................................................ 12
5 Settings.....................................................................................................14
5.1 Introduction.......................................................................................... 14
5.2 ........................................................................................................... 14
Output1-Overlay..................................................................................... 14
FS_Teletext............................................................................................ 14
FS_RT-Analyzer...................................................................................... 14
FS_RT-SCTE104...................................................................................... 14
OV_Video............................................................................................... 14
OV_Teletext............................................................................................ 14
OV_RT-Analyzer...................................................................................... 14
OV_RT_SCTE_104................................................................................... 15
Monitor-Temp......................................................................................... 15
Lock-Mode............................................................................................. 15
Out-Frmt............................................................................................... 15
AFD-Sel_1.............................................................................................. 15
WST-Page_1........................................................................................... 15
AFD-Sel_2.............................................................................................. 15
WST-Page_2........................................................................................... 16
5.3 Network................................................................................................16
IP_Conf0................................................................................................ 16
Contents 3

mIP0..................................................................................................... 16
mNM0................................................................................................... 16
mGW0................................................................................................... 16
NetwPrefix0............................................................................................ 16
6 Status........................................................................................................17
6.1 Introduction.......................................................................................... 17
6.2 2GM100 - 2HM100 status items.............................................................. 17
sInp1.................................................................................................... 17
SDI1DemFrmt01/02 ~ SDI1DemFrmt15/16................................................ 17
SDI1AudioStat........................................................................................ 17
sInp2.................................................................................................... 18
SDI2DemFrmt01/02 ~ SDI2DemFrmt15/16................................................ 18
SDI2AudioStat........................................................................................ 18
Ref........................................................................................................ 18
CPU_Env_Temp....................................................................................... 18
CPU_Core_Temp..................................................................................... 18
FPGA_Env_Temp..................................................................................... 18
FPGA_Core_Temp.................................................................................... 18
FPGA_Fan.............................................................................................. 18
6.3 Network status...................................................................................... 19
IP_Addre0.............................................................................................. 19
MAC0.................................................................................................... 19
IP0........................................................................................................ 19
NM0...................................................................................................... 19
GW0...................................................................................................... 19
7 Events Menu............................................................................................. 20
7.1 Events..................................................................................................20
Introduction........................................................................................... 20
What is the goal of an event?.................................................................. 20
Events................................................................................................... 20
Announcements...................................................................................... 20
What information is available in an event?................................................. 20
The message string................................................................................. 20
The tag................................................................................................. 20
Defining Tags......................................................................................... 21
8 GNU Public License................................................................................... 22
8.1 This product contains open-source software.............................................. 22
GNU public license version 2.................................................................... 22
Index............................................................................................................28
Contents 4

1 Introduction to Synapse
An Introduction to
Synapse
Synapse is a modular system designed for the broadcast
industry. High density, intuitive operation and high quality
processing are key features of this system. Synapse offers a
full range of converters and processing modules. Please visit
the AXON Digital Design Website at www.axon.tv to obtain
the latest information on our new products and updates.
Local control Panel The local control panel gives access to all adjustable
parameters and provides status information for any of the
cards in the Synapse frame, including the Synapse rack
controller. The local control panel is also used to back-up
and restore card settings. Please refer to the rack controller
manuals for a detailed description of the local control panel,
the way to set-up remote control over IP and for frame
related settings and status information.
Remote Control
Capabilities
The remote control options are explained in the rack
controller manual. The method of connection to a computer
using Ethernet is described in the ERC/ERS/RRC/RRS
manual.
“AXON CORTEX” SOFTWARE WILL INCREASE SYSTEM FLEXIBILITY OF ONE OR
MORE SYNAPSE FRAMES
Although not required to use Cortex with a Synapse frame,
you are strongly advised to use a remote personal computer
or laptop PC with Axon Cortex installed, as this increases the
ease of use and understanding of the modules.
Introduction to Synapse 5

2 Unpacking and Placement
Unpacking The Axon Synapse card must be unpacked in an anti-static
environment. Care must be taken NOT to touch components
on the card – always handle the card carefully by the
edges. The card must be stored and shipped in anti-static
packaging. Ensuring that these precautions are followed will
prevent premature failure from components mounted on the
board.
Placing the card The Synapse card can be placed vertically in an SFR18 frame
or horizontally in an SFR04 and SFR08 frame. Locate the two
guide slots to be used, slide in the mounted circuit board,
and push it firmly to locate the connectors.
Correct insertion of card is essential as a card that is not
located properly may show valid indicators, but does not
function correctly.
On power up all LED’s will light for a few seconds, this is the time it takes to
initialise the card.
Unpacking and Placement 6

3 A Quick start
When Powering-up On powering up the Synapse frame, all settings of the card
will be set to the default state. All LED’s will light during this
process. After initialisation, several LED’s will remain lit –
the exact number and configuration is dependent upon the
number of inputs connected and the status of the inputs.
Changing settings
and parameters
The front panel controls or the Axon Cortex can be used to
change settings. An overview of the settings can be found in
chapter 5, 6 and 7 of this manual.
Front Panel Control Front Panel Display and Cursor
Settings are displayed and changed as follows;
Use the cursor ‘arrows’ on the front panel to select the menu
and parameter to be displayed and/or changed.
Press ►To go forward through the
menu structure.
Press ◄To go back through the menu
structure.
Press ▲To move up within a menu
or increase the value of a
parameter.
Press ▼To move down through a
menu or decrease the value
of a parameter.
Whilst editing a setting, pressing ► twice will reset the value to its default.
Example of
changing
parameters using
front panel control
With the display as shown below
Pressing the ► selects the GFS100 in frame slot 01.
A Quick start 7

The display changes to indicate that the GFS100 has
been selected. In this example the Settings menu item is
indicated.
Pressing the ► selects the menu item shown, in this example
Settings.
(Pressing ▲ or ▼ will change to a different menu eg Status,
Events).
The display changes to indicate that the GFS100 Settings
menu item IO-Ctrl has been selected and shows that it
current setting is Manual.
Pressing the ► selects the settings item shown, in this
example IO-Ctrl.
(Pressing ▲ or ▼ will change to a different setting, eg #Out-
Frmt or #Inp_SelA).
The display changes to indicate that the GFS100 Edit Setting
menu item SDI-Format has been selected
To edit the setting of the menu item press ▲ or ▼.
All menu items can be monitored and/or changed in this
way. Changing a setting has an immediate effect.
Axon Cortex
Software
Synapse Cortex can be used to change the settings of
Synapse modules from a PC, either locally or remotely. The
software enables communication based on TCP/IP between
the Setup PC and Synapse frames/modules.
A Quick start 8

Each Synapse frame is addressed through its rack
controller’s unique IP address, giving access to each module,
its menus and adjustment items. Axon Cortex has access to
data contained within the Synapse module and displays it on
a GUI. The software has an intuitive structure following that
of the module that it is controlling.
For operation of Axon Cortex, please refer to the Cortex help
files.
Menu Structure
Example
Slot Module Item Parameter Setting
▲
▲
S02 Identity
▲ ▲
S01 GFS100 ►Settings ►IO-Ctrl ►Manual
▼ ▼ ▼ ▼
S00 RRC18 Status IO_Prst_Act GPI
▼▼▼
Events IO_Prst_Edit GPI-A
▼ ▼
#Inp-SelA GPI-B
▼ ▼
▼GPI-C
A Quick start 9

4 Introduction
4.1 Block schematic & I/O panel
Introduction 10

4.2 Features
The 2GM100 and 2HM100 are VANC data analyzers with an application in mind where
the data is monitored on screen in the SDI domain. Monitoring the data through ACP
and SNMP is also possible. The different VANC signals are decoded and displayed as
an overlay on the SDI output. Audio is also decoded and monitored for presence and
format. The dual channel decoder analyzer can also be used to look for differences
between a known good signal and the signal under test.
The layout of the OSD is defined into groups and can be switched on or off by menu
selection. All OSD ANC data is displayed timed correctly on their original frame.
OP47 and s2031 data need to be decoded and rendered and will take a finite time to
process. This offset can be compensated by additional video delay.
Phase 2 development:
To allow more detailed analysis, logging, or recording of ancillary data a client may
connect to the card over an IP Ethernet port and request all or some of the raw or
parsed ancillary data. The client may request the current frame only or a continuous
stream. The exact protocol for this request is not defined.
■Two individual channels with autophaser, Framesync and offset delay
■Up to 20 frames offset delay @ 1080i, and 10 frames @ 1080p
■OSD monitoring of the following data
■Embedded audio of all 4 groups presence, of PCM with Clip and silence
detection, Dolby E presence detection
■S2031 Subtitles (TBD)
■OP47 Subtitles
■DID/SDID
■Line number
■Subtitle Page number
■Subtitle text (position & color)
■Audio metadata S2020
■DID/SDID
■Line number
■Program configuration
■Program id
■Program description
■Coding mode
■Bitstream mode
■Dialogue normalization
■LFE flag
■...Etc
■AFD (s2016), WSS and VI
■Timecode
■ANC VITC decoded
Introduction 11

■ANC LTC decoded
■Drop/non drop
■Frames per second
■SCTE104
■WHP296 extension to SCTE104
■Subtitle timing (delay/not delay)
■Subtitle mode (live/not live)
■DOG Logo insert mode
■Locks to SDI input, or external reference
■Full control and status monitoring through the front panel of the SFR04/SFR08/
SFR18 frame and the Ethernet port (ACP)
4.3 Applications
■High End Truck dual input frame synchronizer and anything to anything converter
■High End Infrastructure up/down/cross conversion
■High End transmission up/cross conversion
■UHD (4k) up and down conversion from and to any supported video standard in
the same frequency
4.4 Specifications
Serial video input
Standard SD,HD and 3Gb/s SDI: SMPTE424M, SMPTE425M,
SMPTE274M, SMPTE296M, SMPTE259M
Number of inputs 3
Connector BNC
Equalization Typical maximum equalized length of Belden 1694A
cable: 90m at 2.97Gb/s, 120m at 1.485Gb/s, and 250m
at 270Mb/s
Return loss > 15dB up to 270MHz
Serial video output
Standard SD,HD and 3Gb/s SDI: SMPTE424M, SMPTE425M,
SMPTE274M, SMPTE296M, SMPTE259M
Number of outputs 4
Connector BNC
Signal level 800mV nominal
Introduction 12

DC offset 0V ±0.5V
Rise/Fall time 135ps nominal
Overshoot < 10% of amplitude
Return loss > 15dB up to 1.5GHz (typ)
Wideband jitter < 0.2UI
Ethernet
Standard 10Base-T, 100Base-Tx IEEE 802.3
Connector 8P8C
VANC standards
Standard SCTE104-2014, SMPTE2010
Miscellaneous
Weight Approx. 250g
Operating Temp. 0 °C to +40 °C
Dimensions 137 x 296 x 20 mm (HxWxD)
Electrical
Voltage +24V to +30V
Power < 17 Watts
Introduction 13

5 Settings
5.1 Introduction
The settings menu displays the current state of each GEE-HEE2x0 setting and allows
you to change or adjust it. Settings can be changed using the front panel of the
Synapse frame (SFR18, SFR08 or SFR04) or with Cortex. Also the SCP08 control can
be used. Please refer to chapter 3 for information on the Synapse front panel control
and Cortex.
All items preceded with a #-sign are part of the presets.
5.2
Output1-Overlay This setting sets the overlay of channel 1 to either Fullscreen
or Overview, or switches the overlay off. Default is off
FS_Teletext When Fullscreen is selected as overlay mode, this setting
switches on or off Fullscreen Teletext display. The Teletext
page is selected with the setting WST-Page_1
FS_RT-Analyzer This setting switches on or off the real time analyzer. The
real time analyzer contains information about the video
format, ATC timecode, Payload, embedded audio, teletext,
AFD and SCTE104. The information can be displayed
Transparent, Masked, Blink-Transparent or Blink-Masked.
FS_RT-SCTE104 With this setting you can switch on or off extra information
about SCTE104 which is displayed in the real time analyzer
(FS_RT-Analyzer)
OV_Video When the overlay mode is set to Overview with this setting
you decide in which corner the video window is displayed.
Can be Top-Left, Top-right, Bottom-Left or Bottom-Right.
You can also decide to switch the video window off entirely.
Default is Bottom-right.
OV_Teletext When the overlay mode is set to Overview with this setting
you decide in which corner the Teletext window is displayed.
Can be Top-Left, Top-right, Bottom-Left or Bottom-Right.
This can be placed over the video windows (OV_Video) to
show the position of the subtitles. You can also decide to
switch the Teletext window off entirely. Default is Bottom-
left.
OV_RT-Analyzer When the overlay mode is set to Overview with this setting
Settings 14

you decide in which corner the realtime analyzer window is
displayed. The real time analyzer contains information about
the video format, ATC timecode, Payload, embedded audio,
teletext, AFD and SCTE104. Can be Top-Left, Top-right,
Bottom-Left or Bottom-Right. You can also decide to switch
the realtime analyzer window off entirely. Default is Bottom-
left.
OV_RT_SCTE_104 When the overlay mode is set to Overview with this setting
you decide in which corner the realtime SCTE104 information
window is displayed. Can be Top-Left, Top-right, Bottom-Left
or Bottom-Right. You can also decide to switch the real time
SCTE104 information window off entirely. Default is Off.
Monitor-Temp With this setting you can switch on or off the
temperature display in the status menu (CPU_Env_Temp,
CPU_Core_Temp, FPGA_Env_Temp and FPGA_Core_Temp).
This setting is switched off by default.
Lock-Mode Lock-Mode determines whether the card is locked to the
input or to the reference Ref1 or Ref2). Can also be set to
Freerun, using the cards own clock. By default it is set to
Ref1.
Out-Frmt With Out-Frmt you can set what the output should be. This
will not up/down/cross convert your input signal. Possible
settings are:
■1080p60
■1080p50
■1080i60
■1080i50
■720p60
■720p50
AFD-Sel_1 With AFD-Sel_1 you select which type of AFD data you want
to display in the realtime analyzer of channel 1. Can be VI,
WSS, WSS-Ext or S2016. You can also choose to set this to
Auto in which case the card chooses the data according to
this priority list: S2016 -> WSS -> VI. Default is Auto.
WST-Page_1 With this setting you decide which S2031, OP47 or WST-B
page should be decoded in the Teletext window of channel 1.
By default it is set to 888 (the standard subtitles page).
AFD-Sel_2 With AFD-Sel_1 you select which type of AFD data you want
to display in the realtime analyzer of channel 2. Can be VI,
WSS, WSS-Ext or S2016. You can also choose to set this to
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Auto in which case the card chooses the data according to
this priority list: S2016 -> WSS -> VI. Default is Auto.
WST-Page_2 With this setting you decide which S2031, OP47 or WST-B
page should be decoded in the Teletext window of channel 2.
By default it is set to 888 (the standard subtitles page).
5.3 Network
IP_Conf0 With this setting you can let the card obtain an IP address
automatically via DHCP, or set a Manual IP address. The
default setting is DHCP.
mIP0 When IP_Conf0 is set to Manual, you can enter the preferred
IP address here. The default setting is 0.0.0.0
mNM0 When IP_Conf0 is set to Manual, you can enter the required
Netmask 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255. Changing NetwPrefix0
will update this value as well. The default setting is 0.0.0.0
mGW0 When IP_Conf0 is set to Manual, this setting lets you set a
standard gateway. The default setting is 0.0.0.0
NetwPrefix0 When IP_Conf0 is set to Manual, this item lets you set
a network prefix varying from 0 bit to 30 bit. This is an
alternate entry for the actual netmask. Changing mNM0 will
update this value as well. The default setting is 0bit
Settings 16

6 Status
6.1 Introduction
The status menu indicates the current status of each item listed below.
6.2 2GM100 - 2HM100 status items
sInp1 This status item indicates the presence and format of a valid
signal on input 1. This is displayed as:
■1080p60
■1080p50
■1080p30
■1080p25
■1080p24
■1080i60
■1080i50
■720p60
■720p50
■SD625
■SD525
■NA
SDI1DemFrmt01/02
~
SDI1DemFrmt15/16
These status items indicate the detected audio format of
each corresponding audio pair in the de-embedder of SDI
input 1. Can be one of the following formats:
■N/A
■PCM
■Null
■AC-3
■TimeStmp
■MPEG-1
■MPEG-2
■SMPTE-KLV
■Dolby E
■Caption data
■UserDef
■Rsvd
■Enh Ac-3
SDI1AudioStat Displays the status of the individual audio channels of the
embedder output of input 1. Displayed as for instance
SC_PPPPPPPPPPPPP, when audio channel 1 is Silent, channel
Status 17

2 is Clipped, channel 3 is NA (not available) and channel 4 to
16 are Present
sInp2 This status item indicates the presence and format of a valid
signal on input 2. Displayed the same as described in sInp1.
SDI2DemFrmt01/02
~
SDI2DemFrmt15/16
These status items indicate the detected audio format of
each corresponding audio pair in the de-embedder of SDI
input 2. Can be one of the following formats:
■N/A
■PCM
■Null
■AC-3
■TimeStmp
■MPEG-1
■MPEG-2
■SMPTE-KLV
■Dolby E
■Caption data
■UserDef
■Rsvd
■Enh Ac-3
SDI2AudioStat Displays the status of the individual audio channels of the
embedder output of input 2. Displayed as for instance
SC_PPPPPPPPPPPPP, when audio channel 1 is Silent, channel
2 is Clipped, channel 3 is NA (not available) and channel 4 to
16 are Present
Ref Displays the status of the reference input. Can be Present or
NA (not available).
CPU_Env_Temp This item displays the CPU environment temperature when
the setting Monitor-Temp is switched on.
CPU_Core_Temp This item displays the CPU core temperature when the
setting Monitor-Temp is switched on.
FPGA_Env_Temp This item displays the FPGA environment temperature when
the setting Monitor-Temp is switched on.
FPGA_Core_Temp This item displays the FPGA core temperature when the
setting Monitor-Temp is switched on.
FPGA_Fan This item displays the FPGA fan speed in rpm.
Status 18

6.3 Network status
IP_Addre0 This item displays the status of the IP address. It can be
Manual, DHCP Asking, DHCP Leased or DHCP Infin.
MAC0 This item displays the MAC address of the card.
IP0 This item displays the current IP address of the card.
NM0 This item displays the current netmask of the card.
GW0 This item displays the current default gateway of the card.
Status 19

7 Events Menu
7.1 Events
Introduction An event is a special message that is generated on the card
asynchronously. This means that it is not the response to a
request to the card, but a spontaneous message.
What is the goal of
an event?
The goal of events is to inform the environment about
a changing condition on the card. A message may be
broadcast to mark the change in status. The message is
volatile and cannot be retrieved from the system after it
has been broadcast. There are several means by which the
message can be filtered.
Events The following event(s) are reported by the 2GM100-2HM100.
Announcements Announcements is not actually an event. This item is only
used for switching the announcement of status changes on/
off. 0=off, other =on
What information
is available in an
event?
The message consists of the following items;
1. A message string to show what has happened in text, for
example: “INP_LOSS”, “REF_LOSS”, “INP_RETURN”.
2. A tag that also shows what happens, but with a
predefined number: e.g. 1 (= loss of input), 2 (= loss of
reference), 129(= 1+128 = return of input). For a list of
these predefined tags see the table on the next page.
3. A priority that marks the importance of an event. This
value is defined by the user and can have any value
between 1 and 255, or 0 when disabled.
4. A slot number of the source of this event.
The message string The message string is defined in the card and is therefore
fixed. It may be used in controlling software like Cortex or
Cerebrum to show the event.
The tag The tag is also defined in the card. The tag has a fixed
meaning. When controlling or monitoring software should
make decisions based on events, it is easier to use the tag
instead of interpreting a string. The first implementation is
the tag controlled switch in the GPI16.
In cases where the event marks a change to fault status
(e.g. 1 for Loss of Input) the complement is marked by the
tag increased by 128 (80hex) (e.g. 129 (81hex) for Return of
Input).
Events Menu 20