Axon Synapse HEB05 User manual

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HEB05
HD/SD preset based audio embedder
Installation and Operation manual

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TECHNICAL MANUAL
HEB05

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WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR
ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS
APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE
● ALWAYS disconnect your entire system from the AC mains before cleaning any component. The product
frame (SFR18 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.
Warranty: Axon warrants their products according to the warranty policy as described in the general terms.
That means that Axon Digital Design BV can only warrant the products as long as the serial numbers are not
removed.
Copyright © 2001 –2012 AXON Digital Design B.V.
Date created: 18-06-2010
Date last revised: 15-02-2012
Axon, the Axon logo and Synapse are trademarks of Axon Digital Design B.V.
This product complies with the requirements of the product family standards for audio, video, audio-visual
entertainment lighting control apparatus for professional use as mentioned below.
EN60950
EN55103-1: 1996
EN55103-2: 1996
Safety
Emission
Immunity
Axon Digital Design
HEB05
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.

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Table of Contents
Introduction to Synapse 6
An Introduction to Synapse 6
Local Control Panel 6
Remote Control Capabilities 6
Unpacking and Placement 7
Unpacking 7
Placing the card 7
A Quick Start 8
When Powering-up 8
Changing settings and parameters 8
Front Panel Control 8
Example of changing parameters using front panel control 9
Axon Cortex Software 10
Menu Structure Example 10
The HEB05 Card 11
Introduction 11
Features 11
Applications 11
Block schematic 12
Settings Menu 13
Introduction 13
SDI-Format 13
Field Freq 13
Emb-Mode 13
Emb-A-Sel ~ Emb_D-Sel 14
Preset-Contr 14
Preset 14
GPI-Off 14
GPI-On 14
#Emb-A1/2 ~ #Emb-A3/4 14
#Emb-B1/2 ~ #Emb-B3/4 15
#Emb-C1/2 ~ #Emb-C3/4 15
#Emb-D1/2 ~ #Emb-D3/4 15
Delay-AES1 ~ 15
Delay-AES8 15
Gain-AES1 ~ 15
Gain-AES8 15
Phase-AES1 ~ Phase-AES8 15
SRC_AES1/2 ~ SRC_AES7/8 15
Silence-Time 16
Silence-Level 16
ATC-Transp 16
Status Menu 17
Introduction 17
HDSDI-Input 17
GrpInUse 17
Grp-Ins 18
AES1-In ~ AES8-In 18
AddOnA1 ~ 18
AddOnB4 18
CRC-Stat 18
FPGA-Stat 18
GPI-Stat 18
Preset-Stat 18
Events Menu 19
Introduction 19
What is the Goal of an event? 19
Events 19
Announcements 19
Input 19
CRC-Status 19

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Grp-Insert 19
What information is available in an event? 19
The Message String 19
The Tag 20
Defining Tags 20
The Priority 20
The Address 20
LED Indication 21
Error LED 21
Input LED 21
ANC Data LED 21
Data Error LED 21
Connection LED 21
Block Schematic 22
Connector Panels 23

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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 RRC18, RRC10, RRC04, RRS18 and RRS04 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
(RRC18/RRC10/RRC04/RRS18/RRS04) manual. The method of
connection to a computer using Ethernet is described in the
RRC/RRS manual.
!
CHECK-OUT: “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.

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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.
NOTE: On power up all LED‟s will light for a few seconds, this is
the time it takes to initialise the card.

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3
A Quick Start
When Powering-
up
On powering up the Synapse frame, the card set will use basic data
and default initialisation settings. All LED‟s will light during this
process. After initialisation, several LED‟s will remain lit – the
exact number and configuration is dependant 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 g 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.
NOTE: Whilst editing a setting, pressing ► twice will reset the
value to its default.
[No Alarms]

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Example of
changing
parameters using
front panel control
With the display as shown below
Pressing the ► selects the SFS10 in frame slot 01.
The display changes to indicate that the SFS10 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 SFS10 Settings menu
item SDI-Format has been selected and shows that it current
setting is Auto.
Pressing the ► selects the settings item shown, in this example
SDI-Format.
(Pressing ▲ or ▼ will change to a different setting, eg Mode,
H-Delay).
The display changes to indicate that the SFS10 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.
RRC18 [Select Card]
>S01=SFS10
SFS10 [Select Menu]
>Settings
SFS10 [Settings]
>SDI-Format=Auto
SFS10 Edit Setting]
SDI-Format>Auto

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Axon Cortex
Software
Axon 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.
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
SFS10
►
Set-
tings
►
Standard_dig
►
Auto
▼
▼
▼
▼
S00
RRC18
Status
Mode
625
▼
▼
▼
Events
Ref-Input
525
▼
H-Delay
▼
▼
NOTE: Further information about Front Panel Control and
Synapse Cortex can be obtained from the RRC and RRS operational
manuals and the Cortex help files.

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The HEB05 Card
Introduction
The HEB05 is an HD SDI and SD SDI digital audio embedder. It is
capable of inserting or appending 4 free-running AES/EBU digital
audio channels (8 channels). The core of the HEB05 consists of four
embedder-blocks Emb_A, Emb_B and Emb_C and Emb_D. Each
block is capable of embedding 4 audio channels into one group,
which gives a total of 16 audio channels into four groups. In
addition, four ADD-ON cards can be connected to create a routing
matrix. One ADD-ON card is needed to get 16 embedded channels
(DIO48). The architecture of Emb_A to Emb_D blocks is identical.
The local inputs have the opportunity to do additional Phase and
Gain corrections (on the fly). The HEB05 has two HD-SDI
processed outputs and 4 local AES/EBU inputs
Features
4 AES/EBU inputs with sample rate converter (available with
110 Ohm and 75 Ohm inputs)
4 extra AES/EBU inputs through the Synapse bus
1 x reclocked HD SDI output
2 x HD SDI + embedded audio outputs
8 presets that configure all 16 input channels at once. One
controlled by closing of BNC 5
Audio level and phase control (local inputs only)
Audio offset delay (local inputs only) up to 2600 ms
8 extra audio channels (2 groups) with ADD-ON card
Peak detection 0, -6, -12 and -18dBFS
Silence detection with threshold (-100 to -20dBFS) and time
control (1 to 255 sec)
Transparent for ATC time code RP188, RP196, RP215
Locks to SDI input
Full control and status monitoring through the front panel of the
SFR04/SFR08/SFR18 frame and the Ethernet port (ACP)
Optional 1 fiber input (replacing 1 SDI input) or 1 fiber output
(replacing 1 SDI output) on I/O panel
Applications
HD/SD audio embedding
Preset based 8 channel audio embedding
Preset based 16 channel audio embedding with DIO48 ADD-
ON card

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Block schematic
HEB05 SynLite
RACK
CONTROLLER
AUDIO INPUTS
FROM SYNAPSE BUS
1234
HD/SD-SDI IN
HD/SD-SDI OUT +
EMBEDDED AUDIO
HD/SD-SDI OUT +
EMBEDDED AUDIO
µP
EQ
AES/EBU IN 1
AES/EBU IN 2
SRC
SRC
AES/EBU IN 3
AES/EBU IN 4
SRC
SRC
RECLOCKED OUT
DELAY
GAIN
PHASE
4 GROUP EMBEDDER
16 CHANNEL
4 CH 4 CH 4 CH 4 CH
GPI INPUT (1)
MUX PRESETS
INTERNAL SYNAPSE BUS
AUDIO
MATRIX

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Settings Menu
Introduction
The settings menu displays the current state of each HEB05 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.
Note: All items preceded with a #-sign are part of the presets.
SDI-Format
The Input format setting allows you to set input format.
AUTO: the card is recognizing the input format automatically.
The selectable formats are:
Auto
1080i-60 ,1080i-50
1080p-24 , 1080p-24, 1080p-24
1035i-60
720p-60, 720p-50, 720p-30, 720p-25, 720p-24
525i
625i
The default setting is AUTO. Please note that the functionality of the
card will be affected, if the correct input format is not selected.
Field Freq
1:1, 1:1.001 or AUTO are the values that can be selected
1:1 is the right field frequency for 1080i-50. Because the actual
field frequency of 1080i-60 is 59.97 and not 60 is it necessary when
1080i-60 is selected as input format to adjust the field frequency to
1:1.001
There is also an AUTO mode, the HEB05 will detect the format and
switch then to the according field-frequency. Default is AUTO.
Emb-Mode
Emb-Mode enables additional audio channels to be added to the
existing audio-groups in the ancillary data space of the HD stream
Emb-Mode has three settings, Off, Append, and Overwrite.
The default setting is Overwrite.
In Off mode the card will reclock the input. In Overwrite mode
all existing audio groups will be overwritten and the processes
group is inserted. In Append mode additional audio channels will
be added. In order to blank the ancillary data space of the HD-SDI
stream, set Emb-Mode to Overwrite and set Emb-Sel to
Off.

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Emb-A-Sel ~
Emb_D-Sel
These settings determine which of the four groups of audio,
available on the Synapse ADD-ON bus, will be embedded by
embedders A till D into the HD SDI stream. The possible settings
are Off (switching the corresponding embedder entirely), group_1,
group_2, group_3 or group_4.
Preset-Contr
This item sets the card to be controlled either manually (Manual),
thru GPIs (GPI) or by both (Manual+GPI). By default, this is set
to Manual.
Preset
It is possible to define the number of presets with this setting. The
possible presets range from 1 to 8. Each setting with the # symbol is
part of the preset.
The Default setting is set to #1.
GPI-Off
With Preset-Contr set to GPI or Manual+GPI, you can
change presets with a GPI trigger. The HEB05 can react differently
to both GPI open en GPI close events.
With the GPI-Off setting you can select a preset number which
should be triggered when a GPI contact is opened again after being
closed. You can also turn this option off (meaning a preset will
only be triggered when a GPI is closed, without anything changing
when it opened again). Can also be set to Previous, in which the
last active preset will be activated when the GPI is opened after
being closed. The Default is off.
GPI-On
With Preset-Contr set to GPI or Manual+GPI, you can
change presets with a GPI trigger. The HEB05 can react differently
to both GPI open en GPI close events.
With the GPI-on setting you can select a preset number which
should be triggered when a GPI contact is closed after being open.
You can also turn this option off (meaning a preset will only be
triggered when a GPI is opened, without anything changing when it
is closed again). Can also be set to Previous, in which the last
active preset will be activated when the GPI is closed after being
open. Default is off.
#Emb-A1/2 ~
#Emb-A3/4
Emb-A1/2 and Emb-A3/4 determine which audio channels are
embedded by channels 1/2 and 3/4 of embedder A. The available
settings are, AES1/2, AES3/4, AES5/6, AES7/8, AddOnA1/2,
AddOnA3/4, AddOnB1/2, AddOnB3/4, AddOnC1/2, AddOnC3/4,
AddOnD1/2 and AddOnD3/4

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#Emb-B1/2 ~
#Emb-B3/4
Emb-B1/2 and Emb-B3/4 determine which audio channels are
embedded by channels 1/2 and 3/4 of embedder B. The available
settings are, AES1/2, AES3/4, AES5/6, AES7/8, AddOnA1/2,
AddOnA3/4, AddOnB1/2, AddOnB3/4, AddOnC1/2, AddOnC3/4,
AddOnD1/2 and AddOnD3/4
#Emb-C1/2 ~
#Emb-C3/4
Emb-C1/2 and Emb-C3/4 determine which audio channels are
embedded by channels 1/2 and 3/4 of embedder C. The available
settings are, AES1/2, AES3/4, AES5/6, AES7/8, AddOnA1/2,
AddOnA3/4, AddOnB1/2, AddOnB3/4, AddOnC1/2, AddOnC3/4,
AddOnD1/2 and AddOnD3/4
#Emb-D1/2 ~
#Emb-D3/4
Emb-D1/2 and Emb-D3/4 determine which audio channels are
embedded by channels 1/2 and 3/4 of embedder D. The available
settings are, AES1/2, AES3/4, AES5/6, AES7/8, AddOnA1/2,
AddOnA3/4, AddOnB1/2, AddOnB3/4, AddOnC1/2, AddOnC3/4,
AddOnD1/2 and AddOnD3/4
Delay-AES1 ~
Delay-AES8
Every audio-process-output-channel can be delayed up to 2.6
seconds. The delay can be adjusted with Delay-AES1 till
Delay-AES8. The delay can be adjusted between 0ms and
2600ms in steps of 1ms. The default delay is 0ms.
Gain-AES1 ~
Gain-AES8
The level of Out_Ch1 till Out_Ch8 is determined by the
individual Gain control of each channel (Gain-AES1 till Gain-
AES8). The audio level can be adjusted between +12dB and –60
dB in steps of 0.25dB. Below 60dB the audio is muted and the
display shows –999.00dB. Gain-AESx adjusts the gain of the
audio output of the card and does not change the outputs to the
internal Synapse bus. The default setting is 0.00dB.
Phase-AES1 ~
Phase-AES8
The phase of the audio of Out_Ch1 till Out_Ch8 can be adjusted
using Phase-AES1 till Phase-AES8. The user can choose
between 0degrees and 180 degrees phase shift. Phase-AESx
adjusts the phase of the audio output of the card and does not
change the outputs to the internal Synapse bus. The default setting
is 0degrees.
SRC_AES1/2 ~
SRC_AES7/8
The AES/EBU inputs of the HEB05 are connected to a Sample Rate
Converter. This enables the input to use audio sample rates that are
non-synchronous to video. For Non PCM audio data the SRC can
be bypassed and the data is inserted in the card transparently
(Transp). The settings are On and Transp. The default setting is
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Silence-Time
This item allows you to set the amount of seconds before the card is
to display a silence status. A variable of 1up to 255sec can be
selected.
The default setting is 10 sec.
Silence-Level
Silence-level determines what the level of silence is. A
selectable range from –100 dBFS to –20 dBFS is available.
The default setting is –60dBFS
ATC-Transp
With this setting you can select which ATC standard should be
copied to the output. Can choose for standards RP188, RP196 or
RP215. You can also choose to copy all ATC standards present on
the input with the All (1pckt/ln) setting. If you don‟t want to
use ATC transparency, set this item to off.

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Status Menu
Introduction
The status menu indicates the current status of each item listed
below.
HDSDI-Input
This status item indicates the presence of a valid High Definition
serial digital video signal is present at the input. HDSDI-Input
indicates if an input signal is NA (not available), Present or the
following formats;
■1080i-60
■1080i-50
■1080p-30
■1080p-25
■1080p-24
■1035i-60
■720p-60
■720p-50
■720p-30
■720p-25
■720p-24
GrpInUse
GrpInUse indicates the audio groups that are already present in
the incoming HD SDI signal. The indication of a group, or groups
being present is as follows,
Display
____
1___
_2__
12__
__3_
1_3_
_23_
123_
___4
1__4
_2_4
12_4
__34
1_34
_234
1234
When no groups are present,
GrpInUse indicates ____.

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Grp-Ins
When the serial digital video signal already contains audio data and
Emb-Mode is set to Append and the selection Emb-Sel is set to
the same group number as the present audio, this status item will
generate an Error. No embedding occurs for the selected group
that creates the error. If Emb-Mode is set to Overwrite the
present audio data will be lost, and replaced by the new audio data.
If Emb-Mode is set to Overwrite, no Grp-Ins error can occur.
If an error does not occur Grp-Ins will indicate Ok.
AES1-In ~ AES8-
In
These items indicate the status of the audio-data of the
corresponding AES input.
When the channel does not contain audio, it will indicate NA. If
audio is present and not clipped or silenced it will indicate Ok.
Due to an adjustment of Gain-AESx, the audio signal can be
raised above 0dBFS and a distorted audio signal will be the result.
In this situation this status indicates Clipped and the DATA-
ERROR-led will light.
When the signal meets the silence criteria, Silence is displayed
and the DATA-ERROR-led lights.
AddOnA1 ~
AddOnB4
These status menu items indicate the status of audio data of ADD-
On bus channels AddOn-A1 till AddOn-B4.
When these channels do not contain audio, it will indicate NA. If
audio is present and not clipped or silenced it will indicate Ok.
CRC-Stat
CRC Stat gives the status of the incoming HD/SDI signal CRC
Error. Can report Luma_CRC or Chroma_CRC
FPGA-Stat
FPGA-Stat displays the status of the internal processor of the
HEB05. The status is indicated as Ok or Error.
GPI-Stat
This item displays the current GPI status. Can be either Open or
Closed.
Preset-Stat
This status item shows which is the current active preset: #1 till #8.

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Events Menu
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 events reported by the HEB05 are as follows;
Announcements
Announcements is not an event. This item is only used for
switching the announcement of status changes on/off. 0=off, other =on
Input
Input can be selected between 0 .. 255. 0= no event, 1..255 is the
priority setting.
CRC-Status
EDH status can be selected between 0 .. 255. 0= no event, 1..255 is the
priority setting.
Grp-Insert
Grp-Insert status can be selected between 0 .. 255. 0= no event, 1..255
is the priority setting.
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 Synapse Set-up to show the event.

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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).
Defining Tags
The tags defined for the card are:
Event Menu Item
Tag
Description
Announcements
0 or NA
0 or NA
Announcement of report
and control values
Input
01hex=INP_LOSS
81hex=INP_RETURN
primary input lost or
returned
GRP-Insert
04hex=ANC_ERROR
84hex=ANC_OK
Group insert error
The Priority
The priority is a user-defined value. The higher the priority of the
alarm, the higher this value. Setting the priority to Zero disables the
announcement of this alarm. Alarms with priorities equal or higher
than the Error Threshold setting of the RRC will cause the error LED
on the Synapse rack front panel to light.
The Address
Together with the message string or the tag, the slot number or address
of the card is relevant to be able to assign the event to a certain card.