Axon Synapse pbs03 User manual

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PBS03

Dual Channel Backup Switcher

With integrity checking

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TECHNICAL MANUAL

PBS03

Dual Channel Backup Switcher

With integrity checking

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Date created: 18-11-04

Date last revised: 13-12-06

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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

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Safety

Emission

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FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

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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.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction to Synapse 3

An introduction to Synapse 3

Local Control Panel 3

Remote Control Capabilities 3

Chapter 2 Unpacking and Placement 4

Unpacking 4

Locating the card 4

Chapter 3 A Quick Start 5

When powering-up 5

Default settings 5

Changing parameters and settings 5

Front Panel Control 5

Example of changing Parameters using

Front Panel Control.

Synapse Setup Software 7

Menu Structure Example 7

Chapter 4 The PBS03 card 8

Introduction 8

Chapter 5 Settings Menu 10

Chapter 6 Status Menu 15

Chapter 7 Events Menu 19

Chapter 8 LED Indication 21

Chapter 9 Block Schematic 22

Chapter 10 Connector Panel 23

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 RRC18, RRS18, RRC10, RRC04 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/RRS18/RRC10/RRC04/RRS04) manual. The method of

connection to a computer using Ethernet is described in the RRC

manual.

! CHECK-OUT: “SYNAPSE SETUP” SOFTWARE WILL

INCREASE SYSTEM FLEXIBILITY OF ONE OR

MORE SYNAPSE FRAMES

Although not required to set up a Synapse frame, you are strongly

advised to use a remote personal computer or laptop PC with the

Synapse Setup software as this increases the ease of use and

understanding of the modules.

2Unpacking 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.

Locating the card The Synapse card can be placed vertically in an SFR18 frame or

horizontally in an SFR04 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.

3A Quick Start

When Powering-up On powering up the Synapse frame, the card set will use basic data

and default initialisation settings.

Default settings Refer to the menu structure for settings.

Changing settings

and parameters The front panel controls or the Synapse Setup Software can be

used to change settings. An overview of the settings can be found

in chapter 4, 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.

REMARK: Whilst editing a setting, pressing ►twice will reset

the value to its default.

[

No Alarms]

Example of

changing

parameters using

front panel control

With the display as shown below

Pressing the ►selects the PBS03 in frame slot 01.

The display changes to indicate that the PBS03 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 PBS03 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 PBS03 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=PBS03

PBS03 [Select Menu]

Settings

PBS03 [Settings]

SDI-Format=Auto

PBS03 [Edit

Setting]

Synapse Setup

Software Synapse Setup Software 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. The Synapse SetUp software 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.

Having selected the desired Frame and Module from the GUI

Synapse Network View, select the menu item that you wish to

open. Opening the menu item gives a complete list of available

properties with their associated Value.

For example to change a setting e.g. SDI-Format, select SDI-

Format form the list of settings by ‘double clicking’ to open a

dialogue box. The dialogue box allows parameters to be changed

or set to default value. On completion close the dialogue box.

Menu Structure

Example

Slot Module Item Parameter Setting

▲

S02 Identity

▲▲

S01 SFS10 ►Settings ►SDI-

Format

►Auto

▼▼▼▼

S00 RRC18 Status Mode 625

▼▼▼

Events Ref-Input 525

▼

H-Delay

▼

REMARK Further information about Front Panel Control and

Synapse Setup Software can be obtained from the RRC18 and

RRC04 operational manuals.

4 The PBS03 Card

Introduction The AXON PBS03 is a dual channel digital serial component

(DSC 270 Mbit) video switcher. With integrity checking. The

PBS03 has 2 SDI inputs to 2 outputs. The loop-through input is

high impedance and must be terminated in 75 Ohms when not

used.

EDH Status The PBS03 monitors the EDH status of the incoming SDI stream

in order to assess signal quality.

TRS Status The PBS03 makes a changeover decision based on the number of

the TRS found in the incoming SDI stream. There are two

occurrences of the TRS symbol per digital video line, one at the

start of active video and the second at the end of active video.

Freeze Status The PBS03 is able to changeover based on the number of frozen

frames detected in the incoming SDI stream.

Embedded audio

status The PBS03 is able to changeover if the embedded audio is no

longer present or if it contains silence.

Switch back logic The PBS03 has the capability to check the “ switch to “ channel or

to automatically do the switch.

General Purpose

Input A GPI input is provided to provide an external means of changing

over to the second input.

8 Relay Outputs Eight relay outputs are provided to allow the switching of up to

four channels of balanced audio.

Relay for active and

backup channel The active and backup channels are relay switched.

Back planes The PBS03 can only be used with the BPX02 back plane.

Miscellaneous The PBS03 cards fit into the Axon SFR04 & SFR18 rack.

LEDs at the front of the board indicate the status of the SDI inputs,

Active Channel, Manual Overwrite and Connection.

The PBS03 can be controlled by Axon Synapse set-up software.

General Note that it is necessary to terminate this output if the Channel

Boutput is not used. Otherwise the card will not function.

We see Input_A as the Main channel and Input_B as the back

channel.

On output A the channel that is active at that moment is always

displayed. On output B the channel that is not active at that

moment is displayed.

It is possible to set criteria for integrity checking (carrier, TRS,

freeze, audio silence) for both the Main and Backup

channel. There is logic if the card switches to the backup even

when the other channel contains errors or it will switch only when

the other channel is ok. It is possible that the card will switch back

automatically or it will stay on the backup channel even when the

main channel is ok again.

It is possible to switch between Main and Backup using an GOI

contact.

A Synapse card can generate an event in case of loss of input etc.

The PBS03 is capable to monitor events and will switch from main

to backup. It is necessary that the PBS03 is in the same frame as

the other card that should be monitored.

5Settings Menu

Introduction The settings menu displays the current state of each setting within

the PBS03 and enables the item to be changed or adjusted.

Settings can be changed using the front panel of the Synapse

frame (SFR18 or SFR04) or Synapse Setup software.

Please refer to chapter 3 for information on the Synapse front

panel control and Synapse Setup software.

Note: When the PBS03 is in auto mode and switched to channel 2

(if switch back = off) then it’s possible to switch to channel 1 with

GPI contact number 3. See appendix for pin out.

Mode Mode determines how the card will switch between the two

channels.

AUTO the card will switch from the main channel to the backup

channel according to the criteria set (Carrier, TRS, Audio

silence,Freeze, Event)

MANUAL: it is possible to switch between the main and backup

channel manually (the actual switch determined by the setting

Manual-Sw).

GPI-Sw: the PBS03 has local GPI inputs. With this contact it is

possible to switch between the main and backup channel.

The default setting is AUTO.

Note: When the PBS03 is in auto mode and switched to channel 2

(if Switch-back is set to ‘off’) then it’s possible to switch to

channel 1 with GPI contact number 3. See appendix for pin out.

Manual-Sw If the option Manual is selected in Mode, this setting allows you

to switch between the Main and the backup channel.

Options are SDI –In_1 and SDI-In_2

The default setting is SDI-In_1

Sw_GPI_1 SW_GPI_1 determines that in case of a GPI closure (GPI

contact one), the MAIN channel is active (for a switch to channel

two close GPI_2 and set the SW_GPI_2 setting to ON).

In Mode GPI should be selected.

The default setting is OFF

Sw_Carrier_1 Sw_Carrier_1 determines that if an SDI carrier is no longer

present in the main channel, the card will switch to the backup

channel.

This only works when the backup channel is Ok (if that is set in

the setting Back-up OK and if Sw_Carrier_2 is set to ON)

The default setting is On

Sw_TRS_1 Sw_TRS_1 determines that when the criteria of the TRS are no

longer are fulfilled, it will switch from Main to Backup.

TRS errors are signals that have less than 450 TRS in 250 Lines.

TRS is a sum that is calculated for each video line.

Please note that this only works when the backup channel is Ok

(if set in the setting Back-up OK and if Sw_TRS_2 set to ON)

The default setting is OFF

Sw_Aud_Sil_1 Sw_Audio_Sil_1 determines that when there is silence in the

embedded audio of the main channel, the card switches to the

backup channel.

Please note that this only works when the backup channel is Ok

(if that is set in the setting Back-up OK and if

Sw_Aud_Sil_2 is set to ON)

The default setting is OFF

Sw_Freeze_1 Sw_Freeze_1 determines that when there are frozen frames in

the main channel, the card switches to the backup channel.

Please note that this only works, if the backup channel is Ok (if

that is set in the setting Back-up OK and if Sw_Freeze_2 is set

to ON)

The default setting is OFF.

Sw_Event_1 Synapse cards can produce events (input lost etc.), if the card is

located in the same frame as the PBS03. In that case the card can

switch from main to backup. With SW-Event_2 the PBS03 is

set to perform this action.

Sw_GPI_2 W_GPI_2 determines that in case of a GPI closure (GPI contact

one), the MAIN channel is active (for a switch to channel two

close GPI_2 and set the SW_GPI_2 setting to ON).

In Mode GPI should be selected.

The default setting is OFF

Sw_Carrier_2 Sw_Carrier_2 determines when there is no longer an SDI

carrier present on the backup channel, the card will automatically

switch to the main channel. Please note that this only works when

the setting Switch back is set to ON.

The default setting is On.

Sw_TRS_2 Sw_TRS_2 determines when the criteria of the TRS are no longer

fulfilled; it will immediately switch from Main to Backup. Please

note that this only works when the setting Switch back is set

to ON.

Sw_Aud_Sil_2 Sw_Audio_Sil_2 determines when, in case of silence in the

embedded audio of the main channel, the card is allowed to

switch to the backup channel. Please note that this only works

when the setting Switch back is set to ON.

Sw_Freeze_2 Sw_Freeze_2 determines when, in case of frozen frames in the

main channel, the card is allowed to the backup channel. Please

note that this only works when the setting Switch back is set

to ON

Sw_Event_2 Synapse cards can produce events (input lost etc.), if the card is

located in the same frame as the PBS03. In that case the card can

switch from main to backup. With SW-Event_2 the PBS03 is

set to perform this action.

Auto-Sw Auto-Sw: this setting determines if the card always switches

from the main channel to the backup even when the backup

channel is not ok. The criteria are set in the settings above.

Back-up Ok: In this case the card will check if the backup

channel is ok before doing the switch. That is, if the criteria are

set in the settings above.

The default is Back-up OK.

Switch-Back Switch-Back can be set On or Off. The default setting is On.

When Switch-Back is set to On, and a change over to channel

2 has occurred, the PBS03 will immediately switch back to

channel 1 if the quality of channel 1 improves to a level where

there are more than 510 TRS in 256 lines in Channel 1.

When Switch-Back is set to Off, and a change over to

channel 2 has occurred, the PBS02 will only switch back to

channel 1 if channel 2 has less than 450 TRS in 256 lines an the

condition of Channel 1 is OK.

Default setting is ON

FrontSwitch This setting enables or disables the switch mounted on the front of

the PBS03 card The settings of Front-Switch are Enable &

Disable. The default setting is Enable. When enabled, the

front switch overrides all other changeover settings.

Enable: When Front-Switch is set to Enable, the switch

mounted on the front of the PBS03 card allows switching between

channel one and channel two of the PBS03. The manual override

LED blinks to confirm that the PBS03 is in manual mode. If the

switch is held down for 3 seconds, the blinking LED is switched

off.

Disable: When Front-Switch is set to Disable, the

switch mounted on the front of the PBS03 card is disabled and

does not allows switching between channel one and channel two

of the PBS03.

Default setting is ENABLE.

Freeze-frmr FREEZE-Frmnr allows to set the number of frozen frames that

should initiate a changeover. The related range is from 10 to 2047

frames.

Default setting is 70.

Freeze-hold FREEZE-Trsh determines the sensitivity level of the Freeze-

Frmnr. Digital, Analog_Lsens, Analog_Msens, Analog_Hsens

are the options.

Digital when the source has a digital origin

Analog_Lsens when th

e origin source is analog, the sensitivity is LOW.

Analog_Msens when the origin source is analog, the sensitivity

is MIDDLE.

Analog_Hsens when the origin source is analog, the sensitivity

is HIGH.

Default setting is Analog_Lsens.

Audio-Loss If the SwitchOr AUDIO-LOSS setting is activated, the

Audio-loss setting determines what particular group detects

on loss of embedded audio.

Group1, Group2, Group3 or Group4.

Default setting is Group1

Sil-Det SILENCE-DET. The specific group selected for Audio-Loss (see

previous item) can also be set to detect on silence by means of the

Silence-Det. setting. This option is available for all channels and

the selected stereo pairs.

Channel 1-2, Channel 3-4 or Channel 1-2-3-4.

Default setting is Channel 1-2

Sil-Level SILENCE-LEVEL, determines what level is set to silence if

AUDIO-LOSS is activated in a range from –40 dBFs to

–100dBFs in steps of –10dBFs.

Default setting is –100dBFs order to allow the PBS03 to do a

changeover for the selected channels

Silence-Time SILENCE-TIME. Sets the amount of time that it will take before

a changeover is activated.

Range from 1 till 255 seconds in steps of 1 second.

Default setting is 1 second.

Event-Card_1 Event-card enables the channel changeover to be activated by

the occurrence of an event on any of the Synapse cards located

within the SFR frame. The settings of Event-card, for an

SFR18 are slots, 0to 18, which enables the events from the card

in the selected slot to activate the changeover. The default setting

of Event-card is 0.

Event-Tag_1 Event-Tag enables the events on the Synapse card selected by

Event-card to activate the channel changeover. The setting of

Event-Tag are 0 to 127. The default setting of Event-Tag is

Event-Card_2 Event-card enables the channel changeover to be activated by

the occurrence of an event on any of the Synapse cards located

within the SFR frame. The settings of Event-card, for an

SFR18 are slots, 0to 18, which enables the events from the card

in the selected slot to activate the changeover. The default setting

of Event-card is 0.

Event-Card_2 Event-Tag enables the events on the Synapse card selected by

Event-card to activate the channel changeover. The setting of

Event-Tag are 0 to 127. The default setting of Event-Tag is

6Status Menu

Introduction The status menu indicates the current status of each item listed

below.

SDI-In_1 SDI-In_1 indicates the status of the digital signal present at

input 1 of the PBS03. SDI-In_1 indicates the condition of the

SDI signal as follows;

OK: The signal at Input 1 of the PBS03 does not have errors.

TRS: The signal at Input 1 of the PBS03 has TRS errors.

EDH: The signal at Input 1 of the PBS03 has EDH errors.

TRS & EDH: The signal at Input 1 of the PBS03 has TRS &

EDH errors.

NA: If a signal is not present (Not Available) at the Input.

SDI-In_2 SDI-In_2 indicates the status of the digital signal present at

input 1 of the PBS03. SDI-In_2 indicates the condition of the

SDI signal as follows;

OK: The signal at Input 2 of the PBS03 does not have errors.

TRS: The signal at Input 2 of the PBS03 has TRS errors.

EDH: The signal at Input 2 of the PBS03 has EDH errors.

TRS & EDH: The signal at Input 2 of the PBS03 has TRS &

EDH errors.

NA: If a signal is not present (Not Available) at the Input.

Active-ch Active-ch indicates which of the two channels of the PBS03 is

currently active.

SDI-In_1 and SDI-In_2

CarrierD_1 CarrierD_1 indicates if there is a carrier detected on SDI_1

input.

This is represented by OK or Error

Trs_1 Trs_1 indicates whether there are TRS errors on SDI_1 input

This is represented by OK or Error

Audio-Sil_1 Audio-Sil_1 indicates if SDI-1 contains silence in the

embedded audio.

This is represented by OK or Error.

Freeze_1 Freeze_1 indicates if SDI_2 contains frozen frames.

This is represented by Ok or Error.

Event_1 Event_1 indicates if errors occurred when the switch was used

on the basis of an event.

This is represented by Ok or Error.

Gpi_in_1 GPI_in_1 indicates if errors occurred when the switch was used

with a GPI contact.

This is represented by Ok or Error.

CarrierD_2 CarrierD_2 indicates if a carrier is detected in the SDI_2

input.

This is represented by Ok or Error.

Trs_2 Trs_1 indicates if TRS errors occurred on SDI_2 input

This is represented by OK or Error.

Audio-Sil_2 Audio-Sil_2 indicates if SDI-2 contains silence in the

embedded audio.

This is represented by OK or Error.

Freeze_2 Freeze_1 indicates if SDI_2 containsfrozen frames

This is represented by Ok or Error

Event_2 Event_2 indicates if errors occurred when the switch was used

on the basis of an event.

This is represented by Ok or Error

GPI_2 GPI_in_1 indicates if errors occurred when the switch was used

with a GPI contact.

This is represented by Ok or Error

GrpInUse_1 Group In Use_1 indicates which embedded audio groups are

present in SDI input 1.

GrpInUse_2 Group In Use_2 indicates which embedded audio groups are

present in SDI input 2.