EVS Synapse U4D100 Instruction sheet

INSTALLATION &
CONFIGURATION
MANUAL
U4D100
4K ULTRA HD 4 WIRE TO 1080P DOWN
CONVERTER

INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL
U4D100
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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 EVS distributor.
●NEVER expose this product to extremely high or low temperatures.
●NEVER operate this product in an explosive atmosphere.
Warranty: EVS warrants their products according to the warranty policy as described in the general terms.
That means that EVS Broadcast Equipment SA can only warrant the products as long as the serial numbers
are not removed.
Copyright © 2001 – 2021 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA
Date created: 24-06-2014
Date last revised: 24-06-2014
EVS, the EVS logo and Synapse are trademarks of EVS Broadcast Equipment SA
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
EVS Broadcast Equipment
U4D100
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 4
An Introduction to Synapse 4
Local Control Panel 4
Remote Control Capabilities 4
Unpacking and Placement 5
Unpacking 5
Placing the card 5
A Quick Start 6
When Powering-up 6
Changing settings and parameters 6
Front Panel Control 6
Example of changing parameters using front panel control 7
EVS Cortex Software 8
Menu Structure Example 8
The U4D100 Card 9
Introduction 9
Features 9
Applications 9
Block schematic 10
Settings Menu 11
Introduction 11
IO_Prst_Act 11
IO_Prst_Edit 11
#Out-Frmt 11
#Out_Map 11
#Mode 11
#H-Sharpness 12
#H_delay 12
#V_delay 12
#F_delay 12
#OSD-Style 12
Lock-Mode 12
Ref-Type 12
Delay-Status 13
IP_Conf0 13
mIP0 13
mNM0 13
mGW0 13
NetwPrefix0 13
Status Menu 14
Introduction 14
sInp1 14
IO-Delay 14
Ref 14
IP_Addr0 14
Mac0 14
IP0 14
NM0 14
GW0 14
Events Menu 15
Introduction 15
What is the Goal of an event? 15
Events 15
Announcements 15
Ref-Status 15
What information is available in an event? 15
The Message String 15
The Tag 15
Defining Tags 16
The Priority 16

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The Address 16
LED Indication 17
Error LED 17
Input_1 LED 17
Reference LED 17
Connection LED 17
Error LED 17
Block Schematic 18
Connector Panels 19

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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 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA
Website at http://www.evs.com 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 settin
g
s 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
also described in the ERC/ERS/RRC/RRS manual.
! CHECK-OUT: “EVS 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 EVS Cortex installed, as this increases the ease of use and
understandin
g
of the modules.

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2 Unpacking and Placement
Unpacking The EVS 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
properl
y
ma
y
show valid indicators, but does not function correctl
y
.
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 dependent upon the number of inputs
connected and the status of the inputs.
Changing settings
and parameters
The front panel controls or the EVS 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
o forward throu
g
h the menu structure.
Press ◄To
g
o back throu
g
h 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.
Chan
g
in
g
a settin
g
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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EVS Cortex
Software
EVS 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. EVS 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 EVS Cortex, please refer to the Cortex help files.
Menu Structure
Example
Slot Module Item Paramete
r
Settin
g
▲
▲
S02 Identit
y
▲▲
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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4 The U4D100 Card
Introduction The U4D100 is a 4K (3840x2180), 4 wire, to 1080p down-converter.
The low latency unit combines and filters the four quadrants into a
1080p (1920x1080) si
g
nal.
Features
Four wire 1080p 50 or 59.94 input (level B compliant)
One 1080p signal on 4 outputs
Low Latency (1 1080p Frame 20ms @ 50Hz, 16.7ms @
59.94 Hz)
4K 4 wire (3840 x 2160)
Compatible with the following formats (auto selecting)
1080p/59.94
1080p/50
Transparent for 16 channels of embedded audio
The BPH17 can optionally be fitted with up to two fiber I/O
modules (inputs or outputs)
Full control and status monitoring through the front panel of
the SFR04/SFR08/SFR18 frame and the Ethernet port (ACP)
Applications Down conversion for 4K production sets

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Block schematic
U4D100
RACK
CONTROLLER
µP [L INUX ]
3Gb/s OUT 3
IN TE R NAL SYN APS E BU S
LOW LATENCY
4K (384 0X216 0) 4 W IR E TO 108 0P D OWN CO NVERTER
SCALER
4 QUADRANT
COMBINER
4 EQUA L
OUTPUTS
SCALER
SCALER
SCALER
EQ
EQ
EQ
EQ

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5 Settings Menu
Introduction The settings menu displays the current state of each 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. Please refer to chapter 3 for information on the Synapse front
panel control and Cortex.
Note: All items preceded with a #-si
g
n are part of the presets.
SYSTEM SETTINGS
IO_Prst_Act With this item you can manually change the currently active IO
settings. Can be any preset between 1 and 8. By default it is set to 1.
Menu settings that are preceded with a ‘#‘-prefix are part of the
preset, except for the ana
g
l
y
ph mode presets.
IO_Prst_Edit Here you can select which of the 8 selectable IO settings presets you
want to edit. Changing this will not change the active preset, unless
the currently active preset is the same you are going to edit. Menu
settings that are preceded with a ‘#‘-prefix are part of the preset,
except for the ana
g
l
y
ph mode presets.
#Out-Frmt With Out-Frmt you can set what the output format is. Possible
settings are:
1080p60
1080p50
Auto
#Out_Map The setting item Out_Map determines if the output signal is mapped
according Level-A or Level-B. on input A will be reclocked by the
GDR216. The settings are:
■Auto: Ouput mapping follows input map detection.
■Level-A: Fixed level-A
■Level-B: Fixed level-B
The default setting is Auto.
#Mode
The setting Mode determines if the output signal is down converted
or the input is passed to the output. Settings are
Pass (Default)
Down

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#H-Sharpness With H-Sharpness you can select how much detail enhancement
you want to add. Ranges from 0% to 100%. The Default is 0%.
#H_delay The H-Delay setting allows adjustment of the Horizontal phase of
the output signal with respect to the selected reference input.
The H-Delay setting gives a delay in addition to the reference
timing. For example: if the H-Delay is set to 10 pixels, the output
signal will be delayed by reference timing + 10 pixels. The signal is
delayed (advanced) with respect to the phase of the reference signal.
The available range is from 0 to a maximum of 2639 pixels (depends
on I/O format). The default setting is 0px.
#V_delay V-Delay setting allows adjustment of the vertical phase of the
output signal with respect to the selected reference input.
The V-Delay setting gives a delay in addition to the reference
timing. For example: if the V-Delay is set to 10 TV HD lines, the
output signal will be delayed by reference timing + 10 TV HD lines.
The signal is delayed (advanced) with respect to the phase of the
reference signal. The available range is from 0 to a maximum of
1124 lines. The default setting is 0ln.
#F_delay F-Delay sets the amount of delayed Frames. The available range is
from 0 to 7 frames. Default is 0F.
#OSD-Style Selects the style of the On Screen Display text. The following are
possible:
■Off.
■Transp: Enables the text in transparent mode.
■Masked: Enables the text in masked mode.
■Blink-Transp: Blinkes the text in transparent mode.
■Blink-Masked: Blinkes the text in masked mode.
Lock-Mode Lock-Mode determines whether the card is locked to his input
(input 1), to the reference (Ref1 or Ref2) or freerun (not
locked). By default it is set to Ref1.
Ref-Type Sets the type of incoming reference. Can be either Bi-Level or Tri-
Level. Default is Bi-Level.

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Delay-Status It is possible to display the processing time of the card in the status
menu. This setting allows you to switch this function ON or OFF.
Due to bus traffic the default setting is OFF.
NETWORK
IP_Conf0 With this setting you can let the card obtain an IP address
automatically via DHCP, or appoint a manual set IP address. By
default this setting is set to Manual.
mIP0 When IP_Conf0 is set to manual, you can type in the preferred IP
address here. B
y
default it is set to 172.16.1.2
mNM0 With IP_Conf0 set to manual, with this setting you can set a
Netmask. Default is 255.255.0.0
mGW0 With IP_Conf0 set to manual, this setting let you set a Standard
Gatewa
y
. Default is set to 172.16.0.1
NetwPrefix0 Here you can set the proper network prefix if required.

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6 Status Menu
Introduction The status menu indicates the current status of each item listed
below. There are no defaults for status indicators. Status depends of
input si
g
nals bein
g
present or not.
sInp1 This status item indicates the presence and format of a valid signal
in input 1. This is displayed as:
1080P60
1080p50
NA
IO-Delay Displays the total delay in ms between the Input and Output.
Value between 20ms and 160ms.
Ref Displays whether a correct reference is found (Present) or not
(NA)
NET STATUS
IP_Addr0 This item displays the status of the IP address. It can be manual,
DHCP askin
g
, 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 Standard Gateway of the card.

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7 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 messa
g
e.
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 messa
g
e can be filtered.
Events The events reported by the U4U100 are as follows;
Announcements Announcements is not an event. This item is only used for
switchin
g
the announcement of status chan
g
es on/off. 0=off, other =o
n
Ref-Status Reference status can be selected between 0 .. 255. 0= no event, 1..255
is the priorit
y
settin
g
. Default is Off.
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
b
e used in controllin
g
software like S
y
napse Set-up 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).

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Defining Tags The tags defined for the card are:
Event Menu Item Tag Tag Description
Announcements 0 or NA 0 or NA Announcing of report
and control values
Input_A 01hex =INP_LOST 81hex =INP_RETURN SDI input A lost or
returned
Lock-status_A 11 hex =PLL_LOCKED 91 hex =PLL_UNLOCKED PLL input A locked
o
r
unlock
Input_B 12 hex =INP_LOST 92 hex =INP_RETURN SDI input B lost or
returned
Lock-status_B 51 hex =PLL_LOCKED d1 hex =PLL_UNLOCKED PLL input B locked
or unlock
Active_Out_A 19 hex =IN_B_->_OUT_A 99 hex =IN_A_->_OUT_A Active output A is
In_B or In_A
Active_Out_B 1a hex =IN_A_->_OUT_B 9a hex =IN_B_->_OUT_B Active output B is
In_A or In_B
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 S
y
napse rack front panel to li
g
ht.
The Address Together with the message string or the tag, the slot number or address
of the card is
r
elevant to be able to assi
g
n the event to a certain card.

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8 LED Indication
Error LED The error LED indicates an error if the internal logic of the card is not
confi
g
ured correctl
y
or has a hardware failure.
Input_1 LED This LED indicated the presence of a valid SDI video signal on input
1.
Reference LED Indicated the presence of a valid reference signal on the selected
reference input connector (ref-1 or ref-2).
Connection LED This LED illuminates after the card has initialized. The LED lights for
0.5 seconds ever
y
time a connection is made to the card.
Error LED The error LED indicates an error if the internal logic of the card is not
confi
g
ured correctl
y
or has a hardware failure.

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9 Block Schematic
U4D100
RACK
CONTROLLER
µP [L INUX ]
3Gb/s OUT 3
IN TE R NAL SYN APS E BU S
LOW LATENCY
4K (384 0X216 0) 4 W IR E TO 108 0P D OWN CO NVERTER
SCALER
4 QUADRANT
COMBINER
4 EQUA L
OUTPUTS
SCALER
SCALER
SCALER
EQ
EQ
EQ
EQ