Ross Opengear TES-8943 User manual

TES-8943 User Guide

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TES-8943 · User Guide
• Ross Part Number: 8943DR-004-01
• Release Date: May 16, 2023.
• Software Version: 1.0
The information contained in this Guide is subject to change without notice or obligation.
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Patents
Patent numbers US 7,034,886; US 7,508,455; US 7,602,446; US 7,802,802 B2; US 7,834,886; US
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The material in this manual is furnished for informational use only. It is subject to change without
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Safety Notices
Refer to the “Important Regulatory and Safety Notices” document that accompanied your
product.
Statement of Compliance
This product has been determined to be compliant with the applicable standards, regulations, and
directives for the countries where the product is marketed.
Compliance documentation, such as certification or Declaration of Compliance for the product is
available upon request by contacting [email protected]. Please include the product;
model number identifiers and serial number and country that compliance information is needed in
request.
EMC Notices
US FCC Part 15
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A Digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a Commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in
a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to
correct the interference at his own expense.
Canada
This Class “A” digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003 and part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Cet appareil numerique de la classe “A” est conforme a la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
European Union
This equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions
established under regulation (EC) No 765/2008 and Decision No 768/2008/EC referred to as the
“New Legislative Framework”.
Australia/New Zealand
This equipment is in compliance with the provisions established under the Radiocommunications
Act 1992 and Radiocommunications Labeling (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Notice 2008.
Korea
This equipment is in compliance with the provisions established under the Radio Waves Act.
Class A equipment (Broadcasting and communications service for business use)
This device is a business-use (Class A) EMC-compliant device. The seller and user are advised to be
aware of this fact. This device is intended for use in areas outside home.
International
This equipment has been tested under the requirements of CISPR 22:2008 or CISPR 32:2015 and
found to comply with the limits for a Class A Digital device.
Notice — Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by Ross Video Ltd.
could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
Warning — This equipment is compliant with Class A of CISPR 32. In a residential environment this
equipment may cause radio interference.
Notice — This is a Class A product. In domestic environments, this product may cause radio
interference, in which case the user may have to take adequate measures.
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electromagnetic wave suitability equipment and
seller or user should take notice of it, and this
equipment is to be used in the places except for home.

Maintenance/User Serviceable Parts
Routine maintenance to this openGear product is not required. This product contains no user
serviceable parts. If the module does not appear to be working properly, please contact Technical
Support using the numbers listed under the “Contact Us” section of this manual. All openGear
products are covered by a generous 5-year warranty and will be repaired without charge for
materials or labor within this period. See the “Warranty and Repair Policy” section in this manual
for details.
Environmental Information
The equipment may contain hazardous substances that could impact health and the environment.
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customers the most important partner in maintaining security and privacy safeguards. If you have
any concerns, we ask that you bring them to our attention, and we will investigate. Where
appropriate, we will address the issue with product changes, technical bulletins and/or responsible
disclosures to customers and regulators. Ross Video continuously strives to improve security and
privacy throughout the product life-cycle using practices such as:
• Privacy and Security by Design
• Product and Supplier Risk Assessment
• Vulnerability and Patch Management
• Secure Coding Practices and Analysis
• Vulnerability Scanning
• Access Controls appropriate to Customer Data
• Incident Response
• Clear paths for two-way communication between customers and Ross Video

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TES-8943 User Guide (v1.0) Contents • i
Contents
Introduction 11
Related Publications ................................................................................................................................ 11
Documentation Conventions .................................................................................................................. 12
Interface Elements ................................................................................................................................. 12
User Entered Text .................................................................................................................................. 12
Referenced Guides ................................................................................................................................ 12
Menu Sequences ................................................................................................................................... 12
Important Instructions .......................................................................................................................... 12
Contacting Technical Support ................................................................................................................. 12
Before You Begin 15
Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 15
Features ..................................................................................................................................................... 15
Functional Block Diagram ....................................................................................................................... 16
Workflow Overview .................................................................................................................................. 16
Transparent Encoding ........................................................................................................................... 17
Delay ....................................................................................................................................................... 17
Encode Overflow .................................................................................................................................... 17
VANC Deletion ........................................................................................................................................ 17
Transparent Decoding .......................................................................................................................... 17
User Interfaces ......................................................................................................................................... 17
DashBoard .............................................................................................................................................. 17
Hardware Overview 19
Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 19
Main PCB Overview .................................................................................................................................. 19
Reset Button ........................................................................................................................................... 19
Reference Termination Jumper (J3) ..................................................................................................... 19
Back Components (Not Shown) ........................................................................................................... 20
TES-8943 Cabling Overview ..................................................................................................................... 20
TES-8943-B Cabling Overview ................................................................................................................. 21
Physical Installation 23
Before You Begin ...................................................................................................................................... 23
Removing the Blank Plates from the Rear Panel .................................................................................. 23
Installing the Rear Module into the OGX-FR Frame ............................................................................. 24
Installing the TES-8943 into an OGX-FR Frame ..................................................................................... 24
Cabling 27
Planning the Installation .......................................................................................................................... 27
Cabling the Ethernet Port on the OGX-FR Frame ................................................................................. 27
Cabling for the TES-8943 Local Reference Input .................................................................................. 28
Video Signal Cabling ................................................................................................................................. 28
SDI Inputs ............................................................................................................................................... 28
SDI Outputs ............................................................................................................................................ 29
Remote Control Cabling .......................................................................................................................... 29
Ethernet Cabling .................................................................................................................................... 29
Serial Cabling .......................................................................................................................................... 30
GPI/Tally Cabling ....................................................................................................................................... 30

ii • Contents TES-8943 User Guide (v1.0)
Getting Started 33
Before You Begin ...................................................................................................................................... 33
Launching DashBoard ............................................................................................................................. 33
Configuring the Initial Network Settings ............................................................................................... 33
Accessing the TES-8943 Interfaces in DashBoard ................................................................................ 34
Configuring the Remote Logging Feature ............................................................................................. 36
Security Configuration ............................................................................................................................. 36
Licensed Features 37
License Keys Overview ............................................................................................................................. 37
Installing a License Key ............................................................................................................................ 37
Removing a License Key .......................................................................................................................... 37
Reference and Video Format Setup 39
Specifying a Global Reference Source ................................................................................................... 39
Frame Rate Compatibility ..................................................................................................................... 39
Monitoring the Reference Signal via DashBoard ................................................................................. 40
Specifying the Video Format ................................................................................................................... 40
Configuring the Time Source .................................................................................................................. 41
Configuring a Remote Port for VANC Data 43
Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 43
Calculating the Data Throughput ........................................................................................................ 43
Using an Ethernet Connection ................................................................................................................ 44
Cabling Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 44
Configuring the TES-8943 for Ethernet Communications ................................................................ 44
Using a Serial Connection ....................................................................................................................... 45
Cabling Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 45
Configuring the TES-8943 for Serial Communications ...................................................................... 45
ANC Setup 47
Before You Begin ...................................................................................................................................... 47
Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 47
Compressed Audio Metadata .............................................................................................................. 47
CEA-708/CEA-608 Closed Captioning .................................................................................................. 47
Other Packets ......................................................................................................................................... 48
Specific ANC Processing .......................................................................................................................... 48
VANC Encoding 49
Before You Begin ...................................................................................................................................... 49
Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 49
Configuring a TES Raw Data Channel for Encoding ............................................................................. 50
VANC Decoding 53
Before You Begin ...................................................................................................................................... 53
Decoder Settings Overview ..................................................................................................................... 53
DID and SDID .......................................................................................................................................... 53
Send Field Indicator ............................................................................................................................... 53
Configuring the TES-8943 to Decode ..................................................................................................... 53
Configuring the GPI/Tallies 55
GPI Communication Setup ...................................................................................................................... 55
Configuring a Port as a GPI ................................................................................................................... 55

TES-8943 User Guide (v1.0) Contents • iii
Tally Communication Setup .................................................................................................................... 56
Enabling GPI/Tally Logging ...................................................................................................................... 57
SCTE-104 Messages 59
Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 59
SCTE-104 Encode Mode ........................................................................................................................ 59
SCTE-104 Decode Mode ........................................................................................................................ 59
Selecting a Source .................................................................................................................................... 59
Specifying the Serial Port as the SCTE-104 Source ............................................................................ 59
Specifying the Ethernet Port as the SCTE-104 Source ...................................................................... 60
Setting the Protocol ................................................................................................................................. 61
Serial Basic Link Layer (BLL) ................................................................................................................. 61
Proxy Device ........................................................................................................................................... 61
Selecting a Mode ...................................................................................................................................... 61
Repeating the Last Splice ........................................................................................................................ 62
Encoding in a Transparent Stream ......................................................................................................... 63
Configuring a GPIO for SCTE-104 Messages ......................................................................................... 64
Before You Begin ................................................................................................................................... 64
Configuring a GPIO for Encoding SCTE-104 Messages ..................................................................... 65
Configuring the GPIO for Decoding SCTE-104 Messages ................................................................. 66
Overriding the SCTE-104 Messages ..................................................................................................... 67
Setting up Event Logging ......................................................................................................................... 68
Types of Events ...................................................................................................................................... 68
Viewing the Log Entries ......................................................................................................................... 68
Outputting the SCTE-104 Log via the Ethernet Port .......................................................................... 68
Configuring an LTC Input 71
Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 71
Timecode Encode Lines and Locations ............................................................................................... 71
Configuring the LTC Settings ................................................................................................................... 71
Monitoring 73
Monitoring the Encoding Status via DashBoard .................................................................................. 73
Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 73
Monitoring the Decoding Status via DashBoard .................................................................................. 74
Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 74
Decoding Status ..................................................................................................................................... 74
Upgrading the Software 75
DashBoard Interface Overview 77
Global Interface ........................................................................................................................................ 77
Signal Tab ............................................................................................................................................... 77
Product Tab ............................................................................................................................................ 78
Hardware Tab ........................................................................................................................................ 79
Licensing State Tab ................................................................................................................................ 80
Setup Tab ................................................................................................................................................ 80
Network Tab ........................................................................................................................................... 81
Global Alarm Enables Tab .................................................................................................................... 82
Security Tab ............................................................................................................................................ 83
Configure Licenses Tab ......................................................................................................................... 83
Logging Tab ............................................................................................................................................ 84
TES-8943 Interface ................................................................................................................................... 84
Video Format Tab .................................................................................................................................. 84
ANC Tab .................................................................................................................................................. 85

iv • Contents TES-8943 User Guide (v1.0)
GPI/Tally Tab .......................................................................................................................................... 89
Remote Control Tab .............................................................................................................................. 91
Configure Data Services Tab ................................................................................................................ 98
LTC Tab ................................................................................................................................................. 104
VITC Tab ................................................................................................................................................ 106
Technical Specifications 109
Supported Video Formats ..................................................................................................................... 109
SDI Inputs Specifications ....................................................................................................................... 109
SDI Outputs Specifications .................................................................................................................... 110
Serial Port Specifications ....................................................................................................................... 110
GPIO ......................................................................................................................................................... 111
Environment ........................................................................................................................................... 112
Power ....................................................................................................................................................... 112
Service Information 113
Reloading the Software on the Card .................................................................................................... 113
Loading the Factory Defaults ................................................................................................................ 113
Warranty and Repair Policy ................................................................................................................... 114
Software Licenses 115
BSD ........................................................................................................................................................... 115
Dual GPL .................................................................................................................................................. 115
GPL ........................................................................................................................................................... 115
LGPL ......................................................................................................................................................... 120
MIT ............................................................................................................................................................ 121
zlib ............................................................................................................................................................ 121
Glossary 123