EEG DE285 Product manual

EEG DE285 HD Caption

Decoder/VANC Monitor

Product Manual

EEG Enterprises, Inc.

586 Main Street

Farmingdale, New York 11735

TEL: (516) 293-7472

FAX: (516) 293-7417

Copyright © EEG Enterprises, Inc. 2009-2011

All rights reserved.

DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor

Contents

1. Introduction

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1.1. Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2. Installation

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2.1. Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2.2. Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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3. Front Panel Menus

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3.1. Decoder Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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3.2. System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3.3. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

4. OSD

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4.1. XDS Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4.2. AFD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4.3. Caption Service Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4.4. Audio Metadata Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4.5. Audio Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4.6. Error Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

5. Web Tools Suite

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5.1. Packet Display Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

5.2. Data Decoder Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

5.2.1. AFD Decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

5.2.2. XDS Decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

5.2.3. SCTE104 Decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

5.3. Caption Decoder Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

5.4. ANC Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

5.5. VANC Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

5.6. Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

5.6.1. Log Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

5.6.2. Logging/OSD Alarm Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

5.7. OSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

5.7.1. Screen Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

5.7.2. Alarm/Error Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

5.7.3. Audio Monitor Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

5.8. Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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5.8.1. Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

5.8.2. System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

5.8.3. Alarm Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

5.8.4. VANC Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

5.8.5. Log Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

5.8.6. SNMP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

5.8.7. Remote Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Appendices

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Appendix A GPI/GPO

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A1. GPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

A1.1. Layout Scrolling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

A2. GPO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

A2.1. Caption Presence Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Appendix B SNMP Traps

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Appendix C Video/Connector Specifications

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Appendix D Binary ANC Dump Data Format

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Copyright 2009-2011, EEG Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.

The contents of this manual may not be transmitted or reproduced in any form without the written permission of EEG.

The revision date for this manual is September 20, 2011.

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1.

Introduction

1.1.

Product Description

The DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor is an all purpose closed caption decoder which creates an HD open caption display for monitoring CEA–708 data quality and full standards compliance, while also providing an extensive VANC monitoring suite. The DE285 can be configured from the front panel to display caption data in HD Services 1 through 6, and all caption channels present in the EIA-608 compatibility bytes. In addition to producing broadcast quality open–captioned video, the DE285 decodes a wide array of metadata types, including AFD (Active Format Descriptors), audio metadata and XDS. The DE285 also features HANC embedded AES audio decoding with channel levels, peaks, and phase detection.

The DE285 comes equipped with a powerful Web-based VANC Analysis

Tool for viewing and capturing live VANC data, sorted by service type,

DID/SDID or line number. The DE285 Web Tools offer an efficient new way to monitor VANC packets, providing programmable triggers with logging for packet drop-outs or changes, as well as other features.

The EEG DE285 offers a comprehensive VANC monitoring solution and

HD closed caption decoder with the proven quality and full standards compliance of the industry’s leading provider of HD closed caption decoding equipment.



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2.

Installation

2.1.

Front Panel

The DE285 front panel is shown below, followed by a brief guide to its functions.

Power On LED

Active Button

Control Pad

USB Port

The Power On LED will light steady green when the unit is powered on.

Toggles the Decoder between active operation

(LED on) and Relay Bypass mode (LED off). In

Relay Bypass mode, the signal at the Program video input is routed directly through to the Program video output, with no on-screen display created. All other inputs and outputs are inactive and the web analysis tools cannot be used.

The Control Pad navigates menus and changes settings in the front panel configuration menus.

The control pad buttons are:

ENTER

(marked by a check),

CANCEL

(marked by an X),

LEFT,

RIGHT, UP

and

DOWN

. In most configuration menus, use

LEFT

and

RIGHT

to navigate between parameters,

UP

and

DOWN

to change the value of the selected parameter,

ENTER

to select a category or save a change, and

CANCEL

to return to the previous menu without saving changes. See Front Panel LCD Menu in Decoder

Operation for further details.

A front panel USB port is provided to enable quick and easy software upgrade.



LCD Screen


The LCD Screen will provide access to the unit’s front panel configuration menu. When the menu is not in use, video status is shown. See the next section for front panel configuration options.



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2.2.

Rear Panel

The DE285 rear panel is shown below, followed by a guide to the connectors located there.

Power

Program In

Program Out 1

Program Out 2

USB Port

P1 & P2

LAN

GPIO

AC power input, 120–240 V, 50–60 Hz tolerant.

Connect to the unit’s primary power source. Turn on/off with switch next to connector.

Video input for the Program video chain. The onscreen display will be burned onto this video signal.

Relay-bypass protected decoder video output

Non relay-bypass protected copy of the decoder output signal

Can be used for data capture

Two RS232 serial data ports

100-Base Ethernet port for network features including web tools suite

GPI and GPO connector for changing presets and detecting caption presence. See Appendix A.1 for

GPI and GPO pinouts and instructions




3.

Front Panel Menus

The front panel LCD screen and Control Pad are used to configure decoder settings and networking, and to perform flash updates. The interface is organized in a series of hierarchical menus; use the

LEFT

and

RIGHT

keys to scroll between menu options and the

ENTER

or

DOWN

keys to select options or enter sub-menus. Press the

CANCEL

key from any menu screen to return to the top of the menu hierarchy.

The default display on the front panel is the decoder status screen. The top left shows the format of the Source video input. The bottom left shows the format of the Program video input. The top right will display

“LAN” if the Ethernet connection is active. If the front panel display is inactive for 20 seconds or more, the display will revert to the status screen, unless an update is in progress or the audio level meter is in use.

When this timeout occurs, press any key on the Control Pad to return to the sub-menu that was in use.

The front panel can also be put into Preset Mode at any time by holding down the

CANCEL

key (marked by an ’x’) for 5 seconds. The default display in Preset Mode is the full title of the current layout. To change the current layout, use the

LEFT

and

RIGHT

keys to scroll between layout choices. When you have reached the desired layout press the

ENTER

button to accept the new layout. Once you have entered Preset

Mode, the display will stay in this mode and will not automatically revert back to the default decoder status screen. To return to Normal mode, hold down the

CANCEL

key for 5 seconds.

Note: The preset mode will only display custom layouts saved from the

OSD web configuration. The factory defaults will not be a selectable option.



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3.1.

Decoder Setup

Decoder On/Off

Set HD Service

Set SD Service

708 Font

708 Size

708 Opacity

Turns the on-screen caption decoder display on or off.

Use the

UP

and

DOWN

keys to select an option, then press

ENTER

to exit and apply changes or

CANCEL

to exit and cancel changes.

Selects the service that is decoded to create the

HD caption display on the decoder output if HD video input is present. The DE285 can display

708 caption Services 1 through 6, or 608 compatibility data for caption channels CC1 through

CC4.

Selects the service that is decoded to create the

SD caption display on the decoder output if SD video input is present. The DE285 can display

608 caption channels CC1 through CC4.

Selects the display font for the decoder output.

Choose “default” to see the font style as it is encoded in the 708 caption data. Fonts are only selectable when a 708 caption service is selected for decoding.

Selects the size of the display text for the decoder output. Choose “default” to see the text size as it is encoded in the 708 caption data.

Text sizes are only selectable when a 708 caption service is selected for decoding.

Selects the opacity of the caption display for the decoder output. Choose “default” to see the colors and opacity as they are encoded in the 708 caption data. Opacity is only selectable when a

708 caption service is selected for decoding.



Subtitle Mode


Turns subtitle mode on or off for caption display on the decoder output. Subtitle mode removes the black background and displays yellow text with a black shadowed outline. This feature is useful for creating easy–to–read subtitles.



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3.2.

System Setup

LCD Display

å

å

Contrast

Backlight

Sets the contrast level of the display screen. The value ranges from 0 (lightest) to 20 (darkest). Use the

UP

and

DOWN

keys to make changes. When you are finished making changes, use the

ENTER

key to exit the menu and save changes, or the

CANCEL

key to exit the menu and reject changes.

Sets the brightness level of the display screen’s backlighting. The value ranges from 0 (darkest) to 50 (brightest). Use the

UP

and

DOWN

keys to make changes. When you are finished making changes, use the

ENTER

key to exit the menu and save changes or the

CANCEL

key to exit the menu and reject changes.

Network

å

å

å

IP Address

Subnet Mask

Gateway

Version

Sets a fixed network address for the unit on your

LAN. Use the

LEFT

and

RIGHT

keys to move the cursor between digits and the

UP

and

DOWN

keys to change the selected digit. When you are finished making changes, use the

ENTER

key to exit the menu and save changes or the

CANCEL

key to exit the menu without saving.

The subnet mask should be set to match the bit mask used on your LAN.

The gateway should be set to the address of the computer or device that the unit will use to communicate outside of your local network.

Provides version information about the unit, including build number and firmware version.



Set Layout

Update


Allows you to choose a layout from the list of available layouts.

Use the

LEFT

and

RIGHT

keys to select the name of the layout, then press

ENTER

to exit and apply changes or

CANCEL

to exit and cancel changes.

The Update utility allows you to upgrade your firmware to the most recent version. Begin by downloading a firmware update file from the EEG website to any USB memory device. Insert the memory stick into the front panel USB port, navigate to the Update option, and press

ENTER

. The update utility will find the installation file on the memory device, display the revision number, and prompt you to continue. Press

ENTER

to proceed and install the new firmware, or

CANCEL

to end the utility. A message will appear on the

LCD screen when the update utility has finished.

Do NOT remove the memory device while the update utility is running.

When the update utility is finished, the new firmware is completely installed; there is no need to reboot the unit. Depending on the size and type of memory device used, there may be a momentary delay before the device is detected. If you see “Cannot Update: Insert USB Disk”, wait a few seconds and try again.



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3.3.

Utilities

Capture VANC

Capture All VANC

Captures VANC data of the selected DID/SDID from the Master video input and loads it onto a USB storage device. Use the

UP

and

DOWN

keys to select the desired DID/SDID and insert a USB device into the box.

Press

ENTER

to begin downloading the VANC data or

CANCEL

to exit.

To stop capturing VANC data press any front panel key. Depending on the size and type of memory device used, there may be a momentary delay before the device is detected.

If you see “Failed: Insert USB Disk”, wait a few seconds and try again. For help on opening and interpreting your USB VANC capture please see

Appendix C.

Captures VANC data of all DID/SDIDs from the

Master video input and loads it onto a USB storage device. Insert a USB device into the box and press

ENTER


CANCEL

to exit. To stop capturing VANC data press any front panel key. Depending on the size and type of memory device used, there may be a momentary delay before the device is detected. If you see “Failed: Insert USB Disk”, wait a few seconds and try again. For help on opening and interpreting your USB VANC capture please see Appendix C.




Capture 608

Captures 608 data from Line 21 of the Master video input and loads it onto a USB storage device. Insert a USB device into the box and press

ENTER


CANCEL

to exit.

To stop capturing 608 data press any front panel key. Depending on the size and type of memory device used, there may be a momentary delay before the device is detected.

If you see “Failed: Insert USB Disk”, wait a few seconds and try again. For help on opening and interpreting your USB 608 capture please see Appendix C.



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4.

OSD

The OSD monitors offer a variety of information about the video signal.

This includes decoded ANC data such as XDS, AFD, audio, closed caption services and a full 608 and 708 closed caption decoder.

4.1.

XDS Monitor

The OSD XDS Monitor shows common XDS fields such as:

• Net Station

• Program Name

• Rating (turns red to indicate invalid rating)

• CGMS




• Description

• Program Type

• Program ID

The XDS Monitor found at the top left corner of the OSD in the default layouts.

4.2.

AFD Monitor

The OSD AFD Monitor displays the AFD code present, AR, bar data present and a description of the AFD code. This monitor is found on the bottom left corner of the OSD in the default layouts.

4.3.

Caption Service Monitor

The Caption Service Monitor displays any caption services currently present on the video signal, as well as the service that the OSD is currently decoding. The service being decoded is displayed in green. This monitor is found at the top right corner of the OSD in the default layouts.

4.4.

Audio Metadata Monitor

The OSD Audio Metadata Monitor displays audio metadata that is present on the video signal.

4.5.

Audio Monitor

The OSD Audio Monitor shows real-time audio volume levels for each channel, as well as well as phase values for each channel pair. This



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DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor monitor is found at the bottom right corner of the OSD in the default layouts.

Note: Blue bars are displayed at -40 dB to indicate the presence of Dolby

E or other compressed audio data which is not decoded by this monitor.

4.6.

Error Monitor

The OSD Error Monitor is used to display alarms/triggers/errors which are user configurable from the Web Tools Suite. These messages are displayed at the top center of the OSD in the default layouts.



5.

Web Tools Suite


The Web Tools module is a high-powered network-driven remote application for the DE285 that provides new ways to view VANC data, as well as advanced configuration and monitoring tools. To use Web Configuration, the Decoder first must be connected to a 100-Base LAN, and configured with a valid IP address and subnet mask for that LAN through the front panel Network menu. Once the decoder has been given an address, access the web tools by typing the Decoder’s IP address into a web browser from any computer on the same LAN.

Using an intuitive interface, the Web Tools module displays the detailed options tabs on the upper left hand side while showing the current video standard selected on the upper right hand side. Below the video standard on the right side, the error status is displayed in a continuously updated list which can be hidden or expanded by clicking on the arrow button located at the top of the error list. This list will briefly display any current video errors that appear on–screen. There is also a

Clear

Errors

button that clears past errors and restarts the error count.

Below the error status display on the left is the

System Info

button, which displays the version number of each software component of the

DE285 to make sure the current software loaded is up to date.

To the right of the

System Info

button is the

ANC Packet Key

button



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DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor which provides a fully customizable reference for seeing which DID/SDID value maps to which service.Pre-defined DID/SDID values are listed in rows giving the DID value, the SDID value, the name of the data and the option to remove this mapping. These mappings determine the name of the service corresponding to a particular DID/SDID listed in the Packet

Display tab. To add a new mapping you can use the top row of the chart to enter a DID value, a SDID value, and the corresponding name you would like associated with the DID/SDID and then click the

Add

button.

5.1.

Packet Display Module

The Packet Display Module displays real–time VANC data on the website which can be sorted by one of three methods. This is the starting page in the main pane of the DE285 Web Tools module and is shown on the previous page. The VANC packets can be sorted by DID/SDID, Service

Type or Line Number. The sorting method can be selected from the drop down menu located at the top of the packet display module.




The default viewing mode for the Packet Display Module gives an overview of which service types are present, along with their line numbers, DID/SDID values and frequency. A more detailed view is available by clicking on the

‘+’

button located to the left of each VANC packet. The expanded view displays the hex dump, field, checksum and location/type of the data. The hex dump begins with the sample offset in the line followed by a colon and the hex value of each sample in the packet. The checksum field evaluates whether or not the checksum is valid. The Location/Type field displays whether it is VANC or HANC and which type it is. To return to the default view click on the

‘-’

button at the top of packet line.

The VANC packets are continuously updated and displayed in the chart.

If you would like the current data to remain on the screen temporarily, click the

Pause

button on the top left of the Packet Display Module. To resume seeing the live updated data, click the

Resume

button.

5.2.

Data Decoder Module

The Data Decoder Module is a three part visualization tool which displays decoded AFD data on the top part of the screen, decoded XDS data alongside raw XDS packets on the middle portion of the screen and

SCTE104 data on the bottom of the screen.

5.2.1.

AFD Decoder

The upper portion of the screen contains the AFD Decoder module which displays the current AFD code on the top right of the module, the decoded aspect ratio description below the code, and a visual representation of the AFD code on the left hand side. The default viewing option shows the AFD Decoder display. To hide the AFD decoder module, click on the upwards arrow at the top right hand corner. To expand the module, click the downwards arrow at the top right hand corner.



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5.2.2.

XDS Decoder

The middle section of the screen contains the XDS Decoder module which displays decoded XDS data on the left and the raw XDS packets on the right. The decoded XDS fields shown on the left include the

Net Station, the Program Name, the Rating, CGMS, the Description, the

Program Type and the Program ID.

On the left, the raw XDS data in hex pair format can be sorted by type, name or how recently it has been updated. To view the raw XDS click on the

‘+’

button located to the left of the packet to expand the packet and view the data. To hide the XDS decoder module, click on the upwards arrow at the top right hand corner. To expand the module, click the downwards arrow at the top right hand corner. The same hide/expand feature is also available for only the raw XDS Packet chart on the right.




5.2.3.

SCTE104 Decoder

The bottom section of the screen contains the SCTE104 Decoder module. This module displays recent SCTE104 messages detected by the system.

A grid layout provides details about the message which include Splice ID, Request, Preroll (ms), Break Duration (sec/10) and a

Last Present timestamp. A running log of all SCTE104 messages can be downloaded by clicking the

Save Log As

button. This can be useful for tracking SCTE104 messages from the past. The log is cleared by clicking the

Clear Log

button.

5.3.

Caption Decoder Module

The Caption Decoder Module simulates the placement of captions in the two Caption Feed sections. The Caption Feed sections have a row of radio buttons for selecting the caption service that will appear in the screen simulation below the menu. Caption services CC1 to CC4, and

S1 to S6 are displayed, with the active caption services in bold.

The default viewing option shows both the Caption Feed 1 and Caption

Feed 2 displays, but either Caption Feed window can be hidden by clicking on the upwards arrow at the top right hand corner of the appropriate



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DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor section. To expand the module, click the downwards arrow at the top right hand corner.

5.4.

ANC Trigger

The ANC Trigger tab allows you to create triggers made up of two parts: the ANC data of interest, and the behavior you would like to observe.

The data type is selected using the DID/SDID value, and the trigger can be set on behaviors such as Present, Absent, Change, Data Change and line number. Setting triggers is a useful way to monitor incoming

ANC data to check the frequency of events such as missing data. Using the web interface, triggers can be chosen and then monitored in a live–update pop-up window that is tied to your browser session, making the ANC analysis tool ideal for watching until an event occurs. To



DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor record triggers that will be stored on the DE285 for detailed viewing or to view information about infrequently occurring errors, please see the next section on Logging.

To set a trigger, select a DID/SDID value from the dropdown menu on the left and then choose a specific event type from the adjacent drop down menu. One of the following events can be chosen: “Present,” which triggers when a particular packet is present in the video stream, “Absent,” which triggers when a packet is not present in the video stream,

“Change,” which triggers when the packet presence changes from being present to not present or vice versa, and “DataChange,” which triggers when the packet presence remains the same, but the data within the packet has changed. The events are evaluated on a per–field basis.

After creating an ANC trigger, click on the

Start

button to monitor the trigger activity. A pop–up window will appear with multiple columns.

The text in the upper left corner of the pop–up window indicates whether the trigger is active or has completed.

If the trigger is set to go off when the packet is absent, then the pop–up window will display the Trigger Count column and the Frame Number that the packet was missing from. If the trigger event is set to go off when the packets are present, changed or the data has changed, the pop–up window will display the Trigger Count, the Frame Number that



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DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor the event has taken place in and the Line number in which the event happened.

To view the packets delivered at the trigger time, click the ‘

+

’ button to the left of the trigger number. Regardless of the event type, the pop–up window will display up to twenty instances of the triggered event. To stop a trigger, click the ’x’ button at the upper right corner of the pop–up window. To continue viewing current information about the trigger, reset the trigger by repeating the instructions to create a trigger.

By clicking on the

View/Edit Active Triggers

button, the running triggers can be managed by viewing the triggers, removing specific triggers, or removing all triggers. This feature is useful in multi–user environments, as well as situations in which the DE285 has unexpectedly lost power. If the message “This trigger is already in use.” occurs when attempting to set a trigger that does not appear to be in use, this feature can be used to check whether that trigger is in fact in use. If the trigger



DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor is not being observed by any other user, it can be removed using the pop–up window that displays the active triggers in a list. To remove one trigger, click on the trigger in the Trigger List so that it is highlighted and then click

Remove

to remove the selected trigger. To remove all of the active triggers, click

Remove All

. To return to the main window without modifying the active triggers, click the ’x’ at the top of the pop–up window.

5.5.

VANC Capture

The VANC Capture tab provides a convenient way to capture real–time

VANC data, with or without filtering, so that it can be downloaded and reviewed. To begin capturing all VANC data, click on the

Start

button. The elapsed time is displayed in the upper right hand corner. To end the VANC capture, click on the

Stop

button. If only certain VANC data is of interest, click on the checkbox to the left of ’Filter Capture by

DID/SDID(s)’ to reveal the filter submenu.

Using the dropdown menu on the left side of the submenu, choose the desired DID/SDID and click the

Add

button to the right of the dropdown



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DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor menu. The added value will appear in the ’DID/SDID to Capture’ area on the right part of the screen. Repeat this process until all VANC data of interest is added to the list. To remove a filter item, highlight the item by selecting the DID/SDID value in the list and then click on the

Remove

button below the list. To clear all filters, click the

Remove All

button in the lower right hand corner. After selecting filters, start and stop the VANC capture process as previously specified. To save and view the captured VANC data as a binary dump, click on the

Download

button.

5.6.

Logging

The Logging tab provides a customizable solution for gathering VANC data for in-depth analysis and debugging. Logging is ideal for checking the behavior of triggers over a longer time period, monitoring error messages, and for any situation in which a saved copy or printout for later reference is desired. Logs are saved in non-volatile storage on the

DE285 box.

The VANC Analysis tools can record two types of behavior, Log Triggers



DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor and Alarms. Log Triggers are similar to the normal triggers discussed in the previous section, but are intended for longer term use, when the user is not constantly watching the screen and waiting for a change. The

Log Triggers operate only within the Logging tab, just as the normal triggers operate only within the VANC Triggers tab. Alarms are used to record the time and frame location of an error message. The Alarms report the content of the packet and are arranged in three categories in the

Logging Options

pop-up window.

5.6.1.

Log Viewer

The Logging tab displays stored information regarding triggers and alarms, allows the log to be printed or saved, and provides options for the information the log stores. The default log screen shows all alarms and triggers that appear in the Log Viewer. The events are sorted by the time at which they occurred and also contain information about the event type and when the event triggers, if applicable. To view more information about the Trigger or Alarm, click on the

‘+’

button to the left of the the

Trigger or Alarm of interest.

The Log Viewer display can be altered by using the “Filter By:” drop down menu to limit or expand which trigger or alarm types are being displayed. The displayed log can be updated by clicking the

Refresh

button, which is found at the upper right corner of the Logging module.

To remove the current log information and start a new log, click the

Clear Log

button below the Log Viewer.

The current log can be saved or printed out to retain the information.

Click on the

Save As...

button to save a copy of the log as an HTML file to a specified location. It may take 10 to 15 seconds to create the downloadable log. To print a copy of the log, click on

Print

to launch a pop–up window with print options. The printable copy can be filtered by what is present in the log, much like the drop–down filter menu used for viewing the log. There is also an option to select the range of log entries printed, or the option to print all. After selecting the desired print options, click

OK

to choose a printer and print the log, or

Cancel



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DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor to discard the print options and return to the main window of the log viewer.

5.6.2.

Logging/OSD Alarm Settings

To begin monitoring and storing Log Triggers and Alarms, click on

Logging Options

which will bring up a window in which Triggers and

Alarms can be assigned or removed. The pop–up window may take a few seconds to load. Log Triggers can be assigned in the top half of the pop–up window. Alarms can be selected in the lower half of the pop–up window by checking the desired boxes.

To set a Log Trigger, select a DID/SDID value from the dropdown menu on the left and then choose a specific event type from the adjacent drop down menu.

There is also a checkbox that can be enabled for triggering on a selected line. One of the following events can be chosen:

“Present,” which triggers when a particular packet is present in the video stream, “Absent,” which triggers when a packet is not present in the video stream, “Change,” when the packet presence changes from be-



DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor ing present to not present or vice versa, and “DataChange,” which triggers when the packet presence remains the same, but the data within the packet has changed. The events are evaluated on a per–field basis.

After selecting a value for DID/SDID and Trigger On, click

Add

to begin logging occurrences of the Log Trigger.

To set any of the Alarms, click the box to the left of the desired Alarm.

After selecting all Log Triggers and Alarms of interest, click

Apply

and then

OK

to begin logging the selected Log Triggers and Alarms and to return to the Log Viewer. To disregard the changes made, click

Cancel

to return to the Log Viewer.

The available alarms are grouped into three categories: General Alarms,

Caption Pair Alarms and Error Alarms.

General Alarms

There are five alarms in the General Alarms category that can be used to get an overview of possible problems.

Alarm Name

Unknown Packet

Description

Sets an alarm to go off when a packet cannot be recognized by the DE285 as a known type.

AFD on Multiple Lines Sets an alarm that goes off when there is

No Video more than one AFD packet in a single video field.

Sets an alarm that goes off when there is no video signal or the video cannot be displayed.

Invalid V-Chip Rating

No Captions

Sets an alarm that goes off when the V-Chip rating is not present or is not valid.

Sets an alarm that goes off when there is no

6101 VANC packet present.

Caption Pair Alarms

There are five alarms in the Caption Pair Alarms category that can be used to detect when certain combinations of caption channels are active.



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For each selected alarm, the two channels are checked over a 10 second period for data presence. If data is present in one channel but not the other, the alarm goes off.

Alarm Name

CC1 && S1

CC3 && S2

CC2 && S2

CC1 && CC3

S1 && S2

Description

Sets an alarm that goes off when there is a mismatch between the presence of primary language SD captions and HD captions.

Sets an alarm that goes off when there is a mismatch between the presence of secondary language SD captions and HD captions.

Sets an alarm that goes off when there is a mismatch between the presence of secondary language SD captions and HD captions.

Sets an alarm that goes off when there is a mismatch between the presence of primary and secondary language SD captioning.

Sets an alarm that goes off when there is a mismatch between the presence of primary and secondary language HD captioning.

Error Alarms

There are three alarms in the Error Alarms category that can be used for specific troubleshooting.




Alarm Name

Video Frame Error

Caption Error

XDS Error

VANC on Illegal Line

Invalid ANC Packet

Checksum

Description

Sets an alarm that goes off when there is an error involving the video signal.

Sets an alarm that goes off when a caption error is detected. A complete list of caption errors can be found after this table.

Sets an alarm that goes off when there is an error involving the Extended Data Services packets.

Sets an alarm that goes off when there is an error involving VANC on a different line than what’s depicted in the SMPTE specification

Sets an alarm that goes off when an invalid

ANC packet checksum is detected.

The following table lists each Caption Error and provides a short description.

Caption Error Description

CDP header not found The body of a VANC packet did not begin with

0x96 0x69, which marks the start of a CDP.

CDP footer not found

CDP sections out of order

CDP match sequence mis-

The CDP footer section wasn’t found. Since the footer includes the checksum, the decoder will not process such packets.

The CDP should contain the following sections, in this order: a header, an optional timecode section, an optional caption data section, an optional caption service info section, and a footer. If one or more of those was out of order, you’ll see this message.

The CDP header contains a 16-bit sequence counter which should increment by one each frame. If you see this, the sequence numbers jumped between two VANC packets.

CDP header/footer sequence mismatch

The CDP footer contains a copy of the header sequence counter; in this case, they were not identical.



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CDP checksum error

CDP frame rate mismatch

The CDP footer contains a checksum for the entire CDP; if you see this, it didn’t match what the decoder expected.

CDP length mismatch The CDP header contains an 8-bit length count; if you see this, the length didn’t match the number of bytes actually recovered.

The frame rate indicated by the CDP header doesn’t match the video. For example, you’ll see this if you capture VANC captions in 720p and play them back in 1080i.

Invalid CDP frame rate

Wrong number of CC constructs

No line 21 captions

The CDP frame rate was something nonsensical; for example, zero.

The CDP count of caption data pairs didn’t match what was actually recovered.

No 608 data was found.

Bad line 21 alternation

No line 21 field X

Line 21 not first in packet

Bad DTV triplet

In 720p, the 608 data are supposed to alternate between field 1 and field 2; this means that two consecutive frames of one or the other went by.

In 1080i, each frame is supposed to have field

1 and field 2 data for 608.

The 608 bytes are supposed to come first in the caption data section of the CDP, before any 708 data.

In the CDP caption data section, 708 data are split into pairs and marked with 0xFF(start of a caption channel packet) or 0xFE(next part of a CCP). 608 data are marked with

0xFC(field 1) or 0xFD(field 2).

The rest of the caption data section should be filled with pairs marked 0xF8, 0xF9, 0xFA or 0xFB. If a

DTV triplet doesn’t begin with any of those markers, this message will appear; it might mean the DTV packets are misaligned.





Unexpected continue

DTVCC

Valid DTV data after filler

Caption channel packet sequence error

DTV pairs marked 0xFE should only appear after an 0xFF pair. (See "Bad DTV triplet" for definitions.)

If a 708 service block doesn’t fill the caption data section, the remaining bytes should be marked as filler.

Caption channel packets have a two-bit sequence counter; this means that there was a skip.

This will usually happen at the same time as CDP sequence mismatches; it’s unlikely that one would skip and the other wouldn’t.

Caption channel packets aren’t allowed to span multiple VANC packets.

Truncated channel packet caption

Invalid block block null

Multi-packet service service

A service block had service number zero but non-zero length.

A service block was too long to fit in one

VANC packet.

Not defining window

X: too many rows

The FCC requires that decoders be capable of displaying at least four rows. This effectively means that any captioning with more than four rows is not guaranteed to work on all decoders. This message can be triggered by a single window with more than four rows or multiple windows whose rows add up to more than four.

Caption text overflow The caption text can’t fit in the current row; some of it was dropped. This may happen if certain commands(e.g., create a new window, move to the next row) are lost.



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5.7.

OSD

The OSD tab allows for a fully customizable screen configuration using the tools on the upper part of the OSD tab and a user specified audio monitor configuration on the lower half of the screen.

5.7.1.

Screen Configuration

The upper part of the OSD tab provides a tool for customizing the screen configuration by allowing the user to choose the presence and screen location of Caption Services, XDS data, AFD data, Audio Monitor, Audio

Metadata and Errors/Alarms. The DE285 comes pre-loaded with several default layouts. To apply a default layout, use the pulldown menu next to Layouts to view the available options and choose the desired layout.

If you are satisfied with the factory layout, click on the

Apply to Screen

button at the bottom of the Screen Configuration section to load the selected layout.

To manually configure the screen there is a check box to the right of each data type’s name that can be checked in order to display the data, or unchecked to hide the data. To the right of the checkbox are the ’X’ and ’Y’ fields that control the horizontal and vertical positioning of the data, respectively. Both fields have a range of 0–100, with X=50, Y=50 signifying the center of the screen.




The text size can also be specified for each data type by using the dropdown list in the size column to select the desired size. Below the checkboxes is the caption enabling section where you can choose an SD and

HD service using the dropdown lists, as well as using the rightmost checkbox to enable or disable all captions. Once you are satisfied with the newly configured layout, click

Apply to Screen

to put the specified screen configuration into effect, or

Revert

to discard any changes made and return to the last applied settings. The most recent layout applied to the screen is shown to the right of the

Revert

button for reference.



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5.7.2.

Alarm/Error Configuration

The middle section of the OSD tab allows the user to set the alarms and errors for OSD display. An explanation of setting these alarms and errors can be found in Section 5.6.2 .

Note: Alarms set in this manner will show up on the OSD and in log.

5.7.3.

Audio Monitor Configuration

The lower section of the OSD tab allows the user to customize the mapping of audio channels to the audio monitor. Using the four dropdown lists, you can select which audio channel pair you would like to map to which audio monitor pair. Below these dropdown lists you can specify a clip level in decibels in the range of 0 to -60 dB. To put changes into effect, click the

Apply

button at the bottom of the screen.

5.8.

Settings

The Settings tab contains several subsections that allow the user to customize various aspects of the 285 website and screen configuration.

5.8.1.

Upgrade

The Upgrade subsection provides an easily accessible way to update the firmware that comes pre-installed on the DE285. The DE285 can be upgraded through the USB front panel as discussed in the System Setup

Menu section or the upgrade can be performed through the website.

Begin by downloading the most recent firmware update file from the

EEG website or from the ’Download DE285 Upgrade’ link on the website and saving it to a location on your computer. After downloading the firmware upgrade, click on the

Browse

button to the right of the File



DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor field, select the EEG firmware update and then click

Submit

to update the firmware.

5.8.2.

System Settings

The Systems Settings subsection allows the user to restore the factory defaults on the box by clicking the

Reset To Factory Defaults

button.



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5.8.3.

Alarm Settings

The Alarm Settings subsection allows the user to set a value in seconds that captions can be missing for before a GPIO alarm is triggered on pin

1. To change this value, enter a new value into the text field and click the

Apply

button to update the No Captions Timeout. If you would like to see this alarm on the logging section of the website you must set the ’No

Captions’ alarm by going to the Logging tab, clicking on the

Logging

Options

button and selecting the ’No Captions’ checkbox.

5.8.4.

VANC Settings

The VANC Settings subsection provides a way to enable or disable passing VANC data through the box on the outputs. This option will prevent other decoders from double decoding the VANC on the video feed after the DE285.

5.8.5.

Log Settings

The lower part of the Settings tab is the Log Settings subsection, which provides a way to set the date, time and time zone for accurate trigger and alarm logging. The current date, time, and timezone can be seen to the right of the

Set Date/Time

button. To change the Date/Time, simply use the dropdown menus to select the month, day and year and then set the local time and time zone that you are in. Alternatively, you can set the date and time by clicking on the

Copy Computer’s Date/Time

button, which uses the date and time from your current machine to set the date and time. When using this option be aware that the timezone is not copied along with the date and time information. To confirm the settings, click the

Set Date/Time

button at the bottom of the Log Settings section. The triggers and alarms will now have the correct timestamp when viewed in the Logging module.




5.8.6.

SNMP Settings

The DE285 can be configured to send SNMP traps. The following table provides the SNMP settings fields as well as a description of each field.

Setting

System Name

Description

Name identifier for the system.

System Contact Contact identifier for the system.

System Location Location identifier for the system.

Asset Number

Get Community

Name

Trap Community

Name

Host 1-4

Asset number identifier for the system.

Determines which SNMP Get requests are responded to.

Determines the SNMP community string that traps will be sent with.

Host systems that will receive the traps.

5.8.7.

Remote Settings

The Remote Settings subsection will be used in future development.



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Appendices

Appendix A GPI/GPO

The following picture shows the 25-pin GPIO connector on the rear panel.

The GPI inputs are on pins 17-24, with a common ground on pin 25.

Each switch is ON when connected to the common ground, and OFF when open or floating.

The GPO outputs are on pins 1-16. Each pair of successive pins forms a switch that is ON when closed and OFF when open.

A1.

GPI

A1.1.

Layout Scrolling

Pins 17 and 18 can be used for layout scrolling to change the current active layout. Pin 17 scrolls "left" or to the previous layout. Pin 18 scrolls "right" or to the next layout.




A2.

GPO

A2.1.

Caption Presence Alarm

Pin 1 is used as an alarm for missing captions. The missing captions time timeout can be set in the middle section of the Settings tab on the website. Pins 1 and 2 are switch contacts for an external alarm to be connected or built

Appendix B SNMP Traps

SNMP traps are sent for all system alarms (as shown in the OSD Error

Monitor), as well for each received SCTE104 trigger.



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Appendix C Video/Connector Specifications

HD–SDI Video Inputs

Number of Inputs 1 (Program In relay bypass protected)

Connector

Format

Input Level

Input Impedance

Equalization

BNC per IEC 169–8

1.485 Gbits/s SMPTE 292M (1080i, 720p, 480p,

24psf) or 270 Mb/s SD

800 mV p–p

±

10%

75 Ohm

Automatic up to 100m @ 1.5Gb/s with Belden

1694 or equivalent

HD–SDI Video Outputs

Number of Outputs 2 (Program Out 1 relay bypass protected)

Connector

Output Level

Output Impedance

DC Offset

Rise/Fall Time

Overshoot

Wide Band Jitter

BNC per IEC 169–8

800 mV p–p

±

10%

75 Ohm

0V

±

0.5V

200pS nominal

<

10% of amplitude

<

0.2 UI

Data Input Characteristics

Data Ports

GPI/GPO

2 serial DB9 female connectors

25–pin GPIO

Serial Data Format (TEST, for factory use only)

USB Ports

LAN

Electrical

1 USB master (TEST, for factory use only)

2 USB slave

RJ45 connector, 10/100 Base T TCP/IP

115/230V AC 50/60Hz Power

Power Consumption

Physical

Dimensions

Weight

<

20 W

19” rack mount x 1RU x 9” deep

8 lbs.




Appendix D Binary ANC Dump Data Format

To view the ANC capture that you have saved to your USB stick, first open the file in a hex editor and then view the data format chart below.

Description Size

DID 1 byte

SDID

Data Count

Data

Checksum

1 byte

1 byte specified by Data Count

1 byte

Frame Number 1 byte

ANC Line Number 2 bytes

The ANC Line Number is little endian. If the most significant bit is set, the packet came from HANC; if not it came from VANC.

The Frame Number is a 1 byte counter generated internally to the DE285 that will allow you to determine frame barriers or gaps when looking at series of packets.



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EEG DE285 Product manual

EEG DE285 HD Caption

Decoder/VANC Monitor

Product Manual

EEG Enterprises, Inc.

Contents

1.

Introduction

1.1.

Product Description

2.

Installation

2.1.

Front Panel

2.2.

Rear Panel

3.

Front Panel Menus

3.1.

Decoder Setup

3.2.

System Setup

3.3.

Utilities

4.

OSD

4.1.

XDS Monitor

4.2.

AFD Monitor

4.3.

Caption Service Monitor

4.4.

Audio Metadata Monitor

4.5.

Audio Monitor

4.6.

Error Monitor

5.

Web Tools Suite

5.1.

Packet Display Module

5.2.

Data Decoder Module

5.3.

Caption Decoder Module

5.4.

ANC Trigger

5.5.

VANC Capture

5.6.

Logging

5.7.

OSD

5.8.

Settings

Appendices

Appendix A GPI/GPO

A1.

GPI

A2.

GPO

Appendix B SNMP Traps

Appendix C Video/Connector Specifications

Appendix D Binary ANC Dump Data Format

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