Contents Rx Series Overview Slide 3 Product Overview Slide 16 Core Toolsets Slide 30 Optional Toolsets Slide 38
Rx Series Advanced Rasterizers for 2K/3G/HD/SD Signal Generation, Analysis and Monitoring
The Rx Series 3x the choice Rx 2000 4 channel analyzer/generator with monitoring via dual built-in screens & audio speakers (2U) Rx 1000 Compact 4 channel analyzer/generator and monitoring system (1U) Rx 500 2 channel analyzer/generator & monitoring system (1/2 1U)
Rx Series Overview The Rx Rasterizer Series offers a flexible, fully-featured approach to test and measurement Allows broadcast engineers to specific features according to the complexity of their application by the addition of simple software licenses Can be found in many of the world s top broadcasters, OB trucks and R&D establishments Used for commissioning, fault finding and compliance testing The units can offer up to 4 channels of 2K/3G/HD/SD-SDI video/audio analysis, generation and monitoring Up to 16 instruments per channel can be displayed on an external monitor
Rx Series Equivalent to 4 x Sx
Rx Range: 3G/HD/SD-SDI modular rackmount rasterizers Simultaneous SDI and HDMI outputs 1920 x 1080 resolution with 8 channels of embedded audio Up to 16 instrument windows Modules available: Rx500 (2 modules) Single Analyser Analyser with Eye and Jitter 4AES audio Rx1000 (4 modules) Rx2000 (4 modules) Analyser/Generator with eye and jitter Dual Generator Analyser/Generator
Rx Series The Concept User designed, user defined instrument display Frame capture for fast fault diagnosis Remote access and operation Up to four simultaneous Eye patterns Extensive video & audio toolset, including Dolby
Why do customers choose Rx? 1. The Rx Series has a modular design Each Rx can be enhanced with different modules to suit individual broadcast environments (A, AE, AG, AGE and 4AES) Generator modules offer the full range of industry standard SMPTE signals complete with moving zone plate Modules can include Eye and Jitter analysis and audio support with a Dual Dolby encoder for Dolby E/D/D+ (cpu module) Additional modules add independent new instruments. There is no overhead demand on the platform, each module has its own dedicated FPGA allowing independence of function within a connected structure Each module is assigned a software identity when added to the system to allow upgrades throughout each connected instrument The Rx 2000 and Rx 1000 offer up to 4 module slots, and the Rx 500 up to 2 module slots
Why do customers choose Rx? 1 Instrument Quad Split 4 Channels Engineering Layout
Why do customers choose Rx? 2. Ultra-flexible, user-defined instrument layouts Monitoring workflows are optimized with ultra-flexible, userdefined instrument display layouts Up to 16 instruments can be presented simultaneously, at sizes ranging from full screen down to 1/16 screen. In multi-channel environments, channel identification is simplified with a dedicated window color per channel Monitoring configurations can be built to suit individual operators and key applications, with rapid recall of layout presets for fast turnarounds. Up to 99 presets are available to suit even the largest facility Whether using the dual integral screens of the Rx2000 and/or the HDMI/SDI output available across the range, each instrument is never more than a two button press away from the main menu HDMI output allows the choice and size of monitor for display
Why do customers choose Rx? 3. Remote control and intermittent fault diagnosis The Rx can be controlled remotely using an Ethernet connection along with any standard web browser. The simple user interface is mirrored on screen to allow ease of use This allows engineers to monitor and analyze video via a web browser from any location and select tools and presets Remote Control The Rx Series offers video and audio capture to speed intermittent fault finding, helping to diagnose problems The capture can be triggered automatically when faults are identified by the analyzer, according to user-defined error monitoring criteria Fault Diagnosis
Why do customers choose Rx? 4. Advanced diagnostic toolset The Rx Series has an unbeatable range of instruments within its Video, Audio, ANC and Physical Layer Toolsets SDI Eye and Jitter analysis with Real-Time Eye technology for SMPTE compliance testing Closed captions Loudness and Dolby monitoring The Rx Series also includes a Generator toolset for 2K/3G/HD/SD- SDI signal generation including pathological test patterns and generation of 16 channels or audio Frame capture for intermittent fault diagnostics
Customers using Rx
PHABRIX Rx Comparable to having multiple Sx s in one unit User-designed instrument layout Audio and Video toolset Ease of use, plus presets Fully featured, cost effective Remote access & control Frame capture on each channel for fast fault detection
Rx Series Product Overview
Rx 2000 Series Front Integrated Speakers Volume Controls Confidence Display Used to select inputs and presets Menu Display The Main menu is the top level from which all other menus are selected using the buttons below Navigation USB Connection Used for mouse/keyboard control of the HDMI monitor output menu Built in loudspeaker and headphones Input Select Buttons Select the input for display on the front panel Uses the analyzer module resource for that chosen input and re-assign analyzer resources on the HDMI monitor output accordingly Menu Display Buttons Generator - video format & pattern Analyzer - Picture, Waveform Vectorscope Sig Info - video and audio information, Audio - meters and status displays, System - setup tools Logging - logging tools Speaker - speaker/headphone setup
Rx 2000 Series Back SFP Module Module Slot 1 Module Slot 2 Module Slot 3 Local Reference This allows the Rx Generator modules to be locked to a studio reference signal Tri-level or Bi-Level (black burst) syncs 50/59.94/60Hz HDMI Monitor Output Ethernet Connection Provides web browser control and FTP access to system files The Rx can be connected into a network and accessed via TCP/IP, to be controlled remotely Module Slot 4
Rx 1000 Series Front Headphone Connection Menu Display Power Button Volume Controls USB Connection Menu Selection Buttons Navigation Buttons
Rx 1000 Series Back SFP Module Module Slot 1 Module Slot 2 Module Slot 3 Local Reference This allows the Rx Generator modules to be locked to a studio reference signal Tri-level or Bi-Level (black burst) syncs 50/59.94/60Hz HDMI Monitor Output Ethernet Connection Provides web browser control and FTP access to system files The Rx can be connected into a network and accessed via TCP/IP, to be controlled remotely Module Slot 4
Rx 500 Series Front Volume Controls Menu Display Power Button Headphone Connection USB Connection Preset / Input Selection The preset button allows previously created presets to be used. The Input button allows the inputs to be selected. Menu Selection Buttons Navigation Buttons
Rx 500 Series Back SFP Module Module Slot 1 Module Slot 2 Local Reference This allows the Rx Generator modules to be locked to a studio reference signal Tri-level or Bi-Level (black burst) syncs 50/59.94/60Hz HDMI Monitor Output Ethernet Connection Provides web browser control and FTP access to system files The Rx can be connected into a network and accessed via TCP/IP, to be controlled remotely
Rx Series Monitor Output 4 Channel Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Display up to 4 channels on 16 instruments, on a single screen Each instrument can be resized to quarter or 1/16 th size Presets Toolbar Analyzer 1 Analyzer 2 Analyzer 3 Analyzer 4
Rx Series Monitor Outputs Single Instrument Quad Screen 2 Channel QC Full screen mode available for picture display and waveform monitor enabling detailed analysis Display 4 key instruments in quad screen for easy viewing Each instrument can be resized to quarter or 1/16th size Picture Display and waveform monitor are available in full screen
Rx Series Key Tools Up to 4 channels of analysis/generation (2K/3G/HD/SD) and monitoring Ultra-flexible layouts - up to 16 instruments can be displayed per channel at sizes ranging from full screen down to 1/16 screen, via an external monitor Channel identification is simplified with a dedicated window color per channel Presets can be built to suit individual operators, with rapid recall of layouts for fast turnarounds. Up to 99 presets are available to suit even the largest facility Advanced toolset for broadcasters & video technology manufacturers - Real-time Eye and Jitter physical layer analysis instruments plus closed caption, loudness and Dolby monitoring 2K/3G/HD/SD-SDI generation, analysis & monitoring with a 12-bit YRGB/YUV waveform monitor with H,V zoom and a Vectorscope for checking color bias / conformity Generation of 32 test patterns, including Pathological and moving patterns Automated video capture with remote access capability for faster intermittent fault diagnosis with automated triggering Closed Captions, with support for WTS/OP42/OP47, EIA 608 and EIA 708 formats Multi-channel audio monitoring - Up to 4 channels of loudness metering and monitoring 16 channels embedded audio monitoring with level meters, phase meters and Dolby E / AES support
Rx Series Hardware Modules Dual input 3G/HD/SD SDI single analyzer [PHRXM-A] Single input 3G/HD/SD SDI single analyzer plus SDI generator [PHRXM-AG] Dual input 3G/HD/SD SDI single analyzer with eye and jitter [PHRXM-AE] Single input 3G/HD/SD SDI single analyzer with eye and jitter plus SDI generator [PHRXM-AGE] Single SDI generator with Dual link 3G/HD/SD support [PHRXM-GDL] Audio I/O 75 Ohm unbalanced [PHRXM-4 AES] Dual Dolby Decoder Dolby E/D/D Plus [PHRXM-DOLBY] Analog audio line level output convertor [PHRXM-ANA]
Rx Series Comparison Rx 500 Rx 1000 Rx 2000 SD-SDI, HD-SDI Standard Standard Standard 3G-SDI License Optional Optional Optional Analyzer/Generator Channels 2 4 4 Module Slots 2 4 4 Size ½ 1RU 1U 2U Weight 1.3kg 2.0kg 2.3kg Built in screens and speakers No No Yes
Rx Series Customer Types and Markets Broadcast manufacturers - Exceptional in house value and full configurable test and measurement solution for broadcast manufacturing Broadcast engineering bays - Available in 2U and 1U rack mount profiles, the Rx redefines the layout used in traditional broadcast engineering bays with its integral display screen with a second screen for instrumentation interaction Studios - The Rx offers exceptional value for investment with technology that can be upgraded when additional functionality is required Editing suites - The compact Rx 500, allows for optimizing installation space in an editing bay or colour suite and its two module slots can each be configured with waveform and vector screens
Rx Series Customer Types and Markets Outside broadcast - The slim, lightweight, low power consumption Rx Series makes it perfect for remote production trucks Satellite/Transmission - The video and audio capabilities of the Rx range make track and trace fault and confidence testing an ideal placement for the Rx System integrators - The Rx can be easily configured with a range of instruments and modules for a perfect fit, whether in an engineering bay, OB facility or in support of uplink and transmission Telecommunications - The Rx is set to provide Telcos with a toolset mix that includes data analysis of both digital and data networks and is primed to take advantage of the support needs of this market sector with an emphasis on diagnosis of compressed streams and data infrastructure
Rx Series Core Toolsets
Core Toolset - Video Acknowledged as one of the industry s easiest to use interfaces, Engineers can simply, and importantly swiftly control their T&M instrument either through clever presets or user selectable configuration. Whether using the dual integral screens of the Rx 2000 and/ or the HDMI/SDI output available across the range, each instrument is never more than a two button press away from the main menu. Picture Display Display the selected input in the form of a picture monitor to give confidence that the signal is present and is the right feed Cursors linked to waveform and data view Scaling from 1/16, 1/4, 9/16, full screen Waveform Monitor The Waveform monitor allows the levels of the luminance and colour components to be checked Configurable H and V graticules Overlay/Parade/Single line/h & V Mag/brightness/persistence/ monochrome controls Time & amplitude measurement cursors YCbCr and GBR parade modes Vectorscope The Vectorscope allows the colour hue, saturation and phase of the signal to be checked along with the bandwidth of the chrominance in the signal 12-bit processing x1 to x10 magnification 75% and 100% targets I, Q axis
Core Toolset - Video Auxiliary Data - Decode Input Timing Multi-Frame Grab Gamut Meters* ANC time code configurable display Closed captions: WST/OP42/OP47, CEA-608 (in 708), CEA-708 AFD/WSS/VI VChip Monitor the selected input and display its timing relationship with the locking reference Visual indication and measurement of video input timing with respect to reference Line and pixel offset controls to configure measurement Full stream capture and looped playback of single or multiple frames of video, embedded audio and ANC Export and import of grabbed files Manual or auto trigger controls Trigger on errors in ANC, CRC and EDH 6-bar check of YCbCr and RGB Intuitive realtime display EBU R103 compliant filtering
Core Toolset - Audio Audio Metering Loudness Monitoring Downmix Monitoring Metering of up to 16 embedded audio channels Metering Ballistics: PPM-I, PPM-II, Vu, Vu-Fr, Fast Scales: dbfs, BBC, BBCM, DIN, Nordic Adjustable peak hold times from 0.1s to Inf Audio pair phase meters Detection of Dolby DE, DD, DD+ and metering of decoded audio Up to 4 channels of loudness metering and monitoring to be performed by the Rx unit EBU R128 and ITU-R BT.1770 Indicators for true peak, range, momentary, short term and integrated loudness User control of integrated, momentary and short term targets. Adjustable true peak alarm threshold 5.1 Surround sound to 2.0 Stereo downmixing User control of routing and soloing of PCM channels onto the downmix bus Downmix bus is independently routable to speaker/headphone and rear panel/hdmi outputs LoRo Downmix available from Dolby DD, DD+ decoder outputs
Core Toolset - Audio Surround Channel Setup Lissajous Display Audio Status Two 5.1 configuration presets User control of channel order routing Control of the mapping of 5.1 surround channels to PCM group, pair and channels The Lissajous display allows the phase relationship of a selected stereo audio pair from the embedded audio channels to be seen Selection of input PCM or decoded Dolby audio AGC or manual scaling 16 channel indication of audio type and presence with detection of Dolby DE, DD and DD+ Decode of channel status information for each audio channel
Core Toolset - ANC ANC Status Misc Status Video Status Board Status Simple grid layout for rapid visual checking of VANC/ANC ancillary data packets Color-coded Packet display: Present, Absent or Fault User-definable selections with DID or SDID codes Detected input video format and SDI framer re-sync indicator Signalled input video format ST 352 Payload ID Auxiliary data location/presence indicators Reporting of CRC, ANC errors and run time Switch line handling EDH handling (SD) Active picture CRC Cable length indication, 6 Cable types Display of the current status of hardware modules Indication of fitted board options Indication of fitted SFP Check of system temperature, fan status and board supply voltage
Core Toolset Fault Finding & Logging Screen Capture Logging Event Log Useful for test documentation and reporting Capture of HDMI screen output to BMP Rx 2000 capture of right hand screen to BMP Record detected events for video, audio, AES, Dolby, ANC and eye/jitter Video Events include: input status, EDH/ CRC, TRS and CRC errors Audio Events include clip, quiet and mute with level and time thresholds Dolby Status includes Dolby DE CRC errors and frame timing outside the ideal range Record of the activation of userconfigured triggers Trigger event time and date stamp User-selectable date stamp mark Network Time Protocol (NTP) linked realtime clock
Core Toolset Control Remote Browser Front Panel Simulation Remote Control View and control the 1920 x 1080 instrument display over a TCP/IP interface with a standard browser Ideal for remote location checking, engineering support, and fault analysis before deploying engineers Rx 2000 also provides a front panel simulator for remote operation via a web browser Allows access to key functions including frame capture, screen dumps, loudness files and logging files Full control of unit via TCP/IP sockets All visual controls have an associated command Passive/slave connections
Rx Series Optional Toolsets
Optional Toolsets - Dolby [PHRXO-BDG] [PHRXO-DOLBY] Dolby Generator Generation of Dolby DE, DD and DD+ bitstreams User control of Dolby DE channel config, 16/20 bit, program metadata and frame position at video frame rate Control of Dolby DD and DD+ channel config and bit rates Choice of audio ramp or fixed tone levels Dolby Metadata Decoding of metadata for Dolby DE, DD and DD+ Indication of Dolby DE line position absolute or with respect to ideal line Indication of CRC errors Dolby DD and DD+ Pa spacing and data rate Dolby Decoder Two independent decoders Decode of Dolby DE, DD and DD+ Creation of LoRo from Dolby DD and DD+ for DownMix monitoring Dolby DE program selection for DownMix monitoring
Optional Toolsets ANC Inspector/SDI Data [PHRXO-DATA] ANC Inspector Ancillary data packet analyzer User-definable DID/SDID search editor Cursor links to data view, picture and waveform tools Freeze and freeze on trigger function SDI Data View Allows analysis of complex faults particularly useful in R&D environments Grid, stream views & color coding to help identification Linked to waveform, picture and ANC inspector cursors
Optional Toolsets Eye & Jitter The quality of cables/connectors/patch panels etc will have an effect on the quality of the SDI signal. If the signal is degraded or damage then errors will occur. The Rx Series allows the signal (physical layer) to be analyzed. This allows the Eye waveform to be quality checked and allows Jitter measurement of the signal to be check to ensure that it is within specified limits and therefore not going to cause data errors. [AE & AGE Modules] SDI Eye Analysis RTE (Real-Time Eye) technology for SMPTE compliance testing & troubleshooting Dual jitter thermometers with selectable filters (10/100Hz, 1/10/100kHz) Automatic amplitude, rise/fall time, under/overshoot and cable length measurements 1 to 10 eye display and user-selectable heatmap and persistence controls SDI Jitter Analysis Realtime SMPTE Jitter measurements down to 10Hz 10Hz, 100Hz, 1KHz, 100KHz filters 40ms or infinite persistence modes H, 2H, V trigger and sweep control 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1.0 UI/Div vertical gain
Core Toolset Rx Series - The Eye Pattern Open Eye Ideal Eye Pattern The open eye is present when monitoring a SDI signal with minimal jitter Closed Eye Displaying Jitter The eye closes increasingly as the severity of the jitter, amplitude and noise on the SDI signal increases as shown here
Rx - Eye and Jitter Measurement The most critical measurement is the Alignment jitter Green = within specification Yellow = on edge of spec Red = out of specification Histograms are used to see where jitter is present on the waveform The shape of the waveform affects how far the signal can be transmitted without cable equalisation The measurements shown in white are within specified limits for current video format. The rise and fall times are affected by video standard, cable length, cable type and equipment Receiving equipment is susceptible to distorted waveform and jitter
Rx Series - Eye and Jitter Measurement The Jitter Analysis instrument allows the jitter to be displayed against time Jitter is measured as a proportion of Unit Interval any Alignment jitter above 0.5UI will cause data errors (relative to HD) The time base can be adjusted to establish if the jitter is line based or frame based
Why is Jitter Measurement important? HD-SDI and 3G-SDI are designed to use 75ohm coax and encode digital video as a single clock/data signal The signal is a square wave and cable, equipment and infrastructure has an effect on the signal Data can be corrupted in receiving equipment by jitter and waveform distortions caused by encoding methods and long cable lengths Measurement of jitter can be difficult on a distorted HD-SDI and 3G-SDI waveforms Ideally jitter is measured using 100% colour bars over a 1 Meter cable Eye waveform quality and jitter is important to manufacturers as these affect the total cable length that the equipment can drive without the need for cable equalisation Sending Equipment What are the causes? Includes clock phase jitter, amplitude jitter and wander. thermal and Shot Noise. Cabling & Infrastructure Waveform distortion due to equipment within the broadcast chain, long cable runs, poorly terminated or un-equalised cables, poor frequency response of cables or poor equipment return-loss. Electromagnetic interference in long cable runs that may be susceptible to the power grid and power switching Receiving Equipment Receiver phase lock loop errors in equipment decoding an SDI data stream. Data dependent jitter due to the actual data content that, even after randomisation, contains sequences of zeros or ones long enough for the clock recovery/regeneration to drift or loose phase lock with respect to the data.
Rx Series - How to measure Jitter Distortion The jitter measurement is quantified as a proportion of the Unit Interval from -0.5UI to +0.5UI Testing needs to focus on the amount of Alignment jitter. The worst case combination is 0.5 UI which is right on the sampling edge The SMPTE 424M standards requires that 3G-SDI Alignment Jitter recommends 0.2 UI (relaxed to less than 0.3 UI) and Timing Jitter is less than 2.0 UI It can be difficult to make exact measurement of jitter directly from the eye pattern so instrument such as the that automatically measure jitter are especially useful Sending Equipment Using a short (1metre) cable connected directly to the output of the Sending equipment we can measure the output jitter and check the waveform shape Cabling & Infrastructure Introducing a test pattern with a known level of jitter and known waveform shape into the infrastructure and monitoring the result allows closed loop testing to be performed Receiving Equipment Pathological and EQ test patterns can be introduced to check the susceptibility of the receiving equipment These consist of long sequences of zeros test the AC coupling and clock recovery/regeneration phase lock circuitry of the receiving equipment
Optional Toolsets - Generation [AG & AGE Modules] Video Generation 2K/3G/HD/SD-SDI signal generation including pathological test patterns for SDI stress testing (40 patterns in total) Moving test patterns including zone plate Loading of user-defined test patterns Ident, ST 352 payload ID and error generation Audio Generation Generation of up to 16 channels of audio Independent enabling of the 4 audio groups Selection of fixed or userdefinable tones or audio sources Master level control Phase inversion per channel Generator Timing User control of the timing of the generator output with respect to Reference Line and pixel control
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