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Frame Sync Cards
Chapter 10 describes frame sync input cards and briefly describes iControl-Solo, the configura-
tion program used to configure the cards’ frame sync functions, and the card’s browser
application.
 To configure the NV8500 frame sync functions, iControl-Solo v4.44 or later is required. This is
a free software application that can be downloaded from the Grass Valley Technical Support
Portal at http://www.miranda.com/support.
Topics
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Physical Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Configuration in iControl-Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Browser Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Summary
Frame sync cards are essentially hybrid disembedder cards with the addition of frame sync func-
tions. The frame sync functions are configurable. Each of the 8 video inputs on the card has
independently configurable functions. The card itself also has configurable functions.
Each frame sync card has an Ethernet port through which you can configure the card. You can
designate the IP address of the port using either the ‘Ethernet Settings’ page of MRC or the
browser application built into the frame sync card. After you have specified the port’s IP address,
you can configure the card and its 8 video channels using iControl-Solo. (The port’s IP address is
not related in any way to the IP addresses of the router’s control cards.)
Because the frame sync card is a disembedder card, it has 8 video ports. There are 9 video
connectors on its backplane module; the ninth connector is unused.
The card’s frame sync functions are a subset of those of a Densité frame sync card. Therefore,
iControl-Solo classifies the frame sync card as a Densité frame sync card.
Frame Sync Functions
These are the functions available in the frame sync card, for each video channel:
1 You can configure 16 ×16 audio shuffles.
2 You can change gain and offset in the YCrCb space and hue (in degrees).
3 You can set audio gain and inversion (and muting) for each audio channel.
4 You can set the video delay (up to 3+ frames).
5 You can adjust audio delay (up to 2 sec).
6 Each channel is “Dolby E aware.” This means that the card performs adds and drops during
the guard band. It does not guarantee that the header packet is located in the correct line.
The video channels of the frame sync card are tied to the router frame’s REF 1. They ignore REF 2.