Cobalt Digital COMPASS 9033 Input Processing Analog to Digital Video - Manual (Page 16)

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9033 Functional Description
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Tone Generator Function
The 9033 contains four built-in tone generators (Tone Generator 1 thru Tone
Generator 4). Each of the four tone generators can be set to a different
frequency, and are available as audio sources for the embedded or AES audio
outputs. 18 discrete sine wave frequencies are available, ranging from 50 Hz
to 16 kHz (default frequency is 1.0 kHz).
AES Audio Input Advanced Features
AES Sample Rate Converter
The 9033 AES inputs have sample rate converters that can be independently
enabled for each AES pair to allow the card to interface with asynchronous
AES sources (sources in which AES timing does not match the video input
timing). The sample rate converters are set to disabled (bypassed) by default;
this is necessary when embedding non-PCM AES audio such as Dolby
® E or
Dolby ® Digital audio streams. When a valid Dolby ® E or Dolby ® Digital
signal (in accordance with SMPTE 337M) is detected on an AES or
embedded audio signal, SRC is automatically bypassed along with gain and
polarity controls.
Zero-Delay Audio Embedding
In cases where additional delay must be avoided, it may be desirable to embed
AES with minimum latency. For example if Dolby
® E is to be embedded into
video with no latency, additional delay may not be tolerable. Using zero-delay
embedding, the video can then be delayed by one frame to account for the
Dolby E encoding delay. In this manner, any delay between video and audio
can be cleanly contained within one frame period.
When zero-delay audio embedding is enabled for a given AES pair, the pair is
directly embedded into its corresponding group (for example, AES Pair 1 into
embedded channels 1 and 2; AES Pair 2 into embedded channels 3 and 4, and
so on).
This function overrides the audio routing system (for example if AES Pair 1 is
selected, then the controls to route AES Pair 1 into other embedded channels
will not apply). Gain and polarity control is not available when this option is
selected. Zero-delay audio embedding is set to Off by default.
Low-Latency AES Passthrough
This function is similar to zero-delay audio embedding. If low-latency AES
passthrough is selected for a given input pair, it causes the corresponding
AES output pair to act as a bit-for-bit copy of the corresponding AES input
pair.
This control overrides the normal audio routing and delay. Gain and polarity
control is not available when this option is selected. Passthrough is set to Off
by default.