Physical Layer Analysis Solutions
Advanced HD-SDI – 12G-SDI
Physical Layer Analysis
The use of high data rates for HD-SDI, 3G-SDI, 6G-SDI and 12G-SDI, long cable lengths and the encoding methods now in common use has resulted in a data transfer that is susceptible to jitter that can corrupt data in a dramatic way.
To manage and quantify this susceptibility, measurement techniques using eye pattern displays have become more and more important.
One challenge that engineers in a broadcast environment face is the measurement and monitoring of 3G-SDI up to 12G-SDI signal quality throughout the production chain.
Leader Physical Layer Analysis Solutions
LV5600W
4K | 12G-SDI | 3G-SDI | HD-SDI | SD-SDI | IP | HDR
Zen Series
The LV5600W is a ‘True-Hybrid’ Waveform Monitor compatible with 4K/HD/SD-SDI signals and UHDTV/HD/SD IP signals. The LV5600W features a 7-inch touch screen display in a compact 3 RU enclosure with built-in AC power supply, and supports a variety of SDI signals up to 12G-SDI as well as video over IP.
With its combination of touch screen, dedicated buttons and knobs, and user-defined screen layouts the LV5600W allows complex measurement and monitoring tasks to be quickly completed. Designed with the future in mind, the LV5600W addresses your current and evolving video and audio testing needs.
LV7600W
4K | 12G-SDI | 3G-SDI | HD-SDI | SD-SDI | IP | HDR
Zen Series
The LV7600W is a ‘True-Hybrid’ rasterizer compatible with 4K/HD/SD-SDI signals and UHDTV/HD/SD IP signals. The LV7600W offers the same functions as the LV5600W in a 1RU, full-rack enclosure and supports a variety of SDI signals up to 12G-SDI as well as video over IP.
Finally, a fully customizable screen layout allows the LV7600W to easily solve complex measurement and monitoring tasks. Designed with the future in mind, the LV7600W addresses your current and evolving video and audio testing needs.
LV5300A
4K | 12G-SDI | 3G-SDI | HD-SDI | SD-SDI | HDR
Zen Series
The LV5300A Waveform Monitor is compact without sacrificing performance, supporting SDI signals from SD through 12G rates and including physical layer testing. The LV5300A is a 3U half-rack, short-depth waveform monitor with a built-in 7-inch touch screen display and a full array of buttons and control knobs.
The LV5300A has a DC power input, which enables it to be used in locations where AC power supplies are not available. Moreover, the LV5300A can be battery-operated by installing a battery mount option. With its combination of touch screen, dedicated buttons and knobs, and user-defined screen layouts the LV5300A allows complex measurement and monitoring tasks to be quickly completed in almost any environment.
PHABRIX Physical Layer Analysis Solutions
PHABRIX SxE
Portable 3G/HD/SD Generation, Analysis & Monitoring
with Advanced Physical Layer Analysis
With advanced SDI physical layer analysis (Eye & Jitter), the SxE is ideal for applications such as video technology manufacturing and live production.
The instant, RTE™ (Real-Time Eye) technology speeds physical layer testing, and delivers automated measurements and logging for key parameters such as: rise time, fall time, delta, overshoot, undershoot and cable length. The Jitter analysis instrument enables an engineer to quickly analyze the nature of jitter present using a graph of jitter versus time.
Other key capabilities include Dolby® E, Dolby® Digital and Dolby® Digital Plus bitstream analysis, as well as video status logging, and remote operation over Ethernet.
PHABRIX QxP
4K | 12G-SDI | 3G-SDI | HD-SDI | IP | HDR
Inheriting all of the class leading features and flexibility of the QxL Rasterizer the QxP features an integral 3U multitouch LCD screen and an integral V-Mount or G-Mount battery plate, integral mains PSU and 12v external DC input. You now have 12G SDI and 25G ST 2110 compliance monitoring in a portable form factor using industry standard Camera Batteries*.
With its class-leading Waveforms, the QxP is equally at home on-set in SDR or HDR Productions, Grading, Shading, or QC, MCR, Engineering and R&D environments. The user is free to use the integral screen, or plug in an external HDMI monitor and use the flexible tool layout to view up to 16 instruments simultaneously. A rich set of remote access options including NoVNC and the UI as a 2110-20 flow provides all of the ‘headless’ operational flexibility of a conventional Rasterizer.
PHABRIX QxL
IP | 4K | 12G-SDI | 3G-SDI | HD-SDI | HDR
The QxL inherits all the JT-NM Tested features of the Qx with a common look and feel across both platforms. For realtime UHD IP workflows on 25G networks with video payloads up to 21Gbps, the class leading QxL provides support for 2110 and 2022-6 on generic 10G/25G SFP28 interfaces. The QxL is fully 10G/25G IP enabled as standard, with support for generation and analysis of a JT-NM TR 1001- 1:2018, ST 2110-20 (video), up to four 2110-30 (PCM) and 2110-31 (AES transport) audio and a 2110-40 ANC media flow, all with 2022-7 Seamless IP Protection Switching (SIPS) and AMWA NMOS IS-04 discovery and IS-05 device connection management.
PHABRIX Qx
12G-SDI | 6G-SDI | 3G-SDI | HD-SDI | IP | HDR
The Qx brings together all the advanced Test & Measurement tools required for transitioning to the next generation of video formats. Designed for HD/3G/6G/12-SDI and IP ST 2110/2022-7/2022-6 environments, the instrument set includes tools for rapid fault diagnosis, compliance monitoring and product development.
The Qx rasterizer offers SDI as standard. Core media analysis tools for broadcast operator HD-SDI environments include picture view, waveform analyzer, vectorscope, 32 channel audio metering and ANC status. The optional IP toolset supports payloads on native 10G SFP+ interfaces using generic IP SFPs, giving full access to be able to monitor and measure the IP traffic to SMPTE standards.
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