PHABRIX Single Analyzer & Generator Module with Eye Jitter & Single SDI Input for Rx Series T&M Instruments

The PHRXM-AGE module allows a single connected SDI or Optical video signal to be monitored continuously and allows the generation of a single SDI or Optical video test signal.

The PHRXM-AGE module provides analyzer functionality for two concurrently connected SD-SDI, HD-SDI or Optical inputs. With the module installed the Analyzer menu allows the follow monitoring to be displayed:

• The Picture viewer is provided to allow you to monitor the selected input to give confidence that the signal is present, is the correct subject (or feed), it is moving and looks OK.
• The Vectorscope allows you to check the hue, saturation and phase of the selected input. Controls are provided to allow you to select the line (s) to be monitored (ideal for checking any embedded test pattern in the selected feed), the field to be checked and the graticule scale.
• The Waveform Monitor allows you to check the levels of the video content are correct. Controls are provided to allow you to select the waveform (YCbCr, Y, Cb, Cr, GBR, Red, Green or Blue), the horizontal and vertical scale and the line(s) to be monitored.
• The Audio monitor (16 embedded audio channels, 48 kHz, 20-bit (SD-SDI) 24-bit (HD-SDI)) allows you to check the audio levels of the selected input. In addition to the visial display, the selected audio channel can be monitored via the front panel loud speakers or head phone jack.
• The Eye Pattern monitor allows you to check the level of jitter present in the selected source. Controls are provided to allow you to isolate specific frequencies of jitter to ensure that they are within acceptable tolerances.
• The Jitter monitor allows you to measure the amplitude of jitter present in the selected source against time. Controls are provided for scaling and filtering to isolate specific jitter types.

The PHRXM-AGE module provides a single video/audio signal generator functionality. The Generator menu allows the following test signals to be generated. The Generator provides:

• 32, 10 bit Line-based video test patterns such as color bars, ramp, color plate, multiburst and user defined (DPX, YUV, TGA, BMP ) that can be used to check video levels, linearity, saturation, hue, color phase and frequency response.
• Pathogenic video test patterns such as Bars+Red, SMPTE Bars, Check Field that can be used to check that decoding, encoding and transmission processes are correct.
• Zone Plate generator test patterns are provided and allow the selection of several predetermined zone plates as well as 3 user customizable zone plates.
• 17 fixed Audio test tones (fixed 100Hz to 20kHz ), variable tones (1Hz-24Khz in 1Hz steps), intermittent tone, white noise or silence on audio pairs and audio groups. Audio level variable (0 to -100dB in 1dB steps).