Tektronix 16-Channel Digital Embedded AES/EBU Audio Analysis Internal Option Upgrade for WFM520UP Waveform Monitor

Where professional audio monitoring is a necessity, the 16-Channel Digital Embedded AES/EBU Audio Analysis Internal Option Upgrade for the WFM5200 Waveform Monitor by Tektronix is an indispensable tool. Designed for existing owners of the WFM5200 Waveform Monitor, this post-sale upgrade option, known as the WFM520UP-AUD, enhances your device with 16-channel embedded AES audio monitoring capabilities, including Multichannel Surround Sound Display.

The WFM520UP-AUD upgrade ensures precise, reliable, and repeatable audio measurements, thanks to its high-quality digital filtering and oversampling. It offers comprehensive 16-channel embedded digital audio monitoring, complete with Audio Bars, Lissajous Displays, and a Surround Display. A convenient front-panel headphone port allows for easy compliance verification of digital audio, eliminating the need for additional equipment.

This upgrade also offers flexible mapping of the embedded audio inputs to the audio bar displays, supporting a variety of audio mixes, from multiple stereo signals to surround and stereo support. The Surround Sound display provides an intuitive graphical representation of channel interaction in a surround sound system, while the Bars display indicates faults, audio levels, and the presence of a Dolby format.

The WFM520UP-AUD upgrade also includes a Loudness meter, available within the Audio display, that provides Short and Infinite Loudness measurements in accordance with ITU-R BS.1770-3/1771, EBU R 128, and ATSC A/85 recommendations. The Loudness session display graphically plots Loudness measurements over time, from 90 seconds to 30 hours, which can be downloaded through the network or saved to USB for further analysis.

This upgrade also features specialized audio displays for deeper signal inspection, making the WFM5200 a comprehensive compact waveform and audio monitor. The audio session displays summarize levels, faults, and the number of active bits for each channel. Additional features include Audio Control Packet Data and Channel Status displays.

The WFM520UP-AUD upgrade also allows for monitoring of Dolby metadata within the instrument using the Dolby Status display, providing an in-depth view of VANC Dolby metadata that complies with the SMPTE 2020 standard. Users can also monitor Dolby E guardband timing information from one of the embedded audio channels.

Ideal for space-constrained environments, the WFM5200 with the AUD upgrade offers the reliability of the Tektronix waveform monitors family in a portable, basic monitoring product. It can accept power from a 12 V DC source, a battery, or a 100-240 V AC converter. This versatile instrument is perfect for applications such as Camera Monitoring in Mobile Trucks and Production Studio Control Rooms, Color Correction and Manipulation, Content Editing and Special Effects, Content Quality Control in Production and Post Production, Field Production Setup and Troubleshooting, and Compliance Checking in Distribution and Broadcast.