Tektronix SDA601 Cable Box User Manual


 
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SDA 601 Serial Digital Analyzer User Manual
data value group
An SDA 601 Watch group that contains:
G Illegal (data word) values
G Video samples in/out of range
The data word values are monitored; illegal values and out of
range samples are reported on an “error second” basis.
D1
A component digital video recording format that uses data
conforming to the CCIR-601 standard. Records on 19 mm
magnetic tape. (Often used colloquially to indicate 4:2:2
component digital video.)
deserializer
A device that converts serial digital information to parallel.
digital word
The number of bits treated as a single entity by the system.
Digital video words are 8 or 10 bits. In the active picture portion
of digital video, each word represents a single luminance or
color difference sample.
EAV
End of active video in component digital systems.
EBU
European Broadcasting Union. An organization of European
broadcasters that, among other activities, produces technical
statements and recommendations for the 625/50 line television
system.
EBU TECH.3267-E
The EBU recommendation for the parallel interface of 625 line
digital video signal. A revision of the earlier EBU Tech. 3
246-E, which in turn was derived from CCIR-601 and
contributed to CCIR-656 standards.
EDH (error detection and handling)
Proposed SMPTE RP-165 for recognizing inaccuracies in the
serial digital signal.