MTS400 Series MPEG Test Systems Release
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1. and Video Elementary Streams Packetized Elementary Streams Transport Streams and Data Broadcasting Streams as well as Multiplexing Audio Video and Data Broadcasting Streams International Standards Support for MPEG 2 ATSC DVB and ISDB Related User Documentation The following user documentation supports firmware version 1 2 MTS400 Series Getting Started Manual English Tektronix part number 020 2654 04 includes user documentation CD ROM MTS400 Series Getting Started Manual Japanese Tektronix part number 020 2655 02 includes user documentation CD ROM MTS400 Series User Manual English Tektronix part number 071 1507 01 MTS400 Series Specifications and Performance Verification Technical Reference English Tektronix part number 071 1724 01 MTS400 Series Programmer Manual English Tektronix part number 071 1725 00 MTS400 Series MPEG Test Systems Release Notes Release Notes Enhancements Video Thumbnail View A Now Playing view has been added to the TSCA to enable you to view video thumbnail samples I frames from each program within the transport stream This provides you with a confidence check that the content within the stream is the right content In addition to displaying a video thumbnail the video format parameters from within PES headers are also displayed and can be checked for consistency with transport stream layer signaling of video parameters This cross check enables you to ensur2. 00 Series MPEG Test Systems Release Notes Release Notes Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for LSI Logic 5301010 66 Device If pour hardware came with an installation CD SEA or floppy disk insert it now What do pou want the wizard to do Install the software automatically Recommended Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Nest to continue Figure 2 Found New Hardware Wizard page 2 Found New Hardware Wizard Please wait while the wizard searches amp LSI Logic 53C01010 66 Device G Figure 3 Wizard searching for drivers 6 MTS400 Series MPEG Test Systems Release Notes Release Notes 7 When the wizard dialog box shown in Figure 4 is displayed click Finish 8 Select Restart from the Start menu to reboot the MTS400 Series system The Windows XP registration and hardware setup will now be complete Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for amp LSI Logie 530101 0 66 Device Click Finish to close the wizard lt Back Cancel Figure 4 Completing the wizard MTS400 Series MPEG Test Systems Release Notes Release Notes Restoring the MTS400 and MTS430 A To restore the MTS400 Series System use the following steps This restore process is effective only if the hard drive is still good The process will restore the operat
3. A Multiplexer The following issue affects the installation of the MTS4SA software If the latest Multiplexer software is installed from the MTS4SA application CD ROM previously installed versions of the Multiplexer will no longer work MPEG Player Issues MTS400 and MTS430 Administrator Rights for Recording MPEG Player and TSCA Application Interaction The MPEG Player application allows you to record to RAM You need local administrator rights on the machine to make a recording If the MPEG Player application is playing a stream near its maximum bit rate limit 214 Mbps simplex or 107 Mbps duplex starting the TSCA application may result a dialog box being displayed with the message Mega FIFO empty error and the player application stopping Once the TSCA has started it will be possible to start playing the stream again A workaround is to ensure that the TSCA is started before playing a stream at high bit rates Transport Stream Compliance Analyzer Issues MTS400 MTS430 and MTS4SA Program Tree Does not Always Update Correctly Administrator Rights for IP Analysis Lost Packets During Recording on IP Analysis on Low Specification PCs Continuity Count LED might be in incorrect state at the end of Deferred Analysis MTS400 Series MPEG Test Systems Release Notes After deferred analysis has completed occasionally the program tree might not display the program names although they do appear in the Summary Vie
4. Release Notes Tektronix MTS400 Series MPEG Test Systems 071 1726 03 This document applies to software version 1 2 www tektronix com UOT N OUT AN OTI N T TENT TIT 071172603 Copyright Tektronix Inc All rights reserved Licensed software products are owned by Tektronix or its suppliers and are protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions Tektronix products are covered by U S and foreign patents issued and pending Information in this publication supercedes that in all previously published material Specifications and price change privileges reserved TEKTRONIX and TEK are registered trademarks of Tektronix Inc Contacting Tektronix Tektronix Inc 14200 SW Karl Braun Drive or P O Box 500 Beaverton OR 97077 USA For product information sales service and technical support m In North America call 1 800 833 9200 m Worldwide visit www tektronix com to find contacts in your area Release Notes Introduction These release notes provide the following information m Descriptions of the features of this software version Document part numbers supporting this software release m Descriptions of installation and operational problems or behaviors that you might encounter while using the instrument and explanations of how you can minimize or eliminate the impact on instrument operation Tektronix has redefined the MPEG analyzer with its ground breaking MTS400 Series MPEG Test Sy
5. d Issues MTS400 MTS430 and MTS4SA 10 When running the Make Seamless Wizard under WindowsNT the browse file buttons do not open the Browse dialog box The filenames can still be entered in the appropriate locations MTS400 Series MPEG Test Systems Release Notes Release Notes Security Patches MTS400 MTS430 and MTS4SA The software has been verified with the following Microsoft Security Patches Microsoft Window NT 4 0 KB823181 Service Pack 6 0a High 9 KB824141 Encryption B824146 KB828035 Q823980 Q828750 IE6 SP1 Microsoft Windows 2000 No patches Service Pack 4 Microsoft Windows XP Pro KB834707 Service Pack 2 KB873339 KB885835 KB885836 KB886185 KB888302 KB890047 KB887472 KB885250 KB891781 KB867282 KB888113 KB890830 End of document 5 MTS400 Series MPEG Test Systems Release Notes 11
6. e that the format of the content in the stream matches the format that you signaled An inconsistency could prevent the STB set top box from decoding video and cause the viewer to lose their pictures ISDB T Single Segment Broadcast Support The TSCA s ISDB T mode has been enhanced to provide support for ISDB T Single Segment broadcast for mobile reception where no PAT is present in the Transport Stream ISDB T Enhancements The TSCA s ISDB T mode has been enhanced to add DSMCC testing for ISDB T data broadcasting m Filtered SI View The TSCA Packets tab now provides the ability to filter on an SI PSI table enabling you to view only packets belonging to that SI PSI PID and to display complete sections that occupy more than one packet This is in addition to the previously available PID filtering that displays only those packets belonging to a user specified PID User Interface Enhancements The user interface has been enhanced in many ways For example you can now customize the color schemes used for graphing views MTS400 Series MPEG Test Systems Release Notes 3 Release Notes Installation Issues MTS400 and MTS430 Using the Correct Software Recovery Media A Internal Error Dialog Box Uninstalling the MTS400 The following issues affect the installation of the MTS400 Series instruments and or software Due to a circuit board change the serial number range assigned to the MTS400 Series instruments changed
7. from B01xxxx to B02xxxx and the software version changed from v1 0 to v1 1 The software number change was required only because of the hardware change there were no changes to the software function ality However the software versions are not compatible between the two serial number ranges of the instrument This issue does not affect the MTS400 Series standalone software CAUTION To prevent software problems on your MTS400 Series instrument use the v1 0 recovery media only on instruments with a serial number of BO1xxxx and use the v1 1 recovery media only on instruments with a serial number of BO2xxxx For instruments with serial numbers BO1xxxx if you know or suspect that hardware changes have been made look at the rear panel of the instrument for upgrade information labels If a label states that the instrument has been upgraded to BO2xxxx hardware use the v1 1 recovery media to restore the software on that instrument After the files have been copied during installation a dialog box may appear with a message indicating that there was an internal error Clicking OK will close the dialog box and the installation will complete successfully When uninstalling the MTS400 a dialog box lists a number of DLLs that cannot be unregistered Clicking OK will close the dialog box and the uninstall will complete successfully MTS400 Series MPEG Test Systems Release Notes Release Notes License Agreement Acceptance Follow u
8. ing system and the application software The process should take less than 30 minutes CAUTION To prevent data loss back up your hard drive before you restore the MTS400 Series System All data on the hard drive will be destroyed during the system restore process 1 Power on the MPEG Test System with the MTS400 Series System Recovery CD ROM Disk 1 in the CD ROM drive The system will autostart the recovery application 2 Press the 1 key to begin the system restore process The Acquiring Device dialog box will appear briefly and display a progress bar 3 When prompted insert recovery disk 2 in the CD ROM drive and then press the 1 key 4 When prompted insert recovery disk 3 in the CD ROM drive and then press the 1 key 5 When the system restore is complete remove disk 3 from the CD ROM drive and then press the 4 key 6 When prompted press the Y key to reboot the instrument 7 On startup the system will prompt you to set up Windows XP Follow the on screen procedure accepting defaults where necessary 8 Allow the system to restart when prompted NOTE The two SCSI drives E and F have not been imported as part of the restore process They will not be recognized by the system until you reinstate the SCSI srives using the procedure in the MTS400 Series Getting Started Manual MTS400 Series MPEG Test Systems Release Notes Release Notes Installation Issues MTS4S
9. p When the instrument is powered up for the first time you must complete the Windows XP license and registration process after which the instrument will automatically restart If the Found New Hardware Wizard opens after the system has restarted see Figure 1 you must complete the wizard before the instrument will operate properly Perform the following steps to complete the Found New Hardware Wizard 1 Inthe Found New Hardware Wizard window see Figure 1 enable the No not this time option 2 Click Next to continue Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or an the Windows Update web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search far software O Yes this time only C Yes now and every time connect a device No not this time Click Next to continue Figure 1 Found New Hardware Wizard page 1 3 On the second page of the wizard see Figure 2 verify that Install the software automatically Recommended is selected No installation CD or floppy disk is required 4 Click Next to continue 5 The wizard will search for the required drivers as shown in Figure 3 When the drivers are found the Next button will be enabled 6 When the Next button is enabled click Next to proceed MTS4
10. stems Increased productivity is provided through its many new technical features The MTS430 is well suited for applications in research development and manufacturing test The MTS400 is equally well suited for applications in broadcasting and network operations The MTS4SA provides the MTS400 Series software applications for standalone use on PCs A wide variety of applications simplify the complex tasks of creating transport streams for set top box design and manufacturing as well as triggering and recording intermittent errors during live broadcasts The following information provides an overview of the features of the MTS400 Series system IP Connectivity Acquires transport streams from the network interface for analysis and recording of streams over IP internet protocol CaptureVu Simplifies the task of triggering recording and analyzing events High Performance Engine Measurement throughput up to 400 Mbps Intuitive GUI A simple yet powerful GUI graphic user interface provides real time analysis and recording as well as deferred time analysis m Languages Windows Unicode fonts provide regional language support Hardware Interfaces 144 GB of storage ASI up to 214 Mbps fast Intel P4 processor integrated XGA display and dual Ethernet ports for LAN support and GigE transport analysis MTS400 Series MPEG Test Systems Release Notes 1 Release Notes Application Packages Analysis of Audio
11. w If you switch from the Program tab to another tab then back again the program names will appear To perform real time IP analysis you need local administrator rights On some low specification PCs with old network cards and slower hardware packets might be lost while recording a stream being analyzed over IP This is because of the hardware dropping Ethernet frames For PIDs with low bit rates the 1 4 Continuity Count LEDs might be in the incorrect state that is white when they should be green or green when they should be yellow or red at the end of a Deferred Analysis However the log is populated with the correct failure entries and features such as Triggered Recording and CaptureVu still operate correctly when Continuity Count errors are detected Release Notes Thumbnails cause FFMPEG Crash under WindowsNT Thumbnails are displayed using an application called FFMPEG This crashes when running under WindowsNT You should disable the thumbnails through the Preferences dialog box when running the TSCA under WindowsNT ES Analyzer Issues MTS400 MTS430 and MTS4SA Only Partially Decodes 4 2 2 Profile HighLevel File Presentation Order is Incorrect 4 2 2 Profile HighLevel files are only partially supported by the ES Analyzer It fails to correctly recognize the 0x82 Profile Level type Sometimes the Presentation Order chart does not present field encoded material in the correct order Make Seamless Wizar
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