Operation Manual

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ASI Output Port Tab
The BRD decoder has one fixed-function ASI Output Port. This tab is used to configure and
manage it.
ASI Output Port: Configuration Tab
The ASI Output Configuration Tab is show below:
The ASI Output table is always displayed, and its columns are:
 Status: Indicates the port status. It can contain the following values:
o OK: Port is operating normally.
o Unlocked: Port is unlocked. This status means that the port is in Automatic mode
and it has no input.
o Overflow: This means that the ASI Output is in Manual mode, and the configured
bit rate is insufficient to carry the input connected to it. This situation will raise
an alarm.
 Size: Indicates the transport packet size, in bytes.
 Source: Indicates the current source for the data being outputted in the port.
 TS Bit Rate (b/s): This reports the actual transport stream bit rate, in bits/second.
 Port Name: This reports the configured Port Name.
 Edit Button: Clicking on this button allows reconfiguration of the port. The ASI Port
Configuration screen appears, with the settings for the port.
Clicking on the Edit button will cause the configuration area of the port will to open, as depicted
below. The configurable parameters are:
 Port Name: All BRD inputs and outputs can be assigned a user-defined port name. This
name is used to identify the port later when making connections. Use any descriptive
name suitable for your application, or accept the default.
 Packet Size: Select between 188 or 204 bytes.
 ASI Rate: The available selections are:
o Manual: In this mode, the ASI output bit rate is manually set. If the content
routed to the port exceeds the configured bit rate, packets will be dropped and the
port will raise an alarm.
o Automatic: In this mode, the ASI output bit rate is automatically set by the BRD
to match the source connected to the port.