Ambient MCC Manual
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1. 0 Lock Locks out keypad Release with shift lock www ambient de 16 ACC501 AMBIENT RECORDING experience GuaIITy 5 Technical Data Powering Batteries 4x AA battery Mignon battery each 1 5V Extern power via Lemo connector max 12Volt Pin 1 Ground Pin 4 DC 5 12 Volt Via USB connector Connectors LEMO 5pin FGG JGG 0B 305 CLADxx ZN Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 TC in nominal level 100 mV min DC decoupled Pin 3 Aaton ASCII protocol in out Pin 4 Tune signal 1 92 MHz or ext power max 12Volt Pin 5 TC out TTL level 3 5 Mini jack Tip LTC OUT 1 Volt pp Ring LTC IN Sleeve Ground USB 1 and 2 Pin 1 VBUS 5 VDC Pin 2 D Data Pn 3 D Data Pin 4 NC Pin 5 GND Ground SUB D 15 pin O om mfG on T D SUB HD 15 S5 15 o GND Communications parameters Lemo socket Infrared Baud rate 2400 115200 Data bits 8 8 Parity no no Stop bits 1 1 Dimensions housing 14cm x 7 6cm x 3cm Weight 300 grams no batteries www ambient de 17 ACC501 AMBIENT RECORDING experience Quality 6 Warranty amp Approvals 6 1 Warranty Ambient Recording GmbH warrants the Clockit Master Slate ACD301 RF time code slate against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE 1 year from date of original retail purchase This is a non transferable warranty that extends only to the original purchaser Ambient Recording GmbH will repair or replace the product at its discr2. AMBIENT RECORDING experience Quality Clockit Timecode ACC 501 Controller Operating Manual Rev 1 07 0026 02 2009 Ambient Recording GmbH Schleissheimer Strasse 181c Tel 49 89 3605510 0 info ambient de D 80797 Munich Fax 49 89 651855 www ambient de ACC501 Table of contents 1 Introduction 2 Description 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 4 2 1 5 2 1 6 2 1 7 2 1 8 2 1 9 2 1 10 Lemo 5 pin connector Infrared Port BNC EXT SYNC in BNC WCLK out USB 1 USB 2 3 5mm mini jack TC in out Sub D 15 pin socket accessory I O interface Keypad Display 3 Getting Started 4 Menus 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 CONF GEN LTC ASCII MIDI WCLK TUNE RTC 5 Technical Data 6 Warranty amp Approvals 6 1 6 2 Warranty Approvals www ambient de AMBIENT RECORDING experience GuaIITy page mm BB gt ww WW 1 w Ww 10 11 12 13 13 14 16 17 18 18 19 ACC501 AMBIENT RECORDING experience Quality 1 Introduction Superseding the ACC101 the Clockit Controller ACC501 retains all its functions and serves as a general purpose TC master unit which can read generate and compare and tune to all kind of TC rates It offers a variety of addtional features such as word clock output dual TC display enhanced GPS modes and multiple I O ports including USB ports for PC Mac connectivity and TC conversion modes Although roughly half of the size o
3. save power the GPS module should only be switched on when needed After switching the GPS module on by pressing key 1 at first the message Waiting for GPS NMEA data is displayed lt 5 WELE TUNE RIC ld II WTE 0 00 2000 01 01 00 00 00 Latitude Waiting tor Longitude GPS NME datas SUG 0 0km h COL satz 0 PPS 0 Alt Once the GPS antenna has established link with enough satellites to emit valid data the fields for longitude and latitude will be filled with values and refreshed permanently le 12 12 1234 E Ikmh COG 123 99 4 satz 10 PPS 0 Alt 1000 0 m Using the command 8 Edit UTC Offset the GPS time should be adjusted to the local time zone The offset can be adjusted in steps of 5 minutes as some countries have an offset that is not full hours The offset is displayed on the top left in the graphic above UTC 14 45 www ambient de 9 ACC501 AMBIENT RECORDING experience Quality 4 2 GEN menu In this menu the time code generator parameters can be set The generator starts from 00 00 00 00 and can be set from the following sources RUE LTC ASCII MIM gt gt CN Int tum OOOO OOOO Idle 00 00 0000 cof Format Free 00 00 00 00 Format Free Select 1 RTC sets generator to internal real time clock Set time user date and or user bits both Select 2 RESET sets selected bits to zero and generator starts counting Set time user both Select 3 AUX sets
4. 6 Edition 1 by SENTON GmbH EMC Test Center DE 94315 Straubing January 26 2007 FS FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation www ambient de 19 ACC501 AMBIENT experience qual NOTES www ambient de 20 AMBIENT RECORDING experience quality Ambient Recording GmbH 2012 Ambient Recording GmbH Schleissheimer Strasse 181c Tel 49 89 3605510 0 info ambient de D 80797 Munich Fax 49 89 651855 www ambient de
5. MTC Midi time code to a DAW EXT power in 5 Volts The Mini B USB ports follow the USB specification It is recommended to have the Controller powered on with the appropriate operation mode selected when establishing the connection to a computer Do not connect to two computers simultaneously 2 7 3 5mm Mini jack TC in out Offers a separate LTC input output carrying the same TC signal as the Lemo TC socket with a reduced level of 1 Volt peak to peak Tip LTC OUT Ring LTC IN Sleeve Ground 2 8 Sub D 15 pin socket accessory 1 0 interface This socket is for general access to the Controller and contains all connections needed to interface to an external device including power This socket can be used to connect the ACCSI Ambient Serial Interface with attached GPS module Various options like radio link transceivers etc to follow Only connect approved accessories to avoid damage www ambient de 4 ACC501 AMBIENT experience Quality 2 9 Keypad The keypad is organized with the menu and command cursors on the right and general editing cursors on the left These keys can double as hold log when logging on the fly There is a red escape key on the left which doubles as an on off switch and a green enter key on the right Underneath there are 0 9 number keys in black with secondary functions in red and a shift key on the left The 4 domed Allen screws protect the keypad surface 2 10 Display The display is a 128
6. X 64 pixel graphic display with selectable contrast The white LED backlight can be adjusted in intensity and turned off completely for reducing the power consumption The display is organized with a menu bar atthe top and a command bar at the bottom Movement within these bars is done by 4 cursor keys at the right of the display two keys for left right scroll for the menu bar at the top and 2 keys left right scroll for the command bar at the bottom The relevant status of the controller is shown in the remaining space between these bars A command is executed by selecting the respective command and then pressing ENTER or pressing the relating numeric hot key shown in the command bar ESC returns to the command line Battery symbol This shows only the level of the internal 4xAA batteries not the external source for this see Power Supply in the Config menu We welcome any comments or software ideas for this new controller Please get in touch with us for your suggestions www ambient de 5 ACC501 AMBIENT RECORDING experience Quality 3 Getting Started Take the Controller out of its pouch and open the sliding door on the left side Insert 4 AA cells carefully observing the polarity as indicated on the side panel the 2 cells in the outer slot facing both positive polarity outwards the 2 cells in the inner tube positive polarity inwards Then close the contact hinge and slide the door shut The controller is designed to i
7. de be used for logging etc Please note The Com Port drivers PC extensions Mac matching your system need to be installed to use option 2 Download from http www silabs com products mcu pages usbtouartbridgevcpdrivers aspx 3 GPS NMEA Serial Interface A GPS module connected via the Ambient Serial Interface can be controlled from a computer through USB 1 Please note Prior to use any GPS function always verify that the GPS receiver emits valid data in menu CONF gt 6 GPS Also do not activate loop through by USB mode when planning manual GPS offset control as per 6 or when using GPS to tune or set the generator 6 GPS Extension When no ACCSI Ambient Serial Interface is connected to the ACC501 the message No GPS Module attached is displayed in the fields for longitude and latitude WELA TUNE RTE EL LI WTE 0 00 2000 01 01 00 00 00 Latitude Ho GPS Module Longitude attached SOG 0 0km h COL 0 09 Sat s 0 PPS Alt Im Mon OF tT Edit UTC Offset www ambient de 8 RECORDING ACC501 AMB NENT experience Quality If a ACCSI with GPS receiver is connected to the ACC501 it is powered off by default GPS module is switched off will be displayed in the fields for longitude and latitude 2 MELE TIME RIC LIL LI UTE 0 00 2000 01 01 00 00 00 GPS module 13 Longitude switched off SOG 0 0km h COL 0 09 Sat s 0 PPS Alt O Oro ont te Edit UTC Of feet Please note To
8. ds and receives message to enquire and compare status of the connected device and returns status to the display Press 2 Send amp Cmp Sends and receives message from connected device and compares to check if correct time has been set Press 3 Load Sends and receives message from selected device and loads value into generator Select 1 Time 2 User bit 3 Both Press 4 L IR The Aaton ASCll protocol can be transmitted either via the Lemo connector or the infrared interface Pressing key 4 L IR toggles between infrared and Lemo connector When set to infrared the token IR is displayed next to Ext The procedure of setting or enquiring of the time is identical for Lemo or IR interface Press 0 Lock Locks out keypad Release with shift lock www ambient de 12 ACC501 AMB NENT RECORDING experience GuaIITy 4 5 MIDI menu Changes the status of the midi time code MTC generator GEN LIE ASCII C Int un 00 0000 idle 000 0000 24F MTE Out On Mock Press 1 On Off Turns the MTC output on or off Please note When the MTC generator is on a M will appear in the Gen TC line of the LTC menu Press 0 Lock Locks out keypad Release with shift lock 4 6 WCLK menu The word clock menu controls the parameters of the word clock and turns the word clock generator on or off 44 1 KHz to 192 KHz clock rate with pull up and pull down are provided All word clocks are generated b
9. etion at no charge Warranty claims due to severe service conditions will be addressed on an individual basis THE WARRANTY AND REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE AMBIENT RECORDING GMBH DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AMBIENT RECORDING GMBH IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY Because some jurisdictions do not permit the exclusion or limitations set forth above they may not apply in all cases For all service including warranty repair please send the ACD301 RF along with proof of purchase date to your retailer or if not applicable to Ambient Recording GmbH Schleissheimer Str 181 C DE 80797 Muenchen Germany Please obtain a return authorization through the contact form on our website before sending in a unit www ambient de 18 ACC501 AMBIENT RECORDING experience GuaIITy 6 2 Approvals C CE Conformity Statement Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer s Name Ambient Recording GmbH Manufacturer s Address Schleissheimer Str 181 C DE 80797 Muenchen Germany declares that the product ACC501 Clockit Controller is in conformity with Document No EN 50 022 1998 Corrigendum July 2003 A1 2000 Corrigendum April 2003 A2 2002 EN 50 024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 Test Report No 50139 06090
10. f its predecessor the user interface has been vastly improved using a graphical display and an enhanced keypad with dual navigational cursor pads for easy two handed operation Power can be provided over internal batteries USB or an external source One load of 4 good quality alkaline AA cells should achieve over 24 hrs of continuous use depending on activity and brightness of display backlight and many days in a typical scenario of intermittent use For increased battery lifetime a special standby mode has been implemented While the main MCU controls the main time code generator keypad display and memory functions a special low power MCU monitors the power converters and an auxiliary generator is maintaining frame accurate time code when put in standby for the full battery life of the Controller one week or more To allow for even more flexible implementation of future enhancements the hardware has been purposely designed to cater for new features without major hardware updates User manageable software updates will become available from the product page on http www ambient de en products ambient recording clockit timecode acc 501 acc 501 software html so please check back for software updates and change logs Updating the software is done via a Windows PC over USB running a dedicated programming tool also available from the aforementioned source www ambient de 2 ACC501 AMBIENT RECORDING experience qual 2 De
11. he time code signal If time code out is on you will get a warning message to turn it off first Press 1 Tune extern The device connected can be tuned to the Controller Please make sure tune signal out is off i e no wave symbol displayed next to INT see command 3 Press 1 Ref The tuning reference signal of the external device is scanned and compared to the internal clock This is the most used mode as the controller is master in most cases After scanning the DAC value of the external device is read out and a new DAC or tune value proposed You will be asked to confirm or edit new tune value To confirm press Enter To change values use the Up or Down Keys Repeat tuning until difference is not more than 0 1 ppm Press 2 Man The tune steps can be entered manually 1 DAC value difference equals 0 15ppm 25 WELD ETC CONF CN Int shel thah date 01 01 006 dae 107 0 0 ppm new 107 dag 107 Confirm or edit new tune value www ambient de 14 ACC501 AMBIENT RECORDING experience quality Press 2 Tune intern This function allows calibrating the controller s internal reference oscillator to an external source Please make sure tune signal out is off i e no wave symbol displayed next to INT see command 3 Int SF GPS date 01 01 2006 dac 107 Ent dan Mode Alan FLTC ENF AL Press 1 Ref Calibrates the controller s internal o
12. nterface properly with other products of Ambient Recording s Clockit range When connecting to gr party s equipment carefully consult the referring user manuals for requirements to evaluate the possibility of proper interfacing Follow the manufacturer s instruction to the letter and only use the designed inputs with certified cables Ambient cannot be held liable for any damage or malfunctions caused by improper set up and or cabling SWITCHING THE UNIT ON AND OFF A delay has been implemented to avoid inadvertent On Off switching POWERING ON Press the ESC On Off key red flash symbol until the unit initializes displaying serial No and software version After a few seconds the display changes to default with the time code generator screen GEN POWERING OFF When switching off either standby or a complete power down can be selected In standby mode the time code is held in the auxiliary TC generator AUXGEN that runs off the accurate internal reference while power off helps to save battery life and is intended for long time no operation Press the ESC key After a short delay the switch off select menu will appear Enter standby mode Enter standby mode holding timecode aux holding timecode aus Press ESE again do switch off or press ENTER for standby press ESC again Unit is powered off for maximum save of battery capacity time code is lost press Enter Unit enters standby mode AUXGEN holds TC until batteries are d
13. nternal When drop frame rates are jammed to non drop rates time code offsets will occur Use non drop time code for location recording Press 4 Snapshot Freezes display Use when one needs to note TC values Press again to release Notre all functions carry on Only the display is frozen Press 5 Run Stop Stops and runs the time code generator This is a test mode and will stop the generator and restart it To avoid inadvertent stopping of the generator ENTER must be pressed to activate This feature can be used to test other time code equipment When restarting the generator after stopping Idle will be show to indicate that the generator is not jammed to any source www ambient de 11 ACC501 AMBIENT RECORDING experience guality Please note Time will be lost if Run Stop is pressed To retrieve time code reset generator from the aux generator inthe GEN menu Press 0 Lock Locks out keypad Release with shift lock 4 4 ASCII menu In this menu time code can be sent received and compared using the Aaton ASCII protocol This protocol sends and receives ASCII messages about time code and is not a continuous data transfer The Ambient IR interface also can be used to communicate this protocol with external time code equipment cable free num 00 00 00 00 e 00 00 idle 00 00 00 0 F 00 00 0000 Ext OOOO OO Ext OOOO diff 0 00F 00 00 00 00 dif f O 00F 00 00 0000 3 REN gt Press 1 ENQ Cmp Sen
14. o memory Repeat procedure until difference is not more than 0 1 ppm Repeat tuning until difference is not more than 0 1 ppm exit by ESC www ambient de 15 ACC501 AMBIENT RECORDING experience guality Press 3 Tune signal on off For board revisions A or later it is now possible to tune one Controller from another The reference Controller has to send out the Tune signal a 1 92 MHz clock When Tune signal out is on a little wave symbol is displayed next to INT Toggle on off by pressing key 3 Please note When Tune signal out is on external devices can not be tuned nor does Tune intern function This function is exclusively for putting the ACC501 in a slave mode to be able to tune another unit using it as reference Press 0 Lock Locks out keypad Release with shift lock 4 8 RTC menu This menu sets the Real Time Clock The RTC runs from its own battery and X tal oscillator and contains all calendar data such as days in the month leap year etc It is an independent on board clock with its own battery and crystal lt WELE TUNE AD CONF C RIE Tr Pifl DD hhmmss current 2o00 00 00 00 00 00 Please note The RTC does not run from the tuned internal reference and is not as accurate It is used only to retrieve the actual time of day and the date when starting the time code generator Press 8 Edit The RTC parameters can be changed or corrected manually Press
15. rained completely www ambient de 6 RECORDING ACC501 AMB NENT experience GuaIITy 4 Menus 4 1 CONF menu 1 Display a USE Infrared b GPS Extension 3 Power Supply 4 System Info This is ageneral menu for the controller status and control and monitoring of peripherals Select option by pressing corresponding number 1 Display Change display contrast and default backlight brightness and switch off time 2 Infrared Displays transceived ASCII characters allows for a test and reset 3 Power supply Shows voltages at power inputs 4 System Info Shows the serial number of the unit and the software versions of the various modules currently loaded Upon start up the ACC501 checks if a ACCSI Ambient Serial Interface is connected and displays the firmware version SH 501060001 Version 1 05 0022 1 03 1 00 Standby Aus 1 01 Serial Adapter 1 01 Please note From board revision A on the revision is displayed next to the serial number www ambient de 7 ACC501 AMBIENT RECORDING experience Quality 5 USB Port Settings USB Port 1 can be set to 1 Standard mode Ambient XDOP Used for programming and computer connection 2 Sony P2 On the virtual COM Port that appears in your hardware settings when the ACC501 is connected a Sony P2 protocol is being emulated Thus the ACC501 can be recognized by editing programs AVID express Media Log as a virtual machine and the time co
16. scillator to another Clockit device s reference signal such as an ACLxx ACD301 ALL601 a Sound Devices 7 series recorder an Arri Alexa or other 3 party products which have a Clockit system built in After scanning the DAC value flashes you will be asked to confirm or edit new tune value To confirm press Enter To change values use the Up or Down Keys The ACC501 automatically rescans Repeat tuning until difference is not more than 0 1 ppm exit by ESC Press 2 Man Manually shifts the Controller s internal reference oscillator in 0 15ppm steps Press 3 GPS Calibrates the Controller s internal reference oscillator to a GPS source having the 1 second timing pulse Repeat tuning until difference is not more than 0 1 ppm exit by ESC Press 4 LTC Calibrates the Controller s internal reference oscillator to an external LTC The Controller measures the LTC till enough error has accumulated to make a calculation to tune the internal reference The external time code is scanned for a minute If this results in a value with low enough jitter tuning is continued If there is too much jitter the scan is repeated for a 10 minutes period Repeat tuning until difference is not more than 0 1 ppm exit by ESC Press 5 PAL The incoming video signal present on the EXT SYNC BNC connector is scanned the difference displayed and a new DAC tune value proposed Press enter to write new tune value int
17. scription 2 1 Lemo 5 pin common industry TC standard Pin 1 Ground 2 TC in nominal level 100 mV min DC decoupled 3 Aaton ASCII protocol in out 4 Tune signal 1 92 MHz DC in 5 to 12 Volts for Rev A boards 5 TC out TTL level 2 2 IR Infrared Port For setting compatible Clockit devices and data transfer using Aaton ASCII protocol without the need of linking the units via 5 pin Lemo typical range 4 ft 2 3 BNC EXT SYNC This input will accept sync signals such as composite video PAL NTSC or trilevel sync and analyze identify them providing vertical sync and field number signals in future software revisions In the current software revision a PAL video signal can be used to tune the reference oscillator Thus Lockit boxes can be recalibrated to match the speed of an OB van or house sync providing frame accurate sync of hardwired and portable equipment The total time code drift and diversion of a working system is minimized for most ease in edit 2 4 BNC WCLK The word clock output is in sync to the internal time code reference generator which makes it most useful when synchronizing equipment like stand alone audio recorders or DAWs 44 1 KHz to 192 KHz with pull up and pull down are available 2 5 USB 1 Used for programming new software or as serial interface for SMPTE P2 conversion EXT power in 5 Volts www ambient de 3 ACC501 AMBIENT experience Quality 2 6 USB2 Serves as MIDI TC I O interface for sending
18. time code from standby Time code generator Set time user both Select 4 GPS sets generator to GPS time Set time user both Press 8 Edit Manually edit the time user bits and frame rate Select 1 Time Select 2 User bits Select 3 Frames Press 0 Lock Locks out keypad Release with shift lock www ambient de 10 ACC501 AMBIENT RECORDING experience quality 4 3 LTC menu In this menu the internal and the external LTC are shown including frame rate user bits and time code offset in 1 100 frames The menus allow various actions to be taken using the internal LTC generator and the external LTC The EXT LTC can be present on the Lemo input the 3 5mm mini jack or the accessory socket GEM II gt CCM GEN RI MIO gt CN Int ALM dU 00 00 0 Int ATW O0 00 00 00 idle 00 00 000 idle Q0 00 00 00 Ext JU 00 00 00 00 Ext Ml 00 00 00 00 diff 0 00 00 00 00 00 c4 Fj ditt 0 00 00 00 00 0101 ct F end BSnapshot E ER un Stop Press 1 Send Connects LTC to all TC out pins A square wave icon appears next to Int Press again to disconnect Press 2 Jam Jams the internal generator once to the external LTC Select 1 Time 2 User bit 3 Both The frame rate is not changed This allows time transfer from one frame rate to the other No time error when jamming between integer frame rates or between pull down frame rates Incremental errors will occur if say 24 Fps external is used to jam 23 976 or 29 97 i
19. y integer division from a resonator oscillator in fundamental mode and have sub nanosecond jitter AMAA TONE RTL OMF CE WELE Freg Pull Ups Down 44 1kHz 41 Output On Lack Press 1 On Off Turns the word clock generator on or off Please note When the word clock generator is on a W will appear in the Gen TC line of the LTC menu Press 8 Edit Changes the word clock settings Press 0 Lock Locks out keypad Release with shift lock www ambient de 13 ACC501 AMBIENT RECORDING experience Quality 4 7 TUNE menu This menu is used to tune calibrate other Clockit devices or for the Controller to calibrate its reference oscillator to an external source The internal reference can be tuned to 10ppm with a resolution of 0 15 ppm per digit The tuning number DAC is shown on the display as well as recent tuning history The tuning process may have to be carried out several times if the tuning error is large over Appm The tune values are estimated and the final value approached and met after up to 5 tune processes A MEL ETC CONF CS Int seiman date 01 01 2000 diff U Uppm new 107 dac 107 Ent dad 1 e Tune interna lock Please note Always make sure that the time code output is turned off when tuning intern or extern to avoid re jamming a ACL202CT up to firmware 8 2 it will rejam every 5 seconds and thus cause false readings when the oscillator is not tuned in yet or crosstalk from t
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