RELEASE NOTES

Appear TV ADM Software

3.8

Appear TV AS Tel : +47 24 11 90 20 Doc. No. : ADM_3.8

PO Box 8 Lilleaker Fax : +47 24 11 90 21 Date : 22.10.2012
NO-0216 Oslo Email : info@appeartv.com Author : Octavio Nogueda
Norway Web : www.appeartv.com
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Index

1. General ....................................................................................... 3
2. Changes in Version 3.8 ............................................................. 4
2.1. New Functionality since Version 3.6....................................................................................... 4
3. Change History .......................................................................... 5
3.1. Version 3.8.2544(25.01.2013) ................................................................................................. 5
3.2. Version 3.8.2518(20.11.2012) ................................................................................................. 5
3.3. Version 3.8.2513(05.11.2012) ................................................................................................. 5
3.4. Version 3.8.2508 (29.10.2012) ................................................................................................ 5
3.5. Version 3.8.2496 (22.10.2012) ................................................................................................ 5
4. Known Limitations ..................................................................... 6

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1. General
This document describes new functionality, bug fixes, limitations and known issues related
to software released for the Advanced Decoder Module board.

Date released : Q4 2012

Product : ADM software

Main release : 3.8

Author : Octavio Nogueda Pegueros

Current release consists of the following modules and corresponding versions.

Module Software FPGA Boot Date released

3.6.5.7089 /
ADM 3.8.2544 1.0.2455 01/2013
3.6.0.5632 (CI)
VMOD FPGA PAL 1.3.2

VMOD FPGA SECAM 1.3.2

Appear TV reserves the right to change functionality, user interface etc without prior notice.

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2. Changes in Version 3.8

2.1. New Functionality since Version 3.6
This is the eighth release of the ADM software. Major new functionality includes:

• New status parameters: Video profile and level, GOP Size (M) and GOP Length (N).
• ADM-Genlock : Alarm displayed when the input reference signal is not present and
automatic resync when recovered.

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3. Change History

3.1. Version 3.8.2544(25.01.2013)

• OSDM Scrolling mode fixed to scroll at the same speed for all decoders working with
TvMod.
• Common Interface: Configure DVB Subtitle PID for descrambling. The PID was not being
descrambled.

3.2. Version 3.8.2518(20.11.2012)

• DVB-Subt fix for white bars being displayed instead of subtitles.

3.3. Version 3.8.2513(05.11.2012)

• Improved Audio-Video synchronization (lipsync) on modules with Genlock support.

3.4. Version 3.8.2508 (29.10.2012)

• Alarm display format change.

3.5. Version 3.8.2496 (22.10.2012)

• Initial release.

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4. Known Limitations
- DD+ (EAC-3) pass-through not available on Dolby decoding cards: ADM-SDI, ADM-SDI
with AES, and ADM-SDI with Genlock. To be released later.
- Service Info in Ancillary Data will not distinguish between input numbers from port A and B
of the new SWIP board.
- There is a limitation on VBI and Ancillary data space, so it is possible that if all the available
options are enabled, some of them will not manage to allocate the space they need. When this
happens, an alarm will notify and describe the problem.

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