Max bitrate: : If VBR rate mode is chosen, this tells the unit what bitrate it should attempt to transmit at.
Pad with NULL packets: Checking this means that the unit, when in VBR rate mode, will pad the output stream with NULL packets up to the entered max bitrate.
Monitor bitrate: Checking this box will make the unit resync faster in the case of small bitrate changes.
Init. Rate Mode: This parameter shows the initial bitrate mode that was used at last
Regulator state: This parameter shows the current state of the buffer regulator.
The possible states are Stopped, Rate Estimation, Coarse and Finetune.
When data is received and an initial bitrate estimate is found, the regulator enters the “Rate Estimation” state, where the signal is analyzed to check if a better estimation of the bitrate can be found. When a better estimate is found, the regulator switches to coarse mode, where the output bitrate is coarsely moved closer to the new rate. From Coarse mode, the regulator enters Finetune mode.
Initial bitrate: Here the exact initial bitrate found is displayed.
Current bitrate: This parameter shows the exact bitrate played out on the ASI port at the moment.
Measured bitrate: This parameter is an input to the regulator in the Rate Estimation and Coarse phase, and shows the bitrate measured for the datastream since last
Mode: Here you can configure the unit to transmit ASI data using burst or spread mode. Note that spread mode only works with bitrates up to 72Mbit/s. If you choose spread mode and a transmit a higher bitrate, the signal will become a burst/spread hybrid.
No lock mode: This parameter lets you choose what the unit should transmit on the ASI port when it has no lock. You can choose to send idle bytes or turn the port completely off.
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