User`s guide

CHAPTER
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11 FireWire SMPTE Console
OVERVIEW
The Traveler can resolve to SMPTE time code,
without a dedicated synchronizer. It can also serve
as a SMPTE time code generator.
The FireWire SMPTE Console software provides a
complete set of tools to resolve to SMPTE, and to
generate SMPTE for striping, regenerating or
slaving other devices to the computer.
The Traveler provides a DSP-driven phase-lock
engine with sophisticated filtering that provides
fast lockup times and sub-frame accuracy.
Any analog input and output on the Traveler can be
used for time code (LTC) input and output,
respectively.
Clock/Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Frame Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Reader section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Generator section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
CLOCK/ADDRESS
The Clock/Address menu provides the same global
Clock Source setting as in the MOTU FireWire
Audio Console (“Clock Source” on page 40), but it
includes additional information: each setting
shows both the clock and the address (time code or
sample location), separated by a forward slash ( / ).
For example, the word clock setting (Word Clock In
/ Internal) shows the clock source (Word Clock In)
followed by the address (Internal). Notice that only
the SMPTE setting supports SMPTE time code as
the reference for address. The digital clock sources
do not support the Traveler’s on-board SMPTE
time code sync.
Resolving to SMPTE time code
To r e s o lve the Traveler to SMPTE time code,
choose the SMPTE / SMPTE setting in the Clock/
Address menu. This means that the system will use
SMPTE as the clock (time base) and SMPTE as the
Figure 11-1: SMPTE Console gives you access to your Traveler’s on-board
SMPTE time code synchronization features.
The Reader section provides
settings for resolving to video
and/or SMPTE time code.
The Generator section
provides settings for striping
SMPTE time code.
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