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Digital Interface Handbook, Third Edition

ISBN: 0240519094
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2004
Pages: 120

Authors: John Watkinson, Francis Rumsey

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• Digital Interface Handbook, Third Edition
• Back Cover
• About
• Chapter 1: Introduction to Interfacing
• 1.2 Analog and Digital Communication Compared
• 1.3 Quantization, Binary Data and Word Length
• 1.4 Serial and Parallel Communications
• 1.5 Introduction to Interface Terminology
• 1.6 Introduction to Networks
• 1.7 The Electrical Interface
• 1.8 Optical Interfaces
• 1.9 Timebase Recovery in Interfacing
• References
• Chapter 2: An Introduction to Digital Audio and Video
• 2.2 Types of Audio Signal
• 2.3 What is a Video Signal?
• 2.4 Types of Video Signal
• 2.5 What is a Digital Signal?
• 2.6 Why Digital?
• 2.7 The Information Content of an Analog Signal
• 2.8 Introduction to Conversion
• 2.9 Binary Codes for Audio
• 2.10 Binary Codes for Video
• 2.11 Requantizing and Digital Dither
• 2.12 Introduction to Compression
• 2.13 Introduction to Audio Compression
• 2.14 Introduction to Video Compression
• References
• Chapter 3: Digital Transmission
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Types of Transmission Channel
• 3.3 Transmission Lines
• 3.4 Equalization and Data Separation
• 3.5 Slicing and Jitter Rejection
• 3.6 Channel Coding
• 3.7 Simple Codes
• 3.8 Group Codes
• 3.9 Randomizing and Encryption
• 3.10 Synchronizing
• 3.11 Basic Error Correction
• 3.12 Concealment by Interpolation
• 3.13 Parity
• 3.14 Block and Convolutional Codes
• 3.15 Cyclic Codes
• 3.16 The Galois Field
• 3.17 Introduction to the Reed-Solomon Codes
• 3.18 Correction by Erasure
• 3.19 Interleaving
• 3.20 Product Codes
• 3.21 Networks
• 3.22 MPEG Packets and Time Stamps
• 3.23 Program Clock Reference
• 3.24 Transport Stream Multiplexing
• Appendix 3.1: Calculation of Reed-Solomon Generator Polynomials
• References
• Chapter 4: Dedicated Audio Interfaces
• 4.1 Background to Dedicated Audio Interfaces
• 4.2 Background to Internationally Standardized Interfaces
• 4.3 Standard Two-Channel Interface Principles
• 4.4 Sampling Rate Related to Data Rate
• 4.5 Auxiliary Data in the Standard Two-Channel Interface
• 4.6 The Validity (V) Bit
• 4.7 The User (U) Channel
• 4.8 Channel Status Data
• 4.9 Data-Reduced Audio Over Standard Two-Channel Interfaces
• 4.10 AES42 Digital Microphone Interface
• 4.11 The Standard Multichannel Interface (MADI)
• 4.12 Manufacturer-Specific Interfaces
• References
• Chapter 5: Carrying Real-Time Audio Over Computer Interfaces
• 5.1 Introduction to Carrying Audio Over Computer Interfaces
• 5.2 Audio Over FireWire (IEEE 1394)
• 5.3 Audio Over Universal Serial Bus (USB)
• 5.4 AES47: Audio Over ATM
• 5.5 ISDN
• 5.6 CobraNet
• 5.7 MAGIC
• 5.8 MOST
• 5.9 BSS SoundWeb
• 5.10 Digital Content Protection
• References
• Chapter 6: Practical Audio Interfacing
• 6.2 Choice of Sync Reference
• 6.3 Distribution of Sync References
• 6.4 Clock Accuracy Considerations
• 6.5 Use and Function of Sampling Frequency Synchronizers
• 6.6 Considerations in Video Environments
• 6.7 Compatibility Issues in Audio Interfacing
• 6.8 Handling Differences in Audio Signal Rate and Resolution
• 6.9 Analysing the Digital Audio Interface
• 6.10 Interface Transceiver Chips
• 6.11 Routers and Switchers
• 6.12 Other Useful Products
• 6.13 A Brief Troubleshooting Guide
• References
• Chapter 7: Digital Video Interfaces
• 7.2 Areas of Standardization
• 7.3 Digitizing Component Video
• 7.4 Structure of SD Component Digital
• 7.5 Structure of HD Component Digital
• 7.6 Synchronizing
• 7.7 Component Ancillary Data
• 7.8 The SD Parallel Interface
• 7.9 The HD Parallel Interface
• 7.10 The Composite Digital Parallel Interface
• 7.11 Serial Digital Video Interfaces
• 7.12 Digital Video Interfacing Chipsets
• 7.13 Embedded Audio in SDI
• 7.14 EDH -- Error Detection and Handling
• References
• Chapter 8: Practical Video Interfacing
• 8.2 Timing in Digital Installations
• 8.3 Configuring SDI Links
• 8.4 Testing Digital Video Interfaces
• 8.5 Signature Analysis
• 8.6 Margining
• 8.7 Protocol Testing
• List of Figures
• List of Tables