XTnano Technical Reference Manual
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1. 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Specifications e each pin can be individually configured as an output or an input e internal 4K7 pull up to 5 V e low level Vi lt 1 5 Volt U12 74HC245 high level Vi gt 3 5 Volt U12 74HC245 e Optional TTL compatible level U12 74HCT245 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling 33 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A 6 Boards Description 6 1 Boards and Slots Configuration The XTnano server is equipped with several boards that are all developed by EVS According to your server version the following setup configurations are available 4U Rack Installed boards 4 video channels PAT UUA 3X V3X SD HD 2 pe 34 6 Boards Description XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual 6 2 6 2 1 V3X Video and Reference Boards Description The V3X board is divided in 3 parts a base board identified as COHX base rear section and center extension and two modules identified as COD A V3X front left and COD B V3X front right The COD A V3X and COD B V3X modules are the actual codec modules each of them being able to be configured by software either as an encoder for a record channel or as a decoder for a play channel The COD V3X modules are SD HD They support the following new feature s e Full resolution 3D HD on a single2. Gnd G gt o Analog input 4 Analog input 8 Analog output 4 Analog output 8 Analog input 5 Analog output 1 Analog output 5 Analog input 6 Analog output 2 Analog output 6 G ow low Analog input 1 Gnd G 2 o Analog input 2 Gnd G 2 o Analog input 3 Gnd G 2 o Analog input 4 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 9 4 4 24 Monitoring Audio DB15 Pinout Issue 11 01 A The monitoring audio DB 15 connector is illustrated hereunder connector installed on the rear panel and viewed from outside Its pinout is described in the following table m i ad nd DB15 connector Outputs 1 4 mono I 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual 9 9 9 9 1 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling RS422 Connections RS422 Connector Pinout The RS422 connectors are used to connect a remote control from EVS or third party to your server The cable wiring is a straightforward pin to pin connection as illustrated in the following diagram You should use a shielded cable to avoid electromagnetic interference on long distances Controller DB9PM 3 Twisted pair 8 3 8 5 _ e RESET 2 7 Tx B Tx A Zl Twisted pair T 1 4 6 9 wo TO Ll Shell Shell Warning The RESET command l
3. EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A Right view Right view Top view 6 3 Hardware Specifications XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual 3 1 2 Control Devices The following control devices can optionally be connected to your server to control it Nano Remote Control Panel Weight 3 4 kg 7 5 lb Keyboard Weight 0 4 kg 0 9 Ib Tablet Weight 0 3 kg 0 66 Ib Ref Wacom CTF 430 Bamboo One 3 Hardware Specifications EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A 3 2 3 3 Power Supply Redundant Power Supply The server is fitted with two auto switching and hot swappable power supplies The secondary hot swappable power supply should be connected to the mains to allow automatic power switching to this second power supply should the first one fail Grounding Warning The protective earth must be connected to the ground before powering up the unit Ensure the disk recorder unit is properly grounded at all times to avoid electrical shock hazard Electrical Specifications Rated voltage 115 to 240 VAC single phase Rated frequency 47 63 Hz Input connector CEE 22 IEC 320 3 pin male receptacle Connection to supply Pluggable equipment Type A EN 60950 81 2 5 Equipment which is intended for connection to the building power supply wiring via a non industrial plug and socket outlet or a non industrial app
4. 6 Boards Description XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual 6 5 MTPC Board 6 5 1 Introduction The function of the PC board is mainly the control of the video hardware and the interface of the peripheral equipment such as a remote controller with the video hardware The following MTPC board is used Revision A2 A4 with COMMEL HS873 motherboard and a new time code management module with bootable USB In standard configuration the PC hardware is composed by e One mounting PC board with serial ports LTC reader and generator is controlled by the motherboard e IDE System Hard disk the IDE disk drive is used for storing the EVS software and the DOS operating system Neither audio nor video data is saved on this disk The capacity of this drive may vary depending on market availability but the system partition is always set to 1 GB The remaining capacity of this drive is not used e 128 MB or higher SDRAM modified The SDRAM used has been modified to suit the system requirements Please contact EVS support for RAMs upgrade Do not use standard PC RAM modules 6 Boards Description 49 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A 6 5 2 A2 A4 Board aaa i4 Pirat SEU 123420 50 6 Boards Description XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Multiviewer The multiviewer board is an option on XTnano servers Connectors Function
5. The J2 connectors from the CODEC modules of the COHX board are connected to the IN connectors of the multiviewer board OUT1 HD The OUT HD connector of the multiviewer board is connected to the MULTIVIEWER HD SDI connector on the rear panel of the server OUT2 SD The OUT SD connector of the multiviewer board is connected to the MULTIVIEWER SD SDI connector on the rear panel of the server The DB15 connector of the multiviewer board is connected to the MULTI DB15 connector on the rear panel of the server LED Information Internal EVS information Board Configuration HPOL VPOL and ENVS are used to configure the composite sync generator used in LSM TV mode no effect if the server is only used with a VGA monitor The HPOL jumper can be used to invert or not the VGA HS signal Horizontal Sync to generate the composite output signal TV mode The VPOL jumper can be used to invert or not the VGA VS signal Vertical Sync to generate the composite output signal TV mode The ENVS jumper can be used to enable or not the presence of the VGA VS signal Vertical Sync in the composite output signal TV mode If the LSM TV mode is used these jumpers must be set up according to EVS recommendations which depend on software version and CPU board model revision Set up the jumpers as follows e HPOL On VPOL Off ENVS On REMOTE RESET jumpers are available to designate the remote s from which the RESET command can be sent This comma
6. reference signal The Gigabit Ethernet connectors allow the interconnection of servers other EVS and or third party systems into a Gigabit Ethernet network The RS232 connector allows a tablet to be connected to the server The Multiviewer connector provides an analog Multiviewer output on a DB 15 connectors that can be configured in CVBS RGB HD or YUV HD The GPI connector allows GPI General Purpose Interface devices to send or receive electric pulses that will trigger commands on the server or to be connected with third party devices The Console connector allows a monitor and a keyboard to be connected to the Server Controls and Communications This rear panel part presents some or all of the following connectors according to your configuration The PC LAN connector is a XLR connector that enables the connection to the PC LAN network The Audio Monitoring Outputs connectors are AES XLR connectors that allow audio output connections for monitoring purposes Power Supplies The server power supply is made of two hot swappable units Both of these units are connected to allow automatic power switching to the second power supply should the first one fail 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual 9 3 5 4 5 4 1 Video Connections You fill find full details on video connections in the Configuration manual Supported Configuration chapter
7. 0 a 29 5 7 2 GP In Connections a 29 5 7 3 GP Out Connections 0 2 a 32 BOARDS DESCRIPTION sssmmmmRRRRRIIee 34 6 1 Boards and Slots Configuration 34 6 2 V3X Video and Reference Boards sees ee cee ceceecceceeees 35 6 2 1 BA NTETE 35 6 2 2 COD Connectivity in SD and HD Lees 38 6 2 3 COD Connectivity in 3D Dual Link 41 6 2 4 Channel Assignment a 42 6 3 Audio Codec Board cence tthe ioca idee Reti Halata veel yee eR eR NMA ln 44 6 4 Raid Controller Boards a 45 Os HABO truci oos etre tees cue nar EUR Un 45 6 4 2 RCTL Board on SAS Disk Array u 46 6 0 MTP CIB OI tus kaan RR Rte DA tr EUR hore eti RIDES 49 6 5 1 Introduction scooter E HEAR utu the 49 6 9 2 A2 A4 BOSE ertet Soe Ta nagan eI baisse ng 50 Table of Contents XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual What s New What s New The new features added on release 11 01 do not have an impact on the hardware technical reference manual of this EVS server The manual has however been subject to slight changes to reflect the current situation Section Description 4 4 References to SCSI disks have been removed as such disks are no longer mounted on new servers References to and description of HCTX boards have been removed as such boa
8. HD SDI p Right eye lefreyeouput om Ak ma MA a MEME NE CN Cea J8 CHAR SD J1 J6 J7 J6 J7 J8 J8 CHAR OUT OUT 1BW3 CHAR OUT OUT 2B 3 IN 3B IN 2B j CHAR OUT CHAR OUT SD HD CHAR SD J1 SD HD 1 CHA SD HD SD HD CHAR SD J R SD J1 HD SDI HD SDI Left eye Output PGM1 amp a amp o Left eye Input 1 Character Out m m J5 m m Character OUT HD SDI Right eye Right eye Right eye Output PGM1 sapie Input3 Input2 HD SDI HD 5DI Right eye Input 3 Left eye Input 2 Left eye Input 3 3 REC 1 PLAY Character OUT Character OUT HY 3 REC 1 PLAY HD SDI Right eye Output PGM 2 HD SDI 2 REC 2 PLAY Left eye Output PGM 2 Character Out 2 REC 2 PLAY 6 2 4 Channel Assignment 4 Channels Server CAM B CAM A or or 4 PGM3 i PGM4 1 CAMD CAM C V pom f pon f 42 6 Boards Description XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual 2 Channels Server CAM B pom 4 6 Boards Description CAM A Or i PGM2 PRV 43 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A 6 3 Audio Codec Board The audio codec board is the audio interface between the V3X boards and the H3X board Video codec and audio codec boards are tied to the H3X board with one bus connector on the front side Different audio configurations are available with the audio codec board See Audio Connections on page 21 for details The following LEDs are available on the audio
9. V3X module Dual Link HD SDI There are 2 versions of the V3X board one with genlock one without genlock The genlock model can easily be identified by the presence of 3 quartz synthesizers at the back of the COHX base board on the right hand side and by the presence of the GLK and PSU OK LEDs on either side of the DIN connector at the center front of the board Note that a V3X board with genlock must be installed as V3X 1 in first position slot 2 in the server A V3X board with genlock can never be installed in any other slot and thus cannot be used instead of V3X 2 or 3 Doing so will result in conflicting electrical signals inside the system Warning It is highly advised not to remove a V3X board from your EVS server Should you have to do so manipulate the board very carefully making sure it is not exposed to mechanical or electric shocks 6 Boards Description 35 36 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A Block Diagram The block diagram of the V3X board is illustrated hereunder with the connectors jumpers and LEDs location COHX base V3x copB E FEEEEEEEE BOARD 3 J1 JZ J3 BOARD 4 JB J9 6 Boards Description XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Base Board Jumpers The following table lists the COHX base board jumpers and their respective function Jumper Function ST1 ST2 These 2 jumpers must
10. be installed on the last V3X board of the server that is on V3X 1 2 or 3 if there are respectively 1 2 or 3 V3X boards installed in the server ST3 Parking for ST1 and ST2 jumpers when they are not used SPARE ST4 only Must be set to HiZ or not installed on V3X Note that the Genlock Loop connector on the back panel of the server if with available must always be terminated with a 75 Ohm load if it is not used genlock Defines the position of the board inside the server It must be set to 1 for a V3X with genlock and to 2 or 3 for a V3X board without genlock depending on its position in the server Base Board LEDs The following table lists the LEDs available on the COHX base board with the genlock functionnality LED Color Status Function GLK The genlock module is not initialized Green Blinking The genlock module is properly initialized but no valid genlock signal is detected The module is initialized and a valid genlock signal is detected ia oman Or Aasa posit lona so RA 6 Boards Description 37 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A V3X COD Modules LEDs The following table lists the LEDs available on then V3X COD modules from left to right Color Status Function LED aa ee The module is set in record mode A valid video signal has been detected on the J8 connector SD HD SDI input whether the module is in play or record mo
11. connector DB15 connector 1 2 3 4 Inputs 1 8 Inputs 9 16 Outputs 1 8 Outputs 9 16 mono mono mono mono AES input 1 2 AES input 9 10 AES output 1 24 AES output 9 10 AES input 3 4 AES input 11 12 AES output 3 4 AES output 11 12 AES input 5 6 AES input 13 14 AES output 5 6 AES output 13 14 nd nd d j AES input 7 8 AES input 15 16 AES output 7 8 AES output 15 16 AES input 1 2 AES input 9 10 AES output 1 2 AES output 9 10 Gnd AES input 3 4 AES input 11 12 AES output 3 4 AES output 11 12 G 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual 5 4 3 Analog Audio DB15 Pinout The analog audio DB15 connector is illustrated hereunder connector installed on the rear panel and viewed from outside Its pinout is described in the following table where each column corresponds to one of the 4 available connectors Co O O io co DB15 connector DB15 connector DB15 connector DB15 connector 1 2 3 4 Inputs 1 4 Inputs 5 8 Outputs 1 4 Outputs 5 8 mono mono mono mono Analog input 5 Analog output 1 Analog output 5 G G Gnd G 2 o Analog input 1 Gnd G 2 o Analog input 2 nd nd Analog input 6 Analog output 2 Analog output 6 Analog input 7 Analog output 3 Analog output 7 nd nd d Gnd G 2 Oo Analog input 3
12. 4x1G SFP 24TS L Cisco Catalyst WS C2960S 1 148 4x1G SFP 48TS L Cisco Catalyst WS C 3750X 1 2 Optional 24TS module Cisco Catalyst WS C3750X 1 148 Optional 48TS module A layer 2 device can be used when all machines are configured to be on the same LAN when another layer 3 device is present to do the routing if needed or when no routing between VLANs is needed The following table gives the list of available uplink modules for the Cisco Catalyst switches of the WS C3750X series Product Number Description Four GbE port network module Two 10GbE SFP ports and Two SFP ports network module Two 10GB T ports network module Additional Information HP switches have a lifetime guarantee with next business day advance replacement with no additional contract purchase HP switches are not compatible with Cisco s proprietary protocols ISL PagP PVST etc which could be a problem for integration in some legacy Cisco environment However such a case is quite unlikely to arise and most of the time workarounds can be found The stacking possibilities of the Cisco 3750X series permit to have fully active LACP teams for redundancy to the hosts 28 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual 5 7 GPIO Connections 5 7 1 GPIO Connector Pin Out The following table lists the GPIO connector pin out Relay Out 4 Relay Out 4 2 Relay Out 3 Relay Out 3 Re
13. Audio Connections Audio Channels The XTnano server manages up to 64 embedded audio channels depending on the chosen variant and the installed hardware The embedded audio modules and codecs can be used as input or output channels for embedded digital AES EBU or analog audio signals Depending on your server configuration you can find the following audio connectors on the rear panel e Digital audio o DB15 connectors 16 inputs and 16 outputs 110 Ohm balanced o gt BNC connectors 8 inputs and 8 outputs 75 Ohm unbalanced e Analog audio o DB1b connectors 16 inputs high Z balanced and 16 outputs 600 Ohm drive capable breakout cables with XLR connectors available e Audio monitoring o gt DB15 connector 4 analog mono outputs 600 Ohm drive capable See also section Audio Specifications on page 11 for full information on the available audio hardware configurations The connectors are illustrated along with their respective pinouts in the following topics 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A 5 4 2 22 Digital Audio DB15 Pinout The digital audio DB 15 connector is illustrated hereunder connector installed on the rear panel and viewed from outside Its pinout is described in the following table where each column corresponds to one of the 4 available connectors Co O O io co DB15 connector DB15 connector DB15
14. Catalyst 2960S 24TD 2960S 48TD 2960S 24TS 2960S 48TS e Cisco Catalyst 3750X 24TS 3750X 48TS Comparison The models HP Procurve 2510G 24 Cisco Catalyst 2960S 24TS and 2960S 48TS can be used for small setups where no inter VLAN routing is needed The models Cisco Catalyst 2960S 24TD and 2960S 48TD can be used for small setups where 10G uplinks are required but no inter VLAN routing is needed On larger setups both GigE ports of the XTnano servers or and several ports on the SANs are often used to increase the bandwidth or to allow redundancy Since both GigE ports of an XTnano server cannot be used on the same sub network virtual LANs need to be created To allow the transfer of packets between the virtual LANs layer 3 switches are required You need to select a layer 3 switch that is able to route jumbo frames A switch of the Cisco Catalyst 3750X series should be used on larger setups as they support jumbo frames allow traffic to be routed between different VLANs and provide stacking capabilities The following table gives an overview on the supported switches 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling 27 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A i Gb JF Stack Dual switching ing ing PS HP Procurve 2510G 24 o 4x1GSFP Cisco Catalyst WS C2960S 1 2x10GIG 24TD L SFP or Model Product Number Uplinks ports 2x1G SFP Cisco Catalyst WS C2960S 2x10GIG 48TD L SFP or 2x1G SFP Cisco Catalyst WS C2960S 1 24
15. Inputs Pin Out The relay must be connected between the ground and the corresponding TTL input on the DB25 TTL Inputs Pin Out Each TTL input on the DB25 is directly connected to the pin of the TTL connector on the device triggering the GPI The ground must be common between the DB25 connector of the XT3 and the external device TTL 1 TTL 2 TTL 3 TTL4 Common Ground 3 OOOOOOOO PAOLO 00060909 o c 8 oO Specifications e each pin can be individually configured as an output or an input e internal 4K7 pull up to 5 V low level Vi 1 5 Volt U12 74HC245 e high level Vi gt 3 5 Volt U12 74HC245 e Optional TTL compatible level U12 74HCT245 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling 31 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A 9 7 3 32 GP Out Connections Relay Isolated Outputs GP Out 1 2 3 4 Pin Out The user can define the functions types and settings associated to the GPI outs in the following applications e Setup menu of the Remote Panel pages 8 3 amp 8 4 e IP Director settings GPI and Auxiliary Track tab J BOODDOODOOOOOM our Ka E cor Q OO OOODOO D Specifications e normally open contact power off gt open e maximum 1A e maximum 50 Volts e typical life time 100 000 000 switchings TTL Outputs GP Out 5 6 7 8 Pin Out TILS TTL 6 TTL 7 TIL 8 Common Ground 000055580000 A U eecoco09e9e99
16. SD 1 dedicated HD SDI Down converters output with OSD per channel Reference analog Black Burst analog Black Burst and HD Tri Level Sync 10 4 Software Specifications XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual SMPTE Standards The following table lists the SMPTE standards supported by your server Configuration SMPTE standard ST 259 2008 525i 59 94 Hz 625i 50 Hz ST 292 1 2011 ST 292 2012 720p 50 and 59 94 Hz 1080i 50 and 59 94 Hz Embedded audio HD ST 299 0 2010 ST 299 1 2009 AES EBU audio ST 272 2004 LTC ST 12 1 2008 ST12 2 2008 Vertical Ancillary Data Dual Link 1 5 Gb s 1080p Mapping of Audio Metadata into ST 2020 2 2008 ST 2020 3 2008 Vertical Ancillary data 4 2 Audio Specifications Audio Analog and Digital Configurations The following optional audio configurations are available e Configuration BNC AES EBU DB15 Analog o 16 input and 16 output 8 pairs 8 pairs AES EBU or Dolby E unbalanced on 16 BNC connectors o gt 8 input and 8 output analog balanced channels on 4 DB15 connectors Configuration DB15 AES EBU DB15 Analog o 16input and 16 output 8 pairs 8 pairs AES EBU or Dolby E on 4 DB15 connectors o gt 8input and 8 output analog balanced channels on 4 DB15 connectors Additional Audio Specifications e Aadditional analog balanced output channels for monitoring e All audio connectors on mainframe 4 Software Specifications 11 EVS B
17. XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Copyright 2010 2012 All rights reserved Disclaimer The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate up to date and reliable EVS Broadcast Equipment cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication Improvement Requests Your comments will help us improve the quality of the user documentation Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs tv Regional Contacts The address and phone number of the EVS headquarters are usually mentioned in the Help About menu in the user interface You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers of local offices either at the end of this user manual for manuals on hardware products or at the following page on the EVS website http www evs tv contacts User Manuals on EVS Website The latest version of the user manual if any and other user manuals on EVS products can be found on the EVS download center on the following webpage http www evs tv downloadcenter EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Tab
18. ardware Used for loop internal loop in Note a The loops of the input signal are not genlocked 6 Boards Description 39 40 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A Connectors Positions and Assignments SD Mode SES Loop of Input 3 3REC 1PLAY DDlInput 3 SD SDI SD SDI Input 2 Clean Output PGM 2 2 REC 2 PLAY SD SDI Input 1 immo 1 a AN E 2 CODEC Bees 57 1 ee rum J5 SD SDI N A Clean Output PGM1 CHAR SD J1 ungur urpe Saag our gape wm gus omg oot ou SD SDI SD SDI Monitoring Output PGM1 E e E o E E o Loop of Input 1 Character Out Character OUT ind CVBS SD SDI N A N A SD SDI Loop of Input 3 Loop of Input 2 SD SDI Character OUT Character OUT Loop of Input 3 3 REC 1 PLAY Character OUT 3 REC 1 PLAY SD SDI Monitoring Output PGM 2 Character Out 2 REC 2 PLAY HD Mode map Loop of Input 3 HD SDI HD SDI Input 2 Clean Output PGM 2 2 REC 2 PLAY HD SDI Input 1 CODEC a N ka i CODEC4 OUT 1 IN 1 IN 1B 55 HD SDI N A Clean Output Pom ii Sa 9 9 O G CHAR SD J1 CHAR OUT OUT 1B CHAR OUT OUT Bua IN 3B IN 2809 CHAR OUT CHAR OUT HD SDI SD HD CHAR SD J1 SD HD CHAR SD J1 CHAR SD J1 SD H HD SDI Monitoring Output PGM1 amp p e b E A Loop of Input 1 Character Out J4 J4 J5 Character OUT SD SDI Clean Output PGM1 SD SDI HD SDI HD SDI Loop of Input 3 Loop of Input 2 Loop of Input 3 3 REC 1 PLAY Character OUT Chara
19. back speed required by the operator parity violation appears regularly on the output video signal This issue is specific to interlaced formats 525i 625i and 1080i and does not concern progressive formats 720p If O and E represent respectively the odd and even fields of a standard video signal 50 60 Hz we have The original video signal gt OEOEOEOEOEOEOEOE The output video signal at 50 speed gt OOEEOOEEOOEEOOEE The output video signal at 33 speed OOOEEEOOOEEEOOOE The output video signal at 25 speed gt OOOOEEEEOOOOEEEE Fields with parity violation are shown in bold underlined letters As it appears from the above table whatever the playback speed with the exception of the normal 100 playback speed a number of fields violate the normal parity of the output signal This parity violation induces a 1 line shift of the field resulting in a vertical jitter of the picture The jitter frequency depends upon the chosen playback speed To avoid this phenomenon and provide a stable output picture EVS developed 2 types of line interpolator 2 line and 4 line interpolators The interpolation process can be enabled or disabled by the operator on all EVS slow motion systems 4 Software Specifications 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A 2 Line Interpolator The 2 line interpolator actually generates a new field when the original field is in parity violation Each line of this new field
20. codec board e LD 1 3 Internal EVS information only LD 4 transfer activity to from the H3X board O00000 GO O Ut nooo DANDAN ANALOG ee ee ee AES EBU 44 6 Boards Description XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual 6 4 Raid Controller Boards 6 4 1 H3X Board The H3X raid controller board is divided in 4 parts 2 in front 2 in the back e Front left GBE GigE module e Front right CTL controller module e Back left CPU module e Back right not installed SDTI SDTI 1485 Mpbs C P U SDI QUT SDI IN PF 123456 7 8 FRAMER NET DSP 5 S USSSSSS usssssSsS gy es CPU 1 2 6 Boards Description 45 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A 6 4 2 46 LEDs Function The available LEDs on the XNet2CTL controller module are from left to right Color Status Function Green Red LED 2 to ld LED 8 mawr Gow oh uum wr sem m Wem par Gon Bhi manor ay ocak The available LEDs on the GBE Gigabit module module are from left to right Ok On An error occurred while booting the H3X board For EVS internal use only Color Status Function LED CPU1 Green Blinking These LEDs blink alternately every 250 milliseconds to CPU2 indicate that the processor is running Other For EVS internal use only LEDs Gigabit Connectors The two board Gigabit connectors are connected t
21. cter OUT 3 REC 1 PLAY SD SDI Clean Output PGM 2 HD SDI 2 REC 2 PLAY Monitoring Output PGM 2 Character Out 2 REC 2 PLAY 6 Boards Description XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual 6 2 3 COD Connectivity in 3D Dual Link This section describes the connector assignments and layout for the video standards HD 3D in Dual Link mode Connector Assignments Connector 3D mode Connector label CHAR SD SDI monitoring output Not wired to the backplane SD down converted Used for onboard multiviewer input SDI monitoring output for left eye 3D CHAR OUT SD HD HD SD J5 HD SDI input for right eye 3D or link 2 INB 1080p HD J6 HD SDI program output for left eye 3D OUT HD identical to J7 J7 HD SDI program output for left eye 3D OUT HD identical to J6 J8 HD SDI input for left eye 3D IN HD J9 Alternate HD SDI input Not wired to the backplane HD for hardware loop Used for loop in aN Note 4 The loops of the input signal are not genlocked 6 Boards Description 41 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A Connectors Positions and Assignments 3D Mode Dual Link ESSI Loop of Input 3 Left eye 3REC 1PLAY Input3 Left eye HD SDI Input 2 Left eye Output PGM 2 Left eye 2 REC 2 PLAY Input 1 CODEC 1 copDEc2 CU CODEC3 CODEC4 OUT 1 OUT 2 IN 3 IN 2 IN 1 IN 1B 35
22. de TF Green Blinking Data transfers occur between the module and the H3X transfer board 6 2 2 COD Connectivity in SD and HD This section describes the connector assignments and layout for the video standards SD 525i SD 625i HD 1080i and HD 720p The specific connectivity for HD 3D Dual Link is described in the following sections i 38 6 Boards Description XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Connector Assignments Connector label J5 is factory wired to the backplane instead of J1 CHAR SD You can connect J1 instead of J5 if CVBS monitoring is required in SD or HD mode A SDI monitoring is no longer available on J1 CVBS monitoring output SD CVBS monitoring output SD down converted SDI monitoring output SD SDI monitoring Not wired to the output backplane SD down Used for converted onboard Connector SD mode HD mode multiviewer input Loop through for the SDI input Loop through for OUT B signal SD the SDI input signal SD down converted SDI monitoring output SD SDI monitoring CHAR OUT output SD HD SD HD OUT SDI program output HD SDI program SD identical to J7 output HD identical to J7 SDI program output HD SDI program OUT SD identical to J6 output HD identical to J6 SDI input SD HD SDI input HD IN Alternate SDI input Alternate HD SDI Not wired to the SD for hardware loop input backplane HD for h
23. e unit Before turning on the power open the front door of Video disk recorder unit to check if all boards fit into their guides If a board is out of its guides remove carefully the board and replace it in the same slot 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual 9 2 9 2 1 5 2 2 Rear Panel Description Rear Panel Configurations The XTnano server is available in one configuration but various rear panel variants e 4U rack with 4 channels and various audio connectors The different connectors positions and types for each of these variants are described in the following topics 4U Rear Panel Layout Rear Panel Areas The following drawing represents an example of a 4U rear panel available on an XTnano server The various areas of the rear panel are highlighted in the drawing and their respective variants are listed in the following table along with a short description of the related connectors 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling 17 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Video and Codecs Issue 11 01 A The codecs modules allow connections for recording and playback of video material Each connector on a codec module is connected to the corresponding J connector on the COD A or COD B module of a V3X board See section V3X Video and Reference Boards on page 35 for more details on each connector specific
24. eeeceeceeseeeeees 16 5 1 2 Ventilation and Rack Mounting 22 22 02 222 ee cece eee cece 16 5 1 3 Boards Checking 2 22 22 cece e cece eee cece cee cecceeceeceeees 16 5 2 Rear Panel Description cece eee cece eee cece eceeeeeeeees 17 5 2 1 Rear Panel Configurations 0c e eee eee eee eee eee ee 17 5 2 2 4U Rear Panel Layout 00 00 002022 17 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A 5 9 Video CONNECTIONS mad LING ANNE a deb TED RUE RD EE ENM 21 5 4 Audio Connections 2 2 22 2 e ieee eee cece cece e eee ecceeceeceeeeeseeeee 21 5 44 1 Audio Channels iip ee eee eee eh eee 21 5 4 2 Digital Audio DB15 Pinout 222 222 e eee eee eee 22 5 4 3 Analog Audio DB15 Pinout 2 2 22 22 2 eee eee eee eee eeeeee 23 5 4 4 Monitoring Audio DB15 Pinout 22 22 22 22 22 e eee e eee eee eee 24 3 9 a 422 COMMECHIONS aa boise toe nt Aaah kak NG Ng E A BG CLR E Nin DAL El 25 5 5 1 RS422 Connector Pinout 2 2 ieee eee cece eee cece e cence 25 5 5 Gigabit NEIWON unii csi hus RE RIEN IER C Thi Nak bA 26 5 6 1 Functional Overview 2 2 a 26 562 EDO RUES usato tn os otic eR S tribe bayot bao yani ton 2 9 0 9 OWIES eset tts cts eee WU ee eet ensign kna IE 2 S GPIO C ONMECHONS x 20 2 2 2 dtes sedes fepestutud ca he hes chui ake tue indian aa Ca ad oe 29 5 7 1 GPIO Connector Pin Out 2 0
25. ent with rated current of 16 A EN 61000 4 3 European European Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 4 Limits Section 3 Testing and measurement techniques Radiated radio Frequency electromagnetic field immunity test 5 EN 61000 4 4 European European Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 4 Limits Section 4 Testing and measurement techniques Electrical fast transient burst immunity test EN 61000 4 European European Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 4 Limits Section 5 Testing and measurement techniques Surge immunity test EN 61000 4 6 European European Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 4 Limits Section 6 Testing and measurement techniques Immunity to conducted disturbances induced by radio frequency fields 2 Safety and Compliance XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Standard Area Title EN 61000 4 7 European European Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 4 Limits Section 7 harmonics and interharmonics measurements and instrumentation for power supply systems and equipment connected thereto EN 61000 4 11 European European Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 4 Limits Section 11 Voltage dips short interruptions and voltage variations immunity tests EN 50082 1 European European Generic Immunity Standard Part 1 Domestic commercial and light industry environment FCC USA Conducted and radiated emiss
26. has got the choice between any of the 3 above described techniques no interpolation 2 line interpolation or 4 line interpolation Even if the operator chooses to use the interpolation this process will be automatically disabled when not necessary 100 playback for 50 60 Hz signal 33 and 100 playback for 150 180 Hz signal lt Note All professional VTRs use line interpolation in PlayVar mode to avoid vertical jitters Default value is interpolator off for all configurations except SuperL SM configuration in which 4 line interpolator mode is enabled 14 4 Software Specifications XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual 4 4 Recording Capacities Disk Storage The maximum internal disk storage available on SAS disks is as follows e 6 5 1 x 300 GB or 900 GB SAS disks Raid Level 3 The Video Raid uses striping process across 5 or 6 disk drives The video and audio data is striped over the first 4 or 5 drives while the parity information is saved on the fifth or sixth drive If one drive is damaged the Video Raid can use the parity information to recover the missing information so that operation can continue seamlessly without bandwidth loss Recording Capacity Figures The following table shows the recording capacity in hours e fora SAS 5 1 disks raid configuration in 50Hz and 59 94 Hz e for 1 record channel that is 1 video 4 stereo audio tracks in SD 1 video 8 stereo aud
27. ine from the remote control is sent through the pin 5 of the RS422 connector This function should be disabled when the controller on connector 1 is not an EVS controller The technical specification for the RS422 link is as follows o 19200 bauds o No parity o 8data bits o 1 stop bit 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A 9 6 9 6 1 26 Gigabit Network Functional Overview The Gigabit connection makes it possible to transfer video and audio material from your XTnano server to external systems via the TCP IP network The external systems can be the following e A storage system or an archiving system such as XStore e Anondinear editing system such as Apple Final Cut Pro However the external systems cannot read the raw files coming from a XTnano server For this reason XTAccess is used as a gateway between your server and the IT world Moreover the XTnano is not able to directly send commands to the XTAccess Consequently a backup tool called Xtract is used as the interface to send commands to the XTAccess for file transfer operations and wrapping Archive XTnano l III 9 Ma XT i l Video Feeds LinX Apple Final Cut Pro Xtract E PF pum i XML XTAccess Gigabit Ethernet XT Access is directly connected to the XTnano servers through the Gigabit network It runs on an XP workstation and is controlled in th
28. io tracks in HD e in DVCPro 50 and DVCPro HD e with the Operational Disk Size parameter set to 100 DVCPro 50 DVCPro HD Disks size Usable Capacity 50Mbp3 1 00Mbps Disks C12 disks E15 hours hours 4 Software Specifications 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A O 9 1 9 1 1 9 1 2 9 1 3 Hardware Installation and Cabling Rack Installation Unpacking Upon receipt of the equipment examine packing for obvious signs of damage If damaged do not unpack and inform the carrier immediately Check thanks to the included packing list if all the items are present and if they show any mechanical damage If yes report damage or the missing parts to EVS or their appropriate representative Ventilation and Rack Mounting Adequate ventilation is obviously required for optimum performance As a result of this consideration ensure that no other equipment is located close to the mainframe Warning e Remember that fans are used to air cool the equipment and protect it from overheating e Donot block fans intakes during operations Having regard to the weight of the server chassis support guides are required for this unit into the rack mount The front ears of the unit are not designed to support its full weight Applying full weight on these might result in bending the metal plate Boards Checking The main power switch is located at the front side lower right corner of th
29. ion limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to the Code of Federal Regulations CFR Title 47 Telecommunications Part 15 Radio Frequency devices subpart B Unintentional Radiators 2 3 EMC Warning Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment 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 If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help 2 Safety and Compliance 3 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A 2 4 2 5 FCC Marking 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 pro
30. is calculated by a weighted average of the 2 neighboring lines This process solves the problem of parity violation and vertical jitter but the drawback is a reduction of the vertical resolution on the interpolated fields that appear unfocused Another by side effect is the alternation of original fields perfectly focused and interpolated fields unfocused resulting in a pumping video signal 4 Line Interpolator The 4 line interpolator uses a more sophisticated calculation based on the 4 neighboring lines By using suitable coefficients for the weight of each line in the resulting calculation we apply this interpolation to all fields The final result is a permanently slightly unfocused picture The advantage is a stable output signal with no jitter and no pumping but the vertical bandwidth is even more reduced The interpolator is of course always disabled at 100 playback speed because there is no parity violation EVS use the same techniques with the Super Slow Motion disk recorder working with all models of Super Motion cameras 150 180 Hz The only difference between the processing of Super Motion and normal scan 50 60 Hz signals is that the interpolator is always disabled at 33 playback speed because the Super Motion signal does not cause parity violation at this particular speed Whatever the choice the resulting picture is thus always a compromise between stability and resolution With EVS systems the operator always
31. is context by Xtract via XML files The Gigabit connection fulfills the following functions in relation with the XTnano server e Backup of clips from an XTnano server e Restore of clips to an XTnano server Please refer to the Xtract user manual for more information on the backup from and restore of clips to the XTnano using the Gigabit network in combination with Xtract and XTAccess 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual 5 6 2 5 6 3 Important Rules Gigabit networks including EVS servers need to abide by the following rules e The hardware used on GigE networks with EVS servers need to support jumbo frames e Both GigE ports of an EVS server need to be defined on different sub networks e Teaming between the GigE 1 and GigE2 ports is not possible e This is not possible to implement failover through the GigE network e The GigE port available on the MTPC board PC LAN is a 100Base T port This is used for monitoring purposes XNet Monitor or for the communication with other applications LinX This can be in the same sub network as the GigE port Switches Supported Switches All switches used on the GigE networks of EVS systems need to support jumbo frames Ethernet frames with more than 1 500 bytes of payload The following models of 19 inch Gigabit switches have been validated for use with EVS workflows e HP Procurve 2510G 24 e Cisco
32. ive slow motion and super motion clipping and playlist playout control X Tnano servers offer a flexible configuration 2 REC and 2 PLAY channels for preview and program control or 3 REC and 1 PLAY channel XTnano servers natively support DVCPRO HD and DVCPRO 50 codecs and with its GigE networking capabilities A V files can be played and simultaneously transferred to other EVS servers as well as all standard NLE and archive systems EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A 2 2 1 2 2 Safety and Compliance Safety This equipment has been designed and tested to meet the requirements of the following EN 60950 European Safety of information technology equipment including business equipment e EC 950 International Safety of information technology equipment including business equipment In addition this equipment has been designed to meet the following e UL 1950 USA USA Safety of information technology equipment including business equipment EMC Standards This equipment complies with following EMC standards Standard Area Title EN 61000 3 2 European Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section2 limits for harmonic current emissions equipment input current 16A per phase EN 61000 3 3 European European Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 3 limitation of voltage fluctuation and flicker in low voltage supply systems for equipm
33. lay Out 2 Relay Out 2 Relay Out 1 Relay Out 1 IN opto 4 N opto 4 IN opto 3 N opto 3 IN opto 2 20 IN opto 2 2 IN opto 1 IN opto 1 2 0 21 O TTL 8 GND IO TTL 7 GND VO TTL 6 GND Return 1 0 6 25 5 7 2 GP In Connections 3 4 5 N Return I O 8 pn an tl 10 Return I O 7 12 I O TTL 5 GND Return I O 5 13 GPI Triggers The allocation of the XTnano server GPI triggers is performed in the Multicam Configuration window in the GPI tab See the Configuration manual for detailed information on allocating GPI triggers 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A 30 Opto isolated Inputs GP In 1 2 3 4 Pin Out Specifications The input consists in an opto diode VF 1 1 Volt in series with a 470 ohm resistor Typical switching point Q 1 4 mA for secure operation o jz0to 0 5 mA gt opto OFF o 1 2 5 to 30 mA gt opto ON o imax 30 mA Direct connection to a TTL CMOS signal possible Pin opto to GND and pin opto to the TTL CMOS signal Typical switching point 1 6 Volts for secure operation o Vin 0 8 Volts gt opto OFF o Vin 2 2 Volts 2 mA gt opto ON o Vin max without external resistor 15 Volts 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual TTL Inputs GP In 5 6 7 8 Relay
34. le of Contents Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 s ce cece eee eese e eee Ii WHAT S NEW pq es V 1 OVERVIEW LL 1 UNE BIESENLALON ERR 1 2 SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE 2 2 As DAILY AA 2 2 2 EMC Standards 2 3 EMC Warning 2 4 FCC Marking 22 e cece cece cee eee eee eee cee eee cece eee eeee 4 2o GS ALA PAA 4 3 HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS mh 5 3 1 Mechanical Dimensions and Weights eee eee eee ee 5 3 1 1 Rack Mount 4U Main Frame esee 5 3 1 2 Control Devices ZH T 9 2 Power Supply ic cecccccccccesviecadecciaadeondnaneseesadeecxtbeaecepaceasseosdeacsss 8 3 3 Environmental Conditions 8 4 SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS 10 4 1 Video Specifications eee e cece eee e cee ceececceceeceecees 10 4 2 Audio Specifications o ieee cee eee eee eee cece cee ssl rrr lll 11 4 3 Video Codecs and Bitrates 2 22 12 4 3 1 Supported Codecs cece cece eee eee eeeeeeeeees 12 4 3 2 Maximum bitrates _ 0 2 22 13 4 3 3 Interpolation 02 2 2 l ieee cece eee eee eee ec noaa 13 4 4 Recording Capacities e icc cee cee cee eee cence 15 5 HARDWARE INSTALLATION AND CABLING 16 5 1 Rack Installation 002 0 eee 16 5 1 1 Unpacking 2 022 22 cece eee e ene cece cece ec eec
35. liance coupler or both Correct mains polarity must always be observed Do not use reversible power plugs with this equipment Class of equipment Class 1 equipment EN 60950 1 2 5 electric shock protection by basic insulation and protective earth Environmental Conditions Operating e Temperature 10 C to 50 C 50 F to 122 F ambient with free air flow e Relative humidity 0 to 90 non condensing e Cooling requirements Forced air cooling air flow from front to back e Handling movement Designed for fixed use when in operation 3 Hardware Specifications XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Storage and Transport e Temperature 0 C to 70 C 32 F to 158 F e Relative humidity 0 to 90 non condensing 3 Hardware Specifications EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A 4 Software Specifications 4 1 Video Specifications Video Standards The following table lists the video specifications both in SD and in HD format for your XTnano server Standard Definition High Definition Video Formats 525i 59 94fps NTSC 720p 50 59 94fps 625i 60fps PAL 1080i 50 59 94fps Digital Interface 10 bit 4 2 2 Serial 10 bit 4 2 2 Serial ST ST 259 2008 292 1 2011 Full frame synchronizer at input Full frame synchronizer at input Number of 4 channels 4 channels channels reversible REC PLAY reversible REC PLAY Monitoring amp 1 CVBS per channel with O
36. nd resets the whole system PC and video hardware 6 Boards Description 51 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A In standard configuration only Remote one on RS422 port 1 is allowed to reset the system Remote Reset a Warning This jumper should be removed if the device connected to the RS422 port is NOT an EVS controller Maximum voltage on pin 5 of an RS422 port of the server should not exceed 5 Volt when the corresponding jumper is engaged Applying a higher voltage on pin 5 when the corresponding jumper is engaged will result in permanent electronic damage to the board 52 6 Boards Description
37. o the two backplane Gigabit ports The Gigabit connectors must be on a network that supports Jumbo Frames of at least 9014 bytes Ethernet frames One of the tested switch belongs to the Cisco 3750 G family for example the WS C3750G 24T S You can set up the GigE IP addresses in the Multicam Configuration window in the Network tab Gigabit Ethernet section See the Configuration manual for more information RCTL Board on SAS Disk Array Disk Arrays on systems with H3X boards have a controller on the disk array board Different configurations can be used e One internal array with a series of 6 disks e No internal storage 6 Boards Description XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual LEDs on Internal Array LEDs 1 to 6 are used in case of one internal array of 6 disks LEDs correspond to the disks as schematized as followed LED Status Function Disk the corresponding disk is not started not spinning LEDs on fast blinking the corresponding disk is starting spinning green on steady green the corresponding disk is started and used in the RAID array on slowly blinking the corresponding disk is started but not used in the green RAID array the RCTL RAID controller is properly booted n on red errors occur during the data transfer between the RAID controller and the disks 6 Boards Description 47 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 48 Issue 11 01 A
38. out is as follows Config Layout Description 4 multi pin DB15 connectors 2 in and 2 out RS422 Ports The RS422 ports allow the server to be remotely controlled through remote panels or third party control devices In Spotbox mode the remote panel if used should be connected on the first RS422 port The RS422 connectors layout is as follow Config Layout Description 4 connectors 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A 20 Controls and Communications This rear panel part presents some or all of the following connectors according to your configuration The Ref Video connectors allow the server to receive or send back the analog genlock reference signal The XNet2 connectors allow the interconnection of EVS servers XF2 and or XStore in an XNet2 network The IN connector of a server is connected to the OUT connector of another server and so on to form a closed loop network The Multiviewer connectors allow a monitor to be connected directly to the server and to display PGM and REC channels as configured in the Multicam Configuration window in the Monitoring tab Multiviewer page See the Multicam Configuration manual for a description of the configuration parameters The Loop IN connector allows the loop of PGM1 on REC 1 to be able to use the loop feature The Timecode connectors allow the server to receive or send back the LTC timecode
39. rds are no longer mounted on new servers The The type of the MTPC board mounted on new servers is HS873 The type of the MTPC board mounted on new servers is HS873 the MTPC board mounted on new servers is HS873 New references to SMPTE standards 4 2 5 2 Corrections in available audio configurations Update in the list of supported switches Note This version of the technical reference manual does not include the changes that will result from the introduction of new server chassis in the coming months These will be taken into account in a future version of the manual EVS Broadcast Equipment S A November 2012 VI What s New XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual 1 1 1 1 Overview Overview Presentation Welcome in the EVS range of products and thank you for using an EVS XTnano server We will do our best to satisfy your video production needs and we look forward to continuing working with you LL SSSSSSSSSSS Ss f The EVS XTnano servers are full digital in PAL 625i NTSC 525i 720p and 1080i standards These multi channel disk based video servers are ideal for a wide range of broadcast applications from sports and live production to playout and transmission The XTnano servers are 4 channel HD SD slow motion replay servers from EVS Optimized for multiple applications such as ingestion of audio video files live feed recording l
40. roadcast Equipment S A November 2012 Issue 11 01 A 4 3 4 3 1 e Upto 64 embedded audio channels 4716 audio mono channels per video channel e Upto 48 embedded audio channels 6 8 audi mono channels per video channel in configurations with 2 recorders per codec module 2R CM Audio Processing e Uncompressed audio e 24 bit processing and storage e Sample rate converter from 25 55 kHz to 48 kHz e Audio scrub e Audio mix Video Codecs and Bitrates Supported Codecs Codecs and Related License Codes The XTnano server uses an intra frame video encoding technique It supports natively the following video codecs Codec SJD HD Code Protection Target Bitrate Range and Default Values The target bitrate of the encoded video stream can be set by the user within the accepted range 8 to 100 Mbps for standard definition and DVCPro codecs defined bitrates for high definition 4 Software Specifications XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual 4 3 2 4 3 3 Maximum bitrates These maximum values are valid for XTnano servers running Multicam version 11 00 or 11 01 They guarantee a smooth play and a browse at 100 speed on all channels simultaneously Codec Format 2ch 4ch NTSC 100 100 Interpolation Introduction The playing back of smooth slow motion pictures carries specific issues since some fields must be repeated at regular interval to provide the video at the play
41. usage according to the different configurations The following video and codecs connectors layouts are available according to your configuration Config Layout CODEC 2 CODEC 3 OUT 2A IN 3 GA OUT 3 IN 2 2A OUT 4 IN 1 IA Yg 4 OUT 1B CHAR OUTIA OUT 2B NEB CHAR OUTA INS 2B CHAR OUTO IN4 1B to be mo P CHAR QUT IA LOOP SOMD iy a Digital Audio C Description 4 channels version The digital audio inputs and outputs are available on BNC or on multi pin DB15 connectors for audio signals input and output in digital format See section Audio Connections on page 21 for more details on the DB15 connector pinout according to the different configurations The following digital audio connectors layouts are available according to your configuration Config Layout 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Ga Description 16 BNC connectors 8 in and 8 out 4 multi pin DB 15 connectors 2 in and 2 out 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Analog Audio The analog audio inputs and outputs are available on multi pin DB15 connectors for audio signal inputs and outputs in analog format See section Audio Connections on page 21 for more details on the DB15 connectors pinout according to the different configurations The analog audio connectors lay
42. vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation The following labels are affixed on the equipment This device complies with Part 15 ofthe FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may EVS XTnano Server not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation C Tested to comply With FCC Standards CE Marking The CE marking is affixed to indicate compliance with the following directives e 89 336 EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Members States to electromagnetic compatibility e 73 23 EEC of 19 February 1973 on the harmonization of the laws of the Members States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits e 1999 5 EC of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity C 2 Safety and Compliance XTnano Server Version 11 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual 3 3 1 3 Hardware Specifications Hardware Specifications Mechanical Dimensions and Weights Rack Mount 4U Main Frame Weight 4U 19 inches chassis 30 kg 66 15 Ib Dimensions The following drawings provide the various dimensions in mm of the XTnano server with a 4U chassis Front view Front view Left view
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