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1. 220Mbps 2h39 5h24 11h11 22h22 33h33 145 Mbps 4h04 8h16 17h07 34h14 51h21 sal sn mel sem 220 Mbps oh24 11h11 22h22 33h33 Si Note A special top cover plate is required to work with 2 internal disk trays total 10 disks This brings the total height of the mainframe to 7RU 2h39 Issue 10 01 A 1 9 5 1 9 6 1 9 7 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 POWER CONSUMPTIONS SUPPORTED SMPTE STANDARDS The following standards are supported SD SDI SMPTE 259M 525i 625i HD SDI SMPTE 292M 720p 50 and 59 94 1080i 50 and 59 94 Embedded audio HD SMPTE 299M AES EBU audio SMPTE 272M LTC SMPTE 12M D VITC SMPTE 266M Ancillary TC in HD RP 188 Vertical Ancillary Data SMPTE 334M VC 3 SMPTE 2019 1 IMX D 10 SMPTE 356M MAXIMUM BITRATE VALUES Those maximum values are valid for XT 2 servers running Multicam version 08 00 xx or higher They guarantee a smooth play and a browse at 10096 speed on all channels simultaneously ach 4ch ch 250 250 250 250 220 220 NTSC 220 220 Apple ProRes 422 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A 1 9 8 AVID DNxHD AND APPLE PRORES 422 INTRODUCTION EVS XT 2 servers feature a native implementation of the Avid DNxHD and Apple ProRes 422 high definition video codecs This enabl
2. Issue 10 01 A XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A What s New Some sections may have been reviewed even if no specific changes related to these sections have been brought on Multicam version 10 00 The changes linked to new features on Multicam version 10 00 appear with the New logo in the table below Main manual updates for Multicam version 10 00 11 CRD 1 4 1 6 1 8 159 2 news 1 9 3 news 2 6 2 9 4 2 10 Oa 3 0 3 5 1 Use of XT 2 as a Proxy Server Additional information on XT 2 server dimensions Updated information on Safety Compliance and Operating Conditions Data on hardware consumption 16 audio channels per video Support of Mpeg 2 Intra Technical specifications on the RS422 connector Supported switches with the GigE network Redundant IPDP Serial Link MTPC Boards supported with Multicam 10 01 RJ45 and Header 26 connectors added on MTPC board schemas XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A 1 1 1 Overview Welcome in the EVS range of products and thank you for using an EVS XT 2 server We will do our best to satisfy your video production needs and we look forward to contin
3. for a COHX board without genlock depending on its position in the server 47 Issue 10 01 A 48 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 LEDS ON THE COHX BASE MODULE WITH GENLOCK GLK Off Blinks green On steady green Red intermittent Red steady PSU OK On green when the genlock module is not initialized when the genlock module is properly initialized but not valid genlock signal is detected when the module is initialized and a valid genlock signal is detected when there is a genlock problem when a resync is needed when all voltages are present and in the allowed range otherwise the led is off LEDS ON THE COD A AND COD B MODULES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT CPU Blinks green On steady green PLAY On green Off PVID on green to indicate CPU activity when there is a problem with the processor of the COD module when the COD module is set by the software in play mode when the COD module is set in record mode when a valid video signal has been detected on the J8 connector SD HD SDI input whether the COD module is in play or record mode XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A TF transfer Blinks green while data transfers occur between the COD module and the HCTX board M1 M2 not yet used M3 M4
4. 5x146GB 5x300GB 250GB 500GB 750GB 1TB Avid DNxHD 85 Mbps 11 42 MB s 13 14 6 29 13 21 21 39 5 36 11 24 17 12 22 48 Avid DNxHD 100 Mbps 13 32 MB s 11 26 5 38 11 27 23 42 4 48 9 47 14 45 19 34 Avid DNxHD 145 Mbps 18 44 MB s 0 13 4 04 0 16 17 07 3 28 7 03 10 39 14 06 Apple ProRes 422 Avid DNxHD 220 Mbps 17 28 21 MB s 11 11 2 16 4 37 6 57 9 14 Apple ProRes 422 HQ Avid DNxHD amp amp Apple ProRes 422 at 180Hz NTSC Super Motion 3x Bitrate Block Bandwidth Channels in hours and TUUS T hours a ee ECT asa 200 404 600 89 Avid DNxHD 100 Mbps 39 96 MB s Avid DNxHD 145 Mbps 53 28 MB s 2 82 1 24 2 51 5 Sos E 42 2 26 3i 41 4 52 t ProRes i DNxHD 220 Mbps 19 92 MB s 3 07 0 48 1 38 2 27 3 16 Apple ProRes 422 HQ XFile 2 and XF 2 Transfers for Avid DNXHD and Apple ProRes 422 XFile 2 bandwidth for backup and restore is 27MB s Therefore it can support e 2 4 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD 85Mbps e 2 0 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD 100Mbps e 1 8 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 120Mbps PAL e 1 5 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 145Mbps NTSC 20 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A XF 2 bandwidth for backup is 50MB s and 32MB s for restore Therefore it can support in
5. and flicker in low voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current of 16 A European Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 4 Limits Section 3 Testing and measurement techniques Radiated radio Frequency electromagnetic field immunity test European Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 4 Limits Section 4 Testing and measurement techniques Electrical fast transient burst immunity test European Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 4 Limits Section 5 Testing and measurement techniques Surge immunity test XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A 1 6 3 EN 55022 European Emission Standard 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 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 Conducte
6. backplanes must always be connected to the HCTX board CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT 2 ch XT 2 Server Lower Codec 2 CAM B M A PGM 1 4 i PGM2 PRV 50 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A 4 ch XT 2 Server Upper Codec 4 CAM B CAM A Wes ecu 4 Lower Codec 2 CAM D CAM C pom 1 V pom 6 ch XT 2 Server Upper Codec 5 CAM B CAMA Lala p e 4 Middle Codec 4 CAM D CAM C V Poms pcm f Lower Codec 2 CAM F CAM E pom pom 51 Issue XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference 10 01 A EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 3 3 AUDIO CODEC BOARD The AUDIO CODEC board is the audio interface between the COHX boards and the HCTX board VIDEO CODEC and AUDIO CODEC board are tied to the HCTX board with one Bus connector on the front side Different audio configurations are available with the AUDIO CODEC board See Audio configurations in chapter 2 for details ANALOG AES EBU eae
7. 5 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 This device a with Part EVS XT 9 Server 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may C Tested to comply not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept With FCC Standards any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 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 POWER SUPPLY COLD SWAP This equipment is fitted with a wide ranging power supply It is suitable for supply voltages of 100 to 240 Vac 10 6 at 50 or 60 Hz nominal Connection to supply Pluggable equipment Type A EN60950 1 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 appliance coupler or both Correct mains polarity must always be observed Do not use reversible powe
8. CONNECTORS ON THE COD A AND COD B MODULES Connector label on rear panel SDI CVBS SDI CVBS monitoring ae J1 monitoring output SD output SD down converted Character Outs CVBS SDI SDI monitoring output SDI monitoring output J2 SD SD down converted Not connected Loop through for the SDI program output J3 SDI input signal SD SD down converted SD Out SDI monitoring output HD SDI monitoring output J4 SD HD Character Outs SD HD Not installed Not installed n a 3 SDI program output HD SDI program output ung J6 SD HD SD HD Out SDI program output HD SDI program output J7 SD identical to J6 HD identical to J6 Out x zw n ee hus In EM Alternate SDI input i mE Merasa J9 loop HD for hardware loop Used for loop in The switch between SDI and CVBS on J1 is done by a software setting in the EVS Configuration un 49 Issue XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference 10 01 A EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 The following schema shows the connector positions IN 1 OUT 2 Note Only front backplanes labelled BKP7 are compatible with COHX boards 4 slots for 4U frames and 7 slots for 6U frames The BKP7 backplanes compatible with COHX boards have 3 rows of soldering per slot while the backplanes compatible with IO E COHD or COHU boards have 2 rows of soldering per slot Note that the top slot of BKP7
9. Quick Time depending on the video codec c It stores the backup file in the target folder specified by the external system The metadata on the clip are either included in the file in EVS MXF or sent via an XML file XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 2 9 3 RESTORE OF CLIPS Issue 10 01 A The restore of clips can be performed on clips having one of the following formats EVS MXF MXF OP 1A or Quick Time depending on the video codec The restore process can be set up in two different ways e via XML file sent by the external application e via folder scan The following schema shows how the restore of clips is performed with the Gigabit connection and XT Access XTE GigE Video Feeds Un wrapping XTAccess f 23 Director Gigabit Ethernet Archive Apple Final Cut Pro e E Avid Avid a 41 Issue 10 01 A 2 9 4 42 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 Workflow Restore via XML File 1 An external system which can generate XML files for restoring clips for example MediaXChange sends to XT Access an XML file to request the restore copy of clips from an archiving or backup system to a given XT server 2 XT Access processes the XML file a It gets the clip file to restore from t
10. XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference 10 01 A EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 2 2 XT 2 4U BACK PLANE XT 2 H 4 A3 Shown with Optional AES on BNC Connector Option ui ETHERNET Fauno MONITORING OUTPUTS A SPECIFICATIONS CAUTION e Power consumption 550W This apparatus must be earthed Line variations limits Do not block ventilation slots 90 130 180 260V 47 63Hz To prevent electric shocks do not remove Operating conditions the back panel Turn power off before Temperature 10 50 C connecting peripheral equipment or Humidity 0 90 RH Circuit boards non condensing Size 19 6RU M1245 E3 9 10 1112 La 159 DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS 1234 EB TIE 8 10 1142 1314 15 16 SPECIFICATIONS CAUTION Power consumption 550W This apparatus must be earthed Line variations limits Do not block ventilation slots I 90 130 180 260V 47 63Hz To prevent electric shocks do not remove DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUTS 2 N Operating conditions the back panel Turn power off before u EL C J J Temperature 10 50 C connecting peripheral equipment or Ve 34 E TS SP Humidity 0 90 RH Circuit boards non condensing e Size 19 6RU 80 1142 1114 15 16 1 2 3 4 5l6 7 8 KEYBOARD 26 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardwar
11. backup mode e 4 0 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD 85Mbps e 3 5 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD 100Mbps e 3 0 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 120Mbps PAL e 2 5 real time transfers with Avid DNxHDG or Apple ProRes 422 at 145Mbps NTSC Therefore it can support in restore mode e 2 0 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD 85Mbps e 2 4 real time transfers with Avid DNXHD 100Mbps e 2 0 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 120Mbps PAL e 1 7 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 145Mbps NTSC Gigabit Ethernet Transfers with XT 2 servers for Avid DNXHD and Apple ProRes 422 d Preliminary note The following observations focus on steady rates the transfer performances with small clips will be lower as they generate a lot of starts and ends of sessions BACKUP Maximum transfer speeds through the Gigabit ports of the XT 2 server e 6 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD 85Mbps e 6 2 x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD 85Mbps e 6 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD 100Mbps e 5 3 x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD 100Mbps e 5 8 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 120Mbps PAL 21 Issue 10 01 A 22 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2
12. be in a permanent reset state LEDs LEDs on the XNet 2 module SDTI from left to right FRAMER on green when the signal on the XNet or XNet 2 IN connector is a valid EVS SDTI signal NET on green when the XNet SDTI network is actually established SDTI loop closed correct speed etc GP not used LEDs on the CTL controller module centre from left to right LED 1 lights red when an error occurs while booting the HCTX board LEDs 2 to 8 display the boot sequence of the HCTX board cfr note below DSP led blinks green to show DSP activity LEDs on the GBE Gigabit module left from left to right LEDs indicate that the processor is running The LEDs blink CPU1 CPU2 alternately every 250 milliseconds Other LEDs The six other LEDs are for EVS internal use XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 Y Note When booting the HCTX board LEDs 1 to 8 will light according to the following sequence Hardware reset gt Setup of CPU basic gt registers Check of CPU PC gt DPRAM gt Polling for PC gt commands Switching to enhanced 2 mode Executing PC commands until execution requests end 10 01 A all LEDs on 1 red 2 to 7 green led 2 on green if error led 1 on red led 8 on green if check is successful led 3 on green led 4 on green led 5 on green led 6 on green Jump to SDR
13. but the system partition is always set to 1GB The remaining capacity of this drive is not used e 64 128MB 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 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A 3 5 2 A2 A3 AND A2 A4 BOARD HEADER 26 9 855555 3V3 LED A HD PC SERIAL 1 23 4 5 6 RESET 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 LSM 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 63 Issue 10 01 A 3 9 3 64 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 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 recommendatio
14. of the disks on the board i e 0 A RTCL 3 D 1 B 2 C 4 E Disk LEDs off on fast blinking green on steady green on slowly blinking green the corresponding disk is not started not spinning the corresponding disk is starting spinning the corresponding disk is started and used in the RAID array the corresponding disk is started but not used in the RAID array TF just behind the 5 disks LEDs on green STS between the on green when data is transferred between the RAID array and the HCTX board If the led is nearly permanently on it means that data is transferred almost all the time between the RAID array and the HCTX board thus being close to the max bandwidth of the system 1st and 2nd disk from left in front when RCTL RAID controller is properly booted ERR next to STS lights red when errors occur during the data transfer between the RAID controller and the disks 57 Issue 10 01 A 3 4 3 90 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 EXTERNAL RAID ARRAY XT HDX FOR XT 2 SERVER The XT HDX is an external disk storage containing up to 15 SCSI disks It is connected to the XT 2 server via a dedicated SCSI cable on the backplane of the server This XT HDX is only available with XT 2 6U with hot swappable power supply Necessary equipment e XI 2 6U with XT HDX connector on the ba
15. 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 neighbouring 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 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
16. server 99 Issue XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference 10 01 A EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 DISK ORGANISATION The XT HDX can hold up to 15 disks organized in 3 RAIDs of 5 disks The disks are organized in the following way 1 HD HDX 15 Disks S S S S S UJ UJ UJ UJ UJ e e e O 23 N oOo LED STATUS LEDs on the disk canisters No colour The disk is operational Green There is activity write read on the disk Red The disk is either not detected or not present Red blinking rapidly The disk is being mounted 3 times per second Red blinking The disk is disconnected 1 second cycle Red blinking slowly The disk is disconnected and the motor is stopped 4 seconds cycle 60 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A g Note on Disk LEDs Activity When starting from a clean disk array after a Clear Video Disks from the EVS maintenance menu the XT 2 server is recording first on RAID 0 until this one is full then on RAID 1 and finally on RAID 2 It is therefore normal to see activity only on 5 10 or 15 disks depending on how much material clips and record trains is stored on the server LEDs at the back of the XT HDX rack Status LED blinking green Device operational Error LED blinking red Error writing or reading The two other LEDs are not use
17. 009 e 4 6 x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 120Mbps PAL e 4 8 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 145Mbps NTSC e 3 8 x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 145Mbps NTSC RESTORE Maximum transfer speeds through the Gigabit ports of the XT 2 server e 6 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD 85Mbps e 4x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD 85Mbps e 5 7 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD 100Mbps e 3 4 x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD 100Mbps e 5 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 120Mbps PAL e 3 x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 120Mbps PAL e 4 1 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 145Mbps NTSC e 2 5 x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 145Mbps NTSC SIMULTANEOUS BACKUP AND RESTORE The backup sessions reach higher bandwidth and pre empt the bandwidth against the restore sessions On a per session based the system allocate between 3 75 and 6 times more bandwidth to backup session than to restore session IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS e For 6 channel configuration maximum bitrates for Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 shoul
18. 0Mbps These files and streams should remain compatible with Avid production tools Apple ProRes 422 is also standardized at specific bitrates according to 2 profiles 1 Apple ProRes 422 also sometimes referred to as Apple ProRes 422 SQ 120Mbps in PAL 50Hz and 145Mbps in NTSC 59 94Hz 2 Apple ProRes 422 HQ 185Mbps in PAL 50Hz and 225Mbps in NTSC 59 94Hz Apple ProRes 422 on EVS XT 2 servers is only available at these bitrates Issue 10 01 A XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 CHOICES OF BITRATES WHEN USING AVID DNxHD oR APPLE PRORES 422 WITH EVS XT 2 SERVERS How to Read the Following Tables 1 Video Bitrate value set by the user in the advanced parameters window of the XT 2 server Fields Block number of video fields that can be stored in one disk block of 8MB taking into account 8 audio tracks Actual Bandwidth this is the actual disk network bandwidth that is required for the real time record or real time playback of one video stream and its associated audio tracks Max RT Channels this is the maximum number of video channels real time record or real time playback that one XT 2 server can support for a given frame rate and bitrate Since an XT 2 server can have a maximum of 6 local video channels any value higher than 6 means that these additional real time access can be used over the XNet 2 SD
19. 5 Volts 4 X CMOS input output each pin can be individually configured as an output or an input internal 4K7 pull up to 5V low level Vi 1 5 Volt U12 74HC245 high level Vi gt 3 5 Volt U12 74HC245 optional TTL compatible level U12274HCT245 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A 2 6 RS422 CONNECTOR OF THE REMOTE CONTROL PANEL Controller DB9PM DB9PM 3 Twisted pair 8 3 8 6 _ _ _ 5 RESET 2 7 Tx B Tx A M Twisted pair T 1 4 6 9 Sa L Shell Shell The RS 422 cable of the Remote control panel must be wired PIN TO PIN following the above diagram Use shielded cable to avoid electromagnetic interference on long distances AN Important The Reset command from the Remote is sent through the Pin n 5 of RS422 connector This function should be disabled when the controller on RS422 1 is not an EVS controller refer to the section MTPC Board on page 62 of this manual The technical specifications for the RS422 connector are the following e 19200 bauds e No parity e 8 data bits e 1 stop bit 31 Issue XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference 10 01 A EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 2 7 AUDIO CONFIGURATIONS 2 7 1 CODA FOR XT 2 Internal Audio Module Embedded AES EBU Analogue Balanced e Embedded Audio 24 stereo channels input
20. AM and execute microcode CONNECTORS On the XNet 2 module SDTI J3 J4 J5 J IN connector for XNet SDTI network 270 540Mbps with relay OUT connector for XNet SDTI network 270 540Mbps with relay OUT connector for XNet 2 SDTI network 270 540 1485Mbps without relay IN connector for XNet 2 SDTI network 270 540 1485Mbps without relay Note J3 must be used with J4 and J5 must be used with J6 Never use J3 with J5 or J4 with J6 55 Issue 10 01 A 3 4 2 96 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 GIGABIT CONNECTORS The two Gigabit connectors of the card are connected to the two Gigabit ports of the backplane 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 For more information refer to the Software Technical Reference manual for setting up the IP addresses RTCL BOARD ON DISK ARRAY WITH HCTX Disk Arrays on systems with HCTX Boards have a controller on the disk array board XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 LEDs 10 01 A 0 A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4 E between the 2nd and 3rd disk from left in front These LEDs match the position
21. DNxHD working with defined bitrates The default values are MJPEG 30Mbps for standard definition and MJPEG 100Mbps for high definition RECORDING CAPACITY FOR XT 2 SERVERS The following tables show the record duration for 1 record channel i e 1 video 2 stereo audio tracks in SD 1 video 4 stereo audio tracks in HD with arrays of 73GB 146GB or 300GB disks compared with the different video bitrates amp codecs These tables are valid with the Operational Disk Size parameter set to 100 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A The different drive arrangements are e Internal External module 4 1 x 73 GB drives total 292 GB usable e Internal External module 4 1 x 146 GB drives total 584 GB usable e Internal External module 4 1 x 300 GB drives total 1200 GB usable e Internal External module 8 2 x 300 GB drives total 2400 GB usable e External module 12 3 x 300 GB drives total 3600 GB usable ox 3GB 5x146GB 5x300GB 10x300GB 15x300GB L 18h 14h54 11h27 5h38 5h38 4h42 3h11 120 Mbps 4h42 9h31 19h43 39h26 59h09 185 Mbps NTSC Compression Bitrate 6h28 13h25 26h50 40h15 DiskSi 5x73GB 18h10 E 14h06 11h26 vo eau eae 5h38 3h11 Avid DNxHD 100Mbps 5h38 11h27 23h42 47h24 71h06 Avid DNxHD 145Mbps 4h04 8h16 17h07 34h14 51h21 Avid DNxHD
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23. Hardware Technical Reference Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 MTPC GPIO CONNECTOR 15 10 02 2 9 2 9 1 GPIO CONNECTOR SUB D 25 PINS MALE 10 11 12 13 Relay Out 4 Relay Out 3 Relay Out 2 Relay Out 1 IN opto 4 IN opto 3 IN opto 2 IN opto 1 I O TTL 8 I O TTL 7 I O TTL 6 I O TTL 5 5V 50mA max 20 21 22 23 24 25 Relay Out 4 Relay Out 3 Relay Out 2 Relay Out 1 IN opto 4 IN opto 3 IN opto 2 IN opto 1 GND Return I O 8 GND Return I O 7 GND Return I O 6 GND Return I O 5 Issue 10 01 A 29 Issue 10 01 A 2 5 2 30 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 GPIO HARDWARE SPECIFICATION 4 X Relay isolated output normally open contact power off open maximum 1A maximum 50 Volts typical life time 100 000 000 switching 4 X Opto isolated input The input consists in an opto diode VF 1 1 Volt in series with a 470 ohm resistor Typical switching point 1 4 mA for secure operation o 1 0 to 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 opto OFF o Vin 2 2 Volts 2 mA gt opto ON o Vin max without external resistor 1
24. TI network For mixed configuration with standard and super motion channels on the same server the following rule must be used to ensure that the settings do not exceed the maximum bandwidth of the server nbr of standard channels x their actual bandwidth nbr of super motion channels x their actual bandwidth must be lower or equal to 150 MB s Example Can run an XT 2 server with 2 records 1 super motion 1 standard 2 play 1 super motion 1 standard in Avid DNxHD with a video bitrate of 100Mbps in PAL Calculation 1 standard rec play at 100Mbps uses 13 3 MB s 1 super motion record play at 100Mbps uses 40 0 MB s 2 x 13 3 2x 40 0 126 6 MB s Conclusion this configuration is supported Network transfers the maximum bandwidth over the XNet 2 SDTI network is approximately 110 MB s To determine the number of real time transfers that can occur simultaneously over the network this number must be divided by the actual bandwidth given in the table for a selected bitrate Example How many real time transfers can do over an XNet 2 SDTI network set at 1485Mbps if work with Apple ProRes 422 at 145Mbps in NTSC XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A Calculation Maximum SDTI bandwidth Actual Bandwith real time transfers 110MB s 18 4MB s 6 real time transfers Note This number is the maximum tha
25. TL gt TTL inputs on the XT server GPI input 5 6 7 8 20 24 xGPLOUT SETTINGS spillo 28 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A 2 9 MIPOGRIO CONNEGIOR 15 10 02 para 29 2 5 1 GPIO Connector SUB D 25 pins MAale i 29 2 9 2 GPIO NAFAWare sSPeGIICAMO Nuria 30 2 6 RS422 CONNECTOR OF THE REMOTE CONTROL PANEL 31 Z4 AUDIO CONFIGURATIONS isla aan 32 Zi CORSARI 32 2 1 2 PIN ASSIGNMENT ON SUB DB15 CONNECTORS i 32 2 8 CONNECTING MULTIPLE XT 2 SERVERS ON XNET eeenennnnnnnnne 33 2 8 1 Connection diagram without EVS XHub SDT HUB 34 2 8 2 Connection Diagram With EVS XHub SDTI HUB 35 2 8 3 Required conditions to set up and run XNEt ii 36 20A SANI XANG an t LL E 37 2 8 5 XNet Performances amp Troubleshooting sese 30 29 ASL SLA VON C 39 2 9 1 Functlonab OVerVIe Wiss cuui eot sou o m bee Oct of oa i dus Cn ibd ese 39 292 BACK UES Ol CN m T T 40 2 9 9 eSIOTeOr GIS access gh htt n n ile 41 254 OWO usce lalla 42 SUD POMC SWICHESS 2 E 42 COMPARISON MERE LO D mus 43 Additional Informatori nta lane ta 43 210 REDUNDANT IPDP SERIAL LINK ira 44 3 MARDWAREDESGRIPTION cnin QE prb aA 45 3 1 JBOARDSANDSLOTGONFIGURATIONO iiie deut ti Mon Reel Detlev Ga Scu rdi Dub 45 ci
26. TechnOlogy MAR ANN EVS Broadcast Equipment Li ge Science Park 16 rue Bois St Jean B 4102 Ougr e Belgium Corporate North amp Latin America Headquarters Headquarters 32 4 361 7000 1 973 575 7811 Asia amp Pacific Other regional offices Headquarters available on 852 2914 2501 www evs tv contact EVS To learn more about EVS go to www evs tv
27. Technical Reference Hardware Version 10 01 May 2009 ims me m e m ae e ti n oa Production amp Playout Server XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A COPYRIGHT EVS Broadcast Equipment Copyright 2002 2009 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 Issue XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference 10 01 A EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 Table of Contents TABLE OFCONTENTS Lain WHATS NEW Gelli V MEE I A 1 T4 OONDZEBIGPESESOPUTION SERV ER lena 1 L2 AIZIPRO SERE Raitalia 2 i UNPACKING lait 2 i DINENSIONS lava 2 SMS RE Nae E P 5 1 6 SAFETY COMPLIANCE AND OPERATING CONDITIONS 6 CES c 6 16 2 ENCORE IUD rea 6 EOS EMCWaNN RENE UU Um 7 0 CER aaa 8 COo PONCISUPP Valla 8 Cold
28. a thoroughly thought through IPDP configuration for the SynchroDB to continue working correctly This can be achieved for example by defining an IPDirector workstation in Network mode 44 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A 3 Hardware Description 3 1 BOARDS AND SLOT CONFIGURATIONS The EVS Disk Recorder contains all the EVS developed boards Several board configurations are available 3 1 1 6U FRAME Slot XT 2 SD HD or HD SD 9 8 CODA pa Codec 6 5 4 3 COHX SD HD or SD HD 1 2 Genlock 1 MTPC 3 1 2 4U FRAME Slot a 6 5 4 COHX SD HD or SD HD 2 COHX SD HD or SD HD 1 2 Genlock 1 MTPC Co 45 Issue 10 01 A 3 2 3 2 1 46 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 VIDEO AND REFERENCE BOARDS COHX BOARD The COHX board is divided in 3 parts COHX base centre front and back COD A module front left and COD B module front right COD A and COD B 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 There are 3 hardware versions of COD modules SD only HD only or HD SD They are clearly identified by the sticker at the front of the board There are 2 versions of the COHX bas
29. an be avoided or limited using EVS XHub SDTI hub The distance shown in the table below is the maximum cable length between two active EVS servers or 2 SDTI reclockers on an XNet SDTI network using a single piece of cable between 2 servers or 2 reclockers Intermediate connectors patch panels etc might degrade these figures Depending on the number of servers connected on the network the location of the master server the presence or not of an XHub SDTI hub the actual maximum values may be higher than indicated If longer distances between servers are required SDTI to Fiber converters can be used allowing distances over thousands of meters if necessary EVS has validated the following SDI Fibre converters XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A 2 8 4 a Stratos Lightwave Media Converter TX RX VMC T H 2 VMC R H 2 www stratoslightwave com b Telecast TX RX292 www telecast fiber com c Network Electronics SDI EO 13T electrical to optical SDI OE S optical to electrical www network electronics com d Network Electronics HD EO 13T electrical to optical HD OE optical to electrical e BlueBell BB320T TX and BB320R RX www bluebell tv Cable type 1485 Mbps 540 Mbps RG59 45m 148ft 100m 328ft RG6 90m 484ft 180m 590ft RG11 120m 393ft 250m 820ft super HiQ 150m 492ft 350m 1148ft Fiber 80km 200
30. are select per 1 built in down converter per channel converters channel with OSD CVBS or SDI output software select with OSD additional clean SDI output 1 dedicated HD SDI output with OSD per channel Analogue Black Burst and HD Tri Level sync Graphics Board Reference Analogue Black Burst AUDIO e up to 8 8 analogue balanced input amp output channels e up to 16 16 8 pairs 8 pairs AES EBU or Dolby E input amp output channels e up to 64 channels embedded audio 16 audio per video e 4 additional analogue balanced output channels for monitoring e all audio connectors on mainframe Issue 10 01 A 1 9 3 1 9 4 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 Audio Processing e uncompressed audio e 24 bit processing and storage e sample rate converter from 25 55 kHz to 48KHz e audio scrub e audio mix VIDEO CODECS amp BITRATES The EVS XT 2 server uses an intra frame video encoding technique The XT 2 server supports natively the following video codecs e MJPEG SD amp HD e IMX SD only e Avid DNxHD HD only code protected e Intra frame MPEG 2 SD amp HD e Apple ProRes 422 HD only code protected The target bitrate of the encoded video stream can be set by the user within the accepted range 8 to 100Mbps for standard definition 40 to 250Mbps for high definition with the exception of Apple ProRes and Avid
31. ck plane and MT5D LNK board e Multicam version 08 04 25 or later e XT HDX external disk storage AN Important An XT 2 server can not work simultaneously with an internal RAID array MT5D and an external RAID array XT HDX When an XT 2 server is equipped with the XT HDX external disk storage the MT5D internal RAID is replaced by the MT5D LNK board This replacement has to be done by EVS staff XT HDX DIMENSIONS XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Both the XT 2 server and the XT HDX need to be switched off The XT HDX expansion chassis must be located immediately above the chassis of the XT 2 server Connect the XT HDX to the server only with the external SCSI cable provided by EVS see schema and picture Disks in the XT HDX rack are hot swappable However a disk can only be extracted from the rack when it has been stopped by the software application disk led blinking slowly red with a 4 second cycle CEES CARSI Ta LTN F 7 7 Y N f N j N f q q A oe Si T AA Nu AA S ZA ZAN ZAN ZA ZA ZZZ ST g N g OO g lt gt I q q 7 iy iy DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS aN PSU 2 S RS422 PORTS REMOTE PSU 1 9 Power on the XT HDX before powering on the XT 2
32. d E represent respectively the odd and even fields of a standard video signal 50 60 Hz we have The original video signal OEOEOEOEOEOEOEOE The output video signal at 50 speed OOEFEOQEFOOEEOOEE The output video signal at 33 speed OOCOEEEOOOEEEOOOE The output video signal at 25 speed 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 23 Issue 10 01 A 24 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 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 is calculated by a weighted average of the 2 neighbouring lines This process solves the problem of parity violation and vertical jitter but the drawback is a reduction of the vertical resolution
33. d and radiated emission 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 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 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 provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation 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 e 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 Issue 10 01 A 1 6 4 1 6
34. d be 145Mbps NTSC or 120Mbps PAL e Super Motion 1 Cam configuration i e 1 Super Motion REC 1 Std REC 1 Super Motion PLAY 1 Std PLAY maximum bitrates for Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 should be 145Mbps NTSC or 120Mbps PAL XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A 1 9 9 1 9 10 e When using the Avid DNxHD codec we advise to work at 100Mbps if the picture quality is satisfactory gt the XT 2 can sustain 6 local channels 5 network transfers RAID LEVEL 3 The Video Raid uses striping process across 5 disk drives The video and audio data is striped over the first 4 drives while the parity information is saved on the fifth 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 For more information on online rebuild refer to the section dedicated to this subject in the XT Technical Reference manual INTERPOLATION 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 playback 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 an
35. d be connected to mains to allow automatic power switching to the second power supply would the first one fail The remote panel the touch screen and the external ADA rack are fitted with an AUTOSWITCH power supply A 209 power supply hot swap for the disk recorder unit is available optionally This additional power supply should be connected to mains to allow automatic power switching to the second power supply would the first one fail GROUNDING Ensure the disk recorder unit is properly grounded at all times to avoid electrical shock hazard VENTILATION amp RACK MOUNTING Adequate ventilation is obviously required for optimum performance As result of this consideration ensure no other equipment is located close to the mainframe MN Important e Remember that fans are used to air cool the equipment and protect it from overheating e Do not block fans intakes during operations Having regard to the weight of the XL 2 chassis support guides are required for this unit into the rack mount The front ears of the XL 2 unit are not designed to support its full weight Applying full weight on these might result in bending the metal plate XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A 1 8 HARDWARE CONSUMPTION Hardware Description Current Watt Peak LSM6CH 301 4 mer pa e M porosa pu pe m Mew ewe Bmw pm me pe ww p m e me pm m m mw j
36. d yet HOW TO REPLACE A DISK Before replacing a disk ensure that the software application has disconnected and stopped the disk In this case the disk LED is blinking slowly red with a 4 second cycle 1 When the disk is stopped disconnect the canister 2 Replace the disk in the canister 3 Put the canister back sliding it to the bottom of the frame The LED on the canister should first blink rapidly red with a 3 second cycle while the disk is being mounted Then it should blink green 61 Issue 10 01 A 3 9 3 9 1 62 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 MTPC BOARD INTRODUCTION The function of the PC board is mainly the control of the Video hardware via the software and to interface the peripheral equipment i e remote controller with the Video hardware Three types of MTPC boards can be used e A2 A3 with COMMEL HS870 motherboard with bootable USB e A2 A4 with COMMEL HS870 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
37. e one with genlock one without genlock The genlock model can easily be identified by the presence of 3 quartz synthesizer at the back of the 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 centre front of the board Note that a COHX board with genlock must be installed as COHX 1 in first position slot 2 in an XT 2 system 6U or 4U A COHX board with genlock can never be installed in any other slot and thus can not be used instead of COHX 2 or 3 Doing so will result in conflicting electrical signals inside the system XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A COHX base BOARD 1 BOARD 2 BOARD 3 BOARD 4 JUMPERS ON THE COHX BASE MODULE ST1 ST2 ST3 SPARE ST4 only on COHX with genlock ST5 These 2 jumpers must be installed on the last COHX board of the server i e on COHX 1 2 or 3 if there are respectively 1 2 or 3 COHX board installed in the server parking for jumpers for ST1 and ST2 when these are not used It must be set to HiZ or not installed Note that the Genlock Loop connector on the back panel of the XT 2 server must always be terminated with a 75 Ohm load if it is not used It defines the position of the board inside the server It must be set to 1 for a COHX with genlock and to 2 or 3
38. e Technical Reference Manual Issue 009 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 200 2 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 10 01 A GPI IN CONNECTIONS On XT servers GPI triggers are available from Multicam version 5 03 25 or higher Refer to the Multicam or AirBox user manuals for GPI allocation RELAY gt OPTO INPUTS ON THE XT SERVER GPI INPUTS 1 2 3 4 IN GPI 4 RELAY gt TTL INPUTS ON THE XT SERVER GPI INPUTS 5 6 7 8 302090000000 0 C00 CO Q9 600 02 65699 9 20509 0 The relay must be connected between the ground and the corresponding TTL input on the DB25 Issue 10 01 A 2 3 3 2 4 20 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 TTL gt TTL INPUTS ON THE XT SERVER GPI INPUT 5 6 7 8 TIL 1 T1L2 TTL 3 TTL 4 Common Ground 3120900 000006 0000 CO DADI III 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 XT and the external device GPI OUT SETTINGS 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 GPI GPI GPI GPI OUT 4 OUT 3 OUT 2 OUT 1 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01
39. e m Bum m me m mew je m e Issue 10 01 A 1 N XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 Marinare Desin umm m em XSTOREI2 10 HDD SCSI 10 HDD SCSI SQL DB in EAGLE 3201 with Hot swap PSU 123 2 SQL DB in EAGLE 3201 standard PSU NA XT 2 6U 6CH NO DRIVE COLD SWAP NA XT 2 6U 6CH 5HDD HOT SWAP ZIPPY 210 6 XT 2 6U 6CH 10 HDD HOT SWAP ZIPPY XT 2 6U 6CH NO DRIVE HOT SWAP ZIPPY 184 8 XT 2 6U 4CH 5HDD HOT SWAP ZIPPY 1 06 233 2 NA XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A 1 9 1 9 1 1 9 2 Hardware Description XT 2 6U 2CH 5HDD HOT SWAP ZIPPY XT 2 4U 4CH 5HDD COLD SWAP 0 92 XT 2 SERVER MAIN SPECIFICATIONS VIDEO XT 2 Server Standard Definition High Definition Video Formats 525i 59 94fps NTSC 120p 50 59 94fps 625i 60fps PAL 1080i 50 59 94fps Digital Interface 10 bit 4 2 2 Serial SMPTE259M 10 bit 4 2 2 Serial SMPTE292M Full frame synchronizer at input Full frame synchronizer at input Dual output for PLAY channels Dual output for PLAY channels Number of channels GRU 2 4 or 6 channels 2 4 or 6 channels rack reversible REC PLAY reversible REC PLAY Number of channels 4RU 2 or 4 channels 2 or 4 channels rack reversible REC PLAY reversible REC PLAY Monitoring amp Down 1 CVBS or SDI softw
40. eee TIE LED INFORMATION AND CONNECTOR LD 1 3 Internal EVS information only LD4 transfer activity to from the HCTX board 52 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A 3 4 RAID CONTROLLER BOARDS 3 4 1 HCTX BOARD The HCTX board is actually divided in 4 parts 3 in front 1 in the back e Front left GBE module e Front centre CTL controller module e Front right SDTI XNet 2 module e Back CPU module Jd IN J4 QUT SDTI 270 540 SDTI FI J5 OUT 46 IN HDSDTI 270 1500 53 Issue 10 01 A 94 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 JUMPERS ST1 1 on controller module front centre jumper must be installed on ST1 1 only when the HCTX board is used with previous video codec boards SD CODEC6 COHD COHU This jumper is automatically detected by the software application and an error message is generated if it is not properly set ST1 2 ST1 3 and ST1 4 on controller module are not used No jumper must be installed on these ST1 on CPU module rear corner left for EVS internal tests only used to reset the board Never install that jumper or the board will
41. es native audio and video file transfers in either direction between the EVS XT 2 servers and Avid and Apple post production tools in High Definition This document explains the impact of using Avid DNxHD and Apple ProRes codecs on XT 2 servers on the XNet 2 SDTI network and on the XFile 2 or XF 2 in terms of storage capacity number of usable video channels and network transfers For details on how to setup a direct connection between an HD XT 2 server and an Avid or Apple server please refer to the specific documents EVS_AvidTM_integration_v2 09 or EVS_Apple_integration_v 2 00 VIDEO BITRATE COMPATIBILITY WITH AVID AND APPLE PRODUCTS Avid DNxHD is standardized at specific bitrates according to 2 profiles 1 Standard profile 120Mbps in PAL 50Hz and 145Mbps in NTSC 59 94Hz 2 High Level profile 185Mbps in PAL 50Hz and 225Mbps in NTSC 59 94Hz Although Avid DNxHD is standardized at the specific bitrates mentioned here above Avid products can seamlessly read DNxHD files and streams at other bitrates DNxHD pictures at other bitrates than those defined by the 2 official Avid profiles can also be referred to as VC 3 as defined in SMPTE 1019 To allow users to determine the best balance between picture quality storage capacity number of video channels per server and network speed EVS XT 2 servers can generate Avid DNxHD files and streams at any given bitrate between 20Mbps and 22
42. he external system b It restores i e copies the clip on the XT server specified in the XML file Workflow Restore via Folder Scan 1 Based on the parameters defined in XT Access this application scans specific folders on external backup or archiving systems 2 When a clip file has been completed written to the scanned folder XT Access creates a copy of the clip on the XT server specified in the XT Access parameters The restored clip receives a new UmID and LSM ID o Multicam assigns automatically a UmID to the restored clip o A start LSM ID is specified in XT Access and incremented as defined for each new clip that is restored in order to find an empty location on the XT server The restored clip contains the clip metadata 3 The restored clip is moved from the scanned folder to one of the following subfolders on the external archiving or backup system o Restore done folder where the files are moved to when they are successfully restored o Restore error folder where files are moved to when they failed to restore 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 Three models of 19 inch Gigabit switches have been validated for use with EVS workflows e HP Procurve 2510G 24 e Cisco Catalyst 2960G 24TC XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Iss
43. hrough the Gigabit network via an FTP client It runs on an XP workstation and is mainly controlled by the external systems no user interface via XML files or other processes The Gigabit connection fulfill the following functions in relation with the XT 2 servers e Backup of clips from an XT 2 server e Restore of clips to an XT 2 server 39 Issue 10 01 A 2 9 2 40 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 The sections below briefly present the backup and restore of clips through the Gigabit connection Please refer to the XT Access technical manual for full information about the possible workflows with third party systems BACKUP OF CLIPS The following schema shows how the backup of clips is performed with the Gigabit connection and XT Access XI Video Feeds Apple Final Cut Pro wrapping fe n E XTAccess AML Avid _ A n bi vid MJ Director Gigabit Ethernet Workflow 1 An external system for example IP Director sends an XML file to XT Access to request the backup of a given clip created on an XT 2 server 2 XT Access processes the XML file a It gets the clip content that has to be backed up from the XT 2 server b It generates a backup file of the clip in the format specified by the external system no transcoding feature only native codec The following formats are supported EVS MXF MXF OP 1A
44. km 80km 200km is the total length of the return path i e the actual distances between the 2 servers connected via the fiber link is half of this value i e 40 km 1485Mbps 100 km 540Mbps Si Note When reclockers are used the total delay induced by these reclockers between 2 active servers on the network may not exceed 15ys STARTING XNET 1 When all above conditions are fulfilled turn on all Masters and Clients XTs and make sure the Multicam application is started on all of them A message appears because they are looking for the Server XT 2 Turn on the Server XT and start the Multicam application The other XTs should see the Server arriving on the network and will connect automatically Connection takes a few seconds usually between 2 and 5 sec for each XT 37 Issue XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference 10 01 A EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 2 9 5 XNET PERFORMANCES amp TROUBLESHOOTING 1 With the default settings 10 real time transfers can be achieved on the network with standard definition pictures in normal conditions and 3 real time transfers with super motion pictures Copy of a clip between 2 servers on the network can be made up to 5 times faster than real time depending on network occupancy With high definition pictures these numbers are reduced to 3 4 real time transfers and copy clip 2 times faster than real time These pe
45. n the network The XT acting as the network server can of course be used for standard LSM video server operation 33 Issue XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference 10 01 A EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 2 8 1 CONNECTION DIAGRAM WITHOUT EVS XHUB SDTI HUB OB Van 1 6 Channel XT 2 AirBox RS422 4 Channel XT 2 RS422 6 Channel XT 2 AREIS PLAY 2 REC 4 PLAY M SDTI 540 1485 Mbps 6 Channel XT 2 OB Van 2 6 Channel XT 2 1 SuperMotion REC 1 REC 2 PLAY 6 Channel XT 2 4 REC 2 PLAY 34 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A 2 8 2 CONNECTION DIAGRAM WITH EVS XHuB SDTI HUB OB Van 1 6 Channel XT 2 AirBox RS422 6 Channel XT 2 4 Channel XT 2 RS422 2 REC 4 PLAY 2 REC 2 PLAY mmm STI 540 1485 A Mipps 6 Channel XT 2 do pO EG 1 PLAY XHub 2 NS OB Van 2 6 Channel XT 2 6 Channel XT 2 1 SuperMotion Rec Kcu LS Nic 1 Rec 2 PLAY 39 Issue 10 01 A 2 0 3 36 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 REQUIRED CONDITIONS TO SET UP AND RUN XNET All systems on the network must be XT 2 Series Servers XFile 2 or XF 2 XStore 2 or XHub 2 The SDTI advanced option code for network client ma
46. n the type of power supply unit installed Main power switch is located at the front side lower right corner of the 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 Issue 10 01 A 1 6 1 6 1 1 6 2 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 SAFETY COMPLIANCE AND OPERATING CONDITIONS SAFETY This equipment has been designed and tested to meet the requirements of the following EN 60950 IEC 950 European Interna tional Safety of information technology equipment including business equipment Safety of information technology equipment including business equipment In addition this equipment has been designed to meet the following UL 1950 USA USA EMC STANDARDS EN 55022 EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 EN 61000 4 3 EN 61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 European European European European European European Safety of information technology equipment including business equipment Emission Standard Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section2 limits for harmonic current emissions equipment input current lt 16A per phase European Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 3 limitation of voltage fluctuation
47. ness 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 3750E series permit to have fully active LACP teams for redundancy to the hosts 43 Issue 10 01 A XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 2 10 REDUNDANT IPDP SERIAL LINK The IPDirector communicates with the XT 2 server via one serial link If that link fails the XT 2 server can no longer be controlled by any IPDirector From Multicam version 10 01 a failover mechanism has been put into place This mechanism will switch the IPDirector link from one port of an XT 2 server to another port on another XT 2 server To ensure the failover the backup links between IPDirector workstations and the XT 2 servers need to be physically cabled to a second RS422 port as shown on the following schema o oF E IPDirector XT 2 1 lt gt XTe 116 XTA VN XT 2 2 XT amp 116 XT 2 3 XT amp 116 XT 2 4 The serial link redundancy will ensure that there is no single point of failure in the setup However you need to put into place
48. ns which depend on LSM software version and CPU board model revision With MPTC board A2 A3 or A2 A4 set up the jumpers as follows e HPOL On VPOL Off ENVS On REMOTE REMOTE RESET jumpers are available to designate the remote s RESET from which the RESET command can be sent E 2 This command resets the whole system PC and video hardware 3 um i In standard configuration only Remote one on RS422 port 1 is allowed to reset the system AN Important 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 XT 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 MEMORY HOLE ACTIVATION The memory hole is disabled from Multicam version 9 00 From this version onwards the BIOS parameters are automatically adapted to the hardware XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A Notes 65 Issue XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference 10 01 A EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 Regional Contacts AMERICA NORTH amp LATIN EVS Americas Tel 1 973 575 7811 usa evs tv Fax 1 973 575 7812 Tech line 1 973 575 7813
49. o cT TIT Kr 8 Hilbert 9 Seconda y FOWE SUDD Y sone a A T a ale 10 GroUnding eea TTE IU c D 10 1 7 VENTILATION amp RACK MOUNTING mnn 10 1 8 HARDWARE CONSUMPTION mene nnnm nnns 11 L9 ATZISERVERIMAINSPEGIFICALIONS scoprirai 13 ici idoli 13 DO AUD scialle ea 13 1 9 3 Video Codecs amp Bitrates aco ore Der Dt aa 14 1 9 4 Recording Capacity for XT 2 Servers 14 EIS qOWelGConsumpbors sos ea 16 L96 SUDDOMEG SMPTE StNdardS oreen a 16 1 9 7 Maximum Bitrate values 16 1 9 8 AVID DNxHD and APPLE ProRes 422 porre ie n orsus de rider seme termine ums 17 HF OGUICTION EU RENTRER 17 Video Bitrate Compatibility with Avid and Apple Products cesses ceeseeeessaeeeseaeeeseaeesseeesseeees 17 Choices of Bitrates when using Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 with EVS XT 2 servers 18 imponan Recomenda oNS ees li ns conte eo nete LR LA ten de E eA et ee So ve leues des ovi pps 22 CIS NER 23 1 9 19 NC 23 2 line Imterpolator a eriadan ela 24 d line Interpolatofi lt sa ED 24 2 CABENG Rec 25 2 1 XT 2 6U BACK PLANE MULTICAM MODE sscsoiddcaicai oes Sand dE addon SER p 25 22 SATZA BACK PEAN E anca 26 29 OPPN CONNEC TONO iet cadet uates tiere dede tib aea Or ded ow icu Uet ik te 21 2 3 1 Relay gt Opto inputs on the XT server GPI inputs 1 2 3 4 27 2 3 2 Relay gt TTL inputs on the XT Server GPI inputs 5 6 7 8 21 2 3 3 T
50. or output e AES EBU Audio 8 stereo inputs 8 stereo outputs 110 Ohm balanced on SUB DB15 breakout cable with 4 XLR IN OUT available optionally OR 75 Ohm unbalanced on BNC e Analogue Balanced audio 4 stereo inputs 4 stereo outputs 110 Ohm balanced on SUB DB15 breakout cable with 4 XLR IN OUT available optionally OR XLR e Audio monitoring 4 analogue balanced mono outputs XLR 2 7 2 PIN ASSIGNMENT ON SUB DB15 CONNECTORS LT m AES DB15 Connectors HR E a leam meg C ERN Inputs 9 C NN NE Outputs 1 C RE Outputs 9 ai GND GND IGND sid IGND sid 2 AESinput1 2 AESinput9 10 AES output 1 2 AESoutput9 10 G AESinput5 6 AESinput 3 14 AES output 5 6 AES output 13 14 8 AES input 7 8 AES input 15 16 AES output 7 8 AES output 15 16 Q AES input 1 2 AES input 9 10 AES output 1 2 AES output 9 10 GND ooo GND AES input 7 8 AES input 15 16 AES output 7 8 AES output 15 16 32 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A Analogue DB15 Connectors Sub DB15 1 Sub DB15 2 Sub DB15 23 Sub DB15 4 Inputs 1 4 ps Inputs 5 8 rnin e 1 4 TENN upute 5 8 gm BS ND o GND z 2 Analogue input 1 input 5 de output 1 Be output 5 GND 4 Analogueinput2 Analogue input6 Analogue output 2 Analogue output 6 _ 6 Analogue input 3 Analogue inp
51. process will be automatically disabled when not necessary 100 playback for 50 60 Hz signal 33 and 100 playback for 150 180 Hz signal Y 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 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 Issue 10 01 A 2 Cabling 2 1 XT 2 6U BACK PLANE MULTICAM MODE SPECIFICATIONS TO XT HDX i e Line variations limits 90 130 180 260V 47 63Hz www evs tv e Operating conditions CAUTION MADE IN E U Temperature 10 50 C This apparatus must be earthed Do not block ventilation Humidity 0 90 RH slots To prevent electric shocks do not remove the non condensing back panel Tum power off before connecting peripheral e Size 19 RU equipment or circuit boards email support evs tv AUDIO MONITORING OUTPUTS PC LAN OOOO o e E m Ep RD S i o LTC Timecode reference Analog Genlock Reference RS 232 Tablet Remote PSU 1 Main Power supply PSU 2 Spare not connected unless Hot Swap Sony DD35 amp EVS protocols 25 Issue
52. quipment Class of equipment Class 1 equipment EN60950 1 2 5 electric shock protection by basic insulation and protective earth Rated voltage 115 to 240Vac single phase Rated frequency 47 63 Hz Related Current 8 A 100 to 120 Vac range 4 A 220 to 240 Vac range Input connector CEE22 IEC 320 3 pin male receptacle Environmental conditions Temperature 0 C to 50 C 32 F to 104 F ambient with free air flow Relative humidity 0 to 90 non condensing Cooling requirements Forced air cooling air flow from front to back Handling movement Designed for fixed use when in operation Storage and transportation temperature 0 C to 70 C 32 F to 158 F Storage and transportation relative humidity 0 to 90 non condensing Issue 10 01 A 1 7 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 SECONDARY POWER SUPPLY Cold swap 2 Power Supply A 2nd power supply cold swap for the disk recorder unit is available optionally To connect this 2 power supply in case of failure of the main one remove the metal plate in the top right corner of the back panel and swap the large electrical connector located inside this compartment This additional power supply should not be connected to mains when not in use Hot swap 2 Power Supply A 2 d power supply hot swap for the disk recorder unit is available optionally This additional power supply shoul
53. r plugs with this equipment Class of equipment Class 1 equipment EN60950 1 2 5 electric shock protection by basic insulation and protective earth Rated voltage 110 to 240Vac single phase Rated frequency 50 60 Hz Related Current 10 A 100 to 120 Vac range 5 A 220 to 240 Vac range Input connector CEE22 IEC 320 3 pin male receptacle XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A Environmental conditions The equipment should be kept in the following environmental conditions Temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F ambient with free air flow Relative humidity 0 to 90 non condensing Cooling requirements Forced air cooling air flow from front to back Handling movement Designed for fixed use when in operation Storage and transportation temperature 0 C to 70 C 32 F to 158 F Storage and transportation relative humidity 0 to 90 non condensing HOT SWAP This equipment is fitted with a wide ranging power supply It is suitable for supply voltages of 115 to 240 Vac 10 at 47 or 63 Hz nominal Connection to supply Pluggable equipment Type A EN60950 1 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 appliance coupler or both Correct mains polarity must always be observed Do not use reversible power plugs with this e
54. rformances are also limited by the disk bandwidth available from the XT where the clips are stored If the XT owning the clips is doing multiple playbacks at the same time freezes can occur on the remote XT using those clips Priority levels have been implemented to maximize network bandwidth efficiency PLAY requests have a higher priority than SEARCH BROWSE requests which in turn have a higher priority than COPY requests Note that Live E2E mode on a remote record train has the same priority level as a SEARCH BROWSE request 2 Note that when working at 1485Mbps or 540Mbps only passive SDI routing equipment may be used The use of active SDI equipment should be avoided because they could cause additional line delays and prevent the proper operation of XNet 3 If the start up of the network at a specific speed does not work properly and all machines are apparently configured properly and the Multicam is actually started on all of them this can be due to the fact that the selected cables to connect all XTs together are not suitable or too long to operate at such a speed You can decrease the speed of the SDTI network on all machines and try working in this mode The number of simultaneous real time transfers you can achieve is of course reduced 4 While working at 1485 Mbps if the connection cannot be established please make sure that all equipments are set to the same speed and connected to the non relay connectors All equipment
55. s should be started if not connected to an XHub 5 It is recommended to use XHub if the network speed is set to 1485 Mbps 6 Once the network has been established if the system acting as the network server is disconnected or shut down another system will automatically be assighed to act as a new network server The switch is automatic and seamless The next machine to be automatically assigned as new network server is the one with the highest serial number in the SDTI network 38 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A 2 9 2 9 1 GIGABIT NETWORK FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW The Gigabit connection makes it possible to transfer video and audio material from the XT servers 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 or XFile 2 or XF 2 e A non linear Editing system such as CleanEdit Apple Final Cut Pro or Avid However the external systems cannot read the raw files coming from the XT 2 servers For this reason XT Access is used as a gateway between the XT 2 and the IT world It takes up the role of gateway used so far by XFile XStream as it creates file formats compliant with external systems XI Video Feeds Apple XTAccess LIF i Director Gigabit Ethernet XT Access is directly connected to the XT 2 servers t
56. ster or server modes must be validated in the options list They should all be running compatible software version A warning message is displayed when trying to connect an XT 2 system with a software version that is not compatible with the network server The following parameters must be similar on all systems a SDTI Speed usually 540Mbps or 1485Mbps from Hardware Configuration menu b Number of clips Network Type must be set to Server on 1 XT and only 1 on the network The others must be set to either Master to share clips and view others clips or Client to share clips only A different network number must be specified for each XT system that you want to connect to the network If the same network number is assigned to 2 different systems the second one will not be able to connect and a warning message will be displayed All XTs must be connected with a good quality BNC 750hm cable to form a closed loop Connect the SDTI OUT connector of the first XT to the SDTI IN connector of the second one etc until the loop is closed by connecting the SDTI OUT connector of the last XT to the SDTI IN connector of the first one The SDTI loop must be closed at all times during network operation If for any reason the loop is open all network communication will be interrupted and all systems will automatically switch to stand alone mode When the loop is closed again network operation will resume automatically This problem c
57. t SU AIG c E ET A 45 SM cuu mH 45 S2 VIDEO AND REFERENGE BOARDS nil 46 oz CS die RR UU 46 J mpers on the COHX base TuodUle 2 sario aloe 47 Leds on the COHX base module with QenlOck ccccccsssccccsssecccceesececsuseecccsssececseasececsuaceeesseaeeessuasseeessegseeensansess 48 Leds on the COD A and COD B modules from left to right 48 Connectors on the COD A and COD B modules iii 49 ChanimelASSIG MMe Ms Em 50 o AUDIO CODEC BOARD bla 52 LED intormalon and cobrectol merano a a E a O 52 54 RAID CONTROLEER BOARD S cnc 53 S EMEN IPAE 53 VUMPES rateale 54 Ep mem 54 CONNEC S MeL EL 55 CE EE ECO PETERET METTE 56 3 4 2 RTCL Board on Disk Array with HCTX sss 56 DEDS deut Ed Eas D DE anie eA 57 3 4 3 External RAID Array XT HDX for XT 2 Server 58 ARRADA dINEnNSiIONS kesi a m o al ai li Coat 58 AStallatom and Operaio insae e mmm 59 DISK organisa oosa A E aiar 60 EED lc e E Ue 60 HOw EO TE DIAGS a DISKS raran a E E ETA A E O teadaeeteciaa aon 61 55 MTPO BOAR Deriora Em 62 ddl BIFOQUCUOID osn O rust adus ons m Nut edet Pa ros ode 62 222 AAAS dd AZIAS BOA acrea cud ema dut d dat c ut OR Dri LO uta acd oec d 63 LEDINO ie det HET ME 63 BOarG COMM tied NE ETC SEDE EO UTE 63 23 9 9 Memory Hole ACHUVAllOD siete ctio aiar 64 REGIONAL GON TAG TS 55i atu DIT ir vR a EL nH FRE CS QE RE RET or ER nS b nS ra 66
58. t the network connection can support Of course it is also necessary that the XT 2 where the material is stored has enough local disk bandwidth to feed the network accesses on top of its own local channels cfr point 4 Max RT Channels Avid DNxHD amp amp Apple ProRes 422 at 50Hz PAL Codec Video Fields Actual Max RT XT 2 Storage Capacity XF 2 Storage Capacity Bitrate Block Bandwidth Channels in hours and minutes in hours and minutes ane E 5x300GB 250GB 500GB 750GB Avid DNxHD 85 Mbps 11 43 MB s 13 13 6 34 1320 11 24 22 48 Avid DNxHD 100 Mbps 13 33 MB s 1125 11 26 2341 1444 19 32 Apple ProRes 422 Apple ProRes 422 HQ Avid DNxHD amp amp Apple ProRes 422 at 150Hz PAL Super Motion 3x Codec Video Fields Actual Max RT XT 2 Storage Capacity XF 2 Storage Capacity Bitrate Block Bandwidth Channels in hours and minutes in hours and minutes 5x73GB 5x146GB 5x300GB 250GB 500GB 750GB Avid DNxHD 85 Mbps 33 33 MB s Avid DNxHD 100 Mbps 40 00 MB s Fel lhl Din Apple ProRes 422 Apple ProRes 422 HQ Issue XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference 10 01 A EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 Avid DNxHD amp Apple ProRes 422 at 59 94Hz NTSC Codec Video Fields Actual Max RT XT 2 Storage Capacity XF 2 Storage Capacity Bitrate Block Bandwidth Channels in hours and minutes in hours and minutes 5x73GB
59. th the handles 660 26 0 Length with the front panel 670 26 4 Hot swap with redundant power supply Description Length mm Length inch Rackable length from behind the rack 640 25 2 mounting stripes to the back of the server Length without the front panel 662 26 1 Length with the handles 695 27 4 Length with the front panel 705 214 Hot swap power supplies sticks out by 25mm 1 H 187mm 7 2 by W 170mm 6 65 Rack mounting stripes L 270 mm 10 6 by W 21 mm 0 8 Handles H 55mm 2 2 by L 160 mm 6 3 by W 21 mm 0 8 Issue XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference 10 01 A EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 XT HDX For more information on the XT HDX refer to section 3 4 3 External RAID Array XT HDX for XT 2 Server on page 58 Remote Control Panel Weight 2 9 Kg 6 3 Lbs 10 Touch Screen Video Monitor Weight 3 6 Kg 7 8 Lbs XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A 1 5 18 Touch Screen Video Monitor Weight 11 0 Kg 23 9 Lbs Keybo w w Tablet Weight 0 5 Kg 1 2 Lbs Ref Wacom GD0405R INSTALLATION N Important Verify the disk recorder unit has the correct voltage specifications for your power source prior to applying power selectable 110 230 VAC on the rear panel of the power supply or autoswitch depending o
60. th various advanced functions like loop playback conditional transitions etc XT 2 PROXY SERVER From Multicam V10 01 a low resolution option can be set up to use the XT 2 server as a proxy server only The Proxy servers can be run on large production events as the counterparts of the high resolution servers In this case they need to be included in an XNet network distinct from the high resolution XNet network The XT 2 proxy servers are used for browsing purposes and can be controlled by IPDirector or EVS own API AVSP protocols UNPACKING On receipt of the equipment examine packing for obvious signs of damage lf 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 DIMENSIONS Video disk recorder Main frame 19 inches Rack mount 6U Weight 32 5 Kg 71 5 Lbs 4 270mm 10 6 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A Rack mount 4U Height 170 mm The following table specifies the various lengths Cold swap without redundant power supply Description Length mm Length inch Rackable length from behind the rack 603 23 1 mounting stripes to the back of the server Length without the front panel 627 24 7 Length wi
61. ue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 10 01 A e Cisco Catalyst 3750E 24TD 3750E 48TD COMPARISON The HP Procurve 2510G 24 and Cisco Catalyst 2960G 24TC can be used for small setups where no inter VLAN routing is needed On larger setups both GigE ports of the XT 2 servers or and several ports on the XF 2 are often used to increase the bandwith or to allow redundancy Since both GigE ports of an XT 2 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 3750E 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 Model RU Layer Gb SFP 10Gb JF JF Stacking ports X2 switching routing HP Procurve 1 2 20 4 4 0 Y N N 2510G 24 Cisco 1 2 20 4 0 Y N N Catalyst 2960G 24TC Cisco 1 3 24 upto 2 Y Y Y Catalyst 4 3 50E 24TD Cisco 1 3 48 upto 2 Y Y Y Catalyst 4 3 50E 48TD 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 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HP switches have a lifetime guarantee with next busi
62. uing working with you The EVS XT 2 series servers are full digital in PAL 625i NTSC 525i 720p or 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 XT 2 HIGH RESOLUTION SERVER The XT 2 server is typically used as a high resolution server with various third party controllers applications and automation systems using industry standard protocols Sony BVW75 Louth VDCP Odetics DD35 or EVS own API AVSP XT 2 series servers can also be controlled by EVS applications Live Slow Motion LSM for sports production including replays highlights editing and analysis tools like Split Screen to compare 2 synchronized actions side by side Target Tracking and Painting to highlight a particular detail or provide tactical explanations IPDirector a suite of Windows software applications designed to manage networked XT series servers Its applications make it possible to control multiple channels within the XNet network as well as to log an event to create and manage clips and play lists with advanced functions among others to extract Issue 10 01 A 1 2 1 3 1 4 XT Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 01 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2009 clips from a VTR It also provides extensive database search features AirBox a Windows GUI to manage clips and play lists wi
63. ut 7 Analogue output 3 Analogue output 7 8 Analogueinput4 AnalogueinputS Analogue output 4 _ Analogue output 8 9 Analogue input 1 Analogue input 5 Analogue output 1 Analogue output 5 _ 100 8ND 50 GN 11 Analogue input 2 rien input 6 reo output 2 Analogue output 6 13 Analogue input3 Analogue input 7 Analogue output 3 Analogue output 7 _ QO GND END GND GND 15 9 Analogue input 4 Analogue input 8 Analogue output 4 Analogue output 8 2 8 CONNECTING MULTIPLE XT 2 SERVERS ON XNET The XNet network is composed by several XT systems all connected with a 75 Ohm coaxial cable BNC The exchange between systems is operated through the SDTI interface at 540 or 1485 Mbps On XT 2 servers there are two pairs of SDTI connectors e XNet Relay connectors can be used at a maximum speed of 540 Mbps e XNet 2 Non Relay connectors can be used at 540 or 1485 Mbps When connected on the SDTI network through Relay connectors the SDTI loop is always established even if the XT is not powered on If connected through Non Relay connectors the SDTI loop is closed only when the Multicam software is started It is therefore recommended to use XHub when using Non Relay connectors to avoid network interruptions The XNet requires a network server dedicated to the management of the Database shared among all LSM XTs This is assigned to one of the LSM XT systems o

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