EVS XT-3, Hardware Technical Reference Manual

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Page 3: ...not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs com 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 pro...

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Page 5: ... 1 3 SAS HDX Unit 10 3 1 4 Control Devices 11 3 2 Power Supply 12 3 3 Environmental Conditions 13 4 SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS 14 4 1 Video Specifications 14 4 2 Audio Specifications 15 4 3 Video Codecs and Bitrates 17 4 3 1 Supported Codecs 17 4 3 2 Maximum Bitrates 19 4 3 3 Internal Bandwidth 20 4 3 4 Recording Capacities 24 4 4 Network Transfers 32 4 4 1 XNet Transfers 32 4 4 2 Gigabit Ethernet Tr...

Page 6: ...t up and Run XNet 70 5 6 4 Starting XNet 72 5 6 5 XNet Performances and Troubleshooting 72 5 7 Gigabit Network 73 5 7 1 Functional Overview 73 5 7 2 Backup of Clips 75 5 7 3 Restore of Clips 76 5 7 4 Important Rules 77 5 7 5 Switches 78 5 8 GPIO Connections 79 5 8 1 GP In Connections 79 5 8 2 GP Out Connections 82 6 BOARDS DESCRIPTION 84 6 1 Boards and Slots Configuration 84 6 2 V3X Video and Refe...

Page 7: ... Board 105 6 6 RAID Controller Boards 107 6 6 1 RSAS Board on SAS Disk Array 107 6 6 2 External RAID Array SAS HDX 108 6 7 MTPC Board 111 HARDWARE TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XT3 Server 12 05 Table of Contents V ...

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Page 9: ... section Analog Audio DA 15 Pinout on page 65 The following changes unrelated to new features have been brought to this technical reference manual They are not highlighted with the New icon See section Network Transfers on page 32 for updated network transfer data See section Required Conditions to Set up and Run XNet on page 70 for updated information on supported SDI converters See section XNet ...

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Page 11: ... channel SD HD and optionally 6 channel 3D 1080p XT3 servers work with SAS disks they are equipped with internal SAS disk array and or can be connected to a SAS HDX external SAS disk array They can be used with various third party controllers applications and automation systems using industry standard protocols such as Sony BVW75 VDCP Odetics DD35 IPDP or EVS AVSP EditRec LinX API They natively su...

Page 12: ...cular detail or provide tactical explanations IPDirector a suite of Windows software applications designed to manage networked EVS video servers Its applications make it possible to control multiple channels within the XNet2 network as well as to log an event to create and manage clips and play lists with advanced functions among others to extract clips from a VTR It also provides extensive databa...

Page 13: ...opean European Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 3 limitation of voltage fluctuation and flicker in low voltage supply systems for equipment 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 EN 61000 4 4 European Eur...

Page 14: ...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...

Page 15: ...affixed to indicate compliance with the following directives 89 336 EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Members States to electromagnetic compatibility 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 1999 5 EC of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunic...

Page 16: ...ain Frame Weight 4U 19 inches chassis with 6 HDD on RSAS board 31 kg 68 3 lb Dimensions The following drawings provide the various dimensions in mm of the XT3 server with a 4U chassis Front View Left View 6 3 Hardware Specifications EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 05 C November 2014 ...

Page 17: ...Right View Back View HARDWARE TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XT3 Server 12 05 3 Hardware Specifications 7 ...

Page 18: ...RSAS board fix mounted 37 kg 81 6 lb 6U 19 inches chassis with 6 HDD on hot swap rack 37 kg 81 6 lb 6U 19 inches chassis with 12 HDD on hot swap rack 39 kg 86 0 lb Dimensions The following drawings provide the various dimensions in mm of the XT3 server with a 6U chassis Front view Left view 8 3 Hardware Specifications EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 05 C November 2014 ...

Page 19: ...Right view Top view HARDWARE TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XT3 Server 12 05 3 Hardware Specifications 9 ...

Page 20: ...ngs provide the various dimensions in mm of the SAS HDX external array For more information on the SAS HDX refer to External RAID Array SAS HDX on page 108 10 3 Hardware Specifications EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 05 C November 2014 ...

Page 21: ...nally be connected to your server to control it LSM Remote Control Panel Weight 2 9 kg 6 3 lb Keyboard Weight 0 4 kg 0 9 lb Tablet Weight 0 3 kg 0 66 lb Ref Wacom CTF 430 Bamboo One HARDWARE TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XT3 Server 12 05 3 Hardware Specifications 11 ...

Page 22: ...pe A EN 60950 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 equipment Class of equipment Class 1 equipment EN 60950 1 2 5 electric shock protection by basic insulation and protecti...

Page 23: ...ing requirements Forced cooling air flow from right to left when looking at the EVS server from the back panel Handling movement Designed for fixed use when in operation Storage and Transport Temperature 0 C to 70 C 32 F to 158 F Relative humidity 0 to 90 non condensing HARDWARE TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XT3 Server 12 05 3 Hardware Specifications 13 ...

Page 24: ...ible REC PLAY Monitoring Down converters 1 CVBS per channel with OSD 1 SD SDI per channel with OSD 1 built in down converter per channel CVBS output with OSD 1 HD SDI output per channel with OSD Additional clean SD SDI output Reference Analog Black Burst Analog Black Burst and HD Tri Level Sync Graphics Board n a n a From a hardware point of view six codec modules and therefore six channels remain...

Page 25: ...o Vertical Ancillary data ST 2020 2 2008 ST 2020 3 2008 3G SDI ST 424 2006 3G SDI Data mapping ST 425 B 2008 4 2 Audio Specifications Audio Analog and Digital Configurations 4U Server PS2 Chassis The following optional audio configurations are available Configuration BNC AES EBU DA 15 Analog 16 input and 16 output 8 pairs 8 pairs AES EBU or Dolby E unbalanced on 16 BNC connectors 8 input and 8 out...

Page 26: ...DA 15 connectors 8 input and 8 output analog balanced channels on 4 DA 15 connectors Additional Audio Specifications 4 additional analog balanced output channels for monitoring All audio connectors on mainframe The Lo Res audio is Mpeg 1 Layer II at 48 kHz sampling frequency The 4U servers provide Up to 64 embedded audio channels 4 16 audio mono channels per video channel Up to 56 embedded audio c...

Page 27: ...esented in the table below when the required license code is valid The codecs corresponding to license codes 10 to 12 are installed by default on the XT3 server Codec SD HD Code Protection IMX Code 11 Mjpeg SD Code 10 DVCPro 50 Code 9 Mjpeg Standard HD Mjpeg EVS HD Code 10 Mpeg 2 Intra Code 12 Avid DNxHD Code 5 Apple ProRes 422 Code 6 DVCPro HD Code 8 AVC Intra Code 13 XDCAM LongGOP Code 14 HARDWA...

Page 28: ...ps for high definition Content Transfer Encoding and File Header It is possible to perform the encoding process in 8 bit or 10 bit and to write a 10 bit file on selected codecs The following table summarizes the proposed configurations valid for encoding and file header Codec Encoding File Header DNxHD 120 145 8 bit DNxHD 185 220 8 bit DNxHD 185x 220x 10 bit ProRes LT 10 bit ProRes SQ 10 bit ProRe...

Page 29: ...0 180 N A NTSC 250 250 180 N A 180 180 N A Avid DNxHD PAL 185 185 185 100 185 185 367 NTSC 220 220 220 100 220 220 403 Apple ProRes 422 PAL 185 185 185 85 185 185 367 NTSC 220 220 220 102 220 220 293 DVCPro 50 PAL 50 50 N A N A 50 50 N A NTSC 50 50 N A N A 50 50 N A DVCPro HD PAL 100 100 100 N A 100 100 N A NTSC 100 100 100 N A 100 100 N A AVC Intra 100 PAL 111 111 110 N A 111 111 222 NTSC 111 111...

Page 30: ...al time record or real time playback that one EVS server can support for a given frame rate and bitrate Since an XT3 server can have a maximum of 8 local video channels any value higher than 8 means that these additional real time accesses can be used for transfers over the XNet SDTI network The RT Channels calculation is based on the use of Seagate disks of 300 GB 10K5 configured in 4 1 raids Suc...

Page 31: ... 6 0 Apple ProRes 422 HQ 150 00 185 5 75 0 5 3 Bandwidth and RT Channels at 59 94 Hz NTSC Codec Field Rate Hz Video Bitrate Mbps Fields Block Block based bandwidth MB s Max RT Channels XDCAM HD 59 94 50 74 6 4 61 7 Apple ProRes 422 LT 59 94 85 35 13 7 29 2 HD Mjpeg Standard 59 94 100 14 34 2 11 6 HD Mpeg 2 Intra 59 94 100 14 34 2 11 6 DVCPro HD 59 94 100 35 13 7 29 7 AVC Intra 100 59 94 111 36 13 ...

Page 32: ...5 are used in 4 1 raids the disks will be able to write 400 MB s and the maximum server bandwidth is therefore 400 MB s For a mixed configuration with standard and super motion channels on the same EVS server the following calculation must be used to ensure that the settings do not exceed the maximum bandwidth of the server that is to say 400 MB s nbr of standard channels x their block based bandw...

Page 33: ...guration is supported as it is lower than 400 MB s Example with Multi Essence Configuration Can I run an XT3 server with 4 record channels 2 play channels in the multi essence configuration with Apple ProRes 422 HQ with a video bitrate of 220 Mbps and with XDCAM with a video bitrate of 50 Mbps in NTSC Calculation 1 standard rec play at 220 Mbps uses 30 0 MB s 1 XDCAM record at 50 Mbps uses 6 4 MB ...

Page 34: ...ross 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 tables show the recording capacity...

Page 35: ...2 5 0 120 110 104 97 221 27 2 5 2 120 110 104 97 221 30 2 6 0 144 132 125 116 265 32 2 6 2 144 132 125 116 265 35 2 7 0 168 154 146 136 309 37 2 7 2 168 154 146 136 309 40 2 8 0 192 177 167 155 354 42 2 8 2 192 177 167 155 354 45 2 9 0 216 199 188 174 398 47 2 9 2 216 199 188 174 398 50 3 10 0 240 221 209 194 442 53 3 10 3 240 221 209 194 442 55 3 11 0 264 243 229 213 486 58 3 11 3 2664 243 229 21...

Page 36: ...o 8 audio 70 3 14 0 336 309 292 272 619 74 4 14 4 336 309 292 272 619 75 4 15 0 360 331 313 291 663 79 4 15 4 360 331 313 291 663 80 4 16 0 384 354 334 311 708 84 4 16 4 384 354 334 311 708 85 4 17 0 407 374 354 329 749 89 4 17 4 407 374 354 329 749 26 4 Software Specifications EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 05 C November 2014 ...

Page 37: ...21 30 2 5 0 150 138 130 121 276 32 2 5 2 150 138 130 121 276 36 2 6 0 180 165 156 145 331 38 2 6 2 180 165 156 145 331 42 2 7 0 210 193 182 170 387 44 2 7 2 210 193 182 170 387 48 2 8 0 240 221 209 194 442 51 3 8 3 240 221 209 194 442 54 3 9 0 270 248 235 218 497 57 3 9 3 270 248 235 218 497 60 3 10 0 300 276 261 243 553 63 3 10 3 300 276 261 243 553 66 3 11 0 330 304 287 267 608 69 3 11 3 330 304...

Page 38: ... 120 XDCAM 50 XDCAM 50 Disks ext array RAID Units spares 8 audios 8 audios 8 audios 8 audios 8 audios 84 4 14 0 407 374 354 329 749 88 4 14 4 407 374 354 329 749 28 4 Software Specifications EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 05 C November 2014 ...

Page 39: ...77 25 2 5 0 120 110 87 82 221 27 2 5 2 120 110 87 82 221 30 2 6 0 144 132 105 99 265 32 2 6 2 144 132 105 99 265 35 2 7 0 168 155 122 115 310 37 2 7 2 168 155 122 115 310 40 2 8 0 192 177 140 132 354 42 2 8 2 192 177 140 132 354 45 2 9 0 216 199 157 148 398 47 2 9 2 216 199 157 148 398 50 3 10 0 240 221 175 165 443 53 3 10 3 240 221 175 165 443 55 3 11 0 264 243 192 181 487 58 3 11 3 264 243 192 1...

Page 40: ...os 8 audios 70 3 14 0 336 310 245 231 620 74 4 14 4 336 310 245 231 620 75 4 15 0 360 332 263 247 664 79 4 15 4 360 332 263 247 664 80 4 16 0 384 354 280 264 709 84 4 16 4 384 354 280 264 709 85 4 17 0 407 375 297 279 751 89 4 17 4 407 375 297 279 751 30 4 Software Specifications EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 05 C November 2014 ...

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Page 42: ... bitrate through the SDTI network Calculation formula Maximum SDTI bandwidth actual block based bandwidth real time transfers When A V data is transferred through the XNet network you should take into account the maximum SDTI bandwidth of 110 MB s for SDTI 1 5 Gbps and 200 MB s for SDTI 3 Gbps Example How many real time transfers can I do over an XNet network if I work with Apple ProRes 422 at 120...

Page 43: ...ample a single transfer will be processed 15 2x faster than real time for XDCAM HD and around 8 7x faster than real time for Apple ProRes 422 LT Codec Field Rate Video Bitrate Mbps Block Based Bandwidth MB s RT Transfers 1 5G SDTI RT Transfers 3G SDTI XDCAM HD 50 00 Hz 50 6 5 16 7 30 5 Apple ProRes 422 LT 50 00 Hz 85 11 4 9 6 17 5 HD Mjpeg Standard 50 00 Hz 100 33 3 3 3 6 0 HD Mpeg 2 Intra 50 00 H...

Page 44: ...itrate set by the user in the Codec section of the Server tab in the Multicam Configuration window 3 RT Transfers maximum number of simultaneous transfers of A V data that can be processed for the given frame rate and video bitrate through the GbE network Calculation formula Maximum GbE bandwidth actual block based bandwidth real time transfers 4 Transfer Speed transfer speed for a single transfer...

Page 45: ... Avid DNxHD 120 Mbps in PAL and if the maximum GbE bandwidth on my network is 90 MB s Calculation Maximum GbE bandwidth actual block based bandwidth real time transfers 90 MB s 14 8 MB s 6 0 real time transfers Important Recommendations For 6 channel configuration maximum bitrates for Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 should be 220 Mbps NTSC or 185 Mbps PAL Super Motion 1 Cam configuration i e 1 Supe...

Page 46: ...RT XDCAM HD 50 00 Hz 50 6 5 10 7 9 9x Apple ProRes 422 LT 50 00 Hz 85 11 4 6 1 5 7x HD Mjpeg Standard 50 00 Hz 100 33 3 2 1 1 9x HD Mpeg 2 Intra 50 00 Hz 100 33 3 2 1 1 9x DVCPro HD 50 00 Hz 100 12 9 5 4 5 1x AVC Intra 100 50 00 Hz 111 13 3 5 2 4 8x Avid DNxHD 120 50 00 Hz 120 14 8 4 7 4 4x Apple ProRes 422 SQ 50 00 Hz 120 16 6 4 2 3 9x Avid DNxHD 185 50 00 Hz 185 22 2 3 1 2 9x Apple ProRes 422 HQ...

Page 47: ... RT XDCAM HD 50 00 Hz 50 6 5 13 7x Apple ProRes 422 LT 50 00 Hz 85 11 4 7 8x HD Mjpeg Standard 50 00 Hz 100 33 3 2 7x HD Mpeg 2 Intra 50 00 Hz 100 33 3 2 7x DVCPro HD 50 00 Hz 100 12 9 6 9x AVC Intra 100 50 00 Hz 111 13 3 6 7x Avid DNxHD 120 50 00 Hz 120 14 8 6 1x Apple ProRes 422 SQ 50 00 Hz 120 16 6 5 4x Avid DNxHD 185 50 00 Hz 185 22 2 4 0x Apple ProRes 422 HQ 50 00 Hz 185 25 0 3 6x HARDWARE TE...

Page 48: ... 5 33 5 30 5 x Apple ProRes 422 LT 50 00 Hz 85 11 4 19 2 17 5 x HD Mjpeg Standard 50 00 Hz 100 33 3 6 6 6 x HD Mpeg 2 Intra 50 00 Hz 100 33 3 6 6 6 x DVCPro HD 50 00 Hz 100 12 9 17 0 15 5 x AVC Intra 100 50 00 Hz 111 13 3 16 5 15x Avid DNxHD 120 50 00 Hz 120 14 8 14 8 13 5 x Apple ProRes 422 SQ 50 00 Hz 120 16 6 13 2 12 x Avid DNxHD 185 50 00 Hz 185 22 2 9 9 9 x Apple ProRes 422 HQ 50 00 Hz 185 25...

Page 49: ...n RT XDCAM HD 50 00 Hz 50 6 5 9 9 6 1x Apple ProRes 422 LT 50 00 Hz 85 11 4 5 7 3 5x HD Mjpeg Standard 50 00 Hz 100 33 3 1 9 1 2x HD Mpeg 2 Intra 50 00 Hz 100 33 3 1 9 1 2x DVCPro HD 50 00 Hz 100 12 9 5 0 3 1x AVC Intra 100 50 00 Hz 111 13 3 4 9 3 0x Avid DNxHD 120 50 00 Hz 120 14 8 4 4 2 7x Apple ProRes 422 SQ 50 00 Hz 120 16 6 3 9 2 4x Avid DNxHD 185 50 00 Hz 185 22 2 2 9 1 8x Apple ProRes 422 H...

Page 50: ...RT XDCAM HD 50 00 Hz 50 6 5 10 6x Apple ProRes 422 LT 50 00 Hz 85 11 4 6 1x HD Mjpeg Standard 50 00 Hz 100 33 3 2 1x HD Mpeg 2 Intra 50 00 Hz 100 33 3 2 1x DVCPro HD 50 00 Hz 100 12 9 5 4x AVC Intra 100 50 00 Hz 111 13 3 5 2x Avid DNxHD 120 50 00 Hz 120 14 8 4 7x Apple ProRes 422 SQ 50 00 Hz 120 16 6 4 2x Avid DNxHD 185 50 00 Hz 185 22 2 3 1x Apple ProRes 422 HQ 50 00 Hz 185 25 0 2 8x 40 4 Softwar...

Page 51: ...00 Hz 100 33 3 3 0 2 4x DVCPro HD 50 00 Hz 100 12 9 7 7 6 2x AVC Intra 100 50 00 Hz 111 13 3 7 5 6 0x Avid DNxHD 120 50 00 Hz 120 14 8 6 7 5 4x Apple ProRes 422 SQ 50 00 Hz 120 16 6 6 0 4 8x Avid DNxHD 185 50 00 Hz 185 22 2 4 5 3 6x Apple ProRes 422 HQ 50 00 Hz 185 25 0 4 0 3 2x Simultaneous Backup and Restore The backup sessions reach higher bandwidth and pre empt the bandwidth against the restor...

Page 52: ... 24 17 29 34 58 Avid DNxHD 185 18 13 07 26 13 Apple ProRes 422 HQ 16 11 39 23 18 Storage Capacity at 150 Hz PAL Super Motion 3x The following tables gives the time in hours and minutes of A V content of a given codec that can be stored on the XF hardware at a frame rate of 150 Hz Codec Fields Block 1 TB 2 TB Apple ProRes 422 LT 12 8 30 16 59 HD Mjpeg Standard 4 2 55 5 50 HD Mpeg 2 Intra 4 2 55 5 5...

Page 53: ...4 34 29 07 Avid DNxHD 185 18 10 55 21 50 Apple ProRes 422 HQ 16 9 43 19 25 Storage Capacity at 180 Hz NTSC Super Motion 3x The following tables gives the time in hours and minutes of A V content of a given codec that can be stored on the XF hardware at a frame rate of 180 Hz Codec Fields Block 1 TB 2 TB Apple ProRes 422 LT 12 7 05 14 10 HD Mjpeg Standard 5 2 50 5 40 HD Mpeg 2 Intra 5 2 50 5 40 DVC...

Page 54: ...ion 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 interpolato...

Page 55: ...n 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 the choice between any of the 3 above described techniques no interpolation 2 line ...

Page 56: ...Warning Remember that fans are used to air cool the equipment and protect it from overheating Do not 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 Ch...

Page 57: ... connectors positions and types for each of these variants are described in the following topics 5 2 2 6U Rear Panel Layout Rear Panel Areas The following drawing represents an example of a 6U rear panel available on an XT3 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 ...

Page 58: ...V3X board See section V3X Video and Reference Boards on page 85 for more details on each connector specific usage according to the different configurations The video and codec connector layouts described in this section are available according to your configuration 2 Channel Version 4 Channel Version 6 Channel Version 48 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 05 C ...

Page 59: ...nectors pinout depending on the configuration The audio connector layouts described in this section are available according to your configuration Digital XLR Connectors Digital audio 16 XLR connectors 8 in and 8 out No analog audio Digital BNC Connectors and Analog DA 15 Connectors Digital audio 16 BNC connectors 8 in and 8 out Analog audio 4 multi pin DA 15 connectors 2 in and 2 out HARDWARE TECH...

Page 60: ...ntrols and Communications This rear panel part located below the audio connectors presents connectors that allow the EVS server to communicated with other devices The connectors are described from top left to bottom right The XNet2 connectors allow the interconnection of EVS servers and or XStore in an XNet2 network The IN connector of a server is connected to the OUT connector of another server a...

Page 61: ...onnection of the PC LAN interface of the EVS server to an Ethernet network The Console connectors allow a monitor and a keyboard to be connected to the server The RS422 ports allow the server to be remotely controlled through remote panels or third party control devices When a remote panel is used it should be connected on the first RS422 port Gigabit Ethernet Connectors Module The Gigabit Etherne...

Page 62: ...nnector module The Gigabit Ethernet connector module allows the interconnection of servers other EVS and or third party systems into a Gigabit Ethernet network via 2 RJ45 connectors each offering a global bandwidth of 1 GbE SD card slot Gigabit H3X Ethernet Connectors The Gigabit H3X Ethernet connectors 1GbE are currently located at the top right of the rear panel 5b The Gigabit H3X Ethernet conne...

Page 63: ...nnector is located on the top right part of the rear panel above the PSU The SAS HDX connector allows the connection to the external disk array SAS HDX if it is installed 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 HARDWARE TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANU...

Page 64: ...panel available on an XT3 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 54 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 05 C November 2014 ...

Page 65: ...ed in this section are available according to your configuration 2 Channel Version 4 Channel Version Digital Audio The audio inputs and outputs are available on BNC or on multi pin DA 15 connectors for audio signal inputs and outputs in digital format See section Audio Connections on page 62 for more details on the DA 15 connectors pinout according to the different configurations The following dig...

Page 66: ...nnectors pinout according to the different configurations The analog connector layout consists in 4 multi pin DA 15 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 When a remote panel is used it should be connected on the first RS422 port The RS422 connectors layout is as follows 56 5 Hardware Ins...

Page 67: ...o be able to use the internal loop feature The Gigabit H3X Ethernet connectors allow the interconnection of servers other EVS and or third party systems into a Gigabit Ethernet network with a global bandwidth of 1 GbE The RS232 connector allows a tablet to be connected to the server The GPI connector allows GPI General Purpose Interface devices to send or receive electric pulses that will trigger ...

Page 68: ...ower supply should the first one fail 5 2 4 4U Rear Panel Layout USB Chassis Rear Panel Areas The following drawing represents an example of a 4U rear panel available on an XT3 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 58 5 Hardware Installation a...

Page 69: ...onfigurations The following video and codecs connectors layouts are available according to your configuration Config Layout Description 222 2 channel version 444 4 channel version open config Digital Audio The audio inputs and outputs are available on multi pin DA 15 connectors for audio signal inputs and outputs in digital format See section Audio Connections on page 62 for more details on the DA...

Page 70: ...dio connectors presents connectors that allow the EVS server to communicate with other devices The connectors are described from top left to bottom right The RS232 connector allows a tablet to be connected to the server The RS422 ports allow the server to be remotely controlled through remote panels or third party control devices When a remote panel is used it should be connected on the first RS42...

Page 71: ...ulticam Configuration window in the Monitoring tab Multiviewer page See the Multicam Configuration manual for a description of the configuration parameters The XNet2 connectors allow the interconnection of EVS servers 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 GPI connector allows GP...

Page 72: ...of these units are connected to allow automatic power switching to the second power supply should the first one fail 5 3 Video Connections You fill find full details on video connections in the Configuration manual in the chapter Supported Configurations 5 4 Audio Connections 5 4 1 Audio Channels The XT3 server manages up to 96 embedded audio channels depending on the chosen variant and the instal...

Page 73: ... inputs high balanced and 16 outputs 600 Ohm drive capable breakout cables with XLR connectors available Not available on the new XT3 4U server Audio monitoring DA 15 connector 4 analog mono outputs 600 Ohm drive capable XT3 4U XLR connectors 4 analog mono outputs 600 Ohm drive capable XT3 6U See also section Audio Specifications on page 15 for full information on the available audio hardware conf...

Page 74: ...1 2 AES output 9 10 3 Gnd Gnd Gnd Gnd 4 AES input 3 4 AES input 11 12 AES output 3 4 AES output 11 12 5 Gnd Gnd Gnd Gnd 6 AES input 5 6 AES input 13 14 AES output 5 6 AES output 13 14 7 Gnd Gnd Gnd Gnd 8 AES input 7 8 AES input 15 16 AES output 7 8 AES output 15 16 9 AES input 1 2 AES input 9 10 AES output 1 2 AES output 9 10 10 Gnd Gnd Gnd Gnd 11 AES input 3 4 AES input 11 12 AES output 3 4 AES o...

Page 75: ... 2 Analog input 1 Analog input 5 Analog output 1 Analog output 5 3 Gnd Gnd Gnd Gnd 4 Analog input 2 Analog input 6 Analog output 2 Analog output 6 5 Gnd Gnd Gnd Gnd 6 Analog input 3 Analog input 7 Analog output 3 Analog output 7 7 Gnd Gnd Gnd Gnd 8 Analog input 4 Analog input 8 Analog output 4 Analog output 8 9 Analog input 1 Analog input 5 Analog output 1 Analog output 5 10 Gnd Gnd Gnd Gnd 11 Ana...

Page 76: ...e DA 15 monitoring audio connector is only available on the 4U chassis of the XT3 server Pin DA 15 connector Outputs 1 4 mono 1 Gnd 2 Analog output 1 3 Gnd 4 Analog output 2 5 Gnd 6 Analog output 3 7 Gnd 8 Analog output 4 9 Analog output 1 10 Gnd 11 Analog output 2 12 Gnd 13 Analog output 3 14 Gnd 15 Analog output 4 66 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 05 C No...

Page 77: ...422 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 19200 bauds No parity 8 data bits 1 stop bit 5 5 2 Redundant IPDP Serial Link The IPDirector communicates with the server via one serial link If that link fails the XT3 server can no longer be controlled by any IPDirector A failover...

Page 78: ...ll connected with a 75 Ohm coaxial cable BNC The data exchange between systems is operated through the SDTI interface at 1485 Mbps 1 5 Gbps or 2970 Mbps 3 Gbps with non relay connectors The 2970 Mbps speed for the SDTI network is restricted to EVS servers fitted with H3X boards The SDTI loop is closed only when the Multicam software is started As non relay connectors are used it is recommended to ...

Page 79: ... may be connected in a star architecture as illustrated in the following figure Note Multicam 12 02 can work with XHub version 3 03 or above but 3G SDTI is only supported with version 4 00 Connection Diagram Without EVS XHub SDTI Hub Example of XNet2 network without hub HARDWARE TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XT3 Server 12 05 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling 69 ...

Page 80: ...r modes shall be validated in the options list 3 They shall all be running compatible software versions Otherwise warning message is displayed 4 The EVS video servers shall operate the same multi essence configuration 5 The SDTI speed parameter shall have the same value on all EVS servers Network page SDTI section The SDTI speed 2970 Mbps is available with EVS servers equipped with H3X boards 70 5...

Page 81: ...n XHub 9 The distance shown in the table below is the maximum cable length between two active EVS servers or 2 SDTI reclockers on an XNet2 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 o...

Page 82: ...ubleshooting Performances Transfers With the default settings the following performances can be achieved in normal conditions Material Transfers Distant copy SD content 10 real time transfers Up to 5 times faster than real time depends on network load HD content 3 to 4 real time transfers Up to 2 times faster than real time depends on network load SLSM content 3 real time transfers These performan...

Page 83: ...isconnected or shut down another server will automatically be assigned to act as a new network Server The next machine to be automatically assigned as new network server is the one with the highest serial number in the SDTI network 5 7 Gigabit Network 5 7 1 Functional Overview The Gigabit connection makes it possible to transfer video and audio material from your XT3 server to external systems via...

Page 84: ...ther processes The Gigabit connection fulfills the following functions in relation with the XT3 server Backup of clips from an XT3 server Restore of clips to an XT3 server Transfer of clips between servers Please refer to the XTAccess user manual for full information about the possible workflows with third party systems 74 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 05 ...

Page 85: ... to be backed up from the server 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 AVI Avid MXF OPAtom MXF OP 1A Quick Time Quick Time Ref depending on the video codec It stores the backup file in the target folder specified by the external system The metadata of the clip are ei...

Page 86: ...igabit connection and XTAccess Workflow Restore via XML File 1 An external system which can generate XML files for restoring clips for example MediaXChange or IPDirector sends an XML file to XTAccess to request the restore copy of clips from an archiving or backup system to a given XT3 server 2 XTAccess processes the XML file It gets the clip file to restore from the external system It restores i ...

Page 87: ... on the external archiving or backup system Restore done folder where the files are moved to when they are successfully restored Restore error folder where files are moved to when they failed to restore 5 7 4 Important Rules Gigabit networks including EVS servers need to abide by the following rules The hardware used on GbE networks with EVS servers need to support jumbo frames Both GbE ports of a...

Page 88: ...ften used to increase the bandwidth or to allow redundancy Since both GbE ports of an XT3 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 setu...

Page 89: ...k module C3KX NM 10GT 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 ...

Page 90: ...0 to 0 5 mA opto OFF i 2 5 to 30 mA opto ON 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 Vin 0 8 Volts opto OFF Vin 2 2 Volts 2 mA opto ON Vin max without external resistor 15 Volts 80 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 05 C November 2014 ...

Page 91: ...on the device triggering the GPI The ground must be common between the DB 25 connector of the XT3 server and the external device Specifications each pin can be individually configured as an output or an input internal 4K7 pull up to 5 V low level Vi 1 5 Volt U12 74HC245 high level Vi 3 5 Volt U12 74HC245 optional TTL compatible level U12 74HCT245 HARDWARE TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XT3 Server 12 0...

Page 92: ...he following applications Setup menu of the Remote Panel IP Director settings GPI and Auxiliary Track tab Specifications normally open contact power off open maximum 1 A maximum 50 Volts typical life time 100 000 000 switchings TTL Outputs GP Out 5 6 7 8 Pin Out 82 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 05 C November 2014 ...

Page 93: ...as an output or an input internal 4K7 pull up to 5 V low level Vi 1 5 Volt U12 74HC245 high level Vi 3 5 Volt U12 74HC245 optional TTL compatible level U12 74HCT245 HARDWARE TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XT3 Server 12 05 5 Hardware Installation and Cabling 83 ...

Page 94: ...d boards 6 video channels 4 video channels 2 video channels 7 RSAS 6 H3X 5 CODA Audio Codec 4 V3X SD HD 3 3 V3X SD HD 2 V3X SD HD 2 2 V3X SD HD 1 Genlock V3X SD HD 1 Genlock V3X SD HD 1 Genlock 1 MTPC 4U Rack Slot Installed boards 4 video channels 2 video channels 6 RSAS 5 H3X 4 CODA Audio Codec 3 V3X SD HD 2 2 V3X SD HD 1 Genlock V3X SD HD 1 Genlock 1 MTPC 84 6 Boards Description EVS Broadcast Eq...

Page 95: ...ord channel or as a decoder for a play channel The COD V3X modules are SD HD and 3 Gbps capable They support the following feature s Full resolution 3D HD on a single V3X module Dual Link HD SDI or single link 3 Gbps 1080p 50 59 94 Hz video standard on a single V3X module Dual Link HD SDI or single link 3 Gbps XDCAM Modules The XDCAM modules provides the option to encode the incoming video feeds i...

Page 96: ... 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 Block Diagram The block diagram of the V3X board with genlock is illustrated hereunder with the connectors jumpers and LEDs location 86 6 Boards Description EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 05 C November 2014 ...

Page 97: ...without genlock depending on its position in the server Base Board LEDs The table below lists the LEDs available on the V3X base board with the genlock functionality Warning It is crucial to have a continuous and stable genlock signal when the server is in operation In case of interferences on the genlock signal that would cause parity violations the recorders will automatically be restarted to ma...

Page 98: ...dule and the H3X board M1 Not used M2 M3 M4 6 2 2 COD Connectivity in SD and HD Connector Assignments 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 1080p Dual Link and 3D 1080p Single Link 3 Gbps is described in the following sections Connector SD mode HD mode Connector label J1 J5 is fac...

Page 99: ... configuration Not used or SDI input HD in an XREC configuration IN B J6 SDI program output SD identical to J7 HD SDI program output SD identical to J7 OUT J7 SDI program output SD identical to J6 HD SDI program output HD identical to J6 OUT J8 SDI input SD HD SDI input HD IN J9 Alternate SDI input SD for the internal loop Alternate HD SDI input HD for the internal loop Not wired to the backplane ...

Page 100: ...Connector Layouts 90 6 Boards Description EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 05 C November 2014 ...

Page 101: ...HARDWARE TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XT3 Server 12 05 6 Boards Description 91 ...

Page 102: ...J4 SDI monitoring output for left eye 3D or link 1 1080p HD SD CHAR OUT SD HD J5 HD SDI input for right eye 3D or link 2 1080p HD IN B J6 HD SDI program output for left eye 3D or link 1 1080p HD identical to J7 OUT J7 HD SDI program output for left eye 3D or link 1 1080p HD identical to J6 OUT J8 HD SDI input for left eye 3D or link 1 1080p HD IN J9 Alternate HD SDI input HD for the internal loop ...

Page 103: ...Connectors Layouts HARDWARE TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XT3 Server 12 05 6 Boards Description 93 ...

Page 104: ...4 SDI monitoring output for left eye 3D or link 1 1080p HD SD CHAR OUT SD HD J5 Not installed IN B J6 3G SDI program output for left right eyes 3D or link 1 2 1080p 3G identical to J7 OUT J7 3G SDI program output for left right eyes 3D or link 1 2 1080p 3G identical to J6 OUT J8 3G SDI input left right eyes 3D or link 1 2 1080p 3G IN J9 Alternate 3G SDI input 3G for the internal loop Not wired to ...

Page 105: ...Connectors Layouts HARDWARE TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XT3 Server 12 05 6 Boards Description 95 ...

Page 106: ...iviewer input J3 SDI program output of phase 1 HD SD OUT B J4 SDI monitoring output in SLSM HD SD CHAR OUT SD HD J5 Not installed IN B J6 HD program output of phase 1 identical to J7 OUT J7 HD program output of phase 1 identical to J6 OUT J8 3G SDI SLSM 2Ph input 3G IN J9 Alternate 3G SDI SLSM 2Ph input 3G for internal loop Not wired to the backplane J9 of REC1 only connected to Loop connector Not...

Page 107: ...Connectors Layouts HARDWARE TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XT3 Server 12 05 6 Boards Description 97 ...

Page 108: ...tor label J1 N A CHAR SD J2 N A Not wired to the backplane Used for onboard multiviewer input J3 SDI output 3G OUT B J4 SDI monitoring output 3G CHAR OUT SD HD J5 3G SDI input IN B J6 3G program output identical to J7 OUT J7 3G program output identical to J6 OUT J8 3G SDI input IN J9 N A Not wired to the backplane 98 6 Boards Description EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 05 C November 2014 ...

Page 109: ...Connectors Layouts HARDWARE TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XT3 Server 12 05 6 Boards Description 99 ...

Page 110: ...er Lower codec board slot 2 COD A CAM F or PGM 1 Lower codec board slot 2 COD B CAM E or PGM 2 Middle codec board slot 3 COD A CAM D or PGM 3 Middle codec board slot 3 COD B CAM C or PGM 4 Upper codec board slot 4 COD A CAM B or PGM 5 Upper codec board slot 4 COD B CAM A or PGM 6 Server with Two Codec Boards The following table shows how the channels play or record channels are assigned to the cod...

Page 111: ...y or record channels are assigned to the codec board and connectors Codec Board Codec Connector Channel Number Lower codec board slot 2 COD A CAM B or PGM 1 Lower codec board slot 2 COD B CAM A or PGM 2 HARDWARE TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XT3 Server 12 05 6 Boards Description 101 ...

Page 112: ...h one bus connector on the front side Different audio configurations are available with the audio codec board See Audio Connections on page 62 for details The following LEDs are available on the audio codec board LD 1 3 internal EVS information only LD 4 transfer activity to from the H3X board 102 6 Boards Description EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 05 C November 2014 ...

Page 113: ...rd is divided in 4 parts 2 in front 2 in the back Front left GbE module Front right CTL controller module Back left CPU module Back right SDTI module HARDWARE TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XT3 Server 12 05 6 Boards Description 103 ...

Page 114: ...seconds to indicate that the processor is running Other LEDs For EVS internal use only Connectors The following connectors are available on the XNet2 SDTI module J15 OUT connector for XNet2 SDTI network 1485 2970 Mbps without relay J16 IN connector for XNet2 SDTI network 1485 2970 Mbps without relay Gigabit Connectors The two board Gigabit connectors are connected to the two backplane Gigabit port...

Page 115: ...ackplane 1GbE ports The two 10GbE connectors are connected to the two backplane 10GbE ports The Gigabit connectors must be on a network that supports Jumbo Frames of at least 9014 bytes Ethernet frames See section Switches on page 78 for the list of supported switches You can set up the GbE IP addresses in the Multicam Configuration window in the Network tab Gigabit Ethernet section See the Config...

Page 116: ...GbE SFP modules are compatible with the 10GbE connectors of the 10GbE board Intel Ethernet SFP SR Optic E10GSFPSR Intel Ethernet SFP LR Optic E10GSFPLR 106 6 Boards Description EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 05 C November 2014 ...

Page 117: ... of 2x6 disks LEDs correspond to the disks as schematized as followed upper 7 12 lower 1 6 upper 8 9 10 11 lower 2 3 4 5 LED Status Function Disk LEDs Off the corresponding disk is not started not spinning On fast blinking green the corresponding disk is starting spinning On steady green the corresponding disk is started and used in the RAID array On slowly blinking green the corresponding disk is...

Page 118: ...internal storage It is connected to the server via a dedicated SAS cable on the rear panel of the server provided that the X ESAS connection module has been placed inside the server Necessary equipment Server with SAS HDX connector on the rear panel Multicam version 10 05 or higher SAS HDX external disk storage 108 6 Boards Description EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 05 C November 2014 ...

Page 119: ...sk is not present Note When starting from a clean disk array after a Clear Video Disks from the EVS maintenance menu the 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 some disks depending on how much material clips and record trains is stored on the server Sound Alert on External Array When a fan or a ...

Page 120: ...Disk Insertion and Removal To insert or remove a disk from an external array carefully follow these steps 110 6 Boards Description EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 05 C November 2014 ...

Page 121: ...ial ports LTC reader and generator is controlled by the motherboard SAS System Hard disk the SAS 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 2 GB The remaining capacity of this drive is not used 256 MB SDR...

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Page 123: ...tor 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...

Page 124: ... 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 114 6 Boards Description EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 05 C November 2014 ...

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Page 126: ...ipment is continuously adapting and improving its products in accordance with the ever changing requirements of the Broadcast Industry The data contained herein is therefore subject to change without prior notice Companies and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies EVS Headquarters Liège Science Park 16 rue Bois St Jean B 4102 Seraing Belgium ...