GRASS VALLEY UCP-3901, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual 13 03084 010 M00 AB 2020 10 27 UCP 3901 UNIFIED COMPUTE PROCESSOR FOR DENSITÉ ...

Page 2: ...ange without notice Terms and Conditions Please read the following terms and conditions carefully By using UCP 3901 documentation you agree to the following terms and conditions Grass Valley hereby grants permission and license to owners of UCP 3901 to use their product manuals for their own internal business use Manuals for Grass Valley products may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or...

Page 3: ... électrostatique peut se produire lorsque des composants électroniques ne sont pas manipulés de manière adéquate ce qui peut entraîner des défaillances intermittentes ou endommager irrémédiablement un circuit électrique Au moment de remplacer une carte dans un châssis prenez toujours les mesures de protection antistatique appropriées Assurez vous que le châssis est relié électriquement à la terre ...

Page 4: ...ut power does not exceed 0 dBm 1mW under normal operating conditions Unused optical outputs should be covered to prevent direct exposure to the laser beam Even though the power of these lasers is low the beam should be treated with caution and common sense because it is intense and concentrated Laser radiation can cause irreversible and permanent damage of eyesight Please read the following guidel...

Page 5: ...romagnetic Compatibility Limits for harmonic current emissions EN61000 3 3 2013 Electromagnetic Compatibility Limits of voltage changes voltage fluctuations and flicker EN55103 2 2009 Environment E2 Electromagnetic Compatibility Product family standard for audio video audio visual and entertainment lighting control apparatus for professional use Part 2 Immunity FCC CFR 47 Part 15 Class A Federal C...

Page 6: ...COAXIAL CABLES Coaxial cables connections particularly serial digital video connections shall be made with high quality double screened coaxial cables such as Belden 8281 or BBC type PSF1 2M Belden 1694A for 3Gbps and Belden 4794A for 12Gbps Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are des...

Page 7: ...terial 23 Installation of the Rear Connector Panel and Card 23 Installation of the Optical Interface option 24 Rear Panel and Connectors 24 Images of Rear Panel Connectors 24 Summary of Rear Panel Connections 25 Details of rear panel connections 26 User Interface 29 Control options 29 Local control using the Densité frame control panel to set the Card s IP Addresses 29 Remote control using RollCal...

Page 8: ...Generator 53 Receiver TPG Test Pattern Generator 54 Counters 55 FEC 56 NMOS 58 Label Patterns 60 Defining a Label Pattern 60 Ethernet Pages 1 and 2 62 Ethernet 1 and 2 RTP Sender 65 Ethernet 1 and 2 RTP Receiver 66 Ethernet RTP Receiver Video Stats 68 Ethernet RTP Receiver Audio Stats 69 Ethernet RTP Receiver Meta Stats 70 Link Control 71 Configuring the Streams for use with 4K UHD Two Sample Inte...

Page 9: ...126 Default Multiviewer SDC Video Wall 127 STEP 1 Preliminary Multiviewer SDC Configuration 127 STEP 1 1 Preliminaries UCP 3901 Templates 127 STEP 1 2 Preliminaries Multiviewer SDC Templates 128 STEP 2 UCP 3901 Media Interface s Setup Video IP Streams 129 Manual Configuration of the Media Interfaces 130 STEP 3 Make a Change to the Video Wall 131 Introduction 131 Assumptions 131 Get Orbit Multiview...

Page 10: ...thernet 1 and 2 RTP Sender 163 Ethernet 1 and 2 RTP Receiver 163 Ethernet RTP Receiver Video Stats 163 Ethernet RTP Receiver Audio Stats 163 Ethernet RTP Receiver Meta Stats 163 Link Control 164 Destination Timing 165 Audio V Fade 165 Input Loss Control 166 Spigot Pages 166 Spigot 1 to 4 Multiviewer Head Outputs 166 Spigot 5 to 16 Multiviewer Inputs 166 Logging Configuration 167 Logging SDI Info 1...

Page 11: ...ing Cards 192 Replacing a rear panel 192 Removing a card 193 Installing a Card 193 Cooling Fan Operational Assessment 193 Diagnostics 193 Critical Temperature Alarm Corrective Actions 194 Fan Noise 194 Fan Alarm and Fan Noise Corrective Actions 194 Replacing the UCP 3901 s Fan 195 Fan Replacement Kit 195 Required Tools 195 Cooling Fan Replacement Procedure 195 To remove a fan 195 To install the ne...

Page 12: ...ng EP Ethernet Media Ports SFP1 SFP2 205 Multiviewer MV Ethernet Media Ports SFP1 SFP2 205 RollCall Features 206 Communication 206 Status LEDs 206 Power Consumption 206 Appendix A Installing the SFP Ethernet Module 207 Introduction 207 Installing an SFP module 207 Connecting the fiber optic cables 208 Removing the fiber optic cables 208 Removing the SFP module 208 Contact Us 210 ...

Page 13: ...nt tag support NMOS IS 05 device connection management In band or out of band control of NMOS Essence Processing EP SDC For SDI to IP gateway type applications See Essence Processing SDC on page 45 for information on how to configure this option SDI IP Encapsulation and De encapsulation For 12G SMPTE ST 2022 6 ST 2022 7 AES67 ST 2110 20 30 40 Frame synchronizer Audio sample rate conversion shuffli...

Page 14: ...e UCP 3901 Card with MV SDC Rear Document Number Software Defined Core Title Multiviewer Essence Processing 3084 2927 001 AA UCP 3901 User Manual this document 3084 2928 001 AA UCP 3901 Release Notes RollCall V4 Suite RollCall Lite Installation Guide RollCall Control Panel User Manual RollMechanic Operator s Manual 13 03082 030 GV Orbit Client Quick Start Guide A general introduction to GV Orbit a...

Page 15: ...cessor Functional Block Diagram UCP 3901 Ordering Information Available Upgrade Licenses The following Software Defined Core license is available Order Code Selection Description Cards UCP 3901 25G Unified Compute Processor with a 25 GB s network interface UCP 3901 50G Unified Compute Processor with a 50 GB s network interface Rear Panels UCP 3901 3 DRP Double rear panel for Densité 3 with HD BNC ...

Page 16: ...W UCP 3901 50G 12 4 multiviewer license with 50G network support SFP Model Selection Description SFP ETH10G RT M85 LC Short range optical 10GBase Ethernet SFP cartridge with LC PC fiber connector 300m link with OM3 MMF 82m link with OM2 MMF 33m link with OM1 MMF 850 nm multi mode optical transceiver that supports signals up to 10 5 Gb s for bidirectional serial data communications such as 10GBASE ...

Page 17: ...SFP cartridge capacity the resolution of the input streams and whether redundancy is required Video Input Resolution Number of Multiviewer Video IP Inputs on Media Network Connection No network redundancy Network redundancy 1x 25G 2x 25G 2x 50G 25G 25G 50G 50G 1080i50 59 94 12 12 12 12 12 720p50 59 94 12 12 12 12 12 1080p50 59 94 8 12 12 8 8 ...

Page 18: ...18 Introduction Supported SFP28 Cartridges ...

Page 19: ... SELECT button is pressed These multi color LEDs indicate the status of the UCP 3901 Card by color and by flashing steady illumination Ejector Tab SELECT Button USB unused Densité LED UCP 3901 Card Right Side UCP 3901 Card Left Side DIAG SDI IN 9 SDI IN 1 SDI IN 10 SDI IN 2 SDI IN 11 SDI IN 3 SDI IN 12 SDI IN 4 BOARD SDI IN 13 SDI IN 5 PTP SDI IN 14 SDI IN 6 CPU SDI IN 15 SDI IN 7 REF SDI IN 16 SD...

Page 20: ...ws the following port status Green Valid flow is detected Yellow Test pattern generator has been activated Red Flow is not found or invalid Off Output Spigot not in use See also Spigot Pages on page 80 and Logging SDI Info on page 89 for more information SFP 1 to SFP 4 status LEDs Shows the SFP 1 2 3 and 4 link status Blue Link OK 25G 50G 100G SFP Blue flashing SFP detected link down fiber not con...

Page 21: ...ar panel Ensure the rear panel is installed See Installation of the Rear Connector Panel and Card on page 23 Fan Error the card s fan is not spinning or is spinning too slowly or the fan cable is disconnected Urgent maintenance procedures must be considered If this alarm has been raised the fan on the UCP 3901 Card may have to be replaced See Cooling Fan Operational Assessment on page 193 SELECT B...

Page 22: ...us Indicator Red Fault 3V3 regulator failure Green 10G OK Blue 25G OK 50G Ethernet QSFP Socket Link LED Status Indicator Red Fault 3V3 regulator failure Cyan 40G OK Blue 50G 100G OK Fiber Optic Handling Never assume a fiber is dark Never look directly into the end of a fiber cable All people in the area must wear laser safety glasses with side shields See also Keep Fiber Connections Clean on page ...

Page 23: ...d can be inserted The UCP 3901 card is designed to fit into Grass Valley s Densité 3 or Densité 3 frame See UCP 3901 Ordering Information on page 15 for details about the cards and rear panels that are available See Rear Panel and Connectors on page 24 for details of the signal connections available on a rear panel All cards and rear panels can be installed with the frame power on The card has con...

Page 24: ...ear connector panel has been installed install the UCP 3901 card as follows 1 Open the front panel of the frame 2 Slide the UCP 3901 card into the slot and push gently on the handle to seat the connectors When using a double slot width rear panel the card should be inserted into the right most of the two slots Inserting the card into the wrong slot will not damage the card and will be flagged by t...

Page 25: ...ear ConnectorType Used for SDC application 12G 3G HD SD SDI I O 4 HD BNC Essence Processing 3G HD SD SDI I O 12 HD BNC Essence Processing Multiviewer head display outputs 1 to 4 on BNCs 13 14 15 and 16 only REF 1 HD BNC Essence Processing Multiviewer MANAGEMENT 1 RJ 45 Essence Processing Multiviewer SFP1 to SFP4 4 SFP Essence Processing Multiviewer ...

Page 26: ... input signal SMPTE 425 5 standard for link 1 to 4 of a quad link 3G HD signals to transmit a 4K UHD signal For a quad link configuration see Link Control on page 71 Connector Nomenclature SDC application Essence Processing EP Multiviewer MV Spigota a See Spigot Pages on page 80 Application Spigot Application 12G 3G HD SD SDI I O 1 1 12G 3G HD SD SDI I O Not used 12G 3G HD SD SDI I O 2 2 12G 3G HD...

Page 27: ...he UCP 3901 card To support the following protocols PTP NMOS IS 04 and IS 05 These fiber optic interfaces consists of two parts A socket on the rear panel into which an optional SFP interface module is plugged An optional SFP Small Form factor Pluggable module into which the optical fibers are plugged and which incorporates the optical electrical interface The optical fibers must be terminated in ...

Page 28: ...ors See Installing the SFP Ethernet Module on page 207 for instructions on installing and removing the SFP interface module and for plugging and unplugging the LC terminated fibers See Supported SFP28 Cartridges on page 16 for the SFP modules supported by the UCP 3901 ...

Page 29: ...avigate through the menu The menu allows you to view and set the UPC 3901 card s current MANAGEMENT Ethernet port IP address that you use in RollCall to connect to the card See also Ethernet Gb on page 117 SFP1 and SFP2 Ethernet port IP addresses that you use for media streams See also Ethernet Pages 1 and 2 on page 62 The Ethernet port configuration parameters are The Ethernet port s current oper...

Page 30: ...es access to the next menu level When a parameter value is shown pushing this button once enables modification of the value using the and buttons a second push confirms the new value ESC Cancels the effect of parameter value changes that have not been confirmed pushing ESC causes the parameter to revert to its former value Pushing ESC moves you back up to the previous menu level At the main menu E...

Page 31: ...all This manual describes the control panels associated with the UCP 3901 and their use Please consult the RollCall User s Guide for information about setting up and operating RollCall In RollCall double click the UCP 3901 in the tree to open the configuration panel See Connecting to the Card s Configuration Interface on page 37 ...

Page 32: ...32 UCP 3901 Card Installation and Operation Remote control using RollCall ...

Page 33: ...3901 Multiviewer Network CablingFigure 3 1 on page 33 UCP 3901 EP SDC Multimode Fiber Cat5 Typical Stream Source PC with RollCall SFP1 Media Network Switch Management Network Switch MANAGEMENT NMOS Registry UCP 3901 MV SDC Multimode Fiber Cat5 Typical Stream Source PC with RollCall SFP1 Media Network Switch Management Network Switch MANAGEMENT Mosaic Outputs HD BNC SDI Optional NMOS Registry ...

Page 34: ...edia Blue LAN in the figure below so that if packets from one route are lost the data can be reconstructed using packets from the second stream This process is seamless because switching between the streams is instantaneous and does not impact content PREREQUISITES At least two DCNM compliant switches must be used for this application Contact Grass Valley for more information about switch compatib...

Page 35: ...nual The cabling connections are shown in greater detail below Media Network Switch Red UCP 3901 Multimode Fiber Cat5 PC with RollCall SFP2 SFP1 Media Network Switch Blue Management Network Switch MANAGEMENT NMOS Registry ...

Page 36: ...36 Connections and Cabling Cabling to Support SMPTE ST 2022 7 with a UCP 3901 ...

Page 37: ...thernet Pages 1 and 2 on page 62 Certain ports must be open on the management network This information can be found under Port Usage in the RollCall V4 Suite RollCall Lite Installation Guide See Related Documentation on page 14 Connecting to the UCP 3901 Card with RollCall First Time Connection to the UCP 3901 Card with RollCall Connect to the UCP 3901 Card with RollCall The connection is made to ...

Page 38: ...ard s IP address for the MANAGEMENT Ethernet port IP address See Local control using the Densité frame control panel to set the Card s IP Addresses on page 29 2 Click Connect to RollCall Network button in the main toolbar 3 Using RollCall connect to the card s MANAGEMENT IP address at port 2050 default For example if the card s management IP address is 10 37 17 160 then connect to the card as foll...

Page 39: ... at port 2051 To set the IP address of the card s Ethernet interfaces see Local control using the Densité frame control panel to set the Card s IP Addresses on page 29 PREREQUISITE The Multiviewer SDC license must have been installed By changing a configuration parameter you can access both configuration components at the same IP address using a single network connection to the card You will still...

Page 40: ...to RollCall Network button in the main toolbar 3 Using RollCall connect to the MANAGEMENT IP address at port 2050 default For example if the card s management IP address is 10 37 17 160 then connect to the card as follows 4 Navigate to Multiviewer Configuration template page and set Multiviwer Control Interface to 1G ...

Page 41: ... RollCall See RollCall Templates UCP 3901 Card Configuration on IP port 2050 on page 152 Multiviewer SDC Connect with RollCall to the Multiviewer SDC at theMANAGEMENT IP address at port 2051 Interface used by Grass Valley Orbit Client tool to setup IP routing to from the module push pull multiviewer video wall designs to from the module Configures items associated with the multiviewer core functio...

Page 42: ...rd Fig 4 2 Connecting to UCP 3901 Card RollCall Templates from RollCall Control Panel 8 To configure the multiviwer see Getting Started with the Multiviewer on page 123 Firmware Upgrade The firmware in the UCP 3901 can be upgraded in the field We strongly recommend to upgrade the UCP 3901 with the latest firmware for the latest feature and stability enhancements See Upgrading the UCP 3901 s SDC Ap...

Page 43: ... source or destination of a Video IP stream on an IP network Flow SMPTE ST 2022 2110 20 2110 30 and 2110 40 are all flow types An SDI input can be used to create multiple IP flows Stream A stream comprises one or more flows Source Originator of one or more flows that is a set of one or more sender spigots Destination Receiver of one or more flows that is a set of one or more receiver spigots ...

Page 44: ...y area Right clicking anywhere on the pages will also open a page view list allowing quick access to any of the pages Setting Values in RollCall Many of the settings within the templates have values either alpha or numeric When setting a value in a field the value whether text or a number must be set by pressing the Enter key or clicking the Save Value button Clicking an associated Preset Value bu...

Page 45: ...orrection Standards supported 3G SDI to SMPTE 424M 425M level A compatible HD SDI to SMPTE292M 274M 296M SD SDI to SMPTE259M C 25GbE Ethernet to IEEE 802 3 RollCall control and monitoring compatible with standard logging and reporting features Essence Processing Features Handles up to 16 SDI signals over dual 25GbE IP links dependent on SDI signal format and compressed or uncompressed transport mo...

Page 46: ...et RTP Receiver Meta Stats on page 70 Link Control on page 71 HDR Control on page 74 Destination Timing on page 76 Audio V Fade on page 77 Audio Type Control on page 78 Input Loss Control on page 79 Spigot Pages on page 80 Input Spigots on page 81 Output Spigots on page 85 Logging Configuration on page 88 Logging SDI Info on page 89 Logging System on page 91 Logging Network on page 96 Logging Netw...

Page 47: ...lection and Information Select panes to the right of the Information display Figure 5 1 Information and Selection Panes Selecting the Information to Display Select the inputs to display data for from the Video Selection drop down list Select Video Input Status Video Output Status Network Status or Spigot Link Status from the Information Select pane as required The selected information type is disp...

Page 48: ...onfiguration page allows basic card parameters to be set Figure 5 2 Configuration Page Note SDC functionality options are also set here See Upgrading the UCP 3901 sSDCApplication onpage 183and Installing aLicenseinto an UCP 3901 on page 188 for more information ...

Page 49: ...er A domain is uniquely identified with a number and a friendly name alias Set an ID as required then press Take to confirm the change Interface Configuration Displays the IP address for each of the Ethernet interfaces Card Firmware Software Version Each software version contains multiple firmware images These allow different spigot input output and flow standard combinations to be selected Select...

Page 50: ... address in to the New field PTP Network Interface Click check boxes to enable PTP reception on individual network interfaces The Preference pulldown sets the primary interface to use If the primary interface fails the alternate interface if enabled will be switched to automatically PTP Configuration Select values from the PTP Domain and PTP Delay Request Frequency drop down lists as required Type...

Page 51: ...ck and the PTP grandmaster clock Every time the clock difference is recalculated the relevant bar is incremented A correctly Details Set the Details check box to display status information See Interface Status Panel on page 51 Histogram Panel on page 51 and Visible Clocks Panel on page 52 Save Settings Displayed only if settings on this page are changed Restore discards any configuration changes m...

Page 52: ...eak around the 0ns level The Histogram Panel is located to the below the Status panel Figure 5 5 Time Sync Status Information Histogram Visible Clocks Panel Located to the below the Histogram panel this shows a list of available network clocks and the operational parameters for each clock ...

Page 53: ...flow Parameter Description TPG Select the video standard of the moving color bars test pattern to apply to the spigot from the drop down list Select None to turn off the test pattern Audio Freq Select the audio frequency to apply to the spigot from the drop down list Caption Type a caption max 19 characters to optionally be displayed with the test pattern Audio dB Select the dB level to apply to t...

Page 54: ...on a spigot by spigot basis Figure 5 7 Receiver TPG Page The following options are available for each spigot If a test pattern is applied the spigot cannot be used for streaming any other IP flow Parameter Description TPG Enable Set to enable TPG on this spigot Caption Enter a caption for the spigot optional Show Caption Set to overlay the caption on the video essence ...

Page 55: ...rors Clear All RTP Counts Counts jumps in an Real time Transport Protocol RTP packet ID sequence in an IP flow This indicates any lost dropped or out of sequence RTP packets These counters are found on RTP Receiver and Ethernet pages Clear All MAC Error Counts Counts packets marked as bad for example for a data packet CRC error Such an error is normally also accompanied by an RTP error because a p...

Page 56: ...are Version options on the Configuration page see Configuration on page 48 for more information Figure 5 9 FEC Page 1 Ensure the network switch you plan to use supports CL91 RS FEC For example for Cisco products see https www cisco com c en us td docs switches datacenter aci apic sw kb b_Cisco_ACI_and_Forward_ Error_Correction html Parameter Description FEC Clause 74 Allows low latency FEC Clause ...

Page 57: ...veral parameters can be made available to a logging device connected to the RollCall network Individually set the log fields to activate logging as required Fec N Corrected Errors Number of corrected errors for FEC N Fec N Uncorrected Errors Number of uncorrected errors for FEC N The available log fields are shown in the table below Log Field Description FEC_N_CORRECTED_ERRORS Number of corrected ...

Page 58: ...r connection management Furthermore it supports AMWA BCP 002 recommendations for Grouping NMOS Resources UCP 3901 relies on an external NMOS registry that is used to register NMOS devices PREREQUISITE A working NMOS registry service must be available on the network Entries for your NMOS registries have been added to the network DNS server This enables automatic DNS SD discovery Contact your IT dep...

Page 59: ...tatic manually specified NMOS registry values for address registration port and query port Interface Select the network interface to be used to connect to the NMOS registry Ethernet 1 represents the UCP 3901 s SFP1 connection Ethernet 2 represents the UCP 3901 s SFP2 connection and Ethernet Gb represents the UCP 3901 s MANAGEMENT connection See Rear Panel and Connectors on page 24 Label Set the id...

Page 60: ...sed are shown in the Optional variables section below the input fields 3 When all the required values have been entered click Restart to power cycle the UCP 3901 Card IP Senders and Receivers will then automatically generate labels as defined The Sender Pattern Receiver Pattern Fields Leaving the Sender Pattern Receiver Pattern fields empty will result in the default text string labels for IP Send...

Page 61: ...ting from s_snum or r_snum flow Flow number flowalt Flow number with alternate formatting Restarts at 1 for each flow format type fmt Flow format type Uses one of sf_v1 sf_v2 sf_v3 sf_a sf_d rf_v1 rf_a or rf_d See below for more information Variable Description sf_v1 Sender 2022 6 format description Default Video sf_v2 Sender 2110 20 format description Default VideoAlt sf_v3 Sender VC2 format desc...

Page 62: ...igh speed media network interfaces The UCP 3901 defaults to use DHCP for Ethernet port address negotiation but this can be overridden and a static IP address can be specified if required The Ethernet configuration for these ports can also be set through the frame s control panel This is useful when the card is first installed in the frame to make it quickly operational See Local control using the ...

Page 63: ...ck when the New Mode setting is changed for this to take effect Only make this change during off hours as this can take up to 30 seconds to complete MAC Address Shows the Ethernet port s MAC Address Mode Shows the Ethernet port s current operating mode DHCP or Static See New Mode to set the operating mode Link Status Shows the Ethernet port s connections status with the network switch UP Connectio...

Page 64: ...me assigned to the network IP switch ID Shows the IP switch ID Port ID Shows the IP switch port ID Port VLAN Shows the VLAN ID number used by the network interface All Traffic Shows the Ethernet port s bandwidth Capacity current data rate Actual Used and the remaining available Free Click Enable Stats to activate CPU Traffic Shows information about traffic going through the card Parameter Descript...

Page 65: ...Sender The RTP Sender page displays the amount of data transmitted on a spigot by spigot basis Units are megabits per second Figure 5 12 Ethernet 1 2 RTP Sender Page Parameter Description Enable Stats Set to display the amount of data transmitted ...

Page 66: ...tails of packet loss plus any unwanted multicast traffic on a spigot by spigot basis Units are megabits per second Figure 5 13 Ethernet 1 2 RTP Receiver Page Parameter Description Enable Stats Set to display the amount of data received Clear RTP Count Click to zero RTP Sequence Discontinuity counters Clear Error Count Click to zero Error counters ...

Page 67: ...164 21 B 172 19 166 22 GV Orbit RollCall assigns a source address for a flow based on the media interface address and if you tried to route a source from such a misconfigured card the destination card then complains that the source being on 164 instead of 166 If you see unexpected mutlicast traffic you need to identify and resolve the offending source flows Multicast Drop Rate The wasted network b...

Page 68: ... displays information on the reception of video IP flows on network interfaces 1 and 2 on a spigot by spigot basis Units are megabits per second Figure 5 14 Ethernet RTP Receiver Video Stats Page Parameter Description Enable Stats Set to display values Clear All RTP Count Click to zero RTP Discontinuity counters for each Ethernet input ...

Page 69: ...ion on the reception of audio IP flows on network interfaces 1 and 2 on a spigot by spigot basis Units are megabits per second Figure 5 15 Ethernet RTP Receiver Audio Stats Page Parameter Description Enable Stats Set to display values Clear All RTP Count Click to zero RTP Discontinuity counters for each Ethernet input ...

Page 70: ... Meta Stats page displays information on the metadata received through RTP on each Ethernet input Units are megabits per second Figure 5 16 Ethernet RTP Receiver Meta Stats Page Parameter Description Enable Stats Set to display values Clear All RTP Count Click to zero RTP Discontinuity counters for each Ethernet input ...

Page 71: ...ual spigots must be configured as HD signals See Input Spigots on page 81 and Output Spigots on page 85 On the rear panel see 12G 3G HD SD SDI I O Serial digital video inputs outputs 4 on page 26 and 3G HD SD SDI I O Serial digital video inputs outputs 12 on page 26 to know on which BNC input output each spigot is available Enable Enable the spigots to be used for UHD Quad Links as required Note t...

Page 72: ...nd Spigots 13 to 16 3 Deselect the SDQS check boxes to use two sample Interleave 2SI TPG SDQS Set the quad link mode Deselect the SDQS check boxes as required to use two sample Interleave 2SI See Configuring the Streams for use with 4K UHD Two Sample Interleave Division on page 72 Set the SDQS check boxes as required to use Square Division signals See Configuring the Streams for use with 4K UHD SQ...

Page 73: ...ream composition of a 4K quad link display PREREQUISITES Configure each of the four UCP 3901 spigots that are to receive send the four quad link images These links are assigned in groups of 4 as shown by the Spigots parameter For example Spigots 1 to 4 Spigots 5 to 8 Spigots 9 to 12 and Spigots 13 to 16 To configure a 4K UHD Quad Link Square Division input or output 1 Open the Link Control page Se...

Page 74: ...74 Essence Processing SDC HDR Control HDR Control The HDR Control page allows HDR essences to be configured Figure 5 18 HDR Control Pages ...

Page 75: ...20 the input video signal s color gamut meets the Rec 2020 standard Color Space YCbCr the input video signal s color space uses the YCbCr color model ICtCp the input video signal s color space uses the ICtCp color model Bit depth 10 bit Full Range 0 to 1023 image mapping range according to SMPTE RP 2077 This is also called computer RGB 10 bit narrow range the standard 64 to 940 image mapping range...

Page 76: ...hosen video reference signal See Genlock in Configuration on page 48 Genlock Timing H Offset Horizontal timing offset in pixels with respect to the chosen video reference signal See Genlock in Configuration on page 48 Receiver Packet Buffer Frames Delay The receiver packet buffer provides additional buffering for a received IP flow Typically this is required where the IP flow is bursty in nature H...

Page 77: ...for example at receiving or destination spigots When the video input switches to another source an audio V fade can be used to reduce audio disturbances at switch over When Enable is set the audio will fade down on input loss and perform an audio V fade down then up during input switching Figure 5 20 Audio V Fade Page ...

Page 78: ... SDC Audio Type Control Audio Type Control The AudioType Control page allows you to override the audio type bit within the outgoing SDI to mark it non PCM Set the check boxes as required Figure 5 21 Audio Type Control Page ...

Page 79: ... loss Select as required Figure 5 22 Input Loss Control Page Options upon signal loss are Option Operation Freeze Picture will freeze Black Picture will cut to black TPG Picture will be replaced by a test pattern output as set on the Sender TPG page See Sender TPG Test Pattern Generator on page 53 for more information ...

Page 80: ...the software version firmware selected On the rear panel see 12G 3G HD SD SDI I O Serial digital video inputs outputs 4 on page 26 and 3G HD SD SDI I O Serial digital video inputs outputs 12 on page 26 to know on which BNC input output each spigot is available Note The pages shown here may differ from those seen on your particular system dependingonthemodelandconfigurationofyour UCP 3901 card ...

Page 81: ... User Manual Input Spigots Input spigots are defined by selecting the appropriate firmware version on the Configuration page See Configuration on page 48 for more information Figure 5 23 Typical Input Spigot Page ...

Page 82: ...a control panel or by an external agent like VSM IPCtrl GV Orbit RCStart The module start up itself Streaming Set the redundancy options for this spigot This will also determine the bandwidth to be used Options are Dual Full redundancy to support SMPTE ST 2022 7 both Primary SFP1 and Secondary SFP2 Ethernet connectors are used Bandwidth is split between the Primary and Secondary See Cabling to Sup...

Page 83: ...he card Sender Num Audio Channels Select the actual number of audio channels present on this spigot Set the highest number of audio channels expected to be used Sender Packet Time Select the amount of time required to complete the transmission of each audio packet Sender SDI Input CRC Errors Enable the check box to display the number of CRC errors Click Clear to reset the counter to zero Spigot Li...

Page 84: ...w settings may be set through GV Orbit The Current column shows the present value To manually set the multicast details for the spigot set the value in the New column and click to save the details or to return to the preset default value Enter Multicast IP and Multicast Port details as required Enter the appropriate details in the Source IP and Source Port fields Each spigot can support a variety ...

Page 85: ...Spigot pane provides basic configuration for the selected Spigot Click Take to apply any changes made in this pane Direction Displays spigot direction Input This spigot is a sender See Input Spigots on page 81 for this mode of operation Output This spigot is a receiver BNC Associated BNC connector on the rear panel See also 12G 3G HD SD SDI I O Serial digital video inputs outputs 4 on page 26 and ...

Page 86: ...ly and so half of the available bandwidth B Secondary SFP2 Ethernet connector only and so half of the available bandwidth See Rear Panel and Connectors on page 24 for SFP connector locations Format Select the format to be used on this spigot This will ensure that the appropriate level of bandwidth is allocated for the stream Receiver Video Std Select the standard for the incoming video or set to A...

Page 87: ...Card Loop back can be achieved by either explicitly setting the UCP 3901 Card to receive a flow from itself or by using the UCP 3901 Card s loop back router facility See Loopback Router on page 114 Flow Panes for Video Audio and Metadata Displays Video Audio and Metadata status and allows multicast IP and port details to be defined for the selected spigot IP flow settings may be set through GV Orb...

Page 88: ...e for logging Any LogServer Logging is sent to any LogServer that is discovered on the network Logging Disabled No logging is generated Logging Interface Set the network interface that has network connectivity to the log server 1G The Gb management Ethernet network Ethernet 1 The Ethernet network connected to SFP 1 Ethernet 2 The Ethernet network connected to SFP 2 See Rear Panel and Connectors on...

Page 89: ...Call network The information below describes the various parameters available for logging Logging must be configured and enabled see Logging Configuration on page 88 Figure 5 26 Logging SDI Info Page The logging page comprises three columns Logging Page Column Description SDI Change Time pane Logs the time at which the SDI input changed SDI Change Counts pane Logs number of times that the SDI inpu...

Page 90: ...log information should be collected Log Field Displays the name of the logging field INPUT_N_CHANGE_TIME Logs the time at which the SDI input changed INPUT_N_SDI_CHANGE_CNT Logs number of times that the SDI input has changed Where N is the input number To identify SFP 1 2 see Rear Panel and Connectors on page 24 Log Value Displays the current log value ...

Page 91: ... are listed in the Log Field and Log Value columns respectively Information on several parameters can be made available to a logging device connected to the RollCall network Logging must be configured and enabled see Logging Configuration on page 88 Figure 5 27 Logging System Page The logging page comprises three columns ...

Page 92: ...ion number HARDWARE_BUILD Logs the hardware build number FEATUREBOARD_VERSION Not applicable Logs the rear card daughter board version number FEATUREBOARD_MOD Not applicable Logs the rear card daughter board modification number FEATUREBOARD_BUILD Not applicable Logs the rear card daughter board build number FIRMWARE_VERSION Logs the FPGA version number UPTIME Logs the time since the last restart i...

Page 93: ... are unicast to minimize network traffic NTP Card clock is synchronized to an NTP clock Generally less precise than PTP TIMESYNC_N_NETWORK Logs the network port currently being used for synchronization for UCP 3901 cards dependent on the choice of interfaces made on the Time Configuration page If PTP and multiple interfaces are enabled the PTP synchronization will switch ports if it doesn t see re...

Page 94: ...lves to identify the most accurate and then silence the others TIMESYNC_N_LAST_LOCK Logs the time when the card last changed from not locked to locked Ideally this will be a few seconds after the card has powered up This allows you to confirm which clock the card has synchronized to TIMESYNC_N_SYNCHRONISATION S Logs the number of times the card has synchronized since it was powered up Ideally this...

Page 95: ...ENSITE_CONTROLLER_STATUS Reports the connection status of the Densité frame s controller card to the UCP 3901 card OK The UCP 3901 card has successfully connected to the Densité frame s controller Not Connected The UCP 3901 card did not connect to the Densité frame s controller or the UCP 3901 card has lost connection to the Densité frame s controller DENSITE_CONTROLLER_IP_ADDR Reports the IP Addr...

Page 96: ...ging device connected to the RollCall network Logging must be configured and enabled see Logging Configuration on page 88 Figure 5 28 Logging Network Page The logging page comprises three columns Enable check boxes to activate log fields as required Logging Page Column Description Log Enable Select the check boxes that correspond to the parameters for which log information should be collected Log ...

Page 97: ...t MAC address LAN_PORT_N_STATE Logs the Ethernet connection state Valid values are Active WARN Inactive LAN_PORT_N_TRAFFIC_IN Logs speed of traffic received by the Ethernet port Values are reported in kbps Mbps or Gbps as appropriate LAN_PORT_N_TRAFFIC_OUT Logs speed of traffic transmitted by the Ethernet port Values are reported in Kbps Mbps or Gbps as appropriate LAN_PORT_N_CPU_TRAF_IN_STATE Log...

Page 98: ...STATE Logs state of the card s FPGA Ethernet link Valid values are UP DOWN LAN_PORT_N_SWITCH_NAME Logs name of the network switch that the card is connected to LAN_PORT_N_SWITCH_CHASSIS_ID Logs name of the network switch s chassis ID that the card is connected to LAN_PORT_N_SWITCH_PORT_ID Logs Port ID of the network switch the card is connected to LAN_PORT_N_SWITCH_PORT_VLAN Logs name of the VLAN ...

Page 99: ...9 Logging Network Page The logging page comprises three columns Enable check boxes to activate log fields as required Logging Page Column Description Log Enable Select the check boxes that correspond to the parameters for which log information should be collected Log Field Displays the name of the logging field Log Value Displays the current log value Parameter Description LAN_PORT_3_NAME Logs the...

Page 100: ...d of traffic received by the Ethernet port Values are reported in kbps Mbps or Gbps as appropriate LAN_PORT_3_TRAFFIC_OUT Logs speed of traffic transmitted by the Ethernet port Values are reported in Kbps Mbps or Gbps as appropriate LAN_PORT_3_CPU_TRAF_IN_STATE Logs whether the flow of data into the CPU is satisfactory Valid values are OK WARN LOW DATA FAIL LAN_PORT_3_CPU_TRAF_OUT_STAT E Logs whet...

Page 101: ...vice connected to the RollCall network Logging must be configured and enabled see Logging Configuration on page 88 Figure 5 30 Logging SFP Page The logging page comprises three columns for each SFP Enable check boxes to activate log fields as required Logging Page Column Description Log Enable Select the check boxes that correspond to the parameters for which log information should be collected Lo...

Page 102: ...FP Valid values are OK Missing SFP_N_STATUS Logs status reported by the Q SFP Valid values are SFPs OK WARN Temp WARN VCC WARN TX BIAS WARN RX BIAS WARN Laser WARN TEC Curr FAIL SFP Not Ready FAIL RX LOS RX Failure FAIL TX Fault TX Failure FAIL RX LOL RX Loss of Lock FAIL TX LOL TX Loss of Lock ...

Page 103: ...R LO FAIL RX PWR HI FAIL TX BIAS LO FAIL TX BIAS HI TX PWR LO TX PWR HI SFP_N_TYPE Logs Q SFP identifier from device SFP_N_VENDOR Logs Q SFP manufacturer from device SFP_N_VENDOR_PN Logs Q SFP model number from device SFP_N_SERIAL_NR Logs the card serial number which consists of an S followed by eight digits SFP_N_REVISION Logs manufacturer revision number SFP_N_CONNECTOR Logs connector type TEMP_...

Page 104: ...re OK WARN Low Low but in tolerance WARN High High but in tolerance SFP_N_WAVELENGTH Logs transmit wavelength in nm SFP_N_X_LASER_BIAS Logs bias level in mA SFP_N_X_TX_POWER Logs transmit power level in dBm SFP_N_X_TX_POWER_STATE Logs transmit power level Valid values are OK WARN Low Low but in tolerance WARN High High but in tolerance FAIL Low Low and out of tolerance FAIL High High and out of to...

Page 105: ...comprises three columns Enable check boxes to activate log fields as required Where N is the input number Logging Page Column Description Log Enable Select the check boxes that correspond to the parameters for which log information should be collected Log Field Displays the name of the logging field Log Value Displays the current log value Parameter Description TEMP_N_NAME Reports temperature sens...

Page 106: ...guration on page 88 An additional field is provided for you to optionally specify a name for the input output Figure 5 32 Input Spigot Logging Page Figure 5 33 Output Spigot Logging Page The logging page comprises three columns Enable check boxes to activate log fields as required Logging Page Column Description Log Enable Select the check boxes that correspond to the parameters for which log info...

Page 107: ...r panel See 12G 3G HD SD SDI I O Serial digital video inputs outputs 4 on page 26 and 3G HD SD SDI I O Serial digital video inputs outputs 12 on page 26 OUTPUT_N_NAME Name of the output that you have defined OUTPUT_N_STATE Valid values are OK output signal good FAIL output signal not detected WARN Freeze WARN Pattern WARN Black OUTPUT_N_TYPE Valid values are SD SDI HD SDI HD SD 3G SDI OUTPUT_N_STA...

Page 108: ...ue Displays the current log value Parameter Description NMOS_STATUS Displays the current NMOS status Valid values are OK Off NMOS functionality is disabled OK Registered the module has been successfully added to the NMOS registry WARN Registering the module is currently being registered FAIL Unregistered the registration process has failed NMOS_REGISTRATION The current UCP 3901 s NMOS registry con...

Page 109: ...Y_PORT The current port number being used to connect to the NMOS registry for making queries NMOS_REGISTRATION_PORT The current port number being used to connect to the NMOS registry for making device registrations Parameter Description ...

Page 110: ...age Column Description Log Enable Select the check boxes that correspond to the parameters for which log information should be collected Log Field Displays the name of the logging field Log Value Displays the current log value Parameter Description NVRAM_FS Logs whether the installed file system is QNX6 PowerSafe or FAT32 TOTAL_AVAILABLE_MEMORY Logs total amount of CPU memory available to the card...

Page 111: ..._RESTORE Logs where system memory was restored from Valid values are FAT32 restored from FAT32 OK restored from QNX6 PowerSafe FAIL memory restoration failed PMIC_VERSION Logs name of the on board power management chip Parameter Description ...

Page 112: ...sabled Index This slider allows up to 32 distinct RollTrack outputs to be set up Dragging the slider selects the RollTrack Index number displayed below the slider Clicking selects the default preset value Source The source of information that triggers transmission of data is selected with this control Dragging the slider selects the RollTrack source displayed below the slider Clicking selects the ...

Page 113: ...rack Output Index destination The command may be changed by typing a code in to the text field and then selecting to save the selection Clicking returns to the default preset command A RollTrack command consists of two sets of numbers for example 84 156 The first number 84 is the actual RollTrack command The second number 156 is the value sent with the RollTrack command Sending A message is displa...

Page 114: ...back flows are not transmitted externally The loop back routing is all local to the UCP 3901 Card Figure 5 37 Loopback Router Page To use the Loopback Router 1 Use the matrix radio buttons to specify which inputs should be routed to which outputs 2 Select the Video Flow to Use SMPTE 2022 2110 20 or VC2 VC2 is currently unsupported 3 Select the Primary Secondary IP fabric to use main backup 4 When ...

Page 115: ... these details by Grass Valley support if you need technical assistance Parameter Description Product Name of the card Software Version Currently installed software version number Firmware Version Currently installed firmware version number Serial No Card serial number SW Build Factory software build number This number identifies all parameters of the card OS Operating system version number Rear I...

Page 116: ...set the card to its defaults Default Settings All settings are reset to their default values except for network configuration and IP addresses Factory Defaults All settings are reset to their default values including network configuration and IP addresses Remove Licenses Click to remove any license currently enabled on the card A restart is required for this to take effect Parameter Description ...

Page 117: ...e Card s IP Addresses on page 29 Only make changes to the Ethernet settings during off hours as any settings change will take the card offline for up to 30 seconds See Ethernet Pages 1 and 2 on page 62 to configure the media Ethernet configurations Figure 5 39 Ethernet Gb Page Parameter Description Ethernet Pane The Ethernet pane displays details of the Gb network interface and allows a static IP ...

Page 118: ...as this can take up to 30 seconds to complete MAC Address Shows the Ethernet port s MAC Address Mode Shows the Ethernet port s current operating mode DHCP or Static See New Mode to set the operating mode Link Status Shows the Ethernet port s connections status with the network switch UP Connection successful DOWN Connection failed Parameter Description ...

Page 119: ...nual Interop The Interop page allows certain parameters to be changed in order to improve interoperability with third party equipment including disabling extended headers and setting payload types Figure 5 40 Interop Page ...

Page 120: ...o video Meta Frame Delay Allows a frame delay for metadata received on the spigots shown to be set Use the sliders to adjust as required Click to use the preset default value RTP Payload Types Payload Selection Set 1 Set 2 Select the appropriate set of standards to be used The set contents are displayed on the Payload Format pane Payload Format Hexadecimal code used to identify payload types SMPTE...

Page 121: ...onfiguration Page The majority of SFPs will operate correctly with UCP 3901 cards without any need for adjustment Some however may need to have card parameters set a little differently If difficulties are encountered with an SFP not working as expected proceed as follows 1 Select the appropriate SFP type from the SFP Database List and click Take Verify whether the SFP is now working correctly if s...

Page 122: ...122 Essence Processing SDC SFP Configuration ...

Page 123: ...ewer head outputs 4 source spigots for mosaic IP stream outputs IP Tx 4 mosaic SDI video HD BNC copy outputs available on the rear panel See 12G 3G HD SD SDI I O Serial digital video inputs outputs 4 on page 26 and 3G HD SD SDI I O Serial digital video inputs outputs 12 on page 26 Multiviewer Input Scaling There are 12 image scaling blocks within the multiviewer This means that There is only one s...

Page 124: ...The layout and style of the Multiviewer SDC multiviewer video walls are designed with the Grass Valley Orbit software application Wall designs are stored as individual projects Grass Valley Orbit projects which are then pushed to an Multiviewer SDC device for use Multiple wall layout designs may be generated and stored on a PC Different wall designs can then be pushed to or pulled from the multivi...

Page 125: ...hould be meaningful concise and unique for each device for each multiviewer When a project is opened in Orbit the project name may be edited if required This forms a new separate Orbit project Opening an Orbit Multiviewer Project Orbit aims to keep a project up to date If there are any differences between a project open in Orbit and the same named project on a connected device then you must resolv...

Page 126: ...ideo IP streams and modifying the multiviewer video wall This procedure includes STEP 1 Preliminary Multiviewer SDC Configuration on page 127 STEP 2 UCP 3901 Media Interface s Setup Video IP Streams on page 129 STEP 3 Make a Change to the Video Wall on page 131 Assumptions It is assumed that The UCP 3901 is new and from the factory The UCP 3901 Card has been installed into the frame See UCP 3901 C...

Page 127: ...section configures some preliminary settings through RollCall templates Configuration items include Basic configuration of the media Ethernet interfaces Video reference selection RollCall settings including domain Multiviewer head display output video standard selection STEP 1 1 Preliminaries UCP 3901 Templates This sub section uses the MANAGEMENT Ethernet interface to access the UCP 3901 Card s R...

Page 128: ...P Domain PTP Delay Request Frequency and PTP Multicast IP address 5 Click Restart and wait for the module to reboot approximately 75 seconds Wait for the module to restart and the SFP 1 and SFP 2 rear Ethernet interfaces are now ready to be used in a target system The Multiviewer SDC RollCall templates should now be accessible through the media network SFP 1 SFP 2 interfaces 6 Proceed to STEP 1 2 ...

Page 129: ...CP 3901 Media Interface s Setup Video IP Streams After the rear SFP 1 and SFP 2 Ethernet interfaces are set up in STEP 1 Preliminary Multiviewer SDC Configuration on page 127 the various spigots of the UCP 3901 need configuring for Sending Spigots 1 to 4 These are the source spigots these transmit multiviewer head display output video IP streams Receiving Spigots 5 to 16 These are the Destination ...

Page 130: ...or video flows set the Flow Type to 2110 20 For audio flows set the Flow Type to 2110 30 For all Flows configure the following settings Multicast IP address Multicast IP port Source IP address Source IP port Flow type For each parameter set the value in the New column and click to save the details 3 In the Spigot 5 to Spigot 16 templates see Spigot 5 to 16 Multiviewer Inputs on page 166 configure ...

Page 131: ... Push a Project from Orbit to a Device on page 137 Pull a project from the Multiviewer SDC See Pull a Project into Orbit from a Device on page 139 Assumptions This sub section assumes that The UCP 3901 is connected to a media network and receiving sending video IP streams IP addresses of the UCP 3901 s media Ethernet interfaces are known Orbit is installed on a client computer connected to the med...

Page 132: ...ct Dialog Connected Multiviewer Project 4 Click Next All accessible multiviewer devices are listed Fig 6 6 New Project Dialog Multiviewer List 5 Select a device in the list and click OK If a device is not listed then 6 Click Specify Host and enter the device s RollCall domain number and IP address 7 Click Refresh ...

Page 133: ...to the device and pulls the Orbit multiviewer list from the device 9 At the login dialog enter the appropriate project Username and Password Note For the default project on a factory device this is admin and admin Fig 6 8 Login Dialog 10 Click Login A new Orbit project has been created from a connected multiviewer and opened in Orbit ...

Page 134: ...reviously specified folder 11 Click File Save Project in the main menu or click the Save Project icon in the main tool bar Quick Edit of Project To make a visible change to the project 1 Click the large Walls icon and select a wall item in the list for example Output 1 The selected wall is opened in a Wall Editor Fig 6 10 Project Open in Orbit ...

Page 135: ...135 UCP 3901 User Manual Fig 6 11 Wall Editor 2 Double click on the Text Label Tile The tile is opened in the Tile Editor Fig 6 12 Tile Editor To make a change the tile Text Label Tile ...

Page 136: ...round Color property 5 Click on the icon to show the Background Color dialog See Figure 6 13 on page 136 6 Select a color and click OK Fig 6 13 Color Picked 7 Click the Save File icon in the main tool bar to save the tile change Fig 6 14 Tile with New Background Color 8 Click on the x on the tile tab to close the tile Alpha 255 entered fully opaque ...

Page 137: ... Changed Wall 1 Push a Project from Orbit to a Device To push a project from Orbit onto a multiviewer 1 Open a project in Orbit and click Multiviewer Properties 2 If the multiviewer details require changing enter the target device s IP address RollCall network number and unit number and Domain ID 3 Click OK ...

Page 138: ...nu 5 Select the project in the Choose Projects dialog see Figure 6 17 and click OK The project is pushed to the device Fig 6 17 Choose Projects Dialog If the device already has a project of the same name then a dialog is shown see Figure 6 18a Click Yes to overwrite with the project from Orbit When the push is complete a pushed successfully message is shown See Figure 6 18b Pull icon Push icon Sel...

Page 139: ...ject into Orbit from a device 1 Open a multiviewer project in Orbit and click Multiviewer Properties 2 If the multiviewer details require changing enter the target device s IP address RollCall network number and unit number and Domain ID Click OK 3 Click the Pull icon in the main menu 4 Select the project in the Choose Projects dialog see Figure 6 19 and click OK The project is pulled from the dev...

Page 140: ...9 Choose Projects Dialog 5 When the pull is complete a pulled successfully message is shown See Figure 6 20 Fig 6 20 Pull Message The Orbit project of the same name in as the one pulled from the device has now been updated It is now the same as that on the device Select the project to pull ...

Page 141: ...gn on a multiviewer device may be changed through the use of Orbit walls layouts and themes Procedure The procedure for video wall design and deployment is similar to the procedure for Grass Valley s MV 8 Series of multiviewers MV 800 etc A basic video wall is described in the Orbit documentation and includes For further Orbit instruction and details on using Orbit for multiviewer wall layouts see...

Page 142: ...ifying Multiviewer TSL Tally Mode on page 142 Specify index parameters for each UMD on the video wall See Specifying Index Parameters for each UMD on page 143 Specifying Multiviewer TSL Tally Mode The multiviewer may get its TSL Tally information in one of two modes Server Mode Multiviewer SDC listens for Tally messages Specify the Multiviewer SDC IP address and network port to receive Tally messa...

Page 143: ...by each UMD are specifiable in the UMD properties Values can be set manually or values can be automatically assigned as part of assigning inputs to video tiles Refer to Orbit documentation UMD Properties TSL Protocol Version 3 1 TSL Protocol 3 1 is the original TSL protocol for sending data over a serial comms connection or through Ethernet The multiviewer supports an Ethernet connection Each mult...

Page 144: ...wer monitor screen is addressed by a Screen Index and each UMD within it by a Display Index Each UMD associated with a video tile must have two parameters set up 5 0 Screen Index Index number address of each display monitor 16 bit FFFF reserved 0 not used 5 0 Display Index Index number for each UMD in a display 16 bit FFFF reserved 0 based 1 Select Video Tile and Video Tile Properties are shown 2 ...

Page 145: ...145 UCP 3901 User Manual Fig 6 23 Orbit Video Tile UMD TSL 5 0 Properties UMD enabled TSL 5 0 properties Selected Video Tile Multiviewer Input 3 ...

Page 146: ...r each UMD Fig 6 24 Monitor Display Screen Multiviewer SDC head display output Clock Widget UMD Widget Display screen Video Widget Audio Bars Widget Video Tiles Tile Grid for display output Logo image Head display output UCP 3901 with Multiviewer SDC Custom Tile UMD Widget ...

Page 147: ...ple a tile may display a video picture with audio level and other related status information Other information may be displayed in tiles for example time images labels and or text Tile Grid A multiviewer video wall screen is divided up into rectangular areas various sizes and arrangements are possible A tile grid can be used in Orbit for quick positioning of tile arrangements on a wall Fine Grid A...

Page 148: ...ing an error correcting code The redundancy allows the receiver to detect and correct errors Flow Another term for an elementary IP stream usually a sequence of real time data sent as an RTP IP data stream For example TR 03 describes how a media stream e g an original SDI stream may be sent as three flows Video Audio and Ancillary essence data IEEE 1588 A Precision Time Protocol PTP to synchronize...

Page 149: ...bit rate media Multicast Stream A one to many IP stream Devices receiving the stream subscribe to the multicast stream s IP address Network A group of two or more Ethernet enabled systems linked together through IP In the case of broadcast video IP network a local area network optimized for the transfer and broadcast of real time high bandwidth video IP streams Out of Band Control Method of sendin...

Page 150: ... each network A receiving device can switch between two received streams and recover the content of the original full stream SMPTE 2110 A standard for an extensible RTP IP streams essence streams including uncompressed video referenced to a common clock Includes support for a variable raster size up to 32Kx32K pixels HDR and a variety of color sampling schemes bit depths and frame rates Source Ori...

Page 151: ...59 94 4K UHD through quad link quadrants or signal interleaved as 2SI Multiviewer Head Display Outputs 4 head display outputs SDI HD BNC copies SFP QSFP cages for video IP streams Standards supported SMPTE 2110 Resolution 1080p 4K UHD support with four outputs used together as quad link Reference Timing Using IEEE 1588v2 PTP compliant with SMPTE 2059 2 Multiviewer Video Walls Drag and Drop objects...

Page 152: ... Sender TPG Test Pattern Generator on page 160 Counters on page 161 FEC on page 162 NMOS on page 162 Ethernet Pages 1 and 2 on page 162 Ethernet 1 and 2 RTP Sender on page 163 Ethernet 1 and 2 RTP Receiver on page 163 Ethernet RTP Receiver Video Stats on page 163 Ethernet RTP Receiver Audio Stats on page 163 Ethernet RTP Receiver Meta Stats on page 163 Link Control on page 164 Destination Timing o...

Page 153: ...oopback Router on page 168 Setup on page 169 Ethernet Gb on page 169 Interop on page 169 Interop on page 169 SFP Configuration on page 169 HDR Control on page 170 For Multiviewer SDC templates see RollCall Templates Multiviewer SDC Configuration on IP port 2051 on page 171 ...

Page 154: ...ormation to Display Select the inputs to display data for from the Video Selection drop down list Select Video Input Status Video Output Status Network Status or Spigot Link Status from the Information Select pane as required The selected information type is displayed on the Information display pane Note Video inputs are considered tobevideosignals from the Multiviewer SDC Thus SDI 1 to SDI 4 vide...

Page 155: ...155 UCP 3901 Multiviewer SDC Chapter User Manual Configuration The Configuration page allows basic card parameters to be set Fig 7 2 Configuration page ...

Page 156: ...ion below for information on how to change this Where Am I Causes the front edge and rear panel LEDs to flash allowing the card to be easily identified Genlock Select Genlock type Network use the network s PTP clock See Time Sync Configuration on page 158 for further configuration settings External Reference use the reference signal found at the REF connector on the card s rear panel See Rear Pane...

Page 157: ...g a firmware version is not normally required for Multiviewer SDC Note Restore and Restart buttons are displayed only when an item not currently installed is selected Click Restart to restart the card and implement any changes made See Upgrading the UCP 3901 s SDC Application on page 183 for how to change the SDC application Installed 25G 50G Licensed Options Shows the currently installed licensed...

Page 158: ...rce signal to be used for synchronizing IP flows through the Multiviewer SDC and the configuration of any properties associated with the relevant source To use PTP first set Genlock to Network See Configuration on page 155 The configuration of this page is the same as for Essence Processing See Time Sync Configuration on page 50 ...

Page 159: ...terface Select the control interface to use to configure the Multiviewer SDC 1G Rear panel MANAGEMENT Ethernet interface Ethernet 1 Rear panel SFP1 Ethernet interface Ethernet 2 Rear panel SFP2 Ethernet interface The Multiviewer SDC interface uses port 2051 See Rear Panel and Connectors on page 24 See also Connecting to the Multiviewer SDC with RollCall on page 39 New settings are applied when Res...

Page 160: ...G Select the video standard of the moving color bars test pattern to apply to the spigot from the drop down list Select None to turn off the test pattern Note Different video standards may be selected for the test pattern if required But for normal operation the multiviewer head display outputs from the Multiviewer SDC support high resolution video standards Refer to Multiviewer SDC IP Video Input...

Page 161: ...wer SDC multiviewer head display output video signals that is from the Multiviewer SDC to the UCP 3901 Card Clear All RTP Counts Counts jumps in an Real time Transport Protocol RTP packet ID sequence in an IP flow This indicates any lost dropped or out of sequence RTP packets These counters are found on RTP Receiver and Ethernet pages Clear All MAC Error Counts Counts packets marked as bad for exa...

Page 162: ...dentified as SFP1 and Ethernet 2 is identified as SFP2 on the card s rear panel See Rear Panel and Connectors on page 24 The Ethernet pages show details and status for each of the Multiviewer s high speed media network interfaces The UCP 3901 defaults to use DHCP for Ethernet port address negotiation but this can be overridden and a static IP address can be specified if required The Ethernet confi...

Page 163: ...Video Stats page displays information on the reception of video IP flows on network interfaces 1 and 2 on a spigot by spigot basis The Multiviewer SDC receives video IP data packets on spigots 5 to 16 The configuration of this page is the same as for Essence Processing See Ethernet RTP Receiver Video Stats on page 68 Ethernet RTP Receiver Audio Stats The Ethernet RTP Receiver Audio Stats page disp...

Page 164: ...ignals See Spigot 1 to 4 Multiviewer Head Outputs on page 166 and Spigot 5 to 16 Multiviewer Inputs on page 166 On the rear panel see 3G HD SD SDI I O Serial digital video inputs outputs 12 on page 26 to know on which BNC input output each spigot is available Enable Enable the spigots to be used for UHD Quad Links as required Note that these controls are not available when using 12G TPG SDQS Set t...

Page 165: ...able is set the audio will fade down on input loss and perform an audio V fade down then up during input switching For the Multiviewer SDC spigots 5 to 16 are configured as destination spigots as they receive audio IP streams The configuration of this page is the same as for Essence Processing See Audio V Fade on page 77 TPG UHD ST352 Insertion Set the ST352 ancillary data type according to how th...

Page 166: ...ial digital video inputs outputs 4 on page 26 and 3G HD SD SDI I O Serial digital video inputs outputs 12 on page 26 to know on which BNC input output each spigot is available Spigot 1 to 4 Multiviewer Head Outputs The Spigot pages 1 to 4 configure the multiviewer s head output mosaic streams The configuration of these pages are the same as for Essence Processing though only audio and video essenc...

Page 167: ... types The configuration of this page is the same as for Essence Processing See Logging System on page 91 Logging Network The Logging Network page shows MEDIA network message types The configuration of this page is the same as for Essence Processing See Logging Network on page 96 Logging Network 1G The Logging Network page shows MANAGEMENT network message types The configuration of this page is th...

Page 168: ... to view log fields of the Multiviewer SDC and select those log fields to be enabled The configuration of this page is the same as for Essence Processing See Logging Card Diagnostics on page 110 RollTrack The RollTrack page sets up RollTrack settings for the UCP 3901 Card allowing information action events to be triggered by the state of multiviewer head display outputs on spigots 1 to 4 The confi...

Page 169: ...e overridden and a static IP address can be specified if required The Ethernet configuration for this port can also be set through the frame s control panel This is useful when the card is first installed in the frame to make it quickly operational See Local control using the Densité frame control panel to set the Card s IP Addresses on page 29 The configuration of this page is the same as for Ess...

Page 170: ... SDC HDR Control HDR Control The HDR Control page allows multiviewer input HDR essences to be configured spigots 5 to 16 The configuration of this page is the same as for Essence Processing See HDR Control on page 74 ...

Page 171: ...on is typically performed once after Multiviewer SDC installation RollCall Control Panel may be used to configure and control various Multiviewer SDC items including selection of video wall layouts monitoring alarm status acknowledging alarms and control of timer widgets on the video wall RollCall templates for the Multiviewer SDC This section describes the RollCall templates for the Multiviewer S...

Page 172: ...ltiviewer SDC system status at the top of each template page OK the Multiviewer SDC multiviewer is working correctly Fail the Multiviewer SDC multiviewer has a problem Restart Required the Multiviewer SDC application requires a restart This is required after making changes in the template for certain configuration changes to take effect ...

Page 173: ...ltiviewer RollCall settings Multiviewer monitor output format Multiviewer name Fig 7 8 System Setup Template Note The Multiviewer SDC multiviewer must be System Reset for any saved setting changes on this template page to take effect See Carrying Out a System Reset on page 175 This should only be done during off hours when the system is not in use Booting takes about 75 seconds to complete during ...

Page 174: ...nit number must be unique for each Multiviewer being configured The initial default value is 01 See About the RollCall Address on page 175 for more information RollCall Port This parameter is not used RollCall IP Port This parameter is not used Domain ID Enter RollCall domain ID See About the RollCall Domain ID on page 175 for more information Output Format The Output Format of multiviewer head di...

Page 175: ...ltiviewer here Up to 64 characters can be displayed in the notes field Click or press return to save the name locally Parameter Description Note RollCall address This is not an IP network address A RollCall address has the form NNNN UU PP where NNNN is the RollCall network number UU is the RollCall unit number PP is the multiviewer input number 01 02 and so on Note RollCall Domain ID RollCall uses...

Page 176: ...iewer project Each video wall in an Orbit multiviewer project has a Name property which is set to Wall 1 Wall 2 and so on You can edit the wall name in GV Orbit Each wall layout in an GV Orbit multiviewer project has a Name property which is set to Layout1 Layout2 and so on You cannot edit this The wall layout to be used for each wall can be selected in the respective drop down box of the Layout t...

Page 177: ...ultiviewer software 2 16 16 or later See Figure 7 10 Identify Inputs Select to display overlay information which identifies each video input on each video tile on the head display output screen Identify Outputs Select to display overlay information which identifies each head display output screen 1 up to 12 The overlay appears in the bottom right hand side of each output Immediately after this Ide...

Page 178: ...C Layout Fig 7 10 Multiviewer Head Display Output Overlays Identify Inputs An overlay which identifies a video input in a video wall tile Identify Outputs An overlay which identifies each multiviewer head display output ...

Page 179: ...ddress and network port information Table 7 2 TSL Mode Settings Setting Description UDP Ethernet Interface Select Ethernet port to use port1 1G1 or port 2 1G2 3 1 Port Enter the IP port to receive TSL 3 1 messages on 5 0 Port Enter the IP port to receive TSL 5 0 messages on Mode Select Server or Disabled TCP IP Address For Server Mode Enter the local IP address of the Multiviewer SDC to be used fo...

Page 180: ...iewer SDC TSL Enter information as required then click to save 5 0 Port Enter IP port to receive TSL 5 0 messages on Mode Select Server Client or Disabled Table 7 2 TSL Mode Settings continued Setting Description ...

Page 181: ...late Table 7 3 Timer Control Settings Setting Description Running Start stop the timer Set to start the timer De select to stop the timer Reset Select to reset the timer Target time Enter the timer s target time When the target time is changed the timer is reset Target time format HH MM SS For example 12 30 00 Count Up Count Down Select to reset the timer and count up down Note On the multiviewer ...

Page 182: ...col Template Enter information as required then click to save Table 7 4 RollCall Timer Request Protocol Settings Setting Description IP Address Set the IP Address of an eTimer server device then press Port Set the associated port number to use for Timer Request Protocol messages Enabled Select to enable use of Timer Request Protocol messages Note Configuring an eTimer An Orbit Timer widget can be ...

Page 183: ... and quickly restore the configuration Save and restore are found by right clicking the unit name in the Network Browser Fig 8 1 UCP 3901 Menu For more information about how to use save and restore see the RollCall Control Panel User Manual available for download from the Grass Valley website See Related Documentation on page 14 Upgrading the UCP 3901 s SDC Application The following is required to...

Page 184: ...Operator s Manual See Related Documentation on page 14 A SDC Application upgrade is done in the following stages in RollCall Stage 1 To add import the upgrade package to RollCall Control Panel on page 184 Stage 2 To install the upgrade on the UCP 3901 on page 185 Stage 3 To delete RollCall s cache for the UCP 3901 on page 187 To add import the upgrade package to RollCall Control Panel 1 Save the s...

Page 185: ...imported it is added to the list of available upgrades and units may be upgraded accordingly See To install the upgrade on the UCP 3901 on page 185 To install the upgrade on the UCP 3901 A unit can only be upgraded if an appropriate upgrade package is available See To add import the upgrade package to RollCall Control Panel on page 184 1 Right click on the unit name in the Network Browser The unit...

Page 186: ...the Upgrade Changed Files Only setting is used to ensure a fast upgrade However some units may ignore this setting and always upgrade all files Post Upgrade After completion of the upgrade this panel displays the new unit name unit type unit ID unit version and loader version Software Releases This drop down list shows all of the software releases available for the unit type Note that before any r...

Page 187: ...s current version is available in the list of software releases If not a dialog displays prompting to save the unit s current software release before upgrading At the end of the upgrade if the unit does not come back online a dialog displays Further attempts are made to establish contact with the unit until it either comes back online or the Cancel button is pressed Cancelling this operation has n...

Page 188: ...can be accessed by the Control Panel To obtain a license contact Grass Valley Technical Support See Grass Valley Technical Support on page 210 The process of installing a license to an UCP 3901 follows the standard process for a hardware card with licenses administered by Grass Valley s RollCall For more details about importing and installing license files please see the RollCall Control Panel Use...

Page 189: ...nses in the licensing database 2 Select the licenses to install and click on Install Licenses 3 In the confirmation dialog that displays click Yes to install the licenses To cancel the operation click No A confirmation dialog displays prompting for the module to be restarted The licenses will not be valid until the module is restarted 4 Click Yes The Unit License dialog closes When the unit has re...

Page 190: ...alled 50G Licensed Options and panes can be seen The Card Firmware pane displays the firmware option currently loaded Other available firmware versions are displayed in the New pane The Software Version pane displays details of the currently loaded SDC license Alternative SDCs available for loading are displayed in the New pane The Installed 25G 50G Licensed Options panes show all installed licens...

Page 191: ... version in effect 2 Click Restart The module will reboot and start with the new SDC functionality Booting takes about 75 seconds to complete 3 Select any required options from the Card Firmware New pane if available Click Restart once more if any options are selected 4 In the Configuration template check that the current software version shows as Licensed OK The module is now ready to use ...

Page 192: ...d for connection to the controller card and a second connector which plugs directly into the rear panel to support rear panel connections Replacing a rear panel To replace a rear panel in a Densité frame 1 If a card is already installed in a modular card slot served by the rear panel you are changing remove it first see Removing a card on page 193 2 Remove the existing rear panel either blank or b...

Page 193: ...o remove heat from the UCP 3901 Under this condition cleaning is necessary and fan replacement may be required Some diagnostic procedures may interrupt normal system operation Changing the UCP 3901 s cooling fan will interrupt normal system operation Down time can be minimized by swapping in another known good UCP 3901 to restore system operation quickly Schedule these maintenance operations durin...

Page 194: ... corrective actions by for example removing obstructions or rerouting cables around and away from the Densité frame 3 When the previous corrective actions do not eliminate an critical temperature alarm verify that the UCP 3901 s onboard fan is working correctly See Fan Noise below Fan Noise Over time a fan s performance operating speed can degrade which may raise critical temperature and fan alarm...

Page 195: ...ve dust from the UCP 3901 Needle nose pliers to separate push pins from the PCB Curved tweezers to disconnect the fan s power connector from the UCP 3901 s main board Anti static bag or anti static work surface to reduce the possibility of electrostatic discharge damage to the UCP 3901 s electronics Cooling Fan Replacement Procedure The cooling fan is located on the UCP 3901 PCB card To remove a f...

Page 196: ...back to the component fan side Insert the pliers under the one of the pushpin heads Press down on the center of the fan assembly to prevent it from flipping on its side and gently pry the pin from the heatsink assembly Repeat for the second pushpin 5 Using curved tweezers disconnect the fan power connector plug very carefully gently wiggle the connector plug from the socket jack Do not pull on the...

Page 197: ...re that The Fan Status Check alarm is inactive See Logging System on page 91 for more information If the Fan Status Check alarm is active ensure the fan is plugged into Power Connector J14 The critical temperature alarm is inactive See TEMP_N_STATE in Logging FPGA on page 105 for more information Replacing the Micro SD Card When the UCP 3901 does not boot the Micro SD card must be replaced Note th...

Page 198: ...té frame Troubleshooting Following a methodical process of elimination try the following steps 1 Are you using the latest UCP 3901 firmware To upgrade an UCP 3901 s firmware see Upgrading the UCP 3901 s SDC Application on page 183 2 The Status Indicators on the UCP 3901 show if it is powered and these indicators provide troubleshooting information See Front Card edge Interface on page 19 3 All ala...

Page 199: ... any damage The fiber cannot have small circumference loops Check the fiber connectors for dirt and debris See Keep Fiber Connections Clean on page 200 Make sure your fiber length is within the range of the media network switch and of the SFP cartridge s specification Note depending on fiber type and if splices are done on your fiber the actual maximum usable length will be reduced Densité status ...

Page 200: ...nstructions The physical interface between the optical fiber and the fiber port of the SFP cartridge is the critical point in the system The fiber and the optical port must be accurately aligned that s the job of the connector plugs and sockets and be in intimate contact with no obstructions This is your job The small size of the fiber and the even smaller size of the fiber core means that even co...

Page 201: ...sed in the future Always follow the instructions carefully when cleaning abrasions on the fiber ends can degrade system performance significantly A visual inspection will ensure that particles and liquid residue have been removed If it s still dirty clean it again Note The SFP module s optical ports cannot be cleaned If dust enters the SFP module s optical port to the point where performance degra...

Page 202: ...202 Maintenance Troubleshooting Keep Fiber Connections Clean ...

Page 203: ...PTE 424M 425M level A compatible HD SDI to SMPTE292M 274M 296M SD SDI to SMPTE259M C Input cable length Belden 4794A UHD 12G 60m Belden 1694A 2HD 3G 120m Belden 1694A HD 1 5G 165m Belden 1694A SD 270M 400m Return loss 15 dB up to 1 5 GHz 10 dB from 1 5 GHz to 3 GHz 3G HD SD SDI Outputs Up to 16 16 12 8 4 0 12G SDI Outputs 4 2 0 Up to 4 0 4 Electrical Transport Stream Connector Format HD BNC 75Ω Co...

Page 204: ...30 50 59 94 60 SMPTE ST296 525i59 94 625i50 Number of supported streams See Supported Multiviewer Media Network Input Capacity on page 17 Conforms to 2022 6 7 2110 20 30 40 Scalers One per multiviewer input Video Standards 1080p50 59 94 60 UHD 1 Quad link 1080p50 59 94 60 Number of heads 4 Conforms to 2022 6 7 2110 20 30 Video Standards 1080p50 59 94 60 UHD 1 Quad link 1080p50 59 94 60 Electrical ...

Page 205: ...upports this feature FEC The UCP 3901 supports clause 74 Base R and clause 108 RS FEC Ensure the network switch you plan to use supports FEC error correction that you are planning to use for your network Video Standards 2160p60 2160p59 2160p50 ST2082 10 mode1 or ST425 5 1080p60 1080p59 1080p50 SMPTE ST274 1080i30 1080i29 1080i25 SMPTE ST274 720p60 720p59 720p50 SMPTE ST296 625i25 525i29 SMPTE ST12...

Page 206: ...twork Video Standards 2160p60 2160p59 2160p50 ST2082 10 mode1 or ST425 5 2160p60 2160p59 2160p50 in quad link for multiviewer output only 1080p60 1080p59 1080p50 SMPTE ST274 1080i30 1080i29 1080i25 SMPTE ST274 720p60 720p59 720p50 SMPTE ST296 625i25 525i29 SMPTE ST125 a Note that when using a 50Gbps breakout cable ensure that the network switch supports this feature Status Input and Output status ...

Page 207: ...ass 1 laser which emits invisible radiation whenever the module is powered up Because the SFP is hot swappable the module may be powered up as soon as it is installed DO NOT LOOK INTO AN OPERATING SFP FIBER MODULE S CONNECTORS AS EYE DAMAGE MAY RESULT The SFP module is sensitive to electrostatic discharge ESD It is recommended thatyouuseanESD preventivewriststrap groundedtothe GV Node chassis whil...

Page 208: ...clean Carefully remove any debris if necessary 3 Plug the LC terminated fiber optic cable into the SFP module Removing the fiber optic cables 1 Grasp the LC fiber optic connector that is plugged into the SFP module and pull it straight out to disengage the optical fiber from the SFP Never pull the fiber optic cable itself as irreversible damage may occur 2 Insert a dust plug into the SFP module 3 ...

Page 209: ... it straight out of the slot Do NOT pull on the bale clasp lever to remove the module as it is easily damaged You may find that you need to wiggle the module or perhaps push it into the slot a bit before it will release and slide out 3 For fiber optic models insert a dust plug into the SFP module Bale Clasp ...

Page 210: ...port www grassvalley com support Customers with a support contract should call their personalized number which can be found in their contract and be ready to provide their contract number and details Corporate Head Office Grass Valley 3499 Douglas B Floreani St Laurent Quebec H4S 2C6 Canada Telephone 1 514 333 1772 Fax 1 514 333 9828 www grassvalley com ...