ioi DVR EXPRESS CORE 2 MAX, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 Copyright 2019 IO Industries Inc All rights reserved DVR Express is a registered trademark of IO Industries Inc registered in the U S Patent and Trademark Office All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners ...

Page 2: ...ranty shall not apply to any damage defect or failure caused by improper use or inadequate maintenance of the product This warranty does not apply to the removable VidIO Drive Modules A separate warranty is provided for these modules The details for this warranty are provided in section 3 12 Certifications See 3 16 Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC About IO Industries Established in 1991 IO Indust...

Page 3: ...0 May 1 2018 Updated Figure 65 1 11 September 14 2018 Updated calculations for 6 4 14 and 6 4 18 updated Table 30 1 12 November 15 2018 Removed currently unsupported 4K video input formats from Table 6 1 13 November 27 2018 Added UHD SDI output information throughout section 3 8 1 14 December 5 2018 Corrected IRIG form designations in Table 9 1 15 December 10 2018 Added IRIG DCLS information to Ta...

Page 4: ...sumption 25 3 15 Low Power Mode 25 3 16 Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC 26 4 Software 27 4 1 IO Industries CoreView 28 4 2 IO Industries Streams 7 29 4 3 Custom Application using DVR Express Core SDK 30 4 4 Choosing a Software Strategy 30 5 Choosing a Control PC 31 5 1 Control PC System Requirements 31 5 2 Connecting the Recorder to a Control PC 31 5 3 Example System Configurations 31 5 4 Recomm...

Page 5: ...ording Files 62 9 Signals Synchronization and Timestamping 63 9 1 Control Signal Module 63 9 2 Synchronization and Timestamping 69 10 Appendices 73 10 1 Auxiliary I O Interface 74 10 2 Power over Camera Link PoCL 77 10 3 Global Satellite Navigation System GNSS 79 10 4 DVR Express Core 2 MAX Server 82 10 5 List of Acronyms 100 DVR Express Core 2 MAX User s Manual ...

Page 6: ...rements 30 Table 22 Recommended eSATA Adapter Cards 34 Table 23 Pixel Bytes per Clock Cycle for Camera Link Video Sources 39 Table 24 Maximum Burst Rates of CoaXPress Interfaces 40 Table 25 Maximum Burst Rates of SDI Interfaces 41 Table 26 RAID Configurations Advantages and Disadvantages 42 Table 27 Recorded Bytes per Pixel for Different Video Formats 43 Table 28 HANC packets per line 44 Table 29 ...

Page 7: ...erver Specifications All Models Operational 83 Table 44 Typical Power Consumption CORE2SDIMAXSERVER 84 Table 45 Rear Connector Descriptions CORE2MAXSERVER 85 Table 46 Front Panel Descriptions for Core 2 MAX Server 86 DVR Express Core 2 MAX User s Manual ...

Page 8: ...eSATA Fan Out Cable SFF 8088 to 4x eSATA 32 Figure 26 Example Configuration Laptop Control PC 33 Figure 27 Common Ports on Laptops 33 Figure 28 VidIO Drive Module Installation Step 1 35 Figure 29 VidIO Drive Module Installation Step 1 35 Figure 30 VidIO Drive Module Installation Step 2 36 Figure 31 VidIO Drive Module Installation Step 3 36 Figure 32 VidIO Drive Module Installation Step 4 37 Figure...

Page 9: ... with left screws and side removed Step 4 93 Figure 58 Drive Cartridge with both sides removed Step 5 94 Figure 59 Unscrew the right screws from the nylon standoffs Step 6 94 Figure 60 Attach Drive Cartridge left side to media Step 7 95 Figure 61 Snap Drive Cartridge left side into main frame Step 8 95 Figure 62 Both Drive Cartridge sides snapped into main frame Step 9 96 Figure 63 Completed Drive...

Page 10: ...r power requirements see Power Input on page 25 3 Install software on Control PC a Insert the software CD in the PC b Open the Software folder then the CoreView folder c Run the installer to install CoreView and the necessary supporting files 64 bit installer core_x64 exe 32 bit installer core exe Notes The software must be installed using a Windows account that has Administrator privileges on the...

Page 11: ...ipheral device that is configured and operated by a separate control computer Models are available that support several industry standard video formats Each model can record from one or more video sources Multiple recorders can be synchronized together to create a multi camera video recording system DVR Express Core 2 MAX User s Manual 2 Figure 1 Example DVR System Using a Laptop to control one DV...

Page 12: ...RAID engine for maximum performance and data protection Includes easy to use CoreView software 2 3 Ordering Information Model Part Number Ordering Options Embedded Streams 7 License1 7 Integrated GPS2 Ten options from G01 to G10 Camera Link CORE2CLMAX Available Available CoaXPress CORE2CXMAX Available Available SDI CORE2SDIMAX Available Available 1 Embedded Streams 7 license includes an S7CORE lic...

Page 13: ...ty Operating 10 85 non condensing Storage 10 95 non condensing Chassis Material Black powder coated galvanneal Installation Requirements Can be mounted in any orientation Do not block front or back air vents 1 Depends on model operating mode installed media excludes PoCL PoCXP power for cameras 2 See section 3 14 Power Consumption for more details Table 2 Specifications DVR Express Core 2 MAX Mode...

Page 14: ...onnected together to achieve system wide time and recording synchronization Control Software IO Industries CoreView IO Industries Streams 7 Customer developed applications built using DVR Express Core SDK O S Support Windows 7 8 1 10 32 64 bit Ubuntu 16 04 LTS 32 bit 64 bit Video Data Storage Three Removable drive cartridges with high speed VidIO Drive Modules Up to six IO Industries VidIO Drive M...

Page 15: ... Base x4 Base 8 bit x 1 3 10 bit x 1 2 12 bit x 1 2 14 bit x 1 16 bit x 1 24 bit RGB Camera Link Full Camera Link Base x2 Base modes as listed above Medium 8 bit x 4 10 bit x 4 12 bit x 4 16 bit x 24 Full 8 bit x 8 14 bit x 44 16 bit x 44 80 bit 8 bit x 10 10 bit x 8 Camera Link Full x2 Medium Full 80 bit modes as listed above Dual Camera Link Full 160 bit 8 bit x 204 10 bit x 164 Camera Link Base...

Page 16: ...IO Industries Inc DVR Express Core 2 MAX User s Manual 7 Figure 4 Configuration Options for DVR Express Core 2 MAX Camera Link ...

Page 17: ...k at 6 25Gbps 5Gbps 3 125Gbps 2 5Gbps or 1 25Gbps Extension 2 CoaXPress Single Link x2 and CoaXPress Dual Link Mode a k a Dual Single Port 1 1x CoaXPress Dual Link at 6 25Gbps 5Gbps 3 125Gbps 2 5Gbps or 1 25Gbps Master Port 2 1x CoaXPress Dual Link at 6 25Gbps 5Gbps 3 125Gbps 2 5Gbps or 1 25Gbps Extension Port 3 and 4 2 x CoaXPress Single Link at 6 25Gbps 5Gbps 3 125Gbps 2 5Gbps or 1 25Gbps CoaXPr...

Page 18: ...IO Industries Inc DVR Express Core 2 MAX User s Manual 9 Figure 6 Configuration Options for DVR Express Core 2 MAX CoaXPress ...

Page 19: ...480i 59 94 NTSC 576i 50 PAL HD SDI 1 485Gb s 720p 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 50 59 94 60 SMPTE 296 1080i 50 59 94 60 SMPTE 274 1080p 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 SMPTE 274 2K 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 SMPTE 2048 2 3G SDI 2 97Gb s 1080p 50 59 94 60 SMPTE 274 2K 47 95 48 50 59 94 60 SMPTE 2048 2 UHD Quad Link 2 Sample Interleave 2SI 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 50 59 94 60 SMPTE 2036 4K Quad Link 2 Sample Interleave 2SI 23 98...

Page 20: ...IO Industries Inc DVR Express Core 2 MAX User s Manual 11 Figure 8 Configuration Options for DVR Express Core 2 MAX SDI ...

Page 21: ...tputs for synchronization with external devices Remote Connection Remote control interface Used to control features of the SDI video output See Section 3 9 for remote features GNSS Antenna Optional 50 Ohm TNC Supplies 4 36V at 75mA to power an external antenna Timecode Connections 1 DB9 Male used for DC timecode connections SMPTE Linear TimeCode LTC Signal Pin 4 Ground Pin 9 BNC adapter cable prov...

Page 22: ...recorded A video frame with an IRIG timestamp has captured the entirety of the information available in the IRIG signal The time information is transmitted in the following format YY DDD HH MM SS T YY Year 0 99 DDD Day 0 365 HH Hour 0 23 MM Minute 0 59 SS Second 0 59 T Tenth of a Second 0 1 0 9 IRIG timecode can be transmitted in two ways AM and DC both of which the Core 2 MAX supports AM is suppo...

Page 23: ...Hz 100 microsecond resolution 4 100 kHz 10 microsecond resolution 3rd Digit Coded Expressions 0 BCD1 CF2 SBS3 1 BCD1 CF2 2 BCD1 3 BCD1 SBS3 6 BCD1 BCD_Year4 1 Binary Coded Decimal 2 Control Function 3 Straight Binary Seconds 4 Binary Coded Decimal Year Table 8 IRIG Format Description The DVR Express Core 2 MAX currently supports input level 600mVpp to 8Vpp IRIG A B Standard 200 04 See Table 9 for ...

Page 24: ...tribution On the Core 2 MAX this is done through the use of the DB9 connector unbalanced pin 4 signal pin 9 ground balanced pin 4 positive pin 5 negative pin 9 ground labeled IRIG DC LTC see Figure 9 Each Core 2 MAX is shipped with an LTC cable DB9 to BNC P N CAB2MAXLTC Unlike IRIG there are 32 bits of user data usually used for a reel number and date During filmmaking the camera assistant will ty...

Page 25: ...2 and 2 4 Table 10 Supported SDI Video Output Formats for CORE2CLMAX and CORE2CXMAX 3 8 2 Scaling Modes The CORE2CLMAX and CORE2CXMAX support several SDI output scaling modes See Table 11 below for the supported scaling modes Scaling Mode1 Description 100 The full resolution of the input image is used A crop the size of the selected video format frame size is output from the original image If the ...

Page 26: ...porarily switch to the Live Only option and during a backup operation the SDI video output will temporarily be disabled Live Only This is the default option The SDI output will show live video from the input camera regardless of any operation that CoreView is engaged in This mode is useful for constant monitoring Note During a backup operation the SDI video output will temporarily be disabled Tabl...

Page 27: ...Link Quad Link Camera N C N C N C Table 13 SDI Video Output Configurations 3 8 7 Overlays The Core 2 MAX SDI output ports support destructively overlaying the current frame time UTC or Local and exposure time for certain Flare camera models only The overlay is displayed in the top left corner of the image by default and can be optionally displayed in the bottom left corner To overlay the exposure ...

Page 28: ...scription A Changes the scaling of the currently selected SDI output Switches between 1 1 and 50 frame scaling 50 of the width and 50 of the height E g 4096x2160 1920x1080 B Cycles through available SDI outputs C Not implemented D Not implemented Direction Arrows When in 1 1 mode or when frame scaling mode does not produce an image smaller than the output video format selected default is 1080p the...

Page 29: ...he use of the Control Signal Manager See 9 1 Control Signal Module The external sync source is common to all 4 TLS outputs but they are independent in that they can synchronize cameras operating in different video modes Additionally the outputs can be shifted by different amounts in both the forward output signal trails the sync source and backward output signal leads the sync source directions Se...

Page 30: ...Panel All Models Figure 12 shows the front panel of the DVR Express Core 2 MAX recorder See the following pages for a description of the front panel elements DVR Express Core 2 MAX User s Manual 21 Figure 12 Front Panel All Models ...

Page 31: ...een power LED on the Drive Cartridge Operation LEDs REC LED Color State Description Off A recording operation is not in progress Red On A recording operation is in progress PLAY LED Color State Description Off A review operation is not in progress Green On A review operation is in progress This includes review seek simulate export and backup Timing LEDs PC LED Color State Description Off A Core AP...

Page 32: ...ed Drive Cartridge key and turning to the right 90 degrees A Drive Cartridge must be locked to be powered To unlock a Drive Cartridge insert the Drive Cartridge key and turn to the left 90 degrees Drive Cartridge Eject Button Used to remove an unlocked Drive Cartridge Press the Drive Cartridge Eject button there should be no resistance until a click is heard and then release The Drive Cartridge Ej...

Page 33: ...r than Months whichever occurs first 3 12 2 Endurance Endurance is measured in DWPD drive writes per day DWPD is the number of full drive writes each day over the warranty period required to reach the TBW rating For example module VIDIOMOD240 has a DWPD of 3 9 meaning that the TBW is reached if 3 9 223 6 GB or 872 GB is written to the drive every day over the 54 month warranty period Data can be w...

Page 34: ... drive modules Description Power Consumption Idle with no cameras connected 47 4 W Idle with cameras connected1 2 83 6 W Capturing live video all inputs 1 83 6 W Playback using all modules 84 6 W Recording all inputs using all modules1 92 8 W 1 4 x Flare 12M180CCX cameras operating in Single Link CXP 6 Mode 4096 x 3072 x 47 Hz x 8 bit and utilizing PoCXP 2 CoaXPress cameras are always set to acqui...

Page 35: ... accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense WARNING Changes or modifications not expressly approved by IO Industries Inc could void the user s authority to operate the equi...

Page 36: ...ndows PC appears as a new uninitialized un formatted disk drive inaccessible by Windows Explorer but visible in the Device Manager and Disk Management windows The software communicates with the recorder using the Core API a software library installed by the DVR Express Core software installer The software can also communicate with DVR Express Core Download Modules an available accessory for high s...

Page 37: ...application that can configure and control first and second generation DVR Express Core recorders CoreView features controls for each recorder and a video viewer window for each connected camera The software can also synchronize recorders with external timing sources e g IRIG B or GPS to improve the accuracy of video frame timestamps This software is included with each DVR Express Core recorder DV...

Page 38: ...ns A software license key is required to record data using Streams 7 Previously recorded data can be viewed using Streams 7 without a license key Video can be recorded using CoreView and reviewed using Streams 7 This allows the powerful features e g scripting data exporting or archiving of Streams 7 to be used for post processing A software license key for Streams 7 can be delivered as a USB dongl...

Page 39: ...required to mark a program Unmarked programs cannot communicate with DVR Express Core recorders unless a developer license key is connected to the control PC For more information see the SDK User Guide 4 4 Choosing a Software Strategy CoreView is designed for the purpose of controlling first and second generation DVR Express Core recorders It cannot record additional data sources other than those ...

Page 40: ...t Ubuntu 16 04 LTS External PC Interfaces 1 eSATA or USB 3 0 port per recorder Table 21 Control PC System Requirements 5 2 Connecting the Recorder to a Control PC Each recorder includes a 3 foot USB 3 0 to eSATA adapter Figure 17 and a 6 foot eSATA cable Figure 18 for connection to a Control PC These cables allow the recorder to be connected to workstations laptops tablets or even single board com...

Page 41: ...ernal SATA port Most PC motherboards have multiple SATA ports for connecting hard disks or optical drives SATA ports can be converted to eSATA ports using the cable shown in Figure 21 The eSATA hot plug feature may not be supported by a motherboard SATA controller In this case the recorder may only be detected if it is powered on and connected before the PC is turned on As long as short external c...

Page 42: ... single PC with a dedicated bandwidth connection for each device a host bus adapter HBA with a multi port interface is necessary These HBAs use a multi lane SFF 8088 connector see Figure 24 that requires an adapter cable see Figure 25 Most HBAs have high speed interfaces e g PCIe x8 so be sure the Control PC has an appropriate expansion slot available IO Industries can provide an 8 port P N COREDM...

Page 43: ...xport may be inferior when compared to a workstation Control PC However since recording is always managed by the recorder laptop performance never affects video recording The laptop interface options are listed below Use an available eSATA or USB 3 0 port Most laptops have a free eSATA or USB 3 0 port This is a simple and effective method for connecting a DVR Express Core 2 MAX recorder to a lapto...

Page 44: ... CARECOREUSB3 USB 3 1 Gen 1 1 Uses ASMedia ASM1153E chipset IO Industries COREDMHBA8 PCI Express x8 8 2x SFF 8088 Requires SFF 8088 to 4x eSATA cable see Figure 25 sold by IO Industries as P N CABEXSATA1M IO Industries COREDMHBA16 PCI Express x8 16 4x SFF 8088 Requires SFF 8088 to 4x eSATA cable see Figure 25 sold by IO Industries as P N CABEXSATA1M Table 22 Recommended eSATA Adapter Cards DVR Exp...

Page 45: ...Core 2 MAX Slight upward pressure while installing will prevent this from happening Once the Drive Cartridge is installed lock the cartridge using the Drive Cartridge key by turning the key clockwise 90 degrees 6 3 Installing VidIO Drive Modules in a Drive Cartridge Up to two VidIO Drive Modules can be installed in a Drive Cartridge 6 3 1 Mounting Instructions The following instructions describe h...

Page 46: ...be installed it is connected to the top connector Slide the VidIO Drive Module in from the top securely into the mating connector Attach the VidIO Drive module using 4x M3 4mm machine screws 2 on each side DVR Express Core 2 MAX User s Manual 37 Figure 30 VidIO Drive Module Installation Step 2 Figure 31 VidIO Drive Module Installation Step 3 ...

Page 47: ...arrier shell Slide the drive carrier frame into the drive carrier shell 5 Attach the drive carrier frame to the drive carrier shell using 2x M3 4mm machine screws DVR Express Core 2 MAX User s Manual 38 Figure 32 VidIO Drive Module Installation Step 4 Figure 33 VidIO Drive Module Installation Step 5 ...

Page 48: ...sufficient channel buffers are available 2 The RAID Configuration determines the number of channel buffers that are dedicated to primary storage and the number that are used for mirroring or parity storage 3 The Streaming Video Data Rate is a function of the frame size and frame rate of each connected camera averaged over time This rate must be less than the total average data rate of all drive mo...

Page 49: ... 85MHz Camera Link Configuration Output Format Pixel Bytes per Clock Cycle Base 8 bit x 1 1 8 bit x 2 2 8 bit x 3 3 10 bit x 1 1 25 10 bit x 2 2 5 12 bit x 1 1 5 12 bit x 2 3 14 bit x 1 2 16 bit x 1 2 24 bit RGB 3 Medium 8 bit x 4 4 10 bit x 4 5 12 bit x 4 6 16 bit x 2 4 Full 8 bit x 8 8 14 bit x 4 8 16 bit x 4 8 80 bit 8 bit x 10 10 10 bit x 8 10 160 bit1 8 bit x 20 20 10 bit x 16 20 1 IO Industr...

Page 50: ...any configuration of Table 30 which would suggest Quad Link CXP 6 is completely unsupported In practice considering the maximum instantaneous storage rate in lieu of the burst rate allows us to include many more configurations Use the following calculation to determine the Maximum Instantaneous Storage Rate in MB s for each camera Width Height Maximum Possible Frame Rate Recorded Bytes per Pixel 1...

Page 51: ...ailure in systems that store data on hard disk drives as these devices typically have a higher failure rate compared to solid state storage devices such as DVR Express Core 2 VidIO Drive Modules RAID 0 is the most commonly used level Other levels are available that provide protection against data loss RAID 0 groups drive modules into a single logical drive set Video data is striped and recorded si...

Page 52: ...1 Higher burst rate support and faster recording speed than level 1 Immediate access to mirror drive module set if primary module set fails Half capacity of level 0 Lower burst rate support and recording speed than level 0 3 4 3 Protects against single drive module failure Higher capacity than level 0 1 Higher burst rate support and faster recording speed than level 0 1 Slow performance if a failu...

Page 53: ...bytes is used whenever possible to minimize data storage requirements Camera Interfac Video Format Recorded Bytes Per Pixel Camera Link CoaXPress 8 bit Monochrome Bayer 1 10 bit Monochrome Bayer 1 25 12 bit Monochrome Bayer 1 5 14 bit Monochrome 2 16 bit Monochrome 2 24 bit RGB 3 3G HD SD SDI 10 bit Color YCbCr 4 2 2 2 5 10 bit Color RGB 4 4 4 5 Table 27 Recorded Bytes per Pixel for Different Vide...

Page 54: ...ine 2048 Frame Rate Equation 5 HANC Data Rate Frame Rate Resolution p48 p47 95 p60 p59 94 p50 p30 i60 p29 97 i59 94 p25 i50 p24 p23 98 4K 2 2K 1 UHD 4 2 4 1080 N A 1 2 720 N A 1 3 4 Table 28 HANC packets per line 3 Use the following formula to calculate the VANC Data Rate in MB s Lines with VANC Ceiling Width Recorded Bytes Per Pixel 2048 2048 Frame Rate Equation 6 VANC Data Rate Use the following...

Page 55: ...2 See Note 1 See Note 2 n a n a 3 1297 0 1213 5 n a n a n a 4 1297 0 1291 2 n a See Note 1 1297 0 1213 5 5 1297 0 1291 2 n a n a n a 6 1297 0 1291 2 n a TBD TBD Camera Link Full1 x2 or Camera Link Full1 x2 Stitched 1 1134 9 404 3 n a n a n a 2 See Note 3 1077 0 408 2 n a n a 3 1297 0 1226 4 n a n a n a 4 1621 2 1612 8 n a See Note 3 1297 0 1226 4 5 1621 2 1612 8 n a n a n a 6 1621 2 1612 8 n a TBD...

Page 56: ...ted rates are less than the values in the table Operating Mode Installed Drive Modules Performance in MB s Maximum Instantaneous Storage Rate Maximum Streaming Rate RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 3 Single1 Dual1 Single Dual1 Quad 1 1692 405 n a n a n a 2 2256 810 TBD n a n a 3 1692 1128 or 2256 912 n a n a n a 4 1692 1692 or 2256 1200 n a TBD TBD 5 TBD n a n a n a 6 2256 2256 n a TBD TBD 1 Validated ...

Page 57: ...de Installed Drive Modules Confirmed Performance in MB s Max Burst Rate Max Streaming Rate RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 3 3G HD SDI x4 Single Link1 Dual Link Quad Link 1 708 3521 n a n a n a 2 708 5931 708 3251 n a n a 3 1416 9891 n a n a n a 4 1416 12661 n a 708 5931 1416 9891 5 1416 12661 n a n a n a 6 1416 12661 n a 1416 9891 1416 12661 1 Validated using Decimator Design 3G TPG no metadata Metad...

Page 58: ...opriate VidIO Drive Module Any module with a capacity greater than the value returned by the formula is suitable VidIO Drive Module Capacity in GB VIDIOMOD240 223 6 VIDIOMOD480 447 1 VIDIOMOD960 894 3 VIDIOMOD1920 1788 5 VIDIOMOD3840 3577 0 Table 32 VidIO Drive Module Capacities 6 4 12 Calculate Maximum Recording Duration Actual storage is usually greater than the Required Storage Use the followin...

Page 59: ...6 159 8 MB s From Table 29 one module is required to support these rates C Required Storage Equation 8 159 8 MB s 5400 s 1024 843 GB D Appropriate VidIO Drive Module Equation 9 843 1 843 GB From Table 32 one VIDIOMOD960 module 894 3 GB provides sufficient capacity D Maximum Recording Duration Equation 10 894 3 1024 1 159 8 1 01 5673 s 1 hr 35 min Comments Suppose it may be necessary to use this re...

Page 60: ...upported configuration with RAID data protection due to the burst data rate C Required Storage Equation 8 170 4 MB s 1200 s 1024 200 GB D Appropriate VidIO Drive Module Equation 9 200 GB 4 50 GB From Table 32 and knowing that four modules are required due to the calculated streaming data rate B four VIDIOMOD240 modules 223 6 GB can be used as this is the smallest capacity module available D Maximu...

Page 61: ...streaming data rate is supported using a RAID 3 configuration Therefore it is not possible to use a RAID level that supports data protection C Required Storage Equation 8 1065 3 MB s 7200 s 1024 7490 4 GB D Appropriate VidIO Drive Module Equation 9 7490 4 GB 4 1872 6 GB From Table 32 and knowing that four modules are required due to the streaming data rate calculated in B four VIDIOMOD3840 modules...

Page 62: ...rame Rate Calculator 4 1920 1080 133 7 1 1048576 1057 6 MB s B Streaming Data Rate Equation 3 4 1 01 1920 1080 120 1 1048576 958 7 MB s From Table 30 three modules are required to support these rates C Required Storage Equation 8 958 7 MB s 1800 s 1024 1685 2 GB D Appropriate VidIO Drive Module Equation 9 1685 2 GB 3 561 7 GB From Table 32 three VIDIOMOD960 modules 894 3 GB provides sufficient cap...

Page 63: ... Rate Calculator 2 640 480 2034 5 1 Byte 1048576 1192 1 MB s B Streaming Data Rate Equation 3 2 1 01 640 480 1000 1 Byte 1048576 591 8 MB s From Table 30 three modules are required to support these rates C Required Storage Equation 8 591 8 MB s 7200 s 1024 4161 1 GB D Appropriate VidIO Drive Module Equation 9 4161 1 GB 3 1387 GB From Table 32 three VIDIOMOD1920 modules 1788 5 GB provides sufficien...

Page 64: ...ired Storage 998 7 MB s 21600 s 1024 21066 3 GB D Appropriate VidIO Drive Module Equation 9 21066 3 GB 4 5266 6 GB Table 32 shows that there is no VIDOMOD that has a capacity greater than 5266 6GB Changing the quantity to 5 also results in a single VIDOMOD capacity larger than that available Changing the quantity to 6 21066 3 GB 6 3511 05 GB From Table 32 six VIDIOMOD3840 modules 3577 0 GB provide...

Page 65: ...Rate Equation 4 2x 1080p30 2 1 01 Ceiling 1920 2 5 2048 2048 1080 30 1048576 383 48 MB s 2x 1080p60 2 1 01 Ceiling 1920 2 5 2048 2048 1080 60 1048576 766 97 MB s Total 1150 5 MB s From Table 31 4 modules are required to support these rates C Required Storage 1150 5MB s 2700 s 1024 3033 54 GB D Appropriate VidIO Drive Module Equation 9 3033 54 GB 4 758 39 GB From Table 32 four VIDIOMOD960 modules 8...

Page 66: ...nnect Power to Cameras Check the camera manual to determine the recommended power supply If a camera supports PoCL Power over Camera Link the recorder can supply power to the camera as long as PoCL compatible Camera Link cables are used 4 Connect Recorder to Control PC Connect the recorder to an available USB 3 0 or eSATA port on the Control PC using the appropriate cable provided with the recorde...

Page 67: ...desktop click Start right click on Computer and select Manage 2 Click Device Manager on the left side of the Computer Management window 3 Expand the Disk drives group by clicking the icon 4 There is an entry in the list for each detected DVR Express Core 2 MAX recorder with the model name ATA IOI CORE2 SCSI Disk Device see Figure 34 DVR Express Core 2 MAX User s Manual 58 Figure 34 Windows Device ...

Page 68: ...View Streams 7 Follow these steps to install software for the DVR Express Core 2 MAX recorder on a control PC 1 Optionally install Streams 7 Refer to the Streams 7 User s Guide for installation instructions 2 Run the DVR Express Core software installer located on the software CD shipped with the recorder or provided by IO Industries support For 32 bit Windows this is core exe For 64 bit Windows th...

Page 69: ...uide installed with Streams 7 describes the operation of Streams 7 Contact IO Industries for assistance using the DVR Express Core device driver for Streams 7 7 3 Software Utilities The following desktop applications are included in the DVR Express Core software package Control Signal Manager Core Api Administrator CoreView Administrator CoreView Event Marker Export Firmware Updater Scene Importer...

Page 70: ... to recording a scratch file is created using the largest contiguous block of free space on the drive set During recording packetized video data is written sequentially to the scratch file until recording stops due to user intervention or by reaching the end of the file After recording stops the file is converted from a scratch file into a recording file Power failures or software issues can occas...

Page 71: ...able recording time for each camera are displayed in CoreView These values are based on the largest chunk of contiguous free space In the above example CoreView would initially display 30 free space Suppose recording was started and allowed to continue until the 30 was completely filled with video Recording would stop the file would complete and CoreView would display 20 free space as this has bec...

Page 72: ...f the Control Signal Module for the CL Full x2 mode The Control Signal Module includes the following components Auxiliary I O signals e g TTL I O LVDS I O Camera Interface signals e g CC1 CC2 Signal manipulation tools e g Signal Generator Scaler Timing Synchronization tools e g Sync Bus Camera Timestamp The CSM Bus an interconnect system used to make connections between I O signals signal manipula...

Page 73: ...can be used to distribute start stop recording triggers or for multi recorder synchronization The Control Signal Module uses the CSM bus to connect external signals to signal tools or to connect external signals to the Camera Interface signals e g Camera Link CC1 Every DVR Express Core 2 MAX recorder has six bi directional TTL signals direction configured in pairs two LVDS inputs and two LVDS outp...

Page 74: ... some cameras Parameter Description Range Enable Enable disable the output signal Other parameters cannot be changed when the output signal is enabled Enabled or Disabled Frequency The rate at which the signal repeats 0 01 Hz 50 MHz Duty Cycle The ratio of the high time to the signal period A 20 duty cycle means the signal is logic HIGH for 20 of the signal period 1 0 99 0 Table 33 Signal Generato...

Page 75: ...t signal is enabled Enabled or Disabled Divide The divisor of the scaling factor 1 65535 integer Multiply The multiplier of the scaling factor 1 65535 integer Force High Time Set a fixed high time for the output signal specified by the High Time parameter The default high time is the input period divided by 2x the Multiply parameter value On or Off High Time The fixed time that the output signal s...

Page 76: ...ble the output signal Other parameters cannot be changed when the output signal is enabled Enabled or Disabled Delay The amount of time to delay 0 03 671089 μs Force High Time Set a fixed high time for the output signal specified by the High Time parameter On or Off High Time The fixed time the output signal should stay at logic HIGH 0 01 671089μs Input The input signal The input signal can be inv...

Page 77: ...ay the period of the input signal in microseconds To convert the measurement to a frequency Hz divide the period into 1 000 000 For example 50 us period 1000000 50 20000 Hz Parameter Description Range Start Sampling If checked the period of the input signal is measured If not checked nothing is measured Enabled or Disabled Sampling Complete read only If checked sampling is complete If not checked ...

Page 78: ...s accomplished using the External Sync Bus tool in the Control Signal Module see Configuring the External Sync Bus The timestamp clock can also be synchronized to an external time device e g GPS or IRIG If an external time device is not used the timestamp clock is initialized using the PC system time When multiple PCs are controlling multiple recorders timestamp clock synchronization can be challe...

Page 79: ...ync Bus Master Do not change the other parameters 5 Expand the TTL Output group 6 Expand the selected TTL Output and change the Input parameter to Sync Bus 7 Press the Save button and choose a user configuration there are 4 available 8 Change the power up configuration to the user configuration selected in the previous step Slave Recorder Configuration 1 Select a Slave recorder 2 Configure the sel...

Page 80: ...terface to an external device READOUT This time is commonly referred to as the readout time The Control Signal Module contains a Camera Timestamp tool that controls when the timestamp for each frame is captured By default the timestamp for an incoming frame is captured when this tool sees the rising edge of READOUT This relates the timestamp to the end of the exposure period Sometimes it is desira...

Page 81: ...n the system This is typically accomplished by sending a frame trigger or exposure start signal to each camera either through the camera interface e g Camera Link CC or via a proprietary trigger input on the camera The Control Signal Module contains several signal tools that can generate and manipulate trigger signals In a multi recorder system trigger signals can be generated by a Master recorder...

Page 82: ...ort provided by the DVR Express Core 2 MAX Camera Link 10 3 Global Satellite Navigation System GNSS This appendix describes the GNSS receivers available for all DVR Express Core 2 MAX models 10 4 DVR Express Core 2 MAX Server This appendix describes the Server ordering option available for all DVR Express Core 2 MAX models 10 5 List of Acronyms A list of the acronyms used in this document DVR Expr...

Page 83: ...nfigured as an input these ports accept 3 5V to 5 0V signaling for a logic HIGH and 1 5V or lower as logic LOW Configured as an output these ports are capable of driving 4 75V at 1 mA and 2 6V at 10 mA When the TTL signals are not being driven they are pulled up to 5V Maximum recommended cable length between these ports and other equipment is 25 feet depends on signal frequency drive strength and ...

Page 84: ...n DB26 Pin Designation Description 1 12V_OUT 12V1 DC limited to 900mA 14 LVDS_OUT1 LVDS Output 1 2 N C No Connect 15 LVDS_IN1 LVDS Input 1 3 N C No Connect 16 TTL4 TTL Input Output 4 4 LVDS_OUT2 LVDS Output 2 17 TTL2 TTL Input Output 2 5 LVDS_OUT1 LVDS Output 1 18 TTL1 TTL Input Output 1 6 LVDS_IN1 LVDS Input 1 19 LOW_PWR Low Power Mode Enable 7 TTL6 TTL Input Output 6 20 N C No Connect 8 TTL5 TTL...

Page 85: ...y with cameras that do not happen to support PoCL protection measures need to be in place on the device providing power so as to prevent damage to non PoCL cameras There are two accepted methods for this protection Over Current Protection Dedicated power is provided to the camera A resettable fuse protects against the camera drawing too much current SafePower A protocol is used for detecting the p...

Page 86: ...ll short circuit power supply fault will be detected power will be disabled PoCL Power will be provided to camera provided power draw does not exceed 4W Table 37 Power over Camera Link Compatibility 10 2 4 Status LED If the LED is red this indicates either no connection or a fault If the LED is green this indicates power is actively being sent to the camera DVR Express Core 2 MAX User s Manual 77 ...

Page 87: ...ide very accurate timing The Core 2 MAX s on board timestamp clock is synchronized with the GNSS time This results in video frame timestamps that can be within 1µs of the GNSS time This is also an easy way to synchronize Core 2 MAX s that are connected to different computers or that are separated by a distance Additionally the Core 2 MAX can record position data that is correlated to every recorde...

Page 88: ...ansmitted by the GNSS receiver to the Core 2 MAX This has a direct correlation to the video timestamp accuracy 7 Refers to the accuracy of the timestamps applied to all video frames during recording when the GNSS receiver is locked Table 39 GNSS Receiver Common Features 10 3 1 GNSS Antennas The interface to the GNSS receiver on the Core 2 MAX is a TNC connector as seen in Figure 9 The Core 2 MAX n...

Page 89: ...on systems SBAS provide correction data to GNSS receivers to further improve position accuracy A system may provide correction information applicable to a wide area or a smaller regional area Multiple ground stations located at accurately surveyed points receive GNSS signals and calculate the position error This is transmitted to a satellite network which then broadcasts the data to any SBAS capab...

Page 90: ...d in section 2 2 Features Single box solution that combines the Core 2 MAX video recorder with an integrated Control PC Local or optional network control with real time H 264 video streaming R ordering option LCD status display Integrated PC Specifications CPU Intel Core i7 quad core RAM 16GB DDR4 Graphics Intel HD Graphics 530 1 HDMI 1 DP and 1 DVI I OS Disk 240GB SSD installed in a high insertio...

Page 91: ...S7CORE license key in the recorder eliminating the need for a separate USB dongle See the Streams 7 User Guide for more information 2 Integrated GPS includes an embedded GPS module with an external TNC antenna connection on the back of the DVR Express Core 2 MAX Server device See Appendix 10 3 for GPS ordering options 3 Remote option allows for network control with real time H 264 video streaming ...

Page 92: ... Operating TBD non condensing Storage TBD non condensing Chassis Material Black powder coated galvanneal Installation Requirements Can be mounted in any orientation Do not block front or back air vents 1 Depends on model operating mode installed media excludes PoCL PoCXP power for cameras 2 See section 10 4 5 6 Power Consumption for more details Table 42 Specifications DVR Express Core 2 MAX Serve...

Page 93: ...er Camera Link CORE2CLMAXSERVER See Table 4 for supported video inputs interface connectors support configurations scan types and supported video formats See Figure 4 for available configuration options 10 4 5 4 DVR Express Core 2 MAX Server CoaXPress CORE2CXMAXSERVER See Table 5 for supported video inputs interface connectors support configurations scan types and supported video formats See Figur...

Page 94: ...e 50 below shows the back panel of the DVR Express Core 2 MAX Server recorder Connector Description DisplayPort DisplayPort Version 1 2 Can drive displays up to 4096x2304 24bpp at 60Hz HDMI Port HDMI 1 4 Can drive displays up to 4096x2160 at 24Hz Ethernet Ports 2x RJ45 1GbE LAN ports USB Ports 6x USB 3 1 Gen 1 ports 2 front 4 rear DVI Port 1x DVI I port Provides both digital and analog signal Seri...

Page 95: ...MAX IRIG DCLS Signal pin 6 ground pin 7 cable not provided 1 Isolated 50 Ohm BNC used for an IRIG AM connection See Section 3 7 for supported SMPTE and IRIG formats SDI Video Connections Used for real time video display and playback of recorded video 5 75 Ohm BNC 1 2 3 and 4 are single link 3G HD SDI outputs configurable as either converted signals from the camera interfaces or output of recorded ...

Page 96: ... ships empty but contains mounted spacers to keep the assembly together For more information see section 10 4 5 10 USB Ports 2x USB 3 1 Gen 1 ports 2 front 4 rear Blu Ray DVD Burner BU40N or similar 4MB Buffer Read Speed Write Speed Rewrite Speed CD 24x 24x 16x DVD R W 8x 8x 6x DVD R W 8x 8x 6x DVD R DL 8x 6x DVD R DL 8x 6x BD R E 6x 6x 2x BD R E DL 6x 6x 2x BD R QL 6x 4x BD R E TL 6x 4x 2x BD R L...

Page 97: ...LE IDLE IDLE Line 3 LTC 05 06 10 LOCKED Line 4 SDIMAXSERVER OK Line Description 1 Camera List Always displays CAM1 CAM2 CAM3 CAM4 2 Camera Status Status that corresponds to the Line 1 camera Statuses include TRG record waiting for start trigger PRE recording to pre trigger buffer PAUS recording paused REC recording LIVE live REV review export backup IDLE camera detected but idle N C no camera dete...

Page 98: ...he LCD brightness and contrast can be configured when using the firmware updater dependent on the ambient lighting the DVR will be operated in At the bottom of the Firmware updater window is the Core MAX Server Front Panel Display Settings section see Figure 52 below Settings Enable when checked the LCD will be displayed When unchecked the LCD is disabled Brightness can be set between 0 and 100 Co...

Page 99: ...IO Industries Inc DVR Express Core 2 MAX User s Manual 90 Figure 52 Firmware Updater showing Core 2 MAX Server and LCD configuration options ...

Page 100: ... that data is not being written to or accessed on the Export drive if it is ejected while the Core 2 MAX Server is powered on See section 6 1 for information on removing recording media Drive Cartridges Inserting OS Export Drive Cartridges To insert a Drive Cartridge first make sure that the Drive Cartridge receiver is unlocked The narrow end of the teardrop will be pointing up when the Drive Cart...

Page 101: ...ions describe how to mount Export media into the empty Drive Cartridge 1 Eject the Export Drive Cartridge See Removing OS Export Drive Cartridges above A Drive Cartridge is shown below in Figure 53 2 Identify that the Drive Cartridge is in fact empty see Figure 54 If media is installed in the Drive Cartridge the gold SATA tabs will shown See Figure 55 DVR Express Core 2 MAX User s Manual 92 Figure...

Page 102: ...tice the internal rear nylon standoffs in Figure 56 4 Remove the two screws on the left side of the Drive Cartridge using a PH2 screwdriver Carefully pry the left side away from the Drive Cartridge DVR Express Core 2 MAX User s Manual 93 Figure 56 Drive Cartridge showing internal nylon standoffs Step 3 Figure 57 Drive Cartridge with left screws and side removed Step 4 ...

Page 103: ...Drive Cartridge 6 Unscrew the two screws on the right side and set aside the nylon standoffs in case they ever need to be reinstalled DVR Express Core 2 MAX User s Manual 94 Figure 58 Drive Cartridge with both sides removed Step 5 Figure 59 Unscrew the right screws from the nylon standoffs Step 6 ...

Page 104: ...ointing to the left in Figure 60 8 Insert media into the Drive Cartridge main frame and seat the left side into the frame The left side will slightly clip into the main frame DVR Express Core 2 MAX User s Manual 95 Figure 60 Attach Drive Cartridge left side to media Step 7 Figure 61 Snap Drive Cartridge left side into main frame Step 8 ...

Page 105: ...4 screws may imperceptibly deform the frame The result is that the Drive Cartridge will not insert smoothly or eject properly from the DVR If this happens simply loosen each of the 4 screws until the operation is smooth DVR Express Core 2 MAX User s Manual 96 Figure 62 Both Drive Cartridge sides snapped into main frame Step 9 Figure 63 Completed Drive Cartridge Step 10 ...

Page 106: ...Server Operation Run the Core MAX Server application in the CoreView installation directory C Program Files IO Industries DVR Express Core Bin core_max_server exe to operate the DVR in remote mode See Figure 65 below for an example of the Core MAX Server application running in Live Video display mode The GUI is used only for status as there are no configuration options available DVR Express Core 2...

Page 107: ... tab When this setting is enabled CoreView will restart and automatically detect all Core 2 MAX Servers with the Remote ordering option that are running the Core MAX Server application See Figure 66 for an example of the System Overview page showing a detected CORE2SDIMAXSERVER R It is the goal of this configuration that all functionality available in local CoreView is available when connecting to...

Page 108: ...l Positioning System HBA Host Bus Adapter I O Input Output IRIG Inter Range Instrumentation Group LED Light Emitting Diode LVDS Low Voltage Differential Signal PC Personal Computer PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association PoCL Power over Camera Link RAID Redundant Array of Inexpensive Drives RGB Reg Green Blue Color Model SATA Serial AT A...