7th Sense Juggler 1, User Manual

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M611-1 Operating Juggler 1 Pixel Processor : User Guide © 2022 7thSense
Introduction
Introduction
Juggler™ and Compere™ go together. Juggler is the hardware that processes the pixels and
Compere, like an event manager, is the control software and user interface that tells one or more
Jugglers what to do. Together, any range of digital inputs can be transformed and directed to an any
range of outputs, because Juggler modules can be daisy-chained on a data bus to expand inputs,
outputs and bandwidth as required. Compere does much more besides in its Visualise role (separate
licence), but this guide focuses on Juggler system set up.
For setting Juggler 1 systems up in Compere, see The Compere User Guide:
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Compere 1.0-5 User Guide
Juggler is a highly modular FPGA-based pixel processor, providing the highest hardware performance
and efficiency, combined with ultimate connectivity. It is specified according to application, with a
very wide choice of input and output options: DisplayPort™ 1.2, HDMI™ 2.0, SDI, and with Video over IP
in development. The Juggler 1 system can process a data bandwidth of approximately 14 GB/s. As
an example, that equates to a canvas size of 16K × 4K at 60 fps 10-bit 4:4:4.
The configuration of a particular Juggler module will optimise use of the available bandwidth
according to requirement, and the Juggler concept is one of tremendous flexibility. Modules can be
daisy-chained via a high-speed box-to-box fibre-optic link, to expand I/O type and capacity. Juggler
can also display all inputs via an NDI thumbnail matrix on the front panel.