Barco Event Master E2 Lite, User Manual

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For Genlock connections details, refer to the Specifications Appendix.
VPU cards
VPU (Video Processing Unit) cards are at the heart of the Event Master Series of products. All scaling, layer
effects and image compositing happens within these cards. Each card supports the scaling requirements for
the product line with the award-winning Athena scaling technology at resolutions up to 4K. Due to their
reprogrammability any future video processing capabilities will be implemented in these cards. Current
capabilities include:
• Support for 2K, Dual-Link, and 4K Scaling
• Layer compositing over unscaled Backgrounds
• Layer effects
• Keying effects
On an E2 Lite the VPU cards are not accessible through the rear panel.
For more details on VPU cards, refer to the section “ VPU card ” , page 44.
Input cards
Each input card supports resolutions of up to 4K. The ability of the E2 Lite processor to support up to 32 inputs
eliminates, in most cases, the need to have upstream routers or scalers.
Each card slot could accommodate either:
• 4x up-to HD/2K inputs
• 2x 2560x1600 inputs
• 1x 4K input
On an E2 Lite processor, slots 3 through 10 are reserved for input cards.
The following sections describe each type of card in detail:
• “ Dual link DVI input card ” , page 38
• “ HDMI/DisplayPort input card ” , page 39
• “ Tri-Combo input card ” , page 40
Each input card slot supports one 4K/UHD signal. The right-most input slot supports two 4K/UHD
signals (with the second generation Tri-Combo Input card).
Outputs cards
The Event Master E2 Lite video processor supports HDMI output cards. Each output card supports resolutions
of up to 1920x1200.
On an E2 Lite processor, slots 11 through 13 are reserved for output cards.
Refer to “ HDMI output card ” , page 43 for a detailed description of the HDMI output card.
Multiviewer (MVR) card
The Multiviewer card is physically identical to the HDMI output card, but when it ’ s plugged in the last slot it
operates as a Multiviewer (MVR), supporting two (2) HD outputs. The Multiviewer card is a dedicated, fully
integrated monitoring solution that allows multiple displays to be shown together on a single display. Up to 63
MVR windows (sources, backgrounds, or destinations) can be displayed across two (2) outputs: 63 windows
for Inputs and 63 windows for Outputs.
From the Multiviewer menu in the EM GUI the user can select from predefined layouts, or create customized
layouts, texts, backgrounds, or colors for the monitors. The MVR includes several alarms such as Frozen and
Loss-of-Signal indicators. For more details on Multiviewer features, refer to the section
“ Multiviewer (MVR)
Menu ” , page 152.
Hardware orientation