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7800EMR-HYDRA2 

User Manual 

 

Revision 1.0 

Page-iii  

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

1.

 

OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................... 1

 

2.

 

SPECIFICATION ........................................................................................................................... 3

 

2.1.

 

ORDERING INFORMATION ................................................................................................. 3

 

2.1.1.

 

Rear Plate Suffix ........................................................................................................ 3

 

2.1.2.

 

Enclosures ................................................................................................................. 3

 

2.1.3.

 

Ordering Options ....................................................................................................... 3

 

3.

 

INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................. 5

 

3.1.

 

INSTALLATION OF 7800EMR-HYDRA2 ON 7800FR FRAME ............................................ 5

 

3.2.

 

FRONT CARD EDGE CONTROLS AND LEDS .................................................................... 7

 

4.

 

SERIAL CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................................... 9

 

4.1.

 

NETWORK CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................. 9

 

4.2.

 

AUDIO CONFIGURATION .................................................................................................... 9

 

4.3.

 

HID ADDRESS ................................................................................................................... 10

 

4.4.

 

SFP SETUP ........................................................................................................................ 11

 

4.5.

 

PUSHING NAMES FROM MAGNUM ................................................................................. 11

 

5.

 

VISTALINK

®

 PRO CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................... 17

 

6.

 

UPDATING VLPRO SERVER JAR FILE ..................................................................................... 19

 

7.

 

UPGRADING THE FIRMWARE ON 7800EMR-HYDRA2 THROUGH FTP ................................. 21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for 7800EMR-HYDRA2

Page 1: ...ertz Microsystems and is intended solely for the use of purchasers of the 7800EMR HYDRA2 product Evertz Microsystems expressly prohibits the use of this manual for any purpose other than the operation of the 7800EMR HYDRA2 product Due to on going research and development features and specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice All rights reserved No part of this publication ...

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Page 3: ...ird grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus Only use attachments accessories specified by the manuf...

Page 4: ... Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communicati...

Page 5: ...ty offered by Evertz in relation to this product is the Evertz standard limited warranty stated in the sales contract or order confirmation form Although every attempt has been made to accurately describe the features installation and operation of this product in this manual no warranty is granted nor liability assumed in relation to any errors or omissions unless specifically undertaken in the Ev...

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Page 7: ...ons 3 3 INSTALLATION 5 3 1 INSTALLATION OF 7800EMR HYDRA2 ON 7800FR FRAME 5 3 2 FRONT CARD EDGE CONTROLS AND LEDS 7 4 SERIAL CONFIGURATION 9 4 1 NETWORK CONFIGURATION 9 4 2 AUDIO CONFIGURATION 9 4 3 HID ADDRESS 10 4 4 SFP SETUP 11 4 5 PUSHING NAMES FROM MAGNUM 11 5 VISTALINK PRO CONFIGURATION 17 6 UPDATING VLPRO SERVER JAR FILE 19 7 UPGRADING THE FIRMWARE ON 7800EMR HYDRA2 THROUGH FTP 21 ...

Page 8: ... 4 2 Audio Configuration 9 Figure 4 3 H2M Module 10 Figure 4 4 HID Address 10 Figure 4 5 SFP Status 11 Figure 4 6 Carlec Setup 12 Figure 4 7 Calrec Webpage 13 Figure 4 8 Hydra2 Card SFP 13 Figure 4 9 Patching 14 Figure 4 10 MAGNUM Interfaces 15 Figure 6 1 VistaLINK PRO Server 19 Figure 6 2 VistaLink PRO Applying JAR Updates 20 Figure 6 3 VistaLink PRO Restart You Alarm Server 20 Figure 7 1 Run Win...

Page 9: ...of the audio signals monitoring and name transfers not to mention it provides path redundancy as well as saving rack and module slots space When we compare this to a traditional or equivalent system one would require multiple MADI lines to interlink the systems via numerous MADI conversion boxes on both ends which to a key point do not have an inherently incorporated path redundancy as seen with H...

Page 10: ...7800EMR HYDRA2 User Manual Page 2 Revision 1 0 Figure 1 1 7800EMR HYDRA2 Block Diagram Figure 1 2 7800EMR HYDRA2 Top View ...

Page 11: ...Plate Suffix 3RU 3RU Rear Plate for use with 7700FR C or 7800FR Multiframe 2 1 2 Enclosures 350FR 3RU Portable Multiframe which holds up to 7 single slot modules 7800FR 3RU Multiframe which holds up to 15 single slot modules 7801FR 1RU Multiframe which holds up to 4 single or 2 dual slot 2 1 3 Ordering Options NAMES License to enable name transfer from the MAGNUM Unifi ed control system to the Cal...

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Page 13: ... that an ESD strap to be worn 7800EMR HYDRA2 module must have minimum 1 slot vacant in the frame Each rear plate can house one 7800EMR HYDRA2 module 3 1 Installation of 7800EMR HYDRA2 on 7800FR Frame Step 1 Install the 7800EMR HYDRA2 rear plate to the 7800 Frame with screws provided and make sure the orientation of the card as is shown in Figure 3 1 Figure 3 1 7800EMR HYDRA2 Rear Panel ...

Page 14: ... Manual Page 6 Revision 1 0 Step 2 Insert the 7800EMR HYDRA2 card in the 7800 Frame and make sure the orientation of the card will be as is shown in Figure 3 2 Figure 3 2 Illustration of 7800EMR HYDRA2 card in 7800 Frame ...

Page 15: ...gnal to the card the following card edge LED s should light up Figure 3 3 7800EMR HYDRA2 Card Edge Component Description TDM Present LEDs LD8 Green TDM input 1 TDM signal present LD2 Green TDM input 2 TDM signal present Reference LED LD6 Green Video PLL Status is locked LD6 Red Video PLL Status is unlocked Ethernet Speed LED LD11 Green or Off Depending on speed Ethernet Activity LED LD12 Flashes G...

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Page 17: ...etmask address Gateway Broad cast address and DHCP mode Figure 4 1 Network Configuration 4 2 AUDIO CONFIGURATION This section allows the user to configure and view Audio settings To view the audio input packets and audio input status Go to options 1 Video Audio Input Packets Table and option 2 View Audio Input Status Table Figure 4 2 Audio Configuration ...

Page 18: ...o the menu 3 Audio Configuration then 4 Hydra Module Options then 10 Send HID request to Hydra module HID address is used to communicate with the Calrec If H2M module not plugged in to the Hydra2 card there will be no communication between Calrec and Hydra2 card HID should not be detected Figure 4 3 H2M Module Figure 4 4 HID Address ...

Page 19: ... 11 4 4 SFP SETUP This should detect the SFP and report back with a Vendor name Avago for instance Go to option 6 Show SFP setup 1 Show SFP status Figure 4 5 SFP Status 4 5 PUSHING NAMES FROM MAGNUM Note Names Option Available for Mono mode only ...

Page 20: ...opper SFP s provided one into the CONTROL card s Surface port 1 or 2 and the other into any of the ROUTER card s Hydra2 ports Also plug a PAL NTSC video reference into Video 2 Sync input on the central RESET card see picture below CAUTION Do not hot plug SFPs into the Calrec Rack Figure 4 6 Carlec Setup 3 Plug the Control CAT5 cable into the test pc s 2nd network connection and power cycle the Cal...

Page 21: ...g on testing port on the rear plate and insert the CAT5 Hydra cable here The Primary port is used as the Calrec ROUTER card is currently plugged into the primary half of the rack labelled as ROUTER1 To test the secondary Hydra2 port plug power down the rack and plug the ROUTER card into the secondary side labelled ROUTER2 on the chassis Figure 4 8 Hydra2 Card SFP ...

Page 22: ...lect the new input folder and under Boxes select the Hydra2 module and highlight all 512 inputs and press the Ports button at bottom LH corner to transfer all input channels into the new folder Repeat the process for the new outputs folder 8 We are now ready in H2O for port patching across the Hydra2 network Now for Hydra2 port patching In H2O go to the Port Patching tab and under Sources select p...

Page 23: ...es Tabandchangethe namesthatwill update onserialmenuoftheHydra2 card 7 Route the Hydra2 card destination to the particularsource for Example Channel1 8 You should be able to view the update names that have come from Magnum in the 7800EMR Hydra Module through serially or telnet into the card Menu using options 3 Audio Configuration 4 Hydra Module Options 4 View Output sources This views updated Nam...

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Page 25: ...etwork administrator has already added the appropriate jar file to the server and both the client and server applications have been restarted 7800EMR HYDRA2 can communicate to VLPro using the control port of the card and appropriate Jar file Open VistaLINK PRO and click on the refresh tree icon Select the IP address of 7800EMR HYDRA 2 and right click to View Configuration Depending on which mode t...

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Page 27: ...witch negotiation to complete then it is possible that your JAR file may be old or missing To perform a JAR update ensure that all VLPro clients are closed those clients which are not closed will automatically be disconnected as soon as the VLPro server is restarted Maximize the VLPro Server window from the Windows task bar select Help Apply Update Product from the menu Figure 6 1 VistaLINK PRO Se...

Page 28: ...arting the server Figure 6 3 VistaLink PRO Restart You Alarm Server By clicking Yes server will automatically restart but it is normal for the startup to take marginally longer while each individual update is being applied Once complete you may restart the VLPro Clients As the clients restarts you will experience a short delay while the update is applied A prompt will appear confirming that the up...

Page 29: ...re the x s represent the module s IP Address 5 Press ENTER when prompted for a Username And again when prompted for a Password 6 At the ftp prompt type hash toggles number sign printing for each data block that is transferred 7 At the ftp prompt type put x bin where x represents the name of the firmware bin Note If the firmware file is not local to where you are performing the FTP then include the...

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