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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

III

WHAT'S NEW?

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1.

INTRODUCTION

1

2.

HARDWARE

2

2.1. Dimensions

2

2.2. Front Panel

3

2.3. Rear Panel

6

2.4. Interconnecting XHubs

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3.

SOFTWARE

9

3.1. Identifying the XHub Software Version

9

3.2. Upgrading the XHub Software

10

TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XHub3 4.00

Table of Contents

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Summary of Contents for XHub3

Page 1: ...TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL Version 4 00 June 2014 ...

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Page 3: ...ion Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs com Regional Contacts The address and phone number of the EVS headquarters are usually mentioned in the Help About menu in the user interface You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers of local offices either at the end of this user manual for manuals on hardw...

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Page 5: ...NTRODUCTION 1 2 HARDWARE 2 2 1 Dimensions 2 2 2 Front Panel 3 2 3 Rear Panel 6 2 4 Interconnecting XHubs 7 3 SOFTWARE 9 3 1 Identifying the XHub Software Version 9 3 2 Upgrading the XHub Software 10 TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XHub3 4 00 Table of Contents III ...

Page 6: ...version 4 00 are listed below Changed behavior for Speed LED See section Front Panel on page 3 LED status for XHub3 v 4 00 See section Identifying the XHub Software Version on page 9 Some small changes unrelated to new features have been brought to the user manual New EVS logo on XHub3 front panel Weight information added IV What s New EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4 00 B June 2014 ...

Page 7: ...d problems and protects the other sections of the network to guarantee continued operation It is possible to connect another XHub to an XHub port to create a new branch and increase the number of available ports Maximum 29 devices can be connected to the same SDTI network Note It is not allowed to connect more than one device EVS server XHub XF2 etc per XHub port TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XHub3 4...

Page 8: ...sions Overview 1RU 19 rackmount 110 220V auto switch redundant power supply Power consumption 0 35 A inrush current Weight 4 08 kg 3 99 lbs Front View Top View 2 2 Hardware EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4 00 B June 2014 ...

Page 9: ... LED 2 Speed LED 3 Branch Status LEDs 4 Master Slave switch 5 Version switch 6 USB port B type 7 Power switch 1 8 Power switch 2 Status LED The Status LED will flash green when the XHub3 is in operation TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XHub3 4 00 2 Hardware 3 ...

Page 10: ...Net will no longer operate in 540 Mbps XHub3 v4 00 will however still be able to work in this bitrate Network Branch Status LED The eight LEDs give indication on the status of each of the eight XHub3 branches LED behavior Meaning Flashing green Branch status OK some systems are present on that branch and communicating on the XNet Fast flashing green Branch status OK the SDTI server is present on t...

Page 11: ... an XHub Master Slave Switch An XHub3 can be set as the master by moving the switch up to MASTER To set a XHub3 as slave move the switch down to SLAVE See section Interconnecting XHubs on page 7 for more information Version Switch The Version switch allows the identification of the XHub3 software version When the switch is moved up it is in Version Detection mode When it is moved down it is in nor...

Page 12: ...Speed LED 6 Link connector 7 Branch status LEDs 8 Input connectors 9 Output connectors Configuration DIP Switch Matrix All 8 switches must be up for normal operations Link Connector For EVS user only Status Speed and Branch Status LEDs Those LEDs match the corresponding front LEDs 6 2 Hardware EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4 00 B June 2014 ...

Page 13: ...r of branches In this case please make sure that the rules specified below are followed Rules One and only one XHub must be configured as Master XHub All other hubs must be configured as Slave XHubs The 1st branch of a Slave XHub must be used as the uplink branch to the Master XHub All Slave XHubs must connect directly back to the Master XHub a Slave XHub cannot be connected to another Slave XHub ...

Page 14: ...0 m 230 ft 100 m 328 ft 180 m 590 ft RG11 85 m 279 ft 120 m 394 ft 250 m 820 ft Fiber 55 km 80 km 200 km 55km 80km 200km is the total length of the return path i e the actual distances between the 2 servers connected via the fiber link is half of this value i e 40 km 1485 Mbps Note When using reclockers the total delay induced by these reclockers between 2 active servers on the network must not ex...

Page 15: ... When the version switch is moved up the branch status LEDs display the major version minor version and build number in a binary pattern in the following sequence 1 all green LEDs 2 version build number 3 all red LEDs 4 version major minor as explained in the section below Display Pattern of Branch Status LEDs The table below shows the LED status for version 4 00 The red LED corresponds to the dot...

Page 16: ...software upgrade can be done at the same time 1 Connect the USB cable between the XHub3 Standard B type connector to the computer Standard A type connector Windows detects the new peripheral 2 Execute the XHub3_Drv_1 3 0_Bin_x xx exe currently x xx 4 00 10 3 Software EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4 00 B June 2014 ...

Page 17: ...3 Click Next 4 Select the location to save the dr ivers to 5 Click Next 6 Click Install TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XHub3 4 00 3 Software 11 ...

Page 18: ...tware version already installed on the XHub3 device 8 Press the U key to upgrade the software version or press the Q key to quit without installing Once the upgrade is done the following window opens 9 Press any key The following window appears 12 3 Software EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4 00 B June 2014 ...

Page 19: ...10 Press Q to quit 11 Click OK to close the Setup wizard 12 Shut down and restart the XHub3 TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XHub3 4 00 3 Software 13 ...

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Page 22: ...ipment is continuously adapting and improving its products in accordance with the ever changing requirements of the Broadcast Industry The data contained herein is therefore subject to change without prior notice Companies and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies EVS Headquarters Liège Science Park 16 rue Bois St Jean B 4102 Seraing Belgium ...

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