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SIERRA VIDEO

Breakaway Switching

The lit level buttons indicate the levels to be switched (preset).

To turn off a level(s) click on the level button and the button will dim. Click on “All Lvls” to restore
to an “all level” preset.

Status

Individual Level status is indicated in the “Status” window at the top of the screen.

Summary of Contents for Viper Component Series

Page 1: ...SIERRA VIDEO Viper Component Series Routing Switcher User s Manual...

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Page 3: ...E R User s Manual Sierra Video P O Box 2462 Grass Valley CA 95945 Tel 530 478 1000 Fax 530 478 1105 Email info sierravideo com Version 4 0 Publication Date February 2012 The information contained in t...

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Page 5: ...y 29 Software Upgrades 30 Audio 31 Introduction 31 Control System Overview 31 Model 128128A 32 Model 6464A 33 Stereo Configurations 35 Connecting to Audio Devices 36 Mono Analog Audio 36 Balanced Unba...

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Page 7: ...cted to the input of the routing switcher Input Connected to the source that provides the signal to the switcher Matrix An array of the switch modules that connects an input to an output Protocol The...

Page 8: ...n this product To avoid personal injury do not touch unsafe connections and components when the power is on To avoid fire hazard use only the specified type correct voltage and current rating of fuse...

Page 9: ...data cables Network connections may consist of non shielded CAT 5 cable Do not cover chassis ventilation slots or block enclosure openings FCC Notice This equipment has been tested and found to compl...

Page 10: ...wire from earth ground to the chassis of the system as designated by the earth ground symbol North American Power Supply Cords This equipment is supplied with North American power cords with molded gr...

Page 11: ...deo I O boards allows for field service or matrix reconfiguration The power supplies are also hot swappable guarantee maximum in service time and minimal interruptions IP Ethernet control via TCP IP s...

Page 12: ...SIERRA VIDEO 6 Viper RGBHV Frame Frame Front Panels...

Page 13: ...cases the system may be configured with fewer video channels and or frames i e Viper models also offer redundant power supplies Consult the rear panel serial number and model number to verify your ord...

Page 14: ...in the final result For long distances over 15 meters between sources and destinations special measures should be taken to avoid high frequency cable losses These measures include using higher qualit...

Page 15: ...the unit into a power receptacle or attaching any cables Important Rear mounting brackets must be installed prior to installation of the router into a rack The rear mounting brackets are contained in...

Page 16: ...multi drop 1 port on each frame The 25 pin J1 connector is used when the audio option is ordered Control panels and serial control connect to the frame containing the master processor Master Frame RED...

Page 17: ...or V signals not both All inputs are factory set for 75 ohm termination Unused outputs do not need to be terminated Sync Horizontal H and Vertical V sync input termination is factory set to 75 ohms Sy...

Page 18: ...nge to sync input termination of 510 ohm G XFER_ASCII 253 0 0 0F10FF52 G XFER_ASCII 253 0 0 0F10FF73040100 Per Board Per Level All inputs termination of 75 ohm G XFER_ASCII 253 0 0 0F10FF52 G XFER_ASC...

Page 19: ...o the rear of the Master frame The peripherals area may vary depending on the model size and type Master Frame Rear Panel Video Sync Referencing Inputs Looping RS 232 and RS 422 control connectors Con...

Page 20: ...unless the Slave frame contains a different signal type than the Master frame i e the master frame has video which requires video sync and the slave frame has AES audio which requires AES sync Multi...

Page 21: ...to loop the signal to another device If the loop is not used terminate the second BNC with 75 ohms The set of sync connectors labeled VIDEO REF 2 is for future use and are not connected If no sync is...

Page 22: ...s on each power supply The LEDs indicate fan and power status If redundant power supplies are ordered the frame will contain two complete power supplies with health monitoring LEDs If a power supply s...

Page 23: ...wever if you want to configure the switcher differently you can do so by setting the switches located on the processor board DIP Switches and their action are given in the table that follows DIP Switc...

Page 24: ...col XOn XOff Enabled OFF Port Can be Changed by Software 4 Debug Server ON Server Enable OFF Server Disable Port 1 Type If S2 3 is ON ON RS 422 OFF RS 232 If S2 3 is OFF Settings Can be Changed by Sof...

Page 25: ...mmand in the Command Prompt window as follows telnet 192 168 1 200 followed by a carriage return 5 To login to the router type svsadmin at the login prompt followed by a carriage return Then enter the...

Page 26: ...r to the Master frame on 9 The processor will begin to boot 10 Within the first 4 seconds of boot up when the processor is turned on press the keyboard spacebar This will interrupt the booting of the...

Page 27: ...nd the routing switcher are on the same Ethernet network open your internet browser and type in the default address of the routing switcher in the address line of the internet browser factory default...

Page 28: ...on will light Click on Take and the switch will take place You can also switch by entering the numeric value of the Input or Output Status When a destination is selected the current status source curr...

Page 29: ...uttons indicate enabled then select a source from the Source drop down list and the Take button will light Click Take and the switch will take place This panel can also numerically switch and lock des...

Page 30: ...indicate the levels to be switched preset To turn off a level s click on the level button and the button will dim Click on All Lvls to restore to an all level preset Status Individual Level status is...

Page 31: ...ed The programming of this panel can be Password Protected Programming Allowable Inputs and Outputs Buttons can be programmed to specific sources and destinations allowing access to most often used so...

Page 32: ...acing a check in this box displays the virtual source number in a screen next to the Take button Destination name entry Placing a check in this box allows the user to select a destination by typing th...

Page 33: ...using programmed buttons the switch will occur as soon as a new source is selected auto take Lock You may want to Lock a destination to prevent someone on the system from changing the source of that...

Page 34: ...relative to any ground in the router or CPU frame No relay contact should be more than 150VRMS from CPU frame ground Relay contact ratings are 0 5A 125VAC 2A 30VDC Pin Connection Alarm Description 1...

Page 35: ...5 2 14 1 LED Alarm 1 LED Alarm 2 LED Alarm 3 LED Alarm 4 LED Alarm 5 SW1 SW2 VCC SW3 SW4 SW5 GPI 0 in GPI 1 in GPI 2 in GPI 3 in GPI 4 in GPI 1 out N O GPI 0 out N O 30 Vdc Max 250 mA Max GPI 1 out Co...

Page 36: ...time to time software upgrades may be required for the processor modules or control panels The factory will send the upgrade file When upgrading using the Sierra Video TyLinx Pro software via the RS 2...

Page 37: ...configured to be either mono or stereo and are set at the factory For example the 3RU frame can be ordered to be either a 64x64 mono or 32x32 stereo audio router When in the stereo mode each channel...

Page 38: ...SIERRA VIDEO 32 Model 128128A Audio Frame Front Panel Audio Frame Back Panel...

Page 39: ...re and in the subsequent sections are fully loaded matrices In some cases these frames may be configured with less outputs or inputs Consult the rear panel serial number and model number to verify you...

Page 40: ...models Therefore there are several unused connectors on the rear of the unit Unused connectors Control Panels 9 pin Serial Ports port 1 and port 2 REF Input Only the J1 connector is used in the Viper...

Page 41: ...ld see section on stereo mode operation Mono Configurations 128128 A E Frame 6464 A E Frame 32x32 32x32 32x64 32x64 64x32 64x32 64x64 64x64 32x96 96x32 64x96 96x64 96x96 32x128 64x128 128x64 96x128 12...

Page 42: ...stereo mode and are pre configured at the factory Input and output connections differ when the unit is in the stereo mode In the mono mode connectors are wired as silk screened on the rear of the rout...

Page 43: ...32 channel buffer modules and four crosspoint output driver modules All modules are front extractable and hot swappable The frame is force air cooled using internal cooling fans contained within the...

Page 44: ...to the switching matrix via the internal motherboard Unlike their analog video counterparts the input buffers are internally mounted The 64x64 frame has positions for two 32 channel buffer modules an...

Page 45: ...s are arranged to form a 128x32 matrix Each output bus from the switching matrix feeds a differential output The output driver provides a symmetrical low impedance output signal The 64x64 frame has p...

Page 46: ...output driver module for outputs 1 32 The 3rd slot from the top contains another crosspoint output driver module for the outputs 33 64 The 4th slot from the top contains an input buffer module for inp...

Page 47: ...5 96 The 8th slot down contains the input buffer module for inputs 97 128 The bottom slot slot 9 is not used 128128 Frame Analog Stereo Modules are arraigned the same in the stereo mode as the mono mo...

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Page 49: ...ding salvo setup multiple input output configuration and name configuration Up to 64 control panels can be linked at any one time daisy chained on a single RS 485 network A variety of programmable con...

Page 50: ...o control the switcher using a standard personal computer or other external devices such as Creston or AMX Serial ports shipped in the Host mode can be changed to the Terminal mode by the following pr...

Page 51: ...together The maximum system cable length is 2 000 feet 310m when the RS 485 network operates at the higher speed of 31 25K baud The maximum system cable length is 5 000 feet 1 524m when operated at 96...

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Page 53: ...appable The frame is force air cooled using internal cooling fans contained within the power supply module Power supply modules are removable from the front of the frame H and V sync frames are simila...

Page 54: ...icular frame in the system For the RGBHV system the addressing is set per the following Red Frame 0 Green Frame 1 Blue Frame 2 H Sync Frame 3 V Sync Frame 4 Note The power supply addressing is set in...

Page 55: ...eight inputs Each input module comes with a rear backplane panel consisting of eight BNC connectors The input module is installed from the front of the frame with the BNC panel installed directly beh...

Page 56: ...ndicates a failure of the module and the factory should be contacted Just behind the reset button there is a group of 6 LEDs used for de bug purposes The function of the LEDs are described below LED I...

Page 57: ...processor and power supplies Crosspoint Module LEDs Each crosspoint module has 24 Green LEDs located on the front edge of the board The LEDs indicate the status of the module s voltage All LEDs must...

Page 58: ...he LEDs indicate the status of the module s voltage All LEDs must be lit for the module to operate properly The absence of any lighted LED indicates a failure of the module and the factory should be c...

Page 59: ...aster Slave CPU The Slave bypass processor module contains no components The purpose of the PCB is to transfer switching commands from the Master processor to the crosspoint boards and must be install...

Page 60: ...modules physically resemble the video modules Only the values of some of the components are different All sync modules operate in the same manner as the video modules yet are only designed to pass a s...

Page 61: ...ERIES 55 Power Supply Module Power supply modules auto sense input voltages 90 to 250VAC The fuse is located behind the removable panel just above each AC connector on the rear of the frame The fuse s...

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Page 63: ...Ohm Return Loss 30dB 5MHz OUTPUT Video Level 0V to 2 5V p p Impedance 75Ohm Return Loss 30dB 5MHz Sync Input Output connector BNC Input Type RGBHV RGBS RGsB RsGsBs Output Type Follows Input Input Lev...

Page 64: ...ize 4RU per Signal 20RU for RGBHV System Dimensions 19 W x 7 H x 20 D Mounts in Standard 19 rack Depth measurements do not include front panel hardware or rear cabling Power 90VAC to 240VAC 150Watts A...

Page 65: ...equency Response 20Hz 20Khz 0 5db Bandwidth 100Khz Signal to Noise Ratio 20Hz to 20Khz 79dbm Crosstalk Isolation all inputs hostile 90 dB 1KHz 70dB 10KHz IM THD 20hz to 20Khz 0 025 4dbu Mechanical Ope...

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Page 67: ...hosen The protocol is useful with both very small and very large routing switchers The sizes of the numbers representing inputs outputs and levels are not fixed but can be as large or small as necessa...

Page 68: ...either upper case or lower case letters The router always sends upper case characters except for character strings such as input output and level names which may have lower case characters in them Whe...

Page 69: ...he simplest command string would be which would generate the response OK CR To determine whether a particular router uses one or two leader trailer characters send it and check the response to see whi...

Page 70: ...es Inquiry Q Q Model Name and Software Version Inquiry L L Matrix Size and Level Names Inquiry O O5 Output Status inquiry N N5 Input Status inquiry S S Status inquiry C C Clear matrix K K9999 Set Pass...

Page 71: ...letters of the commands that are implemented and available in this router and the last character is tilde Do not count on the characters being in any specific order Search all characters for a particu...

Page 72: ...io L and Audio R O Output Status Inquiry The command O requests that matrix status information for a single output be returned to the host The status information is sent as a Y command or a V command...

Page 73: ...might instead use the Y command For example Y12 4 S Status Inquiry Use command S to request that status information be returned to the host The status information is sent as a string of L x O substri...

Page 74: ...t until another K command is received from the same remote address It would be used to establish a password for a remote address to be used for such things as locking and unlocking outputs and modifyi...

Page 75: ...stem There is nothing to keep a remote device from forging a false address This conforms with the philosophy of providing protection mechanisms that are not designed to be totally hack proof but rathe...

Page 76: ...now connected to input 17 on level 3 Alternatively if the router has only a single level or if all levels of the output are connected the same it might send Y5 17 CR indicating that output 5 is now co...

Page 77: ...and a comma separated list of input numbers one for each output up to the number of outputs in the router Fewer than the number of outputs may be specified if desired and the remaining outputs will b...

Page 78: ...ade It must be followed by a comma separated list of input numbers one for each output up to the number of outputs in the router Fewer than the number of outputs may be specified if desired and the re...

Page 79: ...sly set up salvo set using the P command above It must be followed by a register letter from A to Z or a register number from 1 to 256 giving the register to be triggered For example the command TB D1...

Page 80: ...er than physical outputs so the word output should be replaced with destination in this command description If the password and lock arguments are both 0 this is a query for lock status of the specifi...

Page 81: ...stination being locked As with all router configuration parameters the output lockout data is stored in non volatile storage and thus is retained across router power ups When a router is first initial...

Page 82: ...so the soonest that such a crosspoint would switch would be one field plus a little from when it was received If the command were received towards the beginning of a field rather than the end of a fie...

Page 83: ...fect and this is more likely to happen the larger fielddelay is Since routers currently make no guarantees about when they will report a crosspoint change anyway this behavior is usually of no concern...

Page 84: ...and character is a command name Additional arguments may be required for some command names to completely specify the parameter in question After those one or more additional optional arguments may gi...

Page 85: ...iable at a time can be targeted by this command The features being controlled are typically system options that allow the user to control special hardware or software enhancements to the router code T...

Page 86: ...lue associated with them but it is possible for a variable to be multi valued in which case the number of value arguments may be two or more The Query command has the name and index of the array varia...

Page 87: ...o be multi valued in which case the number of value arguments may be two or more The Query command has the name and the two indexes of the array variable whose value is to be queried as its three argu...

Page 88: ...ys that a connection is to be made between output 8 and input 3 on level 2 If a level number of 0 is used all levels are switched V Command Connect Levels The V command is followed by an output number...

Page 89: ...s are warranted for three 3 years from the date of purchase for new equipment and two 2 years for Factory Refurbished units from the date of purchase Buyer must obtain a Return Material Authorization...

Page 90: ...as provided in paragraph B immediately above all sales are final and Buyer may cancel this order or return products only upon written consent of SVS D General In the event of a breach of any of the t...

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