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OG-3G-AMA

openGear Card

Version 1.0
Published May 14, 2018

 

Installation and Operation Guide

Summary of Contents for OG-3G-AMA

Page 1: ...OG 3G AMA openGear Card Version 1 0 Published May 14 2018 Installation and Operation Guide ...

Page 2: ... V2Digital are trademarks of AJA Video Systems Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Copyright Copyright 2018 AJA Video Systems Inc All rights reserved All information in this manual is subject to change without notice No part of the document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying or recording with...

Page 3: ...lation 8 Cabling 9 Chapter 2 Operation 11 Default Operational Settings 11 DIP Switches 11 DIP Switch Settings 11 Using the DashBoard Control System 13 Requirements 13 Control Interface Basic Components 13 Three OG 3G AMA Use Cases 14 Audio 1 Tab Screen 21 Audio 2 Tab Screen 22 Setup Tab Screen 23 Upload Screen 24 Rebooting 25 Appendix A Specifications 27 OG 3G AMA Tech Specs 27 Appendix B Safety a...

Page 4: ...the input NOTE 2048 x 1080p PsF 29 97 and 30 formats support a maximum of 8 channels embedded audio The OG 3G AMA can be configured to function in the following ways 8 channel embedder 8 channel disembedder 4 channel embedder and 4 channel disembedder 6 channel embedder and 2 channel disembedder 2 channel embedder and 6 channel disembedder Designed for use in high density openGear s 2RU frames inc...

Page 5: ...anufactures the frames power supplies and network cards for openGear AJA is a reseller of the openGear frames AJA Video is a leading manufacturer of video interface technologies converters digital video recording solutions and professional cameras bringing high quality cost effective products to the professional broadcast and post production markets AJA products including openGear cards are design...

Page 6: ...d by Ross Video provides a control interface between Windows macOS and Linux computers and the cards installed in an openGear frame DashBoard operates through TCP IP communication and requires an Ethernet connection between the controlling computer and an openGear frame Details for acquiring and using the DashBoard Control System are provided in Using the DashBoard Control System on page 13 Parts ...

Page 7: ...3G AMA Card Installation 1 Ensure that the frame is properly installed 2 Locate the card frame slot on the rear of the openGear frame into which you wish to install the openGear card NOTE An OG 3G AMA card occupies two slots in the frame 3 Using a Phillips screwdriver unscrew the top screw from the desired blank rear plate and remove the rear plate 4 Seat the bottom of the Rear Card in the seating...

Page 8: ...s prevent the door from falling 2 Locate the Rear Card you installed as described above The interior slot number is dependent on the slot combinations into which you installed the Rear Card This allows adequate spacing to avoid damaging the card the cards installed in the neighboring slots or both 3 Hold the card by the edges and carefully align the card edges with the rails inside the frame The s...

Page 9: ...re 1 I O Connections for the OG 3G AMA on page 5 to identify the input and output signal connectors Eight WECO audio mating connectors are included with each OG 3G AMA 1 Insert connecting audio wires into their corresponding holes from the rear Figure 6 Figure 6 Rear view of the WECO mating audio connector 2 Tighten the screws on the other side of the audio mating connector Figure 7 Figure 7 Front...

Page 10: ... 10 www aja com 3 After you have secured the wiring for each WECO mating audio connector connect them to the audio output connectors on the rear panel of the OG 3G AMA 4 Add tie wraps around the audio connectors for strain relief ...

Page 11: ...udio input and output signal cables For other applications you can configure the card using its DIP switch settings or by setting Remote DIP switch control and using the DashBoard Control System and a PC or Mac networked to an openGear frame Analog audio levels can only be set using the DashBoard Control System DIP Switches The OG 3G AMA DIP switches configure the audio embedding and disembedding ...

Page 12: ... by switch 7 Disembed Group are disembedded and output as analog audio through Analog Audio I O connectors 5 and 6 5 Embed 7 8 On Off When set to On the audio channels from Analog Audio I O connectors 7 and 8 are embedded into the fourth pair of channels of the SDI Group selected by switch 6 Embed Group When set to Off the audio channels from the fourth pair of channels of the SDI Group selected b...

Page 13: ... S Frame Controller card for controlling the new AJA DashBoard cards The openGear frame also supports the MFC 0G3 N Advanced Networking Frame Controller card which can be used to control compatible OG cards DashBoard automatically discovers openGear and DashBoard Connect devices such as openGear frames and cards that are present and accessible on your network Control Interface Basic Components The...

Page 14: ... Use Cases To provide detailed explanations of how to use the OG 3G AMA DashBoard Control System this section illustrates the following three basic use cases 1 8 Channel Embedder 2 8 Channel Disembedder 3 4 Channel Embedder and 4 Channel Disembedder Each use case includes a simplified block diagram and a corresponding screen capture of the DashBoard Control System configured to match each example ...

Page 15: ...nput Analog 3 Input Analog 4 Input Analog 5 Input Analog 6 Input Analog 7 Input Analog 8 Input 8 Channel ADC Ch 1 8 Ch 9 16 Embed and Pass through Packet Processor Control DIP Switch User Interface DashBoard Ch 1 2 9 10 Embed Ch 3 4 11 12 Embed Ch 5 6 13 14 Embed Ch 7 8 15 16 Embed On On On On DashBoard Embed Disembed Settings Analog Audio Embedded on SDI Output Ch 1 8 or Ch 9 16 Embed To Control ...

Page 16: ...channels 1 through 8 The controls under the Audio 1 tab under Analog Audio Inputs show in the Embed to control that Channels 1 8 have been selected for embedding the analog audio inputs Below that each channel pair Embed control is turned on which enables embedding The reporting panel on the left under the Status tab reports under the Analog Audio I O section that each pair of audio channels is co...

Page 17: ... or Ch 9 16 Dis Embedder Ch 1 8 Ch 9 16 8 Channel DAC Control DIP Switch User Interface DashBoard Embed and Pass through Packet Processor Analog 1 Output Analog 2 Output Analog 3 Output Analog 4 Output Analog 5 Output Analog 6 Output Analog 7 Output Analog 8 Output Ch 1 2 9 10 Embed Ch 3 4 11 12 Embed Ch 5 6 13 14 Embed Ch 7 8 15 16 Embed Off Off Off Off DashBoard Embed Disembed Settings Disembed ...

Page 18: ...ed from control shows that Channels 1 8 have been selected for disembedding from the SDI signal Above that each channel pair Embed control is turned off NOTE When an Embed control is turned off it changes the function from embed to disembed This configuration is reflected in the reporting panel on the left under the Status tab Under the Analog Audio I O section each pair of audio channels is confi...

Page 19: ...nel DAC 4 Ch Used Ch 1 8 Ch 9 16 Embed and Pass through Packet Processor Control DIP Switch User Interface DashBoard Ch 1 2 9 10 Embed Ch 3 4 11 12 Embed Ch 5 6 13 14 Embed Ch 7 8 15 16 Embed Off Off On On DashBoard Embed Disembed Settings 3G SDI Out Analog Audio Embedded on SDI Output Ch 5 8 or Ch 13 16 Analog 1 4 will output Ch 1 4 or Ch 9 12 Analog 1 Output Analog 2 Output Analog 3 Output Analo...

Page 20: ...puts shows that Channels 1 8 have been selected for embedding the selected analog audio inputs The Disembed from control Under Analog Audio Outputs shows that Channels 1 8 are selected for disembedding The Embed controls are turned on for channel pairs 1 2 and 3 4 and turned off for channel pairs 5 6 and 7 8 When an Embed control is turned off it changes the function from embed to disembed The rep...

Page 21: ...nnectors 1 and 2 into the first pair of channels of the SDI Group selected with the Embed to control Selecting Off disembeds the audio channels from the first two channels of the SDI Group selected with the Disembed from control and outputs them as analog audio through Analog Audio I O connectors 1 and 2 Ch 3 4 11 12 Embed Selecting On embeds the audio channels from Analog Audio I O connectors 3 a...

Page 22: ... of channels of the SDI Group selected with the Disembed from control and outputs them as analog audio through Analog Audio I O connectors 7 and 8 Analog Audio Outputs Disembed from Select one of the following pairs of SDI embedded audio groups that you want to disembed from Ch 1 8 Group 1 2 or Ch 9 16 Group 3 4 Audio 2 Tab Screen Click on the Audio 2 tab to view and make changes to the packet pro...

Page 23: ...a 3G Level B signal is not detected Select one of the following settings Stream A Stream B Analog Audio Level Full Scale Digital dBu Select from the following 24 dBu 18 dBu 15 dBu professional 12 dBu consumer About Audio Levels Professional audio equipment has much higher levels than consumer equipment A 0 VU reading corresponds to 4 dBu Connecting a professional 4 dBu device to a consumer audio i...

Page 24: ...ew software is found download it and uncompress the file archive zip 2 Click the Upload button in the lower panel of the DashBoard Control System to open the Upload Software Wizard Figure 18 OG 3G AMA Upload Software Wizard window in DashBoard 3 From the Upload Software Wizard window select Browse 4 Navigate to the location of the downloaded bin file containing the software update Select the bin f...

Page 25: ...ly installed on your card select the Card tab from the center panel of DashBoard Figure 20 OG 3G AMA Card Tab Screen in DashBoard indicating the currently installed software version Rebooting Rebooting is a standard function built in to the DashBoard Control System and should only be performed if the board has become unresponsive WARNING During a reboot any embedding or disembedding operations wil...

Page 26: ...ndow 2 Click Yes The message Loading data please wait Refreshing device data displays for a moment The card will be offline for a few seconds and any current embedding or disembedding operations will be interrupted Figure 22 The OG 3G AMA is briefly offline while rebooting 3 Following a Reboot operation the board configuration will return to the settings that were in place at the time of rebooting...

Page 27: ...24 25 29 97 30 HD 1920 x 1080i 50 59 94 60 HD 1280 x 720p 50 59 94 60 1x 1 5 Gb SDI 2K 2048 x 1080p 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 2K 2048 x 1080PsF 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 HD 1920 x 1080p 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 HD 1920 x 1080PsF 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 HD 1920 x 1080i 50 59 94 60 HD 1280 x 720p 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 50 59 94 60 1x 270 Mb SDI SD 625i 50 SD 525i 59 94 Video Output Digital 1x 3G SDI BNC SMPTE 259 292 ...

Page 28: ...tor 1100 usec Disembed Path Audio Latency time measured between video input and audio output connector 1200 usec Analog Audio Levels Configured via Dashboard software Pro 1 0 dBfs 24 dBu Pro 2 0 dBfs 18 dBu Pro 3 0 dBfs 15 dBu Consumer 1 0 dBfs 12 dBu User Controls External DIP switch openGear DashBoard network control software via Windows macOS or Linux Size openGear standard form factor front sl...

Page 29: ... two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Canadian ICES Statement Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from a digital apparatus as set out in the R...

Page 30: ...te measures Achtung Dieses ist ein Gerät der Funkstörgrenzwertklasse A In Wohnbereichen können bei Betrieb dieses Gerätes Rundfunkstörungen auftreten in welchen Fällen der Benutzer für entsprechende Gegenmaßnahmen verantwortlich ist Attention Ceci est un produit de Classe A Dans un environnement domestique ce produit risque de créer des interférences radioélectriques il appartiendra alors à l util...

Page 31: ...product based on the standard of the Bureau of Standards Metrology and Inspection BSMI CNS 13438 Class A In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Japan Compliance Statement This is a Class A product based on the standard of the VCCI Council VCCI 32 2016 If this equipment is used in a domestic environment ra...

Page 32: ...nstall in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions Avertissement Ne bloquez aucune ouverture de ventilation Suivez les instructions du fabricant lors de l installation Warnung Die Lüftungsöffnungen dürfen nicht blockiert werden Nur gemäß den Anweisungen des Herstellers installieren Advertencia No bloquee ninguna de las aberturas de la ventilación Instale de acuerdo con las instrucciones del...

Page 33: ...e para la conexión a tierra La expiga ancha o la tercera espiga sirven para su seguridad Si el enchufe suministrado no encaja en el tomacorriente consulte con un electricista para reemplazar el tomacorriente obsoleto Aviso Não anule a finalidade da segurança da ficha polarizada ou do tipo ligação terra Uma ficha polarizada tem duas lâminas sendo uma mais larga do que a outra Uma ficha do tipo de l...

Page 34: ...omprimido particularmente nas fichas em tomadas de parede de conveniência e no ponto de onde sai do dispositivo Avviso Proteggere il cavo di alimentazione in modo che nessuno ci cammini sopra e che non venga schiacciato soprattutto in corrispondenza delle spine e del punto in cui esce dal dispositivo Warning Unplug this device during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time Avertis...

Page 35: ...a danificado a quando foi derramado líquido ou caíram objectos sobre o dispositivo quando o dispositivo foi exposto à chuva ou à humidade quando não funciona normalmente ou quando foi deixado cair Avviso Fare riferimento al personale qualificato per tutti gli interventi di assistenza L assistenza è necessaria quando il dispositivo è stato danneggiato in qualche modo ad esempio se il cavo di alimen...

Page 36: ...ttore Hazard High Voltage This situation or condition can cause injury due to electric shock Avertissement Tension élevée Cette situation ou condition peut causer des blessures dues à un choc électrique Warnung Hochspannung Diese Situation oder Bedingung kann zu Verletzungen durch Stromschlag führen Advertencia Alto voltaje Esta situación o condición puede causar lesiones debidas a una descarga el...

Page 37: ...instalada perto do equipamento e deverá ser de fácil acesso Advertencia Asegúrese que la red de alimentación está desconectada antes de instalar los módulos OG 3 FR en el marco o la instalación y extracción de opciones Si no se proporciona un conmutador de red el cable de alimentación de este equipo proporciona los medios de desconexión El zócalo tomacorriente debe estar instalado cerca del equipo...

Page 38: ...improper use handling or maintenance Without limiting the foregoing AJA Video shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty or repair any damage or malfunction a resulting from attempts by personnel other than AJA Video representatives to install repair or service the product b resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment c caused by the use of non AJA Video ...

Page 39: ...S DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO SOME OR ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS PARAGRAPH MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU Governing Law and Language Your Rights This limited warranty is the only warranty provided by AJA Video on the hardware product It supersedes all prior or contemporaneous understandings regarding such subject matter No amendment...

Page 40: ...ng Control 22 Rebooting 25 Requirements 13 Setup Tab Screen 23 Uploading New Software 24 Use Cases 14 Using 13 Default Operational Settings 11 DIP Switches 6 11 Description of Settings 12 Settings 11 F Features 4 I Installation 6 Cabling 9 Front Card Installation 8 Rear Card Installation 7 WECO audio mating connectors 9 I O Connections 5 O openGear and AJA 5 Operation 11 Overview 4 S Safety and Co...

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