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3080UEP Series

  

Professional 3G/HD/SD Universal  

Contribution Encoding Platform 

User Manual 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

© Copyright 2014 - 2015 
 

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Version 0.2, January 2015 
 

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Page 1: ...information that is the property of Evertz Microsystems and is intended solely for the use of purchasers of the 3080UEP series product Evertz Microsystems expressly prohibits the use of this manual for any purpose other than the operation of the 3080UEP series product Due to on going research and development features and specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice All rights...

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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: ...RES 13 4 3 INPUT VIDEO PROC CONTROL 14 4 4 INPUT AUDIO PROC CONTROL 17 4 5 ENCODER MONITOR 18 4 6 CONTRIBUTION ENCODER 19 4 7 IPTV ENCODER 23 4 8 SCRAMBLER CONTROL 25 4 9 PRESETS 26 4 10 SNMP TRAP DESTINATIONS 26 4 11 VIDEO NOTIFY 27 4 12 DOLBY METADATA CONTROL 28 4 13 FAULT 30 5 WEB INTERFACE 31 5 1 SYSTEM 31 5 2 PRODUCT FEATURES 34 5 3 INPUT VIDEO PROC CONTROL 35 5 4 INPUT AUDIO PROC CONTROL 38 ...

Page 6: ...2 Figure 4 8 VistaLINK PRO IPTV Encoder 23 Figure 4 9 VistaLINK PRO Scrambler Control 25 Figure 4 10 VistaLINK PRO Presets 26 Figure 4 11 VistaLINK PRO SNMP Trap Destinations 26 Figure 4 12 VistaLINK PRO Video Notify 27 Figure 4 13 VistaLINK PRO Dolby Metadata Control 28 Figure 4 14 VistaLINK PRO Faults 30 Figure 5 1 WebEasy System 31 Figure 5 2 WebEasy System cont 32 Figure 5 3 WebEasy Product Fe...

Page 7: ...e either expressed or implied The only warranty 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 omiss...

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Page 9: ... virtualization within a workflow can be accomplished within the Evertz VLPRO IRM MAGNUM or Mediator management software solution suites Alternatively a middleware layer that virtualizes the device into a resource pool provides a north bound service API For those mission critical applications the UEP can be smartly managed using the Evertz Compression Systems Manager CSM software which offers compl...

Page 10: ...al Contribution Encoding Platform Page 2 Revision 0 2 Control Full SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol support and integrated with the industry leading VistaLINK PRO system Integrated Web Interface management Figure 1 1 3080UEP Block Diagram ...

Page 11: ...ir package and connect each one to one of the two black power sockets on the rear side of the frame Then connect the other end of each power cord to a power source that meets product requirements Insert the UEP in any spare slots and make sure it is properly seated by pressing the ejectors on the front of the UEP Turn power switches to the ON position on the frame and the UEP should automatically ...

Page 12: ...put bypass OUT 2 on RPv1 has the same functionality as OUT 4 on RPv2 DATA 1 2 There are two SFP cages for streaming output RJ 45 SFPs can be provided for Ethernet connection Contribution and IPTV encoder can be output from both ports CONTROL This RJ 45 Ethernet port is reserved for future control of the UEP Currently as of Dec 2014 the EMX FC is to be used as a switch for controlling all UEPs in a...

Page 13: ...ut of the cable and DB 15 is shown in Table 2 2 DB 15 PIN Wire Ground Shield Connection Label Name Connector Type DB 15 OUT FUNCTION 1 Red n a W1 RED WIRE Reserved for Future 2 Green n a W2 GRN WIRE GPI 1 3 Blue n a W3 BLU WIRE Reserved for Future 4 Purple n a W6 PUR WIRE GPI 2 5 Orange n a W7 ORG WIRE Reserved for Future 6 White n a W4 WHI WIRE Reserved for Future 7 Coax DB15 Shell AES A2 BNC MAL...

Page 14: ...e multicoloured Evertz upgrade cable to header J3 on the front card edge of the UEP as shown below The header is on the top if vertical EMX6 or the left if horizontal EMX1 or EMX3 c Login using customer customer as login ID and password d Upon login change the IP address of the UEP under 1 Network Setup from the Main Menu screen as shown below e On the computer screen select Start in the bottom le...

Page 15: ...All the controls are available in VLPro are also avaliable on the http web interface Both are covered below 2 1 CONNECTING TO VLPRO This chapter assumes that the VLPro server and VLPro client are already configured for your network and you have basic knowledge of the VLPro interface It also assumes that the user or network administrator has already added the 3080UEP jar file and both the client an...

Page 16: ...ribution and IPTV encoder tabs The same tabs are also available in the main node View Configuration window NOTE The information contained in the H264 Encoder Contribution menu is directly replicated in the Contribution Encoder tab of the main Configuration window Please refer to Section 4 6 for parameter details NOTE The information contained in the H264 Encoder IPTV menu is directly replicated in...

Page 17: ...R FILE Products from Evertz are constantly evolving and new features are often added It is therefore important to update the JAR files in use to provide access to all the latest features or enhancements It will also be necessary to add JAR files for new products If your new product has not appeared even after waiting a few minutes for the Ethernet switch negotiation to complete then it is possible...

Page 18: ...ange to take effect Apply as many JAR updates as required before restarting the server NOTE You may confirm that all updates have been successfully applied by selecting from the menu Tools View Show Hide Product update log Shutdown the server by selecting from the menu File Shutdown Server Now re open the server it is normal for the start up to take marginally longer while each individual update i...

Page 19: ...m Firmware Version This parameter returns the firmware version on the card Note For IP address settings on Control and Data ports After applying any changes the UEP must be rebooted for the changes to take Reboot can be pressed at the bottom of this System tab after all changes are made Control Port IP Address Allows user to set the IP Address for the Control Port NetMask Allows user to set the Su...

Page 20: ...s used to select the SDI input for all encoders Input Video Standard This parameter allows the user to enter a fixed video standard expected at the input Auto is the default control however if a standard is not expected to change it may be selected and the UEP will not auto search improving lock time Syslog Configuration Syslog is a valuable tool for debugging UEP operation It is essentially seria...

Page 21: ...nd cause an effective power cycle 4 2 PRODUCT FEATURES The 3080UEP has the ability to enable features by adding updating applicable licenses Please contact Evertz Microsystems Ltd for any additional License generation along with Product Serial Number and Product MAC address Figure 4 2 VistaLINK PRO Product Features System Product License This parameter allows the user to apply new License key prov...

Page 22: ...orted on the 3080UEP It will display feature names for features such as HD 10B 422P Framesync Audio Video Monitoring SCTE104 BISSE scrambling AC3E and DolbyE encode if its available on the platform Product Feature Supported This parameter displays the status of features currently supported Enabled means the license key is installed and disabled means the license key is not installed 4 3 INPUT VIDE...

Page 23: ...in This parameter allows the user to adjust the gain of the R component in the RGB domain NOTE The range in the card is from 50 to 100 in 0 1 steps G Gain This parameter allows the user to adjust the gain of the G component in the RGB domain NOTE The range in the card is from 50 to 100 in 0 1 steps B Gain This parameter allows the user to adjust the gain of the B component in the RGB domain NOTE T...

Page 24: ... in 200 quantization steps Min B This parameter allows the user to adjust the minimum gain for the B component in the RGB domain NOTE The range in the card is from 50 to 100 in 0 1 steps Max B This parameter allows the user to adjust the maximum DC offset of the B component in 200 quantization steps Black Soft Clip Knee Size This parameter allows the user to adjust the gain for the Cb component in...

Page 25: ...o to Encoder Source ch 1 16 respectively If this parameter is enabled it allows the user to select which incoming embedded audio channel goes to which Encoder source channel Effectively enabling or disabling an audio router at the source of the encoder Encoder Audio Source Select The drop down menu allows the user to select any embedded audio channel 1 16 or Mute When Audio Proc is enabled the res...

Page 26: ...airs are present and what the current Timcode value was on the VANC Figure 4 5 VistaLINK PRO Encoder Monitor Video Status This parameter displays the detected video resolution on the input IN 1 or IN 2 Audio Status This parameter displays present or not present if the input SDI has active embedded audio IN 1 or IN 2 Timecode This parameter displays the VITC timecode value read from the SDI input ...

Page 27: ...tput Configuration IP Address This parameter allows the user to select a streaming output IP address for the Contribution Encoder Can be a Multicast or Unicast address UDP Port Number This parameter allows the user to select the destination UDP port number of the streaming output TTL This parameter allows the user to set the TTL Time To Live field of the output IP packets ...

Page 28: ...s to use The options are MPEG2 or DVB Program Name This parameter allows the user to enter the DVB program name Provider Name This parameter allows the user to enter the DVB provider name Service Type This parameter allows the user to set the DVB service type Options include Digital TV Digital Radio Teletext NVOD Reference NVOD Timeshifted Mosaic PAL Signal SECAM Signal DMAC FM Radio NTSC Signal o...

Page 29: ...se parameters allow the user to set the VANC SMPTE 2038 PID number have the PID enable or disable and select the max bitrate in kbps If the max bitrate is exceeded the PID will be limited and only Control Data packets will be dropped so other stream components are unaffected The VANC PID implements SMPTE 2038 All VANC data will placed into a PID and put in the stream There s a VANC Filter componen...

Page 30: ... These parameter will block the corresponding SDID from the VANC SMPTE 2038 PID DID values are a hex string and need to be entered in the 0xXX format Advanced Video Settings GOP Size This parameter allows the user to set the GOP Group of Pictures size of the compressed stream The range is from 15 to 60 Deblocking This parameter allows the user to set a Deblocking level to the stream Possible value...

Page 31: ...n H 264 An IDR frame specifies that no frame after the IDR frame can reference any frame before it This makes seeking the H 264 frames easier and more responsive for the decoder Latency Mode This parameter allows the user to set the latency mode Possible values are Min Low and Normal MBAFF Macro Block Adaptive Frame Field Mode This parameter allows the user to enable disable the MBAFF mode 4 7 IPT...

Page 32: ...tream Video PID This parameter allows the user to select the Video PID number of the output stream Audio PID Assignment Panel Audio 1 8 PID The UEP has 8x audio encoders onboard These parameters allow the user to select the Audio PID number assigned to each channel The Contribution encoder and the IPTV encoder share the same audio encoders See Contribution encoder tab Audio controls for setting au...

Page 33: ...rambling Mode This parameter allows the user to select the BISS mode used The options are Off BISS 1 and BISS E Scrambler BISS 1 Session Word This parameter allows the user to set the BISS 1 key used if the scrambler mode is set to BISS 1 Scrambler BISS E Encrypted Session Word This parameter allows the user to set the BISS E Encrypted Session Word Scrambler BISS E Injected ID This parameter allow...

Page 34: ... Video Notify status Preset Recall This control will take the stored UEP settings and apply them When recalling a preset all parameters will be set except the following Control Port IP address Netmask and Gateway will not change Data Port 1 and 2 IP address Netmask and Gateway will not change Syslog Configuration will not change Presets will not change SNMP Trap destinations Faults and Video Notif...

Page 35: ...on from background noise on top of a video feed Freeze Duration This control allows the user to set the duration in frames of video activity under the Picture Noise Level that is considered a fault This parameter is adjusted in four frame increments As in 1 4 frames and 10 40 frames The range is 1 4 frames to 2499 9996 frames Video Notify Video Traps This control allows the user to turn reporting ...

Page 36: ...o coding mode it is used to be referred to by metaAuthoringBitstreamMode Options include 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 3 1 2 2 or 3 2 Center Mix Level This parameter allows the user to configure Dolby metadata authoring center mix level Options include 3 0dB 4 5dB or 6 0dB Surround Mix Level This parameter allows the user to configure Dolby metadata authoring surround mix level Options include 3 0dB 6 0dB or 0 ...

Page 37: ...wnmix Values include 3 0dB 1 5dB 0 0dB 1 5dB 3 0dB 4 5dB 6 0dB or Mute Lo Ro Surround DownMix This parameter allows the user to configure Dolby metadata authoring Lo Ro surround downmix Values include 3 0dB 1 5dB 0 0dB 1 5dB 3 0dB 4 5dB 6 0dB or Mute Dolby Surround EX This parameter allows the user to configure Dolby Surround EX encoding Options include Not Indicated not EX Encoded or Dolby EX Enc...

Page 38: ... there is a fault present and green indicates there is no fault present Figure 4 14 VistaLINK PRO Faults Trap Enable This control allows the user to turn reporting of a particular fault on and off by placing a check in the box next to the desired fault Trap Status This control allows the user to read the present state of a particular fault If the box is green there is no fault detected when the bo...

Page 39: ...re Version This parameter returns the firmware version on the card Note For IP address settings on Control and Data ports After applying any changes the UEP must be rebooted for the changes to take Reboot can be pressed at the bottom of this System tab after all changes are made Control Port IP Address Allows user to set the IP Address for the Control Port NetMask Allows user to set the Subnet Net...

Page 40: ...arameter returns link speed duplex mode information for Data Port 1 and Data Port 2 Receive Bandwidth When the link is Up this parameter returns the receive bandwidth currently being read on Data Port 1 and Data Port 2 Reading is in kbps Transmit Bandwidth When the link is Up this parameter returns the transmit bandwidth currently being sent on Data Port 1 and Data Port 2 Reading is kbps Figure 5 ...

Page 41: ... BNC 2 Output This parameter allows the user to select the BNC 2 output type Choices available are Contribution encoder ASI or HD SD SDI Loopout HD SDI Loopout will forward the currently selected input BNC 4 Output This parameter allows the user to select the BNC 4 output type Choices available are Contribution encoder ASI or HD SD SDI Loopout HD SDI Loopout will forward the currently selected inp...

Page 42: ...tion When applied the new license will take and the new functionality will change to enabled under the Prod Feature section Product Serial Number This parameter displays the card serial number This is required by Evertz when generating or updating license files on the 3080UEP Product MAC Address This parameter displays the card MAC address This is required by Evertz when generating or updating lic...

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Page 44: ...e RGB Proc This parameter allows the user to bypass the RGB proc block if desired Video Gain This parameter allows the user to adjust the gain for the video NOTE The range in the card is from 50 to 100 in 0 1 steps R Gain This parameter allows the user to adjust the gain of the R component in the RGB domain NOTE The range in the card is from 50 to 100 in 0 1 steps G Gain This parameter allows the ...

Page 45: ...100 in 0 1 steps Max G This parameter allows the user to adjust the maximum DC offset of the G component in 200 quantization steps Min B This parameter allows the user to adjust the minimum gain for the B component in the RGB domain NOTE The range in the card is from 50 to 100 in 0 1 steps Max B This parameter allows the user to adjust the maximum DC offset of the B component in 200 quantization s...

Page 46: ...o Encoder Source ch 1 16 respectively If this parameter is enabled it allows the user to select which incoming embedded audio channel goes to which Encoder source channel Effectively enabling or disabling an audio router at the source of the encoder Encoder Audio Source Select The drop down menu allows the user to select any embedded audio channel 1 16 or Mute When Audio Proc is enabled the respec...

Page 47: ...bling Mode This parameter allows the user to select the BISS mode used The options are Off BISS 1 and BISS E Scrambler BISS 1 Session Word This parameter allows the user to set the BISS 1 key used if the scrambler mode is set to BISS 1 Scrambler BISS E Encrypted Session Word This parameter allows the user to set the BISS E Encrypted Session Word Scrambler BISS E Injected ID This parameter allows t...

Page 48: ...ny audio AES pairs are present and what the current Timcode value was on the VANC Figure 5 7 WebEasy Encoder Monitor Video Status This parameter displays the detected video resolution SDI IN 1 or SDI IN 2 Audio Status This parameter displays audio channel pairs that are present at the input AES presence Timecode This parameter displays the VITC timecode value read from the SDI input ...

Page 49: ... to set the TTL Time To Live field of the output IP packets Total TS Bit Rate This parameter allows the user to select the output TS Bitrate in kbps The 3080UEP will automatically adjust the bitrate for video based on audio and advanced PID configuration to maintain the set TS bitrate TS Encapsulation Type This parameter allows the user to select the output encapsulation type The options are UDP o...

Page 50: ...lect the max bitrate in kbps If the max bitrate is exceeded the PID will be limited and only SCTE 35 packets will be dropped so other stream components are unaffected The SCTE 35 PID is generated by receiving SCTE 104 data or GPI triggers Control Data These parameters allow the user to set the Control Data PID number have the PID enable or disable and select the max bitrate in kbps If the max bitr...

Page 51: ...VB service type Options include Digital TV Digital Radio Teletext NVOD Reference NVOD Timeshifted Mosaic PAL Signal SECAM Signal DMAC FM Radio NTSC Signal or Data Broadcast Network ID This parameter allows the user to set the DVB network ID number Audio Assignment Audio 1 8 The UEP has 8x audio encoders onboard These parameters allow the user to select the Audio PID number select the audio start c...

Page 52: ...m The most frequently repeated coefficients are expressed as small as possible decreasing the total number of bits needed to represent a single frame IDR Pictures This parameter allows the user to enable disable insertion of IDR Instantaneous Decoder Refresh frames An IDR frame is a special type of I frame in H 264 An IDR frame specifies that no frame after the IDR frame can reference any frame be...

Page 53: ...P Port Number This parameter allows the user to select the destination UDP port number of the streaming output TTL This parameter allows the user to set the TTL Time To Live field of the output IP packets Total TS Bit Rate This parameter allows the user to select the output TS Bitrate in kbps The 3080UEP will automatically adjust the bitrate for video based on audio and other PID settings TS Encap...

Page 54: ...ideo PID number of the output stream Audio PID Assignment Panel Audio 1 8 PID The UEP has 8x audio encoders onboard These parameters allow the user to select the Audio PID number assigned to each channel The Contribution encoder and the IPTV encoder share the same audio encoders See Contribution encoder tab Audio controls for setting audio encoding options Advanced Settings Panel GOP Size This par...

Page 55: ... Over or Karaoke Audio Coding Mode This parameter allows the user to set the Meta authoring program audio coding mode it is used to be referred to by metaAuthoringBitstreamMode Options include 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 3 1 2 2 or 3 2 Center Mix Level This parameter allows the user to configure Dolby metadata authoring center mix level Options include 3 0dB 4 5dB or 6 0dB Surround Mix Level This parameter al...

Page 56: ...t surround downmix Values include 3 0dB 1 5dB 0 0dB 1 5dB 3 0dB 4 5dB 6 0dB or Mute Lo Ro Center DownMix This parameter allows the user to configure Dolby metadata authoring Lo Ro center downmix Values include 3 0dB 1 5dB 0 0dB 1 5dB 3 0dB 4 5dB 6 0dB or Mute Lo Ro Surround DownMix This parameter allows the user to configure Dolby metadata authoring Lo Ro surround downmix Values include 3 0dB 1 5d...

Page 57: ...P settings and save them to a Preset When storing a preset all parameters will be stored except the following Control Port IP address Netmask and Gateway Data Port 1 and 2 IP address Netmask and Gateway Syslog Configuration Presets SNMP Trap destinations Faults and Video Notify status Preset Recall This control will take the stored UEP settings and apply them When recalling a preset all parameters...

Page 58: ...t present Where red indicated there is a fault present and green indicates there is no fault present Figure 5 14 WebEasy Fault For each of the 10 SNMP Trap Destinations the following parameters are available Destination Enable This parameter allows the user enable this Destination to be able to send a Trap to Destination IP Address This parameter allows the user to enter the IP address to associat...

Page 59: ...ont Fault Configuration This control allows the user to turn reporting of a particular fault on and off by placing a check in the box next to the desired fault Fault Status This control allows the user to read the present state of a particular fault If the box is green there is no fault detected when the box turns red this indicated the presence of a fault ...

Page 60: ...from background noise on top of a video feed Freeze Duration This control allows the user to set the duration in frames of video activity under the Picture Noise Level that is considered a fault This parameter is adjusted in four frame increments As in 1 4 frames and 10 40 frames The range is 1 4 frames to 2499 9996 frames Video Notify Video Traps This control allows the user to turn reporting of ...

Page 61: ...RDWARE OPTIONS This manual covers the following hardware options 3080UEP H264P60 IPASI 6 2 VERSIONS This manual has been built using the following software information Should the module you are working with have interfaces that differ in appearance this may be due to difference in software versions Firmware Version 201 ...

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