User’s manual Hydra Compact
R5976568, Current version Title: ID-no.: Revision: Date: HYDRA COMPACT – User’s manual R5976568 14 September-2007 main issue chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 new: corr.: add.: update corr. add. corr. add. The corresponding chapters are new or completely revised. Passages of the corresponding chapter were corrected; see modification bars. Passages of the corresponding chapter were added; see modification bars.
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Revision sheet To: • Barco Control Rooms GmbH An der Rossweid 5, D-76229 Karlsruhe Phone: +49-721-6201-0, Fax: +49-721-6201-298 E-mail: docu.de.bcd@barco.com, Web: www.barcocontrolrooms.
Contents 1 Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 How this manual is organized .....................................................................................................................1-2 1.2 Styles and symbols.......................................................................................................................................1-3 1.3 Safety instructions ........
4.4 Dual mode ....................................................................................................................................................4-6 5 Maintenance ....................................................................................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Exchange of consumables............................................................................................................................5-2 5.1.1 Exchange of the power module..
1. Introduction 1 Introduction This chapter explains the structure of the manual itself and the used typographic styles and symbols. Safety information is provided concerning the operation of computer systems from Barco.
1. Introduction 1.1 How this manual is organized This manual describes the design of HYDRA COMPACT from Barco. It is divided into eight chapters: • Introduction explains the structure of the manual itself and the used typographic styles and symbols. Safety information is provided concerning the operation of computer systems from Barco. • Summary gives an overview about the features of HYDRA COMPACT. • Getting Started describes the set up of HYDRA COMPACT.
1. Introduction 1.2 Styles and symbols The typographic styles and the symbols used in this document have the following meaning: Bold Labels, menus and buttons are printed in the Bold font. Condensed Links to both other chapters of this manual and to sites in the Internet are printed condensed. In the on-line version of this manual all hyperlinks appear teal. Courier Names of files and parts from programs are printed in the Courier font.
1. Introduction 1.3 Safety instructions This section describes safety precautions, which must be observed when installing and operating a product from Barco. 1.3.1 Standards Safety regulations HYDRA COMPACT is built in accordance with the requirements of the international safety standard IEC-60950-1, UL 60950-1 and CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-03, which are the safety standards of information technology equipment including electrical business equipment.
1. Introduction Mains lead (AC Power cords) with CEE 7 plug: The wires of the mains lead are colored in accordance with the following code: yellow + green blue brown Earth (Ground) Neutral Line (Live) Figure 1-1 CEE 7 plug Power cord with NEMA 5-15 plug: • The cord set must be UL-approved and CSA-certified. • The minimum specification for the flexible cord is No. 18 AWG, Type SVT or SJT, 3-conductor. • The cord set must have a rated current capacity of at least 10A.
1. Introduction 1.3.3 Unpacking of devices Note advises on the packaging for unpacking! 1.3.4 Installation • Do not place this unit on an unstable cart, stand, or table. The unit may fall, causing serious damage to it. • Do not use this unit near water. • Use only the power cord supplied with your unit. While appearing to be similar, other power cords have not been safety tested at the factory and may not be used to power the unit. For a replacement power cord, contact your dealer.
1. Introduction 1.4 Online documentation On the iSTUDIO – Manuals & Supplement, CD-ROM R5976593 this manual R5976568 as well as the iSTUDIO user’s manual R5976569 can be found in electronically form. Insert the CD in the CD ROM drive to view the manual. If autorun is enabled on the computer the start page of the CD comes up automatically. Else open the start page index.html of the CD manually. On this start page you will find a link to the user’s manual of HYDRA COMPACT.
2. Summary 2 Summary This chapter gives an overview about the features of HYDRA COMPACT.
2. Summary 2.1 Properties iSTUDIO is a complete video, audio and data monitoring system. It typically consists out of one or more HYDRA COMPACT controllers, a visualization system (usually a rear projection Display Wall) and the iSTUDIO software to manage the complete system. Hydra Compact One or multiple HYDRA COMPACT devices are the hardware part of the iSTUDIO system.
2. Summary iStudio The iSTUDIO software enables the control of the HYDRA COMPACT as well as the management of the content of the connected display. Multiple HYDRA COMPACT units can be grouped to a wall and operated commonly. Besides of video and audio windows, also windows with content like text, logos, clocks, timers, a stopwatch or alarms can be displayed. Furthermore applications and viewers can be started and displayed.
3. Getting started 3 Getting started This chapter describes the set up of HYDRA COMPACT. If your HYDRA COMPACT is already configured within your working place you can skip this chapter and continue with chapter 4 Operating.
3. Getting started 3.1 Examining 3.1.
3. Getting started The table below lists the names and functionality of the LED’s at the front of HYDRA COMPACT: number name / meaning state meaning [7] green power / power failure ON - permanent ON - blinking and Buzzer is active OFF power supply and power modules OK one or more power modules failed / one or more power cords are disconnected the device is off [8] green A1 / power OK ON - permanent OFF +3.3 V on the overlay board is OK +3.
3. Getting started The Back The back of your HYDRA COMPACT looks like this or similar: 27 28 30 31 14 14a 15 16-26 14 14a 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 32 33 34 single board computer serial port extension of single board computer overlay input slots for video and RGB input cards and output cards e.g.
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3. Getting started 3.2 Cabling 3.2.1 Power supply Check the power rating on your outlet before connecting HYDRA COMPACT to the wall outlet or to a power strip. Contact your facilities manager or a qualified electrician if you are not sure what type of power is supplied to your building. HYDRA COMPACT is designed to operate with single-phase power systems having a grounded neutral conductor. To reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not plug into any other type of power system.
3. Getting started 3.2.2 Single board computer The HYDRA COMPACT is connected to the LAN via the Ethernet connector on the single board computer. Connectors The connectors of the single board computer are not only on the front plate of the single board computer but also on a corresponding slot plate for the serial port, please see the figure below.
3. Getting started 3.2.3 Overlay Input Card The overlay input card has an input connector that can be used to integrate digital graphical data with the data from the SBC. Input can be any graphical data with the appropriate timing and resolution. In particular the overlay input card can be used to configure the system for redundant operation, please see section 4.3 Redundant operation.
3. Getting started 3.2.4 Video Input Card To integrate analog video, SDI video and HD-SDI video, there are different types of video input cards available for use in the HYDRA COMPACT. Each board except the Streaming video card is additionally equipped with a RJ45 GPIO connector for user specified functions like tallies or alarms. Furthermore there is an LED for each input connector to indicate, if there is a video connection or not.
3. Getting started Quad Analog Video Input Card On the Quad analog video input card there are four BNC connectors to insert four analog video signals, a 10 pin RJ45 GPIO connector that enables to have two tallies per video and four green LED’s. Standards The Quad analog video input card supports composite video with the international broadcasting standards PAL, NTSC or SECAM.
3. Getting started Quad SDI video input card On the Quad SDI video input card there are four BNC connectors to insert four SDI video signals, a 10 pin RJ45 GPIO connector that enables to have two tallies per video and four green LED’s. Standards The Quad SDI video input card supports the standard SMPTE 259M-C (4:2:2, 270Mbps only).
3. Getting started HD-SDI video input card On the HD-SDI video input card there are four BNC connectors; two connectors are to insert the HD-SDI video signals and two connectors are to loop through the signals to another monitor. Furthermore there is a 8 pin RJ45 GPIO connector that enables to have three tallies per video and two green LED’s. Standards The HD-SDI video input card supports the SMPTE 292M standard.
3. Getting started Streaming video card The Streaming video card connects to the Ethernet to receive and process up to four video streams. The card is equipped with two RJ45 connectors and with all together eight LED’s to indicate the connection status of the board. . The card exists in two different versions: Streaming Video Card SVC-1 and Streaming Video Card SVC-2. Standards The Streaming video card supports various compression algorithms over Ethernet. Please refer also to section 6.
3. Getting started 3.2.5 RGB Input Card The RGB input card has two independent DVI plugs to connect two analog or digital RGB sources to the HYDRA COMPACT. Two LED’s indicate whether there is a source connected or not (one LED for each RGB input channel). Standards The RGB input card processes analog RGB and HD-RGB input signals, digital RGB input and component video RGB. Connectors On the RGB input card there are two DVI-I connectors and two green LED’s.
3. Getting started 3.2.6 Output Card The HYDRA COMPACT supports different types of output cards. Current models are the DVI-DVI digital output cards and the DVI-DVI digital output cards with scaling. DVI-DVI digital output card with scaling The DVI-DVI digital output card with scaling provides the facility to connect two projection modules or monitors for the graphical output of the HYDRA COMPACT. The output data is provided for digital connection. The card allows additionally scaling of the output.
3. Getting started DVI-DVI digital output card The DVI-DVI digital output card provides the facility to connect two projection modules or monitors for the graphical output of the HYDRA COMPACT. The output data is provided for digital connection. The front plate is labeled with OPU DDD. Connectors On the DVI-DVI digital output card there are two DVI-I connectors.
3. Getting started 3.2.7 NGM-164 If using audio metering information of an NGM-164 it has to be connected to the same LAN as the HYDRA COMPACT. More information can be found in the user manual R59770028 which is also on the iSTUDIO – Manuals & Supplement, CD-ROM R5976593, please refer to section 1.4 Online documentation.
3. Getting started 3.2.8 Patch panel To easily connect signals provided via cables with BNC connector a BNC patch panel can be used. The patch panel is a plate that can easily be fixed into the rack and serves to connect the BNC cables coming from video or RGB sources with the dedicated cables that are connected to the Dual analog video cards of the HYDRA (4 x BNC to HD15P) or to the RGB input card. It consists of two rows of 15 BNC connectors each.
3. Getting started 3.3 Starting Up 3.3.1 Connecting First of all you have to provide the appropriate power supply. Plug in the power cable on the back panel of your HYDRA COMPACT. Please, refer to section 3.2.1 Power supply! Connect your HYDRA COMPACT to the local area network! Connect the network to the Ethernet connector of the single board computer! Please, refer to section 3.2.
3. Getting started 3.3.2 Switching on When taking the HYDRA COMPACT for the first time into operation, first the iSTUDIO – Hydra boot CD must be inserted into the CD-ROM drive. Therefore follow the above mentioned steps: • To switch on the HYDRA COMPACT, press the power switch [5] on the front of HYDRA COMPACT. • Check the state of the green LED power [7] on the front of HYDRA COMPACT. It must be permanently on to indicate that the power supply operates properly. If this is not the case, see section 7.
4. Operating 4 Operating This chapter provides information about internal settings, extended video functionality and advanced configurations of the HYDRA COMPACT. It does not explain, how the HYDRA COMPACT is used to monitor and display video and RGB sources, but this can be found in detail in the iSTUDIO user’s manual. iSTUDIO is just accounted as far as necessary to understand the substance of this chapter.
4. Operating 4.1 BIOS and boot agent settings The BIOS and boot agent of the single board computer (SBC) gets pre-configured at the factory. If there is anyhow the need to access one of them some hardware configuration must be done. There exist multiple versions of the single board computer. The current version is the SBC/2. It can be recognized by its usage of two slot plates, please refer also to section 3.2.2 Single board computer. Its predecessor is the version SBC 566 MHz. It uses just one slot plate.
4. Operating Take care not to use the entry »default settings« as this applies other settings than mentioned above. Nevertheless if so, please readjust the BIOS to the above Hydra Compact settings! 4.1.3 Boot agent settings For the single board computer SBC/2 it is important that the boot agent uses correct settings to prevent it to try to boot from the network, which would increase startup time of the HYDRA COMPACT. These settings are preconfigured in your HYDRA COMPACT.
4. Operating 4.2 Additional video related input The HYDRA COMPACT is able to detect and process further video related information. This is in particular closed caption (CC), extended data structure (XDS), vertical interval time code (VITC), wide screen signaling (WSS) and video index information coding (VLI), both with an option of the active format descriptor (AFD) and embedded audio. Furthermore tallies and LTC can be processed. 4.2.
4. Operating 4.3 Redundant operation If operating two or more HYDRA COMPACT units, special hard- and software configurations can be made to avoid a loss of source control in case that one display fails. By using special layouts which complement one another, when being displayed on top of each other, all sources and further information of both HYDRA COMPACT units can be displayed on one projection module, but of course with less available space per source.
4. Operating 4.4 Dual mode In dual mode one HYDRA COMPACT is connected to two projection modules. A special setting of the iSTUDIO software allows displaying the sources of the HYDRA COMPACT on both modules; please refer also to the iSTUDIO user’s manual section Dual Mode. One DVI-DVI output card per HYDRA COMPACT is sufficient to setup dual mode. Configuration In dual mode each connector of the card is used to provide data for one projection module.
5. Maintenance 5 Maintenance The HYDRA COMPACT requires very little maintenance. Some maintenance operations are nevertheless necessary to maintain distortion free operation of the HYDRA COMPACT.
5. Maintenance 5.1 Exchange of consumables 5.1.1 Exchange of the power module The HYDRA COMPACT can be connected to independent power nets. If one of the three power modules or a power net is failing you can hear a buzzer alarm that can be reset by pushing the red buzzer reset button [4] at the front of HYDRA COMPACT. The failing power module can be replaced with a spare module without power down the HYDRA COMPACT.
5. Maintenance 5.1.2 Replacing the filter pad of Hydra Compact The filter pad of the HYDRA COMPACT case has to be changed in intervals, depending on the grade of pollution of the air. The air filter is located behind the ventilation slits on the front of HYDRA COMPACT.
5. Maintenance 5.2 Cleaning To keep the cabinet looking brand-new, periodically clean it with a soft cloth. Stubborn stains may be removed with a cloth lightly dampened with mild detergent solution. Never use strong solvents, such as thinner or benzine, or abrasive cleaners, since these will damage the cabinet. Unplug the device from the wall outlet before cleaning.
6. Technical appendix 6 Technical appendix This chapter provides tabular overview about the technical details of HYDRA COMPACT, its components and of their interfaces.
6. Technical appendix 6.1 Technical data Hydra Compact dimensions (h/w/d) dimensions (h/w/d) with rubber feet, fixation, handling weight AC power supply mains frequency power consumption inrush current (265V) operating conditions 177mm/440mm/540mm | 6.97 in. (4U)/17.32 in./21.3 in. 181mm/483mm/590mm | 7.20 in./18.98 in./23.2 in. 21kg | 46.3lbs. 100 .. 240V 50/60Hz 600W at full load 80A 0 .. 40° Celsius at 8 ..
6. Technical appendix Quad Analog Video Input Card socket composite video input GPIO video timings input for composite video signal: BNC signal: max 1.0Vpp; 75 Ω terminator RJ45 connector 10-pins internal pull up resistor of 10k output signal: logic high: min 4.5V logic low: max 0.5V input signal: logic high: high impedance logic low: max 0.7V PAL BDGHI NTSC M, Japan SECAM NTSC 4.
6. Technical appendix Streaming video card SVC-1 socket video formats compression algorithm bitrate digital network carrier network transmission protocol connection protocols supported encoders 2 × RJ45 connector 8-pin for redundant connection PAL, NTSC MPEG-1 ISO 11172 MPEG-2 ISO 13818 (MP@ML 4:2:0) DVB ETR 154 / SPTS / MPTS (the DVB format is MPEG-2 based) MPEG-4 part 2 ISO 14496-2 (SP@L3, ASP@L5) Bosch MPEG-4 (h263) MJPEG ISO 10918 MXPEG 2D Wavelet 1 - 4 streams and max.
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6. Technical appendix Output card DVI-DVI digital with scaling – 2 channel digital output socket timing DVI 1.0 2 × DVI-I FBS P29 connector up to iSTUDIO timing Barco Projector PU UXGA 60Hz Table 6-9 Output card DVI-DVI digital with scaling – technical data Output card DVI-DVI digital – 2 channel digital output Socket Timing DVI 1.
6. Technical appendix 6.2 Interfaces Seen from outside of HYDRA COMPACT.
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7. Troubleshooting 7 Troubleshooting Check this chapter for help, if your HYDRA COMPACT does not operate properly and for information how to contact the technical support of Barco.
7. Troubleshooting 7.1 Hydra Compact does not start up If HYDRA COMPACT does not start up, check the power cables at the back side of HYDRA COMPACT. When you hear no buzzer alarm and all green LEDs [37] of the power modules at the back are activated, place the iSTUDIO – Hydra boot CD in the drive [6] and restart if necessary. 7.2 Hotline Feel free to contact us if you have any further questions! • Barco N.V.
8. Index 8 Index 8.1 List of tables Table 3-1 Allocation of LEDs on front of HYDRA COMPACT ............................................................................................. 3-3 Table 4-1 BIOS settings of SBC/2 ................................................................................................................................ 4-2 Table 4-2 BIOS settings of SBC 566 MHz.....................................................................................................................
8. Index Figure 4-1 Hardware configuration for redundant operation with DVI-DVI output card .......................................... 4-5 Figure 4-2 Scheme of dual mode connection for a DVI-DVI output card .................................................................. 4-6 Figure 6-1 BNC connector, Quad analog / Quad SDI / HD-SDI video input card – pin assignments ....................... 6-7 Figure 6-2 Connector for GPIO insertion, HD-SDI video input card – pin assignment................................
