User`s manual

2. Summary
Barco – Hydra Compact – R5976568 – Revision 14 – September-2007
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2.1 Properties
iSTUDIO is a complete video, audio and data monitoring system. It typically consists out of one or more HYDRA COM-
PACT
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. Different video signals (ana-
log, SDI or HD-SDI) and RGB data can be connected to a HYDRA COMPACT module by means of its Streaming video
cards, SDI video input cards, HD-SDI video input cards, analog video input cards and RGB input cards. Thus each
HYDRA COMPACT might monitor up to 40 video sources depending on the configuration. It provides a digital output
signal to display the sources on a visualization system. Furthermore the HYDRA COMPACT processes tallies and dif-
ferent kind of VBI. Either hardware tallies, connected via GPIO or software tallies can be used. Closed captions,
XDS, wide screen signaling and VITC can be detected and displayed. Audio metering information of analog and
digital sources can be processed with the external NGM-164 audio metering box; embedded audio can be proc-
essed with some of the input cards.
The HYDRA COMPACT runs a web server. This enables to simply connect to and operate the HYDRA COMPACT from any
PC connected to the same LAN as the HYDRA COMPACT. On the PC simply a standard web browser is required.
The HYDRA COMPACT is optimized for uninterrupted, fault free operation. Therefore a redundant power supply with
three power modules and individual power inputs is used. In this way failing of one power net or power supply
module will not power down the H
YDRA COMPACT. The operating system is burned on CD and by this can not get
corrupt. For data storage a flash disk is used. In addition the output of one H
YDRA COMPACT can be inserted to an-
other H
YDRA COMPACT; in case that a projection module of one HYDRA COMPACT fails, the other HYDRA COMPACT displays
a combined output of both units.
If the number of displayed sources exceeds the capacity of one HYDRA COMPACT, or if the sources shall be displayed
on a larger area multiple units can be used. The iS
TUDIO software enables to easily operate all of these HYDRA
COMPACT units commonly as one wall.
The figure below shows a Display Wall consisting in three projection modules each connected to one H
YDRA COM-
PACT
. These HYDRA COMPACT units are connected via the LAN to a PC, that enables the control of HYDRA COMPACT units
and their output for the Display Wall by means of the iS
TUDIO GUI, available through the web browser. The various
input sources are directly connected to the H
YDRA COMPACT units.
Figure 2-1
Setup with 3 H
YDRA COMPACT