User`s manual

11. Appendix A - Hydra Open Protocol
Barco – iStudio – R5976569 – user's manual – revision 09 – March-2007
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Wall layout
A wall layout file stores the arrangement of layouts for the whole wall. Please refer also to section
5.2.1 Wall
Layout for more detailed information. A wall layout file contains an enumeration of Module blocks.
entry value meaning
Module – the type of the block
name module name
layout layout name to load
Stream configuration
The file streams_config stores the configuration setting of the video streams. Please refer also to section
5.3.6 Setup streams for more detailed information. A stream configuration file contains an enumeration of Stream
blocks.
entry value meaning
Stream – the type of the block
name the name of the stream
casting
0 = unicast,
1 = multicast,
2 = broadcast
type of the stream
address the multicast address to listen to
port the portnumber to use
encoder the name of the encoder used in the encoders_config file
encoderaddr the IP address of the encoder
encoderport the port to connect to
videopid the video PID
Encoder configuration
The file encoders_config stores the configuration setting of the video encoders. Please refer also to section
5.3.5 Setup encoders for more detailed information. An encoder configuration file contains an enumeration of
Encoder blocks
entry value meaning
Encoder – the type of the block
name the name of the encoder
startskip amount of bytes skipped at the start of an IP-packet
stopskip amount of bytes skipped at the end of an IP-packet
streamtype
Auto | Elementary |
Program | Transport
type of the video stream
usetcp
true | false
usage of TCP
usertp
true | false
usage of RTP
tcp TCP string to send to the encoder