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1. Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide exterity Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide Notices Exterity Limited 2003 2009 This document contains information that is protected by copyright Reproduction adaptation or translation without prior permission is prohibited except as under the copyright laws Document Reference 1300 0009 0001 Edition 1 3 Issue 1 January 2009 Printed in UK Exterity Limited Ridge Way Hillend Industrial Park Dalgety Bay Fife KY11 9JD Scotland UK http www exterity co uk Products Covered By This Guide e PRO Encoder idapt trdpt prdpt pro e RGBS Encoder idapt trdpt pes e SDI Encoder idapt trdpt prdpt sdi Trademarks Microsoft Windows and Windows Media Player are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in Socket Technology Digital Simplicity and iSocket are trademarks of Exterity Limited All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners All rights reserved Disclaimer The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice EXTERITY LIMITED MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Exterity Limited shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use2. s Guide 36 Set network config This page allows the administrator to set the IP address of the device Set admin password Allows the administrator to change the admin password for the serial and web interfaces Run a shell This allows the administrator to run a shell as admin Return to factory defaults This page allows the administrator to set all configuration to factory defaults Upgrade This allows the administrator to specify the TFTP server and initiate a firmware upgrade Reboot Reboots the device Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide 8 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Solution Device does not appear in IPTV Manager Network connection faulty or cannot obtain IP address Check Ethernet connections or replace cable Check that DHCP Server is running on network Check switch settings match unit Ethernet settings PC has firewall configured blocking SNMP traps Disable firewall or configure firewall to allow UDP port 162 traffic to this application PC has another application listening for SNMP traps Close down SNMP trap listener IPTV Manager cannot communicate with device Network connection faulty See above Device has an IP address ona different subnet to the management station Use a management station configured with an appropriate IP address to manage the device Device is upgrading indicated by alternately slow
3. conditions and have taken appropriate steps Safety Information WARNING There are no user serviceable parts inside any Exterity product To prevent electric shock or fire hazard do not remove cover Refer service to qualified service personnel WARNING For 230 240 volt operation be sure to use a harmonised grounded 3 conductor cord rated 6 Amp minimum Use a suitable cord for connection to the equipment and terminating in an IEC approved plug This equipment relies upon a safety earth for operation ensure that you always use a power cord with appropriate earth and that the inlet to which is inserted also has the appropriate earth If in any doubt about the earth provision in your building consult a qualified electrician WARNING Use only the dedicated power supply or cord supplied for your device WARNING The Exterity products use ventilation holes for cooling None of the ventilation holes should be blocked Keep all materials at least 5cm away from all the ventilation holes WARNING Do not expose the product to any rain or moisture WARNING Do not use the product near a naked flame e g a candle WARNING The operating conditions of the product should be 0 C 40 C with a Relative Humidity of 5 95 The product should not be operated outside of these conditions There are no user serviceable parts inside these products Any servicing adjustment maintenance or repair must only be performed by service trained personnel
4. AES audio to the Right Digital input via an adaptor such as the one shown in Figure 4 Note Configuration of audio type is available in the web interface on later interface boards If you have an earlier interface board and require to change the audio input type please contact your supplier To check the type of interface board go to the General page in the web interface Old boards are identified by FAR B in the product type field Newer boards are identified by FAR C in this field 15 Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide Figure 3 Unbalanced audio adaptor Figure 4 Balanced audio AES audio adaptor IR Out Socket This is intended to control the attached AV device The associated IR transmitter is provided with the unit Note On older units the IR Out socket may be found on the front panel RGBS Interface The RGBS Interface provides video and audio inputs as follows these are illustrated in Figure 5 Figure 5 RGBS Encoder Rear Panel idaptor format Video Inputs The four BNC connectors for video input support e Composite Connect the composite signal to the G input Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide e RGBS Connect the red signal to the R input the green signal to the G input the blue signal to the B input and the sync signal to the SYNC input Note that your sync signal may come from the Composite output on your AV device Audio Inputs The two 6 35mm jack sockets
5. Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide About this Manual Summary This manual explains how to set up use and manage the Exterity PRO SDI Encoder the encoder The encoder is a network device which takes a signal from an AV device e g a DVD player or set top box and outputs it as an MPEG 2 or MPEG 4 stream over an IP network Scope This edition of the manual refers to version 1 3 x of the encoder software The following products are covered e PRO Encoder e RGBS Encoder e SDI Encoder Audience This manual is intended for use by systems integrators or systems administrators who are installing and setting up Exterity products The manual assumes that readers are familiar with installing and configuring network based products Associated documentation This manual should be used in conjunction with the following documents e _idaptor Installation Guide e tridaptor Installation Guide e prodaptor Installation Guide Terms and definitions The following terms and definitions are used in this document Composite video A type of analogue video signal where the luminance chrominance and sync signals are all carried on a single cable This is often referred to as CVBS DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol a protocol used to allocate IP addresses to devices on an IP network Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol a protocol used to manage m
6. Ratio Indicates the configured aspect ratio as configured on the Input page This will be one of e 4 3 e 16 9 Audio Input Type Shows the currently configured audio input type This will be one of e Balanced e Unbalanced e AES Stream Destination Address Displays the currently configured multicast address as configured in the Stream page If multiple destinations have been configured these are not displayed here but on the Stream page Stream Destination Port The currently configured destination port number as configured in the Stream page Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide Stream Channel Name Shows the currently configured channel or device name as configured in the Announcements page Stream Channel Number The currently configured channel number as configured in the Announcements page Network Statistics Viewing the network port utilisation is an easy way to check if the encoder is transmitting data at the rate expected by the streaming settings To view network port utilisation go to the Network page on the web interface The Ethernet interface statistics are shown at the bottom of the page The transmit utilisation should approximately match the rate specified on the Stream page You would normally expect to see very little traffic on the receive side Viewing Stream To view the stream in a browser window first ensure that the Exterity MPEG codecs and avediaPlayer are installed
7. a TFTP server To update the config file first ensure that the correct TFTP server IP address is specified in the Maintenance page and that the TFTP server is running 2 Save the configuration file in the following directory on the TFTP server lt root gt remotes lt manufacturer gt lt type gt lt manufacturer gt lt type gt lt id gt conf For example lt root gt remotes sony dvd sony_dvd_1 conf 3 Click on the Remote tab 4 Enter the name of the configuration file in the IR Remote Control Type box 5 Click Apply The new configuration file is downloaded automatically from the TFTP server Master IR Client By default any device on the network can send remote control commands to the Encoder To allow only one device to do this configure that device as the Master IR Client To specify the master IR client 1 Click on the Remote tab 2 Enter an IP address in the Master IR Client Address box 3 Click Apply To remove the master IR client 1 Click on the Server Props tab 2 Enter 0 0 0 0 in the Master IR Client Address box 3 Click Apply Management Settings Web interface authentication By default a username password pair of admin labrador is required to gain access to the web interface The password can be changed by the administrator as required 31 Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide To change the admin password 1 Click on the Authentication tab 2 Enter the desired password in bo
8. available via the serial interface marked admin on the rear panel of the unit or via telnet For details on use of the admin interface see Section 7 Admin Interface 20 Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide 5 Status Monitoring This section explains how to discover the operating status of an encoder Product Identification To view details about the device including MAC address and software version choose the General page on the web interface The information displayed here is as follows Software version The current software version running on the device Description A unique string identifying this particular software version Serial number The MAC address of the device IP address The IP address in use on the device either configured statically or assigned by DHCP Product type Identifies the exact type of hardware in use on the unit Daughtercard Indicates which interface type is on this device Uptime The length of time since the last power on or reboot Operating Status To view details such as the streaming status of the device choose the Status page on the web interface The information displayed here is as follows Stream Provides information on the status of the stream This will be one of the states described in the table below Status Description Waiting The encoder has been unable to find a suitable video source For example with analogue video this would
9. each encoding module in a tridaptor Encoder is required to be configured independently IPTV Manager The IPTV Manager is a Windows application which discovers Exterity devices on the network and uses SNMP to manage a subset of device functionality It can also be used to start the device web interface as shown below Note You can also use a third party SNMP tool to manage the encoder Contact Exterity to obtain the Management Information Base MIB For more details on using the IPTV Manager see the associated manual lt Exterily PTY Manager Fie Feit View Took Help gt Exterty i 4 Cy al Fi iF ES Location gt C Defa ol offv keviterm toryi koazenia Cl Server Room Ande e y d C LongTerm Es 09 wet O Lik 3 Dormetas Era C laptop Telnet CT SC Needing el Decuvered E Channels Upgrade Reboot Factory Reset Delete IR Assistant Export Configuration Import Configuration Set TFTP Server Set Deplay Mode Se Hanne Set Homepage Set Splat Screen Set Volume Create Schoduind Task Web Interface You can manage every aspect of the encoder s functionality using the its web management interface You can display the web management interface using the IPTV Manager as shown above or by typing the encoder IP address directly into your browser Use the web management interface as follows 1 When prompted enter the correct username and password The default login details are Username admin
10. is running 2 Click on the Maintenance page 3 Enter the name of the configuration archive that you are using in the Import Filename box 4 Click Import configuration Logging The encoder saves historical information about internal events within the device to its log file This can be useful in troubleshooting problems with the device Time server The encoder uses NTP to maintain accurate time on the device using the time server specified This is useful when examining the device log file as accurate time information will be attached to log messages If a time server is supplied to the device by the DHCP server this will be used if the administrator has not already specified a time server To specify a time server 1 Click on the Maintenance page 2 Enter the IP address or the host name of the time server in the Time Server box 3 Click Apply 33 Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide 34 Local logging All log file information is automatically saved locally To view the log file 1 2 Click on the Logging page Click the Show log button resulting in the log being displayed in the browser window Remote logging To save device log information to a remote server you need to install a syslog server such as the Kiwi Enterprises Syslog Daemon To configure remote logging 1 2 3 Click on the Logging page Select Local and Remote Logging In Syslog server enter the IP address or h
11. of this material Warranty A copy of the specific warranty terms applicable to your Exterity products and replacement parts can be obtained from Exterity To request more information or parts email support exterity co uk Safety Notices Before installing and operating these products please read the safety information in this manual Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide Contents COMO Si A A A A a ei accede da avec pate dn reac 3 important Safety INStrUCtiOns risa laicidad 7 e Be Te EE H E Te Re CEET 8 Safety le Lu le EE E 8 About this Manual a tests anc tet deep artic eee et ie ee 9 Tal El o a ene eds ae einer elo ne a e A 9 100 01 keane eee ee Ae oe Geen ee 9 AUGIGN CO E E Alito A E E ld 9 Associated documematOm soii rinii anaE cnn 9 Ferms And definitioNS sietne anaa a aa eraa aana aa eaaa aaraa aaa aa aaa aaa aa maae 9 How this manual is organised cccccecseeeeeeeeceeeeeeeaeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeaeeseaeeseaeeeseaeessaaeedeaeeseeeeesiaeeeseaeeeeaes 11 1 EE Eeer ee ee AE E 12 ENEE Eegeregie 12 Network Setup aii 12 2 elle le O E EE EE tee A een edt 13 Front Panel Interface idaptor tridaptor cccccceeeeeeeeceeeeeceeeeeaeeeeeeeeseaaeeeeeaeseeeeeseaeeesaeeseeeeeeneess 13 Ethernet interface 10 1 0OMbpS oooocccnccccnoniconocanoncccnoncno nana nn nn cnn rra rana 13 Admin IM Ai A AA 13 DC inlet 24V DO TTT 13 EE 13 ReSet Bull Maia ii 14 Status RR EE 14 Front Panel Interface proda
12. Administrator s Guide VCR Mode PRO RGBS only Because of the electrical mechanical nature of VCRs they tend to produce video which has an unstable time base Selecting this mode helps the encoder deal with this more effectively Take care not to select this mode if you are not using a VCR as it can have a detrimental effect on a more stable usually digital source such as a DVD player To enable VCR mode 1 Click on the Input tab 2 Check the VCR Mode box 3 Click Apply Audio Input For a PRO or RGBS board there are three options available Balanced Unbalanced and AES See chapter 2 for details on audio connections For an SDI board there are two options available AES and embedded If AES is selected the module will encode audio from the digital audio interface XLR If embedded is selected the module will extract the audio from one of the eight available stereo pairs that can be embedded in an SDI stream To specify the audio input 1 Click on the Input tab 2 Choose an option from the Audio Input box 3 Click Apply Audio Group SDI only When using embedded audio select from one of four possible groups To specify the audio group 1 Click on the Input tab 2 Choose an option from the Audio Group box 3 Click Apply Audio Channel SDI only When using embedded audio within one group there are four channels It is possible to select two different pairs 1 amp 2 or 3 amp 4 These will often be a st
13. F 352x240 QVGA 320x240 320x288 QCIF 176x144 176x144 Table 3 Supported Resolutions Note the web interface describes NTSC 352x240 as CIF but in reality it is SIF Video Bitrate The device can be configured to transmit its stream with constant bitrate CBR or variable bitrate VBR For a CBR stream the rate at which this stream is sent can also be configured For VBR the maximum and average bitrate can be configured The allowable bitrates depend on the display resolution see above The default setting is 4Mbps CBR at D1 resolution For best picture quality use D1 resolution with CBR and a bitrate of 4Mbps or greater For best use of bandwidth use VBR and or a lower bitrate and or a lower resolution although this will result in degradation of picture quality To specify the bitrate type 1 Click on the Stream Props tab 2 Choose an option in the Bit Rate Mode box 3 Click Apply To specify the video bitrate CBR only 1 Click on the Stream Props tab 2 Choose an option in the Video Bit Rate box 3 Click Apply To specify the maximum bitrate VBR only 1 Click on the Stream Props tab 2 Choose an option in the Maximum Video Bit Rate box 3 Click Apply To specify the average bitrate VBR only 1 Click on the Stream Props tab 2 Choose an option in the Average Video Bit Rate box 3 Click Apply Half Frame Rate Enabling half frame rate can help improve spacial quality at the co
14. Password labrador Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide 2 The web management interface opens in your browser as shown in Figure 8 7 Exterity Encoder Default Pro 000104 Tiscali 10 0 er yr agnitp 10 8 64 119 cqi bin index File Edit View Favorites Tools Help a n Je k Exterity Encoder Default Pro 000104 a d Page iG Tools A gt Welcome to the revolution in dl building IPTV e exterit Pen sratus Stream started Video Format None Video Input Type YCbCr Video Aspect Ratio 4 3 Audio Input Type unbalanced Stream Destination Address 239 192 64 119 Stream Destination Port 49408 Stream Channel Name Pro 000104 Stream Channel Number 0 Internet Figure 8 Web management interface 3 Clicking on the encoder name on the left hand side will reveal the menu Use this menu to navigate through the tabs changing settings as appropriate Click Apply on each tab to save your changes Section 5 Device Management describes the web management interface options in detail Authentication You can control access to the web management interface by changing the login details To change the admin password 1 Click on the Authentication tab 2 Specify a password and click Apply Admin Interface In certain circumstances it may not be possible to manage an encoder via its web interface For these situations a text based admin interface is provided which is
15. and fast LED flash Wait for upgrade to complete Encoder does not appear to be streaming AV source not connected or powered off Check connections and power to AV source Check the status page to see if the encoder thinks it is attached to a valid video source Video interface setting wrong Check video interface settings on Encoder and AV device are the same The cabling is incorrect e g the Y cable is not attached to the Y BNC Check cabling Device is definitely streaming but client cannot connect to stream Multicast address is not unique Particularly if the multicast address was assigned manually check it is unique Client cannot accept MPEG 4 Many clients support only MPEG 2 and not MPEG 4 Make sure the encoder is configured accordingly If using PC client PC Firewall is preventing video traffic Disable firewall or configure firewall to allow traffic to this application Device is streaming but video and or audio is broken up on client Network is not IGMP enabled Check the configuration of the network switch es Check the switch es for any errors 37 Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide The streaming bit rate exceeds the capability of the client An Exterity SD Receiver V2 3 0 or later will receive up to 8Mbps using CBR Make sure the rate is this or lower After upgrade the device is still running the old ver
16. ce Valid settings on the PRO encoder are Composite YCbCr Component and RGsB RGB with sync on green Valid settings on the RGBS encoder are Composite and RGB RGB with external sync This should be set to match the type of video output from the attached AV source See chapter 2 for details on how to attach your AV source to the encoder To specify the video input 1 Click on the Input tab 2 Choose an option from the Video Input box 3 Click Apply Video Aspect Ratio Choose the correct video aspect ratio of your video source i e 4 3 normal or 16 9 widescreen This will ensure that receivers and clients will display the picture in the correct format To specify the aspect ratio 1 Click on the Input tab 2 Choose an option from the Video Aspect Ratio box 3 Click Apply Inverse Telecine Mode Film materials are recorded at 24 frames per second When these materials are converted to NTSC additional fields are added to make 30 frames per second Normally a video frame consists of two fields but when an additional field is inserted that video frame consists of three fields and one of the fields is a repeat of the previous field If you know that the video input is a film material you can enable the inverse telecine detection to increase picture encoding quality To enable inverse telecine mode 1 Click on the Input tab 2 Check the Inverse Telecine Mode box 3 Click Apply 25 Exterity PRO SDI Encoder
17. ed correctly see above 5 Ensure that the Firmware filename is encoder _full srec or matches the name of the firmware file if this is different 6 Click Upgrade Firmware Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide Restoring factory defaults You can return the encoder to its factory default configuration Note If you restore the encoder to factory default settings you will lose all previously saved settings To restore the encoder factory default settings 1 Click on the Maintenance tab 2 Click the Return to factory defaults button Export import configuration settings Once you have configured the receiver you can store your configuration settings in a single file You can use the file to restore your settings should you need to You can also use a saved configuration to replicate identical settings on multiple devices NOTE Device naming and IP addressing information is not exported imported This means that a configuration file can be imported to multiple units To export configuration settings 1 Ensure that the TFTP server is running 2 Click on the Maintenance page 3 Ensure that the TFTP Server address is configured correctly see above 4 Enter a name for your configuration archive in the Export filename box 5 Click Export configuration 6 The configuration file is uploaded to the root directory of the TFTP server To import configuration settings 1 Ensure that the TFTP server
18. er 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 manufacturer Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped 15 Do not expose this apparatus to dripping or splashing and ensure that no objects filled with liquids such as vases are placed on the apparatus 16 To completely disconnect this apparatus from the AC Mains disconnect the power supply cord plug from the AC receptacle 17 The mains plug of the power supply cord shall remain readily operable WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture EU and Others Do not proceed beyond a WARNING notice until you have understood the hazardous
19. eral Use Channel Announcement The device announces its stream channel every 30 seconds using the SAP protocol The information in the announcements enables client receiver devices to attach to the stream SAP announcements are sent to multicast address 239 255 255 255 port 9875 AV Source The device starts streaming transmitting an MPEG stream on the IP network automatically when an AV source of correct format is connected The default video interface setting is Component Stream Output By default the device transmits audio video as a transport stream over UDP to the multicast address 239 192 x y port 49408 where x and y are the last two digits of the device s own IP address The default bit rate is 4Mbps Infra red control of AV Source The Encoder has the ability to send infra red remote control commands to the attached AV source These commands are sent based on commands received over the network from IPTV Manager or an IPTV receiver To do this it is necessary to obtain a configuration file with the remote control codes for that particular device This functionality is illustrated in Figure 7 where for example the remote control handset could be used to play pause stop the DVD player Figure 7 IR Control of AV Source Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide 4 Management Interfaces The encoder has three management interfaces as follows e IPTV Manager e Web Interface e Admin Interface Note that
20. ereo pair but need not be To specify the audio group 1 Click on the Input tab 2 Choose an option from the Audio Channel box 3 Click Apply Stream Properties 26 Transport Protocol The encoder transmits its stream as an MPEG 2 transport stream carried over UDP or RTP The default setting is UDP RTP can be a useful diagnostic tool as RTP packets carry a sequence number and this can be used to check whether all packets arrive at a receiving device To specify the transport protocol Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide 1 Click on the Stream tab 2 Choose an option in the Transport Protocol box 3 Click Apply Destination Address By default the Encoder sends its stream addressed to the automatically selected multicast address 239 192 x y where x and y are the last two digits of the device s own IP address However the destination address can be changed as desired by the administrator to a single or multiple unicast multicast address es To specify automatic address selection 1 Click on the Stream tab 2 Choose Automatic in the Destination Address Selection box 3 Click Apply To specify a single destination address 1 Click on the Stream tab 2 Choose Manual Single in the Destination Address Selection box 3 Enter the multicast or unicast address in the Destination Address field 4 Click Apply To specify multiple destination addresses 1 Click on the Stream tab 2 Choose Man
21. ess subnet mask and default gateway Note Changes to IP addressing take place immediately on clicking Apply To configure the device to be allocated an IP address automatically 1 Click on the Network tab 2 Click Obtain an IP Address automatically 3 Click Apply To configure a static IP address 1 Click on the Network tab 2 Click Use the properties below 3 Specify values for IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway DNS 4 Click Apply Ethernet Settings The encoder s Ethernet interface is a 10 100 port with auto negotiation enabled by default It is possible to disable auto negotiation and run the interface with fixed settings of 100Mbps full duplex 100FD Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide Note In order to avoid Ethernet errors ensure that the encoder s interface settings match the settings for the network switch port the encoder is connected to This means that both devices should be configured for auto negotiation or both devices should be configured for a fixed setting of 100FD To enable disable auto negotiation 1 Click on the Network tab 2 Choose an option from the Auto negotiation box 3 Click Apply Note If auto negotiation is enabled the Network Port Configuration section on the Network tab shows the values for speed and duplex negotiated with the switch Audio Video Video Input PRO RGBS only Video Interface sets the type of video input to the devi
22. for audio input support e Balanced audio Connect to both left and right inputs via adaptors such as the one shown in Figure 4 e Unbalanced audio Connect mono or stereo audio to the Left Stereo input via an adaptor such as the one shown in Figure 3 e AES audio Connect AES audio to the Right Digital input via an adaptor such as the one shown in Figure 4 IR Out Socket This is intended to control the attached AV device The associated IR transmitter is provided with the unit Note On older units the IR Out socket may be found on the front panel SDI Interface The Serial Digital Interface SDI is a high speed serial interface that carries uncompressed video with the option of embedded audio Specified as ITU R BT 656 and SMPTE 259M it is a digital video interface typically used for broadcast grade video The SDI rear panel is illustrated in Figure 6 Figure 6 SDI Encoder Rear Panel idaptor format The SDI board offers two physical interfaces e Single BNC SDI video SDI video with embedded audio e Female XLR AES audio This allows the user to encode audio from the SDI interface or to use the AES interface as the audio source Note the BNC interface is marked with ASI SDI as this interface is common to the SDI Encoder and ASI Gateway The interface is committed to SDI or ASI in the factory and cannot have its function changed in the field 17 Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide 3 Gen
23. hannel Number box 3 Click Apply Groups The available channels across a network of Exterity devices can be split into groups e g Sport Children Adult allowing the administrator to configure receiving devices to receive only a subset of available channels By default an Encoder announces itself in the all group Use the groups option to put the device into one or more specific groups To add the device to a group or groups 1 Click on the Announcements tab 2 Enter a comma separated list of group names e g teachers pupils administrators in the Groups box 3 Click Apply To remove the device from every group i e add the device to the all group 1 Click on the Announcements tab Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide 2 Enter all in the Groups box 3 Click Apply Announce Local Stream This option allows the administrator to turn on off channel announcements To configure the announcement setting 1 Click on the Announcements tab 2 Check or un check the Announce Local Stream box as appropriate 3 Click Apply Remote Control In order to use the infra red transmitter to control the AV source it is necessary to obtain a configuration file with the remote control codes for that particular device Contact your Systems Integrator or Reseller in order to obtain a configuration file IR Type To download an IR config file 1 The device uses TFTP to download new remote control config files from
24. i 67 8 9 Figure 10 DB 9 connector 39 Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide 40 Pin 1 Figure 11 RJ45 connector Opening a Session Open a terminal program such as Hyperterminal this can be found on a standard Windows PC Set up the serial port with the following settings see example in Figure 12 Baud rate 115200 Data bits 8 Parity none Stop bits one Flow control none The program should now connect and present a login prompt if the return key is pressed COM3 Properties Port Settings Bits per second Data bits Parity Stop bits Flow control Figure 12 Serial port settings Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide APPENDIX B Support and contact information Technical Support for Exterity products is provided by authorised Systems Integrators and Resellers Please contact your Systems Integrator or Reseller with any Support issues 41
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26. lt of Administrator action Either of these actions could corrupt the FLASH Memory in the unit and require a return to factory Pressing the Reset button on a module in a tridaptor powers down or resets one module it will not affect the operation of the other two modules Status LED The Status LED is blue and provides an indication of the current state of the unit without using any of the management interfaces The patterns in time order as it boots are as follows Pattern approx rate Description Twice a Second running Power on Self Tests Solid On Booting operating System takes approximately 10 20 seconds Once a second Heartbeat indicates unit is running normally Table 1 Status LED Patterns normal operation If the unit is being upgraded then once it boots the operating system and after the LED is solid on then the LED pattern is as follows Pattern approx rate Description lt 1 a second Erasing FLASH gt 10 a second Writing FLASH Table 2 Status LED Patterns FLASH Programming On no account should you power the unit off while it is performing either of these two steps The unit s normal operating state is a steady once a second roughly heart beat If the status LED is solid on solid off or very rapidly beating for a prolonged period of time more than 5 or 10 minutes there is probably a fault Front Panel Interface prodaptor The Encoder module for the prodaptor p
27. on the PC Now go to the Stream page on the web interface and click View Stream In New Window This will open a new browser window to play the stream 23 Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide 6 Device Management This section of the manual describes how to manage the encoder using the web management interface All procedures described in this section assume that you are running the web management interface as described in Section 4 Management Interfaces Note When making changes using the web management interface click Apply to save your changes on each tab before moving to another tab otherwise your changes will be lost General The General tab displays hardware and software information about the device you are using and allows you to name the device and its location To specify a name for the device Enter the name into the Name box and click Apply The name you specify is used to identify the device on a management station To specify a location for the device Type the name of a location into the location folder and click Apply The location you specify is used by the IPTV Manager to organise devices into folders For example if you specify Group 1 the device appears in Location Group 1 in the IPTV Manager Network Settings 24 IP Address Settings You can configure the encoder to obtain an IP address automatically using DHCP or you can specify static addressing information such as IP addr
28. ortant safety information If you are unsure about any of the information in the section please contact Exterity The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the product USA and Canada POO iat OPIN as 10 11 Read these instructions Keep these instructions Heed all warnings Follow all instructions Do not use this apparatus near water Clean only with dry cloth Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the instructions contained in this manual Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are 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 pow
29. ost name of the syslog server where the log files are to be stored In Syslog port enter the port number on the syslog server The default value is 514 For Logging level select an option ranging from 0 Emergency to 7 Debug where 0 represents the least debug information and 7 represents the most Click Apply Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide 7 Admin Interface In certain circumstances it may not be possible to manage an encoder via its web interface For these situations a text based admin interface is provided which is available via the serial interface marked admin on the rear panel of the unit or via telnet See APPENDIX A for details of how to connect to the serial admin port Once connected log in using username admin and password as for the web interface default labrador Admin interface pages Main page When successfully logged in the main page is displayed as shown below MPEG Encoder Admin Program encoder 1 2 1 release 3 Tue Mar 11 09 35 52 GMT 2008 Show syslog Show Bootloader params Show Network Config Set Network Config Set Admin Password Run a shell Return to factory defaults Upgrade Reboot 0 Exit Show syslog This displays the device log file Show bootloader params This page displays the internal configuration used by the bootloader Show network config This page displays the IP addressing information of the device 35 Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator
30. ptor AA 14 Heartbeat LED ita edd ae eaten ee Geers 15 Rear Panel Interface S niio ove aaehianidi needa di 15 AAN e a e ae a aeaa a aaa 15 le El Ee 16 Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide SDIMMtC AGG ee o ee eelere 17 3 General WSO A 18 GChannel Announcement iccceccccersciecdexdlcacetidens idea 18 AN SOUS CCl E eee eh Ae EE AER edna 18 Steam Output ciclo toria varia A doo TOTES 18 Infra red control Of AV Gource cooccccnnncconocanoncccnonncn nono nrcnrnnrrrnrrrnrnrnr 18 4 Management Interfaces AA 19 Sak Manager eena tia E EE 19 Web MET ACE isiin oua n A ven a aed eae 19 AE TEE EE 20 Admin Rn 20 5 Status MOMONG DEE 21 Product identification Ainise eh ai a a i i ei Agree eevee Nien fea 21 el ET le EE 21 RE lee s c6 set otis ee pits ia 21 SR lu e 21 o A deed dee athena Recast dE abet ee deed RENE aie 21 tee eg EE 21 Daughtercard ui lla ltda tans 21 UTI A eee EE AR AE een Peete 21 EE EE 21 Streams A ae A ey Ady A a eee 21 Ve et EE 22 MISO INPUT TY DO ida 22 Video Aspect Ral ohh eet ied eae idee ian Aer 22 Audio fly e 22 Stream Destination Address sseesseesseesseeesr rest tsttnsstnsttnntnntunstunttnatunnntnstnatnsnnnnnnnnnn senn nna 22 Stream Destination Port iirrainn rs 22 Stream Channel NaM ei iii 23 Stream Channel NUMBO umi erada eataa eaaa ance iris 23 EN EE ELE 23 WIGWING SUC EE 23 6 Device Manage Met isre raea nono 24 CO A E E Ee dee A a Ua Ae 24 Network SettingS cocida a
31. r carrying components chrominance This is commonly referred to simply as component How this manual is organised This manual is organised as follows Section 1 Device Setup Section 2 Physical Interfaces Section 3 General Use Section 4 Management Interfaces Section 5 Status Monitoring Section 6 Device Management Section 7 Admin Interface Section 8 Troubleshooting Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide This section describes basic aspects of setting up the encoder This section describes how to connect your AV equipment to the encoder This section describes the basic operation of the encoder You can manage the encoder using the IPTV Manager web management interface and admin interface These are described in this section This section explains how to check the operating status of the encoder This section provides detailed information on the configuration options available with the web management interface This section describes how to use the serial admin interface Review this section if you are having problems Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide 1 Device Setup The device s default configuration means it will operate out of the box without the use of the management interface This section describes this basic setup AV Source Before the encoder can stream audio video on the network an AV source must be connected See sec
32. rerrercereeer cen Ttrerec ee crerrteer SS 32 Restarting the 6ncoder 7 3 cchic8 ieee id tii ii 32 Upgrading the encoder frmmware nenn nenn 32 Restoring factory Aefaults AA 33 Export import Configuration Settings cccccceceeeseeeeeeeeceeeeeeaeeeeeeeeceaeeeeaaeseeneeseeeeesaeeesaaeeeeeeesaas 33 LOGOO BEE 33 TIMES Vi A A A ee 33 Local loggiN DEE 34 Remote e Un iii id 34 tel Wl tdci ei beers 35 Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide Amir Interface Pages x vases is ce aiii 35 MAIN PAGS ia a 35 SU RE e DE 35 Show bootloader Params rm ic iiris iii iii aiai i a a ea aaia aiaia iiiad 35 SHOW METWOrkK CONTIG RE EAE A E ATE 35 El ee re EE 36 SeLAGMIN pass Word ita ee ea reed 36 Runa Nello caida ee a ae te ee eae tert dh ea tein 36 Return to factory defaults AAA 36 UPA cit la lia 36 Ree 36 8 TPOUDISSMOOUING toilette 37 APPENDIX A Serial interface connection ooooncccncncconnccconccnonccnnc cana nn crac 39 Ee leie KEE 39 Connector Will 39 Openinga SESSION EE 40 APPENDIX B Support and contact information oooooonnnncnnncnnnccnnoncnnncccnn nn arca 41 Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide Important Safety Instructions There are no instructions specifically for service personnel in this document There are no user serviceable parts inside any Exterity product To prevent electric shock or fire hazard do not remove cover Refer service to qualified service personnel This chapter contains imp
33. rovides the following interfaces over its edge connector to the prodaptor chassis The actual physical interfaces can be found on the chassis front panel e Ethernet interface 10 100Mbps e Admin interface e Status LEDs e Power supply Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide Please refer to the prodaptor installation guide for further details Heartbeat LED The heartbeat LED marked H B on the prodaptor front panel is equivalent to the status LED on the idaptor tridaptor front panel See the above section on the idaptor tridaptor front panel for an explanation of the behaviour of the LED Rear Panel Interfaces Professional Interface The Professional Interface provides video and audio inputs as follows these are illustrated in Figure 2 Figure 2 PRO Encoder Rear Panel prodaptor format Video Inputs The three BNC connectors for video input support e Composite Connect the composite signal to the Y input e Component Connect the Y signal to the Y input the Pb Cb U signal to the Cb input and the Pr Cr V signal to the Cr input e RGsB RGB with Sync on Green Connect R to Cr G to Y B to Cb Audio Inputs The two 6 35mm jack sockets for audio input support e Balanced audio Connect to both left and right inputs via adaptors such as the one shown in Figure 4 e Unbalanced audio Connect mono or stereo audio to the Left Stereo input via an adaptor such as the one shown in Figure 3 e AES audio Connect
34. sion of firmware The correct firmware file is not on the TFTP Server Put the correct file on the TFTP Server The TFTP Server address configured for the device is wrong Check that the TFTP Server address is the address of the machine the TFTP Server is running on The TFTP Server is not running Start the TFTP Server The TFTP Server is not configured to send files Fix the security settings on the TFTP Server 38 Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide APPENDIX A Serial interface connection The serial admin interface provides the ability to manage a small subset of device functionality e g to configure an IP address Cabling To connect to the serial interface use the female DB 9 connector supplied by Exterity shown in Figure 9 Figure 9 DB 9 to RJ45 serial adaptor The female DB 9 connector should be plugged into the serial port on a PC A straight through network cable should be used between the RJ45 socket on the adaptor and the admin port on the Exterity device Note that although the cable fits the admin port should not be connected to the Ethernet port onaPC Connector Wiring If you do not have a connector you can make one using the details shown in Figure 10 Figure 11 and Table 4 DB9 Pin No Description RJ45 Pin No 2 TxD 8 3 RxD 2 5 GND 4 Table 4 Serial Pin Out 12345 Ce K a 00000 NN o o Y AS P
35. st of temporal when streaming at low bit rates Using this option prevents B frames being used in the GOP structure By default this setting is disabled To specify the half frame rate setting 29 Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide 1 Click on the Encoding tab 2 Check or un check the Half Frame Rate box as appropriate 3 Click Apply Audio Encoding Audio encoding is enabled by default To enable disable audio encoding 1 Click on the Encoding tab 2 Check or un check the Audio Enabled box as appropriate 3 Click Apply Audio Bitrate The audio on the encoder is sampled at 48kHz and encoded as MPEG 1 Layer Il The bitrate can be set to values from 48kbps to 384kbps The default setting is 192kbps To specify the audio bitrate 1 Click on the Stream Props tab 2 Choose an option in the Audio Bit Rate box 3 Click Apply Channel Announcements 30 The Encoder uses SAP Session Announcement Protocol to announce its stream channel to receiving devices Included in the announcements are the name of the Encoder and the multicast address and port on which the stream is sent The following options allow some additional information to be put into the announcements Channel number The channel number will be used by Exterity IPTV receivers and PC clients to produce an ordered list of channels To specify the channel number 1 Click on the Announcements tab 2 Enter a value between 0 and 999 in the C
36. t Panel idaptor format Ethernet interface 10 100Mbps The Ethernet Interface has two LEDs which show the status of the Ethernet Interface these are marked Link and Activity In normal operation Link will be permanently lit if the connection is 100Mbps and off if it is 10Mbps Activity will flicker rapidly on reception or transmission of packets Admin interface Serial RS232 Interface running at 115200 baud 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity The Admin interface has two LEDs normally green however the colour is of no consequence They should both be lit indicating the two main power rails of the product are on DC inlet 24V DC The DC jack is used to power an idaptor encoder It is not used on the tridaptor and will not work Use only the 24V DC power supply provided by Exterity with your idaptor Using a different power supply may damage the product and will invalidate the warranty Fan In an idaptor the fan is essential to keep the unit at its correct operating temperature Make sure the fan nor any of the other air holes in the unit are ever blocked 13 Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide Encoder modules in a tridaptor do not have a fan Reset Button The Reset function is in fact a power down button Pressing this button momentarily removes power from the unit resetting the board Do not press this button or remove power from the unit while the unit is upgrading or updating its configuration as a resu
37. t setting 1 Click on the Stream tab 2 Check or un check the Stream On Boot box as required 3 Click Apply Encoding 28 The encoder has a number of encoding options which can be configured for both video and audio It is also possible to disable video or audio encoding in order to transmit audio only or video only streams Video Encoding Video encoding is enabled by default On the PRO RGBS encoder this can be disabled To enable disable video encoding 1 Click on the Encoding tab 2 Check or un check the Video Enabled box as appropriate 3 Click Apply MPEG Standard The video can be encoded as MPEG 2 default or MPEG 4 MPEG 4 generally requires a lower bandwidth for the same quality as MPEG 2 You may need to experiment to get the image quality at the bit rate you want Note In MPEG 4 mode the encoding scheme used is MPEG 4 Part 2 Simple Profile To specify the MPEG standard 1 Click on the Encoding tab 2 Choose an option from the MPEG Standard box 3 Click Apply Display Resolution The encoder supports a number of display resolutions as described in Table 3 The default setting is D1 To specify the display resolution 1 Click on the Encoding tab 2 Choose an option from the Display Resolution box 3 Click Apply Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide Type NTSC PAL D1 720x480 720x576 VGA 640x480 640x576 Half D1 352x480 352x576 CIF 352x288 SI
38. th Password boxes 3 Click Apply Maintenance 32 This section describes various maintenance tasks It covers e Setting the TFTP server e Restoring the encoder to factory default settings e Rebooting the encoder e Upgrading the encoder s firmware e Export import configuration TFTP Server The device uses TFTP to download new firmware releases and remote control configuration files For this to operate correctly the device must be configured with the IP address of the TFTP Server on the network To specify a TFTP server IP address 1 Click on the Maintenance tab 2 Enter the IP address of the TFTP server in the TFTP Server box 3 Click Apply Restarting the encoder You can restart the encoder at any time To restart the encoder 1 Click on the Maintenance tab 2 Click Reboot Server Upgrading the encoder firmware By upgrading the encoder s firmware regularly you can ensure that you are always using the most recent encoder software WARNING Do not switch the encoder off while the upgrade process is running The process takes several minutes during which time the LED flashes alternately slow and fast To upgrade the encoder to a new version of firmware 1 Ensure that the TFTP server is running 2 Ensure that the following firmware file is hosted correctly in the root directory of the TFTP server encoder full srec 3 Click on the Maintenance page Ensure that the TFTP Server address is configur
39. tion 2 on Physical Interfaces for details on how to connect your AV equipment to the encoder Network setup By default the device requires a DHCP Server to be available on the network to assign it an IP address Once an IP address is assigned a static IP address can be configured via the management interface if this is desired this would allow continued operation without a DHCP Server Alternatively a static IP address can be configured via the serial admin port This would allow operation without a DHCP server Note In order to avoid unnecessary network traffic please ensure that the encoder is attached to a multicast enabled network Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide 2 Physical Interfaces The Encoder currently offers three different physical interfaces the Professional Interface the RGBS interface and the SDI Interface Encoder cards can be found in single unit idaptors triple unit tridaptors or in prodaptor chassis In an idaptor or tridaptor the encoder card is a self contained unit with interfaces for network and admin on its front panel and AV interfaces on its rear panel In a prodaptor chassis the card has AV interfaces on its rear panel while its edge connector enables it to access network and admin ports via the chassis front panel Front Panel Interface idaptor tridaptor The front panel of the Encoder is shown in Figure 1 and its interfaces are described below Figure 1 Encoder Fron
40. typically mean a lack of Sync signal Check the video cable s has have been correctly attached to the unit and that the video source is turned on and working Initialising The Encoder is setting up the internal hardware to stream in the configured manner This is a transient state and should be seen for only a few seconds If you see this refresh the page and the status 21 Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide 22 should change to Started If this does not happen and this state persists there is possibly a hardware fault Power cycle the unit and try again H the fault persists contact your supplier Started The unit is currently streaming Stopped User has deliberately stopped streaming or has not attempted to start streaming If there is a string following this message this usually indicates an error of some form for example SDI audio set up failed Errors here will often indicate some form of hardware error contact your supplier Video Format If possible this gives an indication of the composite video format This will be one of e PAL e NTSC e None if the video is not composite the video is black and white or the product cannot detect whether it is encoded in either PAL or NTSC Video Input Type Shows which video type the encoder is currently configured to expect as configured on the Input page This will be one of e YCbCr e RGsB e RGB e Composite Video Aspect
41. ual Multiple in the Destination Address Selection box 3 Enter the multicast or unicast addresses and ports for each stream 4 Check the box to enable each stream as appropriate 5 Click Apply Ports By default the stream is sent to the UDP port 49408 The port can be altered by the administrator as desired To specify the ports 1 Click on the Stream tab 2 Enter a value in the Destination Port box 3 Click Apply IP TTL By default the stream is transmitted with an IP TTL of 7 The TTL can be set to any value between 0 and 255 to allow operation across different network topologies To specify the IP TTL 1 Click on the Stream tab 2 Enter a value between 0 and 255 in the IP TTL box 3 Click Apply IP TOS By default the stream is sent with an IP TOS value of 1 The value can be set between 0 and 255 though you should take care to set a value appropriate to your network and if necessary refer to RFC 2474 when choosing the value to set 27 Exterity PRO SDI Encoder Administrator s Guide To specify the IP TOS 1 Click on the Stream tab 2 Enter a value between 0 and 255 in the IP TOS box 3 Click Apply Stream on boot When this option is selected the encoder will automatically start to stream when it starts up assuming the AV source is on Deselect this if you do not want the stream to start immediately on boot The default setting is for stream on boot to be enabled To specify the stream on boo
42. ulticast traffic on an IP network IP Internet Protocol a protocol used for communicating data across a network using the Internet Protocol Suite also referred to as TCP IP MPEG A family of compression methodologies for audio and video MPEG Transport Stream a communications protocol enabling multiplexing of digital audio video and data which is specified in MPEG 2 Part 1 Systems ISO IEC standard 13818 1 RGB A type of component analogue video signal consisting of three signals red green and blue carried on three separate cables RGBS A specific type of RGB where the video sync signal is carried on a fourth cable RGsB A specific type of RGB where the video sync signal is carried on the green cable RTP Real time Transport Protocol a protocol used to carry real time data on an IP network SAP Session Announcement Protocol a protocol used to advertise the presence of multicast sessions on an IP network SDI Synchronous Digital Interface a high speed serial interface that carries uncompressed digital video with the option of embedded digital audio TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol a simple file transfer protocol used on IP networks UDP User Datagram Protocol a transport protocol in the TCP IP suite providing a connectionless transport mechanism with low overhead YPbPr A type of component analogue video signal consisting of a colourless component luminance combined with one or more colou
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