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1. a XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment March 2010 SDOUT SD HD OUT 1 w CHARACTER OUTS SD HD REF VIDEO Issue 10 03 B XS 5U 222 CONFIG SHOWN WITH OPTIONAL AES MULTI PIN CONNECTOR OPTION QUT 2 SD OUT SD HD OUT LL MN 1 o CHARACTER OUTS 8 2535 90 SD HD ZAR 2 5011 548 1500 ANALOG AUDIO INPUTS RS422 PORTS CONTROL TIMECODE IN 12 34 DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 FF 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 CCP E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUTS ae C OUTPUTS B 2 P WA CONSOLE XT HDX SPECIFICATIONS MADE IN E U Line variations limits 90 130 180 260V 47 63Hz PN CAUTION This apparatus must be earthed Do not block ventilation Operating conditions 10 50 C SN slats prevent electric shocks do nent remove the back panel Turn Humidity 0 90 RH non cond email support evs tv i ircui Size 19 5RU 2 1 2 INGEST CONFIGURATION XS 5U 441 CONFIG SHOWN WITH OPTIONAL AES oN BNC CONNECTOR OPTION SD OUT SD HD OUT LA us o A CHARACTER OUTS 5 5 SD HD REF VIDEO CHARACTER OUTS 5 5 SD HD 2 4 2 SOTI 545 1500 RS4
2. 2 1 3 1 Video Disk Recorder Main Frame 19 Inches seen 2 21 2 D __ _ _ 3 129 M 4 A INSTALA HON PO 5 1 5 SAFETY COMPLIANCE AND OPERATING 9 5 koz GS M 9 15 9 VENIO secco set 6 ee hue ce eaten 7 o 7 Environmental 5 05224145 8 Hotowap Secondaty Power SUPPLY 8 8 1 6 VENTILATION amp RACK MOUNTING a herd cia abuse ier tb 8 lf ASSERVERMAIN SPEGIFICA TIONS Reboot A 9 INR O 9 EE 20 T Tc RE 9 RES Codecs A BifalES tes media deus 10 1 7 4 AS SeIV OMS tutela ert etm 11 22 F STET ER ARE 11 SAO DISKS iira a Mi M E 12 Ero Supported SMPTE a
3. 47 3 4 BOARDS AND SLOT CONFIGURATIONS cil cine 47 32 VIDEOAND REFERENCE BOARDS uten rn edu d au teda pex te bt dex ene sume 47 22 12200115 0 0 47 Jumpers on th detto uv ted dicum ea Mo 48 Leds on the COHX base module with genlock 49 Leds on the COD A and COD B modules from left to right 49 Connectors onthe GOD A and COD B modules rede ec tees eun oen pte 50 ORanmel 45510061 202422 1 1 E 5 393 AOAUDIO CODEG BOARD it tmn rh d cB se eum 54 LED mtormatonand donnent M 54 CONTROELER BOARDS ume MM nas nic eue vade EHE secu o eva 55 M eife UE 55 56 M M M d eub E 56 a NU te vals M 57 Gigabit A 57 222 Board oni Disk Array With HG DX tels ite RE 98 BGO DISK AMWAY TERT 58 DIS AY DE LM MEL 60 3 4 3 Externa
4. Active RS link 4 Redundant RS link The serial link redundancy will ensure that there is no single point of failure in the setup However you need to put into place a thoroughly thought through IPDP configuration for the SynchroDB to continue working correctly This can be achieved for example by defining an IPDirector workstation in Network mode XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B 3 1 3 2 3 2 1 3 Hardware Description BOARDS AND SLOT CONFIGURATIONS The EVS Disk Recorder contains all the EVS developed boards A single board configuration is available 5U Frame Slot XS SD HD or HD SD 6 Disk Array 5 4 CODA XS Audio Codec 3 XS COHX SD HD or SD HD 2 2 XS GLK SD HD or SD HD 1 Genlock 1 VIDEO AND REFERENCE BOARDS XS COHX BOARD The XS COHX board is divided in 3 parts COHX base centre front and back COD A module front left and COD B module front right COD A and COD B modules are the actual CODEC modules each of them being able to be configured by software either as an encoder for a record channel or as a decoder for a play channel There are 3 hardware versions of COD modules SD only HD only or HD SD They are clearly identified by the sticker at the front of the board There are 2 versions of the COHX base one with genlock one without genlock
5. Three models of 19 inch Gigabit switches have been validated for use with EVS workflows e HP Procurve 2510G 24 e Cisco Catalyst 2960G 24TC e Cisco Catalyst 3750E 24TD 3750E 48TD COMPARISON The HP Procurve 2510G 24 and Cisco Catalyst 2960G 24TC can be used for small setups where no inter VLAN routing is needed On larger setups both Ethernet ports of the XS servers or and several ports on the XF 2 are often used to increase the bandwidth or to allow redundancy Since both Ethernet ports of an XS server cannot be used on the same sub network virtual LANs need to be created To allow the transfer of packets between the virtual LANs layer 3 switches are required You need to select a layer 3 switch that is able to route jumbo frames A switch of the Cisco Catalyst 3750E series should be used on larger setups as they support jumbo frames allow traffic to be routed between different VLANs and provide stacking capabilities The following table gives an overview on the supported switches XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B Model RU Layer Gb SFP 10Gb JF JF Stacking ports X2 switching routing HP 1 2 20 4 4 0 Y N N Procurve 2510G 24 Cisco 1 2 20 4 0 Y N N Catalyst 2960G 24TC Cisco 1 3 24 up to 2 Y Y Y Catalyst 4 3750E 24TD Cisco 1 3 48 up to 2 Catalyst 4 3750E 48TD A layer 2 device can be used when all ma
6. 2 XTAccess processes the XML job a It gets the clip file to restore from the external system b It restores i e copies the clip on the XS server specified in the XML file 43 Issue 10 03 B 2 8 4 44 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 Workflow Restore via Folder Scan 1 Based on the parameters defined in XTAccess this application scans specific folders on external backup or archiving systems 2 When a clip file has been completely written to the scanned folder XTAccess creates a copy of the clip on the XS server specified in the XTAccess parameters The restored clip receives a new UmID and LSM ID o Multicam automatically assigns a UmID to the restored clip A start LSM ID 15 specified in XTAccess and incremented as defined for each new clip that is restored in order to find an empty location on the XS server The restored clip contains the clip metadata 3 The restored clip is moved from the scanned folder to one of the following subfolders on the external archiving or backup system o Restore done folder where the files are moved to when they are successfully restored Restore error folder where files are moved to when they failed to restore SWITCHES SUPPORTED SWITCHES All switches used on the GigE networks of EVS systems need to support jumbo frames Ethernet frames with more than 1 500 bytes of payload
7. 32 2 0 33 20 AUDIO CONFIGURATIONS 33 201 33 26 2 PIN ASSIGNMENT ON SUB DB15 CONNECTORS eene 34 2 CONNECTING MULTIPLE EVS VIDEO SERVERS ON XNET 36 2 7 1 Connection diagram without EVS XNet 36 2 7 2 Connection Diagram With EVS XHub 2 37 2 7 3 Required Conditions to Set up and run 38 212 MES INA 556 TU TM 39 2 1 5 XNet Performances amp 5 40 28 GIGABIT RIS gt ________ ___ _ __ _ _ 41 2 0 4 6 41 232 Ol ____ santa 42 299 0 65018 010 43 DEP MEE TIS m 44 Lp M 44 eene 44 16611918 518 121184121110 ue TRATTE E mcr 45 29 REDUNDANTIPDP 46 3 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION
8. Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B XFile 2 and XF 2 Transfers for Avid DNXHD and Apple ProRes 422 XFile 2 bandwidth for backup and restore is 27 5 Therefore it can support e 2 4 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD 85Mbps e 2 0 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD 100Mbps e 1 8 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 120Mbps PAL e 1 5 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 145Mbps NTSC XF 2 bandwidth for backup is 50MB s and 32MB s for restore Therefore it can support in backup mode e 4 0 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD 85Mbps e 3 5 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD 100Mbps e 3 0 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 120Mbps PAL e 2 5 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 145Mbps NTSC Therefore it can support in restore mode e 2 8 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD 85Mbps e 2 4 real time transfers with Avid DNXxHD 100Mbps e 2 0 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 120Mbps PAL e 1 7 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 145Mbps NTSC Gigabit Ethernet Transfers with XS servers for Avid DNXHD and Apple ProRes 422 The following observations focus on steady rates the transfer performances with small clips will be lower as they generate a lot of Starts
9. Although Avid DNxHD is standardized at the specific bitrates mentioned here above Avid products can seamlessly read DNXHD files and streams at other bitrates DNxHD pictures at other bitrates than those defined by the 2 official Avid profiles can also be referred to as VC 3 as defined in SMPTE 1019 To allow users to determine the best balance between picture quality storage capacity number of video channels per server and network speed EVS XS servers can generate Avid DNxHD files and streams at any given bitrate between 20Mbps and 220Mbps These files and streams should remain compatible with Avid production tools Apple ProRes 422 is also standardized at specific bitrates according to 3 profiles 1 Apple ProRes 422 also sometimes referred to as Apple ProRes 422 SQ 120Mbps in PAL 50Hz and 145Mbps in NTSC 59 94Hz 2 Apple ProRes 422 HQ 185Mbps in PAL 50Hz and 225Mbps in NTSC 59 94Hz 3 Apple ProRes 422 LT 85Mbps in PAL 50Hz and 102Mbps in NTSC XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B 59 94Hz Apple ProRes 422 on EVS XS servers is only available at these bitrates CHOICES OF BITRATES WHEN USING AVID OR APPLE PRORES 422 WITH EVS XS SERVERS How to Read the Following Tables 1 Video Bitrate value set by the user in the advanced parameters window of the
10. e Front centre CTL controller module e Front right 5011 XNet 2 module e Back CPU module D E CPU SDTI T T SDTI 500 1 485 29229222 U VU 123456 7 8 framer net gp 99 Issue 10 03 B 06 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 JUMPERS 511 1 on controller module front centre This jumper is automatically detected by the software application and an error message is generated if it is not properly set 511 2 ST1 3 and ST1 4 on controller module are not used No jumper must be installed 511 on CPU module rear corner left for EVS internal tests only used to reset the board Never install that jumper or the board will be in a permanent reset State LEDs LEDs on the XNet 2 module 5011 from left to right FRAMER on green when the signal on the XNet or XNet 2 IN connector is a valid EVS SDTI signal NET on green when the XNet SDTI network is actually established SDTI loop closed correct speed etc GP not used LEDs on the CTL controller module centre from left to right LED 1 lights red when an error occurs while booting the HCTX board LEDs 2 to 8 display the boot sequence of the HCTX board cfr note below DSP led blinks green to show DSP activity LEDs on the GBE Gigabit module left from left to right LEDs indicate that the pro
11. www bluebell tv XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B 2 7 4 Cable type 1485 Mbps 540 Mbps RG59 45m 148ft 100m 328ft RG6 80km 200km is the total length of the return path i e the actual distances between the 2 servers connected via the fiber link is half of this value i e 40 km 1485Mbps 100 km 540Mbps S Note When reclockers are used the total delay induced by these reclockers between 2 active servers on the network may not exceed 1515 STARTING XNET 1 When all above conditions are fulfilled turn on the Server EVS video server and start the Multicam application 2 Turn on all Masters and Clients EVS video servers and make sure the Multicam application is started on all of them They should see the Server on the network and they will connect automatically Connection takes a few seconds usually between 2 and 5 sec for each EVS video server 39 Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference 10 03 B EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 2 5 XNET PERFORMANCES amp TROUBLESHOOTING 1 With the default settings 10 real time transfers can be achieved on the network with standard definition pictures in normal conditions and 3 real time transfers with super motion pictures Copy of a clip between 2 servers on the network can be made up to 5 tim
12. 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 REQUIRED CONDITIONS TO SET UP AND RUN XNET 1 All systems on the network must be XT 2 XT 2 XS XF 2 XStore 2 XHub 2 The SDTI advanced option code for network client master or server modes must be validated in the options list They should all be running compatible software version warning message is displayed when trying to connect an EVS video server with a software version that is not compatible with the network server The following parameters must be similar on all systems a SDTI Speed usually 540Mbps or 1485Mbps from Hardware Configuration menu b Number of clips Network Type must be set to Server on 1 EVS video server and only 1 on the network The others must be set to either Master to share clips and view others clips or Client to share clips only A different network number must be specified for each EVS video server system that you want to connect to the network If the same network number is assigned to 2 different systems the second one will not be able to connect and a warning message will be displayed All EVS video servers must be connected with a good quality BNC 750 cable to form a closed loop Connect the SDTI OUT connector of the first EVS video server to the SDTI IN connector of the second one etc until the loop is closed by connecting the SDTI OUT connector of the last EVS video serv
13. 10 50 C NA SN slats prevent electric shocks do not remove the back panel Turn Humidity 0 90 RH non cond email support evs tv i ircui Size 19 5RU SDOUT SD HD OUT 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 x _ 4 9 Pd E oo OUTS CHARACTER OUTS CHARACTER OUTS CHARACTER OUTS CVBS SDI CVBS SDI SD HD SET SD HD SD HD 72 13 72 13 LL REF VIDEO 2 SOT S401500 MULTIVIEWER o 12314 n 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bon ook N z C LE 5 7 w C ET STE 3 5 8 N TIMECODE IN v MT Ne N 54 Wo 2 1 3 PLAYOUT CONFIGURATION XS 5U 414 CONFIG SHOWN WITH OPTIONAL AES ON BNC CONNECTOR OPTION CHARACTER OUTS CVBS SDI SD HD REF VIDEO ee OUTS 5 5 5 ee OUTS 5 5 SD HD o9 OUTS SD HD XHeT 2 5011 545 1500 LL N MULTIVIEWER 970 13 14 11 12 15 16 11 12 o ANALOG AUDIO INPUTS RS422 PORTS CONTROL TIMECODE IM LL S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUTS 28 EWS MADE IN E U email support evs tv TO XT HDX CAUTION This apparatus must be earthed Do not block ventilation Operating conditions 10 50 C slots To prevent electric shocks do not remove the back panel Turn power off before connecting peripheral equipment
14. 444 CONFIG SHOWN WITH OPTIONAL AES ON BNC CONNECTOR OPTION 1 TO XT HDX SPECIFICATIONS Line variations limits 90 130 ay 180 260V 47 63Hz CAUTION This apparatus must be earthed Do not block ventilation Operating conditions 10 50 C slots To prevent electric shocks do not remove the back panel Turn Humidity 0 90 RH non cond email support evs tv power off before connecting peripheral equipment or circuit boards _ Size 19 5RU x o9 OUTS OUTS OUTS OUTS CVBS SDI SD HD CVBS SDI SD HD CVBS SDI SD HD CVBS SDI SD HD 72 LA S 10110 D 0 10 a 0 06 C i 77 2 on 172 34 of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 1 ry 225 a lt Oo T e 855 E a 8 T TIMECODE IN N 25 Issue 10 03 B XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 XS 5U 444 CONFIG SHOWN WITH OPTIONAL AES ON MULTI PIN CONNECTOR OPTION DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OUT 2 SD OUT OUT OUTS SD HD SD OUT SD HD OUT o CHARACTER OUTS 5 5 50 0 ZAR o 1 2 3 4 ee OUTS CVBS SDI 430 CHARACTER 9 5 5 50 0 1 10 MULTIVIEWER SDIHD REF VIDEO 2 5011 545 1500 12 34 5 6 7 8 ANALOG AUDIO
15. DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 120Mbps PAL e 4 1 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 145Mbps NTSC e 2 5 x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 145Mbps NTSC SIMULTANEOUS BACKUP AND RESTORE The backup sessions reach higher bandwidth and pre empt the bandwidth against the restore sessions On a per session based the system allocates between 3 75 and 6 times more bandwidth to backup session than to restore session RAID LEVEL 3 The Video Raid uses striping process across 5 SCSI disk drives or across 5 or 6 SAS disk drives With SCSI disks the video and audio data is striped over the first 4 drives while the parity information is saved on the fifth drive With SAS disks the video and audio data is striped over the first 4 or 5 drives while the parity information is saved on the fifth or sixth drive If one drive is damaged the Video Raid can use the parity information to recover the missing information so that operation can continue seamlessly without bandwidth loss For more information on online rebuild refer to the section dedicated to this subject in the XS Software Technical Reference manual XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B 1 7 9 INTERPOLATION The playing back of smooth slow motion pictures carries specific issues since some fie
16. Equipment SA March 2010 Header 2e MULTIVIEWER BOARD fet IN 2 IN 4 IN 6 IN 1 IN 3 IN 5 OUT 1 HD 559898 SERIAL 123456 The multiviewer board is an option on XS servers Connectors IN OUT1 HD OUT2 SD The J2 connectors from the CODEC modules of the COHX board are connected to the IN connectors of the multiviewer board The OUT HD connector of the multiviewer board is connected to the MULTIVIEWER HD SDI connector on the rear panel of the server The OUT SD connector of the multiviewer board is connected to the MULTIVIEWER SD SDI connector on the rear panel of the server XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B Connectors DB15 The 0815 connector of the multiviewer board is connected to the MULTI DB15 connector on the rear panel of the server LED INFORMATION Internal EVS information BOARD CONFIGURATION HPOL VPOL and ENVS are used to configure the composite sync generator used in TV mode no effect if XS is only used with a VGA monitor The HPOL jumper can be used to invert or not the VGA HS signal Horizontal Sync to generate the composite output signal TV mode The VPOL jumper can be used to invert or not the VGA VS
17. Fax 971 4 425 3501 Mobile 971 50 887 8758 Tel 44 1372 387 250 Fax 44 1372 387 269 Tech line 44 1372 387 266 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 italy evs tv middle east evs tv uk evs tv Instant Tapeless Technology 1111 ANN EVS Broadcast Equipment Li ge Science Park 16 rue Bois St Jean B 4102 Ougr e Belgium Corporate North amp Latin America Headquarters Headquarters 32 4 361 7000 1 973 575 7811 Asia amp Pacific Other regional offices Headquarters available 852 2914 2501 www evs tv contact 2 To learn more about EVS go to www evs tv
18. OUTPUTS RS422 PORTS CONTROL TIMECODE IM EN lt MADE IN E U PN SN TO XT HDX CAUTION This apparatus must be earthed Do not block ventilation Operating conditions 10 50 C slots prevent electric shocks do remove the back panel Turn SPECIFICATIONS Power consumption 550W Line variations limits 90 130 180 260V 47 63Hz Humidity 0 90 RH non cond email support evs tv Size 19 5RU 74 ES 20 E CN x _ AN _ Y 1 N J _ E 26 XS 50 222 CONFIG SHOWN WITH OPTIONAL AES BNC CONNECTOR OPTION IH 4 QUT 1 OUT 2 DIGITAL INPUTS DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUTS ee OUTS SD HD REF VIDEO ee OUTS 8 2579 5 COR aC 9 10 13 14 11 12 15 16 11 12 58 15 16 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 ANALOG AUDIO INPUTS ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUTS RS422 PORTS CONTROL TIMECODE IN EWS MADE IN E U PN SN email support evs tv slots To prevent electric shocks do not remove ye the back panel Turn power off before connecting peripheral equipment or circuit boards SPECIFICATIONS Power consumption 550W Line variations limits 90 130 Humidity 0 90 RH non cond Size 19 RU N AN 72 r q
19. The genlock model can easily be identified by the presence of 3 quartz synthesizer at the back of the board on the right hand side and by the presence of the GLK and PSU OK LEDs on either side of the DIN connector at the centre front of the board Note that a COHX board with genlock must be installed as COHX 1 in first position slot 2 in an XS system A COHX board with genlock can never be installed in any other slot and thus cannot be used instead of COHX 2 Doing so will result in conflicting electrical signals inside the system 47 Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference 10 03 B EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 COHX base BOARD 1 BOARD 2 BOARD 3 BOARD 4 JUMPERS ON THE COHX BASE MODULE 911 512 These 2 jumpers must be installed on the last board of the server i e on COHX 1 or 2 if there are respectively 1 or 2 COHX board installed in the server 513 SPARE parking for jumpers for ST1 and ST2 when these are not used 514 only on It must be set to HiZ or not installed cae Note that the Genlock Loop connector on the back panel of the 9 XS server must always be terminated with a 75 Ohm load if it is not used 515 It defines the position of the board inside the server must be set to 1 for a COHX with genlock and to 2 for a COHX board without genlock depending on its position in the server 48 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03
20. a It gets the clip content that has to be backed up from the XS server b It generates a backup file of the clip in the format specified by the external system no transcoding feature only native codec The following formats are supported EVS MXF AVI Avid MXF OPAtom MXF OP 1A Quick Time Quick Time Ref depending on the video codec c It stores the backup file in the target folder specified by the external system The metadata on the clip are either included in the file in EVS MXF or sent via an XML file XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 2 8 3 10 03 B RESTORE OF CLIPS Only clips having one of the following formats can be restored EVS MXF MXF OP 1A or Quick Time depending on the video codec The restore process can be set up in two different ways e via XML file sent by the external application e via folder scan The following schema shows how the restore of clips is performed with the Gigabit connection and XTAccess Archive lt _ lt Video Feeds GigE Apple Final Cut Pro Un wrapping Gigabit Ethernet Workflow Restore via XML File 1 An external system which can generate XML files for restoring clips for example MediaXChange or IPDirector sends an XML file to XTAccess to request the restore copy of clips from an archiving or backup system to a given XS server
21. and ends of sessions BACKUP Maximum transfer speeds through the Gigabit ports of the XS server e 6 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD 85Mbps e 6 2 x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD 85Mbps e 6 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD 100Mbps e 5 3 faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD 100Mbps e 5 8 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 21 Issue 10 03 B 1 7 8 22 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 120Mbps PAL e 4 6 x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 120Mbps PAL e 4 8 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 145Mbps NTSC e 3 8 x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 145Mbps NTSC RESTORE Maximum transfer speeds through the Gigabit ports of the XS server e 6 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid 85Mbps e 4x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD 85Mbps e 5 7 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD 100Mbps e 3 4 x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD 100Mbps e 5 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 at 120Mbps PAL e 3 x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid
22. bit processing and storage Issue 10 03 B 1 7 3 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 e sample rate converter from 25 55 kHz to 48KHz e audio scrub audio mix VIDEO CODECS amp BITRATES The EVS XS server uses an intra frame video encoding technique The XS server supports natively the following video codecs Codec SD HD Code Protection MJPEG DVCPro 50 Code 9 IMX No Intra frame MPEG 2 NV Avid DNxHD V Code 5 Apple ProRes 422 V Code 6 Apple ProRes 422 HQ V Code 6 Apple ProRes 422 LT V Code 6 DVCPro HD V 8 The target bitrate of the encoded video stream can be set by the user within the accepted range 8 to 100Mbps for standard definition 40 to 250Mbps for high definition with the exception of Apple ProRes Avid DNXHD and DVCPro codecs working with defined bitrates The default values are MJPEG 30Mbps for standard definition and MJPEG 100Mbps for high definition The code protected codecs are solely available when the corresponding code is valid Up to Multicam 10 01 all codecs used in the EVS Video servers were encoding in 8 bit From 10 03 it is possible to perform the encoding process in 8 bit or 10 bit and to write a 10 bit file on selected codecs The following table summarizes the proposed configurations in the XS Encoding File Header DNxHD 120 145 8 bit 8 bit DN
23. or circuit boards SPECIFICATIONS Power consumption 550W Line variations limits 90 130 180 260V 47 63Hz Humidity 0 90 RH non cond Size 19 BRU 501 im ANALOG SD HD KEYBOARD _ d pi EN Z 4 VA 2 VA 2d N 74 m A N d p XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B SHOWN WITH OPTIONAL AES ON MULTI PIN CONNECTOR OPTION TO XT HDX SPECIFICATIONS www evs tv Power consumption 550W aay IN U Line variations limits 90 130 180 260V 47 63Hz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 E L CAUTION This apparatus must be earthed Do not block ventilation Operating conditions 10 50 C w slots To prevent electric shocks do not remove the back panel Humidity 0 90 RH non cond email support evs v power off before connecting peripheral equipment or circuit boards Size 19 580 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 S Q OUTS Q OUTS ee OUTS ee OUTS 6 C3 o C3 eo C3 C3 REF VIDEO 21 5011 40 1500 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ED AN PSU 2 l AUDIO INPUTS OUTPUTS RS422 PORTS CONTROL PSU 1 22 GPI IN CONNECTIONS On XS servers triggers are available Refer to the Multicam or AirBox u
24. 0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS Temperature 0 C to 50 C 32 F to 104 F ambient with free air flow Relative humidity 0 to 90 non condensing Cooling requirements Forced air cooling air flow from front to back Handling movement Designed for fixed use when in operation Storage and transportation temperature 0 C to 70 C 32 F to 158 F Storage and transportation relative humidity 0 to 90 non condensing HOT SWAP SECONDARY POWER SUPPLY 214 power supply hot swap for the disk recorder unit is available This additional power supply should be connected to mains to allow automatic power switching to the second power supply would the first one fail The external ADA rack 15 fitted with an AUTOSWITCH power supply GROUNDING Ensure the disk recorder unit is properly grounded at all times to avoid electrical shock hazard VENTILATION amp RACK MOUNTING Adequate ventilation is obviously required for optimum performance As a result of this consideration ensure no other equipment is located close to the mainframe Important e Remember that fans are used to air cool the equipment and protect it from overheating e Do not block fans intakes during operations Having regard to the weight of the XS chassis support guides are required for this unit into the rack mount The front ears of the XS unit are not designed to support its full weight Applying full weight on these might result in bending the metal pl
25. 0 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 PIN ASSIGNMENT ON SUB DB15 CONNECTORS m AES DB15 Connectors Sub DB15 2 Sub DB15 3 Sub DB15 4 Sub DB15 1 Inputs 9 16 Outputs 1 8 Outputs 9 16 Inputs 1 8 mono mono mono mono 171258 121228 pes XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 Analogue DB15 Connectors Issue 10 03 B Sub DB15 1 Sub DB15 2 Sub DB15 3 Sub DB15 4 Inputs 1 4 mono Inputs 5 8 mono Outputs 1 4 mono Outputs 5 8 mono GND output 1 Analogue output 5 GND output 2 Analogue output 6 GND output 3 Analogue output 7 N output 4 Analogue output 8 output 1 Analogue output 5 Q GND output 2 Analogue output 6 GND Output 3 Analogue output 7 GND output 4 Analogue output 8 39 Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference 10 03 B EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 2 7 CONNECTING MULTIPLE EVS VIDEO SERVERS ON XNET The XNet network may be composed by several EVS video servers all connected with a 75 Ohm coaxial cable BNC The exchange between systems is operated through the SDTI interface at 540 or 1485 Mbps On XS servers there is one pair of SDTI connectors XNet 2 Non Relay connectors that can be used at 540 or 1485 Mb
26. 1 Config 21 Shown with Optional AES BNC Connector Option seen nennen nnns 27 Shown with Optional AES on Multi pin Connector Option 28 2 1 3 Playout Configuration XS 5U 414 Config 28 Shown with Optional AES on BNC Connector Option 28 Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference 10 03 B EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 Shown with Optional AES on Multi pin Connector Option 4 29 22 OPUN CONNEC HONS ntu 29 221 Relay gt Opto inputs on the XS server inputs 1 2 3 4 29 2 2 2 Relay gt TTL inputs on the XS Server inputs 5 6 7 8 30 2 2 3 TTL gt TTL inputs on the XS server input 5 6 7 8 30 29 OPLOUT SETTINGS itasdonstuitaimisodoite 8 usa m i 31 24 a rn ve peter ara 31 24 1 Connector SUB D 25 pins 31 24 2 GPIO hardware
27. 12274HCT245 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B 2 9 2 6 2 6 1 RS422 CONNECTOR Controller DB9PM DB9PM 3 Twisted pair 8 3 8 5 5 RESET 2 7 Tx Tx A Twisted pair 7 1 4 6 9 Shell The RS 422 cable must be wired PIN TO PIN following the above diagram Use shielded cable to avoid electromagnetic interference on long distances Important If a Reset command can be sent through the Pin 5 of RS422 connector this function should be disabled when the controller on RS422 1 is not an EVS controller refer to the section MTPC Board on page 67 of this manual The technical specifications for the RS422 connector are the following e 19200 bauds e No parity e 6 data bits e 1 stop bit AUDIO CONFIGURATIONS CODA FOR XS Internal Audio Module Embedded AES EBU Analogue Balanced e Embedded Audio 64 channels input or output e AES EBU Audio 16 inputs 16 outputs 110 Ohm balanced on SUB DB15 breakout cable with 4 XLR IN OUT available optionally OR 75 Ohm unbalanced on BNC e Analogue Balanced audio 8 inputs 8 outputs 110 Ohm balanced on SUB DB15 breakout cable with 4 XLR IN OUT available optionally OR XLR e Audio monitoring 4 analogue balanced mono outputs XLR 33 Issue 10 03 B 2 6 2 34 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 1
28. 22 PORTS CONTROL TIMECODE IM 172 344 CHARACTER OUTS 5 5 SD HD 2 4 MULTIVIEWER prre p TELE INPUTS DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUTS CHARACTER OUTS SD HD 2 3 CG 1 2 3 4 800 13 14 11 12 15 16 11 12 o 5 6 7 8 ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUTS ANALOG SD HD KEYBOARD _ f N C D gt a TO XT HDX SPECIFICATIONS Power consumption 550W Line variations limits 90 130 180 260V 47 63Hz CAUTION This apparatus must be earthed Do not block ventilation Operating conditions 10 50 C slots To prevent electric shocks do not remove the back panel Tum Humidity 0 90 RH non cond power off before connecting peripheral equipment or circuit boards Size 19 SRU MADE IN E U email support evs tv 27 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 Issue 10 03 B ON MULTI PIN CONNECTOR SHOWN WITH OPTIONAL AES OPTION DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS TO XT HDX SPECIFICATIONS 4 2 3 4 516 7 8 E 6 di aia Gd oc AN Power consumption 550W MADE IN E U Line variations limits 90 130 180 260V 47 63Hz pal PN CAUTION This apparatus must be earthed Do not block ventilation Operating conditions
29. 4 423 208 173 118 2 7 2 667 514 423 208 173 118 48 2 8 0 762 267 454 238 198 135 51 3 8 3 762 587 484 238 198 135 54 3 9 0 827 661 545 258 223 151 57 3 9 3 857 661 545 268 223 151 50 3 10 0 953 734 605 297 248 168 03 3 10 3 953 734 605 297 248 168 66 3 11 0 1048 808 566 327 273 185 69 3 11 3 1048 808 666 327 273 185 72 3 12 0 1143 ool 726 357 297 202 76 4 12 4 1143 881 726 357 297 202 78 13 0 1220 940 775 381 317 216 82 4 13 4 1220 940 775 381 317 216 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 Recording Capacity in hours for 5 disk 4 1 RAID configuration 59 94Hz 4 1 30Mbps 40Mbps 50Mbps 100Mbps 145Mbps 220Mbps Disks Extarray RAIDS Spares 4audios 4audios 4audios Zaudios Saudios 8 5 10 11 15 16 20 21 55854 MJ IRR IR 15 Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference 10 03 B EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 Recording Capacity in hours for 6 disk 5 1 RAID configuration 59 94Hz 5 1 30Mbps 40Mbps SOMbps 100Mbps 145Mbps 220Mbps Disks Ext array RAIDS 5pares 4audios 4audios 4audios Saudios Saudios 8 audios 1 1 0 94 73 50 29 20 14 7 1 1 1 94 73 60 29 20 14 12 1 2 0 190 147 120 59 41 28 13 1 2 1 190 147 120 59
30. 41 28 18 1 0 285 220 181 89 62 42 19 1 3 1 285 220 181 89 62 42 24 1 4 0 380 294 241 119 82 56 26 2 4 2 380 294 241 119 82 56 30 2 5 0 475 368 302 148 103 70 32 2 5 2 475 368 302 148 103 70 36 2 b 0 442 362 178 124 84 38 2 2 571 14 362 178 124 84 42 2 7 0 666 515 423 208 144 96 2 7 2 666 515 423 208 144 98 48 2 8 0 761 589 483 238 165 112 51 3 8 3 761 589 483 238 165 112 54 3 9 0 857 b63 544 268 186 126 57 3 9 3 857 663 544 268 186 126 60 3 10 0 952 437 504 298 207 140 63 3 10 3 952 737 504 298 207 140 66 3 11 0 1047 810 665 327 221 154 69 3 11 3 1047 810 665 327 227 154 72 3 12 0 1143 554 725 357 248 168 76 4 12 4 1143 884 725 357 248 168 78 4 13 0 1219 543 773 381 265 180 82 4 13 4 1219 943 773 381 265 180 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 1 7 9 1 7 6 SUPPORTED SMPTE STANDARDS The following standards are supported 50 SDI HD SDI Embedded audio HD AES EBU audio LTC D VITC Ancillary TC in HD Vertical Ancillary Data VC 3 IMX D 10 1080p 50 and 59 94Hz SMPTE 259M 525i 59 942 625i 50Hz SMPTE 292M 720p 50 and 59 94Hz 10801 50 and 59 94 2 SMPTE 299M SMPTE 272M SMPTE 12M SMPTE 266M RP 188 SMPTE 334M SMPTE 2019 1 SMPTE 356M SMPTE 372M MAXIMUM BITRATE VALUES Issue 10 03 B These maximum values are valid for XS servers running Multicam version 10 03 or higher They guarantee a s
31. 8 11027 23h42 47h24 71h06 DVCPro HD 185Mbps Mu CM ProRes 422 120 Mu CM 4h42 9h31 19h43 39h26 59h09 Apple ProRes 422 HQ 185 Mbps 3h1 1 6h28 13h25 26h50 40h15 Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference 10 03 B EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 NTSC Compression Bitrate 5x 3GB 5x146GB 5x300GB 10x300GB 15x300GB MJPEG IMX 30Mbps 18h10 36h53 76h21 152h41 229h03 MJPEG IMX 40Mbps 14h06 28h37 59115 118h30 177145 MJPEG IMX 50Mbps 11h26 23h12 48h03 96h06 144h09 DVCPro 50 11h26 23h12 48h03 96h06 144h09 MJPEG MPEG 100Mbps DVCPro HD Avid DNxHD 100Mbps Avid DNxHD 145Mbps Avid DNxHD 220Mbps ams sina 145 Mbps 4h04 8h16 17107 34h14 51121 Mops 220 Mbps 2139 5124 11h11 22h22 33h33 V SAs Disks The following tables show the recording capacity in hours for 1 record channel i e 1 video 4 stereo audio tracks in SD 1 video 8 stereo audio tracks in HD with external arrays of 300GB disks compared with the different video bitrates These tables are valid with the Operational Disk Size parameter set to 100 Configurations in normal characters are the recommended ones without hot spare disks Configurations in bold characters are the recommended ones with hot spare disks The disk storage can be as follows with a total of up to 84 disks e in
32. Channels Channels in hours and minutes in hours and minutes MB s 1 2 5x 3GB 5x146GB 5x300GB 250GB 500GB 750GB Avid DNxHD 85 Mbps 33 33 Avid DNxHD 100 Mbps 4000 Bee al 15131 153 348 Avid DNXHD 120 Mbps 44 38 61 12 41 a 26 7 06 1 26 2 56 4 25 5 52 Apple ProRes 422 Apple ProRes 422 HQ Avid DNxHD amp Apple ProRes 422 at 59 94Hz NTSC Codec Video Fields Actual Max RT Max RT XS SCSI Storage Capacity XF 2 Storage Capacity Bitrate Block Bandwidth Channels Channels in hours and minutes in hours and minutes MB s 1 2 5x73GB 5x146GB 5x300GB 250GB 500GB 750GB Avid DNxHD 85 Mbps 1142 13 14 13 21 11 24 22 48 Avid DNxHD 100 Mbps 13 32 11 26 2342 1445 19 34 Apple ProRes 422 Avid DNXHD 220 Mbps 17 28 21 5 32 3 08 2 39 5 24 11 11 2 16 4 37 6 57 9 14 Apple ProRes 422 HQ Avid DNxHD amp Apple ProRes 422 at 180Hz NTSC Super Motion 3x Codec Video Fields Actual Max RT Max RT XS SCSI Storage Capacity XF 2 Storage Capacity Bitrate Block Bandwidth in hours and minutes in hours and minutes MB s 5x 3GB 5x146GB 5x300GB 25068 50028 750GB Avid DNxHD 85 Mbps 5 ster 221 446 200 404 609 808 Avid DNXHDG 100 Mbps 39 96 Apple ProRes 422 E Apple ProRes 422 HQ 1 SCSI disks SAS disks 20 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03
33. ER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference 10 03 B EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 3 4 2 RCTL BOARD ON Disk ARRAY WITH XS server can be provided in two versions with SCSI disks or SAS disks SCSI DisK ARRAY Disk Arrays on systems with HCTX Boards have a controller on the disk array board 58 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 LEDs 10 03 B 1 2 C 3 D 4 E between the 2nd and 3rd disk from left in front These LEDs match the position of the disks on the board i e RCTL 3 D 1 B 21 4 E Disk LEDs off on fast blinking green on steady green on slowly blinking green the corresponding disk 15 not started not spinning the corresponding disk is starting spinning the corresponding disk is started and used in the RAID array the corresponding disk is started but not used in the RAID array TF just behind the 5 disks LEDs on green STS between the on green when data is transferred between the RAID array and the HCTX board If the led is nearly permanently on it means that data is transferred almost all the time between the RAID array and the HCTX board thus being close to the max bandwidth of the system 1st and 2nd disk from left in front when RCTL RAID controller is properly booted ERR next to 515 lig
34. Hardware Technical Reference Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 Issue 10 03 B LEDS ON THE COHX BASE MODULE WITH GENLOCK GLK Off Blinks green On steady when the genlock module is not initialized when the genlock module is properly initialized but not valid genlock signal is detected when the module is initialized and a valid genlock signal is green Red detected when there is a genlock problem intermittent Red steady when resync is needed PSU OK On green when all voltages are present and in the allowed range otherwise the led is off LEDS ON THE COD A AND COD B MODULES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT CPU Blinks green On steady to indicate CPU activity when there is a problem with the processor of the COD module green PLAY On green Off PVID on green when the COD module is set by the software in play mode when the COD module 15 set in record mode when a valid video signal has been detected on the J8 connector SD HD SDI input whether the COD module is in play or record mode TF transfer Blinks green 1 M2 M3 M4 while data transfers occur between the COD module and the HCTX board not yet used 49 Issue 10 03 B 90 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 CONNECTORS ON THE COD A AND COD B MODULES Connector label on Connector SD mode HD mode rear p
35. I Loop of Input Character Out HD SDI Loop of Input HD SDI Loop of Input HD SDI Loop of Input Character Out 51 Issue 10 03 B SD Mode Output NOTHING CVBS SD SDI Monitoring Output Character Out HD Mode Output SD SDI Clean Output CVBS SD SDI Monitoring Output Character Out N Note XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 IN 4 SD HD IN SD OUT SD HD OUT SD SDI CHARACTER OUTS SD SDI Clean Output CVBS SDI SD SDI Monitoring Output Character Out IN A SD HD IN HD SDI Clean Output o SD OUT SD HD OUT HD SDI 5 CVBS SDI HD SDI Monitoring Output Character Out Only front backplanes labelled 7 are compatible with COHX boards 4 slots for 5U frames The 7 backplanes compatible with XS COHX boards have 3 rows of soldering per slot while the backplanes compatible with 10 COHD or boards have 2 rows of soldering slot Note that the top slot of 7 backplanes must always be connected to the HCTX board 52 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT 2 ch XS Server Lower Codec SLOT 2 1 1 PGM2 PRV 4 ch XS Server Upper C
36. NTSC Calculation Maximum SDTI bandwidth Actual Bandwidth 7 real time transfers 110MB s 18 4MB s 6 real time transfers Note This number is the maximum that the network connection can support Of course it is also necessary that the XS where the material is stored has enough local disk bandwidth to feed the network accesses on top of its own local channels cfr point 4 Max RT Channels To get information on the recording capacity of the servers according to the video bitrates and the disks used refer to section 1 7 4 Recording Capacity for XS Servers on page 11 Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference 10 03 B EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 Avid DNxHD amp Apple ProRes 422 at 50Hz PAL Video Fields Actual Max RT Max RT XS Storage Capacity nh Storage Capacity Bitrate Block Bandwidth pu Channels in hours and minutes in hours and minutes MB s 2 5x73GB 5x146GB 5x300GB 250GB 500GB 750GB Avid DNxHD 85 Mbps 11 43 113 13 20 11 24 22 48 Avid DNxHD 100Mbps 30 1333 11 25 15 38 11 26 23 41 1444 19 32 Apple ProRes 422 Avid DNXHD 185 Mbps 17 23 53 6 38 8 71 3 11 6 29 13 25 2 43 5 92 8 21 11 04 Apple ProRes 422 HQ Avid DNxHD amp Apple ProRes 422 at 150Hz PAL Super Motion 3x Codec Video Fields Actual Max RT Max RT XS SCSI Storage Capacity XF 2 Storage Capacity Bitrate Block Bandwidth
37. Out 3 15 Relay Out 3 3 Relay Out 2 16 Relay Out 2 4 Relay Out 1 17 Relay Out 1 5 IN opto 4 18 IN opto 4 6 IN opto 3 19 IN opto 3 T IN opto 2 20 IN opto 2 8 IN opto 1 21 IN opto 1 9 I O TTL 8 22 GND Return 1 0 8 10 I O TTL 7 23 GND Return I O 7 11 TTL 6 24 GND Return 1 0 6 12 10 TTL 5 25 GND Return I O 5 13 5V 50mA max 31 Issue 10 03 B 2 4 2 32 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 GPIO HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS 4 X Relay isolated output normally open contact power off open maximum 1A maximum 50 Volts typical life time 100 000 000 switching 4 X Opto isolated input The input consists in an opto diode VF 0 1 1 Volt in series with a 470 ohm resistor Typical switching point 1 4 mA for secure operation 120 to 0 5 mA gt opto OFF o 1 2 5 to 30 mA gt opto ON o 30 mA Direct connection to a TTL CMOS signal possible pin opto to GND and pin opto to the TTL CMOS signal Typical switching point 1 6 Volts for secure operation o Vin 0 8 Volts gt opto OFF o Vin 2 2 Volts 2 mA opto ON o Vin max without external resistor 5 15 Volts 4 X CMOS input output each pin can be individually configured as an output or an input internal 4K7 pull up to 5V low level Vi 1 5 Volt U12 74HC245 high level Vi gt 3 5 Volt U12 74HC245 optional TTL compatible level U
38. Red Led Off On Defect drive must be replaced steady Blinking Off Connected disk being written to read from On steady Off Connected disk not currently written to read from On steady On slowly Spare disk the corresponding disk is started and used blinking in the RAID array Off Off The corresponding disk is not present Note on Disk LEDs Activity When starting from a clean disk array after a Clear Video Disks from the EVS maintenance menu the XT 2 server is recording first on RAID 0 until this one is full then on RAID 1 and finally on RAID 2 It is therefore normal to see activity only on some disks depending on how much material clips and record trains is stored on the server Sound Alert on External Array When a fan or a power supply unit has failed on an external array a sound alert is given and can be stopped by pressing the Mute button on the array 65 Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference 10 03 B EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 Disk Insertion and Removal To insert or remove a disk from an external array carefully follow these steps 1 How to insert 1 Insert the canister in the bay slot 2 Push the canister do not press the lock lever 3 Push until the canister is fully engaged in the slot 5 While holding the canister in place press the lock lever The canister is locked when you hear a click 8 All the canis
39. Technical Reference Hardware Version 10 03 March 2010 Studio Production Server XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B COPYRIGHT EVS Broadcast Equipment Copyright 2009 2010 All rights reserved DISCLAIMER The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate up to date and reliable EVS Broadcast Equipment cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication IMPROVEMENT REQUESTS Your comments will help us improve the quality of the user documentation Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs tv Issue 10 03 B XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B Table of Contents TABEEOPGONTENIS WAAT S NEW VI Te OVERVIEW ascent 1 11 OLUTION SERVER 1 122 5 20201 2 ko DIMENSIONS e
40. XS server Fields Block number of video fields that can be stored in one disk block of 8MB taking into account 8 audio tracks Actual Bandwidth this is the actual disk network bandwidth that is required for the real time record or real time playback of one video stream and its associated audio tracks Max RT Channels this is the maximum number of video channels real time record or real time playback that one XS server can support for a given frame rate and bitrate Since an XS server can have a maximum of 4 local video channels any value higher than 4 means that these additional real time access can be used over the XNet 2 SDTI network For mixed configuration with standard and super motion channels on the same server the following rule must be used to ensure that the settings do not exceed the maximum bandwidth of the server nbr of standard channels x their actual bandwidth nbr of super motion channels x their actual bandwidth must be lower than or equal to 150 MB s SCSI disks or 205 MB s SAS disks Network transfers the maximum bandwidth over the XNet 2 SDTI network is approximately 110 MB s To determine the number of real time transfers that can occur simultaneously over the network this number must be divided by the actual bandwidth given in the table for a selected bitrate Example How many real time transfers can do over an XNet 2 501 network set at 1485Mbps if work with Apple ProRes 422 at 145Mbps in
41. and replace it in the same slot SAFETY COMPLIANCE AND OPERATING CONDITIONS SAFETY This equipment has been designed and tested to meet the requirements of the following EN 60950 European Safety of information technology equipment including business equipment IEC 950 International Safety of information technology equipment including business equipment In addition this equipment has been designed to meet the following UL 1950 USA USA Safety of information technology equipment including business equipment EMC STANDARDS EN 55022 European Emission Standard EN 61000 3 2 European Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section2 limits for harmonic current emissions equipment input current lt 16A per phase EN 61000 3 3 European European Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 3 limitation of voltage fluctuation and flicker in low voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current of 16 A EN 61000 4 3 European European Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 4 Limits Section 3 Testing and measurement techniques Radiated radio Frequency electromagnetic field immunity test EN 61000 4 4 European European Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 4 Limits Section 4 Testing and measurement techniques Electrical fast transient burst immunity test Issue 10 03 B 1 5 3 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equip
42. anel SDI CVBS SDI CVBS monitoring Character Outs monitoring us SD output D down CVBS SDI converted SDI monitoring output SDI monitoring output Used for multiviewer SD SD down converted input Loop through for the SDI SDI program output input signal SD SD down converted SDI monitoring output HD SDI monitoring Character Outs SD HD SD output HD Not instales 000 installed Not installed installed SDI program ZI HD SDI program SD HD Out SD HD program output SDI program output SD HD Out Identical to J6 identical to J6 SDI input HD SDI input SD HD In SD HD Alternate SDI input Alternate HD SDI input Used for loop in SD for hardware loop for hardware loop The switch between SDI and CVBS on J1 15 done by a software setting in the bi Configuration menu XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 The following drawings show the connector positions SD Mode Input SD SDI Input SD SDI Loop of Input CVBS or SD SDI Loop of Input Character Out HD Mode Input HD SDI Input SD SDI Loop of Input CVBS or SD SDI Loop of Input Character Out OUT 4 SD OUT SD HD OUT CHARACTER OUTS CVBS SDI E 316 SD OUT SD HD OUT CHARACTER OUTS SDI Issue 10 03 B SD SDI Loop of Input SD SDI Loop of Input SD SD
43. arch 2010 10 03 B ETHERNET OE 5 Power on the XT HDX before powering on the XS server Disk organization The XT HDX can hold up to 15 disks organized in 3 RAIDs of 5 disks The disks are organized in the following way 1 XT HDX 15 Disks SIG c SIC 0 0 0 180 OxSIG 0 aiv Z 0 Y ASIA c Z 0 0 1 dIYY RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 2 63 Issue 10 03 B 64 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 LED Status LEDs on the disk canisters No color The disk is operational Green There is activity write read on the disk Red The disk is either not detected or not present Red blinking rapidly The disk is being mounted 3 times per second Red blinking The disk is disconnected 1 second cycle Red blinking slowly The disk is disconnected and the motor is stopped 4 seconds cycle Note on Disk LEDs Activity When starting from a clean disk array after a Clear Video Disks from the EVS maintenance menu the XS server is recording first on RAID 0 until this one is full then on RAID 1 and finally on RAID 2 It is therefore normal to see activity only on 5 10 or 15 disks depending on how much material clips a
44. ate XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B 1 7 XS SERVER MAIN SPECIFICATIONS 1 7 1 VIDEO XS Server Standard Definition High Definition Video Formats 5251 59 94fps NTSC 720p 50 59 94fps 6251 60fps PAL 10801 50 59 94fps 1080p 50 59 94fps DualLink Digital Interface 10 bit 4 2 2 Serial 10 bit 4 2 2 Serial 5 259 5 292 Full frame synchronizer at Full frame synchronizer at input input Dual output for PLAY Dual output for PLAY channels channels Number of 2 4 channels 2 4 channels channels reversible REC PLAY reversible REC PLAY Monitoring 8 Down 1 CVBS or SDI software 1 built in down converter per converters select per channel with OSD CVBS or SDI output software select with OSD additional clean SDI output 1 dedicated HD SDI output with OSD per channel Reference Analogue Black Burst Analogue Black Burst and HD _ _ Graphics Board Graphics Board 1 7 2 AUDIO e 8 input and 8 output analogue balanced channels on 4 DB15 e 16 input and 16 output 8 pairs 8 pairs AES EBU o on BNC connector or on 0815 connectors e up to 64 channels embedded audio 16 audio mono channels per video channel e 4 additional analogue balanced output channels for monitoring e all audio connectors on mainframe Audio Processing e uncompressed audio e 24
45. ate compliance with the following directives 89 336 EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Members States to electromagnetic compatibility e 73 23 EEC of 19 February 1973 on the harmonization of the laws of the Members States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits e 1999 5 EC of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity POWER SUPPLY This equipment is equipped with AUTOSWITCH and hot swappable power supply Connection to supply Pluggable equipment Type 60950 1 2 5 Equipment which is intended for connection to the building power supply wiring via a non industrial plug and socket outlet or a non industrial appliance coupler or both Correct mains polarity must always be observed Do not use reversible power plugs with this equipment Class of equipment Class 1 equipment EN60950 5 1 2 5 electric shock protection by basic insulation and protective earth Rated voltage 115 to 240Vac single phase Rated frequency 47 63 Hz Related Current 8 A 100 to 120 Vac range 4 A 220 to 240 Vac range Input connector CEE22 IEC 320 3 pin male receptacle Important The protective earth must be connected to the ground before powering up the unit Issue 10 03 B 1 6 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 201
46. cessor is running The LEDs blink CPU1 CPU2 alternately every 250 milliseconds Other LEDs The six other LEDs are for EVS internal use XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B Note When booting the HCTX board LEDs 1 to 8 will light according to the following sequence Hardware reset 2 all LEDs on 1 red 2 to 7 green Setup of CPU basic gt LED 2 on green registers Check of CPU PC gt if error LED 1 on red DPRAM LED 8 on green gt if check is successful LED 3 on green Polling for PC gt LED 4 on green commands Switching to enhanced gt LED 5 on green mode Executing PC LED 6 on green commands until execution requests end Jump to SDRAM and execute microcode CONNECTORS On the XNet 2 module 5011 J5 OUT connector for XNet 2 SDTI network 540 1485Mbps without relay J6 IN connector for XNet 2 SDTI network 540 1485Mbps without relay GIGABIT CONNECTORS The two Gigabit connectors of the card are connected to the two Gigabit ports of the backplane The Gigabit connectors must be on a network that supports Jumbo Frames of at least 9014 bytes Ethernet frames One of the tested switches belongs to the Cisco 3750 G family for example the WS C3750G 24T S For more information refer to the Multicam Configuration manual for setting up the IP addresses 57 Issue XS Series DISK RECORD
47. chines are configured to be on the same LAN when another layer 3 device is present to do the routing if needed or when no routing between VLANs 15 needed ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HP switches have a lifetime guarantee with next business day advance replacement with no additional contract purchase HP switches are not compatible with Cisco s proprietary protocols ISL PagP PVST etc which could be a problem for integration in some legacy Cisco environment However such a case 15 quite unlikely to arise and most of the time workarounds can be found The stacking possibilities of the Cisco 3750 series permit to have fully active LACP teams for redundancy to the hosts 45 Issue 10 03 B 2 9 46 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 REDUNDANT IPDP SERIAL LINK The IPDirector communicates with the XS server via one serial link If that link fails the XS server can no longer be controlled by any IPDirector From Multicam version 10 01 a failover mechanism has been put into place This mechanism will switch the IPDirector link from one port of an XS server to another port on another XS server To ensure the failover the backup links between IPDirector workstations and the XS servers need to be physically cabled to a second RS422 port as shown on the following schema 7 09 IPDirector IPDirector v P XS 1 XS2 XS3 XS 4
48. er to the SDTI IN connector of the first one The SDTI loop must be closed at all times during network operation If for any reason the loop is open all network communication will be interrupted and all systems will automatically switch to stand alone mode When the loop is closed again network operation will resume automatically This problem can be avoided or limited using EVS XHub SDTI hub The distance shown in the table below is the maximum cable length between two active EVS servers or 2 SDTI reclockers on an XNet SDTI network using a single piece of cable between 2 servers or 2 reclockers Intermediate connectors patch panels etc might degrade these figures Depending on the number of servers connected on the network the location of the master server the presence or not of an XHub SDTI hub the actual maximum values may be higher than indicated If longer distances between servers are required SDTI to Fiber converters can be used allowing distances over thousands of meters if necessary EVS has validated the following SDI Fibre converters a Stratos Lightwave Media Converter TX RX VMC T H 2 VMC R H 2 www stratoslightwave com b Telecast TX RX292 www telecast fiber com c Network Electronics SDI EO 13T electrical to optical SDI OE S optical to electrical www network electronics com d Network Electronics HD EO 13T electrical to optical HD OE optical to electrical e BlueBell BB320T TX and BB320R RX
49. es DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B 1 3 3 SAS HDX The following drawings provide the various dimensions in mm of the SAS HDX external array Rear View IG KGT WEA 442 40 0 0 Left View 88 00 N ST Top View Front View ololioleoeloeoelolelioeloliieslilioeolololioeloliolo lo o s CO AIDIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIATAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIA 465 00 482 60 For more information on the SAS HDX refer to section SAS HDX External RAID Array page 65 EO XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B 1 4 1 5 1 5 1 1 5 2 INSTALLATION Before turning on the power open the front door of Video disk recorder unit to check if all boards fit into their guides If a board is out of its guides remove carefully the board
50. es faster than real time depending on network load With high definition pictures these numbers are reduced to 3 4 real time transfers and copy clip 2 times faster than real time These performances are also limited by the disk bandwidth available from the EVS video server where the clips are stored If the EVS video server owning the clips is doing multiple playbacks at the same time freezes can occur on the remote EVS video server using those clips Priority levels have been implemented to maximize network bandwidth efficiency PLAY requests have a higher priority than SEARCH BROWSE requests which in turn have a higher priority than COPY requests Note that Live E2E mode on a remote record train has the same priority level as a SEARCH BROWSE request 2 Note that when working at 1485Mbps or 540Mbps only passive 501 routing equipment may be used The use of active SDI equipment should be avoided because they could cause additional line delays and prevent the proper operation of XNet 3 If the start up of the network at a specific speed does not work properly and all machines are apparently configured properly and the Multicam is actually started on all of them this can be due to the fact that the selected cables to connect all EVS video servers together are not suitable or too long to operate at such a speed You can decrease the speed of the SDTI network on all machines and try working in this mode The number of simultaneous real t
51. esigned to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B 1 5 4 1 5 5 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may EVS XS Server not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation C Tested to comply With FCC Standards CE MARKING The CE marking is affixed to indic
52. for XS servers with SAS disks 1 7 8 Update of Raid striping process for SAS disks 3 4 2 RTCL Board with SAS Disks XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B 1 1 1 Overview Welcome in the EVS range of products and thank you for using an EVS XS server We will do our best to satisfy your video production needs and we look forward to continuing working with you The EVS XS series servers are full digital in PAL 6251 NTSC 525i 720 1080 and 1080p standards These multi channel disk based video servers are specifically designed for studio applications to satisfy the needs of near live and pre recorded studio productions From Multicam version 10 03 the XS server is available in two versions e XS equipped with internal SCSI disks and which can be connected to an XT HDX external SCSI disk array e XS SAS work with SAS disks is equipped with internal SAS disk array and or can be connected to a SAS HDX external SAS disk array XS HIGH RESOLUTION SERVER The XS server is typically used as a high resolution server with various third party controllers applications and automation systems using industry standard protocols such as Sony BVW75 VDCP 0035 IPDP EVS AVSP EditRec Linx API XS series servers can also be controlled by EVS applications IPDirector a suite of Windows software applicat
53. hts red when errors occur during the data transfer between the RAID controller and the disks 59 Issue 10 03 B 60 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference SAS DISK ARRAY Different configurations can be used e One internal array with a series of 6 disks e One internal arrays with two stacked series of 6 disks e No internal storage EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B LEDs on Internal Array LEDs 1 to 6 are used in case of one internal array of 6 disks LEDs 7 to 12 are used for the upper series of disks in case of one internal array of 2x6 disks LEDs correspond to the disks as schematized as followed upper lower upper lower Disk LEDs off the corresponding disk is not started not spinning on fast blinking the corresponding disk is starting spinning green on steady green the corresponding disk is started and used in the RAID array on slowly blinking the corresponding disk is started but not used in the RAID green array STS on green when RCTL RAID controller is properly booted ERR lights red when errors occur during the data transfer between the RAID controller and the disks 61 Issue 10 03 B 3 4 3 62 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipmen
54. ime transfers you can achieve is of course reduced 4 While working at 1485 Mbps if the connection cannot be established please make sure that all equipments are set to the same speed and connected to the non relay connectors All equipments should be started if not connected to an XHub 5 It is recommended to use XHub if the network speed is set to 1485 Mbps 6 Once the network has been established if the system acting as the network server is disconnected or shut down another system will automatically be assigned to act as a new network server The switch is automatic The next machine to be automatically assigned as new network server is the one with the highest serial number in the SDTI network 40 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B 2 8 2 8 1 GIGABIT NETWORK FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW The Gigabit connection makes it possible to transfer video and audio material from the XS servers to external systems via the TCP IP network The external systems can be the following e A storage system or an archiving system such as XStore or XF 2 A non linear Editing system such as Xedio Apple Final Cut Pro or Avid However the external systems cannot read the raw files coming from the XS servers For this reason XTAccess is used as a gateway between the XS and the IT world It takes up the role of gateway used so far by XFile XSt
55. ions designed to manage networked EVS video servers Its applications make it possible to control multiple channels within the XNet network as well as to log an event to create and Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference 10 03 B EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 manage clips and play lists with advanced functions among others to extract clips from a VTR It also provides extensive database search features INSIO an interface to manage single or multi camera ingests instant review clip transfer and streaming to editor and storage as well as production notes 12 UNPACKING Upon receipt of the equipment examine packing for obvious signs of damage If damaged do not unpack and inform the carrier immediately Check thanks to the included packing list if all the items are present and if they show any mechanical damage yes report damage or the missing parts to EVS or their appropriate representative 13 DIMENSIONS 1 3 1 VIDEO DISK RECORDER MAIN FRAME 19 INCHES Rack mount 5U Weight 37 Kg 81 4 Lbs The following drawings provide the various dimensions in mm of the XS server Front view Right view XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B Top view 1 3 2 XT HDX For more information on the XT HDX refer to section XT HDX External RAID Array on page 62 XS Seri
56. l RAID Array for XS 62 XT HDX External RAID Array at oon DM Ua tata Seah EE Li 62 SASHDX Exterial RAID area e EE E Ecce eee ME M 65 295 0 21120230 se Lp NIME E IM DM DIES 67 S91 TETTE 67 ISO dar 68 LIS LUISA METTE e mn 68 CED 41 011081 11 8 69 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B Board Gonfguratiol la sed ease 69 REGIONAL CONTACTS 71 Issue 10 03 B vi XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 What s New The following table describes the sections updated to reflect the new features on the Multicam version 10 03 Click the section number in the table to jump directly to the corresponding section Updated sections for Multicam version 10 03 Update Support of codec Apple 422 LT Possibility to perform the encoding process in 8 bit or 10 bit XS is now available with SAS disks 1 3 3 2 1 3 4 3 Possibility to use an external array SAS HDX with hot swappable SAS disks 1 7 4 Recording Capacity
57. lds must be repeated at regular interval to provide the video at the playback speed required by the operator parity violation appears regularly on the Output video signal This issue is specific to interlaced formats 525i 625i and 10801 and does not concern progressive formats 720p and 1080p If O and E represent respectively the odd and even fields of a standard video signal 50 60 Hz we have The original video signal O E O E O EQ E DEQOEOtEt QE The output video signal at 50 speed The output video signal at 33 speed The output video signal at 25 speed OOOOEEEEOOOOEEEE Fields with parity violation are shown in bold underlined letters As it appears from the above table whatever the playback speed with the exception of the normal 100 playback speed a number of fields violate the normal parity of the output signal This parity violation induces a 1 line shift of the field resulting in a vertical jitter of the picture The jitter frequency depends upon the chosen playback speed To avoid this phenomenon and provide a stable output picture EVS developed 2 types of line interpolator 2 line and 4 line interpolators The interpolation process can be enabled or disabled by the operator on all EVS slow motion systems 2 LINE INTERPOLATOR The 2 line interpolator actually generates a new field when the original field is in parity violation Each line of this
58. ment SA March 2010 EN 55022 European Emission Standard EN 61000 4 5 European European Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 4 Limits Section 5 Testing and measurement techniques Surge immunity test EN 61000 4 6 European European Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 4 Limits Section 6 Testing and measurement techniques Immunity to conducted disturbances induced by radio frequency fields EN 61000 4 7 European European Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 4 Limits Section 7 harmonics and interharmonics measurements and instrumentation for power supply systems and equipment connected thereto EN 61000 4 11 European European Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 4 Limits Section 11 Voltage dips short interruptions and voltage variations immunity tests EN 50082 1 European European Generic Immunity Standard Part 1 Domestic commercial and light industry environment FCC USA Conducted and radiated emission limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to the Code of Federal Regulations CFR Title 47 Telecommunications Part 15 Radio Frequency devices subpart B Unintentional Radiators EMC WARNING Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are d
59. mooth play and a browse at 100 speed on all channels simultaneously SD JPEG HD JPEG Avid DNxHD Apple ProRes 422 100 100 PAL 225 225 250 250 PAL 225 225 250 250 PAL 185 185 220 220 PAL 185 185 Issue 10 03 B XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 4 ch 220 50 DVCPro 50 50 100 DVCPro HD 100 AVID DNxHD AND APPLE PRORES 422 INTRODUCTION EVS XS servers feature a native implementation of the Avid DNxHD and Apple ProRes 422 high definition video codecs This enables native audio and video file transfers in either direction between the EVS XS servers and Avid and Apple post production tools in High Definition This document explains the impact of using Avid DNXHD and Apple ProRes codecs on XS servers on the 2 501 network and on the XF 2 in terms of storage capacity number of usable video channels and network transfers For details on how to setup a direct connection between an HD XS server and an Avid or Apple server please refer to the specific documents EVS_Avid_integration or EVS_Apple_integration VIDEO BITRATE COMPATIBILITY WITH AVID AND APPLE PRODUCTS Avid DNxHD is standardized at specific bitrates according to 2 profiles 1 Standard profile 120Mbps in PAL 50Hz and 145Mbps in NTSC 59 94Hz 2 High Level profile 185Mbps in PAL 50Hz and 220Mbps in NTSC 59 94Hz
60. nd record trains is stored on the server LEDs at the back of the XT HDX rack Status LED blinking green Device operational Error LED blinking red Error writing or reading The two other LEDs are not used yet How to replace a Disk Before replacing a disk ensure that the software application has disconnected and Stopped the disk In this case the disk LED 18 blinking slowly red with a 4 second cycle 1 When the disk 15 stopped disconnect the canister 2 Replace the disk in the canister 3 Put the canister back sliding it to the bottom of the frame The LED on the canister should first blink rapidly red with a 3 second cycle while the disk is being mounted Then it should blink green XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B SAS HDX EXTERNAL RAID ARRAY The SAS HDX is a 2RU external disk storage containing up to 24 hot swappable SAS disks with a minimum of 5 disks External storage can be used with or without internal storage It is connected to the EVS server via a dedicated SAS cable on the rear panel of the server provided that the X ESAS connection module has been placed inside the server Necessary equipment e XS with SAS HDX connector on the rear panel e Multicam version 10 03 or later e SAS HDX external disk storage LEDS on External Array For each disk a blue LED and a red LED are present Disk LEDs Blue Led
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62. new field is calculated by a weighted average of the 2 neighboring lines This process solves the problem of parity violation and vertical jitter but the drawback is a reduction of the vertical resolution on the interpolated fields that appear unfocused Another by side effect is the alternation of original fields perfectly focused and interpolated fields unfocused resulting in a pumping video signal 4 LINE INTERPOLATOR The 4 line interpolator uses a more sophisticated calculation based on the 4 neighboring lines By using suitable coefficients for the weight of each line in the resulting calculation we apply this interpolation to all fields The final result is a permanently slightly unfocused picture The advantage is a stable output signal with no jitter and no pumping but the vertical bandwidth is even more reduced The interpolator is of course always disabled at 100 playback speed because there is no parity violation EVS use the same techniques with the Super Slow Motion disk recorder working with all models of Super Motion cameras 150 180 Hz The only difference 23 Issue 10 03 B 24 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 between the processing of Super Motion and normal scan 50 60 Hz signals is that the interpolator is always disabled at 33 playback speed because the Super Motion signal does not cause parity violation at this particula
63. odec SLOT 3 CAM B CAM A 1 PGM3 1 PGMA 1 Lower Codec SLOT 2 CAM D CAM C 1 V 4 53 Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference 10 03 B EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 3 3 XS AUDIO CODEC BOARD The XS AUDIO CODEC board is the audio interface between the COHX boards and the HCTX board VIDEO CODEC and AUDIO CODEC boards are tied to the HCTX board with one Bus connector on the front side Different audio configurations are available with the AUDIO CODEC board See section 2 6 Audio configurations on page 33 for details ANALOG AES EBU 299 01 102103 LED INFORMATION AND CONNECTOR LD 1 3 Internal EVS information only LD4 transfer activity to from the HCTX board 04 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B 3 4 RAID CONTROLLER BOARDS 34 1 BOARD The HCTX board is actually divided in 4 parts 3 in front 1 in the back e Front left module
64. pi 17 LO Maximum BAS VAISS scr 17 1 7 7 AVID DNxHD and APPLE ProRes 422 18 NTO CUI CTO aE T EA AE 18 Video Bitrate Compatibility with Avid and Apple 5 18 Choices of Bitrates when using Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes 422 with EVS XS servers 19 KRS CIT M 22 KES MEDd 23 2 1 cum 23 ANS MES a uut rad no COND RE cp Mere 23 2 bei ad dri aas D E ceto eee 25 24 OSTEARIBNELE uS Raid TS 25 211 evene 25 XS 5U 444 Config Shown with Optional AES on BNC Connector 25 XS 5U 444 Config Shown with Optional AES on Multi pin Connector 26 XS 50 222 Config Shown with Optional AES on BNC Connector 26 XS 50 222 Config Shown with Optional AES on Multi pin Connector 27 2 1 2 Ingest Configuration XS 50 44
65. ps The SDTI loop is closed only when the Multicam software is started It is therefore recommended to use XHub when using Non Relay connectors to avoid network interruptions Note If an XS SAS must be connected to other 2 or XS servers with SCSI disks these servers must run at least Multicam version 10 01 67 271 CONNECTION DIAGRAM WITHOUT EVS HUB Location 1 4 Channel XS 2 REC 2 PLAY d E 5422 6 Channel XT 2 4 Channel XT 2 RS422 2 REC 4 PLAY APEU EPLAY PALM SDTI 240 1485 Mbps 6 Channel XT 2 5 REC 1 PLAY XF 2 amp ASt ore 2 Location 2 6 Channel XT 2 1 SuperMetion REC 1 REC 72 PLAY 4 Channel AS 2 PLAY 36 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B 2 7 2 CONNECTION DIAGRAM WITH EVS XHuB 2 XNET HUB Location 1 4 XS 5422 6 Channel XT 2 4 Channel XT 2 15422 2 4 PLAY 2 REC 2 PLAY j P SDTI 540 1485 Mpps 6 Channel XT 2 REC 1 PLAY _ i XHubl2 amp XStor Location 2 6 Channel XT 2 4 Channel XS 1 SuperMotion Rec 2 REC 2 PLAY 1 Rec 2 PLAY 37 Issue 10 03 B 2 7 3 38 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version
66. r speed Whatever the choice the resulting picture is thus always a compromise between stability and resolution With EVS systems the operator always has got the choice between any of the 3 above described techniques no interpolation 2 line interpolation or 4 line interpolation Even if the operator chooses to use the interpolation this process will be automatically disabled when not necessary 100 playback for 50 60 Hz signal 33 and 100 playback for 150 180 Hz signal Note All professional VTRs use line interpolation in PlayVar mode to avoid vertical jitters Default value is interpolator off for all configurations except SuperLSM configuration in which 4 line interpolator mode is enabled XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B 2 Cabling 21 XS REAR PANEL The following drawings show the various possible configurations of an XS server Note An XS SAS rear panel will differ in the SAS HDX connector on the upper right corner www evs tv CAUTION This apparatus must be earthed MADE IN E U Do not block ventilation slots To prevent electric shocks SPECIFICATIONS do not remove the back panel Turn power off before 9 115 240V 10 connecting peripheral equipment or circuit boards 8 4 e F 47 60Hz email support evs tv T 10 50 C 2 1 1 OPEN CONFIGURATION XS 5U
67. ream as it creates file formats compliant with external systems Archive gt i 4 gt xS GigE 5 Video Feeds Apple Final Cut Pro XT 55 0 09 gt Gigabit Ethernet XTAccess is directly connected to the XS servers through the Gigabit network via an FIP client It runs on an XP workstation and is mainly controlled by the external systems no user interface via XML files or other processes The Gigabit connection fulfills the following functions in relation with the 5 servers e Backup of clips from an XS server e Restore of clips to an XS server e Transfer of clips between servers The sections below briefly present the backup and restore of clips through the Gigabit connection Please refer to the XTAccess user manual for full information about the possible workflows with third party systems 41 Issue 10 03 B 2 8 2 42 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 BACKUP OF CLIPS The following schema shows how the backup of clips is performed with the Gigabit connection and XTAccess Archive GigE Video Feeds Apple Final Cut Pro wrapping Gigabit Ethernet Workflow 1 An external system for example IP Director sends an XML file to XTAccess to request the backup of a given clip created on an XS server 2 XTAccess processes the XML file
68. ser manuals for allocation 2 2 1 RELAY gt INPUTS ON THE XS SERVER GPI INPUTS 1 2 3 4 29 Issue 10 03 B 2 2 2 2 2 3 30 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 RELAY gt TTL INPUTS ON THE XS SERVER GPI INPUTS 5 6 7 8 OOOODOOOOOOOOOO G 9 000 Q2 6569 9 9 0090905 c The relay must be connected between the ground and the corresponding TTL input on the DB25 TTL gt TTL INPUTS ON THE XS SERVER GPI INPUT 5 6 7 8 TTL 1 52 TEES TTL4 Common Ground s Z IN GPI 6 N GPI 7 N GPI 8 C 3020509 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Each TTL input on the 0825 is directly connected to the pin of the TTL connector on the device triggering the GPI The ground must be common between the DB25 connector of the XS and the external device XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B 2 3 2 4 2 4 1 OUT SETTINGS The user can define the functions types and settings associated to the outs in IP Director settings GPI and Auxiliary Track tab ten 0 17 BOQOD DOOOOO de 0 3 f J MTPC GPIO CONNECTOR 15 10 02 GPIO CONNECTOR SUB D 25 PINS MALE 1 Relay Out 4 14 Relay Out 4 2 Relay
69. signal Vertical Sync to generate the composite output signal TV mode The ENVS jumper can be used to enable or not the presence of the VGA VS signal Vertical Sync in the composite output signal TV mode If the TV mode is used these jumpers must be set up according to EVS recommendations which depend software version and CPU board model revision With MTPC board A2 A4 set up the jumpers as follows e HPOL On VPOL Off ENVS On REMOTE RESET jumpers are available to designate the remote s Reser from which the RESET command can be sent This command resets the whole system PC and video hardware Important This jumper should be removed if the device connected to the RS422 port is NOT an EVS controller Maximum voltage on pin 5 of an RS422 port of the XS server should not exceed 5 Volt when the corresponding jumper is engaged Applying a higher voltage on pin 5 when the corresponding jumper is engaged will result in permanent electronic damage to the board 69 Issue 10 03 B 70 Notes XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 Issue 10 03 B Regional Contacts AMERICA NORTH amp LATIN EVS Americas EVS Canada ASIA amp PACIFIC EVS Australia EVS China EVS Hong Kong EVS I
70. t SA March 2010 EXTERNAL RAID ARRAY FOR XS SERVERS Two types of external RAID array can be used according to the model of internal disks which equip the XS server e XT HDX array for SCSI disks e SAS HDX for SAS disks XT HDX EXTERNAL RAID ARRAY The XT HDX 15 an external disk storage containing up to 15 SCSI disks It 15 connected to the XS server via a dedicated SCSI cable on the backplane of the server Necessary equipment e XS with XT HDX connector on the back plane and MT5D LNK board e external disk storage Important An XS server cannot work simultaneously with an internal RAID array MT5D and an external RAID array XT HDX When an XS server is equipped with the XT HDX external disk storage the MT5D internal RAID is replaced by the MT5D LNK board This replacement has to be done by EVS staff Installation and operation 1 Both the XS server and the XT HDX need to be switched off 2 The XT HDX expansion chassis must be located immediately above the chassis of the XS server 3 Connect the XT HDX to the server only with the external SCSI cable provided by EVS see schema and picture 4 Disks in the XT HDX rack are hot swappable However a disk can only be extracted from the rack when it has been stopped by the software application disk led blinking slowly red with a 4 second cycle XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA M
71. ternal storage only 6 or 12 x 300GB SAS disks e external storage only up to 4 arrays with 24 x 300 GB SAS disks with or without spare disks e both internal and external storage XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 Recording Capacity in hours for 5 disks 4 1 RAID configuration 50Hz 4 1 30Mbps 40Mbps 50Mbps 100Mbps 120Mbps 125Mbps Disks Extarray RAIDS 5pares 4audios 4audios 4audios Saudios Saudios 8 audios 5 10 11 15 gt 5585 1 B bl Bh 13 Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference 10 03 B EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 Recording Capacity in hours for 6 disk 5 1 RAID configuration 50Hz 5 1 30Mbps 40Mbps 50Mbps 100Mbps 120Mbps 185Mbps Disks Ext array RAIDS 5 5 4audios 4audios 4audios Saudios 8 8 audios 1 1 0 94 73 60 29 24 16 7 1 1 1 94 73 60 29 24 16 12 1 2 0 190 146 120 49 33 13 1 2 1 190 146 120 59 49 33 18 1 3 0 285 220 181 89 74 50 19 1 3 1 285 220 181 89 74 50 24 1 4 0 380 293 242 119 67 26 2 4 2 380 293 242 119 99 67 30 2 5 0 470 367 302 148 124 84 32 2 5 2 476 367 302 148 124 84 36 2 0 afl 440 363 178 148 101 38 2 2 571 440 363 178 148 101 42 2 7 0 567 31
72. ters must be well aligned 1 Press the unlock button 2 Pinch slightly the lock lever and pull out the canister 66 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B 3 9 3 5 1 MTPC BOARD INTRODUCTION The function of the PC board is mainly the control of the Video hardware and to interface the peripheral equipment i e remote controller with the Video hardware One type of board can be used e Revision A2 A4 with COMMEL 5870 motherboard In standard configuration the PC hardware is composed by e One mounting PC board with serial ports LTC reader and generator is controlled by the motherboard e IDE System Hard disk the IDE disk drive is used for storing the EVS software and the DOS operating system Neither audio nor video data is saved on this disk The capacity of this drive may vary depending on market availability but the system partition is always set to 1GB The remaining capacity of this drive is not used e 64 128MB SDRAM modified The SDRAM used has been modified to suit the system requirements Please contact EVS support for RAMs upgrade Do not use standard PC RAM modules 67 Issue 10 03 B 3 5 2 2 4 BOARD 68 4 3V3 LED A HD MULTIVIEWER XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference EVS Broadcast
73. xHD 185 220 8 01 8 bit DNxHD 185x 10 bit 10 bit DNxHD 220x ProRes 120 145 8 bit 10 bit XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA March 2010 10 03 B Encoding File Header ProRes 185 220 8 0 or 10 bit 10 bit DVCPro HD 8 bit 8 bit M JPEG 8 bit 8 bit MPEG 8 bit 8 bit 1 7 4 RECORDING CAPACITY FOR XS SERVERS SCSI DISKS The following tables show the record capacity in hours for 1 record channel i e 1 video 2 stereo audio tracks in SD 1 video 4 stereo audio tracks in HD with arrays of 73GB 146GB or 300GB disks compared with the different video bitrates amp codecs These tables are valid with the Operational Disk Size parameter set to 100 The different drive arrangements are 1 x 73 GB drives total 292 GB usable 1 x 146 GB drives total 584 GB usable 1 x 300 GB drives total 1200 GB usable 2 x 300 GB drives total 2400 GB usable e External module 12 3 x 300 GB drives total 3600 GB usable Compression Bitrate 5x73GB 5x146GB 5x300GB 10x300GB 15x300GB Ec 36h36 75h45 151h30 227h15 e Internal External module 4 Internal External module 4 Internal External module 4 8 Internal External module MJPEG IMX 40Mbps 14154 28135 59111 11811222 177133 MJPEG IMX ux 11h27 23h15 48h08 96h16 144h24 IDVCPro50 06 50 11h27 23h15 48h08 96h16 144h24 MPEG 100Mbps 5h3

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