Version 0.2, February 2016 The material contained in this manual consists of information that is the property of Evertz Microsystems and is intended solely for the use of purchasers of the 7890MG series product. Evertz Microsystems expressly prohibits the use of this manual for any purpose other than the operation of the 7890MG series product.
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WARNING Changes or Modifications not expressly approved by Evertz Microsystems Ltd. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Use of unshielded plugs or cables may cause radiation interference. Properly shielded interface cables...
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW........................... 1 1.1. 7890MG-8-10GE2 ........................ 2 GETTING STARTED ........................3 2.1. REAR PLATE DESCRIPTION ..................... 3 2.2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..................... 5 2.3. CONFIGURING BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS ..............6 2.4.
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7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE 5.1. SYSTEM ..........................27 5.2. INPUT ..........................28 5.3. OUTPUT ..........................30 5.4. TRUNK PORT ........................32 5.5. IP STREAM ........................34 5.6. TRUNK PERFORMANCE ....................36 5.7. SFP MONITOR ........................37 5.8.
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Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE OVERVIEW The 7890MG-10GE2 is part of the Evertz family of IP Gateway products, which utilize GE and 10GE networks for video and data transport. The proliferation of carrier-grade IP networks and their associated capacity, flexibility and cost make them an attractive solution for modern video and data transport networks.
Video Interface Ports • The 7890MG-8-10GE2 provides up to 10x bi-directional Access Interfaces • Up to 8 access ports can be used to interface with existing Evertz ATP products. • Auto-Sensing of ASI/SDI/HD-SDI Input/Output Ports • Ports 9 and 10 support 10GE fiber, 1GE Fiber, and 1GE copper allowing transport of a wide...
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE GETTING STARTED 2.1. REAR PLATE DESCRIPTION Figure 2-1: 7890MG 1RU Rear Plate Figure 2-2: 7890MG 3RU Rear Plate Page - 3 GETTING STARTED Revision 0.2...
HARDWARE INSTALLATION To successfully install the 7890MG, you will require the following: 1. Unused IP address on the network (for the 1RU MG Product). 2. Evertz serial cable (for firmware upgrades without VistaLINK) 3. VistaLINK PRO Server and Client or VLPro-Configuration ®...
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE 2.3. CONFIGURING BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS To make changes to the IP address select Network Setup. Set the IP address to the desired subnet as well as set the Gateway. Make the same changes for the IP address and Gateway of Trunk Port B as required.
PRO finds the card and confirms its configuration. ® Please consult your network administrator if you continue to have problems connecting the card with VistaLINK PRO, alternatively contact Evertz Microsystems Ltd. or your authorized reseller for technical ® support. Page - 7 GETTING STARTED Revision 0.2...
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE 3.5. ETHERNET ELECTRICAL INTERFACE: Connector: RJ-45 (on SFP Module) Standard: IEEE 802.3ab (1000BaseTX) Cable Requirements: 1000BaseTX: UTP category 5 cable up to 328ft/100m (4 pairs) 3.6. TRUNK INTERFACE: Number: 2 SFP cages Connector Type: RJ-45 or LC/UPC, two simplex or one duplex per SFP/SFP+...
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE VISTALINK PRO INTERFACE ® 4.1. SYSTEM TAB Figure 4-1: VistaLINK PRO - System Tab ® Misc System Reset: Pressing this control will allow the user to reboot the MG module. Follow onscreen prompts to engage rebooting process.
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE 4.2. INPUT TAB Figure 4-2: VistaLINK PRO - Input Tab ® Port Select Each SFP Port contains a TX and RX port. Since the Input TAB is engaged the user will be addressing the RX Port only on that SFP.
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7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE ASI Bandwidth Limit: This control is used when ASI or ANY is selected and ASI is present at the input RX port of the SFP. This control allows the user to set the bandwidth limit for ASI video. Any video exceeding this cap will be clipped, to ensure the trunk ports do not go over bandwidth.
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE 4.3. OUTPUT TAB Figure 4-3: VistaLINK PRO - Output Tab ® Port Select Each SFP Port contains a TX and RX port. Since the Output TAB is engaged the user will be addressing the TX Port only on that SFP.
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7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE Hitless Enable: Enables hitless switching (for video only) – Turns the hitless video function on or off. If on, the user can select the amount of buffering required below Hitless Latency Primary: Sets additional latency on Trunk A if required.
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE 4.4. TRUNK PORT TAB Figure 4-4: VistaLINK PRO - Trunk Port Tab ® Ethernet Control: Trunk A/B IP Address: Physical Port IP address setting for Trunk A (Primary) and Trunk B (Secondary). Netmask: Netmask setting of Physical Trunk IP Ports Gateway: Gateway setting of Physical Trunk IP Ports Page - 16...
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7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE Source UDP: Source UDP Port Setting of Physical Trunk IP Ports Bandwidth High Threshold: Set a max bandwidth warning through the Trunk IP Port in Mbps (default: 10000) – if this value is exceeded, an alarm will be issued through SNMP Bandwidth Low Threshold: Sets a minimum bandwidth warning through the Trunk IP Port in Mbps (default: 0) –...
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE 4.5. IP STREAM TAB Figure 4-5: VistaLINK PRO - IP Stream Tab ® Port Select: Click to select which Access Port is selected. There are 10 ports. For each of the 10 ports there is an input stream and output stream.
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7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE NOTE: There can be a maximum of two simultaneous input streams to be sent to the output Port being selected. These input streams can appear on Trunk A and Trunk B simultaneously.
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE 4.6. TRUNK PERFORMANCE TAB Figure 4-6: VistaLINK PRO - Trunk Performance Tab ® Trunk Select: Allows the user to view link received errored seconds for Trunk A or B. Received errored seconds are presented in the past 15 minute, current 15 minute and current 24 hour interval categories.
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE Total Status Clear: Clears the Trunk error counters for their respective categories. Time Elapsed: Counter to show the time elapsed. Received Error Seconds: Counter to show the number of errored seconds that occurred within its respective category.
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE Rx Power Alarm Threshold: Sets the minimum received optical power before an SNMP alarm fault is sent. This control only works with Fiber based SFPs Rx Optical Power: Receive optical power if a Fiber SFP module is used. Tx Wave Length: Transmitted wavelength of the Fiber SFP module.
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE Video ASI Input CC Error: Triggers when Continuity Count Errors on ASI Video. Video ASI Input Sync Error: Triggers when Sync Error on ASI Video. Video Input Type Mismatch: Triggers when the video input does not match ‘Video Pass Type’ under the ‘Input’...
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7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE Traps Video Output Loss: Triggers when video was present and is now Lost. When no video is present, this indicator will be red. Video Output Error: Triggers when the video output has errors. Video Output Standard Change: Triggers when the video output standard has changed.
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE 4.10. SFP FAULT TAB Figure 4-10: VistaLINK PRO - SFP Fault Tab ® Port Select: Brings up the SFP Fault SNMP Error Traps for each SFP/SFP+ Port. The check boxes on the left will enable or disable these faults from being sent to the SNMP Fault Trap log.
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE 4.11. TRUNK FAULT TAB Figure 4-11: VistaLINK PRO - Trunk Fault Tab ® Trunk Select: Brings up the Trunk Fault SNMP Error Traps for Trunk A and Trunk B. The check boxes on the left will enable or disable these faults from being sent to the SNMP Fault Trap log.
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE WEBEASY INTERFACE ® 5.1. SYSTEM Figure 5-1: WebEasy - System Page ® Misc System Reset: Pressing this control will allow the user to reboot the MG module. Follow onscreen prompts to engage rebooting process.
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE 5.2. INPUT Figure 5-2: WebEasy - Input Page ® Port Select Each SFP Port contains a TX and RX port. Since the Input TAB is engaged the user will be addressing the RX Port only on that SFP.
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7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE ASI Bandwidth Limit: This control is used when ASI or ANY is selected and ASI is present at the input RX port of the SFP. This control allows the user to set the bandwidth limit for ASI video. Any video exceeding this cap will be clipped, to ensure the trunk ports do not go over bandwidth.
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE 5.3. OUTPUT Figure 5-3: WebEasy - Output Page ® Port Select Each SFP Port contains a TX and RX port. Since the Output TAB is engaged the user will be addressing the TX Port only on that SFP.
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7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE Hitless Latency Primary: Sets additional latency on Trunk A if required. Hitless Latency Secondary: Sets additional latency on Trunk B if required. Output Port Reset: Resets video output Port SFP. Status Output Link In Use: Shows which link the output signal is sourcing its input from.
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE 5.4. TRUNK PORT Figure 5-4: WebEasy – Trunk Port Page ® Ethernet Control: Trunk A/B Mode Select: Allows the user to select the negotiated data rate of the Trunk Port. 1G or 10G. After changing this setting, we recommend a card reboot IP Address: Physical Port IP address setting for Trunk A (Primary) and Trunk B (Secondary).
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7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE Gateway: Gateway setting of Physical Trunk IP Ports Source UDP: Source UDP Port Setting of Physical Trunk IP Ports. Bandwidth High Threshold: Set a max bandwidth warning through the Trunk IP Port in Mbps (default: 10000) –...
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE 5.5. IP STREAM Figure 5-5: WebEasy – IP Stream Page ® Port Select: Click to select which Access Port is selected. There are 10 ports. For each of the 10 ports there is an input stream and output stream.
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7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE NOTE: There can be a maximum of two simultaneous input streams to be sent to the output Port being selected. These input streams can appear on Trunk A and Trunk B simultaneously.
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE 5.6. TRUNK PERFORMANCE Figure 5-6: WebEasy – Trunk Performance Page ® Trunk Select: Allows the user to view Trunk received errored seconds for Trunk A or B. Received errored seconds are presented in the past 15 minute, current 15 minute and current 24 hour interval categories.
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE 5.7. SFP MONITOR Figure 5-7: WebEasy – SFP Monitor Page ® Port Select: The 7890MG-10GE possesses 12 SFP module sockets. 10 for the access and 2 for the trunk. The user can monitor SFP status for all SFP modules from this convenient view. SFP Status Presence: Displays whether or not a supported SFP is present in the slot.
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE 5.8. NOTIFY Figure 5-8: WebEasy – Notify Page ® Port Select: Brings up the Input Fault SNMP Error Traps for each Access Port. The check boxes on the left will enable or disable these faults from being sent to the SNMP Fault Trap log. Page - 38 WEBEASY Revision 0.2...
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7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE Trap Video Input Loss: Triggers when video was previously present, and has now ceased to be. If there is no video present, this will be red. Video Input Error: Triggers when there is an video error detected on the input. Video Input Standard Change: Triggers when the video Input Standard has changed.
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7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE Video Output Hitless Not Ready: Triggers when hitless switching is not currently available on the selected port. Not having both Trunks plugged in for example could cause this fault. Trunk A Stream Loss: Triggers when the IP stream for this port is lost on Trunk A.
6.1. UPDATING VLPRO SERVER JAR FILE Products from Evertz are constantly evolving and new features are often added. It is therefore important to update the JAR files in use to provide access to all the latest features or enhancements. It will also be necessary to add JAR files for new products.
7890MG Series Universal Media over IP Gateway for 10 x ASI/SD/HD/3G/GE A window will appear, as shown in Figure 6-2. Navigate to the location of the new JAR file and double click to select the file. The window will automatically close and the update will be applied in the background.
7890MG card. If it is not upgrade the firmware using the latest .jar files which can be found on the Evertz website. Select Browse and locate the .jar file on the computer. Then select Upgrade, when the upgrade is complete the 7890MG will Reboot to apply the firmware upgrades.
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