Summary of Contents for Axon Synapse HCS100
- Page 1 HCS100-120 Solid state drive based HD, SD SDI JPEG200 compressed clip store/player with optional bug inserter Installation, Operation and Upgrade manual Committed.
- Page 2 TECHNICAL MANUAL HCS100 HCS120 Hercules 28 NL-5126 RK Gilze The Netherlands Phone: +31 161 850 450 Fax: +31 161 850 499 E-mail: Info@axon.tv Web: www.axon.tv...
- Page 3 ● NEVER operate this product in an explosive atmosphere. Warranty: Axon warrants their products according to the warranty policy as described in the general terms. That means that Axon Digital Design BV can only warrant the products as long as the serial numbers are not removed.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Local Control Panel Remote Control Capabilities Unpacking and Placement Unpacking Placing the card (Re)placing Solid State Disk Axon approved disks A Quick Start When powering-up Changing settings and parameters Front Panel Control Example of changing parameters using front panel control... - Page 5 #LogoA2-Fade-In #LogoA2-Fade-Out IP_Conf0 mIP0 mNM0 mGW0 NetwPrefix0 Status Menu Introduction sInp1 sInp2 Buffer-Size Clip-Size Output1-Pos Output1-Clipname Output2-Pos Output2-Clipname Lock-Det Disk1_Status Disk1_Model Disk1_Serial Disk1_Size Disk1_AvgRead Disk1_AvgWrite Disk2_Status Disk2_Model Disk2_Serial Disk2_Size Disk2_AvgRead Disk2_AvgWrite CPU_Env_Temp CPU_Core_Temp FPGA_Env_Temp FPGA_Core_Temp FPGA_Fan IP_Addr0 MAC0 Events Menu Introduction What is the Goal of an event? Events...
- Page 6 Uploading files using Windows XP Reprogramming HCSxxx modules Before you start Functionality explanation Choosing .spf files Requirements Using Cortex help files Precautions Backup your settings At your own risk Setting up card Testing GNU Public License version 2 Contacting Axon costumer support...
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Page 7: Introduction To Synapse
MORE SYNAPSE FRAMES Although not required to use Cortex with a Synapse frame, you are strongly advised to use a remote personal computer or laptop PC with Axon Cortex installed, as this increases the ease of use and understanding of the modules. -
Page 8: Unpacking And Placement
Unpacking and Placement Unpacking The Axon Synapse card must be unpacked in an anti-static environment. Care must be taken NOT to touch components on the card – always handle the card carefully by the edges. The card must be stored and shipped in anti-static packaging. Ensuring that these precautions are followed will prevent premature failure from components mounted on the board. -
Page 9: Axon Approved Disks
Intel SSD S3700 100 GB SSDSC2BA100G301 (1,5h delay); Axon art. Nr: MIC0000000001 Intel SSD S3700 200 GB SSDSC2BA200G301 (3h delay) ; Axon art. Nr: MIC0000000002 Intel SSD S3700 400 GB SSDSC2BA400G301 (6h delay) ; Axon art. Nr: MIC0000000003 http://ark.intel.com/nl/search?q=s3700... -
Page 10: A Quick Start
Changing settings The front panel controls or the Axon Cortex can be used to change and parameters settings. An overview of the settings can be found in chapter 5, 6 and 7 of this manual. -
Page 11: Example Of Changing Parameters Using Front Panel Control
Example of With the display as shown below changing parameters using front panel control RRC18 [Select Card] >S01=SFS10 Pressing the ► selects the SFS10 in frame slot 01. The display changes to indicate that the SFS10 has been selected. In this example the Settings menu item is indicated. -
Page 12: Axon Cortex Software
Axon Cortex Axon Cortex can be used to change the settings of Synapse modules from a PC, either locally or remotely. The software enables Software communication based on TCP/IP between the Setup PC and Synapse frames/modules. Each Synapse frame is addressed through its rack controller’s unique IP address, giving access to each module, its menus and adjustment items. -
Page 13: The Hcs Card
The HCS Card Introduction The HCS100 is a clip store and player unit for SDI uncompressed baseband video. It can store and delay SD and HD SDI video. It can store and play up to 6 hours of SDI material depending on the size of disks, bitrates and ANC data. -
Page 14: Block Schematic
Block schematic HCS100-HCS120 BUG INSERTER LINE SYNC HCS120 ONLY VIDEO FORMATTING JPEG2000 ENCODING/DECODING ANC HANDLING 4x PCIe LINUX OS SYSTEM ON CHIP POWER PC ΜC TDM MUX/DE-MUX 32CH OUT 32CH IN QUAD SPEED RACK REFERENCE MULTIPLEXING CONTROLLER INPUTS 2x eSATA AUDIO BUS INTERNAL SYNAPSE BUS 2x eSATA... -
Page 15: Settings Menu
Settings Menu Introduction The settings menu displays the current state of each HCS setting and allows you to change or adjust it. Settings can be changed using the front panel of the Synapse frame (SFR18 or SFR08) or with Cortex. Also the Synapse or Cortex control panels can be used. -
Page 16: Input_Loss
Disk-Status: showing overall SSD status (tested mean the disk is tested Axon approved, untested means the disk is not tested and thus not approved by Axon), SSD model, SSD serial number, SSD size (in GB), Average reading bitrate and average writing bitrate. -
Page 17: Output1-Clip
Disk-Status: showing overall SSD status (tested mean the disk is tested Axon approved, untested means the disk is not tested and thus not approved by Axon), SSD model, SSD serial number, SSD size (in GB), Average reading bitrate and average writing bitrate. -
Page 18: Record-Clip
Record-Clip With this setting you start recording the selected clip. This will always overwrite the recording which are currently done under this clip number. When the chosen clip number is protected (with setting #Clip- Protect of the corresponding clip number) it will automatically go back to Off and not overwrite the currently stored recording. -
Page 19: Logoa1_Act
LOGO-INSERTER LogoA1_Act With this active preset it is possible to select presets of logo A1 for the processed output (8 preset available). These presets will have an instant (HCS120 only) effect on the output. If the menu item is preceded by ‘#LogoA1-’, it is possible to add this setting to a preset. -
Page 20: Logoa1-Fade-In
#LogoA1-Fade-In This item sets the fade-in time of logo A1 in frames, ranging from 0 to 200 frames. 0 frames is default. (HCS120 only) #LogoA1-Fade-Out This item sets the fade-out time of logo A1 in frames, ranging from 0 to 200 frames. -
Page 21: Logoa2-Height
#LogoA2-Height This menu item indicates the height of the image currently in use by logo A2. This is a read only item. (HCS120 only) #LogoA2-Fade-In This item sets the fade-in time of logo A2 in frames, ranging from 0 to 200 frames. -
Page 22: Status Menu
Status Menu Introduction The status menu indicates the current status of each item listed below. sInp1 This status item indicates the presence and format of a valid signal in input 1. This is displayed as: 1080P60 1080p50 1080i60 ... -
Page 23: Output2-Clipname
Axon. OK - Untested: The disk is OK but it’s a model which is not tested by Axon and therefore unapproved. Slow: The disk is getting slow and should be replaced Unstable: The disks SMART values indicate that this disk is unstable and should be replaced MTBF Reached: The disk’s MTBF (the manufacturer’s given Main... -
Page 24: Disk2_Status
Axon. OK - Untested: The disk is OK but it’s a model which is not tested by Axon and therefore unapproved. Slow: The disk is getting slow and should be replaced Unstable: The disks SMART values indicate that this disk is unstable and should be replaced MTBF Reached: The disk’s MTBF (the manufacturer’s given Main... -
Page 25: Mac0
MAC0 This item displays the MAC address of the card. This item displays the current Netmask of the card. This item displays the current Standard Gateway of the card. -
Page 26: Events Menu
Events Menu Introduction An event is a special message that is generated on the card asynchronously. This means that it is not the response to a request to the card, but a spontaneous message. What is the Goal of The goal of events is to inform the environment about a changing condition an event? on the card. -
Page 27: Defining Tags
Defining Tags The tags defined for the card are: Event Menu Item Description Announcements 0 or NA 0 or NA Announcement of report and control values The Priority The priority is a user-defined value. The higher the priority of the alarm, the higher this value. -
Page 28: Led Indication
LED Indication Introduction LEDS are located on the front of the card next to the card grip as shown in the picture below. The LEDS give an indication of the status of the HCS100. Error LED The error LED indicates an error if the internal logic of the card is not configured correctly or has a hardware failure. -
Page 29: Connector Panels
9 Connector Panels The HCS100 and 120 can be used with the BHX27 backpanel. The following table displays the pinout of these backpanels in combination with the card. BHX27 SD INPUT 1 SD INPUT 2 SD OUTPUT 1 SD OUTPUT 2 (RELAY BYPASS) Not used GIGABIT ETHERNET Not used... -
Page 30: Uploading Logos Using Cortex
Appendix 1 Uploading logos using cortex Introduction The most common and easy way to upload logo or fonts is to use Cortex, which contains a GUI view to upload logos and fonts. Cortex is downloadable on our website free of charge. NOTE For uploading logo’s the bottom Ethernet connection must be used! Uploading files... - Page 31 The Upload will start. Now you only need to set the Active-Preset. You can use the Edit-Preset to change the position, fade and animation playback.
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Page 32: Uploading Logos Using Webdav Or Ftp
Appendix 2 Uploading logos using WebDav or FTP. Introduction The most common and easy way to upload logo or fonts is to use Cortex, which contains a GUI view to upload logos and fonts. If you are not using Cortex, you can still upload logos and fonts. To upload logo and/or font files to the HCS without using Cortex, attach the card using its Ethernet port to a computer that support WebDAV (Web Folders). - Page 33 The wizard now asks for the network address. Fill in ‘http://’ followed by the IP address of the H-SLI card (see IP0 status item in the menu), followed by ':80/' in order to access the card via WebDav. Fill in ‘ftp://’ followed by the IP address of the card will access the card via FTP.
- Page 34 The wizard now asks for a name. Type a useful name for your own use, such as HCS News Channel. Click ‘Next’, and Click ‘Finish’ on the following screen:...
- Page 35 A new Explorer window will appear that shows the contents of the WebDAV Web Folder or FTP folder on the HCS card. Looking as follows: Double-click on the 'dav' folder`in case you accessed it via WebDav. You can now use the most common file operations such as Delete, Move, Copy to upload logos and fonts as you are used to in a Windows XP environment.
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Page 36: Reprogramming Hcsxxx Modules
This revision number can be found in the menu of the card via the control panel on the frames (select card, select ‘about’, check HW number) or via Cortex (Axon’s control software) (select frame, select card, select ‘Identity’, check ‘hardware rev’). -
Page 37: Precautions
During the upgrade process, the card will stop functioning for a period of time. Make sure the card you are going to upgrade is currently not being used by anyone in your company. Note Use cortex version 1.09.01 or later. This software can be downloaded from our website. www.axon.tv... -
Page 38: Setting Up Card
Setting up card To be able to program the card direct we need to perform two steps. One is setting up of the IP address of the card and second will be making the board recognized as stand alone entity. To set-up the IP address of the card goto the system view within the Cortex program. - Page 39 Upload firmware You can start upgrading the card. To do this, click ‘Card’ in the top menu and select ‘Upload Firmware’ from the dropdown box as displayed below. A new window will open, showing you the firmware upload functions. At first you must select which .spf file you want to load. You do this in the buttom dialog as shown below.
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Page 40: Testing
When you selected the .spf file, check the card(s) in which you want to load this .spf file. You can load multiple cards with the same .spf file at the same time. When the selected .spf file can not be loaded in the card you try to check an error message will appear in the bottom right box. -
Page 41: Gnu Public License Version 2
GNU Public License is included below. Under this license you are eligible to receive a copy of the source code of this software including any changes. Axon Digital Design shall provide the source code on request either through physical distribution or electronic communication. For physical distribution you may be charged a fee that covers distribution costs. - Page 42 Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer to distribute corresponding source code. (This alternative is allowed only for noncommercial distribution and only if you received the program in objects code or executable form with such an offer, in accord with Subsection b above.) The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modifi cations to it.
- Page 43 NO WARRANTY 11. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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Page 44: Contacting Axon Costumer Support
You can contact our customer support here: E-mail: support@axon.tv Internet: www.axon.tv Head office: Axon Digital Design B.V. Lange Wagenstraat 55 5126 BB Gilze The Netherlands Phone: +31 161 850 450 Fax: +31 161 850 499 E-mail: info@axon.tv...
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