Properties - Barco Hydra Compact User Manual

2.1 Properties

iS is a complete video, audio and data monitoring system. It typically consists out of one or more H
TUDIO
controllers, a visualization system (usually a rear projection Display Wall) and the iS
PACT
the complete system.
Hydra Compact
H C is the hardware part of the iS
YDRA OMPACT
data as well as audio sources (analog, digital or embedded) can be connected to a H
means of its Streaming video cards, SDI video input cards, HD-SDI video input cards, analog video input cards,
RGB input cards and digital or analog audio cards. Thus each H
and up to 112 audio sources (56 stereo pair or 112 mono channels) depending on the configuration and provides
an analog, digital or video output signal or combinations of them to display the sources on a visualization sys-
tem. Furthermore the H
YDRA
via GPIO or software tallies can be used. Closed captions, XDS, wide screen signaling and VITC can be detected
and displayed.
The H C is a computer, whose operating system is stored on the iS
YDRA OMPACT
web server. This enables to simply connect to and operate the H
LAN as the H C
YDRA OMPACT
The H C is optimized for uninterrupted, fault free operation. Therefore a redundant power supply with
YDRA OMPACT
three power modules and two different power inputs is used. In this way failing of one power net or power sup-
ply module will not power down the H
get corrupt. For data storage a flash disk is used. In addition the output of one H
another H C ; in case that a projection module of one H
YDRA OMPACT
plays a combined output of both units.
If the number of displayed sources exceeds the capacity of one H
on a larger area multiple units can be used. The iS
C units commonly as one wall.
OMPACT
The figure below shows a Display Wall consisting in three projection modules each connected to one H
. These H C
PACT YDRA OMPACT
and their output for the Display Wall by means of the iS
input sources are directly connected to the H
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TUDIO
C processes tallies and different kind of VBI. Either hardware tallies, connected
OMPACT
. On the PC simply a standard web browser is required.
C
YDRA OMPACT
units are connected via the LAN to a PC, that enables the control of H
YDRA
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system. Different video signals (analog, SDI or HD-SDI), RGB
C
YDRA OMPACT
C
YDRA OMPACT
. The operating system is burned on CD and by this can not
C
YDRA OMPACT
C
YDRA OMPACT
software enables to easily operate all of these H
TUDIO
GUI, available through the web browser. The various
TUDIO
C units.
OMPACT
software to manage
TUDIO
C
YDRA OMPACT
might monitor up to 40 video sources
– Hydra boot CD, including a
TUDIO
from any PC connected to the same
C can be inserted to
YDRA OMPACT
fails, the other H
YDRA
, or if the sources shall be displayed
YDRA
Setup with 3 H
2. Summary
C
YDRA OM-
module by
C dis-
OMPACT
YDRA
C
YDRA OM-
C units
OMPACT
Figure 2-1
C
YDRA OMPACT
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