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Lynx greenMachine titan Reference Manual

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  • Page 1 LYNX Technik AG may have patents, patent applications, trademarks, copyrights or other intellectual property rights covering the subject matter in this document. Except as expressly written by LYNX Technik AG, the furnishing of this document does not give you any license to patents, trademarks, copyrights or other intellectual property of LYNX Technik AG or any of its affiliates.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Contents Warranty ....................... 4 Regulatory information ..................6 Europe: Declaration of Conformity ....................6 USA: FCC 47 Part 15 ........................6 Product Overview ....................7 Product Description ........................7 Functional Diagram ........................8 Rear Connection Panel .......................
  • Page 3 Hotkeys Subpage ..........................45 SNMP ............................46 GET/SET ..........................46 SNMP Traps ......................... 46 LYNX Remote Control Interface ....................48 Supported Formats ..................... 49 Supported SDI I/O Formats ....................... 49 Supported HDMI Input Formats ....................50 Supported Reference Input Formats ..................51 Connections .......................

  • Page 4: Warranty

    LYNX Technik, with shipping charges prepaid. LYNX Technik shall pay for the return of the product to the customer if the shipment is within the country which the LYNX Technik service center is located.
  • Page 5 Your product‘s appearance may vary from the diagrams contained in this catalog. The greenMachine titan hardware is designed to be used / installed in a horizontal position, either standing on the device feet or mounted in a R FR 6000.

  • Page 6: Regulatory Information

    Europe: Declaration of Conformity LYNX Technik AG Brunnenweg 3 D-64331 Weiterstadt Germany Declare under our sole responsibility that the product TYPE: greenMachine titan To which this declaration relates is in conformity with the following standards: EN 55103-1:2009+A1:2012 Class A EN 61000-3-2:2006 EN 61000-3-3:1995 EN 55103-2:2009 Env.

  • Page 7: Product Overview

    (pre-defined set of functionalities/features) for re- programmable functionality and powerful control software. The current greenMachine titan processes four 3G/HD/SD-SDI video streams or a single 4K/UHD video input. It offers up to 12G processing support (3840 x 2160 @60 Hz) and provides the functionality to convert between single-link 4K video (12G) and quad-link 4K video (2SI;...

  • Page 8: Functional Diagram

    Basic conversion functionality from and to HDMI, SDI and Fiber are available. The greenMachine titan comes with four audio input and output connections that can be configured for either analog or digital audio. Basic conversion functionality from and to analog and digital audio are available without any APPs installed.

  • Page 9: Rear Connection Panel

    ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Rear Connection Panel © 2019 LYNXTechnik Page 9 of 57...

  • Page 10: Control Panel

    ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Control Panel © 2019 LYNXTechnik Page 10 of 57...

  • Page 11: Customizing Your Greenmachine

    ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Customizing your greenMachine The greenMachine titan comes standard with basic routing and audio analog to digital conversion functionalities. All further video and audio processing functionalities are defined by the deployed constellation. Constellation A constellation is an arrangement of different functionalities.

  • Page 12: Deployment

    Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Deployment To give your greenMachine titan the functionality you defined in a constellation, you need to deploy this constellation onto your device(s). You can deploy any pre-defined constellation onto your greenMachine titan even if the constellation was not purchased.

  • Page 13: Greenuniverse

    When you purchase constellations, they are available for the entire greenUniverse. Purchasing a constellation from LYNX means you have purchased one instance of the constellation that can be used on any of your greenMachines at a given time. If you need to use several instances of the constellation at the same time, you will need to purchase additional constellations.

  • Page 14: Control Panel Description

    ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Control Panel Description The front control panel allows the complete configuration of the module in addition to detailed monitoring features of the input and output signals. The following chapters will outline the control panel functions. I/O Monitoring The nine push buttons located on the left hand side of the control panel used with the local display provide everything that is required for detailed input and/or output signal...

  • Page 15: Detailed Signal Information

    ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Pressing the Signals button a third time will show the left hand side of a signal flow overview of the module including the status indication of the video and reference inputs and outputs. Pressing the Signals button a fourth time will pan to the right hand side of this flow diagram.
  • Page 16 ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 The detected input standard of the selected input will be shown at the top of the display. The bottom of the display will list which internal video processor the signal is assigned to (none, Video Proc 1 and/or 2 and/or 3 and/or 4).

  • Page 17: Processing Configuration

    The three buttons to the left of the display access the three processing configuration menus in the panel. Together with the rotary push encoder and the back button, these three configuration menus are all that is required to configure the processing of the greenMachine titan. Configuration Controls Processing Configuration Menus The processing configuration parameters are generally grouped to the Video Proc and the Audio Bus menus according to their respective processing function.
  • Page 18 ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Inside the processing categories, the parameters are ordered according to their respective APP. Therefore, you will find in the first two levels of the configuration a direct mapping of the deployed constellation.Below picture shows the second menu (the functions) contained in the Video Convert processing category of the Video Proc 1 Menu.
  • Page 19 ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 indicates which page is currently selected. To change pages, simply continue turning the rotary encoder beyond the last icon (next page) or the first icon (previous page). There are two different shapes for the menu items. The square boxes are menus containing at least one additional menu level.

  • Page 20: System Settings

    ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 System Settings The System menu contains all setting and monitoring possibilities that are not directly related to the processing. Deploying Constellations with the local Control Panel The front control panel allows the complete configuration of the module including the deployment of new constellations.

  • Page 21: Ip Settings

    Choose between Static IP settings or DHCP. If the greenMachine is installed in a network environment where the IP addresses are allocated automatically (DHCP) the greenMachine titan can be set to DHCP mode. The default value is DHCP. Set IP Address This menu allows the reading (in DHCP mode) and setting of the IP address if the IP Mode is set to Static.

  • Page 22: Panel Configuration

    ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Set Network Mask This menu allows the adjustment of the IP Network Mask if the IP Mode is set to Static. This works in the same way as the setting of the IP Address. NOTE: When in DHCP mode the greenMachine will wait approximately 30 seconds for a DHCP capable server to get allocation of an IP address.

  • Page 23: F-Key Assign

    ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 F-Key Assign This menu provides the possibility to assign stored specific functions to the three F-Keys on the far right of the control panel (Image 6). Image 6: Function Keys Once a function has been assigned to an F-Key, pressing this function button will activate this function.

  • Page 24: Health Parameters

    There is also a hard reset available between the two HDMI connectors in the back panel. Pressing this with a pin will trigger both resets, resetting all parameters of your greenMachine titan. Only the Network Settings parameter will stay unchanged. Health Parameters This menu provides health monitoring parameters for the greenMachine.

  • Page 25: Ip Remote Control

    The greenMachine can be used as a stand-alone module but at the same time it can be fully controlled by the greenGUI Windows and Mac desktop application. In addition, the greenMachine titan can be remote controlled and/or monitored via SNMP or the LYNX IP remote control protocol through the NOVA controller function.

  • Page 26: Getting Started

    Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Getting Started To connect the greenMachine titan to the greenGUI, make sure that the module and the computer running the greenGUI control software are in the same IP range (see IP Settings for more details).

  • Page 27: Greengui Layout

    ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 greenGUI Layout The rest of the GUI is divided into three categories: at the top of your screen you will find the main Pages (item 2) with Control, Universe, Configure, Info, Constellation and GUI Settings.

  • Page 28: Control Page

    ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Control Page The Control Page contains elements which allow you to manipulate the processing parameters of the greenMachine. The Control Page is further divided into 4 Subpages: System, Main, Events, Nova, Advanced and Preview Page. System Subpage If you select the System Subpage of the Control Page you will access the system information of the greenMachine.
  • Page 29 ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Main Subpage Selecting the Main Subpage of the Control Page will show the processing flexGUI of the greenMachine (picture below). Considering the possible complexity of the greenMachine, we have decided to graphically represent the modules internal signal processing and indicate the signal flow.
  • Page 30 Rename. For an introduction video of the flexGUI, please visit the LYNX Technik website at http://www.lynx-technik.com/en/products/appolo-control/. You will find all the monitoring information available on the local panel of the greenMachine also in the Main Subpage in the small monitoring windows respectively right and left of the inputs and outputs.
  • Page 31 ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Events Subpage Every module can be configured for the events the user wishes to log. This is to prevent the log being filled with unnecessary clutter. There will be circumstances where for example an input video signal will routinely go missing as the input sources are frequently changed –...

  • Page 32: Nova Subpage

    LYNX greenGUI shall be exposed. Individual such designs can then be loaded and displayed from various workstations and mobile tablet computers.

  • Page 33: Advanced Subpage

    Advanced subpage in form of a parameter list. This way of controlling the greenMachine should be used by advanced users only. Those parameter names will also be used in the LYNX Remote protocol. Preview Subpage Here all modifications in the selected processing channel can be monitored in a larger preview window.

  • Page 34: Universe Page

    ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Universe Page The greenMachine can be used as a stand-alone module or it can be fully controlled by the greenGUI Windows and Mac desktop application. When part of a Universe, each greenMachine can also be configured locally. The greenUniverse encompasses everything.
  • Page 35 ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 red. This red color warns you that on deployment, the outputs of this greenMachine will be watermarked, and/or that a license needs to be released or purchased. Deployment confirmation of a Constellation Presets A Preset is a snapshot of all the parameters available on a greenMachine.

  • Page 36: Configure Page

    ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Configure Page The Configure Page gives you access to all general configuration parameters of your greenMachine and enables you to update your module. Update Subpage The Update Subpage provides the possibility to mirror our complete database of programming files onto your local PC and keeping it up-to-date by synchronizing it via Internet.

  • Page 37: Settings Subpage

    ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Settings Subpage The Settings Subpage gives you access to general configuration parameters and information. You will be able to check and change your network settings, your panel settings as well as GPI settings. Furthermore, you can change your SNMP settings on this page.

  • Page 38: Info Page

    ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Info Page The Info Page enables access to different types of general information about the selected greenMachine. The available Subpages are Device Log, GUI Log, Audio Pinning and Diagrams. Device Log Subpage On this page you can access the last 9 log files of the selected greenMachine.

  • Page 39: Audio Pinning Subpage

    ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Audio Pinning Subpage On this page you can see in detail the audio pinning information for the external audio inputs and outputs. Diagrams Subpage This page shows the rear connection panel information of the greenMachine. ©...

  • Page 40: Constellation Page - Constellation Licensing

    When an additional constellation license is required it must be purchased from the local LYNX representative. The license will be sent via e-mail as an attached .lxl file and can be stored in a folder of your choice on the greenMachine control-network computer running greenGUI.
  • Page 41 ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 A window will pop up where you can select available license files (filename.lxl). Select the required license file (filename.lxl) and “open” it. Note: The serial number of the connected greenMachine must match with the serial number in the license file ©...

  • Page 42: Locking

    ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Locking There are two types of locking in the greenGUI License Lock This form of locking is performed in the Constellation Map subpage. When the lock is on, it takes the machine out of license sharing, meaning it will not give up a license even if it is not...

  • Page 43: Gui Settings Page

    ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 GUI Settings Page Network Subpage If the computer, where the greenGUI is running, has the possibility to connect to several Networks, the Network Subpage will enable you to select in which of these Networks the greenMachines are located.

  • Page 44: Local Db Subpage

    DB Connect and Connection Subpage In the DB Connect and Connection Subpages you can check the state of your connection to the LYNX Server as well as define a proxy for this connection. © 2019 LYNXTechnik Page 44 of 57...

  • Page 45: Pref(Erences Subpage)

    In the Pref(erences) Subpage you can choose to Store the Arrangements of the pages (Default). The Software Subpage leads you to connect to the LYNX Technik greenGUI download page on the website to get the newest version of the Software: http://www.lynx-technik.com/support/download-area/greengui-software/...

  • Page 46: Snmp

    Nova Controller Function The MIB files (SNMP interface description) are available for download from: http://www.lynx-technik.com/en/support/download-area/greengui/. You will find detailed information about the SNMP support in greenMachine in the corresponding Quick Reference Guide available for download in our Knowledge Base at: https://support.lynx-technik.com/.
  • Page 47 ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 The SNMP trap will be generated and sent from the greenMachine to the host that has been specified in the Server’s SNMP target host (item 2). You can enter a list of multiple IP addresses, separated by a colon ‘:’.

  • Page 48: Lynx Remote Control Interface

    Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 LYNX Remote Control Interface The LYNX Remote Control Interface is a technical alternative to the SNMP Remote Control Interface discussed in the previous section. The LYNX Remote Control Interface is available on port 2306 (TCP and UDP) and provides access to all readable and writeable parameters of the attached system.

  • Page 49: Supported Formats

    ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Supported Formats Supported SDI I/O Formats The module has two multi-format serial digital inputs with automatic input detection. The module will detect the following input standards and configure the input stage automatically for operation in the connected format. The supported SDI output standards are identical to the input standards.

  • Page 50: Supported Hdmi Input Formats

    ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Supported HDMI Input Formats The module has an HDMI input with automatic input detection. The module will detect the following input standards and configure the input stage automatically for operation in the connected format.

  • Page 51: Supported Reference Input Formats

    ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Supported Reference Input Formats The module has a very flexible input reference stage which facilitates the use of either SDTV analog bi-phase sync (i.e. black burst) or HDTV analog tri-level sync. The reference input is “cross lock” compatible so an SDTV reference can be used to frequency lock HDTV signals (and vice versa).

  • Page 52: Connections

    BNC video connectors. Video HDMI The greenMachine titan uses type A connectors with flange for its HDMI 1.4b video input and output. The greenMachine titan uses a standard RJ45 connection for LAN connectivity. The RJ45 connection is used to provide TCP/IP network control connectivity into a control system.

  • Page 53: Audio

    Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Audio The greenMachine titan has a female Sub-D 25 connector for external audio interfacing. It has four input connections and four output connections. The connections can be configured for digital or analog audio.

  • Page 54: Analog - Digital Configuration

    No GPI functions are implemented yet. Will be added in future versions. Power Supply Connectors DC1 and DC2 (PSU) The greenMachine titan is equipped with two power supply connectors (DC1 and DC2) for primary and secondary power supply. Loop connecting two greenMachines is to be avoided.

  • Page 55: Timing

    Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Timing The greenMachine titan will automatically add processing compensation delay for the video and audio to be aligned at the output. In addition to this, when the Timing function (depending on licensed constellation) is activated, up to 30 frames of manual delay can be added to each video processing output (15 frames for Level B Dual Link) as well as AES based audio delay (up to 1.3s).

  • Page 56: Specifications

    ® greenMachine titan Reference Manual - Rev 2.0 Specifications SDI Input 3x SDI video on 75 Ohm BNC connector SMPTE, 292M, 424M, 259M with automatic video format and standard detection Electrical Return Loss: >15dB from 5MHz to 1.5GHz, >10dB from 1.5GHz to 3GHz Automatic cable EQ (Belden 1694A cable) 420m @ 270Mbit/s, 240m @ 1.5Gbit/s, 150m @ 2.97Gbit/s...

  • Page 57: Technical Support

    Technical support is also available from our website: http://support.lynx-technik.com/ Please do not return products to LYNX without an RMA. Please contact your authorized dealer or reseller for more details. More detailed product information and product updates may be available on our web site: www.lynx-technik.com...

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