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- Page 1 MGW Ace Decoder OG HEVC and H.264 openGear Card Decoder User Manual Version 2.0 Date: October 1, 2020 Doc Rev: <A>...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Copyright Notice Product Safety and Compliance Information Chapter 1: About This Manual General Manual Structure and Use Chapter 2: MGW Ace Decoder OG Overview The Product System Requirements OpenGear chassis overview I/O Specifications MGW Ace Decoder OG Rear Module (DEC-RM1) - Page 3 MGW Ace Decoder OG Chapter 5: Firmware Upgrade Upgrading the Firmware Appendix A: Technical Specifications Appendix B: Technical Support Warranty Index User Manual, Version 2.0...
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Page 4: Copyright Notice
Copyright Notice VITEC, AND ITS AFFILIATES ("COMPANY") FURNISH THIS DOCUMENT "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND THOSE ARISING FROM A COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, A COURSE OF DEALING, OR TRADE USAGE. -
Page 5: Product Safety And Compliance Information
Product Safety and Compliance Information For product safety and compliance information, please consult VITEC Support Portal at www.vitec.com/support/. User Manual, Version 2.0... -
Page 6: Chapter 1: About This Manual
Getting Started Describes how to connect to the decoder for the first time. Ÿ Setup and Operations Describes how to set and configure MGW Ace Decoder OG, obtain an event log and upgrade software and firmware versions. Ÿ Firmware Upgrade Describes how to upgrade MGW Ace Decoder OG firmware. -
Page 7: Chapter 2: Mgw Ace Decoder Og Overview
I/O Specifications The Product MGW Ace Decoder OG is an advanced, HEVC (H.265) and H.264 (AVC) openGear decoder card. It is the preferred Hardware decoder for the MGW Ace HEVC Encoder. The MGW Ace Decoder OG is designed for low latency decoding of high-definition and standard-definition video sources across the enterprise, utilizing minimal bandwidth while preserving broadcast-quality video up to UHD resolution. -
Page 8: System Requirements
The MGW Ace Decoder OG package includes: Ÿ MGW Ace Decoder OG openGear main board Ÿ MGW Ace Decoder OG openGear rear I/O card (Full rear module – x2 slots wide) Ÿ x2 HD-BNC to BNC adaptor cable System Requirements Operating System: Ÿ... - Page 9 MGW Ace Decoder OG The Gigabit Ethernet port 1 of the MGW Ace Decoder OG is connected through the openGear controller card to the rear Ethernet port of the chassis. Management and Streaming are both supported on MGW Ace Decoder OG Ethernet Port 1. By default, this port is configured as DHCP.
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Page 10: I/O Specifications
HDMI2.0 output (up to 4Kp60) Ÿ MGW Ace Decoder OG Ethernet 1 port is available through openGear shared Gigabit Ethernet port Ÿ Genlock reference inputs (1&2) from openGear chassis are connected to MGW Ace Decoder OG Genlock 1 and 2 (frame) - Page 11 MGW Ace Decoder OG LED/ Description Port Status Ÿ Off Ÿ The decoder is off. Power Ÿ Green Ÿ The decoder is up and ready Ÿ Blinking Ÿ The decoder is starting green once per second Ÿ The decoder is being upgraded.
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Page 13: Mgw Ace Decoder Og Front
MGW Ace Decoder OG MGW Ace Decoder OG Front The card front is accessible from the openGear chassis front panel. Connector Label Connector Description Audio Talkback IN Mini Jack Unbalanced Analog Audio input for Audio Talkback. Audio Talkback Mini Jack Unbalanced Analog Audio output for Audio Talkback. - Page 14 MGW Ace Decoder OG LED/ LED Status Description Port - Steady on – channel error - Blinking twice per second – abnormal temperature Ÿ Off Ÿ No Channel Decoding in progress. A full frame splash Decode screen is displayed on the video outputs Ÿ...
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Page 15: Chapter 3: Getting Started
VITEC Finder application may be used to locate VITEC appliances on a LAN network. This application may be downloaded within VITEC Helpdesk. Contact VITEC technical support for more information Ÿ User may access to the MGW Ace Decoder OG web interface by the host name of the equipment, by typing https://<host name>.local. - Page 16 Connect the chassis to a DHCP LAN network. The chassis received an IPv4 address which can be viewed on its front LCD screen. MGW Ace Decoder OG Ethernet Port 1 will also receive an IPv4 IP address. To retrieve this address, download and run the dashboard client application to connect to the openGear chassis: https://www.rossvideo.com/support/software-downloads/dashboard/.
- Page 17 Default Gateway Enter the default gateway address. 5. Set the below parameters that are required for your network and click Apply. To discover MGW Ace Decoder OG through mDNS/Bonjour: The service based on mDNS specification, provides below information: Ÿ Decoder Name (Instance): MGW Ace Decoder OG Ÿ...
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Page 18: Retrieving Or Setting Network Parameters Through A Usb Thumb Drive
Retrieving or Setting Network Parameters through a USB Thumb Drive To Retrieve Your Network Parameters through a USB Thumb Drive (When MGW Ace Decoder OG IP Address is Unknown): Turn openGear chassis OFF or remove the MGW Ace Decoder OG from the chassis. - Page 19 Log in. Save the file (either on a USB thumb drive or any other place of your choice for future reference. In case MGW Ace Decoder OG IP address becomes unknown and needs to be retrieved, this file will be used.
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Page 20: Chapter 4: Setup And Operations
Chapter 4: Setup and Operations In This Chapter Using the MGW Ace Decoder OG Interface Using the MGW Ace Decoder OG Interface MGW Ace Decoder OG Functions The followings are available at all times (regardless which menu item is selected): Ÿ... -
Page 21: Dashboard Frame
MGW Ace Decoder OG Dashboard Frame In the dashboard frame section, you can review the encoder configuration and parameters. The Dashboard section displays the following information: Parameter Display Description Name Channel name defined by the user Ÿ UDP TS Streaming Channel streaming protocol. - Page 22 Displays the stream video resolution Playing Status Displays the status of the channel. Started If the stream is not received and MGW Ace Decoder OG has Stopped been started, "Started" is displayed. A "waiting for stream" Error banner is displayed on the video outputs.
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Page 23: The Dashboard Page
MGW Ace Decoder OG The Dashboard Page The dashboard is the main page displaying the decoder's view and displays network information for both network interfaces as well as an overall stream and traffic summary. Interfaces being activated and/or used appear in green (see figure below):... - Page 24 MGW Ace Decoder OG Section Description decoding). The total latency including capture, encoding, streaming/transport, decoding and display is shown. This latency information is available using enabled MGW encoder. VITC insertion must be set to Video ES. Ÿ End to End Latency information is available using enabled MGW Encoder.
- Page 25 MGW Ace Decoder OG Section Description LED Behaviour Ÿ Grey color: service is disabled / KLV not received Ÿ Orange color: service is enabled but not synched for NTP / Talkback or not locked for Genlock service. Ÿ Green color: service is enabled and service is synched/locked / KLV detected and inserted.
- Page 26 MGW Ace Decoder OG Parameter Description Total Current bitrate of the incoming channel Bitrate (kbps) Round Time Two-way delay between the encoder and decoder (RTT) Trip (ms) Jitter (ms) Network jitter Latency Stream Latency configured on the encoder side. (ms)
- Page 27 MGW Ace Decoder OG SRT Statistics Information When a SRT channel is decoded, click the info button to access statistical SRT information. Parameter Description Total Current bitrate of the incoming channel Bitrate (kbps) Round Two-way delay between the encoder and decoder (RTT)
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Page 28: The Channel Page
MGW Ace Decoder OG The Channel Page In the Channel page, a list of channels can be set and saved. The following channel protocols are supported: Ÿ UDP TS Ÿ RTP TS Ÿ RTP ES (RTSP) Ÿ Zixi Pull Ÿ... - Page 29 MGW Ace Decoder OG To set the channel parameters: From the main menu, select Add a Channel. The Input Channel Configuration page appears. Figure 6-3: The Input Channel Configuration page Set the following channel parameters as required in each section and click Add.
- Page 30 MGW Ace Decoder OG Select the channel line to be decoded within the list and click Select Channel. Figure 6-4: The Network Channel Selection window Channels can be deleted or modified using the bin or settings icon. To set a failover channel: The failover feature allows to switch to a secondary stream in case the primary one is failing.
- Page 31 Timed: after X hour/minutes, the decoder returns to the primary channel To select a service based on a Service Description Table: MGW Ace Decoder OG supports both SPTS and MPTS streams from DVB-ASI or IP. The appliance provides the capability to display and select a stream based on SDT information.
- Page 32 MGW Ace Decoder OG To ping a remote appliance: To ensure a remote appliance is reachable, it is possible to ping it via the section “Ping”. Enter the IP address in the field. Click Ping. Status are : Ÿ Default: Grey Ÿ...
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Page 33: Input Channel Configuration
Input Channel Configuration Adding a SAP Channel MGW Ace Decoder OG allows to manually enter the parameters of a channel. It also supports the Session Announcement Protocol (SAP) which allows to detect announced streams on a network for auto channel configuration. - Page 34 Ÿ Zixi P2P: Point-to-Point streaming directly from a VITEC encoder. When streaming using Zixi Pull mode, the MGW Ace Decoder OG pulls video from one of the server’s inputs. Enter the VITEC Playout Server or Zixi Server IP address and Stream ID / Password for the associated input (do not attempt to create a new output on the server).
- Page 35 Ÿ Set Zixi as the protocol on both MGW Ace Decoder OG (Zixi P2P) and MGW Ace Encoder (Zixi). Ÿ Set the MGW Ace Encoder Target Address by entering MGW Ace Decoder OG card IP address (Zixi is unicast address only).
- Page 36 Ÿ SRT Listener Ÿ SRT Rendezvous When streaming using SRT Caller mode, the MGW Ace Decoder OG pulls video from one of the server’s inputs. Enter the SRT Server IP address and Port the associated input. When streaming directly from the encoder to MGW Ace Decoder OG, use SRT Listener mode and enter the stream port to match the encoder settings.
- Page 37 Ÿ Set SRT Caller mode on MGW Ace Encoder Ÿ Set SRT Listener mode on MGW Ace Decoder OG. Ÿ Set the MGW Ace Encoder Target Address by entering MGW Ace Decoder OG card IP address (SRT is unicast address only).
- Page 38 Ÿ Set the MGW Ace Encoder Target Address by entering the public IP address of the firewall where MGW Ace Decoder OG is hosted. Ÿ Set the MGW Ace Decoder OG Target Address by entering the public IP address of the firewall where MGW Ace Encoder is hosted.
- Page 39 2-D mode is selected. Stream forwarding: MGW Ace Decoder OG allows to forward an incoming UDP TS, Zixi™ (P2P or from a VITEC Playout Server), SRT or Pro-MPEG channel to a UDP TS channel over IP (unicast or multicast).
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Page 40: The Decoder Settings Page
MGW Ace Decoder OG The Decoder Settings Page In the Decoder Settings page, below parameters can be set: Ÿ Video Settings Ÿ Audio Settings Ÿ Decoder Settings Ÿ Ancillary Data Settings Ÿ Talkback setting Figure 6-5: The Decoder Settings Video page To set the Decoder parameters: From the main menu, select Decoder Settings. - Page 41 MGW Ace Decoder OG Parameter Description Output Select the required resolution from the drop-down list. Resolution If the input stream is not using a standard video resolution, the output video (for each resolution is 720p60 by default. channel) SDI1-A/B Enable video outputs when the box is selected.
- Page 42 Stream clock Genlock input clock: Genlock reference input is available from openGear chassis (REF 1 and REF2) or from MGW Ace Decoder OG breakout cable. Do not connect any genlock reference input on the breakout cable if using REF1 or REF2 genlock input.
- Page 43 Error Concealment Ÿ In Time-Synchronized mode, both VITEC encoder and MGW Ace Decoder OG must be synched to a NTP server. Ÿ "Latency Monitoring" must be activated on VITEC encoder channels (Advanced parameter) Ÿ Timecode must be set to Video ES on MGW Ace Decoder OG (Decoder Settings, VBI/ANC menu) In ULL mode, Genlock is not available to ensure fastest possible decoding.
- Page 44 Ÿ Max JPEG file size: 2MB Ÿ Max picture size: 4096x2160 To set Ancillary Data Settings: MGW Ace Decoder OG can extract ancillary data from incoming stream. It supports Closed Captioning (CEA608/708), Timecode (VITC), AFD, and KLV ancillary data from either: Ÿ...
- Page 45 Select the Ancillary data source. Captioning Timecode Select the Ancillary data source. Clock Set inserts MGW Ace Decoder OG system time as Timecode value. Select the Ancillary data source. AFD Value Set the AFD value in case AFD is set to Manual Ancillary data is inserted into Primary SDI outputs.
- Page 46 The Talkback/IFB feature enables two-way audio communication between the MGW Ace Encoder and the MGW Ace Decoder OG. The MGW Ace Encoder initiates the connection. The IP address of the MGW Ace Decoder OG must be entered through the MGW Ace Encoder web interface. The server port must also match.
- Page 47 MGW Ace Decoder OG Parameter Description appliance. Microphone / Set the audio level of the audio Talkback input Audio input Gain Speaker / Set the audio level of the audio Talkback output Audio output Gain User Manual, Version 2.0...
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Page 48: The Live Preview Page
MGW Ace Decoder OG The Live Preview Page In the Live Preview page, you can view the live IP stream within the unit’s management application. Install the plugin as detailed below Select the plugin to be used: EZ TV or VLC Plugin You can preview the forwarded stream by selecting "Preview Forwarded Stream". -
Page 49: The System Page
MGW Ace Decoder OG The System Page In the System page you set the parameters of the following tabs: Ÿ Network Interfaces Ÿ Date and Time Ÿ Security Figure 6-7: The System page To set the system parameters: From the main menu, select System. - Page 50 MGW Ace Decoder OG For easier management of the decoder, Ethernet Port 1 and 2 can be configured in DHCP mode. If DHCP mode is selected, the decoder will obtain the IP address automatically from the DHCP server. Parameter Description...
- Page 51 By default, the discovery service is enabled. The user can disable this feature in the web UI. Ÿ Using Ethernet Port #2 (DHCP), the user may access to the MGW Ace Decoder OG web interface by the host name of the card, by typing name>.local.
- Page 52 MGW Ace Decoder OG To set DNS Click Use static DNS. Complete fields with DNS addresses: Click Apply. It will resolve URL names and allows to use them as well as IP addresses. To set Security: Parameter Description Current Type the current password.
- Page 53 MGW Ace Decoder OG To add a security certificate: You may add a trusted or self-signed security certificate with the Web UI, as follows: Select "Load Certificate". If you wish to use the default security license, select "Restore default". The security certificate file: Ÿ...
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Page 54: The Event Log Page
This feature will be available in future releases of MGW Ace Decoder OG. The Configurations Page MGW Ace Decoder OG allows you to save screen shots of various configurations to be loaded manually or automatically in the future In the Configurations page you can add, delete, Activate and Auto start a channel configuration. - Page 55 On next reboot, the selected configuration will load automatically. Ÿ The configuration saves all MGW Ace Decoder OG parameters and status. If the configuration was saved while in Stop mode, the decoder will return to that state while loading the configuration.
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Page 56: The General Page
MGW Ace Decoder OG The General Page In the General page you can view decoder related parameters and perform firmware upgrades. Figure 6-12: The General page System Information Parameter Description Ethernet 1 MAC Address Displays the Network Interface #1 MAC Address. - Page 57 Ÿ To connect from Ethernet2, ensure you are connected to DHCP router, and retrieve the IP address of MGW Ace Decoder OG using the USB key procedure (or define an IP address to MGW Ace Decoder OG based on its MAC Address).
- Page 58 MGW Ace Decoder OG To load a license file: Click Load Licence to open the dialog box and select the file to load: Click Load. User Manual, Version 2.0...
- Page 59 Uploading time of the upgrade file can take up to few minutes and may vary from one computer to another. It also depends on network speed and the connection's quality between the computer and the MGW Ace Decoder OG. On regular LAN, it takes only few seconds.
- Page 60 Appendix A: Technical Specifications COMPLIANCE Ÿ FCC Part 15, Class A Ÿ Ÿ ICES-003 Ÿ RoHS ENVIRONMENTAL Ÿ Operating Temperatures: 0 ºC to +50 ºC (-4 ºF to 122 ºF) Ÿ Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing) PHYSICAL Ÿ Compatible with OGX and OG3 openGear frames Ÿ...
- Page 61 MGW Ace Decoder OG Audio Decoder Ÿ MPEG-4 AAC-LC (ISO/IEC 14496-3) and ACC-ELD Ÿ Up to 8x stereo channel Ÿ Sample Rate: 48kHz Ÿ Bit Rate: 16-192kbs Network Protocols Ÿ UDP TS Ÿ UDT TS ULL (optional license) Ÿ RTP TS Ÿ...
- Page 62 MGW Ace Decoder OG Ÿ 2048x1080p @ 23.978, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 48, 50, 59.94, 60 Ÿ 1920x1080p @ 60, 59.94, 50, 30, 29.97, 25, 24, 23.976 Ÿ 1920x1080i @ 60, 59.94, 50 Hz Ÿ 1280x720p @ 60, 59.94, 50, 30, 29.97, 25 Ÿ...
- Page 63 Appendix B: Technical Support VITEC provides phone support, and online helpdesk access during standard business hours. Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum customers are eligible to access preferred support tools as described in your extended support agreement. For more information, visit our web site at (https://www.vitec.com/support/.
- Page 64 Warranty Limited Hardware Warranty Terms Subject to the terms and conditions specified below your VITEC product (the "Product") is warranted against defects in material and workmanship (the "Warranty") for a period of 12 (twelve) months following the Delivery Date (the "Warranty Period"). The Warranty provided to you hereunder supersedes any warranty which may be provided to you by the original manufacturer of the Product.
- Page 65 I/O Specifications 5 Initial Connection and Setup 10 Input Channel Configuration 28 Manual Structure and Use 1 MGW Ace Decoder OG Front 8 MGW Ace Decoder OG Overview 1-2 Mouting Instructions 10 OpenGear chassis overview 3 Product Safety and Compliance Information IV Retrieving or Setting Network Parameters through a USB Thumb Drive 13 User Manual, Version 2.0...
- Page 66 MGW Ace Decoder OG Setup and Operations 1, 15 System Requirements 3 Technical Specifications 1, 55 Technical Support 58 The Channel Page 23 The Configurations Page 49 The Dashboard Page 18 The Decoder Settings Page 35 The Event Log Page 49...