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- Page 1 PRODIGY.MC Software Guide Version 1.3...
- Page 2 DirectOut GmbH cannot be held responsible for any misleading or incorrect information provided throughout this manual. DirectOut GmbH reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice. DirectOut Technologies® is a registered trademark of the DirectOut GmbH. © DirectOut GmbH, 2019 page 2 of 56...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Advanced - PTP Clock Setting ..............44 Advanced - Network Advanced Settings ............ 45 Advanced - PTP Jitter .................. 46 Logging ....................... 48 Statistic ......................50 Switch ......................51 RAV.IO - Firmware Update ................54 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 3 of 56... - Page 4 This page is left blank intentionally. page 4 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3...
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Page 5: About This Manual
N OT E S are used for important points of clarification or cross references. WAR NI N GS! alert you when an action should always be observed. Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 5 of 56... -
Page 6: Chapter 1: Introduction
CHAPTER 1: Introduction CHAPTER 1: Introduction PRODIGY.MC is a modular audio converter that can be managed via multiple user interfaces: • local touch display on the front panel • browser based control / website • globcon control Further a JSON plug-in (JavaScript Object Notation) is available for management. -
Page 7: Chapter 2: Getting Started
The device will look for a DHCP server in the network to obtain it’s IP address. However the IP address can be changed manually via the touch display - see “SETTINGS - NETWORK” on page 13. Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 7 of 56... - Page 8 CHAPTER 2: Getting started This page is left blank intentionally. page 8 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3...
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Page 9: Chapter 3: Operation Managing Device
PHONES 1 and PHONES 2. Rotate to modify values. Automatic timeout of the control display is about 5 seconds. Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 9 of 56... -
Page 10: Home
Encoder (CONTROL) Phones volume control or to toggle the selection between PHONES 1 and PHONES 2. Rotate to modify values. Automatic timeout of the control display is about 5 seconds. page 10 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3... -
Page 11: Main Menu
• Icons to access the HOME menu and further settings Tap / click to open Home icon HOME Menu Clock Clock Settings Settings Network Settings for the Management Port Info Display of Device Name, FPGA Version, cored version Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 11 of 56... -
Page 12: Settings - Clock
** requires AES4.IO or AES4.SRC.IO installed - the fi rst AES3 port receiving a valid signal will be used as clock source. page 12 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3... -
Page 13: Settings - Network
** the values are entered via the Encoder if DHCP is OFF Enter values: • select fi eld • turn the Encoder to adjust the value • de-select fi eld • tap SAVE to store the changes Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 13 of 56... -
Page 14: Settings - Device Info
(*.pdgs) Archive * Example: prodigy_support_2019-11-19_12-34-33.pdgs * the support archive is generated and downloaded into the downloads folder of your browser. You may send it to support@directout.eu for troubleshooting. page 14 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3... -
Page 15: Level Meter - Input
• un-select fi eld when fi nished • to zero the value press the Encoder Values: Gain: from - 144 dB to + 24 dB Trim: from - 24 dB to + 24 dB Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 15 of 56... -
Page 16: Level Meter - Output
• un-select fi eld when fi nished • to zero the value press the Encoder Values: Gain: from - 144 dB to + 24 dB Trim: from - 24 dB to + 24 dB page 16 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3... -
Page 17: Chapter 4: Firmware Update
The displayed IP Address can be modifi ed by tapping on the numbers in the front display. In Update Mode DHCP is set to ON (see page 13). Click Start Update Choose the downloaded fi le for upload (*.pdgy) Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 17 of 56... - Page 18 The entire update may take a couple of minutes. Once the update is stored into the device a reboot message will appear. The update progress messages are displayed below the upload box (green rectangle). page 18 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3...
- Page 19 CHAPTER 4: Firmware Update Once the reboot message appears you can power cycle the unit. Check the new build version in the SETTINGS DEVICE INFO. Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 19 of 56...
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Page 20: Chapter 5: Rav.io
(hmtl5 / javascript). The size of the window and the zoom level can be varied. The page is organized in tabs, pulldown menus or hyperlinks offer access to the values of a parameter. Some values use an input fi eld (e.g. IP address). page 20 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3... -
Page 21: Connecting Audio Network
Mouse overs are used to display further information (e.g. connection speed of network link). N OT E The web user interface updates itself when changes are applied by other instances (other browsers, external control commands). Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 21 of 56... -
Page 22: Status - Sync
State of module’s audio engine - sending TX state (ON) = ok, sending data (blinking) not all packets can be sent to the network Hyperlinks: • PTP / PTP state (p 5) page 22 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3... - Page 23 Profi le PTP profi le selection (default E2E, default P2P , media E2E, media P2P , customized) Customized profi le Edit opens the tab ‘ADVANCED’ to adjust the custom profi le. Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 23 of 56...
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Page 24: Status - Network
NOT E If NIC 1 and NIC 2 are connected to the same switch, they must be confi gured to different subnets - see “Network Settings” on page 7 . page 24 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3... - Page 25 IP address of gateway DNS server (IPv4) IP address of DNS server Apply Button to confi rm changes. Another popup window will appear to confi rm a reboot of the module. Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 25 of 56...
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Page 26: Status - Device
Restart of the AoIP module. Confi rmation required. Reboot Audio transmission will be interrupted. Language Menu language (english, german). Manufacturer Settings Restore device settings to factory defaults. Reset Confi rmation required. page 26 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3... - Page 27 Restoring the confi guration a dialog prompts for selection of individual settings. This enhances fl exibility at setup changes when a particular adjustment shall be preserved or just a single adjustment shall be restored. Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 27 of 56...
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Page 28: Status - Input Streams
01 to 32 Name of stream gathered from SDP or set manually Name in the stream settings dialog. 01 to 32 Number of audio channels transported by the stream xx ch page 28 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3... - Page 29 In case the main input fails the main stream is stopped (IGMP LEAVE) before the backup stream is being activated. This behaviour ensures that the required network bandwidth does not increase in case of a failure. Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 29 of 56...
- Page 30 In case the main input fails the main stream is stopped (IGMP LEAVE) before the backup stream is being activated. This behaviour ensures that the required network bandwidth does not increase in case of a failure. page 30 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3...
- Page 31 Source-Specifi c Multicast (SSM) support for IGMP v3, v2 and v1 (SSM via protocol only in IGMP v3, SSM via internal fi ltering is applied for IGMP v2 and v1) - see “Source Specifi c Multicast” on page 18. Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 31 of 56...
- Page 32 Example: Samples per frame = 16 (0.333 ms) ➭ Offset ≥ 32 (0.667 ms) It may be helpful to alter the stream discovery protocol if an expected stream can’t be discovered by the device. page 32 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3...
- Page 33 RTSP = Real Time Streaming Protocol SAP = Session Announcement Protocol Session PORT 1 Selection of discovered streams at PORT 1 Session PORT 2 Selection of discovered streams at PORT 2 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 33 of 56...
- Page 34 In case the automatic stream announcement and discovery of RAVENNA streams fails or cannot be used in a given network, the stream‘s SDP fi le can also be obtained via an RTSP URL. page 34 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3...
- Page 35 CHAPTER 5: RAV.IO Discovery SAP SAP is used in Dante environments. Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 35 of 56...
- Page 36 RTP packets of a certain destination IP that are originated by a sender with the specifi ed source IP . NOT E RTP Payload ID must match between sender and receiver. page 36 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3...
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Page 37: Status - Output Streams
OUTPUT STREAMS Click to activate or deactivate all streams. activate all streams deactivate all streams (requires confi rmation) Hyperlinks: • Name (p 20) Mouse over: • LED - indicating stream state Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 37 of 56... - Page 38 ...). The sending of stream data starts once the stream has been enabled. Once the stream is active, the SDP data is displayed and may be copied from the window or downloaded via http://<rav-io>/sdp.html?ID=<stream no.>. page 38 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3...
- Page 39 *** L16 = 16 bit audio / L24 = 24 bit audio / L32 = 32 bit audio / AM824 = standardized according to IEC 61883, allows AES3 transparent transmission (SMPTE ST 2110-31). Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 39 of 56...
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Page 40: Advanced - Overview
• PTP CLOCK SETTINGS - defi nition of adaption algorithms to reduce jitter • NETWORK ADVANCED SETTINGS - defi nition of network and QoS characteristics • PTP JITTER - graphical display of measured PTP jitter page 40 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3... -
Page 41: Advanced - Ptp Settings
PTP profi le ‚customized‘ allows for individual adjustment of the PTP parameters. If profi le is set to ‚media‘ or ‚default‘ the PTP parameters cannot be altered and are displayed only. Factory default setting is PTP Media Profi le E2E. Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 41 of 56... -
Page 42: Advanced - Ptp Profile Customized Settings
No = Two step clock is used Slave only PTP-clock is always slave. Delay mechanism E2E - Offset slave-to-master is determined by End-To- End packets. P2P - Offset master-to-slave and slave-to-master is determined by Peer-To-Peer packets. page 42 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3... -
Page 43: Advanced - Current Ptp Master
Priority setting for master announcement (the smaller the value the higher the priority) GMID ID of current Grandmaster Sync port Selected port for PTP clock IPv4 IP address of Grandmaster Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 43 of 56... -
Page 44: Advanced - Ptp Statistic
Max. number of 1 Gbit/s switches: less than 10 No PTP Switch Adapted PTP-clock algorithm to reduce clock jitter using 100 Mbit/s 100 MB network switches without PTP support. Max. number of 100 Mbit/s switches: 1 page 44 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3... -
Page 45: Advanced - Network Advanced Settings
Source-Specifi c Multicast (SSM) support for IGMP v3, v2 and v1 (SSM via protocol only in IGMP v3, SSM via internal fi ltering is applied for IGMP v2 and v1) - see “Source Specifi c Multicast” on page 18. Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 45 of 56... -
Page 46: Advanced - Ptp Jitter
Advanced - PTP Jitter Graphical display of measured PTP jitter. NOT E An error message next to Jitter measurement is displayed if delay requests are not being answered by Grandmaster. page 46 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3... - Page 47 CHAPTER 5: RAV.IO This page is left blank intentionally. Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 47 of 56...
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Page 48: Logging
fi le name and line and log data page 48 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3... - Page 49 Interrupts automatic scrolling of the list view to allow copying the content to a text fi le via copy & paste. If scrolling is stopped for a longer period of time the display may not list all entries. Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 49 of 56...
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Page 50: Statistic
(RX) and outgoing (TX) network traffi c on both network ports individually. See “Protocol Types” on page 31. page 50 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3... -
Page 51: Switch
To access the module‘s control page it is required to connect the management network to one of the ports that is directly attached to a NIC - see next page. Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 51 of 56... - Page 52 NIC 2 NIC 2 NIC 2 NIC 1 Port 3 Switched RAV.IO RAV.IO RAV.IO Audio & Control via Port 1 and Port 2 Extra ethernet traffi c via Port 3 page 52 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3...
- Page 53 NIC 1 Port 3 Switched RAV.IO RAV.IO RAV.IO Audio & Control via Port 1 and Port 2 Extra ethernet traffi c via Port 3 * see example on the following page. Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 53 of 56...
- Page 54 Switch confi guration Port 1 RAV.IO Audio & Control via Port 1 and Port 3 Extra ethernet traffi c via Port 2 NIC 1 Port 2 NIC 2 Port 3 page 54 of 56 Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3...
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Page 55: Rav.io - Firmware Update
Click ‘Update’ and browse to the update fi le after unzipping fi rst. Example: rav_io_hw_0_13_sw_0_16.update Folllow the instructions displayed. WAR NI N G! It is strongly recommended to backup the device confi guration (Save Preset) before running any update. Prodigy.MC Software Guide - Version 1.3 page 55 of 56... - Page 56 DirectOut GmbH Leipziger Strasse 32 T: +49-3727-5665-100 09648 Mittweida F: +49-3727-5665-101 Germany www.directout.eu...
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