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EVS GXG400 Installation & Configuration Manual

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INSTALLATION &
CONFIGURATION
MANUAL
GXG400 – GXG410
3GB/S, HD AND SD UP/DOWN/CROSS
CONVERTER AND SYNCHRONIZER
WITH OPTIONAL AUDIO SHUFFLER

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  • Page 1 INSTALLATION & CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 3GB/S, HD AND SD UP/DOWN/CROSS CONVERTER AND SYNCHRONIZER WITH OPTIONAL AUDIO SHUFFLER...
  • Page 2 (for manuals on hardware products) or on the EVS website on the following page: http://www.evs.com/contacts. User Manuals on EVS Website The latest version of Media Infrastructure manuals are available at: https://mi-sftp.evs.com/ The user manuals for other EVS products can be found at the EVS download center, on the following webpage: https://www.evs.com/en/download-area.
  • Page 3 ● NEVER operate this product in an explosive atmosphere. Warranty: EVS warrants their products according to the warranty policy as described in the general terms. That means that EVS Broadcast Equipment SA can only warrant the products as long as the serial numbers are not removed.
  • Page 4 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 Index Index   Introduction to Synapse     An Introduction to Synapse Local Control Panel   Remote Control Capabilities   Unpacking and Placement   Unpacking   Placing the card   A Quick Start  ...
  • Page 5 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA OP47-SDP-Emb_A     SD_AR-Det NoWSS/VI_prstA   Input_Loss_A   Up_CtrlA     Up_Prst_actA UP_Prst_editA   #Up_ArcA   #Up_H-scaleA     #Up_V-scaleA #Up_H-EnhA   #Up_V-EnhA   #Up_ColorConvA     Dn_CtrlA   Dn_Prst_actA Dn_Prst_editA   #Dn_ArcA     #Dn_H-scaleA  ...
  • Page 6 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410   Audio_Prst_EditA #Silence-TimeA     #Silence-LevelA #Emb1_GrpSel   #Emb1_Ch01/04     #Emb1_Ch13/16 #Emb1_Gain01 ~ #Emb1_Gain16   #Emb1_Delay01 ~ #Emb1_Delay16     #Emb1_Phase01/16 Audio-PhaseA   IP_Conf0     mIP0 mNM0     mGW0 NetwPrefix0  ...
  • Page 7 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA IP_Addr0     MAC0       Events Menu     Introduction What is the Goal of an event?   Events     Announcements   Input_A Input_B   Ref-Status     Active_Out_A   What information is available in an event? The Message String  ...

  • Page 8: Introduction To Synapse

    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 EVS Cortex installed, as this increases the ease of use and understanding of the modules.

  • Page 9: Unpacking And Placement

    EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 2 Unpacking and Placement Unpacking The EVS 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.

  • Page 10: Quick Start

    INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 3 A Quick Start When powering- On powering up the Synapse frame, the card set will use basic data and default initialisation settings. All LED’s will light during this process. After initialisation, several LED’s will remain lit – the exact number and configuration is dependent upon the number of inputs connected and the status of the inputs.
  • Page 11 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Example of With the display as shown below changing parameters using front RRC18 [Select Card] panel control >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 EVS Cortex has access to data contained within the Synapse module and displays it on a GUI. The software has an intuitive structure following that of the module that it is controlling. For operation of EVS Cortex, please refer to the Cortex help files. Slot Module...
  • Page 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 4 The GX400/GXG410 Card Introduction The GXG400/410 is a high end up/down/cross converter. Based on EVS's Motion Optimized Quality De-interlacer (MOQD), and extensively computer optimized scaling and filter algorithms the new 400 series of up/down/cross converters ensure the absolute best quality video conversion from any standard to any standard within the same framerate.
  • Page 14 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 16 free individual programmable preset banks with settings for:  Down conversion, Up conversion and Cross conversion  Transparent pass through (with ARC function)  Simultaneous VI, WSS and AFD (S2016) insertion ...
  • Page 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Block schematic GXG400 – GXG410 [QUAD SPEED AUIO BUS] CHANNEL A FRAME SYNC, LEFT WSS-VI-S2016 MOQD 2s 3Gb/s EMBED DUAL CHANNEL SFP VANC FORMAT DUAL CHANNEL SFP UP/DOWN/CROSS OFFSET DELAY, 16 CH SCALER INSERT - ARC - BYPASS - COLOR CORR.

  • Page 16: Settings Menu

    INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 5 Settings Menu Introduction The settings menu displays the current state of each GXG4x0 setting and allows you to change or adjust it. Settings can be changed using the front panel of the Synapse frame (SFR18, SFR08 or SFR04) or with Cortex.
  • Page 17 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA CVBS CVBS1-In-Format With these settings you select the analog input format of the ~ CVBS4-In- corresponding CVBS input. Possible formats are: Format PAL-BGHID (default) ■ PAL-N ■ NTSC-M ■ PAL-M ■ NTSC-4.43 ■ NTSC-J ■ PAL-60 ■...
  • Page 18 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 #Out-FrmtA With Out-Frmt you can set what the output should be of channel A as well as channel B. Possible settings are: 2160p50, 2160p60  1080i60 (default), 1080i50  1080p50, 1080p60  1080p30, 1080p25 ...
  • Page 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA #V-delayA V-Delay setting allows adjustment of the vertical phase of the output signal with respect to the selected reference input. The V-Delay setting gives a delay in addition to the reference timing. For example: if the V-Delay is set to 10 TV HD lines, the output signal will be delayed by reference timing + 10 TV HD lines.
  • Page 20 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 ■ H_only: a less steep filter with no aliasing Y and soft for C for less ringing effects: ■ V_only: vertical filters will be active which “soften” the image and prevents “ring”-effects in down converted content.
  • Page 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA #VANC_TransA Enables or disables the transfer from input to output of selected Vertical Ancillary (VANC) lines. When the input format is the same as the output format, the card is able to carry up to 6 lines containing packets inserted in the Luminance Channel of the Vertical Ancillary space to the output.
  • Page 22 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 PatternSpeed Sets the speed of the test-pattern (see settings Inp_SelA and Inp_SelB) animation between 0 (still) and 15 (fast). Default 1. WST-InsertA Disables or Enables WST insertion in SD formats With this setting you select which input source of channel A will be S2031-OP47-DecA decoded.
  • Page 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA NoWSS/VI_prstA With this setting you can set to which preset the card should jump channel A, when no WSS or VI information is found. Can be any preset between 1 and 16 or Hold (holds current active preset). By default it is set to Hold.
  • Page 24 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 #Up_ArcA With this item you set the Aspect Ratio of the output of channel A in up converter mode. Can be Anamorphic, V-Zoom, PBox-4:3, PBox-14:9 or Variable (custom set AR, set by H-scale and V- scale settings).
  • Page 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA DOWN-CONV Dn_CtrlA With this item you select how the presets for Channel A are controlled in down converter mode: Manually (manual), via GPI-triggers (GPI, GPI-A, GPI-B or GPI-C) or via changes of the HD Aspect Ratio (S2016).
  • Page 26 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 #Dn_H-scaleA The horizontal scaling of the TV picture of channel A in down converter mode is set using #Dn_H-scaleA. #Dn_H-scaleA can be set within the range of 50% to 200% of the input signal (only used when #Dn_ArcA is set to variable).
  • Page 27 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Cr_Prst_editA Here you can select which of the 16 selectable presets you want to edit for Channel A in cross converter mode. Changing this will not change the active preset, unless the currently active preset is the same you are going to edit.
  • Page 28 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 #Cr_H-EnhA With this item you can set the horizontal picture enhancement of channel A in cross converter mode between 0 and 100%. Default is0%. #Cr_V-EnhA With this item you can set the vertical picture enhancement of channel A in cross converter mode between 0 and 100%.
  • Page 29 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA #Tr_V-scaleA Sets the vertical scaling of the TV picture of channel A in Transparent mode. Can be set within the range of 50% to 200% of the input signal (only used when #Up_ArcA is set to variable). Default value is 100%.
  • Page 30 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 ATC_Emb_SelA ATC_Emb_Sel: ATC destination embed selection. Previously, timecode was transcoded into VITC. Now the user can select whether to transcode to VITC or LTC. Ins_CtrlA With this item you select how the inserter presets for Channel A are...
  • Page 31 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA #VI-DataA With the #WSS-InsertA setting set to extended, you can select WSS extended values with this setting, which you want to be inserted in Channel A. possible are all VI settings between 4:3_0 and 4:3_7 and the settings between 16:9_0 and 16:9_7. Default is 4:3_0.
  • Page 32 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 G-BlackA G-BlackA controls the Green-Black of channel A. The control range is between –128bits and 127 bits in steps of 1 bit default setting is 0 bit. B-BlackA B-BlackA controls the Blue-Black of channel A. The control range is between –128bits and 127 bits in steps of 1 bit...
  • Page 33 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA With this setting you can turn on or off the audio embedder groups #Emb1_GrpSel individually. An embedder group can be turned off (muted) by setting the corresponding group to ‘_’. Can be set to one of the following values (default is 1234):...
  • Page 34 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 Adjusts the gain for the corresponding audio channel between -60 and #Emb1_Gain01 ~ 12dB. Everything below -999 dB means the audio will be muted. #Emb1_Gain16 Default is 0dB (GXG410 only) Note: This setting is only available at the GXG410, which has an audio shuffler option.
  • Page 35 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA NETWORK IP_Conf0 With this setting you can let the card obtain an IP address automatically via DHCP, or appoint a manual set IP address. By default this setting is set to Manual. mIP0 When IP_Conf0 is set to manual, you can type in the preferred IP address here.

  • Page 36: Status Menu

    INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 6 Status Menu Introduction The status menu indicates the current status of each item listed below. SFP STATUS These status item display the name of the vendor of the SFP input/output SFP1-Vendor module A.
  • Page 37 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Indicates the current wave length of the corresponding output port on the Port1/2- SFP output module A between 0nm and 2000nm. When there is a non Wavelength fiber SFP or RX module installed, this value will be 0.
  • Page 38 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 HDMI1-Vid-Std ~ These indicate the output format of each corresponding HDMI output. HDMI2-Vid-Std Possible output formats are: 1080p60, 1080p50 ■ 1080i60, 1080i50 ■ 1080p30, 1080p25, 1080p24 ■ 720p60, 720p50, 720p30, 720p25, 720p24 ■...
  • Page 39 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA sInpA_VI Displays the detected VI value found in processing channel A. This is displayed as follows:  4:3_0  4:3_1  4:3_2  4:3_3  4:3_4  4:3_5  4:3_6  4:3_7  16:9_0  16:9_1 ...
  • Page 40 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 sInpA_WSS-Extd This item displays the detected extended WSS value of processing channel A. This is displayed as follows:  4:3_0  4:3_1  4:3_2  4:3_3  4:3_4  4:3_5  4:3_6 ...
  • Page 41 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA sInpA_ATC This item indicates the presence of VITC in processing channelA. Can  RP188 LTC  RP188 VITC#1  RP188 VITC#2  RP196 LTC  RP196 VITC  RP215  S2031-WST-DetA This item indicates the presence of S2031 packets which hold WST information in processing channel A.
  • Page 42 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 FunctionA Displays the current mode/function of processing channel A. Can be:   Down  Cross  Trans   TestPattern Ref-Format Displays whether there is a correct reference and what the connected reference format is: Can be.
  • Page 43 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA EmbStat_A Displays the status of the individual audio channels of the embedder output. Displayed as for instance SC_PPPPPPPPPPPPP, when channel 1 is Silence, channel 2 is Clipped, channel 3 is NA (not available) and channel 4 to 16 are Present...
  • Page 44 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 MAC0 This item displays the MAC address of the card. This item displays the current IP address of the card. This item displays the current Netmask of the card. This item displays the current Standard Gateway of the card.
  • Page 45 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 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...
  • Page 46 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 The Message String The message string is defined in the card and is therefore fixed. It may be used in controlling software like Synapse Set-up to show the event. The Tag The tag is also defined in the card. The tag has a fixed meaning. When controlling or monitoring software should make decisions based on events, it is easier to use the tag instead of interpreting a string.

  • Page 47: Led Indication

    EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 8 LED Indication Error LED The error LED indicates an error if the internal logic of the card is not configured correctly or has a hardware failure. Input_x LED This LED indicated the presence of a valid SDI video signal on input x.

  • Page 48: Block Schematic

    INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 9 Block Schematic GXG400 – GXG410 [QUA D SPEED AUIO BUS] CHANNEL A FRAME SYNC, LEFT WSS-VI-S2016 MOQD 2s 3Gb/s EMBED DUAL CHANNEL SFP VANC FORMAT DUAL CHANNEL SFP UP/DOWN/CROSS OFFSET DELAY, 16 CH...

  • Page 49: Connector Panels

    EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 10 Connector Panels The GXG400-GXG410 can be used with the BPH32 or the BHX32. The following table displays the pinout of these backpanels in combination with the card. 3Gb/s, HD, SD SDI INPUT 1 3Gb/s, HD, SD SDI INPUT 2 3Gb/s, HD, SD SDI INPUT 3 3Gb/s, HD, SD SDI INPUT 4 3Gb/s, HD, SD SDI OUTPUT 1 3Gb/s, HD, SD SDI OUTPUT 2 3Gb/s, HD, SD SDI OUTPUT 3 3Gb/s, HD, SD SDI OUTPUT 4 INPUT/OUTPUT SFP‐1 (DUAL CHANNEL)
  • Page 50 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 Appendix 1 GPI Interface This function isn’t currently not accessible but will be enabled in a software release in the future.
  • Page 51 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 (EVS’s control software) (select frame, select card, select ‘Identity’, check ‘hardware rev’).
  • Page 52 At your own risk 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 https://mi‐sftp.evs.com/.
  • Page 53 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA To be able to program the card direct we need to perform two steps. Setting up card One is setting up of the IP address of the card and second will be making the board recognized as stand alone entity.
  • Page 54 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 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.
  • Page 55 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 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 56 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410 This product contains open‐source software  This product contains open‐source software licensed under the GNU Public License (GPL). A copy of the 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.    EVS Broadcast Equipment 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. This offer is valid up  to three years after date of purchase. Please direct your request to the support department of EVS Broadcast  Equipment.    EVS Broadcast Equipment supports open‐source software by participating in the development of open‐source  projects or submitting improvements to these projects. For more information see ftp://opensource.axon.tv.    GNU Public License version 2   TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION    0. This License applies to any program or other work which contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed under the  terms of this General Public License. The “Program”, below, refers to any such program or work, and a “work based on the Program” means either  the Program or any derivative work under copyright law: that is to say, a work containing the Program or a portion of it, either verbatim or with  modifi cations and/or translated into another language. (Hereinafter, translation is included without limitation in the term “modifi cation”.) Each  licensee is addressed as “you”.    Activities other than copying, distribution and modifi cation are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act of running the  Program is not restricted, and the output from the Program is covered only if its contents constitute a work based on the Program (independent of  having been made by running the Program). Whether that is true depends on what the Program does.    1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program’s source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously  and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty; keep intact all the notices that refer to this ...
  • Page 57 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three years, to give any third party, for a charge no more than your cost of physically  performing source distribution, a complete machine‐readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be distributed under the terms  of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or,  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. For an executable work, complete source code  means all the source code for all modules it contains, plus any associated interface defi nition fi les, plus the scripts used to control compilation and  installation of the executable. However, as a special exception, the source code distributed need not include anything that is normally distributed  (in either source or binary form) with the major components (compiler, kernel, and so on) of the operating system on which the executable runs,  unless that component itself accompanies the executable.    If distribution of executable or object code is made by offering access to copy from a designated place, then offering equivalent access to copy the  source code from the same place counts as distribution of the source code, even though third parties are not compelled to copy the source along  with the object code.    4. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the Program except as expressly provided under this License. Any attempt otherwise to copy,  modify, sublicense or distribute the Program is void, and will automatically terminate your rights under this License. However, parties who have  received copies, or rights, from you under this License will not have their licenses terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance.    5. You are not required to accept this License, since you have not signed it. However, nothing else grants you permission to modify or distribute the  Program or its derivative works. These actions are prohibited by law if you do not accept this License. Therefore, by modifying or distributing the  Program (or any work based on the Program), you indicate your acceptance of this License to do so, and all its terms and conditions for copying,  distributing or modifying the Program or works based on it.    6. Each time you redistribute the Program (or any work based on the Program), the recipient automatically receives a license from the original  licensor to copy, distribute or modify the Program subject to these terms and conditions. You may not impose any further restrictions on the  recipients’ exercise of the rights granted herein. You are not responsible for enforcing compliance by third parties to this License.    7. If, as a consequence of a court judgment or allegation of patent infringement or for any other reason (not limited to patent issues), conditions  are imposed on you (whether by court order, agreement or otherwise) that contradict the conditions of this License, they do not excuse you from  the conditions of this License. If you cannot distribute so as to satisfy simultaneously your obligations under this License and any other pertinent  obligations, then as a consequence you may not distribute the Program at all. For example, if a patent license would not permit royalty‐free  redistribution of the Program by all those who receive copies directly or indirectly through you, then the only way you could satisfy both it and this  License would be to refrain entirely from distribution of the Program. ...
  • Page 58 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL GXG400 – GXG410                 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. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS  WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.    12. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY  WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY  GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT  NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF  THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY    OF SUCH DAMAGES.

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