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- Page 1 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 4K (MGU200) / 3Gbps (MGG200), HD, SD SDI Eightfold Multiview Building Block (ACP1 model) Version 1.00 | December 2021...
- Page 3 You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers on the following webpage: https://evs.com/contact/offices. User Manuals on EVS Website The latest version of the user manual, if any, and other user manuals on EVS products can be found at the EVS download center, on the following webpage: https://download-area.evs.com. Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | Disclaimer |...
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Page 4: General Information
NEVER bypass any fuse. NEVER replace any fuse with a value or type other than those specified. NEVER attempt to repair this product. If a problem occurs, contact your local EVS distributor. NEVER expose this product to extremely high or low temperatures. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
4. The MGU200 / MGG200 Card 5. Settings Menu 5.1. Introduction 5.2. System Settings 5.3. Network 6. Use Cases and Advanced User Guide 7. Status Menu 7.1. Introduction 7.2. System Status 7.3. Net Status 8. Events Menu 9. LED Indication Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | Contents |... - Page 6 10. Block Schematic 11. Connector Panels Appendices Appendix 1: Supported Protocols Appendix 2: Timezones GNU Public License ICONOGRAPHY Warning Note iv | December 2021 | Issue 1.00.B...
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Page 7: What's New
In the Installation and Operation Manual the icon has been added on the left margin to highlight information on updated features. No changes in version 1.00 of the MGU200 - MGG200 require an update to the current manual. Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | What's New? |... -
Page 9: Introduction
Synapse is a modular system designed for the broadcast industry. High density, intuitive operation and high-quality processing are key features of this system. Synapse offers a full range of converters and processing modules. Please visit the EVS website at www.evs.com to obtain the latest information on our new products and updates. -
Page 10: Unpacking And Placement
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 11: Quick Start
Move forward through the menu structure. Go back through the menu structure. Move up within a menu, or increase the value of a parameter. Move down through a menu or decrease the value of a parameter. Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | 3. Quick Start |... - Page 12 When editing parameters, pressing ► twice will reset the value to its default setting. How to Change Parameters Using the Front Panel Control With the display as shown below: Pressing 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.
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Page 13: Using Cortex With Synapse
For operation of Cortex, please refer to the Cortex help files. Further information about Front Panel Control and Cortex can be obtained from the ERC, ERS, RRC and RRS operational manuals and the Cortex help files. Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | 3. Quick Start |... -
Page 14: Daisy Chain Mode
3.3. Daisy Chain Mode Daisy chain mode refers to the way several multiviewer cards can be connected to one another, in order to be able to configure a greater number of input streams. Daisy Chain mode is applicable to the MGU, MGG and MNU modules only. How to Connect Cards in Daisy Chain Mode The multiviewer cards have to be connected using the cables provided specifically for this purpose. - Page 15 DIO88 for external AES inputs or DEE28 for Dolby E decoding The output status enables you to check that the bus is connected correctly. For more information, please refer to "System Status" on page 27. Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | 3. Quick Start |...
- Page 16 Output Configuration The following illustration shows a possible configuration where 16 MGU100 or MGU200 cards are daisychained with the SynView loop connectors to create a 128-input 8-output multiviewer on 8 multiviewer heads. 8 | December 2021 | Issue 1.00.B...
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Page 17: The Mgu200 / Mgg200 Card
4. The MGU200 / MGG200 Card Introduction SynView is EVS’s next generation Synapse modular multiviewer. The feature set has been increased tremendously, with double the amount of inputs and up to 8 times the amount of outputs (heads) UHD/4K/60Hz output resolution on display outputs and a 6-fold increase in processing power. - Page 18 Features • 8 inputs to two individual panel outputs or 8 SDI (1080p) outputs (MGU200 only) • 8 inputs to two individual panel outputs or 2 SDI (1080p) outputs • Each input can be displayed on each head with individual scale and position •...
- Page 19 This card has an unconventional way of updating with new or other firmware. For an explanation of how this is done, please refer to the Synapse Module Reprogramming Guide, which can be downloaded from the EVS website. Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | 4. The MGU200 / MGG200 Card |...
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Page 20: Settings Menu
5. Settings Menu 5.1. Introduction The Settings menu displays the current state of each MGG200-MGU200 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 21 Video input from the bus as well as output its signals to the bus (cards in the middle of a multiview chain). Disable will set the card to work on its own (= default setting). Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | 5. Settings Menu |...
- Page 22 Head-Ref-OffsetA This setting is used to define the output timing of the card's SDI output in relation to the reference. Head-Ref-OffsetB Layout-HeadA / With this setting you can choose between 8 different layout presets. These presets are stored on the MGG200-MGU200 card. If more layout presets need to Layout-HeadB be stored, use Cortex.
- Page 23 Displays the input format of the relevant window Timecode Displays timecode in UMD VITC Displays VITC timecode Displays ATC timecode Aspect Ratio Displays incoming aspect ratio data LTC1 Displays LTC on input 1 LTC2 Displays LTC on input 2. Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | 5. Settings Menu |...
- Page 24 #Inp1_Area2 ~ With these settings you can set what text should be in Area 2 of the UMD. Can be set to Disabled (default), Static UMD, Dynamic #Inp8_Area2 UMD, Video Format, Timecode, VITC, ATC and Aspect Ratio. #Inp1_Area3 ~ With these settings you can set what text should be in Area 3 of the UMD.
- Page 25 This sets the graphical style of the first onscreen clock. Available styles are: Analog, digital or combined (analog clock with digital #Clk2_Style clock in its background). Set to Off will turn off the onscreen clock. Default is Off. Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | 5. Settings Menu |...
- Page 26 Combined Analog Digital #Clk_Source ~ This sets the time source of the first onscreen clock. Can be the VITC or the ATC of input 1 to input 8. It can also be set to System, #Clk2_Source in which case the clock will show the card’s internal clock (uptime). The Multi view card also has two LTC inputs, physically available on the Dsub connector on the backplane.
- Page 27 These settings change the color of the Tally on the far left of the inputs 1 to Inp8_Tal_l1 8. Possible colors are Green, Red, Gray or Amber. Default for all inputs is Gray. Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | 5. Settings Menu |...
- Page 28 Inp1_Tal_l2 ~ The SynView Multiviewer cards have four tallies. Two on the left and two on the right. These settings change the color of the second Tally from the left of the Inp8_Tal_l2 inputs 1 to 8. Possible colors are Green, Red, Gray or Amber. Default for all inputs is Gray.
- Page 29 8 lines of Note_Ln8 text. Temperature Setting Description Monitor-Temp This setting will show the temperature in the temperature monitor status. Default the setting is set to Off. Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | 5. Settings Menu |...
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Page 30: Network
5.3. Network Setting Description IP_Conf0 With this setting you can either let the card obtain an IP address automatically via DHCP, or assign an IP address manually. By default this is set to DHCP. mIP0 When IP_Conf0 is set to manual, you can enter the preferred IP address here. By default it is set to 0.0.0.0 mNM0 When IP_Conf0 is set to manual, with this setting you can set a Netmask. - Page 31 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Setting Description Contact_1 ~ This setting is used to select what is associated with the GPIs (general purpose inputs). Can be: Off, Tally_L1, Tally_R2, Tally_L1+R2, Border or UMD. Contact_8 Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | 5. Settings Menu |...
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Page 32: Use Cases And Advanced User Guide
The SynView multiview system has also capabilities for displaying background graphics. Factory default, there will be an EVS background. For the user it is possible to put another picture on the board, which will be used as background. This picture will be scaled to the resolution set on the output. - Page 33 Closed caption decoding is first enabled by selecting Closed Captions: Figure 1. Closed Caption On/Off Then select one of the Closed Caption Channel options (CC1, CC2, TXT1, TXT2) in the dropdown shown below: Figure 2. Closed Captioning Channel Selection Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | 6. Use Cases and Advanced User Guide |...
- Page 34 A closed captions detection status item is now available per physical input: Figure 3. CC Decoding Status CC data is processed and rendered as a transparent overlay on top of the video. Figure 4. Rendered Result 26 | December 2021 | Issue 1.00.B...
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Page 35: Status Menu
This status item indicates the presence and format of a valid signal in inputs 1-8. This is displayed as: • 1080p60 • 720p60 • 1080i60 • 1080p50 • 720p50 • 1080i50 • 1080p30 • 1080p25 • SD625 • 1080p24 • SD525 • Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | 7. Status Menu |... - Page 36 sInp1_Map ~ This indicates the mapping of the 3Gb/s input signal. Can be: sInp8_Map • Level A • Level B-DL • Level B-DS • Level B-DSSC • • sInp1_VI ~ Displays the detected VI value foundin the inputs when they are SD. This is displayed as follows: sInp8_VI •...
- Page 37 It can be Gray (off), Green, Red or Amber. sInp16_Tal_r1 sInp1_Tal_r2 ~ These items display the status of the second tally from the right of the input window. It can be Gray (off), Green, Red or Amber. sInp16_Tal_r2 Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | 7. Status Menu |...
- Page 38 sInp1_Border ~ These items display the status of the input’s window border color. It can be Gray (off), Green, Red or Amber. sInp16_Border sInp1_UMDText ~ These items display the status of the input’s window UMD text. Can be a string with a maximum length of 16 characters. sInp16_UMDText sInp1_UMDText2 ~ These items display the status of the input’s window UMD text.
- Page 39 Indicates the current FPGA core temperature. Can be between 40° and 125°C. Power-Cons This status will show the power consumption of the MV board. The power consumption range will be between 0W and 50W. Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | 7. Status Menu |...
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Page 40: Net Status
7.3. Net Status Item Description Link0 ~ Link1 This item displays whether the ethernet connection is Disconnected, Unknown (not detected) or the 10Mb, 100Mb, 1Gb, 2.5Gb and 10Gb bandwidths. IP_Addr0 ~ This item displays the status of the IP address. It can be manual, DHCP asking (default), DHCP Leased or DHCP Infin. -
Page 41: Events Menu
A slot number of the source of this event. 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. Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | 8. Events Menu |... - Page 42 Tags The tag is also defined in the card. The tag has a fixed meaning. When controlling or monitoring software has to make decisions based on events, it is easier to use the tag instead of interpreting a string. The first implementation is the tag-controlled switch in the GPI16.
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Page 43: Led Indication
This LED lights up after the card has initialized. The LED lights up for 0.5 seconds every time a connection is made to the card. ANC LED This LED indicates the presence of ancillary data (e.g. ATC timecode) Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | 9. LED Indication |... - Page 44 Block Schematic 36 | December 2021 | Issue 1.00.B...
- Page 45 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Connector Panels The MGG200 - MGU200 can be used with the BPH47 connector panel. BPH47 Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | 11. Connector Panels |...
- Page 46 Function Function PIN 1 Metadata RX B PIN 9 GPIO 4 PIN 2 Metadata TX A PIN 10 GPIO 7 PIN 3 GPIO 1 PIN 11 Metadata TX B PIN 4 GPIO 3 PIN 12 TC 2 PIN 5 GPIO 2 PIN 13 GPIO 5 PIN 6...
- Page 47 (end and sync character) Adjusting the brightness: ZBaanv<cr> command identification “brightness set” UMD address in HEX form as selected at the UMD display number (1..n) “+” = lighter, “-“ = darker <cr> carriage return (end and sync character) Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | Appendices |...
- Page 48 Adjusting Display/Tally Color: ZLaaIIcc<cr> command identification “display set” UMD address in HEX form as selected at the UMD display number or tally led –number from left to right 1st Display 2nd Display 1st Tally LED 2nd Tally LED 3rd Tally LED 4th Tally LED Color-Code Black...
- Page 49 Address 1 for display 1, tallies 1 & 2 Address 1 for display 2, tallies 3 & 4 Address 2 for display 3, tallies 5 & 6 Address 2 for display 4, tallies 7 & 8 Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | Appendix 1: Supported Protocols |...
- Page 50 TSLv5 This protocol is a new 16-bit UMD protocol, with no reverse compatibility to previous TSL UMD protocols. The primary points distinguishing this protocol from previous versions are as follows: • Display addressing up to 65,535 per screen • ASCII or Unicode character sets •...
- Page 51 Control Data: (CONTROL bit 15 is set to 1) Not defined in this version of the protocol. Screen Control (SCONTROL) Definition (FLAGS bit 1 set to 1) Not defined in this version of the protocol. Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | Appendix 1: Supported Protocols |...
- Page 52 Appendix 2: Timezones Africa Africa/Abidjan Africa/Djibouti Africa/Malabo Africa/Accra Africa/Douala Africa/Maputo Africa/Addis_Ababa Africa/El_Aaiun Africa/Maseru Africa/Algiers Africa/Freetown Africa/Mbabane Africa/Asmara Africa/Gaborone Africa/Mogadishu Africa/Asmera Africa/Harare Africa/Monrovia Africa/Bamako Africa/Johannesburg Africa/Nairobi Africa/Bangui Africa/Juba Africa/Ndjamena Africa/Banjul Africa/Kampala Africa/Niamey Africa/Bissau Africa/Khartoum Africa/Nouakchott Africa/Blantyre Africa/Kigali Africa/Ouagadougou Africa/Brazzaville Africa/Kinshasa Africa/Porto-Novo Africa/Bujumbura Africa/Lagos Africa/Sao_Tome...
- Page 53 America/St_Johns America/Cayenne America/Louisville America/St_Kitts America/Cayman America/Lower_Princes America/St_Lucia America/Chihuahua America/Maceio America/St_Thomas America/Coral_Harbour America/Managua America/St_Vincent America/Cordoba America/Manaus America/Swift_Current America/Costa_Rica America/Marigot America/Tegucigalpa America/Creston America/Martinique America/Thule America/Cuiaba America/Matamoros America/Thunder_Bay America/Curacao America/Mazatlan America/Tijuana America/Danmarkshavn America/Mendoza America/Toronto America/Dawson America/Menominee America/Tortola Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | Appendix 2: Timezones |...
- Page 54 America/Dawson_Creek America/Merida America/Vancouver America/Detroit America/Metlakatla America/Virgin America/Dominica America/Mexico_City America/Whitehorse America/Edmonton America/Miquelon America/Winnipeg America/Eirunepe America/Moncton America/Yakutat America/El_Salvador America/Monterrey America/Yellowknife America/Ensenada America/Montevideo America/Fort_Nelson America/Montreal Antarctica Antarctica/Casey Antarctica/Mawson Antarctica/South_Pole Antarctica/Davis Antarctica/McMurdo Antarctica/Syowa Antarctica/DumontDUrville Antarctica/Palmer Antarctica/Troll Antarctica/Macquarie Antarctica/Rothera Antarctica/Vostok Arctic Arctic/Longyearbyen 46 | December 2021 | Issue 1.00.B...
- Page 55 Asia/Damascus Asia/Nicosia Asia/Ust-Nera Asia/Dili Asia/Novokuznetsk Asia/Vientiane Asia/Dushanbe Asia/Novosibirsk Asia/Vladivostok Asia/Famagusta Asia/Omsk Asia/Yakutsk Asia/Gaza Asia/Oral Asia/Yangon Asia/Harbin Asia/Phnom_Penh Asia/Yekaterinburg Asia/Hebron Asia/Pontianak Asia/Yerevan Atlantic Atlantic/Azores Atlantic/Faeroe Atlantic/Reykjavik Atlantic/Bermuda Atlantic/Faroe Atlantic/South_Georgia Atlantic/Canary Atlantic/Jan_Mayen Atlantic/St_Helena Atlantic/Cape_Verde Atlantic/Madeira Atlantic/Stanley Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | Appendix 2: Timezones |...
- Page 56 Australia Australia/ACT Australia/Lindeman Australia/South Australia/Broken_Hill Australia/Lord_Howe Australia/Tasmania Australia/Canberra Australia/Melbourne Australia/Victoria Australia/Currie Australia/NSW Australia/West Australia/Eucla Australia/North Australia/Yancowinna Australia/Hobart Australia/Perth Australia/LHI Australia/Queensland Brazil Brazil/Acre Brazil/East Brazil/DeNoronha Brazil/West Canada Canada/Atlantic Canada/Eastern Canada/Pacific Canada/Central Canada/Mountain Canada/Saskatchewan Canada/East-Saskatchewan Canada/Newfoundland Canada/Yukon Chile Chile/Continental Chile/EasterIsland 48 | December 2021 | Issue 1.00.B...
- Page 57 Europe/Dublin Europe/Podgorica Europe/Vilnius Europe/Gibraltar Europe/Prague Europe/Volgograd Europe/Guernsey Europe/Riga Europe/Warsaw Europe/Helsinki Europe/Rome Europe/Zagreb Europe/Isle_of_Man Europe/Samara Europe/Zaporozhye Europe/Istanbul Europe/San_Marino Europe/Zurich Indian Indian/Antananarivo Indian/Comoro Indian/Mauritius Indian/Chagos Indian/Kerguelen Indian/Mayotte Indian/Christmas Indian/Mahe Indian/Reunion Indian/Cocos Indian/Maldives Mexico Mexico/BajaNorte Mexico/BajaSur Mexico/General Synapse MGU200 - MGG200 | Appendix 2: Timezones |...
- Page 58 Pacific Pacific/Apia Pacific/Guam Pacific/Pohnpei Pacific/Auckland Pacific/Johnston Pacific/Ponape Pacific/Bougainville Pacific/Kiritimati Pacific/Port_Moresby Pacific/Chatham Pacific/Kosrae Pacific/Rarotonga Pacific/Chuuk Pacific/Kwajalein Pacific/Saipan Pacific/Easter Pacific/Majuro Pacific/Samoa Pacific/Efate Pacific/Marquesas Pacific/Tahiti Pacific/Enderbury Pacific/Midway Pacific/Tarawa Pacific/Fakaofo Pacific/Nauru Pacific/Tongatapu Pacific/Fiji Pacific/Niue Pacific/Truk Pacific/Funafuti Pacific/Norfolk Pacific/Wake Pacific/Galapagos Pacific/Pago_Pago Pacific/Wallis Pacific/Gambier Pacific/Palau Pacific/Yap Pacific/Guadalcanal Pacific/Pitcairn US/Alaska...
- Page 59 Under this license, you are eligible to receive a copy of the source code of this software, including any changes. EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 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.
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