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IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution
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  • Page 1 Version 1.2, May 2019 The material contained in this manual consists of information that is the property of Evertz Microsystems and is intended solely for the use of purchasers of the MViP-II product. Evertz Microsystems expressly prohibits the use of this manual for any purpose other than the operation of the Servers.
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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    3.3.3. Upgrading MVIP-II Using User Interface ............... 13 VERSION, LICENSING & ADDING PLUS OPTIONS ............... 15 4.1.1. Version Information ...................... 15 Adding Product Licenses for the Plus Options on the MViP-II ..........15 MVIP-II UI (USER INTERFACE) ....................... 17 5.1. MODES OF OPERATION ......................17 5.1.1.
  • Page 4 MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 6.1.2.1. Appearance ........................29 6.1.2.2. Set Edit Lockout Password ................... 30 6.1.2.3. Audio Configurations ....................30 6.1.2.4. Firmware Upgrade ......................30 6.1.2.5. About VUE & Licensing ....................30 6.1.2.6. Display Configuration ....................30 6.1.2.7.
  • Page 5 7.8. GRAPHIC WIDGET ........................66 7.8.1. Border: ......................... 67 7.8.2. Background: ......................... 67 WEB INTERFACE ..........................69 8.1. MVIP-II MAIN MENU ........................ 69 8.1.1. File Manager ........................ 69 8.1.2. Install firmware ......................70 8.1.3. Download system log Files ................... 70 8.1.4.
  • Page 6 Figure 3-5 : Main Configuration Menu ....................8 Figure 3-6 : Network Configuration Menu................... 8 Figure 3-7 : Web Interface - MVip-II main menu\Install Firmware ............. 10 Figure 3-8 : Selecting Firmware file to install ..................11 Figure 3-9 : WinSCP Login ......................11 Figure 3-10 : PuTTY Configuration ....................
  • Page 7 Figure 6-39 : UDP Output Settings ....................53 Figure 6-40 : HLS Settings ....................... 54 Figure 6-41 : Web Interface, MViP-II Main Menu ................55 Figure 6-42 : Source Cycle Tab – Part 1 ..................56 Figure 6-43 : Source Cycle Tab – Part 2 ..................57 Figure 6-44 : Source Cycle Tab –...
  • Page 8 MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Figure 8-7 : WebEASY - Video Monitoring ..................76 ® Figure 8-8 : WebEASY - Audio Monitoring ..................77 ® Figure 8-9 : WebEASY - Channel monitoring .................. 77 ® Figure 8-10 : WebEASY - Source Cycle - Part 1 ................
  • Page 9 May 2019 Information contained in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, Evertz assumes no responsibility for the use thereof nor for the rights of third parties, which may be affected in any way by the use thereof. Any representations in this document concerning performance of Evertz products are for informational use only and are not warranties of future performance, either expressed or implied.
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  • Page 11: Overview

    MViP-II has been developed to be used as a tool for digital headends, IPTV networks, and sites using IP for distribution with a requirement to monitor and display audio and video along with fault information and transport details on a simple-to-configure DVI based monitor.
  • Page 12 MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Additional Input Format • RF via 7780DM-LB+IP series • ASI via 7880IP-ASI-IP and 3080ASI-IPGE series. • Set-top-box via 160RM Options • +REC Stream capture based on faults • +ENC H.264 Encoded output and HLS streaming ( mirror copy of outputs ) •...

  • Page 13: Specifications

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution SPECIFICATIONS 2.1. PHYSICAL Form Factor 2 RU Rackmount Gross Weight 36 lbs (16.4 kg) Dimension 25.5"D x 17.2"W x 3.5"H (647mm D x 437mm W x 89mm H) Cooling FAN 4x 8cm fans 2.2.

  • Page 14: Video Outputs

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Supported Video Compression Formats Type MPEG-2 SD (MP@ML) MPEG-2 HD (MP@HL) MPEG-4 Part 2 H.264/MPEG-4 AVC SD (MP@L3) H.264/MPEG-4 AVC HD (MP@L4) VC-1 (SMPTE 412M) HEVC RTMP HTTP -> HLS /HDS/Smooth Streaming...

  • Page 15: Getting Started

    3.1. SETTING UP THE MVIP-II HARDWARE Instructions: 1. Cable up the MVIP-II before powering on the unit • Plug in DVI to display port video cable (included in packaging) to the top DVI port, ensure cable is connected to monitor. An optional second screen can be connected to HDMI port.

  • Page 16: Figure 3-2 : Rear Connections For Usb Ports, Ipmi Port, Serial Port, Vga Port And Audio Outputs

    2 USB Ports VGA Port IPMI Port Serial Port Figure 3-2 : Rear Connections for USB Ports, IPMI Port, Serial Port, VGA Port and Audio Outputs 3. Plug in two power cables. 4. Power on MVIP-II. Page - 6 Revision 1.2...

  • Page 17: Network Settings

    5. The MVIP-II Splash Screen will be displayed on MVIP-II startup. Figure 3-3 : MVIP-II Splash Screen 6. Toggle between Operations Mode and Edit Mode to verify MVIP-II is running. Press Ctrl + E, the sidebar should appear on the left.

  • Page 18: Figure 3-5 : Main Configuration Menu

    4. Enter in the IP Address settings, select "Save and Apply". Figure 3-6 : Network Configuration Menu 5. Confirm network communication to eth0 of the MVIP-II unit from a remote computer (ping the IP address). 6. Navigate to System Configuration > Reboot.

  • Page 19: Multicast Interface

    Navigate to "Network", scroll down and select Multicast Interface • Select an interface, select "Save and Apply" Default interface is set to eth1 3.3. MVIP-II UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS 3.3.1. Upgrading MVIP-II Using WEB 1) Click on “Install Firmware” Page - 9 Revision 1.2...

  • Page 20: Figure 3-7 : Web Interface - Mvip-Ii Main Menu\Install Firmware

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Figure 3-7 : Web Interface - MVip-II main menu\Install Firmware 2) Choose File and click on install. Once finished, the unit will be “rebooted”. Page - 10 Revision 1.2...

  • Page 21: Upgrading Mvip-Ii Using Winscp And Putty Ssh

    IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Figure 3-8 : Selecting Firmware file to install 3.3.2. Upgrading MVIP-II Using WinSCP and Putty SSH 1. Download WinSCP and PuTTY software from their official websites. 2. Install it on the PC from where you can ping the MVIP unit. Run WinSCP, Host name = IP address of MVIP, User name and Password = “mvip”, set protocol to SCP.

  • Page 22: Figure 3-10 : Putty Configuration

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 4. Run the PuTTY program. Enter the IP address of the unit in the Host Name field. Figure 3-10 : PuTTY Configuration 5. Login is “mvip” and password is “mvip”. 6. Type the following command: “sudo efpinstall <firmware file name>”...

  • Page 23: Upgrading Mvip-Ii Using User Interface

    2. Press CTRL+E to open General Sidebar. 3. Select “Firmware Update”. 4. Select Browse, the MViP-II will search the system for available firmware packages. 5. Select the appropriate EFP and click Upgrade. 6. Once Upgrade procedure is finished, remove USB stick then reboot MViP-II.
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  • Page 25: Version, Licensing & Adding Plus Options

    Figure 4-1 : About VUE & Licensing Menu Adding Product Licenses for the Plus Options on the MViP-II Product License keys are used to add options for the MViP-II using the Web Interface. For ordering options, please contact Evertz Sales.

  • Page 26: Figure 4-3 : Adding A Product License Key

    IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution For Login and Password, type “root” and “evertz” respectively to login on to the MViP-II server. Add the Product License key provided by Evertz and Apply settings. Product Features will list all the enabled features for the MViP-II (Figure 4-3).

  • Page 27: Mvip-Ii Ui (User Interface)

    There are three modes of operation, Operation mode, Layout Edit Mode and Widget Edit Mode. Section 5.2 describes how to navigate through the different modes. 5.1.1. Operations Mode • Interact with widgets Figure 5-1 : Operations Mode of MViP-II Page - 17 Revision 1.2...

  • Page 28: Layout Edit Mode

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 5.1.2. Layout Edit Mode In the Layout Edit Mode, the user can add/delete widgets, resize widgets, and move widgets on the canvas. Figure 5-2 : Layout Edit Mode Page - 18 Revision 1.2...

  • Page 29: Widget Edit Mode

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 5.1.3. Widget Edit Mode • Select a widget to modify settings • The widget is focused to the center (zoomed in) and interaction with the widget is available (system commands are disabled).

  • Page 30: Navigating Around The Mvip-Ii Vue Ui

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 5.2. NAVIGATING AROUND THE MVIP-II VUE UI Get a feel for moving between the different MVIP-II Modes. Figure 5-4 : Navigating the MVIP-II UI Workflow Page - 20 Revision 1.2...

  • Page 31: Figure 5-5 : Widget Edit Mode

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution From Operations Mode: Show/Hide the VUE Sidebar • Tap on the tool icon located at the top right to show/hide the VUE Sidebar • Hiding the Sidebar allows the user to move/resize widgets with better precision Jump to Widget Edit Mode •...

  • Page 32: Adding Widgets To The Canvas

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 5.3. ADDING WIDGETS TO THE CANVAS 1. Go into Layout Edit Mode 2. Navigate to the Widgets tab in the VUE Sidebar 3. Click and drag a widget onto the VUE canvas...

  • Page 33: Mvip-Ii Ui Keyboard Shortcuts

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 5.4. MVIP-II UI KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Function Shortcut/Hotkeys Toggle between Display 1 and Ctrl + 1 or Ctrl + 2 Display 2 (While in Edit Mode) Restart VUE Alt + Ctrl + R...

  • Page 34: Mvip-Ii Radial Menu

    5.5. MVIP-II RADIAL MENU MVIP-II provides a friendly editing tool in Layout Edit Mode. There are various functions that are available when interacting with the Radial Menu. Tap on a widget in Layout Edit Mode to display the Radial Menu.

  • Page 35: Figure 5-9 : Additional Edit Functions

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Holding down the top half of the wheel and moving towards or away from the center of the wheel allows scaling evenly around all sides of the widget. Keystone Tap the keystone icon on the bottom right of the wheel to show the anchors to adjust the...
  • Page 36 MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Adjust Order Decrease Layer position of widget to 1. Adjust Order Increase Layer position of widget to 1. Scale Scale your window size from 25% to 200 %( to size of window or to the size of video).

  • Page 37: Layout Edit Mode

    6.1.1. Layouts Menu 6.1.1.1. Load Layout The Load layout section allows the user to load a saved layout into MViP-II and view a preview of the layout before loading it into MViP-II display. Figure 6-1 : Layouts\Load layout Menu To load a layout, follow below steps: •...

  • Page 38: Save Layout

    Double click on the layout or press the Open button 6.1.1.2. Save Layout The “Save Layout” section allows the user to save the current layout into MViP-II by adding a new filename for the layout or overwriting an existing layout. Page - 28...

  • Page 39: Autosave Interval (Minutes)

    3. Select the Save button Double click an existing layout to overwrite with the new layout 6.1.1.3. Autosave Interval (Minutes) This section allows autosaving the current system settings on the MViP-II. 6.1.2. General Settings Menu 6.1.2.1. Appearance Figure 6-3 : General Settings\Appearance Menu The Appearance section allows the user to: •...

  • Page 40: Set Edit Lockout Password

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 6.1.2.2. Set Edit Lockout Password This section allows the user to set a password to lock or unlock displays. Figure 6-4 : General Settings\Set Edit Lockout Password Menu 6.1.2.3. Audio Configurations The Audio configurations section allows the user to set “Error Regions” and “Warning Regions” for Audio Level Bars.

  • Page 41: Figure 6-5 : General Settings\Display Configuration

    Automatic Mode It performs same functionality for both Headless and Connected display modes. It will automatically detect whether two displays are connected or single displays is connected with MViP-II and it will select highest resolution from the list for both displays.

  • Page 42: Figure 6-6 : General Settings\Change Resolution, Rotation

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution  NOTE: While using 4K displays, it is preferred to use cables that have enough bandwidth to support 4K output. HDMI (Like 1.4, 2.0, 2.1) and Display port (Like 1.1). Any DVI to HDMI or Display port to HDMI conversion cables might affect display resolution.

  • Page 43: Display Encoder

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 6.1.2.7. Display Encoder This section allows the user to set display encoding properties. Figure 6-7 : General Settings\Display Encoder Video Settings: This section allows the user to setup video standards, video PID, video Intra period (GOP size), consecutive B-Frames, profile, scan type, Bitrate mode, video bitrate, pixel format and color range.

  • Page 44: Figure 6-8 : Display Encoder\Video Settings Menu

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Video Settings This menu presents a list of all available settings for the output encoder video stream. (Figure 6-8) Figure 6-8 : Display Encoder\Video Settings menu Video Standard: This menu presents a list of all available output resolutions and frame rates that are supported (Figure 6-9).

  • Page 45: Figure 6-10 : Display Encoder\Audio Settings Menu

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Scan Type: This field allows the Interlace scan type to be selected. Possible options are Top field First and Bottom field First. Bitrate Mode: This field allows the output video stream to be either encoded as a Constant Bit Rate (CBR) or Variable Bit rate (VBR) format.

  • Page 46: Network Settings

    Server URL, Port, and Size of the thumbnail and also allocate Bandwidth. 6.1.2.10. Network Proxy Settings This menu allows a network proxy server to be set on the MViP-II. All HTTP requests will use the proxy once it is configured.

  • Page 47: Figure 6-13 : Network Proxy Settings

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Figure 6-13 : Network Proxy Settings HTTP Proxy Settings Address: This field allows the user to set the IP address of the proxy server that is used for HTTP requests. Port: This filed allows the user to set the Port of the proxy server.

  • Page 48: Widgets Sidebar

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 6.2. WIDGETS SIDEBAR Figure 6-14 : Widget Sidebar Menu 6.2.1. AUDIO/VIDEO WIDGET Figure 6-15 : Audio/Video Widgets Page - 38 Revision 1.2...

  • Page 49: Video Widget

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 6.2.1.1. Video widget The video widget section is used to decode Multicast IP streams. The user can assign a video source by clicking the file reel to the left of widget while it’s not in edit mode.

  • Page 50: Bit Rate Monitor Widget

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Figure 6-17 : Subtitles Widget This section allows the user to link/associate the Subtitles widget to a Video widget to display incoming data on the selected video source. 6.2.1.5. Bit Rate Monitor widget The Bit Rate Monitor Widget is used to present the video bit rate of a program.

  • Page 51: Fault Window Widget

    VGPI: This field allows the user to set the VGPI in order to change the color of tally box (Figure 6-21). 6.2.2. VistaLink Pro widget Alarm Log Settings This widget can be used to show alarm logs from Vistalink on MVIP-II display (Figure 6-22). Page - 41 Revision 1.2...

  • Page 52: Figure 6-22 : Alarm Log Settings Menu

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Figure 6-22 : Alarm Log Settings menu Widget Settings Widget Name: This field allows the user to define a name for the Widget. System: This field allows the user to select a Vistalink system which was created before in System’s Tab.

  • Page 53: Figure 6-24 : Add Vistalink Pro In Systems Section

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Figure 6-24 : Add Vistalink Pro in Systems Section Name: This field allows the user to set the name of VistaLink Pro. Host: This field specifies the Multicast IP address. Port: This field allows the user to specify the port number of Multicast IP.

  • Page 54: Figure 6-26 : Alarm Log Settings

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution • From VistaLink Pro server, Enable JSON-RPC and set Port number to be used in VUE • Create service on the VistaLink Pro for device • Add system from VUE o Systems > Add new system o Give it a name ,host ...

  • Page 55: Graphical Elements

    Digital Clock widget This section allows the user to add a digital clock onto the MVIP-II layout. The clock can be synchronized to the facility time using NTP. And also allows adding multiple clocks to the MVIP-II layout with time offsets for monitoring multiple time zones.

  • Page 56: Sources Sidebar

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 6.3. SOURCES SIDEBAR This section allows the user to drag and drop a source to the canvas. Sources which were defined in the sources tab can be placed on the canvas using a drag and drop action. In order to do it, simply select the icon beside the defined source and drag it over to the canvas.

  • Page 57: Source Specific

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution ICON: This field allows the user to assign an icon to the source. Type: This field allows the user to set the type of the source. The options are UDP, RTP, and HTTP etc.

  • Page 58: Figure 6-31 : Selections On The Mpts Settings

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Figure 6-31 : Selections on the MPTS Settings Use First Available Program: This mode will always use the first program in the MPTS. Use Program Number: This field allows the user to pick any program in the MPTS. User can also click on the arrow, and choose a program name from an interrogated list.

  • Page 59: Video Monitoring - Fault Settings

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 6.3.1.4. Video Monitoring - Fault Settings Figure 6-32: Setting the Fault Parameters for Video Monitoring Video Black: This fault is triggered when the decoded frame is considered black (Luma Y pixel values <...

  • Page 60: Closed Captioning - Fault Settings

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Video Loss: This Fault is triggered when no video frames have been decoded for error duration amount of time. Subtitle Loss: This fault is triggered when no DVB or SCTE-27 subtitles have been decoded for error duration amount of seconds.

  • Page 61: Systems Sidebar

    SYSTEMS SIDEBAR 6.4.1. Compliance Recording option (+REC) The MViP-II, when enabled with +REC, provides the user the ability to record TS based on specified faults and store or upload directly to a remote FTP server. Click on the Systems tab in edit mode. Select the Compliance Recording for configuring the output as seen in Figure 6-34.

  • Page 62: Display Encoder (+Enc)

    FTP server. When enabled, an FTP Server URL window will appear to set the address. 6.4.2. Display Encoder (+ENC) The MViP-II, when enabled with +ENC, provides the user with the ability to send out the mosaic views over IP in any of the four Data Ethernet ports.

  • Page 63: Figure 6-37 : Display Encoder Menu

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Figure 6-37 : Display Encoder Menu For Display 1 and Display 2: Video Standard: There are different options that can be selected for the encoded video output (Figure 6-38). Figure 6-38 : Selecting Video Standard for the Encoded Output UDP Output Settings: This section allows the user to enable the output of the stream using UDP;...

  • Page 64: Figure 6-40 : Hls Settings

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution HLS Settings: This configuration menu allows the user to enable the HLS on the encoded output stream. The Playlist Size and Chuck Duration can be configured for the HLS output as shown in Figure 6-40.

  • Page 65: Screen Cast

    Configuration for the Source Cycle is on the Web Interface. To access the web interface, enter in the IP address configured for the control port on Ethernet 0. Select Input Settings on the MViP-II main screen as seen in Figure 6-41.

  • Page 66: Source Cycle Tab (+Cca)

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 6.4.5.1. Source Cycle Tab (+CCA) Figure 6-42 : Source Cycle Tab – Part 1 Source Cycle Timing These settings are used to set the cycle speed duration in seconds. The user can then select the desired cycle time, Slow or Medium or Fast, for each source cycle on the input in the Source List section.

  • Page 67: Umd Protocol

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Figure 6-43 : Source Cycle Tab – Part 2 Source List For the 64 inputs: Url: This control is used to specify the multicast address for inputting on the source. Multicast Interface: This control is used to specify the Ethernet port used for the source.
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  • Page 69: Widget Edit Mode

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution WIDGET EDIT MODE 7.1. VIDEO WIDGET Follow below steps: • Go to Edit Mode • Bring up the Redial Menu • Open the Widget Setting by clicking the • Video Setting Sidebar will open as shown in Figure 7-1...

  • Page 70: Settings

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 7.1.1. Settings Widget Name: This field allows the user to define a user friendly name of the video window widget. Enable Mouse Clicks: This field allows video window to be sized full screen and sources to be changed in Operations Mode Show Faults: This field allows the user to ON/OFF the toggles on screen faults.

  • Page 71: Video Loss Settings

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 7.1.8. Video Loss Settings Video Loss Color: In case of video lost, selected color will be displayed on the screen. Show Video Scrambled Message (ON/OFF): In case of video is scrambled whether to show “Scrambled Video”...

  • Page 72: Audio Widget

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 7.3. AUDIO WIDGET Follow below steps: • Go to Edit Mode • Bring up the Redial Menu on Audio Bar • Open the Widget Setting by clicking the • Audio Setting Sidebar will open as in Figure 7-4 Figure 7-4 : Audio Bar Settings Menu 7.3.1.

  • Page 73: Appearance

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution • Show Scales 7.3.2. Appearance Info label mode: This field allows the user to set the Info Label Mode. Possible options are None/Language Code/Language/PID. Info label Position: This field allows the user to set the Info label Position. Possible options are Base and Center.

  • Page 74: Statmux

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 7.5. STATMUX Figure 7-6 : Stat Mux Monitor Settings Scheme: This field allows the user to set the Multicast Protocol. The options are UDP and RTP. Host: This field allows the user to set the IP address of multicast.

  • Page 75: Fault Widget

    7.7. TALLY WIDGET The Tally Widget allows integration with external VGPI triggers over IP. User can utilize these triggers to control the tally widgets externally for custom integrations, or integrating MViP-II into a production tally Page - 65 Revision 1.2...

  • Page 76: Graphic Widget

    IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution system. Each tally widget has 3 selectable states triggered by individual VGPI’s. Each of these 3 states should be assigned a specific color. MViP-II is capable of assigning VPGI’s 1-99 to the tally widgets. Figure 7-8 : Tally Settings Enabled: On/off switch toggles the tally active state.

  • Page 77: Border

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 7.8.1. Border: Colour: This field allows setting the color of the outer border of widget. Width: This field allows the user to set the width of border in pixels. Style: This field allows the user to set the Style of border. Options are none, solid, dashed, and dotted border decorations.
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  • Page 79: Web Interface

    By opening an HTML 5 compatible web browser such as Google chrome (recommended) and typing http://ipaddressofmvip user will enter the web interface Figure 8-1 : MViP-II Main Menu 8.1. MVIP-II MAIN MENU 8.1.1. File Manager The file manager interface allows an easy user interface to the MViP-II’s file system. Page - 69 Revision 1.2...

  • Page 80: Install Firmware

    • Configuration Files 8.1.2. Install firmware This will allow the user to install new MViP-II firmware directly from web interface. Details are provided in section 3.3.1. 8.1.3. Download system log Files If MViP-II encounters problems, Evertz may ask to download a copy of the system log files for debugging.

  • Page 81: Input Settings

    8.1.6. View streaming Output If MViP-II unit is licensed with +ENC option, this menu will provide access to a web player compatible with an HTML5 web browser such as Google Chrome to view the HLS encoded Mosaic output of the MViP-II when configured for HLS streaming.

  • Page 82: Input Settings

    8.2. INPUT SETTINGS The Input settings subsystem allows the user to configure source and input parameters on MViP-II through the web interface without the need to do the same in UI or via SNMP. To Login to the MViP-II server, type “root” for username and “evertz” for password respectively.

  • Page 83: Video Info

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Product Features Encoded Output: This field indicates if this feature is currently licensed. Source Cycling: This field indicates if this feature is currently licensed. Compliance Recording: This field indicates if this feature is currently licensed.

  • Page 84: Audio Info

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Frame Rate: This field indicates detected video frame rate. Scan Type: This field indicates detected Scan type which can be Interlaced or Progressive. Pixel Format: This field indicates detected format of Pixel sampling.

  • Page 85: Program Monitoring

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 8.2.4. Program Monitoring Figure 8-6 : WebEASY - Program Monitoring ® Input slider: This section allows all configurable inputs 1-64 to be selected. Bitrate Low: This section allows the user to configure the bitrate low alarm settings.

  • Page 86: Figure 8-7 : Webeasy - Video Monitoring

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Figure 8-7 : WebEASY - Video Monitoring ® Video Black: This field allows the user to configure Video Black detection alarm settings. Video Loss: This field allows the user to configure Video Loss alarm settings.

  • Page 87: Audio Monitoring

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 8.2.6. Audio Monitoring Figure 8-8 : WebEASY - Audio Monitoring ® Input slider: This section allows selecting all configurable inputs 1-64. Audio tabs: This field indicates the settings for each of the 8 configurable audio services per Input.

  • Page 88: Source Cycle (+Cca)

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Audio Low: This section allows the user to configure audio low channel settings Audio High: This field allows the user to configure audio high channel settings. 8.2.8. Source Cycle (+CCA) The source cycling controls allow the user to enable one or more inputs to allow cycling of up to 10 sources per channel.

  • Page 89: Figure 8-3 : Webeasy

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Source List For the 64 inputs Run Source Cycling: This control is used for enabling/disabling source cycling. If not enabled, the source selected in the Input Control will be used. Cycle Speed: This control is used to select the cycle speed. Options are Slow, Medium and Fast as configured in the Source Cycle Timing section.

  • Page 90: Output Control

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Figure 8-12 : WebEASY - Source Cycle Tab – Part 3 ® Source List Audio Streams For the 64 inputs: Source Selection 1-10: This section allows audio monitoring controls for each of the 10 possible cycling URL/multicast addresses that can be set.

  • Page 91: Display Encoder (+Enc)

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Output Tabs: This section allows the user to select controls for output 1 or 2. Layout Name: This field allows the user to select a current layout to load on each input. A list will be provided with currently saved layouts.

  • Page 92: Thumbnail Controls

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 8.3. THUMBNAIL CONTROLS Figure 8-15 : WebEASY - Thumbnail Control ® Thumbnail Control Enable Thumbnail: This dropdown allows the user to set the Thumbnail as True or False. This will toggle thumbnail sending on/off.

  • Page 93: Fault Definitions

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution FAULT DEFINITIONS Connection Error: This system fault will appear if a connection to the desired multicast address or HTTP address cannot be made. Video Black: This fault is triggered when the decoded frame is considered black.
  • Page 94 MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution • Error Duration (Seconds): The error duration controls how many seconds of SCTE 27 subtitle loss state must pass before the fault is triggered. • Reset Duration (Seconds): The error duration controls how many seconds of valid SCTE 27 subtitle decodes must pass before the fault is cleared.
  • Page 95 Reset Duration (Seconds): The error duration controls how many seconds of valid video PID detection must elapse before the fault is cleared Commercial Insertion Flag: This fault will be triggered when MViP-II receives a SCTE-35 commercial insertion flag. The fault will trigger when each flag is received.
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  • Page 97: Configuring Settings With Legacy Firmware

    IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution CONFIGURING SETTINGS WITH LEGACY FIRMWARE 10.1. LEGACY NETWORK SETTINGS METHOD To set IP Address settings on MVIP-II: 7. Press CTRL+ALT+F2 to access local terminal command line 8. Login to Configshell (username: admin / password: admin) Figure 10-1 : Server Configuration Login 9.

  • Page 98: Multicast Interface

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Figure 10-3 : Network Configuration Menu 12. Confirm network communication to eth0 of the MVIP-II unit from a remote computer (ping the IP address). 13. Navigate to Back > Logout. 10.1.1. Multicast Interface ...

  • Page 99: Legacy Method To Upgrade Firmware Using Winscp And Putty Ssh

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution 10.2. LEGACY METHOD TO UPGRADE FIRMWARE USING WINSCP AND PUTTY SSH 8. Download WinSCP from http://winscp.net/eng/index.php PuTTY software from http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ 9. Install it on the PC from where you can ping the MVIP unit. Run WinSCP, Host name = IP address of MVIP, User name and Password = “mvip”, protocol can be SCP or SFTP.

  • Page 100: Figure 10-5 : Putty Configuration

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Figure 10-5 : PuTTY Configuration 12. Login is “mvip” and password is “mvip”. 13. Type the following command: “sudo efpinstall <firmware file name>” Figure 10-6 : PuTTY Configuration 14. When the following appears, reboot the MVIP.

  • Page 101: Figure 10-7 : Putty Configuration

    MViP-II IP Based Multi-Image Display & Monitoring Solution Figure 10-7 : PuTTY Configuration Page - 91 Revision 1.2...
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