Crystal Vision M-GWSDIIP-6 / M-GWIPSDI-6 / M-GWIPIP-6 User Manual Contents Introduction Block Diagrams M-GWSDIIP-6 M-GWIPSDI-6 M-GWIPIP-6 Hardware Installation Rear module signal IO I/O Configuration Configuring the Ethernet Interfaces Enabling IP Inputs & Outputs Select IP I/O Protocol Transmitting an IP Flow...
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Crystal Vision M-GWSDIIP-6 / M-GWIPSDI-6 / M-GWIPIP-6 User Manual Status Reference configuration PTP Configuration PTP Statistics Output timing Frame delay Traffic Shaping Profile Traffic Shaping Profiles Input Format, Input Loss and Test Pattern Options Input Format and On Loss of Input...
Crystal Vision Introduction 1 Introduction M-GWSDIIP-6, M-GWIPSDI-6 and M-GWIPIP-6 are uncompressed video over IP gateway software apps which run on the MARBLE-V1 media processor. Supporting both SMPTE ST 2022 and SMPTE ST 2110-20 IP protocols, up to six channels of HD/SD-SDI or three channels of 3G-SDI can be encapsulated/de-encapsulated to or from IP.
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Crystal Vision Introduction Common feature set: • Supports SMPTE ST 2022-6 and ST2022-7 protocols and video within ST 2110 (supporting ST 2110-10, -20 and -21 standards) • 10GbE SFP+ connectivity supporting 1310nm single mode long range and 850nm multi-mode short range fibre •...
The potentiometers on the card are factory set and should not be adjusted. There are no user-selectable links. The app based MARBLE-V1 cards are intended for use only in the Crystal Vision ‘Vision’ frame range and not in older style frames such as ‘Indigo’.
Crystal Vision I/O Configuration 4 I/O Configuration VisionWeb web browser control software is recommended for the configuration of the video over IP apps. This is achieved by entering the IP address of the frame into a web browser (10.0.0.201 on Ethernet port 1 of the frame by default). See the Vision 3 frame manual for more information on VisionWeb and frame configuration and operation.
Crystal Vision I/O Configuration Eth 1:1 example IP parameters. Hover mouse above control labels on VisionWeb UI to show control hints 4.2 Enabling IP Inputs & Outputs By default the IP inputs and outputs are disabled. Use the Enable control within the Net Input and Output menus to enable them.
Crystal Vision I/O Configuration M-GWIPSDI-6 IP Input Enable 4.3 Select IP I/O Protocol The M-GW IP Gateways support uncompressed video over IP protocols ST 2022 and ST 2110-20. It is possible to mix protocols; IP inputs and outputs can be a mixture of ST 2022 and ST 2110-20.
Crystal Vision I/O Configuration M-GWIPSDI-6 Input Protocol Selection 4.4 Transmitting an IP Flow The M-GWSDIIP-6 and M-GWIPIP-6 apps are capable of transmitting up to six HD/SD-SDI or three 3G-SDI IP flows. These can be transmitted on a single 10GbE network interface or split between additional interfaces located on the rear connector.
Crystal Vision I/O Configuration M-GWSDIIP-6/M-GWIPIP-6 Output 1 Net Out The controls highlighted in the above configuration show Output 1 of the M-GWSDIIP-6 routing Input 1 to Ethernet Interface 1:1 and 2:1 using SMPTE ST 2022-7 protocol. In this example multicast destination addresses are being used for the main and protected flows which, if required, could be replaced by single point unicast addresses.
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Crystal Vision I/O Configuration and ‘protect’ on two different network interfaces e.g. Interface 1 and 2 on M-GWIPIP-6 and M- GWIPSDI-6. M-GWIPSDI-6/M-GWIPIP-6 Input 1 Net In The controls highlighted in the above configuration show Input 1 of the M-GWIPSDI-6 set to receive the ‘main’...
Crystal Vision I/O Configuration 4.6 Enabling SDI Outputs (M-GWIPSDI-6) The M-GWIPSDI-6 provides six SDI outputs. They are individually routable to from any of the IP input flows. By default the SDI outputs are disabled, therefore should be enabled as required.
Crystal Vision Status 5 Status 5.1 Input Video status The following video status is displayed for each input. M-GWSDIIP-6 does not include the Network error LED nor the Enabled LED, as SDI inputs are always enabled. Enabled LED: Green when input is enabled, otherwise off...
Crystal Vision Status The equivalent output status is also provided for video enabled, video present, video format, video black, video frozen, audio groups present, audio channels present and audio channels silent. 5.3 Status Delay Audio silent, video black and video frozen status can be prevented from triggering until a user selectable delayed period between 1 to 120 seconds has expired.
Crystal Vision Status M-GWIPIP-6/M-GWIPSDI-6 Input flow network statistics Flow Statistics Protect %: Percentage of packets used from the ‘protected’ network input Skew: Difference in packet arrival. –ve indicates protect packets are arriving first Network In/Protect Network In pkts Lost: Number of lost packets...
Crystal Vision References and Output Timing 6 References and Output Timing 6.1 References All apps are able to lock the outputs to a PTP clock, an analogue tri-level or Black & Burst sync, or freerun the outputs to an internally generated clock. Additionally M-GWSDIIP-6 is able to lock to an SDI input.
Crystal Vision References and Output Timing Reference source: Select priority order of reference source. Will automatically fail- over to next source in list if priority source missing Auto relock enable: Automatically relocks to priority reference source upon its return Active source:...
Crystal Vision References and Output Timing Reference offset: Offset between MARBLE-V1 card and master PTP clock. Expected to be less than 500ns Sync Period: How often the PTP sync packets are seen. Indicates whether the master PTP clock is configured correctly, e.g. 8 packets a second, and whether there are any packets missing which could indicate a network issue 6.2 Output timing...
Crystal Vision References and Output Timing 6.3 Frame delay All apps provide up to ten frames of delay adjustable in one frame steps for each individual output. Output Frame Delay M-GWSDIIP-6/M-GWIPSDI-6/M-GWIPIP-6 User Manual R1.1 05 August 2022...
Crystal Vision Traffic Shaping Profile 7 Traffic Shaping Profile 7.1 Traffic Shaping Profiles SMPTE ST 2022 transmits using a narrow linear profile, with all packets evenly spaced throughout the duration of each entire traditional corresponding SDI video frame. SMPTE ST 2110-20 supports both narrow linear (TPNL) and narrow gapped (TPN) transmission.
Crystal Vision Input Format, Input Loss and Test Pattern Options 8 Input Format, Input Loss and Test Pattern Options 8.1 Input Format and On Loss of Input All apps provide an Input Format control located within the ‘Output enable’ control group. If set to ‘All’, any input format present is deemed valid.
Crystal Vision Input Format, Input Loss and Test Pattern Options 8.2 Internal Test Patterns All apps provide the following internal test patterns which, when enabled, replace the outgoing video content with the selected test pattern. Internal Test Pattern options 8.3 Audio mute Embedded audio present in SDI or ST 2022 inputs will be passed through to the outputs.
Crystal Vision Unicast Flow Configuration 9 Unicast Flow Configuration To transmit a unicast flow, the output ‘Destination address’ should be the IP address of the downstream Ethernet Interface you want to transmit to. The example below shows that, rather than transmitting using a multicast address, interface 1:1 on the M-GWSDIIP-6 is now set to transmit the primary flow to a downstream device with IP address 192.168.5.30, which is the...
Crystal Vision Basic Trouble Shooting 10 Basic Trouble Shooting 10.1 No input or output signals present • Confirm using GUI status LEDs whether the problem is input or output related • Check SDI and fibre cabling • Check card mode is set to correct format (3G disabled by default) •...
Crystal Vision Specification 11 Specification 11.1 M-GWSDIIP-6 MECHANICAL ‘Double slot’ Vision card 96mm x 303mm (96mm x 325mm including finger pull) Weight: 355g Power consumption: 25 Watts INPUTS AND OUTPUTS Inputs are SDI Outputs are IP Input connections: Six BNCs for SDI Output connections: Up to four fibre SFP+ 10GbE IP network interfaces.
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2022) is selectable per IP output between TPNL and TPN (narrow linear or narrow gapped packet distribution). There is also a mode for burst packet distribution with a control for the burst rate limit. This is for connecting between Crystal Vision and other compatible devices that allow for a reduced transmission delay...
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Crystal Vision Specification Choice of timing options: • PTP (SMPTE 2059-2) master and backup, via 10GbE IP network interface • Two tri-level syncs or analogue Black and Burst references (Reference 1 and Reference 2), connected via the Vision 3 frame •...
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Crystal Vision Specification LED INDICATION OF: Power okay PRESETS The current app settings can be saved in one of 16 locations to be recalled as required App settings and Input/Output configuration settings can be stored and recalled independently SIGNAL MONITORING...
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Crystal Vision Specification • Silence group 4 channel 13 • Silence group 4 channel 14 • Silence group 4 channel 15 • Silence group 4 channel 16 Black or frozen video will be indicated by an amber LED. This alert can be delayed by 1-120...
Crystal Vision Specification 11.2 M-GWIPSDI-6 MECHANICAL ‘Double slot’ Vision card 96mm x 303mm (96mm x 325mm including finger pull) Weight: 355g Power consumption: 25 Watts INPUTS AND OUTPUTS Inputs are IP Outputs are SDI Input connections: Up to four fibre SFP+ 10GbE IP network interfaces. Choice of fibre...
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Crystal Vision Specification IP PROTOCOLS Protocols supported on network interfaces: SMPTE ST 2022-6, SMPTE ST 2022-7, SMPTE ST 2110-20 (uncompressed video), SMPTE ST 2110-10 (system architecture and synchronisation), SMPTE ST 2110-21 (traffic shaping), IGMPv3, ARP, ICMP ping, IPv4, IEEE802.1q, VLAN, IEEE802.3-2012 (10G Ethernet), LLDP...
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Crystal Vision Specification differing frame rate will be locked and maintain timing with no drift, but their sync point will be undefined (all same frame rate signals will, however, be locked to each other) When using PTP reference, input sources of different format and/or frame rate will all be...
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Crystal Vision Specification • Audio present on group 3 channel 10 • Audio present on group 3 channel 11 • Audio present on group 3 channel 12 • Audio present on group 4 channel 13 • Audio present on group 4 channel 14 •...
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Crystal Vision Specification REMOTE CONTROL Software: VisionWeb Control is available via the web server on the frame and allows control and monitoring using a standard web browser on a computer, tablet or phone SNMP monitoring and control available as standard...
Crystal Vision Specification 11.3 M-GWIPIP-6 MECHANICAL ‘Double slot’ Vision card 96mm x 303mm (96mm x 325mm including finger pull) Weight: 355g Power consumption: 25 Watts INPUTS AND OUTPUTS Inputs are IP Outputs are IP Input and output connections: Up to four fibre SFP+ 10GbE IP network interfaces. Choice of...
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2022) is selectable per IP output between TPNL and TPN (narrow linear or narrow gapped packet distribution). There is also a mode for burst packet distribution with a control for the burst rate limit. This is for connecting between Crystal Vision and other compatible devices that allow for a reduced transmission delay...
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Crystal Vision Specification There are five options for the reference selection, selectable via VisionWeb. The hierarchy runs from left to right – should the timing source at the top of the list become missing or invalid, the card will move down the list until it finds a valid timing reference source: •...
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Crystal Vision Specification • Video black • Video frozen • Video error • Audio group 1 present • Audio group 2 present • Audio group 3 present • Audio group 4 present • Audio present on group 1 channel 1 •...
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Crystal Vision Specification • Packet delay variation. Shown as the skew (difference in time of packet arrival) between the main and protected input, and also as the min and max nano second gap between the packets on each input The Ethernet interfaces are monitored for: •...
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