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User guide notes:
The screenshots in this manual might not exactly reflect your user interface due to variations in firmware revisions
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The user interface between Desktop and openGear differs slightly due to feature differences
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TALON Encoder
Installation and Operation Guide V1.2
Firmware 1.5.8X
Desktop Models:
Rugged Variants
openGear Models:
4K-SC
UHD-SC
OG-3G-2E
OG-3G-4E
OG-12G-2E
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Introduction Hardware Features Talon Desktop ..................Hardware Features Talon openGear . -
Page 3: Introduction Hardware Features Talon Desktop
Hardware Features 4K-SC and UHD-SC Power Status Display USB 3.0 12G-SDI Status LED’s 12VDC Power Switch Input Power / Boot Multi Function 12G-SDI Loopout GigE HDMI 2.0 Input Button Ethernet Power Switch Physical ON/OFF Switch • Power / Boot LED Red at Power Up, turning blue once booting process is complete •... -
Page 4: Hardware Features Talon Opengear
Hardware Features OG-3G-2E and OG-12G-2E 3x Status LED’s SDI Input #1 NVME 2280 Power / Boot LED SDI Input #2 GigE Ethernet Midplane Power / Boot LED Red at Power Up, turning blue once booting process is complete • Status LED’s Status LED’s that can be configured in Talon UI –... -
Page 5: Ross Opengear Dashboard
Ross openGear Dashboard The DashBoard provides basic information about the openGear cards configured for the frame Copy and paste the Encoder IP address into a web browser to access its user interface. Default user “admin” and password “osprey” “Reboot” will perform a hard reboot for the Talon Encoder “Refresh”... -
Page 6: Network Configuration Desktop Encoders
Network Configuration Desktop Models Important! Talon Encoders ship from the factory in DHCP mode. Please ensure your host PC and Talon are connected to the same network supporting DHCP. Connect Talon to your network using a CAT5 or faster Ethernet cable Connect Talon to power using the supplied 12V adapter. -
Page 7: Block Diagram
Block Diagrams Talon 4K-SC De-Interlacer Stream 1A Transport Encoding Color Space udp, rtmp H.265 De-Interlace? Frame Rate Stream 1B srt, whip H.264 Scaling … Stream 1C HDMI SimulCast (RTMP/RTMPS only) Save to file Talon UHD-SC and openGear (two independent channels on openGear) De-Interlacer Stream 1A Transport... -
Page 8: Overview
Web Interface - Dashboard Overview A web server in Talon allows for system control and stream settings via web browser. All commonly used Windows, Mac and Linux web browsers are supported. Please ensure your device is connected to the same network as Talon (see Page 5 for further instructions). -
Page 9: System Device Settings
Web Interface - Device System Settings - Device Configuration Name change your device name User Name change user login name credentials Password change user login password credentials Front Panel Reset enable/disable front panel “ACTION” button reset feature Network Discovery Network Discovery allows computers and devices to find one another when they are on the same network. -
Page 10: Storage
Web Interface –Storage and Network Configuration System Settings –Storage This option is only displayed if a valid storage media is present (USB for Desktop, NVME for openGear) Please refresh the browser page after inserting a drive as the page doesn’t dynamically refresh. Always unmount the USB drive before unplugging it!!! see page 20 for further details System Settings –... -
Page 11: Network Network Settings
Web Interface – Network Configuration System Settings – Network Configuration Interface network port identification. If additional network devices are installed, they would be selectable here. Link Status Indicates link speed 10/100/1000Mbps (not network speed) and port status, full or half duplex. MAC Address Talon MAC ID DHCP... -
Page 12: Dynamic Dns Configuration
Web Interface – DNS Configuration Dynamic DNS configuration TALON Encoder www.ospreyvideo.com... -
Page 13: Advisory Notice & Consent Banner
Web Interface –Advisory Notice & Consent Banner US Government entities and many other governments and corporations require an approved use notification before granting access to publicly accessible systems. Show Banner enable or disable Banner Text: enter text for the banner here. Save: enables banner Web Interface –Whitelist and Firewall... -
Page 14: Secure Web Server (Https)
Web Interface – Secure Web Server Enabling Secure Server (HTTPS) adds a secure encryption layer to the Talon internal web server, along with certificate-based authentication. Secure Server (HTTPS) Enabled Only HTTPS will be supported on the Web Interface. (Server certificate required) Disabled Only HTTP will be supported on the Web Interface. -
Page 15: Open Vpn
Web Interface –Open VPN A VPN creates a private network tunnel over the public internet, that securely connects and encrypts data between two networks. When properly connected via a VPN, a remote Talon can be administered as if it were on your home network, regardless of location. -
Page 16: Openconnect Vpn
Web Interface –OpenConnect VPN OpenConnect VPN Configuration: OpenConnect is a cross-platform multi-protocol SSL VPN client. It was selected for Talon because it is compatible with the Cisco AnyConnect®. OpenConnect is not officially supported by or associated in any way with Cisco Systems. It just happened to interoperate with their equipment. -
Page 17: Date & Time
Web Interface – Date and Time System Settings – Date & Time NTP Servers preselect time servers, additional time servers can be manually added separated by ‘,’ Timezone your selected time zone TALON Encoder www.ospreyvideo.com... -
Page 18: Lcd, Led, Button Config
Web Interface – I/O Configuration System Settings – I/O Configuration The I/O configuration can be changed while Talon is actively encoding Status LED Configuration - configure the front panel LED’s Disabled: LED will always remain off Ethernet Link: Ethernet connected and IP assigned Channel 1 Status: LED ON ->... -
Page 19: Channel Setup Output Protocol
Web Interface – Channel Setup Output Protocol Channel Setup - Output Important: The selection of the output stream protocol dynamically changes the available options for video and audio encoding. Therefore, the streaming protocol must always be set before proceeding to the video and audio settings. Output Transport Stream Auto Start auto start of Talon at “Power Up”... -
Page 20: Video Archiving
Web Interface – Video Archiving Channel Setup – Video Archiving Save MP4 (USB3.0 port in the back of Talon, internal NVME for openGear) Only FAT and FAT32 formatted USB drives are accepted • A correctly mounted drive will show in ‘Dashboard’ (does not apply to NVME) •... -
Page 21: Rtmp, Rtmps, Udp
Web Interface – Transport Protocols RTMP, RTMPS, UDP Channel Setup – Transport Protocols RTMP/RTMPS (Real-Time Messaging Protocol) Destination server address of your endpoint Streamkey key assigned by your endpoint Authentication enable/disable stream authentication User username for authentication Password username for authentication With Simulcast enabled on the Device page, up to 3 destinations can... -
Page 22: Rtp, Srt
Web Interface – Transport Protocols RTP, SRT Channel Setup – Transport Protocols TS over RTP (Real-Time Protocol) Destination IP address of your endpoint Destination Port IP address of your endpoint Video PID ID for your video transport stream PMT PID PMT ID for your transport stream RTP is designed for end-to-end, real-time transfer of streaming media. -
Page 23: Rtsp, Webrtc
Web Interface – Transport Protocols RTSP, WebRTC Channel Setup – Transport Protocols RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) Mount Point mount point port Host Port host destination port Authentication enable/disable stream authentication User username for authentication Password username for authentication RTSP is a legacy protocol, it cannot transmit live streaming data alone and require RTSP servers to work together with RTP and other protocols to accomplish their streaming tasks. -
Page 24: Zixi
Web Interface - Zixi Channel Setup – ZIXI While not a protocol, Zixi defines itself as a “software-Defined video Platform” (SDVP). Talon’s implementation was built upon the Zixi SDK and serves as a Zixi Feeder. It can deliver to a Zixi Broadcaster, which can deliver to a decoder. The Talon cannot deliver Zixi directly to another decoder. -
Page 25: Video Encoding Settings
Web Interface – Video Encoding Settings Channel Setup - Video Important: The selection of the output stream protocol dynamically changes the available options for video and audio encoding. The options outlined in this chapter are based on UDP and might slightly differ from your settings. Source select your input video source Output Resolution... - Page 26 Web Interface – Video Encoding Settings Rate Control select between CBR, VBR, QP and Low Latency. Constant QP means that the bitrate can vary greatly to achieve the set QP. This can result in wild fluctuations of bitrate and is not recommended for live streaming. Enable SkipFrame Encoder will drop frames in order to not exceed the selected Maximum Bitrate Deinterlacing...
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Page 27: Audio Encoding Settings
Web Interface – Audio Encoding Settings Talon supports up to 16 embedded Audio Channels of SDI (8 Stereo Pairs) or 8 Audio Channels of HDMI (4 Stereo Pairs) Enable Audio enable/disable select audio channels. If encoding video only it is recommended to disable all audio Codec choose between AAC-LC and Opus Rate Control... -
Page 28: Klv
Web Interface – Channel Setup - KLV SDI in-band KLV Metadata (Key-Length-Value) is enabled under Channel - Video – Metadata. TALON Encoder www.ospreyvideo.com... -
Page 29: Status Page
Web Interface – Status and Stream Start/Stop The Stream ‘Start’ and ‘Stop’ buttons are always available in the main menu. It is recommended to start and stop your streams from the ‘Status’ page or from the ‘Dashboard’. This allows for immediate monitoring of your stream data. The status page provides information about your video inputs and live stream data Audio, Video and Metadata Bitrates •... -
Page 30: Support Firmware Updates
Web Interface – Firmware Update As we constantly add features and maintain our Talon line of products, we suggest you keep your Encoder Firmware up to date. Firmware upgrade steps: Download the latest firmware revision at www.ospreyvideo.com/talon-software-and-firmware Go to ‘Firmware Updates’ on Talon Web Interface Drop the downloaded firmware file into the ‘Software Update Tool’... -
Page 31: Factory Restore
Web Interface – Restore Please read carefully before attempting to restore Talon’s firmware and settings Factory Restore will reset Talon and restore it with the original firmware it shipped with. Settings will be reset to default Restore Defaults will reset all user settings with its default values TALON Encoder www.ospreyvideo.com... - Page 32 Page intentionally left blank TALON Encoder www.ospreyvideo.com...
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Page 34: Enterprise And Security
Enterprise and Security To protect the Talon OS and to ensure data integrity, multiple security features are included by default. These require no user intervention and are active upon the first startup. NDAA compliant Talon 4K series encoders are manufactured in the USA from globally sourced components. All parts are vetted to ensure NDAA compliance. -
Page 35: Opensource Listing
OpensSource Listing Package Version Description License Linux Kernel 5.15.19 GPLv2 bash 51.8 Bourne Again Shell GPLv3+ busybox 1.34.1 Lightweight common UNIX utilities GPLv2 & bzipi2 alsa-conf 1.2.5.1 Advanced Linux Sound Architecture utilities GPLv2+ alsa-utils 1.2.5.1 Advanced Linux Sound Architecture utilities GPLv2+ apache2 2.4.52... -
Page 36: Safety And Compliance
Shielded Cables: Connections between this device and peripherals must be made using shielded cables in order to maintain compliance with FCC radio emission limits. Modifications: Modifications to this device not approved by Osprey Video could void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate the device.
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