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Networked AoIP Television Broadcast Console
For WheatNet-IP Systems (AES67- & ST 2110-30-compatible)
Designed and built in the U.S.A. by Wheatstone Corporation
Wheatstone p/n 083266
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  • Page 1 Networked AoIP Television Broadcast Console For WheatNet-IP Systems (AES67- & ST 2110-30-compatible) Designed and built in the U.S.A. by Wheatstone Corporation Wheatstone p/n 083266...

  • Page 2: Publication Information

    © 2024 Wheatstone Corporation Wheatstone considers this document and its contents to be proprietary and confidential. Except for making a reasonable number of copies for your own internal use, you may not reproduce this publication, or any part thereof, in any form, by any method, for any purpose, or in any language other than English without the written consent of Wheatstone Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTROL SURFACE PLACEMENT ............ 12 POWER SUPPLY PLACEMENT ............12 12 – TEKTON 32 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ........FASTENING THE TEKTON 32 SURFACE TO THE COUNTERTOP ..13 Redundant Supply Installation ............ 13 B4 TVE MIX ENGINE ............... 13 STAGEBOX ..................13 FINAL SURFACE CONNECTIONS .............
  • Page 4 3 – TEKTON 32 APPS AND CONSOLE CONFIGURATION ......NAVIGATOR ................... 17 System Tabs ................18 Blade Tabs ................24 TEKTON 32 SURFACE SETUP ............32 Menu Items ................33 Getting Started Tab ..............34 Hardware Settings Tab ............... 35 Surface Options Tab ..............
  • Page 5 APPENDIX A – CREATING A WHEATNET-IP NETWORK ......70 ETHERNET SWITCHES FOR AOIP ............ 70 CREATING THE WNIP NETWORK ............ 71 Creating a Small WNIP Network ..........71 Multi-Studio Network Expansion ..........71 Wiring Practices ................ 71...

  • Page 7: Introducing The Tekton 32 Console

    Each Tekton 32 console has these main components: of the current source Tekton 32 Surface – Commonly referred to as the “console,” it has all of ● Master Panel – Divided into eight columns of controls, the left-most...

  • Page 8: Tekton 32 Overview

    PDF documentation files and the Wheatstone application itself since there are none! The Tekton 32 has access to any source on the installer programs ships with the Tekton 32.

  • Page 9: Tekton 32 Accessories

    Wheatstone Blades (or the Stagebox I/O Interface) to supply audio I/O for the console. The Tekton 32 can then be The Tekton 32 Surface’s Host Controller, the B4 TVE Mix Engine and all configured for use in a newsroom, production suite, remote van, sports...

  • Page 10: Tekton 32 Specifications

    Cooling: Tekton Surface and PS-1332 are convection cooled (no fans) We recommend leaving at least one rack space open above the power supply and IP Mix Engine to allow for heat radiation from those units. Wheatstone reserves the right to change specifications without notice or obligation.

  • Page 11: Warranty Statement

    2. This Warranty is subject to the following restrictions and conditions: a) The owner must have filled out the enclosed Warranty Card and returned it to Wheatstone Corporation; or, at the time of servicing, the owner must provide proof of purchase from an authorized Wheatstone Corporation dis- tributor or dealer.

  • Page 12: Control Surface Placement

    POWER SUPPLY PLACEMENT CONTROL SURFACE PLACEMENT The Tekton 32 Surface is designed to sit on the countertop on six rubber The Tekton 32 Surface is powered by a separate 1RU (1.75”) rackmount feet which should hold in in place and protect the countertop. These 32 VDC supply.

  • Page 13: Fastening The Tekton 32 Surface To The Countertop

    Surface together. Once the second supply is mounted, route and connect its DC power cable to the POWER IN B jack on the rear of the Tekton 32 Surface. If The Stagebox outputs can be used to drive powered monitor speakers...

  • Page 14: Final Surface Connections

    Surface’s Main Host Card to a port on a WNIP system Ethernet switch. A summary of the standard connections on the Tekton 32 components is shown below. The HDMI and USB connectors on the left side (as viewed from the rear)

  • Page 15: Energizing The Tekton 32

    ENERGIZING THE TEKTON 32 Assuming the Tekton 32 Surface is set into position, its power supply is mounted and its DC cable is fastened to the connectors on the power supply and Surface, and the IP Mix Engine is mounted and linked with the Surface, you can now plug in the IEC AC cords to energize the Surface power supply, IP Mix Engine, and the Stagebox and other Blades.

  • Page 16: Tekton 32 Apps And Console Configuration

    When a WNIP system is set to use another subnet, every The section on using Navigator begins on the next page. Using the default IP address on every Tekton 32 component must be changed to fall Tekton Setup GUI app is covered in its own section, beginning on page within the new subnet before they can be networked with an existing system.

  • Page 17: Navigator

    To start Navigator double-click its desktop icon or, from the using an X-Y Crosspoint Grid. Save the crosspoints to files for later Start Menu, select All Programs > Wheatstone > WheatNet IP recall. Navigator on Win 10 and 11 PCs.

  • Page 18: System Tabs

    Lock Destination When like an unpopulated Crosspoint grid. The difference is that this grid is not On is checked in the Tekton 32 Surface Setup app (Surface Options > “live.” In the Salvo grid (Figure 3-3 on the next page) you’re connecting General page tab).
  • Page 19 Salvo Edit Screen in read-only mode. The AES67 devices will be networked with the Tekton 32. This tab is where the Details Dock also lists that Salvo’s connections using their destination AES67 master clock source is set and whether the AES67 sources and/or and source names.
  • Page 20 system responds by automatically making all of the specified Associated to monitor the system waiting for the triggered connection to occur. When Connections. This can automate many complex system operations. For it’s made (e.g., PHONE 1 is taken on channel 12) all of the Associated example, in a shared talk studio when the studio host mic is taken on a Connections assigned to that triggered connection are connected.
  • Page 21 The Configuration Folder: section sets the folder path for saving information for all of the other Blades to allow the system to recover the configuration files. The default is: Documents > Wheatstone > Navigator > configuration automatically when a Blade is replaced, but having an off-...

  • Page 22: Preferences Tab

    be changed. Clicking the Default button restores the save to folder to use Preferences Tab the default path. This tab (Figure 3-10) affects Navigator’s functionality and appearance. The General section sets whether the default Crosspoint view or a custom The Backup System Configuration: section allows all system settings view is shown when Navigator opens (the Default View).
  • Page 23 WNIP system. If no devices appear in the System Dock, make sure it To email log files to Wheatstone tech support, click the Zip… button to shows the correct IP address. If not, click Set… to open a dialog box which open a Zip Log Files window.

  • Page 24: Blade Tabs

    The archive folder is saved in the Program Data > Blade Tabs Wheatstone > E2Logs folder with a .tar.gz suffix. When any Blade—which includes the IP Mix Engine, the Stagebox, and PCs running the WNIP audio driver, is selected in the System Dock, the...
  • Page 25 Edit Signal window (shown in Figure 3-14 on the next page) so you can The logic resources are similarly updated when an audio signal with logic add a new signal. The other three buttons require one to first select a or a logic-only resource is deleted: the Blade LIOs or Software LIOs signal and then click Edit…...
  • Page 26 “source” to the Source Signals list. Once you add Alias names and complete editing the source and destination names use the Tekton 32 Surface Setup app to run a new System Scan (see pages 31 & 32). This action updates the Surface Setup app with the changes you’ve made in Navigator, updating the signal...
  • Page 27 The level controls on most Blades allow each signal level to be adjusted be the same as on consumer unbalanced “RCA” jacks: 300 mV rather than by up to +/-18 dB from nominal, but the Stagebox analog inputs, which the 1.2 V nominal levels found on balanced output devices. can be used with mic level or line level signals, have an adjustment range An unbalanced device’s hot signal is connected to the + input and, on a of -18 dB up to +78 dB.
  • Page 28 Switch to the Crosspoint grid (System > Crosspoint tab) and locate the logic source: Tally. That signal carries all the internal logic commands from the Tekton 32 so it must connect to the new HOT STU or STU WARN destination you created by clicking (or CTRL+click) on its crosspoint. A green square indicates it’s a logic-only connection.
  • Page 29 SLIOs; Functional LIOs for Blade status; and Surface 1 Spares when that Blade hosts a Surface. On a Tekton 32 this tab will mainly be used to assign Spare buttons to fire a Salvo, make a momentary connection, and/or Take a Blade Processor Preset, as shown in Figure 3-18.

  • Page 30: Visibilities Tab

    versa. Any number of Blades can be set for this function to allow for additional AES67 streams into and out of the WNIP system. Figure 3-21 Config Manager Tab Visibilities Tab Figure 3-22 shows the Visibilities tab. Neither the IP Mix Engine nor Figure 3-20 Blade Info Tab Stagebox have this tab since it’s used on regular Blades to set the source selection for local Blade destinations like the front-panel headphone jack...
  • Page 31 Figure 3-25 shows the Audio Player tab, which is similar to the Clip Utility Mixer Tab Player built into the Tekton 32 Surface. It can be used to play test signals Figure 3-24 shows the Utility Mixer tab. Blade-3 blades (those with two or other audio to test routing and as a confidence feed source.

  • Page 32: Tekton 32 Surface Setup

    Various messages are shown in the status window as it runs. When the scan completes, the Cancel control turns into a Finish control. Click Finish. “save system info?” dialog pops up. Click Yes to save Figure 3-26 Tekton 32 Surface Setup app, initial view...

  • Page 33: Menu Items

    Stylize—normally checked, for a modern 3D look. Uncheck this option ❖ Edited names are automatically updated on the Tekton 32 displays if you like your apps to have a flat 2D Windows 95 appearance. but you’ll need to run a new System Scan to update the names Differences…—opens a window listing the differences, if any, between...

  • Page 34: Getting Started Tab

    Help About…—opens a window which lists the version number of the ❖ Tekton 32 Surface Setup Tool along with where the various files used Figure 3-28 Getting Started tab – Connect to a Surface by the app are saved. The Surface’s current configuration settings are read, and compared, with the app’s configuration settings.

  • Page 35: System Admin

    Update... This opens a File Find dialog box so the Surface operating code If you save your configuration settings, prior to making any changes can be manually uploaded. The operating code will be in a Wheatstone- when you first connect to a new console, and name the saved file Default supplied archive file using a .tar file extension.
  • Page 36 Mix Engine Blade Info entry boxes. This action sets that Mix not recommended for normal operation—especially when set to Engine as the host device for the Tekton 32 that the app is currently higher brightness levels, as this will cause the OLED displays to connected to.

  • Page 37: Programmable Buttons

    Surface Config Page Tab This tab (Figure 3-31) is view-only. It shows how the internal connections for the Tekton 32 Mix Engine were configured at the factory. In the standard console the last two faders are set as Surround faders with Master 1 and the Control Room both set as surround sources.
  • Page 38 Figure 3-32 shows buttons being removed the Wild Buttons tab from the Input Fader with overlays of the two Wild Buttons list. Since drop down lists used to this also removes any select the Wild button previous Wild button functions for the fader settings, there’s channels and the colors...
  • Page 39 since you can assign one or both fader channel Wild buttons to function as a “Hot Source Selector.” When both buttons are set as Source Selectors, Wild 1 must be set to Index 1 and Wild 2 must be set to Index 2. To assign the “Hot Source”...

  • Page 40: Surface Options Tab

    Figure 3-34 Programmable Buttons Page Tab – Spare Buttons A Spare button can also be set to control hardware logic outputs (LIO) or software outputs (SLIO). The LED can be set to respond to input logic from either LIO or SLIO as well. Select the Blade or Stagebox with the LIO or SLIO you want to use and create a new LIO-only destination.
  • Page 41 but the fader positions no longer show the actual fader levels when Mute/Tally Trigger switching between Pages so console operation will be very confusing. These two radio buttons set how the eight tallies and the three room Needless to say the default setting is unchecked so that the faders are mutes are triggered.
  • Page 42 Prior to adding sources to your Signals list and assigning their logic Adding Sources to the Signals List settings, read through the descriptions of the various attributes to Sources must be manually added to the Signals list to initially populate determine whether any settings should be set as Default Settings.
  • Page 43 Remote Ready—this feature has no application on the Tekton 32 since the channels don’t have a separate Off button and LED. Remote Ready is used The Monitor tally commands are output logic. Their signals are named: to control the Off button lighting to indicate device status.
  • Page 44 (the default setting for a new Tekton 32 console). Click on a right-facing arrow to expand that device tree (the arrow then points down). Sub-categories (Blade, User, Alias, Surface, etc.) are expanded in like manner until you...
  • Page 45 categories and device tree can be selectively collapsed by clicking the When Allow New Events is checked anyone can save a new event. When down-facing arrows, which then point right again. The current view for unchecked, a new event cannot be saved. This selection is typically each selector is maintained while using the Surface Setup app.

  • Page 46: Master Faders

    Miscellaneous Master Faders Page Tab When the SEL button is pressed on an input fader the Input View is This tab allows the names shown in the Master 1 and Master 2 OLED opened. Each fader channel includes access to a number of advanced displays to be edited.

  • Page 47: Tekton 32 Board Operations

    TEKTON 32 CONSOLE OPERATION The Tekton 32 may look intimidating at first glance but two of its three control panels are identical so there are only two types of control panels you’ll need to learn—the Fader Panel and the Master Panel (Figure 4-1).

  • Page 48: Channel Buttons

    Page 2. Faders may jump to new positions, reflecting the fader settings for mute and tally settings for that signal this may cause monitor speakers to the current page. All button assignments and the Channel Info displays mute and a tally to be triggered. are also immediately updated to show the active Page’s channel settings.
  • Page 49 To use this function, the engineering staff Note: If one or more PFL and AFL buttons are blinking on the must connect a talkback mic for the Tekton 32 board operator which is Surface, and you switch Pages, the now-hidden channels remain then cross-connected to the console’s Talkback destination.

  • Page 50: Fader Level

    Fader Level monitoring OLED displays which are split to show the CR, Studio 1, and The Tekton 32 uses motorized 100 mm faders so that Studio 2 monitor levels and the Wild Meter source. The Wild meter is to the input channels faders are accurately positioned when the left side of the Master 2 meter on the touchscreen.

  • Page 51: Group Controls

    NEWS event with the “open” music track already loaded and ready to play. The Clip Player can also be controlled over the network using Wheatstone’s The Select/SEL button is used to show channel-specific settings for the ACI (Automation Control Interface).

  • Page 52: Monitoring Controls

    delay, setting EQ in/out, or setting processing in/out. The button lights Once you find the desired source click the Adjust encoder to select that green when the Wild function is in or active. source. Its name turns white in the OLED and appears above the Wild meter.
  • Page 53 Note: The output level for the CR and either Studio output can be set to a fixed level using the Tekton 32 Surface setup app. This would prevent the CR, Studio 1, and/or Studio 2 encoder from controlling the output level of that monitor.
  • Page 54 switches the touchscreen View and may also activate inactive View six meters for the various surround signals plus a Gain Reduction buttons. (GR) meter. This meter is always shown, regardless of which View is active. Not all View buttons are active in all Views. For example, in Figure 4-9 the INPUT and AUX View buttons are inactive, indicated by their dark 2.
  • Page 55 Figure 4-9 Home Screen 5. Aux Masters Meters — the sixteen stereo Auxiliary Send bus signal or bus is selected using the Select View or using the control Figure 4-9 Touchscreen Sections meters show the bus output levels in the Home View only. They panel SEL buttons.
  • Page 56 Events list. drive. Use a Windows PC to create an Events folder then plug the USB flash drive into the Tekton 32. The USB button becomes Events can also be locked out from being changed by tapping its name...
  • Page 57 A lock symbol appears after the name. Board operators cannot unlock an Event unless they have access to the Tekton 32 Surface Setup GUI. The Events tab must be used to select a locked Event and unlock it.
  • Page 58 button. Typically NAME is selected so the signals appear in alphanumeric order. Tap TAKE to connect the select Source to the selected Destination (or Destinations since multiple destinations can be selected). Tap DEST LOCK to lock the selected destination to prevent it from being easily changed (a Navigator user can override the red Lock indication which this feature adds to the destination).
  • Page 59 The on-screen rotary faders can be used to control the fader levels in .2 dB steps. When the PRE FDR button is lit, that Aux Send bus signal is at a fixed level (it’s not affected by the channel fader). When PRE ON is lit the Aux Send bus is being fed regardless of whether the channel is on or off.
  • Page 60 The audio signal can be balanced using two methods: drag the audio when the remote talent stops talking and their mic level passes the crosshairs, or one of the arrows, to manually adjust the signal balance on- THRESH setting. screen; or tap one of the ten buttons at the top (its box highlights in How fast this ducking or gating occurs and how fast it’s released as the yellow) then use the on-screen fader to adjust the pan or trim setting.
  • Page 61 The Tekton 32 EQ consists of a four-band parametric equalizer frequency for all four parametric equalizers can set anywhere from 20 Hz with adjustable high and low pass filters.
  • Page 62 High Pass & Low Pass Filters frequencies by the same amount, beginning at the frequency set by the The High Pass Filter (HPF) and Low Pass Filter (LPF) can be FREQ control. The amount of boost or cut is set by the LEVEL control. HI independently turned on or off to narrow the overall frequency range of SHELF allows one to boost or cut all high frequencies above the frequency the channel’s audio to less than 20 Hz –...
  • Page 63 Input View – Section 4 This section controls the Track output which is available on all 32 channels. Each channel feeds its own Track output which has the same number as the input channel. The Track feed is turned on by tapping the OFF button, which says ON when on.
  • Page 64 Clip Player View This View brings up the controls for the Tekton 32 audio clip player, used to play back audio tracks on a USB flash drive plugged into either USB port at the top of the Monitor Panel. The audio files must be 48 kHz .WAV files.

  • Page 65: Bs.1770-3 Loudness Monitor

    “open” music track is already loaded.) The Clip Player may also be effects. The LFE subwoofer channel is not currently included in the controlled over an Ethernet network via Wheatstone’s ACI (Automation measurement and is a focus of continuing work. A final gating stage Control Interface).
  • Page 66 5.1 surround source available to the riding fader levels from the Integrated digits will result in over or under Tekton 32 Destination Loudness. This flexibility allows for monitoring of compensation in output level as they “chase” the target value. When...

  • Page 67: Tekton 32 Service Information

    Table 5-1. The control panel assemblies TEKTON 32 CONSOLE FIELD SERVICE and other circuit boards used on the Tekton 32 Surface and IP Mix Engine The Tekton 32 console contains three primary assemblies: the Tekton 32...

  • Page 68: Mix Engine Status Indications

    Route Master and Clock Master and is running at a sample rate of 48kHz. 1. Unplug the AC cord from the Tekton 32 Surface power supply. If the Surface is using redundant power, unplug both supplies. All lights Fader Replacement and displays should be off on the Tekton 32 Surface.

  • Page 69: Updating Mix Engine, Stagebox, & Blade Code

    Figure 5-1 Tekton 32 Surface Code Version and Update Updating Mix Engine, Stagebox, & Blade Code The code which is used on the Mix Engine, Stagebox, and Blades is typically downloaded as part of the Navigator app installation but updated code versions for Blades may also be available to download separately.

  • Page 70: Appendix A - Creating A Wheatnet-Ip Network

    WNIP But, for most facilities a larger gigabit switch will be required. The two system: the Tekton 32 Surface host PCs; the IP Mix Engine; the Stagebox most common switch sizes are 24-port and 48-port, although many and Blade Ethernet jacks;...

  • Page 71: Wiring Practices

    WNIP network. Here’s a list of the cable jacket colors we’ve used on projects for For a remote truck or a venue with one Tekton 32 console along with a common studio signals to help differentiate the multitude of category Stagebox for I/O, one eight or ten-port switch is sufficient.
  • Page 72 Screenbuilder (a Wheatstone app which is configured using a GUI interface), which allows users to switch codec routing without the need to use Wheatstone Navigator’s Crosspoint grid, or use a system salvo, to switch the return connections to the codecs.

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