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EVS XT-3 Technical Reference Hardware Manual

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Version 10.05 -
July 2011
Production & Playout Server

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  • Page 1 Technical Reference Hardware Version 10.05 - July 2011 Production & Playout Server...
  • Page 2  ...
  • Page 3 The l ates t ve rsio n o f th e use r ma nual , i f an y, and o ther use r ma nual s on E VS produc ts can b e foun d o n the EVS dow nloa d ce nter, o n the fo llow ing w ebpage : http: //www .evs .tv/ downl o adcent er...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    AVID DNxHD ® and APPLE ProRes 422 ................23 Introduction ................................23 Video Bitrate Compatibility with Avid and Apple Products ..................23 Choices of Bitrates when Using Avid DNxHD® or Apple ProRes 422 with EVS XT3 Servers ....... 24 Important Recommendations ..........................28 1.8.9 Raid level: 3 ..........................

  • Page 6: Hardware Description

    2.6.2 PIN ASSIGNMENT ON SUB-DB15 CONNECTORS ............40 CONNECTING MULTIPLE EVS VIDEO SERVERS ON XNET..........41 2.7.1 Connection Diagram without EVS XHub SDTI HUB ............. 42 2.7.2 Connection Diagram with EVS XHub SDTI HUB ..............43 2.7.3 Required Conditions to Set up and Run XNet ............... 44 2.7.4...
  • Page 7 XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D 3.4.1 H3X Board ..........................68 LEDs ..................................69 Connectors ................................69 Gigabit Connectors ............................... 69 3.4.2 RCTL Board on SAS Disk Array (with H3X) ................70 LEDs on Internal Array ............................
  • Page 8 Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011...

  • Page 9: Overview

    The EVS XT3 ser vers ar e full dig ital i n PAL (625 i), NTSC (52 5i), 7 20p, 1 080p o r 1080i stan dard s. Th ese multi- chan nel, dis k-bas e d vide o se rvers are ide al for a wide rang e of broa dcast applica tion s, from sp ort s and live pro duct ion to playou t and t ransm issi on.

  • Page 10: Xt3 Proxy Server

    . If y es, r epor t d amage o r the m issi ng p arts to EVS or thei r app ropri a te repres enta tive .
  • Page 11 XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D Dimensions The f ollow ing draw ings p rovide th e va riou s d imen sions, in mm, of the XT3 serv er with a 6U chas sis.
  • Page 12 Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 Figure 4: Top view...

  • Page 13: Rack Mount 4U

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D ACK MOUNT Weight 4U cha ssis wit h 6 H DD o n RCTL boar d 31 k g / 68.3 lb...
  • Page 14 Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 Figure 8: Top view...

  • Page 15: Sas-Hdx

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D 1.4.2 SAS-HDX The fo llow ing drawi ngs provid e th e va riou s dim e nsions , in mm, of t he S AS-HDX extern al array .

  • Page 16: Remote Control Panel

    Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 1.4.3 EMOTE ONTROL ANEL Weight : 2. 9 Kg / 6.3 Lbs. 1.4.4 10” T OUCH CREEN IDEO ONITOR Weight : 3. 6 Kg / 7.8 Lbs.

  • Page 17: Keyboard

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D 1.4.6 EYBOARD Weight : 0. 4 Kg / 0.9 Lbs. 1.4.7 ABLET Weight : 0. 3 Kg / 6.6 Lbs.

  • Page 18: Emc Standards

    Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 1.6.2 EMC S TANDARDS EN 550 22 Europe an Emissi on S tand ard EN 610 00-3- 2 Europe an Electr omag neti c Com pati bilit y (EMC ) Pa rt 3 (Li mit s);...

  • Page 19: Emc Warning

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D 1.6.3 EMC W ARNING Change s or mod ific atio ns not ex pres sly ap pr oved by t he man ufac t urer for compli ance c ould void the use r's au thor ity t o operat e the e quip men t.

  • Page 20: Power Supply

    Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 1.6.5 OWER UPPLY The XT3 s erve r is f itt ed with two a uto sw itc hing an d hot -swa ppab le power suppli es.

  • Page 21: Ventilation & Rack Mounting

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D VENTILATION & RACK MOUNTING Adequa te ve nti lati on is o bvious ly r equir ed f or op ti mum per forma nce. As a r esult of this cons idera tio n, e nsur e no othe r eq uipme nt is l ocated cl ose to t he ma inf rame.

  • Page 22: Video Specifications

    Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 1.8.2 IDEO PECIFICATIONS XT3 Se rver Standar d De finit ion High De fini tion Video Forma ts 525i 59.9 4fps (NTSC ) 720p 5 0/5 9.94 fps...

  • Page 23: Audio Processing

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D UDIO ROCESSING uncomp resse d au dio • • 24 bi t pr ocess ing and sto rage •...

  • Page 24: Content Transfer Encoding And File Header

    Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 ONTENT RANSFER NCODING AND EADER It is poss ible t o perf orm the enco ding p roce ss in 8-bit or 1 0 bit an d to writ e a 10- bit f ile on s elec ted code c s.

  • Page 25: Recording Capacity For Xt3 Servers

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D 1.8.5 XT3 S ECORDING APACITY FOR ERVERS TORAGE The di sk s tora ge, on S AS disks , c an b e as fol lows , with a t otal of up to 8 4 d isks: inter nal stor age only : 6 o r 12 x 30 0 GB or 9 00 G B SAS di sks •...

  • Page 26: Recording Capacity In Hours For 5 Disks (4+1) Raid Configuration - 50Hz

    Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 (4+1) RAID ECORDING APACITY IN OURS FOR ISKS – 50H ONFIGURATION...

  • Page 27: Recording Capacity In Hours For 6 Disk (5+1) Raid Configuration - 50Hz

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D (5+1) RAID ECORDING APACITY IN OURS FOR – 50H ONFIGURATION...

  • Page 28: Recording Capacity In Hours For 5 Disk (4+1) Raid Configuration - 59.94Hz

    Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 (4+1) RAID ECORDING APACITY IN OURS FOR – 59.94H ONFIGURATION...

  • Page 29: Recording Capacity In Hours For 6 Disk (5+1) Raid Configuration - 59.94Hz

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D (5+1) RAID ECORDING APACITY IN OURS FOR – 59.94H ONFIGURATION...

  • Page 30: Supported Smpte Standards

    Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 1.8.6 SMPTE S UPPORTED TANDARDS The fo llow ing stan dard s are su ppor ted: SD SDI S M PT E 2 59 M ( 5 2 5 i 59 .9 4H z; 6 25 i...

  • Page 31: Avid Dnxhd ® And Apple Prores 422

    NTRODUCTION EVS XT 3 se rver s fe atur e a na tiv e im pleme ntat ion of the Avid DNxHD ® a n d App le ProRes 4 22 hi gh de fini ti on vide o cod ecs. T his e n ables n ativ e aud io an d vi deo fil e trans fers in ei ther dire ct ion be tween the EVS X T3 serv ers, and A vid a n d Apple post-p rodu ctio n tool s in High Defi niti on.

  • Page 32: Choices Of Bitrates When Using Avid Dnxhd® Or Apple Prores 422 With Evs Xt3 Servers

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 To allow user s to de ter mine th e best bala nce betwee n pic ture q uali ty, storag e capaci ty, numbe r of v id eo chan nels per serve r, and ne twork spee d, E VS XT3 server s can g ener ate A vi d DNxHD®...
  • Page 33 XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D Calcul ation : Maximum SDTI ban dwid t h / A ctua l Ba ndwid th = re al tim e t rans fers: 110MB/ s / 18.4 MB/s = 6 r eal t ime trans fers .
  • Page 34 Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 Avid DNxHD® & Apple ProRes 422 at 180Hz (“NTSC Super Motion 3x”) Codec Video Fields Actual Max. RT XF2 Storage Capacity...
  • Page 35 XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D Gigabit Ethernet Transfers with XT3 Servers for Avid DNXHD® and Apple ProRes 422 Prelim inar y not e The fol lowi ng obs erva ti ons foc us on stea dy rates ; the t rans fer perfor manc es wi th s mall clip s wil l be low er a s t hey ge nera te a lo t of starts an d en ds o f se ssio ns.

  • Page 36: Important Recommendations

    – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 MPORTANT ECOMMENDATIONS For 6-ch anne l conf igur a tion, m aximum bitr ates for Avi d DNxHD® o r A pple •...

  • Page 37: 2-Line Interpolator

    10.05.D To avoi d th is ph enome n on and provi de a stab le outpu t pic ture , EVS d eve loped 2 types of l ine i nter pola tor: 2-lin e and 4-l ine i nter pol ators . The inte rpol atio n p rocess can be ena bled or dis abl ed by the ope rato r on all EVS sl ow mo tion sys tems .

  • Page 38: Cabling

    Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 2. Cabling XT3 REAR PANEL 2.1.1 VERVIEW ON ANEL ONFIGURATIONS The XT 3 se rver come s in a vari ety of rear pan el c o nfigu rati ons.
  • Page 39 Input s / Outp uts analog fo rmat. Ref Vi deo Allows the EVS serv er t o recei ve or s end ba ck the analog gen lock ref eren ce sign al. XNet2 Allows th e inter conn ect ion of EVS serv ers, XF2 and/or XSt ore in a n XN et 2 netw ork.
  • Page 40 Descri ption Multiv iewe r Allows a mo nito r to be c onnect ed dir ectl y to the EVS server , a nd to disp lay PGM an d RE C c hann els as confi gured in the Mul tica m setu p.

  • Page 41: Configurations On Xt3

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D 2.1.3 ONFIGURATIONS ON VAILABLE UDIO ONNECTIVITY On XT3 6U and 4U s erv ers, the audi o co nnec tor s are opt iona l an d av ail able as...

  • Page 42: Xt3 6U With 6-Channel Configuration

    Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 XT3 6U WITH HANNEL ONFIGURATION The 6- chan nel c onf igur ation is p rese nted wit h the opti onal AES o n BNC connec tors .

  • Page 43: Xt3 4U With 4-Channel Configuration

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D XT3 4U WITH HANNEL ONFIGURATION The 4- chan nel c onf igur ation is p rese nted wit h the opti onal AES o n BNC connec tors .

  • Page 44: Gpi In Connections

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 GPI IN CONNECTIONS On XT3 se rvers , GP I t ri ggers are ava ilab le. Ref er to th e Mu ltic am u ser manual s for GP I al loca tio n.

  • Page 45: Ttl  Ttl Inputs On The Xt3 Server (Gpi Input 5, 6, 7, 8)

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D 2.2.3 TTL  TTL I XT3 S (GPI I 5, 6, NPUTS ON THE ERVER NPUT 7, 8) Each TTL i nput on the D B25 is di rect ly con nect ed to the pi n of th e TTL co nnecto r on th e de vice tri gger ing the GP I.

  • Page 46: Mtpc Gpio Connector 15/10/02

    Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 MTPC GPIO CONNECTOR 15/10/02 2.4.1 GPIO C : SUB-D 25- ONNECTOR PINS Relay Out 4 Relay Out 4 Relay Out 3...

  • Page 47: Rs422 Connector

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D i=2.5 to 30 mA -> opt o O N imax= 30 mA Direct c onnec tio n to a T TL/CMOS s igna l possi ble (Pin opto - t o GND and pin •...

  • Page 48: Audio Configurations

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 The te chni cal spec ific ati o ns fo r th e RS4 22 c onne ct or are th e fo llow ing: 19200 baud s •...

  • Page 49: Connecting Multiple Evs Video Servers On Xnet

    CONNECTING MULTIPLE EVS VIDEO SERVERS ON XNET The XNet2 n etwor k is co mposed by s ever al EVS v ideo ser vers al l conn ecte d with a 75-Ohm coax ial cab le (B NC). The excha nge be tween system s is opera ted th r ough the SDT I inte rfac e at 1485 Mbps.

  • Page 50: Connection Diagram Without Evs Xhub Sdti Hub

    Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 2.7.1 EVS XH SDTI HUB ONNECTION IAGRAM WITHOUT...

  • Page 51: Connection Diagram With Evs Xhub Sdti Hub

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D 2.7.2 EVS XH SDTI HUB ONNECTION IAGRAM WITH...

  • Page 52: Required Conditions To Set Up And Run Xnet

    (1485M bps, from Har dwa re Con figu rati on m enu) 5. Network Type must be s et to “S erve r ” on 1 EVS video s erve r (an d onl y 1 ) on the netw ork. Th e other s must be set t o eithe r “Ma ster ” (t o share cl ips an d view others ’...

  • Page 53: Starting Xnet

    2.7.4 TARTING 1. When all above cond itio n s are ful fil led, t urn o n th e “Serve r ” EVS v ideo s er ver and s tart the Mul ticam ap plica tion . 2. Turn on all “M ast ers ” a nd “Cli ents ” EVS v ideo server s, an d make sure th e Multic am ap plic atio n is s t arted o n al l of t hem.
  • Page 54 XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 could caus e ad dit iona l li n e del ays and preve nt the proper ope rati on o f XN et 2. 3. If the star t-up of t he ne t work at a spe cif ic sp eed does n ot wor k pro perl y and...

  • Page 55: Gigabit Network

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D GIGABIT NETWORK 2.8.1 UNCTIONAL VERVIEW The Gig abit conne cti on m akes it poss ible to tr ansf er vide o and a udio mate ri al from the XT 3 se rver s to ext ern al sys tems via the TCP/ I P netw ork.

  • Page 56: Backup Of Clips

    It s tores th e b ackup fi l e in the ta rget fo lder s pecif ied by the ext erna l system . The me tada ta o f the cl ip ar e eith er in cl uded in the f ile (i n EVS...

  • Page 57: Restore Of Clips

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D 2.8.3 ESTORE OF LIPS Overview Only c lip s ha ving one of the fol lowin g f ormat s c an be res tore d: E VS MX F, MXF OP-1A or Qu ick Time (de pendin g on th e vi deo cod ec).

  • Page 58: Important Rules

    ULES Gigabi t n etwor ks i nclu din g EVS serv ers need to ab ide b y th e fo llow ing rule s : The har dwar e use d on Gi gE netw orks with EVS s e rvers n eed to su ppor t ju mbo •...

  • Page 59: Comparison

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D OMPARISON The HP Proc urve 2 510G - 24 and Cis co Cat alys t 29 60G-24 TC can be used f or small setups whe re n o in ter- VL AN rou ting is need ed.

  • Page 60: Redundant Ipdp Serial Link

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 REDUNDANT IPDP SERIAL LINK The I PDire ctor com muni c ates with th e XT 3 s erve r via one se rial li nk. If th at l ink fails , th e XT 3 se rver can no lo nger be cont roll ed b y any IPDi rect or.

  • Page 61: Hardware Description

    BOARDS AND SLOT CONFIGURATIONS The XT3 se rver c onta ins all EVS de velo ped bo ar ds. The XT 3 serv er can be fitt ed with V 3X v ideo boa rds. T he boa rd c onfi gura tion wi ll sl ight ly v ary depe ndin g on t he type of v ideo boa rd u sed.

  • Page 62: Video And Reference Boards

    Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 VIDEO AND REFERENCE BOARDS 3.2.1 V3X B “D ” OARD OWER Importa nt It hi ghly advi sed not to r emove a V3X boar d fr om the EV S ser ver. Sho uld you hav e to d o so, m anip ulate the bo ard v ery c are fully , maki ng su re it is not e xpose d t o mec hani c al or ele ctri c sh ocks.

  • Page 63: Block Diagram

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D LOCK IAGRAM COHX B V3X B UMPERS ON THE ASE OF A OARD ST1, S T2: These 2 j umper s must b e insta lled o n the l ast V 3X board of the server ( i.e.

  • Page 64: Leds On The Cohx Base Of A V3X Board With Genlock

    Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 COHX B V3X B S ON THE ASE OF A OARD WITH ENLOCK when t he g enlo ck m odul e is n ot i niti aliz ed...

  • Page 65: General Connectivity On The V3X Cod A And Cod B Modules

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D TF (tr ansfe r) Blinks gre en while data tra nsfe rs o ccu r betw een the COD m odul e and the...
  • Page 66 (HD, f or h ardwa re l oop) * The swit ch be tween S D I and CVBS o n J1 is d on e by a sof tware s ett ing in the EVS Config urat ion menu .
  • Page 67 XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D Layout of Connector Positions and Assignments...
  • Page 68 – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 Note Only f ront back plan es l a belle d BKP7 are comp ati ble wi th V3 X bo ards (7 sl ots for 6U f rame s).

  • Page 69: Connectivity On The V3X Cod A And Cod B Modules For 3D And 1080P Dual Link

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D V3X COD A COD B M ONNECTIVITY ON THE ODULES 1080 Connector Assignments Connect or 3D/108 0p mo de...
  • Page 70 Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 Layout of Connector Positions and Assignments...

  • Page 71: Connectivity On The V3X Boards Cod A And Cod B Modules For 3D And 1080P In Single-Link 3G-Sdi

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D V3X B COD A COD B ONNECTIVITY ON THE OARDS 1080 3G-SDI ODULES FOR P IN INGLE Connector Assignments...
  • Page 72 Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 Layout of Connector Positions and Assignments...

  • Page 73: Channel Assignment

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D 3.2.2 HANNEL SSIGNMENT 2-ch XT3 Server Lower C odec (SL OT 2) 4-ch XT3 Server Upper C odec (SL OT 3)
  • Page 74 Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 6-ch XT3 Server Upper C odec (SL OT 4) Middle Cod ec (S LOT 3) Lower C odec (SL OT 2)

  • Page 75: Audio Codec Board

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D AUDIO CODEC BOARD The AUDIO CODE C boar d is the audi o inter face betwee n the V3X bo ards and the H3X bo ard.

  • Page 76: Raid Controller Boards

    Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 RAID CONTROLLER BOARDS 3.4.1 H3X B OARD The H3X bo ard is d ivid ed in 4 par ts ( 2 in fro nt, 2 i n the bac k).

  • Page 77: Leds

    Other LEDs The si x ot her LEDs are fo r EVS inte rnal use . ONNECTORS On the XNe t2 mo dule (S DTI) : OUT con nect or for X Net2 (SDTI netw ork 1485 Mbp s with out rela y).

  • Page 78: Rctl Board On Sas Disk Array (With H3X)

    Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 3.4.2 RCTL B SAS D H3X) OARD ON RRAY WITH Disk A rrays on syst ems w ith H3 X Bo ards hav e a co ntrol ler on t he d isk arra y board.

  • Page 79: Leds On Internal Array

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D S ON NTERNAL RRAY LEDs 1 to 6 ar e us ed i n c ase o f on e in tern al a rray of 6 disk s.

  • Page 80: External Raid Array Sas-Hdx For Xt3 Servers

    Issue – Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference XT3 Series DISK RECORDER 10.05.D EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 3.4.3 RAID A SAS-HDX XT3 S XTERNAL RRAY ERVERS The SA S-HDX is a 2RU extern al disk st orag e co ntain ing up to 24 hot- sw appabl e SAS disks , with a mini mum of 5 disks.

  • Page 81: Disk Insertion And Removal

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D NSERTION AND EMOVAL To ins ert or r emov e a dis k from an exte rnal arr ay, carefu lly fol low these st e ps:...

  • Page 82: Mtpc Board

    • contro lled by the moth erb oard. IDE Sys tem Ha rd di sk: t h e IDE di sk dr ive i s use d for st orin g the EVS s oftw are • and the DOS o pera ting s ystem. Ne ith er audi o nor video dat a is sav ed on this disk.

  • Page 83: A2/A4 Board

    XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D 3.5.2 A2/A4 B OARD ULTIVIEWER The mu ltiv iewer boa rd i s an op tion on XT3 s erve rs .

  • Page 84: Led Information

    This jum per sh ould be r emoved i f the devic e co nnecte d to t he RS42 2 port is NO T an EVS co nt roller . Maxi mum vol tage on pin 5 of a n RS42 2 port of th e XT3 serv er sh ould not e xceed 5 Vo lt w hen the cor resp ondi ng jumper i s eng aged .
  • Page 85 XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011 10.05.D Notes:...
  • Page 86 16, rue Bois St Jean B-4102 Ougrée Belgium Corporate North & Latin America Asia & Pacific Other regional offices Headquarters Headquarters Headquarters available on +32 4 361 7000 +1 973 575 7811 +852 2914 2501 www.evs.tv/contact To learn more about EVS go to www.evs.tv...

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