Page 1 NV8500 Series Hybrid Digital Video/Audio Routers User’s Guide UG0034-09 30 Oct 2014...
Page 2: Terms And Conditions
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Page 3: Safety Compliance
NV8500 Series Routers User’s Guide Change History Rev. Date Description Approved 21 Apr 09 15703 Initial release. DM, DC 10 Oct 09 16114 Incorporates material for the NV8576, NV8280, and DM, DC NV8144 with corrections and new information. 12 Jan 10 16272 Minor corrections, page 74, 76.
Page 4: Fcc Statement
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Page 7 NV8500 Series Routers User’s Guide • To avoid fire hazard, use only the specified fuse(s) with the correct type number, voltage and current ratings as referenced in the appropriate locations in the service instruc- tions or on the equipment. Always refer fuse replacements to qualified service person- nel.
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Page 9: Table Of Contents
About the NV8500 Series Routers ........
Page 10 Table of Contents Backplanes Having SFP Modules ............42 IP Gateway Backplanes .
Page 11 NV8500 Series User’s Guide NV8140 ................. . . 69 Installing Crosspoint Cards in the NV8140 .
Page 12 Table of Contents Making Monitor Signal Connections ............94 Making NV8144 Monitor Connections.
Page 13 NV8500 Series User’s Guide 9 Configuration ........135 MRC .
Page 14 Table of Contents Input Card Configuration ..............168 ‘Ctrl IP Address’.
Page 15 NV8500 Series User’s Guide Air Flow..................197 Fan Cleaning and Replacement .
Page 16 Table of Contents...
Page 17: Introduction
The NV8500 series routers can also switch MADI channels and embed the channels in video outputs. NV8500 series routers, as do all of Grass Valley’s NVISION series routers, employ a fully non- blocking architecture. The NV8500 series includes these routers: NV8144 —...
Page 18: Signal Types And Rates
I/O cards. NV8500 series routers have multiple I/O slots and accept a number of different I/O card types that support the different signal types listed on the previous page. I/O cards can also be classi- fied as standard or hybrid.
Page 19: Standard Vs. Hybrid
272M, 274M, 292M, Outputs: automatic reclocking at 270 Mb/s 296M, 299M, 424M and 1.483, 1.485, 2.966, or 2.970 Gb/s. (Fiber not supported) The NV8500 series routers support the following video formats: 1080p60 1080p29.97 720p60 525i59.94 These video formats are support 1080i60 1080psf29.97...
Page 20 Introduction About the NV8500 Series Routers Hybrid crosspoint cards and hybrid control cards can be used with both hybrid I/O cards and standard I/O cards. In contrast, standard crosspoint cards and standard control cards cannot be used with hybrid I/O cards.
Page 21 NV8500 Series User’s Guide Input Cards Output Cards Cable Cable Standard Standard Reclocker Equalizer Driver HD or 3Gig Video HD or 3Gig Video Monitor Monitor to Monitor to Monitor Selector selector Card Card AES Async AES Async Receiver Transmitter Audio...
Page 22: Overview Of The Routers
Overview of the Routers Overview of the Routers NV8500 series routers share common frame features. All I/O cards, crosspoint cards, monitor cards, and control cards are installed through the frame front. All system connections and back- plane modules are located at the rear of the frame.
Page 23: Nv8144
NV8500 Series User’s Guide NV8144 Figure 1-4 shows the front of the NV8144 (with the door removed). At the top of the frame is the fan tray. Directly below the fan tray are card slots. On the far left are 8 output card slots. Directly to the right of the output cards is a single slot for the monitor card.
Page 24 Introduction Overview of the Routers Figure 1-5 shows the rear of the NV8144. The farthest left-hand section is a blank plate that corresponds in position to the control cards. Next to the control card plate are 16 input back- plane slots. A mixture of different input cards and their backplane modules can be placed in these slots.
Page 25: Nv8140
NV8500 Series User’s Guide NV8140 Figure 1-6 shows the front of the NV8140 (with the door removed). At the top of the frame is the fan tray. Directly below the fan tray are card slots. On the far left are 16 output card slots. Near the center of the frame, to the right of the output cards, are 3 crosspoint card slots.
Page 26 Introduction Overview of the Routers Figure 1-7 shows the rear of the NV8140. The farthest left-hand section is a blank plate that corresponds in position to the control cards. Next to the control card plate are 8 input backplane slots. A mixture of different input cards and their backplane modules can be placed in these slots.
Page 27: Nv8280
NV8500 Series User’s Guide NV8280 Figure 1-8 shows the front of the NV8280 (with the door removed). At the top of the frame is the fan tray. Directly below are 32 output cards slots. Below the output cards are 32 input card slots.
Page 28 Introduction Overview of the Routers Figure 1-9 shows the rear of the NV8280. At the very top of the frame is a grill for exhausting warm air dispersed by the fans. Directly below the fan tray, starting from the left, are 2 monitor backplane slots.
Page 29: Nv8576
NV8500 Series User’s Guide NV8576 Figure 1-10, next page, shows the front of the NV8576. The router is divided into three regions: upper, middle, and lower. The upper and lower regions each have 32 slots for output cards and 32 slots for input cards. The NV8576 thus has a total of 64 output card slots and 64 inputs card slots.
Page 30 Introduction Overview of the Routers Fan Tray Input Monitor Card Output Output Monitor Card Cards (32) Control Cards (2) Input Cards (32) NV8280 Crosspoint Cards (8) NV8500 NV8500 NV8500 NV8500 NV8500 NV8500 NV8500 NV8500 NV8500 144 X 144 3Gig Redundant ALARM ACTIV POWE...
Page 31 NV8500 Series User’s Guide In the center of the frame, on the left-hand side, are system connections for audio and video references, control systems, and alarms. On the right-hand side are two power connections for connecting the router to two NV8300 power supply frames.
Page 32: Expanded Nv8576-Plus
Introduction Preparing for Installation Expanded NV8576-Plus The expanded NV8576-Plus router comprises two 32RU frames that have the same structure as the NV8576 frames. Please refer to figures 1-10 and 1-11, preceding, to see NV8576-Plus frame structure. Note that the expanded NV8576-Plus, consisting of 2 frames, will require 4 NV8300 power supply frames, two for each frame.
Page 33: Installation Steps
These include I/O cards, monitor cards, I/O backplanes, monitor backplanes, crosspoint cards, and control cards. NV8500 series routers ship with the cards and backplanes installed. You might have to remove the cards and backplanes initially to be able to lift the router into place in its rack.
Page 34: Rack Mount
NV8900 MADI Interfaces on page 54. (NV8900s are optional.) Note: Grass Valley’s NV8900 interfaces can concentrate AES signals in a MADI stream for con- nection to a MADI input or extract AES signals from a MADI output. For details, see NV8900...
Page 35: To Rack Mount The Router
NV8500 Series User’s Guide MADI Interfaces on page 54. Future MADI interfaces to analog audio are planned. • AC power connects directly to the NV8144 frame and to the NV8140 frame. AC power con- nects to the NV8300 power supply frame used for the other NV8500 routers. The NV8144 requires a 15A circuit for each connection.
Page 36 Introduction Rack Mount 6 Reinstall control cards, crosspoint cards, I/O cards, I/O backplanes, monitor cards, and moni- tor backplanes. Be sure to install them in the correct location. The router was configured at the factory with the cards in a specific location. If you install I/O cards in a different location, the router will have to be reconfigured before it can run properly.
Page 37: Inputs And Outputs
Inputs and Outputs I/O modules include input cards, output cards, and their backplanes. Input cards receive incoming signals through connectors on their backplanes and forward them to crosspoint cards. The crosspoint cards route the signals, as directed by the control card, to output cards. The signals are then distributed from the output card through connectors on their backplanes.
Page 38: Backplanes
Inputs and Outputs Types of Input and Output Output Card Type Signals Remarks Standard HD output 18 video Transmits HD or SD; coax Standard 3Gig output 18 video Transmits 3Gig, HD, or SD; coax or fiber AES async output 18 audio Transmits AES pairs;...
Page 39: Backplanes With Fiber Optic Connectors
NV8500 Series User’s Guide • M3 connectors. See M3 Cards on page 185. Expansion backplanes, used for the NV8576-Plus only, have additional expansion connectors. For routers other than the NV8140, input backplanes have 9 connectors. For the NV8140, input backplanes have 18 connectors.
Page 40: Backplanes With Coax Connectors
Inputs and Outputs Types of Input and Output Backplanes with Coax Connectors These backplane modules have coax (Din 1.0/2.3) connectors: Coax Input COAX Coax Input (Frame Sync) Coax Input (NV8140) Coax Output Coax Expansion Output M3 Output The coax backplanes are used for standard I/O, disembedder cards, embedder cards, MADI cards (a.k.a, TDM cards), and AES async cards.
Page 41: Backplanes For Ip Gateway Cards
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Backplanes for IP Gateway Cards These backplane 3 SFP connectors: IP Gateway Input IP Gateway Output The IP gateway backplanes have an additional Ethernet port for configuration. Each of the 3 SFP connectors has two ports.
Page 42 Inputs and Outputs Types of Input and Output Figure 2-1 shows the hybrid port assignments of the coax I/O backplanes: Disembedder,* Embedder 3Gig/TDM 3Gig/TDM 3Gig/TDM Disembedder Embedder Expansion Output Input Input,* Output Expansion Output Video Video (with Emb. Audio) Video Video (with Emb.
Page 43: Signal Numbering
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Signal Numbering When you are facing the rear of the router frame, where signal connections are made, signal numbers are assigned, in increasing order, from top-to-bottom and from right-to-left. This is true even in the NV8576 and NV8576-Plus where I/O cards and their backplanes in the lower bays are rotated 180°...
Page 44: I/O Space
Inputs and Outputs Types of Input and Output I/O Space Whether a router has standard cards or hybrid cards, each router has an I/O port “space” as listed in this table: Router Inputs Outputs Audio Inputs Audio Outputs NV8144 2304 2304 NV8140 2304...
Page 45 NV8500 Series User’s Guide A (hybrid) embedder card and a (hybrid) disembedder/embedder card each have 16 video ports. The 9th and 18th video ports and the 16 audio ports each of those ports would have do not exist. The 9th and 18th connector on the card’s backplane go unused.
Page 46 Inputs and Outputs Types of Input and Output A MADI (3Gig/TDM) expansion output card has 8 video ports and 1 MADI output; the 9th connector of its backplane is for MADI, up to 64 channels. For these cards, only 64 audio ports of the 144 in the space of the card exist.
Page 47: Disembedder Input
Slot Order for Port Numbering on page 37. Because video and audio port numbering for hybrid I/O is complex, Grass Valley has released several reference documents that enumerate the router’s port numbers exhaustively for stan- dard I/O, disembedder and embedder I/O, and 3Gig/TDM (MADI) I/O. This table lists the...
Page 48: Embedder Output
Inputs and Outputs Types of Input and Output connectors — the 9th and the 18th — are unused. Nevertheless, the unused connectors are counted in the port numbering sequence as if they were additional video inputs with 16 embedded audio channels. The router’s port numbering scheme associates 16 audio port numbers with each video port.
Page 49: Ip Gateway Cards
NV8500 Series User’s Guide The router’s port numbering scheme associates 16 audio port numbers with each video port. Video port 1 carries audio ports 1–16, video port 2 carries audio ports 17–32, and so on. This numbering applies to an embedder card or disembedder/embedder card in any slot. A card in slot 1 provides video ports 1–8 and 10–17 and audio channels 1–128 and 145–272.
Page 50: 3Gig/Tdm Input
Inputs and Outputs Types of Input and Output 3Gig/TDM Input For the NV8140 The 3Gig/TDM (i.e., MADI) input card supports 16 video signals and 2 separate MADI streams. If the video has embedded audio, it is not disembedded, but passed through the router. Each MADI input can receive up to 64 audio channels.
Page 51: Embedded Group Control
NV8500 Series User’s Guide audio channels 577–640 and 721–784, and so on. Other audio channels in the “space” of the card do not exist. Consecutive MADI output cards increment by 18 video ports and 288 audio channels. Consecu- tive cards follow the slot ordering for port numbers.
Page 52: Slot Numbering
Inputs and Outputs Slot Numbering Slot Numbering Physical slot ordering is primarily right-to-left (as you face the rear of the router.) For the NV8576 frame and the NV8576-Plus frame, there is a different slot ordering for port numbers. Physical Slot Ordering When you face the rear of the router, the slots are numbered incrementally from right-to-left.
Page 53: Slot Order For Port Numbering
NV8500 Series User’s Guide The labels on the rear of the NV8576 and NV8576-Plus frames reflect this numbering. How- ever, slots are ordered differently with respect to port numbering. Slot Order for Port Numbering Port numbers increase with consecutive slots in the ordering for port numbers.
Page 54: Nv8576-Plus
Inputs and Outputs Slot Numbering This is the ordering of slots for output port numbering: 865–1008 577–720 289–432 1–144 Port Ranges 29 28 27 26 25 21 20 19 18 17 13 12 11 10 9 5 4 3 2 1 Output Cards Output Cards Output Cards...
Page 55: I/O Backplanes
NV8500 Series User’s Guide This is the ordering of slots for output port numbering: Video Ports 289–432 Video Ports 1–144 29 28 27 26 25 21 20 19 18 17 13 12 11 10 9 5 4 3 2 1...
Page 56 Inputs and Outputs I/O Backplanes This table lists all I/O backplanes except the expansion backplanes used by the NV8576-Plus. Input Output Backplane and Signal Type Card Class Connectors Connectors Cable AES async (coax, unbalanced) Standard 9 DIN 1.0/2.3 18 DIN 1.0/2.3 Coax AES async (twisted pair, balanced) Standard...
Page 57: Installing I/O Backplanes
Installing I/O Backplanes Routers are delivered with all backplane modules installed. However, at some point you may need to change backplanes. Before doing so, consult with Grass Valley Technical Support to ensure proper operation. To maintain proper airflow for cooling, all backplane slots must have either a backplane or cover plate installed.
Page 58: Backplanes Having Sfp Modules
Inputs and Outputs I/O Backplanes The NV8576 frame and NV8576-Plus frame have upper and lower regions that mirror each other: • Install backplanes in the upper region “right side up” so that the label is at the top. • Install backplanes in the lower region rotated 180° so that the backplanes are “upside down”...
Page 59 NV8500 Series User’s Guide In the NV8144, NV8280, and in the upper bays of the NV8576, SFP 1 carries video channels 1–3. SFP 2 carries video channels 4–6. SFP 3 carries video channels 7 and 8. In the lower bays of the NV8576, backplane modules are installed “upside down” and the...
Page 60: Other Backplanes With Sfp Modules
Inputs and Outputs I/O Backplanes Other Backplanes with SFP Modules Fiber-optic backplane modules use 2-port SFP connectors: Ports n+1 Output Cards: Output cards in general — and input cards for the NV8140 — Input Cards: Port have 9 SFP mod- 5 SFP modules ules supporting Expansion Out-...
Page 61: Sfp Modules In Nv8576-Plus Frames
NV8500 Series User’s Guide The SFP modules in the upper bay face left and have the “B” port at the top whereas the SFP modules in the lower bay face right and have the “B” port at the bottom. Figure 2-14 shows this:...
Page 62: Sfp Modules In Nv8280, Nv8140, And Nv8144 Frames
Inputs and Outputs I/O Cards The SFP modules in the upper bay face left and have the “B” port at the top whereas the SFP modules in the lower bay face right and have the “B” port at the bottom. Figure 2-15 shows this: λ...
Page 63 NV8500 Series User’s Guide These are the I/O cards for all routers except the NV8140: Input Card Type Signals Remarks Standard HD input 9 video Accepts HD or SD; coax Standard 3Gig input 9 video Accepts 3Gig, HD, or SD; coax or fiber...
Page 64: Aes Async
NV8500 series routers can transport DVB-ASI and similarly formats. AES Async AES async cards are standard cards, not hybrid. AES async signals are AES pairs (normally stereo pairs). In NV8500 series routers, they do not require an AES reference signal. For instructions on making AES reference connections, see Audio and Video References page 60.
Page 65: Hd Or 3Gig (Standard)
NV8500 Series User’s Guide one output to the motherboard, which in turn forwards the signal to a monitor card. (See Moni- toring on page 89.) The following diagram shows the flow through AES async I/O cards. The crosspoint card uses its crosspoint matrix for routing AES signals to AES output cards.
Page 66: Hybrid (3Gig)
Inputs and Outputs I/O Cards forwards the signal to a connector. The monitor selector forwards the signal, via the mother- board, to a monitor card. (See Monitoring on page 89.) Note Cable drivers are not present on fiber optic output cards The following diagram shows the flow of a signal through HD or 3Gig standard I/O cards.
Page 67: Embedder State For Embedder Output Cards
DHP. Combining Standard and Hybrid DHP (dynamic hybrid pathfinding) is an NV9000 service that allows NV8500 series routers to disembed and embed audio signals in video streams with relatively few hybrid 3Gig cards installed. With DHP, the router passes standard 3Gig inputs through an internal pool of disem-...
Page 68: Input
Inputs and Outputs I/O Cards bedder and embedder cards. The audio from several standard input cards can be recombined and re-embedded on output. DHP allows you to populate the router with several relatively inexpensive standard I/O cards and just a few hybrid I/O cards and still have the benefits of hybrid routing. For more information about using DHP, see the DHP Reference Manual Input...
Page 69: Output Of Disembedder/Embedder Cards
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Output of Disembedder/Embedder Cards The disembedder/embedder card receives 16 video signals (SD, HD or 3Gig) from the crosspoint cards (via the motherboard). It accepts audio signals from the TDM matrix. The card has 16 embedders. Each embedder embeds 16 audio (AES or Dolby E) channels from multiple sources into a video stream.
Page 70: Nv8900 Madi Interfaces
Inputs and Outputs I/O Cards Note: the routers can receive and transmit Dolby E as a pair of channels in a MADI stream. Hybrid I/O cards require the installation of hybrid control cards and hybrid crosspoint cards in the router. Although the installation of one or more hybrid 3Gig/TDM output cards is recom- mended, it is possible to switch outgoing audio signals from MADI inputs to hybrid embedder cards.
Page 71: Output
NV8500 Series User’s Guide The MADI input stream can carry Dolby E pairs as well as AES pairs. Because the MADI stream is locked to your house reference, Dolby E signals coming in faster or slower than the house refer- ence will have samples added or dropped to match your house reference rate.
Page 72 Inputs and Outputs I/O Cards The video signals received from the crosspoint card are sent to a reclocker and then a cable driver for distribution to backplane connectors. Embedded audio in the video streams is passed through the router with its video. A copy of the MADI and video signals are sent to a monitor card.
Page 73: Ip Gateway Cards
CAUTION Do not drop, handle roughly, or stack circuit boards. If you cannot easily insert or remove a board, stop and contact Grass Valley Technical Support. Installing I/O Cards in the NV8144 or NV8280 1 Facing the front of the router frame, locate the card bays.
Page 74: Installing I/O Cards In The Nv8140
Inputs and Outputs I/O Cards • Output cards go in slots with white card guides. It is not possible to install an I/O card in the wrong bay. Input cards and output cards are of differ- ent size. 3 For each card, press the ejector lever(s) inward, making sure each card is fully seated in its slot.
Page 75: Making I/O Signal Connections
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Making I/O Signal Connections After backplanes are installed, cables are connected to the I/O connections using one of three connector types and cables: • Coax (DIN 1.0/2.3) connectors and Belden 1855A cable (or an equivalent). •...
Page 76: Audio And Video References
Inputs and Outputs Audio and Video References For NV8500 routers other than the NV8140, the input backplane has 5 modules for a total of 10 LC connectors. The backplane accepts 9 inputs; the 10th connector is not used. For the NV8140, the input backplane has 9 modules for a total of 18 LC connectors. The output backplane has 9 modules for a total of 18 LC connectors.
Page 77: Making Reference Connections
NV8500 Series User’s Guide If you have different references (e.g., NTSC and PAL), or dual references, switches can take place according to one or the other reference. You can specify, in MRC, whether your video reference connection is redundant or dual.
Page 78: Making Video Reference Connections
Inputs and Outputs Time Code Making Video Reference Connections 1 Locate the video reference connections on the rear of the router, as shown in Figure 2-23. Video reference connections are labeled VIDEO REF 1 and VIDEO REF 2. Video Reference Con- nectors Fig.
Page 79: Crosspoints
Crosspoints The crosspoint cards of the router form the switching matrix of the router. These are the video matrix sizes for standard routers: NV8144 144×144 NV8140 144×288 NV8280 288×576 NV8576 576×1152 NV8576-Plus, stand-alone 576×576 NV8576-Plus, expanded 1152×1152. The router matrix is distributed across one or more crosspoint cards. Hybrid routers have the same video crosspoint matrix as do standard routers, and additionally a audio “matrix”...
Page 80: Redundant Crosspoint Module
Crosspoints Overview of Crosspoints lower 9 outputs of the output cards. The redundant crosspoint card takes over switching should one of the primary crosspoint cards fail.  Note that the crosspoint card slots for the NV8140 are narrower than the crosspoint slots for the NV8144.
Page 81: Automatic Fail-Over
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Automatic Fail-Over The router’s control card can be configured to cause the redundant crosspoint module to take over for a failed crosspoint card automatically. Otherwise, an operator can switch the redundant crosspoint manually. (The manual switch-over can be performed remotely through MRC.) It is in MRC’s ‘Redundant Crosspoint’...
Page 82: Nv8140
Crosspoints Overview of Crosspoints NV8140 An NV8140 has slots for two normal crosspoint cards and a redundant crosspoint card. Both crosspoint cards and the redundant crosspoint card receive all inputs. The redundant crosspoint card is in stand-by mode; it does nothing unless one of the normal crosspoints fails. The active crosspoint cards send their outputs to the output cards.
Page 83: Nv8576
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Normally, the redundant crosspoint module is in stand-by mode; it does nothing unless one of the normal crosspoints fails. If fail-over is automatic and a normal crosspoint card fails, the NV8280’s control card causes the redundant card to take over for the failed card. When the redundant card becomes active, it sends its outputs to the output cards normally supported by the failed crosspoint card.
Page 84: Expanded Nv8576-Plus
Crosspoints Overview of Crosspoints Expanded NV8576-Plus (See Chapter 6, Expanded NV8576-Plus on page 97, for details of the NV8576-Plus.) In an NV8576-Plus, the router’s switching matrix is distributed across 8 crosspoint cards in each of two frames. Crosspoint cards are installed in crosspoint slots 1–4 and 7–10 of each frame. The optional redundant crosspoint is installed in slots 5 and 6 of each frame.
Page 85: Installing Crosspoint Cards
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Outputs 577–864 are distributed by crosspoint cards 1 and 3 in frame 1, and 2 and 4 in frame 2. Outputs 865–1152 are distributed by crosspoint cards 7 and 9 in frame 1 and 8 and 10 in frame 2.
Page 86: Nv8280, Nv8576, Or Nv8576-Plus
CAUTION Do not drop, roughly handle, or stack circuit boards. If you cannot easily insert or remove a board, stop and contact Grass Valley Technical Support. Install Crosspoint Cards in the NV8280, NV8576, or NV8576-Plus 1 Face the front of the router frame.
Page 87: Redundant Crosspoint Functions
NV8500 Series User’s Guide For a stand-alone NV8576-Plus, you need only those crosspoint cards that support the slots in which I/O cards are installed. If your router is an expanded NV8576-Plus (i.e, two frames), then crosspoint cards must be paired to support inter-frame communication 4 Insert the optional redundant crosspoint in crosspoint card slots 5 and 6.
Page 88: Manual Nv8144 Switchover
Crosspoints Redundant Crosspoint Functions The same holds true for the card in slot 3. You can place the redundant card in standby mode by pressing its ‘Standby’ button. You must press the ‘Standby’ button before you can substitute the redundant card for another crosspoint card.
Page 89: Manual Nv8280 Switchover
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Manual V8280 Switchover The NV8280 has 10 crosspoint card slots. As viewed from the front of the router, slot 1 is on the left and slot 10 is on the far right. The redundant crosspoint module occupies the two middle...
Page 90: Manual Nv8576 And Nv8576-Plus Switchover
Crosspoints Redundant Crosspoint Functions Manual V8576 and NV8576-Plus Switchover The NV8576 has 10 crosspoint card slots. As viewed from the front of the router, slot 1 is on the left and slot 10 is on the far right. The redundant crosspoint module occupies the two middle slots, numbered 5 and 6: NV8500 288 X 288...
Page 91: Manually Changing The Redundant Crosspoint
NV8500 Series User’s Guide LED turns off. The redundant card’s active LED turns on, the button labeled 2 turns bright, and the ‘Standby’ button turns dim. All the other buttons turn off. The same applies to any of the other crosspoint cards.
Page 92: Pass-Through Audio
Crosspoints Pass-Through Audio Embedded Group Control on page 35 for more information. Pass-Through Audio When a router configuration includes “pass-through” audio sources, control panel operators can route the embedded audio from a standard video input to a hybrid (disembedder/embedder) output directly and with little effort. Two forms of pass-through audio exist: •...
Page 93: Pass-Through Audio Sources
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Pass-Through Audio Sources “Pass-through” is a concept designed with respect to the disembedder/embedder output cards of NV8500 family routers. The concept of pass-through was created to allow panel operators to take audio from standard input cards to hybrid output without an extraordinary amount of effort. It is the disembedder/ embedder output card that performs pass-through.
Page 94: Configuring Pass-Through
Crosspoints Pass-Through Audio The panel operator must be aware of the names (configured in NV9000-SE Utilities) of the basic pass-through source and the individual “extended” pass-through sources. Configuring Pass-Through Pass-through configuration is performed in MRC and in NV9000-SE Utilities. Pass-through sources can then be used as often as required by panel operators.
Page 95 NV8500 Series User’s Guide Thus, if the MRC pass-through list is . . . 1281 1285 1289 1293 1282 1286 1290 1294 1283 1287 1291 1295 1284 1288 1292 1296 . . . then your source, defined in NV9000-SE Utilities, would have levels...
Page 96: Notes
Crosspoints Switching Rules The general procedure for performing pass-through takes (with shuffle) is: 1 Selects a destination. 2 Select a destination level (say Audio 3). 3 Choose a pass-through source (say Pass12). (Taking pass12 to audio 3 of the destination means that audio channel 12 of the video at the input is taken to audio channel 3 of the output.) 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for any other portions of the overall audio shuffle you want to achieve.
Page 97: Tally
NV8500 Series User’s Guide  Embedders on disembedder/embedder output cards are always on. Tally There are two forms of tally: “effective” status and actual status. “Effective status” applies to standard input cards. Audio sources from standard input cards are tallied as if they were from a disembedding input card.
Page 98 Crosspoints Switching Rules ELSE use embedder and tally actual status ENDIF Notes: 1 The objective of this logic is to determine whether to bypass the embedder and whether to set the ‘Insert Silence’ flag. The ‘Insert Silence’ flag governs whether the null audio source is used.
Page 99: Router Control
Router Control The routers’ control cards receive commands from an external router control system (typically, the NV9000) and in turn send commands to the input, output, crosspoint, and monitor cards for execution. The control card also sends the status of the router, its power supply, fans, and video reference to the router control system.
Page 100: Installing Control Cards
CAUTION Do not drop, roughly handle, or stack circuit boards. If you cannot easily insert or remove a board, stop and contact Grass Valley Technical Support. There are no backplanes associated with control cards. All communication is through the router control system connections.
Page 101 NV8500 Series User’s Guide Primary Control Card Secondary Control Card Fig. 4-2: NV8140 Control Card Slots (Front View) Primary Control Card Secondary Control Card NV8280 NV8500 NV8500 NV8500 NV8500 NV8500 NV8500 NV8500 NV8500 NV8500 144 X 144 3Gig Redundant ALARM...
Page 102 Router Control Installing Control Cards Control cards are installed in the upper input bay only. Primary Control Card Secondary Control Card NV8280 NV8500 NV8500 NV8500 NV8500 NV8500 NV8500 NV8500 NV8500 NV8500 144 X 144 3Gig Redundant ALARM ACTIV POWE Fig. 4-4: NV8576 and NV8576-Plus Control Card Slots (Front View) 2 If you are installing only a single control card, the card must be installed in the primary con- trol card slot.
Page 103: Making Router Control System Connections
Serial — Connects to a third-party router control system requiring serial control connections. • Ethernet — Connects to Grass Valley’s NV9000 router control system. In order for the router control system to communicate with the router, it must “see” the ports.
Page 104 Router Control Making Router Control System Connections 2 To establish communication with the primary control card, connect CTRL 1 in the PRI sec- tion, using a DE9 cable, to the router control system. The following lists the NV9000’s pin wiring for the DE9 connectors: Control End Pins Router End...
Page 105: Monitoring
Monitoring Monitor cards allow an operator to assess the presence and quality of signals within the router. Topics Overview of Monitoring ..............89 Installing Monitor Backplanes and Cards .
Page 106: Nv8144
Monitoring Overview of Monitoring NV8144 The NV8144 has one monitor card slot and uses one card for monitoring both inputs and outputs. The backplane for the NV8144 monitor card has 2 connectors. An operator can select any 2 signals (1 router input and 1 router output) for monitoring. For installation and cabling instructions, see Making Monitor Signal Connections on page 94.
Page 107: Nv8576-Plus (Expanded)
NV8500 Series User’s Guide NV8576-Plus (Expanded) The expanded NV8576-Plus has 8 monitor card slots, 2 cards in the upper output bay, and two in the lower output bay of each frame. For each frame . . . The output monitor card in the upper bay samples output signals in the upper bay.
Page 108: Installing Monitor Backplanes And Cards
Installing Monitor Backplanes and Cards Installing Monitor Backplanes and Cards NV8500 series routers ship with all cards and backplanes installed. You might have occasion to install new cards or re-install existing cards. You install monitor cards the same way you install any I/O card. See Chapter 2,...
Page 109: Installing Monitor Cards In The Nv8576-Plus
NV8500 Series User’s Guide 3 For each card, press the ejector lever(s) inward, making sure each card is fully seated in its slot. 4 Close the frame door. The door must be closed for the router cooling system to work prop- erly.
Page 110: Nv8576, Stand-Alone Nv8576-Plus
Monitoring Making Monitor Signal Connections NV8576, Stand-Alone NV8576-Plus If you are facing the rear of the router frame, the monitor backplane slots are at the left end of the upper output bay and at the right end of the lower output bay. There are 4 slots: 2 for output monitor backplanes and 2 for input monitor backplanes: Output Monitor Card Input Monitor Card...
Page 111: Making Nv8280 Monitor Connections
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Making NV8280 Monitor Connections 1 Face the rear of the router. The output monitor backplane and the input monitor backplane are located at the left end of the output bay. (See Figure 1-9 on page 12.) The monitor back- planes are marked as output and input.
Page 112: Making Nv8576-Plus Monitor Connections
Monitoring Making Monitor Signal Connections Making NV8576-Plus Monitor Connections The NV8576-Plus has two frames. Each frame can have 4 monitor cards. The 4 monitor back- plane slots in each frame are located at the left end of the upper output bay and at the right end of the lower output bay of the frame.
Page 113: Expanded Nv8576-Plus
Expanded NV8576-Plus Two NV8576-Plus frames are interconnected to form an expanded NV8576-Plus router. Whereas an NV8576 router has a 576×1152 crosspoint matrix, the expanded NV8576-Plus has an 1152×1152 crosspoint matrix. A single NV8576-Plus frame can be used as a stand-alone NV8576-Plus router. Topics Overview of the NV8576-Plus .
Page 114: Signal Flow And Signal Numbering
Expanded NV8576-Plus Signal Flow and Signal Numbering The principal different between an NV8576 frame and an NV8576-Plus frame is that the NV8576- Plus frame is populated with expansion output cards, while the NV8576 frame is populated with regular output cards. Expansion output cards are characterized by having 9 signal connectors and two 28-pin “TDP”...
Page 115: Port Ordering In Frame 1
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Port Ordering in Frame 1 This is the ordering of slots for input port numbering, as viewed from the rear: Video Ports 289–432 Video Ports 1–144 29 28 27 26 25 21 20 19 18 17...
Page 116: Port Ordering In Frame 2
Expanded NV8576-Plus Signal Flow and Signal Numbering Port Ordering in Frame 2 Both input and output ports in frame 2 start at 577 and end at 1152. Thus the card in slot 1 of frame 2 has port space 577–585. However, I/O port numbers depend on a different slot ordering.
Page 117 NV8500 Series User’s Guide Figure 6-5 shows the different regions of the NV8576-Plus router that correspond the crosspoint cards, input cards, and output cards in Figure 6-5. TO OUTPUTS 577–720 TO OUTPUTS 865–1008 TO OUTPUTS 1–144 TO OUTPUTS 289 – 432...
Page 118: Expansion I/O Cards
Expanded NV8576-Plus Expansion I/O Cards Expansion I/O Cards Expansion output cards exchange signals between the two NV8576-Plus frames. Expansion output cards (and their backplanes) are used in pairs, one card in frame 1 and another card of a matching type, in the same slot, in frame 2: Exp.
Page 119 NV8500 Series User’s Guide For instructions on installing expansion output cards, see Installing I/O Cards on page 57. For instructions on installing expansion backplanes, see Installing I/O Cards on page 57. Expansion output cards are available for both standard and hybrid. The following is a list of all...
Page 120: Expansion Output Backplanes
Expanded NV8576-Plus Connecting the NV8576-Plus Frames Expansion Output Backplanes Expansion backplanes have 9 coax connectors, 9 LC connectors, or 9 WECO connections for local outputs and 2 28-pin connectors for expansion signals. (Expansion signals connect inputs from one frame to crosspoints in the other frame.) Coax Fiber Fig.
Page 121: Making Expansion Connections
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Making Expansion Connections 1 Facing the rear of frame, locate the two 28-pin expansion connectors on an expansion out- put backplane. The two expansion connectors on each backplane are labeled EXP INPUT and EXP OUTPUT. Figure 6-7 shows the 3 types of backplanes:...
Page 122: Making Router Control System Connections
Expanded NV8576-Plus Connecting the NV8576-Plus Frames Making Router Control System Connections An NV8576-Plus router with EM0666 control cards (i.e., standard router) the cross-connection uses RJ-45 cables with terminators. An NV8576-Plus router with EM0833 control cards (i.e., hybrid router) the cross-connection uses BNC cables without terminators.
Page 123: Making Nv8576-Plus Monitor Connections
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Making NV8576-Plus Monitor Connections There are four monitor backplanes in each frame. Two are located in the upper region to the left of the output cards as you face the rear of the frame and two are located in the lower region to the right of the output cards.
Page 124 Expanded NV8576-Plus Connecting the NV8576-Plus Frames...
Page 125: Alarms
Alarms The NV8500 series routers have system (i.e., router) alarm connections. The NV8300 power supply frame — used by the NV9280, NV8576, and NV8576-Plus — has power supply alarm connections. These alarm signals can be delivered to external equipment that notifies technicians when an alarm condition occurs.
Page 126: Nv8140 And Nv8144 Power Supply Alarms
Alarms Power Supply Alarms Note that MRC can be configured so that when a PS8300 power supply module is removed from the NV8300 frame, MRC will report an alarm. The alarm connector itself reports no such alarm. (The configuration is made in MRC’s ‘Module Types’ page.) NV8140 and NV8144 Power Supply Alarms The power supply panel on the rear of the NV8144 and the NV8140 routers has a DE9 connector that you can use to create a power supply alarm circuit.
Page 127: System Alarms
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Each of the alarm connections corresponds to a solid-state, optically isolated relay. The relay allows current to pass in your external circuit when the alarm is on. The relay can accept up to 30 VDC and tolerate up to 75 mW. Typical applications might use the following values for circuit 1 above: Ext.
Page 128: Making Alarm Connections
Power Supply Missing power supply module. Alarm_4 Video Ref Missing Video Ref 1 or Video Ref 2. Alarm_5 AES Ref Not used in NV8500 Series. Alarm_6 Fans or Indicates a fan failure or module over temperature. Temperature Alarm_7 Control Module Any control module not “healthy.
Page 129: Location Of The System Alarm Connector
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Location of the System Alarm Connector The system alarm connector is located among the various control and reference connectors at the rear of the router: NV8144 NV8140 NV8576, CONTROL CONTROL NV8576-Plus 10/100 BT 10/100 BT 10/100 BT...
Page 130: Power Supply Monitor Connections
Alarms Making Alarm Connections Power Supply Monitor Connections For the NV8280, NV8576, and NV8576-Plus, external power supply frames are required. Each power supply frame has two DB25 connectors labeled ‘PS Frame 1 Monitor’ and ‘PS Frame 2 Monitor’ . Making Power Supply Frame Connections for the NV8280 The NV8280 requires one NV8300 frame.
Page 131: Making Power Supply Frame Connections For The Nv8576 Or Nv8576-Plus
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Making Power Supply Frame Connections for the NV8576 or NV8576-Plus The NV8576 and NV8576-Plus require 2 NV8300 frames for each router frame. 1 At the rear of the one of the NV8300 frames, locate the PS Frame 1 Monitor connection.
Page 132 Alarms Making Alarm Connections 3 Connect PS Frame 1 Monitor of the second NV8300 frame to PS Frame 2 Monitor of the first NV8300 frame, using a WC0046-00 cable. to router power supply monitor connection PS Frame 2 Monitor NV8300 Power Supply Frame 1 NV8300 Power Supply Frame 2...
Page 133: Power Supply Alarm Connections
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Power Supply Alarm Connections The NV8300 power supply frame has a DE9 connector for an external alarm indicator. Frame ID Alarms PS Frame 2 Monitor PS Frame 1 Monitor PROFESSIONAL AUDIO AND VIDEO EQUIPMENT Fig. 7-11: NV8300 Power Supply Frame (Rear View)
Page 134 Alarms Making Alarm Connections...
Page 135: Power
Power NV8500 series routers use power supply modules to power the router frames. Two power supply models exist: the PS8100 (850 Watts) and the PS8300 (1350 Watts). The PS8100 is used by the NV8144. The PS8300 is used by the NV8140, NV8280, NV8576, and NV8576-Plus. The PS8100 resides in a power supply bay of the NV8144.
Page 136 Power Power Requirements The NV8300 power supply frame requires a 20 A circuit for each power supply module. Each power supply module connects to power using the WC0157-00 cable that has a twist lock connector. Your facility might require some re-wiring to support multiple 20 A circuits. The WC0157 cable is shipped without the twist-lock connector outside the U.S.
Page 137: Overview Of Power
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Type of I/O NV8300 Cards Required PS8100 Mod- PS8300 Mod- Frames Router Installed Wattage ules ules Required NV8576-Plus, Coax 6,800 — 8 required, expanded (two 8 redundant frames) Fiber optic 8,500 — 8 required, 8 redundant...
Page 138: Nv8144
Power Overview of Power NV8144 The NV8144 requires one internal PS8100 power supply. (It might have a redundant power supply as well, but only one power supply is in use at a time.) Figure 8-2 shows the power supply branches for each part of the NV8144, as viewed from the front. Branch 4 Branch 5 Fans (5)
Page 139: Nv8280
NV8500 Series User’s Guide NV8280 The NV8280 requires one NV8300 power supply frame and two primary PS8300 power supply modules (and two additional modules for redundancy). The primary power supply modules are labeled PS 1 and PS 3; the redundant power supply modules are PS 2 and PS 4.
Page 140: Nv8576 Or Nv8576-Plus
Power Overview of Power NV8576 or NV8576-Plus The NV8576 requires 2 NV8300 power supply frames and 4 primary PS8300 power supply modules (and 4 optional modules for redundancy). The NV8576-Plus, having two frames, requires 4 NV8300 power supply frames and 8 primary PS8300 power supply modules (and 8 optional modules for redundancy).
Page 141 NV8500 Series User’s Guide Figure 8-7 shows the power supply branches for each part of the NV8756 frame or NV8576-Plus frame, as viewed from the front. PS 3, Branch 5 PS 1 PS 3 PS 5 PS 7 Branch 5...
Page 142: Connecting To Power
Power Connecting to Power Connecting to Power Connecting an NV8144 router frame to power is fairly simple. The router frame is connected to a 15A AC power source sufficient to power the PS8100 modules installed in the frame. Connecting an NV8140 frame to power is nearly as simple. The NV8140 frame has two C19 power connectors and requires connection 20A plant lines.
Page 143: Wiring
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Wiring If you choose to make your own power cables, use the following wiring methods: • For the NV8144 (110 VAC, 15A) Blue (Neutral) Green/Yellow (Ground) Brown (Live) • For the NV8140, NV8280, NV8576, NV8576-Plus (110 VAC, 20A or 220 VAC, 10A)
Page 144: Making Power Connections To The Nv8144
Power Connecting to Power Making Power Connections to the NV8144 1 Facing the rear of the router, connect power cord WC0109 from an AC power source to Power Input 1: CONTROL 10/100 BT 10/100 BT RTR EXP RTR EXP VIDEO REF 1 VIDEO REF 2 AES REF 1 AES REF 2...
Page 145: Making Power Connections To The Nv8140
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Making Power Connections to the NV8140 1 Facing the rear of the router, connect power cord WC0157 from a 20A AC power source to Power Input 1: CONTROL 10/100 BT 10/100 BT RTR EXP RTR EXP...
Page 146: Making Power Connections To The Nv8280
Power Connecting to Power 5 Connect the router’s ground lug to earth ground using a copper wire (14–6 AWG). The ground lug is located in the lower right corner at the rear of the frame. Making Power Connections to the NV8280 1 Facing the rear of the NV8300 power supply frame, connect one end of the WC0154-00 power cable to the large DC Output connector, shown here: Frame ID...
Page 147: Making Power Connections To The Nv8576 Or Nv8576-Plus
NV8500 Series User’s Guide ule both slot 1 and slot 3. These slots are for the required, primary power supply modules. If you are installing optional redundant PS8300s, install a module in both slot 2 and in slot 4: PS 1 — Primary PS 2 —...
Page 148 Power Connecting to Power 4 Facing the rear of the NV8300 power supply frame, use a WC0157-00 power cable to connect PS1 to an 20 A AC power source. In the U.S., these power cables have a twist-lock connector, In other countries, the cable lacks a power connector and you must fabricate your own. 5 Repeat step 4 for each PS8300 power supply module to be installed, at PS3, and optionally at PS2 and PS4 for redundant power supplies.
Page 149: Validating Your Installation
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Validating Your Installation When your installation is complete, perform the following checks to make sure the router and power supplies are operating properly: Check that all 5 green power LEDs on the front of each PS8100 or PS8300 power supply module are lit.
Page 150 Power Connecting to Power...
Page 151: Configuration
MRC is a software application used to set up and modify configuration settings, and perform diagnostics, for NV8500 series routers. MRC runs on a PC and communicates with the router through the router’s control cards using Ethernet connections.
Page 152: Nv9000-Se Utilities
NV8500 Series routers. These are the functions available, in the frame sync card, for each video channel: 1 You can configure 16 ×16 audio shuffles.
Page 153: Frame Sync Cards
 To configure the NV8500 frame sync functions, iControl-Solo v4.44 or later is required. This is a free software application that can be downloaded from the Grass Valley Technical Support Portal at http://www.miranda.com/support. Topics Summary .
Page 154: Physical Connection
Frame Sync Cards Physical Connection Physical Connection The frame sync input card, like all input cards, resides in an input bay of an NV8144, NV8280, NV8576, or NV8576-Plus frame, with its matching backplane module. There is no frame sync card available for an NV8140. The frame sync card has an Ethernet port at its backplane.
Page 155: Cabling
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Perhaps the best way to remember a frame sync card’s IP address is to label its backplane module with the IP address. You can upgrade the firmware in a frame sync card the same way you upgrade any other I/O card.
Page 156: Configuration In Icontrol-Solo
Frame Sync Cards Configuration in iControl-Solo Please refer to the NV8500 port enumeration drawings available from Grass Valley for complete detail. Configuration in iControl-Solo This is a brief introduction to iControl-Solo as it applies to the configuration of NV8500 frame sync input cards.
Page 157: Adding Frame Sync Cards To The Window
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Adding Frame Sync Cards to the Window To add a frame sync card to the list of devices (possibly empty) in the window, follow these steps: 1 Double-click the row labeled ‘Densité Manager’ . A dialog appears: 2 Click ‘Add’...
Page 158 Frame Sync Cards Configuration in iControl-Solo 3 Click ‘OK’ . The software returns to the Densité Manager and displays the name and IP address of the card you just added: 4 Dismiss the Densité Manager to return to the iControl-Solo main window. The newly added card and its eight video ports appear in the list of configurable devices: The card The card’s eight...
Page 159: Configuration Of The Apcii
NV8500 Series User’s Guide After you have identified the APCII card (and its video ports), you can double-click the ‘APCII’ entry to edit the card’s functions and you can double-click any ‘RFS-0886’ entry to edit that video port’s frame sync functions.
Page 160: Status Page
Frame Sync Cards Configuration in iControl-Solo Status Page The status page has four tabs: Frame Network Cards Advanced Following are views of these tabs, without further discussion. (A) Frame (B) Network (C) Cards (D) Advanced...
Page 161: Network Page
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Network Page Time Page...
Page 162: Alarm Config Page
Frame Sync Cards Configuration in iControl-Solo Alarm Config Page The ‘Alarm Configuration’ page lets you enable or disable certain alarms; Info Page The ‘Info’ page presents information about the frame sync card:...
Page 163: Factory
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Factory Configuration of an “RFS” Video Port Each frame sync card has 8 video channels. Frame sync functions can be configured for each of them. Each channel appears as an entry in iControl-Solo’s list of devices. They are all called RFS- 0886 in the iControl-Solo terminology.
Page 164: Status Icons
Frame Sync Cards Configuration in iControl-Solo When you select an “RFS” port, a configuration window appears: Status Icons Navigation Work Area Pane Choose a configuration option from the navigation pane at the left. There are buttons for 8 configuration pages: Input Video Processing Timing...
Page 165: Input Page
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Input Page The ‘Input’ page has two tabs in the work area: ‘Frame Sync’ and ‘Freeze’ . This is the ‘Frame sync’ tab: The ‘Frame Sync’ tab has a drop-down menu that lets you choose one of two frame sync options: •...
Page 166: Video Processing
Frame Sync Cards Configuration in iControl-Solo This is the ‘Freeze’ tab: The ‘Freeze’ tab has two drop-down menus. The first lets you specify the freeze-frame type: • Black — when the video freezes, it shows black. • Frame — when the video freezes, it shows the last frame. The second drop-down menu lets you turn automatic freeze on or off.
Page 167 NV8500 Series User’s Guide The double arrows move the gain values in increments of 25 units. The double arrows move the offset value in increments of 20 units. The single arrows, in all cases, move the adjustment value in increments of 1 unit. You can also slide the indicators manually for gross adjustment.
Page 168: Timing
Frame Sync Cards Configuration in iControl-Solo The double arrows move the gain values in increments of 25 units. The single arrows, in all cases, move the adjustment value in increments of 1 unit. You can also slide the indicators manually for gross adjustment.
Page 169: Audio Processing
NV8500 Series User’s Guide nearest 0.01 μs. The double arrows move the frame delay value in increments of 3 frames (which is the full extent of the slider). The single arrows move the horizontal offset in increments of 0.00666 μs, rounded off to the nearest 0.01 μs.
Page 170 Frame Sync Cards Configuration in iControl-Solo The levels tab provides a ‘lock’ check box for each pair of channels. A lock causes the two scales of the channel pair to move identically, simultaneously. If one scale moves +10 dB, the other does also, subject to the limits of the scale.
Page 171: Audio Output
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Audio Output The audio output page allows you (1) to set the level (or gain, in dB) for selected output chan- nels, (2) to mute selected output channels, and (3) to shuffle the channels. The page has 4 tabs, one for each group.
Page 172: Factory / Presets
Frame Sync Cards Configuration in iControl-Solo Factory / Presets The ‘Factory / Presets’ page lets you load or save configuration parameters: You can save the configuration you have just made as a “preset” and load it later either for this video port or for another.
Page 173: Alarm Configuration
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Alarm Configuration The ‘Alarm Config’ page lets you enable or disable alarm conditions. Shown here are the first few of the many alarm conditions you can enable or disable: For details, read the iControl-Solo User’s Guide.
Page 174: Information
Frame Sync Cards Configuration in iControl-Solo Information The ‘Info’ page presents a set of facts about the frame sync card: If you click the ‘Advanced . . . ” button, the software displays a “long ID”: The long ID is not material to any of the operations of the frame sync card.
Page 175: Browser Application
• Change the card’s IP address. • Review Grass Valley’s technical support contact information. At the left side is a navigation pane. Clicking an entry in the navigation pane causes its corre- sponding page to be displayed. The ‘Menu Access’ page is not available yet. The ‘Debug’ page is for technical support.
Page 176: Upgrade
Frame Sync Cards Browser Application Upgrade Click ‘Upgrade’ in the navigation pane to update the card’s frame sync software. The ‘Upgrade’ page appears: To update the frame sync software: 1 Click the ‘Browse’ button. In the dialog that appears, navigate to select a .bin file for the card. If you choose a valid .bin file, the message area tells you so, as shown above.
Page 177: Ip Address
NV8500 Series User’s Guide IP Address Click ‘IP Address’ in the navigation pane to change the card’s IP address and its related values. The ‘IP Address’ page appears: (The field labeled ‘New IP Mask’ is the network’s subnet mask.) Note of Caution...
Page 178: Debug
Debug Click ‘Debug in the navigation pane to generate a .tar file containing debug information that you can send to Grass Valley technical support. The ‘Debug’ page appears: Click the ‘Download’ button to generate the .tar file. Different browsers download files to different locations. Locate the .tar file in the location appro- priate for your browser.
Page 179: Ip Gateway Cards
IP Gateway Cards Chapter 11 describes IP gateway cards and briefly describes the card’s browser application with which you can configure the card’s IP functions. Topics Summary ................163 Physical Connections .
Page 180: Usage
IP Gateway Cards Summary Usage At present, the IP gateway cards are restricted in use: they provide ports for tielines only. That means that IP gateway cards communicate signals from the output of one NV8500 hybrid router to the input of another NV8500 hybrid router (or possibly the same router). It is possible to connect an IP gateway output to an input directly or through a 10GE switch.
Page 181: Physical Connections
NV8500 Series User’s Guide In the lower bays of the NV8576, backplane modules are installed “upside down” and the ordering of the ports is slightly altered: Output Input Video Ports Fig. 11-2: SFP Connectors, in Lower Bays The ordering is the same for the SFPs and for the video ports, but the clustering of the video ports with respect to the SFPs is different.
Page 182 IP Gateway Cards Physical Connections When you place an IP gateway card, with its backplane module, in a slot in a router frame, the card initially acquires a default IP address that is based on the slot number: the lower octet of the IP address is the slot number (in the range 1 to 64).
Page 183: Configuration Cabling
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Configuration Cabling After you place IP gateway cards in your router frame and assign their IP addresses, connect the Ethernet ports of the IP gateway cards to an Ethernet switch using Ethernet cable. The configu- ration PC on which you use the browser application must be able to access the subnet used by the frame sync cards your are configuring.
Page 184: Configurable Relationships
‘Ctrl IP Address’ • ‘Statistics’ • ‘Configure SFP+’ • ‘Debug’ • ‘Frame Status’ • ‘Upgrade Firmware’ • ‘Network Status’ The ‘Technical Support’ page gives you Grass Valley contact information (only). That information is presented at the end of this manual.
Page 185: Ctrl Ip Address
NV8500 Series User’s Guide ‘Ctrl IP Address’ The ‘Ctrl IP Address’ page represents the Ethernet port through which you are communicating with the IP gateway input card: Here you can specify the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway IP address of the card.
Page 186 IP Gateway Cards Browser Application This is the page for cards in the upper bay and for cards in an NV8144 or NV8280: Card Data Default Values Button Commit Button Video Addresses Ports Fig. 11-3: ‘Config SFP+’ Page (Upper Bay)
Page 187 NV8500 Series User’s Guide This is the page for cards in the lower bay: Card Data Default Values Button Commit Button Video Addresses Ports Fig. 11-4: ‘Config SFP+’ Page (Lower Bay) The graphics in either of these pages — the backplane module at the left and the crosspoint image at the right —...
Page 188: Frame Status
IP Gateway Cards Browser Application  Note that the video port numbers are specific to the slot in which you have placed the input card. In Figure 11-3, input slot 3 has ports 19–26. In Figure 11-4, input slot 35 has ports 164– 171.
Page 189: Network Status
NV8500 Series User’s Guide ‘Network Status’ The ‘Network Status’ page presents status for the network used by the card’s configuration Ethernet port (and not for the 10GE ports): The page has 3 main sections: • NTP Settings • Bounding status •...
Page 190: Statistics
IP Gateway Cards Browser Application ‘Statistics’ The ‘Statistics’ page presents statistics for the IP gateway card: The page has 3 main sections: • Controller • Network interface • Cards At the bottom of the page is an ‘Enable page auto-refresh’ check box. Check this box if you want the page to update after any status change.
Page 191: Debug
NV8500 Series User’s Guide ‘Debug’ The ‘Debug’ page allows you to extract and save a debug file to send to Grass Valley technical support: Simply click the ‘Download’ button. A ‘Save’ dialog will appear in which you can specify the...
Page 192: Upgrade Firmware
IP Gateway Cards Browser Application ‘Upgrade Firmware’ The ‘Upgrade Firmware’ page lets you upgrade IP gateway input card’s firmware: The page has 2 buttons and a message area. The ‘Browse . . . ’ button presents an ‘Open’ dialog in which you can browse to locate the .bin file from which you want to upgrade.
Page 193: Output Card Configuration
‘Ctrl IP Address’ • ‘Statistics’ • ‘Configure SFP+’ • ‘Debug’ • ‘Frame Status’ • ‘Upgrade Firmware’ • ‘Network Status’ The ‘Technical Support’ page gives you Grass Valley contact information (only). That information is presented at the end of this manual.
Page 194: Ctrl Ip Address
IP Gateway Cards Browser Application ‘Ctrl IP Address’ The ‘Ctrl IP Address’ page represents the Ethernet port through which you are communicating with the IP gateway output card: Here you can specify the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway IP address of the card. Click the ‘Update Settings’...
Page 195 NV8500 Series User’s Guide This is the page for cards in the upper bay and for cards in the NV8140, NV8144, and NV8280: Card Data Default Values Button Commit Button Video Destinations Ports Addresses Fig. 11-5: ‘Config SFP+’ Page (Upper Bay)
Page 196 IP Gateway Cards Browser Application This is the page for cards in the lower bay: Card Data Default Values Button Commit Button Video Destinations Ports Addresses Fig. 11-6: ‘Config SFP+’ Page (Lower Bay) The destinations are specified as the IP addresses assigned to the video ports of some IP gateway input card (or cards).
Page 197: Frame Status
NV8500 Series User’s Guide • Commit button Creating a mapping of a video port to an IP address is straightforward. Enter an IP address in the field next to the video port to which you want it mapped.  Note that the video port numbers are specific to the slot in which you have placed the output card.
Page 198: Network Status
IP Gateway Cards Browser Application ‘Network Status’ The ‘Network Status’ page presents status for the network used by the card’s configuration Ethernet port (and not for the 10GE ports):...
Page 199: Statistics
NV8500 Series User’s Guide ‘Statistics’ The ‘Statistics’ page presents statistics for the IP gateway card: ‘Debug’ The ‘Debug’ page allows you to extract and save a debug file to send to Grass Valley technical support:...
Page 200: Upgrade Firmware
The ‘Upgrade’ button executes the upgrade. The message area shows the state of the upgrade. Technical Support Page The ‘Technical Support’ page gives you Grass Valley contact information (only). That information is presented at the end of this manual.
Page 201: M3 Cards
The M3 connector is presently used to make connections from NV8500 hybrid routers to Kaleido multi-viewers that have M3 connectors. There is no M3 input card. In the future, other Grass Valley products will incorporate M3 connec- tors. At that time, the NV8500 routers might include M3 input cards.
Page 202: Port Ordering
M3 Cards M3 Cable and Connectors Port Ordering This drawing shows the port ordering for an M3 backplane: Right Side Up Upside Down (Upper Bay) (Lower Bay) Video Ports Video Ports 1–8 Conn. 10–17 2–9 Conn. 11–18 M3 Cable and Connectors There are 6 M3 cables available of different lengths.
Page 203 NV8500 Series User’s Guide The M3 cable has identical connectors on each end. This is a drawing of the cable connector: Keyway 3.172 [80.57] Keyway The connectors are keyed so that you cannot connect the cables in the wrong orientation.
Page 204 M3 Cards M3 Cable and Connectors...
Page 205: Ioxm Extended Status
IOXM Extended Status Chapter 13 provides tables that represent the data that can appear in the ‘Individual Module Status’ section of MRC’s ‘Module Status’ page. Module Types Not all modules provide extended status. These are the modules that do: Inputs EM0687 AES async, 9-input EM0783...
Page 206: Video Formats
IOXM Extended Status Video Formats These are the (identifiers for the) video formats accepted by the NV8500 routers: 720p60, 720p59.94, 720p30, 720p29.97, 720p25, 720p24, 720p23.98, 720p50 1080i60, 1080i59.94, 1080i50, 1080i48 1080p25, 1080p30, 1080p29.97, 1080p60, 1080p59.94, 1080p50, 1080p24, 1080p23.98 525i59.94 (NTSC), 625i50 (PAL) If MRC does not recognize the video format, it reports “unknown.
Page 207: Madi Input
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Video rate and format (18 values for NV8140 input cards, 9 values for input cards of other NV8500 routers). MADI Input Path Light Rear Temperature Input carrier detect (18 bits for NV8140 input cards, 9 bits for input cards of other NV8500 routers).
Page 208: Hybrid Crosspoint (144×144)
IOXM Extended Status Hybrid Crosspoint (144×144) Path Light. Active/Inactive (Whether the crosspoint is active is reported by the card, but not reported in MRC.) Temperature (two 8-bit values). TDM link in use (a 16-bit string of 1s and 0s, one bit for each input card associated with the cros- spoint card).
Page 209: Maintenance
Maintenance Routers in the NV8500 Series do not require any periodic electrical or physical maintenance. Other than cleaning the fan air intake filter, all that is required is periodic inspection of the system to make sure no failures have occurred.
Page 210: Control Cards
If that does not resolve the problem, refer to the system status window in MRC for addi- tional information. If you cannot resolve the problem, call Grass Valley Technical Support. Active Yellow ON when the card is the active control card in the frame.
Page 211: Input Cards And Output Cards
‘Path Lite’ Blue . On if errors were detected in either stream under test mode, reset by pressing the PathLite switch. Reserved for Grass Valley personnel. Alarm OFF normally. ON if there is a power supply failure Power Green...
Page 212: Monitor Cards
Maintenance Indicator LEDs Monitor Cards You can observe the LEDs on the monitor cards to determine whether the cards are operating properly. This illustration shows the LEDs of monitor card: LED 11: Valid Backplane (green) LED 1: Monitor In LED 2: Monitor Out LED 3: Alarm (red) LED 4: Power (green) LED 5: FPGAs Loaded (yellow)
Page 213: Crosspoint Cards
Intake Filter Screen Cleaning NV8500 series routers have an air filter mounted in the door. The filter enclosure is on the inside of the door. Tabs on the bottom of the filter act as hinges and tabs at the top of the filter lock it in...
Page 214: Battery Replacement
Refer also to the About the NV8500 Series Routers on page 1 for an overview of the system and its major components. Try troubleshooting the system yourself, and if you are not successful, call...
Page 215: Obtaining Service
229, and ship the equipment to Grass Valley at your company’s expense. 6 When repair or replacement of in-warranty equipment is complete, Grass Valley return ships the items at its own expense. For out-of-warranty equipment, Grass Valley charges a ship- ping and handling fee.
Page 216 Maintenance Obtaining Service...
Page 217: Appendix A: Specifications
Specifications This section provides technical specifications for the NV8500 series hybrid routers, the NV8300 power supply, and the MADI interfaces. Power Specifications (PS8100) The NV8144 uses the PS8100 power supply module. For the NV8144, power supply modules are installed in the router frame.
Page 218: Power Specifications (Nv8300, Ps8300)
Power Specifications (NV8300, PS8300) Power Specifications (NV8300, PS8300) The NV8280, NV8576, and NV8576-Plus use the NV8300 power supply frame, which houses PS8300 power supply modules. The NV8140 uses PS8300s internally. The following are power specifications for the NV8300 and the PS8300: Type Parameters AC input...
Page 219: Mechanical Specifications
Environmental Operating temperature: 0–40 °C Relative humidity: 0–90%, non-condensing Regulatory compliance UL listed and CE compliant Mechanical Specifications The following are mechanical specifications for the NV8500 Series routers: Type Parameters Dimensions NV8144, NV8140: 8 RU (13.97 inches, 354.8 ) high 19.0 inches (483...
Page 220 Mechanical Specifications Type Parameters Grounding terminal Copper, accepts 14-6 AWG Modules and NV8144: module slots 16 Input cards, 9 connectors each 8 Output cards, 18 connectors each 2 Crosspoint cards (1 primary, 1 optional redundant) 2 Control cards (1 primary, 1 optional secondary) 1 Monitor card 1 Fan module 2 PS8100 power supply modules (1 required, 1 optional redundant)
Page 221: Environmental Specifications
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Type Parameters Ethernet Type 10/100 Base T Standard IEEE 802.3 Connector 2, RJ45 GSC Node Bus/Aux Bus Type Serial Control Standard Proprietary (Not Active) Connector 2, BNC, loop-through, non-terminating pair 75 W Impedance Output Signal Monitor...
Page 222: Audio Specifications
Audio Specifications Audio Specifications These are the routers’ audio specifications: Type Parameters Audio Reference Input Type Serial digital audio Standard AES3id Sample Rate Connector 2, BNC (redundant) 75 W Impedance Input Level 0.5 V pp to 2.0 Vpp AES3 Inputs/Outputs Type Balanced digital audio Standard...
Page 223: Video Specifications
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Video Specifications These are the routers’ video specifications: Type Parameters Video reference input Type Analog video reference Standard PAL, NTSC or Tri-Level Sync Connector Loop-through, BNC 75 W or Hi-Z (>20,000 W), not selectable Impedance Input Level 0.5 V pp to 2.0 V pp...
Page 224 Video Specifications Type Parameters 3Gig (and HD and SD) Type Standard; coax. High definition serial digital inputs and outputs, stan- video; embedded audio is passed through. dard and hybrid, coax Hybrid; coax. High definition serial digital video; embedded audio can be de-embedded and re-embedded.
Page 225 NV8500 Series User’s Guide Type Parameters 3Gig (and HD and SD) Type Fiber optic. High definition serial digital video; inputs and outputs, stan- embedded audio is passed through dard only, Fiber Standard SMPTE 297-2006 Auto re-clocking at 270 Mb/s and !.483, !.485, Data Rates 2.967, 2.970 Gb/s or automatic bypass with...
Page 226: Ip Gateway Specifications
10GbE ports 10GbE #2: Ch. 4–6 10GbE #2: Ch. 4–6 10GbE #3: Ch. 7–8 10GbE #3: Ch. 7–8 SFPs for 10GbE ports Supports SFP+ (supplied by Grass Valley) 10GbE rate 10.3125 Gb/s, ± 100 ppm 10GbE standard IEEE 802.3-2008 SDI formats 480i/29.97, 576i/25, 1080i/29.97, 1080i/25, 1080i/30, 720p/59.94, 720p/50,...
Page 227: Streaming Protocol (Smpte 2022-6:2012)
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Streaming Protocol (SMPTE 2022-6:2012) Parameter Specification Notes UDP source port UDP dest. port UDP length UDP check sum No, set to 0 UDP payload check sum value, set to 0 for IPv4 RTP M RTP marker bit, active high...
Page 228 IP Gateway Specifications...
Page 229: Appendix B: Part Numbers
Part Numbers This appendix provides a list of parts provided by Grass Valley for the NV8500 Series of routers, the NV8300 power supply frame, and PS8300 power supply modules. Unless otherwise noted, part numbers apply to all routers in the NV8500 Series.
Page 230 Input Cards and Backplanes Card and Signal Card Back- Type Part Number Class Rates Signals plane 3Gig (coax): 8500-3GIG-IN- Standard Video rates from 19 Mb/s to 9, video EM0791 SD, HD, or 3Gig COAX 2.97 Gb/s. (coax) (for cables listed, or equiva- lent cables) 270 Mb/s, 400 m Belden 1694A,...
Page 231 NV8500 Series User’s Guide Card and Signal Card Back- Type Part Number Class Rates Signals plane Hybrid 3Gig disem- 8500H-IP-3G- Hybrid Video rates from 19 Mb/s to 8, video; EM0791 bedder (coax): DEM-CX 2.97 Gb/s. 128, audio (coax) SD, HD and 3Gig...
Page 232 Input Cards and Backplanes Card and Signal Card Back- Type Part Number Class Rates Signals plane 3Gig/TDM (coax): 8500H-IP-3G- Hybrid Video rates from 19 Mb/s to 8, video; EM0791 SD, HD, or 3Gig for TDM-CX 2.97 Gb/s. 1 MADI (coax) video, plus MADI stream (for cables listed, or equiva-...
Page 233: Output Cards And Backplanes
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Output Cards and Backplanes The following is a list of all output cards and the corresponding backplanes: Card and Signal Card Back- Type Part Number Class Rates Signals plane AES async (coax): 8500-AES- Standard Sample rates 32 to 96...
Page 234: Crosspoint Cards
Crosspoint Cards Card and Signal Card Back- Type Part Number Class Rates Signals plane Hybrid 3Gig/TDM 8500H-OP-3G- Hybrid Video rates from 19 Mb/s to 16 video; EM0793 (coax): TDM-CX 2.97 Gb/s. 2 MADI SD, HD, 3Gig, for streams Automatic reclocking at video plus MADI 270 Mb/s and 1.483, 1.485, 2.966, 2.97 Gb/s.
Page 235: Control Cards
NV8500 Series User’s Guide Control Cards The following is a list of control cards for standard and hybrid systems: Part Number Card Class Description 8500-NV Standard NV8576, NV8280, and NV8144 (EM0666) 8500H-NV Standard and NV8576, NV8280, and NV8144 (EM0833) hybrid...
Page 236 Frame Expansion...
Page 237: Glossary
2.996 Gb/s, and 2.970 Gb/s Alternating Current. Audio Engineering Society, also known as AES/EBU. In Grass Valley documents, the name refers to a digital audio standard officially known as AES3. It was developed by the Audio Engineering Society (AES) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
Page 238 28, 56, or 64 channels is supported, with sampling rates of up to 96 kHz and resolution of up to 24 bits per channel. Miranda Router Configurator. An application that configures NV8500 series routers. NV9000-SE An application that configures NV9000 series router control systems.
Page 239: Index
Index 0–9 installing cards ........57 MADI cards ........53 NV8900 converter .
Page 240 Index monitoring ........6 Cooling numbering .
Page 241 NV8500 Series User’s Guide part numbers ........219 signal flow .
Page 242: Led Indicators
Index control cards ........84 Model numbers .
Page 243 NV8500 Series User’s Guide Red LED ......... . . 193 Redundant crosspoint .
Page 244 Index Specifications IP gateway ........210 power .
Page 245: Contact Us
Contact Us Grass Valley Technical Support For technical assistance, please contact the Grass Valley Technical Support center nearest you: Americas Asia Office hours: 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. (EST) Office hours: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (GMT+8) Telephone: +1-800-224-7882 Telephone:...

GRASS VALLEY NV8500 Series User Manual

1 Introduction

2 Inputs and Outputs

3 Gig/Tdm Input

Crosspoints

4 Router Control

5 Monitoring

6 Expanded NV8576-Plus

7 Alarms

8 Power

9 Configuration

10 Frame Sync Cards

11 IP Gateway Cards

12 M3 Cards

13 IOXM Extended Status

14 Maintenance

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