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  • Page 1 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Revision 1.1 SW v2.0.9...
  • Page 2 Focused On What You Need As the company has grown, more former TV station We’re focused on engineers have joined Ensemble Designs and this wealth processing gear– of practical experience fuels the company’s innovation. 3G/HD/SD/ASI video, audio and optical units.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Contents Preface Document Organization at a Glance Chapter 1: Introduction In this Chapter Purpose of Document Intended Audience Introductory Videos Overview Clean Switches and Up/Down/Cross Converters Encoder and Decoder Architecture...
  • Page 4 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Functional Block Diagram Default Port Configurations as Shipped from the Factory Applications Mobile Truck Application House of Worship Application Rental and Staging Market Applications University Stadium Sports Event Application...
  • Page 5 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Front Panel Navigation Configuration Menus Accessed from the Web Interface Assigning Shortcut Buttons Default Shortcut Button Assignments Available Default Selections To assign the shortcut buttons About Port Configuration Planning Router Port Configuration...
  • Page 6 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Mapping Audio Channels To Remap Audio Channels About Clean Switches and Clean Switch Configuration Up/Down/Cross Conversion Genlocked to Reference Embedded Audio Output Port Following a Clean Switched Destination Clean Switch Output Timing...
  • Page 7 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Working with the Internal Test Signal Generators Configuring the Internal Test Signal Generators from the Front Panel To Select the TSG Standard To Select the TSG Pattern To Set the TSG Vertical Timing...
  • Page 8 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Configuring Streaming How the Streaming Menus are Organized Configuring Streaming from the Front Panel Menus Enabling the Unicast A Streaming Output Select the Streaming Source Setting the Destination IP Address...
  • Page 9 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Assigning the Clean Streaming Router a New IP Address and Subnet Mask To Set the IP Address To Set the Subnet Mask Gateway and DNS Server Settings Requesting the Web Control Point...
  • Page 10 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Giving the Action a Name Enabling Action 1 Example of Configured Action 1 Enabling a Control Point’s Action Buttons Accessing Actions Setting Up Salvos To Create a Salvo First Method...
  • Page 11 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide To Make a Mix Take To Exit Mix Mode Viewing Information about a Routed Signal Disabling the Front Panel for Safe Driving Mode To Enter Safe Driving Mode Operations Using the 5835 Router and Action Control Panel...
  • Page 12 To Perform a Salvo Salvo Keyboard Shortcuts Display Preferences Chapter 6: External Control The BrightEye NXT 450’s Approach to Control Integration RS-232 Interface Option 9-Pin D Connector Pin Out Router and Action Control Panel (5835) GPI Inputs Supported Control Protocols Overview...
  • Page 13 Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Chapter 7: Maintenance and Troubleshooting Switching Signals Does Not Occur Smoothly Cannot Connect to the BrightEye NXT 450 from a Web Browser Supported Browsers Troubleshooting the Router and Action Control Panel (5835) Router and Action Control Panel has Lost its Connection to the Router...

  • Page 14: Preface

    This manual addresses all of the essential topics for understanding how to install, configure and use the BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router. See the following table for a quick glance at what each chapter addresses. Note that the items in the main table of contents, as well as the chapter titles below, are links.

  • Page 15: Chapter 1: Introduction

    This Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide supports the process of planning for, installing, configuring and operating the Ensemble Designs BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router. This manual describes the elements of the system, how they work together, and the practical aspects of working with the unit to meet your facility’s needs.

  • Page 16: Introductory Videos

    Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Introductory Videos The BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router can be configured with various options and in different sizes to address a wide variety of applications. Please view the brief videos below for an overview of key ideas concerning the unit’s architecture and capabilities.

  • Page 17: Encoder And Decoder Architecture

    This video features David Wood, Chief Design Engineer, presenting an overview of the architecture of the Encoder and Decoder of the BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router. Click the image to link to the video on the Ensemble Designs web site. Additional Resources In addition to this document, please refer to the following additional resources: •...

  • Page 18: Chapter 2: System Overview

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Chapter 2: System Overview In this Chapter This chapter addresses the following topics: • Features • High Quality, High Profile MPEG Encoder/Decoder • IP and DVB-ASI Streaming Connections •...

  • Page 19: Features

    PiP-Efx – Picture in Picture option High Quality, High Profile MPEG Encoder/Decoder The BrightEye NXT 450 adds a high quality, high profile H.264 (MPEG-4) Encoder to the already formidable feature set of the BrightEye NXT family of compact routers. Advanced coding techniques give superb performance even at low bit rates.

  • Page 20: Assignable I/O And Flexible Architecture

    BrightEye NXT 450 as part of a backup switcher at the transmitter. Sources such as a network feed, a small server or a weather camera could be switched to air in an emergency.

  • Page 21: Front Panel Controls

    Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Front Panel Controls The BrightEye NXT 450’s front panel is illustrated below. Virtually all tasks can be performed from the front panel controls. A limited number of additional tasks can be performed only through the web interface.

  • Page 22: Rear Connectors

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Rear Connectors The BrightEye NXT Clean Streaming Router’s rear connectors are shown below. RS-232 Interface Option If requested at the time of ordering, the Clean Streaming Router can include an adaptor cable that provides a 9-pin female D connector for the RS-232 interface.

  • Page 23: 5835 Router And Action Control Panel

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide 5835 Router and Action Control Panel The 5835 Router and Action Control Panel is fully customizable to suit your exact application. It offers Thumbnail preview so you can see your Sources before doing a Take or Mix transition. The Action Keys are fully programmable, so you can have multiple custom presets for different operators.

  • Page 24: Functional Block Diagram

    Video! Cut / Mix Transitions Internal Precision Ref & Audio! Quiet Audio Switching Quiet Audio Switching Command! Reference! Clock Gen Up/Down/Cross! Up/Down/Cross! & Control Processing Conversion Conversion Genlock Input BrightEye NXT 450 Functional Block Diagram, Portrait View www.ensembledesigns.com Page 24...
  • Page 25 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide www.ensembledesigns.com Page 25...

  • Page 26: Default Port Configurations As Shipped From The Factory

    “Configuring Clean Switches from the Web Interface” on page 54 for details. Applications The flexibility of the BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router makes it possible to tailor the inputs and outputs to suit a diverse range of requirements. The Clean Streaming Router can accommodate many environments and applications, including the following: •...

  • Page 27: Mobile Truck Application

    Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Mobile Truck Application Ideal for mobile applications, the BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router provides signal reception, decoding, clean switching and distribution to multiple destinations using any combination of formats. Seamlessly switch between 1080i, 1080p, 720p, and DVB-ASI sources. Simply set one of the clean switch outputs to your desired format and all of your sources will be automatically converted.

  • Page 28: House Of Worship Application

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide House of Worship Application Simultaneously send your live service to an HDMI projector, to the youth room and to storage via Multicast, and to a remote campus via Unicast. Switch seamlessly from the Pastor to a missionary interview coming in on Skype.

  • Page 29: Rental And Staging Market Applications

    Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Rental and Staging Market Applications The BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router is perfect for the rental market, offering flexible assignable I/Os, built-in encoding and decoding, simultaneous Multicast and Unicast outputs, automatic format conversion, clean switching, intuitive web-based control and more. No need for separate fiber or HDMI converters with the NXT 450’s optional HDMI and optical I/Os via SFP.

  • Page 30: Chapter 3: Installation

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Chapter 3: Installation In this Chapter This chapter describes cable connections for the installation process. Topics addressed include: • Ensuring Proper Ventilation • Connecting Cables to Ports • Connecting a Reference If Needed •...

  • Page 31: Connecting Ethernet For Web Control Points

    MPEG transport streams. RS-232 Interface Option As an option, the BrightEye NXT 450 can be equipped with a cable that has a 9-pin RS-232 port installed at the factory. This option must be requested at the time of ordering.

  • Page 32: Installing The 5835 Router And Action Control Panel

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Installing the 5835 Router and Action Control Panel Connecting Ethernet Cable to RJ-45 Port Make an Ethernet connection to the RJ-45 port on the rear of the Router and Action Control Panel. The Ethernet cable should be connected to a network Ethernet router or switch to make it accessible to the Clean Streaming Router.

  • Page 33: Labeling Buttons

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Labeling Buttons The 5835 Router and Action Control Panel comes with pre-printed key cap inserts. Key Cap Inserts The key cap inserts give a broad range of terms and numbers printed on clear plastic sheets. Each individual button legend pops out from its sheet and can be inserted into the Router and Action Control Panel buttons between the clear overcap and the white diffuser, if desired.

  • Page 34: Gpi Control

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide GPI Control The Router and Action Control Panel is equipped with 8 GPI (General Purpose Interface) inputs. These provide a simple, wire-per-function interface for applications such as: • Master Control Fault “Panic” Button •...

  • Page 35: Chapter 4: Configuration

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Chapter 4: Configuration In this Chapter This chapter covers the following topics: • Router Configuration Menus • Assigning Shortcut Buttons • About Port Configuration • Configuring the Router’s Ports from the Front Panel •...

  • Page 36: Router Configuration Menus

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Router Configuration Menus Two sets of configuration menus are available—one through the front panel, the other through the web interface. An overview of these respective sets of menus are given on this page, on the next page, and on page 33.

  • Page 37: Menus Accessed From The Front Panel (Continued)

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Menus Accessed from the Front Panel (Continued) Low Res Encoder Same controls as High Res Encoder but with lower bit rates Decoding Select input, unicast receive port, multicast source IP address, multicast source port, output...

  • Page 38: Configuration Controls

    Pressing the Configuration button again brings you right back to the last Configuration menu you visited. After approximately 30 seconds of inactivity of the configuration controls, the BrightEye NXT 450 screen will time out and revert to the unit’s operational mode.

  • Page 39: Configuration Menus Accessed From The Web Interface

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Configuration Menus Accessed from the Web Interface General Modify the name of the unit; access reporting information about model, software version, serial number, and hardware model; enable admin password, change password; download or upload settings; update software Network Configure the unit’s IP address and other network settings...

  • Page 40: Assigning Shortcut Buttons

    Assign Sources and Destinations to the nine shortcut buttons on the front panel in order to streamline router operation. You can have any combination of Source, Destination and Unassigned shortcut buttons. This task can be done only from the BrightEye NXT 450 front panel. Default Shortcut Button Assignments Input 1...

  • Page 41: About Port Configuration

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide About Port Configuration Planning Router Port Configuration Typically, during the planning stage of your Router implementation, you would determine in advance how you want to initially use the Router in terms of inputs, outputs, test signal generators, encoder and decoder.

  • Page 42: Primary Tsg (Tsg 1)

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Primary TSG (TSG 1) For Fixed Output and Bi-directional Ports This Primary TSG configuration delivers the test signal being generated in the Primary TSG to an output port, independently of any user control of the switching matrix.

  • Page 43: Configuring The Router's Ports From The Front Panel

    This section covers assigning ports, renaming ports, adjusting audio levels, and mapping audio channels. Port configuration can be done from either the BrightEye NXT 450 front panel or from the web interface (once a web control point has been established).

  • Page 44: To Rename A Port

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide header and footer, on the front panel Port menus, on the video thumbnails used in the web interface, on Profiles, and on the Ports configuration page of the web interface.

  • Page 45: Mapping Audio Channels

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Mapping Audio Channels For any given video Input source, which can carry up to 16 audio channels, any audio Input channel can be assigned to any audio Output channel.

  • Page 46: Configuring The Router's Ports From The Web Interface

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Configuring the Router’s Ports from the Web Interface From the upper-left drop-down menu of the web interface, select Settings. The Settings > General page displays. Note: If you have not previously established a web control point, please see: “Setting Up a Web Control Point...

  • Page 47: Adjusting Audio Levels

    Adjusting Audio Levels When the signal is output through a Clean Switch, you can adjust audio levels on a per-input and per-channel basis. The BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router can apply gain or attenuation from +12.0 dB to -70 dB.

  • Page 48: Mapping Audio Channels

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Mapping Audio Channels For any given video Input source, which can carry up to 16 audio channels, any audio Input channel can be assigned to any audio Output channel.

  • Page 49: About Clean Switches And Clean Switch Configuration

    Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide About Clean Switches and Clean Switch Configuration Both of the BrightEye NXT 450’s clean switches have frame synchronizers, enabling you to switch between asynchronous sources without glitches or pops—very useful when taking the router output directly to air.

  • Page 50: Clean Switch Output Timing

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Clean Switch Output Timing Using the Output Timing control, you can adjust the timing of the Clean Switch relative to the genlock reference. The best or most appropriate setting for the timing controls will depend upon the way in which the Clean Switch is to be used and the nature of the video inputs.

  • Page 51: Configuring Clean Switches From The Front Panel

    Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Configuring Clean Switches from the Front Panel Both of the BrightEye NXT 450’s clean switches have frame synchronizers, enabling you to switch between asynchronous sources without glitches or pops. Both clean switches also have up/down/ cross converters.

  • Page 52: To Set The Output Timing For Clean Switches

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide To Set the Output Timing for Clean Switches Using the Output Timing control, you can adjust the timing of the Clean Switch relative to the genlock reference. Setting the H and V parameters to 0 will “zero”...

  • Page 53: To Set Audio Breakaway

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide To Set Audio Breakaway Audio Breakaway is accessed through the following Clean Switch menus: 1. From the Clean Switch 1 or Clean Switch 2 top level menu, use the up or down arrow buttons to navigate to the Audio Source menu.

  • Page 54: Configuring Clean Switches From The Web Interface

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Configuring Clean Switches from the Web Interface There are two sets of configuration controls, one for each of the two Clean Switches. Clean Switch 1 and Clean Switch 2 are configured independently.

  • Page 55: To Assign A Clean Switch To A Destination

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide To Assign a Clean Switch to a Destination Assign the Clean Switch to any of the Destinations (Output Ports) that have been configured in the Port Configuration menu. Only the currently available Destinations will be presented as choices in this menu.

  • Page 56: To Set The Output Timing For Clean Switches

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide To Set the Output Timing for Clean Switches Using the Output Timing control, you can adjust the timing of the Clean Switch relative to the genlock reference. Setting the H and V parameters to 0 will “zero” time the Clean Switch, matching it to the reference.

  • Page 57: Setting Up Timing And Genlock

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Setting Up Timing and Genlock The BrightEye NXT 450 can be locked to an external reference or operated from an internal precision reference. The Reference Source control selects between those two choices.

  • Page 58: To Select The Reference Source From The Web Interface

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide To Select the Reference Source from the Web Interface 1. From the left navigation panel of the web interface, select Timing & Genlock. The Timing & Genlock page displays.

  • Page 59: Working With The Internal Test Signal Generators

    Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Working with the Internal Test Signal Generators The BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router is equipped with two independent internal Test Signal Generators (TSG). These generators are driven from the genlock source chosen by the Reference Source control on the Timing and Genlock menu.

  • Page 60: To Select The Tsg Standard

    Or wait approximately 30 seconds until the screen automatically returns to Operational mode. The BrightEye NXT 450 uses the video format selection of the Primary Test Signal Generator to determine two system-wide parameters— System Frame Rate, and Vertical Interval Switch Point.

  • Page 61: To Set The Tsg Vertical Timing

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide To Set the TSG Vertical Timing 1. Press the Configuration button. The top level menus display. 2. Use the up or down arrow buttons to select the top level menu for TSG1 or TSG2.

  • Page 62: To Configure The Tsg Slate

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide To Configure the TSG Slate 1. Press the Configuration button. The top level menus display. 2. Use the up or down arrow buttons to select the top level menu for TSG1 or TSG2.

  • Page 63: To Configure The Tsg Cyclops

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide To Configure the TSG Cyclops 1. Press the Configuration button. The top level menus display. 2. Use the up or down arrow buttons to select the top level menu for TSG1 or TSG2.

  • Page 64: To Configure The Tsg Audio Enables

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide To Configure the TSG Audio Enables 1. Press the Configuration button. The top level menus display. 2. Use the up or down arrow buttons to select the top level menu for TSG1 or TSG2.

  • Page 65: To Configure The Tsg Audio Channels

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide To Configure the TSG Audio Channels 1. Press the Configuration button. The top level menus display. 2. Use the up or down arrow buttons to select the top level menu for TSG1 or TSG2.

  • Page 66: Configuring The Internal Test Signal Generators From The Web Interface

    Configuring the Internal Test Signal Generators from the Web Interface There are two sets of configuration controls, one for each TSG, for both the BrightEye NXT 450 front panel and the web interface. These configurations are independent, allowing the two generators to operate in different formats, and even at different frame rates.

  • Page 67: To Select The Tsg Standard

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide The configuration controls for the TSGs as are follows: To Select the TSG Standard Select the desired operating format and frame rate. Note: The choice of Standard for the Primary Test Signal Generator sets the System Frame Rate for the entire Router.

  • Page 68: To Set The Vertical And Horizontal Timing

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide To Set the Vertical and Horizontal Timing The Vertical and Horizontal Timing controls adjust the timing of the TSG relative to the genlock reference. Setting the H and V parameters to 0 will “zero” time the TSG to the reference. Negative values will cause the TSG to be early with respect to the reference;...

  • Page 69: To Configure The Tsg Slate

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide To Configure the TSG Slate When on, the text which has been entered in the Slate Text field will appear over top of the test pattern. To Configure the TSG Slate Text Enter the desired Slate text in this field, then hit the Tab key or click outside of the Slate Text field.

  • Page 70: To Configure The Tsg Audio Reference Level

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide To Configure the TSG Audio Reference Level This control selects the Digital Reference Level for the audio tone generators. This sets the nominal reference level (or 0 VU) relative to Digital Full Scale (DFS).

  • Page 71: Configuring The Encoder

    Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Configuring the Encoder The BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router contains both a full featured encoder and a decoder. Because the encoder and decoder are completely independent, they can be used independently or together. You can route any 3G/HD/SD SDI baseband source that is connected to the NXT 450 to the internal MPEG-4 H.264 encoder.
  • Page 72 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide The web interface, on the other hand, includes all of these parameter controls on a single page under the Settings > Encoding menu, as shown below. The configuration controls for the High Resolution Encoder are in the top section;...

  • Page 73: Configuring The Encoder From The Front Panel Menus

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Configuring the Encoder from the Front Panel Menus This section covers configuring the encoder’s video bit rate, profile, level, audio bit rate and PIDs. The information about each parameter applies equally to the web interface.

  • Page 74: Selecting The Encoder's Profile

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Selecting the Encoder’s Profile Choose Baseline for applications such as video conferencing or mobile. Baseline is available only in the Low Resolution Encoder. Choose Main for applications such as SD broadcasting. Choose High for applications such as HD broadcasting.

  • Page 75: Configuring The Encoder's Audio Bit Rate

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Configuring the Encoder’s Audio Bit Rate Select a bit rate that is compatible with your network bandwidth considerations and that does not exceed the bit rate of your audio source.

  • Page 76: Configuring Encoding From The Web Interface Controls

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Configuring Encoding from the Web Interface Controls The Encoding configuration parameters available from the front panel menus and from the web interface are the same. Notice the controls for Profile, Level, Video Bit Rate, Audio Bit Rate, PMT PID, Video PID, PCR PID, and Audio PID.

  • Page 77: Creating Presets

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Creating Presets To create a Preset, first configure all the fields needed for your encoding application, whether it is High Resolution or Low Resolution. From the corresponding Preset control, click New.

  • Page 78: Configuring Streaming

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Configuring Streaming After setting up the Encoder, you can configure the streaming outputs. The encoder produces simultaneous transport streams, including two unicast streams and one multicast stream. Each of these streams is independently configurable as either a high resolution or low resolution signal.

  • Page 79: Configuring Streaming From The Front Panel Menus

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Configuring Streaming from the Front Panel Menus The configuration parameters for Unicast A and Unicast B are identical. The following steps are for setting up streaming for the Unicast A output.

  • Page 80: Setting The Destination Ip Address

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Setting the Destination IP Address This is the IP address of the destination to which you are sending the streaming output. 1. While in the Unicast A configuration menu, press the up or down arrow buttons to highlight the Dest IP Adr submenu.

  • Page 81: Setting The Packet Size

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Setting the Packet Size Default Packet Size value: 1400 Min: Max: 1500 1. While in the Unicast A configuration menu, press the up or down arrow buttons to navigate to the Packet Size submenu.

  • Page 82: Configuring Unicast From The Web Interface Controls

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Configuring Unicast from the Web Interface Controls The Streaming configuration parameters available from the front panel menus and from the web interface are the same. Notice the controls for Enable, Source, Destination IP Address, Destination Port, TTL (time to live), Packet Size, and Source Port.

  • Page 83: Creating Presets

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Creating Presets To create a Preset, first configure all the fields needed for your application, whether it is for Unicast Stream A, Unicast Stream B, or Multicast Stream. From the corresponding Preset control, click New.

  • Page 84: Configuring The Decoder

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Configuring the Decoder Unicast, Multicast, MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 signals enter the decoder over an IP connection. DVB-ASI signals enter the decoder through the routing matrix. You can select which of these signals you want decoded and delivered, including embedded audio, into the routing matrix in baseband form as HD SDI or SD SDI.

  • Page 85: Configuring Decoding From The Front Panel Menus

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Configuring Decoding from the Front Panel Menus This section first covers the decoding configuration controls that are accessed through the unit’s front panel. Afterwards, the Decoding Preset controls of the web interface will be addressed.

  • Page 86: Configuring The Multicast Ip Address

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Configuring the Multicast IP Address When decoding a multicast signal, specify the Multicast IP address and Port for the signal you will be receiving. 1. While in the Decoding configuration menu, press the down arrow button to navigate to the Multicast IP Adr submenu.

  • Page 87: Configuring Decoding From The Web Interface Controls

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Configuring Decoding from the Web Interface Controls The Decoding configuration parameters available from the front panel menus and from the web interface are the same. Notice the controls for Input, Unicast Receive Port, Multicast IP Address, Multicast Port, and Output Format.

  • Page 88: Creating Presets

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Creating Presets To create a Preset, first configure all the fields needed for your specific decoding application. From the corresponding Preset control, click New. The New Preset dialog box displays.

  • Page 89: Configuring The 5835 Router And Action Control Panel

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Configuring the 5835 Router and Action Control Panel Configuring the Router and Action Control Panel involves: • Connecting it to the network with an Ethernet cable, • Turning on the power, (unless it is being powered using Power over Ethernet, or PoE), •...

  • Page 90: Using The Control Panel's Network Configuration Controls

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Using the Control Panel’s Network Configuration Controls • For one full second, simultaneously press both small round buttons located to the left of the LCD Display. The Network Settings screen displays.
  • Page 91 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Menu Configuration Steps Address 1. Use the navigation buttons to select the Address menu. 2. Press Enter. The Set IP Address screen displays. 3. Use the Up and Down navigation buttons to change values.
  • Page 92 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Menu Configuration Steps Gateway 1. Use the navigation buttons to select (optional) the Gateway menu. 2. Press Enter. The Set Gateway screen displays. 3. Use the Up and Down navigation buttons to change values.

  • Page 93: Creating A Control Point For The 5835 Panel

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Creating a Control Point for the 5835 Panel 1. Browse to the 450 Settings > Control Points page. 2. Under the heading Add Control Panel, enter a name for the 5835 Panel in the Name field.

  • Page 94: Setting Up A Web Control Point (Optional)

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Setting Up a Web Control Point (Optional) Because the BrightEye NXT Clean Streaming Router includes the built-in front control panel, it is not required to set up a web control point. However, creating one or more web control points adds flexibility to both configuring and operating your unit.

  • Page 95: Assigning The Clean Streaming Router A New Ip Address And Subnet Mask

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Assigning the Clean Streaming Router a New IP Address and Subnet Mask When you initially power up the BrightEye NXT Clean Streaming Router as received from the factory, it will take the self-assigned static IP address of 192.168.1.101. You must modify its IP address and subnet mask to be compatible with your network’s environment.

  • Page 96: To Set The Subnet Mask

    In general, these settings will be required only in installations with extended networking requirements, such as a remote site connected by VPN. You can now browse to the BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router from a computer on your network as described in the next step. www.ensembledesigns.com...

  • Page 97: Requesting The Web Control Point

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Requesting the Web Control Point Now that you have set the unit’s IP address in a manner that suits your network environment, you can connect to it to establish a web control point.
  • Page 98 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide 4. Click System Settings from the upper left part of the browser window. The Settings window displays. 5. From the lower left menu (you may need to scroll down), click Control Points.

  • Page 99: Assigning The Default Profile To The Web Control Point

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Assigning the Default Profile to the Web Control Point Next, assign a Profile that defines which sources and destinations this Control Point can access. To begin with, choose the Factory Default Profile.
  • Page 100 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide You are now presented with a BrightEye NXT Clean Streaming Router control view with thumbnail icons, shown below. Without video signals present, the thumbnails will indicate “No Input. ”...

  • Page 101: Establishing Additional Web Control Points And Access Authentication

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Establishing Additional Web Control Points and Access Authentication Now that you have established an initial web control point, you can create additional web control points if you need them. Access can be controlled through using a password (see “Security and Administrative Access to Settings”...

  • Page 102: Configuring Additional Control Points

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Configuring Additional Control Points For control points such as iPads and web browsers, there are two methods for adding them. One method is to request access from the desired Control Point. The other method is to assign an IP address to the desired Control Point.

  • Page 103: Number Of Control Points That Can Operate Simultaneously

    The video thumbnails, comprising the vast bulk of the data, flow outward from the BrightEye NXT 450 to each Web Control Point. The return data, in contrast, consists primarily of crosspoint commands, or takes. Because the BrightEye NXT 450 has greater bandwidth for takes, the execution of takes will still be quite responsive even in a large system with markedly degraded video refresh performance.

  • Page 104: Creating And Editing Profiles

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Creating and Editing Profiles A Profile provides each Control Point with a configured view of the Sources and Destinations on the Router. A Profile defines which Sources and Destinations can be accessed from any given Control Point.

  • Page 105: Examples Of Profiles

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Examples of Profiles After the functions of the Ports have been defined, the available Sources and Destinations are selectively assigned to Profiles. Ports that are configured as Follow or Unassigned are not available to a Profile since they cannot be “controlled.

  • Page 106: Mcr Profile Edited And Reordered To 8 X 2

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide MCR Profile Edited and Reordered to 8 x 2 This Profile has been edited to remove access to two of the Sources (ENG Rx 1 and News 1). In addition, blank spaces have been inserted to organize the selections as they are presented on a control panel.

  • Page 107: Mcr Profile Edited To 8 X 1

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide MCR Profile Edited to 8 x 1 This Profile has been further edited by removing a Destination. The result is a Profile that allows control over only a single output.

  • Page 108: Setting Up Actions

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Setting Up Actions Actions are pre-configured settings that are implemented by pushing a single assigned Action button. By using an Action, you can instantly recall nearly any set of parameters, customized to suit your exact applications.

  • Page 109: Preset Example One: 8 Mb/S Video Bit Rate

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Preset Example One: 8 Mb/s Video Bit Rate 1. Navigate to the Settings > Encoding menu. The Settings > Encoding page displays. 2. For Profile, select High. 3. For Level, select 4.0.

  • Page 110: Preset Example Two: 6 Mb/S Video Bit Rate

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Preset Example Two: 6 Mb/s Video Bit Rate Enter the following configurations from the Settings > Encoding page: 1. For Profile, select Main. 2. For Level, select 4.0. 3. For Video Bit Rate, select 6000 Kb/s.

  • Page 111: Preset Example Three: 2.5 Mb/S Video Bit Rate

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Preset Example Three: 2.5 Mb/s Video Bit Rate Enter the following configurations from the Settings > Encoding page: 1. For Profile, select Baseline. 2. For Level, select 3.2. 3. For Video Bit Rate, select 2500 Kb/s.

  • Page 112: Creating An Action

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Creating an Action Using the same basic process just described, you can create Presets for other functional areas that can be assigned to an Action. For this example, let’s assume we have created Presets for PiP-Efx and Clean Switch 2.

  • Page 113: Setting The Colors For High And Low Tally

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide 4. Select the PiP-Efx checkbox. 5. From the PiP-Efx drop-down menu, select “TSG1 & TSG2 Audio A+B. ” 6. Select the Clean Sw 2 checkbox. 7. From the Clean Sw 2 drop-down menu, select “Encoder 720p/59.94. ”...

  • Page 114: Enabling Action 1

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Enabling Action 1 Finally, with the Action 1 parameters configured, select the Enabled checkbox. The Enabled box turns green to indicate Action 1 is enabled. Action 1 is now available to use.

  • Page 115: Enabling A Control Point's Action Buttons

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Enabling a Control Point’s Action Buttons Select the Action Control checkbox for each Control Point that needs to use Action Control. Selecting the Action Control checkbox from the Control Points window enables the Action Buttons on both the 5835 Control Panel (if applicable) as well as the Action Control buttons on the web interface.

  • Page 116: Setting Up Salvos

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Setting Up Salvos Salvos enable you to route a selected set of sources to a selected set of destinations simultaneously. Salvos provide an efficient method for switching among multiple sets of routing configurations with one click.
  • Page 117 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide 2. For the Salvo you are creating (Salvo 1 - Salvo 8), enter a name in the Name field. 3. Click Edit. The Salvos Editing page displays. 4. Using either the front panel or the web interface, route all sources and destinations as you want them to be for the specific Salvo you are creating, including any transition options for mixing, mix duration times, or taking.

  • Page 118: Second Method

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide 7. Click Salvos in the upper left part of the screen. The Settings > Salvos page displays. 8. Repeat steps 2 through 7 until you have created as many Salvos as you need, up to a maximum of eight.

  • Page 119: Security And Administrative Access To Settings

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Security and Administrative Access to Settings All of the Router’s configuration parameters can be accessed through the Settings button in the upper left corner of the web interface. Without enabling a password, anyone with access to the Router (meaning anyone who has an authorized Control Point with an assigned Profile) can make changes to its Settings.

  • Page 120: Saving And Restoring Configuration Settings

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Saving and Restoring Configuration Settings You can save and restore the configuration settings of your Clean Streaming Router. The configuration settings are downloaded as a file with a “.settings” file extension. From this file, you can upload configuration settings to one or multiple Clean Streaming Routers.

  • Page 121: Chapter 5: Operations And Step-By-Step Procedures

    5835 Router and Action Control Panel, or from a web browser interface, it is important to first address the context for how to think about ports, sources, and destinations in light of the BrightEye NXT 450’s encoder and decoder. Routing an SDI Signal to the Encoder When routing an SDI signal from the routing matrix to the Encoder, the Encoder acts as a Destination from the perspective of the routing matrix.

  • Page 122: Encoding An Sdi Signal To Dvb-Asi

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Encoding an SDI Signal to DVB-ASI When encoding an SDI signal to DVB-ASI and sending the encoded signal back to the routing matrix, the Encoder to ASI port acts as a Source from the perspective of the routing matrix. The ENC > ASI port must be configured as a Source, and the Profile you are using must include both the ENC >...

  • Page 123: Pressing Take

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Pressing Take After first selecting the destination, then the source, both the Take button and the selected source shortcut button blink to show that a Take is available. At that point, pressing Take sends the selected source to the selected destination.

  • Page 124: Performing Mix Takes With The Front Panel

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Performing Mix Takes with the Front Panel Clean Switch Required In order to perform a Mix take, the destination must have a Clean Switch assigned to it. To Enter Mix Mode For this example, Clean Switch 1 is assigned to Output 4, and the Clean Switch is configured for Audio Follow Video.

  • Page 125: Viewing Information About A Routed Signal

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Viewing Information about a Routed Signal To view information about a signal that is already being routed to a destination, press the green Shortcut button that corresponds to the signal you want information about. The associated red button illuminates to show which source is currently routed to that destination.

  • Page 126: Operations Using The 5835 Router And Action Control Panel

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Operations Using the 5835 Router and Action Control Panel Orientation of Front Panel The Router and Action Control Panel has an LCD Display on the left. The two small round buttons to the left of the LCD Display are used for accessing ancillary data.

  • Page 127: To Perform A Take By Selecting Only A New Source

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide To Perform a Take by Selecting Only a New Source As long as the Destination that you want is already selected, you can perform a Take by selecting a new Source, then pressing the Take button.

  • Page 128: Operations Using A Web Control Point

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Operations Using a Web Control Point You can control the BrightEye NXT Clean Streaming Router through its web browser user interface to perform takes, direct takes, gang, and gang combined with direct takes.

  • Page 129: Performing Direct Takes

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Performing Direct Takes In Direct Take mode, you leave the same Destination selected while selecting different Sources with only one click. There is no need to click the Take button when in Direct Take mode.

  • Page 130: Performing Gang Takes

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Performing Gang Takes Gang Takes involve routing one Source at a time to a set of Destinations. To Perform a Gang Take 1. Click Gang in the lower left area of the browser window. The Gang button turns orange.

  • Page 131: Performing Mix Takes

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Performing Mix Takes Clean Switch Required In order to perform a Mix take, the destination must have a Clean Switch assigned to it. When a Clean Switch is assigned to a destination, the thumbnail of the destination in the web browser has CS1 or...

  • Page 132: Keyboard Shortcuts For The Web Interface

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Keyboard Shortcuts for the Web Interface When using the Clean Streaming Router Control page of the web interface, you can control routing through the following keyboard shortcuts. Selecting Sources Use the number keys to select Sources.

  • Page 133: Using Salvos

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Using Salvos Salvos enable you to route a selected set of sources to a selected set of destinations simultaneously. Salvos provide an efficient method for switching among multiple sets of routing configurations with one click.

  • Page 134: Display Preferences

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Display Preferences Use the Display Preferences button, located in the upper right area of the browser window, to customize how the thumbnail images display. Sources and Destinations can be sized independently.

  • Page 135: Chapter 6: External Control

    Chapter 6: External Control The BrightEye NXT 450’s Approach to Control Integration The BrightEye NXT 450 provides control from external systems like automation and event controllers. As there is a significant legacy of protocols and usage models in current practice, the BrightEye NXT 450 supports a variety of external control protocols, offering a range of commands and control capabilities in order to make control integration as easy as possible.

  • Page 136: Supported Control Protocols Overview

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Supported Control Protocols Overview The BrightEye NXT 450 supports the following control protocols: • GV TEN-XL (ASCII) • GV Performer (ASCII) • GV Native (ASCII) • Generic ASCII •...

  • Page 137: Configuring External Control

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Configuring External Control From the Protocol menu, select the desired protocol. The mapping of that protocol to Sources and Destinations will be controlled by the Profile that is assigned to the interface. Any Profile can be edited to modify the Sources and Destinations that are available to it and the order in which they are listed.

  • Page 138: Automation Protocols

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Automation Protocols Revision 1.1 Introduction This section describes the various communication protocols available in the BrightEye NXT Clean Streaming Router to support external control by an automation system. It also discusses the various means for connecting an external controller to the Clean Streaming Router.

  • Page 139: Overview

    ‘@’ , ‘X’ , ‘:’ , ‘/’ , and ‘ , ’ Overview The BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router has 2 fixed input BNCs, 2 fixed output BNCs and 3 independently assignable BNCs that can be configured as inputs or outputs. The two SFP (small format pluggable) cages can be populated with dual SFPs that have fiber optic, HDMI or SDI connectors.

  • Page 140: Understanding Profiles

    Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Understanding Profiles Any device used to control the BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router must be assigned a Profile. A Profile provides a configured view of the sources and destinations in the router. It determines which sources and destinations are accessible by the device.
  • Page 141 Grass Valley TEN-XL ASCII Protocol and the Generic ASCII protocol). We can now use these lists to create a Profile in the BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router that numbers the sources and destinations to match the desired automation numbering scheme.

  • Page 142: Configuration

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Figure 1 To change the number for a particular source or destination, simply edit the Profile and move the source or destination to its new position until the order produces the numbering scheme required by the automation system.

  • Page 143: Profile Configuration

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Profile Configuration To access the Profile Editor, select Profiles in the Navigation Panel. Create or edit a Profile so the sources and destinations are in the order the automation system requires.

  • Page 144: Protocols

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Protocols The BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router supports multiple protocols to allow crosspoint switching from external controllers. The supported protocols are these: • GV TEN-XL ASCII Protocol •...
  • Page 145 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Commands This section lists the commands supported in the TEN-XL ASCII protocol. Status Request Command Description: This command requests the current source selected on the specified destination. Syntax: <STX><Dest High><Dest Low><ENQ>...
  • Page 146 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Crosspoint Select Command Description: This command requests switching the specified video source to the specified destination. Note that the audio crosspoint specified will have no effect; however, it must be a legal ASCII decimal digit from 0 to 9.
  • Page 147 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Command Response Message Description: This is the response to all valid GV TEN-XL commands sent to the router. Syntax: <Video Src><Audio Src><PS OK> <Video Src> Video source number assigned to requested destination.

  • Page 148: Gv Performer Ascii Protocol

    • The P, C, R, and Q commands are not supported and will be ignored. • No response is sent from the BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router because none of the supported commands require a response. www.ensembledesigns.com Page 148...
  • Page 149 This section describes the commands in the GV Performer ASCII Protocol that are supported by the BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router. Commands in the original protocol that are not supported by the Clean Streaming Router will simply be ignored.
  • Page 150 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Data Preset Command Description: This command presets a crosspoint for later execution. The source is not actually switched to the destination until a subsequent Take command or All Take command is received by the router.
  • Page 151 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Take Command Description: This command requests a Take of a previously set preset source to the specified destination. Syntax: Message Header: <CR><Adr High><Adr Low><Len High><Len Low> Cmd Data: T<Dest High><Dest Low>...
  • Page 152 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide All Take Command Description: This command requests a Take of all previously set preset sources to their respective destinations. Syntax: Message Header: <CR><Adr High><Adr Low><Len High><Len Low> Cmd Data: ASCII character ‘A’...

  • Page 153: Generic Ascii Protocol

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Generic ASCII Protocol The Generic ASCII protocol is based on the Leitch Pass-Through Protocol described in Chapter 4 of the Leitch serial protocol reference manual “SPR-MAN”, edition 4. The Generic ASCII protocol supports a subset of the commands described in the Leitch protocol.
  • Page 154 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Router Responses All commands sent to the Clean Streaming Router must be terminated with a carriage return character (0DH). Upon receiving a carriage return, the Clean Streaming Router will send a response to the automation system.
  • Page 155 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Status Response Certain commands sent to the Clean Streaming Router require that a Status Response be returned by the router. This response identifies the source that is currently switched to the destination specified.
  • Page 156 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Direct Crosspoint Take Command Description: This command requests a Take operation on the specified destination-source pair(s). Syntax: @<Space>X:<Lvls>/<Dest>,<Src>[/<Dest>,<Src>…]<CR> @<Space> ASCII ‘@’ (40H) followed by ASCII space character ‘ ’ (20H).
  • Page 157 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Response: In Hex 53 3A 30 33 2C 39 0D 0A 53 3A 30 31 2C 37 0D 0A 53 3A 30 32 2C 35 0D 0A In ASCII S:03,9<CR><LF>...
  • Page 158 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Preset Crosspoint Command Description: This command stores crosspoints in the preset buffer for later execution. The preset destination-source pairs are not actually switched until a subsequent Execute Preset Buffer command is issued.
  • Page 159 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Execute Preset Buffer Command Description: This command executes a Take operation on all crosspoints previously stored in the preset buffer. Syntax: @<Space>B:E<CR> @<Space> ASCII ‘@’ (40H) followed by ASCII space character ‘ ’ (20H).
  • Page 160 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Clear Preset Buffer Command Description: This command clears all crosspoints in the preset buffer. Syntax: @<Space>B:C<CR> @<Space> ASCII ‘@’ (40H) followed by ASCII space character ‘ ’ (20H). Identifies the start of a command.

  • Page 161: Chapter 7: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    In some instances, if you are using the subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, try using 255.255.0.0 instead. If you are still having issues, power off your BrightEye NXT 450 unit. Make sure that you have connected the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on the back of the BrightEye NXT 450 unit. Power the BrightEye NXT 450 unit back on.

  • Page 162: Troubleshooting The Router And Action Control Panel (5835)

    Resetting to Factory Default Settings If you need to reset your BrightEye NXT 450 unit back to the factory default settings: 1. Power off your BrightEye NXT 450 unit.

  • Page 163: Software Updating

    2. A web browser connection is required in order to update the software. Please refer to “Setting Up a Web Control Point (Optional)” on page 94. Once you are able to connect to the BrightEye NXT 450 through a web browser, you can proceed with the next steps.

  • Page 164: Specifications

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Specifications Serial Digital Input Dual Rate Encoder Number Two to Nine, configurable, BNC and SFP Dual Rate MPEG-4 Part 10 H.264 (ISO/IEC 14496/10) Signal Type See SDI Standards Supported below...

  • Page 165: Glossary

    BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Glossary AES/EBU The digital audio standard defined as a joint effort of the Audio Engineering Society and the European Broadcast Union. AES/EBU or AES3 describes a serial bitstream that carries two audio channels, thus an AES stream is a stereo pair.
  • Page 166 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide additional bit of resolution will double the number of different states that can be represented. Systems that operate with a greater number of bits of resolution, or quantization, will be able to capture a signal with more detail or fidelity.
  • Page 167 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide the signal apart again at the destination in order to display it or process it. The resultant artifacts of dot crawl (also referred to as chroma crawl) are only the most obvious result. Composite television is the most commonly used format throughout the world, either as PAL or NTSC.
  • Page 168 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide of the television waveform. This technique can be very cost effective in transmission and routing, but can also add complexity to signal handling issues because the audio content can no longer be treated independently of the video.
  • Page 169 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide The International Electrotechnical Commission provides a wide range of worldwide standards. They have provided standardization of the AC power connection to products by means of an IEC line cord.
  • Page 170 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide MPEG The Moving Picture Experts Group is an industry group that develops standards for the compression of moving pictures for television. Their work is an on-going effort. The understanding of image processing and information theory is constantly expanding.
  • Page 171 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Oversampling A technique to perform digital sampling at a multiple of the required sample rate. This has the advantage of raising the Nyquist Rate (the maximum frequency which can be reproduced by a given sample rate) much higher than the desired passband.
  • Page 172 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Setup In the NTSC Analog Composite standard, the term Setup refers to the addition of an artificial offset or pedestal to the luminance content. This places the Black Level of the analog signal 54 mV (7.5 IRE) positive with respect to ground.
  • Page 173 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide is used to read the video back out of the memory. The memory acts as a dynamically adjusting delay to smooth out the imperfections in the original signal’s timing. Very often a TBC will also function as a Frame Synchronizer.
  • Page 174 BrightEye NXT 450 Clean Streaming Router Installation, Configuration and Operations Guide Word Clock Use of Word Clock to genlock digital audio devices developed in the audio recording industry. Early digital audio products were interconnected with a massive parallel connector carrying a twisted pair for every bit in the digital audio word.

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