Barco Hydra User manual

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R5976260, Current version
Title: HYDRA – User’s Manual
ID-no.: R5976260
Re ision: 10
Date: February-2004
main issue update
chapter 1
chapter 2 add.
chapter 3 add.
chapter 4 add.
chapter 5
chapter 6 add.
chapter 7
chapter 8
new: The corresponding chapters are new or completely re ised.mpletely re ised.
corr.: Passages of the corresponding chapter were corrected; see modification bars.
add.: Passages of the corresponding chapter were added; see modification bars.
This manual refers to following hardware components of HYDRA:
Hydra unit R9830954
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Modifications, which result in a new ersion, are indicated by a ertical bar.
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and are not to be understood as ad ertising for the products or their manufacturers.
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Guarantee and compensationsation
Barco pro ides a guarantee relating to perfect manufacturing as part of the legally stipulated terms of guarantee.
On receipt, the purchaser must immediately inspect all deli ered goods for damage incurred during transport, as
well as for material and manufacturing faults. Barco must be informed immediately in writing of any complaints.
The period of guarantee begins on the date of transfer of risks, in the case of special systems and software on
the date of commissioning, at the latest 30 days after the transfer of risks. In the e ent of justified notice of
complaint, Barco can repair the fault or pro ide a replacement at its own discretion within an appropriate period.
If this measure pro es to be impossible or unsuccessful, the purchaser can demand a reduction in the purchase
price or cancellation of the contract (redhibition). All other claims, in particular those relating to compensation for
direct or indirect damage, and also damage attributed to the operation of software as well as to other ser ices
pro ided by Barco, being a component of the system or independent ser ices, will be deemed in alid pro ided
the damage is not pro en to be attributed to the absence of properties guaranteed in writing or due to the intent
or gross negligence on the part of Barco.
If the purchaser or a third party carries out modifications or repairs on good deli ered by Barco, or if the goods
are handled incorrectly, in particular if the systems are commissioned or operated incorrectly or if, after the
transfer of risks, the goods are subject to influences not agreed upon in the contract, all guarantee claims of the
purchaser will be rendered in alid. Not included in the guarantee co erage are system failures which are attrib-
uted to programs or special electronic circuitry pro ided by the purchaser, e. g. interfaces. Normal wear as well
as normal maintenance are not subject to the guarantee pro ided by Barco either.
The en ironmental conditions as well as the ser icing and maintenance regulations specified in this manual must
be complied with by the customer.

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Contents
1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1 How this manual is organized ...................................................................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Styles and symbols........................................................................................................................................ 1-3
1.3 Safety instructions ......................................................................................................................................... 1-4
1.3.1 Precautions............................................................................................................................................ 1-4
1.3.2 Unpacking of de ices............................................................................................................................ 1-6
1.3.3 Installation............................................................................................................................................. 1-6
1.3.4 Ser icing................................................................................................................................................ 1-6
1.3.5 CleaningCleaning................................................................................................................................................. 1-6
1.3.6 Re-packing ............................................................................................................................................ 1-6
1.4 Online documentation................................................................................................................................... 1-7
2 Summary ........................................................................................................................................... 2-1
2.1 Properties....................................................................................................................................................... 2-2
3 Getting started .................................................................................................................................. 3-1
3.1 Examining ...................................................................................................................................................... 3-2
3.1.1 Hydra ..................................................................................................................................................... 3-2
3.2 Cabling............................................................................................................................................................ 3-6
3.2.1 Power supply ........................................................................................................................................ 3-6
3.2.2 Single board computer ......................................................................................................................... 3-7
3.2.3 O erlay input card ................................................................................................................................ 3-8
3.2.4 Video input cardVideo input card.................................................................................................................................. 3-10
3.2.5 RGB input card .................................................................................................................................... 3-17
3.2.6 Output card.......................................................................................................................................... 3-18
3.2.7 Audio board......................................................................................................................................... 3-21
3.2.8 Parthenope.......................................................................................................................................... 3-22
3.2.9 Patch panel ......................................................................................................................................... 3-25
3.3 Starting up.................................................................................................................................................... 3-26
3.3.1 Connecting .......................................................................................................................................... 3-26
3.3.2 Switching on ....................................................................................................................................... 3-27
3.3.3 Switching offff ....................................................................................................................................... 3-28
4 Operating........................................................................................................................................... 4-1
4.1 BIOS setup...................................................................................................................................................... 4-2
4.1.1 Entering the BIOS.................................................................................................................................. 4-2
4.1.2 BIOS settings ......................................................................................................................................... 4-3
4.1.3 Finishing the BIOS changes .................................................................................................................. 4-3
4.2 Additional ideo related input...................................................................................................................... 4-4
4.2.1 Capability of the input cards ................................................................................................................ 4-4
4.3 Redundant operation .................................................................................................................................... 4-5
4.4 Dual mode...................................................................................................................................................... 4-6

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5 Maintenance...................................................................................................................................... 5-1
5.1 Hot swap procedure ...................................................................................................................................... 5-2
5.1.1 Exchange of the power module........................................................................................................... 5-2
5.2 Exchange of consumables............................................................................................................................. 5-3
5.2.1 Replacing the filter pad of Hydra......................................................................................................... 5-3
5.2.2 Exchange of a DC fan............................................................................................................................ 5-4
5.3 Cleaning ......................................................................................................................................................... 5-7
6 Technica appendixhnica appendix............................................................................................................................ 6-1
6.1 Technical data................................................................................................................................................ 6-2
6.2 Interfaces ....................................................................................................................................................... 6-8
6.3 Order codesOrder codes.................................................................................................................................................. 6-18
7 Troub eshooting................................................................................................................................. 7-1
7.1 Hydra does not start up................................................................................................................................. 7-2
7.2 Hotline............................................................................................................................................................ 7-2
8 Index.................................................................................................................................................. 8-1
8.1 List of tables................................................................................................................................................... 8-1
8.2 List of figures ................................................................................................................................................. 8-1

1. Introduction
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This chapter explains the structure of the manual itself and the used typographic styles and symbols. Safety in-
formation is pro ided concerning the operation of computer systems from Barco.

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. How this manual is organized
This manual describes the design of HYDRA from Barco. It is di ided into eight chapters:
• Introduction
explains the structure of the manual itself and the used typographic styles and symbols. Safety information is
pro ided concerning the operation of computer systems from Barco.
• Summary
gi es an o er iew about the features of HYDRA.
• Getting Started
describes the set up of HYDRA. If your HYDRA is already configured within your working place you can skip this
chapter and continue with chapter 4 Operating.
• Operating
pro ides information about extended configurations, functionality and access to the settings of the HYDRA.
• Maintenance
describes the maintenance of HYDRA.
• Technical Appendix
gi es tabular o er iew about the technical details of HYDRA, its components and of their interfaces.
• Troubleshooting
gi es ad ice, if your HYDRA does not operate properly.
• Index
gi es an o er iew about the used tables and figures.
Chapters, pages, figures and tables are numbered separately. Chapters are indicated by a »point syntax«, e.»point syntax«, e. g.
4.2.3, pages by a »dash syntax«, e. g. 2-1, as figures and tables are, e. g. figure 5-4.

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.2 Styles and symbols
The typographic styles and the symbols used in this document ha e the following meaning:
Bold Labels, menus and buttons are printed in the Bold font.
Condensed Links to both other chapters of this manual and to sites in the Internet are printed
condensed. In the on-line ersion of this manual all hyperlinks appear teal.
Courier Names of files and parts from programs are printed in the Courier font.
Courier bold Inputs you are supposed to do from the keyboard are printed in Courier bold font.
 Within a piece of programming code this arrow marks a line, that must be made up in two
lines, though meant to be one line.
If you do not heed instructions indicated by this symbol there is a risk of damage to the
equipment!
If you do not heed instructions indicated by this symbol there is a risk of electrical shock and
danger to personal health!
If you do not heed instructions indicated by this symbol there is a risk of damage to parts,
which are sensitive towared electrostatic charge!
If you do not heed instructions indicated by this symbol there is a risk to get harmed by sharp
objects!
If you do not heed instructions indicated by this symbol there is a risk that parts may
explode!
If you do not heed instructions indicated by this symbol there is a risk that hot parts impact
persons or objects!
The sheet icon indicates additional notes.
Next to this icon you find further information.
This arrow marks tips.
Next to this icon you find important notes.

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.3 Safety instructions
This section describes safety precautions, which must be obser ed when installing and operating a product from
Barco.
.3. Precautions
For your own protection, observe the following safety precautions when installing,
operating and servicing your device:
• Before operating the units please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference!
• Obser e all warnings and instructions printed on the de ices!
• Ser icing not explicitly mentioned in this manual should ne er be carried out by unauthorized personnel!
Ne er open the case of the unit without first disconnecting both power supply cords!
• The appliance couplers on this unit must be used for disconnecting the unit from the mains circuit. For re-
mo al of all power from the unit, always disconnect both supply cords.
• To pre ent fire or electrical shock hazard, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture!
• This product should be operated from an AC power source!
• Check that the oltage and frequency of your power supply match those printed on the de ice label with the quency of your power supply match those printed on the de ice label with the
rated electrical alues!
• If you are not sure of the type of AC power a ailable, consult your dealer or local power company!
• This product is equipped with a 3-wire grounding plug, a plug ha ing a third (grounding) pin. This plug will
only fit into a grounding-type power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into
the outlet, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the purpose of the ground-
ing-type plug!
• This equipment must be grounded (earthed) ia the supplied 3 conductor AC power cables. (If the supplied
power cables are not the correct one, consult your dealer.)

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Mains lead (AC Power cordsPower cords) with CEE 7 plug:
The wires of the mains lead are colored in accordance with the following code:
yellow + green Earth (Ground)
blue Neutral
brown Line (Life)
Figure 1-1
CEE 7 plug
Power cords with ANSI 73.11 plug:3.11 plug:
The wires of the power cords are colored in accordance with the following code.
yellow + green Earth (Ground)
white Neutral
black Line ( Life)
Figure 1-2
ANSI 73.11 plug
• Do not allow anything to rest on the power cords. Do not locate this product where people will walk on the
cords. To disconnect the cords, pull them out by the plug. Ne er pull the cords themself.
• If an extension cord is used with this product, make sure that the total of the ampere ratings on the products
plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the extension cord ampere rating.
• Ne er push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous oltage
points or short out parts that could result in a risk of fire or electrical shock.
• Ne er spill liquid of any kind on the product. Should any liquid or solid object fall into the cabinet, unplug the
set and ha e it checked by qualified ser ice personnel before resuming operations.
• Lightning – For extra protection for this ideo product during a lightning storm or when it is lift unattended
and unused for a long period of time, unplug it from the wall outlet. This will pre ent damage to the unit
due to lightning and AC power-line surges.

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.3.2 Unpacking of devices
Note ad ises on the packaging for unpacking!
.3.3 Installation
• Do not place this unit on an unstable cart, stand, or table. The unit may fall, causing serious damage to it.
• Do not use this unit near water.
• Use only the power cord supplied with your unit. While appearing to be similar, other power cords ha e not
been safety tested at the factory and may not be used to power the unit. For a replacement power cord,
contact your dealer.
• Slots and openings in the cabinet and the sides are pro ided for entilation; to ensure reliable operation of
the unit and to protect it from o erheating, these openings must not be blocked or co ered. The openings
should ne er be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This product
should ne er be placed near or o er a radiator or heat register. This unit should not be placed in a built-in in-
stallation or enclosure unless proper entilation is pro ided.
• The maximum recommended ambient temperature for this equipment is 40°quipment is 40° C.
• When using the unit in a multi-unit rack assembly or closed assembly the ambient temperature inside the
assembly may not succeed the maximum rated ambient temperature. We ad ice to keep a distance of one U
between a HYDRA and another de ice in the rack for reasons of cooling.
• When installed in a rack, the installation should be such that the amount of air flow required for safe opera-
tion of the equipment is not compromised. The mounting of the equipment should be such that no hazardous
condition is achie ed due to une en mechanical loading. Reliable earthing of the equipment mounted in the
rack should be maintained through the power distribution in the rack. Obser e that the total of the ampere
ratings on the rating plates of the equipment in the rack does not o erload the supply wiring of the rack.
.3.4 Servicing
Mechanical or electrical modifications others than described in this manual must not be made to the de ices.
Barco is not liable for damages resulting from modified de ices.
Only authorized personnel should carry out other maintenance work not explicitly maintenance work not explicitly
mentioned in this installation manual!
Never open the case of HYDRA without first disconnecting the power supply cords!
Measurements and tests with the opened device may be carried out only in the factory or
by specially trained personnel, due to the dangers of electrical shock.
.3.5 Cleaning
Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. See sec-
tion 5.3
5.35.3
5.3 Cleaning for a cleaning instruction!
.3.6 Re-packing
Keep the original shipping carton and packing material; they will come in handy if you e er ha e to ship your
unit. For maximum protection, repack your set as it was originally packed at the factory.

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.4 Online documentation
On the documentation CD R5 765 3765 3 this manual R5 76260 as well as the iSTUDIO user’s manual ’s manual R5 7656 can
be found in electronically form. Insert the CD in the CD ROM dri e to iew the manual. If autorun is enabled on
the computer the start page of the CD comes up automatically. Else open the start page index.html of the CD
manually.
On this start page you will find a link to the user’s manual of HYDRA.
Acrobat Reader can be used to iew the file. Adobe® Acrobat® Reader is free and freely distributable software
that lets you iew and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files.(PDF) files.
If Acrobat Reader is already installed, the manual can be iewed just by a click on the respecti e link. Else the
Acrobat Reader must be installed first. The required installation files can also be found on the CD.

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2. Properties
iSTUDIO is a complete ideo, audio and data monitoring system. It typically consists out of one or more HYDRA
controllers, a isualization system (usually a rear projection Display Wall) and the iSTUDIO software to manage the
complete system.
Hydra
HYDRA is the hardware part of the iSTUDIO system. Different ideo signals (analog, SDI or HD-SDI), RGB data as well
as audio sources (analog, digital or embedded) can be connected to a HYDRA module by means of its Streaming
ideo cards, SDI ideo input cards, HD-SDI ideo input cards, analog ideo input cards, RGB input cards and digital
or analog audio cards. Thus each HYDRA might monitor up to 60 ideo sources and up to 112 audio sources (56 60 ideo sources and up to 112 audio sources (56
stereo pair or 112 mono channels) depending on the configuration and pro ides an analog and a digital output
signal to display them on a isualization system. Furthermore the HYDRA processes tallies and different kind of
VBI. Either hardware tallies, connected ia GPIO or software tallies can be used. Closed captions, XDS,PIO or software tallies can be used. Closed captions, XDS, wide
screen signaling and VITC can be detected and displayed.
The HYDRA is a computer, whose operating system is stored on the iSTUDIO CD-ROM, including a web ser er. This
enables to simply connect to and operate the HYDRA from any PC connected to the same LAN as the AN as the HYDRA. On the
PC simply a standard web browser is required.
The HYDRA is optimized for uninterrupted, fault free operation. Therefore the Hydra uses a redundant quad mod-
ule hot swap power supply with two different power inputs. In this way failing of one power net or power supply
module will not power down the HYDRA. The operating system is burned on CD and by this can not get corrupt.
For data storage a flash disk is used. In addition the output of one HYDRA can be inserted to another HYDRA; in case
that a projection module of one HYDRA fails, the other HYDRA displays a combined output of both units.
If the number of displayed sources exceeds the capacity of one HYDRA, or if the sources shall be displayed on a
larger area multiple units can be used. The iSTUDIO software enables to easily operate all of these HYDRAS com-
monly as one wall.
The figure below shows a Display Wall consisting in three projection modules each connected to one HYDRA.
These HYDRAS are connected ia the LAN to a PC that enables the control of the HYDRAS and their output for the
Display Wall by means of the iSTUDIO GUI, a ailable through the web browser. The arious input sources are di-
rectly connected to the HYDRA units.
Figure 2-1
Setup with 3 HYDRAS

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iStudio
The iSTUDIO software enables the control of the HYDRA as well as the management of the content of the connected
display. Multiple HYDRAS can be grouped to a wall and operated commonly. Besides of ideo and audio windows,
also windows with content like text, logos, clocks, timers, a stopwatch or alarms can be displayed. Furthermore
applications and iewers can be started and displayed. The arrangement of these windows and the combination
of such layouts of different HYDRA can be stored and re-accessed. iSTUDIO pro ides the functionality to integrate
alarm indicators and the detected VBI and tallies in the respecti e ideo windows.
Parthenope
If audio cards are used in the HYDRA, the audio breakout box PARTHENOPE pro ides the possibility to connect two or
four EDAC 90 connectors with the audio input and to con ert them to two or four SCSIAC 90 connectors with the audio input and to con ert them to two or four SCSI-4 connectors for insertion
at the input of the audio cards. PARTHENOPE comes in two ersions: 56 or 112 (mono) channel ersion (two or four
EDAC-90 connectors).

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This chapter describes the set up of HYDRA. If your HYDRA is already configured within your working place you can
skip this chapter and continue with chapter 4 Operating.

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3. Examining
3. . Hydraydra
The Front
The front of your HYDRA looks like this or similar:
1
2
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79
8
10 11
1 reser ed for future use!
2 green LED: power OKED: power OK
3 green LED: booting
4 green LED: software heartbeat
5 air supply
6 power switch
7 CD ROM drivedrive
8 hard disk drive (optional)
red LED: power unit failed
10 red LED: boot error
11 red LED: system error
Figure 3-1
Front iew of HYDRA
Under the air supply openings [5] there are operating controls. On the right side there is the power switch [6].
On the left side at the bottom there is the CD ROM drive M drive [7] and o er it there may be a hard disk drive [8] 8]
depending on the configuration of your HYDRA. Under the air supply openings on the left side there are all to-
gether six LEDs [2-4] and [9-11] to record the operating state of HYDRA, please see also the table below.
Please be carefull when inserting a CD, the CD-ROM drive closes automatically after a while!

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The table below lists the names and functionality of the LED’s at the front of HYDRA:
number name state meaning
[2] green power OK ON – permanent +3.3 V on the o erlay board is OK
OFF +3.3 V on the o erlay board failed
[ ] red power unit failed reser ed for future use
[3] green booting ON – blinking HYDRA gets configured
ON – permanent HYDRA configuration was successful
[10] red booting failed ON - blinking HYDRA configuration failed
OFF HYDRA configuration was successful
[4] green software
heartbeat
ON – blinking HYDRA software is running
(starts running after successful configuration)
OFF HYDRA software is down
[11] red system error ON – blinking operation error occurred
OFF no operation error
Table 3-1
Allocation of LEDs on front of HYDRA
Details concerning software heartbeat [4] and system errors [11] can be seen in the Module Status and Wall
Alarms list respecti ely, please refer to the sections Module Status and Wall Alarms Area in the iSTUDIO user’s manual.

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The Back
The back of your HYDRA looks like this or similar:
12 single board computer
13 overlay input
14-277 video and RGB input cards
28 output card
2 audio input card
30 green LED, power failure
31 red LED, fan failure
32 buzzer reset button
33 mains connection 1
34 mains connection 2
35 power module 1
36 power module 2
37 power module 3
38 power module 4
Figure3-2
Rear iew of HYDRA
All boards are inserted in the upper part of the back of HYDRA. On the right there is the single board computer
[12] and the overlay input card [13]. Next to them there are 16 slots a ailable to integrate the arious cards.
From right to left there are the SDI video cards, HD-SDI video input cards, RGB input cards and the analog
video cards [144-27]. Finally there is the output card [28] and the audio input card [29].
On the lower part of the back of HYDRA the power supply is located. On the right hand side there is a dual mains
connection [33, 34]. Here with two power cables two independent power nets can be connected. O er the dual
mains connection there is the buzzer reset button [32], the red LED [31] to indicate a fan failure and the green
LED [30] to indicate a power failure. On the left hand side there are four hot swap power modules [355-38].
To protect HYDRA from overheating, the air supply openings in the case shall be kept free of
obstructions. A space of at least 1U between top and bottom respectively to the adjacent 1U between top and bottom respectively to the adjacent
devices must be left!