Blackmagicdesign Videohub 12G User manual

Blackmagic Videohub 12G
Universal Videohub
Smart Videohub CleanSwitch 12x12
Videohub Master Control Pro
Videohub Smart Control Pro
Blackmagic GPI and Tally Interface
April 2023
Installation and Operation Manual
Blackmagic
Videohub

Welcome
Thank you for purchasing Videohub!
We hope you share our dream for the television industry to become truly creative by
allowing anyone to have access to the highest quality video.
Previously, high end television and post production required investing in millions of dollars
of hardware, and professional SDI routers have always been way too costly for most people
to afford. HD-SDI is even more expensive and, until now, only the largest post production
and television facilities could afford HD-SDI routing. Videohub changes all that! Some
Videohub models not only give you HD-SDI, but also the latest Ultra HD format, enabling
you to pipe 4K 60p video around your studio using 12G SDI.
This instruction manual contains all the information you’ll need to install your Videohub,
although it’s always a good idea to ask a technical assistant for help if you are not sure
what IP addresses are, or if you don’t know much about computer networks. Videohub is
easy to install, however there are a few slightly technical preferences you will need to set
after you install it.
Please check our website at www.blackmagicdesign.com and click the support page to
download the latest updates to this manual and Videohub software. Lastly, please register
your Videohub when downloading software updates so we can keep you updated when
new software is released. We are constantly working on new features and improvements,
so we would love to hear from you!
We hope you get years of use from your Videohub and have lots of fun connecting
everyone in your facility together!
Grant Petty
CEO Blackmagic Design

Contents
Introducing Blackmagic Videohub 4
Getting Started 7
Connecting Power 7
Connecting Video 7
Controlling your Videohub 7
Switching a Route using the Built in
Control Panel 8
Shortcut Buttons 9
Using the Shortcut Buttons 10
Locking and Unlocking Routes 12
Connecting Videohub to a Network 13
Configuring Network Settings 14
Universal Videohub Routers 14
Universal Videohub288 14
Building Universal Videohub288 16
Universal Videohub72 22
Building Universal Videohub72 23
SDI Interface Card 27
Universal Videohub Interface Cards 28
Universal Videohub Deck Control Cable 29
Smart Videohub CleanSwitch 12x12 30
Videohub Hardware Control Panels 30
Videohub Master Control Pro 30
Videohub Smart Control Pro 31
Configuring the Control Panel 31
Connecting to an Ethernet Network 32
Control Panel Button Diagnostics 33
About Routing Levels 34
How to Select Sources andDestinations 35
Using Videohub Smart ControlPro
as a Cut-Bus Controller 40
Using Videohub Smart ControlPro
as an XY Controller 41
Labeling Pushbuttons 42
Blackmagic MultiView 16 42
Using the Control Panel 43
GPI and Tally Interface 45
Blackmagic Videohub Software 46
Blackmagic Videohub Setup 46
Labeling Inputs and Outputs 47
Setting Outputs to Cut Bus Mode 48
Creating Macros 48
Button Mapping 49
Setup Settings 50
Updating your Videohub 51
Blackmagic Videohub Control 52
Selecting a Videohub 52
Adding Pushbuttons 53
Viewing Routes 53
Switching Routes 53
Blackmagic Videohub Control
ataGlance 54
Controlling Blackmagic MultiView16 63
Videohub Hardware Panel Setup 65
Network Settings 65
Configuring Videohub Master
Control Pro 67
Configuring Videohub Smart Control Pro 68
Configuring GPIs 71
Configuring Tally 72
Developer Information 76
Blackmagic Videohub Ethernet
Protocol v2.3 76
Videohub RS-422 Protocol 82
Saving and Loading Labels
withTelnet in Mac OS 85
Saving and Loading Labels
withTelnet in Windows 86
Replacing a fan in Universal Videohub 88
Help 89
Regulatory Notices 90
Safety Information 91
Warranty 92
Videohub

Introducing Blackmagic Videohub
Your Blackmagic Videohub is part of a family of Videohubs designed for studios and facilities of
any size. All Videohub models can be connected to an Ethernet network for external hardware
control or by using Videohub Control software.
Blackmagic Videohub 10x10 12G, 20x20 12G and 40x40 12G are 12G-SDI routers with a built
in control panel and support Ultra HD 2160p60. These units can be mounted on a desk or
installed in a rack using the supplied rack ears.
Blackmagic Videohub 10x10 12G
Blackmagic Videohub 20x20 12G
Blackmagic Videohub 40x40 12G
4Introducing Blackmagic Videohub

Universal Videohub288 and 72 are rack mounted modular 3G-SDI routers for larger studios
and facilities where a greater amount of HD equipment is connected.
Universal Videohub288
Universal Videohub72
5Introducing Blackmagic Videohub