EVS XS Product manual

Technical Reference
Hardware
Version 11.00 - November 2011
Studio Production Server

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Table of Contents
1. OVERVIEW 1
1.1. Presentation 1
1.2. High-Resolution Server 2
2. SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE 3
2.1. Safety 3
2.2. EMC Standards 3
2.3. EMC Warning 4
2.4. FCCMarking 5
2.5. CE Marking 5
3. HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS 6
3.1. Mechanical Dimensions and Weights 6
3.1.1. Rack Mount 5U Main Frame 6
3.1.2. Rack Mount 6U Main Frame 7
3.1.3. SAS-HDX Unit 10
3.1.4. Control Devices 11
3.2. Power Supply 13
3.3. Environmental Conditions 14
4. SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS 15
4.1. Video Specifications 15
4.2. Audio Specifications 16
4.3. Video Codecs and Bitrates 17
4.3.1. Supported Codecs 17
4.3.2. Maximum bitrates 19
4.3.3. Interpolation 19
4.4. AVID DNxHD ® and APPLE ProRes 422 22
4.4.1. Introduction 22
4.4.2. Video Bitrate Compatibility 22
4.4.3. Choice of Bitrate 23
4.4.4. XF2 Transfers 25
4.4.5. Gigabit Ethernet Transfers 25
4.4.6. Important Recommendations 26
4.5. Recording Capacities 27
5. HARDWARE INSTALLATION AND CABLING 32
5.1. Rack Installation 32
5.1.1. Unpacking 32
5.1.2. Ventilation and Rack Mounting 32
5.1.3. Boards Checking 32
5.2. Rear Panel Description 33
5.2.1. Rear Panel Configurations 33
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5.2.2. 6U Rear Panel Layout 33
5.2.3. 5U Rear Panel Layout 38
5.3. Audio Connections 44
5.3.1. Audio Channels 44
5.3.2. Digital Audio DB15 Pinout 45
5.3.3. Analog Audio DB15 Pinout 46
5.4. RS422 Connections 47
5.4.1. RS422 Connector Pinout 47
5.4.2. Redundant IPDP Serial Link 47
5.5. XNet Network 49
5.5.1. Introduction 49
5.5.2. Network Architectures 49
5.5.3. Required Conditions to Set up and Run XNet 51
5.5.4. Starting XNet 52
5.5.5. XNet Performances and Troubleshooting 53
5.6. Gigabit Network 54
5.6.1. Functional Overview 54
5.6.2. Backup of Clips 55
5.6.3. Restore of Clips 56
5.6.4. Important Rules 57
5.6.5. Switches 57
5.7. GPIOConnections 59
5.7.1. GPIO Connector Pin-Out 59
5.7.2. GP In Connections 59
5.7.3. GP Out Connections 61
6. BOARDS DESCRIPTION 63
6.1. Boards and Slots Configuration 63
6.2. V3X Video and Reference Boards 64
6.2.1. Description 64
6.2.2. CODConnectivity in SD and HD 66
6.2.3. CODConnectivity in 3D and 1080p Dual Link 70
6.2.4. CODConnectivity in 3D and 1080p Single Link 3G-SDI 72
6.2.5. Channel Assignment 74
6.3. Audio Codec Board 76
6.4. Raid Controller Boards 77
6.4.1. H3X Board 77
6.4.2. RCTL Board on SAS Disk Array 78
6.4.3. External RAID Array SAS-HDX 80
6.5. MTPC Board 83
6.5.1. Introduction 83
6.5.2. A2/A4 Board 84
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