EVS XS Use and care manual

Technical Reference
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COPYRIGHT
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to change without notice. While every effort has been made to ensure that the
information contained in this user manual is accurate, up-to-date and reliable,
EVS Broadcast Equipment cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or errors
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................................... III
WHAT’S NEW?................................................................................................................VI
1.OVERVIEW............................................................................................................... 1
1.1XS HIGH-RESOLUTION SERVER ..............................................................................................1
1.2UNPACKING................................................................................................................................2
1.3DIMENSIONS ..............................................................................................................................2
1.3.1Video Disk Recorder Main Frame 19 Inches...........................................................................2
1.3.2XT-HDX...................................................................................................................................3
1.3.3SAS-HDX................................................................................................................................4
1.4INSTALLATION............................................................................................................................5
1.5SAFETY, COMPLIANCE AND OPERATING CONDITIONS........................................................5
1.5.1Safety......................................................................................................................................5
1.5.2EMC Standards.......................................................................................................................5
1.5.3EMC Warning..........................................................................................................................6
1.5.4CE Marking .............................................................................................................................7
1.5.5Power Supply..........................................................................................................................7
Environmental conditions...........................................................................................................................................8
Hot Swap Secondary Power Supply..........................................................................................................................8
Grounding ..................................................................................................................................................................8
1.6VENTILATION & RACK MOUNTING...........................................................................................8
1.7XS SERVER MAIN SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................9
1.7.1Video.......................................................................................................................................9
1.7.2Audio.......................................................................................................................................9
1.7.3Video Codecs & Bitrates .......................................................................................................10
1.7.4Recording Capacity for XS Servers.......................................................................................11
SCSI Disks...............................................................................................................................................................11
SAS Disks................................................................................................................................................................12
1.7.5Supported SMPTE Standards...............................................................................................17
1.7.6Maximum Bitrate values........................................................................................................17
1.7.7AVID DNxHD ® and APPLE ProRes 422..............................................................................18
Introduction ..............................................................................................................................................................18
Video Bitrate Compatibility with Avid and Apple Products.......................................................................................18
Choices of Bitrates when using Avid DNxHD® or Apple ProRes 422 with EVS XS servers...................................19
1.7.8Raid level: 3 ..........................................................................................................................22
1.7.9Interpolation ..........................................................................................................................23
2-line Interpolator.....................................................................................................................................................23
4-line Interpolator.....................................................................................................................................................23
2.CABLING................................................................................................................ 25
2.1XS REAR PANEL.......................................................................................................................25
2.1.1Open Configuration...............................................................................................................25
(XS 5U-444 Config) Shown with Optional AES on BNC Connector Option.............................................................25
(XS 5U-444 Config) Shown with Optional AES on Multi-pin Connector Option.......................................................26
(XS 5U-222 Config) Shown with Optional AES on BNC Connector Option.............................................................26
(XS 5U-222 Config) Shown with Optional AES on Multi-pin Connector Option.......................................................27
2.1.2Ingest Configuration (XS 5U-441 Config)..............................................................................27
Shown with Optional AES on BNC Connector Option .............................................................................................27
Shown with Optional AES on Multi-pin Connector Option .......................................................................................28
2.1.3Playout Configuration (XS 5U-414 Config)............................................................................28
Shown with Optional AES on BNC Connector Option .............................................................................................28

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Shown with Optional AES on Multi-pin Connector Option .......................................................................................29
2.2GPI IN CONNECTIONS.............................................................................................................29
2.2.1Relay ÆOpto inputs on the XS server (GPI inputs 1, 2, 3, 4)..............................................29
2.2.2Relay ÆTTL inputs on the XS Server (GPI inputs 5, 6, 7, 8)...............................................30
2.2.3TTL ÆTTL inputs on the XS server (GPI input 5, 6, 7, 8)....................................................30
2.3GPI OUT SETTINGS .................................................................................................................31
2.4MTPC GPIO CONNECTOR 15/10/02 ........................................................................................31
2.4.1GPIO Connector: SUB-D 25-pins Male.................................................................................31
2.4.2GPIO hardware specifications...............................................................................................32
2.5RS422 CONNECTOR ................................................................................................................33
2.6AUDIO CONFIGURATIONS ......................................................................................................33
2.6.1CODA FOR XS .....................................................................................................................33
2.6.2PIN ASSIGNMENT ON SUB-DB15 CONNECTORS ............................................................34
2.7CONNECTING MULTIPLE EVS VIDEO SERVERS ON XNET .................................................36
2.7.1Connection diagram without EVS XNet HUB ........................................................................36
2.7.2Connection Diagram With EVS XHub[2] XNet HUB..............................................................37
2.7.3Required Conditions to Set up and run XNet ........................................................................38
2.7.4Starting XNet.........................................................................................................................39
2.7.5XNet Performances & Troubleshooting.................................................................................40
2.8GIGABIT NETWORK .................................................................................................................41
2.8.1Functional Overview..............................................................................................................41
2.8.2Backup of Clips .....................................................................................................................42
2.8.3Restore of Clips ....................................................................................................................43
2.8.4Switches................................................................................................................................44
Supported Switches.................................................................................................................................................44
Comparison..............................................................................................................................................................44
Additional information...............................................................................................................................................45
2.9REDUNDANT IPDP SERIAL LINK.............................................................................................46
3.HARDWARE DESCRIPTION................................................................................. 47
3.1BOARDS AND SLOT CONFIGURATIONS................................................................................47
3.2VIDEO AND REFERENCE BOARDS ........................................................................................47
3.2.1XS COHX Board ...................................................................................................................47
Jumpers on the COHX base module .......................................................................................................................48
Leds on the COHX base module with genlock ........................................................................................................49
Leds on the COD A and COD B modules (from left to right) ...................................................................................49
Connectors on the COD A and COD B modules .....................................................................................................50
Channel Assignment................................................................................................................................................53
3.3XS AUDIO CODEC BOARD ......................................................................................................54
LED information and connector................................................................................................................................54
3.4RAID CONTROLLER BOARDS .................................................................................................55
3.4.1HCTX board ..........................................................................................................................55
Jumpers ...................................................................................................................................................................56
LEDs ........................................................................................................................................................................56
Connectors...............................................................................................................................................................57
Gigabit Connectors ..................................................................................................................................................57
3.4.2RCTL Board on Disk Array (with HCTX) ...............................................................................58
SCSI Disk Array.......................................................................................................................................................58
SAS Disk Array ........................................................................................................................................................60
3.4.3External RAID Array for XS Servers......................................................................................62
XT-HDX External RAID Array ..................................................................................................................................62
SAS-HDX External RAID Array................................................................................................................................65
3.5MTPC BOARD ...........................................................................................................................67
3.5.1Introduction ...........................................................................................................................67
3.5.2A2/A4 Board..........................................................................................................................68
Multiviewer...............................................................................................................................................................68
LED Information.......................................................................................................................................................69

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Board Configuration.................................................................................................................................................69
REGIONAL CONTACTS................................................................................................. 71

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What’s New?
The following table describes the sections updated to reflect the new features on
the Multicam version 10.03. Click the section number in the table to jump directly
to the corresponding section.
Updated sections for Multicam version 10.03
1.7.3 Update: Support of codec Apple ProRes 422 LT.
1.7.3 Possibility to perform the encoding process in 8-bit or 10
bit
XS is now available with SAS disks:
1.3.3, 2.1, 3.4.3 Possibility to use an external array (SAS-HDX) with hot-
swappable SAS disks.
1.7.4 Recording Capacity for XS servers with SAS disks.
1.7.8 Update of Raid striping process for SAS disks
3.4.2 RTCL Board with SAS Disks.

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1. Overview
Welcome in the EVS range of products and thank you for using an EVS XS server.
We will do our best to satisfy your video production needs and we look forward to
continuing working with you.
The EVS XS series servers are full digital in PAL (625i), NTSC (525i), 720p, 1080i
and 1080p standards. These multi-channel, disk-based video servers are
specifically designed for studio applications, to satisfy the needs of near-live and
pre-recorded studio productions.
From Multicam version 10.03, the XS server is available in two versions:
•XS: equipped with internal SCSI disks and which can be connected to an XT-
HDX external SCSI disk array
•XS-SAS: work with SAS disks. It is equipped with internal SAS disk array and/or
can be connected to a SAS-HDX external SAS disk array.
1.1 XS HIGH-RESOLUTION SERVER
The XS server is typically used as a high-resolution server with various third party
controllers, applications and automation systems using industry-standard
protocols such as Sony BVW75, VDCP, Odetics, DD35, IPDP, or EVS’ AVSP,
EditRec, Linx API.
XS series servers can also be controlled by EVS applications:
IPDirector: a suite of Windows software applications designed to manage
networked EVS video servers. Its applications make it possible to control multiple
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manage clips and play-lists with advanced functions, among others to extract clips
from a VTR. It also provides extensive database search features.
INSIO: an interface to manage single or multi-camera ingests, instant review, clip
transfer and streaming to editor and storage, as well as production notes.
1.2 UNPACKING
Upon receipt of the equipment examine packing for obvious signs of damage. If
damaged, do not unpack and inform the carrier immediately. Check thanks to the
included packing list if all the items are present and if they show any mechanical
damage. If yes, report damage or the missing parts to EVS or their appropriate
representative.
1.3 DIMENSIONS
1.3.1 VIDEO DISK RECORDER MAIN FRAME 19 INCHES
Rack mount 5U – Weight: 37 Kg/ 81.4 Lbs.
The following drawings provide the various dimensions, in mm, of the XS server.

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1.3.2 XT-HDX
For more information on the XT-HDX, refer to section “XT-HDX External RAID
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1.3.3 SAS-HDX
The following drawings provide the various dimensions, in mm, of the SAS-HDX
external array.
For more information on the SAS-HDX, refer to section ‘SAS-HDX External RAID
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1.4 INSTALLATION
Before turning on the power, open the front door of Video disk recorder unit to
check if all boards fit into their guides. If a board is out of its guides, remove
carefully the board and replace it in the same slot.
1.5 SAFETY, COMPLIANCE AND OPERATING
CONDITIONS
1.5.1 SAFETY
This equipment has been designed and tested to meet the requirements of the
following:
EN 60950 European Safety of information technology equipment
including business equipment.
IEC 950 International Safety of information technology equipment
including business equipment.
In addition, this equipment has been designed to meet the following:
UL 1950 - USA USA Safety of information technology equipment
including business equipment
1.5.2 EMC STANDARDS
EN 55022 European Emission Standard
EN 61000-3-2 European Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Part 3 (Limits);
Section2 ; limits for harmonic current emissions
(equipment input current <16A per phase)
EN 61000-3-3 European European Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Part
3 (Limits), Section 3; limitation of voltage fluctuation
and flicker in low-voltage supply systems for
equipment with rated current of 16 A.
EN 61000-4-3 European European Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Part
4 (Limits), Section 3; Testing and measurement
techniques - Radiated, radio-Frequency,
electromagnetic field immunity test.
EN 61000-4-4 European European Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Part
4 (Limits), Section 4; Testing and measurement
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EN 55022 European Emission Standard
EN 61000-4-5 European European Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Part
4 (Limits), Section 5; Testing and measurement
techniques - Surge immunity test.
EN 61000-4-6 European European Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Part
4 (Limits); Section 6 ; Testing and measurement
techniques - Immunity to conducted disturbances,
induced by radio-frequency fields.
EN 61000-4-7 European European Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Part
4 (Limits), Section 7; harmonics and interharmonics
measurements and instrumentation, for power supply
systems and equipment connected thereto.
EN 61000-4-11 European European Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Part
4 (Limits); Section 11 ; Voltage dips, short
interruptions and voltage variations immunity tests.
EN 50082-1 European European Generic Immunity Standard – Part 1:
Domestic, commercial and light industry
environment.
FCC USA Conducted and radiated emission limits for a Class A
digital device, pursuant to the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Title 47 –
Telecommunications, Part 15: Radio Frequency
devices, subpart B-Unintentional Radiators.
1.5.3 EMC WARNING
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. This
equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected
•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help

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1.5.4 CE MARKING
The CE marking is affixed to indicate compliance with the following directives:
•89/336//EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Members
States to electromagnetic compatibility.
•73/23/EEC of 19 February 1973 on the harmonization of the laws of the
Members States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain
voltage limits.
•1999/5/EC of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications
terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity.
1.5.5 POWER SUPPLY
This equipment is equipped with AUTOSWITCH and hot-swappable power supply.
Connection to supply: Pluggable equipment Type A (EN60950 §1.2.5):
Equipment which is intended for connection to the building power supply wiring via
a non-industrial plug and socket-outlet or a non-industrial appliance coupler or
both. Correct mains polarity must always be observed. Do not use reversible
power plugs with this equipment.
Class of equipment: Class 1 equipment (EN60950 § 1.2.5): electric shock
protection by basic insulation and protective earth.
Rated voltage: 115 to 240Vac (single phase)
Rated frequency: 47-63 Hz
Related Current: 8 A (100 to 120 Vac range) 4 A (220 to 240 Vac range)
Input connector: CEE22/IEC 320 3-pin male receptacle
Important
The protective earth must be connected to the ground before powering
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ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Temperature: 0°C to + 50°C (32°F to 104°F) ambient with free air flow
Relative humidity: 0% to 90% (non-condensing)
Cooling requirements: Forced air cooling air flow from front to back
Handling/movement: Designed for fixed use when in operation
Storage and transportation temperature: 0°C to +70°C (32°F to 158°F)
Storage and transportation relative humidity: 0% to 90% (non-condensing)
HOT SWAP SECONDARY POWER SUPPLY
A 2nd power supply (hot swap) for the disk recorder unit is available.
This additional power supply should be connected to mains to allow automatic
power switching to the second power supply would the first one fail.
The external ADA rack is fitted with an AUTOSWITCH power supply.
GROUNDING
Ensure the disk recorder unit is properly grounded at all times to avoid electrical
shock hazard.
1.6 VENTILATION & RACK MOUNTING
Adequate ventilation is obviously required for optimum performance. As a result of
this consideration, ensure no other equipment is located close to the mainframe.
Important
•Remember that fans are used to air cool the equipment and protect it
from overheating.
•Do not block fans intakes during operations.
Having regard to the weight of the XS chassis, support guides are required for this
unit into the rack mount. The front ears of the XS unit are not designed to support
its full weight. Applying full weight on these might result in bending the metal
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1.7 XS SERVER MAIN SPECIFICATIONS
1.7.1 VIDEO
XS Server
Standard Definition High Definition
Video Formats 525i 59.94fps (NTSC)
625i 60fps (PAL)
720p 50/59.94fps
1080i 50/59.94fps
1080p 50/59.94fps (DualLink)
Digital Interface 10-bit 4:2:2 Serial
(SMPTE259M).
Full frame synchronizer at
input.
Dual output for PLAY
channels.
10-bit 4:2:2 Serial
(SMPTE292M).
Full frame synchronizer at
input.
Dual output for PLAY
channels.
Number of
channels 2 or 4 channels, reversible REC/PLAY
2 or 4 channels,
reversible REC/PLAY
Monitoring & Down-
converters 1 CVBS or SDI (software select) per channel, with OSD
1 built-in down-converter per
channel, CVBS or SDI output
(software select) with OSD +
additional clean SDI output.
1 dedicated HD SDI output
with OSD per channel
Reference Analogue Black Burst Analogue Black Burst and HD
Tri-Level Sync
Graphics Board n.a. n.a.
1.7.2 AUDIO
•8 input and 8 output analogue balanced channels on 4 DB15
•16 input and 16 output (8 pairs + 8 pairs) AES/EBU
oon BNC connector, or
oon DB15 connectors
•up to 64 channels embedded audio (16 audio mono channels per video channel)
•4 additional analogue balanced output channels for monitoring
•all audio connectors on mainframe
Audio Processing
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•sample rate converter from 25-55 kHz to 48KHz
•audio scrub
•audio mix
1.7.3 VIDEO CODECS &BITRATES
The EVS XS server uses an intra-frame video encoding technique. The XS server
supports natively the following video codecs:
Codec SD HD Code Protection
MJPEG √√No
DVCPro 50 √- Code 9
IMX √- No
Intra-frame MPEG-2 - √No
Avid DNxHD® - √Code 5
Apple ProRes 422 - √Code 6
Apple ProRes 422 HQ - √Code 6
Apple ProRes 422 LT - √Code 6
DVCPro HD - √Code 8
The target bitrate of the encoded video stream can be set by the user within the
accepted range: 8 to 100Mbps for standard definition, 40 to 250Mbps for high
definition with the exception of Apple ProRes, Avid DNxHD® and DVCPro codecs
working with defined bitrates.
The default values are MJPEG 30Mbps for standard definition and MJPEG
100Mbps for high definition.
The code-protected codecs are solely available when the corresponding code is
valid.
Up to Multicam 10.01, all codecs used in the EVS Video servers were encoding in
8-bit. From Multicam 10.03, it is possible to perform the encoding process in 8-bit
or 10 bit and to write a 10-bit file on selected codecs.
The following table summarizes the proposed configurations in the XS:
Encoding File Header
DNxHD 120/145 8-bit 8-bit
DNxHD 185/220 8-bit 8-bit
DNxHD 185x
DNxHD 220x 10-bit 10-bit
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Encoding File Header
ProRes 185/220 8-bit or 10-bit 10-bit
DVCPro HD 8-bit 8-bit
M-JPEG 8-bit 8-bit
MPEG 8-bit 8-bit
1.7.4 RECORDING CAPACITY FOR XS SERVERS
SCSI DISKS
The following tables show the record capacity, in hours, for 1 record channel (i.e.
1 video + 2 stereo audio tracks in SD; 1 video + 4 stereo audio tracks in HD) with
arrays of 73GB, 146GB or 300GB disks compared with the different video bitrates
& codecs. These tables are valid with the “Operational Disk Size” parameter set to
100%.
The different drive arrangements are:
•Internal/External module (4 + 1) x 73 GB drives (total 292 GB usable)
•Internal/External module (4 + 1) x 146 GB drives (total 584 GB usable)
•Internal/External module (4 + 1) x 300 GB drives (total 1200 GB usable)
•Internal/External module (8 + 2) x 300 GB drives (total 2400 GB usable)
•External module (12 + 3) x 300 GB drives (total 3600 GB usable)
Disks Size
PAL Compression + Bitrate 5x73GB 5x146GB 5x300GB 10x300GB 15x300GB
SD
MJPEG / IMX 30Mbps 18h 36h36 75h45 151h30 227h15
MJPEG / IMX 40Mbps 14h54 28h35 59h11 118h22 177h33
MJPEG / IMX 50Mbps 11h27 23h15 48h08 96h16 144h24
DVCPro 50 11h27 23h15 48h08 96h16 144h24
HD
MJPEG / MPEG 100Mbps 5h38 11h27 23h42 47h24 71h06
DVCPro HD 5h38 11h27 23h42 47h24 71h06
Avid DNxHD® 100Mbps 5h38 11h27 23h42 47h24 71h06
Avid DNxHD® 120Mbps 4h42 9h31 19h43 39h26 59h09
Avid DNxHD® 185Mbps 3h11 6h28 13h25 26h50 40h15
HD
Apple ProRes 422
120 Mbps 4h42 9h31 19h43 39h26 59h09
Apple ProRes 422 HQ
185 Mbps 3h11 6h28 13h25 26h50 40h15

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Disks Size
NTSC Compression + Bitrate 5x73GB 5x146GB 5x300GB 10x300GB 15x300GB
SD
MJPEG / IMX 30Mbps 18h10 36h53 76h21 152h41 229h03
MJPEG / IMX 40Mbps 14h06 28h37 59h15 118h30 177h45
MJPEG / IMX 50Mbps 11h26 23h12 48h03 96h06 144h09
DVCPro 50 11h26 23h12 48h03 96h06 144h09
HD
MJPEG / MPEG 100Mbps 5h38 11h27 23h42 47h24 71h06
DVCPro HD 5h38 11h27 23h42 47h24 71h06
Avid DNxHD® 100Mbps 5h38 11h27 23h42 47h24 71h06
Avid DNxHD® 145Mbps 4h04 8h16 17h07 34h14 51h21
Avid DNxHD® 220Mbps 2h39 5h24 11h11 22h22 33h33
HD
Apple ProRes 422
145 Mbps 4h04 8h16 17h07 34h14 51h21
Apple ProRes 422 HQ
220 Mbps 2h39 5h24 11h11 22h22 33h33
SAS DISKS
The following tables show the recording capacity, in hours, for 1 record channel
(i.e. 1 video + 4 stereo audio tracks in SD; 1 video + 8 stereo audio tracks in HD)
with external arrays of 300GB disks compared with the different video bitrates.
These tables are valid with the “Operational Disk Size” parameter set to 100%.
Configurations in normal characters are the recommended ones without hot spare
disks.
Configurations in bold characters are the recommended ones with hot spare disks.
The disk storage can be as follows, with a total of up to 84 disks:
•internal storage only: 6 or 12 x 300GB SAS disks.
•external storage only: up to 4 arrays with 24 x 300 GB SAS disks, with or
without spare disks
•both internal and external storage.

XS Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.03 - Hardware
Technical Reference Manual
Issue
10.03.B
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA
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March 2010
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Recording Capacity in hours for 5 disks (4+1) RAID configuration – 50Hz