Rosendahl bonsaiLAN User manual

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Instruction Manual
Rosendahl bonsaiLAN
bonsaiLAN is a Gigabit Ethernet Module for the Rosendahl
bonsaiDRIVE video and audio multitrack harddisk recorder.
.bonsaidrive.com

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Declaration of Conformity
Rosendahl Studiotechnik GmbH
Andechser Str. 5
D-86 1 Utting a.A.
herewith confirms that the product:
Type: Harddisk Video Recorder
Model: bonsaiDRIVE
meets the requirements of the council of the European communities relating to electromagnetic
compatibility (Council Directive 8 /336/EEC)
Technical Data: CENELEC EN 55 103-1 + 2 1 7-06
CENELEC EN 61000-4 - 5 12/2001
The CE symbol is awarded to high-quality appliances which comply with the European Directive
8 /336/EEC or the EMVG (law relating to electromagnetic compatibility of appliances) and which
offer the following significant benefits:
*Simultaneous and interference-free operation of adjoining appliances
*No unpermitted interference signals
*High resistance to electro-smog
This marking shown on the product or its literature indicates that it should not be disposed with
other household wastes at the end of its working life. To prevent possible harm to the environment
or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please separate this from other types of wastes
and recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources.
Household users should contact either the retailer where they purchased this product or their local
government office for details of where and how they can take this item for environmentally safe
recycling.
Business users should contact their supplier and check the terms and conditions of the purchase
contract. This product should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal.
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Contents
1. Ethernet page 4
2. IP Address page 6
3. FTP page
4. Quick Time page 12
4. Menu Settings page 14

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1. Ethernet
A computer network connection consists of several layers, where the
first or lowest layer is called the physical layer. The ethernet standard
(IEEE 802.3) defines the physical connection as well as the basic
framing of a computer network.
The bonsaiLAN module provides a 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet
port and must consequently be connected with CAT-5 cables to a
computer or switch which also supports 1000BASE-T Gigabit
Ethernet.
A “switch” is a unit with multiple ethernet ports which is used to
connect several ethernet ports together to a network.
CAT-5 is a standard which specifies ethernet cables.
10 or 100BASE-T Ethernet modes are not supported by the
bonsaiLAN module.
Make sure the cables you are using conform to the CAT-5 standard
and your computer or switch also supports the 1000BASE-T Gigabit
Ethernet standard.
Note: Cable length for the 1000BASE-T standard is limited to a
maximum of 100 metres.
Most ethernet switches indicate valid connections and activity using
several LEDs.
A computer shows the status of the ethernet network adapters in the
properties of the adapters. When you connect the bonsaiLAN port to
a switch or computer a valid 1000BASE-T connection must be
indicated just after a few seconds. See MENU 040 “LAN STATUS”.
The physical connection must always appear independent of further
software settings regarding IP, TCP protocols.
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Ethernet data transmission is organised in so called frames. The
standard maximum size for ethernet frames is 1500 bytes per frame.
For faster data transmission an extended frame size of up to 000
bytes per frame, so called jumbo frames, has been established.
The used switches and ethernet cards must support these jumbo
frames to achieve sufficient transfer rates for uncompressed video.
We made good experience with the INTEL PRO/1000GT Desktop
Ethernet Adapter featuring Intel 82541PI Gigabit Controller.
In the advanced settings of your ethernet card you should configure
jumbo frames and also offloading of RX and TX checksum
calculations when available.
It is possible to connect your bonsaiLAN port direct to a computer
without a switch or crossover cable because the bonsaiLAN module
supports automatic crossover and polarity correction.
Each bonsaiLAN module gets its individual ethernet MAC address
assigned automatically according to the serial number of the
bonsaiDRIVE in which the module is installed. The MAC address is
fixed and can not be changed by the user.

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2. IP Address
On top of the physical ethernet layer follows a software layer called
IP (internet protocol).
IP is used to address individual members or groups inside a
computer network.
Each computer in a local network must have its own, unique IP
address.
Two computers with the same IP address within a local network will
cause a network collision.
An IP address consists of four bytes (w.x.y.z), each in the range from
0 to 255. The first two bytes (w.x) are typically 172.16 or 1 2.168
indicating private nets, followed by a constant (100 for example) and
the numbers 0..255 addressing the individual computers inside the
network.
The IP addresses 255.255.255.255 and 0.0.0.0 are reserved and
must not be used.
All computers inside a LAN (local area network) must have a
common part of the IP address and an individual part of the address.
Therefore a so called subnet mask defines the common part of the
address (a value of 255 masks the whole byte).
Example 1:
Your computer network connection has been configured manually to
the IP address 1 2.168.100.10 with the subnet address
255.255.255.0.
All other computers in this LAN now also must use the common
(masked) address part 1 2.168.100 (w.x.y).
The lowest byte of the address in this example 10 (z) is then the
individual, unique IP address part of your computer network adapter.
If you want to connect a bonsaiLAN port to that computer you must
set the IP address also to 1 2.168.100 together with an individual low
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byte which can be set to any value except 10, because this is already
used by the computer. In our Example we set the bonsaidrive to
1 2.168.100.20.
To configure the bonsaiLAN IP address select MENU 041 to 044
“LAN IP ADDRESS” to set the four IP address bytes (w.x.y.z) using
the +/- keys.
Note: Network settings in MENU 040 and following are only displayed
when a bonsaiLAN module is installed.
On a windows computer you can configure the IP address manually
as follows:
1.
Click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet
Connections, and then click Network Connections.
2.
Right-click the network connection that you want to configure, and
then click Properties.
3.
On the General tab (for a local area connection click Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.
4.
Click use the following IP address and set the IP address (in our
example to 1 2.168.100.10) and the subnet mask typically to
255.255.255.0
If your computer is set to “Obtain an IP address automatically” it
receives its IP address from a so called DHCP server which assigns
IP adresses automatically. In most cases this is handled by a DSL
router.
To get the currently used IP address and subnet mask you must go
to Start , then Run , and type in CMD. In the CMD window type in
ipconfig and press enter.

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When using a DHCP server you must set the bonsaiLAN IP address
according to the DHCP address range and the used subnet mask as
described already in example 1. Make sure that the individual IP
address part (typically byte z) is outside of the DHCP range.
To avoid IP conflicts we recommend to set IP addresses in your LAN
manually and not to use DHCP servers.
On a MAC computer running OSX you must click System
Preferences, click Network and select show: Ethernet.
On the TCP/IP tab you can configure Ipv4 = Manually and then the IP
Address and Subnet Mask.
Press the Apply Now buttom to execute your new settings.
On the Ethernet tab set Configure: Manually, Speed: Autoselect and
Maximum Packet Size: Jumbo ( 000). Apply now.
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3. FTP
The standardised File Transfer Protocol is used to transfer files from
the bonsaiLAN module and a computer.
A FTP connection consists of a FTP server and a FTP client. The
bonsaiLAN module is a FTP server and the computer acts as FTP
client.
FTP client programs are available as freeware for all operating
systems. We recommend to use a freeware program called
cyberduck www.cyberduck.ch for Apple OSX operating systems and
the FTP Commander or Smart FTP for Windows.
Even the indows Explorer works as an FTP client (just type in the
address line ftp://192.168.100.10 in our example), but unfortunately
with a file size limitation of maximum 4Gbytes which is only 4 minutes
of uncompressed QuickTime video.
To get access to your bonsaiDRIVE with a FTP client program you
must set up a new connection with the IP address of your
bonsaiDRIVE. Most programs name this entry field Server or Host.
Type in the IP address with dots between the four bytes. In our
example 1 is this 1 2.168.100.20
In addition to the IP address you must specify the TCP port of the
control connection which is predefined port 21 for FTP.
Most programs show this already as default.
FTP requires a login procedure at the start of each connection.
The bonsaiLAN module accepts only anonymous logins, password is
ignored.
Set the user to anonymous without password. On most programs you
can just mark “anonymous” mode, alternative you have to type in the
user name “anonymous” without a password.

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FTP differs active and passive modes to open a data port. The
bonsaiLAN FTP server supports both methods.
When you have configured your connection please connect to the
bonsaiLAN FTP server.
A list of quicktime files of all clips recorded on your bonsaiDRIVE with
filesize as uncompressed quicktime movie will appear. Since the
bonsaiDRIVE does not have a realtime clock as a computer it is not
possible to timestamp recordings. Therefore all files are shown with
the default date (01.01.2008).
To copy a file from the bonsaiDRIVE and your computer, some FTP
client programs allow just “drag & drop,” others use two directory
windows with move buttoms in-between.
The bonsaiLAN module works completely independently and can
upload or download QuickTime files while the bonsaiDRIVE is
recording or playing back the same or any other clip on the shared
harddisk.
The bonsaiDRIVE playback or record process thereby has a higher
priority to ensure the machine behaves exactly the same as without
simultaneous file import/ export.
So if you are using the bonsaiDRIVE in operation modes which
require high disk performance (as fast forward for example) this can
slow down the file transfer process which shares the harddisk of
course.
Simultaneous standard play operation will not much speed down the
file transfer process.
Because of these limited capabilities of the harddisk the bonsaiLAN
module does simultaneously allow only one user in the network to get
access to the FTP server.
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Some FTP client programs try to open a second control connection
(like a second user) when you start a file transfer which is not
possible with the bonsaiLAN server.
Therefore you have to configure the cyberduck program for example
to “Use browser connection” instead of “Open new connection”.
Example 2: configure a new connection in cyberduck

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4. Quicktime
Quicktime is a multimedia architecture developed by Apple and is
available for MAC and Windows operating systems.
You can download the free QuickTime player software for MAC OSX
or Windows at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/
Several video and audio codecs are available for QuickTime and are
installed as so called QuickTime Components.
To convert QuickTime movies into other formats you need to buy the
QuickTime PRO version for around USD 30,--.
Some professional video editing systems are based on the
QuickTime API and include a PRO license already.
The bonsaiDRIVE is an 8-bit uncompressed video machine and the
bonsaiLAN module exports accordingly Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2
QuickTime files together with 24 bit PCM audio.
To import QuickTime files into the bonsaiDRIVE the video format
must also be Uncompressed 8-bit and uncompressed 16 or 24 bit
PCM audio @ 48kHz. Size for PAL video is fixed to 720 x 576 and
720 x 486 pixels for NTSC.
When you have installed a SDI video card on your computer the
Uncompressed 8-bit Quicktime Codec Component will have been
installed together with the drivers of the card. Otherwise you can get
this Apple Codecs provided from several manufacturers as free
download.
Just google 2vuy download to get the uncompressed-8bit Codec for
Mac OSX or Windows.
2vuy is the codec identifier used in the header. 2Vuy is a
manufacturer modified version and should not be used.
A Quicktime movie file consists of a movie header (MOOV) and the
movie data (MDAT) where the header describes the structure and the
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format of the movie and the movie data contains the raw audio and
video data segments.
The bonsaiLAN module expects the quicktime header at the
beginning of the quicktime file.
Therefore when you export a quicktime movie file using quicktime
PRO you must enable “Prepare for Internet Streaming” to create a
file with the movie header at the beginning of the file.
Otherwise you can open a Quicktime movie in Quicktime PRO and
save as separated Reference File, which is just the movie header
inside a small file.
Now you can transfer this Reference File to the bonsaiLAN module
first and then the large original movie file.
Menu 040 “LAN STATUS” indicates the exspected movie file after
uploading a reference file. “WAITING FOR DATA FILE…”

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In summary: Files you want to import using bonsaiLAN must fulfil the
following conditions:
- Video codec is Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2 format (2uvy)
- Audio codec is 16 or 24 bit PCM audio, big or little endian
- Leading Quicktime header, prepared for internet streaming
or combinated with a Reference File
- Picture size of 720 x 576 for PAL or 720 x 486 pixels for NTSC
5. MENU Settings
The menu appearing on screen can be activated by pressing the
[MENU] key. The menus can be navigated by using the [►] and [◄]
buttons and parameters changed by using the [+] and [–] buttons
Network settings in MENU 040 and higher are only displayed when a
bonsaiLAN module is installed.
Each time your bonsaiDRIVE boots up the serial number, current
firmware version and detected SDI and bonsaiLAN options will be
displayed. BonsaiLAN is indicated as OPTION 2: ETHERNET.
MENU 040 LAN STATUS
The status of the bonsaiLAN module is shown in menu 040.
Valid Ethernet and FTP connections as well as the progress of up/
downloads are shown.
First line shows Ethernet status:
ETHERNET NOT CONNECTED or ETHERNET 1000BASE-T
Second line indicates FTP status:
FTP CLIENT NOT CONNECTED or FTP CLIENT CONNECTED
Lines 3 and 4 indicate the last FTP event:
PROCESSING HEADER, UPLOADIND, DOWNLOADING,
TRANSFER COMPLETED, TRANSFER ABORTED, WAITING FOR
DATA FILE, NO VALID QT-FILE, NO LEADING QT-HEADER….
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MENU 041..044 IP ADDRESS
MENU 041, 042, 043 and 044 allows you to configure the IP address
of your bonsaiLAN module.
Use the +/- keys to set bytes w.x.y and z accordingly in menus 41,
42, 43 and 44. During a file transfer a change of the IP address will
be ignored until finishing of the process.
MENU 045 LAN EXPORT FORMAT
bonsaiDRIVE clips can be exported through the bonsaiLAN module
as uncompressed 8-bit QuickTime movies with 2, 4, 8 or 10 channels
of 24 bit PCM audio. Select the according pair or block of audio
channels you want to export in menu 45.
In addition you can select the native bonsaiDRIVE format which
provides raw bonsaiDRIVE AV data in form of a QuickTime movie.
This can not be played back in QuickTime without a respective
bonsaiDRIVE QuickTime codec, but can be imported by other
bonsaiDRIVEs. This gives you the possibility to speed up the
effective transfer rates by the use of the LOSSLESS of LOW-RES
compression. With LOW-RES material this can achieve up to 6 times
of real time play speed.
(Note: bonsai native format is not implemented in the first bonsaiLAN
firmware versions).
Rosendahl Studiotechnik will public the used compression method
and file structure to allow the implementation of a bonsaiDRIVE
QuickTime codec.

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MENU 046 LAN EXPORT ASPECT
PAL (or NTSC) video signals have always the same resolution of 720
x 576 pixels (720 x 486 for NTSC). But it is possible to use this same
pixel resolution also to display 16: formats which is called
anamorphic PAL.
Most video monitor can be configured to display PAL or NTSC video
signals also as 16: .
When you export an uncompressed PAL or NTSC movie to
QuickTime you can also define the desired display mode in the
QuickTime header.
Menu 046 lets you select 4:3 or 16: display modes.
MENU 047 LAN IMPORT FORMAT
As described in the QuickTime chapter of this manual all files which
are transfered to the bonsaiLAN module must comply with the
QuickTime uncompressed codec as well as the QuickTime header
position.
Independent of this the bonsaiDRIVE itself can store the received
video in two quality levels which are LOSSLESS or LOW-RES
causing different diskspace consumption.
See also bonsaiDRIVE Instruction Manual MENU 018 VIDEO
RECORD FORMAT page 32 for more informations about the two
bonsaiDRIVE quality levels.
MENU 045 allows you to select the bonsaiDRIVE import format for
file imports independent of the RECORD FORMAT in MENU 018
which sets the format for local recordings separately.
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If the QuickTime movie you import has just 2 tracks of audio it will be
allocated to the bonsaiDRIVE 2TRK audio as well as to channels 1-2
of the bonsaiDRIVE 8TRK audio section. Accordingly a four, six or
eight track movie will create a copy of the first two channels on the
2TRK section.
Ten QuickTime audio channels are assigned to 8TRK 1-8 and
channel -10 to the 2TRK section.
MENU 048 IMPORT FIELD DOMINANCE
PAL and NTSC are interlaced video standards and each frame
consists of two fields. Quicktime stores only complete frames where
the two fields are “mixed” alternating in the odd and even lines.
NTSC defines the lower field (even lines) and PAL the upper field
(odd lines) as temporary first field (default setting).
In some situations it can be necessary to swap the fields temporary.
For example when you convert a PAL DV video to uncompressed it
becomes lower field dominant (in the DV compression standard PAL
field dominance has been defined wrong and has never been
corrected to keep it downward compatible to already existing DV
equipment).
Also 480 lines NTSC signals (standard is 486 lines) are sometimes
upper field dominant.
A wrong field dominance creates extremely flickering video and will
be detected by any viewer immediately.

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MENU 049 CAPTURE WHILE RECORD
When you start a CRASH recording on the bonsaiDRIVE it is
possible to upload the new created clip already while it is still
recording. Therefore it is necessary to predefine the duration of the
recording. Set the duration in menu 04 to the expected length.
A LIST (refresh directory) command initiated by the FTP client
program will then indicate REC_clip_xxx, where xxx is the currently
recording clip number. Now you can download this clip to your
computer simultaneously when you are recording to the
bonsaiDRIVE’s internal disk.
The CRASH recording is not stopped automatically when the
selected duration is reached. The duration setting affects only the
length of the QuickTime file which is downloaded during record.
When you stop a CRASH recording before the duration has been
reached the file transfer will be stopped as well and the QuickTime
movie will be without video and audio data from that position on. The
downloaded file can still be used until the point where the recording
has been stopped manually.
It is recommended not to stop the recording until the selected
duration has been reached to avoid producing uncompleted
QuickTime files.
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