Grass-valley SSP-3801 User Guide v.1.3 User Manual

User GuideM931-9900-13018 November 2014SSP-3801HD/SD Solid State Playout Card

6Configuring the Channel OptionsConfiguring the off-air behaviorConfiguring the off-air behaviorThe Off Air Behavior settings define what the card wil

7SSP-3801User GuideFig. 2-1: Sample of an off-air slideTo configure what action to take when playout is off-air:1 Select Channel Configuration > Of

8Configuring the Channel OptionsAbout Evergreen contentAbout Evergreen contentEvergreen content is material that is always relevant. In this case, the

9SSP-3801User GuideFig. 2-3: Media Locations/Media Credentials page2In the Media Locations section, click Add to add new locations where media files a

10Configuring the Channel OptionsDeleting media locationsTo edit a media location:1 Select Channel Configuration > Media Locations. 2In the Media L

11SSP-3801User Guide3Click Delete. Managing the media downloads to the cacheThe SSP-3801 card features onboard storage space that allows you to store

12Configuring the Channel OptionsManually uploading media files into the cache via FTP5The Parallel Download Configuration section defines the maximum

13SSP-3801User GuideAbout the supported characters for asset IDs, paths, and mnemonics The SSP-3801 card only supports ASCII 7-bit printable character

14Configuring the Channel OptionsAbout the supported characters for asset IDs, paths, and mnemonics> 3E greater than? 3F question mark@ 40 at symbo

15SSP-3801User GuideSetting the SCTE-104 access levelThe SCTE-104 standard allows you to receive trigger messages from the audio or video feed, which

iiNoticesCopyright and Trademark NoticeCopyright © 2014, Miranda Technologies Partnership. All rights reserved.Copyright © 2014, Grass Valley. All rig

16Configuring the Channel OptionsSetting the SCTE-104 access levelThe SSP-3801 card supports SCTE-104 splice requests with the following splice_insert

17SSP-3801User GuideConfiguring the General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) triggersThe SSP-3801 card has two General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) connecto

18Configuring the Channel OptionsConfiguring the General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) triggers2 In each GPI section, specify the action for each state.

19Testing and Troubleshooting the PlayoutThis chapter explains how to use the Playlist page to test or troubleshoot the playout from the card. The Pl

20Testing and Troubleshooting the PlayoutAbout the Playlist pageAbout the Playlist pageThe SSP-3801 web interface features a timeline that displays th

21SSP-3801User GuideThe Playlist page also includes various toolbars you can use to make changes in the playlist:• Playlist Controls: located on the b

22Testing and Troubleshooting the PlayoutChanging how event types appear in the timelineChanging how event types appear in the timelineWhen events app

23SSP-3801User GuideFig. 3-3: Example of elements in the timelineTo choose the timeline elements:1 Select Card Configuration > Playlist Elements. T

24Testing and Troubleshooting the PlayoutControlling the playout of eventsThe following are some common playout failures detected by the card and thei

25SSP-3801User Guide2 Use the following Playlist Controls as required:Control Description Next ActionsHold Next Prevents the next events from going on

iiiTable of Contents1 Overview of the SSP-3801 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Overview of the SSP-3801 package. . . .

26Testing and Troubleshooting the PlayoutManually breaking away to a live eventManually breaking away to a live eventThe playlist is normally created

27SSP-3801User GuideBreakaway-BSwitches the playout from the playlist to the live feed incoming from the SDI B port. The scheduled event continues to

28Testing and Troubleshooting the PlayoutManually enabling or disabling secondary events in the playoutManually enabling or disabling secondary events

29SSP-3801User GuideTo manually control the secondary events:1 From the menu, click Playlist. The Playlist page opens.2 Use the Manual Controls as req

30Testing and Troubleshooting the PlayoutConfiguring the transitions for the Live and Manual ControlsFig. 3-5: Transitions page2In the Breakaway Trans

31SSP-3801User Guide4In the Manual Voiceover Transition section, configure how the manually controlled voiceover events (VO 1, VO 2, VO 3, VO 4, and E

32Testing and Troubleshooting the PlayoutCreating a test playlist6In the Manual Logo Transition, configure how the manually controlled logo events (Lo

33SSP-3801User GuideAbout Primary EventsPrimary Events are main events that are scheduled and added to a playlist. They usually occupy the entire play

34Testing and Troubleshooting the PlayoutAbout Secondary EventsAbout Secondary EventsSecondary events either play at the same time as primary events o

35SSP-3801User Guide• Suppress Keyers: temporarily hides Graphic, Logo, or Fill&Key events from the playout.• Suppress VANC: temporarily prevents

ivTable of Contents4 Monitoring the SSP-3801 Card’s Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Monitoring the card’s status . . . . . . . . . . . .

36Testing and Troubleshooting the PlayoutAbout the behavior of automatic and fixed primary eventsAbout the behavior of automatic and fixed primary eve

37SSP-3801User Guide2Click the Show Edit Controls button if the toolbar is not displayed.3 If you want to add the primary event in between existing sc

38Testing and Troubleshooting the PlayoutAdding a primary event to the playlistAsset URIType the URI for the media file using one of the following pro

39SSP-3801User Guide6 Click one of the following depending on how you want to add the event to the playlist. The options offered depend on if you sele

40Testing and Troubleshooting the PlayoutAdding a secondary event to the timeline• Replace selected: to remove the event selected in the channel grid

41SSP-3801User GuideField DescriptionTime modeDetermine how the secondary event is offset from the primary event. Select one of the following:• Start

42Testing and Troubleshooting the PlayoutDeleting an event from the playlist6 Click one of the following depending on how you want to add the event to

43SSP-3801User GuideTo delete an event:1 From the menu, click Playlist. The Playlist page opens.2Click the Show Edit Controls button if the toolbar is

44Testing and Troubleshooting the PlayoutDeleting all the events from the playlist

45Monitoring the SSP-3801 Card’s StatusThis chapter explains how to monitor the status of the SSP-3801 card by tracking the hardware, by verifying th

1Overview of the SSP-3801 This chapter presents an overview of the Solid State Playout 3801 card (SSP-3801), including the web-based interface that a

46Monitoring the SSP-3801 Card’s StatusMonitoring the card’s statusMonitoring the card’s statusThe monitoring features on the web interface provide yo

47SSP-3801User Guide9Click the Board/FPGA tab to display the revision number for the board and the build numbers for the field-programmable gate array

48Monitoring the SSP-3801 Card’s StatusMonitoring the GPIO StatusMonitoring the GPIO StatusThe GPIO Information tab displays the status of the two GPI

49SSP-3801User GuideTo monitor the audio levels:1 From the menu, select Audio Meters. The Audio Meters page opens.Fig. 4-6: Audio meters page2 Click t

50Monitoring the SSP-3801 Card’s StatusConfiguring the alarm levelsfor the GV STRATUS Playout service or the HCO device, its associated tab highlights

51SSP-3801User GuideAbout System AlarmsAlarm Type Alarm ConditionsMedia Cache• Missing Media: Displays the status of the media. The alarm triggers if

52Monitoring the SSP-3801 Card’s StatusAbout System AlarmsGV STRATUS Playout• Synchronization Status: Displays the synchronization status between the

53SSP-3801User GuideTime• Video Time Status: Displays whether or not the internal time matches time source (for example, VITC, LTC, NTP). The alarm tr

54Monitoring the SSP-3801 Card’s StatusAbout Input AlarmsAbout Input AlarmsMonitoring the media caching processThe Media Cache Status page opened from

55SSP-3801User GuideFig. 4-8: Media Cache Status pageThe columns contain the following:• C: indicates the current status of the media files:• Progress

2Overview of the SSP-3801Overview of the SSP-3801 packageOverview of the SSP-3801 packageThe SSP-3801 is a playout server on a card that plays video a

56Monitoring the SSP-3801 Card’s StatusPreviewing the broadcastFig. 4-9: Confidence Monitor pageTo preview the broadcast stream:1 From the menu, selec

57Analysis and MaintenanceThis chapter explains how to maintain your SSP-3801 card, how to use the diagnostic tools provided with the SSP-3801 card t

58Analysis and MaintenanceDownloading the Diagnostic ArchivesDownloading the Diagnostic ArchivesYou can generate and download diagnostic files from th

59SSP-3801User GuideTo run a system health check:1Click Diagnostics in the menu. The Diagnostic options page opens.2Click Run System Health Checks. Th

60Analysis and MaintenanceTesting a server addressTo perform a DNS lookup:1 From the menu, click Diagnostics. The Diagnostics page opens.2In the Perfo

61SSP-3801User GuidePlayout. Once the device was configured in the service, a copy of its configuration was stored in GV STRATUS Playout. After you co

62Analysis and MaintenancePerforming a Software UpgradePerforming a Software Upgrade To update the software on your SSP-3801 card, you only need to up

63SSP-3801User Guide3The Time offset field, type the amount of time used to determine the start of the software upgrade. The software upgrade starts a

64Analysis and MaintenanceAdjusting the logging depth• Debug 1 and 2: displays the first and second levels of debugging messages.• Trace: displays deb

65SSP-3801User Guide• View classes: displays the log classes for the selected log in alphabetical order.• View groups: displays the log classes for th

3SSP-3801User Guide• Page: displays the content for the currently selected Menu item.Fig. 1-1: SSP-3801 Web InterfaceFig. 1-2: Connection alarms displ

66Analysis and MaintenanceControlling the failover role and mode• OPT HCO: allows the card to drive a downstream HCO device• OPT 2SSD: allows the use

67SSP-3801User GuideRegardless of the initial states set in the HCO device, you can manually change the role or failover mode from the card, the GV ST

68Analysis and MaintenanceSynchronizing with the GV STRATUS Playout serviceSynchronizing with the GV STRATUS Playout serviceThe Playlist Sync buttons

69VANC Packet Creation Tool This Appendix contains the instructions for using the Windows-based VANC create (csvanccreate.exe) command line tool. Cre

70Creating a VANC packetCreating a VANC packetThe VANC create tool (csvanccreate.exe) is a command line tool which you can use to create a custom anci

71SSP-3801User Guide-e --externalpayload=PATH Specifies the path to the binary file containing a frame of payload. If the filename or path contains s

72Creating a VANC packetExamples:To create an ANC packet called testAnc that contains data "1,2,3,4" on frame 0 and data "5,6" on

73SSP-3801User Guide• If you want to use it in a test playlist directly in the card, upload the VANC packet to the media cache using FTP (see Manually

74Creating a VANC packet

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4Overview of the SSP-3801Opening the web interfaceTo login to the SSP-3801 card:1 In a web browser, enter the IP address for the card and press Enter.

5Configuring the Channel Options This chapter explains how to define the Channel Configuration options on the SSP-3801 card, including the locations