Grass Valley K2 ASI Media Client User Manual
K2™
ASI MEDIA CLIENT
User Manual
SOFTWARE VERSION 5.4
071-8678-00
JUNE 2008
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Contents
Finding Information...........................................................................................5
Grass Valley Product Support.................................................................................7
Chapter 1 Product Description
K2 Features.............................................................................................................10
Chapter 2 Getting Started
System Prerequisites ................................................................................ ...... ........12
Starting K2 ASI Client..............................................................................................12
Supervisor Rights...............................................................................................12
Configurator Rights.............................................................................................12
K2 ASI Client Connection/Disconnection................................................................13
Manual Connection.............................................................................................13
Automatic Connection........................................................................................13
Disconnecting from K2 ASI Client ......................................................................13
Loss of Connection.............................................................................................13
Exiting the Application............................................. ...... ...... ..... ...............................14
Restarting remotely the K2 ASI device software.....................................................14
Shutting Down the System......................................................................................14
Chapter 3 Graphical User Interface Overview
Information Structure...............................................................................................16
Inputs panel........................................................................................................17
Outputs panel.....................................................................................................17
Toolbars ..................................................................................................................17
Menu Bar.................................................................................................................18
Server Menu.......................................................................................................18
View Menu ..........................................................................................................18
Option Menu.......................................................................................................19
Window Menu.....................................................................................................19
Help Menu..........................................................................................................19
Status Bar................................................................................................................19
Contextual Menus ...................................................................................................20
ASI Input Board Menu.............................................. ...... ..... ...... .........................20
Input ASI Connector Menu.................................................................................20
Access Restriction to Menus..............................................................................21
Symbols & Icons......................................................................................................22
Drag & Drop Facilities .............................................................................................23
Client Preferences...................................................................................................24
About Box.................................... ...... ...... ................................. ...... ..... ...... ...... ........25
Chapter 4 Inputs Management
Input Scanning ........................................................................................................28
Scanning a New Input ........................................................................................28
Scanning an Existing ASI Input..........................................................................28
Adding a New ASI Input & Scanning its Content................................................28
Adding/Modifying an ASI Input Connector ..............................................................29
Removing Inputs .....................................................................................................30
Monitoring the Incoming Programs .........................................................................31
Services View.....................................................................................................31
Tree View ...........................................................................................................34
Information View.................................................................................................34
Histogram View ..................................................................................................36
Performing Analyses ..........................................................................................36
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Contents
Chapter 5 Recording
Performing a Manual Record..................................................................................40
Creating a Record List............................................................................................ 42
Record List Views ................................................................................................... 44
Reaching the Lists..............................................................................................44
Customizing List Display....................................................................................45
Toolbar Buttons & Information Elements............................................................45
List Fields........................................................................................................... 45
Inserting an Event into a Record List...................................................................... 47
Modifying an Event.................................................................................................. 48
Deleting an Event from the List................................................ ..... ...... .................... 48
Stopping an Event...................................................................................................48
Recording an Event Immediately............................................................................48
Saving/Printing a List..............................................................................................48
Loading a List..........................................................................................................48
Defining an Event......................................................... .................................. ...... ...49
Chapter 6 Automation System
Connecting the Automation System........................................................................52
Creating a Record List from the K2 ASI Client........................................................ 53
Configuring a K2 ASI client device from the Automation System ........................... 54
Chapter 7 Message & Error Management
Logs View................................................................................................................ 56
Alarms.....................................................................................................................57
Specific Messages view..........................................................................................57
Current Error State................................. ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... .................................. ...57
Acknowledging Errors.............................................................................................58
Glossary...............................................................................................................59
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Finding Information
About this manual
This user manual desc ri bes the K2 and provides i nstructions for u sin g the product in
a variety of applications.
How this manual is organized
This manual is org ani zed around the tasks requir ed to operate the K2. The f oll owi ng
describes the chapters included in this manual:
Chapter 1, Product Description — Provides an introduction to the K2 product.
Chapter 2, Getting Started — Provides instructions for logging on to the K2,
operating the application and restarting or shutting down the server
Chapter 3, Graphical User I nterface Overview — Contains a full description of the
K2 Graphical User Interface.
Chapter 4, Inputs Management — Contains instructions for scanning an input,
modifying it and monitoring its content.
Chapter 5, Recording — Contains instructions for performing record actions.
Chapter 6, Automation System — Contains information for using the automation
system with record lists.
Chapter 7, Message & Error Management — Contains information on logs.
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Finding Information
Getting more information
In addition to this manual, information is available in the following locations.
Release Notes
The K2 Release Notes are included in the K2 Media Client Release Notes. The
information in this document includes software upgrade instructions, software
specifications and r equir ements, f eature ch ange s from the pr evious relea ses, and any
known problems.
NetCentral Documentation
The NetCentral product has its own documentation set, described as follows:
•
NetCentral User Guide — This is a printed manual. It provides instructions for
installing, using, and administering the NetCentral monitoring system.
•
NetCentral Help — From the NetCentral interface access on-line help as follows:
• For general help wi th NetCe ntral manag er, select
This content is identica l to that in the NetCentra l User Guide.
K2 ASI is monitored from NetCent ral a s a DELL PC devi ce. Error mes sages may be
available from SNMP traps.
Thomson Grass Valley Web Site
This public Web site contains all the latest manuals and documentation, and
additional support information. Use the following URL.
http://www.thomsongrassvalley.com.
Dell Web Site
This public Web site contains all the latest manuals and documentation, and
additional support i nformati on for the Dell Server use d to implemen t the K2. Use t he
following URL.
http://www.dell.com
Help | NetCentral Help Topics.
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Grass Valley Product Support
T o get technica l assistance, che ck on the status of a question, or to repo rt new issue, contac t
Grass Valley Product Support via e-mail, the Web, or by phone or fax.
Web Technical Support
To access support infor mation on the Web, v isit the pro duct support Web p age on the
Grass Valley Web site. Yo u ca n down loa d software or find solutions to problems by
searching our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) database.
World Wide Web: http://www.thomsongrassvalley.com/support/
Technical Support E-mail Address: gvgtechsupport@thomson.net .
Phone Support
Use the following information to contact product support by phone during business
hours. Afterhours phone support is available for warranty and contract customers.
Grass Valley Product Support
International
(France)
International
(United States,
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A local authorized support represent ative may be availabl e in your countr y. To locate the
support representat ive for your count ry, visit the pro duct support Web page on the Grass
Valley Web site.
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Finding Information
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Chapter 1
Product Description
The K2 is an MPEG-2 transport stream capture device that uses the K2 SAN for
media storage. It receives a live Multiple Program Transport Stream from an ASI
input and provides advanced record capabilities of this stream (manual or triggered
captures). Material recorded by K2 then manifests as a K2 clip on the SAN.
The K2 comes with the following items:
• A 2-RU rackable device
• An ASI input card, limited to 84 Mb/s
• A dual port Gigabit Ethernet adapter for remote cont rol and iSCSI access to shared
storage
• An RS-422 card for remote control
• A Software Suite, which allows operating captures locally or remotely
The K2 product is further described in the following section:
• “K2 Features” on page 10
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Chapter 1 Product Description
K2 Features
This section provides an overview of K2 features.
Grass Vall ey K2 compo nents & features are:
• High performance ASI input scanning
• Real-time program de-multiplexing and analysis
• Support for MPEG-2 video with SD or HD contents
• Frame-accurate manual or automated capture capabilities
• Support for in-band (SCTE35) or out-band (GPI) commands
• Interfacing with most popular automation systems through VDCP
• Easy-to-Use Graphical User Interface, based on dynamic video thumbnails
• SNMP Monitoring
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Chapter 2
Getting Started
Topics in this chapter include:
• “System Prerequisites” on page 12
• “Starting K2 ASI Client” on page 12
• “Exiting the Application” on page 14
• “Restarting remotely the K2 ASI device software” on page 14
• “Shutting Down the System” on page 14
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Chapter 2 Getting Started
System Prerequisites
Before operating the K2, it must be cabled and configur ed to access shared stor age on
a K2 Storage System. Refer to the K2 Instruction Guide for procedures.
The K2 ASI Graphical User Interface (Remo te ASI Video Client appli cation) should
be installed on the Control Point PC. Refer to the K2 Instruction Manual for
procedures.
Starting K2 ASI Client
When the K2 ASI unit starts up, the K2 ASI application software (namely Video
Server and Browser Server) initiates automatically.
To operate K2 ASI actions, open the remote ASI video application (namely Video
Client) locally or from the Control point PC. This application allows connecting to
any K2 ASI device on the network.
Refer to the K 2 Instructio n Manual for installing AS I video appl ication
To prevent unauthorized modifications to the configuration, handling rights are
determined through the use of two profiles:
•Supervisor
• Configurator
Supervisor Rights
Supervisors can use the ASI video client application software for monitoring
purposes. However, they cannot modify the configuration on the K2 ASI client. In
other words, Super visor s cann ot add , scan, modify, re move in puts, output s nor filt er,
change rate nor perform drag & drops. Supervisors can add, modify or remove
elements i n lists. They can also set or reset analysis parameters.
To set Supervisor right s (default profile) , select
Mode definition dialog is displayed. Select Supervisor and click OK to validate. No
password is necessary for the Supervisor mode.
Configurator Rights
Configurators can do anything: they have all rights.
To set Configurator rights, select
Configurator, enter the password and va lidate.
By default, password is "k2admin". To change it, select
menu. Enter the current password. Then, enter a new password and click
validate.
User mode from the Server menu. The
User mode from the Server menu. Then, select
Password from the Options
OK to
If the current password is erroneous, an error message is displayed. The new password
is set when the current password is correct and the dialog has been validated.
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K2 ASI Client Connection/Disconnection
K2 ASI Client Connection/Disconnection
Each remote ASI vi deo a pplic ation can be con necte d to one K2 ASI devic e at a t ime.
However, several remote ASI video applications can connect to the same K2 ASI
device.
Manual Connection
Remote ASI video application can run locally on the K2 ASI unit, or remotely from
the Control P oint PC.
So as to connect the remote ASI video application to a K2 ASI device, select the
Server | Local menu or click the toolbar button.
To connect to a remote K2 ASI unit, sel ect the
toolbar button. Then select the name of the K2 ASI device or enter its IP address.
Select the name from th e list or ente r it from the ke yboard. The K2 ASI devi ce list can
be updated by clicking the (browse) button.
Once you have chosen a K2 ASI Client unit, click
Automatic Connection
If the Automatic connection to last K2 ASI dev ice is enabled in the Options |
Preferences
connects to the K2 ASI unitit was last connected to.
For more details on the remote ASI video application user preferences, refer to the
“Client Preferences” section.
menu, when starting up, the remote ASI vi deo appli cation aut omatic ally
Disconnecting from K2 ASI Client
To disconnect from K2 ASI device, sel ect Server | Disconnect menu or click the
toolbar button. The remote ASI video application will no longer be connected.
Loss of Connection
Whenever a network problem occurs or the link to the K2 ASI device is interrupted,
the client detects the loss of connection and signals it through an alarm beep. The
remote ASI applicati on icon begins t o flash, and a fl ashing "Connection lost" message
appears in the toolbar.
Server Connect menu or click the
OK to validate.
Most menus are conse quently disabled. The ASI video application auto matically tri es
to reconnect. When the connec tion is (automatically) recove red, the "Connection lost"
message disappears and al l fl ashing stop. T he ASI video appli catio n disc onnects an d
automatically reconnects to the K2 ASI device.
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Chapter 2 Getting Started
Exiting the Application
To exit the application, simply close the ASI video application. Select Exit from the
Server menu.
If the
Save windows position and size option is set on the client (ref er to the “Client
Preferences” section) , the position and size of windows will be the same the next t ime
the application is started.
NOTE: Do not stop the Video Server or Browser Server applications on the K2 ASI
device, except for reinstallation purpose.
Restarting remotely the K2 ASI device software
From the remote ASI video application, you can restart the K2 ASI device software
by clicking the
Shutting Down the System
You do not need to exit the applications before shutting down the server.
Select
Server | Restart server menu item.
Shut Down from the Windows 2003 Server Start menu.
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Chapter 3
Graphical User Interface Overview
Topics in this section include:
• “Information Structure” on page 16
• “Toolbars” on page 17
• “Menu Bar” on page 18
• “Status Bar” on page 19
• “Contextual Menus” on page 20
• “Symbols & Icons” on page 22
• “Drag & Drop Facilities” on page 23
• “Client Preferences” on page 24
• “About Box” on page 25
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Chapter 3 Graphical User Interface Overview
Menu
Tool Bar
Inputs View Outputs View
Tabular
view
(service,
information,
tree,
histogram)
Tabular
view
(service,
information,
tree,
histogram)
Logs view
ASI board and
connectors
K2
Information Structure
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The Graphical User Interface is divided into thre e main views:
Board name
Board error
Toggle button
Input error state
Board type: ASI
Input ASI connectors
Connect the
client to the local
server
Connect the
client to the
remote server
Disconnect the
client from the
server
Open the
Logs view
Reset the
alarm
Inputs panel
•The
•The
•The
The
Inputs view
Outputs view
Logs view
Inputs and Outputs views are both divided into two parts.
The information displayed in the second part (right side of the splitter) depends on
what is currently selected in the left part and on which tab is selected.
Inputs panel
Outputs panel
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Toolbars
The ASI video application features two toolbars:
• the main toolbar
• the connection status toolbar
Main Toolbar
The toolbar display may vary a ccording to the displa y mode defined through the
| Toolbar
menu command.
View
Chapter 3 Graphical User Interface Overview
Connection Status Toolbar
This toolbar, located on the bottom of the window, is used to inform you when the
connection to the server has been lost. This toolbar cannot be hidden. When the
connection is OK, nothing is displayed.
Menu Bar
The menu bar content may vary depending on whether you are connected to the K2
ASI device or not. Menus presented below are available when the connection to the
K2 ASI device is effective.
Server Menu
• Disconnect: Disconnecting from the K2 ASI device
• Exit: Exiting the ASI video application
• Restart Server: Restarting the K2 ASI device
• User mode: Defining a User profile (e.g. connecting as Configurator or as
Supervisor)
View Menu
The View men u let s you show or h ide the stat us bar a t th e bott om of the c lient scr een,
define the toolbar aspect or hide it, and show or hide the
Logs view.
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Option Menu
• Preferences: Setting the client preferences
• Serial control: Configuring the serial port to use with an automation system
• Password: Changing the current password to logon in Configurator mode
Window Menu
Option Menu
Help Menu
• Help: Reaching the User Manual in PDF format
• About: Displaying the
• Download Trace: Getting the Trace file from the server
Status Bar
The status bar is divided into three fields:
• The first field cont ains a description of selected menus and buttons
• The second and third fields contain the client date and time when the client is not
connected to a serve r, and the serve r date a nd time when the clien t is con nected to
a server
NOTE: It is recommended that the Control Point PC running the remote ASI video
application has the same date and time than the K2 ASI Media Client device.
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