Grass Valley Aurora Ingest v.7.0.0 - Manual (Page 22)

Installing RS-422 card for VTR Controller
For VTR Controller, Grass Valley supplies a RocketPort Plus Universal PCI 422
SMPTE 8 Port RoHS RS-422 card that must be installed.
1. If you are connecting one or more VTRs to VTR Controller, install the RS-422
card in your computer, making sure the dip switches are set to the down position
as shown, and install the card’s driver.
NOTE: If only one VTR is to be connected to a VTR Controller PC, you can
use an alternative connection method with an RS-422 to RS-232 cable
connected to the onboard COM1 port.
2. Connect the VTR(s) to the VTR Controller machine via RS-422.
3. If you are using LTC for timecode, connect a timecode cable from the timecode
source (VTR for VTR Ingest, Timecode Generator for Aurora Ingest - Scheduler)
to the media server.
4. Without the LTC physical connection, timecodes could still be polled via RS-422.
Check the option to enable RS-422 timecode mode within Tools|Options of VTR
Controller application.
Installing video capture card (optional)
You can either install Hauppage WinTV-HVR-1150 Video Capture Card or Blackmagic
Design DeckLink Video Capture Card to view clips on Aurora Ingest clients. Check
for minimum system requirements needed before choosing and purchasing your video
capture card.
Both video capture cards are for SD (standard definition) video only. If you want to
view incoming HD video, first downconvert the media from HD to SD.
For Hauppage WinTV-HVR-1150 video capture card, you have to then convert from
digital to analog. The video capture card accepts composite analog video only (NTSC
or PAL).
For Blackmagic Design DeckLink video capture card, SDI input and output with
embedded audio are supported. For audio monitoring, you could also connect SPDIF
output to your audio peripheral.
1. Install the video capture card in your machine and install the card’s driver. Refer
to the manufacturer’s manual for installation instructions.
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Installing Aurora Ingest Hardware