Hd-sdi monitoring output option – Grass Valley Kaleido-X (7RU) v.7.70 User Manual
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Kaleido-X (7RU) Installation
KXO-Dual Output Cards
information). At startup, the software master role is assumed by the first output card found
in the multiviewer, based on the following rules:
• For a simple Kaleido-X (7RU) system: first output card found, starting from Output D /
EXP., then Output C, Output B, and finally Output A.
• For an expansion system: first output card found, starting from Frame A, Output C, B,
and A, and then Frame B, Output C, B, and A, in this sequence.
• If at any time, the master card is removed, a new master is designated, based on the
same rules.
• If a slave card is removed, the master remains unchanged.
• If an output card is added to a system that did not have any so far, the new output card
becomes the master.
• If an output card is added to a system that already has at least one output card, the new
card is a slave.
In the case of an expansion system’s initial configuration, there must be an output card in
Output C of Frame A (see
, on page 35 for details). This card will
start as the software master for the whole expansion system, but any other output card in
the system may later become the master (for example, when you remove or reseat this card
from Frame A Output C).
Every output card is connected to the other cards in the Kaleido-X frame through the
frame’s internal midplane.
External connections to the card are made through connectors that are found in two
locations:
• on the rear panel (see
• on the front card edge (see
HD-SDI Monitoring Output Option
The output cards provide support for HD-SDI monitoring output in 720p, 1080i or 1080p
(available with the optional KXO-HDM mezzanine).
• KXO-Dual: If the KXO-HDM mezzanine is installed on a KXO-Dual card, the only HD-SDI
output formats supported are 720p and 1080i.
Notes
• Be careful to install the rear panel in the matching location at the rear of
the frame.
• The card and its rear panel can be installed in any order.
• These cards are hot-swappable; it is not necessary to turn off the Kaleido-X
when installing or replacing cards.
• If a software master card loses network connectivity while remaining
seated in its slot, then none of the other cards will take over and the
multiviewer will be unavailable on the network until the connectivity
issue is resolved.