Author: Sam Hatcher
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Bitfocus Companion with Kairos Support
Please find below the brand new (Beta) version of BitFocus companion, now with added support for the Panasonic Kairos. Note – This is a brand new development build so use with caution! Link
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SAM (Grass Valley) Roll Call
Please find below the installers for SAM Roll Call and GV Orbit, essential for managing our new UCP IP cards and other Grass Valley kit.
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Millicast Studio Applications
Millicast have released new ‘Studio’ applications for sending and receiving very low latency streams, an improvement on their previous use of OBS as an encoder. Millicast Studio also now supports Blackmagic Decklink cards which is very convenient for integration into wider SDI workflows.
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Silent Brick User Manual
Fast LTA’s website isn’t particularly forthcoming when its comes to the user manual for our Silent Brick NAS system.
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Configuring Cisco 3560-CX PoE+ for Panasonic DC-BGH1 Mini Cams
The Cisco 3560-CX is a compact passively cooled 14 port POE+ switch, ideal for powering CT’s new Panasonic Mini Cams, however by default the PoE will not work correctly. Follow the instruction below to ensure compatibility.
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Installing Rivermax Display
Rivermax Display, part of the Nvidia Rivermax SDK allows you to output 2110 streams from a standard desktop computer using a high bandwidth network card. The Rivermax Display driver emulates an extended desktop within Windows and allows you to use any standard application to be output as uncompressed IP video.
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Riedel Fusion 3B Initial Configuration
The Riedel Fusion 3B is a throw-down SDI <-> SMPTE 2110 gateway appliance. The Fusion is software defined and can be reconfigured depending on the SFPs inserted into the unit and that ‘app’ that it is running.
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Panasonic Kairos
Training Materials Kairos Training Presentation Kairos Training Activities Kairos Training Routine Many of the topics covered during training sessions can also be found in video format, useful for a refresher or if you need to refer back at a later date! Kairos Tutorial Videos
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Kairos Training Rack – IP Map
Management (Untagged) – Kairos Core – 10.10.10.10 Mellanox Switch Mgmt – 10.10.10.51 Hyperdeck – 10.10.10.50 Kairos Creator PC (Trainer) – 10.10.10.237 Kairos Creator PC (Student 1) – 10.10.10.238 Kairos Creator PC (Student 2) – 10.10.10.239 Media VLAN 20 – Kairos Core – 10.10.20.10 Embrionix Decap – 10.10.20.2 Embrionix Encap 1 – 10.10.20.3 Embrionix Encap 2…
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Uninstalling Nvidia Cumulus from Mellanox SN2010 (and installing Mellanox Onyx OS)
Uninstalling Nvidia Cumulus from a Mellanox SN2010 switch and rolling back to Onyx OS By default, our Mellanox SN2010 switches will be running the Nvidia Cumulus operating system to allow for better future proofing, however, there may be a necessity to roll the switches operating system back to Mellanox Onyx which has a much more…
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Configuring Mellanox SN2010 for SMPTE 2110
Configuring the Mellanox SN2010 for SMPTE 2110 – A basic configuration The below is a basic configuration to enable SMPTE 2110 multicast traffic on a Mellanox SN2010. ‘Switchports’ which may have devices connected that will send or receive SMPTE 2110 traffic, including Embrionix modules, Panasonic Kairos etc will be placed into a single VLAN (VLAN…
