User Guide

Nexio Config

April 2014

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Contents

Chapter 1

Using Nexio Config .............................................................. 5

Using the UI ...................................................................................................6
Settings Modes ......................................................................................6
Buttons .................................................................................................... 7
Presets ..................................................................................................... 7
Tabs ........................................................................................................ 10
Information Tab .................................................................................. 10

Chapter 2

Initial Setup ............................................................................. 11

Information ...................................................................................................12
Network Settings ........................................................................................13
Server Settings ........................................................................................... 16
FTP Settings ................................................................................................ 19
Automation Settings ................................................................................ 24
SNMP Settings ............................................................................................29

Chapter 3

General Setup ........................................................................ 31

Information ..................................................................................................32
Channel Config ...........................................................................................33
Channel Type .......................................................................................33
Video Settings ............................................................................................. 37
Log Settings ................................................................................................ 42

Contents

Chapter 4

Advanced Setup ................................................................... 43

Changing Registry Settings ................................................................... 43
Advanced Status Icons .................................................................... 44

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Using Nexio Config

The Nexio Config application provides an easy to use interface for
setting channel and codec configurations for your Nexio device.
Double-click the Nexio Config shortcut on your Nexio server
desktop to display the Nexio Config UI.

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Using the UI
Settings Modes

If you are working with an existing Nexio system, Nexio Config will
display showing your current system settings.

Settings are grouped into 3 modes. When you choose a mode, the
different settings are shown on the UI.
When you open Nexio Config for the first time, it shows the Initial
Setup display. After that, whenever you open a Nexio Config
session, the software remembers your most recent activity and
displays the last settings used on the system.

Initial Setup - Initial settings contain IP addresses and

automation modes that are normally set during system
commissioning. These are rarely changed after they are set.

General Settings - General settings contain channel

configurations and audio/video settings that may change from
time to time.

Advanced Settings - Advanced settings contain a list of

registry settings that may be used infrequently. These should
only be changed by very experienced users with the advice of
Customer Support.

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Buttons

Use the control buttons to save, apply, discard, review, and restore
your system settings.

Button

Presets

Function

Save

Allows you to save your settings into a new or

existing preset. Settings saved into a preset do
not go into effect until you click Apply.

Discard

Allows you to discard your unsaved settings. No

changes are made to your system when you click
Discard.

Apply

Allows you to review your settings, apply them to

your system, and restart your system.

Default

Allows you to return your system settings to its

factory default.

Changing or Modifying a Preset

You can make changes to an existing preset or you can create a
new one.

1 To configure a brand new preset, select <new> from the Preset in

use combo box. To change an existing preset, select the preset by
name from the list.
2 Make your changes in each Nexio Config window.

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If you are creating a new preset, a pop-up will display where you
must give it a name. If you are modifying an existing preset, it will
be saved under its existing name.
3 Click Apply to view your changes.

4 Click OK to write the changes to the registry. Changes take effect

after you restart the system.

Setting a Preset as Default

Any preset that displays in the Preset in use combo box can be
set as the default preset for the system.
1 To set an existing preset as default, open the presets folder at the
following Windows location:
C:\Program Files\Harris\NEXIO Config (x64)\presets
2 Copy the preset file that you want to use as the default and paste
it to the following location:
C:\Program Files\Harris\NEXIO Config (x64)
3 Rename the copied file to default.xml.

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4 Click the Defaults button on the Nexio Config UI to display the

Defaults pop-up.

5 Click Default Preset. You will see a confirmation pop-up.

6 Click Yes to review your changes or click No to restore the the

default preset without reviewing your changes. You will see a
pop-up that recommends you restart the system.

7 Click OK to restart the system and apply the default preset.

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Tabs

The tabs located across the top of the UI group Nexio Config
system controls into functional sets. The tabs change depending
on whether you have selected Initial, General, or Advanced
settings.

You can move from between tabs either by clicking on them

directly or by using the <Back> or <Next> buttons at the bottom
of the UI.

Information Tab

The first tab for each settings group displays current system
information. Hardware and platform information is shown in the
heading at the top of the tab. All software settings are shown in
the table.

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Initial Setup
If you are comissioning a new system or if you are upgrading an
existing system, you will make your settings under the Initial Setup
option.
Nexio Config displays network and system information that it
reads from your system upon startup. The same information
displays on the Information tab for Initial Setup, GeneralSettings,
and Advanced Settings.

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Information

The Nexio Config Information window shows current system

information in the Information tab. No changes can be made in
this window.

Identification. Displays the host name of the server.

Node Information. Indicates the Nexio domain to which this

server belongs and its node number in that domain.

Hardware. Indicates the number and type of processors, and

the amount of RAM in the server.

Platform. Identifies the Nexio server platform and its

connection to the media storage system.

Firmware. Indicates the version of firmware loaded on the

servers video hardware. This information is typically not
retrievable if the LLM is currently running.

Software. Lists the installed media services and core

components.

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Network
Settings

Click on the Network Settings tab to display these controls.

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Server and Order Configuration

Control

Definition

Actual Name

The name of the server as read from

your system by Nexio Config.

Server Name

To change your servers name, enter a

value here and click the Set Server
Name button. Your server name must be
unique to the system.

Order Number

(Optional) You can enter your sales order

number for reference. It may help
customer support identify your system
components and configuration.

LLM Domain and Node Settings

Control

Definition

Domain Letters

These letters are common among

all servers on this Nexio system.

Node Number

The node number must be unique

within the domain.
Note: Do not o to a value greater
than 127 or the LLM will not launch.

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Network Settings
The current IP address for the Nexio LANs and the FTP LAN show
here. Click the Set IP Address button to make changes.

When you click Set IP Address, the IP Config dialog box displays a
list of the network cards on your machine and their addresses.
These IP addresses appear in the drop-down lists for Nexio LAN
and FTP LAN.

You can also use the IP Config dialog box to change the IP
addresses of your network cards. Changes will take effect after
you reboot your system.

Network and NetDisk Servers(MIOH)

Use these controls to set up your MIOH connections.

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Server
Settings

Click on the Server Settings tab to display these controls.

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RAID Configuration
Use these controls to configure RAID sets and Intrinsic Mirroring
according to your system design.
If you have a Farad system, RAID is set automatically and the
Intrinsic Mirroring control is not available on the UI. Other RAID
options allow you to select Intrinsic Mirroring.

LLM Disk Parameters

Control

Definition

Buffer Size

Specifies the size of the LLM buffer.

System Buffers

The number of buffers the system will

create when LLM launches.

Min Disks

The minimum number of disks controlled

by the LLM.

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Memory

Control

Definition

Memory Start

Use to reserve an area of memory for

server use.

Memory Stop

Use to reserve an area of memory for

server use.

Performance Tuning

Control

Definition

File Buffers

Used mostly for file interchange. Also

used by applications that allow you to
display or modify the MediaBase.

DTA Throttle

Imposes a limit on DTA activities in

megabits per second. DTA activities are
editing functions and file import/export.

MaxIOQuota

Maximum interface quota.

Network Window
Size

Size of the buffer used for the TCP/IP

stack.

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FTP Settings

Click on the FTP Settings tab to display these controls.

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Server FTP IP Address

Control

Definition

Server FTP IP Address

Specifies which network host adapter

TCP/IP address will be used to transfer
data during file import and export.

Client Connection
Limit

Imposes a limit on the available

concurrent FTP control or transfer
sockets.

FTP Listen Port

The port used for FTP.

Transfer Settings

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Control

Definition

Limit Number of
Concurrent Transfers

Enter the number of concurrent

transfers that will be allowed at one
time. Then click to enable.

Maximum Number

The maximum number of concurrent

transfers allowed.

Truncate ID Name of
Incoming Media

Enter the number of text characters

allowed for media ID names. Then click
to enable.

Truncate to Length

Maximum number of characters

allowed for incoming media file IDs.

Delete Protect Media

During Export

If a file is transferred from the Nexio

system, this control protects it from
being deleted until the transfer is
complete.

Keep Media Not Ready

to Play During Import

Prevents you from playing a clip until it

has finished importing.

Force Start Timecode

The file types checked will come with the timecode specified here.

Default Kill Date

This Kill Date specified here will be applied to any clip that is
imported into Nexio MediaBase that does not already contain a Kill
Date.

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File Formats Supported

Check to enable the file formats you want to use for FTP.
For MXF Type, choose OP1-A option unless you want to export
content from the Nexio system and load it onto Sony XDCAM
media.

Aspect Ratio Conversion

If clips with no aspect ratio conversion are imported, the Nexio
system will apply the rates specified here.

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Control

Definition

SD 4:3 Clips

The selected ARC setting becomes the

default for any SD 4:3 clips that do not have
pre-defined ARC settings loaded into the
channel.

SD 16:9 Clips

The selected ARC setting becomes the

default for any SD 16:9 clips that do not have
pre-defined ARC settings loaded into the
channel.

HD Clips

The selected ARC setting becomes the

default for any HD clips that do not have
pre-defined ARC settings loaded into the
channel.

Default

Uses the Pillar Box option to display the clip.

Anamorphic

Stretches the clip in the horizontal dimension

to fit the 16:9 frame.

Pillar Box

Adds black bars on each side of the clip to fit

the 16:9 frame.

Middle Cut

Enlarges the clip on four sides to fit the 16:9

frame.

14:9

Changes the aspect ratio of the clip to 14:9.

21:9

Changes the aspect ratio of the clip to 21:9.

Graphic File
Aspect Ratio

Select an aspect ratio for graphic files.

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Automation
Settings

Click on the Automation Settings to display the controls shown

here.

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Control Ports
Use these controls to indicate a protocol for each port and channel.

Control

Definition

Channel VTR

Select the channel you want to assign

to the port or select VTR to assign the
port to a VTR.

Protocol

Select a protocol for the selected

channel.

VDCP Parameters
Check to enable video disk control protocols.

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Control

Definition

Disk Pre-roll Mode

The amount of the pre-roll specified by

the VDCP controller is added to any
existing timecode offsets established
for the channel.

Cue with Data Mode

0 A clip cued to a timecode

outside of its existing In and Out
point cues to the nearest existing
frame.

1 The cue command is ignored and

an error bit is set.

2 The cue command is ignored, an

error bit is set, and the cued bit is
cleared. Also, if a clip is playing and
another is stacked, the stacked clip
will be unloaded.

Jog Smooth

If the jump threshold is exceeded, then

VDCP Jog command performs a jump
without a scrub. Otherwise it performs
a smooth jog with scrub.

Jump Threshold

0 Translates to CX.01/CX.02
(default)

1 Translates to C1.00/C4.00

Special Port Mode

Enables a more flexible interpretation

of the VCDP protocol. Enables VDCP
controllers to send record commands to
a play port and play commands to a
record port.

Stop on Next

During stacked (back-to-back ID)

playout, the play channel will stop when
it reaches the end of the current ID as
long as no play command has been
sent to play the stacked clip.

Unload Record
Complete

Enables automatic record-channel

unloading of completed recordings.

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General Parameters
Use these controls to set up an external clock system. This can be
used to set timing throughout the Nexio system.

Control

Definition

Auto Clip Protect

Prevents the deletion of any clip while it

is cued or stacked.

Auto Stop

TBD

Exact Duration Update

0 To disable exact duration

update.

1 To guarantee that playback from

any node of the system will not
overrun the media written to disk.

Jog/Shuttle Speed
Limit

Select the desired value. Default is

1.5625.
Note: The maximum recommended
value is 2.0. Higher settings could cause
you to run out of bandwidth.

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Control

Definition

Blanking Control

Automatic Blinking causes the play

channel to go to black at the end of a
clip when there is no clip following it
stacked to play.

0 Disables automatic blanking

1 Enables automatic blanking. The

blanking is reset at the point that
the next clip is cued or by playing
the current clip in reverse.

2 Blanks the channel even when

the clip is first cued in the channel.

Play Latency

Enter the value that you want between

the receipt of a play-command and the
time the first frame of the video plays.
Minimum value is 12.

Record Latency

Defines the time in fields between when

the Nexio receives the record command
and when it actually initiates the record
process. This value should be change
only to match an automation controller
whose latency is greater than 6. The
minimum value is 6.

Clock Source

COM1 or COM2 To sync the

internal clock and Nexio
applications to an LTC TCC.

SYSTEM To lock the Nexio

applications to the Windows 7
system clock.

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SNMP
Settings

Click on the SNMP Settings tab to display the controls described

here.

SNMP Trap Receivers

You can set traps for as many as 4 primary servers. The traps go to the
Primary servers. The secondary and tertiary servers are used as failovers.

Farad Settings
These settings are not valid unless the system is configured for
Farad storage. The Node Number on the Network Settings tab
must be set to a value of 1 or 2.

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Use these controls to tell the SNMP trap what to look for so it can
ignore ports that are not connected.
Control

Definition

Farad Stacks

Indicates the number of control nodes.

This includes the RAID controller and
the storage controllers.

Stack Size

Shows how many storage chassis are in

the stack including the storage chassis.

Stack FC (fiber
channel)

Shows the number of fiber channel

ports being used on the stack.

XCR
These settings allow the system to query the chassis and report
back based on the Farad stack settings. The information gathered
is stored in a text file. You can specify where the text file is stored
by setting the Dump Path.

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General Setup
Nexio Config displays network and system information that it
reads from your system upon startup. The same information
displays on the Information tab for Initial Setup, GeneralSettings,
and Advanced Settings.

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Information

The Nexio Config Information window shows current system

information in the Information tab. No changes can be made in this
window.

Identification. Displays the host name of the server.

Node Information. Indicates the Nexio domain to which this

server belongs and its node number in that domain.

Hardware. Indicates the number of type of processors, and the

amount of RAM in the server.

Platform. Identifies the Nexio server platform and its

connection to the media storage system.

Firmware. Indicates the version of firmware loaded on the

servers video hardware. This information is typically not
retrievable if the LLM is currently running.

Software. Lists the installed media services and core

components.

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Channel
Config

Channel Type

Click on the Channel Configurations tab to display these controls.

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Control

Definition

Channel Type

Indicates a channel type. A Bi-directional

channel can be used for playback or to
record. A Discrete channel can be used
either for playback or for record, but it
cannot do both.

Play Only

Indicate the number of the play-only

channels.

Record/
Bi-directional
Channels

Indicate the number of record channels.

Low Res Proxy

Channels

Indicate the number of low resolution

proxy channels for your system. This
control is enabled only when you have a
recorder configured to the system.

Options

Control

Definition

SD Only

Only standard definition is allowed.

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Control

Definition

Enable Still Frame

Playback

Allows still graphic file formats to be

output.

Audio Restriction
Bypass

Bypasses codec format audio reductions.

Enable Auto Input

Detect

Separates the output resolution from the

input resolution. Allows encoding of any
resolution that the Nexio machine is
capable of.

Video Standard Options

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Control

Definition

Video Standard

Choose either NTSC or PAL as your video

standard for the selected channel.

Genlock Source

Internal - Uses the internal clock of

the server rather than referencing to
an external reference source.

Input1 - References the output video

of all channels to the timing derived
from video input 1.

External - References the video

outputs to the external reference
signal applied to the REF IN connector.

Genlock Resolution

Standard - use for bi-level 525 or 625 line

reference.
HD1080i - use for tri-level 1080i
reference.
HD720 - use for tri-level 720p reference.
HD1080p - use for tri-level 1080p
reference.

Video Bitrate

Select the desired bitrate for your GPRX.

Audio Bitrate

Select the desired bitrate for your GPRX.

GPRX Location

Identify the location of your GPRX (low

resolution proxy.)

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Video
Settings

Click on the Video Settings tab to display these controls.

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You can make video settings for all channels on your system at the
same time or you can make video settings on a per-channel basis.

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Play Channel

Control

Definition

Default Channel
ARC

Select the ARC play format.

Default Uses the pillar box option to

display the clip.

Anamorphic Stretches the clip in the

horizontal dimension to fit the 16:9
frame.

Pillar Box Adds black bars on each

side of the clip to fit the 16:9 frame.

Middle Cut Enlarges the clip on four

sides to fit the 16:9 frame.

14:9 HD Changes the aspect ratio of

the clip to 14:9

21:9 Changes the aspect ratio of the

clip to 21:9.

Override AFD Data

AFD-based ARC will be applied on playout

as necessary. This will override the port
based ARC settings automatically for
media loaded into HD channels.

Timecode Insert

Inserts the clips timecode data into the

media playout so that downstream
devices can interpret the current timecode
of the clip.

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Control

Definition

Line Select

Select the desired line for VITC output.

This option applies only to SD clips and if
VITC insert is selected.

Duplicate Line 2

Check this box to add a duplicate line of

the VITC output 2 lines later. For example,
if you have VITC output on line 16, a
duplicate of the output will appear on line
18. This option is only applicable for SD
clips and if VITC insert is selected.

Legacy Timecode
Display

Enable to report a channels current

output timecode based on the start time
of a currently playing clip instead of the
embedded timecode within the clip.

Record Channel

Control

Definition

Format

Select the desired record format.

Bit Rate

Choose the appropriate bit rate for the

selected format.

Aspect Ratio

Select the desired aspect ratio for the

record channel.

M and N

Select these values if applicable.

Record VBI

Check the box to record VBI information.

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VBI and Closed Captioning

For VBI and Closed Captioning, set the start and stop lines for
stored closed captioning and other ancillary data. This data is
captured and stored as clip essence.

Audio Settings

Control

Definition

Audio Input Type

Select the input type for the audio input

channels. The output channels will output
embedded and AES audio simultaneously.
For AES/EBU, the color of each video port
in the System Master window is related to
the corresponding audio ports in the
Audio Options.

Audio Tracks

Select the number of audio tracks.

Audio Bits

Select the number of bits per sample.

Audio Control

Volume Enable - Controls the volume of

the audio.
Audio Fade - Creates an automatic fade
between clips.

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Log Settings

Use the Log Settings tab to set the Debug String for your error
logs. The Debug String defines what is written to the errlog.txt file.

Use the controls in the Debug Codes group to add or remove

codes into the selected list. You can set other controls for the log
size and the number of days the log files will be kept.
Log files are written to the C:\VR\LOGS\LLM folder on your Nexio
server.

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Advanced Setup

The Advanced Setup tab is used to make settings to the registry

of the Nexio server. You should not make changes to the registry
without the advice and consent of Customer Support.

Changing
Registry
Settings

To change settings, double-click in the Data column of the setting

and type in the new value. Changed values appear in bold.

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Advanced Status
Icons

Icons in the Status column indicate the status of the settings.

Icon

Indicates

Green
check

The parameter currently exists in the registry.

Green plus

The parameter is not in the registry and will be

created.

Red

The parameter will be deleted

Blue

The parameter is not applicable to the current

configuration.

Yellow

The parameter has been changed manually

and does not meet predefined rules.