Imagine Communications Videotek VSG-4TSG
The Videotekr VSG-4TSG is part of the Imagine Communications Reference Sync and Timing platform, and is a «RU wide, 1RU tall and 12 inches deep 3G/HD/SD master timing generator. The unit is small in size, with redundant power supply inputs, and is low in power consumption and light in weight, making it a perfect fit for all broadcast television and post production environments.
About
The following connector will be used in order to properly configure and monitor the Imagine Communications Videotek VSG-4TSG. This connector uses SNMPv2 protocol in order to poll from and configure data on the device.
Version Info
| Range | Description | DCF Integration | Cassandra Compliant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0.x [SLC Main] | Initial Version | No | Yes |
Product Info
| Range | Supported Firmware Version |
|---|---|
| 1.0.0.x | (Software Rev) 2.2 |
Installation and configuration
Creation
SNMP Main Connection
This connector uses a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) connection and requires the following input during element creation:
SNMP CONNECTION:
- IP address/host: The polling IP of the device.
SNMP Settings:
- IP port: The IP port of the device. (default: 161)
- Read Community: The SNMP read community is used to poll data from the device. (default is public)
- Write Community: The SNMP write community is used to write data on the device. (default is public)
By default the device should have an Administrator, System and User community strings. The default community strings for each accounts are respectivly Vsg4TsgAdmin, Vsg4TsgSystem and Vsg4TsgUser.
Usage
General
The General Page displays generic information of the device.
Sources
On the Sources Page the user will find a set of subpages that will contain configuration parameters related with the inputs such as Phase Offset, Source Jam, PTP, NTP, GPS, LTC and VITC.
Output SDI General
This page contains configuration options for both SDI 1 and SDI 2 output interfaces. The user may configure the standard and format for each output. Depending on which configuration is selected for SDI 1 and/or SDI 2 a subset of pages will appear uppon which a user can configure in more detail the format and the pattern of a SDI output.
Output PGM General
This page contains configuration options for both PGM 1 and PGM 2 output interfaces. The user may configure the standard and format for each output. Depending on which configuration is selected for PGM 1 and/or PGM 2 a page will appear uppon which a user can configure in more detail the format and the pattern of a PGM output.
GPI
This pages contains information related with the General Purpose Interface (GPI).
Unit Configuration
On this page the user may configure data related with the devices Local Time, Front Panel, IP and DST
Time Source Status
This page contains all Time source related data for both primary and secondary sources.
Input Status
This page contains all Input status data for Local Time, NTP, LTC, GPS, PTP and VITC.
Output Status
This page contains all Output status data for SDI, LTC, PGM, SYNC, ENET.
Leap Second
This page contains info related with the Leap Second feature also available on the Device UI.
Alarms
This page displays information regarding the alarms that are present in the device.
An Alarm Configuration table is present to make it possible to configure the monitoring state and the severity of the alarms triggered by the device.
An Active Alarms table is present to display active alarms reported by the device.
Web Interface
This page will display the web interface of the device's Microsoft Silverlight UI.
Note that the client machine has to be able to access the device, as otherwise it will not be possible to open the web interface.