DiGiCo Optocore V221 Appendix A DiGiCo Optocore V221 For SD Rack Optocore Operation Issue E - May 2014 A1-1
DiGiCo Optocore V221 A1-2
DiGiCo Optocore V221 Contents (Appendix A) A1.1 Optocore V221 - Introduction ............................................ .......A1-4 A1.1.1 System Overview...................................................... .......A1-4 A1.1.2 Opto V220 (DiGiRacks) and Opto V221 (SD Racks).......A1-5 A1.1.3 Replacing DiGiRacks with SD Racks ..................... .......A1-5 A1.1.4 Replacing SD Racks with DiGiRacks ..................... .......A1-7 A2.1 The Audio IO Panel ................................................
DiGiCo Optocore V221 A1.1 Optocore V221 - Introduction A1.1.1 System Overview ............................................................... The new V221 DiGiCo Optocore fibre system provides users with a highly flexible system. In order for correct and safe operation of the system, the basic principles need to be understood. A DiGiCo fibre loop now supports up to 10 SD Engines (5 Redundant Consoles) and 14 Racks. These are identified as follows.
DiGiCo Optocore V221 A1.1.2 Opto V220 (DiGiRacks) and Opto V221 (SD Racks) ........... SD Series consoles are now capable of operating with either one of two different Optocore firmware versions - V220 and V221. V220 is compatible with DiGiRacks and MiNiRacks and cannot be used with SD Racks or DRacks. V221 is compatible with SD Racks and DRacks and cannot be used with DiGiRacks and MiNiRacks.
DiGiCo Optocore V221 Device Type=DiGiRack Change to SD Rack Connection cannot be changed at this time Was Opto ID 30 Now Opto ID 17 After creating a new Snapshot - Change Device Type to SD Rack Now Conform this rack to recreate I/O cards and recall the snapshot to reinstate input gains etc A1-6
DiGiCo Optocore V221 A1.1.4 Replacing SD Racks with DiGiRacks ................................ If you are connecting racks with Optocore and your session originally used SD Racks, you can replace these with Optocore connected DiGiRacks or MiNiRacks as follows: Note: Optocore V220 cannot run at 96Khz.
DiGiCo Optocore V221 A2.1 The Audio IO Panel A2.1.1 Layout .................................................................................
DiGiCo Optocore V221 All SD hardware must be running with the same Fibre Speed. The default setting is 2G. The Current Setting can be found in either the Audio I/O panel or in the Optocore Diagnostics Panel. On an SD Rack, navigate to the Fibre Speed menu to check. Audio I/O Panel Optocore Setup Fibre Speed Connect all consoles and racks ensuring all Fibre connections are A to B. Go to Files/Session Structure.
DiGiCo Optocore V221 Next, go to Setup/Audio Sync and set sync to Optocore. Please note that all consoles on the network must be running at the same sample rate. Once all hardware is connected, go to System/Diagnostics/Optocore. This will list all connected Optocore devices either SDeng (console engines) to SDrack (SD Rack or D Rack) by ID. If any expected devices are not listed, please check all physical connections, Optocore ID’s and Fibre Speeds.
DiGiCo Optocore V221 NOTE: Changing card allocations with these buttons is only possible if the Optocore Setup button is pressed first NOTE: You may choose to remove all existing output card allocations before making new ones but please be aware that this will affect all allocations on all connected consoles thus potentially removing allocations already made by other users. To do this press the Optocore Details button in the Optocore Setup panel and then press the Clear All Outputs button.
DiGiCo Optocore V221 A2.1.3 Audio Sync .......................................................................... In standard operation, all Optpcore connected console engines should be set to Audio Sync = Optocore. In this situation the Optocore device with the lowest Optocore ID will automatically become the Master Sync source for the Optocore system.
DiGiCo Optocore V221 The simplest way to create the Console Opto Receive Ports is to press the Conform All Ports button on all the other consoles and this will automatically create the relevant Receive Ports, IMPORTANT: When these Ports are added an Optocore Remap is required and this will only work correctly if all the consoles in the system have matching Send and Receive Ports. A2.1.6 SD Rack Splits ....................................................................
DiGiCo Optocore V221 A3.2.1 Setting up a Dual Loop System ........................................ Each console and rack should have its Optocore network ID set accordingly. If a Dual loop console is ID 1, it will be ID 1 on both loops. Racks can only exist on either loop 1 or loop 2 therefore their physical presence on the loop determines which loop they are on. Pressing conform all ports in Audio IO will assign Rack IDs to either loop 1 or loop 2.
DiGiCo Optocore V221 A3.2.4 Single Loop Console on Loop 2 ........................................ SD8, SD9, SD10 and SD11 consoles are only able to have connections fitted one loop and the internal connections within the console will be to loop 1. In the Options>Console menu, the Enable Optocore option allows the console to either be a loop 1 console or loop 2 console (shown below) without having to alter the internal connections. Single loop consoles operate independently on each loop.
