Ross® Abekas®

The information in this document applies to the Abekas® Mira, Mira Express, and Tria.

Cable Connections

The video server connects to the switcher over ethernet.

Switcher Communication Setup

The switcher must be set up to communicate with the video server using AMP.

To Set Up Ethernet Communications

  1. Press MENU > SYSTEM > NEXT > NEXT > Device Config
  2. Press Add and use the Slot knob to select an ethernet connection (Slot #).
  3. Use the Type knob to select Server.
  4. Press NEXT.
  5. Use the SubType knob to select AMP.
  6. Press NEXT.
  7. Use the Field knob to select the segment of the IP address you want to edit and the Value knob to select the number.
  8. Press NEXT.
  9. Use the Option and Value knobs to complete the setup.
    Option Value
    Port 3811 — Select the port that you want to use to communicate with the video server.
    PreRoll Set the number of the frames that switcher waits after sending the play command to a video server before taking the source on-air.
    EjtClp Off — Selects whether the Eject Clip is sent to the video server before a clip is cued (On) or if the Eject Clip command is not sent (Off).
  10. Press the Option knob and Confirm to add the device.

Switcher Video Setup

The switcher must be set up to associate the video server controls with the video source coming into the switcher. When you select the source coming from the video server on a bus, the menu jumps to the clip controls for that video server.

To Assign a Video Server to a Video Input

  1. Press MENU > CONFIG > Input > NEXT.
  2. Use the Input knob to select the input BNC that is connected to the video server.
  3. Press the Device knob.
  4. Use the Device knob to select the video server you set up for the input BNC.
  5. Press NEXT.
  6. Use the Option and Value knobs to complete the setup.
    Option Value
    Channel Select the channel on the video server that you want to control. For channel A select 1, for channel B select 2 and so on. If the server channel is operating in keyer mode (VK), only the video channel needs to be controlled.
  7. Press the Option knob and Confirm to add the device.

Abekas® Setup

Note: This information in this procedure is provided as a guide and is based on the current version of hardware and software that was available at the time of testing. For the most accurate and up-to-date information, refer to the documentation that came with your device.

To Set Up Ethernet Communications

  1. Launch the Mira Config or Tria Config application and click the RS422 tab.
  2. Select a Room X Configuration. The room is a specific communication setup that can be applied to one of more channels on the server.
  3. Next to the Ch-X: for each channel you want to control, select the room you are configuring.
  4. In the RS422 Protocol area select AMP over Ethernet.
  5. In the Response Time area select Fast.
  6. In the Video Edit Effects area select whether you want just the video (Edit Video Track), alpha (Edit Key Track), or both (Edit Video and Key Tracks) edited. These are the two video streams coming out of the server.
  7. In the AMP Protocol Configuration area configure the following:
    • Disable field timecode reporting — selected.
    • Allow overlapped commands — selected.
    • Allow playlist control — selected.
    • Protocol ID — select Generic DDR.
  8. Click Restart Mira or Restart Tria.