Decklink Live input Issue ( TVplay playlist )

[reegeo]

Hi; Greetings, While testing TVplay , with decklink DeckLink SDI 4K (1in/1out) B) Not able to get output for Live event in playlist , file based playout is fine. Do i missing something in the config file, kindly advise? able to get live input triggered by sending "Play 1-1 decklink 1".

B :) Also trying to configure Nevion SL-3GHD3232 32x32 Router , plugin could able to detect the device , status shows green as connected but drop down menus are showing blank. Not able to see/list any of sources . Is the provided router plugin only meant for 16x16 model or a generic driver?

[jaskie]

Hi, A: Just set DECKLINK 1 for relevant playout server channel as live device name:

You have to know that starting the Decklink playout manually will give small (about 10 frames) black gap, as the producer needs to initialize. If the Decklink is started from rundown after another one, it will start fluently, because rundown engine preloads it two seconds before actual start time.

B: It was tested on VikinX Modular 64x64. Check wiki. It looks like your Level parameter in plugin configuration don't correspond valid level configured in the router. Try to set it to zero first.

If this helps, just close the issue. If not, let me know. --- Jurek

[jaskie]

I just tested the Nevion router with the same result as you. It turned out that I was connected to wrong NIC on Nevion (mine have three of them). You can connect to any of them with terminal (e.g. PuTTY), and check if responses to commands, i.e. inlist l0 should return list of inputs on level 0.

[reegeo]

Thanks, First issue is resolved now, decklink input signals are able to insert in live events. Cheers! However, Nevion router sources are still not able to list , and telnet commands are not giving responses. As mentioned there are three NIC ports, namely NCB IN, NCB OUT & ETHERNET , Nevion configurator s/w only can talk to the device through third NIC "ETHERNET", and presume this is the only one TVplay also talk too. On Nevion documentation it is mentioned a separate multicon IP-gateway controller, Is it the one you are referring to? (https://nevion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Multicon.revT.pdf page11 ) which is not available at the moment .

Thanks

[jaskie]

Hi, sorry for delayed response, I was simply sick… Definitely, you have to connect to ethernet port, the other two are RS232 and therefore not compatible. By default, MRP protocol is available on Multicon ethernet TCP port 4381. You should be able to connect to it by any terminal program (I use PuTTY), login, and be able to get data and execute commands from it - it's just that the plugin does internally. If nothing works, especially login command described in chapter 3 of aforementioned manual, it's something wrong with your general setup, and - until it's fixed - plugin won't work as well. It may be router configuration (it's possible to disable it - page 34 of Multicon manual), Windows firewall, I do not know. If yo'll go further, and will be able to control the router with MRP protocol, but plugin still not working, we will look for the reason in its configuration/code. And for sure, the separate Multicon isn't required to control router if it have its internal one. Good luck! Jurek

[J-FB]

Hi Jaskie,

I opened a new "Issue" regarding the Nevion Router, and provided some explanation on why our Nevion Sublime cannot be controlled. The issue is related to the Fact that the Sublime range of router doesn't have a MULTICON. However, a subset of MRP is implemented.