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K-Frame V-series Switchers

Video Production Center

Transitioning to 4K UHD doesn't have to be a big deal. Grass Valley's V-series video production centers have a compact 3 RU footprint that is ideal for smaller stations, studios, mobile environments, corporate, sports venues, eSports, educational, government and houses of worship production facilities. But that doesn't mean you have to compromise on performance. A simple license upgrade enables the V-series to handle either 1080p or 4K UHD programming in either SDQS or 2SI with up/down/cross conversion. Using EZ 4K mode, quad-resources are managed across the switcher as a single entity, allowing users to configure 4K UHD as easily as an HD show. Because of its modular design, even a transition...

FEATURES

K-Frame V-series Frame
  • Up to 36 inputs and 18 outputs
  • Up to 3 M/Es plus 2 VPEs, accessible across 4 suites by using DoubleTake this may be increased to 10 virtual M/Es
  • Every M/E and VPE has 4 keyers with standard keying modes including chromakey, 2 frame stores per keyer. Every keyer can use the pool of optional floating 3D iDPMs
  • 2D DPMs (resizers) on every keyer, with 4 pairs per M/E and VPE
  • Up to 4 optional iDPMs (integrated Digital Picture Manipulators), assigned as either floating iDPMs or within an eDPM at user’s discretion
  • Multiple multiviewer capability with 5 pre-configured layouts (maximum 14 panes per layout) with On-Air and Preview tally
  • EZ-4K Frame Operating Mode
  • Optional integrated ImageStore with 8 channels of video/key outputs and 4 pairs of video/key inputs, capable of delivering up to 32 GB storage of stills or “movies” with audio
  • Frame Operating Modes of 525i, 625i, 720p and 1080p and HDR support are standard. 1080p, 2160p/EZ-4K can be added with one software license
General for all K-Frames
  • Fully digital 10-bit 4:2:2 video switcher
  • Optional Format Conversion Card modules provide up/down/crossconversion when licensed with SetDef/MatchDef
  • Integrated macro builder/editor allows users to edit macros online or offline on a PC running the menu application
  • Optional DoubleTake (split M/E mode) effectively increases the number of M/Es and adds flexibility to Suites operation while FlexiKey programmable clean feed mode supports separately programmable configurations of keyers from four M/E outputs
  • Aux bus transitions for dissolves/wipes on aux bus outputs
  • Interfaces with Grass Valley routers and Kaleido multiviewers and their control systems
  • LDK Series & LDX Series camera control with Ethernet tally via Connect Gateway
  • 999 macros with many new ways to recall macros from the panel
  • 1,000 E-MEM registers with Define E-MEM for fine control in creation and editing of effects
  • VDCP Ethernet connection for stadium applications
  • Ethernet tally connection for integration with external tally systems
  • Optional RGB color correction on M/E buses and aux bus outputs
  • Source rules:
    • Links keyers to sources
    • Settings for on-off-left alone on every M/E
    • Full look-ahead preview of rules
  • Hot-swappable, front/rear removable modules and power supplies
  • All frames can be controlled via Ross Video Overdrive automation
  • Ross Video Dashboard can control all of the K-Frame switchers
  • Integrated control of graphics:
    • Chyron graphics products using specialized VDCP
    • XPressions graphics engine using RossTalk protocol
  • Daktronix devices via VDCP and the Daktonix can recall macros on the K-Frame switcher

 

Feature

K-Frame XP — Standard

K-Frame XP — Compact

K-Frame V-series

Frame Size

15 RU (plus 1 RU external PS)

8 RU (internal PS)

3 RU (internal PS)

4K Support

Yes — Full Raster Processing

Yes — Full Raster Processing

Yes

3G Support

1080p 50/60, level A

1080p 50/60, level A

1080p 50/60, level A&B

12G Support

Two single streams per 25 GbE SFP, one per 12G-SDI link

Two single streams per 25 GbE SFP, one per 12G-SDI link

Two single streams per 25 GbE SFP, one per 12G-SDI link

Max. I/O

(3G, HD)

192 x 96

80 x 40

32x16 SDI, 4x2 Media Port

 

(UHD)

8 x 4

Max. M/Es / VPEs

 

(3G, HD)

9 M/E

6 M/E

3 M/E plus 2 VPE

 

(UHD)

2 M/E plus 1 1080p

Full Keyers per M/E / VPE

 

(3G, HD)

6

6

4

 

(UHD)

2

Max. iDPM Channels

 

(3G, HD)

16

16

4

 

(UHD)

1

2 DPMs on all M/E Keyers

Yes (with perspective)

Yes (with perspective)

Yes

IS-04 & IS-05 Support

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

PTP Support

Yes

Yes

No

 

ImageStore Support

Stills and Movies w/audio

Stills and Movies w/audio

Stills and Movies w/audio

 

Multiviewer Support

4

4

2

 

 

SPECIFICATIONS

Mechanical Specifications

Depth: 563.5 mm (21.2 in.)

Width: 482.6 mm (19.0 in.)

Height: 132.6 mm (5.2 in.)

Weight: 28 kg (62 lbs.)
(with one power supply)

RU: 3

Weights for K-FRM-100V is with fully populated unit.

Video Standards

4K UHD Mode:

  • 2160p Full Raster (K-Frame XP only)
  • 2-Sample-Interleave (2SI) Quad Link
  • Square Division Quad Split (SDQS) Quad Link

3G Mode:

  • 1080p 50 Hz SMPTE ST 425-1 section 4 - Level A
  • 1080p 59.94 Hz SMPTE ST 425-1 section 4 - Level A
  • 1080p 60 Hz SMPTE ST 425-1 section 4 - Level A
  • 1080p 50 Hz SMPTE ST 425-1 section 5 - Level B (V-series only)
  • 1080p 59.94 Hz SMPTE ST 425-1 section 5 - Level B (V-series only)
  • 1080p 60 Hz SMPTE ST 425-1 section 5 - Level B (V-series only)

HD Mode:

  • 1080i25/29.97/30
  • 1080PsF23.976/24/25/29.97/30
  • 720p50/59.94/60

SD Mode:

  • 525i29.97
  • 625i25

 

Media Port Inputs & Outputs

SD:

  • 720p (1440) x 480i 29.97 Hz
  • 720p (1440) x 576i 25 Hz

HD:

  • 1280x720p 50/59.94/60 Hz
  • 1920x1080i 25/29.97/30 Hz
  • 1920x1080p 50/59.94/60 Hz
Serial Digital Video Inputs

Interface:

  • 4K 2160p SMPTE 2082-10
  • 3G video formats SMPTE ST 424-2006
  • HD video formats SMPTE ST 292-1998
  • SD video formats SMPTE ST 259-1997 ITU-R BT.656

Return loss:

  • >15 dB, 5 MHz to 1.5 GHz
  • >10 dB, 1.5 GHz to 3.0 GHz

Type of connector: 75Ω BNC (SMPTE ST 259)

Nominal amplitude: 800 mVp-p terminated

Input impedance: 75Ω

Max. cable length: using Belden 1694A type cable

  • 3G video 140m (459 ft.) typical
  • HD video 200m (656 ft.) typical
  • SD video 350m (1,148 ft.) typical
Serial Digital Video Outputs

Interface:

  • 3G video formats SMPTE ST 424-2006
  • HD video formats SMPTE ST 292-1998
  • SD video formats SMPTE ST 259-1997 ITU-R BT.656

Return loss:

  • >15 dB, 5 MHz to 1.5 GHz
  • >10 dB, 1.5 GHz to 3.0 GHz

Type of connector: 75Ω BNC (SMPTE ST 259)

Nominal amplitude: 800 mVp-p across 75Ω

Rise and fall times:

  • 3G & HD video formats ≤ 135 ps between 20% and 80% amplitude
  • SD video formats, 400 to 1400 ps between 20% and 80% amplitude

Timing jitter:

  • 3G video formats ≤ 2.0 UI
  • HD video formats ≤ 1.0 UI
  • SD video formats ≤ 0.2 UI

Alignment jitter:

  • 3G video formats ≤ 0.3 UI
  • HD video formats ≤ 0.2 UI
  • SD video formats ≤ 0.2 UI

Output impedance: 75Ω

DC offset: <500 mV with 75Ω termination

Ancillary and embedded data: blanked or passed (user selectable)

EDH: blanked

 

Analog Reference Input

Video standard: Analog Black or Tri-level sync

Return loss: >40 dB, up to 5 MHz

Connectors: 2 BNC loop-through

Impedance: 75Ω external termination

Reference Output

Return loss: >40 dB, 0 to 5 MHz

Nominal amplitude: 1 Vp-p into a 75Ω load

Communications

Connections:

  • PCU to video frame: LAN cable 100m (328 ft.) max. length
  • Control panel to PCU: dedicated cables, choice of 7.5m or 15m
  • Menu panel to PCU: dedicated cables, choice of 7.5m or 15m

Interoperability: The Video Production Centers are interoperable with the Encore, Jupiter, SMS-7000 and NV9000 routing control systems; LDK Series and LDX Series cameras using Connect Gateway; and with the K2 media server family (including the K2 Summit and K2 Solo), legacy Profile servers, M-Series iVDRs, Turbo iDDRs and T2 iDDRs.

Supported Control Protocols

The Video Production Centers support Ethernet and serial AMP protocol (standard in all systems), serial BVW and Odetics protocols, as well as controlling devices using PBus II and GPIs

  • Serial BVW-75 for VTR control
  • AMP (advanced media protocol) for Profile PVS, Profile XP Media Platform, K2, M-Series, Turbo iDDR and T2 iDDR systems over Ethernet and serial
  • Grass Valley native protocol for routers/routing control systems (Trinix/Trinix NXT, Venus, Triton, NVISION and third-party routers; Jupiter, Encore and NV9000 router control systems)
  • Ethernet tally
  • Grass Valley remote Aux Panels via Ethernet
  • Grass Valley editor protocol for edit controllers and external control
  • VDCP Serial and Ethernet
  • RossTalk protocol support for direct control of XPression graphics engine
  • Direct Control of Chyron Lyric and CrossTalk graphics engines

 

Power

Video Processing Frame 3 RU:

  • Line voltage: 100-240 VAC ±10% power factor corrected with automatic line-voltage sensing for 120V and 240V sources
  • Line frequency: 50/60 Hz ±5%
  • Power consumption: max. 500W
  • Leakage current: <2.5 mA
Environmental Conditions

Storage temperature: -20 to 70ºC (-4 to 158ºF)

Operating temperature: 0 to 40ºC (32 to 104ºF)

Relative humidity: 0-95% (non-condensing)

Electromagnetic environment: E2 (according to EN55103-1, -2)

K-Frame SXP

1 to 9

192

96

Up to 40
(4 per 16x8 I/O board)

Up to to 40 GPI and 160 Tally

(4 GPI Outputs and 16 Tally per 16x8 I/O board)

Up to 4 CONV I/O boards per frame. Each CONV I/O card provides 8 SDI and 1 Media Port input and 4 SDI outputs, all with MatchDef/SetDef capability

K-Frame CXP

1 to 6

80

40

Up to 16
(4 per 16x8 I/O board)

Up to to 16 GPI and 64 Tally

(4 GPI Outputs an d 16 Tally per 16x8 I/O board)

Up to 2 CONV I/O boards per frame. Each CONV I/O card provides 8 SDI and 1 Media Port input and 4 SDI outputs, all with MatchDef/SetDef capability

V-series 3 RU

1 to 3 plus 2 VPEs

8-32 SDI or IP plus up to 4 Media Ports

4-16 SDI or IP plus 2 Media Ports

8 per frame

32 per frame

Up to 4 CONV I/O boards per frame. Each CONV I/O card provides 8 SDI and 1 Media Port input and 4 SDI outputs, all with MatchDef/SetDef capability

Board Count

K-Frame SXP

Up to 3 M/E boards

Up to ten 16 input x 8 output boards per frame. Plus the Mod I/O boards. Can be mix of SDI GearBox and IP I/O

     

Up to four 8 input x 4 output modules.

Can be mix of SDI Conversion or IP I/O boards

K-Frame CXP

Up to 2 M/E boards

Up to four 16 input x 8 output boards per frame. Plus the Mod I/O boards. Can be mix of SDI GearBox and IP I/O

     

Up to two 8 input x 4 output modules.

Can be mix of SDI Conversion or IP I/O boards

V-series 3 RU

Up to 1 M/E board (5 M/Es per board)

See Mod I/O

     

Up to four input/output boards (SDI Convertor I/O board 8 SDI and 1 Media Port inputs and 4 SDI outputs per board) (IP I/O board 8 inputs and 4 outputs per board)

Frame

M/Es

Inputs

Outputs

GPI Inputs

GPI/Tally
Outputs

Mod I/O
(MatchDef/SetDef)

 

OPTIONS INFORMATION

K-Frame V-series Hardware Options

K-FRM-100V

K-Frame V-series (3 RU) video processing frame with internal power supply includes:

  • V-series Controller module (K-FRM-CTRL-V)
  • One V-series Mix/Effects module (K-FRM-ME-V)
  • Two Input/Output modules (K-FRM-IO-STND-V)
  • Two additional Media Port outputs
    One Power supply (K-FRM-PSU-V)
  • 8 GPI inputs, 8 GPI outputs, and 24 tally connections
  • AMP protocol
  • Ethernet tally
  • 999 Macros and 1000 E-MEMs

Video frame has six VPEs each with fourkeyer capability and a slot for optional DPM module; 36 inputs/18 outputs maximum.

 

K-FRM-CTRL-V

K-Frame V-series Controller Processor module. The internal ImageStore functionality resides on this module, which is licensable

K-FRM-100V-KIT

K-Frame V-series Spares Kit includes:

  • V-series Control Processor (K-FRM-CTRL-V)
  • V-series Fan Assembly

K-FRM-DPM-V

K-Frame V-series DPM Module adds iDPM capability to V-series that supports:

  • Four (4) licensed V/K channels of iDPM available as floating iDPMs or assignable to eDPM
  • Includes the enabling DPM software license (K-FRM-LIC-IDPM-ALL)

 

K-FRM-ME-V

K-Frame V-series Mix/Effects Module with five (5) Video Processing Engines (VPE) that can be utilized as M/Es or VPEs. One module per frame:

V-series M/Es (K-FRM-LIC-ME-V):

  • A/B and Utility 1 and 2 backgrounds
  • Four (4) full-function keyers with 2D DPMs
  • Cut/Mix/Wipe transitions
  • Six (6) program, preview, and clean feed outputs
  • Two (2) licensable multiviewers (K-FRM-LIC-MLTVWR)

K-FRM-IO-STND-V

K-Frame V-series Input/Output Module, adds 8 SDI inputs (plus 1 Media Port input) and 4 SDI outputs

 

K-FRM-IO-CONV-V

K-Frame V-series Input/Output with Conversion Module, adds 8 SDI inputs (plus 1 Media Port input) and 4 SDI outputs with 12 licensable video up/down/crossconverters. Requires one K-FRM-LIC-SETM-V license per module. (Supports conversion between SD, HD, 1080p and quad-link 4K UHD 2SI or SDQS.)

K-FRM-PSU-V

K-Frame V-series Power Supply, for replacement or spares

K-Frame V-series Software Options

K-FRM-LIC-3G-V

Software license enabling 3G formats and EZ-4K in the K-FRM100V video processing frame. For previously shipped systems, order under K-FRM-SW-OPT configuration and include frame serial number.

K-FRM-LIC-ME-V

Software license enabling M/E functionality on K-Frame V-series Mix/Effects module.
One license required for every M/E:

  • A/B and Utility 1 and 2 backgrounds
  • Four full-function keyers with 2D DPMs
  • Cut/Mix/Wipe transitions
  • Six program, preview, and clean feed outputs
  • Six M/E licenses maximum on a K-FRM-ME-V module

 

K-FRM-LIC-SETM-V

Software license enabling all of the SetDef/MatchDef video format converters on the K-FRM-IO-CONV-V cards for up, down, and cross converting inputs and outputs of SD and HD including 1080p. Modular input/output module(s) (K-FRM-IO-CONV-V) are required for SETMATCH software option. For previously shipped systems order under K-FRM-SW-OPT configuration and include frame serial number. (Supports conversion between SD, HD, 1080p and quad-link UHD 2SI or SDQS.)

K-FRM-LIC-2DDPM

Software License for the K-Frame V-series, enabling ALL 2D DPMs available on licensed M/Es in the video processor frame. For previously shipped systems order under K-FRM-SW-OPT configuration and include frame serial number.

 

K-FRM-LIC-ME-VIEW

Software license enabling the capability to view an additional preview output from the M/E that displays the input videos for that M/E. Six pre-configured layouts that are separately selectable for each M/E.

K-FRM-LIC-CHRO-ALL

Software license enabling all chromakeyers on all keyers. Possible 30 chromakeyers in a fully loaded V-series frame.

K-FRM-LIC-MLTVWR

Software license enabling multiviewer functionality on the K-FRM-ME-DPM module. One license required for every multiviewer. Maximum licenses dependent on hardware availability. Five pre-configured layouts, max. 14 panes per layout with On-Air and Preview tally.

K-FRM-LIC-IMG-RAMR

Software license enabling the ImageStore board to operate in “Movies” RAM Record mode. Requires a K-FRM-IMG and a K-FRM-LIC-IMG-xx.

K-FRM-LIC-SNMP

Software license enabling the SNMP MIB functions to be used by various SNMP health monitoring systems.

 

ORDERING INFORMATION

K-Frame V-series Frames

K-FRM-100V

K-Frame 3G-ready video processor frame with Controller module with on-board licensable ImageStore options, 16 SDI and 2 Media Port inputs, 8 SDI and 2 Media Port outputs, 8 GPI in, 32 GPI out, one Mix/Effects module licensable for five M/Es and multiviewer options, AMP, Ethernet tally, 999 macros, 1,000 E-MEMs, Source Rules, Panel Memory, four keyers per M/E, hot-swappable modules, and internal power supplies.

KSP Control Surface

KSP-PNL-1ME-KBD

Soft Panel interface keyboard for 1 M/E GUI with special Keycap labels and colors for switcher control. Requires the KSP-LIC-1ME-SW software option to operate the KSP.

KSP-LIC-1ME-SW

License enabling control of the K-Frame series video processor frames with the 1 M/E soft panel GUI on a customer supplied PC. Suggest the KSP-PNL-1ME-KBD option.

 

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