Video Team Hardware

Contents

  1. Video Team Hardware
    1. Work In Progress
      1. Kit list per talk room
      2. Kit list VideoTeam Operations Room
      3. Misc shopping
  2. Flight Case Builds
    1. Front of House Rack
      1. Shopping List
    2. Opsis/Turbot
      1. Build List
    3. Road Box
      1. Build List
    4. Sound Mixer
      1. Build List

Work In Progress

Kit list per talk room

Audio

2x Headset Radio Mic
2x Hand-held Radio Mic (omnidirectional, because people hold them the wrong way)
2x Mic Stands (Good for getting people to queue up to ask questions - use with hand-held mics) (we have 1)
4x 2m XLR cable (mic receiver to snake)

Tasks:

  1. Identify suitable radio mic systems (farm off to QAV)

2x Ambient Mic (pick up audience chatter / shout out questions)
2x Microphone stand (for ambient mics)
2x 20m XLR cable (to run from ambient mic to desk)

1x 5m 3.5mm stereo Jack to 2x 1/4" mono jacks (PC Audio to DI Box)
1x stereo DI box (2x 1/4" socket In to 2x XLR-M) active / phantom powered (PC audio)
2x 2m XLR cable (DI to snake)

1x 25m Mic 'snake' reel - 6 in 2 out

1x 8 channel mixing desk

2x 5m XLR cable mixing desk to Main camera
2x 20m XLR cable mixing desk to PA (potentially via snake)

1x Balanced to unbalanced stereo balun transformer (XLR-F in to 1/4" Socket Out)
2x 2m 1/4" Mono Jack to Jack
1x 2m 1/4" Mono Jack to stereo 3.5mm jack
1x 2m 1/4" Mono Jack to RCA phono plug
1x 3.5mm Socket to 1/4" mono jack adapter

Camera

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Opsis: Presentation capture

Tasks:

  1. Confirm that the Turbot is a suitable PC system Done - works fine
  2. Update to fanless PSU
  3. mount into 1U case with the following connection setup
    1. Connection to outside world
      1. Common
        • IEC power
        • Power Switch
        • LED from nRST of OPSIS
      2. Opsis
        • HDMI IN (from Presentation laptop)
        • HDMI Out (to Projector)
        • HDMI Out (to confidence screen)
        • Reset (+remote from minno board)

      3. MinnowBoard

        • Ethernet (to Mixer PC)
        • USB sockets 1 (or 2 if available)
        • Reset

        • GPIO out from MinnowBoard to LED

    2. Connections internally
      • Power switch to power supply

      • Power supply to MinnowBoard (& SSD)

      • Power supply to Opsis VIA GPIO Controlled Relay from MinnowBoard

      • HDMI Out from MinnowBoard to Opsis

      • JTAG from MinnowBoard to Opsis

      • GPIO out from MinnowBoard to relay to power sequence Opsis

      • GPIO out from MinnowBoard to relay to switch P18 / K2 (DPDT)

Video Mix PC

Kit list VideoTeam Operations Room

Video Master PC

Misc shopping

Flight Case Builds

Front of House Rack

Build a 19" Flight case containing Radio mic receiver, Storage draw, Opsis (and Support PC - Turbot), Packet Switch, Power.

To the wall of a 6U tray attach IEC mains inlet, as well as 2xBNC antenna and 2xRJ45 bulkhead connectors. To the floor of the 6U tray attach the the mains power block. European plug / sockets have been selected because this matches most of our existing wall wart power supplies! The 6 U tray creates the rear wall of the flight case, whilst the equipment (and draws populate the front) The the packet switch should also be attached to the floor of the tray.

Use RJ45 patch cables to connect the packet switch to both ethernet ports on the Opsis 'box' (i.e. Opssis and Turbot), and the 2 bulkhead ports of the tray. Also use BNC patch cables to connect the 8 antenna points on the mic receivers to the antenna distribution system and then connect the antenna distribution system's two outputs to the inside of the BNC bulkhead connectors.

Attach the DI box to the tray. Attach stereo 3.5mm out from the Milkymist IO board (Opsis box) to the input on the DI box (alternatively provide RCA/ 1/4" jack connectors on the tray if milkymist does not support HDMI audio capture through the Opsis). Attach the 6 XLR Male connectors to the wall of the tray. Take 4 to the radio mic receivers and the remaining two to the DI box.

Shopping List

QTY

Item

List price (unit)

Total

Comments

4

Shure BLX4R Wireless Receiver

$209 with antennas etc

$836

Find version valid in most of EU

1

Shure UA844+SWB Antenna Distribution System

$483

$483

470 - 960 MHz (EU, Africa)

2

Shure BLX1 Bodypack Transmitter

$139

$272

Same frequency band as receivers

2

MX153 Headset Mic TA4 connector

$218

$436

2

BLX2/SM58 Handheld Wireless Microphone

$189

$378

Same frequency band as receivers

1

WA621 Kit of 5 Colored ID Caps for Microphones

$15

$15

2

1U draw with foam insert (store mics)

$70

$140

Can we get away with 1U (or 2x 1U?) ??

1

6U flight case

$220

$220

Suitable for flight / courier shipping

1

6U Tray

$130

$130

1

Opsis / Turbot PC / SSD & PSU in 1U Box

See 1U Opsis system

1

Euro 6 way mains block

$15

$15

Fit to tray

2

Bulkhead RJ45 coupler

$10

$20

Fit to tray wall

6

Panel mount XLR Male socket

$4

$12

Audio out to mixing desk, Digi-key 889-1801-ND

3

Bulkhead HDMI

$18

$54

Digi-key DCP-HDMIT-F

2

Bulkhead BNC coupler

$4

$8

Fit to tray wall

1

Switched IEC Filtered Power Inlet Socket

$10

$10

Fit to tray wall

1

Gigabit switch (4 port unmanaged)

$35

$35

Fit to tray

3

50cm HDMI cable

$8

$32

Opsis in 1, Out 1,2

4

50cm BNC 50R coax cable

$15

$60

5

RJ45 patch cable

$3

$12

3

1m XLR Female to female cable

$6

$18

Cut in half and attach to the panel mount

1

Stereo DI Box

$40

$40

Total: $3226

Opsis/Turbot

1U chassis containing the Opsis HDMI capture board and a Turbot driving it. Connect 1U chassis USB sockets to the Turbot board. Connect the Turbot board to the SSD. Connect the Turbot HDMI output to Opsis input 2

Build List

QTY

Item

List price (unit)

Total

Comments

1

1U Chassis

TBA

$0

Have 3

1

Opsis

$480

$0

Have 5

1

Turbot

$149

$149

Runs the Opsis

1

Small PC PSU

$135

$135

Power Opsis, Turbot, Disk, must be 110/230 auto switching

1

Milkymist IO Expansion board for Opsis

$65

$65

Gives us audio in and out as 3.5mm TRS

1

DI Box Stereo, unbalanced -> balanced, TRS -> XLR

$20

$20

For audio out from HDMI into Opsis to mixing desk

1

Small SSD (120GB)

$60

$60

Turbot OS and sponsor loop

1

50cm HDMI cable

$8

$8

Turbot to Opsis second port

1

Bulkhead RJ45 coupler

$10

$10

Turbot out to the network

1

RJ45 patch cable

$3

$3

Total: $350

Road Box

Cut ends of Camera PSU and wire IEC Male inlet inline for local power supply. Space for 2 camera tripods in the roadbox

Build List

QTY

Item

List price (unit)

Total

Comments

1

Audio snake 8 to mixer, 2 to stage

$135

$135

25-30m, Mixer <-> Front of House Box

2

SDI 50R BNC cable reel with 2m drop cable

$270

$540

25-30m, Camera -> Voctomix

1

Twin Cat6 cable reel with twin 2m drops and HDMI adaptors

$150

$150

25-30m, Front of House Box -> projector (Estimate by component)

2

XLR Male -> Female cable reel with 2m drop cable

$150

$300

25-30m, Mixer -> Camera

6

XLR Male -> Female patch cable

$6

$36

2m, Front of House Box -> snake

4

XLR Male -> Female patch cable

$6

$24

20m, Ambient mics and PA feed

2

Microphone stands

$20

$40

For ambient mics

2

Beyerdynamic MCE 530 Omni Directional Mic

$95

$180

Have 4

1

Behringer CT-100 Cable Tester

$35

$35

Probably only require 1 in total for a DebConf

1

Roadie box

$505

24" cube with locking wheels

Total: $1292

Sound Mixer

Build List

QTY

Item

List price (unit)

Total

Comments

1

Mixing desk

$460

$460

Min 5 mono, 2 stereo input (XLR), phantom power, min 2 stereo sub-groups with XLR out (PA, camera) i.e. Behringer X2442USB Xenyx 24 Input 4/2 Bus Mixer

1

Flight case for sound desk

$190

$190

1

Gooseneck Lamp 12V BNC - LED

$30

$30

i.e. https://www.amazon.co.uk/citronic-GL12B-Console-Gooseneck-Lamp/dp/B000BN6LHW/ref=sr_1_2?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1511441075&sr=1-2&keywords=bnc+gooseneck+lamp

Total: $680