EVS XT4K - MTPC Board

6.8. MTPC Board
Introduction
The function of the PC board is mainly the control of the video hardware and the interface
of the peripheral equipment (such as a remote controller) with the video hardware.
The following MTPC board is used:
• Revision A3/A6 with COMMEL HS873 motherboard and a new time code
management module (with bootable USB).
In standard configuration the PC hardware is composed of:
• One mounting PC board, with serial ports, LTC reader and generator, is controlled by
the motherboard.
• SAS System Hard disk: the SAS disk drive is used for storing the EVS software and
the operating system. Neither audio nor video data is saved on this disk. The capacity
of this drive may vary depending on market availability, but two system partitions are
defined:
◦ one system partition of 2GB for Multicam versions up to 14.XX
◦ one system partition of the remaining disk capacity for Multicam versions from
15.00.
• 1GB SDRAM (or higher) to suit the system requirements from Multicam 15.00. Please
contact EVS support for RAMs upgrade. Do not use standard PC RAM modules.
78 6. Boards Description
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 15.2.A- June 2017