Nexio AMP
Nexio AMP
Nexio AMP
The Nexio+ AMP advanced media server is an efficient and integrated server platform for managing digital
content from ingest to playout. It combines industry-leading Hewlett Packard Enterprise standard server models
and Imagine software/hardware bundle kits, enabling software-defined applications while delivering the
exceptional reliability, flexibility and format transparency that broadcast operations demand.
Benefits
Exceptional On-Air Reliability – No Single Point of Failure
Efficient Workflows – Accelerates Time-to-Air
UHD- and HDR-Ready
High Scalability – Expand Storage with No System Downtime
Easy Serviceability and Maintenance – Worry-free Operation
Features
Flexible system designs: System scales from small integrated servers to 1000+ channel SAN architecture.
Pay as you go online expansion of storage capacity and bandwidth
Packed with value-added features for simple & efficient workflows: Offers proxy generation, on-SAN
editing, multichannel audio and more
Comprehensive range of software-based codecs and formats: Add codecs through software upgrades
and licensing
Applications
Nexio® Media Server Applications
Content Management, Synchronization, and Control Applications
Nexio® Media Server Applications deliver a high-performance, easy-to-operate, streamlined solution that meets
the demanding requirements of broadcast and professional media environments. Seamlessly add editing
integration, advanced content management, automatic file synchronization, automated time delay, and a number
of control applications into your server system.
Channel control, configuration, clip management, media transfers, channel monitoring, and system monitoring
has never been easier
Nexio® Playlist™
Nexio® PlayList is an event-sequencing application that controls Nexio AMP servers to facilitate play-to-air
operations in transmission, sports and news environments.
It’s ideal for commercial insertion applications and small-market programming where full station automation is not
required. Nexio PlayList can also be used to inexpensively backup station automation systems. The application
enables you to choose clips from the Nexio MediaBase™ asset inventory and arrange them in order for play-to-
air.
Nexio AMP® ChannelView™
Nexio AMP® ChannelView™ integrates software-based multiviewer I/O monitoring directly into the Nexio AMP
server, allowing users to easily and cost-effectively monitor the server’s input and output ports on an attached
VGA monitor.
Nexio® Delay™
Nexio® ClipSync™
Nexio® ClipSync™ is an optional software application that allows Nexio AMP servers to synchronize two playout
channels so that they act as one single channel.
This capability allows two clips to be played in sync for key-plus-fill, looping, single-channel playback and other
production processes.
When used in conjunction with the Nexio PlayList™ application, Nexio ClipSync allows linked clips to be entered
into a playlist as a single clip. The software can be controlled by either the NXOS standard Nexio interface or the
Nexio Remote™ monitoring and control software application. It can also be controlled by automation systems via
VDCP or Nexio native protocol.
Nexio® Remote™
Nexio® Remote™ is used to monitor and control channels on one or more Nexio servers over a local area
network (LAN). From a single user interface baseband ingest, playout and content management can be
controlled for up to six Nexio channels on any of the servers in a single server system. In addition, it supports
optional applications including Nexio® Playlist™, ClipSync™ and Delay™.
When a channel from a Nexio server is connected to Nexio Remote, control of that channel is locked to the
application. Nexio Remote may also be used to remotely manage content and control several user applications
on the Nexio server. Operators can connect and disconnect from different servers in the system, maximizing
flexibility and control.
Specifications
Nexio+™ AMP® 2RU
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
Server 2RU Rack Mount
Hardware Up to 16 front-mounted hot-swappable media hard drives or SSDs
Features 1+1 redundant hot-swappable PS, 800W (100-240VAC) or 1400W (200-240VAC)
High CFM cooling for 24/7 operation
2 Intel Xeon Cascade 16-core processors
64 GB DDR4 RAM expandable to 1536 GB
1+1 redundant front-mounted hot-swappable OS SSDs
4x 1GbE Ethernet Ports
Optional additional 4x 1Gb, 2x 10Gb, 2x 25Gb, 2x 40Gb, 2x 50Gb, or 1x/2x 100Gb Ethernet
Ports
Quadruple-head monitor ports; 4x DisplayPort 1.4 with adapter to DVI-D
3 USB 3.0 ports (1 front, 2 rear)
Dedicated Hewlett Packard Enterprise Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Ethernet Port
Windows® Server 2019 R2 Standard 64-bit Embedded OS
GPU co-processing engine for advanced SD/HD/UHD Up/Down/Cross-conversion processing,
Rec.601, Rec.709, and Rec.2020 SDR/HDR color-space conversion, and optional branding &
graphics
CHANNEL CONFIGURATIONS
SD-only Up to 6 bidirectional channels
All channels software license key (SLK) enabled
Automatic aspect-ratio conversion (ARC) with Active Format Descriptor
(AFD) support
Mixed SD/HD Up to 6 bidirectional channels
Up/Down/Crossconversion Automatic input format detection
Automatic aspect-ratio conversion (ARC) with Active Format Descriptor
(AFD) support
All channels software license key (SLK) enabled
UHD-1 Ultra Hi-Def 1 bidirectional channel
AUDIO
Inputs 8 pairs (16 channels) embedded HD-BNC
Outputs 8 pairs (16 channels) embedded HD-BNC
Storage Up to 32 tracks of PCM uncompressed audio per ID
Up to 8 channels per track compressed, up to 256 compressed audio channels
per ID
Sample Precision 16-, 20- or 24-bit PCM, 48 kHz
Compressed Audio Pass- Dolby® Digital (AC-3), Dolby® Digital Plus (E-AC-3), Dolby® E, DTS/DTS-HD
Through pass through
Compressed Audio Playback AAC/HE-AAC/HE-AACv2, MPEG1-LayerII (MP2)
CODECS SUPPORTED
270 Mb/s SDI Video Formats MPEG-2 I-Frame
MPEG-2 Long-GOP
IMX 30, 40, 50 (D-10)
DVCPRO25, DVCPRO50
DVCAM (PAL only)
DV (NTSC only)
ASPECT RATIO
HD (SD) 16:9, (16:9, 4:3)
Aspect Ratio Up/down/cross conversion support with NTSC EIA- 608 <> 708 caption conversion
Conversion Up/down/cross conversion support with PAL WST/OP42 <> OP47 caption conversion
AFD Support Insert/fill/override embedded AFD metadata frame-by-frame on a per-ID or per-port
basis
SMPTE 2016 and ATSC TSG-814
TIMECODE I/O
Serial RS-232, RS-422
LTC time-of-day data from reference/sync generator BNC via NXUSBTC
LTC Balanced Analogue
HD/SDI SD VBI
Read, generate, and write discontinuous VITC1 and VITC2, user-selectable lines
HD HANC/VANC
Read, generate, and write discontinuous ATC/LTC, ATC/VITC1, and ATC/VITC2, user-selectable
data location
PTP IP Multicast
IEEE1588/SMPTE2059 Precision Time Protocol time-of-day data for baseband PTP timestamp used
for 2022-6/-7 UCIP output frames
RS-422, TCP/UDP PROTOCOLS, & GPI CONTROL
Serial Ports Optional 8x RS-422 RJ12 ports. Includes cables and RJ12->DB9
adapters
GPI I/O 8 Optional 16x GPI input, 16x GPI output
Sony® BVW (9-pin) Protocol TCP/IP, UDP Ethernet; RS-422 serial
Nexio® Native Control Protocol TCP/IP, UDP Ethernet; RS-422 serial
Video Disk Control Protocol (VDCP) TCP/IP Ethernet; RS-422 serial
Timeline Playlist/Macro API TCP/IP Ethernet
Simple Network Management UDP Ethernet
Protocol
(SNMP)
SYSLOG Operating System and TCP/IP Ethernet
Application Message Logging
FILE INTERCHANGE
ACOUSTIC NOISE
Listed are the declared A-Weighted sound power levels (LWAd) and declared average bystander position A-
Weighted sound pressure levels (LpAm) when the product is operating in a 23°C ambient environment. Noise
emissions were measured in accordance with ISO 7779 (ECMA 74) and declared in accordance with ISO 9296
(ECMA 109).
Idle Operating
L WAd (1P non-redundant) 4.6 A Average (1P non-redundant) 4.6 A Average Bystander
Bystander (2P redundant) 6.2 C Average Bystander
(2P redundant) 5.5 A Average Bystander
L pAm (1P non-redundant) 29 dBA (1P non-redundant) 30 dBA
(2P redundant) 37 dBA (2P redundant) 46 dBA
Note: 1P Configuration tested included two Intel E5-2630 v3, 2.3GHz processors, one 500GB SAS HDD, five
standard hot plug fans, one 8GB DDR4 RDIMM’s 2133MHz, one 500W power supply. 2P Configuration tested
included two Intel E5-2650 v3, 2.6GHz processors, one 500GB SAS HDD, seven standard hot plug fans, two
16GB DDR4 RDIMM’s 2133MHz, one 500W power supply, P440ar HDD controller PCI card with
2GB cache. Performance of system, options, and ancillary equipment will vary depending on the system
configuration.
EMISSIONS CLASSIFICATION (EMC)
FCC Rating Class A
Normative CISPR 22; EN55022; EN55024; FCC CFR 47, Pt 15; ICES-003; CNS13438; GB9254; K22;K24;
Standards EN 61000-3-2; EN 61000-3-3; EN 60950-1; IEC 60950-1.
CHANNEL CONFIGURATIONS
SD-only Up to 6 bidirectional channels
All channels software license key (SLK) enabled
Automatic aspect-ratio conversion (ARC) with Active Format Descriptor
(AFD) support
Mixed SD/HD Up/Down/Cross- Up to 6 bidirectional channels
conversion Automatic input format detection
Automatic aspect-ratio conversion (ARC) with Active Format Descriptor
(AFD) support
All channels software license key (SLK) enabled
UHD-1 Ultra Hi-Def 1 bidirectional channel
INPUTS & OUTPUTS
Broadcast HD/SDI Input 6x High Density BNC (HD-BNC)
Signal I/O Video:
HD/SDI 6x High Density BNC (HD-BNC)
Output
Video:
AES/EBU MDR to HD-BNC unbalanced connector breakout cable
Audio:
RS-422 Serial Optional 8x RS422 I/O Interface; RJ12 connectors. Includes cables and
Control: RJ12- >DB9 adapters.
RS-232 LTC DB9
Input:
ASPECT RATIO
HD (SD) 16:9, (16:9, 4:3)
Aspect Ratio Up/down/cross conversion support with NTSC EIA- 608 <> 708 caption conversion
Conversion Up/down/cross conversion support with PAL WST/OP42 <> OP47 caption conversion
AFD Support Insert/fill/override embedded AFD metadata frame-by-frame on a per-ID or per-port
basis
SMPTE 2016 and ATSC TSG-814
TIMECODE I/O
Serial RS-232, RS-422
LTC time-of-day data from reference/sync generator BNC via NXUSBTC
LTC Balanced Analogue
HD/SDI SD VBI
Read, generate, and write discontinuous VITC1 and VITC2, user-selectable lines
FILE INTERCHANGE
FTP Supports 20+ simultaneous transactions; active and passive (FXP: File exchange protocol)
Support for LXF, GXF, MXF OP1a, Self-Contained MOV (QuickTime), MP4/M4V
Import support for Pinnacle, Quantel, MXF OP-Atom, MXF OP1b, Reference MOV (QuickTime),
AS-03/-10/-11, MPEG-ES/PS/TS/MTS/EVO/VOB/M2V
Ordering Information
Nexio+ AMP 1RU and 2RU Turnkey Platforms
NEX-AMP-1UG10-2 Nexio+ AMP 1RU turnkey pla orm. 6-in/6-out/reference HD/SDI PCIe interface
included. Up to 6 HD or 1 UHD channels. 128GB, redundant 2x OS SSD, 4x 1Gb
Ethernet included, and Windows Server 2016 for Embedded Systems standard.
Purchase Fibre Channel HBA, 25/10GbE NIC, or SAS internal RAID with 8
SSD/HDD bays as needed per customer storage and I/O requirement.
NEX-AMP-2UG10-2 Nexio+ AMP 2RU turnkey pla orm. 6-in/6-out/reference HD/SDI PCIe interface
included. Up to 6 HD or 1 UHD channels. 128GB, redundant 2x OS SSD, 4x 1Gb
Ethernet included, and Windows Server 2016 for Embedded Systems standard.
Purchase Fibre Channel HBA, 25/10GbE NIC, or SAS internal RAID with 8
SSD/HDD bays as needed per customer storage and I/O requirement.
PLSHD1CH Nexio+ 1x SD/HD Playback & Encode Channel License, includes royalty
for MPEG2/XDCAM, H.264/AVC-Intra/XAVC, DV/DVCam/DVCPro, Avid
DNxHD, JPEG2000, and Apple ProRes codecs
PLSUHDCH Nexio+ 1x UHD Playback & Encode Channel License, includes royalty for
MPEG2, H.264/XAVC, Avid DNxHR, JPEG2000, and Apple ProRes
codecs
PLSPR1CH Nexio+ 1x Proxy Encode Channel License for both Nexio AMP Server
with internal proxy and for standalone Proxy Transcode engine. Up to 6
PLHMA5AO MA500 Server Express AES and LTC I/O interface option; adds to
existing single-slot Server Express I/O interface to create a dual-slot PCIe
board. Adds 4-pair input and 4-pair output AES discrete audio and LTC
timecode input for 4 HD/SDI I/O channels. Includes necessary AES
breakout cables to BNC connectors.
VER-HW-NIC-2X100PM Mellanox Connect X-4 2-port 100GbE 16-lane PCIe NIC for Imagine 1RU and 2RU
pla orms. All cabling sold separately. Maximum 112Gbps total unidirec onal
bandwidth.
VER-HW-NIC-1X100PM Mellanox Connect X-4 1-port 100GbE 16-lane PCIe NIC for Imagine 1RU and 2RU
pla orms. All cabling sold separately.
VER-HW-NIC-1X100PI Intel OP HFI ASIC 100Gbps 1-port 100GbE 8-lane PCIe NIC for Imagine 1RU and
2RU pla orms. All cabling sold separately. Maximum 56Gbps total
unidirec onal bandwidth.
VER-HW-NIC-2X25PM Mellanox Connect X-4 Lx 2-port 25GbE PCIe NIC for Imagine 1RU and 2RU
pla orms. Includes 2x 25Gbps SFP28 and 2x 5m LC-LC OM4 mul mode fibre
cables
VER-HW-NIC-10GI Intel® 82599 2-port 10GbE LOM NIC for HP 1RU and 2RU pla orms. Includes
2x 10GbE SFP mul mode modules and 2x fibre 50/125µ 3m LC-LC cables.
VER-HW-NIC-10GTI Intel X540 2-port 10Gbase-T LOM NIC for HPE 1RU and 2RU pla orms. Includes
2x Cat-6A cables.
VER-HW-NIC-10PTI Intel X540 2-port 10Gbase-T PCI NIC for HPE 1RU and 2RU pla orms. Includes
2x Cat-6A cables.
NXA-TR Nexio AMP Track Router user interface license for Nexio Remote/NXOS
and Nexio FTP Client. Used to control audio track import, tagging,
addition, deletion, shuffling, and playout routing, as well as closed caption
file import and export
NXA1000CVIEW Nexio AMP ChannelView multiviewer media application for the Nexio AMP
advanced media platform