Status (Core)

Note: For NV-32-H (Core Capable) properties related to HDMI, see the HDMI I/O (NV-32-H) topic.

Name

The Name may contain ASCII letters 'a' through 'z' (case-insensitive), the digits '0' through '9', and the hyphen. Names cannot begin or end with a hyphen. No other symbols, punctuation characters, or blank spaces are permitted.

Note: This name must match the Hostname for the Core as defined in Core Manager. If you use Telnet or third-party external control, you must enter the Name exactly as it is entered here.

Location

User-defined name that groups the component with other components in the same physical location – for example, "Rack 1" – or in the same organizational scheme.

Model

Select your Q-SYS Core processor model. See Core Specifications for a list of selectable Core models.

Is Redundant

If you have redundant Cores in the installation, select Yes, otherwise, leave it as No.

Note: The NV-32-H (Core Capable) does not support Core Redundancy.

Backup Name

This property displays when you set Is Redundant to Yes. Same requirements as the primary Core Name.

GPIO

(Core 110 Series models only)

This property determines whether to expose GPIO In and GPIO Out components in the Inventory tree.

• Disabled: GPIO components are not shown in the Inventory tree. Use this setting for Core 110v2, which does not include GPIO inputs and outputs.
• Enabled: (default) GPIO components are shown in the Inventory tree. Use this setting for Core 110f v1 or Core 110c, as these models include GPIO inputs and outputs.

External USB Audio

When enabled, you can connect an external audio device to the USB input and route audio to and from that device. See External USB Audio Device In and External USB Audio Device Out.

USB Bridging – Common Properties

These properties appear based on the USB bridging capabilities of the Q-SYS device. Refer to the USB Video Bridge and USB Audio Bridge topics to see what Q-SYS Core processors and peripherals support USB bridging.

USB Bridge Name

User-defined name given to the USB Bridge, from 1 to 24 characters. The Name may contain ASCII letters 'a' through 'z' (case-insensitive), the digits '0' through '9', and the hyphen. Names cannot begin or end with a hyphen. No other symbols, punctuation characters, or blank spaces are permitted.

USB Video Bridge

Enable the USB Video Bridge to bridge Q-SYS Mediacast streams to USB, enabling you to view Mediacast video on a connected computer. This exposes the USB Video Bridge component in the I/O-USB Bridge Inventory tree. To see what Properties are available when the USB Video Bridge is enabled, see USB Video Bridge.

USB Audio Bridge

Provides the capability of passing audio via USB. When this is set to anything except 'Disabled', you can drag the Speakerphone and/or Sound Card components from the device's Inventory tree into your design. To see what Properties are available when the USB Audio Bridge is enabled, see USB Audio Bridge.

• Disabled: (Default)
• Speakerphone (1 x 1): Provides a speakerphone with an input and output component, each having 1 audio connection.
• Sound Card (2 x 2): Provides a sound card with an input and output component, each having two (stereo) audio connections.
• Speakerphone and Sound Card: Provides one speakerphone and one sound card with the same capabilities as described above.
• Advanced – If supported, allows up to any combination of four speakerphone / sound cards.

Speakerphone Mode

This selection is available only when Speakerphone or Speakerphone and Sound Card is selected in the USB Audio Bridge property. Indicates if the Q-SYS design has Echo Canceling (EC) or Non-Echo Canceling (NEC). This information is provided to the PC or Mac operating system so it can determine whether or not to use its own echo canceling.

Telephone Country

Select the country in which the telephone service resides.

Telephone Tone Output

When 'Yes' is selected, the Ring, Entry, Exit, and DTMF tones are fed to a separate output channel (Tone Output) on the POTS In component. These tones can now be routed independent of the voice audio.

I/O Slot

Identifies the type of I/O card installed in the physical Core. The number of I/O Slots varies depending on the Core Model. After you make your selection, the I/O card displays under the Core in the Inventory list. The choices are: 

• Line Out
• Mic/Line In
• DataPort Out
• AES3 In / Out
• CobraNet
• Dante
• AES3 16-channel In

SRC Disabled (AES3)

When an AES3 In / Out or AES3 16-channel In card is selected for the I/O Slot Property, you have the ability to disable or enable the AES3 Sample Rate Conversion.

Network Receive Buffer

Adds extra buffer time to the default maximum of 1 ms.

Additional Network Receive Buffer time is useful in (rare) cases where the network latency through the network exceeds the default maximum. Additional network latency my be introduced by sub-optimal QoS functionality, some layer-3 routing implementations, long distances or large networks.

Because the specified additional latency is added both to transfers from IO Frames to the Core and from the Core to IO Frames, the additional system latency is twice the amount of additional receive buffer selected. Total system latency based on this setting is calculated and displayed immediately below the Network Receive Buffer property.

Note: The PTP settings for the Core are now available in the Design Properties dialog. (Menu > File > Design Properties.)

Sample Rate

Selects the sample rate. Typically, 48kHz is used as the Sample Rate. In scenarios where Q-SYS is externally synchronized to a (video) house sync signal you would use 48kHz Pull Down as the Sample Rate.

Clock Source

The AES3-1 and AES3-2 options display when you have an AES3 In / Out card selected for the Core I/O slot. When you have an AES3 16-channel In card selected, only the AES3-1 option is available. Use these options to sync to an external AES3 signal. The AES3 selections require either regular AES3 or AES3 black. The clock should be connected to the AES3 card either connector Channel 1/2 In, or Channel 3/4 In.

The GPIO selections require an external TTL level word clock or a GPS connection: pin 3 is signal, pin 8 is ground. When you select GPIO A-1 or GPIO B-1 as the clock source, the respective GPIO 1 Property changes to "Input used as clock source". The clock source should be connected to pin 3 of the respective GPIO connector - either GPIO A or GPIO B.

Note: Typically, Internal is used as the clock source. Only if there is a need to synchronize the Q-SYS system to an external clock would you use GPIO or AES3. You would use GPIO if the external clock signal is a word clock or GPS. You would use AES3 if the external clock signal is an AES3 signal. Often an AES3 signal without audio is used to reduce the clock jitter. This signal is called AES3 black.

Clock Type

When the Clock Source is set to a GPIO pin, the Clock Type field is available.

Baud Rate

• For 1PPS clocks, the default baud rate is 4800.
• For 5PPS clocks, the default baud rate is 19200.

Verbose

Adds CPU Statistics Audio and Network to the Core Status component, along with a Reset button to reset the statistics to zero. You must have the Core Status component in the schematic area, and selected.

Label

Use the Label property to change the name of the component in the schematic. The Label property defaults to the component name. To learn more about renaming schematic elements, see Organizing Your Design.

Position

The coordinates reference a specific place in the schematic - for example,"100,100" (horizontal, vertical). 0,0 is the upper left corner of the schematic.

Fill

Sets the fill color of the component in the schematic.

Code Name

Displays the currently assign name for control access. You can use the auto-assigned name or customize it. Q-SYS will automatically check all Code Names in the design to ensure name is unique.

Script Access

Defines whether the component will be accessible by script and/or externally, or not at all. Choices include All, External, None (default), and Script.

• None (default) - Not accessible by any script, plugin, or by Q-SYS Remote Control Protocol (QRC).
• Script - Can be accessed by scripts, such as Text Controller, Block Controllers, and plugins only.
• External - Can only be accessed by 3rd party controls systems using component commands from the Q-SYS Remote Control Protocol (QRC).
• All - No restrictions, can be accessed by 3rd party control systems via Q-SYS Remote Control Protocol (QRC), or script objects or plugin objects.

Tip: Use Script Programmer Mode to quickly view the Script Access setting directly on the component in the design schematic without the need to disconnect from the Q-SYS Core processor.

ID

Click to flash the green ID LED on the front of the NV-32-H unit. The indicator flashes indefinitely until you press the ID button again.

Status

Component status is conveyed with the Status LED and Status box, which uses both color and text to indicate the current condition:

• OK: The device is functioning normally.
• Initializing: The device is in the process of a firmware or configuration update, or the design is starting.
• Compromised: The device is functioning, but a non-fatal problem exists. Refer to the Status box for details.
• Missing: The device cannot be discovered.
• Fault: The device is malfunctioning or is not properly configured. Refer to the Status box for details.
• Unknown: This status appears during a Core reboot (for example, during a firmware update), or when a design is being uploaded to the Core and before it has started running.
• Not Present: If applicable to the device, this status appears when the device is not connected to the network and its Is Required component property is set to 'No'. This status also appears if the device component's Dynamically Paired property is set to 'Yes', pairing has not been assigned in Core Manager, and the device component's Is Required property is set to 'Yes'. See Dynamic Pairing.

Some controls require a specific setting in the Properties to make them available. To see all settings, ensure the following is set in the Properties panel: 

• Is Redundant set to Yes
• Verbose set to Yes
• Clock Source set to something other than Internal

Core Status

ID

When the ID/Identify button, in the Q-SYS Designer Status component, or the Configurator's Network Configuration for the hardware, or on the physical hardware is pressed, the ID buttons in the Configurator and Status component flash, and the LCD on the physical Hardware flashes to indicate the association between the three.

The indicators will flash for 5 minutes unless you stop them by pressing any one of the buttons.

Status LED

This LED changes color to indicate the current status of the Core. See Status for the meanings of the various colors.

Status

Component status is conveyed with the Status LED and Status box, which uses both color and text to indicate the current condition:

• OK: The device is functioning normally.
• Initializing: The device is in the process of a firmware or configuration update, or the design is starting.
• Compromised: The device is functioning, but a non-fatal problem exists. Refer to the Status box for details.
• Missing: The device cannot be discovered.
• Fault: The device is malfunctioning or is not properly configured. Refer to the Status box for details.
• Unknown: This status appears during a Core reboot (for example, during a firmware update), or when a design is being uploaded to the Core and before it has started running.
• Not Present: If applicable to the device, this status appears when the device is not connected to the network and its Is Required component property is set to 'No'. This status also appears if the device component's Dynamically Paired property is set to 'Yes', pairing has not been assigned in Core Manager, and the device component's Is Required property is set to 'Yes'. See Dynamic Pairing.

Control Compute Usage [BETA]

The percentage of non-DSP, control-only CPU usage.

Note: This is a BETA control. Though functional, it is not feature complete and must not be relied upon in production environments.

Process Compute Usage [BETA]

The percentage of CPU usage for DSP, both Category 1 and Category 2 processing.

Note: This is a BETA control. Though functional, it is not feature complete and must not be relied upon in production environments.

Lua Compute Usage [BETA]

The percentage of CPU usage for script processing.

Note: This is a BETA control. Though functional, it is not feature complete and must not be relied upon in production environments.

Audio File Sync

Text field indicating whether or not the audio files on the inactive Core, of a redundant pair, are in sync with the active Core.

Details

You must set Verbose to Yes in the Properties for this field to display.

Text indicating the Details of any errors occurring with the Core. The information in this field is updated regularly and is cumulative. None of the items listed below display unless there is a value associated with it. If there are values associated with these, call Support.

fpga_fifo_error	sequence_error
recv_fifo_error	xmit_task_early
xmit_fifo_error	xmit_task_late
recv_dma_error	xmit_task_error
xmit_dma_error	xmit_overrun
sync_error	clock_sync_loss

Compute Usage Averaging Time

You can set the desired usage averaging time between 2.00s and 60.0s.

This section is available only when the Is Redundant Property is set to Yes.

Active

Identifies which Core is currently Active

Standby

Lights if the Core is in Standby mode. When the Core is booting, this LED is lit.

Go Active

Click this button to force the inactive Core to become Active. ¹

1. In a redundant Core, redundant network system when the LAN-A connection to one Core is removed, and the LAN-B connection to the other Core is removed, you cannot switch between Cores using the Go-Active button.

This section is available only when the Verbose Property is set to Yes.

Audio 1 and Audio 2 (audio processing time – microseconds)

Contains the following information when the count is not zero:

• current
• minimum
• average
• maximum
• lat_current
• lat_minimum
• lat_average
• periods
• overruns
• timeouts

Reset

Resets the statistics in the Audio and Network fields.

While the Reset button resets all entries in both fields, the average, periods, and overruns are the most noticeable.

CPU Statistics Notes:

• average - the result of the number displayed in the average field, divided by 300, then multiplied by 100 should be slightly less than the DSP Usage shown in File -> Check Design....
• maximum - a value of > 333 causes overruns to increment, which means a dropout in the audio. An isolated dropout sounds like a click and is usually inaudible with program material but can be heard when listening to pure tones. There may occasionally be overruns when the design starts or when the primary and backup of a redundant pair of cores are swapped because of clock mastership change. This is OK because audio streams are not running at these points.

Note: The following USB Audio controls are available on the Core 110f , I/O USB Bridge, I/O-8 Flex, and the TSC-7t.

The following information is available only when the USB Audio Bridge, in the Properties, is set to anything except Disabled, and one or more of the USB Audio components are in the schematic.

Connection

Green LED indicating that the USB out component is connected to a computer.

USB Speed

Speed of the USB Connection. For example: High (2.0).

Active

Green LED indicating that signal is streaming.

More Button

Click to show or hide the details listed below. (Samples, SRC+, SRC-).

Samples

Total number of samples since the audio started, or since the count has been reset.

SRC+

The number of samples added in order to match the USB clock with the Q-SYS PTP clock.

SRC-

The number of samples removed in order to match the USB clock with the Q-SYS PTP clock.

Reset

Resets the Sample count for the associated audio device.

The following information can be found on the Core 110f Status component and the I/O USB Bridge Status component.

Input

Input LED

Indicates whether or not there is active input to the Q-SYS video input device.

Input Connection

The network name of the Q-SYS video input device.

Bitrate (Kb/s)

The current input video bitrate, in kilobits per second.

Frames per Sec

Number of frames per second being sent by the video device.

Frame Count

Total number of frames sent.

Packet Count

Total number of packets since the last reset.

Packets Lost

Number of packets lost since the last reset.

Packet Loss%

The percentage of packets lost based on Packets Lost and Packet Count.

Test Button

Test the network setup for the Q-SYS video streaming implementation without having a PC or any USB connection. This tests QoS and IGMP on multicast.

USB

USB Active LED

Video Bridge USB Active: Indicates if the USB is active or not.

USB Bridge Name

The network name of the Q-SYS video bridging device.

Video Format

Displays the format of the video present on the USB – for example, "1920x1080p30".

Encoding

Displays the type of encoding used for the USB video stream - for example, "MJPEG".

USB Speed

Displays the detected USB speed capability of the connection – for example, "High Speed (2.0)".

Bitrate (Mb/s)

USB bitrate, in megabits per second.

Frames per Sec

USB frames per second

SRC-

The number of samples removed in order to match the USB clock with the Q-SYS PTP clock

SRC+

The number of samples added in order to match the USB clock with the Q-SYS PTP clock

Reset

Reset Button

Clears the readings, and restarts monitoring.

Pin Name	Value	String	Position	Pins Available
Aux Power Active	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Core Status	0 1 2 3 4 5	OK (Green) Compromised (Orange) Fault (Red) Not Present (Gray) Missing (Red) Initializing (Blue)	-	Output
CPU Temperature	n.n	n.n°C	-	Output
Fan 1, 2 RPM	n	n	-	Output
I/O Temperature	n.n	n.n°C	-	Output
Identify	0 1	false true	0 1	Input / Output
Network Clock Grandmaster Name	(text)			Output
Network Clock Master	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Network Clock Offset from Master	-	nus	-	Output
Network Clock Parent Port Name	(text)			Output
PoE < 90w	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
PoE = 90w	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
VPU Temperature	n.n	n.n°C	-	Output

Pin Name	Value	String	Position	Pins Available
Primary / Backup (must be redundant)
Active	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Go Active	0 1	false true	0 1	Input / Output
Standby	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Chassis Fan
RPM	4-digit number	text	N/ A	Output
Statistics (must be Verbose)
Audio 1	Text box with statistics on the audio on network 1			Output
Audio 2	Text box with statistics on the audio on network 2			Output
Reset	trigger			Input / Output
Audio File Sync	Text box with information regarding syncing audio files between redundant Cores			Output
Chassis Temperature	Text box displaying the internal temperature of the Core in Centigrade.			Output
Core Status	0 1 2 3 4	OK (green) Compromised (orange) Fault (red) Unknown (red) Updating (blue)	0 0.250 0.500 0.750 1.00	Output
External Clock (clock must not be internal)	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
External Clock Frequency (clock must not be internal)	Text box displaying the external clocks frequency in Hz.
External Lock (clock must not be internal)	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Identify	0 1	false true	0 1	Input / Output
Memory Used	0 to 100	Text 0 to 100%	0.0 to 1.00	Output
Network Clock Grandmaster Name	Text box indicating the network name of the Network Clock Grandmaster			Output
Network Clock Master	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Network Clock Offset From Master	–	0 ms to n ms	–	Output
Network Clock Parent Port Name	Text box indicating the network name of the Parent port, usually the same as the Network Clock Grandmaster with the LAN appended.			Output
Processor Fan RPM	4-digit number	text	N/ A	Output
Processor Temperature	Text box displaying the temperature of the Core's processor in Centigrade.			Output
System Info (Details)	Text field displaying system information.			Output

If your design contains an AES67 Receiver or Atmos Receiver (cinema only) component that was originally added to your design prior to version 7.0.1, you may see the aforementioned fault message in the Core Status component after saving your design to the Core. To resolve, replace these components in your design with new versions.