Status (NV-32-H)

The NV-32-H Status component provides detailed information about the NV-32-H, including hardware health, network AV source details and statistics, Q-SYS Core audio streaming details (if applicable), and USB audio and video bridging details (if enabled).

Core Properties

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 Stream Details for a list of selectable Core models.

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.

HDMI Output Mode

This property determines the functionality of the NV-32-H HDMI outputs.

  • HDMI 1: (Default) Video and audio output is enabled for the HDMI 1 output connector.
  • HDMI 1 + HDMI 2: Video and audio output is enabled for both the HDMI 1 and HDMI 2 output connectors. Each output can be assigned an independent source.

    Note: When HDMI 1 + HDMI 2 mode is selected, source EDID files are forced to a maximum resolution of 1080p60.

HDMI 1 Audio Pins

If enabled in the component Properties (HDMI Output Mode is set to "HDMI 1 + HDMI 2"), select the number of audio pins to expose – from 0 to 8 – for routing to other Q-SYS audio components, such as a network amplifier. This audio corresponds to the HDMI Output 1 or 2 source you select in the HDMI I/O control panel.

Tip: These pins automatically send audio for whatever HDMI video source is selected for display. No additional programming is required to align audio and video signals.

Source Index

Select how control indexes are determined for each NV-32-H streaming component in your design, including Status (NV-32-H), Status (NV-32-H), and System Link. This affects how controls are referenced in scripting components, including Named Controls in Block Controller and Text Controller.

  • Auto: (Default) Components in existing designs upgraded to Q-SYS v9.2.0 and later will continue to use a 0-based index. New components use a 1-based index, which matches the functionality of other Q-SYS components.
  • 0-Based: The component will use a 0-based index, meaning that control indexing starts at 0. This is useful for maintaining consistency with other components and for re-using control scripts.
  • 1-Based: The component will use a 1-based index, meaning that control indexing starts at 1. This matches the functionality of other Q-SYS components.

For a control called "Select AV 1" in the control panel:

  • 0-Based: The control would have an index value of 0. As in, hdmi.out.0.select.avh.0.
  • 1-Based: The control would have an index value of 1. As in, hdmi.out.1.select.avh.1.

Mediacast

Input Countn

The number of Mediacast inputs is configurable in Status (NV-32-H). Connect this pin directly to the Mediacast Output pin of the Status/Control (Cameras) component or, for designs with multiple Mediacast sources, to the Output pin of the Mediacast Router component.

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.

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.

USB Bridging

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.

Zoom Compatibility

If you are using the HID Conferencing component to control a remote computer running Zoom, set this property to 'Enabled.' Otherwise, when controlling another conferencing app such as Skype for Business, set to 'Disabled' (default). When this property is enabled, the USB Bridge Name property is disabled, and the USB Bridge automatically uses the name of the device for compatibility with Zoom's allowed device list – for example, "Q-SYS Core 110f" or "Q-SYS NV-32-H".

Tip: Enabling Zoom Compatibility may improve the user experience with macOS conferencing solutions.

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.

UVC Camera Control

When this is enabled (default), the camera can be controlled by far-end third party applications which support Relative Movement Commands. When disabled, the cameras cannot be controlled by the applications.

Video Formats

See Video Formats for more information.

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.

Graphic Properties

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.

Script Access Properties

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.

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.

Your configuration of the NV-32-H determines which status tabs are shown:

Status

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.

Clock Offset

Indicates how much of an offset exists, in microseconds, between the NV-32-H and the network Grandmaster.

Grandmaster

Indicates the current clock master of the network.

CPU Temperature

The current temperature, in Celsius, of the NV-32-H central processing unit.

VPU Temperature

The current temperature, in Celsius, of the NV-32-H video processing unit.

I/O Temperature

The current temperature, in Celsius, of the NV-32-H HDMI I/O hardware.

Parent Port

The clock Parent Port is the device and interface name to which the NV-32-H is syncing. Typically, this is the Grandmaster.

Fan 1, 2

Indicates the current RPMs of the two fans within the NV-32-H.

PoE < 90w

This LED glows if the NV-32-H is connected to a switch port that does not support the required PoE++ (802.3bt Type 4) power standard. This is accompanied by an "Insufficient power" fault in the NV-32-H Status section.

Note: This LED can also glow if the switch port to which the NV-32-H is connected does not properly negotiate the 802.3bt Type 4 standard, despite being capable of providing proper power. If you believe this is the case, enable the Operate with any PoE Power Sourcing Equipment option in Peripheral Manager. For more information, see the Peripheral Manager > Network Settings topic.

PoE = 90w, 802.3bt

This LED glows if the NV-32-H is receiving power from a switch port that supports the required PoE++ (802.3bt Type 4) standard.

Aux Power

This LED glows if the NV-32-H is receiving power via 48V DC.

Network AV Sources

The information shown depends on whether the NV-32-H is configured as an Encoder or Decoder.

This tab reports the audio and video details and statistics for any HDMI Input on the NV-32-H connected to a Generic AV Source.

Audio

The Details section displays cumulative information for HDMI audio being received from the source. This information resets during a design restart on the Q-SYS Core or whenever you click Reset Details.

Video

This section displays cumulative count information for HDMI video being received from the source and transmitted to a destination display. Information refreshes every second. Click Reset Statistics to clear the information.

  • Tx Count: The number of video network packets actually placed on the network. This is the Payload Count less Drop Count.
  • Drop Count: The number of video network packets that could not be placed on the network.
  • Payload Count: The number of video network packets intended to be placed on the network.
  • Bitrate: The rolling, averaged video bitrate for the last 1 second of transmission.
  • Peak Bitrate: The highest recorded video bitrate for a single frame of video, rounded to the nearest Mbps, since the statistics were reset.

    Note: It is possible for the Peak Bitrate value to exceed the Bitrate (Mbps) control in the HDMI I/O (NV-32-H) Encoder component, as the Bitrate (Mbps) setting is a maximum average network video bitrate, not an absolute maximum.

  • DSCP: The current QoS DSCP value being used for video packet transmission, as configured in the Design Properties.
  • Network Test: Click this button to initiate a test of the network's ability to losslessly carry video data from an NV-32-H Encoder to an NV-32-H Decoder (or, in the case of a multicast configuration, multiple Decoders). You can initiate the test from the NV-32-H Status component of either the Encoder or Decoder.
    • When you click the button, the Encoder generates a random, pixelated test pattern that should be visible on the display connected to the Decoder. This test pattern causes the NV-32-H Encoder to create an IP video stream that reaches and sustains the Bitrate (Mbps) setting of the HDMI I/O (NV-32-H) Encoder component.
    • While the test runs, observe the Decoder's video statistics within the Network AV Sources > Video section. Lost packets, errors, and drops should be at or near 0.
    • If you do not see a test pattern, or you see a test pattern but the Decoder's video statistics indicate lost packets, errors, or drops, the network may not be configured properly or is otherwise unable to transport the desired video bitrate. Refer to the Q-SYS Networking > Clocking, Audio, Video, & Control topic to learn about the requirements for Q-SYS Video.
    • Click the Network Test button again to end the test, which resumes the AV signal for the HDMI Input.

    Note: Do not initiate a Network Test while the system is in use. Running a Network Test disrupts the AV signals being transmitted between Encoder and Decoder, as well as local HDMI output from an Encoder. Any hotplug event (such as an HDMI device waking from sleep, or connecting or disconnecting its HDMI cable) will end the test. For long term testing, you should unplug all HDMI sources.

This tab reports the audio and video details and statistics for any HDMI Output on the NV-32-H connected to a Generic HDMI Display.

Audio

The Details section displays cumulative information for HDMI audio being sent to a display. This information resets during a design restart on the Q-SYS Core or whenever you click Reset Details.

Video

This section displays cumulative count information for HDMI video being received from a source and transmitted to a display. Information refreshes every second. Click Reset Statistics to clear the information.

  • Source Name: The currently-selected AV source being sent to the HDMI output.
  • Bitrate: The rolling, averaged video bitrate for the last 1 second of transmission.
  • Peak Bitrate: The highest recorded video bitrate for a single frame of video, rounded to the nearest Mbps, since the statistics were reset.
  • BMcast IP Src: Bad Multicast IP Source. Displays the source IP addresses that are incorrectly broadcasting on this source's multicast address. (Only one device on the network should be using this multicasting IP address.)
  • Packets Lost: Displays how many network packets were lost (due to errors, dropped packets, overruns, etc.) between the currently selected source and this device.
  • Packet Loss %: The percentage of network packets lost from the Packet Count.
  • Packet Count: The running total of network packets received by the device.
  • Sequence Errs: The number of network packets that were received out of order.
  • HW Drop Count: The number of network packets successfully retrieved from the network but could not be processed by the NV-32-H hardware.
  • SRC- : The number of incremental video frames that have been dropped on the HDMI output in order to keep the output timing constant.
  • SRC+ : The number of incremental video frames that have been repeated on the HDMI output in order to keep the output timing constant.
  • Network Test: Click this button to initiate a test of the network's ability to losslessly carry video data from an NV-32-H Encoder to an NV-32-H Decoder (or, in the case of a multicast configuration, multiple Decoders). You can initiate the test from the NV-32-H Status component of either the Encoder or Decoder.
    • When you click the button, the Encoder generates a random, pixelated test pattern that should be visible on the display connected to the Decoder. This test pattern causes the NV-32-H Encoder to create an IP video stream that reaches and sustains the Bitrate (Mbps) setting of the HDMI I/O (NV-32-H) Encoder component.
    • While the test runs, observe the Decoder's video statistics within the Network AV Sources > Video section. Lost packets, errors, and drops should be at or near 0.
    • If you do not see a test pattern, or you see a test pattern but the Decoder's video statistics indicate lost packets, errors, or drops, the network may not be configured properly or is otherwise unable to transport the desired video bitrate. Refer to the Q-SYS Networking > Clocking, Audio, Video, & Control topic to learn about the requirements for Q-SYS Video.
    • Click the Network Test button again to end the test, which resumes the AV signal for the HDMI Input.

    Note: Do not initiate a Network Test while the system is in use. Running a Network Test disrupts the AV signals being transmitted between Encoder and Decoder, as well as local HDMI output from an Encoder. Any hotplug event (such as an HDMI device waking from sleep, or connecting or disconnecting its HDMI cable) will end the test. For long term testing, you should unplug all HDMI sources.

Core Stream Details

This tab appears only when your design requires NV-32-H audio to be processed by the Q-SYS Core. This information resets during a design restart on the Q-SYS Core or whenever you click Reset Details.

Input Details (Audio to Core)

If audio is being passed to the Q-SYS Core from the NV-32-H, details for that audio appear here, such as when any of these component output audio pins are wired in the design:

Output Details (Audio from Core)

If audio is being passed from the Q-SYS Core to the NV-32-H, details for that audio appear here, such as when any of these component input audio pins are wired in the design:

USB Bridging Details

This tab appears only if you are using the USB Bridging capabilities (video or audio) of the NV-32-H.

Connection

LED glows green when the USB Out component is connected to a computer.

USB Speed

The speed of the USB connection – for example, "High (2.0)".

Active

LED glows green when the USB audio signal is streaming.

Note: To see the data in these fields, you must have a network connection between a Q-SYS camera and the NV-32-H, as well as a USB connection to a computer. The computer must be receiving and displaying the video. If there is no signal flow, there are no statistics.

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.

The control pins shown depend on whether the NV-32-H is configured as an Encoder or Decoder.

Pin Name

Value

String

Position

Pins Available

Core Networked Audio

Input Stream Details

(text)

Output

Output Stream Details

(text)

Output

Reset Details

0

1

false

true

0

1

Input / Output

Networked Audio

HDMI Input n

Details

(text)

Output

Reset Details

0

1

false

true

0

1

Input / Output

Networked Video

HDMI Input n

Bitrate

n

n

-

Output

Drop Count

n

n

-

Output

DSCP

n

n

-

Output

Network Test

0

1

false

true

0

1

Input / Output

Payload Count

n

n

-

Output

Peak Bitrate

n

n

-

Output

Tx Count

n

n

-

Output

USB Speakerphone / Sound Card In

Active

0

1

false

true

0

1

Output

USB Speakerphone / Sound Card Out

Active

0

1

false

true

0

1

Output

Video Bridge

IP Stream n

Bitrate

n.n

n.n

-

Output

FPS

n

n

-

Output

Frame Count

n

n

-

Output

Packet Count

n

n

-

Output

Packet Loss Percentage

n.n

n.n

-

Output

Packets Lost

n

n

-

Output

Test Stream 1, 2

0

1

false

true

0

1

Input / Output

USB

Active

0

1

false

true

0

1.00

Output

Bitrate

0.0000 and up

0 and up

0.00 to 1.00

Output

Bridge Name

(text)

Output

Encoding

(text)

Output

FPS

0 to 30

 0 to 30 0.00 to 1.00

Output

SRC-

 0 and up

0 and up

 0.00 to 1.00

Output

SRC+

 0 and up

0 and up

 0.00 to 1.00

Output

USB Speed

(text)

Output

Video Format

(text)

Output

Input Active

0

1

false

true

0

1

Output

Input Connection

(text)

Output

Reset

(trigger)

Input / Output

Aux Power Active

0

1

false

true

0

1

Output

Clock Grandmaster Name

(text)

Output

Clock Offset from Master

 - nus -

Output

Clock Parent Port Name

(text)

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

Networked Video Reset Statistics

0

1

false

true

0

1

Input / Output

NV-32-H Status

0

1

2

3

4

5

OK (Green)

Compromised (Orange)

Fault (Red)

Not Present (Gray)

Missing (Red)

Initializing (Blue)

-

Output

PoE < 90w

0

1

false

true

0

1

Output

PoE = 90w

0

1

false

true

0

1

Output

USB Connected

0

1

false

true

0

1

Output

USB Speed

(text)

Output

VPU Temperature

 n.n n.n°C -

Output

Pin Name

Value

String

Position

Pins Available

Core Networked Audio

Input Stream Details

(text)

Output

Output Stream Details

(text)

Output

Reset Details

0

1

false

true

0

1

Input / Output

Networked Audio

HDMI Output n

Details

(text)

Output

Reset Details

0

1

false

true

0

1

Input / Output

Networked Video

HDMI Output 1, 2

Bitrate

n

n

-

Output

BMcast IP Src

(text)

Output

HW Drop Count

n

n

-

Output

Network Test

0

1

false

true

0

1

Input / Output

Packet Count

n

n

-

Output

Packet Loss %

n

n.n

-

Output

Packets Lost

n

n

-

Output

Peak Bitrate

n

n

-

Output

Sequence Errors

n

n

-

Output

Source

(text)

Output

SRC-

(text)

Output

SRC+

(text)

Output

USB Speakerphone / Sound Card In

Active

0

1

false

true

0

1

Output

USB Speakerphone / Sound Card Out

Active

0

1

false

true

0

1

Output

Video Bridge

Input Active

0

1

false

true

0

1

Output

Input Connection

(text)

Output

Reset

(trigger)

Input / Output

IP Stream 1, 2

Bitrate

n.n

n.n

-

Output

FPS

n

n

-

Output

Frame Count

n

n

-

Output

Packet Count

n

n

-

Output

Packet Loss Percentage

n.n

n.n

-

Output

Packets Lost

n

n

-

Output

Test Stream 1, 2

0

1

false

true

0

1

Input / Output

USB

Active

0

1

false

true

0

1.00

Output

Bitrate

0.0000 and up

0 and up

0.00 to 1.00

Output

Bridge Name

(text)

Output

Encoding

(text)

Output

FPS

0 to 30

 0 to 30 0.00 to 1.00

Output

SRC-

 0 and up

0 and up

 0.00 to 1.00

Output

SRC+

 0 and up

0 and up

 0.00 to 1.00

Output

USB Speed

(text)

Output

Video Format

(text)

Output

Aux Power Active

0

1

false

true

0

1

Output

Clock Grandmaster Name

(text)

Output

Clock Offset from Master

 - nus -

Output

Clock Parent Port Name

(text)

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

Networked Video Reset Statistics

0

1

false

true

0

1

Input / Output

NV-32-H Status

0

1

2

3

4

5

OK (Green)

Compromised (Orange)

Fault (Red)

Not Present (Gray)

Missing (Red)

Initializing (Blue)

-

Output

PoE < 90w

0

1

false

true

0

1

Output

PoE = 90w

0

1

false

true

0

1

Output

USB Connected

0

1

false

true

0

1

Output

USB Speed

(text)

Output

VPU Temperature

 n.n n.n°C -

Output

Status: "Missing - Insufficient PoE power"

If you are not using a 48V DC (Aux) power supply and are instead powering the NV-32-H using Power over Ethernet, the port to which the NV-32-H is connected must support PoE++ (802.3bt Type 4). The PoE and PoE+ standards are not supported. If you see this status, it means that the switch port either does not support PoE++ (802.3bt Type 4) or cannot properly negotiate this standard. If you are certain that the network switch power supply provides adequate power, you can enable the Operate with any PoE Power Sourcing Equipment option in Peripheral Manager > Network Settings to force the NV-32-H to boot and run with the detected PoE capability.

Note: The NV-32-H checks for proper power only once at startup. If you change your switch PoE settings, you must reboot the NV-32-H so it can check for proper PoE power again.