This guide

This guide relates to Compere 1.0 build 5, the software used to configure systems using Juggler 1, the first member of the Juggler family in a 1U rack configuration with 4 video channels. It describes Juggler 1 and how it works, how to connect it to media inputs and device outputs, network Jugglers together, redirect inputs and process them to outputs, and create the Projects that store all the configurations.

Juggler and Compere

Juggler™ and Compere™ go together. Juggler is the hardware that processes the pixels and Compere, like an event manager, is the control software and user interface that tells one or more Jugglers what to do. Together, any range of digital inputs can be transformed and directed to an any range of outputs, because Juggler modules can be daisy-chained on a data bus to expand inputs, outputs and bandwidth as required. Compere does much more besides in its Visualise role (separate licence), but this guide focuses on Juggler system set up.

Juggler is a highly modular FPGA-based pixel processor, providing the highest hardware performance and efficiency, combined with ultimate connectivity. It is specified according to application, with a very wide choice of input and output options: DisplayPort™ 1.2, HDMI™ 2.0, SDI, and with Video over IP in development. The Juggler system can process a data bandwidth of approximately 14 GB/s. As an example, that equates to a canvas size of 16K × 4K at 60 fps 10-bit 4:4:4.

The configuration of a particular Juggler module will optimise use of the available bandwidth according to requirement, and the Juggler concept is one of tremendous flexibility. Modules can be daisy-chained via a high-speed box-to-box fibre-optic link, to expand I/O type and capacity. Juggler can also display all inputs via an NDI thumbnail matrix on the front panel.

 

 

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