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Tessera M2 LED Processor
Introduction

ENGINEERED FOR RENTAL

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M2 is our flagship processor, offering unrivalled creative and colour management features.
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Perfect for rental companies, these rugged 2U rack-mount units combine flexibility and performance. 

Free placement and rotation, with automatic interpolation between fixtures of different pixel pitches

Status and Power Indicators

2 x Fans with Replaceable Filters

2 x USB2.0

Ports

Management

Ethernet

DVI-I In + Thru

DMX In + Thru

Local User Interface

2 x 3G-SDI
In + Thru

Bi/Tri-Level Sync
In + Thru

4 x Tessera
Outputs

Switched
Auto-Ranging Mains Input

Front & Back

TECH SPECS

Tech Specs
INPUTS

2 x 3G-SDI (Level A & B)

with reclocked thru ports

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The following standards are supported:

 

SD-SDI - SMPTE 259M-C:
576i50 4:2:2 10bit YCbCr
486i59.94 4:2:2 10bit YCbCr

 

HD-SDI - SMPTE 292M:
720p23.98/24/25/29.97/3050/59.94/60 10 bit YCbCr
1080i50/59.94/60 4:2:2 10 bit YCbCr
1080p23.98/24/25/29.97/30 4:2:2 10 bit YCbCr

 

3G-SDI - SMPTE 425M-A/B:
1080p50/59.94/60 Level A 4:2:2 10 bit YCbCr
1080p50/59.94/60 Level B DL 4:2:2 10 bit YCbCr

 

2 inputs can be used together to support Dual Link SDI - SMPTE 372M:
1080p50/59.94/60 4:2:2 10 bit YCbCr

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DVI-I

with reclocked thru port

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Up to 1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz (148.5MHz pixel clock).


Support for RGB and YCbCr colour spaces.


VGA/RGBHV and HDMI support with suitable adapter. No HDCP support.

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Genlock reference

with buffered thru

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Supports bi-level and tri-level sync signals.

OUTPUTS

4 x 1G Tessera output ports

 

Each supports a nominal 525K pixels at 8 bits per colour, 60Hz frame rate.

10 and 12 bits per colour output is supported at reduced pixel counts.

Pixel count may be reduced for certain fixture types.

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Neutrik EtherCON connectors, compatible with standard RJ45.

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Loop back redundancy supported

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Redundancy can be separately enabled for each pair of ports in the Tessera software.
When redundancy is enabled each pair of ports will have the same capacity as a single port.

FRONT-END PROCESSING

All processing at 12 bits per colour channel (36 bits per pixel)

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Per-input proc-amp style colour controls with histogram preview

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Controls include hue, saturation, brightness, contrast and individual red, green and blue shadow and highlight.

 

Dual processing pipelines each featuring broadcast quality deinterlacing, clipping and up-/down-scaling, with seamless switching and cross-fading between inputs

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Processing pipelines are disabled when operating in low latency mode, or when non-standard canvas resolutions are enabled.

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ChromaTune colour correction

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Features 14-way Colour Corrector and Colour Replace modes. Not available when operating in low latency mode, or when non-standard canvas resolutions are enabled.

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Full HD 1920x1080 standard canvas

 

Optional non-standard canvas sizes: 1600x1200, 2880x720, 720x2880, 1080x1920

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Use of non-standard canvas sizes disables some front-end processing, see above.

FIXTURE PROCESSING

Free placement of fixtures anywhere in the canvas

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Free rotation of fixtures to any angle

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Multiple fixture types per project

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Automatic interpolation of different pixel pitches to make content appear at the same physical size across all fixtures

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Interpolation can be disabled for 1:1 output on all fixture types. The content appears at normal size on the finest pixel pitch fixtures, and is scaled to match on those with coarser pixel pitches.

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Nominal 2.1 million pixel capacity

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Nominal capacity at 60Hz frame rate and 8 bits per colour output. Capacity increases proportionally for lower frame rates and decreases proportionally for 10 or 12 bits per colour output.

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Rotation of some fixture types may result in reduced capacity. Fixtures smaller than 16px in either dimension have additional processing overhead and therefore result in reduced capacity.

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Up to 2000 fixtures per project

GENLOCK

Lock to any source, the reference input or an internal timing reference

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The frame rate of the internal reference can be set by the user.

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Frame rates from 23.98 to 60Hz are supported.

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The processor automatically locks to the selected video input when in low latency mode, or using non-standard canvas sizes.

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Genlock from source to the LED refresh

LATENCY

3 frames end-to-end system latency with all features enabled

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2 frames end-to-end system latency in low-latency mode

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Some front-end processing and genlock features are disabled in low latency mode.

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When using legacy fixture types with constant current driver ICs, the end-to-end latency is one frame less.

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Latency is measured in multiples of the frame rate period of the genlock source.

USER INTERFACE

Local management using monitor, keyboard and mouse

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DP++ monitor output supports DVI, HDMI and VGA using a suitable adapter. Monitors from 1280x1024 up to 1920x1080 are supported.

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2 x USB2.0 on front and 2 x USB 2.0 on rear for keyboard and mouse. Can also be used for USB memory sticks for firmware reload and project backup.

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Remote management from Tessera Remote on Windows PC or Mac OS X via management network ports

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2 x Gigabit Ethernet management network ports connected internally as a switch. Also used for live control (see below). Neutrik EtherCON connectors, compatible with standard RJ45.

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8 x status LEDs and power LED on front

LIVE CONTROL

DMX-512A on 5-pin XLR in and thru

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eDMX (Art-Net and sACN) and Tessera Control app via management network ports

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2 x Gigabit Ethernet management network ports connected internally as a switch. Also used for remote management (see above). Neutrik EtherCON connectors, compatible with standard RJ45.

ELECTRICAL

Switched autoranging power supply

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100 - 240V AC

47Hz - 60Hz

1 - 0.5A

MECHANICAL

2U 19" rack form factor

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Dimensions (W x H x L):

431.8mm x 88.9mm x 508.0mm

19” x 3.5” x 20”

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Net weight:

9kg

20lbs

WARRANTY

2 years

CERTIFICATION

ETL/cETL, CE and RoHS compliant

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