Install and Configure Third-Party Adapters

This topic explains how to install third-party adapters from Blackmagic Design and from Atto

Install and Configure Blackmagic Design Cards

Blackmagic Design cards are supported in all Flame Family products.

Refer to Optional Certified Hardware Devices for Flame Family workstations to find out which adapters are officially supported.

Installation:

1. Install the PCIe BMD UltraStudio or DeckLink card on your workstation following the Blackmagic Design documentation.

2. Install the following dependencies before installing the Desktop Video package:

   dnf install epel-release
   dnf install dkms 

3. Refer to Optional Certified Hardware Devices for Flame Family workstations to find the version of Blackmagic Design Desktop Video currently certified for Flame Family. Download this version from Blackmagic Design Support Center. Make sure to download the Linux one!

4. Install the Desktop Video .rpm according to the Desktop Video documentation.

   • Mandatory. The driver and firmware update tool: dnf install --nogpgcheck desktopvideo-[0-9]*.rpm
   • Optional but useful. The control panel GUI: dnf install --nogpgcheck desktopvideo-gui*.rpm
   • Optional. Simple playback tool: dnf install --nogpgcheck mediaexpress*.rpm

Once installed, Desktop Video applications can be found in the OS menus in Applications/Multimedia.

Once the Desktop Video package is installed, configure Flame, Flare, or Flame Assist to use the Blackmagic Design card.

1. Start the Flame Setup software.
2. In the General tab, set Video Device and Audio Device to BMD.
3. Select the preview timings you plan to use within your installed Flame Family product(s).
4. Once done, click Apply and exit Flame Setup.
5. Start Flame/Flare/Flame Assist.

Limitations:

• No Headroom option
• No Sample Interleave (SI) option. But based on the card capabilities, UHDTV/4K is sent as Sample Interleave (if card is set to 4K Dual Link) or Quadrants (if set to 4K Quad Link)
• No 3G Level A
• You cannot have a system configured with both an AJA card and a Blackmagic Design card.

Install the Atto FastFrame N352 or N412 card

If you are using an ATTO N352 or N412 Gigabit Ethernet adapter, take note that the driver is not part of the DKU. You will need to download it directly from the manufacturer and manually install it on your workstation. The packages from ATTO are called "ATTO Ethernet Suites" and include both the driver an a tool called ATTO360 that allow configuration and monitoring of the network adapter.

Installing the ATTO driver and ATTO360 Tool

1. Download the ATTO FastFrame adapters from the ATTO Linux download page.

2. Scroll down to the "ATTO Ethernet Suite Linux" section and select the package that matches your Linux OS version.

3. Open a shell on your Flame linux workstation.

4. Decompress the content of the archive downloaded. Below is an example for Rocky Linux 8.5, adapt the command line to match the downloaded file.

   tar -xvf lnx_app_atto360_4000f1_rl8.5.tgz

5. install the driver by typing the command:

   DEPENDENCY_SKIP_INSTALL=Yes OFED_SKIP_INSTALL=Yes OFED_INSTALLER_ARGS= BATCH=1 INSTALL_MODE=app ./install_atto360_4000f1_rl8.5.sh

Notes about ATTO360 Tool

• You can use this tool by invoking:

   gtk-launch atto360

This tool is totally independent from Flame and absolutely optional to use. Refer to ATTO for documentation and use of this tool.

Uninstalling the ATTO driver and ATTO360 Tool

1. To uninstall the ATTO 360 application, run:

   /opt/atto360/uninstall_atto360.sh

2. To uninstall the OFED FastFrame driver driver, type:

   /usr/sbin/ofed_uninstall.sh --force