DGy™ 201x Graphics Resolution Digital Recording and Streaming System User’s Guide ™ May 2008
..... DOCUMENT ............................. • DGy 201x Graphics Resolution Digital Recording and Streaming System User’s Guide • • P/N 350-9047 v3.0.1 Version 3.0.1 - May 2008 COPYRIGHT ............................. © 2008 RGB Spectrum, Inc. All rights reserved. This guide is for use with the RGB Spectrum DGy 201x Graphics Resolution Digital Recording and Streaming System. Use for any other purpose is not permitted. This guide was prepared for viewing on a PC; a copy may be printed as required.
..... LIMITED WARRANT Y ............................. RGB Spectrum (RGB) warrants that this product will be free from defects in material and workmanship, under normal use and service when correctly installed and maintained, for a period of one (1) year from date of shipment. RGB’s liability under this warranty is limited solely to replacing, repairing or issuing credit for any product which is shown to be defective during the warranty period.
..... T ABLE OF C ONTENTS .................................. List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Chapter 1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 In this Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..... Chapter 3 Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 In this Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Before Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DGy Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clip Browser Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Options Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Record Tab . . . . . . . .
..... Playing Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Choosing a Playback Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Playback a Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clip Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multicast Streaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Streaming Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Up a Multicast Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..... Appendix A Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 In this Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Resolution Analog Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Digital Input Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graphic Output Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storage Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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..... Figure 4-1 Figure 4-2 Figure 4-3 Figure 4-4 Figure 4-5 Figure 4-6 Figure 4-7 Figure 4-8 Figure 4-9 Figure 4-10 Figure 4-11 Figure 4-12 Figure 4-13 Figure A-1 Figure A-2 Figure A-3 Figure B-1 Figure B-2 Figure B-3 Figure B-4 Figure B-5 Figure B-6 Figure C-1 Figure C-2 Figure C-3 Figure C-4 Figure C-5 Figure C-6 Figure C-7 Figure C-8 Figure C-9 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy 201x Application Suite Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 File Download Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..... LIST OF TABLES ............................. Table 1-1 Table 1-2 Table 1-3 Table 2-1 Table 2-2 Table 3-1 Table 3-2 Table 6-1 Table 6-2 Table 6-3 Table 6-4 Table 6-5 Table 6-6 Table 6-7 Table 6-8 Table 6-9 Table 6-10 Table 6-11 Table A-1 Table A-2 Table A-3 Table A-4 Table A-5 Table A-6 Table A-7 Table A-8 Table A-9 Table A-10 Table A-11 Table A-12 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy 201x Resolution and Frame Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I NTRODUCTION .................................. 1 IN T HIS C HAP TER ............................. This chapter provides an introduction to the features of the DGy™ 201x Graphics Resolution Digital Recording and Streaming System.
..... INTRODUCTION System Features • System Input/Output — DGy 201x supports RGB and DVI inputs and RGB and DVI outputs, plus stereo audio I/O. Refer to the DGy A/V Inputs and Outputs section for details. • Record Storage — DGy 201x recording system includes internal disk-based storage. Refer to the Record and Replay section for full details. A removable disk drive is standard; an optional fixed drive is available.
..... INTRODUCTION DGy Models • Timecode — DGy 201x includes flexible timecode capability for synchronization and the time-stamping of clips. Refer to the External Timecode Synchronization section for details. D G y MODELS .............................
..... INTRODUCTION DGy A/V Inputs and Outputs D G y A/V INPUTS AND OUTPUTS ............................. The DGy 201x includes a comprehensive array of inputs and outputs enabling the recording, playing, and streaming of low data-rate signals — all the way to high resolution graphic displays. . . SYSTEM . . . .INPUTS ... . SYSTEM . . . . OUTPUTS .... The following system inputs are provided: • Digital — One digital input is provided (DVI-I integrated digital/analog connector).
..... INTRODUCTION Record and Replay RE CORD AND RE PLAY ............................. The DGy 201x offers a high degree of flexibility and versatility for recording, replaying, transmitting, and streaming clips. Replay may be accomplished directly from a DGy 201x or through a software player on a Windows® PC. Many of these capabilities are listed below. Please contact RGB Spectrum for details on specific configurations and capabilities. Record and playback modes include: • • RECORD . . .
..... INTRODUCTION Record and Replay LOCAL PLAYBACK For local playback, the DGy 201x is typically configured to replay from the installed internal drive(s) to the analog RGB or DVI outputs, as shown in the figure below. DGy Record Output Loop Out Codec Play Source In Figure 1-1 Replay from Disk, Local Viewing PC SOFTWARE REPLAY APPLICATION A Windows software application supplied by RGB Spectrum can be used to replay DGy 201x recordings directly on a PC.
..... INTRODUCTION Networking and Control NE TWORKING AND CONTROL ............................. Although there are no front panel controls, the DGy 201x includes the following networking and control capabilities: 350-9047 v3.0.1 • The RS-232 serial port for command line control connects to an ASCII terminal, any computer with a serial port, or an external device such as a touchpad. Commands are sent from the terminal or computer to the DGy 201x.
..... INTRODUCTION Multi-Channel Systems MULTI-CHANNEL SYSTEMS ............................. All DGy models support multi-channel record and playback. A number of units can be configured and controlled from a single point using the optional RGB Spectrum Multi-Channel Manager (MCM) software. Figure 1-2 Multi-Channel Recording The MCM runs under the Windows operating system.
..... INTRODUCTION Interframe Compression Figure 1-3 Multicast Streaming INTERFRAME COMPRESS ION ............................. Interframe compression for live input streaming reduces the bandwidth required to transmit video data over a network. In interframe compression, each frame is compared to the previous frame.
..... INTRODUCTION External Timecode Synchronization EX TERNAL TIMECODE S YNCHRONIZATION ............................. Multi-channel recording requires the synchronization of the internal realtime clocks of all the DGy 201x units. The DGy 201x can be synchronized to an external time source using a network connection to an NTP (Network Time Protocol) server. Additionally, the DGy 201x can be configured with an IRIG-B option.
I NSTALLATION AND S ET U P .................................. 2 IN T HIS C HAP TER ............................. This chapter provides instructions for installing and setting up the DGy 201x system. The following topics are discussed: • • • • • • • Standard Supplied Components Optional Items Rack Mounting Front Panel Rear Panel Installation DGy Applications Suite STANDARD SUPPLIED COMPONENTS .............................
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP Optional Items OPTIONAL ITEMS ............................. The following options are available for the DGy 201x. Many of these options are factory installed and should be part of the original order. Table 2-2 Options Item Part Number Description VGA cable 520-0298-1 15-pin HD male to 15-pin HD male, 6 ft. Use to connect analog output/inputs to sources with a female VGA connector. Fixed disk HDF 238 238 GB hard disk drive (factory installed).
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP Front Panel Important Do not use the DGy 201x as a shelf to support other pieces of equipment as this may cause damage to the rack ears and mounting screws. • The DGy 201x is provided with a rear rack bracket and arm to support the rear of the chassis. It is recommended that the bracket be used to provide additional stability. • Attach the rear brackets to the rack adapter at the rear of the chassis.
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP Front Panel Important • If the DGy 201x is not allowed to complete its shut down before loss of power, the unit will need to completely scan its disk drive at the subsequent power up. During this time, the front panel indicators will blink. The time required to scan the drive depends on the number of clips; typically, this can take from one to ten minutes. Function Indicators The Record LED lights when the DGy 201x is in the Record or Record/Pause mode.
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP Rear Panel Important • Do not unlock while there is disk activity. This will cause loss of data. Disk Power Indicator The Disk Power light indicates that power is applied to the removable disk drive. The power is disabled when the key lock is in the correct position to remove or install a drive. The drive cannot be removed or installed when this light is illuminated. • Disk Indicator The Disk activity light indicates read or write activity to the removable disk.
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP Rear Panel 3) Graphics Loop Use the Graphics Loop connector to pass the unprocessed input signal to an external device such as a monitor. This connector provides looping for both the digital (DVI) and analog RGB signals. This is an active loop, so there will be no output when the DGy 201x has no power applied. 4) Graphics Output This Graphics Output connector provides both analog RGB and digital DVI output signals on a DVI-I connector.
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP Installation INSTALLATION ............................. This section provides DGy 201x installation instructions. All connections are made to the rear of the chassis. Refer to Figure 2-2 for the name and location of each connector. Note If the DGy 201x is going to be used in rack, rack installation should be done before continuing. Refer to the Rack Mounting section on page 12 for instructions. Use the following steps to install the DGy 201x: 1.
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP Installation 6. Select a Control Method — Control of the DGy can be through either RS-232 serial or Ethernet connection. See Appendix B for details on establishing communication between a PC and the DGy 201x. ~ Serial Control — To control DGy 201x using a terminal emulation program (such as Hyperterminal or Procomm), connect the COM port of the device to the DGy 201x RS-232 Port. This enables DGy 201x control through ASCII commands.
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP DGy Applications Suite DGy A PPL ICA TIONS S UIT E ............................. The DGy Applications Suite provides a graphic alternative to command-line control. This method uses the DGy 201x recorder’s internal web GUI application, allowing set-up and operation from a standard browser. To use the Applications Suite: CONNECTING TO THE DGY APPLICATIONS . . . . . . .SUITE .. • • The Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser is recommended.
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP DGy Applications Suite • Note LAN connection — connect the 100/1000 Base-T Ethernet Port of the DGy 201x to a local area network (LAN). A standard Ethernet cable is used for this connection method. The DGy 201x is configured at the factory with the default IP address 192.168.1.200. Before connecting the DGy 201x to a network, verify that this is a valid IP address on the network. Contact the network manager for assistance.
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP DGy Applications Suite Figure 2-4 DGy Applications Suite Use the following steps to troubleshoot a failure to connect to the Applications Suite: 350-9047 v3.0.1 • Check that the network Link and Activity LEDs on the DGy 201x front panel are indicating an active Ethernet link. • Ensure that the removable hard disk drive is properly locked into place with the power on. • Verify a working TCP/IP connection by using the “ping” utility to check the connection.
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP DGy Applications Suite Once the Applications Suite is displayed, click on DGy WCP to begin using the Web Control Panel, described in the following section, or the click DGy FTP for file transfer (see Chapter 4 ). DGy CONTROL ......... PANEL After selecting the DGy 201x WCP option from the DGy 201x Applications Suite page, the WCP Configuration window appears (Figure 2-5) together with the standard DGy Control Panel window (Figure 2-6).
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP DGy Applications Suite • Terminal Click the Terminal button to launch the terminal window. This window can be used to issue commands using the DGy 201x ASCII command protocol. See Chapter 6, Command Line Interface for information on these commands. This feature is useful to enable the command log to make or debug commands from an external controller.
O PERATION .................................. 3 IN T HIS C HAP TER ............................. This chapter provides user interface orientation and operating instructions for the DGy 201x using the DGy Control Panel. The following topics are discussed: • • • • • • • • • .BEFORE . . . .STARTING .... 350-9047 v3.0.
..... OPERATION DGy Control Panel DGy CONTROL P ANE L .............................
..... OPERATION DGy Control Panel 3) Clip Status This display provides timecode status for the selected clip. Click the display to toggle between different counters: ~ In Stop mode, the counter always indicates the date and time at the start of the recording for the selected clip. ~ In Play mode, the counter displays the traversing Timecode of the original recording. ~ Click on the time field to switch the display to Elapsed Time.
..... OPERATION DGy Control Panel To randomly access any point within a clip, click and drag the “dot” to cue to a new position within the clip; the DGy 201x must be in Play or Pause mode. The Pause mode is enabled and the DGy is cued to this new position. 9) Fast Reverse The five reverse play speeds are: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -x 2 -x 4 -x 8 -x 16 -x 32 The Fast Reverse mode is available only when the DGy 201x is in the Play mode. To select the Fast Reverse mode: ~ ~ ~ ~ Select the desired clip.
..... OPERATION DGy Control Panel 11) Play Click Play to play the clip forward at 1x normal play speed. The symbol appears in the status area. 12) Pause Click Pause to pause recording or playback. The symbol appears in the status area. To resume playback click on the Play or Pause button; to resume recording click on Record or Pause. 13) Stop ~ In Record mode clicking the Stop button halts the recording. ~ In Play mode clicking the Stop button halts playback and re-cues to the beginning of the clip.
..... OPERATION DGy Control Panel To return to normal (1x) playspeed immediately from any playspeed click on the Play button. If Pause is clicked in the fast forward mode, clicking on Pause again will continue in fast forward at the previously selected speed. If Fast Reverse is selected while in the Fast Forward mode, the DGy 201x will reverse direction and play at the lowest reverse speed. Pressing the Stop button will cause play to stop and cancel the fast forward speed setting.
..... OPERATION DGy Control Panel 20) Goto Next Mark With marks established, click Next to instantly jump to the next mark and cue clip playback. Click on Play or Pause to continue playback from the new cue point. This command works in Play or Pause modes only. 21) Show All Marks Click All to display the Event Marking window, used to view, manage and edit marks. A sample window is shown below.
..... OPERATION DGy Control Panel The Advanced Playback Console (Figure 3-3) is located immediately below the DGy Control Panel Player Screen (Figure 3-1). When the DGy Control Panel is first opened, the Advanced Playback Console is activated. To turn off the Advanced Playback Console: ~ On the DGy Control Panel Player Screen, click the Options button. ~ Select the Playback tab on the Options window. ~ Uncheck the Enable Advanced Playback Console box (Figure 3-4).
..... OPERATION DGy Control Panel The functions provided by the Advanced Playback Console are described in the following sections. 23) Previous Frame The Next Frame and Previous Frame buttons are used to step through a clip one frame at a time. This function is available in Pause mode only. To step backwards a frame: ~ Select the desired clip. Click on the Clip Name label and select a clip from the Clip Browser list. ~ Click the Play button. ~ Click the Pause button. ~ Click the Previous Frame button.
..... OPERATION DGy Control Panel The Slow Forward mode is available only when the DGy 201x is in the Play or Play-Pause mode. To select the Slow Forward: ~ Select the clip to play. Click on the Clip Name label and select a clip from the Clip Browser list. ~ Click the Play button. ~ Click the Slow Forward button. ~ To play at a slower forward speed, click on the Slow Forward button again. Each click of the button will decrease the speed to the next speed increment.
..... OPERATION DGy Control Panel To cancel the Play Loop mode click the A-B button. The looping function can be canceled at any point during the loop. 28) Streaming Control Panel Figure 3-5 Streaming Control Panel 29) Send Multicast Stream Click this button to begin transmitting a multicast stream of a live input signal. 30) Receive Multicast Stream Click this button to begin receiving, decoding, and viewing a multicast stream.
..... OPERATION Clip Browser Window CLIP BROWSER WINDOW ............................. The Clip Browser window is used to select clips for playback. To access the Clip Browser window, click on Clip Path on the DGy Control Panel. The figure below shows a typical Clip Browser and indicates portions of the window.
..... OPERATION Clip Browser Window 2) Disk Directory The Disk Directory column displays all folders and paths in the selected disk drive, using the standard Windows tree approach. 3) Name Field The Name field displays the name of each clip in the list. When in Stop mode, double click on a clip name to select the clip and initiate playback automatically. 4) Date Created Displays the time and date at the beginning of the clip when the clip was originally recorded.
..... OPERATION Clip Browser Window Figure 3-7 Clip Browser File Menu The Clip Browser File menu provides the following functions: ~ Create a New Folder. ~ Find a clip. ~ Mount a remote Network Drive (option). See Mounting a Remote Disk Option on page 61 for more information on the optional Remote Disk Mount feature. Figure 3-8 Clip Browser Toolbar Edit Menu The Clip Browser Toolbar Edit menu provides the following functions: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Copy clip to clipboard.
..... OPERATION Clip Browser Window 13) Show clips/Show files It is generally convenient to display recordings in the Clip Browser as clips. Clips, however, are created as a sequence of underlying files. In some situations it is useful to be able to display clips as the list of all the files that comprise the full clip. Click the Show files radio button to view a list of the underlying files. The first file of a clip is .mj2. Subsequent files are named nnnnnn.
..... OPERATION Options Window S Example: A 1024 x 768 @ 30Hz image is recorded at medium level quality with a clip length of 38 minutes. From Table 3-1 above, the maximum file size at this resolution is about 1.7 minutes in length. The total number of files created to support this clip will then be 38/1.7 = 23. To use the clip browser to show files contained within the clips click on the Show files radio button. To show clips in the clip browser click on the Show clips radio button. OPTIONS WINDOW ...
..... OPERATION Options Window . . . RECORD . . . . TAB .. The Record tab, shown in the figure below, allows selection of the source to record and set the frame rate and quality of the recorded image. An audible alarm to warn the when the disk is approaching full capacity can be set. Figure 3-10 Record Tab INPUT With nothing checked, only video is recorded. Check Audio to record audio input signals together with the video. Note TTL Pin and GPIO are not currently implemented on the DGy 201x.
..... OPERATION Options Window If a frame rate is selected that exceeds the maximum value for the current input resolution and quality setting, the DGy 201x will record at the maximum frame rate compatible with the current quality setting and input resolution. STORAGE MODE • Overwrite when full: Check this box to activate the record overwrite feature. When checked, the DGy 201x will overwrite old recordings when the disk is full.
..... OPERATION Options Window . . PLAYBACK . . . . . TAB .. The figure below shows the Options window with the Playback tab selected. Figure 3-11 Playback Tab FIND CLIP BY TIMECODE When a recording is made the recording is stamped with a timecode. The Playback tab provides the ability to go directly to a timecode position providing random access to any point within a clip. This is equivalent to the RealTimeSeek command.
..... OPERATION Options Window PLAYBACK LOOPING The Enable playback loop check box enables the DGy 201x to repeatedly play the entire current clip. ADVANCED PLAYBACK CONSOLE Check the Enable Advanced Playback Console box to enable or uncheck to disable the display of the console in the DGy Control Panel window. . . . . TIMER . . . TAB .. The Timer tab provides the ability to record a new clip or playback an existing clip at a user defined time like preprogramming a VCR.
..... OPERATION Options Window ~ Enter the desired start date in the Date box. ~ Enter the desired record start time into the Time box. ~ Click in the Enable check box to activate the Timer. To cancel a Record Timer event: ~ If the Record Timer that has not yet started, uncheck the Record Timer Enabled box. ~ If a Record Timer that has already started, click the Stop button on the DGy Control Panel. PLAY TIMER To set a Play Timer event: ~ Enter a clip name into the Player Timer Clip Name dialog box.
..... OPERATION Options Window . .STREAMING . . . . . TAB .. The streaming tab is used to set parameters for multicast streaming. A multicast stream directs encoded live input to a network port on the DGy selected as the server for remote viewing through one or more DGy decoder clients. Figure 3-13 Streaming Tab MAXIMUM FRAME RATE Set the maximum frame rate for streaming. Set the maximum frame rate to 0; the DGy will automatically compute the maximum frame rate.
..... OPERATION Options Window frame is used; the client receiving the compressed data repeats the current anchor frame until a new one is received. This frame repeat pr0cess reduces network bandwidth as transmission of new frames is not performed.The level of contrast in an image and the degree of motion between frames are factors in setting interframe compression parameters.
..... OPERATION Options Window • Threshold - When edge differences between blocks in successive frames exceeds the threshold value, a change is registered. The threshold value may be set to a number between 0 and 255 with a default of 16. A low threshold number requires small edge differences between blocks to be considered a change; a high threshold number allows greater differences before a change is indicated.
..... OPERATION Options Window . . . . .INPUT . . TAB .. The Input tab is used to select the video input source, the type of audio, image settings, and load specific input signal timing parameters. Figure 3-15 illustrates the Input tab. Figure 3-15 Input Tab VIDEO INPUT At the top of the Input tab, use the pull-down Video Input menu to select the DVI or RGB video input. AUDIO Click on the Audio button to open the Audio Settings dialog box shown in Figure 3-16.
..... OPERATION Options Window ~ Select the Source of the Audio input to Line or Microphone. ~ If using a microphone input that requires power to supply the microphone, select the Phantom Power check box. ~ Set the Audio Sampling Rate based upon the desired quality level. Full CD quality audio is provided using the default 44.1 kHz sample option. This is equivalent to a data rate of 176 kBytes per second.
..... OPERATION Options Window or manually setting parameters prevents this from happening. For more details on preset and user-defined timings please see the Factory Timing List section in Chapter 6. ~ Use the pull-down Input Timing List to select a predefined or user-defined set of input timing parameters. Once selected, the parameters can be loaded or saved. If the timing is user-defined, it can also be deleted.
..... OPERATION Options Window To return to autosync for RGB again select RGB for Video Input. Input video Autosync is restored. CREATING A NEW TIMING ENTRY If there is no entry in the timing list that matches a specific signal, a new one can be created. Find an entry in the list that is very close to the required parameters. Load the entry, modify it, and then save the new entry to the user defined timing list. There are over 100 available user entries.
..... OPERATION Options Window . . . .OUTPUT . . . TAB .. Use the Output tab to view the current output timing settings and to loading different settings. Typically, the output timing matches the timing parameters of the recorded image (Playback mode). Figure 3-18 Output Tab VIDEO OUTPUTS Use the pull-down Video Output menu to select the desired output format: RGB or DVI. When one format is enabled, the other is disabled. OUTPUT DISPLAY MODE Select the Mode between the Playback and Freerun modes.
..... OPERATION Options Window GAMMA Use this adjustment when the replay device has a different gamma than that of the recorded image. An example would be between a CRT and an LCD monitor. The range is from 0.5 to 2 in increments of 0.05. Note The gamma of the input image recorded to disk is preserved. The Gamma control does not apply to the input image. TIMING LIST When the output Mode is set to Freerun, use the Timing List section of the Output tab to set the output format.
..... OPERATION Options Window . . . .SYSTEM . . . TAB .. The System tab is used to view and set communications and clock parameters. Figure 3-19 System Tab NETWORK SETTINGS • In the Network Settings section: ~ Fields are provided to display current settings or to change the system’s IP address, host name, subnet mask, and default gateway. ~ After changes are made, click Apply to apply the new settings to the DGy 201x.
..... OPERATION Options Window The DGy Control Panel will lose communication with the DGy 201x as soon as the restart procedure begins. If the IP address of the DGy 201x has been changed, the new network settings must be used to reconnect to it. After the connection has been dropped, the WCP or Telnet session must be restarted. SERIAL PORT SETTINGS The current serial port baud rate is displayed and can be changed in this section of the Systems tab.
..... OPERATION Options Window warning message is displayed asking to reboot immediately. If the DGy is rebooted, the WCP or Telnet session must be reactivated. CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION The DGy 201x internal real time clock can be synchronized to an external time reference so that it is always set accurately. Accurate time references are provided by conventional Network Time Servers (NTS) over the internet using the Network Time Protocol (NTP). Alternatively an optional IRIG-B time reference can be used.
..... OPERATION Options Window Update Period The internal clock is synchronized to the currently selected reference signal (NTS or IRIG) periodically. Adjust the length of time between updates by defining the update period in the entry box provided. The default period is 2 hours but the rate may be set from a minimum update period of 30 minutes to a maximum update period of 24 hours; entries may be made in increments of 30 minutes.
..... OPERATION Command Line Control . . . . . INFO . . TAB .. The figure below illustrates the Info tab: Figure 3-21 Info Tab The Info tab displays information about the DGy 201x including: • Product ID • Firmware version • DGy Control Panel version • Serial number • IP address • MAC address • WCP version COMMAND LINE CONT ROL .............................
..... OPERATION Command Line Control Figure 3-22 DGy WCP Configuration Page ~ Click on the Terminal button at the bottom of the Configuration Page. A Terminal window similar to that shown in Figure 3-23 will appear. Figure 3-23 Terminal Window • Using the Terminal window: ~ When the terminal window is open it is ready to use; click inside the window to begin making entries. ~ Type the desired command at the command prompt including any optional or required arguments and press ENTER. 350-9047 v3.0.
..... OPERATION Command Line Control S Example: To test the terminal operation, type ver at the terminal command prompt and press ENTER. The terminal should respond with a message similar to that shown in Figure 3-23. • Enable command log When the Enable command log box is checked all commands entered from the terminal or issued from the DGy Control Panel are displayed. When unchecked, only terminal commands and system responses are displayed.
..... OPERATION Recording Clips RE CORDING CL IPS ............................. Before proceeding with this setup, refer to Before Starting on page 24 for important setup and connection information. The first step in making a recording is to decide where to store the recording. The recording can be stored on the local removable drive, optional fixed drive or on an optional remote network attached storage device. A file may be stored in a particular directory or a new directory may be created.
..... OPERATION Recording Clips Figure 3-25 Remote Disk Mount Network Drive Window Note To unmount a network drive, an alternate drive must first be selected. From the File menu, select Network Drive, then Unmount. CHOOSING A RECORD DESTINATION Recordings can be made to the internal disk (removable or optional fixed disk) or an externally mounted drive (NFS disk mount option). Selection of the destination is made from the Clip Browser using the following procedure.
..... OPERATION Recording Clips 3. Click the Input tab and to set up input parameters, including RGB/DVI input selection, audio recording parameters, and image adjustments. If the DGy 201x has not automatically locked to the input source then the timing parameters can be selected from the Timing List. In the Timing List section, select the timing that matches the input signal and click Load. Refer to the Input Tab section on page 48 for details. 4. Click Close to return to the DGy Control Panel. 5.
..... OPERATION Playing Clips 7. As required, click the Pause button to pause recording, or the Stop button to stop recording. Once stopped, the recording can be played back. Refer to the Playing Clips section on page 64 for details. PLAYING CLIPS ............................. Before proceeding with this setup, refer to Before Starting on page 24 for important setup and connection information.
..... OPERATION Clip Protection 4. To play the previous clip in the Clip Directory without accessing the Clip Browser window, click the Previous Clip button. DGy 201x will cue to the beginning of the clip. Click on the Play or Pause button to play back the clip. 5. To play back the next clip in the Clip Directory without accessing the Clip Browser window, click the Next Clip button. DGy 201x will cue to the beginning of the clip. Click on the Play or Pause button to play back the clip.
..... OPERATION Multicast Streaming MULTICAST STREAMING ............................. The DGy 201x offers multicast streaming capability to send live, singlechannel, high resolution graphics images with audio from one DGy to one or more remote DGy units. Multicast streaming encodes the input signal on the host DGy for network transmission to remote client DGy codecs. Remote DGy codecs subscribe to a multicast stream, receive the stream, and instantly decode it for live viewing with synchronized audio.
..... OPERATION Multicast Streaming SETTING UP A ......... MULTICAST SERVER Follow the steps below to setup the multicast server. • • Click on the Stop button to halt playback or record. • Click on Options and select the Streaming tab. Default parameters for Multicast Stream In and Multicast Stream Out are displayed. To change the stream out IP Address or Port Number, double-click on the respective field and enter the desired value.
..... OPERATION Multicast Streaming • Set the Multicast Stream In IP Address and Port Number to match the values of the Multicast Stream Out of the server DGy. • • Close the Options tab. Click the Receive Multicast Stream buttonon the streaming control panel. The Multicast Stream Info window for the incoming signal is shown in Figure 3-30. Figure 3-30 Multicast Stream In Info • 350-9047 v3.0.1 Stop receiving the multicast stream by pressing the Stop button on the DGy Control Panel.
..... OPERATION Simultaneous Record/Play Option SIMULTANEOUS RECORD/PLAY OPTION ............................. When the simultaneous record/play option is installed, the WCP Configuration window provides a button to switch between the standard and simultaneous mode, displaying the associated DGy Control Panel. See DGy Control Panel on page 22. When the Simultaneous Mode is selected, the DGy Control Panel displays separate control panels for Record and Playback channels.
..... OPERATION Simultaneous Record/Play Option 1) Record Disk Status This region indicates the selected disk drive and the amount of disk space remaining in H:M:S (hour:minutes:seconds). 2) Record Disk Indicates the currently selected mounted disk, internal or remote. 3) Record Disk Capacity Indicator Bar This bar visually indicates the available record time on the selected disk drive. The blue area represents the used portion of the disk as a percentage of the whole.
..... OPERATION Simultaneous Record/Play Option 9) Show All Record Event Marks Click All to display the Event Marking window. See Figure 3-2, Event Marking Window, on page 30 and the succeeding paragraphs for more information on Event Marks. 10) Place Mark During a recording, click Mark to set a mark immediately. A mark will be entered in the Event Marking list. Marks are automatically provided with a unique mark number derived from the timecode on the recording.
T RANSFERRING R ECORDINGS .................................. 4 IN T HIS C HAP TER ............................. This chapter describes transferring recordings between a DGy 201x and an external storage device. • • • File Transfers Transferring Files from the DGy Transferring Recordings to the DGy Use of the FTP Client to update firmware is described in Appendix C. FILE TRANSFERS ............................. The DGy 201x records video and audio to disk.
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S File Transfers Figure 4-1 DGy 201x Application Suite Page • Click on DGy FTP to open the file transfer window. A download file dialog similar to the one shown in Figure 4-2 is displayed. Figure 4-2 File Download Dialog Box • 350-9047 v3.0.1 To continue with setting up the FTP session click on the Open or Run in the File Download dialog box. If additional dialog boxes appear, due to security applications, select Run or OK, depending on the software.
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S File Transfers Figure 4-3 DGy FTP Client Window CONNECTING TO ......... THE DGy 1. Enter the IP address of the DGy 201x in the IP address entry box. 2. Type rgb into the User entry box (lower case only). 3. Type spectrum into the Password entry box (lower case only). The password will be hidden from view with each character replaced by the “*” symbol. 4.
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S Transferring Files from the DGy TRANSFERRING FILES FROM THE DGy ............................. Use the following steps to set up and transfer files from the DGy 201x to a local computer. 1. Start the DGy FTP client. See Starting the FTP Client on page 72. 2. Connect to the DGy. See Connecting to the DGy on page 74. 3. Click the Download from DGy radio button to display the FTP download options as shown in Figure 4-3. 4.
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S Transferring Files from the DGy Figure 4-6 FTP Select Files to Download 6. Choose between the Show clips and Show files radio buttons at the bottom of the Clip Browser to view either a list of clips or a list of files. Important It is recommended that Show clips be used to make sure all the files associated with a clip are transferred. Failure to transfer all clip files will result in errors which will make the clip unusable. 7.
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S Transferring Files from the DGy Figure 4-7 FTP Ready to Download Files Important No warning message will be displayed if the transfer will result in overwriting existing files with samenamed files. 8. Click on the Start button to initiate the transfer of the files in the Transfer list. The clip files will be automatically transferred sequentially from the file transfer list.
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S Transferring Recordings to the DGy To terminate the transfer of the current file, click on the Abort button at the bottom of the File transfer window. To terminate the whole session click on the Abort All button. A dialog box will be displayed asking to complete the termination or resume the transfer.
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S Transferring Recordings to the DGy Figure 4-9 FTP Upload Dialog Box 4. Click on the Browse button next to the Destination box to navigate to the destination location within the DGy 201x for the transferred files and click Ok. See Figure 4-10. Alternatively, if the complete path is known, it can be typed directly into the Destination entry box. Figure 4-10 FTP Upload Destination Folder 350-9047 v3.0.
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S Transferring Recordings to the DGy 5. Click on the Browse button next to the Source Transfer List to open the Select files to upload to DGy window shown in Figure 4-6. Figure 4-11 FTP Select Files Window 6. Click on the clip file to be transferred and click the Select button or double-click on the file. The file will then be added to the Source Transfer list (Figure 4-8). Repeat this step for each clip file to be transferred. Important 350-9047 v3.0.
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S Transferring Recordings to the DGy Figure 4-12 FTP Upload Transfer List Important No warning message will be displayed if the transfer will result in overwriting existing files with samenamed files. 7. Click on the Start button to initiate the transfer of the files in the Source Transfer list. The clip files will be automatically transferred sequentially from the file transfer list.
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S Transferring Recordings to the DGy To terminate the transfer of the current file, click Abort at the bottom of the File Transfer screen. To terminate the whole session click on the Abort All button. A dialog box will request confirmation to terminate the process or to complete the transfer process.
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S Transferring Recordings to the DGy To verify that the correct path has been selected, type pwd and press ENTER. The current path will be displayed. 8.
PC P LAYBACK : B ASIC PC S OFTWARE P LAYER 5 .................................. IN T HIS C HAP TER ............................. This chapter provides installation information for the DGy 201x Basic PC software player plug-in for the standard Windows Media Player (version 10 or later). PC SOFTWARE PLAYER ............................. The DGy 201x encodes the input images using standard JPEG 2000 compression. Files recorded on the DGy 201x can be played on a PC running the Windows operating system.
C OMMAND L INE I NTERFACE .................................. 6 IN T HIS C HAP TER ............................. This chapter discusses the DGy 201x control command set, which provides access to all of the unit’s functions. The factory timing list is also provided. The following topics are discussed: • • Command Overview • • • Commands Command Format Commands Factory Timing List COMMAND OVE RVIEW .............................
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Format COMMAND LINE All commands take the following form: . . . . . . USAGE ... COMMAND_NAME ... … followed by ENTER. Parameter values are shown in angle brackets < > and optional parameters are contained in square brackets [ ]. In the above example, value1, value2 (etc.) are required parameters specific to the stated command.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Format S Example: Type H PLAYLOOP to get help on the PLAYLOOP command. • Type HELP followed by the first character or characters of the command name to get a list of all commands beginning with those characters. S Example: Type H IP to get help on the commands associated with IP addressing. PREDEFINED PARAMETER . . . . . .VALUES ... Some commands have predefined values, and only these may be used as parameter choices.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands COMMANDS ............................. The following sections list the commands used for controlling the DGy 201x. A table of all commands is provided, followed by lists arranged according to categories. • • • • • • • • • • Note 350-9047 v3.0.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands COMMAND . . . . .SUMMARY .... This section provides a hyperlinked index of all DGy 201x commands in alphabetical order. Click the hyperlink to see a detailed description of the associated command. Table 6-1 Alphabetical Command Summary Command Category Description AUDioFREQuency Audio Sets the sample rate (in kHz) of the audio input. AUDioMoDe Audio Determines which, if any, audio source is recorded.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands Table 6-1 Alphabetical Command Summary (Continued) Command Category Description GAMma Output Sets the playback gamma. HANDShaking Miscellaneous Selects hardware or software handshaking for the serial control port. Help Miscellaneous Help, without an argument will display the entire serial command set. HOSTNAME Miscellaneous Sets Ethernet hostname.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands Table 6-1 Alphabetical Command Summary (Continued) Command Category Description NTSIP Time Sets the addresses of Network Time Servers used to synchronize the internal DGy clock. OUTPUT Output A query command which returns information on the current output timing. OutPuTForMaT Output This command selects the active format, analog RGB or DVI. OutputMode Output Sets the output mode to FreeRun or PlayBack.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands Table 6-1 Alphabetical Command Summary (Continued) Command Category Description RestoreFactoryDefaults Miscellaneous Restores all user settings to their factory default values. SeekToMARK Record/Play Sends the recorder to the specified event mark and cues there. SHUTDOWN Miscellaneous Remotely shuts down the DGy 201x. STOP Record/Play This command cancels Play, Pause, and Record functions.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands . INPUT . . . COMMANDS ..... The table below lists all DGy 201x input commands, their arguments and detailed descriptions. Table 6-2 Input Commands Command Arguments Description INputAutoSync AUTO engages the input autosync circuitry. LOCK turns the autosync circuitry off. If the source is slightly unstable this prevents the autosync circuitry from constantly re-acquiring the signal.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands Table 6-2 Input Commands (Continued) Command Arguments Description INputNAME Assigns a name to the input and its signal characteristics. The argument can be up to 23 alphanumeric characters with no spaces (underscore is acceptable). Default: Auto_1 This command only operates when an analog RGB signal is present and selected (with the INputSouRCe command). Otherwise an error message is returned. INputSAVE <100..
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands Table 6-2 Input Commands (Continued) Command Arguments Description TiMingLIST [<1..160> [<1..160>]] | [ACTIVE] Displays the list of saved input and output timings. If two numeric arguments are supplied, displays all entries in the range. ACTIVE, displays only the active timings. TiMingLISTCLEAR (none) Deletes all user entries from the Timing List. TiMingLISTLOAD <100 ...
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands .IMAGE . . . COMMANDS ..... The table below lists all DGy 201x image commands, their arguments and detailed descriptions. Table 6-3 Image Commands Command Arguments Description BRIghtness <-500..500> Sets brightness value of the selected input. Only valid for INputSouRCe of RGB. Note: This command is not active in the Play mode. The brightness or contrast cannot be adjusted during playback. Default: 0 CONTrast <0..
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands .AUDIO . . . COMMANDS ..... The table below lists all DGy 201x audio commands, their arguments and detailed descriptions. Table 6-4 Audio Commands Command Arguments Description AUDioFREQuency <11.025 | 22.05 | 44.1> Sets the sample rate in kHz of the audio input. Default: 44.1 (CD quality). AUDioMoDe Determines which, if any, audio source is recorded.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands OUTPUT . . . . COMMANDS ..... The table below lists all DGy 201x output commands, their arguments and detailed descriptions. Table 6-5 Output Commands Command Arguments Description GAMma <0.5...2.0> Sets the playback gamma. Default: 1.0 OUTPUT (none) A query command which returns information on the current output timing. OutPutTiMingLOAD <1..160> Sets the output raster to the timing selected from the Timing List.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands Table 6-5 Output Commands (Continued) Command Arguments Description OutputMode [FreeRun | PlayBack] In FreeRun mode, the output reflects the Output Timing numbers. In PlayBack mode, the output has the same timing as that of the recorded signal being played back. If the DGy is not in Playback mode, the output timing reflects the last clip played.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands PLAY AND RECORD . . . . COMMANDS ..... The table below describes the DGy 201x play and record commands, including event marks. Note Clipname entries are case sensitive. Table 6-6 DGy 201x Play and Record Commands Command Arguments Description MachineSTATus Displays the operational state of the DGy. Record Record Pause Play Play Pause Stop Send Stream Receive Stream When the Simultaneous Record/Play option is installed, multiple values will be returned.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands Table 6-6 DGy 201x Play and Record Commands (Continued) Command SYNChronizedRECord Arguments Description The SYNChronizedRECord command is used to schedule recording of a clip at a specified time. A clipname must be provided, and the start time must be specified using the time format yyyymmddhhmmss (24 hour time). Example: Start recording a clip named Rec227 at 3:05pm, June 9th 2005.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands Table 6-6 DGy 201x Play and Record Commands (Continued) Command Arguments Description RECordLOOP If RECLOOP is ON, recording will be continuous. Note that only the current clip is overwritten. Disk overwrite will begin when there is only 4 GB of remaining disk space. Overwrite begins with the oldest part of the clip. Default: OFF PLAY [-P] [playlist] This command switches the unit to Play mode and plays a previously made recording.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands Table 6-6 DGy 201x Play and Record Commands (Continued) Command PLAYLOOP Arguments Description This command modifies the behavior of PLAY. If PLAYLOOP is OFF then PLAY plays its clip (or list of clips) once, then stops. If PLAYLOOP is ON, PLAY plays the listed clip(s) in a loop until STOP is issued. Default: OFF SYNChronizedSTATus (none) Lists information about any queued synchronized command. See SYNChronizedPLAY and SYNChronizedRECord.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands Table 6-6 DGy 201x Play and Record Commands (Continued) Command Arguments Description FrameNext (none) Advances to the next frame of a paused clip. Operates in Pause mode only. FramePrevious (none) Steps back to the pervious frame of a paused clip. Operates in Pause mode only. STOP (none) This command cancels the Play, Pause, and Record recorder functions.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands Table 6-6 DGy 201x Play and Record Commands (Continued) Command NEXTMARK Arguments Description (none) The NEXTMARK command sends the DGy 201x to the next event mark from the current position, and cues there. To play from that spot, issue a PLAY command. This command is valid only in Play and Play/Pause modes. NEXTMARK will only seek within the current clip, and will not wrap.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands STREAMING The table below lists DGy 201x streaming commands. . . . . COMMANDS ..... Table 6-7 Streaming Commands Command Arguments Description StreamFragmentSTATus (none) Returns the current state of multicast streaming by displaying either ON or OFF for both the STREAMIN and STREAMOUT functions. STREAMIN (none) Initiates the incoming multicast stream to be received, decoded, and viewed on the client DGy 201x decoder.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands Table 6-7 Streaming Commands (Continued) Command Arguments Description COMPressionINTerFRaMe [ON | OFF] Turns interframe compression on or off for multicast streaming. Default: Off COMPressionINTerFRa MeLENgth 1 to 4095 This is the maximum number of frames before a new anchor frame is transmitted. See Interframe Compression on page 45 for details. Default is 30. COMPressionSENsitivity <0...
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands CLIP AND DISK . . . . COMMANDS ..... Individual recordings are known as clips. Clip and disk management commands are described in this section. Table 6-8 Clip and Disk Commands Command Argument Description BUZZerFUNCtion Sets when the buzzer will sound and the front panel LED indicators will flash. FULL causes the buzzer to sound when there is no disk space left.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands Table 6-8 Clip and Disk Commands (Continued) Command Argument Description LiStCLIPs [-R] [-L] [-F] [-P] [clipname] With no argument, LiStCLIP displays a listing of all recorded clips in the current directory. For each clip, the real time, elapsed time, and recording length are listed. Clips are listed chronologically with the earliest clip at the beginning of the list.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands Table 6-8 Clip and Disk Commands (Continued) Command Argument Description TimeCodeQuery [F | H] The TCQ command returns the timecode of the current clip position. This command is valid in Play or Play Pause modes only. When used with the F argument, the TCQ command returns the relative frame number. When used with the H argument the TCQ command returns the time code with resolution in milliseconds. CD Changes to a new directory on the current drive.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands Table 6-8 Clip and Disk Commands (Continued) Command Argument Description ERASEREMOVABLEDISK (none) This command erases the entire contents of the removable disk drive. This is an interactive command that will prompt for confirmation that you wish to proceed. The process may take several minutes, and the DGy will automatically reboot as soon as the procedure is complete. Only recorded data is stored on the disk.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands Table 6-8 Clip and Disk Commands (Continued) Command Argument Description UMOUNT (none) The UMOUNT command will unmount the current remote drive if this option is installed. Note: An alternate drive or volume must be mounted before executing the UNMOUNT command. See also MOUNT VOLumeINFO [-f | -n] Displays disk storage parameters: total disk record time, used disk time, remaining disk record time, and disk volume name.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands . .TIME . . COMMANDS ..... The DGy 201x recorder uses an internal real time clock to time stamp recordings. This clock can be set manually or can be synchronized automatically on a periodic basis to an external time reference. DGy 201x supports the use of a Network Time Server (using the NTP protocol) or as an option may be connected to an IRIG-B time standard.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands Table 6-9 Time Commands (Continued) Command Arguments Description RealTimeClockSYNC The internal DGy real time clock can be automatically synchronized to an external network time server. When the RTCSYNC is set to OFF, the DGy internal clock is not synchronized to an external time reference (IRIG or NTS).
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands MISCELLANEOUS . . . . COMMANDS ..... The table below lists all DGy 201x miscellaneous commands, their arguments and detailed descriptions. Table 6-10 Miscellaneous Commands Command Arguments Description Help [] Help, without an argument will display the entire serial command set. Help, with a command as an argument will display detailed information about that command.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands Table 6-10 Miscellaneous Commands (Continued) Command Arguments Description IPADDRess [ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd] Without an argument, this command reports the DGy current IP address. To change the DGy IP address, enter the command followed by an argument. Example: To set the IP address to 192.168.35.101, type IPADDR 192.168.35.101 and press Enter Use the SYStemReSet command to reboot the unit to activate the new IP address. Default 192.168.1.200 IPSubNET [ddd.ddd.ddd.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands Table 6-10 Miscellaneous Commands (Continued) Command Arguments Description TestPattern This command selects which internal test pattern is displayed or turns the test pattern generator off. It can be used to confirm that the output connections are working correctly.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Factory Timing List FACTORY TIMING LIST ............................. The table below lists all of DGy 201x’s preset timings that can be used for Output or Input timing settings. User-defined settings can also be added to this list. These settings are used to match the system’s output to that of the display device or can be used to manually define input timing.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Factory Timing List Table 6-11 Factory Timing List (Continued) ID TYPE HFP HS HBP HACT HFRQ VFP VS VBP VACT SYNC HPOL VPOL IL 19 VESA 1280 x 960 @ 60Hz 96 112 312 1280 60.000 1 3 36 960 5 1 1 0 20 VESA 1280 x 960 @ 85Hz 64 160 224 1280 85.938 1 3 47 960 5 1 1 0 21 VESA 1280 x 1024 @ 60Hz 48 112 248 1280 63.981 1 3 38 1024 5 1 1 0 22 VESA 1280 x 1024 @ 75Hz 16 144 248 1280 79.
T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS .................................. A IN T HIS A PPE NDIX ............................. This appendix provides functional and performance specifications for the DGy 201x and in addition a description of connector and pin out information. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................. The following section provides detailed tables of functional and performance specifications: • • • • • • • 350-9047 v3.0.
..... TE C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S General Specifications HIGH RESOLUTION The following tables indicate the DGy 201x input capability. . . .ANALOG . . . .INPUT .. Table A-1 Analog Graphics Input Characteristics Parameter Specification Scanning Interlaced or non-interlaced Number of inputs 1 Signal formats RGB - Note: RGB inputs operate in single-channel mode only. Signal level Nominal 0.
..... TE C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S General Specifications GRAPHIC OUTPUT . .SPECIFICATIONS ....... The tables below list the high resolution analog and digital output specifications. Table A-3 Analog Output Specifications Parameter Specification Number of outputs 1 Output level Nominal 0.7V.
..... TE C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S General Specifications How much time does this storage capacity provide? The amount of material recorded on the drive is related to the following variables: • • • Image resolution Frame rate Compression level (quality level) Examples of record times for a signal with various frame rates and quality levels are shown in the table below: Table A-6 DGy 201x Record Time - 238 GB Disk Resolution High (16:1) Mid (24:1) Low (34:1) 1280 x 1024 @ 5 fps 53.
..... TE C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S General Specifications CONTROL The table below lists DGy 201x control specifications: . .SPECIFICATIONS ....... Table A-7 Control Specifications Parameter Specification Control Protocol DGy 201x control is accomplished by use of the DGy 201x ASCII based command set. This command set may be used with the serial and Ethernet control ports listed below. (see the Commands section in Chapter 6 for details). Ethernet 100/1000 Base-T Ethernet port.
..... TE C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S General Specifications . . IRIG . . TIME . . .CODE .. The table below lists specifications for the optional IRIG-B timecode interface. The interface is designed in accordance with the requirements of the Range Commanders Council (RCC) document 200-04 (Defense Technical Information Center).
..... TE C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Connectors and Pinouts CONNE CTORS AND P INOUTS ............................. This section provides information about the signal and control connectors used in DGy 201x. • • • • . DVI-I . . .CONNECTOR ..... DVI-I Connector Ethernet Connector Ethernet Connector RS-232 Connector The DVI connector is used to interconnect graphics devices. This is a standard connector based on the work of the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG).
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..... TE C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Connectors and Pinouts OUTPUT CABLES Both the digital and analog outputs of the DGy 201x are provided on the graphics output connector. Purpose built cables are available commercially to provide connections for digital interfaces or analog interfaces.
..... TE C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Connectors and Pinouts CROSSOVER CABLES To connect directly from a PC (such as a laptop) to the DGy 201x without connecting to the network, an Ethernet crossover cable must be used. Crossover cables are available commercially. In a crossover cable, one end of the cable is wired as a straight through cable, using the pin assignments shown in Table A-11. At the other end of the cable, the TX and RX interconnections are exchanged (crossed over).
..... TE C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Connectors and Pinouts Table A-12 RS-232 Serial Connector Pinouts (Continued) Pin Circuit Description 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 CTS Clear to Send 8 RTS Request to Send 9 (not connected) NULL MODEM Connecting the DGy 201x’s serial port to a computer configured as Data Communications Equipment (DCE) is done using a null modem. The net effect of a null modem is to reverse the Transmitted Data and Received Data connections within the cable.
C OMMUNICATIONS S ETUP .................................. B IN T HIS A PPE NDIX ............................. This appendix provides specific communications setup procedures that are referenced in Chapter 2, Installation and Set Up. The following topics are discussed: • • Serial Communications Ethernet Control S E R IA L C OM MU N I C A T I ON S ............................. LAUNCHING A HYPERTERMINAL . . . . . WINDOW .... A command line interface is provided for DGy 201x using the serial port.
..... COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Serial Communications This action displays the Connection Description Dialog, an example is shown below. Figure B-2 Connection Description Dialog Example 2. In the dialog: ~ Enter a name ~ Choose an icon ~ Click OK to display the Connect To Dialog. Figure B-3 Connect To Dialog Box 3. In the Connect To dialog, ignore the Country, Area Code and Phone Number fields. In the Connect Using field, select the PC’s COM port to which the serial cable from DGy 201x is connected. 4.
..... COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Serial Communications . Figure B-4 COM Properties Dialog Box 5. Configure the PC to match DGy 201x’s pre-configured factory settings, as follows: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Bits per second (baud): 115,200 (default) Data bits: 8 Parity: None Stop bits: 1 Flow control: XOn / XOff The DGy 201x can be configured to operate at baud rates from 9600 baud to 115 kbaud. The recommended baud rate is 115 kbaud (default baud rate).
..... COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Ethernet Control ETHERNET CONTROL ............................. The DGy 201x can be controlled from the 100/1000 Base-T Ethernet port using a command line interface (Telnet) or an embedded GUI (Web Control Panel) via a standard web browser. The same set up procedure is used for either type of control. The DGy 201x can be connected to a standard LAN or directly as a peer-to-peer connection. Network settings must be set prior to using it in either configuration.
..... COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Ethernet Control IP ADDRESS SETUP . .VIA. SERIAL . . . .PORT .. Use the following steps to change the DGy 201x IP address using the serial port: 1. Connect DGy 201x as outlined in the Installation section in Chapter 2 and set up the Hyperterminal as described in the Serial Communications section on page 131 of this chapter. 2. In the Hyperterminal window, type: IPADDR ... and press ENTER. DGy 201x responds with the current IP address.
..... COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Ethernet Control IP ADDRESS SETUP . . .VIA. .ETHERNET .... DGy 201x’s IP address can be set directly via Ethernet, using a Telnet session that enables remote login to the DGy 201x from a computer. This procedure is not required if the IP address was set using the method described in the IP Address Setup via Serial Port section on page 135. Use the following procedure to set up the IP address with a Telnet session: 1.
..... COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Ethernet Control At this point, the Telnet window starts and DGy 201x responds with the product name and copyright notice as shown in Figure B-6. Figure B-6 Telnet Connected 6. To change the current IP address, type IPADDR followed by DGy 201x’s new IP Address (as provided by the network administrator). S Example: If the new IP address is 192.168.1.190, type: IPADDR 192.168.1.190 ...
..... COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Ethernet Control This completes the procedure for setting up the IP address via Ethernet. The DGy 201x can now be controlled either by directly issuing ASCII commands from the Telnet Window, or from the Web Control Panel using a standard web browser. Refer to Chapter 6, Command Line Interface for a complete command list. Note 350-9047 v3.0.1 To close a Telnet session, type EXIT or use the keystroke sequence Control + D.
F IRMWARE U PGRADE .................................. C IN T HIS A PPE NDIX ............................. RGB Spectrum periodically provides upgrades to the DGy 201x to add new features, change functionality or resolve technical problems. Check the Support section of the RGB Spectrum Web site for information about firmware upgrades. This appendix provides detailed information about the upgrade process required to download and install new versions of the DGy 201x firmware.
..... FIRMWARE UPGRADE Upgrade Firmware Using the FTP Client UP GRADE FIRMWARE USING T HE FTP CLIENT ............................. The FTP Client may be used to upgrade firmware. The current firmware version is indicated in the WCP configuration window. STARTING THE FTP . . . . . . CLIENT ... 1. Connect to the DGy 201x by typing the IP address of the DGy 201x in the address line of a browser. The first page that the browser displays is the DGy 201x Applications Suite page as shown in Figure C-1.
..... FIRMWARE UPGRADE Upgrade Firmware Using the FTP Client Figure C-2 File Download Warning 3. Click Run or Open, depending on software, to continue. If additional dialog boxes appear due to security applications, click the appropriate button to continue. After a pause of about 15 - 20 seconds, as the FTP Client application loads and the DGy 201x FTP Client window, shown in Figure C-3, is displayed. Figure C-3 DGy 201x FTP Client Window .FIRMWARE . . . . .UPDATE ... 4.
..... FIRMWARE UPGRADE Upgrade Firmware Using the FTP Client . Figure C-4 DGy 201x FTP Update Firmware IP Address List 6) Click on the Browse button to navigate to the folder containing the firmware upgrade files copied to the PC. Select the file FWDGY_x.y.z.tgz. Alternatively, if the path is known, it may be typed directly into the entry box. A third method is to drag the file onto this area.
..... FIRMWARE UPGRADE Upgrade Firmware Using the FTP Client Figure C-6 FTP Firmware File Name 7) Click the Start button to begin the firmware upload from the PC to the DGy 201x. A File transfer status window will display the progress. The DGy 201x will automatically update the firmware after it has transferred the file. When the update is complete. The FTP Client window will indicate readiness for the next step as shown in Figure C-7. Figure C-7 FTP Updating Firmware Status 350-9047 v3.0.
..... FIRMWARE UPGRADE Upgrade Firmware Using the FTP Client . . .FPGA . . .UPDATE ... 8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 above for the FPGADGY_x.y.z.tgz file. The DGy 201x will automatically reboot upon completion of the firmware upgrade. During this time, communication with the DGy 201x will be lost. 9. Reconnect to the DGy 201x Applications Suite after the system has rebooted and relaunch the DGy WCP. Open the WCP from the Application Suite; the WCP Configuration window will indicate the new firmware version.
..... FIRMWARE UPGRADE Manual Update Procedure MANUAL UPDATE PROCE DURE ............................. Download new firmware files FWDGY.x.y.x.tgz and FPGADGY.x.y.z.tgz from the RGB Spectrum web site to a PC. These files must be uploaded and installed in the correct sequence. Carefully follow the steps below. ......... FTP FIRMWARE FILE 1. Begin a Telnet session. See IP Address Setup via Ethernet for instructions on opening a command window. 2.
..... FIRMWARE UPGRADE Manual Update Procedure 7. Type the command bin and press ENTER. Caution Failure to enter the bin command will cause the files to be corrupted on transfer. 8. Upload the firmware to the DGy 201x by issuing the put command followed by the firmware file name. The file name is case sensitive and must be entered exactly. In the example shown in Figure C-8 the entry is: put FWDGY.3.08.tgz press ENTER. 9. Type ls and press ENTER to verify that the file was uploaded. 10.
..... FIRMWARE UPGRADE Manual Update Procedure 17) Type the command bin and press ENTER. 18) Upload the file FPGADGY_x.y.z.tgz to the DGy 201x using the put command as in Step 8.. 19. Type ls and press ENTER to verify that the file was uploaded. 20. Type bye and press ENTER to exit ftp. . . .UPDATE . . . .FPGA .. 21. At the prompt, begin a Telnet session. 22. Type the ufpga command and press ENTER. 23. Type y to proceed or n to terminate the process.
C ONTACT I NFORMATION .................................. D RGB Spectrum can be reached by phone, fax, mail and e-mail as listed below: 350-9047 v3.0.1 • RGB Spectrum 950 Marina Village Parkway Alameda, CA 94501 • Phone: (510) 814-7000 • • • • Fax: (510) 814-7026 E-Mail (technical support): support@rgb.com E-Mail (sales and product information): sales@rgb.com Website: http://www.rgb.
