VisionSwitch User Manual
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1. intuitive Windows application program is provided enabling users to control the crosspoint switch or for users who wish to control VisionSwitch from their own software an SDK is also provided VisionSwitch may also be used with the Datapath iH4 and Vantage4 range of multi screen graphics adapters In this configuration VisionSwitch is connected to the graphics adapters via inter card ribbon cables enabling the iH4 Vantage4 video overlay s to select 1 of 16 possible video sources A single VisionSwitch card will support up to four iH4 Vantage4 graphics adapters Models The Datapath VisionSwitch is available in 2 models e VisionSwitch SA A general purpose stand alone video switch e VisionSwitch H This is used with the iH4 PRO DIG Specification PCI level 2 2 compliant 3 3v 5v Measurements 100 x 240mm Maximum Input level 2V rms Bandwidth 0 60Mhz 3dB Crosstalk 83dB at 20kHz THD 0 002 at 20kHz Gain x1 into 75 ohms Power 1 5W Switching Time 50 ns DATAPATH EXCELLENCE BY DESIGN Unpacking Your packing box should contain the following items e The VisionSwitch plug in card e Multi way splitter cables 2 for the VisionSwitch SA and 1 for the VisionSwitch H e VSRC set ribbon cables VisionSwitch H only e Installation CD ROM Notes All plug in cards are static sensitive and are packed in antistatic materials Please keep the card in its packaging until you are ready to install Observe an2. are identical therefore the same type of splitter cable is used for both VisionSwitch Jumper Links There are a number of jumper links located on the face of the VisionSwitch card Links 1 36 are user selectable The user links provide the following functions Links 1 to 16 Selects 75ohm termination for the video inputs LK1 when fitted terminates video input channel 1 The links 2 16 provide termination for channels 2 16 Links 17 to 32 Selects 75ohm termination for the video outputs LK17 when fitted terminates video output channel 1 The links 18 32 provide termination for outputs 2 to 16 Links 33 to 36 These links are always fitted when using a single VisionSwitch card All cards are shipped with all links 1 36 fitted 13 DATAPATIA EXCELLENCE BY DESIGN Selecting the VisionSwitch If you are installing the VisionSwitch to operate in conjunction with iH4 cards Install and configure the iH4 card s as required The VisionSwitch H drivers are installed automatically with the iH drivers Open the Video Overlay sheet in the Display Properties dialog by clicking the right mouse button anywhere on the desktop select properties from the displayed menu select Settings and then Advanced then the Video Overlay tab Alternatively go to Start Settings Control Panel Display and select the Video Overlay tab The following dialog is displayed General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot TWIN TWIN Control Vide
3. cables enabling the iH4 video overlays to select 1 of 16 possible video sources The VisionSwitch supports up to four iH4 cards Install and configure all iH4 cards in the system carefully following the iH4 installation instructions Ensure that your multi screen system is working correctly before installing the Vision Switch Install the VisionSwitch carefully following the installation instructions provided Once the VisionSwitch is installed it can be connected to the iH4 cards You will need to determine the ordering of the iH4 cards to enable the correct connection The example below displays four iH4 cards configured as a 4 x 4 monitor video wall The ordering in this example is the iH4 1 the Master iH4 card always drives the first four screens in this case the top four The second iH4 drives the next four and so on Count the screens starting from the top left of the video wall and then across from left to right Once the order of the iH4 cards has be determined connect the ribbon cables as follows 1st iH4 Master J3 2nd iH4 Slave J3 3rd iH4 Slave J3 4th iH4 Slave J3 ma To VisionSwitch Output 1 4 J To VisionSwitch Output 5 8 J To VisionSwitch Output 9 12 J To VisionSwitch Output 13 16 J9 6 7 8 lt x x The diagram below is for illustration purposes only and the particular sequence of the iH4 cards in your machine will not necessarily be the same 10 DATAPATIH EXCELLENCE BY D
4. is Le J5 Inputs J6 8 16 z 1 8 Outputs 1 4 i 5 8 9 12 13 16 Note Remove the Jumper Links 1 to 16 and Link 33 from the second Vision Switch card To configure VisionSwitch cards and iH4 cards to produce 32 inputs and 16 outputs the connections should be as follows Master iH4 Slave iH4 Slave iH4 Slave iH4 Vision Switch x 2 Note Care should be taken not to twist the ribbon cables VisionSwitch Video Inputs DATAPATIA EXCELLENCE BY DESIGN The video signal is connected to the VisionSwitch using a 16 way splitter cable provided The cable consists of 16 BNC sockets connected to a 26 way D plug The D plug should be connected to the Input socket on the back panel of the Vision Switch The Input socket is the top socket Each BNC socket is labelled to show the video input channel number ie 1 16 The bottom D connector located on the back panel is only used if outputs from the VisionSwitch are to be monitored normally this would not be required if the VisionSwitch is used in conjunction with iH4 cards The VisionSwitch can also be used as a stand alone general purpose video switch When used this way a second splitter cable is required to channel the video outputs from the Vision Switch The sockets on the back panel of the card
5. of 16 BNC sockets connected to a 26 way D plug The D plug should be connected to the Input socket on the back panel of the VisionSwitch The Input socket is the top socket Each BNC socket is labelled to show the video input channel number ie 1 16 The Datapath VisionSwitch SA is a stand alone general purpose video switch A second splitter cable is provided to channel the video outputs from the card The sockets on the back panel of the card are identical therefore the same type of splitter cable is used for both input and output The bottom D connector located on the back panel is only used if outputs from the VisionSwitch SA are to be monitored This would not be required if the VisionSwitch H is used Video Inputs l f Vision TY Video Outputs i m mo Jumper Links There are a number of jumper links located on the face of the VisionSwitch card Links 1 36 are user selectable The user links provide the following functions Links 1 to 16 DATAPATIA EXCELLENCE BY DESIGN Selects 75ohm termination for the video inputs LK1 when fitted terminates video input channel 1 The links 2 16 provide termination for channels 2 16 Links 17 to 32 Selects 75ohm termination for the video outputs LK17 when fitted terminates video output channel 1 The links 18 32 provide termination for outputs 2 to 16 Links 33 to 36 These links are always fitted when using a single VisionSwitch card All cards a
6. DATAPATIH EXCELLENCE BY DESIGN VisionSwitch User Manual UK Headquarters Datapath Ltd Alfreton Road Derby DE21 4AD UK Tel 44 0 1332 294441 Fax 44 0 1332 290667 Email sales datapath co uk www datapath co uk OO z Toxic or a Substances and Elements fe fiaff liste tr fii Nite 4 WANES Pb poe Cd Cr VI a Contents sei x O oO o mit OM X MRATMB RRRA EAT HEP LER CE TA Sy EY S EE SJ T 11363 2006 AERE APR BER A F X gt RATA EA EP EY ERA E ERA A EE SJ T 11363 2006 HAERE APR ABER 08 Oct 2008 DATAPATIA EXCELLENCE BY DESIGN Content CONTEN st csr eee cdc sete enn as ate tice SASE EEA autocad 2 uitgeyo 0 fe fe 9 ceresti iaei reer erie ere er eer rer ere ene ee eer ene ee ere eer ene eer 3 MOGEIS iniaiaiai aea nona i aa a aiani a aaa 3 Speciflcatioi iriiritia toee iain a ai aaaea a aaaea aaea Eaa 3 UNC Gessa a eaa eieaa a aaaea 4 Installing VISIONS WNC ecto ecnctiesiaue de nctexctesctansiencdeepiexgibiiessdencterctestieenieactensienceedinejace 5 Video Inputs Outputs cic cscinea de crtnns du catinayticnrenmctecndensdnettaucenitensdncstntydadeunsdeesteahtaiuds 5 Jumper EMS siecle icine eee dee Da ie cnet de ein seg cers ead ems ede sence ce eee 5 Software Installation ViSIONSWItCH SA eeeeeeeee eee eeeeeeneee teeter eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaees 7 From the Datapath CD vesresictc cident entntetenctucitpeckinetnassnasoenthengoneemssbactientwacnedetbansuantet 7 From t
7. ESIGN 1stiH4 2nd iH4 3rd iH4 4th iH4 Master Slave Slave Slave Vision Switch Output 1 4 J6 5 8 7 9 12 J8 13 16 a9 Using VisionSwitch with 5 or 6 iH4 Cards If your video wall system is made up of 5 or 6 iH4 cards then installing two VisionSwitch cards supports them all Follow the procedures outlined above for a single Vision Switch This first VisionSwitch card is connected to the first 4 iH4 cards Follow the instructions below to install the second VisionSwitch Remove the jumper links 1 to 16 and link 33 from the second VisionSwitch card Insert the second VisionSwitch into a PCI slot adjacent to the first Vision Switch Fit two short ribbon cables to connect both VisionSwitch cards connect J4 to J4 Inputs 1 8 and J5 to J5 Inputs 8 16 Fit ribbon cables from the iH4 5 and 6 to the second VisionSwitch as follows 5th iH4 J3 To 2nd Video Switch Output 1 4 J6 6th iH4 J3 To 2nd Video Switch Output 5 8 J7 11 DATAPATIA EXCELLENCE BY DESIGN 1stiH4 2nd iH4 3rd iH4 4th iH4 5th iH4 6thiH4 1st ision 2nd Vision Master Slave Slave Slave Slave Slave Switch Switch g
8. entation are acknowledged by Datapath Limited UK Headquarters Datapath Ltd Alfreton Road Derby DE21 4AD UK Tel 44 0 1332 294441 Fax 44 0 1332 290667 Email sales datapath co uk www datapath co uk French Office Datapath France 7 rue des Pinsons 78990 Elancourt Tel 33 1 30 13 89 34 Fax 33 1 30 13 89 35 Email datapathfrance sqynet com 16 DATAPATH Index application programme 9 BNC socket 6 Copyright Statement 19 Datapath CD 8 Datapath Limited 18 Display Properties dialog 16 Email 18 Exit 10 File Menu 9 French Office 19 German Office 19 Help Menu 10 Inputs 6 Installing 6 Installing With iH4 Cards 16 jumper links 12 15 Jumper Links 7 Links 1 36 7 Models 3 18 DATAPATIA EXCELLENCE BY DESIGN Multi way splitter cables 5 Open 9 Outputs 6 Save As 10 Save 10 Software Installation 8 Specification 3 stand alone 6 Technical Support 18 UK Headquarters 19 Unpacking 5 Using Vision Switch 9 Via Fax 18 Video Inputs 14 Video Overlay sheet 16 video wall system 12 Vision Switch setup exe 8 VisionSwitch H 3 VisionSwitch SA 3
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10. is provided with the VisionSwitch SA which allows the crosspoint switch to be controlled manually To open VisionSwitch select the icon located in the Start menu group Start Program VisionSwitch that was created during installation once selected the application window is displayed Vision Switch untitled vsw File Help Output Input Output Input 1 ry aie pey ry ale pery 4 ui bih bih Ps E z m E E E E u E E The VisionSwitch application window displays a list of available Outputs and Inputs Using the up down arrows you can select which input you want to set against a specific output Once a selection has been made and a configuration set up checking the On box immediately initialises that particular Output setting File Menu Open Select this option to open a previously saved configuration Save Select this option to save any changes to a configuration This option is only activated if a previously saved configuration has been opened and amended Save As Select this option to save a newly created configuration Exit Select this option to close down the VisionSwitch application DATAPATIA EXCELLENCE BY DESIGN Help Menu Displays details of the software version number and copyright information DATAPATIH EXCELLENCE BY DESIGN Installing VisionSwitch With The iH4 Card The Datapath VisionSwitch is connected to the iH4 cards via inter card ribbon
11. o Overlay Video Switch none none Extron Vision Switch Vision Switch 32 Use the down arrow to display a list of available Video Switches Select the VisionSwitch and click on Setup The system will automatically test the setup of VisionSwitch and display a message box giving details of the test result Click on Apply 14 DATAPATH EXCELLENCE BY DESIGN Datapath Limited Datapath has a long and very successful history in the computer graphics industry Datapath has been designing and supplying high performance high quality graphics display systems to the worlds largest and most demanding companies and institutions since 1982 Datapath was one of the founding companies of multi screen Windows acceleration using single and multi board solutions Now using the very latest display technology Datapath offers some of the world s leading multi screen graphics accelerators for the most demanding applications As new technology advances so we at Datapath improve the performance and functionality of both our hardware and software to give our customers more Following a continuous development program we pride ourselves on our support and responsive nature towards all our customers and their changing needs As more sophisticated equipment and techniques become readily available so we are there to exploit the power and potential that this technology presents Technical Support Registered Users can access our technical suppor
12. re shipped with all links 1 36 fitted DATAPATIA EXCELLENCE BY DESIGN Software Installation VisionSwitch SA The VisionSwitch drivers and software application for Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP can be installed on your system using one of the following methods The Datapath Software Installation CD supplied with the VisionSwitch SA card The Datapath Web Site Before you commence software installation ensure that you login with administrator rights From the Datapath CD Insert the Datapath Software Installation Suite CD into your CD ROM drive follow the Installation Wizard instructions as prompted From the Datapath Web Site Locate the latest version of VisionSwitch download the Driverinstall zip file at www datapath co uk down htm click on the Driverlnstall zip link When download is complete select the Save this file to disk option and click OK and follow the download instructions Once the download is complete unzip the file locate and double click on the AM INSTALL EXE file and the installation process will commence Follow the Installation Wizard instructions as prompted Note When the application installs on Windows 2000 the New Hardware Wizard will run Dismiss the Hardware Wizard and continue with the setup as above Once the installation is complete reboot the system DATAPATIH EXCELLENCE BY DESIGN Using The VisionSwitch Application A simple application programme
13. t line via fax email or by using the Problem Report form on the support page on the Datapath Web Site usually with a response within 24 hours excluding weekends Via Email Send an email to support datapath co uk with as much information about your system as possible To enable a swift response we need to know the following details e Specification of the PC including processor speed e Operating System e Application Software e Datapath Hardware Software e The exact nature of the problem and please be as specific as possible e Please quote version and revision numbers of hardware and software in use wherever possible 15 DATAPATH EXCELLENCE BY DESIGN Copyright Statement Datapath Ltd England 2004 Datapath Limited claims copyright on this documentation No part of this documentation may be reproduced released disclosed stored in any electronic format or used in whole or in part for any purpose other than stated herein without the express permission of Datapath Limited Whilst every effort is made to ensure that the information contained in this on line help is correct Datapath Limited make no representations or warranties with respect to the contents thereof and do not accept liability for any errors or omissions Datapath reserves the right to change specification without prior notice and cannot assume responsibility for the use made of the information supplied All registered trademarks used within this docum
14. ti static precautions when installing this product We recommend that you do not discard the packing box until you are completely satisfied with the Vision Switch and it is fully installed and working correctly We also recommend that you make note of the serial number of the card in a prominent place before you plug the card into the computer This should hasten any query should you need to contact our Technical Support Department The serial number is displayed on the card and the box label DATAPATIH EXCELLENCE BY DESIGN Installing VisionSwitch Note You are likely to need a flat blade and a Phillips head screwdriver for the installation so please ensure you have these to hand before you begin Power down your complete system including peripherals at the PC and the main power supply Disconnect all the cables connected to the PC noting the positions for correct reconnection after the VisionSwitch is installed Carefully remove the cover from your PC Locate an available PCI slot to install your Vision Switch You may need to remove the expansion slot cover and screw please retain these for future use Holding the card firmly by its top edge at each end of the card s length slide it into the slot Using the retain screw secure the bracket to the back panel Replace the cover on your PC Video Inputs Outputs The video signal is connected to the VisionSwitch using a 16 way splitter cable provided The cable consists
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