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1. background input is compatible with signals from a wide range of RGB sources up to 1600x1200 The processor may be genlocked to an external signal up to 1600x1200 pixels e system provides a high resolution analog RGB output for display on a computer monitor or high scan rate projector system automatically detects and locks to all computer sync signals Industry standard and custom video timings are supported e Each input window be individually frozen 24 bit color processing is used throughout Optional control software for Microsoft Windows environments is available from RGB Spectrum SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 SUPPLIED COMPONENTS STANDARD SUPPLIED COMPONENTS The following equipment is included in your SuperView s shipping carton TABLE 1 Standard Supplied Components Item Part Number SuperView us SuperView User Manual 350 7322 Power cord 110 or 220 volt 520 1188 or 520 0271 1 Spare fuse installed in IEC socket 180 7207 Equipment Warranty Registration Card 330 5477 OPTIONAL ITEMS RGB Spectrum provides other equipment which may be useful in operating the SuperView These items may be purchased separately TABLE2 Optional Items Item Part Number Description VGA Cable 520 0298 1 15 pin HD Male to 15 pin HD Male 6 ft This cable can be used to connect your analog output inputs to sources with a female V
2. Weight Approximately 22 Ibs 10 kg SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 TROUBLESHOOTING Problems with the SuperView s operation may result from inappropriate system connections and settings In the event of difficulty or anomalous results first check cable connections the video format associated with each input the monitor timing selected and any system options currently in effect Some of these are discussed in Table 6 Please note that the SuperView s hardware should only be modified or repaired by RGB Spectrum s technicians TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE TABLE6 Troubleshooting Guide Symptom Recommendations No Power or Lights Check that the SuperView is plugged in and powered on Check the fuse located in the line filter Remove the fuse cover from the power connector panel The unit is supplied with two fuses the second one is a spare If the primary fuse appears blown replace it with the spare No Signal Poor Signal on Verify display mode HOST FREE or HOST AUTO Monitor for Computer Input Free run mode Make sure a suitable host is loaded from the Host List Autosync mode Check cable connections from the host computer to the SuperView s BACKGROUND INPUT and from the SuperView s ANALOG OUTPUT to the monitor Ensure that the same number of coaxial cables are attached on both the input and the output side of the SuperView No Windows Ensure that at least one window is enabled Ensure that
3. Example assign the name Screen2 to the second Super View in the MPSD chain SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 May 9 2002 SERIAL CONTROL OF MULTIPLE UNITS MPSD Example Baud Rate Change Device 0 addname 1 Screen2 report check the identity of one or all MPSD device s in the chain report device number device name gt Reports the identification of one or all MPSD device s in the chain If the command is entered without argument all MPSD devices respond by sending a single line of device information to the console If a device number or device name follows the command that particular device responds to the console with its identifying information MPSD EXAMPLE BAUD RATE CHANGE In this example of changing the baud rate by MPSD control the first step is to place all of the five connected devices in MPSD mode Next the baud rate is changed from 9600 default to 115200 for each of the five MPSD devices Then the baud rate of the terminal console is changed to 115200 Keep in mind that Device 0 is automatically selected to communicate with the terminal console when in MPSD mode Device 0 is responsible for echoing and relaying MPSD commands When out of MPSD mode Device 0 is communicating with the terminal console as a stand alone unit STEP ONE gt assign identify all connected devices and enter them into MPSD mode STEP TWO Device 0 select 4 select Device 4 to receive commands Device 4 b
4. 1279 1023 FIGURE 5 A Clipped Window VISIBILITY OF WINDOW IMAGERY The SuperView s output consists of a high resolution image assembled from a specified number of input images It is important to understand which of these inputs will be visible on the monitor The following factors determine the visibility of window imagery and background host computer graphics window s source must be active and connected to an input channel that is turned on window or windowed region of interest must be unobstructed by other windows SuperView must be operating in the appropriate display mode to show window imagery with or without computer graphics as preferred We will now consider the first two factors listed above The third factor the SuperView s display mode is discussed in Autosync and Free Run Display Modes on page 13 The first factor determining whether a window input will be visible is simple the source must be powered on and properly connected to one of the SuperView s input channels Also the channel s associated window must itself be turned on The WINdow lt window gt lt ON OFF gt command turns windows on and off SuperView 3000 User Manual 11 12 480 lines 480 lines SYSTEM BASICS Visibility of Window Imagery PRIORITY LEVELS 640 pixels 160 120 160 120 INPUT 1 640 pixels Example turn window 2 on gt window 2 on The SuperView u
5. No Text on a terminal Enable the echo mode when using an ASCII terminal or terminal emulation program to control the system from the RS 232 port if you wish to see your own typed entries Use the ECHO command to enable or disable the echo mode When using an application program running on a computer to control the SuperView s functions over the RS 232 port you may need to disable the echo mode Unreliable Control of the SuperView from a computer application See the recommendation immediately above You may need to disable echo Check that the baud rate for the SuperView and your console device are set to the same speed You can set the SuperView to a 9600 baud rate from the front panel Miscellaneous menu Set your serial console to a matching baud rate and communications should be established See Appendix A HOW TO CONTACT RGB SPECTRUM RGB Spectrum can be reached via phone fax mail and e mail RGB Spectrum 950 Marina Village Parkway Alameda CA 94501 Phone 510 814 7000 Fax 510 814 7026 E Mail support rgb com for technical support sales rgb com for sales and product info Website http www rgb com FIRMWARE UPDATES README FILES Please visit our website www rgb com for product technical sales and other company information The system firmware can be updated in the field On our website under the Support section you will find any available firmware updates see Appendix Sup
6. Serial Port and Resets Terminal Move Video Images Sizing SuperView Window Presets 6 available Immediately Sizing Markers Ee Preset Description Create Preset C On Apply Only Restore Initial Sizes I m i Go to Preset Apply m Windows Enter description Clear Descriptions r Arrange 2nd D 0 426 320 426 0 213 160 Bth 5th 4th 0 320 213 160 213 320 213 160 426 320 213 160 e ps ar er en c Copyright 1998 2002 RGB Spectrum All rights reserved Exit Help FIGURE 1 VCP Software for the SuperView 3000 With the VCP you have push button control over all functions of the SuperView The VCP requires the same serial connections as described in Appendix A RS 232 Control The VCP comes with an online help feature so the application is not covered in this User Manual If you have purchased the VCP control software please refer to the online help accessible on each section of the software via the Help button located in the bottom right corner of the screen SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Input Signals in windows Number Up to 12 RGB video channels Type RGB 640x480 to 1600x1200 pixels Video NTSC PAL Composite S Video Y PB PR Component Horizontal Scan Rate 15 kHZ to 90 kHz interlaced or non interlaced Video Levels 0 7 V to 1 0 V Sync Type Sync on green separate
7. set window 2 to priority level 1 gt priority 2 1 Since level one corresponds to the highest priority level window 2 has priority over all other video windows and hides any overlapped window with a lower priority level AUTOSYNC AND FREE RUN DISPLAY MODES The SuperView provides two display modes two different ways to apply host computer graphics and window inputs to the screen The two display modes are Autosync and Free Run Autosync combines the background computer graphics and any enabled windows Autosync mode has two different states If the background signal is connected and visible this is referred to as background Autosync mode If the signal is connected but turned off then this is referred to as genlock Autosync mode the output characteristics of the signal are provided even though the signal is not visible Note that the Autosync mode is only available if your system has the optional BACKGROUND INPUT connector With the background Autosync mode the individual input windows can be displayed in two ways inserted on top of the computer graphics background or selectively displayed replacing certain areas of the computer graphics where key color criteria are met Chroma Key option In normal Autosync mode window inputs have priority over the background computer graphics The windows are inserted on top of the computer graphics background Wherever a visibility rectangle indicates the presence of input window imag
8. video inputs signals will not be displayed until you change the input type for a particular window SELECTING AND DISPLAYING WINDOWS SERIAL PORT CONTROL This section discusses the interaction of zoom pan window size and window position and their control via the serial port These concepts are important if you are controlling the SuperView from the serial port If you are using the front panel to control the SuperView you may skip to Chapter 5 Front Panel Control The SuperView maps a user specified portion of each live input into a dedicated window on the monitor This process involves both a source and a destination rectangle Image scaling and window size positioning and clipping at the edge of the screen are all affected by the source and destination rectangles for each window input Both rectangles are adjustable via the front panel or using the Command Set A source rectangle selects a rectangular portion of an input image and this portion is seen in a window on the monitor Typically the source rectangle is defined to contain the entire image Only the currently selected portion of each SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 SYSTEM BASICS Selecting and Displaying Windows Serial Port Control input image can be viewed and it is shown in only one window The SuperView automatically changes an input s source rectangle as you use various front panel Zoom and pan controls to select and zoom in on portions of the full s
9. you can then adjust the image controls for each input Command Arguments Description BRIght input ALL lt 500 500 gt Sets brightness value of the selected input The ALL argument sets brightness for all four inputs Factory default 0 ChromaKey ON I OFF Enables or disables chroma key mode ChromaKey is not available in Free run display mode The effect of the chroma key is set with the ChromaKeyColor command ChromaKeyColor lt 270 1250 gt lt 270 1250 gt This command sets the range of colors for the chroma key lt 270 1250 gt lt 270 1250 gt circuit The chroma key works by replacing any color lt 270 1250 gt lt 270 1250 gt within the acceptance range by active video The parameters are interpreted as follows rmin rmax gmin gmax bmin bmax representing the minimum and maximum values for red green and blue to fall within the acceptance range see Appendix B for details If a red green or blue color range is specified such that min max the command is ignored Example make saturated cyan full amplitude green and full amplitude blue with no red the key color gt 270 100 600 1250 600 1250 The background host computer becomes transparent wherever a saturated cyan color is present any underlying windows show through ChromaKeyColor can be set whether or not ChromaKey is enabled CONTrast lt input ALL lt 0 199 gt Sets contrast value of the selected
10. 48 VESA 640x480 6016 96 48 640 10 2 33 480 314735 0 0 0 49 640x480 5994 16 96 48 640 10 2 33 480 314735 0 0 0 50 640x480 75016 96 48 640 10 2 33 480 262505 0 0 0 51 NTSC 640x480 3044 112 104 1280 6 6 29 242 157345 0 0 1 52 VESA 720x400 8536 72 08 720 1 3 42 400 379275 0 1 0 53 VESA 640 400 8532 64 96 640 1 3 41 400 378605 0 1 0 54 VESA 640x350 8532 64 96 640 32 3 60 350 378605 1 0 0 55 1280 768 56 48 112 248 1280 1 3 30 1768 451165 0 0 0 56 12805720 100 110 40 220 1280 5 5 20 720 750015 0 0 0 57 1280x720 60 108 40 214 1280 5 5 20 720 450005 0 0 0 58 1280x720 5994 112 40 224 1280 5 5 20 720 449555 0 0 0 59 1280x720 50 110 40 220 1280 5 5 20 720 375005 0 0 0 60 852x480 60 20 66 52 852 6 6 33 480 314915 0 0 0 May 9 2002 SuperView 3000 User Manual SERIAL COMMAND SET Control Software For Windows Ww 6 3 480 314685 0 0 0 3 5 1024 80000 5 1 1 0 6 18 768 477005 1 1 0 3 46 120075001 5 1 1 0 61 852x480 5990420 66 52 852 62 1360x1024 751 32 136 272 1360 63 1360x768__60 92 40 276 1360 64 1600x1200 60 55 164 259 1365 w CONTROL SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS RGB Spectrum offers an optional software control program which runs under Microsoft Windows 95 98 2000 ME XP NT The SuperView Virtual Control Panel VCP is a graphical user interface for RS 232 serial control Virtual Control Panel and Presentation Engine for the SuperView E lel xl Virtual Screen Presentation Engine Image Controls Superview Output SuperView Inputs
11. 6 We calculate that the low threshold is 175 2596 of 700 mV and the high threshold is 525 7596 of 700 mV Using the ChromaKeyColor command we issue the command gt ckc 270 175 525 1250 525 1250 Look for a red level less than 175 mV by specifying a red level between 270 the minimum level the hardware understands and 175 Similarly look for green and blue levels greater than 525 mV by specifying green and blue levels between 525 and 1250 the maximum level the hardware understands The above procedure should work reasonably for computer frame buffers with voltage ranges of 714 mV and 1 V as well A 700 mV will have a slightly smaller margin at the low voltage black end and a 1 V buffer will have a substantially larger margin at the high voltage white end SuperView 3000 User Manual 51 52 SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 UPDATING SYSTEM FIRMWARE May 9 2002 The firmware version in the SuperView can be field updated via the RS 232 serial port The firmware is like the operating system in your computer it instructs the SuperView in all of its operations Required for the procedure 1 Computer or terminal capable of serial communications at a 115 200 baud rate 2 Current firmware update file and update instructions Do not proceed to update firmware without these two items If a firmware update has been published the file can be downloaded from the RGB Spectrum website at http www rgb com in the Sup
12. 9 2002 SERIAL COMMAND SET Serial Command Set Usage WINDOW POSITIONING VISIBILITY This section contains commands for controlling the display configuration zoom and pan operations and freezing inputs Command Arguments Description BackGround lt ON OFF This command is used if you are running the Autosync mode and have a high res input connected to the BACKGROUND INPUT connector of the SuperView This command allows you to turn the background window On or Off Factory default ON DoubleBuffer lt input gt lt ON OFF gt The double buffering feature eliminates pointer crossover This is a visual artifact which can be visible in imagery containing horizontal motion for example a camera panning from left to right or scene changes It appears as a brief horizontal break in the picture Your eye may not discern it but what you are seeing is a portion of one frame of video and a portion of another With DoubleBuffer ON pointer crossover is eliminated The trade off is that horizontal motion may appear a little jerkier DoubleBuffer is applicable to both RGB and video inputs When setting DoubleBuffer for input 1 first select the specific input type with the INputType command DoubleBuffer is only valid if the output host is progressive non interlaced and if the input is an RGB signal it must also be progressive DoubleBuffer is also valid for all video inputs Factory default ON Fre
13. Autosync mode has two different states If the background signal is connected and visible this is referred to as background Autosync mode If the signal is connected but turned off then this is referred to as genlock Autosync mode the output characteristics of the signal are provided even though the signal is not visible Note that the Autosync mode is only available if your system has the optional BACKGROUND INPUT connector In Autosync mode SuperView windows are combined with a high resolution background signal generated from a host computer or image generator The host computer can be a Sun HP DEC IBM or SGI workstation or a PC compatible The only requirement is that the computer produces analog RGB output with a pixel resolution between 640x480 and 1600x1200 at a horizontal scan rate between 15 and 100kHz CONTROL OF THE SUPERVIEW FRONT PANEL An optional front panel is available for control of the SuperView The front panel allows you to select and adjust any of your windows save and recall preset configurations and adjust your output display Even if you ultimately intend to control the SuperView over the serial port the front panel allows you to get up and running quickly and provides some feedback on input and output status SERIAL PORT The SuperView can be controlled with ASCII commands sent from a computer or serial console via the serial port During your initial experimentation with the SuperView seri
14. Ensure that the controlling host computer or ASCII terminal is set for 9600 baud 8 data bits 1 start bit 1 stop bit and no parity These are the default serial port parameters The baud rate and handshake settings can be changed Ensure that the Echo No Echo mode is set appropriately Transmitted Data is considered an input and Received Data is considered an output because these signals are named from the perspective of the Data Terminal Equipment D T E to which the D C E will normally be connected Transmitted Data is the signal which communicates commands from the host computer RS 232 port or the ASCII terminal to the SuperView Received Data is the signal that returns status parameter values and if the SuperView is being controlled by an ASCII terminal echoes the commands Request to Send is a handshaking signal generated by the Data Terminal Equipment It is always asserted Clear to Send is a signal generated by the Data Communications Equipment in response to the Data Terminal Equipment s assertion of Request to Send It indicates that the Data Communication Equipment has recognized the Request to Send and is not busy i e it is ready to receive data Clear to Send is always asserted Data Set Ready is a signal generated by the Data Communications Equipment normally to indicate it has power It is used by the Data Terminal Equipment to verify that the cable is connected that there is Data Communications Equipment on the oth
15. RS 232 Console SuperView 1 SuperView 2 FIGURE 13 Serial Control of Two SuperView Units MPSD COMMANDS MPSD commands are preceded with and are buffered by each device that receives them The devices must be placed in MPSD mode with the assign command before any other MPSD commands can be issued If the console receives no response from the devices or a wrong command is issued entering assign usually brings the system back into communication assign identifies all connected devices and enters into MPSD mode assign This command identifies all connected devices and places them in MPSD mode Each device has a unique ID number from 0 to 9 Device 0 is automatically selected to communicate with the terminal console The ID number or device name is shown with the prompt sign so users can recognize May 9 2002 SuperView 3000 User Manual 55 SERIAL CONTROL OF MULTIPLE UNITS MPSD Commands which device they are working with Since all MPSD commands are buffered Device 0 is responsible for echoing MPSD commands to the console unassign cancels MPSD mode for all connected devices unassign This command removes all connected devices from MPSD mode Device 0 then communicates with the console as a stand alone device select selects a particular device to communicate with Select device number device name gt Selects a particular device to communicate with the console Other devices which do not match
16. composite sync or separate H Drive and V Drive Connectors RGB Component 15 pin HD D Sub female Composite BNC female S Video 4 pin mini DIN female Image Controls Position scaling freeze pan and zoom brightness contrast saturation hue gamma chroma key and motion filter Input Signal in background Horizontal Scan Rate 15 kHz to 100 kHz interlaced or non interlaced Resolution 640x480 to 1600x1200 pixels Video Levels 0 7 V to 1 0 V Sync Type Sync on green separate composite sync or separate H Drive and V Drive Connector 15 pin HD D Sub female Output Signal Genlock Mode Locked to an external signal Background Locked to an external signal that is displayed in the background Mode Free Run Mode User configurable internally generated sync Analog Output Same as above up to 1600x1200 pixels Resolution Digital Output Resolution DVI up to 1280x1024 pixels for Free Run and Genlock mode only Other User Interfaces 2 RS 232 serial ports Front Panel optional Virtual Control Panel software optional Power 100 264 VAC 47 63 Hz Less than 100 Watts SuperView 3000 User Manual 39 40 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Size 2RU up to six inputs Width 17 5 44 5 cm Depth 18 0 45 7 cm Height 3 5 8 9 cm 3RU up to twelve inputs Width 17 5 44 5 cm Depth 18 0 45 7 cm Height 5 3 13 3 cm
17. for display on the monitor Varying the destination rectangle s size but preserving its aspect ratio makes the displayed image larger or smaller As long as its proportions correspond to those of the source rectangle the displayed image will resemble the input image If you independently vary the shape of either the source or destination rectangle so that their aspect ratios are no longer the same your displayed picture will appear stretched or squeezed compared to the original image Figure 4 shows how the image is stretched by using a destination rectangle with a different more elongated shape than that of the source rectangle A window can be positioned anywhere on the output raster If the window s destination rectangle is defined so that a portion of the window is off the screen that portion of the windowed image is clipped until it is moved back into view This image clipping is illustrated in Figure 5 The window is positioned by specifying the screen coordinates of its top left corner Negative coordinate values clip from the left and top edges of the window SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 SYSTEM BASICS Visibility of Window Imagery i Input video image Input 1 Monitor image 1280 pixels 0 0 640 pixels 0 0 480 lines Source rectangle TURNING WINDOWS ON May 9 2002 LOWE 410 300 Destination rectangle clipped 1024 lines 950 700 1550 950
18. of the items in the IMAGE section work in the same way Use the Left Right arrow keys to step through the range of values for an active menu item Once you have adjusted to the desired value press ENTER to confirm and save the new value Pressing ESCAPE or the Up Down arrow keys will cancel changes To switch to another input to adjust press one of the numbered buttons along the top left row The new input number will appear in parenthesis in the LCD menu Each menu item will also be updated to reflect the current values for the new window This feature allows you to adjust parameters for ALL of your inputs with one button press You can stay in the IMAGE menu until you have stepped through all of your inputs 1 12 INPUT MENU Press the INPUT button to access this menu It contains various timing adjustment menus as well as input type selection menus The menus include Input Type Load Input Input Timing Save Input Timing Delete Input Timing and Input Sync r Input Type RGB Composite S Video Component Load Input Timing Set 1 50 M Input Timing Adjust Save Input Timing Set lt 1 50 gt Delete Input Timing Set 1 50 nput Sync Auto Lock May 9 2002 SuperView 3000 User Manual 21 FRONT PANEL CONTROL Output Menu The currently active window i e 3 is shown in parenthesis on the top line and the first three menu items and their current values are also shown There is a prompt gt which ind
19. 1 200 150 210 150 May 9 2002 SuperView 3000 User Manual 9 A 10 PO ND na SYSTEM BASICS Selecting and Displaying Windows Serial Port Control SITIONING CLIPPING Example define the destination rectangle in Figure 4 That is place the top left corner of window 1 at 300 700 of the display s raster and use a window 600 pixels wide and 250 lines high gt wdr 1 300 700 600 250 The SuperView provides query commands that let you get the current value s of most system parameters Example query the SuperView on the current WDR values for window 1 gt wdr 1 The system responds by listing the frame buffer coordinate values gt 300 700 600 250 Any desired rectangular portion of an input image can be displayed in the corresponding window Also the window itself can be set to have any rectangular shape and be any desired size on the monitor up to the full size of the output raster The size and shape of the source rectangle are independent of the destination rectangle s size and shape This has important consequences Let us suppose that you defined an input s source and destination rectangles so that the central 320 pixels by 240 lines of a video source image were mapped into a 640x480 window In this case the destination rectangle is larger than the source rectangle but has the same shape and the same width to height aspect ratio 4 3 Thus the original input image is scaled equally in both dimensions
20. 3 3 39 870 686815 1 1 0 22 VESA 1152 864 7564 28 256 1152 1 3 32 864 675035 1 1 0 23 EIA 1080x800 3026 96 18 1080 6 6 54 404 262445 1 1 1 24 1024x768 100 24 36 160 1024 3 6 29 768 806065 1 1 0 25 VESA 1024 768 8548 96 208 1024 1 3 36 768 686815 1 1 0 26 VESA 1024x768 7516 96 76 1024 1 3 28 768 600245 1 0 27 VESA 1024x768 7024 36 144 1024 3 6 29 768 564785 0 0 0 28 VESA 1024x768 6024 36 160 1024 3 6 29 768 483655 0 0 0 29 1024x768 59 94 24 34 158 1024 3 6 29 768 483115 0 0 0 30 1024 768 50 24 36 160 1024 3 6 29 768 403035 0 0 0 31 VESA 1024 768 438 76 56 024 0 8 41 384 356015 1 1 1 32 EIA 900 674 3020 64 80 900 5 5 45 337 218705 1 1 1 33 APPLE 832x624 7432 64 224 832 2 3 38 624 497165 1 1 0 34 EIA 832x024 30 16 56 64 832 5 5 41 312 202535 1 1 1 35 800x600 10032 96 128 800 1 2 22 600 625005 1 1 0 36 VESA 800x600 8532 64 152 800 1 3 27 600 536735 1 1 0 37 VESA 800x600 7516 80 160 800 1 3 21 600 468755 1 1 0 38 VESA 800x600 7256 120 64 800 37 6 23 600 480795 1 1 0 39 VESA 800x600 6040 128 88 800 1 4 23 600 378805 1 1 0 40 800x600 59 94 40 128 88 800 1 4 23 600 376425 1 1 0 41 VESA 800x600 5624 72 28 800 1 2 22 600 351565 1 1 0 42 800x600 50 32 96 28 800 1 2 22 600 312505 1 1 0 43 PAL 768x576 2522 70 84 1768 5 5 39 288 156255 0 0 1 44 640x480 100 16 96 48 640 10 2 33 480 525015 0 0 0 45 VESA 640x480 8556 56 80 640 1 3 25 480 432695 0 0 0 46 VESA 640x480 7516 64 20 640 1 3 16 480 375005 0 0 47 NVESA 640 480 7224 40 28 640 9 3 28 480 378605 0 0
21. CD will prompt you with instructions Use the four arrow keys to make adjustments to the parameter Press ENTER to confirm your changes or ESCAPE to cancel changes From any menu you can switch to another input to adjust Do this by pressing one of the numbered buttons along the top left row The new input number will appear in parenthesis in the LCD menu Each menu item will also be updated to reflect the current values for the new window This feature allows you to adjust parameters for ALL of your inputs with one button press You can stay in a system menu i e Image Input etc until you have stepped through all of your inputs 1 12 IMAGE MENU Press the IMAGE button to access this menu It contains all image control menus These include Brightness Contrast Saturation Hue Sharpness Overscan Gamma Double Buffer and Motion Filter SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 FRONT PANEL CONTROL Input Menu Brightness lt 500 500 gt Contrast lt 0 199 gt Saturation 0 199 Hue lt 180 180 gt Sharpness lt 0 3 gt Overscan lt gt Gamma lt 0 5 2 0 gt Double Buffer lt On Off gt The currently active window i e 3 is shown in parenthesis on the top line and the first three menu items and their current values are also shown There is a prompt gt which indicates the active menu item Use the arrow keys to scroll through the menu items until the menu item you want is on the active line
22. ET button for the preset you want to load Note that once you press the RECALL button the LCD will provide instructions on this procedure Press ENTER to confirm loading the specified preset and ESCAPE to cancel May 9 2002 SuperView 3000 User Manual 25 Presets 26 SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 SERIAL COMMAND SET May 9 2002 This section discusses the SuperView serial control commands The command set provides access to all of the unit s functions An optional software control program called the Virtual Control Panel VCP is also available See Control Software for Windows on page 37 for more information on this program GENERAL The command set is made up of ASCII characters and is not case sensitive The commands can be spelled out or abbreviated For example the Brightness command can be specified as brightness BRIGHTNESS BRI or bri The entire serial command set for the SuperView is presented in this chapter Both forms of the command long and short are listed as well as their associated parameters and descriptions To execute serial instructions each command line must be followed by a carriage return For example at the prompt gt a command would be as follows bri 3 123 Typing bri 3 123 will change the brightness of input 3 to a new brightness value of 123 Illegal commands or arguments generate error messages and correct usage instructions SERIAL COMMAND SET USAGE The ser
23. GA connector VGA to BNC Adapter 520 0251 1 15 pin HD Male to a 5 BNC cable bundle Male 6 ft 10 inches This cable can be used to connect the analog output inputs to sources with BNC connectors May 9 2002 SuperView 3000 User Manual 5 SUPPLIED COMPONENTS Optional Items TABLE 2 Optional Items Item VCP for SuperView Part Number 720 7295 Description Virtual Control Panel for the SuperView This is a Windows compatible software application that provides a graphical user interface to serial control of a SuperView DVI cable This cable is used to connect the optional DVI digital output to a DVI capable display device Contact RGB Spectrum for details SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 SYSTEM BASICS The SuperView 3000 video windowing system displays up to twelve live video computer windows on a high resolution RGB display device Each channel accepts RGB component video composite video and S Video sources for simultaneous display in windows on a high resolution RGB display device Each video signal is displayed in a dedicated window on the output display and can be independently scaled postioned and zoomed SYSTEM INDEPENDENCE The SuperView can be operated either in Autosync mode with a host computer input contributing a background image and providing the output signal characteristics or in Free run mode with the user specifying the output signal
24. GB 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 Purchaser shall 1 notify RGB promptly in writing of any claims and ii provide RGB with an opportunity to inspect and test the product claimed to be defective Warranty does not cover misuse abuse improper installation or application improper maintenance or repair alteration accident or negligence in use improper temperature humidity or other environmental condition storage transportation or handling RGB shall have no obligations under this warranty with respect to any defect unless it receives notice and a description of such defect no later than five 5 business days following the expiration of the warranty period THE WARRANTIES STATED HEREIN ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL RGB BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR LOSS DAMAGE OR EXPENSE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING FROM THE PURCHASER S INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT EITHER SEPARATELY OR IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHE
25. R EQUIPMENT OR FACILITIES OR FROM ANY OTHER CAUSE EXTENDED WARRANTY An annual extended warranty may be purchased Should the product fail to operate properly during the covered period RGB will repair the product and restore it to normal operation without charge for labor and parts Consult the factory for information SuperView 3000 User Manual 59 Extended Warranty 60 SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002
26. SuperView 3000 Video Windowing System User Manual e mail info direktronik se tel 08 52 400 700 fax 08 520 18121 RGB Spectrum 950 Marina Village Pkwy Alameda CA 94501 P N 350 7322 May 9 2002 SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Introduction 1 General Window Inputs Output Video Overlays Chroma Key Control of the SuperView System Features Supplied Components 5 Standard Supplied Components Optional Items System Basics 7 System Independence Control of the SuperView Windows Selecting and Displaying Windows Serial Port Control Visibility of Window Imagery Autosync and Free Run Display Modes Installation and System Set Up 15 Connectors Installing the SuperView Set Up Autosync Mode Set Up Free Run Mode Front Panel Control 19 General Image Menu Input Menu Output Menu Window Menu Miscellaneous Menu Status Menu Presets Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Serial Command Set 27 General Serial Command Set Usage Control Software For Windows Technical Specifications 39 Troubleshooting 41 Troubleshooting Guide How to Contact RGB Spectrum Firmware Updates README Files RS 232 Control 45 Connecting the RS 232 Port Video Levels and Chroma Key 49 Updating System Firmware 53 Serial Control of Mu
27. These menus are discussed in greater detail later in this chapter The buttons to the right of the LCD allow navigation and selection through the menu system In general the ENTER button is used to select or confirm a parameter and the ESCAPE button is used to exit out of a parameter The Arrow buttons are used for navigation of the menus for SuperView work in a similar way The top line is the menu title followed by the active window in parenthesis The remaining three lines display the first three menu items and if applicable the current value for that input i e Brightness 100 For example IMAGE 3 gt BRIGHTNESS 100 CONTRAST 100 SATURATION 100 There is a prompt gt which indicates the active menu item Use the arrow keys to scroll through the menu items until the menu item you want is on the active line The menu items work in two different ways If the menu has a fixed range of values i e Brightness Input Type Freeze then use the Left Right arrow keys to step through the range of values Once you find the desired value press ENTER to confirm and save the new value Pressing ESCAPE or the Up Down arrow keys will cancel changes The second type of menu is an interactive menu Examples of these are Size Position and Zoom These menus have no fixed values that you can step through one at a time For these menus press the ENTER button to enter the interactive adjustment mode of the menu the L
28. al port you will probably find it easier to use a terminal or a May 9 2002 SuperView 3000 User Manual SYSTEM BASICS Windows IMAGE ES terminal emulator program i e Hyperterminal or Procomm running on a computer in order to try out the examples listed in this manual Optionally RGB Spectrum offers software control programs for Microsoft Windows environments In this chapter we will relate our discussion of basic operational concepts to the SuperView s ASCII Command Set Commands can be issued manually via the terminal or from an application program to the SuperView s serial port WINDOWS Each input to the SuperView is displayed in its own window on the high resolution display device A window s size position video and image parameters are controlled using either the front panel or serial port commands that identify the desired window as being 1 2 3 4 5 or 6 In the factory default configuration window 1 s top left corner is placed 50 pixels to the right of the monitor s top left corner and 50 lines down from the top i e at the screen position 50 50 Window 2 starts another 50 pixels over and another 50 lines down i e at 100 100 Window 3 starts at 150 150 and window 4 at 200 200 etc The exact positioning of the windows may differ from that described above depending on the resolution of the output Also note that only RGB inputs will be visible by default
29. audrate 115200 set baud rate of Device 4 to 115200 gt select 3 select Device 3 to receive command Device 3 baudrate 115200 set baud rate of Device 3 to 115200 gt select 2 select Device 2 to receive command Device 2 baudrate 115200 set baud rate of Device 2 to 115200 gt select 1 select device 1 to receive command Device 1 gt baudrate 115200 set baud rate of Device 1 to 115200 gt select 0 select Device 0 to receive command Device 0 baudrate 115200 set baud rate of Device 0 to 115200 STEP THREE The baud rate on the console can now be changed to 115200 and then gt unassign disengage MPSD mode and clear out serial buffer gt assign re establish MPSD communication mode Device 0 gt The baud rate is changed starting from the last device in the chain because after the baud rate is set there will be no communication between that device and the console Even though there is no prompt sign returned to the console we still SuperView 3000 User Manual 57 58 SERIAL CONTROL OF MULTIPLE UNITS MPSD Example Baud Rate Change can enter MPSD commands Selecting the next upstream device in the chain which is still at the old baud rate re establishes communication After changing the baud rate for the console the unassign command is issued to clear out the serial buffer before re establishing communication once again with Device 0 SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 PRODUCT WARRANTY May 9 2002 WARRANTY R
30. ays Multiple Inputs on a Single Monitor SuperView 3000 User Manual 1 INTRODUCTION Window Inputs WINDOW INPUTS Each channel on the SuperView accepts four types of inputs NTSC or PAL Composite S Video Y PB PR Component and RGB All of the input connectors can be populated with sources but only one is displayed at a given time Note that the Component and RGB are on one connector so you use that channel for either RGB or for component video Video inputs can come from such devices as a TV camera video cassette recorder DVD player or video teleconferencing system Analog RGB inputs typically come from a computer and can be interlaced or non interlaced up to 1600x 1200 pixels and between 15 and 90kHz The computer inputs can be of any sync format sync on green composite sync or separate H and V drive WINDOW INPUTS WINDOW INPUTS AUXILIARY RS 232 5 Eno D XE PRIMARY RS 232 BACKGROUND INPUT ANALOG OUTPUT M J COMPOSITE SIDEC RGBM FIGURE 2 SuperView Rear Panel with Six Inputs in a 2RU Enclosure OUTPUT All input signals to the SuperView are converted for display in the output high resolution format up to 1600 pixels by 1200 lines with horizontal scan rates from 15 to 100 kHz If you have the optional BACKGROUND INPUT connector then the output of the SuperView can sync to an incoming background signal The SuperView can either insert the windows on top of the background graphics or selectively
31. combine the window inputs with the background computer image chroma key mode If no background signal is connected the SuperView is operated in free run mode and the user can configure the resolution frequency and sync format of the output signal The output is available on the ANALOG OUTPUT connector and can be connected to a computer monitor or to other high scan rate display devices The SuperView also offers an optional DVI digital output up to 1280x1024 pixels SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 INTRODUCTION Video Overlays Chroma Key i VIDEO OVERLAYS CHROMA KEY The SuperView provides chroma key circuitry for overlaying the window input imagery with the background computer graphics gray scale or color This feature is only available if you have the Autosync option and the BACKGROUND INPUT connector CONTROL OF THE SUPERVIEW Many of the SuperView s functions can be controlled from the front panel These include Window Size Window Position Zoom Pan Window Priority Motion Filter Brightness Contrast Saturation Gamma Freeze and ChromaKey 5 6 1 Xo 182724 BHEEEE GS Beau Bv EEE IMAGE INPUT OUTPUT WINDOW MSC STATUS May 9 2002 FIGURE 3 SuperView Front Panel 2RU Enclosure The SuperView has a PRIMARY RS 232 serial port which connects to an ASCII terminal or to any computer with a serial port Commands are sent from the terminal or computer to the SuperView The commands ha
32. cription AUTOSAVE lt ON OFF gt The AutoSave feature automatically stores the system configuration approximately every ten seconds The process stores configuration information such as HostList InputList Host settings and display parameters AutoSave allows you to turn the NVRAM automatic update mode on or off Factory default ON DEMO none Demo runs the built in demo sequence q to quit demo FrontPanel ON OFF Enables and disables the front panel Factory default ON Help command 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 ID none Displays the product identification product name firmware version number date and serial number PRESET lt 1 6 gt Stores your current screen configuration to the designated preset position This configuration includes window size position and order image parameters input timing parameters and output timing parameters You can reload these presets using the Recall command RECALL lt 1 6 gt lt all gt Recalls a previously saved preset configuration Without the ALL argument the SuperView recalls only the position size and priority level for each input window With the ALL argument the SuperView recalls all of the parameters stored in the EEPROM i e input ty
33. dow This feature allows you to adjust parameters for ALL of your inputs with one button press You can stay in the WINDOW menu until you have stepped through all of your inputs 1 12 SuperView 3000 User Manual 23 FRONT PANEL CONTROL Miscellaneous Menu MISCELLANEOUS MENU Press the MISCELLANEOUS button to access this menu It contains menus for some overall system parameters The menus include Test Pattern Restore Factory Defaults Auto Save Save Configuration Echo Baud Rate Chroma Key Enable and Chroma Key Color 1200 2400 9600 r Test Pattern lt On Off gt Restore Factory Defaults Miscellaneous AutoSave lt On Off gt i 19200 Save Configuration lt Yes No gt m 7 Echo lt On Off gt 57600 Red t Baud Rate 115200 Green Chroma Key Enable Blue Chroma Key Color Yellow Cyan Magenta Black White The currently active window i e 3 is shown in parenthesis on the top line and the first three menu items and their current values are also shown There is a prompt gt which indicates the active menu item of the items in the MISCELLANEOUS section work in the same way Use the Left Right arrow keys to step through the range of values for an active menu item Once you have adjusted to the desired value press ENTER to confirm and save the new value Pressing ESCAPE or the Up Down arrow keys will cancel changes STATUS MENU Press the STATUS button to access this menu This menu prov
34. e output of the SuperView will match the timing and format of the external source Thus with a 1280x 1024 PC running at 65 kHz and 60Hz and a separate Horizontal and Vertical drive sync format RGBHV the output of the SuperView will also be 1280x1024 65kHz and 60Hz with separate Horizontal and Vertical sync Autosync is not the default mode of the SuperView To set the unit to Autosync using the serial port type the HOST AUTO command To set the mode using the front panel press the OUTPUT button and navigate to the Output Sync menu where you can set the mode to Auto Autosync mode has two different states If the background signal is connected and visible this is referred to as background Autosync mode If the signal is connected but turned off then this is referred to as genlock Autosync mode the output characteristics of the signal are provided even though the signal is not visible The two modes are controlled with the BackGround ON OFF command When the SuperView sees a new host computer video timing it checks to see if the signal s characteristics are in its list of stored timings See Host List on page 49 If the characteristics are not in its list it uses an internal algorithm to estimate the timing of the video and configures itself appropriately This procedure is adequate for most applications and timings but for greater accuracy you can fine tune and store the settings This fine tuning is done either by feeding the
35. eZe lt input ALL gt lt ON OFF gt Turns freeze status of selected input on or off If Freeze is on it delays action of Brightness Contrast and Gamma commands until Freeze is turned off The freeze status is maintained through switches between display configurations as it is the input that is frozen not the output Any change to the host timing resets the freeze status to off Factory default OFF OverScan lt input gt lt ON OFF gt Overscan performs an automatic 2 enlargement on video inputs only It has no effect on WSR values and it applies to all video inputs for the specified channel Overscan is useful in trimming out excess blanking in video signals or head switching for VTR sources Unlike WSR when Overscan is turned on the enlargement is automatic and constant even when switching between the various video input types Factory default OFF PAN lt input gt Activates the pan utility for the selected input Only a zoomed input can be panned The controls for the utility are as follows i panup m pan down j left l pan right q quit May 9 2002 SuperView 3000 User Manual 31 32 SERIAL COMMAND SET Serial Command Set Usage Command Arguments Description POSition input gt lt direction gt lt repetition gt Activates the position utility allowing you to move the specified input around the output display The contro
36. er end of the cable and that the equipment is switched on Data Set Ready is always asserted Received Line Signal Detector sometimes known as Data Carrier Detect is a signal generated by the Data Communications Equipment Received Line Signal Detector is always asserted SuperView 3000 User Manual 47 48 RS 232 CONTROL Connecting the RS 232 Port THE NULL MODEM Almost all ASCII terminals and most computer serial ports are configured as Data Terminal Equipment To connect these to the SuperView you need a straight through cable with pins 1 through 8 connected Straight through implies that pin 2 is connected to pin 2 etc The cable will have a 9 pin male plug on SuperView s end and the appropriate gender of a 9 pin connector on the other end Most ASCII terminals and host computers have a 9 pin female connector for their RS 232 port This cable may be up to 50 feet long for regular cable or substantially longer for low capacitance cable Depending on the signals used one or more of the conductors internal to the cable may not be needed You may need to connect the SuperView s serial port to a host computer configured as Data Communications Equipment This is done using a null modem The net effect of a null modem is to reverse the Transmitted Data and Received Data connections Also the Request to Send and Clear to Send connections are reversed This may be done by using a special null modem cable or by inserting a smal
37. erView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 TROUBLESHOOTING Firmware Updates README Files C for details and README files offering late breaking technical information on our products May 9 2002 SuperView 3000 User Manual 43 TROUBLESHOOTING Firmware Updates README Files 44 SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 RS 232 CONTROL The SuperView has two RS 232 serial communications ports for remote control of its functions enabling the SuperView to receive data and instructions from host applications and to be explicitly controlled with commands sent via the serial port from a computer or ASCII terminal This port is configured according to the Electronic Industries Association Standard RS 232 C published in August 1969 Physically the RS 232 ports are 9 pin D Sub female connector CONNECTING THE RS 232 PORT The SuperView can be explicitly controlled with ASCII Command Set instructions sent via the Primary RS 232 serial port from either a computer or an ASCII terminal See Chapter 6 for details of the Command Set The Auxiliary serial communications port is provided to implement daisy chaining of multiple systems The Auxiliary port of an upstream unit is connected to the Primary port of a downstream unit Figure 11 When a unit is not selected it passes all commands to its downstream port and passes all responses from its Auxiliary port back to the console See Appendix D Serial Control of Multiple Units COM p
38. ery the imagery is displayed at the corresponding display s position Any background computer imagery at those pixel positions is not visible Even the computer mouse pointer is hidden if its position coincides with an input window Autosync mode is an optional mode that is available only if you have the BACKGROUND INPUT connector Autosync mode requires a host computer input and at least one window input A SuperView in Autosync mode must have a host computer connected to the BACKGROUND INPUT to generate an output CHROMA KEY OPTION In this Autosync display option windows selectively replace the background computer graphics based on the color of the graphics That is if the SuperView detects the background contains a color within a user specified chroma key acceptance range and at that same position there exists any portion of an active input window then the input window replaces the background computer graphics at the corresponding display position This is the same technique used SuperView 3000 User Manual 13 SYSTEM BASICS Autosync and Free Run Display Modes FREE RUN MODE 14 to place TV weather people in front of live satellite images The color that is replaced by the video window is adjustable via serial command to include any range of RGB color values The chroma key option can only be turned on when the SuperView is used with host computer input connected at the BACKGROUN INPUT connector and the SuperView i
39. es depending on the design These voltage ranges are 0 700 Volt p p black level of 0 V e 0 714 Volt p p black level of 54 mV 1 000 Volt p p black level of O V Probably 98 of computers fall into the first two categories The voltage levels are sufficiently close that in most cases the same key range will work for both Only the peak to peak video amplitude is of concern the SuperView contains circuitry to cancel any DC offsets The upper and lower thresholds for the chroma key are determined by eight bit digital to analog converters The converters output a voltage in the range 270 mV to 1250 mV Consider a computer frame buffer with a 700 mV output voltage range We want to key on full amplitude saturated cyan i e no red full amplitude green and full amplitude blue To accomplish this let s choose ranges such that we are looking for a red value less than 2596 of maximum and green and blue values which are greater than 75 of maximum These may appear to be relatively large ranges but they reserve only 1 646 of the available color gamut for the SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 May 9 2002 VIDEO LEVELS AND CHROMA KEY chroma key This is because the frame buffer color must lie within the correct range for all three color components simultaneously The fraction of all colors reserved for the chroma key is the product of the individual fractions For the example given this is equal to 0 25 x 0 25 x 0 25 0 016 1
40. eters of the signal sync format and polarity interlace state vertical total and horizontal frequency INputName input gt lt name gt Assigns a name to the specified input The argument can be up to 17 alphanumeric characters with no spaces underscore is acceptable Factory default Auto_1 INputSave lt input gt lt 1 50 gt Saves the specified input to the selected entry in the Input List These settings are recalled whenever the signal is reapplied to the SuperView INputTiming lt input gt lt hfp gt lt hs gt lt hbp gt lt hact gt vfp vs lt vbp gt lt vact gt Sets the timing of the selected input Note The vertical total cannot be changed from the measured value that is the total of lt vfp gt vs lt vbp gt vact must remain constant See Table 4 for acceptable ranges 28 SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 SERIAL COMMAND SET Serial Command Set Usage Command Arguments Description INputTYPE input COMPOSITE I The command selects between the four possible inputs SVIDEO COMPONENT I types for each channel One input type per channel can be RGB used at a time Factory default RGB LoadInputList 1 50 lt name gt hfp hs The LoadInputList command lets you define input timing lt hbp gt hact vfp vs strings without requiring the input signal to be present vbp
41. exact timing numbers using the HostTiming command by an interactive adjustment procedure through the front panel or the serial port SERIAL PORT ADJUSTMENT To adjust timing interactively through the serial port use the HostInteractive command Adjusting the timing usually takes less than five minutes Refer to the HostInteractive command on page 49 for more details SuperView 3000 User Manual 17 INSTALLATION AND SYSTEM SET UP Set Up Free Run Mode FRONT PANEL ADJUSTMENT To adjust the host timing from the front panel follow the steps below Step 1 Verify connections To perform the interactive timing adjustment make sure the host computer is switched on and connected at the SuperView s BACKGROUND INPUT Step 2 Begin Interactive Timing Adjust ITA Press the OUTPUT button and navigate through the menu to the Output Timing Adjust option Press ENTER to begin the adjustment process a white box and cross hair appear on your output display Step 3 First adjustment Use the four directional arrow buttons to position the top left corner of the box at the top left corner of the display monitor Press ENTER to save changes and move to the second part of ITA Step 4 Second adjustment Use the four directional arrow buttons to position the botton right corner of the box at the bottom right corner of the display monitor Press ENTER to save changes Step 5 Repeat adjustment procedure Perform the adjustment procedure for eac
42. four arrow keys to make adjustments to the parameter Press ENTER to confirm your changes or ESCAPE to cancel changes WINDOW MENU Press the WINDOW button to access this menu It contains menus for adjusting moving and enabling all of your inputs The menus include Window Enable Size Position Zoom Pan and Priority Window Enable lt On Off gt Size Window Position Zoom Pan Priority The currently active window i e 3 is shown in parenthesis on the top line and the first three menu items and their current values are also shown There is a prompt gt which indicates the active menu item With the exception of the Window Enable parameter the WINDOW menus are all interactive menus This means that the menu has no fixed values that you can step through one at a time Press the ENTER button to enter the interactive adjustment menu for each parameter the LCD will prompt you with instructions Use the four arrow keys to make adjustments to the parameter Press ENTER to confirm your changes or ESCAPE to cancel changes For the Window Enable menu use the Left Right arrows to toggle between the choices Press ENTER to confirm the new value or press ESCAPE to cancel To switch to another input to adjust press one of the numbered buttons along the top left row The new input number will appear in parenthesis in the LCD menu Each menu item will also be updated to reflect the current values for the new win
43. functions Figure 9 These controls include Saving and Recalling Presets Input and Output Timing Window Size Window Position Zoom Pan Window Priority Motion Filter Brightness Contrast Saturation Gamma Freeze and ChromaKey The menus for the SuperView are grouped according to function and there is one button access to all of these menus The LCD provides access to the individual menu items The front panel is an optional component that you can order from RGB Spectrum when you initially purchase a SuperView It does not come standard with the unit If you do not have a front panel then refer to the following chapter Chapter 6 Serial Command Set A a P x BENENNEN FIGURE 9 SuperView Front Panel Twelve Input 3RU Unit GENERAL There are three rows of buttons to the left of the LCD The top row provides access to INPUTS and PRESETS If you have a SuperView with more than six inputs note that these buttons have dual labels and will accomodate the additional inputs For example pushing the button labeled 1 7 once will select input 1 and pushing the button twice will select input 7 The SuperView handles up to six user defined presets The second row of buttons used in conjuction with the top row of numbered buttons allows you to SAVE and RECALL these presets SuperView 3000 User Manual 19 FRONT PANEL CONTROL Image Menu The bottom row of buttons provides access to the menu system of the SuperView
44. h corner twice This repetition is necessary to accurately fine tune the timing parameters Saving adjustment Once you have adjusted your host you should save it to the host list The next time you use the same host the SuperView will recall your saved settings and use them for the output timing To save a host navigate through the Output menu until you see the menu called Save Host You can press ENTER to save the host to one of the ten user definable entries on the host list Note that from the front panel the default host name will be used Once you have completed the ITA procedure finish the set up of your unit by addressing the different window image controls available from the front panel or through serial control For front panel control refer to Chapter 5 and for serial control refer to the Command Set in Chapter 6 SET UP FREE RUN MODE In Free run mode the SuperView generates sync internally Only window input sources are connected there is no source at the BACKGROUND INPUT connector To set up a SuperView for Free run operation you can follow the same steps outlined above for the AutoSync mode The only difference being that you do not need to have a host computer connected to the BACKGROUND INPUT connector Note that Free run mode is the factory default mode of the SuperView SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 FRONT PANEL CONTROL May 9 2002 The front panel provides control over most SuperView
45. he menus include Load Host Output Timing Adjust Save Host Delete Host Clear Host List Horizontal Sync Polarity Sync Vertical Sync Polarity Background and Output Sync r Load Host Timing Set 1 64 Output Timing Adjust Save Host lt 1 10 gt Delete Host 1 10 Clear Host List Sync Polarity Sync 3 4 5 wire Vert Sync Polarity Background lt On Off gt Output Sync Auto Lock Free Output The top is the title line and the first three menu items and their current values are also shown There is a prompt gt which indicates the active menu item Use the arrow keys to scroll through the menu items until the menu item you want is on the active line With a few exceptions the items in the OUTPUT section work in the same way Use the Left Right arrow keys to step through the range of SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 May 9 2002 FRONT PANEL CONTROL Window Menu values for an active menu item Once you have adjusted to the desired value press ENTER to confirm and save the new value Pressing ESCAPE or the Up Down arrow keys will cancel changes Some of the menus in the Output section are interative menus i e Output Timing Adjust Clear Host List These menu have no fixed values that you can step through one at a time Press the ENTER button to enter the interactive adjustment menu of these menus the LCD will prompt you with instructions Use the
46. ial command set can be used to control the SuperView For example to set the brightness level of input 1 to 123 type in BRI 1 123 The serial command set can also be used to find out the current state for a particular parameter For example to find out the brightness level of input 1 type BRI 1 The SuperView will return the current value i e Brightness 123 The uppercase letters in the command name can be used to abbreviate the command on the prompt line For example BRIghtness you can use BRI and for CONTrast you can use CONT A space is required between a command and its argument To execute serial commands each command line must be followed by a carriage return The following tables list all of the commands for controlling the SuperView SuperView 3000 User Manual 27 SERIAL COMMAND SET Serial Command Set Usage INPUT COMMANDS These commands allow you to make adjustments for your inputs and then save these settings into the unit s internal memory Command Arguments Description INput input ALL AUTO LOCK DEBUG Sets the input mode for the specified input Auto engages the autosync circuitry Lock turns the autosync circuitry off Debug provides information on input status and reports changes to measured parameters Factory default AUTO INputDELete lt 1 50 gt Deletes the specified saved input from the Input List INputFormat input gt InputFormat is a read onl
47. iary RS 232 9 pin D Sub Female Primary RS 232 9 pin D Sub Female The 3U chassis is configurable with any even number of window inputs up to a maximum of twelve Input cards are always added in pairs May 9 2002 SuperView 3000 User Manual 15 INSTALLATION AND SYSTEM SET UP Installing the SuperView CONTROLLING MULTIPLE UNITS 16 INSTALLING THE SUPERVIEW To install a SuperView follow the steps outlined below STEP 1 POWER Connect a power cord to the SuperView The SuperView is equipped with a universal 100 220 V 50 60 Hz power supply STEP 2 CONNECT WINDOW SOURCES Connect your video and or computer sources to the windows labeled 1 12 The SuperView can have as many windows as it is configured for You can connect multiple types of sources to each numbered window a Composite source an S Video source and either a Component or RGB source Though all the connectors can be populated with sources you will have to choose which one to display since only one source can displayed per window STEP 3 CONNECT A BACKGROUND INPUT OPTIONAL If you are going to use the SuperView in Autosync mode you will need to connect your computer s high resolution output to the connector labeled BACKKGROUND INPUT This is the computer that will provide the background source for the SuperView and it can be up to 1600x1200 pixels STEP 4 CONNECT THE ANALOG DIGITAL OUTPUT Connect the ANALOG OUTPUT of the SuperView to the des
48. icates the active menu item Use the arrow keys to scroll through the menu items until the menu item you want is on the active line With the exception of Input Timing Adjust all of the items in the INPUT section work in the same way Use the Left Right arrow keys to step through the range of values for an active menu item Once you have adjusted to the desired value press ENTER to confirm and save the new value Pressing ESCAPE or the Up Down arrow keys will cancel changes The Input Timing Adjust menu is an interative menu This menu has no fixed values that you can step through one at a time Press the ENTER button to enter the Interactive Timing Adjustment menu the LCD will prompt you with instructions Use the four arrow keys to make adjustments to the parameter Press ENTER to confirm your changes or ESCAPE to cancel changes To switch to another input to adjust press one of the numbered buttons along the top left row The new input number will appear in parenthesis in the LCD menu Each menu item will also be updated to reflect the current values for the new window This feature allows you to adjust parameters for ALL of your inputs with one button press You can stay in the INPUT menu until you have stepped through all of your inputs 1 12 OUTPUT MENU Press the OUTPUT button to access this menu It contains various adjustment menus for your output or host display including setting your SuperView to either Auto or Free Run mode T
49. ides access to several menus that are read only These menus provide information about the current configuration of the SuperView The menus include Firmware Version Input Timing values and Output Timing values SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 FRONT PANEL CONTROL Presets General gt Firmware Version r Input Timing Set Name Horiz Front Porch Horiz Sync Status Menu Horiz Back Porch Horiz Active Pixels Horiz Freq Horiz Polarity Vert Front Porch Vert Sync Vert Active Lines Input Timing Output Timing Set Name Output Timing Horiz Front Porch Horiz Back Porch Horiz Active Pixels Horiz Freq Vert Front Porch Vert Sync Vert Active Lines PRESETS The SuperView stores up to six user defined presets These presets store a specific screen configuration for the SuperView This configuration includes window size position and order image parameters input timing parameters and output timing parameters The presets are not set with any factory defaults so they are all user definable SAVE To save a current configuration to a preset location press the SAVE button PRESET followed by a numbered button Note that once you press the SAVE button the Edge LCD will provide instructions on this procedure Press ENTER to confirm the new preset and ESCAPE to cancel RECALL A To recall a user preset press the RECALL button followed by the numbered PRES
50. input The ALL argument sets contrast for all four inputs Factory default 100 GAMma lt 0 5 2 0 gt Sets a gamma value for the SuperView For RGB inputs the value is automatically saved with InputSave command Factory default 1 0 HUE input lt 180 180 gt Sets hue value of the selected input Hue is only valid for video inputs Factory default 0 SATuration input lt 0 199 gt Sets saturation value of the selected input Saturation is only valid for video inputs Factory default 100 SHARPness input 0111213 Sets sharpness value of the selected input Factory default 2 SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 SERIAL COMMAND SET Serial Command Set Usage SERIAL PORT FUNCTIONS These commands control the baud and echo settings Command Arguments Description BAUDrate lt 1200 2400 196001192001 38400 1 57600 115200 gt Sets the serial port baud rate The value is automatically saved in NVRAM Factory default 9600 ECHO ON OFF Turns the serial echo On Off The value is saved in the NVRAM The echo is only on commands typed and sent to the unit Note Echo setting has no effect on responses issued by the SuperView responses are always visible regardless of the echo status Factory default ON MISCELLANEOUS These commands control a variety of general SuperView functions Command Arguments Des
51. ions and Ranges for Input Timing Parameters Parameter Definition Range HFP Horizontal front porch 0 to 640 pixels HS Horizontal sync 16 to 640 pixels HBP Horizontal back porch 0 to 640 pixels HACT Horizontal active 16 to 1600 pixels VFP Vertical front porch 0 to 512 lines VS Vertical sync 2 to 32 lines VBP Vertical back porch 0 to 512 lines VACT Vertical active 12 to 1200 lines HFREQ Horizontal frequency in Hz 15 to 90 KHz SYNC Sync format 3 4 or 5 wires HPOL Horizontal sync polarity lorO VPOL Vertical sync polarity lorO IL Interlaced Noninterlaced lor0 SuperView 3000 User Manual SERIAL COMMAND SET Serial Command Set Usage TABLE 5 Host List HS VS VBP HFREQSYNC HPOL VPOL IL user defined hosts 10 11 VESA 1280 1024 75 16 44 248 1280 1 3 38 1024 799805 1 1 12 VESA 1280 1024 6048 12 248 1280 1 3 38 1024 639835 1 1 13 1280x1024 59 04 48 12 248 1280 1 3 38 1024638975 1 1 0 14 1280 1024 50 52 16 250 1280 1 3 38 1024 532995 1 1 0 15 VESA 1280x960 6096 12 312 1280 1 3 36 960 600025 1 1 0 16 1280x960 59 04 96 12 312 1280 1 3 36 960 599415 1 1 0 17 1280x960 50 96 12 312 1280 1 3 36 960 500005 1 1 0 18 EIA 1260x946 30 44 36 164 1260 8 8 61 473 306925 1 1 1 19 EIA 1164x874 30 36 12 140 1164 6 6 59 437 283425 1 1 1 20 SUN 1152x900 6630 128 194 1152 2 4 31 900 617975 1 1 0 21 APPLE 1152x870 75 32 28 144 1152
52. ired display device This device must be able to accept RGB inputs of at least 100 kHz You can also connect the DVI OUTPUT to the desired display device This option can be use in lieu of or in addition to the analog output STEP 5 CONNECT SERIAL PORT If you wish to control the SuperView from the serial port connect the COM port of your computer or other terminal control device to the PRIMARY RS 232 connector Using a terminal emulation program i e Hyperterminal or Procomm you can then control the SuperView using ASCII serial commands The AUXILIARY RS 232 serial communications port is provided to implement daisy chaining of multiple systems The Auxiliary port of an upstream unit is connected to the Primary port of a downstream unit Figure 8 When a unit is not selected it passes all commands to its downstream port and passes all SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 COM port INSTALLATION AND SYSTEM SET UP Set Up Autosync Mode responses from its Auxiliary port back to the console See Appendix D Serial Control of Multiple Units for details INTERACTIVE TIMING ADJUS 1 9 2002 Y Primary Auxiliary Primary Auxiliary RS 232 RS 232 RS 232 RS 232 SuperView 1 SuperView 2 FIGURE 8 Serial Control of Two SuperViews SET UP AUTOSYNC MODE In Autosync mode the SuperView requires an external host sync source be connected at the BACKGROUND INPUT connector Th
53. ize image A destination rectangle specifies a window s size and screen position The content of the window is the imagery defined by the source rectangle To help you understand what the specification of source and destination rectangles involves we will explain the nature of these rectangles in more detail The source rectangle for each input is defined in terms of the input image s coordinate space its top left corner is positioned using these coordinates and its width and height are defined the same way Similarly each input s destination rectangle is defined in terms of the screen space coordinates of the monitor Each window is sized and positioned on the monitor as specified by its destination rectangle Next we ll look at some examples of how to specify the coordinates of source and destination rectangles Input video image Monitor image Input 1 0 0 640 pixels 0 0 1280 pixels 480 lines Destination rectangle 300 700 1024 639 479 lines Source rectangle 900 950 1279 1023 FIGURE 4 Selection of an Image Segment for Display in a Window SERIAL The selection of source and destination rectangles is achieved with the WSR CONTROL and WDR commands Pind Example define the source rectangle in Figure 4 That is for window 1 set the rectangle s top left corner to begin at 200 150 of the input image and use a section 210 pixels wide and 150 lines high gt wsr
54. l null modem box or cable in series with a regular straight through cable SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 VIDEO LEVELS AND CHROMA KEY May 9 2002 If you have the optional BACKGROUND INPUT connector on your SuperView unit then in Autosync mode you have the option of using the Chroma Key mode In this Autosync display option windows selectively replace the background computer graphics based on the color of the graphics The concept of chroma key is discussed in greater detail in this chapter The SuperView s chroma key serves two purposes First it allows the boundaries of the video window to be user defined You can create windows of arbitrary shape by painting a window of the desired shape in the key color The second purpose is to overlay the video with the host computer s graphics and text The host computer graphics and text are generated on the computer screen in the same area as the window A key color for the background of the host computer graphics image is selected This key color must be different from any other color used in the computer graphics overlay When the ChromaKey is enabled the window is displayed in the background of the host computer image i e the graphic overlays block out the window image and the window image appears where the key color is drawn The key color is defined by a range of values for each of the red green and blue computer signals The selected key defines whether the host compu
55. ls for the utility are as follows i moveup m move down j move left l move right 9 quit The direction and repetition arguments allow you to repeat a movement in one direction without repeatedly pressing the key For example to move window 1 to the left 20 times you can type gt 51120 The actual pixels or lines that a window moves is determined by the Setrate command In the above example the window will move 400 pixels to the left 20 times the default rate of 20 pixels Position affects the WDR value for the input PRlority input ALL lt 1 12 gt Priority numbers run from one through the maximum number of inputs your SuperView has Priority one is the highest priority level meaning a window with priority one appears in front of all other windows If a windows priority is increased the window previously at that priority level moves down one and if necessary lower priority windows also move down In other words no two inputs can have the same priority level The All argument allows you to change the priority level for all inputs at once RSR input Resets the source rectangle WSR to default value that is equal to the HACT and VACT measurements of the specified input signal RSR unzooms a zoomed image RSR also resets brightness contrast gamma hue saturation and sharpness values to defaults SETRATE lt x rate gt lt y rate gt This command determine
56. ltiple Units 55 MPSD Commands MPSD Example Baud Rate Change Product Warranty 59 Warranty Extended Warranty SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 INTRODUCTION GENERAL The SuperView 3000 video windowing system displays up to twelve live video computer windows on a high resolution RGB display device Each channel accepts high resolution RGB Y PB PR Component composite video and S Video sources for simultaneous display in windows on a high resolution RGB display device The system comes standard with four input channels Additional input channels can be added up to a maximum of twelve window inputs Each input signal can be independently scaled postioned and zoomed The standard SuperView processor operates in a Free run mode outputting a high resolution image at a user selected scan rate As an option a background input can be included that allows windows to be combined with the high resolution background generated from a computer or image generator This is called Autosync mode Each window is displayed on the output display inserted on top of the background image with the option of overlaying windows with the background text and graphics An optional front panel is also available for control of most system functions RS 232 is the standard remote control method allowing access to all the SuperView processor s functionality Video windows Text and graphics windows FIGURE 1 SuperView Displ
57. ments Description WINdow input ALL ONI OFF The Window command is used to turn off one or all inputs If Window is Off and the input to that channel is removed and reapplied within two seconds then the status remains off If Window is On and signal is removed for more than two seconds and then reapplied the window status reverts to on This allows for the use of a switcher and maintaining the desired on off status It also means that when a previously unused channel is used the window automatically turns on allowing the new input to be displayed The WIN ALL command is used to turn all windows on or off simultaneously Factory default ALL ON WINdowID input gt This command is used to identify a window The specified input will flash on and off a few times on your otput display WSR input x y width height Sets the source rectangle for the selected input The source rectangle is the portion of the original input that is displayed on screen By default WSR is set to show the entire image That is the default value for RGB inputs is equal to the HACT and VACT measurements of the specified input signal For video WSR defaults to 720x480 for NTSC and 720x574 for PAL The source rectangle is used to zoom in or out on an image The x and y coordinates represent coordinate screen starting point from which to draw the supplied values of width and height Exa
58. minals and host computers have a 9 pin female connector for their RS 232 port The serial cable can be up to 50 feet long for regular cable or substantially longer for low capacitance cable Depending on the signals used one or more of the conductors internal to the cable may not be needed PINOUT The 9 pin D Sub connector is configured as Data Communications Equipment DESCRIPTION D C E with the following signals TABLE 7 RS 232 Serial Port Pinout D Sub 9 pin Circuit Description 1 CD Carrier Detect 2 TD Transmit Data 3 RD Received Data 4 not connected 5 AB Signal Ground common return 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 CTS Clear to Send 8 RTS Request to Send 9 not connected As seen in Figure 12 the pins are numbered from top to bottom right to left So looking at the connector pin 1 is located in the upper right corner and pin 9 is in the lower left corner 5 1 i S 9 6 FIGURE 12 9 pin D Sub RS 232 Female Connector 46 SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 PARAMETERS May 9 2002 RS 232 CONTROL Connecting the 5 232 Port Ensure that your device is set up with these default serial port parameters TABLE 8 RS 232 Parameters Duplex Full Baud rate 9600 default setting Data bits 8 Start bit 1 Stop bit 1 Parity no parity Physical 9 pin D Sub connector female Configuration D C E Handshake X On X Off
59. mple To zoom on the upper left quadrant of an 800x600 input the WSR values are wsr lt input gt 0 0 400 300 To display only the bottom right quadrant the WSR values are wsr lt input gt 400 300 400 300 The full default source rectangle for this 800x600 input is wsr lt input gt 0 0 800 600 WSR resets to defaults whenever the signal is acquired or reacquired That is if you remove or replace the input signal or if you change the input type selection on a single channel with the INputTYPE command then WSR resets to the default values for the newly acquired signal ZooM lt input gt Activates the zoom utility Zoom affects the WSR value for the input The zoom utility controls are i zoomin 0 zoom out q quit The maximum zoom is limited in all cases to no more than two times the original image Not all inputs generate a 2x zoom ratio however The amount of available zoom range is dependent on the pixel rate of the input signal Zoom resets to an unzoomed state whenever the signal is acquired or reacquired That is if you remove or replace the input signal or if you change the input type selection on a single channel with the InputType command then Zoom resets to the default values for the new signal May 9 2002 SuperView 3000 User Manual 33 34 SERIAL COMMAND SET Serial Command Set Usage IMAGE CONTROLS After you have made your adjustments with the Input Commands
60. ntries in the Host List Table 5 Without arguments the command returns the entire list With one argument it returns information on the specified Host List entry With both arguments it returns the portion of the Host List specified by the arguments The first 10 entries are user defined That is these slots are reserved for host timing strings the user defines with the HostTiming and or HostInteractive commands and saves with the HostSave lt 1 10 gt command Entries 11 through 54 include both progressive non interlaced and interlaced hosts with a standard 4 3 or 5 4 aspect ratio They are listed in order of decreasing resolution and frequency Entries 55 through 63 are 16 9 wide screen hosts Entry 64 is a 1600x1200 pixel host Factory default Host 11 HostLOAD lt 1 64 gt Loads the indicated host from the Host List HostName lt name gt Assigns a name to the current host The argument can be up to 17 alphanumeric characters with no spaces underscore is acceptable Factory default Auto_1 HostSave lt 1 10 gt Saves the current host settings into the Host List The argument specifies which Host List position is used HostTiming input gt hfp hs hbp hact vfp vs vbp vact Sets the timing for the current host Factory default Host 11 1280x1024 75 Hz See Table 5 for a description of Host List SuperView 3000 User Manual May
61. ort Y Primary Auxiliary Primary Auxiliary R5 232 RS 232 RS 232 RS 232 RS 232 Console FIGURE 11 Serial Control of Two SuperViews SuperView 1 SuperView 2 May 9 2002 Determine whether the computer s serial port has a 9 pin D Sub or 25 pin D Sub connector Use a 9 pin to 9 pin serial cable to connect the SuperView s serial port to that of the computer with a 9 pin to 25 pin adapter to complete the connection if necessary When controlled from an ASCII terminal the SuperView must echo characters as they are typed this enables you to see characters as you enter them However if you are using a serial port on a UNIX workstation the echo option must be disabled to ensure correct operation Selection of echo or no SuperView 3000 User Manual 45 RS 232 CONTROL Connecting the RS 232 Port echo is made with the ECHO command If the SuperView is connected to a computer configured as Data Communications Equipment D C E you need to use a null modem See The Null Modem on page 48 Almost all ASCII terminals and most computer serial ports are configured as D T E To connect these to SuperView you need a straight through cable with pins 1 through 8 connected Straight through implies that pin 1 is connected to pin 1 pin 2 to pin 2 and so on Figure 12 The cable will have a 9 pin male plug on SuperView s end and the appropriate gender of a 9 pin connector on the other end Most ASCII ter
62. pe selection image controls etc This option will take more time since more parameters are being recalled RestoreFactoryDefaults none Restores all user settings to their factory default values May 9 2002 SuperView 3000 User Manual 35 SERIAL COMMAND SET Serial Command Set Usage Command Arguments Description SAVECONFIGuration none Forces an update and explicit save of the system s NVRAM This stores configuration information such as HostList InputList Host settings and display parameters STATus none Returns the Status of the SuperView and its current settings TestPattern OFF MovingBars GrayScale ColorBars gt This command turns the designated TestPattern moving bars grayscale or color bars on Use the Off argument to turn the TestPattern off Factory default OFF UpdateFirmWare none This command updates the firmware for the SuperView If the baud rate is other than 115 200 the user will be prompted to change the baud rate of the terminal emulator and the SuperView to 115 200 When this is complete the Updatefirmware command must be re issued and confirmed The user is prompted to download the file On the screen progress dots appear during the download See Appendix C for more information on the update procedure VERSION none Version returns firmware hardware and bootcode revision information TABLE 4 Definit
63. port section The firmware would also be available on disk directly from RGB Spectrum Instructions and release notes accompany the update file Note The update firmware process cannot be used from within the SuperView VCP control software You must use a terminal emulation program such as HyperTerminal or Procomm or a dumb terminal capable of communicating at 115 200 bps After the firmware update procedure is complete the system is restored to factory defaults The baudrate is set to 9600 bps and all data previously stored to the EEPROM is erased SuperView 3000 User Manual 53 54 SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 SERIAL CONTROL OF MULTIPLE UNITS The Multi Product Serial Driver MPSD is a protocol for controlling more than one RGB Spectrum product through a single console The maximum number of MPSD supported products in a single chain is ten An extra non MPSD supported device can be connected to the last MPSD device in the chain making the total controllable devices equal to eleven The Auxiliary serial communications port is used to implement daisy chaining of multiple systems The Auxiliary port of an upstream device is connected to the primary port of a downstream device see Figure 13 When a device is not selected it passes all commands to its downstream port and passes all responses from its Auxiliary port back to the console COM port x Primary Auxiliary Primary Auxiliary 5 232 RS 232 RS 232 RS 232
64. ption should only be used if the BACKGROUND INPUT signal is unstable in some respect The host FREE setting is used when you are running in free run mode and there is no background input connected The host DEBUG setting provides a detailed description of the mode of the internal sync generator and the measured characteristics of any applied high res signal Factory default FREE HostDELete lt 1 10 gt Deletes the specified user defined host May 9 2002 SuperView 3000 User Manual 29 30 SERIAL COMMAND SET Serial Command Set Usage Command Arguments Description HostInteractive none Enters the host interactive mode This is an adjustment mode for changing the Host Timing values to better suit your display device Once in the interactive mode a white box and cross hair appear on the output display Starting with the upper leftt corner of the box use these keyboard controls i moveup down move left 1 move right With the upper left corner properly adjusted address the lower right corner next by using these keyboard controls I moveup move down J move left L move right With the image properly adjusted quit the utility q quit After you have adjusted the input to your satisfaction use the Host Name command to name your input source and the Host Save command to store the Host List HostLIST lt 1 64 gt lt 1 64 gt Displays the e
65. s in Autosync display mode The chroma key option is selected with the ChromaKey ON command Chroma key is discussed in greater detail in Appendix B Video Levels and Chroma Key In Free run mode which involves only window inputs the windows are displayed on a black background and the output is driven by an internally generated sync Free run mode is selected with the HOST FREE command Free run mode also requires that you set the output timing parameters for the SuperView Refer to Set Up Free Run Mode in Chapter 4 for additional details SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 INSTALLATION AND SYSTEM SET UP WE BON HON BOB EB EEE NE EJ E E NE ttt ttt BON E HE EON B N NON B3 N WINDOW INPUTS WINDOW INPUTS AUXILIARY RS 232 DVI OUTPUT bee bee bue PRIMARY RS 232 BACKGROUND INPUT ANALOG OUTPUT M FIGURE 7 SuperView Rear Panel With Six Inputs in a 2RU Enclosure The figure above illustrates the rear panel of a 2U SuperView configured with six input windows The connectors their physical type and gender are listed in the table below TABLE 3 Connector Types Connector Physical Type Gender Composite video window input BNC Female S Video input window input 4 pin mini DIN Female RGB YUV window input 15 pin HD D Sub Female Analog Output 15 pin HD D Sub Female DVI Output optional DDWG DVI Female Background Input optional 15 pin HD D Sub Female Auxil
66. s the number of pixels x rate or lines y rate a window will move with the Position command Factory default x 20 y 20 SIZE lt input gt Activates the size utility allowing you to resize the specified input window The controls for the utility are as follows s smaller 1 larger 9 quit Size affects the WDR value for the input WDR input gt x lt y gt width height This command sets both the position and size of an input s destination rectangle The x and y arguments represent the monitor coordinates of the rectangle s top left corner but hardware limitations may cause the actual placement to differ slightly from that specified When you read WDR for any window the numbers given accurately reflect the state of the hardware The width and height arguments represent the pixel width and line height of the destination rectangle The rectangle can be positioned and sized so that part of it is positioned off the screen WDR is limited to the output resolution of the SuperView full screen display Example with an output host resolution of 1024 x 768 set window 4 to be full screen gt WDR 4 0 0 1024 768 Example place 100 pixel by 100 line video window at column 300 line 400 on the monitor for input window 2 gt WDR 2 300 400 100 100 SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 SERIAL COMMAND SET Serial Command Set Usage Command Argu
67. ses window priority levels to determine which of several overlapping windows are visible You can change the priority levels of windows so that different ones come into the foreground and others move to the background 480 360 1280 pixels 1024 lines INPUT 2 480 360 OUTPUT MONITOR FIGURE 6 Window Priority Window 2 has Higher Priority When windows overlap their relative visibility depends on their respective user assigned priority levels see Figure 6 The available levels are one through six for six window system up to twelve for a twelve window system where one represents the highest priority The window with the highest priority is the one that is displayed on top windows with lower priorities are stacked beneath it However keep in mind that only the overlapped region of a window is actually obscured by a higher priority window No two windows may have the same priority level If for example one window s priority is increased the window previously holding that priority is decreased one priority level Promoting or demoting one window leaves the priorities of the other windows unchanged relative to each other Priority levels are assigned with the PRIority lt window gt lt 1 12 gt command This assumes a twelve window SuperView SuperView 3000 User Manual May 9 2002 AUTOSYNC MODE May 9 2002 SYSTEM BASICS Autosync and Free Run Display Modes Example
68. slight amounts of noise video overshoot and temperature drift would cause unreliability Therefore you must specify a range of colors on which to key SuperView 3000 User Manual 49 VIDEO LEVELS AND CHROMA KEY Most users will use one of the six full amplitude saturated colors or black or white for the key color See Table xx TABLE9 ChromaKeyColor Values Saturated Colors Color Red Green Blue ChromaKeyColor White 10096 10096 10096 525 1250 525 1250 525 1250 Yellow 10096 10096 096 525 1250 525 1250 270 175 Cyan 096 10096 10096 270 175 525 1250 525 1250 Green 096 10096 0 270 175 525 1250 270 175 Magenta 10096 096 10096 525 1250 270 175 525 1250 Red 10096 0 0 525 1250 270 175 270 175 Blue 096 0 100 270 175 270 175 525 1250 Black 096 0 0 270 175 270 175 270 175 The situation is more complex if you wish to key a color other than a full amplitude saturated color or if your host computer outputs non standard signal levels You must then understand how chroma key levels are handled by the system The chroma key circuitry in the SuperView is designed to operate with a variety of frame buffer output levels The key color acceptance range you specify may not be centered on the color value you wrote to the host computer frame buffer see the following discussion high resolution frame buffers generally output video which falls into one of three different voltage rang
69. ter s display signal is transparent i e if the color from the computer falls within the specified range the window signal is shown For example if a host computer signal consists of red lines on a white background and white is chosen as the key color then the resultant image on the screen is of the window overlaid by the red lines Considering it another way you could say that the window shows through the white area The SuperView s chroma key circuitry works by examining the values of the host computer s red green and blue signals at every point on the screen If the value of each signal falls in the acceptance range for that signal the host computer image is made transparent and the windows are allowed to show through All three high resolution signals red green and blue must lie simultaneously within their respective acceptance ranges for the host computer image to be transparent For the windows to be made visible the chroma key circuitry must indicate that the host signals are within the acceptance range at the same region as the window location It is not possible to key on a single color value This is because the precision of the digital representation of the color in the host computer s frame buffer or color map is lost when it is converted into analog form in order to drive the color monitor There is also variation in gain from frame buffer to frame buffer Even if it were possible to specify the color exactly
70. the chroma key is correctly configured If the ChromaKey is enabled switch it off If the window appears in the key color area you a ChromaKeyColor setting which is inconsistent with your reserved color Background Computer Check cables connections from the host computer to the SuperView and Graphics Rolls Vertically from the SuperView to the display device Check if the problem persists when the monitor is connected directly to the host computer s output Windows have wrong aspect Use the HostInteractive command to adjust timing parameter values ratio i e are stretched orare Verify that the window source rectangle WSR and window destination not positioned correctly rectangle WDR have the same aspect ratio for serial control or that AspectRatioTrim is set to 1000 for front panel control Blank Video Window Ensure that the window s video source is properly connected to the system window is black powered on and generating a signal Ensure that the correct type is selected Composite Component or S Video with the INputTYPE command Frozen Window s If a window is frozen after system start up turn freeze off Use the FreeZe OFF command Missing Window Imagery Check the WSR value to ensure the entire image is being processed Check WSR and WDR to ensure the source and destination rectangles are delivering the entire video image Verify that ChromaKey is off From the front panel use the size priorit
71. the device number or device name are deselected If a non valid number or name is entered the console cannot receive any responses to commands or queries because none of the devices is selected Entering the select command with a valid argument re establishes communication with the console If a non MPSD device is connected to the end of the chain and a non valid device number or name is entered the non MPSD device is selected However if the intent is to control a non MPSD device in a chain of devices use the auxdevice command auxdevice select a non MPSD device auxdevice To send serial commands to a non MPSD device installed at the end of the MPSD chain use the auxdevice command If no such device is connected the console will not receive any response When the non MPSD device is selected an error message in response to the initial MPSD command may be shown on the console because the non MPSD device cannot recognize it To re establish communication with the MPSD devices use either the assign or select command addname assign a name to a particular device addname device number lt device name gt This command allows you to assign a name to an MPSD device The name is permanently stored in the SuperView s memory The device can be connected to different positions on the chain and the device s name remains attached to it Ifthe device name argument is not entered the name of the selected device is deleted
72. vact hfreq sync For example if one SuperView system had an Input List hpol vpol il which must be copied to a second unit the LoadInputList command could be used to enter in the list entries one by one The first argument lt 1 50 gt indicates the Input List entry number to which to store the timing string The second argument name gives a customized name to the signal The next eight arguments hfp hs lt hbp gt lt hact gt vfp vs vbp vact define the signal s timing The next five lt hfreq gt sync lt hpol gt lt vpol gt il define the horizontal frequency sync format and polarity and interlace status 15 arguments must be supplied for the command to be successful HOST COMMANDS The Host commands control the output of the SuperView They define the output or host timing and sync format and save load and delete timings to the Host List Command Arguments Description ClearHostList none Clears the Host List of all user defined hosts HOST AUTO LOCK FREE There are three host status settings and one setting used only DEBUG gt for debug purposes Host AUTO and host LOCK are used when there is a high res input connected to the BACKGROUND INPUT connector on the SuperView For AUTO the SuperView autosyncs to the background signal and uses the acquired host settings for the background For LOCK the SuperView disables the autosync host matching circuitry This o
73. ve a simple syntax and are described in Chapter 6 Serial Command Set The SuperView also has an AUXILIARY RS 232 port which allows multiple SuperViews to be daisy chained and controlled by a single terminal or computer Certain other products from RGB Spectrum also have two serial ports allowing these units to be part of the chain SYSTEM FEATURES Accepts up to twelve inputs each input channel accepts NTSC PAL Composite S Video Y PR Component and high resolution RGB signals Uptosix user defined presets can be stored and recalled for later use These presets store information about window size and position image controls and overall arrangment of inputs on the screen SuperView 3000 User Manual 3 INTRODUCTION System Features Input windows can be positioned scaled overlaid with computer text and graphics and clipped to an arbitrary size or shape Scaling of each window is continuous up to the full size of the display raster Zooming in on a region of interest is also supported e graphic overlay capability uses a versatile chroma keyer Keying can be performed on black white or a user defined color Active windows show through the regions of the background high resolution input drawn with the chroma key color Windows are controlled by an optional front panel or via the RS 232 serial port Many control parameters are automatically saved in nonvolatile memory and can be recalled for later use
74. y zoom and position controls to ensure the entire image is properly sized and positioned on the screen May 9 2002 SuperView 3000 User Manual 41 42 TROUBLESHOOTING How to Contact RGB Spectrum Symptom Poor Quality Video Recommendations Check the video source for proper operation Ensure that video sources are not doubly terminated Double termination can occur when one video source is split into two using a connector instead of a distribution amplifier If you are using a VCR check the quality of the tape Adjust the brightness and contrast controls If you are using the chroma key function see below Poor Quality in Chroma Key Mode Check that the chroma key is correctly set up See Appendix B Video Levels and Chroma Key Chroma keying is best accomplished on solid colors Do not key on dithered backgrounds such as crosshatching and dot patterns Note that some computer graphics software uses dithering to obtain certain colors or gray values Also keying video in over a color ramped background consisting of a series of graduated shades may produce an inconsistent speckled result in the region where the ramp shades closely approximate the limits of the key color range Motion Blur on Frozen or Live Video with Fast Moving Imagery Turn the motion filter on From the front panel navigate to the Motion Filter menu and turn it Off Otherwise use the MotionFilter serial command
75. y command for checking the video format of the current video input selection The command is only valid when Input Type is set to either Composite Component or S Video The response to the command will be NTSC or PAL INputInteractive lt input gt Enters input interactive mode to visually adjust timing parameters of the specified input A white box frame and cross hair appear over the full screen input Starting with the upper left corner of the image use these keyboard controls to position the image within the white frame i moveup down move left 1 move right With the upper left corner properly adjusted address the lower right corner next by using these keyboard controls I moveup move down J move left L move right With the image properly adjusted quit the utility q quit After you have adjusted the input to your satisfaction use the Input Name command to name your input source and the Input Save command to store the setting to the Input List INputLIST lt 1 50 gt lt 1 50 gt lt ACTIVE gt Displays the entire Input List of saved input timings If arguments are supplied displays only the portion of the list requested The Active argument displays all saved list entries INputLOAD lt input gt lt 1 50 gt Loads the indicated entry from the Input List to the specified input channel The entry is loaded only if it matches the measured param

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