Atomix HDMI Installation Guide (Version 2.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide Introduction 1 Overview 2 Installation 3 Maintenance 4 Appendix A Index I
Installation Guide Version 2.0 for Atomix HDMI Copyright © 2012 by DVS Digital Video Systems GmbH, a Rohde & Schwarz company, Hanover. All rights reserved. The manuals as well as the soft- and/or hardware described here and all their constituent parts are protected by copyright. Without the express permission of DVS Digital Video Systems GmbH any form of use which goes beyond the narrow bounds prescribed by copyright legislation is prohibited and liable to prosecution.
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Contents 1 Introduction ............................................................................... 1-1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2 C Overview ............................................................................. 1-2 Target Group ........................................................................ 1-3 Conventions Used in this User Guide .................................... 1-3 Safety Instructions ................................................................ 1-4 Important Notes ........
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide 3.1.4 Finishing the Installation ............................................. 3-10 3.2 Software Installation ........................................................... 3-11 3.3 Setting the License Key....................................................... 3-11 3.4 Upgrading the Firmware ..................................................... 3-13 3.4.1 Determining the Firmware Version .............................. 3-13 3.4.2 Upgrading the Firmware .........................
Introduction 1 This documentation describes Atomix HDMI, the ultimate video board product for highest resolutions manufactured by DVS. Atomix HDMI is centered around the Atomix HDMI board, a 2/3length PCIe bus single board for a real-time input and output of uncompressed video and audio signals.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide – 4 × SDI output – Watchdog to switch SDI input to output in the breakout box in case of failure – 4 × RS-422 – AES/EBU audio – LTC input and output – No additional slot space required with Atomix HDMI 1.1 Overview This guide informs you about the installation of Atomix HDMI as well as all connection possibilities.
Introduction 1.2 Target Group To use this manual you should have experience installing hardware components in a computer system and be familiar with the hardware structure and interior of such a system. Additionally, you should have knowledge in the field of digital video in general and be used to operate with computer software. 1.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide 1.4 Safety Instructions To use Atomix HDMI correctly please heed the following: Please read the following safety instructions carefully before attempting any installation and/or performing any work on Atomix HDMI. If Atomix HDMI is not used in compliance with the safety instructions, the warranty and all resulting liability claims will be void. General Atomix HDMI has been built according to the applying safety regulations.
Introduction Environmental Conditions For error-free working and a long service life Atomix HDMI needs some basic environmental conditions: – Do not expose Atomix HDMI to sources of heat, such as direct sunlight or a radiator. – The chassis of the computer system where the Atomix HDMI board is installed must be equipped with a sufficient ventilation for cooling reasons. – Avoid areas with high humidity or dust. Best operating conditions are given in an air-conditioned site.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide 1.5 Important Notes The following provides information about warranty and the conformity of the product. Furthermore, it includes an important note if you want to unplug cables and some information about optionally available breakout boxes. Warranty Information This product is warranted to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. DVS extends this Limited Warranty to the original purchaser.
Introduction Flat cable connectors are equipped with a locking mechanism to prevent them from becoming disconnected after they were plugged in. Don’t use any force to disconnect flat cable plugs, otherwise the socket on the board may be damaged or even break off. To unplug the connector use your index finger and thumb to press the locking wings together. Figure 1-1: Unplugging flat cables 1 Then you can easily remove the connector.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide 1.6 System Requirements Required Hardware These are the minimum hardware requirements that the computer system has to meet if you want to use Atomix HDMI. – – – – Pentium 4 or similar with at least 2.
Overview 2 This chapter shows an overview of Atomix HDMI thereby detailing all items, switches and connectors of the Atomix HDMI board and its additional panels. First the components of the DVS video board product as it is delivered to you are described shortly. Afterwards an overview of the Atomix HDMI board is provided. The chapter will be concluded with a detailed overview of the slot panels that may have been delivered to you.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide 2.1 Overview of the Video Board Product Atomix HDMI as a video board product consists of various individual components that combined will give you the opportunity to develop your own real-time video and film solutions.
Overview 2.2 Overview of the Board The PCI video board delivered with Atomix HDMI is a complex piece of technology. This section provides an overview of the Atomix HDMI board including a detailed description of the items, switches and connectors present on the PCI video board. 2.2.1 The Different Variants of the Board The Atomix HDMI board can be delivered in two variants: It can be delivered with or without an expansion module mounted on the video board.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide this side of the board. The different items of the two variants of the PCI video board will be mentioned in the table explicitly. The items on the Atomix HDMI board which are not described in the following are either used during the manufacturing process only or reserved for future use. For a concise overview of the PCI video board see section “Short Reference: Atomix HDMI Board” on page A-10.
Overview No. Item Explanation 4 HDMI A (1.4a) HDMI 1.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide No. Item Explanation 14 breaking line The printed circuit board provides at its bottom an extension void of any electrical parts; it may serve to stabilize the installation of the board in a computer system; when not needed or interfering, you can carefully break it off the circuit board at the breaking line 2.2.3 Overview of the Soldering Side This section shows the operation items located at the soldering side of the PCI video board.
Overview Item LEDs Explanation Indicate that the programmable chips (FPGAs) are programmed. If both are illuminated, the firmware is programmed and the board will operate properly. If even one is extinguished, you have to perform a firmware programming/update (see section “Upgrading the Firmware” on page 3-14). 2.2.4 Digital Video I/Os of the Atomix HDMI Board This section contains some information about the digital video in- and outputs of Atomix HDMI.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide Table 2-1: SDI signal distribution, 1 video channel (SDTV and 1.5-Gbit/s SDI) SDI In SDI Out Video Mode A (Ch. 1) B (Ch. 1) A (Ch. 1) B (Ch.
Overview 2.3 Overview of the Panels To provide all the connection possibilities of the board at a computer casing, several panels may have been delivered with the board. This section provides an overview of the panels available for Atomix HDMI. Please note that the panels are optionally available and will be part of your delivery only if you have ordered them. 2.3.1 Note About the Audio Setup Atomix HDMI provides up to 16 channels digital audio (AES/EBU).
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Overview Item Explanation SDI Out A BNC connector for an output of digital video signals (serial digital interface, port A); usually used for an output of the first video channel in single-link (YUV) or dual-link modes (either 3-Gbit/s SDI or first dual-link stream of YUVA or RGB[A]) SDI Out B BNC connector for an output of digital video signals (serial digital interface, port B); usually used for an output of the second video channel in single-link (YUV) or dual-link modes (3-Gbit/s SDI); can also be
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide Item Explanation Digital Audio (AES/EBU) DB-25 connector (female) for audio and LTC in- and output; provides either four stereo channels digital audio (channels 1 to 8) or three channels audio plus LTC; alternatively it can be used to provide the digital audio channels 9 to 16 Remote In/Out DB-9 connector (female), serial RS-422 interface for master or slave control In a setup that contains this panel as well as one of the audio panels described in section “Audio Panel”
Overview Analog Audio Digital Audio (AES/EBU) 1 audio panel #1 audio panel #2 Figure 2-7: Panels for analog and digital audio 2 3 Audio Panel #1 #2 Item Analog Audio Explanation 4 3.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide 2.3.5 RS-422 Panel The RS-422 panel provides two DB-9 connectors for a standard RS-422 connection for remote control. Pin-outs of the DB-9 connectors can be found in section “Signal In- and Outputs” on page A-5. The pin-outs of the RS-422 ports can be switched between master and slave mode in the software.
Installation 3 This chapter details all the information necessary to install Atomix HDMI in a computer system. First, the installation of the board and its panels is described. After that follows a description on how to activate the ordered features. Atomix HDMI offers various features. Some of these are included in the standard version of the video board, some belong to optional packages and have to be ordered explicitly if you want to use them.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide 3.1 Hardware Installation How to install Atomix HDMI in a computer system is described in this section. The installation has to be performed in several steps: First, you have to prepare the computer system and the panels for the installation. After that the board itself must be installed, followed by the installation of the different panels. As the last step the hardware installation has to be finished.
Installation The computer system is now ready for the installation and you have to proceed with the checking of the panels for their correct jumper settings. Jumper Settings of the Audio and RS-422 Panel When installing the audio and RS-422 panel as the audio panel #1 (see section “Note About the Audio Setup” on page 2-9), up to four stereo channels of AES/EBU or three stereo channels of AES/EBU and one LTC in- and output can be transmitted.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide Jumper Settings of the Audio Panel(s) On the audio panel that should be installed as the audio panel #1 (see section “Note About the Audio Setup” on page 2-9) up to four stereo channels of AES/EBU or three stereo channels of AES/EBU and one LTC in- and output can be transmitted. This signal configuration has to be configured via jumper settings on the printed circuit board mounted to the audio slot panel.
Installation In the computer system remove the slot bracket from the PCI slot where the Atomix HDMI board should be installed. The Atomix HDMI board must be installed in a slot providing at least eight lanes (i.e. PCIe x8 or x16). During the next step please observe not to break off any parts of the PCI video board. Apply pressure to the slot panel and/ or the printed circuit board only, not to any of its attached parts.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide Connecting the SDI Panel The SDI panel must be connected with several cables to the Atomix HDMI board.
Installation Connecting the Audio and RS-422 Panel Depending on your setup the audio and RS-422 panel can be installed as the audio panel #1 or 2 (see section “Note About the Audio Setup” on page 2-9). The connection is made with a 26-pin flat cable to the Atomix HDMI board. The remote control connection is made with a 12pin flat cable.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide Connecting the Audio Panel(s) Depending on your setup the audio panel(s) can be installed as audio panel #1 and/or audio panel #2 (see section “Note About the Audio Setup” on page 2-9). The connections are made with 26-pin flat cables to the Atomix HDMI board.
Installation Connecting the RS-422 Panel The connection of the RS-422 panel to the board is made with a 12-pin flat cable. Set up the connection as shown in the following figure: 1 2 3 4 Figure 3-6: Internal connection of the RS-422 panel When the internal connections are all set up, Atomix HDMI is properly connected to your computer system. As a last step you must now finish the installation.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide 3.1.4 Finishing the Installation This step of installing the Atomix HDMI board is the last step to be performed. To finish the hardware installation do the following: Close the computer casing. Connect all cables to the computer system again. Connect your audio and video equipment to the Atomix HDMI connectors. After this start the computer system.
Installation 3.2 Software Installation Beside the files for software development, the DVS SDK software package also includes the Atomix HDMI board driver and tools for a basic hardware setup and diagnostics. For descriptions of the software and driver as well as their installations please refer to the separate SDK documentation. Once the software installation is completed, you have to activate the feature set available for Atomix HDMI with the delivered license key. 3.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide The new license key is now set and will be stored non-volatile in Atomix HDMI. The features activated with this license key can be checked with the command svram licence show. Repeat the described steps to activate the features for the second key (’keyfile2’), if appropriate, by altering the command respectively.
Installation 3.4 Upgrading the Firmware It is recommended to have the latest released firmware version installed on the Atomix HDMI board. Depending on the currently installed firmware it may require an upgrade. This can be done with a program named ’atomixhdmiup’. This section explains how to determine whether you need and how to perform a firmware upgrade. An upgrade should be performed by qualified personnel only. Before upgrading the firmware close all other applications. Be aware of a power failure.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide Then compare the version numbers of the output separately with the numbers stated in the DVS SDK. Treat the two version numbers as any version number, where , as in e.g. .., has priority over and both over . If one of the version numbers is lower than the respective numbers stated in the DVS SDK, the firmware should be upgraded (see section “Upgrading the Firmware” on page 3-14). 3.4.
Installation If the firmware version is upgraded, the procedure is finished. If it is not upgraded, perform the procedure again and give the board(s) more time to erase the old information.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide 3.5 Testing the Installation After having installed and set up everything, you should test if the Atomix HDMI installation has been successful. The tools delivered with the DVS SDK software package offer you the possibility to generate and display test pictures to check the Atomix HDMI hardware. To test the installation perform the following: Connect a video monitor to the video output connectors of Atomix HDMI (see chapter “Overview” on page 2-1).
Maintenance 4 This chapter explains maintenance work that you may perform on your own, i.e. it will be explained in detail what to do in case of a firmware upgrade failure (see section “Upgrading the Firmware” on page 3-14). An upgrade of the firmware is a delicate procedure comparable to a BIOS upgrade of a computer motherboard. If, for example, an environmental extreme like a power failure occurs while the upgrade program is running, the PCI video board may loose all its programming.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide Figure 4-1: Setting of Flash controller DIP switch This setting will load a safe mode programming (fallback map) when the PCI video board is initialized during start-up. Now use this fallback map to perform the firmware upgrade once again: Close the casing of the computer system and plug in its power cable(s). Turn on the computer system.
A Appendix This chapter provides technical data and general information about Atomix HDMI. 1 A.1 Technical Data The following shows the technical data of the Atomix HDMI board. The chassis of the computer system where the Atomix HDMI board is installed must be equipped with a sufficient ventilation for cooling reasons. 2 3 PCI bus requirements PCIe x8 4 Board size approx. 2/3 length, single-slot A Electrical type 3.3/12 volt PCIe conformity Specification 1.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide A.2 Hardware Specifications The following table shows the hardware specifications of Atomix HDMI. Table A-1: Atomix HDMI specifications Video Input HDMI 1.4a 1 HDMI HDMI 1.
Appendix Table A-1: Atomix HDMI specifications (cont.) Data Formats Color Modes YCbCr 4:2:2 YCbCrA 4:2:2:4 RGB 4:4:4 RGBA 4:4:4:4 Storage Format Uncompressed YUV(A) 4:2:2(:4) / RGB(A) 4:4:4(:4) 8/10/12 bit, user selectable Internal Processing Color space conversion Low-pass filtering (4:4:4 4:2:2) User definable LUT (1D and 3D) Frame repetition Real-time mixer Real-time scaler Input raster detection 3:2 & 2:3 pulldown insertion/removal Audio Formats 48 kHz, 20/24 bit 1 2 A.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide A.4 Video Rasters The following table shows the supported video rasters. All frequencies indicate the frame rate. Table A-2: Supported video rasters Raster Total lines per frame x size y size Aspect ratio 525i /29.97 (NTSC) 525 720 486 4:3 625i /25 (PAL) 625 720 576 4:3 525i /29.97 (NTSC FF (full frame)) 525 720 502 4:3 625i /25 (PAL FF (full frame)) 625 720 592 4:3 720p /23.976/24/25/29.97/30 /50/59.94/60 750 1280 720 16:9 1080i /23.
Appendix A.5 Signal In- and Outputs This section provides pin-out information about some of the connectors provided by Atomix HDMI. High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI Connector) Pin No. Signal Pin No.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide Digital Audio (25-Pin D-Sub Connector) Table A-3: Digital Audio Ch. 1-8/LTC Pin No. Signal Pin No.
Appendix Table A-4: Digital Audio Ch. 9-16 (cont.) Pin No. Signal Pin No. Signal 10 Audio IN CH 11/12 23 /Audio IN CH 11/12 11 GND 24 Audio IN CH 9/10 12 /Audio IN CH 9/10 25 GND 13 – RMT In/Out 1 and RMT In/Out 2 (9-Pin D-Sub Connectors) The RS-422 connector(s) can be switched between master and slave mode via the software, i.e. between RMT OUT and RMT IN. 1 2 3 RMT IN Pin No. Signal 4 RMT OUT Pin No.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide A.6 Conformity Declarations Atomix HDMI has been tested according to the applying national and international directives and regulations. The following states further information about the compliances and conformities. A.6.1 RoHS Compliance The EU directive 2002/95/EC ’Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)’ prohibits the use of certain substances in electrical and electronic equipment. All DVS products are manufactured in compliance with this directive. A.6.
Appendix FCC Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide A.7 Short Reference: Atomix HDMI Board This section provides a short reference to the Atomix HDMI board.
I Index Numerics command prompt ..... 3-11, 3-13, 3-14, 3-Gbit/s SDI ........ 2-5, 2-7, 2-10, 2-11 9-pin D-Sub connector pin-out ........A-7 25-pin D-Sub connector pin-out ...... A-6 conformity declaration ............ 1-6, A-8 conventions of user guide ............................ 1-3 cooling .................................. 1-5, A-1 3-16 A-C analog audio .................................. 2-5 output ................................... 2-12 output specifications .................
Atomix HDMI Installation Guide G-I guarantee ...................................... 1-6 hardware ....................................... 2-2 HDMI ........................................... 2-8 enable via SDK ......................... 2-8 pin-out ....................................A-5 HDMI 1.3 ...................................... 2-4 HDMI 1.4a .................................... 2-5 HDMI connector ............................ 2-8 HDMI A ................................... 2-5 HDMI B ...................
Index SDI (serial digital interface) ....2-5, 2-10, 2-11 3-Gbit/s SDI ... 2-5, 2-7, 2-10, 2-11 in- and outputs ......................... 2-7 SDI panel .................................... 2-10 installation ............................... 3-6 SDK see DVS SDK setting (jumper for audio) ......... 3-3, 3-4 shell ................ 3-11, 3-13, 3-14, 3-16 single link ............ 2-5, 2-7, 2-10, 2-11 slave control ............... 2-11, 2-14, A-7 software ........................................
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