Atomix LT Installation Guide (Version 2.
Atomix LT Installation Guide Introduction 1 Overview 2 Installation 3 Maintenance 4 Appendix A Index I
Installation Guide Version 2.0 for Atomix LT 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 LT Installation Guide 3.1.4 Setting up the Remaining Internal Connections ............. 3-10 3.1.5 Finishing the Installation ............................................. 3-11 3.2 Software Installation ........................................................... 3-12 3.3 Setting the License Key....................................................... 3-12 3.4 Upgrading the Firmware ..................................................... 3-14 3.4.1 Determining the Firmware Version ...................
Introduction 1 This documentation describes Atomix LT, a high-end uncompressed video and audio I/O hardware manufactured by DVS. Atomix LT is centered around the Atomix LT board, a 2/3-length PCIe bus single board for a real-time input and output of uncompressed video and audio signals. All major video and film formats are supported from SD video up to 2K film via SDI I/O, supplemented by up to 16 channels audio either over AES/EBU or embedded in the video stream.
Atomix LT Installation Guide – Analog audio output – AES/EBU audio – LTC input and output 1.1 Overview This guide informs you about the installation of Atomix LT as well as all connection possibilities. Furthermore, it provides information about the setting of license keys, the upgrade of the firmware, the testing of the installation, and of maintenance work that you may perform on your own.
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 LT Installation Guide 1.4 Safety Instructions To use Atomix LT correctly please heed the following: Please read the following safety instructions carefully before attempting any installation and/or performing any work on Atomix LT. If Atomix LT is not used in compliance with the safety instructions, the warranty and all resulting liability claims will be void. General Atomix LT has been built according to the applying safety regulations.
Introduction – Do not expose Atomix LT to sources of heat, such as direct sunlight or a radiator. – The chassis of the computer system where the Atomix LT 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. – Do not expose Atomix LT to strong electric or magnetic fields. – Avoid areas where Atomix LT will be subject to vibrations or shocks.
Atomix LT 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 LT 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 LT. – – – – Pentium 4 or similar with at least 2.2 GHz Mainboard with PCIe bus providing 8 lanes (x4 elect.
Overview 2 This chapter shows an overview of Atomix LT thereby detailing all items, switches and connectors of the Atomix LT 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 LT board is provided. The chapter will be concluded with a detailed overview of the slot panels that may have been delivered to you.
Atomix LT Installation Guide 2.1 Overview of the Video Board Product Atomix LT 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 LT is a complex piece of technology. This section provides an overview of the Atomix LT board including a detailed description of the items, switches and connectors present on the PCI video board. 2.2.
Atomix LT Installation Guide 2.2.2 Overview of the Component Side The following provides overviews of the component sides of the Atomix LT boards, describing all items, switches and connectors on these sides of the boards. The different items of the two variants of the PCI video board will be mentioned in the table explicitly. The items on the Atomix LT boards which are not described in the following are either used during the manufacturing process only or reserved for future use.
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Overview DIP switch LEDs Figure 2-4: Items on the Atomix LT board’s soldering side Item Explanation DIP switch for Flash Controls the operation of the on-board Flash controller controller. It determines whether the main or the fallback map will be loaded at startup (see also chapter “Maintenance” on page 4-1). Default/factory setting of the DIP switch for the Flash controller (main map). Please observe the orientation of the switch on the board. For normal operations the default setting has to be used.
Atomix LT Installation Guide single link). For YUVA you will need two links (’A’ for YUV and ’B’ for the key signal). With RGB you will always need two links (’A’ and ’B’, dual link). The same applies to transmitting rasters of a higher resolution such as 2K. However, because Atomix LT provides two independent video channels (different video rasters and color modes), the secondary B ports can also be used for the second video channel. Then by default YUV can be transmitted independently.
Overview Mixed operations between the two tables are possible with the limitation that as soon as you set up two physical links for dual link, only one video channel will be available.
Atomix LT Installation Guide 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 LT. 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 LT provides up to 16 channels digital audio (AES/EBU).
Overview Delivered Panels Install as… 1 × audio panel audio panel #1 (AUDIO 1-8/LTC) 1 × audio and RS-422 panel audio panel #2 (AUDIO 9-16) When only one panel for audio has been delivered to you, it should always be set up as audio panel #1 (i.e. connected to AUDIO 1-8/LTC). 2.3.2 Audio and RS-422 Panel The audio and RS-422 panel provides a DB-25 connector for digital audio (AES/EBU) and LTC signals as well as a DB-9 connector for a standard RS-422 connection for remote control.
Atomix LT 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; for Atomix LT 4 BNC the DVS SDK provides special defines to configure the audio channels of this connector Remote In/Out DB-9 connector (female), serial RS-422 interface for master or slave control;
Overview Analog Audio Digital Audio (AES/EBU) 1 audio panel #1 audio panel #2 Figure 2-6: Panels for analog and digital audio 2 3 Audio Panel #1 #2 Item Analog Audio Explanation 4 3.
Atomix LT Installation Guide 2.3.4 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-7. The pin-outs of the RS-422 ports can be switched between master and slave mode in the software.
Overview GPI Figure 2-8: Panel with GPI connection Item GPI Explanation DB-15 connector (male) providing the general purpose interface 1 2 3 4 A I 2-15
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Installation 3 This chapter details all the information necessary to install Atomix LT 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 LT 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 LT Installation Guide 3.1 Hardware Installation How to install Atomix LT 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. Afterwards you have to set up the remaining connections, and finally in 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 2-10), 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 LT 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 2-10) 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 LT board should be installed. The Atomix LT board must be installed in a PCIe x8 or x16 slot (four or more electrical lanes). 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. Insert the Atomix LT board into the PCI slot without using excessive force or bending it.
Atomix LT Installation Guide 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 2-10). The connection is made with a 26-pin flat cable to the Atomix LT board. The remote control connection is made with a 12-pin flat cable.
Installation 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 2-10). The connections are made with 26-pin flat cables to the Atomix LT board.
Atomix LT Installation Guide Connecting the RS-422 Panel The connection of the RS-422 panel to the board is made with a 12-pin flat cable.
Installation Connecting the GPI Panel A 12-pin flat cable is used to make the connection of the GPI panel to the board. The connector on the board is located on the rear side of the expansion module. Set up the connection as shown in the following figure: 1 2 3 Figure 3-6: Internal connection of the GPI panel 4 Once all panels are properly connected to the Atomix LT board, you have to continue the installation with the next step and set up the remaining internal connections.
Atomix LT Installation Guide 3.1.4 Setting up the Remaining Internal Connections To finish the cabling inside the computer system you may want to connect a rechargeable battery (accu) to the fail safe connector. In the event of a power loss it will provide a bypass of the SDI input signals to the SDI outputs.
Installation 3.1.5 Finishing the Installation This step of installing the Atomix LT 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 LT connectors. After this start the computer system. Once the computer system has finished the loading of the operating system, the installation of the hardware of Atomix LT is complete.
Atomix LT Installation Guide 3.2 Software Installation Beside the files for software development, the DVS SDK software package also includes the Atomix LT 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 LT with the delivered license key. 3.
Installation The new license key is now set and will be stored non-volatile in Atomix LT. 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.
Atomix LT Installation Guide 3.4 Upgrading the Firmware It is recommended to have the latest released firmware version installed on the Atomix LT board. Depending on the currently installed firmware it may require an upgrade. This can be done with a program named ’atomixltup’. 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.
Installation 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 3-15). 3.4.
Atomix LT Installation Guide 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.
Installation 3.5 Testing the Installation After having installed and set up everything, you should test if the Atomix LT 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 LT hardware. To test the installation perform the following: Connect a video monitor to the video output connectors of Atomix LT (see chapter “Overview” on page 2-1).
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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 3-15). 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 LT 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 LT. 1 A.1 Technical Data 2 The following shows the technical data of the Atomix LT board. The chassis of the computer system where the Atomix LT board is installed must be equipped with a sufficient ventilation for cooling reasons. 3 PCI bus requirements PCIe x8 (elect. x4) 4 Board size approx. 2/3 length, single-slot A Electrical type 3.3/12 volt PCIe conformity Specification 1.
Atomix LT Installation Guide A.2 Hardware Specifications The following table shows the hardware specifications of Atomix LT.
Appendix Table A-1: Atomix LT 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) Frame repetition Real-time mixer Real-time scaler Input raster detection 3:2 & 2:3 pulldown insertion/removal Watchdog with hardware relay Audio Formats 48 kHz, 20/24 bit 1 2 3 A.
Atomix LT 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 /23.976/24/25/29.
Appendix A.5 GPI (Optocoupler) This section provides further details about the GPI based on optocoupler technology (see section “GPI Panel” on page 2-14). A.5.1 Technical Data The following shows some technical data of the optocoupler GPI: Output Input DC or peak AC load voltage 200 V continuous DC load current 200 mA bidirectional min. voltage to turn to ON 2 V DC max. voltage to turn to ON 14 V DC 1 A.5.2 Block Diagrams This section shows block diagrams of the GPI in- and output.
Atomix LT Installation Guide GPI Output The output can switch loads with a maximum current of 200 mA at a voltage range from 0 V to 200 V, or up to 200 V (peak with AC) at no current.
Appendix A.6 Signal In- and Outputs This section provides pin-out information about some of the connectors provided by Atomix LT. AUX Breakout for Breakout Cable (15-Pin D-Sub HD Connector) The RS-422 port provided via the breakout cable is RMT In/Out 1. It can be switched between master and slave mode via the software. 1 Pin No. Signal Pin No.
Atomix LT 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 LT Installation Guide GPI Pin-out (15-Pin D-Sub Connector) The DB-15 plug provides the optocoupler GPI in- and output. Please note that the signal numbering is inconsistent due to backwards compatibility.
Appendix A.7 Conformity Declarations Atomix LT has been tested according to the applying national and international directives and regulations. The following states further information about the compliances and conformities. A.7.1 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.7.
Atomix LT Installation Guide 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.
Appendix A.8 Short Reference: Atomix LT Boards This section provides short references to the Atomix LT boards.
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I Index Numerics 3-Gbit/s SDI ........................... 2-5, 2-8 9-pin D-Sub connector pin-out ........A-9 15-pin D-Sub connector pin-out .....A-7, A-10 25-pin D-Sub connector pin-out ...... A-8 A-C accu ............................ 2-6, 3-10, A-1 analog audio .................................. 2-5 output ............................ 2-6, 2-12 output specifications .................A-7 Atomix LT ..................................... 2-3 see also video board product Atomix LT 4 BNC ....................
Atomix LT Installation Guide fail safe ........................ 2-6, 3-10, A-1 fallback map .................................. 4-2 firmware upgrade ......................... 3-14 failure ...................................... 4-1 firmware version .......................... 3-14 flat cable connectors ....................... 1-6 G-I GPI pin-out ..................................A-10 GPI panel .................................... 2-14 installation ............................... 3-9 guarantee ...............
Index SDI (serial digital interface) .............. 2-5 3-Gbit/s SDI ......................2-5, 2-8 in- and outputs ......................... 2-8 SDK see DVS SDK setting (jumper for audio) ......... 3-3, 3-4 shell ................ 3-12, 3-14, 3-15, 3-17 single link ...............................2-5, 2-8 slave control ....... 2-11, 2-14, A-7, A-9 software ........................................ 2-2 specification(s) analog audio output .................. A-7 video board product ..................
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