DGy 201 Digital Graphics Recorder User’s Guide Equipped with Simultaneous Record/Play Option Revision 2.0.
..... DOCUMENT ............................. • • • • DGy Model 201 User Guide P/N 350-8697 Revision 2.0.2 - July 5, 2006 Printed in U.S.A COPYRIGHT ............................. © 2005, 2006 RGB Spectrum, Inc. All rights reserved. This document, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated or reduced to any machine-readable form without prior written approval from RGB Spectrum, Inc. • DGy is a trademark of RGB Spectrum, Inc. NOTICE .............................
..... LIMITED WARRANT Y ............................. RGB Spectrum (RGB) warrants that this product will be free from defects in material and workmanship, under normal use and service when correctly installed and maintained, for a period of one (1) year from date of shipment. RGB’s liability under this warranty is limited solely to replacing, repairing or issuing credit for any product which is shown to be defective during the warranty period.
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..... T ABLE OF C ONTENTS .................................. Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 In This Chapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 DGy Models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 DGy A/V Inputs and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 System Inputs .
..... Chapter 3 Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 In This Chapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Before you Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Launching the Simultaneous Record/Player. . . . . 25 WCP Simultaneous Record/Player Controls . . . . . . . . 26 Recorder Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Player Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..... Playback a Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Clip Protection Chapter 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Transferring Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 In This Chapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 File Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Starting the FTP Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 FTP Transfer Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..... Streaming Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Streaming Commands Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . Clip and Disk Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clip and Disk Command Descriptions . . . . . . . . Time Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time Command Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous Commands Descriptions. . . . . . .
..... Appendix C Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Upgrade Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 In this Appendix Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obtaining the Latest Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting up the DGy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transferring the New Firmware to the DGy . . . . 147 147 148 148 Automated Update Procedure . . .
I NTRODUCTION .................................. 1 IN T HIS C HAP TER ............................. This chapter provides an introduction to the features of the DGy 201 high resolution graphics recorder. PR ODU CT OV ERV IE W ............................. The RGB Spectrum DGy 201 is a family of recorder products designed specifically to record and replay high-resolution graphic images in real time. The DGy 201 family of products employ the wavelet based JPEG 2000 compression standard.
..... INTRODUCTION System Features • File Transmission — The DGy’s standard networking capability enables users to transfer recorded clips to remote computers over 100 Base-T connections. Refer to the “Networking and Control” section for additional details. • Resolution Flexibility — DGy models support a wide range of resolutions and frame rates as listed below: Table 1-1.
..... INTRODUCTION DGy Models DGY MODELS ............................. The DGy 201 Digital Graphics Recorder is available in different models, as indicated in the table below: Table 1-3.
..... INTRODUCTION DGy A/V Inputs and Outputs DGY A/V INP UTS AND OUT PUTS ............................. The DGy 201 includes a comprehensive array of inputs and outputs as outlined below, enabling you to record and replay low-data-rate signals — all the way to high resolution graphic displays. . . SYSTEM . . . .INPUTS ... . SYSTEM . . . . OUTPUTS .... The following system inputs are provided: • Digital — One digital input is provided (DVI-I integrated digital/analog connector).
..... INTRODUCTION Recording and Replay RE CORDING AND REP LAY ............................. DGy 201 offers a high degree of flexibility and versatility in terms of recording clips, replaying and transmitting clips. Replaying may be accomplished directly from a DGy 201 or using a software player on a Windows PC. Many of these capabilities are listed below. Please contact RGB Spectrum for details on specific configurations and their capabilities. RECORD . . . CAPABILITIES ......
..... INTRODUCTION Recording and Replay PLAYBACK . . . CAPABILITIES ...... A DGy 201 recording can be replayed directly from a DGy 201 from the internal drive or remotely mounted disk (option). The file created by DGy 201 can also be viewed from a suitably configured PC at a reduced frame rate. The DGy 201’s playback capabilities are listed and illustrated in the following section. For details about playback from a PC, refer to the following section “Software Replay Application”.
..... INTRODUCTION Recording and Replay SIMULTANEOUS . .RECORD/REPLAY ....... The DGy 201 supports the optional ability to playback from disk at the same time as it is recording new material. Record and play start and stop times are independent. Note You must have an AuxCodec board installed to use the Simultaneous Record/Play option on the DGy 201. The presence of this option can be confirmed by viewing the WCP Configuration Screen (page 22). . . . .STREAMING .....
..... INTRODUCTION Networking and Control NE TWORKING AND CONTROL ............................. Although there are no front panel controls, the DGy 201 includes the following networking and control capabilities: 350-8697 • RS-232 capability for command-line control. The RS-232 serial port connects to an ASCII terminal, any computer with a serial port or an external device such as a touchpad. Commands are sent from the terminal or computer to the DGy 201.
..... INTRODUCTION Multi-Channel Systems MULTI-CHANNEL SYSTEMS ............................. The DGy 201 is a single channel recording system. However, all models support the ability to provide a multi-channel record and playback capability. A number of units can be configured together and controlled from a single control point using the optional Multi-Channel Manager software as shown in the figure below. Figure 1-4.
..... INTRODUCTION External Timecode Synchronization EX TERNAL TIMECODE S YNCHRONIZATION ............................. Multi-channel recording requires multiple DGy 201 units to be synchronized so that start and stop of record and play can be accomplished. This is achieved by synchronizing the internal real time clocks of all the DGy 201 units. All DGy 201 models can be synchronized to an external time source using a network connection to a NTP (Network Time Protocol) server.
I NSTALLATION AND 2 S ET U P .................................. IN T HIS C HAP TER ............................. This chapter provides instructions for installing and setting up your DGy 201 system. The following topics are discussed: • • • • • • • Standard Supplied Components Optional Items Rack Mounting Front Panel Rear Panel Installation Web Control Panel Connection STANDARD SUPPLIED COMPONENTS .............................
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP Optional Items OPTIONAL ITEMS ............................. The following options are available for the DGy 201 . Note that many of these options are factory installed and should be part of the original order. Table 2-2. Optional Items Item Part Number Description VGA Cable 520-0298-1 15-pin HD Male to 15-pin HD Male, 6 ft. Use to connect your analog output/inputs to sources with a female VGA connector.
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP Front Panel • Rack mount the unit from the front rack ears using four rack screws (not supplied). Rack threads may be metric or otherwise — depending upon the rack type. • Install the lower of the two mounting holes first. Important Do not use the DGy 201 as a shelf to support other pieces of equipment. If you do, the rack ears and mounting screws may be damaged. • The DGy 201 is provided with a rear rack bracket and arm to support the rear of the chassis.
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP Front Panel 2) Function Record In the “Record / Play” group of LEDs, the Record LED lights when the DGy 201 is in the record mode (and also in the Record/Pause mode). 3) Function Play In the “Record / Play” group, the Play LED is illuminated when the DGy 201 is in playback mode. 4) Network Activity In the “Network” group, the Activity LED is illuminated when there is activity on the DGy 201 network connection. See also the “Network Link” description below.
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP Rear Panel drive bay. Note that the key must be in the locked position before the DGy 201 can record or play to the removable disk drive. 11) Disk Power The Disk Power light indicates that power is applied to the removable disk drive. The power is automatically disabled when the key lock is in the correct position to enable removal or installation of the drive. The drive should not be removed or installed when this light is illuminated.
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP Rear Panel connector provides looping for both the digital (DVI) and analog RGB signals. Note that this is an active loop, so there will be no output when the DGy 201 has no power applied. 4) Graphics Output This Graphics Output connector provides both analog RGB and digital DVI output signals on a DVI-I connector. When the DGy 201 is in Play mode, the output signal plays back from recorded material on disk.
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP Installation INSTALLATION ............................. This section provides DGy 201 installation instructions. All connections are made to the rear of the chassis. Refer to Figure 2-2 for the name and location of each rear chassis connector. Note If the DGy 201 is going to be used in rack, you should install it in the rack before continuing. Refer to the “Rack Mounting” section on page 12 for instructions. Use the following steps to install the DGy 201: 1.
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP Installation connector to the next IRIG device in the IRIG loop if you are cascading IRIG to other devices. 5. Select a Control Method — either via an RS-232 serial connection or via an Ethernet connection: ~ Serial Control — To control DGy 201 using a terminal emulation program (such as Hyperterminal or Procomm), connect the COM port of your computer (or other terminal control device) to the DGy 201 RS-232 Port. This enables you to control the DGy 201 using ASCII commands.
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP Web Control Panel Connection WEB CONTROL PANEL CONNE CTION ............................. DGy 201’s Web Control Panel (WCP) interface provides a graphical alternative to the “command-line” setup and control used with serial control. This method uses the DGy 201’s internal Web Server, allowing you to set up and operate the system from a standard browser. S Please note the following important recommendations: CONNECTING TO THE WEB CONTROL . . . PANEL . . . .(WCP) ..
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP Web Control Panel Connection Note DGy 201 is configured at the factory to have the default IP address 192.168.1.200. Before connecting DGy 201 to the network you must make sure that this IP address is valid for use on your network. Refer to your network manager for details. The IP address can be changed by using the IPADDRess command from either the serial port or from a Telnet session (for more details please see page 123 ).
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP Web Control Panel Connection Web Control Panel click on the DGy WCP button. Figure 2-4. DGy Web Applications Suite If you cannot connect to the WCP, use the following steps to determine the problem: • Check that the network Link and Activity LEDs on DGy 201’s front panel are indicating an active Ethernet link. • Determine that you have a working TCP/IP connection by using the “ping” utility to check the connection.
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP Web Control Panel Connection (Figure 2-5) together with the standard WCP Player Screen (Figure 26). Figure 2-5. WCP Configuration Screen The WCP Configuration Screen provides information about the configuration of your DGy 201 in addition to two control buttons. • Simultaneous Mode By default, when you launch WCP, the standard WCP Player Control panel is launched.
..... INSTALLATION AND SET UP Web Control Panel Connection Screen is automatically launched. Figure 2-6. WCP Player Screen The WCP Player page enables you to control the DGy 201 record and playback functions — including the ability to select clips, play clips, set event marks and random access marks. For complete WCP operating instructions, refer to Chapter 3, Operations.
O PERATIONS .................................. 3 IN T HIS C HAP TER ............................. This chapter provides user interface orientation and operating instructions for the DGy 201 using the optional simultaneous Record/Play feature using the WCP (Web Control Panel). The following topics are discussed: • • • • • • .........
..... OPERATIONS In This Chapter LAUNCHING THE SIMULTANEOUS ......... RECORD/PLAYER If the optional Simultaneous Record/Player is installed in your DGy 201 then you can choose between using the standard Record/Player, or the simultaneous Record/Player. By default the standard Record/Player is loaded automatically. If you want to use the Simultaneous Record/Play feature (option) you will have to use the WCP Simultaneous Record/Play control panel.
..... OPERATIONS WCP Simultaneous Record/Player Controls WCP SIMULTANE OUS RECORD/P LAYE R CONTROLS ............................. The following figure illustrates an example of the optional Simultaneous Record/ Player Screen. The upper part of the Simultaneous Record/Play WCP control console is associated with the record function. All controls on this section apply to recording only. For information on playback functions please see Player Controls (page 29). RECORDER .........
..... OPERATIONS WCP Simultaneous Record/Player Controls Important Recordings can only be started when the DGy 201 player is in the Stop mode. Pause mode will not work. As soon as the recording has commenced you can use the Play function independently of the recorder. 1) Record Disk Status This region indicates the selected disk drive and the amount of disk space remaining in H:M:S (hour:minutes:seconds) format.
..... OPERATIONS WCP Simultaneous Record/Player Controls 7) Record Clip Path This area indicates the path of the clip you are currently recording. Click the Record Clip Path label to display the Record Clip Browser Dialog, which enables you to select clips for recording and set the desired path. Refer to the “Clip Browser Menu” (page 39) section for details. 8) Record Stop Click the Stop button to halt the recording.
..... OPERATIONS WCP Simultaneous Record/Player Controls .PLAYER . . . CONTROLS ..... Player controls are provided in the lower section of the Simultaneous Record/Play Screen. Player controls are described in the following section. For information on record functions please see Recorder Controls (page 26). 1 2 8 5 3 6 4 9 7 20 10 19 11 12 18 13 21 22 23 16 17 26 24 25 14 15 Figure 3-3.
..... OPERATIONS WCP Simultaneous Record/Player Controls Important Please note that the sequence of events when using DGy 201 in the Simultaneous Record/Play mode is important. The DGy 201 must be placed in the Record mode before you enter the Play mode. If you are in Play mode and you attempt to begin a recording, you will receive an error message. 1) Disk Status This region indicates the selected disk drive and the amount of disk space remaining in H:M:S (hour:minutes:seconds) format.
..... OPERATIONS WCP Simultaneous Record/Player Controls 5) Clip Status This display provides timecode status for the selected clip. By clicking the display, you can toggle between different counters: ~ In Stop mode, the counter always indicates the date and time at the start of the recording for the selected clip. ~ In Play mode, the counter displays the “Time Code” of the original recording. ~ Click on the time field to switch the display to “Elapsed Time”.
..... OPERATIONS WCP Simultaneous Record/Player Controls ~ Click the Fast Reverse button ~ If you want to play at a faster reverse speed click again on the Fast Reverse button. Each click of the button will increase the speed to the next speed setting To return to normal (1x) playspeed directly from any speed, click on the Play button. If you pause playback while in the Fast Reverse mode, clicking on Pause again will continue in Fast Reverse at the previously selected speed.
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..... OPERATIONS WCP Simultaneous Record/Player Controls Click on Play or Pause to continue playback from the new cue point. Note that this command works in Play or Pause modes only. 17) Set Mark To set a Mark at the current playback position of the clip, click on the Mark button. A mark will be entered in the Event Marking Dialog list. Marks are automatically provided with a unique mark number which is derived from the time code on the recording. Event marks may also be named.
..... OPERATIONS WCP Simultaneous Record/Player Controls on the Play or Pause button to continue playback from the selected Event Mark. To name an Event Mark, double click in the “Name” column of the Event Mark that you wish to assign a name to and press ENTER on your keyboard. To delete an Event Mark, highlight the desired Mark, right click and select “Delete” from the drop down menu.
..... OPERATIONS WCP Simultaneous Record/Player Controls Click the Enable Advanced Playback Console check box (Figure 3-6). A checkmark in the box indicates the Advanced Playback Control Panel will be visible. Figure 3-6.
..... OPERATIONS WCP Simultaneous Record/Player Controls Each click of the Previous Frame button will move the displayed image to the next frame until the end of clip is reached. To cancel the Previous Frame mode click on either the Play or Stop buttons. 23) Slow Reverse There are total of four slow reverse speeds as shown below: ~ ~ ~ ~ x 0.8 (80% of normal speed) x 0.5 x 0.3 x 0.1 (10% of normal speed) The Slow Reverse mode is available only when the DGy 201 is in the Play or Pause mode.
..... OPERATIONS WCP Simultaneous Record/Player Controls To return to normal (1x) playspeed immediately from any playspeed click on the Play button. Note that pressing the Stop button will cause playback to cease and the Slow Forward setting will be canceled. 25) Next Frame The Next Frame and Previous Frame buttons allow you to step through a clip one frame at a time. Note that the Next Frame function is only available in the Pause mode.
..... OPERATIONS Clip Browser Menu CLIP BROWSER MENU ............................. The Clip Browser Menu enables you to select clips for playback. To access the Clip Browser click on the Clip Path title on the WCP Player Screen and a Clip Browser Menu should be displayed (see figure below for a representative example). 4 3 9 7 5 8 6 10 11 1 2 12 Figure 3-7.
..... OPERATIONS Clip Browser Menu 4) Date Created Displays the time and date at the beginning of the clip when the clip was originally recorded. 5) Length Displays the length of the clip. 6) Frame Rate Displays the record frame rate in frames per second (fps). 7) Resolution Displays the resolution (in pixels) of the recorded image (HxV). 8) Bit Rate (Quality Setting) Indicates the Record Bit Rate setting for the clip. Low quality bit rate setting is 0.7 Medium quality bit rate setting is 1.
..... OPERATIONS Clip Browser Menu 11) Toolbar The Clip Browser tool bar is located at the top of the Clip Browser page (see Figure 3-7). The Toolbar provides access to the File and Edit menus. Figure 3-8.
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..... OPERATIONS Clip Browser Menu 13) File / Clip View It is generally convenient to display recordings in the clip browser as clips. Clips however are technically created as a sequence of files. In some situations it is useful to be able to display clips as a list of files. The maximum size that of each file in a clip is about 512 MB which represents a record time of about 1.7 mins / file with a record rate of 5 MB/s.
..... OPERATIONS Options Menu OP TIONS MENU ............................. The Options menu includes five tabs that enable you to set a variety of system record, playback and setup parameters. The following topics are discussed: • • • • • • • • . . PLAYBACK . . . . . TAB .. Playback Tab Record Tab Timer Tab Streaming Tab Input Tab Output Tab System Tab Info Tab The figure below show the Options menu Playback Tab Figure 3-10.
..... OPERATIONS Options Menu PLAY FROM A TIME CODE When a recording is made the recording is stamped with a time code. The Playback tab provides the ability to go directly to a time code position within the currently selected clip - providing random access to any point within a clip. This is equivalent to the RealTimeSeek command. You may seek to a time code when DGy 201 is in either Play, Pause or Stop mode.
..... OPERATIONS Options Menu Play Loop Next Frame Slow Forward Play Slow Reverse Play Previous Frame Figure 3-11. Advanced Playback Console For information on the use of these controls see the following: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . . . RECORD . . . . TAB .. “Previous Frame“ (page 36) “Slow Reverse“ (page 37) “Slow Forward “ (page 37) “Next Frame“ (page 38) “Play Loop“ (page 38) The figure below illustrates the Record Tab.
..... OPERATIONS Options Menu SELECTING INPUT SOURCES • In the Input section: ~ With nothing checked, only video is recorded. ~ Check Audio to record audio input signals together with the video. SETTING QUALITY AND FRAME RATE • In the Record Settings section: ~ Use the pull-down Quality menu to set the desired recording quality, from High to Low. When set to High the Record Bit Rate is set to 1.5 bits per pixel. For most applications the Medium setting is recommended (factory default).
..... OPERATIONS Options Menu clicked. Automatically naming a clip provides the advantage that DGy 201 will begin recording right away without first prompting for a file name. When unchecked, a filename is required and WCP prompts you to enter a name when you initiate the record functions. The default name is automatic naming. If you want to enter a name manually, type the name into the entry box and press ENTER. Note that the recording will not begin until you have clicked on the Record Clip OK button.
..... OPERATIONS Options Menu The Timer tab provides the ability to record a new clip or playback an existing clip at a user defined time in the future. Note that you may not have both a Record and Play Timer set at the same time.
..... OPERATIONS Options Menu CANCELLING A PLAY TIMER To cancel a Player Timer that has not yet started use the following procedure: ~ Uncheck the Player Timer Enable check box (Figure 314) To cancel a Player Timer that has already started use the following procedure: ~ Click on the Stop button . .STREAMING . . . . . TAB .. The DGy 201 offers the optional ability to provide a unicast (single point to point) stream to a network attached PC for remote viewing of a live input signal.
..... OPERATIONS Options Menu SELECTING THE STREAMING SOURCE • In the Streaming Source section: ~ Click the “Current Input” button to send the encoded form of the live input signal to the streaming output.
..... OPERATIONS Options Menu . . . . .INPUT . . TAB .. The figure below illustrates the Input Tab. The Input Tab provides the ability to select the video input source, the type of audio, image settings (brightness, contrast ...) and load specific input signal timing parameters. Figure 3-16. Input Tab SELECTING DVI, RGB OR COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT • At the top of the Input Tab: ~ Use the pull-down Video Input menu to select the DVI , RGB or optional composite video input that you want to record.
..... OPERATIONS Options Menu Figure 3-17. Audio Settings Dialog The audio sample rate can be set using the radio buttons located in the right hand section of the Audio Settings Dialog box. The choice of audio sampling is based upon the desired quality level. Full CD quality audio is provided using the 44.1 kHz sample option. This is equivalent to a data rate of 176 kBytes per second. This is the default setting.
..... OPERATIONS Options Menu Four categories of adjustment are provided: ~ ~ ~ ~ Brightness Contrast Saturation (optional composite input only) Hue (optional composite input only) These categories are enabled dynamically, depending on the selected input. To adjust a parameter, use the associated slider control or adjust numerically with the up/down selector. Note that Hue and Saturation apply only to the composite input which is an optional feature available for the DGy 201 .
..... OPERATIONS Options Menu • In the Video Input Timing section, click Edit to activate all input timing fields for modification. In Chapter 6, refer to the INputTiMing command description for technical details on all input parameters. Important • . . . .OUTPUT . . . TAB .. Only qualified engineering personnel should adjust or modify video input timing parameters.
..... OPERATIONS Options Menu ~ Use the Mode drop down menu to select between the Playback and Free-run modes. In the Free-run mode the output timing parameters are set by the user. In the Playback mode the output timing parameters are automatically loaded to match the format of the clip that is being played. ~ Use the Test Pattern drop down menu to select a test pattern to display on the output port.
..... OPERATIONS Options Menu Figure 3-20. System Tab CHANGING COMMUNICATIONS SETTINGS • In the Network Settings section: ~ Fields are provided to report or change (if desired) the system’s IP address, host name, subnet mask and default gateway. ~ Click Apply to apply the new settings to the DGy 201. Note that network settings will not be applied to the DGy 201 until the unit has restarted.
..... OPERATIONS Options Menu Figure 3-21. Restart Warning Message Serial Communications settings are also set in the Systems Page. Available baud rates range from 9600 baud to 115,200 baud, but it is recommended to use the default baud rate (115 kbaud). Use the following procedure to change the serial port parameters. • In the Serial Port section: ~ Use the pull-down Baud Rate menu to set the baud rate for the system’s RS-232 serial port. The default value is 115,200 baud.
..... OPERATIONS Options Menu ~ Click Apply to upload the new time setting into DGy 201’s active clock register. Note that the DGy 201 will have to be restarted in order for the new time to be set. A warning message (see Figure 3-21) is issued asking you if you want to reboot immediately. The DGy 201 internal real time clock can be synchronized to an external time reference so that it is always set accurately.
..... OPERATIONS Options Menu IRIG-B Time Synchronization ~ To use the optional IRIG-B capability you will have to choose the type of IRIG-B signal that is connected to the IRIG input. This must be selected correctly before selecting IRIG-B time synchronizing. ~ Select the required input type (DCLS or 1kHz modulated) using the IRIG Standard drop down menu. ~ In the Clock Synchronization section click the IRIG radio button.
..... OPERATIONS Options Menu The Info Tab provides information about the DGy 201 including: • • • • • • COMMAND LINE ......... CONTROL Product ID Firmware version WCP version Serial number IP address MAC address The WCP provides a terminal emulator that can be used to issue serial commands from your PC (for details about serial commands see Chapter 6 on page 86). This is useful if you are developing scripts for controlling DGy 201 from an external controller.
..... OPERATIONS Options Menu Figure 3-24. Terminal Window • Using the terminal window ~ When the terminal window is open it is ready to use. Click inside the window to get access to the command prompt ~ Type the desired command at the command prompt including any arguments that the command requires and press ENTER Example: To confirm that the terminal type ver at the terminal command prompt and press ENTER. (see “Command Line Interface” on page 86 for a detailed list of commands).
..... OPERATIONS Options Menu . . .COMMAND . . . . LOG .. The WCP Terminal window can also be used to log commands that are sent from the WCP to the DGy 201. This is particularly useful for debugging or in the development of a script for an external controllers using the command line interface (see “Command Line Interface” on page 86 for details about each command). Figure 3-25.
..... OPERATIONS Recording Clips RE CORDING CL IPS ............................. Before you proceed with this setup, refer to the “Before you Start” section (page 24) for important setup and connection information. The first step in making a recording is to decide where you want to store the recording. The recording can be stored on the local removable drive, optional fixed drive or on a remote disk (optional feature).
..... OPERATIONS Recording Clips If the remote drive is found it will be displayed with the other drives in the left pane of the Clip Browser and listed as “\remot\”. Figure 3-26. Remote Disk Mount network drive menu CHOOSING A RECORD DESTINATION Recordings can be made to the internal disk (removable or optional fixed disk) or an externally mounted drive (NFS disk mount option). Selection of the destination is made from the Clip Browser using the following procedure.
..... OPERATIONS Playing Back Clips select the timing that matches your input signal and click Load. Refer to the “Input Tab” section (page 52)for details. 4. Click Close to return to the Player Screen (Figure 3-3). 5. On the Player Screen, click the Record button to begin recording the new clip, with all parameters selected in the Options Dialog. If the clip autoname function is enabled the recording will begin immediately.
..... OPERATIONS Playing Back Clips S Example: If the IP address of the Network drive is 192.168.1.59, and the storage area on the drive has been set up as usr/dgy, enter the following into the Mount Network Drive address line: 192.168.1.59:/usr/dgy 5. Click the Mount button If the remote drive is found it will be displayed with the other drives in the left pane of the Clip Browser and designated as “/remot”. Figure 3-27.
..... OPERATIONS Clip Protection 5. Click the Play button to play back the clip. Click Pause or Stop as required. 6. To play back the previous clip in the Clip Directory without accessing the Clip Browser Dialog, click the Previous Clip button. DGy 201 will cue to the beginning of the clip. Click on the Play button to play back the clip. 7. To play back the next clip in the Clip Directory without accessing the Clip Browser Dialog, click the Next Clip button. DGy 201 will cue to the beginning of the clip.
T RANSFERRING R ECORDINGS .................................. 4 IN T HIS C HAP TER ............................. This chapter provides information regarding the transfer of recordings from DGy 201 to an external storage device in addition to moving recordings from an external storage device to DGy 201 : • • • File Transfers Transferring Files from DGy Transferring Recordings to DGy FILE TRANSFERS .............................
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S File Transfers STARTING THE FTP . . . . . . CLIENT ... When you use your web browser to connect to your DGy 201 , the first page that the browser displays is the DGy 201 “Applications Suite” page as shown in the following figure. To access the page, type the IP address of the DGy 201 in the Address line of your web browser and click on the Go button.
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S File Transfers Figure 4-2. File Download Dialog Box To continue with setting up the FTP session click on the Open button in the File Download dialog box. After a pause of about 15 - 20 seconds, as the FTP Client application loads, you will see the DGy 201 FTP Client dialog box as shown in the following figure. Figure 4-3.
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S File Transfers FTP TRANSFER . . . . . . . TIME .. 350-8697 The size of transfers can involve very large file sizes. The transfer rate on a typical network connection is similar to the rate at which the image can be stored to disk. This means that the transfer of files is approximately real time. In other words a clip that is 15 minutes in length will take about 15 minutes to transfer.
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S Transferring Files from DGy TRANSFE RRING F ILE S FROM DGY ............................. The built in DGy 201 GUI provides both a graphical user interface and an FTP file transfer control panel. The DGy 201 FTP application provides a convenient way to transfer one or a number of files from the DGy 201 to an external drive. DOWNLOADING FILES VIA FTP . .CONTROL . . . . PANEL ...
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S Transferring Files from DGy 201 and ready to begin the process of selecting and downloading clips to your PC. See Figure 4-5 below. Figure 4-5. DGy 201 FTP Download Connection Established Step 5. Click on the Browse button in the Destination window to navigate to the folder that you wish to store the transferred files within (see Figure 4-6 below). Alternatively if you know the path name you can type this directly into the Pathname entry box. Figure 4-6.
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S Transferring Files from DGy Figure 4-7. FTP File to Copy Choose between the Show clips and Show files radio buttons at the bottom of the Select files to copy page so that you can view either a list of files or a list of clips. Note A clip is typically composed of a group of files (a file is part of a clip). It is suggested to set this window to Show clips so you make sure to transfer all the files associated with a clip. Step 7.
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S Transferring Files from DGy FTP Client. You can leave this open if you wish to transfer files later. Step 9. Note that the Source transfer list now includes the clips (or files) that you selected in Step 7. Figure 4-8. File Download Transfer List Step 10.Click on the Start button to initiate the transfer of the files in the Transfer list. The files will be automatically transferred sequentially from the file transfer list.
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S Transferring Files from DGy you with the chance to confirm your choice to terminate the process or complete the transfer process.
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S Transferring Recordings to DGy TRANSFE RRING RECO RD IN GS TO DGy ............................. Although files are typically transferred from DGy 201 to an external device, they can also be imported from an external device to the DGy 201 using the either the FTP control panel GUI or standard command line ftp method. Both methods are described below. UPLOADING FILES VIA FTP . .CONTROL . . . . PANEL ...
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S Transferring Recordings to DGy Step 6. Click on the Connect button and wait for the status icon to the right of the button to change from red to green (this may take from 30 to 90 seconds). The green icon indicates that you are successfully connected to the DGy 201 and ready to begin the process of selecting and uploading clips from your PC. See Figure 4-5 below. Figure 4-11. DGy 201 FTP Upload Connection Established Step 7.
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S Transferring Recordings to DGy Figure 4-13. FTP File to Copy Page Step 9. Click on the clip (or file) that you wish to transfer and then click on the Select button.
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S Transferring Recordings to DGy to the Source transfer list (Figure 4-9). Repeat this step for each of the clips (or files) that you wish to transfer. Step 10.Note that the Source transfer list now includes the clips (or files) that you selected in Step 9. Figure 4-14. File Upload Transfer List Step 11.Click on the Start button to initiate the transfer of the files in the Transfer list.
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S Transferring Recordings to DGy the bottom of the File Transfer Screen. If you wish to terminate the whole session click on the Abort All button. A dialog box will provide you with the chance to confirm your choice to terminate the process or complete the transfer process.
..... TR A N S F E R R I N G R E C O R D I N G S Transferring Recordings to DGy UPLOADING FILES VIA FTP ......... Use the following steps to transfer files via command line from a PC running Windows software to the DGy 201. COMMAND LINE Step 1. From the Windows START menu, select RUN. Step 2. In the RUN dialog box, type: cmd then press OK Step 3. At the prompt, type: ftp then press ENTER Example: ftp 192.168.1.200 Step 4.
PC S OFTWARE P LAYER .................................. 5 IN T HIS C HAP TER ............................. This chapter provides installation information for the DGy 201 PC software player plug in for the standard Windows Media Player (version 9 or later). PC SOFTWARE PLAYER ............................. The DGy 201 encodes the input images using the standard JPEG 2000 compression standard. Files recorded on the DGy 201 can be played on a PC player running the Windows operating system.
..... PC SOFT WARE PLAYER PC Software Player If you receive a pop-up message stating that the Media Player does not recognize the file extension, choose the option to let Media Player attempt to play the clip anyway and click on the box to prevent this message box from being displayed again. (We recommend using the latest version of Media Player, version 9 (or higher). This is downloadable freely at the Microsoft website. Step 8. The selected clip will load into Media Player and commence playback.
C OMMAND L INE I NTERFACE .................................. 6 IN T HIS C HAP TER ............................. This chapter discusses the DGy 201 control command set, which provides access to all of the unit’s functions. The factory timing list is also provided.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Overview COMMAND OVE RVIEW ............................. All DGy 201 functions are accessible by means of ASCII commands that are used to set one or more system parameters (or values). The command set is made up of ASCII characters. Note that commands associated with file and path names are case sensitive. These commands may be used to control DGy 201 via the RS-232 serial port or via the Ethernet port using the internal DGy 201 telnet server.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Format • Note The short form version is an abbreviation of the command name. With the exception of several “interactive” functions, commands are not case sensitive. In the Command Set List, upper case characters in the long form version indicate the letters required for the short form version. In the example above, the command “BAUDrate” could be entered in four different ways: BAUDRATE baudrate BAUD baud ...................................................
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Format QUERY THE .CURRENT . . . . SETTING .... Many commands will report back on the current parameter settings. To establish the current parameters associated with the command enter the command without any arguments. DGy 201 will respond with the current settings of the selected parameter.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Set List COMMAND S ET LIS T ............................. The following sections list the commands used for controlling the DGy 201. A table of all commands is provided, followed by lists arranged according to categories.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary COMMAND S UMMARY ............................. This section provides a hyperlinked index of all DGy 201 commands in alphabetical order. Click the hyperlink to see a detailed description of the associated command.
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..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary . INPUT . . . COMMANDS ..... A summary of DGy 201 input commands is listed below. Click on the hyperlink to see a detailed description of the command. Table 6-1. Input Commands Summary Command Description INputAutoSync Engages the RGB input Autosync circuitry. INputFormat Reports the type of signal selected for record. INputLOAD Loads the indicated entry from the Timing List to the RGB input channel.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary INPUT COMMANDS DESCRIPTIONS The table below lists all DGy 201 input commands, their arguments and detailed descriptions. Table 6-2. Input Commands Command Arguments Description INputAutoSync AUTO engages the input autosync circuitry. LOCK turns the autosync circuitry off. If the source is slightly unstable this prevents the autosync circuitry from constantly re-acquiring the signal.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary Table 6-2. Input Commands (Continued) Command Arguments Description INputSAVE <100..160> Saves the RGB input characteristic to the selected entry in the Timing List. These settings are recalled whenever the signal is detected by the auto-sync circuitry, and the RGB input is selected. This command only operates when an analog RGB signal is present and selected (with the INputSourCe command). Otherwise an error message is returned.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary Table 6-2. Input Commands (Continued) Command Arguments Description TiMingLISTLOAD <100 ...160> This command is used to create and save a user timing set to the timing list. .IMAGE . . . COMMANDS ..... User defined entries may be saved to the list using timing list slots 100 - 160 (Timing slots 1 - 99 are reserved for factory defined timing settings).
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary Table 6-4. Image Commands Command Arguments Description BRIghtness <-500..500> Sets brightness value of the selected input. Only valid for INputSourCe of RGB. Note: This command is not active in the play mode. The brightness or contrast cannot be adjusted during playback. Factory default: 0 CONTrast <0..200> Sets contrast value of the selected input. Only valid for INputSourCe of RGB. Note This command is not active in the play mode.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary .AUDIO . . . COMMANDS ..... A summary of DGy 201 audio commands is listed below. Click on the hyperlink to see a detailed description of the command. Table 6-5. Audio Commands Summary Command Description AUDioFREQuency Sets the sample rate (in kHz) of the audio input AUDioMoDe Determines which (if any) audio source is recorded. AUDioSouRCe Determines whether input sensitivity is appropriate for microphone or line level signals.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary Table 6-6. Audio Commands (Continued) Command Arguments Description AUDioSouRCe Determines whether input sensitivity is appropriate for microphone or line level signals. If AUDioSouRCe is set to LINE, phantom power is disabled automatically (but the setting of AUDioPHANTom remains unchanged).
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary OUTPUT . . . . COMMANDS ..... A summary of DGy 201 output commands is listed below. Click on the hyperlink to see a detailed descriptors of the command. Table 6-7. Output Commands Summary Command Description GAMma Sets the playback gamma. OUTPUT A query command which returns information on the current output timing. OutputMode Sets the output mode to FreeRun or PlayBack. OutPuTForMaT This command selects the active format, analog RGB or DVI.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary OUTPUT COMMANDS DESCRIPTIONS The table below lists all DGy 201 output commands, their arguments and detailed descriptions. Table 6-8. Output Commands Command Arguments Description GAMma <0.5...2.0> Sets the playback gamma. Factory default: 1.0 OUTPUT (none) A query command which returns information on the current output timing. OutPutTiMingLOAD <1..160> Sets the output raster to the timing selected from the Timing List.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary Table 6-8. Output Commands (Continued) Command Arguments Description OutputMode [FreeRun | PlayBack] In FreeRun mode, the output reflects the Output Timing numbers. In PlayBack mode, the output has the same timing as that of the recorded signal being played back. If the DGy is not in playback mode, the output timing reflects the last clip played.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary RECORDER . . . . COMMANDS ..... A summary of DGy 201 recorder commands is listed below. Click the hyperlink to see a detailed description of the command. Table 6-9. Recorder Commands Summary Command Description DeleteMARK Deletes the specified event mark if the event mark is in the clip currently being played. EditMARK This command names (or renames) the specified event mark.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary RECORDER COMMANDS DESCRIPTIONS The table below lists DGy 201 recorder commands, associated with the record and play functions, including event marks. Table 6-10. DGy 201 Play and Record Commands Command Arguments Description RECord [-P] [clipname] This command switches the DGy to Recording mode. If an argument is given, that argument is used as the name of the clip.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary Table 6-10. DGy 201 Play and Record Commands (Continued) Command Arguments Description RECordFrameRate <0 .. 100> Sets the rate at which input frames are recorded. This command would most likely be used to save disk space by recording at a lower frame rate. For example, a 1280 x 1024 image can typically be recorded at 30 frames/second. RecordFrameRate 15 would record at half the rate, with double the available recording time.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary Table 6-10. DGy 201 Play and Record Commands (Continued) Command Arguments Description PLAY [-P] [playlist] This command switches the unit to Playback mode and plays a previously made recording. The PLAY command plays back the items in the optional playlist.The playlist may contain up to 5 clipnames. Clips in the playlist will be played in the order they appear in the playlist.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary Table 6-10. DGy 201 Play and Record Commands (Continued) Command Arguments Description SYNChronizedSTOP (none) This command modifies the behavior of PLAY. If PLAYLOOP is OFF then PLAY plays its clip (or list of clips) once, then stops. If PLAYLOOP is ON, PLAY plays the listed clip(s) in a loop until STOP is issued. Factory default: OFF PLAYLOOP List information about any queued synchronized command.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary Table 6-10. DGy 201 Play and Record Commands (Continued) Command Arguments Description DeleteMARK The DMARK command deletes the given event mark if the event mark is in the clip currently being played (or paused). With the argument “-ALL,” DeleteMark deletes all event marks in the current clip. Without an argument, this command deletes the currently selected event mark (if the DGy is paused on an event mark).
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary Table 6-10. DGy 201 Play and Record Commands (Continued) Command Arguments Description PREVMARK (none) The PREVMARK command sends the recorder to the previous event mark from the current position, and cues there. To play from that spot you must issue a PLAY or Pause command. PREVMARK will only seek within the current clip, and will not wrap.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary STREAMING . . . . COMMANDS ..... A summary of DGy 201 streaming commands is listed below. Click the hyperlink to see a detailed description of the command. Note that streaming is an optional feature. Command Description SENDSTREAM Causes the encoded stream to be sent to the network port instead of the disk. STOPSEND Stops transmission of the encoded stream and reverts to internal disk record mode.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary Table 6-11. DGy 201 Streaming Commands Command Arguments Description SENDSTREAM [-I clipname] [-P portnumber] This command transmits a compressed JPEG 2000 stream over a TCP connection to a remote client. The source of the stream can either be real time encoding of the signal connected to the DGy input or the replay of an existing clip. To stream a live encoding of the input signal omit the -I option.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary CLIP AND DISK . . . . COMMANDS ..... A summary of DGy 201 clip and disk management commands is listed below. Click the hyperlink to see a detailed description of the command. Command Description BUZZerFUNCtion Enables buzzer to sound when disk contents exceed the user specified threshold. BUZZerReSeT Turns the buzzer off, without changing buzzfunc. CD Changes to a new directory.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary CLIP AND DISK COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS Individual recordings are known as clips. Clip and disk management commands are described in this section. Table 6-12. Files System Commands Command Arguments Description BUZZerFUNCtion Determines when the buzzer will sound. FULL causes the buzzer to sound when there is no disk space left. The numeric argument causes the buzzer to sound when that percentage of the disk space has been used.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary Table 6-12. Files System Commands(Continued) LiStCLIPs [-R] [-L] [-F] [-P] [clipname] With no argument, lsclip displays a listing of all recorded clips in the current directory. For each clip, the real time, elapsed time, and recording length are listed. Clips are listed chronologically with the earliest clip at the beginning of the list.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary Table 6-12. Files System Commands(Continued) UNPROTECTCLIP Removes write protection from named clip. Clipname can contain Unix style wild cards, and may be used to specify multiple clips. RealTimeSeek The RealTimeSeek command cues the DGy to the specified real time recording time within the current clip.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary Table 6-12. Files System Commands(Continued) ERASEFIXEDDISK (none) This command erases the entire contents of the fixed disk drive. This is an interactive command that will prompt for confirmation that you wish to proceed. The process may take several minutes, and the DGy will automatically reboot as soon as the procedure is complete. Note that only recorded data is stored on the disk. The DGy application software (firmware) is not stored on disk.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary Table 6-12. Files System Commands(Continued) MOUNT This DGy 201 optional feature supports the ability to mount an external network mapped disk drive. Note that this capability requires the use of Linux or an Allegro network file server software for the Windows OS. The MOUNT command provides the ability to set up a network mapped NFS remote disk drive that DGy can use to store and recall recordings.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary Table 6-12. Files System Commands(Continued) VOLumeINFO [-f | -n] Displays disk storage parameters: total disk record time, used disk time, and remaining disk record time and disk volume name. If no argument is supplied VOLumeINFO responds with the information for the removable drive. Use the -f flag argument to display parameters for the fixed drive. Use the -n flag argument to display the parameters for the remote (NFS) drive.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary . .TIME . . COMMANDS ..... A summary of DGy 201 recorder time commands is listed below. Click the hyperlink to see a detailed description of the command. Command Description CurrentTIME Displays current time of the DGy internal clock. IRIGSTandarD Sets the type of IRIG signal to be connected to the IRIG input. NTSIP Sets the addresses of Network Time Servers used to synchronize the internal DGy clock.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary TIME COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS The DGy 201 recorder uses an internal real time clock to time stamp recordings. This clock can be set manually or can be synchronized automatically on a periodic basis to an external time reference. DGy 201 supports the use of a Network Time Server (using the NTP protocol) or as an option may be connected to an IRIG-B time standard. Table 6-13.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary Table 6-13. Time Commands RealTimeClockSYNC The internal DGy real time clock can be automatically synchronized to an external network time server. When the RealTimeClockSYNC is set to OFF, the DGy internal clock is not synchronized to an external time reference (IRIG or NTS).
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary MISCELLANEOUS . . . . COMMANDS ..... A summary of DGy 201 miscellaneous commands is listed below. Click the hyperlink to see a detailed description of the command. Table 6-14. Miscellaneous Commands Summary Command Description BAUDrate Sets the serial port baud rate. ECHO Turns the serial echo On/Off. HANDShaking Selects hardware or software handshaking for the serial control port.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS DESCRIPTIONS The table below lists all DGy 201 miscellaneous commands, their arguments and detailed descriptions. Table 6-15. Miscellaneous Commands Command Arguments Description Help [] Help, without an argument will display the entire serial command set. Help, with a command as an argument will display detailed information about that command.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Summary Table 6-15. Miscellaneous Commands (Continued) Command Arguments Description IPSubNET ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd Sets the system Subnet Mask. Use theSYStemReSet command to reboot the unit to activate the new IP subnet mask. Factory default: 255.255.255.000 IPGateWay ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd Sets the system default gateway. Use theSYStemReSet command to reboot the unit to activate the new IP gateway.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Factory Timing List FACTORY TIMING LIST ............................. The table below lists all of DGy 201’s preset timings that can be used for Output or Input timing settings. User-defined settings can also be added to this list. These settings are used to match the system’s output to that of your display device or can be used to manually define input timing.
..... COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Factory Timing List Table 6-16. Factory Timing List (Continued) ID TYPE HFP HS HBP HACT HFRQ VFP VS VBP VACT SYNC HPOL VPOL IL 19 VESA 1280 x 960 @ 60Hz 96 112 312 1280 60.000 1 3 36 960 5 1 1 0 20 VESA 1280 x 960 @ 85Hz 64 160 224 1280 85.938 1 3 47 960 5 1 1 0 21 VESA 1280 x 1024 @ 60Hz 48 112 248 1280 63.981 1 3 38 1024 5 1 1 0 22 VESA 1280 x 1024 @ 75Hz 16 144 248 1280 79.
T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS .................................. A IN T HIS A PPE NDIX ............................. This appendix provides functional and performance specifications for the DGy 201 and in addition a description of connector and pin out information. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS .............................
..... TE C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S General Specifications HIGH RESOLUTION The following tables indicate the DGy 201 input capability. . . .ANALOG . . . .INPUT .. Table A-1. Analog Graphics Input Characteristics Parameter Specification Scanning Interlaced or non-interlaced Number of inputs 1 Signal formats RGB Signal level Nominal 0.7 V pk-pk (1.0 V.
..... TE C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S General Specifications COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT The table below lists the specifications for the optional composite video input. ......... SPECIFICATIONS Table A-3. Composite Video Input Specifications (optional item) Parameter Specification Format Composite, NTSC RS-170A or PAL CCIR 624 Number 1 Video levels 1.0 V peak-to-peak nominal (composite) Connector type BNC female (see the “Composite Video Connector” section in Appendix A).
..... TE C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S General Specifications STORAGE . . . . .CAPACITY .... The table below lists the storage capacity for the internal drives. Table A-6.
..... TE C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S General Specifications CONTROL The table below lists DGy 201 control specifications: . .SPECIFICATIONS ....... Table A-8. Control Specifications 350-8697 Parameter Specification Control Protocol DGy 201 Control is accomplished by use of the DGy 201 ASCII Ethernet 10/100 BASE-T ethernet port. • Supports control of the full set of DGy 201 commands over a network connection using a Telnet server/client architecture.
..... TE C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S General Specifications . . IRIG . . TIME . . .CODE .. The table below lists specifications for the optional IRIG-B timecode interface. The interface is designed in accordance with the requirements of the Range Commanders Council (RCC) document 200-04 (Defense Technical Information Center). Table A-9.
..... TE C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Connectors and Pinouts CONNE CTORS AND P INOUTS ............................. This section provides information about the signal and control connectors used in DGy 201. • • • • . DVI-I . . .CONNECTOR ..... DVI-I Connector Composite Video Connector Ethernet Connector RS-232 Connector The DVI connector is used to interconnect graphics devices. This is a standard connector based on the work of the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG).
..... TE C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Connectors and Pinouts Table A-1. DVI-I Connector Pinout (Continued) Pin Signal Description 7 DDC Data 8 Analog Vertical Sync 9 TMDS Data 1- 10 TMDS Data 1+ 11 TMDS Data 1/3 shield 12 NC Defined for Dual Link only 13 NC Defined for Dual Link only 14 +5V Power 5 V fused @ 300mA.
..... TE C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Connectors and Pinouts OUTPUT CABLES Both the digital and analog outputs of the DGy 201 are provided on the DVI output connector. Purpose built cables are available commercially to provide connections for digital interfaces or analog interfaces.
..... TE C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Connectors and Pinouts ETHERNET . . . .CONNECTOR ..... CONNECTOR TYPE AND PINOUTS The Ethernet connector is a standard RJ-45 type connector. Figure A-2. Ethernet connector (viewed from rear of chassis) The 8 pin RJ-45 Ethernet connector has the following signals:. Table A-2.
..... TE C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Connectors and Pinouts conductors. It is important to use wires from the same pair for each pair of signals. The standard pairs are shown in Table A-2. Note that one wire of the pair has a solid color. The other wire (of the pair) is white with a stripe of the same color as the other wire (e.g., Orange and White/Orange). .........
..... TE C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Connectors and Pinouts NULL MODEM You may need to connect the DGy 201’s serial port to a computer configured as Data Communications Equipment (DCE). This is done using a null modem. The net effect of a null modem is to reverse the Transmitted Data and Received Data connections within the cable. Also, the Request to Send (RTS) and Clear to Send (CTS) connections are reversed.
C OMMUNICATIONS S ETUP .................................. B IN T HIS A PPE NDIX ............................. This appendix provides detailed information about specific communications setup procedures that are referenced in Chapter 2, “Installation and Set Up.” The following topics are discussed: • • • Launching a Hyperterminal Window IP Address Setup via Serial Port IP Address Setup via Ethernet S E R IA L C OM MU N I C A T I ON S ............................. LAUNCHING A HYPERTERMINAL . . . . .
..... COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Serial Communications This action displays the Connection Description Dialog, a sample of which is shown below. Figure B-2. Connection Description Dialog (Sample) 2. In the dialog: ~ Enter a name ~ Choose an icon ~ Click OK to display the Connect To Dialog. Figure B-3. Connect To Dialog (Sample) 3. In the Connect To Dialog, ignore the Country, Area Code and Phone Number fields.
..... COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Serial Communications 4. Click OK to display the COM Properties Dialog. Figure B-4. COM Properties Dialog (Sample) 5. Configure your PC to match DGy 201’s pre-configured factory settings, as follows: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Bits per second (baud): 115,200 (default) Data bits: 8 Parity: None Stop bits: 1 Flow control: XOn / XOff DGy 201 can be configured to operate at baud rates from 9600 baud to 115 kbaud. The recommended baud rate is 115 kbaud (default baud rate).
..... COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Ethernet control ETHERNET CONTROL ............................. The DGy 201 can be controlled from the 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet port using a command line interface (Telnet) or a standard web browser. The same set up procedure is used for either type of control. Your DGy 201 can be connected to a standard LAN or directly as a peer-to-peer connection. Network settings must be set prior to using it in either configuration.
..... COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Ethernet control IP ADDRESS SETUP . .VIA. SERIAL . . . .PORT .. Use the following steps to change DGy 201’s IP address using the serial port: 1. Connect DGy 201 as outlined in the “Installation” section in Chapter 2 and set up your Hyperterminal as described in the “Serial Communications “ section (page 139) of this chapter. 2. In the Hyperterminal window, type: IPADDR ... and press Enter. DGy 201 responds with the current IP address.
..... COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Ethernet control IP ADDRESS SETUP . . .VIA. .ETHERNET .... DGy 201’s IP address can be set directly via Ethernet, using a Telnet session that enables you to remotely log into DGy 201 from a computer. This procedure is not required if you have already set the IP address using the method described above, in the “IP Address Setup via Serial Port” section of this chapter (page 143). Use the following procedure to set up the IP address with a Telnet session: 1.
..... COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Ethernet control At this point, the Telnet window starts and DGy 201 responds with the product name and copyright notice as shown in the sample below. Figure B-5. DGy 201 Telnet Login (sample) 6. To change the current IP address, type IPADDR followed by DGy 201’s new IP Address (as provided by your network administrator). S Example: If the new IP address is 192.168.1.190, type: IPADDR 192.168.1.190 ...
..... COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Ethernet control This completes the procedure for setting up the IP address via Ethernet. You can now control DGy 201 either by directly issuing ASCII commands from the Telnet Window, or from the Web Control Panel using a standard web browser. Refer to Chapter 6, “Command Line Interface” for a complete command list. Note 350-8697 To close a Telnet session, type EXIT or use the keystroke sequence “Control + D.
F IRMWARE U PGRADE .................................. C IN T HIS A PPE NDIX ............................. RGB Spectrum periodically provides upgrades to the DGy 201 to add new features, change functionality or correct defects. Check the “ Support” section of the RGB Spectrum Web site for information about firmware upgrades. This appendix provides detailed information about the upgrade process required to download and install new versions of the DGy 201 firmware. UP GRADE PROCE DURE ...................
..... FIRMWARE UPGRADE Automated Update Procedure SETTING UP THE . . . . . . . DGy .. TRANSFERRING THE NEW FIRMWARE TO THE . . . . . . . DGy .. The next step in the firmware upgrade process is to transfer the new firmware to the DGy 201. To accomplish this you will have to connect your PC to the DGy 201 network port (10/100 BASE-T Ethernet).
..... FIRMWARE UPGRADE Automated Update Procedure Figure C-1. DGy 201 Application Suite Page The Application Suite page provides the option to open the DGy 201 Web Control Panel or to set up a DGy 201 FTP file transfer and firmware upgrade. To begin the file transfer/firmware upgrade operation, click on the button labeled DGy 201 FTP. You will see the download file dialog shown below in Figure C-2. Figure C-2.
..... FIRMWARE UPGRADE Automated Update Procedure To continue with setting up the FTP session click on the Open button in the File Download dialog box. After a pause of about 15 - 20 seconds, as the FTP Client application loads, you will see the DGy 201 FTP Client dialog box as shown in the following figure. Figure C-3. DGy 201 FTP Client Dialog Box Note 350-8697 If additional dialog boxes appear, due to security applications, select Run or OK, depending on the software.
..... FIRMWARE UPGRADE Automated Update Procedure FIRMWARE UPDATE . . . .PROCEDURE ..... Use the following steps to transfer the firmware from your local computer to the DGy 201 chassis. Step 1. If not already selected, click the Update Firmware radio button to display the options as shown in the figure below. Figure C-4. DGy 201 FTP Update Firmware Box Step 1. Enter the IP address of the DGy 201 in the IP address entry box on the right side of the Add button. Step 2.
..... FIRMWARE UPGRADE Automated Update Procedure Figure C-6. FTP Select Firmware Archive File The file name should appear in the box to the left of the Browse button as shown below. Figure C-7. FTP Firmware File Name Step 4. Click the Start button to begin the firmware file transfer process from your computer to the DGy 201. You should see the following information about the transfer in the status area of the window.
..... FIRMWARE UPGRADE Automated Update Procedure Figure C-8. FTP Firmware Upload Status You will also see another window open indicating file transfer status as shown in the following figure. Figure C-9. FTP File Transfer Status The DGy 201 will automatically update the firmware after it has transferred the fiile. When the update has begun, you will see the following status window.
..... FIRMWARE UPGRADE Automated Update Procedure Figure C-10. FTP Updating Firmware Status The DGy 201 will automatically reboot upon completion of the firmware update. During this time, you will loose commnuncation with the DGy 201. You will need to reconnect to the DGy 201 “Applications Suite” after the system has rebooted. To confirm the new version number, launch the WCP (see Web Control Panel Connection page 19) and click on the Options button.
..... FIRMWARE UPGRADE Manual Update Procedure MANUAL UPDATE PROCE DURE ............................. The DGy 201 also offers a manual procedure for updating firmware by using a standard web browser. This section outlines the steps involved in setting up this procedure. STARTING THE FTP SESSION VIA WEB . . . . .BROWSER .... Follow the steps below to use a web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, to update the DGy 201 firmware.
..... FIRMWARE UPGRADE Manual Update Procedure 2) If the User Name rgb is not already entered in the User Name entry box then type rgb 3) Type spectrum in the password dialog box (lower case only). 4) Click on the “Login” button in the FTP login window. 5) Cut and paste the upgrade file (FWDGY.x.yyy.tgz) from your PC folder into the browser window and download will automatically begin. While the transfer is in process typically a progress dialog is displayed on your PC as shown in the figure below.
..... FIRMWARE UPGRADE Manual Update Procedure INSTALLING THE . . DGy . . FIRMWARE ..... After the new firmware has been transferred to the DGy 201, the final step is to install the firmware into DGy 201 non volatile memory. Installation of the DGy 201 firmware requires the ufw command to be issued from a command line interface. You can use either the serial (RS232) port or open a Telnet session on the Ethernet (10/100 BASE-T) port to complete this final step.
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