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1. Dissolve And Force CTOD nae hawa Wall Processing u About Wall Processing a Wall Processing Function Adjusting Wall Position Switching Input Sources Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual Appendix A Appendix B SXPS Manual RS 232 and 10 100T Protocol 75 SXPS Command Set 75 Using an External Controller 93 RS 232 Pinout a 96 Upgrading Firmware 97 Edition 1 04 Contents iii iv Contents Edition 1 04 SXPSManual WELCOME ABOUT THIS MANUAL FOE BOE HON HE E E BOB B B EE EBE E lB l E HER EE E l l lB EBE EBE B BE lB lB lB EE BE EH l lB l E HE H This manual contains information about the SXPS digital video matrix switcher and video processor Material is presented under the following sections Section Chapters Description lol E E E l l l E ll E E l l lH lH FEFESEHESGEBSEMESESZESWZWEHEBMNMMESESESESESESSSISESSSSSZSISSISI Introduction Chapter 1 Welcome Use this section to get to know this product manual understand key safety measures and learn about the key Chapter 2 Product In
2. SXPS Manual o Edition 1 04 December 21 2009 Trademarks The Black Diamond Video logo and SXPS are registered trademarks of Black Diamond Video Inc Warranty Warranty and Warranty Disclaimer Black Diamond Video warrants to the original purchaser Buyer that the products delivered by Black Diamond Video that accompany this manual Products will be in accordance with Black Diamond Video s published specifications under normal use and service for a period of one 1 year from delivery Deviations from published specifications which do not materially affect performance of Products covered hereby shall not be deemed to constitute defects of material or workmanship or a failure of Products to comply with such specifications Warranty claims and the return of Products under warranty shall be subject to and governed by Black Diamond Video s return material authorization RMA policy This warranty shall not apply to any Product that has been subject to misuse or neglect or damaged by weather or accident including without limitation damage due to fall fire exposure to water and abnormal electrical exposure or that has been modified by anyone other than Black Diamond Video The warranties contained herein shall extend only to Buyer and shall not apply to Buyer s affiliates or customers or subsequent purchasers SELLER S ENTIRE LIABILITY AND BUYER S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE LIMITED SOLELY TO SELLER AT ITS OPTION AND ELE
3. u l HOB BOB E E E l B BH B EE HOU E lB l E HOW EE HH l l lB EBE E The following safety instructions are to ensure the safety of personnel using this equipment and to protect this device and working environment from potential damage CAUTION 1 ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT OPEN 2 REMOVAL OF COVER MAY RESULT IN ELECTRIC SHOCK There are no user serviceable parts inside Contact Black Diamond Video for authorized repair service SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Introduction 1 WELCOME Customer Service and Support IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION Read and follow all instructions Read all safety and operating instructions before operating this equipment Follow all operating instructions in this manual and adhere to all warnings on this equipment and in this manual Keep all documentation Retain the User s Manual and accompanying safety instructions for future reference Maintain proper ventilation This equipment should be maintained in a well ventilated room with adequate air flow Do not obstruct the ventilation slots on the device Keep away from heat Do not place this device near a heat source Failure to comply could result in overheating and damage to the equipment Keep away from water and moisture Do not place this equipment near areas of running water or dense condensation Cleaning Unplug the device before cleaning The device can then be wiped with a water dampened soft cloth Proper elect
4. 3 From the RS 232 control computer determine the SXPS IP address a Establish RS 232 control of the SXPS as described in RS 232 Only on page 24 b Enter the command SHOWNET see Appendix A RS 232 and 10 100T Protocol for details The SXPS IP address is returned 4 Fromthe Ethernet control computer which must be connected to the same network as the SXPS open All Programs gt Accessories gt Command Prompt and enter the command telnet IP address 8998 using the IP address obtained in Step 3 The Telnet session is initiated 5 Enterthe network password The default network password is blackdiamond Telnet control is established See Appendix A RS 232 and 10 100T Protocol for a list of key commands and how they are used to control the SXPS To exit the network connection enter the command exit 10 100T ETHERNET ONLY SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Installation 25 26 Installation INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Final System Installation Connect the control computer directly to the SXPS with an RS 232 direct connect type cable and a 10 100T Ethernet crossover cable Set the static IP address of the SXPS a Establish RS 232 control of the SXPS as described in RS 232 Only on page 24 b Issue the IPADDR command For example IPADDR 192 168 1 103 The SXPS is assigned the static IP address 192 168 1 103 Set the static IP address of the control computer If you are using Microsoft Windows
5. CENTER maintains the native resolution of the image and centers it within a display that has a different resolution The output image is centered on the display and surrounded by black borders in the area of unfilled pixels EXAMPLE To display the 800 x 600 image coming from Output 1 at its native resolution centered and surrounded by black borders on a 1280 x 1024 display use the CENTER function FILL FILL scales an image up or down to match a display s maximum resolution and also maintains the proper aspect ratio of the video input Unlike the FIT mode however the entire image may or may not be displayed If the input aspect ratio matches the aspect ratio of the display device the entire image will appear However if the aspect ratios are different then one dimension of the image will be cropped When scaling up the image is scaled until it fills the screen both horizontally and vertically With different aspect ratios this means that the dimension which required less scaling before filling the screen is cropped as scaling continues in order to fill the screen in the other dimension When scaling down the image is scaled until one dimension fills the screen At that point scaling ceases and the other dimension is cropped Edition 1 04 Operation 45 VIDEO SCALING Preset Video Positioning EXAMPLE To display the 800 x 600 image 4 3 aspect ratio coming from Output 1 on a 1920 x 1080 display 16 9 aspect rati
6. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Final System Installation Telnet control is established See Appendix A RS 232 and 10 100T Protocol for a list of key commands and how they are used to control the SXPS To exit the network connection enter the command exit 10 100T ETHERNET ONLY 28 Installation 1 Connect the control computer directly to the SXPS with an RS 232 direct connect type cable and a 10 100T Ethernet crossover cable Set the static IP address of the SXPS a Establish RS 232 control of the SXPS as described in RS 232 Only on page 24 b Issue the IPADDR command For example IPADDR 192 168 1 103 The SXPS is assigned the static IP address 192 168 1 103 Set the static IP address of the control computer If you are using Microsoft Windows follow these steps a Click Start gt All Programs gt Accessories gt Communications gt Network Connections The Network Connections window appears b Right click on Local Area Connection and select Properties The Local Area Connection Properties window appears c Click on Internet Protocol TCP IP to highlight it and click Properties The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window appears d Select Use the following IP address and enter an address in the IP address field For example enter 192 168 1 10 e Click on Subnet mask and the number 255 255 255 0 should appear f Enter the static IP address in the Default gateway field Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual INST
7. ZOOM output gt When you issue this command the following field appears to let you control the zoom action Zoom control lt gt zoom in lt gt zoom out lt q gt quit Each time you press or you zoom in or out a set percentage Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual VIDEO SCALING I Pan and Zoom Accelerated zoom control Use the lowercase f key to zoom more quickly or the lowercase s key to zoom more slowly CONTINUOUS PAN amp ZOOM In addition to the standard pan and zoom controls described above there are special controls meant for use with a programmable external control device The continuous pan and zoom controls lets you continue an action until the STOP command is issued For details on continuous pan and zoom controls see Continuous Pan amp Zoom on page 94 Pan and Zoom GUI Control Page The GUI s pan and zoom controls are located in the Controls section of the Control page PAN With the Pan controls you can to pan up down left and right in increments or continuously To pan around an image 1 Select an output to control by clicking on the corresponding numbered output button 2 Click on the left or right pan buttons to pan left or right respectively Click on the upper or lower pan buttons to pan up or down Clicking one of these buttons once will adjust the view by a small percentage Holding the mouse key down after selection will allow you to continually pan in the chosen direction
8. 10 and sets the speed of the action CONTINUOUS PANNING AND ZOOMING A WINDOW This type of command is meant for use with a programmable external control device The continuous pan and size controls let you continue an action until the STOP command is issued NOTE Using the ZOOM command to zoom in or out will adjust the window s size To zoom in or out within a window use the continuous WINPOS command described in the section Continuous Window Position amp Zoom on page 95 Once the window is large enough to completely fill the display screen the pan controls may be used to pan within the window The command is ZOOM window gt action speed Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual RS 232 AND 10 100T PROTOCOL Using an External Controller Where window gt isthe number of the output channel connected to the window you want to control e action represents the type of pan or zoom Remember zooming in or out of a window using the ZOOM command will adjust the window s size Action Description E E E E E l E EBE lB lB lH lH H ZI Zoom in sizes window up ZO Zoom out sizes window down PL Pan left PR Pan right PU Pan up PD Pan down STOP Stop action speed is a value from 1 10 and sets the speed of the action Continuous Window Position amp Zoom This type of window position and zoom command is meant for use with a programmable external control device The continuous window po
9. BA CA LA left align RA right align TA top align BA bottom align CA center align WINDOWPRIORITY WINPRI display output gt Changes the priority of the output window 4 priority WINFS WINFS display output gt Expands the selected window to fill the entire window 4 display screen WINON WINON display output gt Turns the windowing function ON window gt window P display output f is the channel number window gt window gt of the output displaying the windows User can select different configurations of windows with a maximum of 4 windows possible The sequence of the window gt entries determines the initial priority of those windows EXAMPLE If outputs 6 7 and 8 display at output 5 as windows with Window 8 at the highest priority the command will be WINON 586 7 WINOFF WINOFF display output gt Turns the windowing function OFF display output f is number of the output displaying the windows WINDOWZOOM WINZM window gt Zooms pans the content inside the window This is an interactive command ZOOM ZOOM window 4 Activates zoom control for the selected window 92 Reference Edition 1 04 This is an interactive command Control zoom action with lt gt zoom lt gt zoom out NOTE Using the ZOOM command s zoom controls when under windowing mode will size the window up or down Use the WINZM command to zoom within a selected window SXP
10. CPINEDID lt input gt lt output gt Copies the input s EDID to the output and programs the display device connected to that output with the input s EDID information NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above CSM CSM Creates the startup macro Issue this command then issue every command you would like stored in the macro When finished press Esc and then carriage return to end the session CUSTOMEDID CEDID lt input gt lt hsize gt lt vsize gt CEDID lt input gt lt host gt host 4 Sets the EDID timing from the host table lt hsize gt and lt vsize gt values are compared to the resolution of the hosts in the host table When the first match is found the timing of that host is used to calculate the EDID value which is then programmed to the input channel NOTE Before issuing this command disconnect the input from the source Sets the EDID timing from the host table Use when you know the host number DSM DSM Deletes the startup macro EXTCTL EXTCTL lt ON OFF gt Enables disables a special protocol for using an external controller such as Crestron or AMX to control the SXPS FORCEOUTPUT SXPS Manual FOUT output 4 lt ON OFF gt Edition 1 04 Forces the specified output channel to send out a signal even when the SXPS cannot detect a connected display device NOTE If a monitor is connected to the SXPS via a fiber cable there wil
11. on page 24 b Enter the command SHOWNET see Appendix A RS 232 and 10 100T Protocol for details The SXPS IP address is returned 5 Open the Firefox web browser on the control computer and enter the IP address obtained in Step 4 into the browser address bar The GUlis initiated and control of the SXPS is now done through the GUI SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Installation 29 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Final System Installation WEB SERVER GUI ONLY 1 Download Java software onto the RS 232 control computer a Open your web browser and go to www java com b For Windows operations systems download the Windows Offline version c Black Diamond Video supports Java Applet versions up to 5 0 2 Recommended Download and install the Mozilla Firefox web browser onto the control computer from www mozilla com firefox 3 Connectthe control computer directly to the SXPS with an RS 232 direct connect type cable and a 10 100T Ethernet crossover cable 4 Set the static IP address of the SXPS a Establish RS 232 control of the SXPS as described in RS 232 Only on page 24 b Issue the IPADDR command For example IPADDR 192 168 1 103 The SXPS is assigned the static IP address 192 168 1 103 5 Setthe static IP address of the control computer If you are using Microsoft Windows follow these steps a Click Start gt All Programs gt Accessories gt Communications gt Network Connections The Network Connections window appe
12. Output 12 Edition 1 04 Operation 39 MATRIX SWITCHING Matrix Switching Control RS 232 Telnet Output Output O 12 DVI Source Using RS 232 control from laptop the DVI video source is switched to the three connected outputs FIGURE 12 Matrix Switching Example Output Status Command The OSTAT command is used to determine which input is connected to a particular output The command is OSTAT output gt EXAMPLE Referring to Figure 12 the OSTAT command would be used as follows Command Action i E BON HO E l HOS EE lB BE E NH BE EE lB BEBE EB B BE HON B E lH lH OSTAT 12 Example A checks the input channel routed to Output 12 Returns input 1 Simultaneous Switching Outputs Using RS 232 Telnet Simultaneous Switching Outputs commands you can change multiple input output assignments simultaneously using preset input output pairs The steps required to perform simultaneous matrix switching are listed below 40 Operation Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual USB Switching SXPS Manual MATRIX SWITCHING Matrix Switching Control RS 232 Telnet 1 SET INPUT OUTPUT PAIRS The Simultaneous Switching Outputs SSO command allows the user to store input output pairs in four different preset slots The maximum number of I O pairs is equal to the maximum channels installed To store input output pairs to a preset slot numbered 1 4 issue the command SSO lt preset gt lt i
13. PURPOSE certain jurisdictions do not permit the limitation of certain types of liability so this limitation may not apply to Buyer Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual Contents Chapter 1 iio 1 About this Manual esee 1 Safety Information and Instructions 1 Customer Service and Support 2 Chapter 2 Product Information 3 Introducing the SXPS 3 Key Feat res tese vtae 4 Front Panel D tail tiic 5 Rear Panel Detail uuu akaqa 6 niea Oma eps 7 Product Specifications 8 Chapter 3 Configuration Options 9 Video amp 9 USB Options 11 Chapter 4 Getting Ready to Install 13 Overview of the Installation Process 13 System Test Installation Overview 13 Final System Installation Overview 15 Using DVI Converters 16 Using Black Diamond Cable and Cable Kits 16 Chapter 5 Installation Instructions 17 System Test Installation 1 2 17 Final System Installation s
14. Syntax Action WB E BON HOB lo E lB B BN B B BOB B NH Hd H E lB BOB E E HB B BOB E NH EBE lB B B EB BH HB BE dg Ug CLEAREFFECT CLREFFECT Clears all effects in memory including SSO SDO WINDOW WALL and DISSOLVE NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above EDGEBLEND EB output gt lt H value V Sets the edgeblending value on a wall output value MULLION MUL lt of pixels Compensates for the width of mullion in wall processing NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above PMEDGEBLEND PMEB H value V value Allows the user to set the edge blending value on a PMWALL output PMMULLION PMMUL f of pixels Compensates for the width of the mullion in pixel mapped wall processing NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above PMWALL PMWALL f of windows To turn on pixel mapped wall processing column row ON lt of windows isthe number of windows in the wall NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above PMWALL OFF Turns off pixel mapped wall processing NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Reference 87 RS 232 AND 10 100T PROTOCOL SXPS Command Set WALL PROCESSING COMMANDS Command Syntax Action E E E E E lB lB lB lH E j lB B B BOB B NH d Bd E EB E OH OH BOB BOB HON E E E BE E BE lB EBE Hd BH BOB BOB E d GROUP GRP group output gt Sets four outputs to feed to the quad display as a output 4 output gt gr
15. all commands sent to the SXPS are echoed back to the controller The feedback from the SXPS is structured as follows STX 0x02 command in upper case result ETX 0x03 EXAMPLE With a DVI signal connected to input 3 you want to know if input 3 has a valid signal You usethe INSTATUS 3 command As a valid signal is present the result is 1 The ascii code issued from the controller for this example is 0x69 Ox6E 0x73 0x74 0x61 0x74 0x75 0x73 0x20 0x33 0x0A 0x0D The SXPS echoes back the command in upper case together with the result and bracketed by the start and end transmission codes 0x02 0x49 Ox4E 0x53 0x54 0x41 0x54 0x55 0x53 0x20 0x33 0x20 0x31 0x0A 0x0D 0x03 SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Reference 93 Continuous Pan amp Zoom 94 Reference RS 232 AND 10 100T PROTOCOL Using an External Controller CONTINUOUS PANNING AND ZOOMING AN OUTPUT DISPLAY This type of pan and zoom is meant for use with a programmable external control device The continuous pan and zoom controls let you continue an action until the STOP command is issued The command is ZOOM output 4 action speed Where output gt is the number of the output channel connected to the output display or window you want to control action represents the type of pan or zoom Action Description ZI Zoom in ZO Zoom out PL Pan left PR Pan right PU Pan up PD Pan down STOP Stop action e speed is a value from 1
16. are working You will use a single test video input and one of the display devices you plan to use in your final system installation You will verify that your test video input is properly displayed on the display device when routed through each of the input and output channels Complete the installation process by doing the final system installation In this phase you will install the SXPS in its final location You will connect all necessary input and output cabling apply all input sources including any DVI converters as necessary connect all display devices and establish permanent remote control SYSTEM TEST INSTALLATION FE BOE BOB B HE BOUE BOB B Hd E E E lB E lB BOE BOB HO HO l l lB E E E lB OR RR RR RR EBE El RR ROG ROG Og Complete a thorough test of your SXPS equipment before doing the final system installation The system test installation consists of the following series of steps Step 1 AC Power Connection and System Power Up SXPS Manual WHAT YOU WILL NEED FOR THIS STEP Power cord supplied Surge protector recommended Line conditioner recommended DESCRIPTION Begin your system test installation by connecting the SXPS to an AC power supply and powering it up Connect the power cord supplied to the AC input on the SXPS Plug the power cord into a surge protector recommended Plug the surge protector into a conditioned AC power source Edition 1 04 Installation 17 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Sys
17. be panned zoomed fit filled centered or stretched to suit your needs To change the video input routed to a window act as you would when routing an input to a normal output display screen as described in Chapter 7 Matrix Switching WINDOW FUNCTION EE B E HON BOE E E BOB B B EE E BOB HOHER ERROR OR RR rt RR RR RR RR RR OR RR E HE Ig The window function commands switch the windowing function at the chosen outputs ON or OFF When using this command the user can select different configurations of windows to display on a composite output with a total of four windows possible ENABLING WINDOW FUNCTION To turn windowing function on issue the command WINON window output 4 window 4 window gt window 4 window gt Where window output gt is the number of the composite output e window gt is the number of the output you would like to use under windowing mode Thesequence ofthe window gt entries determines the initial priority of those windows EXAMPLE If outputs 2 3 and 4 display at output 1 as windows with Window 4 at the highest priority the command is WINON 1 4 2 3 DISABLING WINDOW FUNCTION To turn windowing function off issue the command WINOFF window output 4 Edition 1 04 Operation 55 56 Operation VIDEO WINDOWING Turning a Window On Off TURNING A WINDOW ON OFF EG B H BOE BOE HB HE l l B BU HON Using an RS 232 Telnet Window command you
18. by pressing the numbered output buttons found in the Outputs section of the Switch page Selecting a numbered output button will illuminate both the selected button and the input buttons to which it has been routed EXAMPLE To see what input is routed to Output 1 press the Output 1 button In our example Figure 11 you can see that Input 1 is routed to Output 6 as indicated by the green lights illuminating their respective buttons Edition 1 04 Operation 37 MATRIX SWITCHING Matrix Switching Control GUI Swtch Ceeirol INPUTS FIGURE 11 Matrix Switching Section of the Web Controller To switch an input to an output 1 Inthe I O Switching Selection of the GUI click the input button for the input you want to switch The button will flash green indicating that it has been selected You now have 5 seconds to route it to an output destination 2 Click the Output button for the output to which you want to route the selected input 3 selected input is now routed to the output channel you have just chosen Both input and output buttons will be illuminated green to indicate their connection EXAMPLE ONE To route Input 1 to display at Output 6 you must first select the Input 1 button and then select the Output 6 button This will route Input 1 to Output 6 as illustrated in Figure 11 38 Operation Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual Switch Command SXPS Manual MATRIX SWITCHING Matrix Switching Control RS 2
19. can turn an individual window on or off without affecting other windows To turn a window on or off issue the command WIN window output gt output 4 lt ON OFF gt Where e window output gt is the number of the composite output output gt is the number of the output whose window you would like to control WINDOW IDENTITY FE BOE BOB HOH HB HE BOB BOB EB E lB BOB BOB BOB BN EBE l lB RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RN gd The Window Identity RS 232 Telnet command identifies the window belonging to a selected output and provides the window s position and size After issuing the command the selected window will be on top of other windows on the display screen and will blink for 5 seconds On the command line the position and size of the selected window is returned To learn a window s identity issue the command WINID window output 4 output 4 Where window output gt is the number of the composite output output f is the number of the output whose window you wish to identify WINDOW PRIORITY FE B HE BOB BOE HB HE BOB B l EE HO E lB BOB BOE BOB HO HORROR BE RR RR RR RR RR GG RR E H Window priority controls the order in which you would like your windows arranged on the windowing display screen each window has its own priority For example if your display screen houses a total of four windows these windows would have numbered priorities 1 through 4 depending on their order The wind
20. converters which you can use to convert your RGB HD and SDI video signals to DVI With the appropriate DVI converter you can use any of these video formats as an input source The converter should be located as close to the video source as possible to eliminate cabling problems such as attenuation and noise See Options on page 7 for more information about the available DVI converters USING BLACK DIAMOND CABLE AND CABLE KITS FOE BOE HON Bod BOE BOB B BH BOE BOB BE lB BOB lB BEBE BE E jl l l ge When using Black Diamond Video cable kits signal conditioners should be applied within the last three meters of cabling before each display device Black Diamond Video offers both single link DVI and a dual link DVI cable kits which include Black Diamond Video tested DVI cable and a signal conditioner See Options on page 7 for more information about cable and cable kit options 16 Installation Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS System Test Installation Final System Installation This chapter tells you how to install your SXPS system You should read Chapter 4 Getting Ready to Install first to familiarize yourself with the installation process The installation of your SXPS should be conducted in two phases Begin your installation process by performing a complete system test installation The purpose of this phase is to establish remote control of the SXPS and verify that all inputs and outputs
21. gt lt name gt is limited to 16 characters hfreq in Hz lt sync gt is 3 4 or 5 wire vpol is vertical sync polarity 1 positive 0 negative hpol is horizontal sync polarity interlace is 1 interlaced 0 non interlaced CREATEOUTPUTHOST COUTHOST lt slot gt lt name gt Creates an output host timing in the designated slot lt hfp gt lt hs gt lt hbp gt lt hact gt number with the specified parameters lt vfp gt lt vs gt lt vbp gt lt vact gt sloti is a value from 501 to 540 lt hfreq gt lt sync gt lt phase gt ae lt vpol gt lt hpol gt lt interlace gt lt name gt is limited to 16 characters lt hfreq gt in Hz lt sync gt is 3 4 or 5 wire vpol is vertical sync polarity 1 positive 0 negative hpol is horizontal sync polarity lt interlace gt is interlaced 0 non interlaced HOSTLIST HLIST Lists the host timing table HOSTMATCH HM lt input gt Lists the default hosts that match the input timing RGB inputs only HUE HUE lt input gt lt hue gt Adjusts the hue of the input signal SD inputs only lt hue gt is a value from 180 to 180 INPUTFORMAT NFMT input gt format Changes the input format of the selected channel format can be composite s video or component INPUTLIST NLIST Lists the user timing table INPUTLISTDEL NLISTDEL user slot gt Deletes the timing in the user timing table at the selected slot INPUTMODULUS NMOD input
22. lt ON OFF gt EXAMPLE To genlock the output timing of Output 7 to the input source timing issue the command GL 7 ON Programmable Look Up Tables The table below shows the four look up table commands you can employ to customize your output s color settings WBLUT WBLUT output gt value Changes the output gain for blue channel value is a value from 0 200 Default 100 WGLUT WGLUT output gt value Changes the output gain for green channel value is a value from 0 200 Default 100 WLUT 52 Operation WLUT output gt value Changes the output gain for all three color channels red green and blue value is a value from 0 200 Default 100 Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual VIDEO SCALING Advanced Video Scaling Operations WRLUT WRLUT lt output gt lt value gt Changes the output gain for red channel value is a value from 0 200 Default 100 SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Operation 53 VIDEO SCALING Advanced Video Scaling Operations 54 Operation Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual VIDEO WINDOWING SXPS Manual ABOUT VIDEO WINDOWING ul E l E E E E l l l l EE EB E l l E lG E EE EE l l l EE EB l lB lB lB BE FEE BE HEB l lB l E HE E With video windowing multiple input signals can be displayed on one output display screen using RS 232 or Telnet commands All windows can be individually positioned and scaled up or down and each window s image can also
23. lt factor gt lt factor gt is 2 but can be any number 1 4 MAGOFF MAGOFF lt output Turns off the magnifying lens feature MAGON MAGON lt output gt lt fg gt lt bg gt Turns on the magnifying lens PAN PAN lt window gt Activates controls to pan around the active boundary of zoomed video of the selected window Control pan action with up m down j left 1 right q quit SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Reference 89 RS 232 AND 10 100T PROTOCOL SXPS Command Set WINDOWING COMMANDS For Version 4 80 and above Command f E E E E E RR GR RN Og Syntax Action E EH E B E B E BOB B BOB E BOB E BH E E E HB d HE PIPON PIPON display output gt foreground background Turns on picture in picture windowing mode foreground is the output that will be displayed as a window in the center of the foreground and background is the output that will be displayed in the background behind this window PIPOFF PIPOFF display output gt Turns off picture in picture mode display output gt is the channel number of the output displaying the windows RSTCLONE RSTCLONE output gt Resets the clone on the specified output channel The output will return to the regular switching mode TRIBOTTOM2 TB2 output 4 Arranges a maximum of 3 windows with priorities 1 2 and 3 into TB2 formation according to the priorities assigned to them when window f
24. proper aspect ratio and centered on the display FILL Either full vertical or horizontal portion of the image is displayed with remaining portion of the image cropped Aspect ratio is maintained STRETCH Image is stretched to fit onto the display without cropping when the aspect ratio of the input is different than that of the display device The aspect ratio will not be maintained if the image is stretched FIGURE 13 Video Output Positioning Presets FIT FIT scales an image up or down to match a display s maximum resolution At the same time the proper aspect ratio of the video input is maintained and the entire picture is visible The entire output image is fit onto the display 44 Operation Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual SXPS Manual VIDEO SCALING Preset Video Positioning EXAMPLE ONE To display the 800 x 600 image 4 3 aspect ratio coming from Output 1 on a 1920 x 1080 display 16 9 aspect ratio by scaling the image up such that the entire image is visible and maintaining its proper 4 3 aspect ratio use the FIT function Black vertical bars will appear on either side of the image in areas of unfilled pixels EXAMPLE TWO To display the 1920 x 1080P image coming from Output 5 on a 1280 x 1024 display 5 4 aspect ratio by scaling the image down and maintaining its 16 9 aspect ratio use the FIT function Horizontal black bars will appear above and below the image in areas of unfilled pixels CENTER
25. removed portion with background SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Operation 67 Cropping Interactively 68 Operation VIDEO WINDOWING Crop The three steps involved in interactively cropping a window are listed below 1 SELECT A WINDOW TO CONTROL In order to crop a window you must first select a window to control To select a window to crop issue the command CROP output 4 After entering this command the Crop control field will appear as seen in Figure 19 You may then use this field to control the window you have selected p 2 ROPPING ADJUSTMENT i 3 x TOGGLE CROP MODE QUIT ROP CONTROL NORMAL FIGURE 19 The Crop Control Field 2 CHOOSE CROP You must choose to crop the selected window using the Toggle Crop Mode key the lower case t key Pressing this key will change the Crop Control setting at the bottom of the control field to read Normal as in Figure 19 or Crop If Crop Control is set to Normal no cropping action may be taken Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual VIDEO WINDOWING Crop 3 CROP THE SELECTED WINDOW Once you have set Crop Control to crop you may then perform this action on a portion of the selected window using the Cropping Adjustment control keys All lower case control keys h 1 i m crop the chosen area of the window by one preset increment of pixels To reverse this action use the upper case control k
26. selected Then click on the Center button located in the Controls section The Fill button should become green once selected and the image should become centered within the output display screen Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual VIDEO SCALING Custom Video Positioning STRETCH CONTROL To use the GUI Control page Stretch control Select an output to control by clicking on one of the numbered output buttons in the Outputs section of the Controls screen The output button should become green once selected Then click on the Stretch button located in the Controls section The Stretch button should become green once selected and the uncropped image should become stretched onto the output display screen CUSTOM VIDEO POSITIONING FE BOE BOB HE E E HH B l EE E l E l HORROR OR RR l l RR EE lB lB lB l lq lB BEBE Besides the preset video function of the QDLS card you can also assign specific horizontal and vertical dimensions to a video output using RS 232 or Telnet control With this function aspect ratios are not constrained and depending on the custom dimensions you specify the original aspect ratio may not be preserved The command is OWS output 4 hsize vsize where lt hsize gt represents a custom number of display pixels and lt vsize gt represents a custom number of lines EXAMPLE To display an 800 x 600 image from Output 3 as a 1280 x 1024 image size and not maintain the original 4 3 aspect ratio issue the com
27. the output OUTCONT OUTCONT output 4 0 200 Adjusts the contrast of the output OUTPUTLIST OUTLIST Lists the output custom host timing table OUTPUTLISTDEL OUTLISTDEL slot gt Deletes the output custom host timing at the specified slot OUTPUTSTATUS OSTAT output gt Returns the input number connected to the output OUTPUTSTATUSALL OSTATALL Returns all of the input output switching assignments OUTT OUTT output 4 Displays the output timing of the selected output channel NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above PROFILEDELETE PD profile 4 Deletes the chosen profile NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above PROFILERECALL PR profile 4 Sets up the input output configuration from a stored profile NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above PROFILESAVE PS profile 4 Saves the current input output configuration as a profile with up to 10 profiles possible profile 4 can be any number 1 10 NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above SATURATION SAT input 4 sat Adjusts the saturation of the input signal SD inputs only sat is a value from 0 to 200 SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Reference 81 RS 232 AND 10 100T PROTOCOL SXPS Command Set SWITCHING COMMANDS Command f l RR E RR GR RN Og SETINPUTTIMING Action WB NH BON HE Hd BH B HS BOB HB BH B Hd BOB Hd BOB Hd B d d B dg Syntax SETIT input gt host Assigns a default host timing to the input The Vtotal Hperiod and interla
28. to DVI using a Black Diamond Video DVI Converter See Using DVI Converters on page 16 for more information All cabling from the DVI Converters to the SXPS should be done using Black Diamond Video tested DVI cable Black Diamond Video can not guarantee the quality of cable purchased from other manufacturers See Using Black Diamond Cable and Cable Kits on page 16 for more information Step 3 Connect all Display and Output Devices Connect all display and output devices to the SXPS output channels All cabling from the SXPS to the display devices should be done using Black Diamond Video tested DVI cable Black Diamond Video can not guarantee the quality of cable purchased from other SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Installation 15 GETTING READY TO INSTALL Using DVI Converters manufacturers See Using Black Diamond Cable and Cable Kits on page 16 for more information Step 4 Establish Permanent Remote Control Establish permanent remote control to the SXPS using RS 232 or 10 100T Ethernet control Step 5 Test all Input Output Switching Configurations Route each input to each output in turn and verify the video displays properly on the display device If video output option boards are installed test the video processing functions of these boards USING DVI CONVERTERS FOE HH BOB BOB BOE BOB B OH HOH HO l lB BOE BOB HON HORE lB bbb RR lB RR The SXPS accepts DVI video inputs only Black Diamond Video offers a line of DVI
29. until the mouse button is released or you reach the end of the image ZOOM With the Zoom controls you can to zoom into or out of an image in increments or continuously To zoom into or out of an image 1 Select an output to control by clicking on the corresponding numbered output button 2 Click on the In or Out buttons to zoom in or out respectively Clicking one of these buttons once will adjust the view by a small percentage while holding the mouse key down after selection will allow you to continually zoom until the mouse button is released SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Operation 51 Genlock VIDEO SCALING Advanced Video Scaling Operations ADVANCED VIDEO SCALING OPERATIONS FG BOE BOB HB E E E BOB HB EE EBE E lB l E l E EB RR E EB EBE l lB lB l lB FEE EE l l l E HE H This section deals with advanced video scaling operations that are primarily applicable to custom applications These scaling operations are employed using RS 232 or Telnet control and are listed below Genlock Match the output timing to the input timing Turn off all output scaling Programmable Look up Tables Customize the red green and blue color values of an output Modify one or more color values for custom effects Genlocking video signals is used when you want to synchronize the output timing to the input timing exactly The image is passed through to the output without any scaling or timing shift The command is GL output gt
30. 0 is equal to gamma 0 1 and 250 is equal to gamma 2 5 Default 100 which equals gamma 1 0 GAMMA lt red green b output 4 value lue Adjusts the gamma of an individual color at the output GENLOCK GL output 4 ON OFF Genlocks the output timing to the associated input timing GENLOCKALL GLALL lt ON OFF gt Genlocks the output timing of all outputs to the associated input timing NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above OUTPUTWINDOWSIZE OWS output 4 lt FIT FILL CENTER S TRETCH gt Applies preset video positioning to the specified output channel lt FIT gt fits the entire image onto the display maintaining the original aspect ration Equivalent to resetting the video scaling to the default auto resolution display lt FILL gt scales an image up or down to fill the display maintaining proper aspect ratio of the input Image will be cropped if the input and output aspect ratios do not match lt CENTER gt maintains native resolution of the input and centers it within a display with a different resolution STRETCH stretched an image to fit onto the display without cropping when the aspect ratio of the input is different than that of the display device The aspect ratio will not be maintained if the image is stretched OWS lt output gt lt hs lt vsize gt ize gt Specifies a custom output resolution for the specified output channel Aspe
31. 32 Telnet EXAMPLE TWO To route Input 3 to display at Outputs 1 and 2 select the Input 3 button then select the Output 1 button routing Input 3 to Output 1 Then select the Input 3 button again and select the Output 2 button routing Input 3 to Output 2 MATRIX SWITCHING CONTROL RS 232 TELNET ul HORE BON BOB HE BOE HERR lB l E l RG RR GR l l lB E E E lB lB lB l lq lB BEBE EE l jl l E H I For matrix switching control there are two commands SWITCH and OSTAT With these commands you can switch any input to display on any output channel and you can check which input is currently set to display on any output For a complete list of serial control commands see Appendix A RS 232 and 10 100T Protocol The SWITCH command is used to route any input to display on any output channel The command is SW input 4 output gt An input can be routed to multiple outputs which lets you display the same input image on multiple displays EXAMPLE In Figure 12 the switch command is used to route a DVI video source connected to Input 1 to three different output channels If all three commands are issued in succession the result is that Input 1 would appear on all three output devices Command Action ui BON BOB El BOB EE lB E E E E E E lB BE BEBE NH NH B E EON EB E BN dg SW 1 10 Example A routes Input 1 to Output 10 SW 1 11 Example Input 1 to Output 11 SW 1 12 Example C routes Input 1 to
32. 4 Adjusts the modulus of the input signal RGB inputs only INPUTNAME NN input gt lt name gt Creates a name for the input signal RGB inputs only INPUTPHASE NPH input 4 Adjusts the phase of the input signal RGB inputs only INPUTPOSITION NPOS input 4 Adjusts the position of the input signal RGB 80 Reference Edition 1 04 inputs only SXPS Manual RS 232 AND 10 100T PROTOCOL SXPS Command Set SWITCHING COMMANDS Command Syntax Action E E E BE E lB lB lB lB E H BON HOB BOB BONS BE lB B B lB lB B NH d d H WB E OH OH E B NH HON E E B B BOB E BH BOUE BOB EB BH B Od dg dg NPUTSAVE NS input gt user slot 4 Saves the input timing to the user timing table RGB inputs only NSTATUS NSTATUS input 4 Verifies whether there is a valid signal applied to the input 1 indicates a valid signal 0 indicates there is no signal on the input NPUTTIMING NT input gt Shows the input timing LOWER LOWER output 4 lt 100 Adjusts the lower level of the input mapped to the specified output channel LOWER lt red green blue gt Adjusts the lower level of the chosen color at the output gt lt 100 output MSW MSW lt input gt lt output Special command Switches the input to multiple gt lt output gt outputs NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above OUTBRI OUTBRI output gt lt 1 100 Adjusts the brightness of
33. ALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Final System Installation For example enter 192 168 1 1 g Click OK The static IP address of the control computer is set 4 Click Start and navigate to All Programs gt Accessories gt Command Prompt The Command Prompt window appears 5 Enterthe command telnet IP address gt 8998 using the IP address assigned to the SXPS in Step 2 above Telnet control is established See Appendix A RS 232 and 10 100T Protocol for a list of commands and how they are used to control the SXPS Because the SXPS now has a static IP address the RS 232 interface is no longer required If the IP address of the SXPS is misplaced simply reconnect the RS 232 controls and use the SHOWNET command to retrieve the IP address The final system installation process is complete WEB SERVER GUI AND RS 232 1 Download Java software onto the RS 232 control computer a Open your web browser and go to www java com For Windows operations systems download the Windows Offline version b Black Diamond Video supports Java Applet versions up to 5 0 2 Recommended Download and install the Mozilla Firefox web browser onto the control computer from www mozilla com firefox 3 Connect the control computer directly to the SXPS with an RS 232 direct connect type cable and a 10 100T Ethernet crossover cable 4 From the RS 232 control computer determine the SXPS IP address a Establish RS 232 control of the SXPS as described in RS 232 Only
34. B HE B BH E E B H HON HB EE BOE BOB HOS BOE HH BOB Hd HE OH lB l BH HE d B B Dg Pg The GUI Web Controller is divided into two sections Switch and Control The Switch and Control pages are accessible via the labelled tabs located at the top of the GUI Web Controller screen Switch this section allows you to switch between input sources and output displays using a mouse or touch panel The switch section of the GUI reflects only the last input to be selected and the output sources to which it is currently routed Their respective input and output buttons are illuminated green indicating that they are connected For example in Figure 9 the most recently selected output is Output 1 shown by the green Output 1 button Output 1 is routed to Input 6 indicated by the green Input 6 button 34 Operation Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual SXPS Manual ABOUT THE WEB SERVER GUI Appearance and Functions of the GUI FIGURE 9 SXPS GUI Switch Section More information about the Switch section of the web server GUI can be found in Chapter 7 Matrix Switching Control this section allows you to manipulate the video displayed on outputs connected to the SXPS Using the tools in the Control section shown in Figure 10 you can Zoom into and out of an image on an output display Pan around an image Fit fill center or stretch an image on an output display Edition 1 04 Operation 35 ABOUT THE WEB SERVER GUI Appearance and Funct
35. B HOH E HE BOB BOB E EE l BE lB BOB BOB HON HH l l lB E EBE lB lB lB jl l lB BEBE BE EB l l l E E H Picture in picture is a special windowing mode that can be controlled via RS 232 Telnet commands When picture in picture mode is on one output will fill the entire background and another output will be an inset window in the middle of the foreground as shown in Figure 18 To turn picture in picture mode on issue the command PIPON window output gt foreground background Where foreground is the number of the output that will be displayed as a window in the center of the foreground Edition 1 04 Operation 63 64 Operation VIDEO WINDOWING Dissolve And Force e background is the number of the output that will be displayed as a window that fills the background behind the window in the foreground To turn off picture in picture mode issue the command PIPOFF window output gt EXAMPLE To display Output 2 as a window in the foreground of Output 1 with Output 3 acting as the background window the command is PIPON 123 FIGURE 18 Picture in Picture Mode DISSOLVE AND FORCE E E Pd E l B E HOE HOB B B B EH NH EBE E lB H E HOW HOUR RR OR RR RR OR RR ERROR RR RR RR l E HE Ig The video dissolve feature creates a transition in which one output s video gradually fades into the video of another The video force feature creates a transition in which one output s video is immediately cut or replaced b
36. BU HH HUE HH HOHER ERROR RR RR ROG RR RR RS RR FEB RSS The system test installation should be performed first to verify your equipment is working properly It will also help you begin to plan for and organize the video sources cabling equipment and display devices in preparation for the final system installation Edition 1 04 Installation 13 System Test Installation Overview The system test installation consists of four steps These steps are described below and illustrated in Figure 6 Connect up to 16 output display devices Connect DVI output from laptop to SXPS input 1 Test Remaining Input Channels Connect RS 232 output from laptop to SXPS RS 232 input FIGURE 6 SXPS System Test Installation Diagram Step 1 Establish Temporary Remote Control of the SXPS Establish temporary remote control of the SXPS through a laptop computer or personal computer using the RS 232 serial interface This allows control of the SXPS so that the video signals going into and out of the processor can be tested Step 2 Connect a Test DVI Input Source Connect a test DVI video source to Input 1 on the SXPS Only a single DVI source is required for the system test installation phase Use Black Diamond Video tested DVI cable to connect your DVI source to the SXPS 14 Installation Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual GETTING READY TO INSTALL 4 Final System Installation Overview Step 3 Connect one or more Display Devices and Establi
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38. DS For Version 4 80 and above Command Syntax Action WB EON BOB E E BOB E E E HE EE E E E E E E E BE E EBE E E EBE E EBE EBE EB HB E WB NH BOB EH E E E E E E E E E BOB E EBE EBE E E E BOB d E BORDER BORDER output gt Returns the state of the border and the width BORDERCOLOR BORDERCOLOR red green Returns the value of red green and blue for the blue border BORDEROFF BORDEROFF lt output gt Turns off the border of the magnifying lens BORDERON BORDERON lt output gt lt width gt Turns on the border if the magnifying lens lt width gt is the number of pixels across the lens BORDERWIDTH BORDERWIDTH lt output gt Allows the user to change the width of the border 88 Reference lt widt h gt Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual RS 232 AND 10 100T PROTOCOL SXPS Command Set WINDOWING COMMANDS For Version 4 80 and above Command Syntax Action E HON lB lB EBE B B H B NH d od g d WB E HON HOB BOB lB E HB E B B B NE B BH HON B BH BOB d dg Ug CASCADE CC display output 4 Causes windows to become equally sized and positioned in an overlapping arrangement that s diagonally across the display The windows are organized in ascending order by priority display output gt is the number of the output displaying the windows CIWS CIWS output 4 Special command Saves source window and destination window values into NURAM NOTE For fi
39. DVI Dual link supports maximum TMDS rate of 2 x 1 65 Gb s Video Resolution Single link DVI I O rates 640x480 to 1920x1200 interlaced or progressive 25 165 MHz Dual link DVI 165 333 MHz I O rates including 3840 x 2400 33 Hz 2560 x 1600 60 Hz 2048 x 2160 60 Hz 2048 x 1536 75 Hz 2048 x 1080 120 Hz 1920 x 1080 85 Hz Connectors DVI I female CONTROLS Serial Controls RS 232 controls DB9 female connector Ethernet Controls 10 100T Ethernet control Protocols Telnet FTP GENERAL Dimensions Weight 2U 19 rack mountable enclosure 16 73 W x 12 D x 3 5 H 12 pounds Temperature Rating 0 55 C Power 90 240 VAC 47 63Hz 200 Watts Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual CONFIGURATION OPTIONS SXPS Manual This chapter details the configuration options for the SXPS The SXPS can be configured for the following elements Video Input 4 16 input channels Video Output 4 16 output channels Video scaler output cards Video windowing output option USB 12 Type B input channels 12 Type A output channels Figure 4 shows the back panel board and connector layout of the SXPS T o o uugo oGHEE o FIGURE 4 SXPS Back Panel Board and Connector Layout VIDEO OPTIONS l B l EE E E HO BOB l E EBE EBE RR RR OR bb RR RR RR RR RR ROG I The SXPS input and output cards contain four connectors each so your SXPS can have any combination of inputs
40. Edition 1 04 Reference 99 100 Reference Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual
41. El l BH HON HUE HH HORE RE RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR GR RR RR RR l E HE H The position of each window on the output display can be independently manipulated using RS 232 or Telnet commands TO CONTROL WINDOW POSITION AND SIZE INTERACTIVELY With the Window Position command you are able to interactively control the positioning of the window for the selected output To control window position issue the command WINPOS output gt A control field will appear that will allow you to interactively position and size the window to suit your needs TO CONTROL WINDOW POSITION AND SIZE USING EXACT VALUES With multiple arguments the window is positioned at the specified location and size Issue the command WINPOS output gt lt hpos gt lt vpos gt lt hsize gt lt vsize gt Where e hpos and lt vpos gt refer to the upper left corner of the window hsize isin pixels lt vsize gt is in lines CONTINUOUS WINDOW POSITION AND SIZE This type of command is meant for use in background mode with a programmable external control device The continuous window position and size controls let you continue an action until the STOP command is issued When controlling a window s location and size in background mode issue the command WINPOS output gt su sd ml mr mu md stop speed Where su size up Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual VIDEO WINDOWING Window Position and Size size dow
42. I signals over 60 meters of copper on both the input and output sides of the processor The SXPS system diagram Figure 1 illustrates the full functionality of this DVI processor when combined with Black Diamond Video s DVI Converters and DVI X treme Cable Kits FIGURE 1 SXPS System Diagram Edition 1 04 Introduction 3 4 Introduction PRODUCT INFORMATION Key Features KEY FEATURES Features include the following SWITCHING Seamless non blocking single dual link DVI matrix switching in 16x4 16x8 12x4 12x8 12x12 8x12 4x12 8x16 and 4x16 configurations Supports dual link DVI matrix switching at the maximum TMDS rate of 2 x 1 65 Gb s Supports single link DVI matrix switching at the maximum TMDS rate of 1 65 Gb s Input and output rates from 640 x 480 up to 3840 x 2400 interlaced or progressive IMAGE PROCESSING VIDEO SCALING Each output can be populated with one Quad Dual Link Scalar QDLS video processing card for up to four cards Auto resolution display so that any video input will be displayed at its maximum resolution and proper aspect ratio on any video monitor mage controls include pan zoom position contrast brightness and programmable LUTS Frame latency 1 5 frames Built in test pattern generator IMAGE PROCESSING WINDOWING Each QDLS video processing card can be equipped with video windowing functionality Windows can be arbitrarily sized positioned and prioritized
43. QUAD lt window output gt Where window output gt is the number of the composite output FULL SCREEN WINDOWING The Window Full Screen command will expand the selected window to fill the entire display screen To fill the composite display screen with the selected window issue the command WINFS window output gt window 4 Where e window output 4 is the number of the composite output window gt is the number of the window you would like to control Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual VIDEO WINDOWING Window Zoom and Pan WINDOW VIDEO POSITIONING PRESET TOOLS Each individual window s displayed image may be independently manipulated via RS 232 Telnet Input Window Size command These commands apply preset video positioning to the specified output channel To implement a preset video position issue the command OWS output gt FIT FILL CENTER STRETCH The effects of the four window video positioning preset tools are described below For a more detailed description of the preset fit fill center and stretch tools see Chapter 8 Video Scaling FIT FIT fits the entire window onto the display maintaining the original aspect ration Equivalent to resetting the video scaling to the default auto resolution display FILL lt FILL gt scales a window or down to fill the display maintaining proper aspect ratio of the input Image will be cropped if the input and output
44. S Command Syntax Action WB E HON HOB BOB lB E HON B B BON B NH d d g d EB E HOH BON BOB HON HE BOB BON B HH BOB BOB BON d Ug CLEAREFFECT CLREFFECT Clears all effects in memory including SSO SDO WINDOW WALL and DISSOLVE DISSETUP DISSETUP output 4 from Sets up dissolve effect source type dissolve output gt is the output or window whose video is rate or force gt gradually replaced by the video from from source output gt is the number of the output channel connected to the window output you would like to select from source is the number of the output channel connected to the window output you would like to select or the number 100 for black type is either dissolve or force dissolve rate or force gt is the number of frames 1 1024 for the dissolve transition or the percentage of output gt visible through from source for the force effect NOTE When dissolving from a window to its background output gt and from source will both be the number of the channel connected to the chosen output display DIS DIS output 4 Performs the dissolve effect output gt must be the same as in setup DIS output 4 delay rate Performs the dissolve effect output gt must be the same as in setup delay rate is the number of frames for the delay 1 1024 NOTE The delay rate feature can only be used when dissolving from a window t
45. S Manual RS 232 AND 10 100T PROTOCOL Using an External Controller WINDOWING COMMANDS For Version 4 80 and above Command Syntax Action EEG ERROR RR RR WB E HON HOB BOB l E E HB lB BB BOE B oH d d E d EB E OH HON HON BOB E E B B BOB EH BH B EBE BOB B B B Od dg Ug ZOOM window gt action This type of pan and zoom is meant for use with a speed programmable external control device Run the command in background mode This command will run until it reaches the limit or receives a stop instruction window gt is the number of the output channel connected to the window you want to control action is one of the following zi zoom in size up zo zoom out size down pu pan up pd pan down pl pan left pr pan right STOP speed is a value from 1 10 and sets the speed of the action NOTE Using the ZOOM command s zoom controls when under windowing mode will size the window up or down Use the continuous WINPOS command to zoom within a selected window USING AN EXTERNAL CONTROLLER FE BOE BOB BOE E E BOB B BH E EE lB BE lB BOB BOB EB EBE l l OR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR Gg For a more robust communications protocol the SXPS supports external controllers such as Crestron or AMX devices Black Diamond Video has developed a special control protocol which will enable most control applications This protocol is enabled and disabled with the command EXTCTL lt ON OFF gt Once the protocol is enabled
46. XL output gt ON OFF Switches between ITU601 and square pixel for NTSC and PAL signals UHD HD output 4 ON OFF Turns ultra high definition UHD processing on or off UHD refers to 4Kx4K processing NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above UHDZOOM UHDZM output gt Zooms and pans the UHD output interactively NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above pl pr pu lt speed gt pd UHDZM lt output gt lt zi zo stop gt Zooms the UHD output zi zoom in zo zoom out pl pan left pr pan right pu pan up pd pan down stop stop the process Speed is 1 to 10 ZOOM Zoom lt output gt Activates zoom control for the selected output channel or window Control zoom action with lt gt zoom in lt gt zoom out ZOOM lt output gt lt action gt lt speed gt This type of pan and zoom is meant for use with a programmable external control device Run the command in background mode This command will run until it reaches the limit or receives a stop instruction lt output gt is the number of the output channel connected to the output display or window you want to control lt action gt is one of the following 71 zoom in zo zoom out pu pan up pd pan down pl pan left pr pan right STOP speed is a value from 1 10 and sets the speed of the action ZOOM2 78 Reference ZM2 output g
47. a board of 24 USB connectors 12 type B input connectors and 12 type A output connectors OPTIONS The following external options are available for the SXPS DVI X treme Cable and Cable Kits are phantom powered and allow DVI signals to be transmitted up to 60 meters on both the input and output sides of the switch for a cumulative distance of 120 meters Output cable kits are available in both single link and dual link DVI format These kits contain output cable and a DVI signal conditioner and are used when the distance between the SXPS and the display device exceeds seven meters The dual link DVI signal conditioner can accept both single link and dual link DVI signals The single link DVI signal conditioner can only accept single link DVI SD DVI Converter converts any standard definition analog signal NTSC PAL SECAM to DVI This converter is phantom powered and is controlled and integrates seamlessly with the SXPS Edition 1 04 Introduction 7 8 Introduction PRODUCT INFORMATION Product Specifications RGB DVI Converter converts any analog RGB signal to DVI This converter is phantom powered and is controlled and integrates seamlessly with the SXPS SDI DVI Converter converts any SDI or HD SDI source to DVI This converter is phantom powered and is controlled and integrates seamlessly with the SXPS PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS VIDEO SPECIFICATIONS Video Formats DVI Single link supports maximum TMDS rate of 1 65 Gb s
48. al SXPS system diagram SDI DVI Converter eu J 10 60 Meter 10 60 Meter Stn DVI Cable SXPS DVI Cable Pd Converter ZO DVI X Tremeyl Signal Conditioner FIGURE 7 System Installation Overview Diagram 1 Connect DVI cable to Output 1 of the SXPS 2 Connectthe other end of the DVI cable as follows a Ifthe cable is more than seven meters in length connect it to the input of the DVI X treme II Conditioner Connect a second DVI cable no more than seven meters in length to the DVI display device b Ifthe cable is less than seven meters in length connect it directly to the DVI display device 3 RepeatSteps Step 1 and Step 2for all other output channels to be used in your installation Step 4 Establish Permanent Remote Control WHAT YOU WILL NEED FOR THIS STEP Laptop or personal computer For RS 232 control RS 232 direct connect type serial cable with DB9 male connector 22 Installation Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual SXPS Manual INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Final System Installation For Ethernet control Ethernet cable If you are connecting your control computer directly to the SXPS then you will need a crossover cable RS 232 and Telnet Commands SHOWNET ipaddr lt ipaddr gt telnet lt ipaddr gt 8998 DESCRIPTION When all video sources going into the SXPS and all video outputs going to the displays or recording devices have been shown to function co
49. and outputs where each channel type is a multiple of four for up to four input boards or four output boards For example your SXPS can be configured with three input and three output cards for 12 x 12 channels as shown in Figure 4 Input and output cards are capable of supporting either single link or dual link DVI signals Edition 1 04 Configuration 9 CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Video Options DUAL LINK AND SINGLE LINK All input and output slots support single link and dual link DVI This means that the SXPS supports the full 12 x 12 matrix for single link and dual link DVI channels USING DVI CONVERTERS The SXPS accepts DVI video inputs only Black Diamond Video offers a line of single link DVI converters which you can use to convert your RGB HD and SDI video signals to single link DVI With the appropriate DVI converter you can use any of these video formats as a source for the SXPS VIDEO INPUT OPTIONS The SXPS has one video input board and can be configured with up to three additional video input boards for a total of four possible By design the video input board can accept either dual link or single link DVI VIDEO OUTPUT OPTIONS The SXPS has one video output board and can be configured with up to three additional video output boards for a total of four possible Each board has four output channels By design the video output board can accept either dual link or single link DVI Currently there are three video output board
50. ars b Right click on Local Area Connection and select Properties The Local Area Connection Properties window appears c Click on Internet Protocol TCP IP to highlight it and click Properties The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window appears d Select Use the following IP address and enter an address in the IP address field For example enter 192 168 1 10 e Click on Subnet mask and the number 255 255 255 0 should appear f Enter the static IP address in the Default gateway field For example enter 192 168 1 1 g Click OK 30 Installation Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual Create Startup Macro SXPS Manual INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS I System Reset The static IP address of the control computer is set Open the Mozilla Firefox web browser and type the SXPS IP address set in Step 4 into the address bar of the browser and press Enter The GUI will be invoked and control of the SXPS is now done through the GUI Details of the web server GUI controls are in Chapter 7 Matrix Switching and Chapter 8 Video Scaling Because the SXPS now has a static IP address the RS 232 interface is no longer required If the IP address of the SXPS is misplaced simply reconnect the RS 232 controls and use the SHOWNET command to retrieve the IP address SYSTEM RESET EE BOE BOB HB E E E BOB B B EE HOB E l l E l E E EE RR RR l EBE RR RR RR RR RR lB l E HE I Occasionally the SXPS CPU may need to be reset Prior to installing the equipment
51. aspect ratios do not match CENTER CENTER maintains native resolution of the input and centers the selected window within a display STRETCH lt STRETCH gt stretches a window to fit onto the display without cropping when the aspect ratio of the input is different than that of the display device The aspect ratio will not be maintained if the image is stretched WINDOW ZOOM AND PAN NOT CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTED SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Operation 61 62 Operation VIDEO WINDOWING Window Zoom and Pan Use the Window Zoom and Pan controls to zoom or pan within a chosen window on the output screen TO ZOOM AND PAN To zoom use the command WINZM lt output gt After you issue this command the pan and zoom control field will appear as seen in Figure 17 ZOOM CONTROL gt ZOOM IN gt ZOOM OUT AN CONTROL i UP m DOWN j LEFT 1 RIGHT QUIT lt gt SPEED CONTROL f FAST s SLOW SPEED CONTROL FAST S SLOW SPEED 4 PIXELS PAN SPEED 4 PIXELS FIGURE 17 The Telnet Pan Zoom controls Zoom Control Every time you press the or keys you zoom in or out one preset increment of pixels To zoom more quickly press the lower case f key or press the lower case s key to zoom more slowly Each time you press either of these keys the Zoom Speed Control pixel value will be adjusted up or down by one increment The greater the pixel value t
52. at Input 2 is now connected to the DVI test signal 9 Within the serial port terminal type in the command sw 1 output where output is the output channel which is currently connected to your test display device 10 Repeat Step 8 and Step 9 moving the input cable to each of the remaining input channels in turn Use the SWITCH command to route the video from the connected channel Verify the video displays properly coming from each input channel This completes the system test installation FINAL SYSTEM INSTALLATION FESSES Once you have completed a thorough test of your SXPS equipment you are ready to do the final system installation The final system installation consists of the following series of steps Step 1 AC Power Connection WHAT YOU WILL NEED FOR THIS STEP Power cord supplied Surge protector recommended Line conditioner recommended 20 Installation Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual WO N INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Final System Installation DESCRIPTION Begin your final system installation by connecting the SXPS to an AC power supply and powering it up Connect the power cord supplied to the AC input on the SXPS Plug the power cord into a surge protector recommended Plug the surge protector into a conditioned AC power source Turn on the SXPS using the power switch on the rear panel Step 2 Connect All DVI Inputs WHAT YOU WILL NEED FOR THIS STEP All DVI video input so
53. ce mode of the host must match the input source host is a number which refers to the built in host table Use the command HOSTLIST to display the host table SETOUTPUTTIMING SETOT output 4 host Assigns a default host timing to the output host is a number which refers to the built in host table To display the host table use the HOSTLIST command sso SSO lt preset gt lt input gt lt output gt lt input gt lt output gt Simultaneous Switching Outputs command allows user to store switching pairs in 32 different slots lt input gt lt output gt The maximum number of I O pairs is eighteen SSODEL SSODEL lt preset gt To delete the SSO setup SSORUN SSORUN lt preset gt To simultaneously switch outputs using the preset input output pairs SWITCH SW input f output gt Routes the input to the output An input can be routed to more than one output SWITCHBO SWBO output gt Blanks the specified output This output will be unblanked automatically when an active input is switched to it NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above UPPER UPPER output 4 0 200 Adjusts the upper level of the input mapped to the specified output channel UPPER lt red green blue gt output 4 0 200 Adjusts the upper level of the chosen color at the output USB USB mode mode is lock or free When in lo
54. ck mode USB switch will follow the video switch assignment e g sw 1 2 will also switch USB 1 to 2 In free mode USB switch will not follow the video switch assignment and the user must issue the USBSW command to perform USB switching USBSTATUS USBSTAT Displays the USB I O connections and also the USB mode selected USBSWITCH USBSW usb input 4 usb output gt Performs USB switching VIDEOFORMAT VFMT input 4 Returns the video format of the specified input channel YUV YUV output 4 lt ON OFF gt Turns YUV support on or off 82 Reference Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual SYSTEM COMMANDS Command BAUD Syntax BAUD lt 9600 1920 38400 57600 115200 gt RS 232 AND 10 100T PROTOCOL SXPS Command Set Action Changes the baud rate of the RS 232 communication NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above BLANKALLOUTPUT BAO Blanks all output channels BLANKOUTPUT BO lt output gt Blanks the selected output channel COPYEDID CPEDID lt output gt lt input gt Copies the EDID from the display device to the input NOTE Before issuing this command disconnect the input from the source NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above COPYEDIDTIMING CPET lt output gt lt slot gt Copies output timing from the output to the output host slot assuming the output timing is created from EDID information COPYINEDID
55. cro manually After powering the system on the Startup Macro will run automatically To run the Startup Macro manually issue the command RSM View Startup Macro The VSM command allows the user to view the commands in the Startup Macro To view the commands in the Startup Macro issue the command VSM 32 Installation Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual ABOUT THE WEB SERVER GUI The most common SXPS functions can be handled using the web server GUI This chapter describes how to access the GUI web server and introduces the GUI s appearance and functions More information on using the GUI appears in the following operational chapters covering matrix switching and video scaling ACCESSING THE GUI The web server GUI within the SXPS is invoked by opening a web browser on the control computer Black Diamond Video recommends Mozilla Firefox and entering the IP address of the SXPS into the address bar of the browser This will bring you to the GUI log in page shown in Figure 8 Logging in will give you access to the two GUI Web Controller pages the Switch page Figure 9 and the Control page Figure 10 Log into the GUI by entering your password The default password associated with your SXPS is blackdiamond SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Operation 33 ABOUT THE WEB SERVER GUI Appearance and Functions of the GUI BDV System Password FIGURE 8 SXPS GUI Log In Page APPEARANCE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE GUI WE BOE BOB HOB BOUE HOB El
56. ct or the number 100 for black dissolve rate is the number of frames 1 1024 for the dissolve transition SDODEL SDODEL preset gt Removes simultaneous dissolve settings SDORUN SDORUN preset gt Performs the simultaneous dissolve effect using the preset window pairs SCALING COMMANDS Command Syntax Action EEG REG GR E RR RR WB E BON HOB EB E HON B lB BOB lB lB B NH HN B J d WB EOD HOB E lB E lB E E HB E BOB EH B B OH B B B B BOB d dg CKOFF CKOFF output gt Turns off chromakeying NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above CKON CKON output 4 fg bg Turns on chromakeying and selects the color lt red lo gt lt green lo gt blue within the specified range of RGB key values lo lt red hi gt green hi lt blue hi gt NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above DBUFFER DBUF lt output gt lt threshold gt Changes the double buffer threshold value e NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above FREEZE FZ lt output gt lt ON OFF gt Freezes selected output NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above 76 Reference Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual SCALING COMMANDS Command f E E E RR E RR RR E Syntax RS 232 AND 10 100T PROTOCOL SXPS Command Set Action E EH E d E HB HE BOB B E B E E EBE EBE EBE E E BH d HE H GAMMA GAMMA lt output gt lt value gt Changes the gamma of the selected output channel gamma is a value from 10 250 1
57. ct ratio is not constrained PAN PAN lt output gt Activates controls to pan around the active boundary of zoomed video of the selected output or window Control pan action with up m down j left 1 right q quit PIWS PIWS lt output gt Special command Retrieves the source window and destination window values from the NURAM NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above PIWSALL SXPS Manual PIWSALL lt output gt Edition 1 04 Special command Retrieves the source window and destination window values from the NURAM for all outputs only if the outputs all share the same input NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above Reference 77 RS 232 AND 10 100T PROTOCOL SXPS Command Set SCALING COMMANDS Command f E E E E E R RR RN dg Syntax Action E EH E d E BE B E B E BOB E E B Bd BOB E E HE d B dg RSTDBUFFER RSTDBUF output 4 Resets the double buffer threshold to the factory default value NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above RSTOUTPUTATTR RSTOUTPUTATTR Resets the output gamma lower upper brightness and contrast to the default values When using firmware version 4 85 or previous issue the RFD command and then this command after installing a new board or updating firmware SFREEZE SFZ output gt output gt output 4 ON OFF Simultaneously freezes or unfreezes multiple outputs SQUAREPIXEL SP
58. determine the dynamic IP address of the SXPS 10 100 T Ethernet Only This is a simpler method than control by 10 100 T Ethernet and RS 232 but it requires that a static IP address be assigned to the SXPS and to the control computer A static IP address is where a computer uses the same address every time a user logs on to a network By default the SXPS is configured with a dynamic IP address Edition 1 04 Installation 23 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Final System Installation The type of IP address for the control computer depends upon whether the computer is connected directly to the SXPS Ethernet connector or if it is connected via a network Connection Route IP Address Type RR GR RR Og Direct to SXPS Static only Through a network Dynamic or Static If the computer controlling the SXPS is a client assigned to a larger network the network administrator will need to assign the static IP address to the control computer and SXPS If the static IP address of the SXPS is unknown it can be accessed using the RS 232 SHOWNET command The RS 232 controls must be used for initial set up of the SXPS IP address and thereafter will no longer be required Web Server GUI and RS 232 Control This method uses a web server GUI rather than Telnet commands to control the SXPS over a network In this instance the control computer is a client on a larger network which uses DHCP to assign IP addresses The web s
59. disconnect the input from the source PROGJUPEDID PROGJUPEDID lt input gt Allows you to program the Cyviz xpo3 50 Hz EDID data to the specified input of the SXPS NOTE Before issuing this command disconnect the input from the source PROGSRXEDID PROGSRXEDID lt input gt Allows you to program the SONY SRX projector s EDID data to the specified input of the SXPS NOTE Before issuing this command disconnect the input from the source PROGXPOEDID PROGXPOEDID lt input gt Allows you to program the Cyviz xpo3 EDID data to the specified input of the SXPS NOTE Before issuing this command disconnect the input from the source RDINEDID RDINEDID input 4 Returns the EDID data on the selected input channel NOTE Before issuing this command disconnect the input from the source RESET RST Initiates a system reset of the SXPS RESETNETPASSWORD RSTNPW Resets the network password to default Default blackdiamond External control must be turned off before this command is issued The system should be rebooted after this command is issued IMPORTANT This command requires assistance from Black Diamond Video technical support RESETOUTPUTTIMING RSTOT lt output gt Resets the output timing according to the EDID information from the display device If no EDID information is available host 5 is used 1280x 1024 RESTOREDEFAULT RED Restores the factory defaults for user parameters When using f
60. ed display output f is the channel number of the output displaying the windows WINDOWPOSITION WINPOS window gt Controls the positioning and size of the output under windowing mode This is an interactive command WINPOS lt window lt vpos gt lt hsize gt gt lt hpos gt lt vsize gt Controls the positioning and size of the output under windowing mode With this command the window is positioned at the specified coordinate and size lt hpos gt and lt vpos gt refer to the upper left corner of the window lt hsize gt is in pixels lt vsize gt is in lines SXPS Manual WINPOS lt window lt zi zo ml stop gt lt speed gt gt mr mu md Edition 1 04 Controls the positioning and size of the output under windowing mode Run the command in background mode This com mand will run until it reaches the limit or receives a stop instruction zi zoom in zo zoom out ml move left mr move right mu move up md move down stop stop the process Speed is 1 to 10 Reference 91 RS 232 AND 10 100T PROTOCOL SXPS Command Set WINDOWING COMMANDS For Version 4 80 and above Command Syntax Action E E E E E RR RR RR BON E E EON E E lB lB E B BOE B NH Nod E HON E E B E lB E E E B BE HB NE lB B E lB B lB BOB d dg Ug WINPOS lt window gt lt LA RA Aliens the output under windowing mode TA
61. er bdv Password blackdiamond A prompt sign appears gt 10 11 12 98 Reference Type the command bin A command prompt appears again Type the command put filename where the file name is the name of the file you downloaded in Step 2 of Download or Copy Firmware Upgrade to the Control Computer In our example the command is put bdvSXPS bin xxx Close the connection to the SXPS ftp server by typing the command quit The connection to the SXPS ftp server is closed Open a Telnet session with the SXPS by typing the command telnet lt ipaddr gt 8998 The Telnet session is initiated Enter the network password The default password is blackdiamond Issue the upgrade firmware command in one of two ways a From the serial port terminal issue the RS 232 command u w Progress information about the upgrade process appears on the terminal b From the Ethernet connection Command Prompt type in the command u w The upgrade process takes approximately 2 3 minutes When the upgrade is done you are instructed to power cycle the SXPS Type the command rfd Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual SXPS Manual 13 UPGRADING FIRMWARE Once you have issued this command the firmware upgrade is complete unless you are using firmware version 4 85 or previous If you are using firmware version 4 85 or previous type the command rstoutputattr Once you have issued this command the firmware upgrade is complete
62. erver GUI within the SXPS is invoked by opening a web browser on the control computer Black Diamond Video recommends Mozilla Firefox and entering the IP address of the SXPS into the address bar of the browser This will bring you to the GUI log in page Web Server GUI without RS 232 Control With this method a static IP address is assigned to the SXPS and the control computer A web browser Black Diamond Video recommends Mozilla Firefox is opened and the static IP address of the SXPS is entered into the address bar of the browser This is the easiest method for controlling the SXPS 1 Connect the control computer to the RS 232 connector on the SXPS using an RS 232 direct connect type cable RS 232 ONLY 2 Open up a serial port terminal on the control computer connected to the SXPS On Microsoft Windows you can use HyperTerminal for serial communications 3 Configure the port settings as follows Baud 9600 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None 24 Installation Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Final System Installation The RS 232 connection to the SXPS is established and the processor can be controlled using the RS 232 command set found in Appendix A RS 232 and 10 100T Protocol 10 100T ETHERNET AND RS 232 1 Connect the SXPS to your network using the Ethernet connector 2 Connectthe RS 232 control computer to the SXPS with an RS 232 direct connect type cable
63. ess 20 System Reset ce eer neret een ee ere eon 31 Startup MAaGCfO7 u a an aaa aasan 31 SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Contents i Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 ii Contents About the Web Server GUI Accessing the GUI Appearance and Functions of the GUT Matrix Switching About Matrix Switching Matrix Switching Control Matrix Switching Control RS 232 Telnet Video Scaling J lt ssusssissstasssssasssassissanus About Video Scaling Auto Resolution Display ss Preset Video Positioning esses Custom Video Positioning sese Pan ZOOM Advanced Video Scaling Operations Video Windowing About Video Windowinzg Window Function Turning a Window On O ff Window Identity Window Priority tede tra iue Window Position and Size Window Zoom and Pan Picture In Picture
64. eys The upper case control keys H L I M decrease the cropped area by one increment exposing the previously hidden portion of the window The table below explains the action each cropping adjustment control key can perform in this step Key Action h Crops the left side of the window by one increment H Decreases the left crop by one increment 1 Crops the right side of the window by one increment L Decreases the right crop by one increment i Crops the top of the window by one increment I Decreases the upper crop by one increment m Crops the bottom of the window by one increment M Decreases the lower crop by one increment Cropping at a Specific Location and Size With multiple arguments you can crop a window by providing the location and size of the window area you would like to alter The command is CROP output 4 lt hpos gt lt vpos gt lt hsize gt lt vsize gt lt cropmode gt Where lt hpos gt and lt vpos gt refer to the upper left corner of the window lt hsize gt isin pixels lt vsize gt is in lines Crop mode 0 normal 1 SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Operation 69 s Crop 70 Operation Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual WALL PROCESSING SXPS Manual ABOUT WALL PROCESSING EE BOE BOB BOE HB H BOB B B HH HH HERR E EBE El l l RR GR RR lB lB FEE EBE EB l lB l HE HE HEI In addition to routing and manipulating video displayed on standard output screens and in windows the SXPS can a
65. follow these steps a Click Start gt All Programs gt Accessories gt Communications gt Network Connections The Network Connections window appears b Right click on Local Area Connection and select Properties The Local Area Connection Properties window appears c Click on Internet Protocol TCP IP to highlight it and click Properties The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window appears d Select Use the following IP address and enter an address in the IP address field For example enter 192 168 1 10 e Click on Subnet mask and the number 255 255 255 0 should appear f Enter the static IP address in the Default gateway field For example enter 192 168 1 1 g Click OK The static IP address of the control computer is set Click Start and navigate to All Programs Accessories Command Prompt The Command Prompt window appears Enter the command telnet IP address 8998 using the IP address assigned to the SXPS in Step 2 above Telnet control is established See Appendix A RS 232 and 10 100T Protocol for a list of commands and how they are used to control the SXPS Because the SXPS now has a static IP address the RS 232 interface is no longer required If the IP address of the SXPS is misplaced simply reconnect the RS 232 controls and use the SHOWNET command to retrieve the IP address The final system installation process is complete Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual RS 232 ONLY INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Fina
66. formation features and functionality of the SXPS Configuration Chapter 3 Configuration Options Use this section to understand your product configuration options before you purchase as well as learn about the video signal handling and remote control capabilities The SXPS is a highly configurable device and this section details the available product options for video input and output and for CPU board and USB ports Installation Chapter 4 Getting Ready to Install Use this section to learn about installing the SXPS Included in this section are both an overview of the installation process and detailed step by step installation instructions Chapter 5 Installation Instructions Operation Chapter 6 About the Web Server GUI Use this section to learn about the digital video processing hapter 7 Matri itching capabilities of the SXPS Get an introduction to the web Chapter 7 a ni E Mid server GUI and detailed instructions on how to use the Chapter 8 Video Scaling matrix switching video scaling video windowing and Chapter 9 Video Windowing wall processing features Chapter 10 Wall Processing Reference Appendix A RS 232 and 10 100T Protocol Use this section to refer to detailed remote control command set information RS 232 pinout information Appendix B Upgrading Firmware B a PP PE and firmware upgrade information and instructions SAFETY INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS
67. ged by selecting the numbered output button that corresponds to the output you wish to control and then clicking either Fit Fill Center or Stretch to manipulate the image on that output s display This process is described in greater detail below For information on using the GUI Pan and Zoom controls see Pan and Zoom GUI Control Page on page 51 FIT CONTROL To use the GUI Control page Fit control Select an output to control by clicking on one of the output buttons in the Outputs section of the Controls screen The output button should become green once selected Then click on the Fit button located in the Controls section The Fit button should become green once selected and the full image should be displayed with the proper aspect ratio at the display s maximum resolution FILL CONTROL To use the GUI Control page Fill control Select an output to control by clicking on one of the numbered output buttons in the Outputs section of the Controls screen The output button should become green once selected Then click on the Fill button located in the Controls section The Fill button should become green once selected and the image should fill the display screen with some potential cropping CENTER CONTROL To use the GUI Control page Center control Select an output to control by clicking on one of the numbered output buttons in the Outputs section of the Controls screen The output button should become green once
68. h another input source NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above SXPS Manual WINDOWING COMMANDS For Version 4 80 and above Command f E E E E E RR RR E Syntax RS 232 AND 10 100T PROTOCOL SXPS Command Set Action BON EH E B HO BE B E E B BOB E BOB E BOB E B HB d B QUADSPLIT QS display output 4 Sizes each of a maximum of 4 windows to one quarter the size of the output display screen and arranges them in quad formation according to the priorities assigned to them when window function was enabled display output f is channel number of the output displaying the windows RESETQUADMAP RSTOM lt 1 gt lt quad2 gt lt quad3 gt lt quad4 gt Resets the QUADMAPI or QUADMAP2 command NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above VERTICAL2 V2 output i Arranges the first 2 windows into V2 formation the window with priority 1 will appear in the top half of the output and the window with priority 2 will appear in the lower half NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above WINDOW WIN display output 4 window 4 ON OFF Turns the window on or off WINDOWIDENTITY WINID display window 4 output gt Identifies the window for the selected output On the windowing output the selected window will be on top of other windows and blink for 5 seconds On the command line the position and size of the selected window is return
69. hannel is automatically scaled up or down to fit the resolution of the connected display device The original aspect ratio of the input image in maintained If this input aspect ratio is different than that of the display device black bars fill the areas of unfilled pixels This is an automatic feature of the scalar card and does not need to be programmed This feature automatically detects the display resolution and displays any input source at its maximum resolution and proper aspect ratio For example if you have a 1024 x 768 input and you route it through a QDLS output to a display device operating at 1900 x 1200 the image is automatically scaled up to fill the screen vertically Black bands appear on either side of the image in the areas of unfilled pixels and the 4 3 aspect ratio is maintained on the output SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Operation 43 VIDEO SCALING Preset Video Positioning PRESET VIDEO POSITIONING EG l H B B Bd EB EE l BH B EE HU E lB HERR E GG l l E EBE EBE E lB lB lB lB BEBE BE EB l l l E E HEH In addition to the default auto resolution display processing video going out to a display device can be positioned in different ways to fit within the display Figure 13 illustrates the four most common methods for positioning video within a display FIT Full image is displayed with the proper aspect ratio at the display s maximum resolution CENTER Full image is displayed at the image s native resolution with a
70. he greater the speed at which you will zoom Once you have set the zoom speed press the or key to zoom at the chosen speed m 1 Pan Control Press the lower case i key to pan up the lower case m key to pan down s the lower case j key to pan left or the lower case 1 key to pan right Every time you press one of these keys you pan in the chosen direction one preset increment of pixels Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual SXPS Manual VIDEO WINDOWING Picture In Picture Press the upper case S key to pan more slowly or press the upper case F key to pan more quickly Each time you press any of these keys the Pan Speed Control pixel value will be adjusted by one increment Once you have set the pan speed use the i m T and 7 keys to pan in the desired direction at the speed you have chosen CONTINUOUS WINDOW ZOOM AND PAN This type of command is meant for use in background mode with a programmable external control device The continuous window zoom and pan controls let you continue an action until the STOP command is issued When zooming or panning a window in background mode issue the command WINZM output 4 zi zo pl pr pu pd stop speed Where zi zoomin zo zoom out plc pan left pr panright pu panup down e speed is a value from 1 4 and sets the speed of the action PICTURE IN PICTURE FE BOE BO
71. ht one preset increment press the lower case 1 key m 1 To move the wall position to the up one preset increment press the lower case 1 key To move the wall position to the down one preset increment press the lower case m key Speed Control To increase the adjustment speed press the lower case f key To decrease adjustment speed press the lower case s key Each time the or s key is pressed the speed is adjusted by 1 preset increment of pixels SWITCHING INPUT SOURCES The input source routed to a group of wall displays can be switched using the RS 232 Telnet Wall Switch command When selecting a different input to display on the wall outputs issue the command Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual WALL PROCESSING Switching Input Sources WALLSW lt input gt lt first output gt Where input gt isthe input you would like to route to the wall display e first output gt is the first output number in the group SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Operation 73 Switching Input Sources 74 Operation Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual RS 232 AND 10 100T PRoTocoL SXPS COMMAND SET EE BOE HONE E E E E l l The SXPS is controlled by using RS 232 or Ethernet connection using telnet protocol Commonly used commands are presented and defined in the following tables covering scaling switching general system commands wall processing and windowing DISSOLVE AND FORCE COMMAND
72. ile and store it to a location on the Ethernet control computer Firmware updates may be downloaded from the Black Diamond Video web site or provided to you on a CD 1 On the Ethernet control computer create a folder to store the firmware upgrade For this example we ll create the folder on the Local Disk C and name it upgrade 2 Download the firmware upgrade file from a CD or from the Black Diamond Video web site into the folder created in Step 1 The file name is bdvsxps bin xxx where xxx is the firmware version number You are now ready to upgrade the firmware of the SXPS Upgrade the SXPS Firmware The upgrade can be accomplished entirely through Ethernet control or you can use RS 232 control to issue the final upgrade command 1 Open the Command Prompt on the Ethernet control computer For Windows navigate to Start gt Programs gt Accessories gt Command Prompt The Command Prompt window opens 2 the command rfa SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Reference 97 UPGRADING FIRMWARE Change the directory to the directory folder into which the firmware upgrade was downloaded from the task Download or Copy Firmware Upgrade to the Control Computer In our example this is done by entering the command cdNupgrade The new command prompt is C upgrade gt Open the 10 100T Network Connection between the control computer and the FTP Server within the SXPS by typing in the commands ftp lt ip address gt Us
73. in its final position you can simply power cycle the unit using the power switch on the rear panel However once the unit is installed it may not be easy to access the rear panel In this situation you can use the RS 232 serial command RESET STARTUP MACRO FE BOE BOB BOB lB E BOB l l E EE lB BO HE BOB l lB E lB EB l RR RR OR RR RR RR RR RR RR GR l E E Ig The Startup Macro feature allows the user to set up a list of commands that will be executed automatically by the SXPS after it is powered on or after a power cycle or interruption This feature is available beginning with firmware version 4 85 There are four commands related to the Startup Macro CSM DSM RSM and VSM These Startup Macro commands are detailed below The CSM command creates the Startup Macro To create the startup Macro Issue the command CSM Enter the commands you would like stored in the Macro up to 2048 characters a Editing the Macro commands is difficult to do in the terminal program as it is not a text editor Therefore it is suggested that a real text editor be used to create or edit the Macro The commands may then be copied and pasted into the command prompt Press Esc Press carriage return Edition 1 04 Installation 31 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Startup Macro Delete Startup Macro The DSM command deletes the Startup Macro To delete the Startup Macro issue the command DSM Run Startup Macro The RSM command runs the Startup Ma
74. inal System Installation SXPS Manual This chapter presents on overview of the installation process Read this chapter to get an introduction to how to install the SXPS Included is information about using DVI converters required if you have video sources that are not in DVI format and Black Diamond cable kits For detailed installation instructions see Chapter 5 Installation Instructions OVERVIEW OF THE INSTALLATION PROCESS Installing the SXPS can be divided into two phases Begin your installation process by performing a complete system test installation The purpose of this phase is to establish remote control of the SXPS and verify that all input and output channels are working You will use a single test video input and at least one of the display devices you plan to use in your final system installation You will verify that your test video input is properly displayed on the display device when routed through each input and output channel Complete the installation process by doing the final system installation In this phase you will install the SXPS in its final location You will establish permanent remote control connect all necessary input and output cabling apply all input sources including any DVI converters as necessary and connect all display devices Finally you will verify that each video source is properly displayed on each display device SYSTEM TEST INSTALLATION OVERVIEW EG NJ EH BOB BOE H H BOB B
75. ions of the GUI CONTROLS oo a a a FIGURE 10 SXPS GUI Control Section For more information on using the Control section of the GUI see Chapter 8 Video Scaling 36 Operation Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual MATRIX SWITCHING This chapter explores the matrix switching capabilities of the SXPS ABOUT MATRIX SWITCHING FOE B l BOB BOE E E l l B l EE HOB E lB BOB l E EE EBE l l lB RR RR l lB l lB lB E EBE EBE BEBE l l l E I The SXPS provides 12 x 12 DVI matrix switching and is controlled with the web server GUI or by using RS 232 or telnet commands Any connected input can be switched to any output channel By default the first single link DVI input is routed to all single link outputs and the first dual link DVI input is routed to all dual link outputs Single link and Dual link DVI inputs can be displayed on any output channel For more information on this limitation see Dual Link And Single Link on page 10 MATRIX SWITCHING CONTROL GUI FE BOE BOB HE lB El l l The I O Switching Selection buttons found on the Switch page of the GUI let you quickly and easily set up and modify matrix switching assignments This page can be accessed by clicking the Switch tab of the GUI Web Controller Figure 11 shows an example of the SXPS GUI being used to control matrix switching assignments To view matrix switching assignments SXPS Manual Matrix switching assignments can be viewed
76. irmware version 4 85 or previous issue this command after installing a new board or updating firmware followed by the rstoutputattr command RSM RSM Runs the startup macro manually After the Phantom 800 is powered on the macro will run automatically SECURITY SECURITY lt ON OFF gt Turns the password requirement for the GUI connection on or off SETID SETID model model name gt Sets the system s ID serial serial gt date date password BDVid 86 Reference Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual SYSTEM COMMANDS RS 232 AND 10 100T PROTOCOL SXPS Command Set Command Syntax Action lB l lB E E lH lH W EON HON E lB HON E lB E E EH lB lB BE S dH Bog dg WE dO HON HON HON BE lB E lB lB BE E E lB EE lB B dH d Bd SETNETPASSWORD SETNPW Sets the network password Default blackdiamond SETUSB SETUSB lt l 2 gt password Tells the system how many USB boards are in the BDVid system SHOWNETWORK SHOWNET Shows the network setup parameters SOFTDEINTERLACER SDI output 4 lt ON OFF gt Turns the soft deinterlacer ON or OFF for the specified output channel Default 2 ON UNBLANKALLOUTPUT UBAO Unblanks all output channels UNBLANKOUTPUT UBO output gt Unblanks the selected output channel UPDATEFIRMWARE UFW Initiates a firmware update VERSION VER Returns the firmware version of the system VSM VSM Shows the content of the startup macro WALL PROCESSING COMMANDS Command
77. l System Installation Connect the control computer to the RS 232 connector on the SXPS using an RS 232 direct connect type cable Open up a serial port terminal on the control computer connected to the SXPS On Microsoft Windows you can use HyperTerminal for serial communications Configure the port settings as follows Baud 9600 Data bits 8 e Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None The RS 232 connection to the SXPS is established and the processor can be controlled using the RS 232 command set found in Appendix A RS 232 and 10 100T Protocol 10 100T ETHERNET AND RS 232 SXPS Manual 1 2 Connect the SXPS to your network using the Ethernet connector Connect the RS 232 control computer to the SXPS with an RS 232 direct connect type cable From the RS 232 control computer determine the SXPS IP address a Establish RS 232 control of the SXPS as described in RS 232 Only on page 24 b Enter the command SHOWNET see Appendix A RS 232 and 10 100T Protocol for details The SXPS IP address is returned From the Ethernet control computer which must be connected to the same network as the SXPS open All Programs gt Accessories gt Command Prompt and enter the command telnet IP address gt 8998 using the IP address obtained in Step 3 The Telnet session is initiated Enter the network password The default network password is blackdiamond Edition 1 04 Installation 27
78. l be no hot plug and thus the output will be undetected by the SXPS To combat this issue use the FOUT command to force output detection Reference 83 SYSTEM COMMANDS RS 232 AND 10 100T PROTOCOL SXPS Command Set Command Syntax Action WE HON HOB BOB l E E BE lB B B BON Bo E d lH HE d WB EB OH HON HON HON E E HB B BOB FORCEOUTPUTALL FOUTALL lt ON OFF gt Forces all the output channels to send out a signal even when the SXPS cannot detect the connected display devices NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above FRAMESYNC FRAMESYNC master Frame synchronizes all the slave channels to the lt slavel gt lt slave3 gt master channel GET8051 G8051 lt input gt Reads back the RGB to DVI converter timing of the selected input channel GETDVIINTIMING GDIT lt input gt Returns the input DVI timing at the specified channel GETDVIOUTTIMING GDOT lt output gt Returns the output DVI timing at the specified channel GETEDID GEDID lt output gt Returns the EDID data from the display device connected to the selected output channel GETEXTREME GEX lt output gt Reads back the ID of the Extreme Cable Conditioner at the selected output channel GFRAMESYNC GFRAMESYNC start output 4 Synchronizes the frames of all outputs within the end output gt range of start output gt lt end output gt to the start output NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and ab
79. lo E BONS E lB B B BOE B B d E H WB EON E E B HE BOB E E HB HE BOB E NE EBE B EH B NH BH B Od dg Ug BRIGHTNESS BRI input gt bright Adjusts the brightness of the input signal RGB and SD inputs only bright is a value from 100 to 100 CLEAREFFECT CLREFFECT Clears all effects in memory including SSO SDO WINDOW WALL and DISSOLVE CONTRAST CONT input 4 contrast Adjusts the contrast of the input signal RGB and SD inputs only contrast is a value from 0 to 200 COPYOUTPUTTIMING CPOT from to Copies output timing from one output to the other from is the number of the output whose timing you are copying to if the number of the output who will be receiving the copied output timing NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Reference 79 RS 232 AND 10 100T PROTOCOL SXPS Command Set SWITCHING COMMANDS Command Syntax Action E E E E E BE lB lB lB l j WE BON HOB l El E BE lB B B BOE B NH d od H WB E HON E E BOB E E HE BOB BON B BH EBE EB B E BOB d dg Ug CREATEINPUTHOST CINHOST slot f lt name gt Creates an input host timing in the designated slot lt hfp gt hs hbp lt hact gt number 1 40 with the specified parameters lt vip gt vs lt vbp gt lt vact gt slot gt isanumber 1 40 lt hfreq gt lt sync gt lt phase gt nee lt vpol gt lt hpol gt lt interlace
80. lso route any input source to one or several large scale wall displays including but not limited to large television screens and projectors WALL PROCESSING FUNCTION FOE BOE BOB l E E El l l lB BOE HO E lB BOE BOE HO HO HORROR BE OR OR RR RR The SXPS can support multiple groups of walls Each group is identified by its first output number ENABLING WALL PROCESSING FUNCTION To turn the wall processing on issue the command WALL lt input gt first output gt column row ON Where input gt is the input you would like to route to the wall display first output gt is the first output number in the group column and row specify the size of the wall DISABLING WALL PROCESSING FUNCTION To turn wall processing function off issue the command WALL first output OFF ADJUSTING WALL POSITION To interactively adjust the position of the wall output issue the command WALLADJ output 4 Edition 1 04 Operation 71 72 Operation WALL PROCESSING Switching Input Sources This will cause the wall adjustment control field to appear as shown in Figure 20 gt walladj 1 Wall Position adjustment quit Speed control f fast s slow speed 1 pixels FIGURE 20 The Wall Adjustment Control Field Wall Position Adjustment Control To move the wall position to the left one preset increment press the lower case j key To move the wall position to the rig
81. m source output gt from source Where e preset gt refers to the slot 1 4 to which you would like to store these pairs output gt from source represents a preset dissolve pair e output 4 is the output or window whose video is dissolved into the video from from source e from source is a number 1 through 9 as explained below Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual VIDEO WINDOWING Crop 1 output 1 2 2 output 2 3 output 3 4 output 4 5 2 window 1 6 window 2 7 window 3 8 2 window 4 and 9 black EXAMPLE After setting up picture in picture mode in the previous example and choosing the dissolve rate of 120 the command is 5 0 1 120135 6 This sets preset 1 to trigger output 1 to dissolve into output 3 and output 5 to dissolve into output 6 3 DISSOLVE To perform the simultaneous dissolve effect issue the command SDORUN preset gt EXAMPLE According to the setup of the previous two steps examples the command is SDORUN 1 TO DELETE SIMULTANEOUS DISSOLVE SETTINGS To remove a particular preset number s simultaneous dissolve settings issue the command SDODEL lt preset gt CROP FE B E BOB BOE HB OH BOB B l EE HO E lB BOE BOE E lB HO l l l EE E OR OR l l l RR BE El RR ROG ROG Ig By issuing the RS 232 Telnet CROP commands areas of a window may be interactively cropped or cropped at a specific location and size Cropping a window will replace the
82. mand OWS 3 1280 1024 The image is scaled up from 800 x 600 to 1280 x 1024 with a modified aspect ratio of 5 4 PAN AND ZOOM EE P HOE BO H E HON B BH B EE HUS The QDLS card output offers both pan and zoom functions These functions let you focus on portions of an image and increase and decrease the zoom and can be engaged using the web server GUI or RS 232 or Telnet control Pan and Zoom RS 232 Telnet SXPS Manual When using RS 232 or Telnet control you have two types of pan zoom controls The first is a step pan or zoom where you pan or zoom a percentage each time you issue the command The second type of control is a continuous pan or zoom This type of zoom is meant for use with a programmable external control device Edition 1 04 Operation 49 50 Operation VIDEO SCALING Pan and Zoom PAN With the PAN command you can to pan up down left and right at slow or accelerated speeds The command is PAN lt output gt When you issue this command the following field appears to let you control the pan action Pan control i up m down 3 left 1 right q quit Each time you press one of these letters you pan in the selected direction by a set percentage Accelerated pan control Use the capital F key to pan more quickly or the capital S key to pan more slowly ZOOM The standard zoom control lets you step zoom in or out of an image at slow or accelerated speeds The command is
83. n ml move left mr move right mu move up md move down speed is a value from 1 4 and sets the speed of the action TO ADJUST WINDOW ALIGNMENT Using the window position alignment commands you can adjust the position of the window while maintaining its size You may center the window in the middle of the windowing output display or you may adjust left right top or bottom window alignment to move the selected window to the edge of the display screen in the selected direction To adjust the window s position on the composite output screen issue the command WINPOS output 4 LA RA TA BA CA Where LA is left align RA is right align TA is top align BA is bottom align CA is center align WINDOW QUAD FORMATION The Set Quad command sizes each window to one quarter the size of the windowing display and arranges them in quad formation according to their priorities A visual depiction of quad formation can be seen below in Figure 16 The shaded areas represent areas of the window that may extend out of view when using a single link scalar card No portion of the window will extend outside the display when using a dual link scalar card SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Operation 59 60 Operation VIDEO WINDOWING Window Position and Size FIGURE 16 A Display Containing Windows in Quad Formation To arrange windows in quad formation issue the command SET
84. ndix A RS 232 and 10 100T Protocol Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS System Test Installation Step 3 Connect and Test a DVI Input on all Output Channels WHAT YOU WILL NEED FOR THIS STEP DVI video input source Black Diamond Video recommends that for this DVI input source you use the same laptop or personal computer that is being used to temporarily control the SXPS Display device capable of displaying a DVI video input signal DVIcable Optional DVI signal conditioners If the distance to the display requires more than seven meters of DVI cable a Black Diamond Video DVI X treme Cable Kit should be used with the DVI X treme II Conditioner and appropriate length of cable provided in the cable kit RS 232 Commands SWITCH SW input output DESCRIPTION For the system test installation apply a single DVI test video input signal and connect at least one of the display devices you plan to use in your final system installation Verify that your test video input is properly displayed on the display device when routed through each input and output channel The easiest method to ensure transmission is to connect a reliable DVI video source directly to the SXPS input 1 Connect a DVI source to Input 1 of the SXPS This should be done using Black Diamond Video tested DVI cable Black Diamond Video rec ommends that you use the same laptop that is being used to temporarily c
85. nput gt lt output gt lt input gt lt output gt lt input gt lt output gt Where input output represents an input output pair preset gt refers to the slot 1 4 to which you would like to store these switching pairs To delete the preset input output assignments issue the command SSODEL lt preset gt This will erase the I O pair assignments you had saved to that preset slot 2 SIMULTANEOUSLY SWITCH OUTPUTS Once you have assigned input output pairs to a preset slot number 1 4 you may simultaneously switch all inputs to display on their specified output To simultaneously switch outputs using the preset input output pairs issue the command SSORUN lt preset gt This will switch each input to display on its paired output as specified by the pairs you selected in the previous step USB Switching may be performed using the three USB commands below USB COMMAND Change USB switching mode by issuing the command Edition 1 04 Operation 41 42 Operation MATRIX SWITCHING Matrix Switching Control RS 232 Telnet USB lt mode gt Where mode is either lock or free When in lock mode USB switching assignments will follow the video switch assignments For example if you issue the video switch command SW 1 2 to route input 1 to output 2 this would also switch USB 1 to 2 When in free mode USB switching assignments will not follow video switching assignments and
86. o by scaling the image up and maintaining its proper 4 3 aspect ratio so that it fills the entire display use the FILL function As more scaling is required to fill the horizontal dimension than the vertical dimension the image fills the screen and is cropped vertically on the display STRETCH STRETCH stretches an image to fit onto the display without cropping when the aspect ratio of the input is different than that of the display device The resulting image may be horizontally and or vertically stretched to fit onto the entire display and thus will not maintain its original aspect ratio EXAMPLE To display the 800 x 600 image coming from Output 1 stretched to fit a 1280 x 1024 display use the STRETCH function The image will be stretched both horizontally and vertically to fit the display screen Video Positioning Control RS 232 Telnet 46 Operation All four of the video positioning methods use the OWS command paired with an argument to select the positioning method FIT CENTER FILL or STRETCH FIT COMMAND The command is OWS output gt FIT where output gt is the number of your chosen output For example to scale the image displayed on Output 1 to fit the output s maximum resolution while still keeping all of the image visible issue the command OWS 1 FIT CENTER COMMAND The command is OWS output gt CENTER where output gt is the number of your chosen outp
87. o its background DISDEL DISDEL output 4 Removes dissolve settings resetting the output parameters to defaults SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Reference 75 RS 232 AND 10 100T PROTOCOL SXPS Command Set DISSOLVE AND FORCE COMMANDS Command Syntax Action lB lB lB lH j WE HON HOB BOB lB E HB lB B B BOE B EN d lH E WB E HON E E EON BONS HB BE B B BOE B BH d B d H BOB Hd dg Ug DISFF DISFF output 4 Special Command Performs the Dissolve FlipFlop effect after the dissolve effect is completed the original content of the output will be switched to the source output output gt must be the same as in setup NOTE The DISFF command can only be used when dissolving between two output channels that are NOT under windowing mode These channels must be connected to display screens Available for firmware version 4 80 and above SDO SDO preset f dissolve Sets up the simultaneous dissolve output window rate output 4 from pairs source output gt preset gt refers to the preset slot 1 32 to from source which you would like to store the dissolve pairs output gt is the output or window whose video is gradually replaced by the video from from source output gt is the number of the output channel connected to the window output you would like to select from source is the number of the output channel connected to the window output you would like to sele
88. olve will allow you to dissolve it duration is the number of frames for the transition 3 DISSOLVE OR CUT To perform the dissolve or force effect issue the command DIS lt output gt Where e Output gt is identical to the output number specified in setup Edition 1 04 Operation 65 VIDEO WINDOWING Dissolve And Force TO DELETE DISSOLVE SETTINGS To reset output parameters to default settings use the command DISDEL lt output gt Where e Output gt is identical to the output number specified in setup Simultaneous Dissolve Output 66 Operation The Simultaneous Dissolve Output SDO commands allow users to simultaneously dissolve multiple groups of windowing outputs by storing output source pairs in four different preset slots The maximum number of pairs is equal to the maximum channels installed The steps needed to simultaneously dissolve are listed below 1 SET UP WINDOWING See Window Function on page 55 or Picture In Picture on page 63 EXAMPLE Set Output 2 to display as a window in the foregrounds of Outputs 1 and 3 by issuing the picture in picture commands PIPON 12 1 PIPON 32 3 Then set Output 8 to display as a window in the foregrounds of Outputs 5 and 6 by issuing the commands PIPON 5 8 5 PIPON 6 8 6 2 SET SIMULTANEOUS DISSOLVE PAIRS To set up simultaneous dissolve settings use the command SDO preset 4 dissolve rate output gt fro
89. ontrol the SXPS simultaneously as the DVI source 2 Makecertain that the display being tested has been set to display a DVI digital signal 3 Connect Output 1 of the SXPS to the display using Black Diamond Video tested DVI cable If a DVI X treme Cable Kit is needed do the following a Connect the long length of cable from Output 1 of the SXPS to the input of the DVI X treme II Conditioner SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Installation 19 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Final System Installation b Connect the output of the DVI Xtreme II Conditioner using the short length of DVI cable to the display The red indicator light on the DVI X treme II Conditioner indicates a good DVI signal is being transmitted to the display 4 Within the serial port terminal type in the command sw 1 1 Input 1 is switched to display to Output 1 Video should now be displayed on your test output device 5 Move the output cable from Output 1 to Output 2 so that Output 2 is now connected to the display device 6 Within the serial port terminal type in the command sw 1 2 Input 1 is switched to display to Output 2 Video should again appear on the test output device 7 Repeat steps Step 5 and Step 6 moving the output cable to each of the remaining output channels in turn Use the SWITCH command to route the video through the connected channel Verify the video displays properly through each output channel 8 Movethe input cable from Input 1 to Input 2 so th
90. options All three options come with four output channels New options are under development contact Black Diamond Video for more information Video Output Board Description WS BON HON BOB HOB lB E E lB EBE lB lB lB EE lH E Repeater Standard DVI output no processing Used for standard switching operation only where the output exactly matches the input signal For more information on the operation of the repeater card see Chapter 7 Matrix Switching Quad Dual Link Scalar Video scalar dual link DVI output Used for QDLS scaling the input image up or down and also offers pan and zoom functionality For more information on the operation of the QDLS card see Chapter 8 Video Scaling Windowing Video windowing For more information on video windowing see Appendix A RS 232 and 10 100T Protocol 10 Configuration Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual SXPS Manual USB OPTIONS CONFIGURATION OPTIONS USB Options The USB matrix slot houses a board of 24 USB connectors 12 type B input connectors and 12 type A output connectors Figure 5 58 T USB Output 3L Connectors 8 USB Input Connectors 16 Is m m g m m a g g E m FIGURE 5 SXPS USB Board The supported USB configurations are 12x12 Edition 1 04 Configuration 11 USB Options 12 Configuration Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual GETTING READY TO INSTALL System Test Installation F
91. or network use IPGATEWAY IPGW ip gateway Sets the network gateway IPNETMASK IPNM net mask Sets the network mask NEWEDID NEDID lt INPUT gt lt hfp gt hs Creates a special EDID timing for the designated lt hbp gt lt hact gt lt vfp gt lt vs gt input with the specified parameters lt vbp gt lt vact gt lt hfreq gt lt sync gt lt hfreq gt in Hz lt phase gt lt vpol gt lt hpol gt interlace sync is 3 4 or 5 wire vpol is vertical sync polarity 1 positive 0 negative hpol is horizontal sync polarity interlace is 1 interlaced 0 non interlaced NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above Before issuing this command disconnect the input from the source OUTPUTPOWER OUTP output 4 lt ON OFF gt Turns the output s phantom power on or off NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above PROGALLEDID PROGALLEDID lt DL SL gt Programs all inputs with the factory default dual link or single link EDID value NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Reference 85 RS 232 AND 10 100T PROTOCOL SXPS Command Set SYSTEM COMMANDS Command Syntax Action EEG E E E E l E lB lB l lH dg HON HOB lo E lB E E lB B B BOE lB E d lH E E EON E E E BOB E E E E E E BE lB EBE lB E OR OR OR RR Gd d PROGEDID PROGEDID lt input gt lt DL SL gt Programs the default dual link or single link EDID value to the selected input channel NOTE Before issuing this command
92. oup The gamma contrast and brightness on output gt outputs in this group will track on each other if the T O pairs are the same GROUPDELETE GRPDEL group Deletes the specified group GROUPSTATUS GRPSTAT Displays the status of the groups WALL WALL lt input gt first Turns the wall processing on The SXPS can output gt column row ON support multiple groups of walls Each group is identified by its first output number column and row specify the size of the wall NOTE The output channels used by the wall must be in consecutive order you may not skip a channel when creating a wall WALL input 4 first Turns the wall processing on The SXPS can output 4 column row support multiple groups of walls Each group is output gt lt output 4 ON identified by its first output number column and row specify the size of the wall NOTE With this command output channels used by the wall do not need to be in consecutive order For firmware version 4 80 and above WALL first output OFF Turns the wall processing off WALLADJ WALLADJ first output gt Adjusts the position of the wall output This is an interactive command WALLSW WALLSW input 4 first Routes an input to the wall outputs output 4 WALLWINSIZE WWS output 4 Adjusts the size of the window in wall processing lt FIT FILL CENTER STRETCH gt mode NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above WINDOWING COMMAN
93. ove HELP H Lists all user commands HOSTLIST HLIST Lists the host timing table ID ID Returns system information INPUTAUTOSENSE INAS input 4 lt ON OFF gt Turns the SD input auto sensing on or off 84 Reference Edition 1 04 When autosense is ON the unit attempts to automatically identify the format of the input signal component svideo or composite When autosense is OFF the format of the input signal must be set using the INPUTFORMAT command Default ON SXPS Manual SYSTEM COMMANDS RS 232 AND 10 100T PROTOCOL SXPS Command Set Command Syntax Action E E E E RR WE HON HOB lo E lB E BE lB B BE lB lB B NH d d E EB E HON E E EON lB E E E E BE E BE B HB lB EB B lB BOB E H INTESTPATTERN INTP lt input gt lt host gt Turns on the test pattern lt pattern gt with host lt pattern gt lt host gt from the input RGB converter The converter generates an RGB host signal internally To turn the test pattern generator off issue the command intp F host Although it is required the host setting is ignored Test patterns pattern 0 color bars 1 grey ramp 2 red ramp 3 green ramp 4 blue ramp 5 grey 64 steps 6 red 64 steps 7 green 64 steps 8 blue 64 steps 9 Auto Calibration F Turns the test pattern generator off Output modes host 0 800x600 1 1024x768 2 1280x1024 3 1600x1200 4 1920x1080 5 1920x1200 IPADDRESS IPADDR ip address Sets the static IP address f
94. ow priority control is useful when windows overlap on the display screen Window Priority 1 is the foremost window location on the display screen Setting any window to Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual SXPS Manual VIDEO WINDOWING Window Priority Priority 1 will bring it to the foreground on top of any windows it was previously behind Window Priority 2 is the window position second from the front setting any window to Priority 2 will bring it to the front of every other window but the window set to Priority 1 In following Window Priority 3 is the window position third from the front and Window Priority 4 is the position fourth from the front An example of the effects of the window priority feature can be seen in Figure 15 The output display screen before a window priority change The output display screen after Window 4 changed from priority 3 to priority 1 B Window 2 Window 3 JE windows FIGURE 15 Window Priority Example To change an output s window priority issue the command WINPRI lt window output gt lt output gt lt priority gt Where e window output gt is the number of the composite output e output gt is the number of the output whose window you wish to control Edition 1 04 Operation 57 58 Operation VIDEO WINDOWING Window Position and Size priority is the priority number you would like to assign to the chosen output WINDOW POSITION AND SIZE FE BOE HON HB E HB
95. rical grounding This device must be plugged into a properly grounded outlet in order to avoid electric shock Do not bypass the grounding features of the power cable or plug When using an extension cord make sure the cord is designed for grounded plugs CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SUPPORT For technical support and service contact Black Diamond Video at Black Diamond Video 1000 Atlantic Avenue Suite 114 Alameda California 94501 Phone 510 769 2959 Fax 510 769 2949 Visit us on the web at www blackdiamondvideo com 2 Introduction Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual PRODUCT INFORMATION SXPS Manual y INTRODUCING THE SXPS EG B NH BOE BOE HH l l B B HH HH HORROR E EE RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR GR RR Ig The SXPS is an all digital DVI processor that integrates seamless DVI matrix switching post output scaling and video windowing into a single unit The SXPS provides seamless single and dual link DVI matrix switching in flexible I O configurations including 16x4 16x8 12x4 12x8 12x12 8x12 4x12 8x16 and 4x16 When combined with Black Diamond Video s DVI converters the SXPS provides the same level of switching scaling and windowing for any analog SDI or HD SDI signal source eliminating the need for multi format switches and cables The SXPS supports DVI operation at the maximum TMDS rate of 1 65 Gb s The SXPS works seamlessly with Black Diamond Video s DVI X treme Cable Kits allowing the transmission of DV
96. rmware version 4 80 and above CLEAREFFECT CLREFFECT Clears all effects in memory including SSO SDO WINDOW WALL and DISSOLVE CLONE CLONE window gt output gt The specified output mirrors the window output Control remains at the window output NOTE The window and output must be in the same slot CROP CROP window 4 Interactively crop of the window Cropping will replace the removed section with background CROP window gt left With multiple arguments the window is cropped at top right bottom the specified location and size lt cropmode gt lt left gt and lt right gt crop in pixels lt top gt and lt bottom gt crop in lines lt cropmode gt is 0 or 1 0 normal 1 crop DCWINON DCWINON lt display output gt Creates windows in a range beginning with lt start lt start window gt lt end window gt and ending with lt end window gt window gt NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above DUALVIEW DV lt display output gt Arranges a maximum of 2 windows with priorities 1 and 2 into dualview formation according to the priorities assigned to them when window function was enabled lt display output gt is the number of the output displaying the windows LENSSIZE LENSSIZE lt output gt lt hsize gt Adjusts the size of the magnifying lens lt vsize gt MAGFACTOR MAGFACTOR lt output gt Adjusts the magnification factor By default
97. rrectly permanent control of the SXPS can be established using the RS 232 serial interface or the 10 100T Ethernet controls Black Diamond Video recommends that you read this section carefully before establishing permanent controls When connecting a control computer to the RS 232 connector on the SXPS you must use a direct connect type cable IMPORTANT When connecting a control computer directly to the Ethernet connector you must use a crossover cable Both the control computer and the SXPS must then use a static IP address Details of the serial control commands and telnet protocols are in Appendix A RS 232 and 10 100T Protocol Whether the SXPS is controlled through an RS 232 terminal a 10 100T Ethernet port using telnet commands or the web server GUI control begins with the RS 232 terminal The RS 232 terminal is used to check and assign an IP address for the SXPS Control of the SXPS can be accomplished using any one of the following five methods RS 232 Only This method is used when only RS 232 control is desired Controls are managed using the Command Set Appendix A 10 100 T Ethernet and RS 232 This method is used when 10 100T Ethernet control of the SXPS is desired and the control computer is a client on a larger network which uses DHCP dynamic host configuration protocol to assign IP addresses This is the default setting for 10 100T Ethernet control of the SXPS RS 232 control is used to
98. sh Video Output Connect a display device to Output 1 on the SXPS Connect additional display devices as desired Using the test DVI input connected in Step 2 use serial commands to switch the input to each connected display device Verify that all video displays or output devices such as DVD recorders etc are functioning correctly Step 4 Test all Remaining Input Channels Verify that all remaining input channels are functioning properly Using the test DVI video source connect it to each input channel on your SXPS and then route the signal to each connected display device FINAL SYSTEM INSTALLATION OVERVIEW HORROR RR l l l RR RR l l l E EBE EB lB lB l lB lB BEBE BE EE jl l l l EE H The final system installation should be performed after you have completed the system test installation You should have all of your video sources cabling equipment and display devices assembled in preparation for the final system installation The final system installation consists of four steps These steps are described below Step 1 Place the SXPS into the Rackmount or Other Permanent Location The SXPS can be installed in a 2U rackmount Place your unit in its permanent location before making any other system connections Be sure to follow the safety warnings regarding proper ventilation of the equipment Step 2 Connect all Video Inputs Connect all DVI sources directly to the SXPS input channels All non DVI sources must first be converted
99. sition and zoom controls let you continue an action until the STOP command is issued The command is WINPOS window gt zi zo ml mr mu md stop speed Where zi zoomin 20 zoom out ml move window left move window right mu move window up md move window down speed is a value from 1 10 and sets the speed of the action SXPS Manual Edition 1 04 Reference 95 96 Reference RS 232 AND 10 100T PROTOCOL RS 232 Pinout RS 232 PINOUT The RS 232 connector on the SXPS uses the pinout configuration as shown in Figure 21 TX CTS RX RIS FIGURE 21 SXPS RS 232 Pinout Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual UPGRADING FIRMWARE As a hardware device the SXPS contains firmware Firmware is embedded software that provides the necessary machine instructions for how the device operates From time to time Black Diamond Video publishes firmware updates These updates may add functionality to or improve the operational efficiency of the SXPS Firmware updates as they become available are accessible from the Support page of the Black Diamond Video web site www blackdiamondvideo com You may also receive a firmware upgrade on a CD Firmware upgrades are performed using a 10 100T Ethernet connection and optionally RS 232 control Download or Copy Firmware Upgrade to the Control Computer The first step in performing a firmware upgrade for your SXPS is to acquire the update f
100. smoothly in real time Transitional effects supported alpha blending wipe and chroma keying Chroma keying supported across multiple windows QDLS windowing cards can be cascaded for a maximum of 16 windows PHANTOM POWER AND CONVERTER CONTROLS Phantom power to Black Diamond Video s DVI X treme Cable Kits Phantom power and control for Black Diamond Video s DVI Converters CONTROLS RS 232 serial 10 100T Ethernet Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual SXPS Manual PRODUCT INFORMATION Front Panel Detail GENERAL 2U high rack mountable Remote diagnostic capability FRONT PANEL DETAIL Figure 2 details the SXPS front panel FIGURE 2 SXPS Front Panel Edition 1 04 Introduction 5 6 Introduction PRODUCT INFORMATION Rear Panel Detail REAR PANEL DETAIL Figure 3 details a fully equipped SXPS 1 2 3 4 Ty ommo of mo 760 og D Go of m LS gt Em o EMIL MEETS PX Ds s REIS om OED cum CHEB CEB org org RMB om JOLIS JC ET 5 6 FIGURE 3 SXPS Rear Panel Diagram 1 POWER SWITCH ON OFF The power switch is used to turn the unit on or off 2 AC POWER IN AC input power connection 120 240 VAC 3 DVI I INPUT CONNECTIONS The DVI I input connectors are used to connect a video source to the SXPS If the input source is a DVI source it can be connected directly to the device If the input source is an analog or SDI source
101. t lt output gt Edition 1 04 Activates zoom control for two output channels simultaneously NOTE The two outputs channels must be routed to the same input For firmware version 4 80 and above SXPS Manual RS 232 AND 10 100T PROTOCOL SXPS Command Set SCALING COMMANDS Command Syntax Action WB E BON HOB BOB l E E BE B B BOE B NH d d E WB E HON E E EON BONS HE B BOB Bd d Ug ZM2 output 4 output gt Zooms or pans 2 output channels simultaneously mi zo gl pr pu pd Zi zoom in zo zoom out pl pan left pr pan stop speed right pu pan up pd pan down stop stop the process Speed is 1 to 10 NOTE The two outputs channels must be routed to the same input For firmware version 4 80 and above ZOOM3 ZM3 output 4 output gt Activates zoom control for 3 outputs output 4 simultaneously NOTE The 3 output channels must be routed to the same input For firmware version 4 80 and above ZM3 output f output gt Zooms or pans 3 outputs simultaneously zi output 4 zi zo pl pr pu pd stop speed zoom in zo zoom out pl pan left pr pan right pu pan up pd pan down stop stop the process Speed is 1 to 10 NOTE The 3outputs channels must be routed to the same input For firmware version 4 80 and above SWITCHING COMMANDS Command Syntax Action E E BE E E BE lB BE lH E j WB E BON HOB
102. tem Test Installation Turn on the SXPS using the power switch on the rear panel Step 2 Establish Test Remote Control 18 Installation WHAT YOU WILL NEED FOR THIS STEP Laptop or personal computer with a serial port RS 232 direct connect type serial cable with DB9 male connector DESCRIPTION The SXPS can be controlled over either an RS 232 or 10 100T Ethernet connection For initial testing of this equipment Black Diamond Video recommends temporary control of the SXPS with a laptop computer using the RS 232 terminal Using the RS 232 interface and commands allows for the easy set up and rapid ability to debug any installation problems Connect a laptop or PC to the SXPS RS 232 serial interface using a direct connect type cable Open up a serial port terminal on the laptop or PC connected to the SXPS For Microsoft Windows based programs access this with Start gt All Programs gt Accessories Communications Hyperterminal The New Connection window appears Enter a name for your connection and choose an icon Click OK The Connect To window appears In the Connect using field select COM1 port Click OK The Port Settings window appears Configure the settings as follows Baud 9600 Databits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None Click Apply The RS 232 connection to the SXPS is established and the processor can be controlled using the RS 232 command set found in Appe
103. the signal must first be converted to DVI using a Black Diamond Video DVI converter before connecting it to the SXPS Both Single Link and Dual Link DVI are supported on all input connectors For cable distances greater than seven meters Black Diamond Video certified DVI cable should be used Black Diamond Video certified DVI cable is factory tested and guaranteed Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual SXPS Manual PRODUCT INFORMATION Options for distances up to 60 meters A DVI X treme conditioner is not required on the input side of the SXPS 4 DVI I OUTPUT CONNECTIONS The DVI I output connectors are digital DVI outputs used to connect to a digital display device Both Single Link and Dual Link DVI are supported on all output connectors When connecting to a display device more than seven meters from the SXPS a DVI X treme Cable Kit should be used with the DVI X treme conditioner placed on the display side of the cable 5 RS 232 SERIAL INTERFACE The RS 232 interface is a DCE type used to control the SXPS by an external host over a serial com port or alternate RS 232 controller A direct connect type RS 232 cable must be used 6 10 100T ETHERNET PORT The 10 100T Ethernet port is used for controlling the SXPS from a remote location This port is also used for firmware upgrades in the field The 10 100T Ethernet port can control the SXPS through commands similar to the RS 232 port 7 USB MATRIX SLOT The USB matrix slot houses
104. the user must issue the USBSW command to perform USB switching as described below USB SWITCH COMMAND The USB Switch command controls USB switching when under free mode Use the command USBSW usb input 4 usb output gt USB STATUS COMMAND The USB Status command displays the USB Input Output connections and also the USB mode selected To view USB status issue the command USBSTAT Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual VIDEO SCALING ABOUT VIDEO SCALING FE BOE HON HE E E l l B B EE EBE E l l l RE E EE El l l E EBE EB E lB l lp lB FEE EE EB l lB lB E HE H The SXPS output slots can each be populated with a Quad Dual Link Scalar card QDLS card for a maximum of four scalar cards With the QDLS card the video output can be manipulated The output image can be scaled up or down or modified to fit a display resolution different than the native resolution of the input signal The most common scalar operations are discussed below Scalar operations are performed using RS 232 Telnet or GUI control For more about configuring the SXPS output channels see Chapter 3 Configuration Options For information on window scaling see Chapter 9 Video Windowing Foracomplete list of RS 232 and Telnet serial control commands see Appendix A RS 232 and 10 100T Protocol AUTO RESOLUTION DISPLAY FE BOE BOB BOE HB OH BOB BOB HO H BOB HOB BOB BOB By default any input routed through a QDLS card output c
105. unction was enabled Arranges the first window on the top half of the output and the other 2 windows at the bottom half of the output NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above TRIVIEW TV display output gt Arranges a maximum of 3 windows with priorities 1 2 and 3 into triview formation according to the priorities assigned to them when window function was enabled display output f is the channel number of the output displaying the windows QUADBOTTOM3 QB3 lt output gt Arranges up to 4 windows in QB3 formation the first window appears on the upper half of the specified output and the other 3 appear at the bottom half of the output NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above QUADMAP 1 QM1 quadl lt quad2 gt lt quad3 gt lt quad4 gt Special command quad 1 gt quad 4 gt are the outputs feeding to those quadrants The quadrants are numbered from left to right top to bottom Quadrants 1 and 3 will be filled with one input source and the other 2 will each be filled with different input sources NOTE For firmware version 4 80 and above QUADMAP2 90 Reference OM2 quadl lt quad2 gt quad3 quad4 Edition 1 04 Special command quad 1 gt quad 4 are the outputs feeding to those quadrants The quadrants are numbered from left to right top to bottom Quadrants 1 and 3 will be filled with one input source and Quadrants 2 and 4 will be filled wit
106. urces you want to display through the SXPS non DVI video sources you want to display through the SXPS DVIconverters for the non DVI video sources DVIcable DESCRIPTION Connect all DVI sources directly to the SXPS input channels All non DVI sources must first be converted to a DVI signal before they connecting them to the SXPS See Figure 7 System Installation Overview Diagram on page 22 for an illustration of a typical SXPS system diagram Connect any dual link DVI signals to input connectors on any slot Connect any single link DVI signals to input connectors on any slot All input channels can accept single link DVI inputs Apply DVI converters to any non DVI signals and connect to input connectors on any SXPS slot Step 3 Connect SXPS Outputs to AII Displays SXPS Manual WHAT YOU WILL NEED FOR THIS STEP All DVI capable display devices you want to use in your installation DVIcable Optional DVI signal conditioners If the distance to the display requires more than seven meters of DVI cable a Black Diamond Video DVI X treme Cable Kit should be used with the DVI X treme II Conditioner and appropriate length of cable provided in the cable kit Edition 1 04 Installation 21 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Final System Installation DESCRIPTION Connect all DVI capable displays to the SXPS output channels See Figure 7 System Installation Overview Diagram on page 22 for an illustration of a typic
107. ut For example to center the image displayed on Output 1 issue the command OWS 1 CENTER FILL COMMAND The command is OWS output gt FILL Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual VIDEO SCALING Preset Video Positioning where lt output gt is the number of your chosen output For example to fill the display on Output 1 issue the command OWS 1 FILL STRETCH COMMAND The command is OWS output gt STRETCH where lt output gt is the number of your chosen output For example to stretch the image displayed on Output 1 issue the command OWS 1 STRETCH Video Positioning Control GUI Control page SXPS Manual To access the control section of the web server GUI simply select the control tab as seen in Figure 14 In our example the SXPS is enabled to connect to 12 outputs but your SXPS may be configured to connect to the full 16 outputs These outputs will be numbered 1 12 or 1 16 in the Outputs section of the Control screen Switch Control OUTPUTS CONTROLS fom a a a au a d FIGURE 14 Control Section of the GUI Edition 1 04 Operation 47 48 Operation VIDEO SCALING Preset Video Positioning Below the Outputs section of the GUI Control page is the Controls section This area houses the controls for all four preset video positions Fit Fill Center and Stretch as well as the Pan and Zoom controls Each of the four video positioning methods can be enga
108. y the video of another without any fade effect The Dissolve RS 232 Telnet commands allow the user to dissolve or cut one windowing output while the Simultaneous Dissolve Output SDO commands allow the user to Edition 1 04 SXPS Manual Dissolve SXPS Manual VIDEO WINDOWING Dissolve And Force dissolve several windowing outputs simultaneously With these commands capabilities the user is able to dissolve or cut from window to window or from output to output when in windowing or picture in picture modes The Dissolve commands allow the user to cut or dissolve a windowing output The three steps involved are listed below 1 SET UP WINDOWING You can choose to use either standard windowing mode or picture in picture mode For instructions on setting up standard windowing see Window Function on page 55 or see Picture In Picture on page 63 for help setting up picture in picture mode 2 SET UP THE DISSOLVE OR FORCE EFFECT To set up dissolve effect settings use the command DISSETUP output 4 from source type duration Where e output 4 is the output or window whose video is dissolved into the video from from source e from source is one of the following outputl output2 output3 output4 windowl window2 window3 window4 black lt type gt is either dissolve or force Selecting force will allow you to cut the windowing output while selecting diss

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