AJA ROI-DVI Users Manual

ROI Series Mini-Converter

HDMI, DP, DVI to SDI Scalers

Installation & Operation Guide

Version 1.2r1
Published: January 20, 2016

Table of Contents

Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Contacting Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Chapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

ROI-HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

ROI-DP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

ROI-DVI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

All ROI Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Pixel Clock Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Exceeds Max Rate Notification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Mini-Config Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Simplified Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

I/O Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

ROI-HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

ROI-DP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

ROI-DVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

All ROI Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Typical ROI Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chapter 2: Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

USB Control and Setup—Using AJA Mini-Config. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Acquiring Mini-Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Mini-Converter Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Installing Mini-Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

PC Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Mac Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Running Mini-Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

PC Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Mac Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Saving Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Operating Mini-Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Running Multiple Mini-Converters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Tabbed Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Input Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Click and Drag Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Screen Picker Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Output Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

About the Rotation, Flip, and Frame Delay Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Genlock Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Audio Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Update Tab Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Info Tab Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Appendix A: Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Video Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Input Formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Input Data Range Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Reference Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Genlock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Video Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Frame Rate Conversion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Output Video Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Video Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Output Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Audio Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Audio Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

User Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Physical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Appendix B: Safety & Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Class A Interference Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

FCC Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Canadian ICES Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

European Union and European Free Trade Association (EFTA)

Regulatory Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Recycling Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Korean KCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Taiwan Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Japanese Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Translated Warning and Caution Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Before Operation Please Read These Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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Notices

Trademarks

AJA® and Because it matters.® are registered trademarks of AJA Video Systems, Inc. for use with
most AJA products. AJA™ is a trademark of AJA Video Systems, Inc. for use with recorder, router,
software and camera products. Because it matters.™ is a trademark of AJA Video Systems, Inc. for
use with camera products.

CION®, Corvid Ultra®, lo®, Ki Pro®, KONA®, KUMO®, ROI® and T-Tap® are registered trademarks of AJA
Video Systems, Inc.

AJA Control Room™, FiDO™, KiStor™, Science of the Beautiful™, TruScale™, TruZoom™, V2Analog™
and V2Digital™ are trademarks of AJA Video Systems, Inc.

AirPort, Apple, Apple logo, AppleShare, AppleTalk, FireWire, iPod, iPod touch, Mac, Macintosh and
ProRes, are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Final Cut Pro, QuickTime and QuickTime logo are
trademarks of Apple Inc.

Avid, Avid DNxHD and Media Composer are registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc.
Adobe is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other

countries.
HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered

trademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC.
DVI is a registered trademark of DDWG.
TASCAM is a registered trademark of TEAC Corporation.
Dolby and the double-D Dolby logo are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing

Corporation.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Copyright

Contacting Support

Telephone: [phone]

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Web: http://www.aja.com

Support Email: [e-mail]

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Copyright © 2016 AJA Video Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. All information in this
manual is subject to change without notice. No part of the document may be
reproduced or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic or mechanical,
including photocopying or recording, without the express written permission of AJA
Video Systems, Inc.

When calling for support, have all information at hand prior to calling. To contact AJA for
sales or support, use any of the following methods:

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Overview

Audio Handling Analog audio from the host can be input via a standard 3.5mm audio cable and mapped

Control Interface For control, the ROI is connected to a computer via USB. The ROI has no local, physical

AJA’s ROI (region of interest) scaling converters can be used out-of-the-box to convert
either HDMI, DisplayPort (DP), or DVI input signals (depending on model) to SDI output.
The three models available are ROI-HDMI, ROI-DP, and ROI-DVI. In default mode, each ROI
converter automatically detects the input signal format and converts it to the SDI output
video format. In this startup Auto mode, the full-size input is output to the SDI output.
The picture’s aspect ratio is maintained and if the SDI monitor is larger than the input
signal, unused area is filled with matte color. Default audio setup passes 8-channels of
embedded audio (if present).

To realize the full power of ROI, however, you will use the supplied USB cable and AJA’s
Mini-Config application to select SDI output format and perform a host of region-of­interest and output display scaling operations.

to the embedded SDI output stream. Alternatively, if the input is HDMI or DP, its
embedded audio can be the audio input. The ROI-DVI model can receive both DVI and
HDMI protocol input, and accepts audio if it is embedded in an HDMI signal. However,
the DVI protocol does not carry audio, so if the ROI-DVI is receiving DVI input, only analog
audio can be embedded to the output.

user-interface (no dipswitch settings). The ROI can operate stand-alone without a USB
connection to the host. In this mode, the ROI automatically adapts to the input signal,
and operates according to defaults or as last configured via the AJA Mini-Config
application (see

“Operation” on page 12).

HDCP Protection The ROI honors HDCP, and will not allow an HDCP link. If the input content is HDCP

protected, no source video will be displayed on the ROI’s DVI pass-through connector, or
on the ROI’s SDI output.

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Features

ROI-HDMI • Convert HDMI input to 3G, HD, or SD-SDI output

ROI-DP • Convert DisplayPort input to 3G, HD, or SD-SDI output

ROI-DVI • Convert DVI input to 3G, HD, or SD-SDI output

All ROI Models • User-adjustable “region of interest”

• 4:3/16:9 conversion modes supported

• Setup via PC/Mac using Mini-Config software with the USB port and supplied USB cable

• Frame-rate conversion

• Automatic configuration to input video raster and frame rate

• SDI output configurable to most common SD and HD formats (1080p60 max)

• Edge filtering control

• Rotation, Horizontal and Vertical flip controls

• Frame delay control

• Genlock and frame sync with reference input

• Adjustable Horizontal and Vertical video delay from sync input

• Audio input via 3.5mm 2-channel analog input or 8-channel embedded (if present)

• Embedded SDI audio out (up to 8 channels)

• Uses universal input +5V power supply AJA model DWP-U-R1 (included)

•5-year warranty

NOTE: Pixel rates are limited by to a 165MHz maximum rate.

Pixel Clock Rate Some sources can generate pixel clock rates that exceed the capabilities of the ROI

converter. The pixel clock is a combination of the video resolution and its vertical rate. It
may not be obvious what the resulting pixel clock will be for a particular resolution or
vertical rate.

Exceeds Max Rate

Notification

If the incoming video’s pixel clock rate is too high, the ROI converter will generate a full
screen red matte on the SDI output to indicate this error condition. Mini-Config will also
display an “exceeds max rate” error message. A downstream HDMI/DP/DVI monitor will
still display the incoming video, however.

When a downstream sink device is connected to the ROI output monitor connector, the
source and sink could potentially negotiate a display format (using EDID) that is beyond
the capability of ROI’s video processing circuity, resulting in the red matte SDI output.
Possible solutions include:

• Disconnect the downstream device (for example, a computer monitor) from the ROI.

Once disconnected, ROI will negotiate directly with the source to generate a video
resolution that it within the ROI’s processing capability. With this solution, the
downstream device will lose its signal, but the SDI output will work as expected.

• Reconfigure the source signal to a different resolution or scan rate. An alternative

setting may permit both valid SDI output and the signal displaying on a downstream
monitor.

• On ROI-DP models, use the EDID Flow Through control (see page 25).

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Reference

Input

Mini

Audio

Jack

USB
Port

Input

Pass-Thru Path

Free Run

Audio Delay

Audio ADC

USB Cong

Control

8 CH

SRC

InterlacerFRC/Genlock

Keyer

ROI Scaler

SDI Output

HDMI/DP/DVI
Output

HDMI/DP/DVI

Input

Input

Connector

ROI Model
Input and Output
Connectors:

Deinterlacer

Sync Stripper

Embedder

Matte Gen

ROI-DVI

DVI

Connectors

ROI-DP

DisplayPort

Connectors

ROI-HDMI

HDMI

Connectors

Output
Connector

HDMI
Output
Connector

Reference
Input BNC

SDI Output
BNC

HDMI Input

Connector

Analog 2-Channel

Audio Input

Power LED

USB Port

DC Power

Input

Mini-Config Overview

Using AJA’s Mini-Config application, you can set up and control region-of-interest and
output display scaling operations, route audio, and configure genlock. Mini-Config is also
used to update the Mini-Converter firmware.

Simplified Block Diagram

Figure 1. ROI Converter/Scaler, Simplified Block Diagram

I/O Connections

ROI-HDMI Figure 2. ROI-HDMI Converter/Scaler

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HDMI Input: Connects to your computer or single-link source device.

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DisplayPort
Output
Connector

Reference
Input BNC

SDI Output
BNC

DisplayPort

Input

Connector

DC Power

Input

Analog 2-Channel

Audio Input

Power LED

USB Port

To connect a DVI video input to the ROI HDMI input connector, use a passive DVI-to­HDMI adapter (user-supplied). You can also use a cable adapter that has a DVI connector
on one end of the cable and an HDMI connector on the other.

HDMI Output: This is a pass-through output for use on a second computer monitor for using the AJA

Screen Picker feature (described on
DVI/HDMI input above.

ROI-DP Figure 3. ROI-DP Converter/Scaler

page 19). Connections are the same as described for

DisplayPort Input: Connects to your Computer or single-link source device.

DisplayPort Output: This is a pass-through output for use on a second computer monitor for using Screen

Picker. Connections are the same as described for DisplayPort input above.

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DVI
Output
Connector

Reference
Input BNC

SDI Output
BNC

DVI Input

Connector

DC Power

Input

Analog 2-Channel

Audio Input

Power LED

USB Port

ROI-DVI Figure 4. ROI-DVI Converter/Scaler

Typical ROI Configurations

DVI Input: Connects to your Computer or single-link source device.

To connect an HDMI video input to the ROI DVI input connector, use a passive HDMI-to­DVI adapter (user-supplied). You can also use a cable adapter that has an HDMI
connector on one end of the cable and a DVI connector on the other.

DVI Output: This is a pass-through output for use on a second computer monitor for using Screen

Picker. Connections are the same as described for DVI/HDMI input above.

All ROI Models

Analog Audio: A single 3.5 mm analog audio connector accepts two channels of analog audio which

can be embedded into the SDI output as determined by the audio configuration set
using Mini-Config.

USB Port: Accepts USB mini connector

SDI Video Output: Standard BNC connector for coaxial SDI monitor connection.

Reference Video Input: The Reference BNC accepts an Output timing reference signal. The reference can be SD

Blackburst or HD tri-level sync.

Two typical configurations for using the ROI for scaling of desktop region-of-interest
computer sourced video are illustrated in the following figures. In these configurations,
the pass-through monitor is used to view the subject desktop video and use the Mini­Config application’s Screen Picker function to select the desired region for output to SDI
(see

“Screen Picker Operation” on page 19).

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ROI

HDMI/DP/DVI HDMI/DP/DVI

USB

SDI Output

Source Computer

w/ Mini-Cong

Video

Monitor

Computer Desktop

Monitor

(ROI Pass-through)

ROI

USB

SDI Output

Source Computer

Towe r

w/ Mini-Cong

Video

Monitor

Computer

2nd Desktop

Monitor

(ROI Pass-through)

Computer Desktop

Monitor

Monitor 2 Out

Monitor 1 Out

HDMI/DP/DVI HDMI/DP/DVI

HDMI/DP/DVI

Figure 5. ROI with Laptop Computer, System Interconnect Diagram

Figure 6. ROI with Tower Computer & Two Monitors, System Interconnect Diagram

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ROI A

HDMI

USB

SDI Output

SDI Output

ROI B

Source Computer
with Mini-Cong

Monitor 2 Out

Monitor 1 Out

Portrait
SDI Monitors
Built Into Set

Computer Monitor

RegionARegion

B

Region

B

Region

A

ROI Pass-through

- Input ROI Selection: 9x16 Fixed Aspect

- Output ROI Out Scaling: Full Screen Rotated 90 Degrees

ROI

HDMI HDMI

USB

SDI

Output

Computer

w/ Mini-Cong

Video Switcher

Digital Video

Camera

Computer Desktop

Monitor

(ROI Pass-through)

A third example illustrates use of the ROI Rotation feature to send selected areas of a
computer graphic to portrait mounted on-set monitors at full resolution. Each monitor
uses one ROI converter, accomplishing the task at a much lower cost than dedicating DVE
channels for rotation and resizing. This wiring example will work provided the HDMI
cables are short. An HDMI splitter/amplifier can be used if the ROIs need to be located
farther away from the computer (

Figure 7).

Figure 7. ROI Rotation with Portrait Mounted On-Set Monitors

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A fourth example below illustrates sending HDMI digital video from a camera to a ROI to
allow region of interest video input to a video switcher. The Screen Picker feature cannot
be used in this configuration (

Figure 8. ROI with Video Camera to Switcher Interconnect Diagram

Figure 8).

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Installation

Typically, ROI installation consists of the following steps:

1. Ensure the ROI is disconnected from power.

2. Connect your computer or video console monitor output to the ROI’s HDMI/DVI/DP
input connector.

3. Connect the ROI’s HDMI/DVI/DP output connector to a second computer monitor
(optional).

4. Connect video monitor to the converter SDI output BNC.

5. Connect two-channel analog audio input to analog audio connector (optional)

6. Apply power to the converter (AJA power supply included).

7. The converter will now run using the default factory settings. If you wish to alter the
factory settings, you’ll need to:

• Install the AJA Mini-Config software onto your computer.

• Attach the converter via USB cable (included).

• Make your changes using Mini-Config setup screens.

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Chapter 2: Operation

IMPORTANT: Once the ROI has been configured with Mini-Config, those settings will continue to be

used in stand-alone mode (disconnected from USB) as long as the input format remains
the same. If a different input format is connected, the ROI will revert to Auto mode.
However, if the original input format is re-connected, the ROI will exit Auto mode and
restore the previously configured settings for that format.

USB Control and Setup—Using AJA Mini-Config

Your AJA Mini-Converter can be used right out of the box for some applications since it is
designed to recognize inputs and perform standard actions automatically by default.
However, to use its full capability, you must use AJA’s Mini-Config software application
for PCs and Macs. This same application can be used to update to new Mini-Converter
software released by AJA.

Acquiring Mini­Config

Mini-Converter

Documentation

AJA’s Mini-Config application is available for download from the AJA website.

To download the latest Mini-Config package, which includes the Mini-Config application,
Mini-Converter firmware, and documentation, go to:

https://www.aja.com/en/products/mini-converters/mini-config-software

Select either the Windows or Mac icon to download the desired version.

Included with the Mini-Config package is a complete set of documentation for all Mini­Converters supported by Mini-Config. A .PDF of the Installation and Operation Guide for
the currently connected Mini-Converter can be accessed from the Mini-Config UI via the
Help/Manual drop-down menu.

Documentation for all AJA Mini-Converters that use Mini-Config can also be accessed
directly in the Mini-Config download package Documentation folder, and via the
Documentation icon available on the Mac installer.

Documentation (and firmware) included with the Mini-Config application are the
versions available at the time of distribution. However, Mini-Converter software,
firmware and documentation are updated regularly, so newer versions may exist.

To download the latest documentation for an individual Mini-Converter, go to:

https://www.aja.com/en/category/mini-converters

and navigate to the Support webpage of that Mini-Converter.

Installing Mini­Config

PC Installation To install Mini-Config on a Windows PC:

1. Download the application from the AJA website (select the Windows icon on the
Mini-Config Support webpage).

2. Open the AJA_MiniConfig.zip file

3. Double-click on the MiniInstaller.msi file.

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4. A Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation.

Figure 9. Mini-Config PC Setup Wizard

5. Click Next to begin. Answer the questions in the subsequent dialogues. When
finished, an AJA Mini-Config shortcut will be installed on the desktop, and you will be
able to locate the Mini-Config application in the AJA folder in the Programs listing.

NOTE: If the Mini-Config application already exists on the PC, a different Setup Wizard appears.

Figure 10. Mini-Config Setup Wizard, Reinstallation

With this screen you can Repair (reinstall) or Remove (uninstall) Mini-Config on the PC.

Mac Installation To install the application on a Mac:

NOTE: Macintosh computers must be Intel-based (G5, G4 and earlier models will not work with Mini-

Config).

1. Download the application from the AJA website (select the Apple icon on the Mini­Config Support webpage).

2. Open the AJA_MiniConfig folder.

3. Double-click on the AJAMiniConfig.dmg file.

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