Calibre UK FoveaHD User Manual

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FoveaHD Remote Control

Guide

Version 1.2

Calibre UK Ltd
Cornwall House,
Cornwall Terrace
Bradford, West Yorkshire
BD8 7JS, England
Telephone [phone]
Fax + 44 (0)1274 730960
Email [e-mail]
Web-site www.calibreuk.com

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Contents

Introduction 2
The Basic System 3
Flexible Connectivity 3
Menu Tree 4
Control via Front Panel Buttons 9
Control via Web Browser 10
Control via RS232 31
Control via TCP/IP LAN 34
Non Valid Commands and Queries 36

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Introduction

This guide is a non-technical introduction to operating The FoveaHD by remote control.

The guide describes how to connect to a network and use the built-in Web Server and alternatively
how to TCP/IP and RS232 API control commands.

This guide does not replace the product user manual or the set-up guide, it covers only the essential
functions to get started. For further information refer to the user manual.

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The Basic Setup

The flowchart below represents the options for remote control, additional information can be found
further in this guide.

Flexible Connectivity

The FoveaHD can be fully controlled via the front panel buttons and the built in LCD panel. It also has
three control ports on the rear panel as marked in the diagram below.

1. The BLUE arrow indicates the RS232 port

2. The RED arrow indicates the LAN TCP/IP port

3. The GREEN arrow indicates the USB service port. This port is for firmware updates only.

FoveaHD Rear Panel

Connecting to FoveaHD

Front panel control

Built-in Web Server control

Using the API

TCP/IP LAN Control

RS232 Control

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Menu Tree

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Control via Front Panel LCD and Menu Buttons

The FoveaHD has front panel LCD display which gives status information and access to the in-built
menu system.

IN: 1920x1080i @50.00 Hz 3G-SDI 1
OUT:1920x1080i @59.94 Hz Free Run Mode

3G-SDI 1 C-YPbPr HDMI Test Pat

Safe Operation

FoveaHD features safe operating conditions

1) The front panel Standby button must be pressed and held for 4 seconds to activate

2) The front panel channel select and menu buttons are locked by default; to activate the front panel
press the menu button and then the input button

IN: 1920x1080i @50.00 Hz 3G-SDI 1
OUT:1920x1080i @59.94 Hz Free Run Mode
>>> Now press’INPUT’key to unlock <<<
3G-SDI 1 C-YPbPr HDMI Test Pat

Attempting to operate menu when keypad is locked will prompt this message in the summary screen

IN: 1920x1080i @50.00 Hz 3G-SDI 1
OUT:1920x1080i @59.94 Hz Free Run Mode
Unlocked Keypad Preset 1
3G-SDI 1 C-YPbPr HDMI Test Pat

When the keypad is un-locked this message will show in the summary screen

This feature can be disabled in Menu>Miscellaneous>Unit Configuration

All menu items can be accessed via the front panel

1) Press ‘Select/Enter’ to access the menu

2) Use the ‘up & down’ keys to navigate the required menu item to the top of the screen

3) Press ‘Select/Enter’ to access that item

4) Repeat 2) and 3) to reach the item of choice

5) Use ‘left and right’ keys to select chosen mode

6) Press ‘Menu/ESC’ or ‘Info’ to back out of menu items

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Control via built-in Web Server

Fovea HD has a built-in Web Server which can be addressed by any current Web Browser connecting
to the LAN port.

Please note that the response time to commands sent using a Web browser varies with both the
nature of the traffic on the users network and with some versions of Web browser.
Some browsers are better than others, this has been found to be true particularly when connected
to a busy network.

Internet Explorer can require F5 pressing to refresh the page, this is an issue with Internet Explorer
caching rather than auto-refreshing pages, it is not a problem specifically with Fovea.

The latest versions of Chrome and Safari respectively seem to give good results.

The writer uses the latest Mozilla Firefox Version 24.2.0 ESR, it seems to give reliably good response
times.

Navigating between pages repeatedly can be time consuming. A useful time saving can be achieved
by opening multiple browser windows if repeated quick access is required. For example:- one
browser window can be showing Time Code Settings whilst a second browser window is showing
MEMC/FRC settings, and a third browser window is showing Audio settings. Each can be addressed
in turn without having to navigate between pages of the menu.

The menu system in the server mirrors the front panel menu having the extra function for uploading
a user generated logo.

Users can connect a computer directly to the LAN port with a changeover cable or via a switch or
router with normal Ethernet cables. Users can also connect via a local area network.

The TCP/IP address of the Fovea can be obtained from DHCP or a Static Address, Gateway Address,
Subnet Mask and Extended Network Prefix can be set manually. To set the network address the
settings can be made in Menu>Miscellaneous>Networking

If the user changes from DHCP to Static or from Static to DHCP it is recommended to re-boot the
processor to ensure the new state is acknowledged fully.

If the user is operating the Fovea’s Web Server in DHCP mode, Calibre publish a Discovery Tool
which the user can run to find Calibre processors on the users local area network. It can be down­loaded from http://www.calibreuk.com/software/vxl/DiscoveryTool_V1.0.exe
This tool will search the users network and report any Calibre processors found.

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The ‘Discovery Tool’ will open a window that looks like this.

In this example there is just a single Fovea HD attached, it can be seen identified as its parent group
title of VXL

Click on the IP address of the unit you wish to access that machine’s Web server.

Below are examples of how to navigate within this menu

This is the index page when connecting to the Web server via Firefox browser

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From the Main Menu or index page click on MEMC/FRC Settings
Click on the FRC Level drop down box

Click on the desired level – note Drop/Repeat turns off the Motion Compensation

Click on the MEMC Exclusion zone: In this menu section an area of the screen can be excluded from
the Motion Compensation for applications such as ticker tape data at the bottom of the screen.

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Going back to the main menu

Click on Time Code Settings: In this section of the menu all the settings for free run or input
referenced time code can be accessed

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The next item in the main menu is Input Select

Click on the drop down box to reveal the list of available inputs, to select click on the required input

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The next item in the main menu is Input Adjust

There is a separate independant memory for the adjustments you make to each input.

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Each of the third layer menus are pictured below
Refer to the User Manual and set-up guide for more detailed instructions

Clock Position is for adjustment of the VGA input only

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The next item in the main menu is Output Settings

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The next item in the main menu is Audio

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The next item in the main menu is Closed Captioning

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The next item in the main menu is Information

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The next item in the main menu is Miscellaneous

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The next item in the main menu is Logo Upload

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Control via API

The API manual is available to down load from:-

http://www.calibreuk.com/documents/vxl/VXL%20API%20Protocol_v1.40%20Generic.pdf

Please refer to this manual for detailed description of control parameters and for lists of codes for
each type of action required for remote control using either the RS232 port or the TCP/IP LAN port

Control via RS232 Remote Control Port

a. Here is an example of how to use the API control information:-

1. Open HyperTerminal or similar application on your computer
Set the parameters for the serial port to:­baud rate - 9600
parity - none
data bits - 8
stop bits - 1

2. Send an identify request string to see if the user can talk to the box. Send 16x A, i.e.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. If successful communication is established the answer VXL500HD is
returned.

3. This example is used to provide easily visible changes:­To change the active input to 3G-SDI 2 send the following string: APCAAA2AEAAAAABA

This string is made up of the following:­Please note that items ii. Iii. and iv. are listed in the API manual.

i. AP - always start the application string with these characters
ii. C - this is the function identifier, in this case:- C = set a value)
iii. AAA2 – this is the parameter identifier, in this case:- AAA2 = select input)
iv. AE – this is the attribute, in this case:- AE = change it live
(Change it live means – change input but don´t store the change in the EEPROM. If the user wants
Fovea to remember this input then use the attribute AF instead)
v. AAAAAB - is the value in BASE64 alphabet
AAAAAA = 3G-SDI 1, AAAAAB = 3G-SDI 2, AAAAAC = Component YPbPr, AAAAAD = CVBS 1,
AAAAAE = CVBS 2, AAAAAF = S-Video, AAAAAG = DVI, AAAAAH = HDMI, AAAAAI = Analog,
AAAAAJ = Test Pattern.
In this case AAAAAB = change to input 3G-SDI 2
vi. A - always end the string with this character

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b. In this second example, change the assigned input to the front panel input buttons

This example is used to provide easily visible changes:-

To change input button 1 to 3G-SDI 1
Send the string APCAABaAEAAAAABA
Note that the parts of the string that have changed are highlighted in red or blue

AABa = 3G-SDI 1

AAAAAB = Input Button 1

To change input button 2 to C-YPbPr
Send the string APCAABVAEAAAAACA
Note that the parts of the string that have changed are highlighted in red or blue

AABV = C-YPbPr

AAAACB = Input Button 2

To change input button 4 to Test Pattern
Send the string APCAABXAEAAAAAEA
Note that the parts of the string that have changed are highlighted in red or blue

AABX = Test Pattern

AAAAAE = Input Button 4

c. Understanding the range of data of the ‘Value’

The value ranges are not listed for each function, instead the user can send a request for the
maximum and minimum valid values thereby establishing the operating range of the value segment
of the command string.

An ON/OFF command will only have two valid values

A setting such as audio delay will have a wide range of valid range settings.

Requesting the available range of the ‘Value’

Care is needed when making requests and in receiving replies to such requests

After sending a request and before receiving the reply, it is necessary to have a delay.

Section 2.3 of the API manual shows a table providing a list of delays for specific parameters. For
parameters that are not listed in the table the delay should be 10 milliseconds.

Note:- Failing to observe this requirement for a delay can cause serious adverse effects such as lock­ups and data corruption which may require a power cycle and possibly a factory reset to clear.

Example value range requests and replies:-

This example is used to provide easily visible changes:-

To request the range of valid values when setting the LCD panel back light send the following:-

APBAAC8ACAAAAAAA to ask for the minimum valid value

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i. AP - always start the application string with these characters
ii. B - this is the function identifier, in this case:- B = Get a value
iii. AAC8 – this is the parameter identifier, in this case:- AAC8 = Front panel backlight brightness
iv. AC – this is the attribute, in this case:- AC = Minimum valid parameter value
v. AAAAAA - is the enquiry value in BASE64 alphabet
vi. A - always end the string with this character

The answer will be returned OK:AAAAAA

APBAAC8ADAAAAAAA to ask for the maximum valid value
i. AP - always start the application string with these characters
ii. B - this is the function identifier, in this case:- B = Get a value
iii. AAC8 – this is the parameter identifier, in this case:- AAC8 = Front panel backlight brightness
iv. AC – this is the attribute, in this case:- AD = Maximum valid parameter value
v. AAAAAA - is the enquiry value in BASE64 alphabet
vi. A - always end the string with this character

The answer will be returned OK:AAAAD/

The Base64 number system is outlined in the API manual in section 3.4.1

So the valid range of settings for this function are between AAAAAA and AAAAD/ (0 – 255)

If the user now sends the command APCAAC8AEAAAABBA, as described in the previous examples in
this guide, the LCD window will be set to brightness 65 of 255.

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Control via TCP/IP LAN Remote Control Port

Connect to the LAN port.

Users can connect directly to the LAN port with a changeover cable or via a switch or router with
normal Ethernet cables.

Users can also connect via a local area network.

The TCP/IP address of the Fovea can be obtained from a DHCP server or set manually in
Menu>Miscellaneous>Networking

[IP Address Type Use Static]
Static IP Address 169.254.0.3
Default Gateway IP Ad192.168.254.250
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 ↓

If the user changes from DHCP to Static or from Static to DHCP it is recommended to re-boot the
processor to ensure the new state is acknowledged fully.

Note:- port number is 30001

Examples of code

The code structure is the same as in the RS232 examples given in the previous section of this guide.

Send an identify request string to see if the user can talk to the box. Send 16x A, i.e.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. If successful communication is established the answer VXL500HD is
returned.
The answer is in the form of a much longer string than for RS232, as described in the API manual – it
looks like this:-

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Understanding the range of data of the ‘Value’

The value ranges are not listed for each function, instead the user can send a request for the
maximum and minimum valid values thereby establishing the operating range of the value segment
of the command string.
An ON/OFF command will only have two valid values
A setting such as audio delay will have a wide range of valid range settings.

Requesting the available range of the ‘Value’

This example is used to provide easily visible changes:-

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To request the range of valid values when setting the LCD panel back light send the following
APBAAC8ACAAAAAAA to ask for the minimum valid value
i. AP - always start the application string with these characters
ii. B - this is the function identifier, in this case:- B = Get a value
iii. AAC8 – this is the parameter identifier, in this case:- AAC8 = Front panel backlight brightness
iv. AC – this is the attribute, in this case:- AC = Minimum valid parameter value
v. AAAAAA - is the enquiry value in BASE64 alphabet
vi. A - always end the string with this character

The answer will be returned OK:AAAAAA
This is how the answer is shown

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APBAAC8ADAAAAAAA to ask for the minimum valid value
i. AP - always start the application string with these characters
ii. B - this is the function identifier, in this case:- B = Get a value
iii. AAC8 – this is the parameter identifier, in this case:- AAC8 = Front panel backlight brightness
iv. AC – this is the attribute, in this case:- AD = Maximum valid parameter value
v. AAAAAA - is the enquiry value in BASE64 alphabet
vi. A - always end the string with this character

The answer will be returned OK:AAAAD/
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Non Valid Commands and Queries

If a non valid command or request is made the Fovea HD will return the answer
ER: followed by a string such as ER:AAAAADAAAAAA = Function is not implemented
Error codes can be found in the API manual section 3.2.2.4

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