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DGy™ 201x
Graphics Resolution
Digital Recording and
Streaming System
User’s Guide
™
May 2008
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DOCUMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
•DGy 201x Graphics Resolution Digital Recording and Streaming System User’s Guide
•P/N 350-9047 v3.0.1
•Version 3.0.1 - May 2008
COPYRIGHT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
© 2008 RGB Spectrum, Inc. All rights reserved.
This guide is for use with the RGB Spectrum DGy 201x Graphics Resolution Digital Recording and Streaming System. Use for any other purpose is not permitted. This guide was prepared for viewing on a PC; a copy may be printed as required.
•DGy and the RGB Spectrum logo are trademarks of RGB Spectrum, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
NOTICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RGB Spectrum reserves the right to make any modification to this guide or the information contained herein at any time without notice.
All features, functions, and specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.
COMPANY. . . . . . . .ADDRESS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RGB Spectrum
950 Marina Village Pkwy.
Alameda, CA 94501
•Telephone: (510) 814-7000
•Fax: (510) 814-7026
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The RGB Spectrum Web Control Panel (WCP) uses the GoAhead WebServer.
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LIMITED. . . . . . .WARRANTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RGB Spectrum (RGB) warrants that this product will be free from defects in material and workmanship, under normal use and service when correctly installed and maintained, for a period of one (1) year from date of shipment. RGB’s liability under this warranty is limited solely to replacing, repairing or issuing credit for any product which is shown to be defective during the warranty period. Purchaser shall (i) notify RGB promptly in writing of any claims, and (ii) provide RGB with an opportunity to inspect and test the product claimed to be defective. Warranty does not cover misuse, abuse, improper installation or application, improper maintenance or repair, alteration, accident or negligence in use, improper temperature, humidity or other environmental condition, storage, transportation or handling. RGB Spectrum shall have no obligations under this warranty with respect to any defect unless it receives notice and a description of such defect no later than five (5) business days following the expiration of the warranty period.
THE WARRANTIES STATED HEREIN ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL RGB BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR LOSS, DAMAGE OR EXPENSE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING FROM THE PURCHASER’S INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT EITHER SEPARATELY OR IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT OR FACILITIES, OR FROM ANY OTHER CAUSE.
EXTENDED. . . . . . . . WARRANTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
An annual extended warranty may be purchased. Should the product fail to operate properly during the covered period, RGB Spectrum will repair the product and restore it to normal operation without charge for labor or parts. For further information on obtaining an extended warranty, email support@rgb.com or call (510) 814-7000.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Chapter 1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
In this Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
DGy Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
DGy A/V Inputs and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
System Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
System Outputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Record and Replay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Record Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Local Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Remote Recording & Replay Option. . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Playback Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Local Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
PC Software Replay Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Simultaneous Record/Replay Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Networking and Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Multi-Channel Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Multicast Streaming (DGy-to-DGy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interframe Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
External Timecode Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 2 Installation and Set Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
In this Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Standard Supplied Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Optional Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Rack Mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
DGy Applications Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Connecting to the DGy Applications Suite . . . . . . . . . 19
DGy Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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Chapter 3 Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
In this Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Before Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
DGy Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Clip Browser Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Options Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Record Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Record Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Storage Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Enable Clip Auto Naming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Playback Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Find Clip by Timecode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Playback Looping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Advanced Playback Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Timer Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Record Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Play Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Streaming Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Maximum Frame Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Interframe Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Input Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Video Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Image Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Making Timing Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Creating a New Timing Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Output Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Video Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Output Display Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Test Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Gamma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Timing List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Video Output Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sync Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Scan Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
System Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Network Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Serial Port Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Clock Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Clock Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Remote Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Info Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Command Line Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Command Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Recording Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Mounting a Remote Disk Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Choosing a Record Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Recording a Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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Playing Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Choosing a Playback Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Playback a Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Clip Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Multicast Streaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Streaming Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Setting Up a Multicast Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Setting Up a Multicast Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Simultaneous Record/Play Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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Transferring Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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File Transfers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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FTP Transfer Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Starting the FTP Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Connecting to the DGy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Transferring Files from the DGy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Transferring Recordings to the DGy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Uploading Files Via the FTP Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Uploading Files via FTP Command Line. . . . . . . . . . . |
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PC Playback: Basic PC Software Player . . . . 84 |
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PC Software Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Command Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Command Line Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Command Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Predefined Parameter Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Query the Current Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Parameter Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Optional Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Command Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Input Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Image Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Audio Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Output Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Play and Record Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Streaming Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Clip and Disk Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Time Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Miscellaneous Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Factory Timing List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Appendix A Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
In this Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
High Resolution Analog Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Digital Input Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Graphic Output Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Storage Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Control Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
IRIG Time Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Power and Physical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Connectors and Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
DVI-I Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Connector Type and Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Input Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Output Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Ethernet Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Connector Type and Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Standard Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Crossover Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
RS-232 Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Connector Type and Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Null Modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Appendix B Communications Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
In this Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Serial Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Launching a Hyperterminal Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Ethernet Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Introduction to IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
IP Address Setup via Serial Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
IP Address Setup via Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Appendix C Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
In this Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Obtaining the Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Upgrade Firmware Using the FTP Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Starting the FTP Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Firmware Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
FPGA Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Manual Update Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
FTP Firmware File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Update Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
FTP FPGA File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Update FPGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Appendix D Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
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LIST. . . .OF. . FIGURES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figure 1-1 Replay from Disk, Local Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Figure 1-2 Multi-Channel Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Figure 1-3 Multicast Streaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Figure 2-1 DGy 201x Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Figure 2-2 DGy 201x Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Figure 2-3 Sample IP Address Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Figure 2-4 DGy Applications Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Figure 2-5 Web Control Panel Configuration Window . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Figure 2-6 Standard DGy Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Figure 3-1 DGy Control Panel Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Figure 3-2 Event Marking Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Figure 3-3 Advanced Playback Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Figure 3-4 Options Playback Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Figure 3-5 Streaming Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Figure 3-6 Clip Browser Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Figure 3-7 Clip Browser File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Figure 3-8 Clip Browser Toolbar Edit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Figure 3-9 Clip Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Figure 3-10 Record Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Figure 3-11 Playback Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Figure 3-12 Timer Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Figure 3-13 Streaming Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Figure 3-14 Interframe Compression Adjustment Window . . . . . . . . . 46 Figure 3-15 Input Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Figure 3-16 Audio Settings Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Figure 3-17 Image Adjustment Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Figure 3-18 Output Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Figure 3-19 System Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Figure 3-20 Restart Warning Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Figure 3-21 Info Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Figure 3-22 DGy WCP Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Figure 3-23 Terminal Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Figure 3-24 Terminal Window Configured for Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Figure 3-25 Remote Disk Mount Network Drive Window . . . . . . . . . . 62 Figure 3-26 Entering a New Clip Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Figure 3-27 Protected Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Figure 3-28 Streaming Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Figure 3-29 Multicast Stream Out Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Figure 3-30 Multicast Stream In Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Figure 3-31 Simultaneous Record/Play DGy Control Panel . . . . . . . . 69
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Figure 4-1 DGy 201x Application Suite Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Figure 4-2 File Download Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Figure 4-3 DGy FTP Client Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Figure 4-4 FTP Download Connection Established . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Figure 4-5 FTP Select Download Destination Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Figure 4-6 FTP Select Files to Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Figure 4-7 FTP Ready to Download Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Figure 4-8 File Transfer Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Figure 4-9 FTP Upload Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Figure 4-10 FTP Upload Destination Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Figure 4-11 FTP Select Files Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Figure 4-12 FTP Upload Transfer List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Figure 4-13 File Transfer Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Figure A-1 DVI-I Digital/Analog Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Figure A-2 Ethernet Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Figure A-3 RS-232 Female Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Figure B-1 Hyperterminal Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Figure B-2 Connection Description Dialog Example . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Figure B-3 Connect To Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Figure B-4 COM Properties Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Figure B-5 Run Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Figure B-6 Telnet Connected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Figure C-1 DGy 201x Application Suite Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Figure C-2 File Download Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Figure C-3 DGy 201x FTP Client Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Figure C-4 DGy 201x FTP Update Firmware IP Address List . . . . . 142 Figure C-5 FTP Select Firmware Archive File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Figure C-6 FTP Firmware File Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Figure C-7 FTP Updating Firmware Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Figure C-8 FTP Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Figure C-9 Update Firmware Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
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LIST. . . .OF. . TABLES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 1-1 DGy 201x Resolution and Frame Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Table 1-2 Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Table 1-3 DGy Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Table 2-1 Standard Supplied Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Table 2-2 Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Table 3-1 Maximum File Size in Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Table 3-2 Multicast Streaming Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Table 6-1 Alphabetical Command Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Table 6-2 Input Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Table 6-3 Image Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Table 6-4 Audio Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Table 6-5 Output Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Table 6-6 DGy 201x Play and Record Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Table 6-7 Streaming Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Table 6-8 Clip and Disk Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Table 6-9 Time Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Table 6-10 Miscellaneous Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Table 6-11 Factory Timing List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Table A-1 Analog Graphics Input Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Table A-2 Digital Input Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Table A-3 Analog Output Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Table A-4 Digital Output Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Table A-5 Storage Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Table A-6 DGy 201x Record Time - 238 GB Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Table A-7 Control Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Table A-8 IRIG Timecode Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Table A-9 Power and Physical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Table A-10 DVI-I Connector Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Table A-11 Ethernet Connector Pinouts (EIA/TIA 568B) . . . . . . . . . 128 Table A-12 RS-232 Serial Connector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
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IN. . THIS. . . .CHAPTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
This chapter provides an introduction to the features of the DGy™ 201x Graphics Resolution Digital Recording and Streaming System. The following subjects are discussed:
•Product Overview
•System Features
•DGy Models
•DGy A/V Inputs and Outputs
•Record and Replay
•Networking and Control
•Multi-Channel Systems
•Multicast Streaming (DGy-to-DGy)
•Interframe Compression
•External Timecode Synchronization
PRODUCT. . . . . . . .OVERVIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The RGB Spectrum DGy 201x is designed to record, replay, and stream high-resolution graphic images in real time. The DGy 201x codec employs the advanced wavelet-based JPEG 2000 compression standard. This state-of-the-art method of coding and compression offers numerous advantages, including high coding efficiency, error-resiliency, efficient scalability, and excellent image quality.
The DGy 201x supports single-channel recording and playback of a wide variety of standard and non-standard graphics signals. Multichannel recording can be accomplished by linking multiple DGy 201x recorders controlled from a single point.
SYSTEM. . . . . . .FEATURES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The DGy 201x includes the following features and functions:
•Quality, Utility — The DGy 201x is a graphics recording, streaming, playback and storage device, offering exceptional quality, flexibility, and ease of use — all delivered in a compact 1RU package.
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•System Input/Output — DGy 201x supports RGB and DVI inputs and RGB and DVI outputs, plus stereo audio I/O. Refer to the DGy A/V Inputs and Outputs section for details.
•Record Storage — DGy 201x recording system includes internal disk-based storage. Refer to the Record and Replay section for full details. A removable disk drive is standard; an optional fixed drive is available. The ability to mount an external remote disk, network attached storage device, is also an option.
•File Transmission — The DGy’s standard networking capability enables users to transfer recorded clips to remote computers over 100/1000 Base-T connections. Refer to the Networking and Control section for additional details.
•Resolution Flexibility — DGy models support a wide range of resolutions and frame rates.
Table 1-1 DGy 201x Resolution and Frame Rates
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Maximum Frame Rate in |
Resolution |
Frames per Second |
1024 x 768 |
47 |
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1280 x 1024 |
30 |
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1600 x 1200 |
20 |
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•Compression and Storage — DGy 201x offers selectable compression rates enabling users to balance quality and recording capacity as required for each application. Quality settings and the resulting compression are shown in below.
Table 1-2 Quality Settings
Quality Setting |
Compression Ratio |
Relative Bits per Pixel |
High |
16:1 |
1.5 |
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Medium |
24:1 |
1.0 |
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Low |
34:1 |
0.7 |
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For examples of recording times based on quality settings see
Table A-6, DGy 201x Record Time - 238 GB Disk on page 123.
•Multicast Streaming —The DGy 201x supports streaming the DGy output to any number of other DGy 201x decoder clients using the Multicast Streaming feature. Refer to Multicast Streaming (DGy-to-DGy) on page 8 for details.
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I N T R O D U C T I O N.
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•Timecode — DGy 201x includes flexible timecode capability for synchronization and the time-stamping of clips. Refer to the
External Timecode Synchronization section for details.
DGy. . . .MODELS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The DGy graphics recorder models and their features are shown in the table below:
Table 1-3 DGy Models
Feature |
DGy 201x |
DGy 301x |
DGy 201x |
DGy 501x |
Removable drive |
3 |
— |
3 |
— |
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Fixed internal drive |
Option |
— |
Option |
— |
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Remote disk mount |
Option |
3 |
Option |
3 |
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Maximum input resolution |
1600 x 1200 |
1600 x 1200 |
1600 x 1200 |
1600 x 1200 |
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FTP file transfers |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Recording channels |
1 |
1 |
Single-channel |
Single-channel |
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or dual-channel |
or dual-channel |
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mux |
mux |
Output channels |
1 DVI/RGB |
1 DVI/RGB |
1 DVI/RGB |
1 DVI/RGB |
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1 DVI |
1 DVI |
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Audio |
Single-channel |
Single-channel |
Single-channel |
Single-channel |
|
stereo |
stereo |
stereo or dual- |
stereo or dual- |
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channel mono |
channel mono |
Multicast streaming |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Simultaneous record/play |
Option |
Option |
Option |
Option |
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Multi-unit synchronization |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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IRIG-B time code |
Option |
Option |
Option |
Option |
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Gigabit Ethernet |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Basic PC software player |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Interframe compression |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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The DGy 301x/401x/501x are described in separate manuals.
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. . SYSTEM. . . .INPUTS. . .
. SYSTEM. . . .OUTPUTS. . . .
I N T R O D U C T I O N.
. DGy A/V Inputs and Outputs ..
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DGy. . . .A/V. . .INPUTS. . . . .AND. . . .OUTPUTS. . . . . . . . . . . . .
The DGy 201x includes a comprehensive array of inputs and outputs enabling the recording, playing, and streaming of low data-rate signals
— all the way to high resolution graphic displays.
The following system inputs are provided:
•Digital — One digital input is provided (DVI-I integrated digital/analog connector). With a pixel rate up to 165 MHz, this input supports a resolution of up to 1600 x 1200 at 60 Hz, or higher refresh rates at lower resolutions.
•RGB — One analog RGB input is provided (DVI-I integrated digital/analog connector). With a pixel rate up to 330 MHz, this input supports a resolution of up to 1600 x 1200 at 60 Hz, or higher refresh rates at lower resolutions.
•Stereo Audio — One analog stereo input is provided (2 x RCA phono connectors). Sampling rate may be set to 44.1 kHz, 22.05 kHz or 11.025 kHz.
•IRIG Timecode (optional) - A looping input compatible with IRIG-B DCLS and 1KHz modulated formats (IRIG B123) can be used to synchronize the system time clock to an external IRIG time standard. The loop output is used to pass the IRIG-B input signal to another IRIG-compatible device.
The following system outputs are provided:
•Digital/RGB — A DVI-I integrated digital/analog connector supports a resolution of 1600 x 1200 at 60Hz.
•Loop — Both the analog and digital graphics inputs have an active loop. The input signal is output on the loop connector, when the DGy 201x is powered on.
•Stereo Audio — One analog stereo output is provided (2 x RCA phono connectors).
In Appendix A, refer to the DVI-I Connector section for complete wiring details on the DVI-I connector.
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RECORD
. . .CAPABILITIES. . . . . .
PLAYBACK
. . .CAPABILITIES. . . . . .
I N T R O D U C T I O N.
. Record and Replay ..
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RECORD. . . . . . .AND. . . REPLAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The DGy 201x offers a high degree of flexibility and versatility for recording, replaying, transmitting, and streaming clips. Replay may be accomplished directly from a DGy 201x or through a software player on a Windows® PC. Many of these capabilities are listed below. Please contact RGB Spectrum for details on specific configurations and capabilities. Record and playback modes include:
•Single-channel record and playback.
•Single-channel simultaneous record and playback option.
L O C A L R E C O R D I N G
Typically, the DGy 201x records an input source directly to an internal removable or optional fixed disk drive. When an optional fixed drive is included, the user selects on which of the two drives the encoded material will be stored.
R E M O T E R E C O R D I N G & R E P L A Y O P T I O N
A DGy 201x option enables recording to a remote disk drive over a network. Remote drives include network attached storage devices, servers, RAID servers, and networked PCs. To accomplish this, the remote drive is mounted as a network assigned NFS (Network File System) drive and appears to the DGy 201x as a local disk drive. This feature requires the use of Allegro (Windows PC platforms) or Linux based NFS servers. For more information please see Mounting a Remote Disk Option on page 61.
A DGy 201x recording can be replayed directly from an internal drive or from a remotely mounted disk (option). The file created by DGy 201x can also be viewed from a suitably configured PC at a reduced frame rate. The DGy 201x’s playback capabilities are described in the following section. For details about playback from a PC, refer to the following section PC Software Replay Application.
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I N T R O D U C T I O N.
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L O C A L P L A Y B A C K
For local playback, the DGy 201x is typically configured to replay from the installed internal drive(s) to the analog RGB or DVI outputs, as shown in the figure below.
DGy |
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Record |
Output |
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Loop Out |
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Play |
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Codec |
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Source In |
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Figure 1-1 Replay from Disk, Local Viewing
SIMULTANEOUS
RECORD/REPLAY
. . . . . .OPTION. . .
P C S O F T W A R E R E P L A Y A P P L I C A T I O N
A Windows software application supplied by RGB Spectrum can be used to replay DGy 201x recordings directly on a PC. The quality level will be the same, but at reduced frame rates. This application works with the standard Windows Media Player (version 9 and above) to provide basic transport functions including play, pause and stop.
This application can be used to replay recordings in the following ways:
•Recordings copied from a DGy 201x to the PC local drive using TCP/IP file transfer protocol (FTP).
•Recordings played from a DGy 201x removable drive inserted in an appropriately configured PC equipped with a compatible removable disk drive bay. The DGy 201x uses the ext2 file system found with the Linux operating system. PCs running the Windows operating system will require additional software in order to mount the drive. This software is commercially available.
Playback quality is high, but note that the playback frame rate is limited by the performance of the selected PC. As an example, a PC equipped with a Pentium® 4, 3GHz processor with 512 MB of memory will typically play a 1280 x 1024 recording at 5 to 6 frames per second.
The DGy 201x supports the optional playback from disk while concurrently recording new material. Record and play start and stop times are independent.
Additional codec circuitry is factory installed to use the Simultaneous Record/Play option on the DGy 201x. The presence of this option can be confirmed by viewing the Web Control Panel Configuration Window
(page 22).
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NETWORKING. . . . . . . . . . AND. . . .CONTROL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Although there are no front panel controls, the DGy 201x includes the following networking and control capabilities:
•The RS-232 serial port for command line control connects to an ASCII terminal, any computer with a serial port, or an external device such as a touchpad. Commands are sent from the terminal or computer to the DGy 201x. In Chapter 6, refer to the Commands section for details.
•The Ethernet port (100/1000 Base-T) allows multiple DGy 201x systems to be connected to a local area network (LAN), or directly to a PC properly equipped with a network card. Direct connection requires the use of an Ethernet hub or Ethernet crossover cable. This method supports a Telnet session or a standard web browser to access the DGy 201x internal Web Control Panel.
•Telnet and web server control capability.
•Remote storage/replay capability. Files can be transferred using the standard FTP protocol or, with the Remote Disk Mount option, to a remote computer or RAID file server (Windows operating system using Allegro server software or Linux). Typical compression ratios will allow users to transfer 30 fps at 1280 x 1024 over a dedicated 100/1000 Base-T Ethernet link. Replay can also be accomplished on the remote computer equipped with applicable software independent of the DGy 201x recorder.
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I N T R O D U C T I O N.
Multi-Channel
. Systems ..
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MULTI. . . . .-CHANNEL. . . . . . . SYSTEMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All DGy models support multi-channel record and playback. A number of units can be configured and controlled from a single point using the optional RGB Spectrum Multi-Channel Manager (MCM) software.
Figure 1-2 Multi-Channel Recording
The MCM runs under the Windows operating system. From a single user interface, the MCM coordinates the synchronization and control of the record and play capabilities of multiple DGy recorders.
MULTICAST. . . . . . . . .STREAMING. . . . . . . . .(DGy. . .-.TO. -.DGy). . . . .
The DGy 201x can encode and stream a graphics signal on the input port to multiple DGy decoder clients on a network using the multipoint, multicast streaming capability. The encoded bit stream is directed to the network port as a multicast transmission for remote viewing instead of directing the encoded bit stream to a network disk. Interframe compression may be used to reduce the required network bandwidth.
The multicast transmission can be received and decoded by any number of client DGy units that subscribe to the transmission.
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. Interframe Compression ..
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Figure 1-3 Multicast Streaming
INTERFRAME. . . . . . . . . .COMPRESSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interframe compression for live input streaming reduces the bandwidth required to transmit video data over a network. In interframe compression, each frame is compared to the previous frame. When differences between frames meet criteria defined by parameters set by the user, new frames are transmitted; if the criteria are not met, new frames are not sent and an exact repeat of the last encoded anchor frame is used. WCP and command line operation both support the use of interframe compression.
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. External Timecode Synchronization ..
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EXTERNAL. . . . . . . . TIMECODE. . . . . . . .SYNCHRONIZATION. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Multi-channel recording requires the synchronization of the internal realtime clocks of all the DGy 201x units. The DGy 201x can be synchronized to an external time source using a network connection to an NTP (Network Time Protocol) server. Additionally, the DGy 201x can be configured with an IRIG-B option. Using the IRIG loop-through connection synchronization of all DGy 201x real-time clocks can be done from a single IRIG-B timecode generator (IRIG DCLS or 1 kHz modulation).
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IN. . THIS. . . .CHAPTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
This chapter provides instructions for installing and setting up the DGy 201x system. The following topics are discussed:
•Standard Supplied Components
•Optional Items
•Rack Mounting
•Front Panel
•Rear Panel
•Installation
•DGy Applications Suite
STANDARD. . . . . . . . .SUPPLIED. . . . . . .COMPONENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . .
The following items are included in the DGy 201x shipping carton:
Table 2-1 Standard Supplied Components
DGy 201x
Accessory Kit (domestic)
CD-ROM
Power cord (110 volt)
DVI - VGA adapter (3)
Rear rack-mount adapter kit
Accessory Kit (international)
CD-ROM
Power cord (220 volt)
DVI - VGA adapter (3)
Rear rack-mount adapter kit
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The following options are available for the DGy 201x. Many of these options are factory installed and should be part of the original order.
Table 2-2 Options
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VGA cable |
520-0298-1 |
15-pin HD male to 15-pin HD male, |
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VGA connector. |
Fixed disk |
HDF 238 |
238 GB hard disk drive (factory |
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Extra removable disk |
HDR 238-X |
238 GB hard disk drive with caddy |
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and carrying case. |
Extra removable disk |
HDR 476-X |
476 GB hard disk drive with caddy |
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and carrying case. |
VGA-to-BNC adapter |
520-0251-1 |
15-pin HD male to a 5-BNC cable |
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Remote disk mount |
RMD-X |
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Simultaneous record |
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RACK. . . . .MOUNTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The DGy 201x chassis is designed to be mounted in a standard 19-inch rack. Please note the following important points:
•Ensure that the DGy 201x is positioned in the rack where the side air intake and rear exhaust vents are not blocked.
•Rack mount the unit from the front rack ears using four rack screws (not supplied). Rack threads may be metric or otherwise
— depending upon the rack type.
•Install the lower of the two mounting screws first.
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Important Do not use the DGy 201x as a shelf to support other pieces of equipment as this may cause damage to the rack ears and mounting screws.
•The DGy 201x is provided with a rear rack bracket and arm to support the rear of the chassis. It is recommended that the bracket be used to provide additional stability.
•Attach the rear brackets to the rack adapter at the rear of the chassis.
•Slide an arm through the slot on the rack adapter and attach the arm to the chassis.
•Attach the arm to the rear bracket by means of the fasteners located in the arms.
FRONT. . . . . .PANEL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The figure shows the front panel of the DGy 201x.
Removable Disk Drive |
Drive Bay Key Lock |
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record |
activity |
activity |
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R G |
B SPECTRUM |
FUNCTION |
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link |
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Power Switch |
Network Indicators |
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Figure 2-1 DGy 201x Front Panel
Descriptions of each control and indicator are provided below:
•Power Switch
Use the AC Power Switch to turn the DGy 201x on and off. When the unit is on, the switch is illuminated.
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Important If the DGy 201x is not allowed to complete its shut down before loss of power, the unit will need to completely scan its disk drive at the subsequent power up. During this time, the front panel indicators will blink. The time required to scan the drive depends on the number of clips; typically, this can take from one to ten minutes.
•Function Indicators
The Record LED lights when the DGy 201x is in the Record or Record/Pause mode. The Play LED is illuminated when the DGy 201x is in Play mode.
•Network Indicators
The Activity LED is illuminated when there is activity on the DGy 201x network connection. The Link LED glows solid green when there is a valid Ethernet connection between the DGy 201x and another Ethernet device.
•Fixed Drive Indicators (Option)
The fixed hard disk drive is a factory-installed option.
The Activity LED is illuminated when there is read or write activity on the fixed hard disk drive. This indicator flashes when a disk check (fsck) operation is in progress; do not power cycle the unit during this time.
The Full LED flashes when the optional, non-removable disk is near maximum capacity.
•Removable Drive Indicators
The Activity LED is illuminated when there is read or write activity on the standard removable disk. This indicator also flashes to indicate that a disk check (fsck) operation is in progress; do not power-off or remove the disk during this time.
The Full LED flashes when the removable disk is near maximum capacity.
•Removable Disk Drive
Optional removable disk drives are available in two sizes: 238 GB and 476 GB.
•Drive Bay Key Lock
The key lock is used to ensure that the removable drive is engaged securely in position. The key is required for both removal and installation of a removable disk drive. The key must be in the locked position before the DGy 201x can commence operation.
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Important Do not unlock while there is disk activity. This will cause loss of data.
•Disk Power Indicator
The Disk Power light indicates that power is applied to the removable disk drive. The power is disabled when the key lock is in the correct position to remove or install a drive. The drive cannot be removed or installed when this light is illuminated.
•Disk Indicator
The Disk activity light indicates read or write activity to the removable disk. Do not remove the drive while the disk is active.
REAR. . . . .PANEL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The figure below shows a view of the DGy 201x rear panel. Click on the numbered callouts for more information on each item. Click on each connector for a description. Complete pinout information can be found in
Appendix A.
Figure 2-2 DGy 201x Rear Panel
1)Power Connector
One AC Power Connector (IEC 320 3-pin) is provided for the system’s universal power supply. The DGy operates from any power source with a line voltage in the range of 100 - 240 VAC.
2)Graphics Input
The Graphics Input is a DVI-I connector supporting both analog RGB and digital DVI input signals. An adapter is supplied with the unit to convert to a standard VGA 15-pin sub-miniature connector.
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3)Graphics Loop
Use the Graphics Loop connector to pass the unprocessed input signal to an external device such as a monitor. This connector provides looping for both the digital (DVI) and analog RGB signals. This is an active loop, so there will be no output when the DGy 201x has no power applied.
4)Graphics Output
This Graphics Output connector provides both analog RGB and digital DVI output signals on a DVI-I connector. When the DGy 201x is in Play mode, the output signal plays back from recorded material on a disk. When DGy 201x is in Record mode, the output signal displays the signal present at the
Graphics Input connector.
A DGy equipped with the simultaneous record/play option will display the playback on the Graphics Output connector whenever the DGy is in Play mode even when the unit is recording.
5)Audio Inputs
The DGy 201x provides stereo recording capability. A pair of RCA phono Audio Input connectors accept analog audio signals for left and right channels. The Audio Input will accept either line or microphone level inputs. A choice of sample rates is provided.
6)Audio Outputs
A pair of RCA phono Audio Output connectors supply the line level left and right analog audio output signals.
7)Ethernet Port
A standard RJ-45 connector is provided for the Ethernet 100/1000 Base-T control port. This port is used to control the DGy 201x with the RGB Spectrum graphical interface (Web Control Panel), Telnet command line interface, or for the transfer of recorded clips over a network (using FTP).
8)RS-232 Port
A standard 9-pin sub-miniature D connector provides serial connection to an external RS-232 equipped control device. The serial port does not support a graphical user interface.
9)IRIG Ports (option)
The optional IRIG timecode input accepts IRIG-B timecode in either DCLS or 1kHz modulated formats (B123 format). The looping output can be used to provide a reference signal to other IRIG-B compatible devices.
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INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
This section provides DGy 201x installation instructions. All connections are made to the rear of the chassis. Refer to Figure 2-2 for the name and location of each connector.
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Use the following steps to install the DGy 201x:
1.Connect Power — Connect the supplied power cord to the AC Power connector. The DGy 201x is equipped with a universal, 100-240 V, 50-60 Hz power supply.
2.Connect Input — Connect the graphics sources. Please note:
~For an analog RGB input, use a standard VGA cable with a 15-pin male D-sub connector. Use the DVI-I to analog VGA adapter provided with the DGy 201x. The input connector supports 3, 4 or 5-wire connections. In Appendix A, refer to the DVI-I Connector section for pinout information.
~For a digital input, use a standard DVI cable. In Appendix A, refer to the DVI-I Connector section for pinout information.
3.Audio Connections — Connect the audio source and output cables.
4.Connect Graphics Output — Using a DVI-I interconnect cable, connect the Graphics Output to the desired display devices.
To connect to a monitor with an analog RGB input, use the adapter to convert from the DVI connector directly to a 15-pin D sub connector. Alternatively, standard cables are available to convert from the DVI connector to either 15-pin D connectors or BNC connectors.
In Appendix A, refer to the DVI-I Connector section for detailed wiring instructions for the Graphic Output connector.
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5.Connect IRIG In/Out connectors - If the IRIG timecode option is installed, connect the output of the IRIG timecode generator to the DGy 201x IRIG input connector. Connect a cable from the DGy 201x IRIG loop connector to the next IRIG device in the loop to cascade to other devices.
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6.Select a Control Method — Control of the DGy can be through either RS-232 serial or Ethernet connection. See Appendix B for details on establishing communication between a PC and the
DGy 201x.
~Serial Control — To control DGy 201x using a terminal emulation program (such as Hyperterminal or Procomm), connect the COM port of the device to the DGy 201x RS-232 Port. This enables DGy 201x control through ASCII commands. For information on DGy 201x commands refer to the Command Line Interface chapter (page 85).
A straight through cable (typically 9-pin male-to-female with one-to-one wiring) is required. For information on RS-232 connection parameters refer to the RS-232 Connector section in Appendix A (page 129).
Launch Hyperterminal or other terminal emulator software and set the communication parameters to:
•115,200 Baud
•8 Bits
•1 Stop Bit
•No Parity
•XON/XOFF Flow Control
For information on setting up a Hyperterminal see Appendix B, Launching a Hyperterminal Window on page 131.
~Ethernet Control — To control the DGy 201x over a network, connect an Ethernet cable from the LAN to the DGy 201x’s 100/1000 Base-T Ethernet Port. This method allows use of a Telnet session or a standard web browser to access DGy 201x’s internal Web Control Panel. Ethernet is also ideal for controlling multiple DGy 201x recorders.
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The DGy Applications Suite provides a graphic alternative to command-line control. This method uses the DGy 201x recorder’s internal web GUI application, allowing set-up and operation from a standard browser.
To use the Applications Suite:
•The Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser is recommended.
•Changes to the DGy 201x default IP address should be made before putting the DGy 201x on the network.
•Disable any pop-up blockers before launching the DGy Applications Suite.
•Ensure a copy of Java™ Runtime Environment software, version 1.4.2, 1.5.0 or higher, is installed on the PC. (The software version may be referred to 4.2 and 5.0.) A copy of Java software is included on the CD ROM provided with the DGy 201x or it can be downloaded free of charge from the official Sun Microsystems web site at http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp
•The DGy 201x on a LAN (Local Area Network) must have a static IP address compatible with the LAN.
The DGy 201x is configured use a static IP address. The default IP address is 192.168.1.200, but can be changed as required by the network.
Connect to the DGy 201x Applications Suite in one of the following ways:
•Direct connection — connect the Ethernet port on a computer equipped with a standard web browser to the 100/1000 Base-T Ethernet Port of the DGy 201x. An Ethernet crossover cable must be used for this connection method. In Appendix A, refer to the Crossover Cables section (page 129) for details.
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•LAN connection — connect the 100/1000 Base-T Ethernet Port of the DGy 201x to a local area network (LAN). A standard Ethernet cable is used for this connection method.
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address on the network. Contact the network |
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When the physical connections have been made, launch an internet web browser and connect to the DGy 201x by entering its IP address into the URL address line.
SExample: If the DGy 201x IP address is 192.168.1.200, the browser entry would be as illustrated below.
Figure 2-3 Sample IP Address Entry
If the network connection is working properly and the correct IP address has been entered, the DGy 201x responds by displaying the
Applications Suite page shown in Figure 2-4.
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