SMART-AVI Mosaic User Manual

Mosaic Manual

SmartAVI

3111 Winona Ave., Suite 101 Burbank, California 91504

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Contents

Contents................................................................................................... 3

Introduction .............................................................................................. 4

Specification............................................................................................. 5

Unpacking ................................................................................................ 6

Installing the Mosaic Card ........................................................................ 7

Installing the Mosaic with the Horizon and iH Card .................................. 8

Enabled outputs .................................................................................. 11

How To Connect Video Inputs ........................................................... 13

Connection Table............................................................................... 14

How To Get The Best Quality Video Windows From the Mosaic............ 16

Using more than 1 Mosaic Card......................................................... 19

Further Improvements ...................................................................... 21

Recommended products for this example: ....................................... 22

Software: .......................................................................................... 22

Software Installation ............................................................................... 23

From the CD .................................................................... 23

Accessories............................................................................................ 24

Mosaic Buffer Module (MBM)............................................................. 24

SmartAVI................................................................................................ 26

Technical Support .............................................................................. 26

Copyright Statement .......................................................................... 26

Index ...................................................................................................... 28

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Introduction

The Mosaic is a PCI plug-in card which has been designed to operate in
conjunction with the Horizon 4VW-DIG and the iH4-DIG
graphics card. The Mosaic card, when combined with the Horizon 4VW­DIG and iH4, provides up to 9 separate video overlay windows.

For systems that require more than 9 overlay windows a second Mosaic
card may be installed providing up to 18 windows.

The Mosaic is supplied with driver software for Windows® 2000 and XP.
The Wall Control application program is provided enabling users to
control the video overlay windows or, for users who wish to control the
Mosaic card from their own software, an SDK is also provided.

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Specification

Card Type PCI 2.2 compliant adapter

Card Size 100 x 260 (mm)

Max Number of Video Windows 9

Supported Video Formats PAL, NTSC, SECAM, S-Video

Power consumption 12 watts

Power Requirements +5V at 2.2Amps, +12V at 100mA

Inputs per overlay window 2 x Composite or

1 x Composite and 1 x S-Video

Max capture resolution per
channel

768 x 288

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Unpacking

Your packing box should contain the following items:

• The Mosaic PCI plug-in card.

• 2 x multi-way splitter cables. (BNC 16 - Cable)

• 2 x M-cable-4s. (40 way Ribbon Cables)

Notes:

All plug-in cards are static sensitive and are packed in anti-static
materials. Please keep the card in its packaging until you are ready
to install.

We recommend that you do not discard the packing box until you
are completely satisfied with the Mosaic, and it is fully installed and
working correctly. We also recommend that you make note of the
serial number of the card in a prominent place before you plug the
card into the computer. This should hasten any query should you
need to contact our Technical Support Department. The serial
number is displayed on the card and the box label.

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Installing the Mosaic Card

Note:

You are likely to need a flat blade and a Phillips head screwdriver
for the installation so please ensure you have these to hand before
you begin.

• Power down your complete system (including peripherals) at the
PC and the main power supply.

• Disconnect all the cables connected to the PC, noting the positions
for correct reconnection after the Mosaic card is installed.
Carefully remove the cover from your PC.

• Locate an available PCI slot to install your Mosaic card preferably
next to your Horizon 4VW-DIG or iH4-DIG. You may need to
remove the expansion slot cover and screw, please retain these
for future use.

• Holding the card firmly by its top edge at each end of the card’s
length, slide it into the slot.

• Using the retaining screw, secure the bracket to the back panel.

• Replace the cover on your PC

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Installing the Mosaic with the Horizon and iH
Card

The Mosaic is connected to the Horizon 4VW-DIG or iH4-DIG

cards via inter-card ribbon cables, enabling the video overlays to select
upto 9 possible video sources. The Mosaic supports up to 8 Horizon
4VW-DIG or 8 iH4-DIG cards

• Install and configure all the required Horizon 4VW-DIG or iH4-DIG
cards in the system, carefully following the installation instructions.
Ensure that your multi-screen system is working correctly before
installing the Mosaic card.

• Install the Mosaic card as described in Installing The Mosaic Card

• Once the Mosaic is installed it can be connected to the Horizon

4VW-DIG or iH4-DIG cards in the system.

Connect the 2 x 40 way ribbon cables from the Mosaic card to the
Horizon 4VW-DIG or iH4-DIG cards. The Mosaic card should be
connected to one end of the ribbon cable. The headers on the Mosaic
cards are marked J6 and J7 and should be connected to the graphics
cards as follows:

Connect the J6 header on the Mosaic to the J7 headers on the graphics
card.

Connect the J7 header on the Mosaic to the J8 headers on the graphics
cards.

The illustration on the next page details the location of the headers on
each of the cards:

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Note:

It is imperative that the Jumper Link (J11) on the Graphics card is
removed from all the cards except the last one, the last one being
the card located furthest away from the Mosaic card. This provides
the clock termination for digital video bus supplied by the Mosaic
card.

The header J5 located on the Mosaic card is for factory use only.
Do not connect to this header.

There are numerous ways in which the Mosaic Card can be connected to
the graphics card, the basic rules are:

• The Mosaic will connect upto a maximun of 8 cards. The Mosaic
video window will only display on the screens driven by the
graphics cards it is connected to.

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