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Datavideo Technologies is not responsible for any omissions or errors, or for any subsequent loss or damage caused by using the information contained within this manual.
This product should only be operated from the type of power source indicated on the marking label of the AC adapter. If you are not sure of the type of power available, consult your Datavideo dealer or your local power company.
Warranty Standard Warranty • Datavideo equipment is guaranteed against any manufacturing defects for one year from the date of purchase. The original purchase invoice or other documentary evidence should be • supplied at the time of any request for repair under warranty.
Hard Drives are only covered for the first 10,000 hours, or 1 year (whichever comes first). Any second year warranty claims must be made to your local Datavideo office or one of its authorized Distributors before the extended warranty expires.
1. Introduction The BC-80 Block Camera is a small HD camera with an infra-red remote control. It can be used for HD high quality shooting in an environment where space is limited. The image resolution is 1920x1080. The BC-80 provides 30x optical focus, and the image output interfaces are SDI and HDMI.
3. Connections Front View IR Receiver Receives signal from the IR remote control. Tally Light As the camera is booting the tally light stays solid green and turns solid red for about three seconds just before the boot is complete. The tally light remains solid green after the camera finishes booting.
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SDI Output Video output connected to SDI monitor. HDMI Output Video output connected to HDMI port of the monitor. RS-422 Control Remote control port using the Port RS-422 control protocol. See RS-422 Control Protocol details. 12V DC Power IN DC in socket connects the supplied 12V PSU.
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Firmware Connects USB drive for Upgrade Port firmware upgrade. For details, please refer to the Firmware Upgrade section. DIP Switch DIP Switch sets the camera VISCA ID, Remote Control Protocol, and Resolution, Video Mode Selection Method, and Camera ID Assignment. For details, please refer to the Switch Settings section.
4. IR Remote Control Use the IR remote control that comes with the product package to operate the BC-80 Block Camera. The IR remote control functions are described in the table below.
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Item Description Reset Press RESET or XYZ button to return the camera lens to the default zoom position (Z:0000). Group Not Applicable Select CAM1-CAM4 in a multi- camera environment Press Camera Select buttons to select a camera from Camera 1 to Camera 4 in a multi-camera environment.
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Manually focus camera lens on a subject Press either (F) FAR button or (N) Focus Setup NEAR button to manually focus the camera lens onto the subject. Before using manual focus, make sure Auto Focus mode is turned off by pressing the AUTO FOCUS button.
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Make the subject appear brighter Adjust the iris opening (aperture), to control the amount of light coming through the lens (i.e. the "exposure"). Press IRIS+ button to Auto Iris Control enlarge the iris opening to allow more light to come in so that the subject appears brighter and press IRIS- button to shrink the iris opening to allow less light to come...
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Zoom Zoom In/Out Press either (T) TELE button to zoom Buttons in on the subject such that it appears to be close to the camera or (W) WIDE button to zoom out from the subject such that it appears to be far away from the camera.
5. OSD Menu Options On-Screen Menu allows the user to change various camera settings such as shooting conditions and the system setup. Press Menu button on the IR remote control to enter the on-screen menu as shown below. [MAIN MENU] 1: Camera Set (Normal) 2: Video Output 3: Remote Control...
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switch to set the video mode instead of the remote control. Pattern Pattern generates color bars for color calibration. 3. Remote Control Remote control settings 4. System System configuration Fog Correction When the surrounding area of the subject is foggy and of a low contrast, turning on fog correction will make the subject appear clearer.
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Camera Video Remote Camera Set System Escape Output Control (Advance) (Normal) 1. Camera 1. Selection 1. PAN/TILT 1. Camera 1. Display Name Reverse Name 2. Video 2. Remote 2. Set 2. Mirror 2. Mirror Mode Source Motor 3. White 3. Set RS- 3.
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ESCAPE 2. Mirror AWB(AUTO) AWC (ONE PUSH) MWB (MANUAL) MODE 3200K (INDOOR) 6500K (OUTDOOR) 3. White 4200K (FLUO) Balance SMART ATW SMART1/2/3 MWB RED 0~128~255 COMPONENT MWB BLUE 0~128~255 COMPONENT ESCAPE AUTO FOCUS MODE MANUAL AF SENSITIVITY 4. Focus NORMAL FOCUS SPEED ESCAPE AUTO IRIS...
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0 dB ~ GAIN MANUAL GAIN LIMIT 9 dB 12 dB 15 dB 18 dB 21 dB GAIN LIMIT 24 dB 27 dB 30 dB 33 dB 36 dB 39 dB ESCAPE DNR (AT AGC DNR LEVEL ESCAPE ESCAPE 7. Escape BY MENU 1.
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RS-422, SW (Configurable 2. Remote using bottom Source DIP switch ONLY) CAMERA ID BY MENU MODE BY SWITCH CAMERA ID 9600 3. Set RS-422 19200 RS-422 BAUD RATE 38400 115200 ESCAPE 9600 19200 DVIP BAUD 38400 RATE 4. Set DVIP 57600 115200 ESCAPE...
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6. Escape NAME DISPLAY SW ON/OFF UPPER LEFT 1. Camera LOWER LEFT Name POSITION UPPER RIGHT LOWER RIGHT ESCAPE 2. Mirror AWB (AUTO) AWC (ONE PUSH) MWB (MANUAL) MODE 3200K (INDOOR) 6500K (OUTDOOR) 4200K (FLUO) 3. White SMART ATW Balance (Enabled in 5.
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F3.4 F4.8 F5.6 F6.8 F9.6 CLOSE ESCAPE AGC MODE ON/OFF 0dB~GAIN MANUAL GAIN LIMIT 9 dB 12 dB 15 dB 18 dB DAY (COLOR) 21 dB 24 dB GAIN LIMIT 27 dB 30 dB 33 dB 6. AGC 36 dB 39 dB ESCAPE DNR(AT AGC ON)
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9. Vivid Effect 0~14 10. Pedestal 0~14 Effect OFF/ON (This option is 11. Backlight enabled after Correction AGC is turned 12. Day/Night Mode COLOR NORMAL 1/100 1/125 SHUTTER SPEED 1/250 13. Shutter 1/500 1/1000 ESCAPE STANDARD MODE1 (WD OFF) MODE2 (WD 14.
6. DIP Switch Settings DIP SW 1/2/3 VISCA ID ON / OFF / OFF VISCA-ID 1 OFF / ON / OFF VISCA-ID 2 ON / ON / OFF VISCA-ID 3 OFF / OFF / ON VISCA-ID 4 ON / OFF / ON VISCA-ID 5 OFF / ON / ON VISCA-ID 6...
7. RS-422 Control Protocol 7.1 PIN Descriptions Controller BC-80 Camera White/Orange White/Orange Orange Orange White/Green White/Green Blue Blue White/Blue White/Blue Green Green White/Brown White/Brown Brown Brown 7.2 Control Operation Guide 7.2.1 Overview of VISCA In VISCA, the side outputting commands, for example a computer, is called the controller, while the side receiving the commands, such as the BC-80, is called the peripheral device.
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Communication speed: 38400 bps • • Data bits: 8 • Start bit: 1 Stop bit: 1 • • Non parity Flow control using XON/XOFF and RTS/CTS, etc., is not supported. The address of the controller is fixed at 0. The addresses of peripheral devices are described as follows. When the address of the controller is fixed at 0 The addresses of the peripheral devices are 1, 2, 3…...
7.2.2 VISCA Communication Specifications VISCA Packet Structure The basic unit of VISCA communication is called a packet (Fig. 2). The first byte of the packet is called the header and comprises the sender’s and receiver’s addresses. For example, the header of the packet sent to the BC-80 assigned address 1 from the controller (address 0) is hexadecimal 81H.
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Fig. 3 Actual waveform for 1 byte Timing Chart As VISCA Command processing can only be carried out one time in a Vertical cycle, it takes the maximum 1V cycle time for an ACK/Completion to be returned. If the Command ACK/Completion communication time can be cut shorter than the 1V cycle time, then every 1V cycle can receive a Command.
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for the first command (for normal commands, an ACK or an error message, for query commands, an Inquiry Packet) to be carried out before sending the next one. Command and inquiry Command • Sends operational commands to the BC-80. Inquiry •...
Error message • When a command or inquiry command could not be executed or failed, an error message is returned. Error Packet Description X0 6Y 01 FF Message length error X0 6Y 02 FF Syntax error X0 6Y 03 FF Command buffer full X0 6Y 04 FF Command cancelled...
command parameters is accepted. Command z0 60 03 FF Indicates that two sockets are Buffer Full already being used (executing two commands) and the command could not be accepted when received. No Socket z0 6y 05 FF Returned when no command (y: Socket No.) is executed in a socket specified by the cancel...
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Tele (Standard) 8x 01 04 07 02 FF Wide (Standard) 8x 01 04 07 03 FF Tele (Variable) 8x 01 04 p (=0: Slow 07 2p FF to 7:Fast) Wide (Variable) 8x 01 04 p (=0: Slow 07 3p FF to 7:Fast) Direct 8x 01 04...
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35 05 FF Control Mode One Push 8x 01 04 One Push Trigger 10 05 FF WB Trigger CAM_RGain Reset 8x 01 04 Default R 03 00 FF Gain setting 8x 01 04 03 02 FF Down 8x 01 04 03 03 FF Direct 8x 01 04...
8. DVIP Control Operation Guide 8.1 Physical Layer Control Interface: Ethernet • Communication Speed: 10/100Mbps • Control Protocol: TCP/IP • 8.2 General Connection Information By default, the DVIP is configured to operate in DHCP mode. User • is allowed to re- configure to static IP address. •...
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Broadcast Command List – Request TCP/IP information Command Issue to DVIP device Request TCP/IP information, include DHCP mode, DHCP Host name, IP address, Netmask, MAC address, Gateway, Primary DNS, Secondary DNS Command 0x00 Parameter 1 0x45 Parameter 2 0x54 Parameter 3 0x48 Parameter 4 0x5F...
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Broadcast Command List – Request specific DVIP device firmware revision Command Issue to DVIP device Request DVIP Firmware Revision Command 0x01 Parameter 1 DVIP MAC address [0] Parameter 2 DVIP MAC address [1] Parameter 3 DVIP MAC address [2] Parameter 4 DVIP MAC address [3] Parameter 5 DVIP MAC address [4]...
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Broadcast Command List – Set DHCP Mode Command Issue to DVIP device Set DHCP Mode Command 0x02 Parameter 1 DVIP MAC address [0] Parameter 2 DVIP MAC address [1] Parameter 3 DVIP MAC address [2] Parameter 4 DVIP MAC address [3] Parameter 5 DVIP MAC address [4] Parameter 6...
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Broadcast Command List – Set IP Address Command Issue to DVIP device Set IP Address Command 0x03 Parameter 1 DVIP MAC address [0] Parameter 2 DVIP MAC address [1] Parameter 3 DVIP MAC address [2] Parameter 4 DVIP MAC address [3] Parameter 5 DVIP MAC address [4] Parameter 6...
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1 Byte 0x06 (ACK) or 0x15 (NACK) Broadcast Command List – Reset to Factory Default Command Issue to DVIP device Reset to Factory Default Command 0x04 Parameter 1 DVIP MAC address [0] Parameter 2 DVIP MAC address [1] Parameter 3 DVIP MAC address [2] Parameter 4 DVIP MAC address [3]...
9. Firmware Upgrade Copy MB CPU and MB FPGA image files into the root directory of a USB hard drive (<16 GB) and insert it into the USB Upgrade port (You may use a USB extension cord). Open the OSD menu using IR remote control by pressing the MENU button.
11. Specifications Video Image Pickup Element 1/2.8” type Exmor CMOS sensor Effective Picture Elements Approx. 2.38 Mega pixels HDMI & SDI: 1080p/60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25 Signal System 1080i/60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25 720p/60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25 S/N Ratio 50 dB 50%, High Sensitivity Mode Min. Illumination Color : 0.75 lx (F1.8, AGC ON, 1/30 sec) Electric Shutter 1/1 to 1/10,000 sec...
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Video Output Video Output HDMI (V1.3) x 1 HD-SD-SDI x 1 Control Protocol VISCA / DVIP Protocol Remote Control RS-422 & DVIP by RJ-45 interface F/W Update USB 2.0 IR Control One IR controller Others Operating Temperature 0°C ~ 50°C Storage Temperature - 10°C ~ 60°C Operating Humidity:...