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SPI CORP M2D TRIP EOIR GIMBAL SYSTEM SBE1 Recording, Tracking + IP Conversion Module User Manual Ver 2.0 www.x20.org This document is the property of SPI CORP...
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 Compilation and Publication Notice This manual covers the latest product descriptions and specifications. The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice. SPI reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including consequential) caused by reliance on the materials presented, including but not limited to...
TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 1. Introduction The document includes the user manual of SPI’s Recording, Tracking and IP conversion (SBE1) OEM board. Note: The SBE1 board supports M2D protocols. - Page ! of ! – - SPI Proprietary and Confidential Information -...
TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 2. Architecture The architecture of the SBE1 Module is depicted in the following: - Page ! of ! – - SPI Proprietary and Confidential Information -...
TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 3. Physical connectivity The SBE1 board includes the following connectors: Designat Connect to Type Pin Description M2D camera Molex Pin Function Camera Power IN (12-32V) PicoBlade *max voltage depends on camera GND 10 pin RS232 RX (TRIP Out, Camera In) RS232 TX (TRIP In, Camera out) GND Analog Video In Analog Video Return (VIDEO_GND) Host Serial Molex Pin Function External Power IN (12-32V) Port, Analog PicoBlade *max voltage depends on camera GND...
TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 Host USB Port M o l e x Pin Function USB_HOST_VCC (+5V) PicoBlade Supplied from TRIP to Target 4 pin USB_HOST_DATA+ (DP) USB_HOST_DATA- (DM) GND Host Ethernet Molex Pin Function ETH_TX+ Port PicoBlade ETH_TX- ETH_RX+ 5 pin ETH_RX- ETH_GND (optional) Memory card MicroSD Standard MicroSD slot slot 3.1. Wire Harness Connector Description 2042...
TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 2082 Connecting SBE1 to Ethernet The wire harness includes a Molex 51021-0500 connector and RJ-45 Jack (Female) and 50cm [19.5”] long ultra flexible wires. J3 cable can be sourced from any video store 4. Functionality The SBE1 is available in two different flavors: ...
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 The SBE1-SD board performs the following additional functions: • Autodetection of PAL/NTSC video from the camera through J1 connector • Outputting digital video on J4 HDMI connector, When the input video is PAL than the HDMI output transmits: 576p@50Hz format. ...
TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 5. IP Setting The SBE1 board default IP address is: 192.168.0.201 with the following subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 In cases that there is no possible way to update the host IP address due to lack of administrative rights the SBE1 Discovery Tool offers a way to find units and update their IP settings from any network transcending subnet settings. ...
TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 Update the configuration of the unit that you wish to update and make sure to select yes in the set column. It is necessary to highlight the V unit required to change IP. Press on the update button in order to configure the selected IP 6.
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 The Network tab allows the configuration of network related parameters: • IP address • Subnet mask • Default gateway • MTU – maximum transmission unit The Channel tab allows the configuration of the video and encoding related parameters: •...
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 • Destination IP Port – video will be transmitted to this Port • Enable Bandwidth Limit – Enable/Disable Bandwidth limiting • Bandwidth Limit – Bandwidth limit value in kbps, in affect only when bandwidth limit is enabled •...
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 The Protocol tab allows the configuration of protocol related parameters: • Protocol Type – defines which protocol will be processed by the SBE1 board: AutoDetect – Automatic detection of the protocol, In this mode the SBE1 detects the protocol that is arriving from the host and uses the same protocol to control the camera, ...
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 The Tracker tab allows the configuration of tracker related parameters: • Threshold – the threshold value defines at which level to lose/ retrack targets. The value is between 0 – 100. A higher number will make the tracking process more sensitive to fast changes in the video and may cause the tracker to lose or retrack the target while a lower value will do the exact opposite. ...
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 • Graphics Color – defines what will be the color of the tracker graphics, black or white. • Tracker Image – defines which icon will be used when the tracker is actively tracking a target. •...
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 The VMD tab allows the configuration of VMD related parameters: • Detection Area Quadrilateral X0 – Y3 – Defines a quadrilateral area on the input frame, only moving target that are located within the quad will be marked with squares •...
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 The Camera tab allows the configuration of Camera related parameters: • Gimbal Mounting Orientation – Defines how the camera is mount on the aircraft: Nose mount Belly mount - Page ! of ! – - SPI Proprietary and Confidential Information -...
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 The System Setting tab allows the configuration of system related parameters: • Reset to default configuration button – reverts the system setting to their factory defaults - Page ! of ! – - SPI Proprietary and Confidential Information -...
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 The System Status tab shows various statuses of the device: • Video Standard – shows which video standard was detected by the system: PAL, NTSC, 720p or No Input Video. This status may be used to verify that the analog/digital video from the camera is connected correctly to the SBE1 board •...
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 Pressing on the update button on the website will save the new setting and restart the SBE1 application using the new settings. In case there is an invalid value on the website the corresponding item of the erroneous field will be marked in red color: Pressing on the reboot button will restart the SBE1 board - Page !
TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 7. SBE1 Board Firmware Update Steps to update the version of the SBE1. • Attach empty Micro SD card. • make sure that the SBE1 version is up to date. If not, update to latest version. •...
TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 8. SBE1 Video Preview Use Spi Video Player to preview the video of the SBE1 board. The following table defines the what will be seen in the Video Player and in the SBE1 System Status Tab in various system states: Conditi Analog Video...
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 Present Missi Detection PAL or Video Player window Failed NTSC is filled with green color, System Status Tab shows PAL or NTSC Image #1 – Video Player when in this state Image #4 – Status Tab when in this state Present Prese...
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 Missing Prese Detection No Video Video Player window Input is filled with blue color, System Status Tab shows No Input Video Image #3 – Video Player when in this state Image #2 – Status Tab when in this state Present Missi...
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 Image #1 – Detection Failed Image #3 – Analog Video is missing, IP link is Ok - Page ! of ! – - SPI Proprietary and Confidential Information -...
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 Image 5# - Video Player Displaying The SBE1 Video Feed Image #6 – IP Link Lost After a Successful Video Lock - Page ! of ! – - SPI Proprietary and Confidential Information -...
TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 9. SBE1 Video Preview With VLC SPI video stream may also be previewed with VLC. Follow these steps in order to preview the video using VLC: • Configure the SBE1 to transmit video to a unicast/multicast address, this may achieved be by following section 6 of this document •...
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 The following window will appear • • In the network URL line please enter the following: - For Unicast Rtp://@:DestinationPort - For Multicast Rtp://@DestinationIP:DestinationPort • Press the play button to start the video preview - Page ! of ! –...
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 • Example: Opening a unicast stream with VLC - Configure the SBE1 to transmit to a unicast address: - Note that the destination IP is configured to 192.168.0.4 which is a unicast address in our network The destination port is set to 11024 - Open the VLC player, Media ! Open Network Stream ...
TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 - Press Play the preview the video • Example: Opening a multicast stream with VLC - Configure the TRIP to transmit to a multicast address (224.0.0.0 – 239.255.255.255): - Note that the destination IP is configured to 225.1.2.3 which is a multicast address, the destination port is set to 11024 - Open the VLC player, Media ! Open Network Stream ...
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 Mandatory Tag Checksum Mandatory Tag Unix Time Stamp Image Source Sensor Sensor Horizontal Field of View Sensor Vertica Field of View Gimbal roll and pitch angles converted in Sensor Relative Azimuth accordance with gimbal mounting Angle Gimbal roll and pitch angles converted in Sensor Relative Elevation...
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 103 PIP State Proprietary Tag, defines if PIP is enabled The following table defines the available values for this tag: Value PIP Enable Disabled Enabled - Page ! of ! – - SPI Proprietary and Confidential Information -...
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 104 Camera Mode Proprietary Tag, defines which camera mode is currently active The following table defines the available values for this tag: Value Camera Mode Rate (auto drift on) Point to coordinate Hold coordinate Pilot Stow Rate (auto drift off)
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 105 Recorder State Proprietary Tag, defines the state of the recorder The following table defines the available values for this tag: Value Recorder State Idle Recording 106 Tracker State Proprietary Tag, defines the state of the tracker ...
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TRIP Manual www.x20.org Ver : 1.8 Appendix A : Version Control Versi Date Remarks Switching J1 and J2 N o v 2016 N o v 2016 VMD addition, Video Player / SBE1 System Status J a n 2017 Revision of pictures and switches. J a n 2017 Added section about SBE1 video preview using VLC...
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