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The software, hardware and manuals described here and all their constituent parts are protected by copyright. Without the express permission of DVS GmbH Digitale Videosysteme any form of use which goes beyond the narrow bounds prescribed by copyright legislation is prohibited and liable to prosecution.
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Headquarter: DVS GmbH Digitale Videosysteme Krepenstr. 8 D-30165 Hannover GERMANY Phone: +49-511-67807-0 Fax: +49-511-630070 E-mail: info@dvs.de Internet: http://www.dvs.de Support: Phone: +49-511-67807-25 Fax: +49-511-67807-31 E-mail: support@dvs.de For the Americas: U.S. Headquarters: East Coast Office: DVS Digital Video, Inc. DVS Digital Video, Inc.
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For systems purchased from SGI: For product support information, contact your SGI subsidiary or authorized distrib- utor. SGI provides a comprehensive range of product support for its products. If you are in North America, contact the Technical Assistance Center at +1 800 800 4SGI or your authorized service provider.
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You may also use our online registration form which can be accessed from the following internet page: http://www.dvs.de/english/ support/support.html If you purchased the SDStationOEM / DMediaPro DM6 from SGI, a sending of this form is not necessary because SGI offers its own support for this product. Customer...
Introduction This documentation describes the SDStationOEM which is DVS’ OEM product of the SDStationPRO family. The SDStationOEM is centered around the SDStationBoard, a half-length PCI-bus single board for real-time input and output of uncompressed SDTV signals. With the SDStationBoard a computer can handle 8 and 10 bit digital serial SDTV streams.
SDStationOEM Installation Guide Overview This guide informs you about the installation of the SDStationOEM as well as all connection possibilities. Furthermore, it provides informa- tion about the installation of the delivered drivers and software. The chapters contain the following information:...
Introduction Conventions Used in this User Guide The following typographical conventions will be used in this docu- mentation: – Texts preceded by this symbol are parts of a list. Texts preceded by this symbol are also parts of a list, i.e. lists of a second level.
– Use the SDStationOEM only in apparent good technical order. – The system you are trying to connect the SDStationOEM to usu- ally work with voltages that can be hazardous to your health. Never access its interior with the power cable(s) being plugged in.
Warranty Information This product is warranted to be free of defects in materials and work- manship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. DVS ex- tends this Limited Warranty to the original purchaser. In the event of a defect or failure to confirm to this Limited Warranty, DVS will repair or replace the product without charge.
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SDStationOEM Installation Guide Declarations of Conformity This product was tested according to the applying direc- tives and regulations of the EC and the FCC. Further in- formation on this can be found in section “Conformity Declarations” on page A-4. Unplugging Cables...
Introduction Scope of Delivery The following lists the items that come with the SDStationOEM. As well, it provides an overview of the optionally available features for the SDStationOEM and the items that are delivered with this feature: Expansion and optional panels are not supported in DMediaPro DM6 systems.
Required Hardware These are the minimum hardware requirements that the computer system has to meet if you want to use the SDStationOEM. – Mainboard with 64 bit, 33 or 66 MHz PCI bus The SDStationOEM operates with 33 MHz. It can be plugged in a 66 MHz PCI slot but will force the PCI bus fre- quency to operate overall with 33 MHz.
Overview This chapter shows an overview of the SDStationOEM. It details all connectors and interfaces of the SDStationBoard and its additional panels. Furthermore, for the installation (described in chapter “Instal- lation” on page 3-1) the panel drawings already show both the exter- nal connectors as well as the internal connections between panels and board.
SDStationOEM Installation Guide 2.1.1 SDStationBoard Layout The following figure details the layout of the SDStationBoard: Figure 2-1: Overview of SDStationOEM...
2.1.2 Digital Video I/O Please note that this section describes the single-link and the optionally available dual-link capability of the SDStationOEM. The digital video I/Os have dual-link capabilities. Thus each I/O con- sists of two ports labelled ’A’ and ’B’. In YC...
A wrong input signal is detected (e.g. the fast SDStationOEM is set to NTSC video mode, but a PAL signal is connected to the active input). A correct input signal is detected. green Signals the status A correct sync signal is detected, i.e.:...
This section should serve as an overview of the different panels as well as an installation instruction how to connect the SDStationOEM with the additional panels: the panel drawings already show both the external connectors as well as the internal connections between pan- els and board.
SDStationOEM Installation Guide 2.2.1 Analog Audio & Video Panel The following panel comes with the basic configuration of the SDStationOEM and shows the connectors needed for monitoring au- dio and video. Analog Audio Out (Ch. 1 & 2) Audio Analog Audio Out (Ch. 3 & 4)
Overview 2.2.2 RS-422 Panels The RMT1 panel is included in the basic configuration of the SDStationOEM. The RMT2 panel is currently in its development stage and will be available as an optional feature for the SDStationOEM. The RS-422 panels hold the interfaces for master and slave control as well as the main (A) ports of SDI input 2 and SDI output 2.
SDStationOEM Installation Guide 2.2.3 Serial Digital Interface (SDI) Panel The SDI panel is optionally available and holds some of the SDI in- puts and outputs, i.e. the digital video I/Os. The other SDI connectors can be found on the SDStationBoard panel and the RS-422 panels.
GPI for their correct settings. If they are not set correctly, using this interface may result in an unexpected behavior of the SDStationOEM. The jumpers should be set like shown in the figure below:...
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Overview The power line to be connected to the printed board of the GPI has to be a standard power distribution line of your computer system. It should be of the same type as, for example, used to power your flop- py, i.e.
Installation This chapter details all the information you need to install the SDStationOEM into a computer system. First, the installation of the board itself is described. After that follows a description of the software installation.
SDStationOEM Installation Guide Hardware Installation How to install the SDStationOEM in a computer system is described in this section. The installation can be performed in three steps: At first, you have to prepare the computer system where the SDStationBoard has to be installed. After that the board itself must be installed and in the last step the installation can be finished.
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Installation Installation of the Board With the second step the SDStationOEM is installed in the prepared computer system. To do this perform the following: In the computer system find a free half-length PCI slot. Remove the slot bracket of this slot.
The installation of the SGI Package is performed with three different distribution files. They contain all the software and drivers you need to control the SDStationOEM. Once all three files are installed and the system has restarted, the installation will be complete. Below you find...
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Installation Figure 3-1: The main window of the Software Manager On the File menu select the menu option Open Distribution... to open the standard ’Open’ dialog window. Change to the directory where the SGI software package is stored. Select the file ml from the SGI directory and confirm your selec- tion with the button OK.
Select the radio button ’Restart the system now’ and confirm this by clicking the button OK. Once the system has restarted, the installation is finished. To find out if your SDStationOEM works properly, you may perform a brief test on the installation. Testing the Installation After having installed the software package, you should test if the SDStationOEM installation has been successful.
-17°C (0°F) to 70°C (158°F) mental conditions 10% to 80% relative humidity, non-condensing The SDStationOEM operates with 33 MHz. It can be plugged in a 66 MHz PCI slot but will force the PCI bus frequency to operate overall with 33 MHz.
SDStationOEM Installation Guide A.2 Hardware Specifications The following table shows the hardware specifications of the SDStationBoard. Table A-1:SDStationBoard specifications Video Input Output Serial Digital 4:2:2 8/10 bit 1 BNC (a 1 BNC (c 1 BNC (a 1 BNC (c switchable, plus...
Internal Processing Color space conversion A.3 Video Raster The following table shows the supported video raster. All frequencies indicate the frame rate. Table A-2:Supported video raster Name in DVS Total lines Aspect Raster x size y size software per frame ratio NTSC / 29.97 Hz...
SDStationOEM Installation Guide A.4 Conformity Declarations EC Declaration of Conformity EG-Konformitätserklärung DVS GmbH Digitale Videosysteme Krepenstr. 8 Wir: 30165 Hannover Germany declare herewith, that the following product: Erklären hiermit, dass folgendes Produkt: product designation: SDStationOEM Produktbezeichnung: type: SDStationV2 Typ: according to the provisions of the following EC Directives – including their relevant re- visions at the time of this declaration –...
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Appendix FCC Compliance Statement Information DVS GmbH Digitale Videosysteme Krepenstr. 8 30165 Hannover Germany declare herewith, that the following product: product designation: SDStationOEM type: SDStationV2 has been tested according to the applying valid FCC regulations. FCC NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digi- tal device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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