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  • Page 1 Centaurus II Installation Guide (Version 1.1) PCI Video Board Centaurus II Installation Guide...
  • Page 3 Centaurus II Installation Guide Introduction Overview Installation Maintenance Appendix Index...
  • Page 4 Specifications and data may change without notice. We offer no guarantee that this documentation is correct and/or complete. In no event shall DVS Digital Video Systems GmbH be liable for any damages whatsoever (including without limitation any special, indirect, or consequential damages, and damages resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, or business interruption) arising out of the use of or inability to use the hardware, software and/or manual materials.
  • Page 5 Headquarters: DVS Digital Video Systems GmbH Krepenstr. 8 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: DVS Digital Video, Inc. 300 East Magnolia Boulevard, Suite 102...
  • Page 7 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 Customer Name: Company:...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    ..........2-4 2.2.2 Centaurus II Board Layout ............2-7 2.2.3 Item on the Rear ....2-8 2.2.4 Digital Video I/Os of the Centaurus II Board ................ 2-11 2.2.5 LEDs 2.3 Overview of the Panels ............2-12 ..........2-13 2.3.1 SDI and RS-422 Panel ............
  • Page 10 A.5 Video Rasters ...............A-6 A.6 Signal In- and Outputs ............A-7 A.7 Conformity Declarations .............A-14 .............A-14 A.7.1 RoHS Compliance ....A-14 A.7.2 EC Declaration of Conformity (CE Marking) ........A-14 A.7.3 FCC Compliance Statement A.8 Short Reference: Centaurus II Board ........A-16 Index ..................... I-1...

  • Page 11: Introduction

    Coming with a concise licensing Centaurus II can be adapted to your or your customers needs easily making future hardware upgrades or re- placements in most cases unnecessary.
  • Page 12 Centaurus II Installation Guide – Dual-link DVI output with analog RGBS/YUV/CVBS via breakout cable – On-board color space conversion and low-pass 4:4:4 4:2:2 filter- – RS-422 remote in and out, software switchable – Watchdog with hardware relay for a bypass between SDI input and...

  • Page 13: Overview

    Introduction 1.1 Overview This guide informs you about the installation of Centaurus II as well as all connection possibilities. Furthermore, it provides information about the setting of license keys, the upgrade of the PCI interface, the testing of the installation, and of maintenance work that you may perform on your own.

  • Page 14: Conventions Used In This User Guide

    Centaurus II Installation Guide 1.3 Conventions Used in this User Guide The following typographical conventions will be used in this documen- tation: Texts preceded by this symbol describe activities that you must per- form in the order indicated. – Texts preceded by this symbol are parts of a list.

  • Page 15: Safety Instructions

    Centaurus II must be read and observed. – Use Centaurus II only in apparent good technical order. – The system you are trying to install Centaurus II in usually works with voltages that can be hazardous to your health. Never work on the system or access its interior with the power cable(s) being plugged in.
  • Page 16 For error-free working and a long service life, Centaurus II needs some basic environmental conditions: – Do not expose Centaurus II to sources of heat, such as direct sun- light or a radiator. – The chassis of the computer system where the Centaurus II board is installed must be equipped with a sufficient ventilation for cooling reasons.

  • Page 17: Important Notes

    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.
  • Page 18 Then you can easily remove the connector. Breakout Box A modular breakout box is optionally available for Centaurus II to re- place the breakout cables and reduce the amount of panels. Due to its modular design – each module provides connectors on a half-19" front panel –...

  • Page 19: System Requirements

    Required Software Centaurus II needs the DVS video board driver. Furthermore, to be pro- grammed for applications the SDK by DVS is necessary. Both software items should be included in your delivery. They are also available online...
  • Page 20 Centaurus II Installation Guide 1-10...

  • Page 21: Overview

    This chapter shows an overview of Centaurus II thereby detailing all items, switches and connectors of the Centaurus II board and its addi- tional panels. First the components of the DVS OEM product as it is de- livered to you are described shortly. Afterwards an overview of the Centaurus II board is provided.

  • Page 22: Overview Of The Oem Product

    DVSConf program complement the SDK. To run properly the video board driver has to be loaded prior to using Centaurus II which can be done with the tools for the hardware setup. The video board driver controls the Centaurus II board and thus the in- and output of signals.

  • Page 23: Overview Of The Board

    PCI video board. 2.2.1 The Different Variants of the Board The Centaurus II board can be delivered in two variants: It can be de- livered with a PCI-X or PCIe interface. PCI-X variant: PCI-Bus Connector (3.3 V compatible)

  • Page 24: Centaurus Ii Board Layout

    For a concise overview of the PCI video board see section “Short Reference: Centaurus II Board” on page A-16. 10 11 12 13 Figure 2-3: Overview of the items and connectors on the Centaurus II board...
  • Page 25 Termination switch for the reference in- put; switches off the termination of the genlock signal manually, e.g. if the Centaurus II board is not the last link in a genlock connection chain DVI OUT DVI connector for an output of analog and digital video signals;...
  • Page 26 Centaurus II Installation Guide Item Explanation (HD) SDI IN B MCX connector for a video input at port B (serial digital interface); usually used for an input of the second video channel in single-link (YUV) or the second stream of YUVA or RGB[A] in dual-link...

  • Page 27: Item On The Rear

    2.2.3 Item on the Rear This section shows the only operational item located at the rear of the PCI video board. It is detailed to inform you about its default setting: Figure 2-4: Item of the Centaurus II board’s rear Item Explanation...

  • Page 28: Digital Video I/Os Of The Centaurus Ii Board

    2K. SD Dual-Link and HD Single-Link Centaurus II Board DVS offers a licensing for Centaurus II that turns the Centaurus II board to an SDTV dual-link and HDTV single-link board. With this feature two ports for an input and an output are available on the board: the stan- dard A ports and the SD SDI ports.
  • Page 29 With this feature all three serial digital interfaces are available to you, for example, for an output the connectors (HD) SDI OUT A, (HD) SDI OUT B and SD SDI OUT (see section “Centaurus II Board Layout” on page 2-4). Via the delivered software by DVS the ports can be configured freely: –...
  • Page 30 Centaurus II Installation Guide Table 2-2: I/O signal distribution for the HD dual-link Centaurus II board (HD) SDI (HD) SDI SD SDI Ras- Video Mode IN A OUT A IN B OUT B 4:2:2 Y, C Y, C – Y, C –...

  • Page 31: Leds

    Overview 2.2.5 LEDs The Centaurus II board panel holds two status LEDs that signal whether correct video and sync signals are available at the respective digital in- puts. In detail they indicate the following: Function Modus Meaning green Signals the status of A correct sync signal is detected, i.e.:...

  • Page 32: Overview Of The Panels

    2.3 Overview of the Panels To provide all the connection possibilities for the various features of Centaurus II at a computer casing, several panels are delivered with the board. This section provides an overview of the different panels. Please note that some of the panels may not be included in your Centaurus II configuration.

  • Page 33: Sdi And Rs-422 Panel

    2.3.1 SDI and RS-422 Panel The SDI and RS-422 panel is included in the standard configuration of Centaurus II. It provides the connectors for the second link of the dual- link connections. Additionally, a CVBS output is installed on this panel that outputs a composite video signal.
  • Page 34 Centaurus II Installation Guide Item Explanation (HD) SDI Out B BNC connector for a video output at port B (serial digital interface); usually used for an output of the second video channel in single- link (YUV) or the second stream of YUVA or...

  • Page 35: Audio Panels

    Overview 2.3.2 Audio Panels The audio panels are available as optional features. In a setup with 16 channels digital audio two audio panels are required, each providing a DB-25 connector for digital audio (AES/EBU) and/or LTC signals. The analog stereo headphone outputs currently available on these panels provide no function.
  • Page 36 (channels 1 to 8) or three channels audio plus LTC In conjunction with the optocoupler GPI you can re- ceive for Centaurus II with this panel four stereo channels plus LTC (see section “GPI (Optocoupler Based) and LTC Panel” on page 2-19).

  • Page 37: Gpi And Wordclock Panel

    Overview 2.3.3 GPI and Wordclock Panel The GPI and audio wordclock panel is optionally available and provides the general purpose interface and the audio wordclock output. Instead of this panel you may have received the optocoupler based GPI (see section “GPI (Optocoupler Based) and LTC Panel”...
  • Page 38 Centaurus II Installation Guide Prior to the installation of the GPI and audio wordclock panel you have to check the jumpers on the printed circuit board of the GPI for their correct settings. This is described in detail in section “Jumper Settings of the GPI Panel(s)” on page 3-4.

  • Page 39: Gpi (Optocoupler Based) And Ltc Panel

    GPI based on the opto-isolator technique. Because the inter- face harbors LTC as well, with it you can even receive four stereo audio channels plus LTC for Centaurus II. This is made possible because the source signals coming from the Centaurus II board are looped-through to identical plugs on the connected printed circuit board which are then used to reroute the signals.
  • Page 40 Centaurus II Installation Guide Item Explanation GPI/LTC DB-15 connector (male) providing the gen- eral purpose interface as well as LTC in- and output, a breakout cable to two XLR and one DB-25 is included in the delivery: LTC Out LTC In...

  • Page 41: Installation

    Centaurus II, some belong to optional packages and have to be ordered explicitly if you want to use them. Via a license key the whole feature set that you have ordered with Centaurus II can be activated.

  • Page 42: Hardware Installation

    Centaurus II Installation Guide 3.1 Hardware Installation How to install Centaurus II in a computer system is described in this sec- tion. The installation has to be performed in several steps: First, you have to prepare the computer system and the panels for the installa- tion, and additionally, if provided with the PCI-X variant of the board, you may have to set up the clock frequency that the board should use.
  • Page 43 Installation The computer system is now ready for the installation of the Centaurus II board and you have to proceed with the checking of the panels, i.e. checking the audio and the GPI panels for their correct jumper settings. Jumper Settings of the Audio Panels On the audio panel that should be installed as the audio panel no.
  • Page 44 GPI you have to set up the clock frequency of the Centaurus II board. Setting up the Clock Frequency (PCI-X Variant only) In case you are using the PCI-X variant of the Centaurus II board (see section “The Different Variants of the Board” on page 2-3), you may...

  • Page 45: Installation Of The Board

    Centaurus II to have no other data transfers running in the same PCI bus. Set the DIP switch for PCI on the Centaurus II board to the setting of your liking, i.e. either to 66 MHz or autodetection, as indicated in section “Centaurus II Board Layout”...

  • Page 46: Installation Of The Panels

    3.1.3 Installation of the Panels As the third step you have to connect the delivered panels internally to the Centaurus II board and install them in your computer system. For this perform the following: Remove as many slot brackets as you need for the additional pan- els.
  • Page 47 YUV for an input the same as the input port A and for an output you can get a mirrored output signal. All connections can be found at the top of the Centaurus II board. (HD) SDI In B...
  • Page 48 “GPI (Optocoupler Based) and LTC Panel” on page 2-19), connect the audio panel 1 to the printed circuit board of the GPI and LTC panel instead of connecting to the Centaurus II board directly as detailed below (see section “Connecting the GPI and LTC Panel”...
  • Page 49 Connecting the GPI and Wordclock Panel The printed circuit board behind the GPI connector plugs via a 12-pin flat cable to the top of the Centaurus II board. To perform the internal connections connect the panel to the board as shown in the following...
  • Page 50 Centaurus II Installation Guide +12V Figure 3-6: Power line specification The connected extra power line of the GPI makes the GPI sig- nal stronger and clearer. However, if you do not have a power line available, the GPI will still be functional.
  • Page 51 The printed circuit board of the GPI and LTC panel has to be connected via 12-pin and 26-pin flat cables to the top of the Centaurus II board. To perform the internal connections connect the panel to the board as...

  • Page 52: Finishing The Installation

    Centaurus II Installation Guide 3.1.4 Finishing the Installation This step of installing the Centaurus II board is the last step to be per- formed. To finish the hardware installation do the following: In case you want to run the PCI-X variant of the Centaurus II...

  • Page 53: Software Installation

    Once the DVS SDK and the driver are properly installed, you have to set the license key for Centaurus II to be able to use all ordered features. To set the license key Windows offers you with the DVSConf program the possibility to use a standard graphical user interface.
  • Page 54 Change to the ’Card 0’ tab. For each installed Centaurus II board there is a ’Card’ tab avail- able. If you have more than one Centaurus II board installed in your computer system, you have to repeat the following steps with ’Card 1’, ’Card 2’, etc.

  • Page 55: Setting Of License Key (All Operating Systems)

    3.3.2 Setting of License Key (All Operating Systems) Once the DVS SDK and the driver are properly installed, you have to set the license key for Centaurus II to be able to use all ordered features. The following procedure uses the command line (shell, or in case of Windows MS DOS prompt).
  • Page 56 Repeat the described steps to activate the features for keys 2 and 3, if appropriate, by altering the command respectively. If you have more than one Centaurus II board installed in your computer system, use the environment variable SCSIVIDEO_CMD to access the respective board and repeat the steps to activate its features.

  • Page 57: Upgrading The Pci Interface

    3.4 Upgrading the PCI Interface Depending on the DVS SDK version you may need to upgrade the PCI interface (firmware) of the Centaurus II board. This can be done with a program named lucyup###. This section explains how to determine whether you need and how to perform a PCI interface upgrade.

  • Page 58: Upgrading The Pci Interface

    If one of the version numbers is lower than the respective numbers stat- ed on the DVS OEM web site, the PCI interface has to be upgraded. In our example above the PCI video board does not need a PCI interface upgrade because a firmware version of 3.2.68.8_11_2 and higher is sufficient.
  • Page 59 Installation If the interface version is upgraded, the procedure is finished. If it is not upgraded, perform the procedure again and give the board more time to erase the old information. 3-19...

  • Page 60: Testing The Installation

    Now the computer system is ready to generate test frames: Change to the ’Card 0’ tab. For each installed Centaurus II board there is a ’Card’ tab avail- able. If you have more than one Centaurus II board installed in your computer system, you have to repeat the following steps with ’Card 1’, ’Card 2’, etc.
  • Page 61 Perform the display operations with the lower buttons. If this works, you have successfully completed the Centaurus II instal- lation. Together with the DVS SDK some sample programs are delivered that can also be used for testing.

  • Page 62: Testing The Installation (All Operating Systems)

    Now the computer system is ready to display test frames: In case you have several Centaurus II boards installed, use the environment variable SCSIVIDEO_CMD and set it to PCI,card:<x> (with <x> as the number of the board) to ac- cess a particular board.

  • Page 63: Maintenance

    Avoid touching the components of the computer and the printed circuit boards of Centaurus II. If appropriate, turn off the computer system where Centaurus II is installed and disconnect its power cable(s).
  • Page 64 Set the DIP switch for the Flash controller on the PCI video board (cf. section “Centaurus II Board Layout” on page 2-4) to the setting indicated in the following figure: Figure 4-1: Setting of Flash controller DIP switch This setting will load a safe mode programming (fallback map) when the PCI video board is initialized during start-up.
  • Page 65 Maintenance – First you have to wait while the program is inspecting the sys- tem. – After this you will be asked to confirm the upgrade of the firm- ware. For this type in Y and press [Enter]. – Then wait until the program terminates itself which may take several minutes.
  • Page 66 Centaurus II Installation Guide...

  • Page 67: Appendix

    This chapter provides technical data and general information about Centaurus II. A.1 Technical Data The following shows the technical data of the Centaurus II board. The chassis of the computer system where the Centaurus II board is installed must be equipped with a sufficient ventila- tion for cooling reasons.

  • Page 68: Hardware Specifications

    Centaurus II Installation Guide A.2 Hardware Specifications The following table shows the hardware specifications of Centaurus II. Table A-1: Centaurus II specifications Video Input Output Analog CVBS and Component DVI (analog and digital) 1 DVI-I HD Serial Digital 4:2:2 8/10/12 bit...

  • Page 69: Baud Rate Of Rs-422 Ports

    48 kHz, 20/24 bit A.3 Baud Rate of RS-422 Ports The baud rate (data transfer speed) of the RS-422 ports of Centaurus II can be set up via the DVS software. For more information about how to set the baud rate of the RS-422 ports please refer to the SDK documentation.

  • Page 70: Optocoupler Gpi

    Centaurus II Installation Guide A.4 Optocoupler GPI This section provides further details about the GPI based on optocou- pler technology (see section “GPI (Optocoupler Based) and LTC Panel” on page 2-19). A.4.1 Technical Data The following shows some technical data of the optocoupler GPI:...
  • Page 71 Appendix GPI Output 0 V up to +200 V 200 mA max. load GPI OUT internal external The output can switch loads with a maximum current of 200 mA at a voltage range from 0 V to 200 V, or up to 200 V (peak with AC) at no current.

  • Page 72: Video Rasters

    Centaurus II Installation Guide A.5 Video Rasters The following table shows the supported video rasters. All frequencies indicate the frame rate. Table A-2: Supported video rasters Total lines Aspect Raster x size y size per frame ratio 525i /29.97 (NTSC) 625i /25 (PAL) 525i /29.97 (NTSC HR)

  • Page 73: Signal In- And Outputs

    Appendix A.6 Signal In- and Outputs This section provides pin-out information about some of the connectors provided by Centaurus II. Digital Video Interface (DVI-I Connector) (external view; female on interface, male on cable) Signal Signal Signal /TX_2 /TX_1 /TX_0 TX_2...

  • Page 74: Gpi_In0 (Gpi Input 0)

    Centaurus II Installation Guide GPI (9-Pin D-Sub Connector) (external view; male on interface, female on cable) Pin No. Signal – GPI_OUT0 (GPI output 0) GPI_IN0 (GPI input 0) – – GPI_OUT1 (GPI output 1) GPI_IN1 (GPI input 1) The GPI inputs are voltage sensing inputs with TTL trigger levels (>...
  • Page 75 Appendix GPI/LTC Pin-out (15-Pin D-Sub Connector) The DB-15 plug provides the optocoupler GPI as well as LTC in- and output. It can be connected to a breakout cable providing one DB-25 and two XLR connectors. (external view; male on interface, female on breakout cable) Signal Signal GPI_IN0 (GPI input 0)

  • Page 76: Gpi_In1 (Gpi Input 1)

    Centaurus II Installation Guide GPI Pin-out (25-Pin D-Sub Connector Breakout Cable) The DB-25 connector of the breakout cable provides the following pin- out once connected to the GPI/LTC plug of the GPI and LTC panel: (external view; male on breakout cable, female on cable)

  • Page 77: Ltc Out

    Appendix Digital Audio (25-Pin D-Sub Connector) (external view; female on interface, male on cable) Table A-3: Digital Audio Ch. 1-8/LTC Pin No. Signal Pin No. Signal Audio OUT CH 7/8, or /Audio OUT CH 7/8, or LTC OUT /LTC OUT Audio OUT CH 5/6 /Audio OUT CH 5/6 Audio OUT CH 3/4...
  • Page 78 Centaurus II Installation Guide Table A-4: Digital Audio Ch. 9-16 (cont.) Pin No. Signal Pin No. Signal Audio IN CH 15/16 /Audio IN CH 15/16 Audio IN CH 13/14 /Audio IN CH 13/14 Audio IN CH 11/12 /Audio IN CH 11/12...
  • Page 79 RMT 1 and RMT 2 (9-Pin D-Sub Connectors Breakout Cable) The RS-422 connector available on the SDI and RS-422 panel of Centaurus II is a DB-15 (HD) connector. It can be equipped with a breakout cable that will then provide two female DB-9 connectors for a standard RS-422 connection (see figure 2-6 on page 2-14).

  • Page 80: Conformity Declarations

    Centaurus II Installation Guide A.7 Conformity Declarations Centaurus II has been tested according to the applying national and in- ternational directives and regulations. The following states further in- formation about the compliances and conformities. A.7.1 RoHS Compliance The EU directive 2002/95/EC ’Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)’...
  • Page 81 Appendix FCC Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful in- terference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environ- ment.

  • Page 82: Short Reference: Centaurus Ii Board

    Centaurus II Installation Guide A.8 Short Reference: Centaurus II Board This section only shows the PCI-X variant of the Centaurus II board. Most items can be found on the PCIe variant as well (see also section “Overview of the Board” on page 2-3).

  • Page 83: Index

    ......2-13, A-13 RS-422 ..........2-5 Centaurus II ........A-7 pin-out see OEM product ......3-1, 3-13 DVS driver Centaurus II board ..1-8, 1-9, 3-17 DVS OEM web site see PCI video board ........2-2 DVS SDK ......3-13 installation...
  • Page 84 Centaurus II Installation Guide DVSConf ........ 3-21 overview jumper settings ....3-14 setting license key ........3-3 audio ....3-20 test of installation ......3-4 GPI/GPI (opto.) ....1-6 environmental conditions ....2-8, 2-9, A-2 key channel ....4-1 environmental extreme ....2-4, A-16 layout (video board) ......1-9, 3-5...
  • Page 85 SDI and RS-422 panel ....... 3-6 ....... 3-7 installation installation ......2-19 low profile ........ 2-12 overview see DVS SDK ....2-13, 3-7 ......2-8, 3-7 SDI and RS-422 SDTV dual link ......2-5 ..2-5, 2-6, 2-13, PCI clock frequency serial digital interface ....
  • Page 86 Centaurus II Installation Guide...

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