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Phantom 800 User Guide
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BLACK DIAMOND VIDEO
Edition 1.06
June 21, 2012

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  • Page 1 Phantom 800 User Guide BLACK DIAMOND VIDEO Edition 1.06 June 21, 2012...
  • Page 2 Trademarks The Black Diamond Video logo and Phantom 800 are registered trademarks of Black Diamond Video, Inc. Warranty Warranty and Warranty Disclaimer: Black Diamond Video warrants to the original purchaser ("Buyer") that the products delivered by Black Diamond Video that accompany this manual ("Products") will be in accordance with Black Diamond Video’s published specifications under normal use and service for a period of one (1) year from delivery.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ........... 1 Safety Information and Instructions ......1 Customer Service and Support ........ 2 Chapter 2 Product Information ........3 Introducing the Phantom 800 ........3 Key Features ............6 Options ..............7 Front Panel Detail ............ 7 Rear Panel Detail .............
  • Page 4 Previewing & Clearing Captured Frames ....57 Downloading Captured Frames to Memory ..58 Saving Downloaded Frames ........59 Appendix A RS-232 and 10/100T Protocol ....61 Phantom 800 Command Set ........61 RS-232 Pinout ............70 Contents Edition 1.06 Phantom 800 User Guide...
  • Page 5 Appendix B Upgrading Firmware .........71 Phantom 800 User Guide Edition 1.06 Contents...
  • Page 6 Contents Edition 1.06 Phantom 800 User Guide...

  • Page 7: Welcome

    ........... . A B O U T T H I S M A N U A L This manual contains information about the Phantom 800 processor. Material is presented under the following chapters: .

  • Page 8: Customer Service And Support

    For technical support and service, contact Black Diamond Video at: Black Diamond Video 1000 Atlantic Ave, Suite 114 Alameda, California, 94501 Phone: (510) 769-2959 Fax: (510) 769-2949 Visit us on the web at www.blackdiamondvideo.com. Edition 1.06 Phantom 800 User Guide...

  • Page 9: Product Information

    I N T R O D U C I N G T H E P H A N T O M 8 0 0 The Phantom 800 is an all-digital DVI processor that integrates seamless 8 x 8 DVI matrix switching, post-output scaling, and frame-grabs into a single unit.
  • Page 10 Post-output scaling and image processing is performed with Black Diamond Video’s S-1 Cards. The Phantom 800 can be populated with up to 8 S-1 Cards. The S-1 image processors have a number of features including built-in autodisplay detection which allows any video Edition 1.06...
  • Page 11 Phantom 800 System Diagram FIGURE 2. Control The Phantom 800 processor has three control methods. The processor has both RS-232 and 10/100T Ethernet controls. For remote applications, the Phantom 800 is equipped with a built-in, customizable, web-server graphical user interface (GUI).

  • Page 12: Key Features

    C O N T R O L S • RS-232 serial • 10/100T Ethernet • Customizable Web-server GUI G E N E R A L • 2U high, rack mountable • Remote diagnostic capability Edition 1.06 Phantom 800 User Guide...

  • Page 13: Options

    Phantom 800. • RGB-DVI Converter converts any analog RGB signal to DVI. This converter is phantom-powered and is controlled and integrates seamlessly with the Phantom 800. • SDI-DVI Converter converts any SDI or HD-SDI source to DVI. This converter is phantom-powered and is controlled and integrates seamlessly with the Phantom 800.

  • Page 14: Rear Panel Detail

    The DVI-I output connectors are digital DVI outputs used to connect to a digital display device. When connecting to a display device more than 7 meters from the Phantom 800, a DVI X-treme Cable Kit should be used with the DVI X-treme conditioner placed on the display side of the cable.

  • Page 15: Phantom 800 Product Specifications

    4 . D V I - I I N P U T C O N N E C T I O N S The DVI-I input connectors are used to connect a video source to the Phantom 800. If the input source is a DVI source, it can be connected directly to the device.
  • Page 16 P R O D U C T I N F O R M A T I O N Phantom 800 Product Specifications • Temperature Rating: 0-55° C • Power: 90-240 VAC, 47-63Hz, 200 Watts Edition 1.06 Phantom 800 User Guide...

  • Page 17: Getting Ready To Install

    Begin your installation process by performing a complete system test installation. The purpose of this phase is to establish remote control of the Phantom 800, and verify that all input and output channels are working. You will use a single test video input and at least one of the display devices you plan to use in your final system installation.

  • Page 18: System Test Installation Overview

    For detailed installation instructions, see Chapter 4, “Installation Instructions.” The system test installation consists of four steps. These steps are described below and illustrated in Figure 5. Phantom 800 System Test Installation Diagram FIGURE 5. Edition 1.06 Phantom 800 User Guide...

  • Page 19: Final System Installation Overview

    Step 2. Connect a Test DV I Input Source Connect a test DVI video source to Input 1 on the Phantom 800. Only a single DVI source is required for the system test installation phase. Use Black Diamond Video tested DVI cable to connect your DVI source to the Phantom 800.

  • Page 20: Using Dvi Converters

    DVI using a Black Diamond Video DVI Converter. See “Using DVI Converters” on page 14 for more information. All cabling from the DVI Converters to the Phantom 800 should be done using Black Diamond Video tested DVI cable. Black Diamond Video can not guarantee the quality of cable purchased from other manufacturers.

  • Page 21: Using Black Diamond Cable And Cable Kits

    ........... . K I T S All cabling from the video source to the Phantom 800, and from the Phantom 800 to the display devices, should be done using Black Diamond Video tested DVI cable.
  • Page 22 G E T T I N G R E A D Y T O I N S T A L L Using Black Diamond Cable and Cable Kits Edition 1.06 Phantom 800 User Guide...

  • Page 23: Installation Instructions

    Begin your installation process by performing a complete system test installation. The purpose of this phase is to establish remote control of the Phantom 800, and verify that all inputs and outputs are working. You will use a single test video input and one of the display devices you plan to use in your final system installation.
  • Page 24 Connect a laptop or PC to the Phantom 800 RS-232 serial interface using a direct- connect type cable. Open up a serial port terminal on the laptop or PC connected to the Phantom 800. For Microsoft Windows-based programs access this with Start > All Programs >...
  • Page 25 DVI X-treme II Conditioner. If a DVI X-treme Cable Kit is needed, do the following: Connect the long length of cable from Output 1 of the Phantom 800 to the input of the DVI X-treme II Conditioner. Phantom 800 User Guide...

  • Page 26: Final System Installation

    F I N A L S Y S T E M I N S T A L L A T I O N Once you have completed a thorough test of your Phantom 800 equipment you are ready to do the final system installation. Figure 6 illustrates an installation with multiple video sources, both DVI format, as well as analog format using Black Diamond Video DVI Converters.
  • Page 27 Step 1: AC Power Connection W H A T Y O U W I L L N E E D F O R T H I S S T E P • Power cord (supplied) Phantom 800 User Guide Edition 1.06...
  • Page 28 Connect all DVI sources directly to the Phantom 800 input channels. All non-DVI sources must first be converted to a DVI signal before they connecting them to the Phantom 800. See Figure 6, “System Installation Illustration,” on page 21 for an example of a typical Phantom 800 installation.
  • Page 29 D E S C R I P T I O N Connect all DVI-capable displays to the Phantom 800 output channels. See Figure 7 for an illustration of a typical Phantom 800 system diagram. System Installation Overview Diagram FIGURE 7.
  • Page 30 • 10/100 T Ethernet Only—This is a simpler method than control by 10/100 T Ethernet and RS-232, but it requires that a static IP address be assigned to the Phantom 800 and to the control computer. A static IP address is where a computer uses the same address Edition 1.06...
  • Page 31 I N S T A L L A T I O N I N S T R U C T I O N S Final System Installation every time a user logs on to a network. By default, the Phantom 800 is configured with a dynamic IP address.
  • Page 32 Final System Installation • Flow control: None The RS-232 connection to the Phantom 800 is established and the processor can be con- trolled using the RS-232 command set found in Appendix A, “RS-232 and 10/100T Protocol.” NOTE: To avoid recreating the connection parameters each time you reestablish RS-232 connection to the Phantom 800, you can save the connection for subsequent control sessions.
  • Page 33 Phantom 800. Because the Phantom 800 now has a static IP address, the RS-232 interface is no longer required. If the IP address of the Phantom 800 is misplaced, simply reconnect the RS-232 controls and use the SHOWNET command to retrieve the IP address.
  • Page 34 Step 4 into the browser address bar. The GUI is initiated and control of the Phantom 800 is now done through the GUI. Details of the web-server GUI controls are in Chapter 6, “Matrix Switching,” and Chapter 9, “Frame Grabbing.”...

  • Page 35: Startup Macro

    4 into the address bar of the browser and press Enter. The GUI will be invoked and control of the Phantom 800 is now done through the GUI. Details of the web-server GUI controls are in Chapter 6, “Matrix Switching,” and Chapter 9, “Frame Grabbing.”...
  • Page 36 RSM. Vi ew S tar tup Mac ro The VSM command allows the user to view the commands in the Startup Macro. To view the commands in the Startup Macro, issue the command: VSM. Edition 1.06 Phantom 800 User Guide...

  • Page 37: About The Web-Server Gui

    ........The most common Phantom 800 functions can be handled using the web-server GUI (Figure 8).

  • Page 38: Custom Labelling Of Input/Output Buttons

    Figure 8, input 1 is going to outputs 1 and 3. Inputs 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 are each going to outputs 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 respectively. Phantom 800 Web-Server GUI FIGURE 8.
  • Page 39 # on the GUI and <label> is the new name for the button. E X A M P L E To rename the GUI label for output #5 to “Remote”, issue the command: outlbl 5 Remote. Phantom 800 User Guide Edition 1.06...
  • Page 40 A B O U T T H E WE B - S E R V E R G U I Custom Labelling of Input/Output Buttons Edition 1.06 Phantom 800 User Guide...

  • Page 41: Matrix Switching

    A B O U T M A T R I X S W I T C H I N G The Phantom 800 provides 8 x 8 DVI matrix switching and is controlled with the web- server GUI or by using RS-232 or Telnet commands. Any connected input can be switched to any output channel.
  • Page 42 M A T R I X S W I T C H I N G Matrix Switching Control- GUI Matrix Switching -- Phantom 800 Web-Server GUI Example FIGURE 9. To switch an input to an output In the I/O Switching Selection of the GUI, click the input button for the input you want to switch.

  • Page 43: Matrix Switching Control- Rs-232 And 10/100T

    The SWITCH command is used to route any input to display on any output channel. The command is: SW <input #> <output #> An input can be routed to multiple outputs, which lets you display the same input image on multiple displays. Phantom 800 User Guide Edition 1.06...
  • Page 44 Example C—routes Input 1 to Output 5 SW 1 5 Matrix Switching Example FIGURE 10. Output Status Command The OSTAT command is used to determine which input is connected to a particular output. The command is: OSTAT <output #> Edition 1.06 Phantom 800 User Guide...
  • Page 45 ..........Command Action OSTAT 1 Example A—checks the input channel routed to Output 1. Returns input: 1. Phantom 800 User Guide Edition 1.06...
  • Page 46 M A T R I X S W I T C H I N G Matrix Switching Control- RS-232 and 10/100T Edition 1.06 Phantom 800 User Guide...

  • Page 47: Video Scaling

    A B O U T V I D E O S C A L I N G The Phantom 800 output slots can each be populated with an S-1 Scalar card for a maximum of eight scalar cards.With the S-1 card, the video output can be manipulated. The output image can be scaled up or down or modified to fit a display resolution different than the native resolution of the input signal.
  • Page 48 The FIT command scales an image up or down to match a display’s maximum resolution. At the same time, the proper aspect ratio of the video input is maintained and the entire picture is visible. The entire output image is “fit” onto the display. The command is: Edition 1.06 Phantom 800 User Guide...
  • Page 49 When scaling up, the image is scaled until it fills the screen both horizontally and vertically. With different aspect ratios, this means that the dimension which required less scaling Phantom 800 User Guide Edition 1.06...

  • Page 50: Custom Video Positioning

    With this command, aspect ratios are not constrained, and, depending on the custom dimensions you specify, the original aspect ratio may not be preserved. The command is: OWS <output #> <hsize> <vsize> Edition 1.06 Phantom 800 User Guide...

  • Page 51: Pan And Zoom

    Pan control: i - up, m - down, j - left, l - right q - quit Each time you press one of these letters, you pan in the selected direction by a set percentage. Accelerated pan control: use upper-case letters Phantom 800 User Guide Edition 1.06...

  • Page 52: Chapter 7 Video Scaling

    • Match the output timing to the input timing Genlock • Turn off all output scaling Programmable Look-up Tables • Customize the red, green, and blue color values of an output • Modify one or more color values for custom effects Edition 1.06 Phantom 800 User Guide...

  • Page 53: Advanced Video Scaling Operations

    Changes the output gain for green channel. <value> is a value from 0-200. Default = 100. Changes the output gain for red channel. WRLUT WRLUT <output #> <value> <value> is a value from 0-200. Default = 100. Phantom 800 User Guide Edition 1.06...
  • Page 54 V I D E O S C A L I N G Advanced Video Scaling Operations Edition 1.06 Phantom 800 User Guide...

  • Page 55: Wall Processing

    ........... . The displays that make up the wall may be connected to any of the Phantom 800’s output channels.

  • Page 56: Output Timing Synchronization

    Synchronizing Output Timings Before wall function is enabled, the timing of each output in the wall must be synchronized to the timing of the first output in the wall using the Framesync or GFramesync command. Operation Edition 1.06 Phantom 800 User Guide...
  • Page 57 Suppose you want to create a 2x3 wall using output displays connected to channels 2 through 7. You would need to synchronize the output timings of channels 3 through 7 to that of output 2. The command would be: GFRAMESYNC 2 7 Phantom 800 User Guide Edition 1.06 Operation...

  • Page 58: Wall Processing Function

    ........... . The Phantom 800 can support multiple walls. Each wall is identified by its first output, the display located at the upper left-hand corner of the wall.
  • Page 59 To turn wall processing function off, issue the command: WALL <first output #> OFF Where: • <first output#> is the channel number of the first output display in the wall. (the display located at the upper left-hand corner of the wall). Phantom 800 User Guide Edition 1.06 Operation...

  • Page 60: Switching Input Sources

    Use the WallWindowSize command to adjust the size of the image displayed on the wall. The command is: WWS <first output #> <FIT | FILL | CENTER | STRETCH> For an explanation of Fit, Fill, Center, and Stretch, see “Preset Video Positioning” on page 41. Operation Edition 1.06 Phantom 800 User Guide...

  • Page 61: Frame Grabbing

    The Phantom 800 can perform frame grabs on up to 8 outputs. The frame grab commands also allow previewing and downloading of the images into memory within the Phantom 800. Once grabbed, frames can be saved to a network or control computer.

  • Page 62: Overview - The Frame Grabbing Process

    1. Frame grab image: fg 2. Preview the grab: fgp 3. Clear the preview: fgpc 4. Download the image to Phantom 800 memory: dnld Saving Downloaded Frames from Phantom 800 to Control PC: 1. Create folder to store frames on PC 2.

  • Page 63: Capturing Frames

    C A P T U R I N G F R A M E S The frame grab command directs the Phantom 800 to store a video image in temporary memory. While in this state, the image can be previewed (see “Previewing & Clearing Captured Frames”) or downloaded into final memory (see “Downloading Captured Frames...

  • Page 64: Downloading Captured Frames To Memory

    M E M O R Y After a frame is captured, the frame grab can be downloaded to the Phantom 800 memory. In order to later save the image to a computer or network location, the frame grab must first be downloaded into the Phantom 800 memory.

  • Page 65: Saving Downloaded Frames

    S A V I N G D O W N L O A D E D F R A M E S Frame grabs that have been stored in the Phantom 800 memory are saved as *.tiff images and can be downloaded to a control computer or network using FTP (file transfer protocol) over the 10/100T Ethernet.
  • Page 66 F R A M E G R A B B I N G Saving Downloaded Frames Download the frame grab: Enter the command: get image.tif. The image downloads in approximately eight to fifteen seconds. Edition 1.06 Phantom 800 User Guide...

  • Page 67: Appendix Ars-232 And 10/100T Protocol

    P H A N T O M 8 0 0 C O M M A N D S E T The Phantom 800 is controlled by using RS-232 or Ethernet connection using telnet protocol. Commonly used commands are presented and defined in the following tables covering switching, scaling, frame grabbing, windowing, and general system commands.
  • Page 68 R S - 2 3 2 A N D 1 0 / 1 0 0 T P R O T O C O L Phantom 800 Command Set SWITCHING COMMANDS ..............
  • Page 69 R S - 2 3 2 A N D 1 0 / 1 0 0 T P R O T O C O L Phantom 800 Command Set SWITCHING COMMANDS ..............
  • Page 70 R S - 2 3 2 A N D 1 0 / 1 0 0 T P R O T O C O L Phantom 800 Command Set SCALING COMMANDS ..............

  • Page 71: System Commands

    R S - 2 3 2 A N D 1 0 / 1 0 0 T P R O T O C O L Phantom 800 Command Set SCALING COMMANDS ..............
  • Page 72 FORCEOUTPUT FOUT <output #> <ON|OFF> Forces the specified output channel to send out a signal even when the Phantom 800 cannot detect a connected display device. NOTE: If a monitor is connected to the Phantom 800 via a fiber cable, there will be no hot plug, and thus the output will be undetected by the Phantom 800.
  • Page 73 R S - 2 3 2 A N D 1 0 / 1 0 0 T P R O T O C O L Phantom 800 Command Set SYSTEM COMMANDS ..............
  • Page 74 If no EDID information is available, host #4 is used. Restores the factory defaults for user parameters RESTOREDEFAULT Runs the startup macro manually. After the Phantom 800 is powered on, the macro will run automatically. SHOWNETWORK SHOWNET Shows the network setup parameters.
  • Page 75 R S - 2 3 2 A N D 1 0 / 1 0 0 T P R O T O C O L Phantom 800 Command Set WALL PROCESSING COMMANDS ..............

  • Page 76: Rs-232 Pinout

    ........... . The RS-232 connector on the Phantom 800 uses the pinout configuration as shown in Figure 15.
  • Page 77 Download or Copy Firmware Upgrade to the Control Computer The first step in performing a firmware upgrade for your Phantom 800 is to acquire the update file and store it to a location on the Ethernet control computer. Firmware updates may be downloaded from the Black Diamond Video web site or provided to you on a CD.
  • Page 78 Computer.” In our example, the command is: put bdvimg.bin.xxx Close the connection to the Phantom 800 ftp server by typing the command: quit The connection to the Phantom 800 ftp server is closed. Open a Telnet session with the Phantom 800 by typing the command: telnet <ipaddr>...

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