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Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter
© Copyright 2014
EVERTZ MICROSYSTEMS LTD.
5288 John Lucas Drive,
Burlington, Ontario,
Canada L7L 5Z9
Phone:
905-335-3700
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Version 1.0, February 2014
The material contained in this manual consists of information that is the property of Evertz Microsystems and is intended solely for
the use of purchasers of the 2432TX-2 Series products. Evertz Microsystems expressly prohibits the use of this manual for any
purpose other than the operation of the device. Due to ongoing research and development, features and specifications in this
manual are subject to change without notice.
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  • Page 1 Version 1.0, February 2014 The material contained in this manual consists of information that is the property of Evertz Microsystems and is intended solely for the use of purchasers of the 2432TX-2 Series products. Evertz Microsystems expressly prohibits the use of this manual for any purpose other than the operation of the device.
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  • Page 3 WARNING Changes or Modifications not expressly approved by Evertz Microsystems Ltd. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Use of unshielded plugs or cables may cause radiation interference. Properly shielded interface cables...
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  • Page 5: Revision History

    Any representations in this document concerning performance of Evertz products are for informational use only and are not warranties of future performance, either expressed or implied. The only warranty offered by Evertz in relation to this product is the Evertz standard limited warranty, stated in the sales contract or order confirmation form.
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  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW ........................... 1 INSTALLATION ..........................3 2.1. POWER ..........................3 2.2. DVI-I CONNECTORS ......................3 2.3. BNC CONNECTORS ......................4 2.4. FIBER CONNECTORS (OPTIONAL) ..................4 2.5. DB9 CONNECTOR ....................... 5 2.6.
  • Page 8 PRO ............. 31 ® 7.1. SNMP V1 ..........................31 7.2. CONFIGURING VLPRO FOR SNMP V3 ................33 7.3. 2432TX-2 VISTALINK CONFIGURATION VIEW ..............36 7.3.1. General Tab......................38 7.3.2. Monitor ........................38 7.3.3. Control ........................39 7.3.4. Input Monitor ......................39 7.3.5.
  • Page 9 Figure 1-1: 2432TX-2 Block Diagram ....................... 1 Figure 2-1: 2432TX-2 Rear View ........................3 Figure 2-2: 2432TX-2 Rear View – DVI-I Connectors ..................4 Figure 2-3: 2432TX-2 Rear View – BNC Connectors ..................4 Figure 2-4: 2432TX-2 Rear View – Fiber Connectors ..................4 Figure 2-5: 2432TX-2 Front View –...
  • Page 10 2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter Figure 7-13: Input Control Menu ........................40 Figure 7-14: Output Monitor Menu ........................42 Figure 7-15: Output Control Menu ........................42 Figure 7-16: Video Control Menu ........................43 Figure 7-17: Scaler Control Menu ........................44 TABLES Table 2-1: DVI-I Input Connector ........................

  • Page 11: Overview

    Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter OVERVIEW The 2432TX-2 is a versatile dual path dual-link DVI to serial digital converter. The 2432TX-2 is used as extension of DVI over coax or fiber. The 2432TX-2 is used in combination with the 2431RX-2 dual path dual-link DVI receiver.

  • Page 12: Dual Path Dual Link Dvi To Serial Converter

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  • Page 13: Installation

    Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter INSTALLATION The 2432TX-2 is a compact module that has two DVI-I input connector, four input BNC connector for 2 pair of analog audio (4x BNC to RCA connector supplied), four output BNC connectors and optional four fiber optic connectors (2 per SFP) (all for connection are only needed for dual-link DVI inputs, One DB-9 serial connector for settings and one Ethernet connector for control and monitoring.

  • Page 14: Bnc Connectors

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter Figure 2-2: 2432TX-2 Rear View – DVI-I Connectors 2.3. BNC CONNECTORS BNC connectors are used for serial digital outputs (4 BNC connectors) and analog audio input (4 BNC connectors). Figure 2-3: 2432TX-2 Rear View – BNC Connectors 2.4.

  • Page 15: Db9 Connector

    DB-9 connector. Pin # Name Description RS-232 Transmit Output RS-232 Receive Input Sig Gnd RS-232 Signal Ground Table 2-2: DB9 Port Pin Out Figure 2-5: 2432TX-2 Front View – DB9 Connector INSTALLATION Page 5 Revision 1.0...

  • Page 16: Care And Handling Of Optical Fiber

    Never look directly into an optical fiber. Non-reversible damage to the eye can occur in a matter of milliseconds. The laser modules used in the Evertz 3000MVP modules are Class I, with a maximum output power of 7mW, and a wavelength of 1310 to 1610nm.

  • Page 17: Specifications

    2 (Total 4 BNCs are used if Dual link transmission mode is used) Connectors: BNC per IEC 60169-8 Amendment 2 Standard: SMPTE 259M, 292M, 424M and Evertz proprietary 3GLINK Optical Output: Number of Outputs: 2 output on single SFP (2 SFP are used if Dual link transmission...
  • Page 18 2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter Physical: Dimensions: With flanges: 7.81”L x 5.63”W x 1.75”H (199mm L x 143mm W x 45mm H) Compliance: Electrical Safety: Power supply UL listed Complies with CE Low Voltage Directive Laser Safety: Class 1 laser product Complies with 24 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11 IEC 60825-1...

  • Page 19: Status Leds

    When Err/Fault LED is ON indicates that there is a problem with the unit. When On this LED indicates that the 2432TX-2 is outputting a signal on Input 1A. When On this LED indicates that the 2432TX-2 is outputting a signal on Input 2A.

  • Page 20: Accessing The Serial Port Menu

    Table 4-2: Serial Port Terminal Settings 4.3. SERIAL MENU Configure your terminal program to the above table settings and press the <enter> button. The session should respond with the 2432TX-2 Main Menu. Figure 4-3: 2432TX-2 Serial Menu Page 10 STATUS LEDS...

  • Page 21: Network Configuration

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter 4.3.1. Network Configuration This menu option is used to set the IP parameter on 2432TX-2 module. Figure 4-4: Network Configuration 4.3.2. Hardware Version Information This menu is used to retrieve device information.

  • Page 22: Video Standard Information

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter 4.3.4. Video Standard Information This menu allows collecting information regarding current input resolution information by selecting input number. Figure 4-7: Video Standard Information 4.3.5. Set Analog Offsets This menu allows setting vertical and horizontal offsets for current input retrieve current offsets information and allow reset the offset through serial sub menu options.

  • Page 23: Lock Input Mode

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter 4.3.6. Lock Input Mode This menu allows user to locks inputs to one of four modes. Digital only (only digital inputs are detected and transmitted) Analog only (only analog inputs are detected and transmitted)

  • Page 24: Edid Configuration

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter 4.3.8. EDID Configuration This menu allow user to verify supported EDID resolutions. Users can verify the EDID settings and also modify EDID settings for each input. Figure 4-11: EDID Configuration Page 14 STATUS LEDS Revision 1.0...

  • Page 25: Figure 4-12: Show Supported Edid Resolutions

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter 1. Show supported EDID resolutions. Figure 4-12: Show Supported EDID Resolutions 2. Show EDID Contents STATUS LEDS Page 15 Revision 1.0...

  • Page 26: Figure 4-13: Show Edid Contents

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter Figure 4-13: Show EDID Contents 3. Modify EDID contents allow user to modify EDID settings in one of four modes: a) DVI factory default EDID setting, contains common VESA resolutions. b) Custom DVI enables user to create a custom native and secondary resolution.

  • Page 27: Output Configuration Menu

    This menu allow user to select output format, set output bandwidth, set scan mode and set frame rate. Figure 4-15: Output Configuration Menu 1. Set Serial Digital Output Format allow user to switch between SDI and 3G-Glink output Evertz proprietary format.

  • Page 28: 4.3.10. Scaler Configuration Menu

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter 3. Set Scan Mode allow user to set each output to be progressive and interlace. Figure 4-18: Set Scan Mode 4. Set Frame Rate allow user to set frame per out to be 59.94fps or 50fps.

  • Page 29: 4.3.11. Snmp Configuration

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter 4.3.11. SNMP Configuration This menu allows user to configure SNMP V1 and V3 settings. Figure 4-21: SNMP Configuration 1. SNMP V1 Setup allows user to configuration Trap destination and Community strings (read and write) for SNMP V1.

  • Page 30: 4.3.12. Snmp V3 Setup Menu

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter 4.3.12. SNMP V3 Setup Menu This menu allow user to setup profile and encryption, access control and trap address control. Figure 4-23: SNMP V3 Setup Menu 1. SNMP V3 User Setup allows user to add up to 10 SNMP V3 user profiles and encryption types.

  • Page 31: Figure 4-25: Add/Edit Snmp V3 User

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter A. Add/Edit SNMP V3 USER (allows creation and editing of up to 10 SNMP V3 user profiles) Figure 4-25: Add/Edit SNMP V3 User 1) Username allow user to set username used for SNMP V3 authentication.

  • Page 32: Figure 4-27: Show All Snmp V3 User

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter C. Show All SNMP V3 User allows user to verify which user has authentication to access the unit. Figure 4-27: Show All SNMP V3 User 2. SNMP V3 Access Control Setup allows user to limit read/write access for specific OID.

  • Page 33: Figure 4-29: Add Snmp V3 Access Control

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter A. Add/EDIT SNMP V3 Access Control allow user to specify read/write control on a per user basis for any OID. Figure 4-29: Add SNMP V3 Access Control B. Remove SNMP V3 Access Control allows user to remove access controls for a user.

  • Page 34: Figure 4-31: Show All Snmp V3 Access Control

    Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter C. Show all SNMP V3 Access Control allow user to verify all current access control settings on the 2432TX-2. Figure 4-31: Show All SNMP V3 Access Control 3. SNMP V3 Notifications Setup allow user to set trap destination and remove trap destination for SNMP V3.

  • Page 35: 4.3.13. Snmp Version

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter B. Remove SNMP Notification allow user to remove notification settings on the unit. Figure 4-34: Remove SNMP Notification 4.3.13. SNMP Version This menu allows user to set unit to communicate using SNMP V1 or V3 version.

  • Page 36: Figure 4-37: Snmp Trap Version Setup

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter B. SNMP Trap Version Setup allow user to set SNMP V1 or V3 version used to send traps. Figure 4-37: SNMP Trap Version Setup Page 26 STATUS LEDS Revision 1.0...

  • Page 37: Engineering Menu

    Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter ENGINEERING MENU This menu is for Evertz personnel only. You may be requested to access and execute options within this menu when seeking technical support from Evertz. Guidance will be given should this be required.

  • Page 38: Upgrading Firmware

    5 seconds then the unit will continue to boot. For example: EVERTZ MCF5272 MONITOR 2.3 BUILD 3 (66 MHZ) COPYRIGHT 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 EVERTZ MICROSYSTEMS LTD. 28F160C3B FLASH DETECTED PROD=2430TX-2 MCF5272 COLD BOOT> | 1.

  • Page 39: Part 3 - Uploading The New Firmware

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter 6.1.3. Part 3 – Uploading the New Firmware 1. Upload the “*.bin” file supplied using the X-Modem transfer protocol of your terminal program. If you do not start the upload within 10 minutes the 2430TX-2 boot code will time out. You can restart the upgrade process by cycling the power to the unit.

  • Page 40: Ftp Upgrade Method

    8. Press “S” to save and exit. 9. Reboot the unit. 10. Open a command prompt on the computer where 2432TX-2 network cable is plugged. 11. Ping the 2432TX-2 to confirm it is reachable from the computer. 12. Ftp to the unit. Press enter for user name and password.

  • Page 41: 32Tx-2 Configuration Using Vistalink Pro

    3. Login to VistaLINK Pro server. Default login is administrator with no password. ® 4. Go to Help > apply update > product > and browse to the jar file location of 2432TX-2. Figure 7-1: Configuring VistaLINK ® 5. VistaLINK Pro will ask you to reboot, select OK.

  • Page 42: Figure 7-2: Configuration Page For 2432Tx-2

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter Figure 7-2: Configuration Page for 2432TX-2 Page 32 VISTALINK Revision 1.0 ®...

  • Page 43: Configuring Vlpro For Snmp V3

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter 7.2. CONFIGURING VLPRO FOR SNMP V3 1. Launch VistaLINK PRO Server and Client. ® 2. Go to tools > User a menu will appear. Figure 7-3: Server SNMP Communications User 3. Make sure Server SNMP Communications user is set to current User. (See Figure 7-3) 4.

  • Page 44: Figure 7-5: Add Authentication Password

    7. Enter IP of the unit, and select password encryption type. MD5 or SHA-1 8. Enter the username specified on the 2432TX-2 unit for authentication 9. Add the authentication password (if any) and the encryption password (if any) in the dialog box.

  • Page 45: Figure 7-7: Snmp V3 Group(S) Authentication

    11. Navigate to the User’s SNMP V3 TAB and add a checkmark to the desired SNMP V3 Group(s) for authentication. Figure 7-7: SNMP V3 Group(s) Authentication 12. Click OK to save. 13. Reboot VistaLINK Pro Client and Server. ® 14. The 2432TX-2 will now be configured with SNMP V3. VISTALINK Page 35 Revision 1.0 ®...

  • Page 46: 2432Tx-2 Vistalink Configuration View

    Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter 7.3. 2432TX-2 VISTALINK CONFIGURATION VIEW Configure 2432TX-2 with VistaLINK Pro, right click on the IP address of 2432TX-2. Select View ® Configuration form the popup menu that appears, as shown in below. Figure 7-8: Configure 2432TX-2 with VistaLINK ®...

  • Page 47: Figure 7-9: Main Configuration Screen

    Once View Configuration is selected the user will be presented with the main configuration screen as shown below Figure 7-9: Main configuration Screen 3. The user can navigate through the tabs to adjust the configuration parameters. Please see sections below for more information on configuring 2432TX-2. VISTALINK Page 37 Revision 1.0...

  • Page 48: General Tab

    Figure 7-10: General Tab Menu 7.3.2. Monitor • Output Video Genlock Enable: This field displays the current Genlock status of the 2432TX-2 unit. • Output Video Genlock Status: This field displays the current Genlock format of the 2432TX-2 unit. •...

  • Page 49: Control

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter 7.3.3. Control This menu allows user to set the Video output frame rate of the unit to be 59.94Hz or 50Hz. Figure 7-11: Control  Note: Settings are applied to both outputs.

  • Page 50: Input Control

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter  Note: Input monitoring information is displayed for Input 1 and Input 2 as above figure. • Presence: This field display current input being detected on an input. • Standard Description: This field display current resolution standard being detected on an input.
  • Page 51 2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter Detect Mode: This menu allows user to set locks priority on a inputs to one of four modes. Digital only (only digital inputs are detected and transmitted) Analog only (only analog inputs are detected and transmitted)

  • Page 52: Output Monitor

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter 7.3.6. Output Monitor The Output Monitor tab allows user to monitor video output standard for the unit. Figure 7-14: Output Monitor Menu  Note: Output monitor is available for Output 1 and Output 2.

  • Page 53: Video Control

     Note: Output monitor is available for Output 1 and Output 2. Video Format: This option allows user to set output to be SMPTE spec or Evertz proprietary 3G-Glink (For HDCP encrypted input output must be set to 3G-Glink). Bandwidth: This option allows user to set output bandwidth to be 1.5Gb/s or 3Gb/s.

  • Page 54: Scaler Control

    2432TX-2 Dual Path Dual Link DVI to Serial Converter 7.3.9. Scaler Control Figure 7-17: Scaler Control Menu Enable: This option allows user to enable scaler. (When disable does best fit in SDI mode and pass the input resolution if set to 3G-Glink mode).

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