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Page 1: ...CXPS Manual Edition 1 07 August 10 2011 BDV BLACK DIAMOND VIDEO ...

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Page 3: ...Options 8 Product Specifications 8 Chapter 3 Configuration Options 11 Video Options 11 USB Options 14 Chapter 4 Getting Ready to Install 15 Overview of the Installation Process 15 System Test Installation Overview 15 Final System Installation Overview 17 Using DVI Converters 18 Using Black Diamond Cable and Cable Kits 18 Chapter 5 Installation Instructions 21 System Test Installation 21 Final Syst...

Page 4: ...to Resolution Display 47 Preset Video Positioning 48 Custom Video Positioning 51 Pan and Zoom 51 Advanced Video Scaling Operations 53 Chapter 9 Video Windowing 55 About Video Windowing 55 Output Timing Synchronization 57 Standard Window Function 59 Picture In Picture 60 Turning a Window On Off 62 Window Identity 62 Window Priority 62 Window Position and Size 64 Zooming and Panning Within a Window ...

Page 5: ...all Display Output Arrangement 89 Output Timing Synchronization 90 Wall Processing Function 91 Adjusting Wall Position 93 Switching Input Sources 94 Appendix A RS 232 and 10 100T Protocol 97 CXPS Command Set 97 Using an External Controller 114 RS 232 Pinout 117 Appendix B Upgrading Firmware 119 ...

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Page 7: ...e as well as learn about the video signal handling and remote control capabilities The CXPS is a highly configurable device and this section details the available product options for video input and output and for CPU board and USB ports Installation Chapter 4 Getting Ready to Install Chapter 5 Installation Instructions Use this section to learn about installing the CXPS Included in this section a...

Page 8: ...his device near a heat source Failure to comply could result in overheating and damage to the equipment Keep away from water and moisture Do not place this equipment near areas of running water or dense condensation Cleaning Unplug the device before cleaning The device can then be wiped with a water dampened soft cloth Proper electrical grounding This device must be plugged into a properly grounde...

Page 9: ...for any analog SDI or HD SDI signal source eliminating the need for multi format switches and cables The CXPS supports DVI operation at the maximum TMDS rate of 1 65 Gb s The CXPS works seamlessly with Black Diamond Video s DVI X treme Cable Kits allowing the transmission of DVI signals over 60 meters of copper on both the input and output sides of the processor The CXPS system diagram Figure 1 il...

Page 10: ...ny video input will be displayed at its maximum resolution and proper aspect ratio on any video monitor Image controls include pan zoom position contrast brightness and programmable LUTS Frame latency 1 5 frames IMAGE PROCESSING WINDOWING Each QDLSC video processing card can be equipped with video windowing functionality Windows can be arbitrarily sized positioned and prioritized smoothly in real ...

Page 11: ...F OR M A T I O N Front Panel Detail CXPS Manual Edition 1 07 Introduction 5 GENERAL 6U high rack mountable Remote diagnostic capability FRONT PANEL DETAIL Figure 2 details the CXPS front panel FIGURE 2 CXPS Front Panel ...

Page 12: ... the unit on or off The system status light on the front panel indicates when the unit is powered on 3 D V I I I N P U T C O N NE CT I O NS The DVI I input connectors are used to connect a video source to the CXPS If the input source is a DVI source it can be connected directly to the device If the input source is an analog or SDI source the signal must first be converted to DVI using a Black Diam...

Page 13: ...t should be used with the DVI X treme conditioner placed on the display side of the cable 5 RS 232 SERIAL INTERFAC E The RS 232 interface is a DCE type used to control the CXPS by an external host over a serial port or alternate RS 232 controller A direct connect type RS 232 cable should be used to connect the CXPS to a PC 6 10 100T ETHERNET PORT The 10 100T Ethernet port is used for controlling t...

Page 14: ... Fiber DVI converters SD DVI Converter converts any standard definition analog signal NTSC PAL to DVI This converter is phantom powered and is controlled and integrates seamlessly with the CXPS RGB DVI Converter converts any analog RGB signal to DVI This converter is phantom powered and is controlled and integrates seamlessly with the CXPS SDI DVI Converter converts any SDI or HD SDI source to DVI...

Page 15: ...ng 3840 x 2400 33 Hz 2560 x 1600 60 Hz 2048 x 2160 60 Hz 2048 x 1536 75 Hz 2048 x 1080 120 Hz 1920 x 1080 85 Hz Connectors DVI I female CONTROLS Serial Controls RS 232 controls DB9 female connector Ethernet Controls 10 100T Ethernet control Protocols Telnet FTP GENERAL Dimensions Weight 6U rack mountable enclosure 19 0 W x 14 6 D x 10 5 H 43 pounds Temperature Rating 0 55 C Power 90 240 VAC 47 63H...

Page 16: ...P RO D U C T IN F O R M A T I O N Product Specifications 10 Introduction Edition 1 07 CXPSManual ...

Page 17: ...6 channels as shown in Figure 4 Both input and output cards contain four connectors each so your CXPS can have any combination of inputs and outputs where each channel type is a multiple of four up to nine input cards and nine output cards Video Input Number of input channels and type DVI or fiber Video Output Number of output channels and type DVI or fiber Video scaler output cards Video windowin...

Page 18: ... have four input cards and two output cards Remember there are four channels per card You could apply dual link DVI signals to the input channels in the cards in slots one and three and you could display those signals through the output channels on the card in slot one Your total system is 16 x 8 and it supports 8 x 4 dual link DVI channels U S I N G D V I A N D F I BE R C O N V E RT E RS The CXPS...

Page 19: ... so on up to 36 Currently there are four video output card options All four options come with four output channels New options are under development contact Black Diamond Video for more information Video Output Board Description Repeater Standard DVI output no processing Used for standard switching operation only where the output exactly matches the input signal For more information on the operati...

Page 20: ...ut or type A output card Each card supports 12 USB connectors Your CXPS can be configured with any combination of type B and type A USB cards as long as there is at least one of each type The supported USB configurations are FIGURE 5 CXPS USB Slots USB Type B Input from PC USB Type A Output to PC Boards Channels Boards Channels 2 24 1 12 2 24 2 24 1 12 2 24 1 12 1 12 USB Slots ...

Page 21: ...ou will verify that your test video input is properly displayed on the display device when routed through each input and output channel Final System Installation Complete the installation process by doing the final system installation In this phase you will install the CXPS in its final location You will establish permanent remote control connect all necessary input and output cabling apply all in...

Page 22: ... can be tested Step 2 Connect Test DVI and Test Fiber Input Sources Connect one fiber video source to the first fiber input on the CXPS if applicable Connect one DVI video source to the first DVI input on the CXPS In Figure 6 the first fiber input is input 1 and the first DVI input is input 13 Only a single DVI source and single fiber source are required for the system test installation phase Use ...

Page 23: ...onnected display device FINAL SYSTEM INSTALLATION OVERVIEW The final system installation should be performed after you have completed the system test installation You should have all of your video sources cabling equipment and display devices assembled in preparation for the final system installation The final system installation consists of four steps These steps are described below Step 1 Place ...

Page 24: ...g Configurations Route each input to each output in turn and verify the video displays properly on the display device If video output option cards are installed test the video processing functions of these cards US ING DVI CONV ERT ERS The CXPS accepts DVI and fiber video inputs only Black Diamond Video offers a line of single link DVI and Fiber converters which you can use to convert your Fiber R...

Page 25: ... Using Black Diamond Cable and Cable Kits CXPS Manual Edition 1 07 Installation 19 Black Diamond Video s Fiber Optic cable should be used for distances over 60 meters See Options on page 8 for more information about cable and cable kit options ...

Page 26: ...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 20 Installation Edition 1 07 CXPSManual ...

Page 27: ...s Final System Installation Complete the installation process by doing the final system installation In this phase you will install the CXPS in its final location You will connect all necessary input and output cabling apply all input sources including any DVI converters as necessary connect all display devices and establish permanent remote control SYSTEM T EST INSTALLATION Complete a thorough te...

Page 28: ...the CXPS with a laptop computer using a RS 232 terminal program Using the RS 232 interface and command set allows for the easy set up and rapid ability to debug any installation problems 1 Connect a laptop or PC to the CXPS RS 232 serial interface using a direct connect type cable 2 Open up a serial port terminal on the laptop or PC connected to the CXPS For Microsoft Windows based programs access...

Page 29: ...source if the CXPS has fiber inputs Display device capable of displaying a fiber video input signal if the CXPS has fiber outputs Fiber optic cable RS 232 Commands DESCRIPTION For the system test installation apply a single DVI test video input signal and a single fiber test video input signal Connect at least one of the display devices you plan to use in your final system installation Verify that...

Page 30: ...to display to Output 2 Video should again appear on the test output device 7 Repeat steps Step 5 and Step 6 moving the output DVI or fiber cable to each of the remaining output channels in turn Use the SWITCH command to route the video through the connected channel Verify the video displays properly through each output channel for all DVI and fiber outputs 8 Move the input DVI or fiber cable from ...

Page 31: ...cord into a surge protector recommended 3 Plug the surge protector into a conditioned AC power source 4 Turn on the CXPS using the power switch on the rear panel The status button on the front panel turns blue or green when the CXPS CPU is initialized and ready Step 2 Connect All DVI and Fiber Inputs WHAT YOU WI LL NEED FOR THIS STEP All DVI and fiber video input sources you want to display throug...

Page 32: ...iber signals to input connectors on any card All DVI and fiber input channels can accept single link inputs 3 Apply DVI converters to any non DVI signals and connect to input connectors on any CXPS DVI input card Step 3 Connect CXPS Outputs to All Displays WHAT YOU WI LL NEED FOR THIS STEP All DVI or fiber capable display devices you want to use in your installation DVI or fiber cable Optional DVI...

Page 33: ...it to the input of the DVI X treme II Conditioner Connect a second DVI cable no more than seven meters in length to the DVI display device b If the DVI cable is less than seven meters in length connect it directly to the DVI display device c For cable distances over 60 meters use fiber cable to connect the CXPS to the display device 3 Repeat Steps Step 1 and Step 2 for all other DVI and fiber outp...

Page 34: ... using telnet commands or the web server GUI control begins with the RS 232 terminal The RS 232 terminal is used to check and assign an IP address for the CXPS Without configuring network settings the network and web control will not work Details of the serial control commands and telnet protocols are in Appendix A RS 232 and 10 100T Protocol Control of the CXPS can be accomplished using any one o...

Page 35: ...used for initial set up of the CXPS IP address and thereafter will no longer be required Web Server GUI and RS 232 Control This method uses a web server GUI rather than Telnet commands to control the CXPS over a network In this instance the control computer is a client on a larger network which uses DHCP to assign IP addresses The web server GUI within the CXPS is invoked by opening a web browser ...

Page 36: ...ntrol of the CXPS as described in RS 232 Only on page 29 b Enter the command SHOWNET see Appendix A RS 232 and 10 100T Protocol for details The CXPS IP address is returned 4 From the Ethernet control computer which must be connected to the same network as the CXPS open All Programs Accessories Command Prompt and enter the command telnet IP address 8998 using the IP address obtained in Step 3 The T...

Page 37: ...s Communications Network Connections The Network Connections window appears b Right click on Local Area Connection and select Properties The Local Area Connection Properties window appears c Click on Internet Protocol TCP IP to highlight it and click Properties The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window appears d Select Use the following IP address and enter the static IP address assigned to y...

Page 38: ...system b Black Diamond Video supports Java Applet versions up to 5 0 2 Recommended Download and install the Mozilla Firefox web browser onto the control computer from www mozilla com firefox 3 Connect the control computer directly to the CXPS with an RS 232 direct connect type cable and a 10 100T Ethernet crossover cable 4 From the RS 232 control computer determine the CXPS IP address a Establish ...

Page 39: ...assigned the static IP address 192 168 1 103 5 Set the static IP address of the control computer If you are using Microsoft Windows follow these steps a Click Start All Programs Accessories Communications Network Connections The Network Connections window appears b Right click on Local Area Connection and select Properties The Local Area Connection Properties window appears c Click on Internet Pro...

Page 40: ...the unit using the power switch on the rear panel However once the unit is installed it may not be easy to access the rear panel In this situation you can use the RS 232 serial command RESET CHANGING I O CARD CONFIGURATION Input and output cards may be added or removed from the CXPS as needed The following is applicable for Firmware versions 4 85 and previous After installing a new card 1 Issue th...

Page 41: ...e commands you would like stored in the Macro up to 2048 characters a Editing the Macro commands is difficult to do in the terminal program as it is not a text editor Therefore it is suggested that a real text editor be used to create or edit the Macro The commands may then be copied and pasted into the command prompt 3 Press Esc 4 Press carriage return Delete Startup Macro The DSM command deletes...

Page 42: ...I N S T A L L A T I O N I N S T R U C T IO N S Startup Macro 36 Installation Edition 1 07 CXPSManual ...

Page 43: ... GUI within the CXPS is invoked by opening a web browser on the control computer Black Diamond Video recommends Mozilla Firefox and entering the IP address of the CXPS into the address bar of the browser This will bring you to the GUI log in page shown in Figure 8 Logging in will give you access to the GUI Web Controller page Matrix Log into the GUI by entering your password The default password a...

Page 44: ...offers one section Matrix Matrix this section allows you to switch between input sources and output displays using a mouse or touch panel The switch section of the GUI reflects only the last input to be selected and the output sources to which it is currently routed Their input and output buttons are illuminated green indicating that they are connected FIGURE 8 CXPS GUI Log In Page ...

Page 45: ...For example in Figure 9 the most recently selected input is Input 2 shown by the green Input 2 button Input 2 is routed to Output 1 indicated by the green Output 1 button For information about switching using the Matrix section of the web server GUI see Chapter 7 Matrix Switching FIGURE 9 CXPS GUI Matrix Section ...

Page 46: ...A B O U T T H E WE B S E R V E R GU I Appearance and Functions of the GUI 40 Operation Edition 1 07 CXPSManual ...

Page 47: ...2 or Telnet commands Any connected input s channel can be switched to any output channel For information about setting up remote control of your device see Step 4 Establish Permanent Remote Control on page 28 MA TRIX SWITCHING CONTROL GUI The GUI I O buttons found on the Matrix page of the GUI let you quickly and easily set up and modify input output assignments Figure 10 shows an example of the C...

Page 48: ... switch The button will flash green indicating that it has been selected You now have 5 seconds to route it to an output destination 2 Click the Output button for the output to which you want to route the selected input 3 The selected input is now routed to the output channel you have just chosen Both input and output buttons will be illuminated green to indicate their connection EX AM PLE ONE To ...

Page 49: ... illuminating their respective buttons MATRIX SWITCHING CO NTROL RS 232 AND TELNET Using RS 232 Telnet commands you can control input output assignments determine which input is routed to a particular output and even simultaneously switch input output assignments By default the first single link DVI input is routed to all single link outputs and the first dual link DVI input is routed to all dual ...

Page 50: ...els If all three commands are issued in succession the result is that Input 3 would appear on all three output devices Output Status Command The OSTAT command is used to determine which input is set to display on particular output The command is OSTAT output Command Action SW 3 1 Example A routes Input 3 to Output 1 SW 3 2 Example B routes Input 3 to Output 2 SW 3 5 Example C routes Input 3 to Out...

Page 51: ...rent preset slots The maximum number of I O pairs is equal to the maximum channels installed To store input output pairs to a preset slot numbered 1 10 issue the command SSO preset input output input output input output Where input output represents an input output pair preset refers to the preset slot 1 10 to which you would like to store these switching pairs To delete the preset input output as...

Page 52: ...nd USB mode Where mode is either lock or free When in lock mode USB switching assignments will follow the video switch assignments For example if you issue the video switch command SW 1 2 to route input 1 to output 2 this would also switch USB 1 to 2 When in free mode USB switching assignments will not follow video switching assignments and the user must issue the USBSW command to perform USB swit...

Page 53: ...ion Options For information on windowing capabilities see Chapter 9 Video Windowing For information on video dissolve features see Chapter 10 Dissolve and Force Effects To learn about wall processing capabilities see Chapter 11 Wall Processing For a complete list of RS 232 and Telnet serial control commands see Appendix A RS 232 and 10 100T Protocol AUTO RES OLUTION DISPL AY By default any input r...

Page 54: ...d in different ways to fit within the display Figure 12 illustrates the four most common methods for positioning video within a display FIGURE 12 Video Output Positioning Presets FIT Full image is displayed with the proper aspect ratio at the display s maximum resolution CENTER Full image is displayed at the image s native resolution with a proper aspect ratio and centered on the display FILL Eith...

Page 55: ...nd centers it within a display that has a different resolution The output image is centered on the display and surrounded by black borders in the area of unfilled pixels E X A M P L E To display the 800 x 600 image coming from Output 1 at its native resolution centered and surrounded by black borders on a 1280 x 1024 display use the CENTER function FILL FILL scales an image up or down to match a d...

Page 56: ... input is different than that of the display device The resulting image may be horizontally and or vertically stretched to fit onto the entire display and thus will not maintain its original aspect ratio E X A M P L E To display the 800 x 600 image coming from Output 1 stretched to fit a 1280 x 1024 display use the STRETCH function The image will be stretched both horizontally and vertically to fi...

Page 57: ...ion 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 where hsize represents a custom number of display pixels and vsize represents a custom number of lines EX AM PLE To display an 800 x 600 image from Output 3 as a 1280 x 1024 image size and not maintain the original 4 3 aspect ...

Page 58: ... with a programmable external control device PAN With the PAN command you can to pan up down left and right at slow or accelerated speeds The command is PAN output When you issue this command the following field appears to let you control the pan action 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 Accel...

Page 59: ...al control device The continuous pan and zoom controls lets you continue an action until the STOP command is issued For details on continuous pan and zoom controls see Continuous Pan Zoom on page 115 AD VANC ED VIDE O SCA LIN G OP ERA TIONS This section deals with advanced video scaling operations that are primarily applicable to custom applications These scaling operations are employed using RS 2...

Page 60: ...command GL 7 ON Programmable Look Up Tables The table below shows the four look up table commands you can employ to customize your output s color settings WBLUT WBLUT output value Changes the output gain for blue channel value is a value from 0 200 Default 100 WGLUT WGLUT output value Changes the output gain for green channel value is a value from 0 200 Default 100 WLUT WLUT output value Changes t...

Page 61: ...an output channel like an output display would be There are two types of windowing modes standard windowing mode which can create up to four windows in total and picture in picture mode which creates two windows All windows can be individually positioned scaled up or down and cropped Each window s image can also be panned zoomed fit filled centered and stretched to suit your needs NOTE This chapte...

Page 62: ...display would be for a maximum of 9 sets of 4 windows Issuing a command that will affect an output channel such as a change in matrix switching assignment will alter the video on any output display or window connected to that channel A window may only be created on an output channel that is on the same card as the channel connected to the output display screen For example output display 9 would be...

Page 63: ...utput Timings on page 58 S TEP 1 THE HOSTL IST COMMAND Use the Hostlist command to find the number that represents the resolution you would like your windowing display to use To display the host table use the HOSTLIST command which will produce a list of output timings for each display s resolution Find the resolution you would like your windowing display to use and use the corresponding number wi...

Page 64: ...d to specify every output you would like to synchronize to the windowing display The command is FRAMESYNC display output slave1 slave3 Where display output is the number of the output channel connected to the windowing display slave1 slave3 are the numbers of the output channels other than master that are connected to windows Example You would like to create 3 windows on your display The windowing...

Page 65: ...ite output with a total of four windows possible As mentioned previously a window may only be created on an output channel that is on the same card as the channel connected to the output display screen For example output display 9 is connected to output channel 9 which appears in card C in Figure 13 Any windows you create on output display 9 can be created on channels 9 through 12 a maximum of fou...

Page 66: ... URE Picture in picture is a special windowing mode that can be controlled via RS 232 Telnet commands When picture in picture mode is on one output will fill the entire background and another output will be an inset window in the middle of the foreground as shown in Figure 14 To turn picture in picture mode on issue the command PIPON display output foreground background Where display output is the...

Page 67: ...ll be displayed as a window that fills the background behind the window in the foreground To turn off picture in picture mode use the command PIPOFF display output EX AM PLE Suppose you want to enable picture in picture function on output display 1 You would like a window on output channel 2 to appear in the foreground and a window on channel 3 to act as the background The command would be PIPON 1...

Page 68: ...tifies the window belonging to a selected output channel and provides the window s position and size After issuing the command the selected window will be on top of other windows on the display screen and will blink for 5 seconds On the command line the position and size of the selected window is returned To learn a window s identity issue the command WINID display output window Where display outp...

Page 69: ... to the foreground on top of any windows it was previously behind Window Priority 2 is the window position second from the front setting any window to Priority 2 will bring it to the front of every other window but the window set to Priority 1 In following Window Priority 3 is the window position third from the front and Window Priority 4 is the position fourth from the front An example of the eff...

Page 70: ...OL WIND OW POSITION AND SIZE INTERACTIVELY With the Window Position command you are able to interactively control the positioning and size of the window for the selected output To control window position and size issue the command WINPOS window A control field will appear that will allow you to interactively position and size the window to suit your needs TO CONTROL WINDOW POSITION AND SIZE USING ...

Page 71: ...uous position and zoom controls lets you continue an action until the STOP command is issued For details on continuous window position and zoom controls see Continuous Window Position Zoom on page 116 WINDOW DUALVIEW FORMATION The DualView command can be used to arrange a maximum of two windows This command sizes each window as closely to one half the size of the output display screen as possible ...

Page 72: ...on will resize the window to fit as closely as possible within the half of the screen assigned to that window This means that the window may expand or shrink to fit into its area with any remaining portions of the window extending off the screen Once a window is moved or zoomed it is no longer in dualview formation This means that switching an input to a window that has been repositioned or zoomed...

Page 73: ...op of the window with priority 3 An example of triview formation can be seen in Figure 17 The lightly colored areas represent the portions of the windows that might extend past the display screen when using a single link scaler card To arrange windows in triview formation issue the command TV display output Where display output is the number of the output displaying the windows Switching in TriVie...

Page 74: ...ze of the new input s video WINDOW QUAD FO RMATION The Quadsplit command can be used to arrange a maximum of four windows This command sizes each window to fit as closely to one quarter the size of the output display screen as possible The windows are arranged in quad formation according to the priorities assigned to them when window function was enabled An example of quad formation can be seen be...

Page 75: ...he chosen input s video When using a single link scaler card this may require the window to expand to fit the size of the new input s video WINDOW CASCADE FORM ATION Use the Cascade command to arrange windows in cascade formation When in cascade formation the windows become equally sized and positioned in an overlapping arrangement that cascades diagonally across the display These windows are orga...

Page 76: ...r a more detailed description of the preset fit fill center and stretch tools see Chapter 8 Video Scaling FIT FIT fits the entire window onto the display maintaining the original aspect ration Equivalent to resetting the video scaling to the default auto resolution display FILL FILL scales a window up or down to fill the display maintaining proper aspect ratio of the input Image will be cropped if...

Page 77: ...n or zoom This type of zoom is meant for use with a programmable external control device ZOOM The WINZM Command The standard winzm control lets you step zoom in or out within a selected window The command is WINZM window Where window is the number of the window 1 36 you would like to control When you issue this command the following field appears to let you control the zoom action Zoom control zoo...

Page 78: ... 1 36 you would like to control When you issue this command the following field appears to let you control the pan action 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 CONTINUOUS PAN ZOOM In addition to the standard pan and zoom controls described above there are special controls meant for use with a pro...

Page 79: ...nteractively The three steps involved in interactively cropping a window are listed below 1 SELECT A WINDOW TO CONTROL In order to crop a window you must first select a window to control To select a window to crop issue the command CROP window Where window is the number of the window 1 36 you would like to control After entering this command the Crop control field will appear as seen in Figure 19 ...

Page 80: ...pper case control keys H L I M decrease the cropped area by one increment exposing the previously hidden portion of the window The table below explains the action each cropping adjustment control key can perform in this step Cropping at a Specific Location and Size With multiple arguments you can crop a window by providing the number of pixels you would like to remove from the sides top and bottom...

Page 81: ... VI D E O WI N D O W I N G Cropping CXPS Manual Edition 1 07 Operation 75 left and right crop in pixels top and bottom crop in lines Crop mode 0 normal 1 crop ...

Page 82: ...VI D E O WI N D O W I N G Cropping 76 Operation Edition 1 07 CXPSManual ...

Page 83: ...ve and force features the user is able to dissolve or force from window to window or from output to output A user may also dissolve or force from a window to its background the windowing display screen This will fade a window away revealing the portion of the background that it had previously concealed The dissolve and force effects can be controlled using RS 232 Telnet commands CXPS Dissolve and ...

Page 84: ...ill be involved in the effect must be synchronized to the first output channel on that card This includes the channel connected to the display and also the channel you will be dissolving to or from This means that you will have to synchronize only one card when setting up a standard dissolve or force effect or a simultaneous dissolve between channels that share the same card However if you plan to...

Page 85: ...aster is the first channel on the card to which the display is connected slave1 slave3 are the other channels on the same card as master that you would like to use in the dissolve or force effect the before video and the after E XA MP L E Suppose you want to dissolve on output display 5 which is connected to output channel 5 This would mean that the display is connected to the first channel on the...

Page 86: ...el on the card host is a number from the host table that represents the output timing of the display screen see Step 1 for help finding this number STE P 3 T HE F R AME SY NC C O MMA N D Issue the Framesync command to synchronize the output timings of both channels involved in the effect and also of the channel connected to the display to the timing of the first output channel on that card The com...

Page 87: ...the display 15 and 16 with the first channel on that card channel 13 The command would be FRAMESYNC 13 14 15 16 DISSOLVE AND FORCE The Dissolve RS 232 Telnet commands allow the user to dissolve or force one output or window while the Simultaneous Dissolve Output SDO commands allow the user to dissolve several outputs or windows simultaneously With these commands capabilities the user is able to di...

Page 88: ...ow STEP 1 SET UP WI NDOWING IF DESIRED If you would like to dissolve or force a window you must set up windowing mode prior to setting up the dissolve effect You can choose to use either standard windowing mode or picture in picture mode For instructions on setting up standard windowing see Output Timing Synchronization on page 57 or see Picture In Picture on page 60 for help setting up picture in...

Page 89: ... selecting dissolve will allow you to dissolve dissolve rate or force is the number of frames 1 1024 for the dissolve transition or if you choose to force the percentage of output visible through from source A dissolve rate of 1 will create an immediate cut transition rather than a dissolve STEP 3 DISSOLVE OR FORCE To perform the dissolve or force effect issue either the Dissolve or Dissolve FlipF...

Page 90: ...ow 5 to dissolve away and after a delay of 60 frames dissolve back into view The command initiate the effect is DIS 7 60 The Dissolve FlipFlop Command The DISFF Command can be used to dissolve not force between two output channels that are not under windowing mode The full effect of this command will not be visible unless display screens are connected to both channels in the dissolve pair When the...

Page 91: ...issolve from multiple windows to their backgrounds this will fade the chosen windows away revealing the portions of the background that had previously obstructed The maximum number of dissolve pairs is equal to the maximum channels installed The steps needed to simultaneously dissolve are listed below STEP 1 SET UP WI NDOWING IF DESIRED If you would like to simultaneously dissolve windows you must...

Page 92: ...olve rate output from source output from source Where preset refers to the preset slot 1 10 to which you would like to store dissolve pairs output from source represents a dissolve pair output is the output or window whose video is gradually replaced by the video from from source It is a number 1 36 corresponding to the output channel connected to the window output you would like to select from so...

Page 93: ... dissolve rate of 120 the command is SDO 1 120 1 3 5 6 This sets preset 1 to trigger output 1 to dissolve into output 3 and output 5 to dissolve into output 6 at a rate of 120 STE P 3 D I S SO L VE To perform the simultaneous dissolve effect issue the command SDORUN preset EXAMPLE According to the setup of the previous two steps examples the command is SDORUN 1 TO DELETE SIMULTANEOU S DIS SO L V E...

Page 94: ...D I S S O L V E A N D F O RC E E F F E C T S Dissolve and Force 88 Operation Edition 1 07 CXPSManual ...

Page 95: ...everal output displays which work together in unison to create one very large display or wall as shown in Figure 22 WALL DISPLAY OUTPUT ARRANGE MENT The output displays in the wall should be organized from left to right by channel number into equally sized rows as demonstrated in Figure 22 FIGURE 22 Wall Display Example ...

Page 96: ...ostlist command to find the number that represents the resolution of your output displays To display the host table use the HOSTLIST command which will produce a list of output timings for each display s resolution Find the resolution of your chosen displays and use the corresponding number with the SETOT command in the next step STEP 2 THE SETOT COMMAND Use the Set Output Timing command to set th...

Page 97: ...annels 3 4 9 10 and 11 with that of output channel 2 the first output in the wall The command would be FRAMESYNC 2 3 4 9 10 11 THE GFRAMESYNC COMMAN D You may use the GFRAMESYNC command to synchronize the timings of a range of outputs to the timing of the first output in the range The command is GFRAMESYNC first output last output Where first output is the first output channel used in your wall an...

Page 98: ...plays wide row is the number of output displays high For example to create the wall shown in Figure 22 and route input 3 to it the command would be WALL 3 1 6 5 ON W HE N T HE O U T P U T S U S E D AR E N O T I N A R AN G E If you skipped outputs when making your wall like the wall in Figure 23 you will need to specify the outputs used when enabling wall function Enable wall function by issuing th...

Page 99: ...ight top to bottom For example to create the 4x4 wall shown in Figure 23 and route input 13 to it you would issue the command WALL 13 1 4 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 ON Disabling Wall Processing Function To turn wall processing function off issue the command WALL first output OFF ADJUSTING WALL POSITION To interactively adjust the position of the wall issue the command WALLADJ first ou...

Page 100: ...reset increment press the lower case i key To move the wall s position down one preset increment press the lower case m key Speed Control To increase the adjustment speed press the lower case f key To decrease adjustment speed press the lower case s key Each time the f or s key is pressed the speed is adjusted by 1 preset increment of pixels SWIT CHING INPUT SOURCE S The input source routed to a w...

Page 101: ...Switching Input Sources CXPS Manual Edition 1 07 Operation 95 Where input is the number of the input you would like to route to the wall first output is the first output number in the wall the display in the upper lefthand corner ...

Page 102: ...WAL L P RO C E S S I N G Switching Input Sources 96 Operation Edition 1 07 CXPSManual ...

Page 103: ...eo from from source output is the number 1 36 of the output channel connected to the window output you would like to select from source is the number 1 36 of the output channel connected to the window output you would like to select or the number 100 for black type is either dissolve or force dissolve rate or force is the number of frames 1 1024 for the dissolve transition or the percentage of out...

Page 104: ...source output is the number 1 36 of the output channel connected to the window output you would like to select from source is the number 1 36 of the output channel connected to the window output you would like to select or the number 100 for black dissolve rate is the number of frames 1 1024 for the dissolve transition SDODEL SDODEL preset Removes simultaneous dissolve settings SDORUN SDORUN prese...

Page 105: ...en the aspect ratio of the input is different than that of the display device The aspect ratio will not be maintained if the image is stretched OWS output hsize vsize Specifies a custom output resolution for the specified output channel Aspect ratio is not constrained PAN PAN output Activates controls to pan around the active boundary of zoomed video of the selected output or window Control pan ac...

Page 106: ...the command in background mode This command will run until it reaches the limit or receives a stop instruction output is the number of the output channel connected to the output display or window you want to control action is one of the following zi zoom in zo zoom out pu pan up pd pan down pl pan left pr pan right STOP speed is a value from 1 10 and sets the speed of the action ZOOM2 ZM2 output o...

Page 107: ...SDO WINDOW WALL and DISSOLVE CONTRAST CONT input contrast Adjusts the contrast of the input signal RGB and SD inputs only contrast is a value from 0 to 200 COPYOUTPUTTIMING CPOT from to Copies output timing from one output to the other from is the number of the output whose timing you are copying to if the number of the output who will be receiving the copied output timing CREATEINPUTHOST CINHOST ...

Page 108: ... format can be composite s video or component INPUTLIST INLIST Lists the user timing table INPUTLISTDEL INLISTDEL user slot Deletes the timing in the user timing table at the selected slot INPUTMODULUS INMOD input Adjusts the modulus of the input signal RGB inputs only INPUTNAME INN input name Creates a name for the input signal RGB inputs only INPUTPHASE INPH input Adjusts the phase of the input ...

Page 109: ...ILESAVE PS profile Saves the current input output configuration as a profile with up to 10 profiles possible profile can be any number 1 10 SATURATION SAT input sat Adjusts the saturation of the input signal SD inputs only sat is a value from 0 to 200 SETINPUTTIMING SETIT input host Assigns a default host timing to the input The Vtotal Hperiod and interlace mode of the host must match the input so...

Page 110: ...rm USB switching USBSTATUS USBSTAT Displays the USB I O connections and also the USB mode selected USBSWITCH USBSW usb input usb output Performs USB switching VIDEOFORMAT VFMT input Returns the video format of the specified input channel YUV YUV output ON OFF Turns YUV support on or off SYSTEM COMMANDS Command Syntax Action BAUD BAUD 9600 1920 38400 57600 115200 Changes the baud rate of the RS 232...

Page 111: ...en the CXPS cannot detect a connected display device NOTE If a monitor is connected to the CXPS via a fiber cable there will be no hot plug and thus the output will be undetected by the CXPS To combat this issue use the FOUT command to force output detection FORCEOUTPUTALL FOUTALL ON OFF Forces all the output channels to send out a signal even when the CXPS cannot detect the connected display devi...

Page 112: ...mat of the input signal must be set using the INPUTFORMAT command Default ON INTESTPATTERN INTP input host pattern Turns on the test pattern pattern with host host from the input RGB converter The converter generates an RGB host signal internally To turn the test pattern generator off issue the command intp F host Although it is required the host setting is ignored Test patterns pattern 0 color ba...

Page 113: ...he specified input of the CXPS NOTE Before issuing this command disconnect the input from the source PROGSRXEDID PROGSRXEDID input Allows you to program the SONY SRX projector s EDID data to the specified input of the CXPS NOTE Before issuing this command disconnect the input from the source PROGXPOEDID PROGXPOEDID input Allows you to program the Cyviz xpo3 EDID data to the specified input of the ...

Page 114: ...followed by the rstoutputattr command RSM RSM Runs the startup macro manually After the Phantom 800 is powered on the macro will run automatically SECURITY SECURITY ON OFF Turns the password requirement for the GUI connection on or off SETID SETID model model name serial serial date date password BDVid Sets the system s ID SETNETPASSWORD SETNPW Sets the network password Default blackdiamond SETUSB...

Page 115: ...ll track on each other if the I O pairs are the same GROUPDELETE GRPDEL group Deletes the specified group GROUPSTATUS GRPSTAT Displays the status of the groups WALL WALL input first output column row ON Turns the wall processing on The CXPS can support multiple groups of walls Each group is identified by its first output number column and row specify the size of the wall NOTE The output channels u...

Page 116: ...ce window and destination window values into NVRAM CLEAREFFECT CLREFFECT Clears all effects in memory including SSO SDO WINDOW WALL and DISSOLVE CLONE CLONE window output The specified output mirrors the window output Control remains at the window output NOTE The window and output must be in the same slot CROP CROP window Interactively crop of the window Cropping will replace the removed section w...

Page 117: ... channel The output will return to the regular switching mode TRIBOTTOM2 TB2 output Arranges a maximum of 3 windows with priorities 1 2 and 3 into TB2 formation according to the priorities assigned to them when window function was enabled Arranges the first window on the top half of the output and the other 2 windows at the bottom half of the output TRIVIEW TV display output Arranges a maximum of ...

Page 118: ...formation the window with priority 1 will appear in the top half of the output and the window with priority 2 will appear in the lower half WINDOW WIN display output window ON OFF Turns the window on or off WINDOWIDENTITY WINID display output window Identifies the window for the selected output On the windowing output the selected window will be on top of other windows and blink for 5 seconds On t...

Page 119: ...window Turns the windowing function ON display output is the channel number of the output displaying the windows User can select different configurations of windows with a maximum of 4 windows possible The sequence of the window entries determines the initial priority of those windows EXAMPLE If outputs 6 7 and 8 display at output 5 as windows with Window 8 at the highest priority the command will...

Page 120: ...for this example is 0x69 0x6E 0x73 0x74 0x61 0x74 0x75 0x73 0x20 0x33 0x0A 0x0D The CXPS echoes back the command in upper case together with the result and bracketed by the start and end transmission codes 0x02 0x49 0x4E 0x53 0x54 0x41 0x54 0x55 0x53 0x20 0x33 0x20 0x31 0x0A 0x0D 0x03 ZOOM window action speed This type of pan and zoom is meant for use with a programmable external control device Ru...

Page 121: ...ed is a value from 1 10 and sets the speed of the action CONTINUOUS PANNING AND ZOO MING A WI NDOW This type of command is meant for use with a programmable external control device The continuous pan and size controls let you continue an action until the STOP command is issued NOTE Using the ZOOM command to zoom in or out will adjust the window s size To zoom in or out within a window use the cont...

Page 122: ...us Window Position Zoom This type of window position and zoom command is meant for use with a programmable external control device The continuous window position and zoom controls let you continue an action until the STOP command is issued The command is WINPOS window zi zo ml mr mu md stop speed Where zi zoom in zo zoom out ml move window left mr move window right mu move window up md move window...

Page 123: ... A N D 1 0 10 0 T PRO T OC OL RS 232 Pinout CXPS Manual Edition 1 07 Reference 117 RS 232 PINOUT The RS 232 connector on the CXPS uses the pinout configuration as shown in Figure 25 FIGURE 25 CXPS RS 232 Pinout ...

Page 124: ...R S 23 2 A N D 1 0 1 0 0 T P RO T O C O L RS 232 Pinout 118 Reference Edition 1 07 CXPSManual ...

Page 125: ...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 1 On the Ethernet control computer create a folder to store the firmware upgrade For this example we ll create the folder on the Local Disk C and name it upgrade 2 Download the firmware upgrade file from a CD or from the Black Diamond ...

Page 126: ... to the Control Computer In our example the command is put bdvcxps bin xxx 7 Close the connection to the CXPS ftp server by typing the command quit The connection to the CXPS ftp server is closed 8 Open a Telnet session with the CXPS by typing the command telnet ipaddr 8998 The Telnet session is initiated 9 Enter the network password The default password is blackdiamond 10 Issue the upgrade firmwa...

Page 127: ...Once you have issued this command the firmware upgrade is complete unless you are using firmware version 4 85 or previous 13 If you are using firmware version 4 85 or previous type the command rstoutputattr Once you have issued this command the firmware upgrade is complete ...

Page 128: ...U P G R A DI N G F I R M W A RE 122 Reference Edition 1 07 CXPSManual ...

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