Crestron
C2N-DVP4DI
Digital Video Processor
Reference Guide
Page 1: ...Crestron C2N DVP4DI Digital Video Processor Reference Guide...
Page 2: ...by the Technical Documentation department at Crestron Electronics Inc 15 Volvo Drive Rockleigh NJ 07647 1 888 CRESTRON All brand names product names and trademarks are the property of their respectiv...
Page 3: ...nd Subpages 49 Reserved Join Numbers 52 C2N DVP4DI Master Mode Features 56 VT Pro e 57 SIMPL Windows 58 Advanced Features 59 Examples 59 Connecting a Pointing Device 60 Connecting the Crestron Supplie...
Page 4: ...TV Standard Definition Television 96 Aspect Ratios 97 Letterbox Display 98 Multiple Sources 99 DVD Disks 99 Camcorders 100 16x9 Setup Procedure 100 Setup of the C2N DVP4DI Output 100 Setup of the C2N...
Page 5: ...flexibility in designing applications the C2N DVP4DI can be controlled by a variety of pointing devices including a serial mouse or touch sensitive screen overlay connected via RS 232 The C2N DVP4DI...
Page 6: ...Input Resolutions 640 x 480 to 1600 x 1200 60 Hz limit at 1600 x 1200 RGB Input Resolutions Factory Auto Calibrate Settings 640 x 400 85 Hz 640 x 480 60 Hz 640 x 480 73 Hz 640 x 480 75 Hz 640 x 480 8...
Page 7: ...ncy 60 75 Hz Output rate selectable 60Hz limit at 1600 x 1200 Console commands can be used to configure output to most non interlaced formats from 25MHz to 160MHz clock up to 1600 x 1200 Video Inputs...
Page 8: ...itional mouse installation information 4 The C2N DVP4DI occupies two rack spaces Crestron recommends allowing ventilation above and below the unit NOTE Crestron software and any files on the website a...
Page 9: ...C2N DVP4DI Digital Video Processor C2N DVP4DI Front and Back Views Physical Views Front and Side 12 10 30 73 cm 17 03 in 43 25 cm 3 47 in 8 81 cm Reference Guide DOC 6177A Digital Video Processor C2N...
Page 10: ...PORTS provides only RS 232 communication DB9 straight through only for the Touch The PC application For telestrator or A V device the pinout is device dependent refer to the COM Port chart DSR on pin...
Page 11: ...C3 A_BLUE C4 HSYNC C5 AGND 1 8 17 24 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 9 NOTE The Digital Visual Interface DVI is a digital video connectivity standard This standard offers two different connectors one with 24 pins DVI...
Page 12: ...reen and blue horizontal and vertical sync signals are mixed together NOTE S video contains two separate components luma and chroma also known as Y and C signals respectively The luma signal contains...
Page 13: ...memory contains information that is retained after loss of electrical power Volatile memory is lost after a power failure Refer to the following lists for a breakdown of memory usage for program relat...
Page 14: ...ubdirectory MyFile ext You do not have to create subdirectories for general files you can put them in the root of the Compact flash CF The only time subdirectories are required is when putting bootabl...
Page 15: ...E The DRAM memory runs all bit map files To maximize loading speed of backgrounds keep the total page size to a maximum of 32 MB NOTE To reduce the size of bit maps make them 16 bit rather than 24 or...
Page 16: ...website www crestron com NOTE For larger networks i e greater than 28 network devices it may be necessary to add a Cresnet Hub Repeater CNXHUB to maintain signal quality throughout the network Also fo...
Page 17: ...Table Entry the Ethernet slave takes priority NOTE For detailed information on establishing communication between the PC and control system refer to the network s control system Operations Guide 1 En...
Page 18: ...een red green and blue only horizontal and vertical not connected RGB H Sync red green blue and horizontal only vertical not connected RGB H Sync V Sync red green blue horizontal and vertical connecte...
Page 19: ...RONICS INC COM 2 A Y B B DVI RGB P Y C PR C VIDEO INPUT 2 COM 3 A Y DVI RGB OUTPUT COM 4 ROCKLEIGH NJ 07647 USA TOUCHSCREEN MOUSE B P B Y C R P C VIDEO INPUT 3 DVI RGB COMPUTER A Y B B P Y LAN C R P D...
Page 20: ...driver on the PC must be updated with a plug and play monitor driver This is accomplished via the Display Properties window NOTE The following procedure assumes that the PC has a DVI video card and dr...
Page 21: ...an RS 232 connection requires a straight through serial cable That is pin 1 on one end is connected to pin 1 on the other end Pin 2 connects to pin 2 etc With a TCP IP connection you must use a CAT5...
Page 22: ...d touchpanels among many other tasks Viewport can also function as a terminal emulator for generic file transfer All of these functions are accessed through the commands and options in the Viewport me...
Page 23: ...ommands are output Displays the current resolution setting output Displays the resolution options For example the resolution options are 1600 1365 1280 1024 or 800 To change the resolution type output...
Page 24: ...ailable from the Downloads Software Updates section of the Crestron website www crestron com To download a firmware update click the cuz file and choose the Save to Disk option then specify the direct...
Page 25: ...the C2N DVP4DI has been powered up and connected properly The screen prompt for Ethernet slave is ESLAVE_DVP4DI the screen prompt for Cresnet slave is CSLAVE_DVP4DI Use Cresnet ID 02 for a master or...
Page 26: ...s assigned to it IP Address Window 2 Refer to the following table and enter the network IP values NOTE If an invalid IP address is entered the subnet mask may be CHANGED AUTOMATICALLY BY THE EQUIPMENT...
Page 27: ...able for general use reserved for multicast systems 3 On the Set Control System IP Address window click OK to set the entered values 4 The reboot window as shown in the following graphic opens Click Y...
Page 28: ...nd list it in the window Modify or delete existing entries or add new ones When all the necessary changes have been made save the new table to disk and or load it back into the unit Do not overwrite t...
Page 29: ...p When operating as a slave device the C2N DVP4DI can accept commands only from one control system Therefore there must only be one entry in the IP table For further information about e Control applic...
Page 30: ...ishing Communication with the C2N DVP4DI TCP IP Connection in the C2N DVP4DI Operations Guide Doc 6112 for cabling instructions The Crestron Viewport may be used to communicate with the C2N DVP4DI via...
Page 31: ...DI from a MS DOS prompt Windows 95 98 Me or a Command Prompt Windows NT 2000 XP Ping means to get the attention of or to check for the presence of another online device Ping operates by sending a pack...
Page 32: ...dows and VT Pro e Additional programming examples are in C2N DVP4DI Master Mode Features on page 56 Programming with SIMPL Windows NOTE The following are acceptable file extensions for programs that i...
Page 33: ...ion and usually takes on one of two values 1 or 0 These two digits can represent the logical values true and false and they can be represented in an electronic device by the states of on off high low...
Page 34: ...ager workspace Project Configure System in SIMPL Windows to select and configure all the devices that need to be included into the system Configuration Manager is where programmers build a Crestron co...
Page 35: ...identifier called a Net ID which is a hexadecimal value ranging from 03 to FE To view the list of supported devices expand the control system in the bottom pane of System Views and double click the C2...
Page 36: ...eries control system acting as the host The slots and Cresnet devices are accessed solely from the host control system that generates all the proper network packets to control the hardware For example...
Page 37: ...n The break input drives the transmit pin of the associated COM port low thus interrupting transmission of data The C2N DVP4DI sends out approximately 20 bits of logic low to do a break The rts reques...
Page 38: ...MPL or User modules Crestron recommends that you first convert each module before converting the larger program In this way the compiler can resolve any ambiguous signals in the modules and minimize e...
Page 39: ...rmits the creation of control screen variations incorporating two and three dimensional graphics and text A set of pages which make up a project can be designed for each C2N DVP4DI touch sensitive scr...
Page 40: ...ts will not occur if a value has been entered in analog value or if the sources are on screen and are changing size and or position The analog value transition overrides the default transition effect...
Page 41: ...e a video window is created using the Draw RGB window or Draw Video window options double click the video window to open RGB Video Properties or Video Properties so you can configure the window Joins...
Page 42: ...ft edge of the display The maximum analog value is the horizontal resolution minus the horizontal size of the image displayed As you move the image to the right edge of the display the C2N DVP4DI resc...
Page 43: ...u have drawn the window location in VT Pro e NOTE When drawing a two dimensional slider to control the size and position of the video the first analog number is for the horizontal axis and the second...
Page 44: ...ut 2A composite Video Input 3A composite Video Input 4A composite Video Input 1B composite Video Input 2B composite Video Input 3B composite Video Input 4B composite Video Input 1C composite Video Inp...
Page 45: ...For example if you select Pan as the transition effect then you must select a duration and a direction for the panning This causes the video window to pan across the screen at the specified speed and...
Page 46: ...For example for the Pan effect selecting N north moves the window on screen from south toward the north NOTE Video sources go on and off using the same effect Pan Moves a video window from off to on s...
Page 47: ...r screen handle to expose the projector screen N exposes from the south E exposes from the west S exposes from the north W exposes from the east Reveal Video On Screen From the West Background Source...
Page 48: ...n Number 63 Assigned 3 Select the Transition Duration join and assign a unique analog join number Join Type Selection Example Pan Effect Transition Duration Join Number 64 Assigned 4 Select the Transi...
Page 49: ...Transition Effect and Duration Join Number 65 Assigned 5 Assign these analog numbers 63 64 65 to the touchpanel Touchpanel Symbol with Analog Join Number Assigned for Pan Effect Video Effect Details...
Page 50: ...st 1332 0 100 Cut and Zoom Cut and Zoom Selection NOTE Cut and zoom are fixed in duration and direction values VIDEO SOURCE EFFECT DIRECTION VALUE DURATION VALUE Cut 1000 fixed 0 fixed Zoom 1400 fixed...
Page 51: ...t using analog initializers to change the transitions and or durations An analog transition or duration does not take effect until a new source is selected or a new page is drawn Translucent Objects T...
Page 52: ...ects that are over video objects RGB DVI or Video and not over the background or other objects For example A translucent button placed halfway over a video source is only translucent over the video po...
Page 53: ...T Pro e Example VT Pro e Project The following procedure is designed to demonstrate C2N DVP4DI video effect capabilities Once the compiled program is loaded in the C2N DVP4DI the main video screen ope...
Page 54: ...a video window on the Start page 8 Double click the video window to open the Video Properties window 9 Configure the video window using the following click OK when finished Design Tab Source Tab Defa...
Page 55: ...26 Double click the video window to open the Video Properties window 27 Configure the video window using the following click OK when finished Design Tab Source Tab Defaults Input Video Input component...
Page 56: ...the C2N DVP4DI Operations Guide Doc 6112 and click File Transfer Send Touchpanel or press Alt T 2 Select the network ID of the C2N DVP4DI as set in SIMPL Windows from the drop down list 3 Browse to V...
Page 57: ...site Selected 19054 Video 3B Composite Selected 19055 Video 4A Composite Selected 19056 Video 4B Composite Selected 19151 RGB Video Calibrate RGB Video Input Auto Calibration on the RGB source that is...
Page 58: ...alibration RGB Video Color Analog Reserved Join Numbers JOIN NUMBER FUNCTION 19119 RGB Video Brightness 19120 RGB Video Brightness Signed Digital Gauge 19121 RGB Video Contrast 19122 RGB Video Contras...
Page 59: ...Up 17231 Standby Timeout Up 17232 Standby Timeout Down 17242 System Setup Menu Enter Setup 17235 Exit Setup Exit Setup and Reboot 19017 Exit Calibration Return to Program System Analog Reserved Join N...
Page 60: ...STRATE_COLOR_CYAN 19191 TELESTRATE_COLOR_MAGENTA 19192 TELESTRATE_COLOR_WHITE 19193 TELESTRATE_COLOR_BLACK 19194 TELESTRATE_FREEZE_OFF 19195 TELESTRATE_FREEZE_ON C2N DVP4DI Master Mode Features The fo...
Page 61: ...sition zoom to bring on these video sources Project 1 NOTE Using this procedure no buttons are drawn on the C2N DVP4DI only the video RGB source is displayed 1 Create a project and name it Page Flip f...
Page 62: ...operties window 17 Place a video window on this page 18 Select Full Screen from Design tab DVI RGB 1 and Zoom from Source tab in Video Properties window 19 Create Page 6 and name it Guest Speaker RGB...
Page 63: ...og join numbers to a video page in project 2 for example Page 3 ST Tune video 1B selecting Input Selection as the type of join from the Source tab of the Video Properties window The SIMPL Windows proj...
Page 64: ...ing a Smart Technologies pointing device such as Smart Sympodium etc the serial cable DB9 must have the Data Terminal Ready DTR pin 6 and Data Set Ready DSR pin 4 connections removed Use Crestron part...
Page 65: ...t SIMPL Windows Preferences Special Symbol Set Change to Program Manager right mouse click on Slot 1 and choose C2N DVP4DI Touch In Format for inputs or C2N DVP4DI Touch Out Format for outputs Device...
Page 66: ...mbol controls the mouse cursor on the C2N DVP4DI For example if you want to control the C2N DVP4DI mouse cursor using a CNWM wireless mouse you would drop the CNWM onto a CNRFGWA definition The data s...
Page 67: ...DVP4DI definition on the first 16 outputs starting at join 1 The legal decimal values using the analog Init Symbol 0 Crestron Mouse Driver this is the default and for Touch the PC 1 ELO Driver for Bo...
Page 68: ...g the Touch Pad Area check box in Video Properties Design of VT Pro e In SIMPL Windows a serial signal must be assigned to the C2I TPS Touchpanel Interface symbol slot 1 of the C2N DVP4DI SIMPL Window...
Page 69: ...C component 20 Video Input 4 C component 21 Video Input YPbPr1 component 22 Video Input YPbPr2 component 23 Video Input YPbPr3 component 24 Video Input YPbPr4 component The first 24 serial outputs of...
Page 70: ...I If this kind of traffic is not desirable then the PRO2 should contain a program and the C2N DVP4DI should be used as a master standalone control system with its own program and the programs should s...
Page 71: ...re Programmer s Guide Doc 5916 in the Downloads Product Manuals section of the Crestron website www crestron com 2 After installing the serial mouse driver confirm the driver settings From the Start m...
Page 72: ...ab 3 Connect the RS 232 straight through cable from the C2N DVP4DI COM port A D to a computer that has the serial mouse driver installed Version number of the serial mouse driver must be 2 56 18 Refer...
Page 73: ...View a Set the COM port A D for 9600 baud 8 bits 1 stop bit No parity RTS CTS enabled Xon Xoff disabled b Add the mouse_cmds_1 to serial text i1 in C2N DVP4DI Slot 01 C2I TPS NOTE Touchpanel text i1 i...
Page 74: ...left mouse clicks confirm the Pointer Device Properties set in step 2 Boeckeler Pointmaker Telestrator Refer to the latest version of the Pointmaker Telestrator Integration Guide Doc 5929 for installa...
Page 75: ...IMPL Windows program the Touch Out Format symbol the Analog Initialize symbol and the C2N DVP4DI touchpanel serial interface joins as shown in the following diagram SIMPL Windows Programming for Point...
Page 76: ...n CNWM RF Wireless Mouse requires Crestron RF Gateway CNRFGWA In SIMPL Windows 1 Add the Touch In format symbol to the C2N DVP4DI Refer to Device Extender Symbols for Touch Input and Output Control on...
Page 77: ...ting is only required when using a second pointing device connected to the Touchscreen Mouse port In this example using a Microsoft mouse 1 Set the touch input command to 1 by typing TOUCH 1 and then...
Page 78: ...use serial port Use the ST PK smart touch programming kit and a 9 pin male to female straight through cable pin to pin 2 Configure the touchpanel serial port for RS 232 PORT FOR TOUCH OUT 3 In VT Pro...
Page 79: ...between touchscreens you must perform the CALTOUCH command NOTE CALTOUCH is not required when any type of mouse is connected NOTE CALTOUCH may not always be necessary when touch 8 is selected because...
Page 80: ...join number to be used in SIMPL Windows Project Properties Window 4 Compile F12 the project and load the project to the touchpanel 5 In SIMPL Windows add the C2N DVP4DI to the project as either a mas...
Page 81: ...ign Labels to joins in SIMPL Windows Touchpanel as Pointing Device Connected via Ethernet The advantage of this approach is that the mouse port on the C2N DVP4DI is still available and can be used by...
Page 82: ...Pad Area 1 or Pad Area 2 area and select the following Type Mouse Communications via TCP IP and assign a serial join number to be used in SIMPL Windows Project Properties Window 5 Assign a Device ID n...
Page 83: ...d download to a control system 14 Establish communication with the touchpanel in Viewport and add the new device ID to the IP table of the touchpanel ADDM 3 134 149 10 142 4 Where ADDM is command to a...
Page 84: ...rator has eight colors and three brush types The colors are red green blue yellow cyan magenta white and black The brushes are thin brush 2 pixels wide the medium brush 4 pixels wide and wide brush 8...
Page 85: ...answers the call for increased functionality in less space and does it at a reduced cost The Sympodium from Smart Technologies provides a 15 color touchscreen surface that allows presenters to annota...
Page 86: ...s or other sources DVI RGB from computers or other sources DVI RGB to SmartTouch Up to 12 composite video 4 S video or 4 component video signals To Ethernet if available SmartTouch Serial Out There ar...
Page 87: ...hscreen Mouse CNSP 141 PC with Smart Board Software COM 1 4 DVI RGB 1 4 VGA Output COM Port CNSP 141 Crestron TPS Series Touchpanel NET Cresnet NOTE TPS 5000 and TPS 6000 have serial ports and can be...
Page 88: ...o the computer to be controlled by the Sympodium 2 Verify that the Sympodium and PC are working properly together by connecting the PC to the Sympodium bypassing the Crestron system Connecting the C2N...
Page 89: ...e communicating properly the LED at the top of the Sympodium is green If the LED is flashing red the two systems are not communicating properly check the following 1 Verify that the correct cable is b...
Page 90: ...uired 1 The pad area information the coordinates corresponding to where you touch will be sent into the SIMPL Windows program on the C2I TPS Touchpanel Interface definition in the SIMPL Windows progra...
Page 91: ...connected directly to a Sympodium 5 You will also need to add a device extender to the C2I TPS Touchpanel Interface definition Right click on the C2I TPS definition in Program View and select Insert D...
Page 92: ...u are using a touchpanel as a touch input device as well as the Sympodium you must perform the programming described for option 2 and the following additions 1 Add a device extender to the C2I TPS Tou...
Page 93: ...tion some additional VT Pro e programming may be necessary Option 1 Implementation No special VT Pro e programming is needed Option 2 Implementation Configure the Touch Pad Area of the video window as...
Page 94: ...d the firmware in the normal mode Use the monitor mode only if you cannot load firmware in the C2N DVP4DI and only after tech support has instructed you to perform this function NOTE There are two met...
Page 95: ...roceed to the next step 8 Press ALT U on the keyboard for uploading firmware 2 006 and 3 017 or ALT O for uploading firmware 3 060 9 From Viewport select File Transfer General file transfer Xmodem 1K...
Page 96: ...DI features it is important that the unit contains the latest firmware available Therefore please check the Crestron website http www crestron com downloads software_updates asp for the latest version...
Page 97: ...or color C The Y signal is the same as in the native component video format And the C is simply a combination of the B Y and R Y color difference signals S video is also referred to as Y C By keeping...
Page 98: ...wn in the second pass A complete picture of odd and even fields is painted on the screen 30 times a second This technique was developed to compensate for the limited transmission technologies availabl...
Page 99: ...frame size The de interlacer interpolates between the existing lines reducing motion artifacts but significantly reducing vertical resolution Motion adaptive de interlacing applies an algorithm that c...
Page 100: ...prises 720 vertical pixels and 1 280 horizontal pixels The p stands for progressive also called sequential scanning by which all odd and even scanning lines are painted by an electron beam every 1 60...
Page 101: ...is a number that expresses the proportion of width to height For example a movie screen has an aspect ratio of 1 85 1 Converting the height and width dimensions to a fraction and then reducing the fra...
Page 102: ...ithout image distortion It appears with black on the sides of the image rather than top and bottom as in letterbox display Figure 3 4x3 Aspect Ratio Displayed on a 16x9 Display 4 3 Aspect Ratio on a 1...
Page 103: ...igure 5 HDTV 16x9 with Four 4 3 Sources 4 3 proportionally enlarged 4 3 4 3 4 3 HDTV uses a 16 9 aspect ratio but HDTV also requires that the signal is 1080i or 720p The C2N DVP4DI accepts1080i but it...
Page 104: ...Setup in the C2N DVP4DI Operations Guide Doc 6112 NOTE Screen height is usually determined by ceiling height Because of the proportion of height to width the 16x9 screen will normally be larger than a...
Page 105: ...o to 1280x1024 is actually for a 4x3 aspect ratio This setting will not display 16x9 properly 3 Use the 16x9 grid supplied above and set the projector using its own internal menus remote to 16x9 mode...
Page 106: ...x9 PowerPoint even if the source is 4x3 3 Size and scale the display by following the directions for the RGB Video Input adjustment in the C2N DVP4DI Operations Guide Doc 6112 for edge to edge adjustm...
Page 107: ...n 36 analog transition 47 Default Transition Effects 36 Analog Value transition 36 device extenders 61 Analog Values for Input Selection 41 Dissolve 42 46 Appearance Defaults 39 DVI Input Resolutions...
Page 108: ...61 Slot 2 C2I COM5 2 31 Mouse Telestrator strings 65 Slot 3 C2Net Device 31 Slot 4 C2ENET 1 31 N Smart Mouse 72 Smart Sympodium 82 New Helper Symbols for Mouse Input and Output Control 61 Smart Techn...
Page 109: ...VP4DI 52 V vertical frequency for RGB sources 36 Video Effect Details 45 VIDEO INPUT 1 8 Video size and or position 36 Video Source Effect Direction and Duration Join Values 41 Video Windows 49 Viewpo...
Page 110: ...through commands data or instructions from or to another computer b for local campus or wide area network internet or web hosting services or c pursuant to any rental sharing or service bureau arrange...
Page 111: ...nety 90 days from the date of receipt and b that any hardware accompanying the Software will be subject to its own limited warranty as stated in its accompanying written material Crestron shall at its...
Page 112: ...s and incandescent lamps are not covered This warranty extends to products purchased directly from CRESTRON or an authorized CRESTRON dealer Purchasers should inquire of the dealer regarding the natur...
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