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REFGEN

SDI/analogue reference generator

Crystal Vision Ltd., Lion Technology Park, Station Road East, Whittlesford, Cambridge, CB22 4WL, England.

Tel: +44(0) 1223 497049 Fax: +44(0) 1223 497059 [email protected] www.crystalvision.tv

Summary of Contents for Indigo REFGEN

Page 1: ...nalogue reference generator Crystal Vision Ltd Lion Technology Park Station Road East Whittlesford Cambridge CB22 4WL England Tel 44 0 1223 497049 Fax 44 0 1223 497059 sales crystalvision tv www cryst...

Page 2: ...module connections with the RM18 7 Rear module connections with the RM23 8 3 Card edge operation 9 Card edge switch settings 9 Card edge rotary controls 9 Reading card edge LEDs 10 Card edge configur...

Page 3: ...Crystal Vision REFGEN User Manual R2 0 Crystal Vision REFGEN User Manual 5 Statesman 19 6 Trouble shooting 22 7 Specification 23 REFGEN User Manual R2 0 2 11 January 2019...

Page 4: ...nce and when used without a reference The minimum delay between the input reference and output is only 2 s The main features are as follows Free running or timed to analogue input Selectable black or...

Page 5: ...ble to add a delay of between 0 and 2 fields in lines and pixels to the output reference with respect to the external reference In free running mode the output reference is timed to an accurate on boa...

Page 6: ...2U frame six single height modules fit in the 1U frame and two single height modules fit in the 1U desk top box Rear module connections with the RM01 The RM01 single height rear module allows maximum...

Page 7: ...rd 1 fits in slots 1 5 and 9 Card 2 fits in slots 2 6 and 10 Card 3 fits in slots 4 8 and 12 No card fits in 3 7 or 11 This module will not fit the 1U frames BNC Signal A B C D E F G H I Analogue refe...

Page 8: ...k top box 1 module per rear connector 10 connections available Card fits in upper slot No card fits in lower slot BNC Signal ZLA00158 A B C D E F G H I J K L No connection Analogue reference output 2...

Page 9: ...he REFGEN PCB so it will still be present should the REFGEN be removed RM23 modular rear connector Description RM23 24 modules per 4U frame 12 modules per 2U frame 6 modules per 1U frame 2 modules 1U...

Page 10: ...unction Adjust 0 624 lines PAL 0 524 lines NTSC 4 5 6 Delay in Pixels No function No function No function Adjust 0 1727 pixels PAL 0 1715 pixels NTSC 6 Way DIP switch functions Notes DIP2 has no selec...

Page 11: ...ck default or blue field OP xxxxx Rotate ADJUST for reference output colour Option Black The analogue output will be black and burst The serial digital outputs will be digital black Blue The analogue...

Page 12: ...he moment it is displayed Note This function will only work with an external reference present Setting the course video delay Set DIP Switch 4 to Down This sets the number of pixels to delay the refer...

Page 13: ...followed by the firmware version number for the control panel All eight control panel keys LEDs will illuminate The Crystal Vision control panel start up display Control Panel then briefly replaces t...

Page 14: ...isplay to the home menu ENTER accept current selection Upward arrow used to move up the menu structure enter lock panel menu from the Device menu Rotary control shaft encoder used to select options or...

Page 15: ...trl Output colour and line standard press F1 Delay Lines and samples delay press F2 Rset Board reset press F3 Stat Status press F4 When a sub menu has been selected further options may be obtained by...

Page 16: ...any time will return the value to the default of two samples Note If the value change is not fixed by pressing the Enter button the value will revert to its previous fixed value on exiting from the me...

Page 17: ...djusting delay time Pressing F2 from the home menu will bring up the delay menu The delay menu provides access to the delay settings available when an external reference is present Rotate the shaft en...

Page 18: ...ples If enter is not pressed to accept the changed value the value will revert to the value last saved 4 5 Board Reset REFGEN Reset menu Description From the Home menu press F3 to select the Reset men...

Page 19: ...ption From the Home menu press F4 to select the status menu which is then traversed by rotating the shaft control Rotate the shaft control to view the video standard 525 Lines 625 Lines No Valid Input...

Page 20: ...ystal Vision programs folder via the Start menu or by double clicking on the Crystal Vision exe file in the installed program directory When the program runs it should automatically detect any Statesm...

Page 21: ...le Statesman menu tab that allows configuration of delay output standard and output colour Video status is also presented here REFGEN Statesman menu The REFGEN tab is divided into five group boxes Del...

Page 22: ...values at any time by clicking on the Cal button below each slider Output Colour The output colour can be set to either Black or Blue by checking the appropriate radio button Output Standard In free r...

Page 23: ...Check that any cabling is intact The video output exhibits jitter Check that the input signal stability is within normal limits and that the maximum cable length has not been exceeded The card no long...

Page 24: ...gh Outputs SDI Maximum of 4 reclocked SDI outputs to EBU Tech 3267 E and SMPTE 259M Will drive 200m Belden 8281 or equivalent Composite Maximum of 4 PAL NTSC analogue outputs Processing Delay Output r...