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Connections

 

 

 

The XV-SDI2 card has four BNC type connectors for two separate, simultaneous inputs and two Loop 
Through outputs. The connectors are identified by coloured LED’s; green for input and blue for Loop 
Through outputs:

 

 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Supported Formats

 

 

 

The XV-SDI2 card supports the following formats:

 

 

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SD-SDI (480i/576i)

 

 

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HD-SDI (up to 1080i)

 

 

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3G-SDI (upto 1080p)

 

 

 

Cable Length

 

 

 

The XV-SDI2 supports cable lengths of up to 150m for 3G-SDI and 300m for SD-SDI.  These figures are

 

based on using low loss co-ax cables (Belden 1694A).

 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for X-View XV-RGB-E1

Page 1: ...User Manual Version 01 02 0 The X View Range of Video Capture Cards...

Page 2: ...ter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 2 XV RGB E1 E1S Chapter 4 3 XV RGB E2 E2S Chapter 5 13 XV RGB X2 Chapter 6 22 XV SD8 Chapter 7 32 XV SD4 1 SD4 1S Chapter 8 40 XV SDI2 Chapter 9 50 XV DVI DL Chapter 10 59...

Page 3: ...mos leer las siguientes instrucciones de seguridad antes de poner en funcionamiento el equipo a fin de evitar da os en su producto de X View o lesiones al personal encargado de su manejo Poner estas i...

Page 4: ...ting digital signage and machine XV TheXV DVI DL supports Dual Link DVI ideal for display wall controllers broadcasting machine vision Acquire SDI camera outputs and advanced medical applications The...

Page 5: ...ations However there is no guaran tee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful inter ference to radio or television reception which can be det...

Page 6: ...XV RGB E1 Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart b Class A Digital Device Supplementary Information This device has been shown to be in compliance with and was tested in accordan...

Page 7: ...p to 2048 x 1536 The data is stored in a 32MB frame buffer on the card in real time The data is transferred using PCI bus master DMA with scatter gather The data can be transferred to system memory or...

Page 8: ...urce signal PixelTransfer Formats RGB 5 5 5 5 6 5 or 8 8 8 pixels YUV 4 2 2 modes UYVY YUY2 orYVYU MONO 8bit Update Rate User defined captured frame rate will match the source providing max data rate...

Page 9: ...tic material Please keep the card in its packaging until you are ready to install It is recommended that you do not discard the packing box until you are completely satisfied with theXV RGB E1 E1S cap...

Page 10: ...it will be irreparably damaged when the system is powered up and the warranty will be void Remove the card from its packaging and secure it firmly into the empty PCIe slot Extreme care should be take...

Page 11: ...llustration below shows the jumper link settings for up to 32 cards in a single system When two cards have the same link settings their order is determined by the PCI bus DirectShow Indicates link fit...

Page 12: ...ities thereby enabling a system to identify the type of monitor that is attached The graphics device installed on your machine will see the card as a monitor and will expect to receive the EDID data f...

Page 13: ...her X View products TheXV RGB E1 E1S captures the data and stores it in an on board video buffer This data is then copied using DMA to the host system for display storage or streaming When a X View gr...

Page 14: ...Notes 12...

Page 15: ...tions How ever there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equip ment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be dete...

Page 16: ...GB E2 Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart b Class A Digital Device Supplementary Information This device has been shown to be in compliance with and was tested in accordance w...

Page 17: ...orted HDCP not supported DVI up to 1920 x 1200 RGB VGA up to 2048 x 1536 The data is stored in a 32MB frame buffer on the card in real time The data is transferred using PCI bus master DMA with scatte...

Page 18: ...al PixelTransfer Formats RGB 5 5 5 5 6 5 or 8 8 8 pixels YUV 4 2 2 modes UYVY YUY2 orYVYU MONO 8bit Update Rate User defined captured frame rate will match the source providing max data rate 480MB s X...

Page 19: ...ave these to hand before you begin Installing the card is a simple process follow the steps below to be up and running in a few minutes Power down the PC including peripherals switch off at the mains...

Page 20: ...located on theXV RGB E2 E2S card in your computer Installing Multiple Cards Multiple cards can be installed in a system providing a large number of capture channels Combinations of XV capture cards i...

Page 21: ...n automatic firmware update if required Therefore prior to installing the application and driver ensure that LK1 is fitted Extended Display Identification Data EDID Disable Links EDID is data provided...

Page 22: ...window it has the following features Scales the analog RGB DVI data to fit in the window Ability to set up analog RGB DVI sources accurately settings automatically saved Save a single frame to a file...

Page 23: ...vant portions of each captured im age to each display channel and instructs each channel to use its graphics engine to render the data This fully utilises the hardware and dramatically increases perfo...

Page 24: ...ications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be det...

Page 25: ...XV RGB X2 Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart b Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information This device has been shown to be in compliance with and was tested in accorda...

Page 26: ...ot supported HDCP not supported DVI up to 1920 x 1200 RGB VGA up to 2048 x 1536 The data is stored in a 32MB frame buffer on the card in real time The data is transferred using PCI bus master DMA with...

Page 27: ...xelTransfer Formats RGB 5 5 5 5 6 5 or 8 8 8 pixels YUV 4 2 2 modes UYVY YUY2 orYVYU MONO 8bit Update Rate User defined typically up to 60 frames per second limited by available PCI X or PCIe bandwidt...

Page 28: ...would be useful to have these to hand before you begin Installing the card is a simple process follow the steps below to be up and running in a few minutes Power down the PC including peripherals swit...

Page 29: ...1 the bottom connector Channel 2 Connect to the source using DVI D Cable DVI A Cable AnalogVGA RGB cable adapter supplied HDMI cable adapter supplied Component HD cable adapter supplied Connect one en...

Page 30: ...he illustration below shows the jumper link settings for up to 32 cards in a single system When two cards have the same link settings their order is determined by the PCI bus Indicates link fitted Ind...

Page 31: ...e noted that the latest driver installation program includes an automatic firmware update if required Therefore prior to installing the application and driver ensure that LK1 is fitted Extended Displa...

Page 32: ...uctions Release history Known problems Troubleshooting The application Help File Instructions on how to use the application Test patterns to assist in setting up an analog RGB DVI source see help file...

Page 33: ...data directly to the graphics card thereby increasing performance TheXV RGB X2 sends the relevant portions of each captured image to each display channel and instructs each channel to use its graphic...

Page 34: ...tions However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harm ful interference to radio or television reception which can be deter...

Page 35: ...r XV SD8 Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart b Class A Digital Device Supplementary Information This device has been shown to be in compliance with and was tested in accordanc...

Page 36: ...sed to display the stream or the video that has previously been saved Hardware Overview TheXV SD8 is an eight channel PCIe capture card and can capture up to 8x 720x576x16bit from eight simultaneous c...

Page 37: ...to 90 non condensing MTBF 100 000hrs Warranty 1 years Unpacking Your packing box contains the following items XV SD8 BNC16 Input Cable Installation CD ROM If there are any discrepancies you should con...

Page 38: ...l be irreparably damaged when the system is powered up and the warranty will be void Remove the card from its packaging and secure it firmly into the empty PCIe slot Extreme care should be taken when...

Page 39: ...2 J13 4 J10 J11 5 J14 J17 6 J15 J16 7 J18 J21 8 J19 J20 Installing Multiple Cards Multiple cards can be installed in a system providing a large number of capture channels Combinations of XV capture ca...

Page 40: ...ed Once the system has rebooted replace the LK4 link whilst the system is powered up and restart the firmware upgrade process It should be noted that the driver installation program Version 01 07 00 a...

Page 41: ...s video data and stores it in an on board video buffer This data is then copied using bus master DMA to the host system for display storage or streaming When a X View graphics card is used theXV SD8 t...

Page 42: ...ications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or teleXV reception which can be determi...

Page 43: ...V SD4 1 DGC 151 Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart b Class A Digital Device Supplementary Information This device has been shown to be in compliance with and was tested in ac...

Page 44: ...stored in two 32MB frame buffers on the card in real time The data is transferred using PCI bus master DMA with scatter gather The data can be transferred to system memory to off screen memory on a X...

Page 45: ...formance DMA to system memory or direct to graphics memory with scatter gather Support for separate H V sync Composite sync or Sync on Green Support for Windows XP Vista Server 2003 Server 2008 Window...

Page 46: ...1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 1600 x 1200 1920x1080 1900 x 1200 and custom modes HD Modes 1080p 1080i 720p 576p 576i 480p and 480i using a Compo nent HD DVI Adapter HDCP not supported Input Mode Detection A...

Page 47: ...card in its packaging until you are ready to install It is recommended that you do not discard the packing box until you are completely satisfied with the XV SD4 1 SD4 1S video capture card and it is...

Page 48: ...irreparably damaged when the sys tem is powered up and the warranty will be void Remove the card from its packaging and secure it firmly into the empty PCIe slot Extreme care should be taken when sec...

Page 49: ...t a video input connect as indicated in the table below Video Input RCA Connetor 1 S1 2 S2 3 S3 4 S4 If you wish to connect Composite S Video Luma and Chroma you will require the X View BNC 16 cable s...

Page 50: ...input names used by the windows DirectShow interface To run the dplinks program open the Run by clicking on Start Run and type dplinks and then press Enter The program will run however no notificatio...

Page 51: ...n theXV SD4 1 SD4 1S card will disable the EDID function on the DVI RGB channel Software Installation TheXV software driver and application is installed by inserting the CD that was shipped with your...

Page 52: ...s transfer bus bandwidth making it ideal for a wide range of applications including Multi display presentation software Broadcasting Digital Signage Machinevision DirectShow drivers forWDM Streaming d...

Page 53: ...or real time mode and sync detection Audio output for each channel to an onboard SPDIF header use with the X ViewAOM High performance DMA to system memory or direct to graphics memory with scatter gat...

Page 54: ...mat Audio output for each channel in Digital SPDIF format Channelled out to RCA connectors using a X View AudioVIM Video Format Options SD SDI HD SDI and 3G SDI Operating System Support Windows XP Win...

Page 55: ...d before you begin Installing the card is a simple process follow the steps below to be up and running in a few minutes Power down the PC including peripherals switch off at the mains and disconnect a...

Page 56: ...d by coloured LED s green for input and blue for Loop Through outputs Supported Formats TheXV SDI2 card supports the following formats SD SDI 480i 576i HD SDI up to 1080i 3G SDI upto 1080p Cable Lengt...

Page 57: ...driver In order to control the order in which the driver uses the cards it is recommended when installing multiple cards that the J6 links on theXV SDI2 are configured The example below shows the jump...

Page 58: ...ble to revert to the factory settings by powering down the system temporarily removing LK1 then powering up the system with the link removed Once the system has rebooted replace the LK1 link whilst th...

Page 59: ...following features Scales the data to fit in the window Ability to set up sources accurately settings automatically saved Save a single frame to a file in one of the following formats BMP JPEG GIF TIF...

Page 60: ...f each captured image to each display channel and instructs each channel to use its graphics engine to render the data This fully utilises the hardware and dramatically increases performance When a Di...

Page 61: ...rge display walls High resolution high bandwidth applications Advanced Medical and MachineXV capture Radar Security Surveillance and Military applications IP Render decode capture Hardware Overview Si...

Page 62: ...in the source signal PixelTransfer Formats RGB 5 5 5 5 6 5 or 8 8 8 24bit 32bit pixels YUV 4 2 2 MONO 8bit Update Rate User defined captured frame rate will match the source Providing max data rate 65...

Page 63: ...seful to have these to hand before you begin Installing the card is a simple process follow the steps below to be up and running in a few minutes Power down the PC including peripherals switch off at...

Page 64: ...ng multiple cards that the J6 links on theXV DVI DL are configured The illustration below shows the jumper link settings for up to 32 cards in a single system When two cards share the same link settin...

Page 65: ...ics device installed on your machine will see the card as a monitor and will expect to receive the EDID data from the card However in rare circumstances it may be necessary that theXV DVI DL does not...

Page 66: ...with other X View products TheXV DVI DL captures the data and stores it in an on board video buffer This data is then copied using DMA to the host system for display storage or streaming When a X Vie...

Page 67: ...vailable so we are there to exploit the power and potential that this technology presents Technical Support Registered Users can access our technical support line using email and the Support page on t...

Page 68: ...is User Manual is correct E mediavision Ltd make no representations or warranties with respect to the contents thereof and do not accept liability for any errors or omissions X View reserves the right...

Page 69: ...1S 48 Firmware Upgrades XV SD8 38 H HD Modes XV RGB E1 E1S 6 HD Modes XV RGB E2 E2S 16 I Installing Multiple XV RGB E1 E1S Cards 9 Installing Multiple XV RGB E2 E2S Cards 18 Installing Multiple XV RGB...

Page 70: ...RGB E2 E2S 16 52 Specification XV RGB X2 25 Specification XV SD4 1 44 Specification XV SD8 35 T Technical Support 65 U UK Headquarters 66 Unpacking XV RGB E2 E2S 17 53 Up to 16XV RGB E1 E1S cards 9 1...

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