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1200DD Series Digital Data Display Manual  

 

Revision 1.8 

1200DD - 5-1 

 

5. 

VISTALINK

® 

CONFIGURATION AND CONTROL 

VistaLINK

®

 

is Evertz’s remote monitoring and configuration platform which operates over an Ethernet 

network using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).  SNMP is a standard computer network 
protocol that enables different devices sharing the same network to communicate with each other.  
VistaLINK

®

 provides centralized alarm management, which monitors, reports, and logs all incoming alarm 

events and dispatches alerts to all the VLPro Clients connected to the server.  Card configuration through 
VistaLINK

®

  PRO can be performed on an individual or multi-card basis using simple copy and paste 

routines, which reduces the time to configure each module separately.  Finally, VistaLINK

®

  enables the 

user to configure devices in the network from a central station and receive feedback that the configuration 
has been carried out. 
 
There are 3 components of SNMP: 
 

1.  An SNMP manager, also known as a Network Management System (NMS), is a computer running 

special software that communicates with the devices in the network.  Evertz 

Vista

LINK

®

-C 

Configuration Utility graphical user interface (GUI), third party or custom manager software may be 
used to monitor and control Evertz 

Vista

LINK

®

 enabled products. 

 
2.  Managed devices, (such as 1200DD series displays), each with a unique address (OID), 

communicate with the NMS through an SNMP Agent.  The 1200DD series displays communicate 
directly with the manager using its internal mini-Agent. 

 
3.  A virtual database known as the Management Information Base (MIB) lists all the variables being 

controlled, which both the Manager and Agent understand.  Please contact Evertz for further 
information about obtaining a copy of the MIB for interfacing to a third party Manager/NMS. 

 

5.1.1.  Connecting the 1200DD Series Display to VistaLINK

®

 

Follow the instructions in section 2.1.2  to connect the 1200DD series display to the Ethernet  network.  
Once you have established a physical connection you will need to set up the IP address, subnet, and 
SNMP TRAP destination addresses of the 1200DD series display using the procedure outlined in section 
3.4.12. 
 

5.1.2.  Installing VistaLINK

®

 

In order to control the 1200DD series display, you will need version 10.3.123 or later of the 

Vista

LINK

®

-C 

configuration tool.  If you received the 

Vista

LINK

®

 Toolkit CD-ROM with the 1200DD series display, insert 

it into the PC’s CD-ROM drive.  In a few seconds a screen will appear with a menu guiding you through 
the 

Vista

LINK

®

 installation.  You want to press the button to install the 

Vista

LINK-C Configuration tool. 

 
If you have an older version of 

Vista

LINK

®

, or you are upgrading firmware in an existing 1200DD series 

display and do not have 

Vista

LINK

®

 contact the Evertz customer support department to receive your free 

copy of the 

Vista

LINK

®

-C Configuration utility. 

 

Summary of Contents for 1200DD Series

Page 1: ...material contained in this manual consists of information that is the property of Evertz Microsystems and is intended solely for the use of purchasers of the 1200DD Series Digital Data Displays Evertz Microsystems expressly prohibits the use of this manual for any purpose other than the operation of the device All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced without the express wr...

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Page 3: ...ird grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus Only use attachments accessories specified by the manuf...

Page 4: ...ely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense INFORMATION TO USERS IN THE U S A NOTE FCC CLASS A DIGITAL DEVICE OR PERIPHERAL This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against...

Page 5: ...be effected in any way by the use thereof Any representations in this document concerning performance of Evertz products are for informational use only and are not warranties of future performance either express or implied The only warranty offered by Evertz in relation to this product is the Evertz standard limited warranty stated in the sales contract or order confirmation form Although every at...

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Page 7: ...N OVERVIEW OF THE SETUP MENU SYSTEM 3 3 3 4 SETUP MENU TOP LEVEL 3 5 3 4 1 Setting the Input Source 3 6 3 4 2 Setting the Frame Rate of the Output LTC 3 6 3 4 3 Setting the Date Format the Output LTC 3 7 3 4 4 Setting the Time Zone Offset Enable for the Output LTC 3 7 3 4 5 Setting the Time Zone Offset 3 7 3 4 6 Setting the Time Daylight Saving Time Rules 3 8 3 4 6 1 Enable Automatic Daylight Savi...

Page 8: ...1 SPECIFICATIONS 4 1 4 1 1 LTC Input 4 1 4 1 2 LTC Output 4 1 4 1 3 IRIG Input 4 1 4 1 4 GPS Receiver 4 1 4 1 5 Serial Port 4 1 4 1 6 Ethernet 4 1 4 1 7 Time Keeping 4 2 4 1 8 Backup Battery 4 2 4 1 9 Electrical 4 2 4 1 10 Physical 4 2 4 2 SERVICING INSTRUCTIONS 4 2 4 2 1 Battery Replacement 4 2 4 2 1 1 Safety Guidelines and Precautions concerning the Use of 3V Lithium Batteries 4 3 4 3 UPGRADING ...

Page 9: ... Port Pin Definitions 2 4 Figure 2 8 Pole Mounting the Smart Antenna 2 5 Figure 2 9 Accutime 2000 Smart Antenna to 1200DD Series Display Interface Cable Evertz part WA T09 2 6 Figure 2 10 Accutime 2000 Extender Cable 2 7 Figure 3 1 DIP Switch Functions Overview 3 1 Figure 3 2 1201DD Front Panel Controls 3 1 Figure 3 3 1200DD Front Panel Controls 3 1 Figure 3 4 Seven Segment Alphabetic Character Di...

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Page 11: ...nstantly setting to the correct time If time source fails the two small character displays flash twice per second to signal its absence in 12 hour mode and displays U in 24 hour mode Any time discrepancy on return of timecode is instantly corrected This also applies to timecode changes such as Standard Time to Daylight Saving Time The 1200DD series displays may be preset to display an offset from ...

Page 12: ...2 Digital display is user selectable between HH MM SS 12 24 hour HH MM SS FF and date May act as an NTP client May be configured as a timecode generator to drive other clocks IRIG reader reads 1 kHz IRIG B sine wave amplitude modulated code format B122 LED brightness is adjustable Runs on 50 60 Hz 115 230 VAC power line User programmable time offsets Rack mountable IRIG B Input LTC Input LTC Outpu...

Page 13: ...nced input for SMPTE 12M linear time code When using an unbalanced input to the display the signal should be applied to pin 3 of the LTC IN connector The unused input pin 2 should be connected to ground pin 1 Pin Name Description 1 GND Signal Ground 2 LTC IN LTC In input 3 LTC IN LTC in input Figure 2 3 LTC In Pin Definitions LTC OUT This 3 pin male XLR connector is a balanced output for SMPTE 12M...

Page 14: ... wiring guide information Pin 1 Pin Signal EIA TIA 568A AT T 258A or EIA TIA 568B 10BaseT or 100BaseT 1 Transmit White Green White Orange X 2 Transmit Green White or White Orange White or Orange X 3 Receive White Orange White Green X 4 N A Blue White or Blue Blue White or Blue Not used required 5 N A White Blue White Blue Not used required 6 Receive Orange White or Orange Green White or Green X 7 ...

Page 15: ...d link to its hub and whether the 1200DD is sending or receiving data This LED will be ON when the 1200DD has established a good link to its supporting hub This gives you a good indication that the segment is wired correctly The LED will BLINK when the 1200DD GPS is sending or receiving data The LED will be OFF if there is no valid connection 2 1 3 Serial Port Connections COM This female 9 pin D c...

Page 16: ...ength The DC cable of the voltage adapter should be connected to the DC power jack on the rear panel 2 4 GPS RECEIVER INSTALLATION The model 1200DD GPS and 1201DD GPS displays are designed to work with the Trimble Accutime 2000 Smart Antenna that can be located up to 1000 feet from the display The Smart Antenna houses the GPS receiver antenna power supply and other support circuitry in a sealed sh...

Page 17: ...antenna near high vibration areas such as fan or motor housings or near sources of heat such as exhaust stacks Consider the length of the cable run when selecting the location A 50 foot cable is supplied however longer cables are available on special order from the factory You may also wire a straight through extender cable to extend the cable distance up to 200 feet The smart antenna is designed ...

Page 18: ...uring the connection CAUTION Over tightening the locking ring can damage the connector on the smart antenna Route the interface cable to the location of the display using the most direct path Avoid routing the cable near hot surfaces sharp or abrasive surfaces or corrosive fluids or gases Avoid sharp kinks or bends in the cable Additional protection such as heat shrink tubing may be required to pr...

Page 19: ...Drain Wire Shield Figure 2 10 Accutime 2000 Extender Cable When making your own extender cable be sure to use low capacitance twisted pair cable and adhere to the pairing shown in Figure 2 10 2 4 3 System Startup At power up the smart antenna will automatically begin to acquire and track the GPS satellite signals From a cold start the smart antenna will normally take from 2 to 5 minutes to lock on...

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Page 21: ...3 1 gives an overview of the DIP switch functions At the time of writing the DIP switches are not used DIP Switch Function 1 Reserved 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Figure 3 1 DIP Switch Functions Overview 3 2 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS The 1200DD series displays are equipped with three pushbuttons located at the left side of the front panel They are used to operate the menu system and to control what is currently being...

Page 22: ...select a menu parameter that is to be changed When at the bottom level of the menu the SELECT pushbutton is used to make the displayed parameter value active When not in the Setup menu pressing the SELECT pushbutton makes the display dimmer 3 2 2 Front Panel Displays The main LED display on the 1200DD series displays consists of six 7 segment digits and a two character 14 segment alphanumeric disp...

Page 23: ...he Setup menu system press the SETUP key This will bring you to the main Setup menu where you can use the ITEM key to move down the list of available top level menu items A two character display in the alpha digits indicates the menu item you are displaying The six large displays show the active value for that menu item Once you have chosen the desired top level menu item press the SELECT key to e...

Page 24: ...1200DD Series Digital Data Display Manual 1200DD 3 4 Revision 1 8 0 5 A F 1 6 B G 2 7 C H K L M 3 8 D I N 4 9 E J O P U Q V R W Z S X T Y _ Figure 3 4 Seven Segment Alphabetic Character Displays ...

Page 25: ...are underlined indicate the factory default values IP Configures the input source for the display FR Configures the frame rate of the output LTC DF Configures the date format used to encode dates on the output LTC LZ Configures the output LTC time zone offset TZ Configures the time zone offset DZ Configures the Daylight Saving Time rules DS Configures the time or date display TD Configures the tim...

Page 26: ... date information received by NTP from the Ethernet When set to GPS the 1200DD series will use time and date information received from the GPS When set to TMR 1 TMR 2 TMR 3 or TMR 3 the 1200DD series displays data received in the respective timer of the Evertz Timer packets When set to NONE the 1200DD series displays will free run on its internal crystal The user must set the time and date using t...

Page 27: ...ication of the daylight saving time rules The LTC time will be the same time as the displayed time When set to LTC U2 the output LTC will be the same time as the input LTC IRIG GPS or NTP The LTC output will be in 12 hour mode That is the time will go from 00 00 00 00 to 11 59 59 and back to 00 00 00 00 for the following 12 hours When set to LTC O2 the output LTC will be offset by the time zone of...

Page 28: ...nd may observe DST while the countries in the Southern Hemisphere are having winter During the rest of the year September October to March April the countries in the Southern Hemisphere are having their summer and may observe DST while the countries in the Northern Hemisphere are having winter Daylight Saving Time is difficult to predict as many countries change the transition days principles ever...

Page 29: ... com time aboutdst html Because of the variation of daylight saving time rules throughout the world the 1200DD has several registers to allow the user to set the DST rules for their region There is a set of DST registers for the LTC and each of the video outputs For the sake of simplicity in the manual only the registers for the LTC DST will be described The DZ menu item allows you to configure th...

Page 30: ...e automatic Daylight Saving Time When set to ON the time will be offset by number of hours offset if the date is between the starting date Months Weeks Days and Hours and the ending date When set to OFF no Daylight Saving Time Offset will be applied EN DST ON DST OF 3 4 6 2 Setting the DST Date Entry Mode DZ With this menu item you can set the date mode for start and end of Daylight Saving Time Wh...

Page 31: ...ted When set to 3 then the third week of the month is selected When set to 4 then the fourth week of the month is selected When set to LST then the last week of the month is selected EN LST is the default for EW SW ST 1 ST 2 ST 3 ST 4 ST LST DZ With this menu item you can set the start day for Daylight Saving Time If DST Date Entry Mode is 7 then the range is 1 to 7 representing Sunday to Saturday...

Page 32: ...the input LTC will be displayed as HH MM SS FF The frames are shown in the alphanumeric display When set to LTC UB the user bit information from the input LTC will be displayed as 8 digits without the colons displayed When set to STATUS the status of the selected input is displayed The alphanumeric display will show SY and will flash if unlocked When set to SERIAL the data that has been entered vi...

Page 33: ...ed using NTP NTP NTP NO No suitable NTP server has been found When set to SERIAL the display will show data entered through the serial port If no data has been input through the serial port the display will show 8 underscores I E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ To enter data through the serial port the format is Sxxxxxxxx where xxxxxxxx is the data to be entered For example to display 5600ddtm enter S5600ddtm to ...

Page 34: ...item you can set the time in the internal clock of the 1200DD Use the following procedure to set the time You can press the SETUP key at any time to exit the Set Time mode without affecting the clock time Press the SELECT key to begin time entry all digits blink Press the ITEM key to advance the hours digits the hours digits stop blinking Press the SELECT key to adjust the minutes the hours digits...

Page 35: ...advance the month digits Press the SELECT key to adjust the day the month digits start blinking the day digits stop blinking Press the ITEM key to advance the day digits Press the SELECT key to complete the date entry All the digits will blink as this is now the current date Press the SETUP key to exit the Setup menu and return to the normal display 00 00 00 3 4 12 Setting the Internet Protocol an...

Page 36: ...00DD will use the settings in IA IM and IG for IP address IP netmask and IP gateway DC BOOTP STATIC 3 4 12 2 Internet Address Entry Procedure The following procedure is used to when setting the various IP addresses and net mask IP addresses are entered in a decimal dot format For example 192 205 22 5 or 255 255 255 0 Each number set between the dots represents 8 bits octet of the IP address and ha...

Page 37: ... button to accept the third octet The display will show ___000 with the first 0 flashing You are now ready to enter the fourth and last octet of the address Entry is the same as for the second octet 7 When you have the correct third digit press the SELECT button to accept the fourth octet If you are entering the NA or TA items the menu will go up 1 level to facilitate entering multiple addresses T...

Page 38: ...setting of IP s but the ITEM and SELECT buttons will have no effect IU xxx yyy zzz aaa 3 4 12 7 Selecting the NTP IP server IC With this menu item you can select the server that the NA instruction affects There are 8 server addresses that can be used If the server address indicated by menu item this is set then there will be an I before the number For example if server 1 and 3 have their IP addres...

Page 39: ...P address that the 1200DD will send traps to There are 4 IP addresses that can be set This operates on the one pointed to by TS See section 3 4 12 2 for IP setting instructions The default is 0 0 0 0 When the address is entered you will be returned to the TS menu above to facilitate entering multiple trap addresses TA xxx yyy zzz aaa 3 4 12 11 Enabling Traps IC With this menu item you can enable t...

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Page 41: ...B122 Connector 3 pin female XLR type connector Level 0 2 to 4V p p unbalanced 4 1 4 GPS Receiver Temperature 30 C to 70 C Humidity 95 R H Condensing at 60 C Dimensions 5 8 D x 3 9 H 147mm x 100mm Cable Options Standard 50 part number WA T09 Optional 100 order WA T76 Optional 400 order WA T11 4 1 5 Serial Port Connector Female DB 9 Level RS232 Baud Rate 57 6 Kbaud Format 8 data bits no parity 2 sto...

Page 42: ...s are for use by qualified service personnel only To reduce risk of electric shock do not perform any servicing instructions in this section of the manual unless you are qualified to do so 4 2 1 Battery Replacement The 1200DD series displays are fitted with a 3V Lithium battery type CR2032 This battery is used to power non volatile memory of some of the display s parameters and time while power is...

Page 43: ...the battery to short 4 3 UPGRADING THE FIRMWARE 4 3 1 Overview The firmware in the 1200DD series displays is contained on a FLASH EPROM From time to time firmware updates will be provided to add additional features to the unit You will need the following equipment in order to update the Firmware PC with available communications port The communication speed is 57600 baud therefore a 486 PC or bette...

Page 44: ...mple EVERTZ MFC5407 MONITOR 2 1 3 COPYRIGHT 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 EVERTZ MICROSYSTEMS LTD COLD BOOT 6 The following is a list of possible reasons for failed communications Defective Serial Upgrade cable Wrong communications port selected in the terminal program Improper port settings in the terminal program Refer to step 4 for settings Note that HyperTerminal will not change port settings while...

Page 45: ...he bin file then remove and install the module again The supplied bin file is corrupt Wrong file specified to be uploaded Wrong file transfer protocol used make sure you specify Xmodem not Xmodem 1K The PCs RS 232 communications port cannot handle a port speed of 57600 Noise induced into the Serial Upgrade cable 4 3 5 Completing The Upgrade 11 You can now close the terminal program and disconnect ...

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Page 47: ...series displays each with a unique address OID communicate with the NMS through an SNMP Agent The 1200DD series displays communicate directly with the manager using its internal mini Agent 3 A virtual database known as the Management Information Base MIB lists all the variables being controlled which both the Manager and Agent understand Please contact Evertz for further information about obtainin...

Page 48: ...ware node and selecting Add Update frame Right click the discovered 1200DD series display to open the Configuration View screen The screen is broken into eight tabs To view the other screens click on the appropriate tab of the configuration screen Figure 5 1 shows the General Settings screen and Figure 5 2 shows the IP Address settings screen Once you have finished configuring the 1200DD series di...

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Page 50: ...D 5 4 Revision 1 8 5 1 4 Using VistaLINK to Enable the Fault Reporting Traps of the 1200DD Series Display Figure 5 3 shows the tab used to determine which trap messages will be sent by the 1200DD series display Figure 5 3 VistaLINK Monitoring Faults ...

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