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MAY 14, 2010

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INTRODUCTION

1.1 OVERVIEW

This guide instructs you in the installation and usage of the RED Rocket Breakout Box. The RED Rocket

Breakout Box is an accessory for the RED Rocket board.
The RED Rocket board is a PCIe-bus single board capable of decoding and debayering REDCODE R3D

material in full quality up to 4.5K 12-bit RGB. With this, the RAW data generated by RED cameras can be

decompressed, debayered, and color processed in real time.
The RED Rocket Breakout Box expands the standard connection capabilities of the RED Rocket board,

providing four (4) HDMI and eight (8) serial digital interface connectors (SDI) in one 19" rack-mount panel.

1 INTRODUCTION

Includes system requirements necessary to run RED

Rocket Breakout Box, safety instructions, and important

notes.

2 OVERVIEW

Provides an overview of the RED Rocket Breakout Box.

3 INSTALLATION

Describes connecting the RED Rocket Breakout Box and

upgrading firmware.

A APPENDIX

Provides technical details about the RED Rocket Brea-

kout Box.

INSTALLATION GUIDE DISCLAIMER

RED has made every effort to provide clear and accurate information in this Installation Guide, which is

provided solely for the user’s information. While thought to be accurate, the information in this document

is provided strictly “as is” and RED will not be held responsible for issues arising from typographical errors

or user’s interpretation of the language used herein that is different from that intended by RED. All safety

and general information is subject to change as a result of changes in local, federal or other applicable

laws.
RED reserves the right to revise this Installation Guide and make changes from time to time in the content

hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revisions or changes. In no event shall RED, its em-

ployees or authorized agents be liable to you for any damages or losses, direct or indirect, arising from

the use of any technical or operational information contained in this document.

All trademarks, trade names, logos, icons, images, and product names used in association with the ac-

companying product are the copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property owned and controlled

exclusively by Red.com, Inc.

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Page 3: ...N 3 1 3 1 Firmware Download 3 1 3 2 Setup of RED Rocket Breakout Box 3 1 3 3 Upgrading Firmware 3 2 3 4 Operation of RED Rocket Breakout Box 3 3 3 4 1 Turning ON OFF 3 3 3 4 2 Hot Plugging 3 3 3 4 3 Startup of RED Rocket Breakout Box 3 3 A APPENDIX A 1 A 1 Technical Data A 1 A 2 Conformity Declarations A 2 A 2 1 RoHS Compliance A 2 A 2 2 EC Declaration of Conformity CE Marking A 2 A 2 3 FCC Compli...

Page 4: ...out Box INSTALLATION GUIDE DISCLAIMER RED has made every effort to provide clear and accurate information in this Installation Guide which is provided solely for the user s information While thought to be accurate the information in this document is provided strictly as is and RED will not be held responsible for issues arising from typographical errors or user s interpretation of the language use...

Page 5: ...work on Computer hardware contains components that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge If you touch them without precautionary measures they can be destroyed Use a wrist strap connected to ground when accessing electronic parts Avoid touching the components of the computer system and the RED Rocket Breakout Box whenever possible Use the RED Rocket Breakout Box only in compliance with technica...

Page 6: ...ut Box to strong electric or magnetic fields The RED Rocket Breakout Box will operate best in an air conditioned environment 1 3 IMPORTANT NOTES The following provides information about the conformity of the product DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY This product has been tested according to applicable national and interna tional directives and regulations Further information about this can be found in sec...

Page 7: ...M INC 2 1 2 OVERVIEW 2 1 OVERVIEW OF THE FRONT This section provides information detailing the connections located on the front of the RED Rocket Breakout Box Figure 2 1 RED Rocket Breakout Box Front 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 ...

Page 8: ...igital video signals serial digital interface output of the second stream of RGB A in dual link mode the video signal is the same as given out via DVI output port A of RED Rocket Breakout Box 6 SDI 2A Same as SDI 1A but video signal is same as provided by DVI output port B used in quad display applications 7 SDI 2B Same as SDI 1B but video signal is same as provided by DVI output port B used in qu...

Page 9: ...or to be connected to DVI A B con nector of RED Rocket Breakout Box the cable used for the connection is described in more de tail in section 2 4 CONNECTION CABLES 2 DVI B Same as DVI A used in quad display applications 3 DVI C Same as DVI A but it will be connected to DVI C D connector of RED Rocket Breakout Box used in quad display applications 4 DVI D Same as DVI C used in quad display applicat...

Page 10: ...peration Power LED Status Explanation Illuminated RED Rocket Breakout Box is properly con nected and operating properly Blinking Slowly 1 sec intervals The major cable DVI A B to DVI A is not connected to the RED Rocket Breakout Box and or the RED Rocket board Refer to sec tion 3 2 SETUP OF RED ROCKET BREA KOUT BOX Blinking Fast An internal error has occurred A firmware update may solve this issue...

Page 11: ...to the rear of the RED Rocket Breakout Box refer to 3 2 SETUP OF RED ROCKET BREA KOUT BOX Figure 2 3 DMS 59 to 2xDVI D Cable To fully connect the RED Rocket Breakout Box to the RED Rocket board two 2 of these cables are required In environments where quad display applications or similar are not desired the major connec tion DVI A B to DVI A between the RED Rocket Breakout Box and the RED Rocket bo...

Page 12: ...ions for the RED Rocket Breakout Box are located inside the downloaded package 3 After downloading you will see the new compressed zipped folder 4 Open the zipped folder and extract the operating system specific folder Windows or Mac to the desktop for the firmware NOTE On some Mac machines when the file is downloaded it will automatically be unzipped in your download folder NOTE The firmware must...

Page 13: ...erative 4 Connect your equipment to the appropriate connectors on front of the RED Rocket Breakout Box NOTE Depending on the firmware version of the RED Rocket Breakout Box a firmware update may be required Proceed to 3 3 UPGRADING FIRMWARE 3 3 UPGRADING FIRMWARE This procedure outlines upgrading the RED Rocket Breakout Box firmware NOTE Before upgrading RED Rocket Breakout Box firmware ensure RED...

Page 14: ... SDI outputs of the RED Rocket board SDI panel located on the rear of the RED Rocket board equipped computer will become inoperative TURN ON To turn the RED Rocket Breakout Box on connect the 5V power adapter to the RED Rocket Breakout Box and plug it into a power outlet TURN OFF To turn the RED Rocket Breakout Box off disconnect the 5V power adapter from the RED Rocket Breakout Box or from the po...

Page 15: ...mm max 6 4 Weight Approx 2 5 kg 5 5 lbs Environment No exposure to heat No exposure to strong electric or magnet ic fields Operating Temperature Maximum 10 35 C 50 95 F Optimum 15 25 C 59 77 F Storage Temperature 5 C 40 50 C 32 122 F Humidity 10 80 non condensing at all times Air Dust Free Power 5V 5 DC Connection Cable s DMS 59 m to 2 DVI D m length 2m 6 5 uniform for all cables No extension cabl...

Page 16: ...nces in electrical and electronic equipment A 2 2 EC Declaration of Conformity CE Marking RED herewith declares that the following product s according to the provisions of the mentioned EC Di rectives including their relevant revisions at the time of this declaration is are in conformity with the detailed standards or other normative documents RED Rocket Breakout Box EC Directives EMC Directive 20...

Page 17: ...d and used in accordance with the in struction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense NOTE Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not comply with Class A requirements or using an unshiel...

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