GPI-100 User Manual (Iss. 06)
Installation • 2–3
Quick Start
Assuming you have an openGear frame, two GPI-100 cards and two Rear Modules, the following
steps will get you started with VANC metadata insertion:
1.
Connect the openGear frame to your LAN. Refer to the user manual for your frame for
details.
2.
Install DashBoard on a computer connected to the LAN. The DashBoard software and
user manual are available from the Ross Video website.
3.
Install each rear module in the frame, as described in the section “
4.
Install each GPI-100 card into a rear module as described in the section “
” on page 2-6. One card will be used to insert the GPIO triggers into the VANC
and the second card will be used to read the GPIOs from the VANC.
5.
Connect a 292 or 259 signal to the
SDI IN
BNC on the rear module of the encode card.
Refer to the section “
6.
Connect the
SDI OUT
BNC of the encode card to the
SDI IN
BNC of the decode card.
7.
Launch DashBoard on your computer. It should automatically find your frame within a
minute or two.
Configure a GPI-100 as an Encoder
1.
Click the “
+
” next to the frame name to show the cards in the frame, then double-click
the GPI-100 to be used as the encoder.
2.
Select the
Settings
tab and set the
Card Function
to
Encode
. It is also a good idea to
give the card a meaningful name. This makes it easier to identify it in a frame which
contains many cards. Click
Accept
to apply these changes.
3.
Select the
GPIO Mask
tab and select the boxes for all eight GPIOs. It will not matter if
you do not connect a GPIO to every connection because the connection will be open by
default. Click
Save
to apply this change.
4.
Connect a GPIO source (for example, a switch) to one or more of the GPIO inputs of the
card as described in the section “
Configure a GPI-100 as a Decoder
1.
Click the “
+
” next to the frame name to show the cards in the frame, then double-click
the GPI-100 to be used as the decoder.
2.
Select the
Settings
tab and set the
Card Function
to
Decode
. Give the card a name.
Click
Accept
to apply these changes.
3.
Select the
GPIO Mask
tab and select the boxes for all eight GPIOs. Click
Save
to
apply this change.
Note
— The Encoder settings are automatically disabled when the GPI-100 is installed with
the MDL-R22 Full Rear Module.
Note
— The GPI-100 is automatically configured as a decoder when installed with the
MDL-R22 Full Rear Module.