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Mosaic Buffer Module (MBM) 

The Mosaic Buffer Module (MBM) is a small PCB that is attached to the 
J3, J7 and J8 headers on the iH4-DIG enabling up to 8 iH4 cards to be 
attached to your Mosaic cards.   

 

 
The MBM is available in two models 

MBM-H2  

-  Connects up to 4 Mosaic cards to up to 6 iH4-DIG cards. 

 

                                                                                          

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Summary of Contents for Mosaic

Page 1: ...Mosaic Manual SmartAVI 3111 Winona Ave Suite 101 Burbank California 91504 Tel 818 565 0011 Fax 818 565 0020 Email info smartavi com ...

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Page 3: ... To Connect Video Inputs 13 Connection Table 14 How To Get The Best Quality Video Windows From the Mosaic 16 Using more than 1 Mosaic Card 19 Further Improvements 21 Recommended products for this example 22 Software 22 Software Installation 23 From the CD 23 Accessories 24 Mosaic Buffer Module MBM 24 SmartAVI 26 Technical Support 26 Copyright Statement 26 Index 28 3 ...

Page 4: ...up to 9 separate video overlay windows For systems that require more than 9 overlay windows a second Mosaic card may be installed providing up to 18 windows The Mosaic is supplied with driver software for Windows 2000 and XP The Wall Control application program is provided enabling users to control the video overlay windows or for users who wish to control the Mosaic card from their own software a...

Page 5: ...mm Max Number of Video Windows 9 Supported Video Formats PAL NTSC SECAM S Video Power consumption 12 watts Power Requirements 5V at 2 2Amps 12V at 100mA Inputs per overlay window 2 x Composite or 1 x Composite and 1 x S Video Max capture resolution per channel 768 x 288 5 ...

Page 6: ...ts packaging until you are ready to install We recommend that you do not discard the packing box until you are completely satisfied with the Mosaic and it is fully installed and working correctly We also recommend that you make note of the serial number of the card in a prominent place before you plug the card into the computer This should hasten any query should you need to contact our Technical ...

Page 7: ...C noting the positions for correct reconnection after the Mosaic card is installed Carefully remove the cover from your PC Locate an available PCI slot to install your Mosaic card preferably next to your Horizon 4VW DIG or iH4 DIG You may need to remove the expansion slot cover and screw please retain these for future use Holding the card firmly by its top edge at each end of the card s length sli...

Page 8: ...ic card Install the Mosaic card as described in Installing The Mosaic Card Once the Mosaic is installed it can be connected to the Horizon 4VW DIG or iH4 DIG cards in the system Connect the 2 x 40 way ribbon cables from the Mosaic card to the Horizon 4VW DIG or iH4 DIG cards The Mosaic card should be connected to one end of the ribbon cable The headers on the Mosaic cards are marked J6 and J7 and ...

Page 9: ...mination for digital video bus supplied by the Mosaic card The header J5 located on the Mosaic card is for factory use only Do not connect to this header There are numerous ways in which the Mosaic Card can be connected to the graphics card the basic rules are The Mosaic will connect upto a maximun of 8 cards The Mosaic video window will only display on the screens driven by the graphics cards it ...

Page 10: ...ideo windows The maximum possible would be 8 graphics cards and 32 Mosaic cards this would provide a total of 288 Mosaic video windows and 32 displays Each graphics card would be connected to 4 Mosaic cards offering 36 video windows for each group of 4 displays This configuration would give the following display option 9 Mosaic overlay displayed anywhere across 12 screens 10 ...

Page 11: ...ach Mosaic card has 4 outputs up to 9 Mosaic windows can be displayed through each card When connecting more than one Mosaic card each output has to be connected separately otherwise the Mosaic video windows will not be displayed If the system has 4 Mosaic cards connected to 4 graphics cards only one output from each Mosaic card header can be connected The illustration below shows how this configu...

Page 12: ...Connected this way the outputs from each Mosaic card are as follows Mosaic Card 1 Output 1 Mosaic Card 2 Output 2 Mosaic Card 3 Output 3 Mosaic Card 4 Output 4 12 ...

Page 13: ...ect a specific composite input to window 9 then you would connect the input to the BNC cable number 1 on the bottom splitter cable If you wanted to connect an S Video input to window 4 then you would connect the 2 S Video inputs into the BNC number 7 and 8 Chroma and Luma on the top splitter cable The following table describes how to connect the video inputs to the specific Mosaic video windows an...

Page 14: ...5 3 Chroma Top 6 LK 6 3 Composite B Bottom 5 LK 18 4 Composite A Luma Top 7 LK 7 4 Chroma Top 8 LK 8 4 Composite B Bottom 6 LK 19 5 Composite A Luma Top 9 LK 9 5 Chroma Top 10 LK 10 5 Composite B Bottom 7 LK 20 6 Composite A Luma Top 11 LK 11 6 Chroma Top 12 LK12 6 Composite B Bottom 8 LK 21 7 Composite A Luma Top 13 LK 13 7 Chroma Top 14 LK 14 7 Composite B Bottom 9 LK 23 8 Composite A Luma Top 1...

Page 15: ...igured correctly for the number of Mosaic cards in use The following table shows how to configure the jumper settings for multiple Mosaic cards LK 31 LK 30 LK 29 LK 28 Mosaic Card 0 0 0 0 1st Mosaic 0 0 0 1 2nd Mosaic 0 0 1 0 3rd Mosaic 0 0 1 1 4th Mosaic 0 1 0 0 5th Mosaic 0 1 0 1 6th Mosaic 0 1 1 0 7th Mosaic 0 1 1 1 8th Mosaic 1 0 0 0 9th Mosaic 1 0 0 1 10th Mosaic 1 0 1 0 11th Mosaic 1 0 1 1 1...

Page 16: ... QUALITY Windows shown in Red indicates POOR QUALITY The trick for best quality is to position the windows such that the bounding overlay is as small as possible Note You cannot display 2 or more overlays on the same screen and there is a maximum of 4 overlay s available Example 1 Example 2 In this example a 4th Mosaic window is now opened on a 2 x 2 wall The new window is large and touches the sa...

Page 17: ...saic windows reposition the large window so that it does not have any contact with the same screen as the 3 small Mosaic windows The illustration below shows that by repositioning the large yellow window Mosaic is allowed to use 2 overlay outputs and maximise the quality of the 3 small windows and maximises a second overlay for the large window 17 ...

Page 18: ...creens By repositioning the large window so that it touches fewer screens Mosaic can allocate more overlays and quality will improve All 4 overlays can be used here dramatically improving the quality of the small windows on the left of the wall However although the small windows on the right are improved they are still not ideal 18 ...

Page 19: ...io of it s horizontal and vertical size when compared to the size of the overlay that bounds the window The resolution of the overlay is always 768 x 567 so if the Mosaic window is tiny in proportion to the overlay the resolution of the Mosaic window will be small and of low quality Using more than 1 Mosaic Card The same rules apply when you use more than 1 Mosaic card however the number of overla...

Page 20: ...aller windows quality will be bad With this layout each Mosaic cards would generate only 1 overlay In order to be able to display all the windows first change the window order as follows Now each Mosaic card will generate a single overlay containing all the windows Quality is still bad because the large windows touch the top row of screens This stops the Mosaic cards from being able to use their s...

Page 21: ...ng all the windows Quality is still bad because the large windows touch the top row of screens This stops the Mosaic cards from being able to use their second overlay Further Improvements One problem when using multiple Mosaic cards is that it is difficult to display a particular video source in any window position without upsetting the quality 21 ...

Page 22: ... resolution Recommended products for this example Hardware requirements 3 x Horizon 4VW DIG or iH4 DIG cards 12 screen wall 2 x Mosaic cards with M2H4 cable set 18 video windows 1 x VisionSwitch32 SA Video switch with 32 inputs and 32 outputs VisionSwitch32 SA connection details Connect up to 32 video sources to the inputs of the VisionSwitch32 card Connect outputs 1 to 9 to the 9 inputs of Mosaic...

Page 23: ... menu option or using Explore to browse the CD locate the setup program e g d Mosaic setup exe Follow the Installation Wizard instructions as prompted Select the Save this file to disk option click on OK and follow the download instructions Once the download is complete unzip the file locate and double click on the Mosaic setup exe file and the installation process will commence Follow the Install...

Page 24: ...fer Module MBM is a small PCB that is attached to the J3 J7 and J8 headers on the iH4 DIG enabling up to 8 iH4 cards to be attached to your Mosaic cards The MBM is available in two models MBM H2 Connects up to 4 Mosaic cards to up to 6 iH4 DIG cards 24 ...

Page 25: ...MBM H4 Connects up to 4 Mosaic cards to up to 8 iH4 DIG cards Below is an illustration showing how to connect 2 Mosaic cards to 6 iH4 DIG cards using the MBM H2 25 ...

Page 26: ...port staff by email or by using the Problem Report form on the support page on the SmartAVI Web Site usually with a response within 24 hours excluding weekends Via Email Send an email to info smartavi com with as much information about your system as possible To enable a swift response we need to know the following details Specification of the PC including processor speed Operating System Applicat...

Page 27: ...l registered trademarks used within this documentation are acknowledged by SmartAVI SmartAVI 2006 SmartAVI 3111 Winona Ave Suite 101 Burbank California 91504 Tel 818 565 0011 Fax 818 565 0020 Email info smartavi com URL http smartavi com 27 ...

Page 28: ...1 Composite A 11 Composite A Luma 11 Composite B 11 connect video inputs 11 Connect Video Inputs 11 Connection Table 11 Copyright Statement 21 D E Email 21 Enabled output 10 Enabled outputs 10 F French Office 22 G German Office 22 H headers 7 Horizon 4VW DIG 7 I iH4 DIG 7 Installing the Mosaic Card 6 28 ...

Page 29: ...uts 10 P packing box 5 Power consumption 4 Power Requirements 4 R Recommended products 19 S Supported Video Formats 4 T Technical Support 21 U UK Headquarters 21 Using The Mosaic 10 V video window 8 VisionSwitch32 SA connection 19 W Wall Control 3 Wall Control application 19 Wall Control Manual 10 29 ...

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