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OG-ROI Series

Region of Interest Converters

HDMI-to-SDI, DVI-to-SDI Scalers

Version 1.6
Published January 27, 2020

Installation and Operation Guide

Summary of Contents for OG-ROI Series

Page 1: ...OG ROI Series Region of Interest Converters HDMI to SDI DVI to SDI Scalers Version 1 6 Published January 27 2020 Installation and Operation Guide ...

Page 2: ...gital are trademarks of AJA Video Systems Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Copyright Copyright 2020 AJA Video Systems Inc All rights reserved All information in this manual is subject to change without notice No part of the document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying or recording without t...

Page 3: ...ing 10 Rear OG ROI Series Card Installation 10 Front OG ROI Series Card Installation 11 Cabling 13 Typical ROI Configurations 14 Chapter 2 Operation 17 Using the DashBoard Control System 17 Requirements 17 Control Interface Basic Components 17 Input Screen 19 Click and Drag Options 21 Output Screen 21 About the Rotation Flip and Frame Delay Controls 24 Monitor Matrix Screen 26 Genlock Screen 27 Au...

Page 4: ...ns on Windows macOS and Linux providing convenient industry standard configuration monitoring and control of the openGear architecture over a PC or local network Video Processing In default mode the OG ROI DVI and OG ROI HDMI models automatically detect the input signal format and convert it to the SDI output video format Their respective DVI and HDMI outputs pass the signal through without any pr...

Page 5: ...cluded Use with openGear 2RU frames Controlled by DashBoard network control software High quality scaling and scan conversion User adjustable region of interest separate controls for input and output 4 3 16 9 conversion modes supported Frame rate conversion Automatic configuration to input video raster and frame rate SDI output configurable to most common SD HD and 3G formats 1080p 60 max Edge fil...

Page 6: ...he downstream device for example a computer monitor from the OG ROI Once disconnected OG ROI will negotiate directly with the source to generate a video resolution that is within the OG ROI s processing capability Reconfigure the source signal to a resolution that OG ROI supports OG ROI Processing Capabilities The OG ROI models utilize a powerful scaling processor however some specific combination...

Page 7: ...y a diverse range of terminal equipment manufacturers including AJA Ross Video manufactures the frames power supplies and network cards for openGear AJA is a reseller of the openGear frames AJA Video is a leading manufacturer of video interface technologies converters digital video recording solutions and professional cameras bringing high quality cost effective products to the professional broadc...

Page 8: ... To connect an HDMI video input to the ROI DVI input connector use a passive HDMI to DVI adapter user supplied You can also use a cable adapter that has an HDMI connector on one end of the cable and a DVI connector on the other DVI Output This is a pass through output for use on a second computer monitor Connections are the same as described for DVI HDMI input above Analog Audio Two 3 pin analog a...

Page 9: ...arm is present See DashBoard for more information Red a red DashBoard card state alarm is present See DashBoard for more information Signal Present LED The Signal Present LED can be green or off Green incoming signal has been identified and acquired Off no signal is detected Signal Lock LED The Signal Locked LED can be solid green blinking green or off Solid Green The signal detected matches the r...

Page 10: ...ollowing steps Install the Rear Panel onto the back of the frame corresponding to the slot pair you will be using for the OG ROI Series card Insert the OG ROI Series card into the frame in the right even numbered slot of the pair Connect the BNC and audio cabling to the Rear Panel ESD Susceptibility Static discharge can cause serious damage to sensitive semiconductor devices Avoid handling circuit...

Page 11: ...with the desired card slot before tightening the screw 7 Using a Phillips screwdriver fasten the Rear Card to the frame back plane Do not over tighten Figure 6 Rear Card Inserted Into Frame Seating Slot 8 Ensure proper frame cooling and ventilation by having all rear frame slots covered with rear modules or blank metal plates if plates are not pre installed Front OG ROI Series Card Installation 1 ...

Page 12: ...rear panel 4 Fully insert the card into the frame until the card is properly seated in the Rear Card There are two stages to inserting the card A After you feel the card s first click its position in the frame will resemble the photograph below in Figure 7 B Next press against the white plastic tab again until you feel the second click The card s position will resemble the photograph below in Figu...

Page 13: ...rely locked to the frame Cabling Refer to I O Connections on page 7 to identify the input and output signal connectors Two WECO audio mating connectors are included with each OG ROI Series card 1 Insert connecting audio wires into their corresponding holes from the rear Figure 9 Figure 9 Rear view of the WECO mating audio connector 2 Tighten the screws on the other side of the audio mating connect...

Page 14: ...terest computer sourced video are illustrated in the following two figures In these configurations the pass through monitor is used to view the subject desktop video Figure 11 OG ROI with Laptop Computer System Interconnect Diagram OG ROI HDMI DVI HDMI DVI Ethernet SDI Output Source Computer w DashBoard Video Monitor Computer Desktop Monitor ROI Pass through Figure 12 OG ROI with Tower Computer Tw...

Page 15: ...o HDMI DVI Digital Video Camera Computer w DashBoard A fourth example below illustrates sending HDMI digital video from a camera to an OG ROI to allow region of interest video input to a video switcher Figure 14 OG ROI HDMI with Video Camera to Switcher Interconnect Diagram OG ROI HDMI Ethernet SDI Output Computer w DashBoard Video Switcher Digital Video Camera Computer Desktop Monitor ROI Pass th...

Page 16: ... card v1 6 16 www aja com Figure 15 OG ROI HDMI or OG ROI DVI with HDMI or DVI Source to Switcher Interconnect Diagram OG ROI HDMI DVI Ethernet SDI Output Computer w DashBoard Video Switcher HDMI DVI Monitor HDMI DVI Source ...

Page 17: ...oard This manual addresses only those essential aspects of the DashBoard Control System needed to control the OG ROI Series cards Requirements The DashBoard Control System requires the following components openGear frame with a Frame Controller card Ethernet connection betweeen the controlling computer and the openGear frame NOTE The openGear frame ships from AJA with the MFC 8322 S Frame Controll...

Page 18: ...ameter controls panel shows the tabs and parameters that the selected card has available for configuration and control Figure 16 Main Sections of the DashBoard User Interface Parameter Controls Card Information and Status Basic Tree View of Frames and Cards ...

Page 19: ... also available on the left NOTE The adjustments made on the green proxy screens are live and can be viewed on the SDI output NOTE Portions of this screen are grayed out if no input signal is present ROI Selection Using this pulldown menu you can choose a selection mode Auto Selects the entire signal detected at the input to the ROI default setting Scales the input region of interest as large as p...

Page 20: ...onitors NOTE Pixel aspect ratio PAR is accounted for in fixed aspect mode The storage aspect ratio will change based on the input s PAR to achieve a display aspect ratio equivalent to your configured settings Fixed Size Opens a ROI Fixed Size drop down menu allowing fixed size input region of interest selection In this mode the region of interest selection can change position on the input screen b...

Page 21: ... Options When using the drag method for region of interest placement or resizing you can use the Increased Drag Precision functionality for precise adjustments Increased Drag Precision For more control select the Increased Drag Precision checkbox While dragging the image you will notice that the selection changes in a more gradual pixel by pixel manner regardless of your drag speed Arrow Keys You ...

Page 22: ...ion of interest to maximum size to fit output region while maintaining aspect ratio Matting may occur if aspect ratio of input format and output format do not match Full Screen Scales region of interest to maximum size to fit output geometry This may change aspect ratio of the image No matting will occur None Crop Matte No scaling occurs to region of interest It is always centered on the output an...

Page 23: ...d See About the Rotation Flip and Frame Delay Controls on page 24 for more information Rotation Opens a drop down menu for selecting of a clockwise rotation setting see Figure 19 on page 24 0 no rotation default setting 90 180 270 Frame Delay Turns Frame Delay On or Off One frame of delay is automatically applied whenever Rotate or Flip is active The current frame delay state On or Off is reported...

Page 24: ...h Rotation even if the checkbox isn t selected The Rotation Flip and Delay controls all report their current statuses Some specific combinations of input and output selections and 180 rotations or flips involving 1920 x 1080i input video can exceed the processing capacity of the OG ROI Series In these unusual cases a Processing Limit Exceeded yellow warning alarm is displayed on the UI and the act...

Page 25: ...ww aja com Figure 20 Processing Limit Exceeded Possible workarounds for this error condition include Select an input source format that is not 1920x1080i Reduce the size of the input or output region of interest Deselect 180 rotation if on ...

Page 26: ... the monitor matrix is shown in the Proxy Screen on the lower right Clicking selects the area of the monitor at that location in the matrix When row and column values are entered a graphical representation of a matrix will be displayed A default monitor position will be shown as yellow A new monitor position can be selected by moving the mouse cursor over the desired position and selecting it The ...

Page 27: ...button to transfer the current Input Region of Interest dimensions to the Input screen Genlock Screen Genlock The Genlock control offers the following options Auto use Ref Input if present then Input signal if valid then free run HDMI Lock to the HDMI DVI Input if valid video rate Ref In Lock to the Video Reference input Free run Lock to internal clock NOTE When HDMI is selected OG ROI can lock to...

Page 28: ...Ext Ref The OG ROI Series will use the incoming reference source connected to the Reference Input BNC on the rear panel of the card OG Frame Ref 1 The OG ROI Series will use the incoming reference source connected to the openGear frame s Reference 1 Input BNC on the rear of the frame OG Frame Ref 2 The OG ROI Series will use the incoming reference source connected to the openGear frame s Reference...

Page 29: ... Analog Out Map pulldown menu to select the specific channel pair you want to carry the signal Analog HDMI This selection causes the Analog audio input to replace one pair of the HDMI audio channels on the SDI output The analog audio is inserted on the channels defined by the Analog Out Map pulldown None No audio is output mute on the SDI output HDMI Conversion The Convert Rate button enables OG R...

Page 30: ...and frames and you need a simple method for identifying a specific card Click the checkbox again to turn Identify Card off On Turn on if you need to identify the card When on the PWR LED located at the front top edge of the card will blink on and off with an orange green color Off Turn off default if you do not need to physically identify the card When Identify Card is off the PWR LED light follow...

Page 31: ... window select Browse 4 Navigate to the location of the downloaded bin file containing the software update Select the bin file then select Open The Upload Software Wizard window displays characteristics of the selected file for uploading 5 Click Finish The Uploading to Selected Devices window displays with a progress bar Figure 23 OG ROI Series Uploading to Selected Devices window in DashBoard 6 W...

Page 32: ...will be briefly interrupted but will be restored once the reboot has completed To Reboot the OG ROI Series 1 Click the Reboot button in the lower panel of DashBoard The reboot confirmation message displays Figure 25 Reboot confirmation window 2 Click Yes The message Loading data please wait Refreshing device data displays for a moment The card will be offline for a few seconds and any current scan...

Page 33: ...of the HDMI receiver Video Output Formats HD 1920 x 1080p 50 59 94 60 SMPTE 425 1 Level A mapping structure 1 4 2 2 10 bit YCbCr HD 1920 x 1080p 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 HD 1920 x 1080i 50 59 94 60 HD 1280 x 720p 50 59 94 60 SD 625i 25 SD 525i 29 97 Color Range Full SMPTE Reference Source Free Run Card Ext Ref OG Frame Ref 1 OG Frame Ref 2 Reference Input Supported reference video inputs include 1080i...

Page 34: ... macOS or Linux Size openGear standard form factor front slot and rear card Two slots required for each card Weight 0 5 lb 0 3 kg Power openGear frame compatible 12 0 watts max per card Environment Safe Operating Temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Safe Storage Temperature Power OFF 40 to 60 C 40 to 140 F Operating Relative Humidity 10 90 noncondensing Operating Altitude 3 000 meters 10 000 feet OG ...

Page 35: ...el sync 720p tri level sync 625i Color Black 525i Color Black 75 ohm terminating Video Input 1x DVI input connector with embedded audio up to 8 channels Video Outputs DVI 1x DVI loop through connector with embedded audio up to 8 channels SDI 3G SDI SMPTE 259 292 424 1x BNC Audio Inputs 2 channel Balanced analog audio inputs 2x 3 Pin terminal block connectors DVI embedded audio 24 bit 8 channel Aud...

Page 36: ...enGear frame compatible 12 0 watts max per card Environment Safe Operating Temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Safe Storage Temperature Power OFF 40 to 60 C 40 to 140 F Operating Relative Humidity 10 90 noncondensing Operating Altitude 3 000 meters 10 000 feet ...

Page 37: ...n between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must acce...

Page 38: ...nse IEC 60065 2001 A1 2005 A2 2010 CB Scheme Report Certificate Additional licenses issued for specific countries available on request Emissions EN 55032 2012 CISPR 22 2008 EN 55022 2010 EN 61000 3 2 2014 EN 61000 3 3 2013 Immunity EN 55103 2 2009 EN 61000 4 2 2009 EN 61000 4 3 2006 A1 2008 A2 2010 EN 61000 4 4 2004 A1 2010 EN 61000 4 5 2006 EN 61000 4 6 2009 EN 61000 4 11 2004 Environments E2 E3 ...

Page 39: ...lass A Broadcasting Communication Equipment for Office Use 이 기기는 업무용 A급 전자파적합기기로서 판매자 또는 사용자는 이 점을 주의하시기 바라며 가정외의 지역에서 사용하는 것을 목적으로 합니다 As an electromagnetic wave equipment for office use Class A this equipment is intended to use in other than home area Sellers or users need to take note of this Taiwan Compliance Statement This is a Class A product based on the standard of the Bureau of Standards ...

Page 40: ...s cet appareil près de l eau et nettoyez le seulement avec un tissu sec Warnung Das Gerät nicht in der Nähe von Wasser verwenden und nur mit einem trockenen Tuch säubern Advertencia No utilice este dispositivo cerca del agua y límpielo solamente con un paño seco Aviso Não utilize este dispositivo perto da água e limpe o somente com um pano seco Avviso Non utilizzare questo dispositivo vicino all a...

Page 41: ... sont fournies pour votre sécurité Si la prise fournie ne s insère pas dans votre prise femelle consultez un électricien pour le remplacement de la prise femelle obsolète Warnung Der Sicherheitszweck des gepolten bzw Schukosteckers ist zu berücksichtigen Ein gepolter Stecker verfügt über zwei Pole von denen einer breiter als der andere ist Ein Schukostecker verfügt neben den zwei Polen noch über e...

Page 42: ...arnung Vermeiden Sie dass auf das Netzkabel getreten oder das Kabel geknickt wird insbesondere an den Steckern den Steckdosen und am Kabelausgang am Gerät Advertencia Proteja el cable de energía para que no se le pise ni apriete en especial cerca del enchufe los receptáculos de conveniencia y el punto del que salen del equipo Aviso Proteja o cabo de alimentação de ser pisado ou de ser comprimido p...

Page 43: ...ga en un centro de servicio AJA o en un local autorizado Advertência Não abra o chassi Não há internamente nenhuma peça que permita manutenção pelo usuário Abrir o chassi anula a garantia a menos que a abertura seja realizada por uma central de serviços da AJA ou por um local autorizado Avvertenza Non aprire lo chassis All interno non ci sono parti riparabili dall utente L apertura dello chassis i...

Page 44: ...cht ordnungsgemäß funktioniert oder fallen gelassen wurde Advertencia Consulte al personal calificado por cuestiones de reparación El servicio de reparación se requiere cuando el dispositivo ha recibido cualquier tipo de daño por ejemplo cable o espigas dañadas se ha derramado líquido o se han caído objetos dentro del dispositivo el dispositivo ha sido expuesto a la lluvia o humedad o no funciona ...

Page 45: ...shall pack and ship the defective product to a service center designated by AJA Video with shipping charges prepaid AJA Video shall pay to return the product to Customer but only if to a location within the country in which the AJA Video service center is located SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON APPLICABLE STATUTORY RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER SO SOME ...

Page 46: ...cal requirements and in the event of a dispute between the English and any non English versions the English version of this warranty will govern This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights that vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction some of which are noted above ...

Page 47: ...VI 28 ROI HDMI 28 HDMI to DVI Adapter 8 HDMI Video Input 7 8 Horizontal Flip 22 I Input Screen 18 Input Select ROI DVI 28 ROI HDMI 28 Installation 10 Cabling 12 Front Card Installation 11 Rear Card Installation 10 WECO audio mating connectors 12 I O Connections 7 M Matte Background 21 Monitor Matrix Representation 25 Screen 25 O OG ROI Configurations 13 OG ROI DVI 5 8 Connectors 8 Genlock Control ...

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