
OG-ROI Series openGear card v1.6 6
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Pixel Clock Rate
The source video pixel clock is a combination of the video resolution and its
vertical rate. Some sources can generate pixel clock rates that exceed the
capabilities of the OG-ROI-DVI and OG-ROI-HDMI converters. It may not be
obvious what the resulting pixel clock will be for a particular resolution or vertical
rate.
For example, when a downstream sink device is connected to the OG-ROI output
monitor connector, the source and sink could potentially negotiate a display
format (using EDID) that is beyond the capability of OG-ROI’s video processing
circuitry.
When this error occurs, an “Exceeds max rate” yellow alarm message will be
displayed on the DashBoard user interface, and the OG-ROI will generate a full
screen red matte on the SDI output. A downstream DVI/HDMI/SDI monitor will
still display the incoming video.
Possible solutions include:
• Disconnect the 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
combinations of input and output OG-ROI selections, de-interlacing, and 180°
rotations or flips can exceed the processing capacity of the OG-ROI cards.
In these cases, a “Processing Limit Exceeded” red error message is displayed on
the DashBoard user interface, and the OG-ROI will automatically turn off certain
features in order to process the picture. These features that have been turned off
will be reported and will be in red. For an example, see
Possible solutions include:
• Reduce the size of the Region of Interest selections; input OG-ROI, output OG-
ROI, or a combination of both.
• Turn off 180 degree rotation and/or H and V flips, or frame delay.
• Use a progressive rather than interlace input signal.