GPIO Switch Functions
GPI triggers can be used to automatically perform tasks related to various encoder functions including caption
display relocation (to avoid blocking emergency information, news crawls, or other important graphics). Default
GPI function mappings are defined below. Settings can be changed from the Main tab of the encoder web
interface – the dropdown menu for each GPI will offer various options for caption relocation.
GPI-A: Force 608 Up-conversion
Activating this function causes upconverted 608 caption data from the SD video input to be encoded onto
the HD video outputs, even in the presence of upstream captioning on the HD input. Locally input data
will still override the upstream 608 data, but all upstream VANC caption data will be ignored.
GPI-B: Modem Lockout
Activating this function disables the dial-up modem for data input. The modem will still answer calls, but
users will not be able to enter caption data. If a modem user is entering data, and then this switch is
closed, the modem user will be cut off from entering more data
GPI-C: Port 2 Lockout
Activating this function disables P2 for data input. Users connected to P2 will not be able to enter any
caption data, and if a user is inputting data and then the switch is closed, the serial port user will be cut
off from entering more data.
GPI-D: Force Regeneration
Activating this function causes all locally input caption data to be ignored. Upstream caption data will be
regenerated as if no local caption modes were active.
GPI-E through GPI-H: Unused
The default GPO function mappings are defined as follows:
GPO-3: iCap
™
Server Connection
If iCap is active on your encoder, checking Monitor connection on GPO-3 on the iCap configuration page
will cause GPO-3 to close when your encoder has a valid connection to an iCap server, and open when
iCap
™
is not connected.
GPO-4: CC1/S1 Activity
If iCap is active on your encoder, checking Monitor S1 activity on GPO-4 on the iCap configuration page
will cause GPO-4 to close when your encoder is receiving real-time caption data for CC1/S1 through
iCap
™
, and open when the iCap connection is idle.
Other GPOs: No functionality currently defined
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