Vista Spyder X20 Operating instructions

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SYSTEMS
OPERATIONMANUAL
DocumentRevision:1.38
ReleaseDate:June2009
PartNumber:MANSPYDER
VistaSystems,Corp.
2001W.MelindaLane
Phoenix,AZ85027
Phone:602.943.5700
Fax:623.582.3571
Web:http://www.vistasystems.net
Email:[email protected]
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TableofContents
TableofContents............................................................................................................................2
Section1:ImportantSafetyInstructions........................................................................................5
CautionsandSafetyNotices.......................................................................................................6
FCCNotice‐ForCommercialUseOnly...................................................................................6
BatteryWarning......................................................................................................................6
ServiceWarning......................................................................................................................6
ClassIConstructionWarning..................................................................................................6
Operatingin110Vor220V..........................................................................................................7
Section2:SpyderHardware
Family................................................................................................8
SpyderModelsandOptions......................................................................................................10
Spyder200Series.................................................................................................................10
Spyder300Series.................................................................................................................10
Inputs....................................................................................................................................11
Outputs.................................................................................................................................11
Options.................................................................................................................................12
PowerControl.......................................................................................................................14
Display...................................................................................................................................14
Section3:SpyderX20HardwareFamily.......................................................................................15
SpyderX20Models...................................................................................................................15
Inputs....................................................................................................................................18
Outputs.................................................................................................................................18
Power....................................................................................................................................18
FrontPanel............................................................................................................................19
Section4:ExternalControl............................................................................................................20
SerialConnectivity.....................................................................................................................20
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EthernetConnectivity...............................................................................................................20
CommandProcessorResponses...............................................................................................22
SupportedCommandDescriptions...........................................................................................22
UnderstandingRegisters...........................................................................................................33
RegisterTypes.......................................................................................................................35
LayerAlignmentEffects............................................................................................................35
Section5:PhysicalSpecifications.................................................................................................38
Dimensions(WxHxD).............................................................................................................38
Weight.......................................................................................................................................38
PowerConsumption..................................................................................................................38
Rack
mountInstructions...........................................................................................................39
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REVISIONHISTORY
DATE VERSION CHANGEDESCRIPTION
07072009 1.35 ADDEDSPYDERX20INFORMATION
07152009 1.36 SMALLSPELLINGANDGRAMMATICALCHANGES
07212009 1.37 UPDATEDFCCCOMPLIANCESTATEMENT
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Section1:ImportantSafetyInstructions
Thissymbolindicatesthepresenceof“dangerous voltage” withintheproduct
enclosurethatmaybesignificantenoughtocauseariskofelectricalshock.
1. Readtheseinstructions.
2. Keeptheseinstructions.
3. Heedallwarnings.
4. Followallinstructions.
5. Donotusethisapparatusnearwater.
Donotplaceobjectscontainingwaterontopof
orneartheunit.
6. Cleanonlywithadrycloth.
7. Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’s
instructions.
8. Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,or
other
apparatus(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat.
9. Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedorgroundingtypeplug.Apolarized
plughastwobladeswithonewiderthantheother.Agroundingtypeplughastwo
bladesandathirdgroundingpron g.Thewidebladeor
thethirdprongisprovidedfor
yoursafety.Iftheprovidedplugdoesnotfitinto youroutlet,consultanelectricianfor
replacementoftheobsoleteoutlet.
10. Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinchedparticularlyatplugs,
conveniencereceptaclesandthepointwheretheyexitfrom
theapparatus.
11. Onlyuseattachments/accessoriesspecifiedbythemanufacturer.
12. Useonlywiththecart,stand,tripod,bracketortablespecifiedbytheman ufactureror
soldwiththeapparatus.Whenacartisusedcautionwhenmovingthecart/apparatus
combinationtoavoidinjuryfromtipover.
13. Unplug
theapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunusedforlongperiodsoftime.
14. Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.Servicingis requiredwhenthe
apparatushasbeendamagedinanywaysuchaspowersupplycordorplugisdamaged,
liquidhasbeenspilledorobjectshavefallen
intotheapparatus,theapparatushasbeen
exposedtorainormoisture,doesnotoperatenormallyorhasbeendropped.
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CautionsandSafetyNotices
FCCNoticeForCommercialUseOnly
Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCrules.Operationissubjecttothefollowing2
conditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference(2)Thisdevicemustacceptany
interferencereceived,includinganyinterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.This
ClassA
digitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES003.CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseA
estconformàlanormeNMB003duCanada.
BatteryWarning
ThebatteryinSpyderisnotintendedtobereplacedbytheuser.Failuretofollowthese
instructionswillvoidthewarrantyoftheunit.
Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
Replaceonlywiththesameorequivalenttypeofbattery.
ServiceWarning
Allservicinginstructionsareforusebyqualifiedservicepersonnelonly.Thereareno
procedures,exchange,orpartsthatareinsidetheunitthatareintendedtobeperformedby
the
user.Anyprocedureperformedinsidetheunitisintendedtobeperformedbyqualifiedservice
personnelonly.
Toreducetheriskofelectricalshock,theservicetechnicianshallremovethecordfromthewall
receptacleandtherearoftheunitbeforeattemptingtoservicetheunit.
Failureto
followtheseinstructionsmayvoidthewarranty.
ClassIConstructionWarning
AnapparatuswithClassIconstructionshallbeconnectedtoaMAINSsocketoutletwitha
protectiveearthingconnection.
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Operatingin110Vor220V
Spyder™shipsinthesettingpredeterminedbywhereitisshippingtobereadyforoperationout
ofthebox.ItcomeswithastickerovertheACinletnotingifitissetfor110Vor220V.If
operatingwithavoltageotherthanwhatitissetfor,
afewchangesneedtobemade.
Tochangefrom110Vto220V:
1. Pullthefuseholder(Seefigure1.1.2)fromtheACinlet(Seefigure1.1.3).
2. Pullthejumperandcurrentfusefromthefuseholder.
3. Addfusesincludedwithshippingkit(23Afusesfor3RU
or22Afusesfor2RU).Oneon
eachsideofthefuseholder.
4. InsertfuseholderbackintotheACinletandpowerup.Youarenowsetfor220V.
Tochangefrom220Vto110V:
1. Pullthefuseholder(Seefigure1.1.2)fromtheACinlet
(Seefigure1.1.3).
2. Pullbothfusesfromthefuseholder
3. Addjumper(Seefigure1.1.1)ononesideoffuseholderandfuseontheothersidethat
isincludedwithshippingkit(15Afusefor3RUor13Afusefor2RU).
4. Insertfuseholder
backintotheACinletandpowerup.Youarenowsetfor110V.
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Section2:SpyderHardwareFamily
Spyder™isacompactversatilevideoprocessingproductwithsuperbcapabilitiestoblend,
windowandscaleaverywidearrayofvideosignalswithunparallelqualityandease.
ThecompactmodulardesignallowsSpydertobeusedtodisplayavirtuallyendlessvarietyof
windowsthroughasingleoutput,orstretch
asingleinputacrossmultipledisplaystocreatea
seamlesswidescreenimage,anddojustaboutanythinginbetween.
Spyderconsistsof2modelfamilies,the200and300series,eachfamilyhasmultiple
configurationsavailabletomeetthemostdemandingenvironmentandallmodelshave
expansionability(optional)to
providemoreinputs/windowsormoreoutput/displays orboth.
Spydercontrolcanbea ccomplishedmultiplewaysdependingonapplication:
SpydercontrolsuitePCbasedsoftwareapplications
HardwarebasedVistacontrollers
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rd
partycontrolsystemssuchasCrestronorAMX
ThismanualisdesignedtogiveanoverviewofSpyderfeatures,functionalityandoperation.The
detailedoperationofwillbefoundintherespectivemanualsforeachindividualcontrol
platform.
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SpyderModelsandOptions
Spyder200Series
The200seriesisa2RUunitthatutilizes 4I/O modules.
Asampleofvalidconfigurationsislistedbelow.
ModelNumber No.ofInputs No.ofOutputs
240* 4 0
204* 0 4
222 2 2
213 1 3
231 3 1
Spyder300Series
The300seriesisa3RUunitthatutilizes8I/Omodules.
Asampleofvalidconfigurationsislistedbelow.
ModelNumber No.ofInputs No.ofOutputs
380* 8 0
308* 0 8
344 4 4
353 5 3
362 6 2
*Thesemodelsavailableonlywithcontrolexpansionoption.Fixedcontrolversionsnot
available.
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Inputs
BelowarelistedthestandardvideoformatsacceptedbySpyder
24p,NTSC,PAL,andSECAM
AnalogRGB(SOG,CompositeorSeparateSync)
AnalogYUV
SDI
HDSDI
DVISingleLink
o DVIDualLink
Eachinputmodulehasasingleinputconnector
forthesupportedsignaltypes:
ANALOG
SDI/HDSDI
DVI
CompositeandSVideo(Comp/SVidOptional)
Eachinputisuniversal:aninputcanbedynamicallyassignedandusedasamixer,amixer,ora
key.Thesesettingsarealsoaccomplishedfromthechosen
controltype.
Outputs
EachOutputModulehasvariousvideoconnectorsontherear.Conditionsexist
whenmultipleoutputtypescanbeutilized.
BelowarelistedthestandardvideoformatsacceptedbySpyder
24p,NTSC,PAL,andSECAM
AnalogRGB(SOG,CompositeorSeparateSync)
AnalogYUV
SDI
HDSDI
(2)DVISingleLink
(2)DVIDualLink
o DVITwinLink
Eachoutputmodulehasasingleconnectorforthesupportedsignaltypes:
ANALOG
SDI/HDSDI
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DVI
DVI–Dual
CompositeandSVideo(Comp/SVidOptional)

Multipleoutputconnectortypescanbeusedsimultaneously,providedthatthevideoformatis
validforthespecificvideoconnections.Belowareafewexamples.
DVI&Analog:WhenanoutputisconfiguredforNon
InterlacedComputerSignals
SDI&Analog:Whenconfiguredfor480i/575i
HDSDI&Analog:Whenconfiguredfor1080i
Options
Spyderoptionslistedbelowareavailableoneither200or300Seriesproducts.
Existingunitscanberetrofittedonceshippedbutmustbereturnedtothefactoryfor
anyof
theseprocedures.
200X/300X ExpansionOption
AllowsmultipleunitstobeconnectedtogethertoexpandInputs,Outputsorboth.(SeeFigure
3.3.1bonfollowingpage)
InfiniBandCable (VistaP/NCAB60670)

ThiscableallowsmultipleSpyderunitstobeconnectedtotheExpansionPorts.Thisoption
is
onlyapplicablewiththe200Xor300XOption.
200C/300C(Composite/SVideoOption)
WhenselectedthisoptionwillprovideComposite(BNC)andSVideo
(SVHS)connectionsoneachInput andeachOutputoftheSpyderunit.
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PowerControl
TheSpyderusesasoftpowerscheme.PressingtheStandbyswitchinitiatesapowerupcycle
andafterashortboottimethefrontpaneldisplaywillindicateoperationalstatus.Pressingthe
Standbyswitchagaininitiatesthepowerdowncycleafterwhichtheunitentersstandbymode.
There
isahardpowerswitchontherearthatshouldbeusedonlywhenSpyderisinthestandby
state(StandbySwitchLEDisoff).
Theusershouldavoiddisconnectingtheprimarypowersource(ACinput)untilthe
unitisinstandbymode.Failuretodothiscouldresultin
harddrivedatacorruption.
Display
TheSpyderenclosureisequippedwithastatus/errordisplaylocatedonthefrontpanel.Thisis
helpfulindeterminingproperstartupandshutdownoftheunit,aswellasindicatingerror
messages.Thefollowingdiagramindicatesthestatuswhentheunithasbeenbootedupandhas
determined
theversion,frame,I/OconfigurationandIPaddress.
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Section3:SpyderX20HardwareFamily
SpyderX20™isasecondgenerationSpyderhardwareline.X20increasesboththeI/Ocapacity
andvirtualimagespace(VI)availablewithinasinglechassis,makingapowerfulandcost
effectivesolutionformidrangeSpyderconfigurations.
SpyderX20Models
SpyderX20usesamodularchassisdesign,whichcanbepopulatedatthefactorywithvarious
combinationsofinputandoutputchannelsasrequired.Availablechassissizesstartatthree
slotconfigurations.
Notethatnotallslotsmustbefilledinachassis;alargerchassiswilloperatewithoutallslots
beingfilled.Thismakesaneasyhardwareupgradepathforsystemsthatmayneedtoincrease
capacityovertime.
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Figure1:X201608BackPanel
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Figure2:X20FrontPanel
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Inputs
Theconnectortypesalternateoneachinputconnectorformaximumflexibility, andthespecific
connectortypesarelistedbelow.Foreachinput,onlyoneconnector/signaltypecanbe
selectedatatime.
OddInputConnectors(1,3,5,etc.)
Analog(3or4wireBNC)
Composite/SVideo(Shares BNCwithcompositeanalogsyncsignal)
SDI/HDSDI/3GSDI(SinglededicatedBNC)
EvenInputConnectors(2,4,6,etc.)
DVII(AnalogandDigitalonsingleconnector)
StereoSyncinput(3PinDIN)
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Outputs
EachOutputModulehas
variousvideoconnectorsontherear.Multiple outputconnectorscan
beenabledsimultaneously,providedthattheuserdefinedoutputformatisvalidforthe
connector.SXGA(1280x1024)forexample,isvalidforDVIandanalogconnectors,butisnota
validformatforSDI,composite,orSVideoconnectors.
Each
outputchannelprovidesthefollo wingconnectortypes:
DVII(AnalogandDigitalonsingleconnector)
SDI/HDSDI/3GSDI
Power
TheX20usesasoftpowerscheme.PressingtheStandbyswitchini tiatesapowerupcycleand
afterashortboottimethefrontpanel
displaywillindicateoperationalstatus.Pressingthe
Standbyswitchagaininitiatesthepowerdowncycleafterwhichtheunitentersstandbymode.
Holdingthepowerbuttononthefrontpanelofthesystemfor1315secondscanbeusedto
forcepoweroff,howeverthistechniquemaycausepermanentconfiguration
dataloss.
Theusershouldavoiddisconnectingtheprimarypowersource(ACinput)untilthe
unitisinstandbymode.Failuretodothiscouldresultinharddrivedatacorruption.
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FrontPanel
TheX20enclosureisequippedwithaLCD/switchbuttoninterfacelocatedonthefrontpanel.
Thisinterfaceallowsforbothcontrolandaccesstostatusinformationoftheunit.Asthefront
panelfunctionalityisdependentontheversionoffirmwarerunningontheunit,actual
front
paneloperationisdiscussedindetailinthesoftware/operator’smanualfortheX20.
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Section4:ExternalControl
TheSpyderframeusesanASCIIbasedcommandsystemforexternalcontrol.Connectivityis
availableviaanRJ45(Ethernet)connection,ora9pinRS232serialconnectiontotheframe.
BoththeEthernetandSerialinterfacesrespondtothesamestringcommands,andcandoso
concurrently.
SerialConnectivity
OneofthethreeRS232serialportsavailableonthebackofthe
Spyderframecanbeconfiguredtoacceptexternalcontrol
commandsbyusingtheVistaBasicorVistaAdvanceduser
interface.Seethesoftwareoperation’smanualformore
informationonconfiguringSpyderforexternalcontrol.
Note:When
usingserialcontrol,eachcommandmustbe
terminatedwithacarriagereturn.
EthernetConnectivity
TheSpyderframecanbecontrolledremotelybysendingtheASCII
commandslistedbelowwithinaUDPpacketsenttoport11116on
theframe;noconfigurationisrequired.Eachmessagesentto
SpyderoverUDPmustbeprecluded bya10bytemessageheader.
Thisheaderisshowntothe
leftofthisparagraph.
Note:Donotputanargumentdelimiter(spacecharacter)between
theheaderandtheexternalcontrolcommand.
Note:Commandsandargumentsaredelineatedbyasinglespace
character.
RS232SerialPinout
Pin Function
2 Receive(RX)
3 Transmit(TX)
5 Ground
Index Character
0 s
1 p
2 y
3 d
4 e
5 r
6 0x00(hex)
7 0x00(hex)
8 0x00(hex)
9 0x00(hex)
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