Vista Spyder X20 Operating instructions

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SYSTEMS

OPERATIONMANUAL

DocumentRevision:1.38

ReleaseDate:June2009

PartNumber:MAN‐SPYDER

VistaSystems,Corp.

2001W.MelindaLane

Phoenix,AZ85027

Phone:602.943.5700

Fax:623.582.3571

Web:http://www.vistasystems.net

Email:[email protected]

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TableofContents

TableofContents............................................................................................................................2

Section1:ImportantSafetyInstructions........................................................................................5

CautionsandSafetyNotices.......................................................................................................6

FCCNotice‐ForCommercialUseOnly...................................................................................6

BatteryWarning......................................................................................................................6

ServiceWarning......................................................................................................................6

ClassIConstructionWarning..................................................................................................6

Operatingin110Vor220V..........................................................................................................7

Section2:SpyderHardware

Family................................................................................................8

SpyderModelsandOptions......................................................................................................10

Spyder200Series.................................................................................................................10

Spyder300Series.................................................................................................................10

Inputs....................................................................................................................................11

Outputs.................................................................................................................................11

Options.................................................................................................................................12

PowerControl.......................................................................................................................14

Display...................................................................................................................................14

Section3:SpyderX20HardwareFamily.......................................................................................15

SpyderX20Models...................................................................................................................15

Inputs....................................................................................................................................18

Outputs.................................................................................................................................18

Power....................................................................................................................................18

FrontPanel............................................................................................................................19

Section4:ExternalControl............................................................................................................20

SerialConnectivity.....................................................................................................................20

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EthernetConnectivity...............................................................................................................20

CommandProcessorResponses...............................................................................................22

SupportedCommandDescriptions...........................................................................................22

UnderstandingRegisters...........................................................................................................33

RegisterTypes.......................................................................................................................35

LayerAlignmentEffects............................................................................................................35

Section5:PhysicalSpecifications.................................................................................................38

Dimensions(WxHxD).............................................................................................................38

Weight.......................................................................................................................................38

PowerConsumption..................................................................................................................38

Rack

mountInstructions...........................................................................................................39

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REVISIONHISTORY

DATE VERSION CHANGEDESCRIPTION

07‐07‐2009 1.35 ADDEDSPYDERX20INFORMATION

07‐15‐2009 1.36 SMALLSPELLINGANDGRAMMATICALCHANGES

07‐21‐2009 1.37 UPDATEDFCCCOMPLIANCESTATEMENT

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Section1:ImportantSafetyInstructions

Thissymbolindicatesthepresenceof“dangerous voltage” withintheproduct

enclosurethatmaybesignificantenoughtocauseariskofelectricalshock.

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1. Readtheseinstructions.

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2. Keeptheseinstructions.

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3. Heedallwarnings.

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4. Followallinstructions.

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5. Donotusethisapparatusnearwater.

Donotplaceobjectscontainingwaterontopof

orneartheunit.

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6. Cleanonlywithadrycloth.

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7. Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’s

instructions.

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8. Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,or

other

apparatus(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat.

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9. Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedorgrounding–typeplug.Apolarized

plughastwobladeswithonewiderthantheother.Agroundingtypeplughastwo

bladesandathirdgroundingpron g.Thewidebladeor

thethirdprongisprovidedfor

yoursafety.Iftheprovidedplugdoesnotfitinto youroutlet,consultanelectricianfor

replacementoftheobsoleteoutlet.

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10. Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinchedparticularlyatplugs,

conveniencereceptaclesandthepointwheretheyexitfrom

theapparatus.

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11. Onlyuseattachments/accessoriesspecifiedbythemanufacturer.

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12. Useonlywiththecart,stand,tripod,bracketortablespecifiedbytheman ufactureror

soldwiththeapparatus.Whenacartisusedcautionwhenmovingthecart/apparatus

combinationtoavoidinjuryfromtip‐over.

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13. Unplug

theapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunusedforlongperiodsoftime.

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14. Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.Servicingis requiredwhenthe

apparatushasbeendamagedinanywaysuchaspower‐supplycordorplugisdamaged,

liquidhasbeenspilledorobjectshavefallen

intotheapparatus,theapparatushasbeen

exposedtorainormoisture,doesnotoperatenormallyorhasbeendropped. 

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CautionsandSafetyNotices

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FCCNoticeForCommercialUseOnly

Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCrules.Operationissubjecttothefollowing2

conditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference(2)Thisdevicemustacceptany

interferencereceived,includinganyinterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.This

ClassA

digitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES‐003.CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseA

estconformàlanormeNMB‐003duCanada.

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BatteryWarning

ThebatteryinSpyderisnotintendedtobereplacedbytheuser.Failuretofollowthese

instructionswillvoidthewarrantyoftheunit.

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Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

Replaceonlywiththesameorequivalenttypeofbattery.

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ServiceWarning

Allservicinginstructionsareforusebyqualifiedservicepersonnelonly.Thereareno

procedures,exchange,orpartsthatareinsidetheunitthatareintendedtobeperformedby

the

user.Anyprocedureperformedinsidetheunitisintendedtobeperformedbyqualifiedservice

personnelonly.

Toreducetheriskofelectricalshock,theservicetechnicianshallremovethecordfromthewall

receptacleandtherearoftheunitbeforeattemptingtoservicetheunit.

Failureto

followtheseinstructionsmayvoidthewarranty.

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ClassIConstructionWarning

AnapparatuswithClassIconstructionshallbeconnectedtoaMAINSsocketoutletwitha

protectiveearthingconnection.

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Operatingin110Vor220V

Spyder™shipsinthesettingpredeterminedbywhereitisshippingtobereadyforoperationout

ofthebox.ItcomeswithastickerovertheACinletnotingifitissetfor110Vor220V.If

operatingwithavoltageotherthanwhatitissetfor,

afewchangesneedtobemade. 

Tochangefrom110Vto220V:

1. Pullthefuseholder(Seefigure1.1.2)fromtheACinlet(Seefigure1.1.3).

2. Pullthejumperandcurrentfusefromthefuseholder.

3. Addfusesincludedwithshippingkit(2‐3Afusesfor3RU

or2‐2Afusesfor2RU).Oneon

eachsideofthefuseholder.

4. InsertfuseholderbackintotheACinletandpowerup.Youarenowsetfor220V.

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Tochangefrom220Vto110V:

1. Pullthefuseholder(Seefigure1.1.2)fromtheACinlet

(Seefigure1.1.3).

2. Pullbothfusesfromthefuseholder

3. Addjumper(Seefigure1.1.1)ononesideoffuseholderandfuseontheothersidethat

isincludedwithshippingkit(1‐5Afusefor3RUor1‐3Afusefor2RU).

4. Insertfuseholder

backintotheACinletandpowerup.Youarenowsetfor110V.

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Section2:SpyderHardwareFamily

Spyder™isacompactversatilevideoprocessingproductwithsuperbcapabilitiestoblend,

windowandscaleaverywidearrayofvideosignalswithunparallelqualityandease.

ThecompactmodulardesignallowsSpydertobeusedtodisplayavirtuallyendlessvarietyof

windowsthroughasingleoutput,orstretch

asingleinputacrossmultipledisplaystocreatea

seamlesswidescreenimage,anddojustaboutanythingin‐between.

Spyderconsistsof2modelfamilies,the200and300series,eachfamilyhasmultiple

configurationsavailabletomeetthemostdemandingenvironmentandallmodelshave

expansionability(optional)to

providemoreinputs/windowsormoreoutput/displays orboth.

Spydercontrolcanbea ccomplishedmultiplewaysdependingonapplication:

• SpydercontrolsuitePCbasedsoftwareapplications

• HardwarebasedVistacontrollers

• 3

partycontrolsystemssuchasCrestronorAMX

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ThismanualisdesignedtogiveanoverviewofSpyderfeatures,functionalityandoperation.The

detailedoperationofwillbefoundintherespectivemanualsforeachindividualcontrol 

platform.

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SpyderModelsandOptions

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Spyder200Series

The200seriesisa2RUunitthatutilizes 4I/O modules.

Asampleofvalidconfigurationsislistedbelow.

ModelNumber  No.ofInputs No.ofOutputs

240* 4 0

204* 0 4

222 2 2

213 1 3

231 3 1

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Spyder300Series

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The300seriesisa3RUunitthatutilizes8I/Omodules. 

Asampleofvalidconfigurationsislistedbelow.

ModelNumber  No.ofInputs No.ofOutputs

380* 8 0

308* 0 8

344 4 4

353 5 3

362 6 2

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*Thesemodelsavailableonlywithcontrolexpansionoption.Fixedcontrolversionsnot

available.

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Inputs

BelowarelistedthestandardvideoformatsacceptedbySpyder

• 24p,NTSC,PAL,andSECAM

• AnalogRGB(SOG,CompositeorSeparateSync)

• AnalogYUV

• SDI

• HD‐SDI

• DVI‐SingleLink

o DVI‐DualLink

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Eachinputmodulehasasingleinputconnector

forthesupportedsignaltypes:

• ANALOG

• SDI/HD‐SDI

• DVI

• CompositeandS‐Video(Comp/S‐VidOptional)

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Eachinputisuniversal:aninputcanbedynamicallyassignedandusedasamixer,amixer,ora

key.Thesesettingsarealsoaccomplishedfromthechosen

controltype.

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Outputs

EachOutputModulehasvariousvideoconnectorsontherear.Conditionsexist

whenmultipleoutputtypescanbeutilized.

BelowarelistedthestandardvideoformatsacceptedbySpyder

• 24p,NTSC,PAL,andSECAM

• AnalogRGB(SOG,CompositeorSeparateSync)

• AnalogYUV

•

SDI

• HD‐SDI

• (2)DVI‐SingleLink

• (2)DVI‐DualLink

o DVITwinLink

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Eachoutputmodulehasasingleconnectorforthesupportedsignaltypes:

• ANALOG

• SDI/HD‐SDI

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• DVI

• DVI–Dual

• CompositeandS‐Video(Comp/S‐VidOptional)

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Multipleoutputconnectortypescanbeusedsimultaneously,providedthatthevideoformatis

validforthespecificvideoconnections.Belowareafewexamples.

• DVI&Analog:WhenanoutputisconfiguredforNon

‐InterlacedComputerSignals

• SDI&Analog:Whenconfiguredfor480i/575i

• HD‐SDI&Analog:Whenconfiguredfor1080i

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Options

Spyderoptionslistedbelowareavailableoneither200or300Seriesproducts.

Existingunitscanberetrofittedonceshippedbutmustbereturnedtothefactoryfor

anyof

theseprocedures.

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200X/300X ExpansionOption

AllowsmultipleunitstobeconnectedtogethertoexpandInputs,Outputsorboth.(SeeFigure

3.3.1bonfollowingpage)

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InfiniBandCable (VistaP/NCAB‐60670)

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ThiscableallowsmultipleSpyderunitstobeconnectedtotheExpansionPorts.Thisoption

is

onlyapplicablewiththe200Xor300XOption.



200C/300C(Composite/SVideoOption)

WhenselectedthisoptionwillprovideComposite(BNC)andS‐Video

(SVHS)connectionsoneachInput andeachOutputoftheSpyderunit.



PowerControl

TheSpyderusesasoftpowerscheme.PressingtheStandbyswitchinitiatesapowerupcycle

andafterashortboottimethefrontpaneldisplaywillindicateoperationalstatus.Pressingthe

Standbyswitchagaininitiatesthepowerdowncycleafterwhichtheunitentersstandbymode.

There

isahardpowerswitchontherearthatshouldbeusedonlywhenSpyderisinthestandby

state(StandbySwitchLEDisoff).



Theusershouldavoiddisconnectingtheprimarypowersource(ACinput)untilthe

unitisinstandbymode.Failuretodothiscouldresultin

harddrivedatacorruption.



Display

TheSpyderenclosureisequippedwithastatus/errordisplaylocatedonthefrontpanel.Thisis

helpfulindeterminingproperstart‐upandshut‐downoftheunit,aswellasindicatingerror

messages.Thefollowingdiagramindicatesthestatuswhentheunithasbeenbootedupandhas

determined

theversion,frame,I/OconfigurationandIPaddress.



Section3:SpyderX20HardwareFamily

SpyderX20™isasecondgenerationSpyderhardwareline.X20increasesboththeI/Ocapacity

andvirtualimagespace(VI)availablewithinasinglechassis,makingapowerfulandcost‐

effectivesolutionformid‐rangeSpyderconfigurations.



SpyderX20Models

SpyderX20usesamodularchassisdesign,whichcanbepopulatedatthefactorywithvarious

combinationsofinputandoutputchannelsasrequired.Availablechassissizesstartatthree‐

slotconfigurations.

Notethatnotallslotsmustbefilledinachassis;alargerchassiswilloperatewithoutallslots



beingfilled.Thismakesaneasyhardwareupgradepathforsystemsthatmayneedtoincrease

capacityovertime.



Figure1:X201608BackPanel



Figure2:X20FrontPanel



Inputs

Theconnectortypesalternateoneachinputconnectorformaximumflexibility, andthespecific

connectortypesarelistedbelow.Foreachinput,onlyoneconnector/signaltypecanbe

selectedatatime.

OddInputConnectors(1,3,5,etc.)

• Analog(3or4wireBNC)

•

Composite/S‐Video(Shares BNCwithcompositeanalogsyncsignal)

• SDI/HD‐SDI/3G‐SDI(SinglededicatedBNC)

EvenInputConnectors(2,4,6,etc.)

• DVI‐I(AnalogandDigitalonsingleconnector)

• StereoSyncinput(3‐PinDIN)



Outputs

EachOutputModulehas

variousvideoconnectorsontherear.Multiple outputconnectorscan

beenabledsimultaneously,providedthattheuserdefinedoutputformatisvalidforthe

connector.SXGA(1280x1024)forexample,isvalidforDVIandanalogconnectors,butisnota

validformatforSDI,composite,orS‐Videoconnectors.

Each

outputchannelprovidesthefollo wingconnectortypes:

• DVI‐I(AnalogandDigitalonsingleconnector)

• SDI/HD‐SDI/3G‐SDI



Power

TheX20usesasoftpowerscheme.PressingtheStandbyswitchini tiatesapowerupcycleand

afterashortboottimethefrontpanel

displaywillindicateoperationalstatus.Pressingthe

Standbyswitchagaininitiatesthepowerdowncycleafterwhichtheunitentersstandbymode.

Holdingthepowerbuttononthefrontpanelofthesystemfor13‐15secondscanbeusedto

forcepoweroff,howeverthistechniquemaycausepermanentconfiguration

dataloss.



Theusershouldavoiddisconnectingtheprimarypowersource(ACinput)untilthe

unitisinstandbymode.Failuretodothiscouldresultinharddrivedatacorruption.



FrontPanel

TheX20enclosureisequippedwithaLCD/switchbuttoninterfacelocatedonthefrontpanel.

Thisinterfaceallowsforbothcontrolandaccesstostatusinformationoftheunit.Asthefront

panelfunctionalityisdependentontheversionoffirmwarerunningontheunit,actual

front

paneloperationisdiscussedindetailinthesoftware/operator’smanualfortheX20.



Section4:ExternalControl

TheSpyderframeusesanASCIIbasedcommandsystemforexternalcontrol.Connectivityis

availableviaanRJ‐45(Ethernet)connection,ora9‐pinRS‐232serialconnectiontotheframe.

BoththeEthernetandSerialinterfacesrespondtothesamestringcommands,andcandoso

concurrently.

SerialConnectivity

OneofthethreeRS‐232serialportsavailableonthebackofthe

Spyderframecanbeconfiguredtoacceptexternalcontrol

commandsbyusingtheVistaBasicorVistaAdvanceduser

interface.Seethesoftwareoperation’smanualformore

informationonconfiguringSpyderforexternalcontrol.

Note:When

usingserialcontrol,eachcommandmustbe

terminatedwithacarriagereturn.



EthernetConnectivity

TheSpyderframecanbecontrolledremotelybysendingtheASCII

commandslistedbelowwithinaUDPpacketsenttoport11116on

theframe;noconfigurationisrequired.Eachmessagesentto

SpyderoverUDPmustbeprecluded bya10bytemessageheader.

Thisheaderisshowntothe

leftofthisparagraph.

Note:Donotputanargumentdelimiter(spacecharacter)between

theheaderandtheexternalcontrolcommand.

Note:Commandsandargumentsaredelineatedbyasinglespace

character.



RS‐232SerialPinout

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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