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ShARC102 \ ShARC204 Aspect Ratio Converter
USERS MANUAL
ShARC_manual.doc CRS 01/03/01
ShARC S/W 1.0 Issue 1 onwards
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................ 4
SPECIFICATION ............................................................................................................................................................ 5
MECHANICAL .................................................................................................................................................................. 5
ELECTRICAL .................................................................................................................................................................... 5
BLANKING....................................................................................................................................................................... 5
VIEW OF BOARD FRONT ............................................................................................................................................ 5
LED STATUS INDICATION ......................................................................................................................................... 6
OVERVIEW OF MODULE CONTROL....................................................................................................................... 7
CONTROL METHOD SELECTION ............................................................................................................................ 7
BOARD EDGE DIP SWITCHES .......................................................................................................................................... 7
GPI ................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
ACTIVE FRONT PANEL REMOTE CONTROL MODE..........................................................................................8
MODULE SELECTED.................................................................................................................................................. 8
MAIN MENU ................................................................................................................................................................ 8
REMOTE CONTROL PROTOCOL ............................................................................................................................. 9
GENERAL PURPOSE INTERFACE ............................................................................................................................ 9
REMOTE CONNECTIONS............................................................................................................................................ 9
INPUTS.......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
OUTPUTS.................................................................................................................................................................... 10
FR2AV, FR1AV & DTBAV GPI CONNECTIONS.................................................................................................... 10
FR2AV GPI CONNECTIONS................................................................................................................................... 10
FR1AV GPI CONNECTIONS................................................................................................................................... 11
DTBAV GPI CONNECTIONS .................................................................................................................................. 11
FR1-6, FR2-12 & FR2-8 GPI CONNECTIONS.......................................................................................................... 11
FR1-6 FRAME GPI CONNECTIONS ...................................................................................................................... 11
FR2-12 FRAME GPI CONNECTIONS .................................................................................................................... 12
FR2-8 FRAME GPI CONNECTIONS ...................................................................................................................... 12
DTB-2 FRAME GPI CONNECTIONS...................................................................................................................... 12
JUMPER LINKS............................................................................................................................................................ 13
INSTALLATION INFORMATION............................................................................................................................. 14
FR2AV 2U FRAME FOR 12 MODULES.................................................................................................................... 14
FR1AV 1U FRAME FOR 6 MODULES...................................................................................................................... 14
DTB2AV 1U FRAME FOR 2 MODULES ................................................................................................................... 14
RM01 CONNECTIONS............................................................................................................................................... 14
RM02 CONNECTIONS............................................................................................................................................... 15
FR1-6 1U FRAME FOR 6 MODULES. ...................................................................................................................... 16
FR2-12 2U FRAME FOR 12 MODULES. .................................................................................................................. 16
FR2-8 2U FRAME FOR 6 MODULES. ...................................................................................................................... 16