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R5976214 user’s manual P LUS Video Insertion Unit.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 R5976214, Current Version Title: V ISU P LUS – User’s Manual ID-no.: R5976214 Release: June 2003 main issue update chapter 1 chapter 2 add chapter 3 add chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 corr. chapter 7 add chapter 8 chapter 9 new: The corresponding chapters are new or completely revised.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 Trademarks Brand and product names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks, registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective holders.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 Revision sheet To: Barco Control Rooms GmbH An der Rossweid 5, D-76229 Karlsruhe Phone: +49-721-6201-0, Fax: +49-721-6201-298 E-mail: docu.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. ................. 1-1 1.1 How this manual is organized .........
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 6.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... .......... 6-2 6.2 Notation Conventions .................................
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 1 Intro d u c tion This chapter explains the structure of the manual itself and the used typographic styles and sym- bols. Safety information is provided concerning the operation of computer systems from BARCO.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 1.1 How th i s manual is organized This manual describes design and startup of V ISU P LUS Video Insertion Unit from BARCO. It is di- vided into nine chapters: Introduction explains the structure of the manual itself and the used typographic styles and symbols.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 1.2 Styles a n d Symbols The typographic styles and the symbols used in this document have the following meaning: Helvetica bold Labels, menus and buttons are printed in the Helvetica bold font. Condensed Links to both other chapters of this manual and to sites in the Internet are printed condensed.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 1.3 Safety I n s tructions This section describes safety precautions, which must be observed when installing and operating a product from BARCO.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 Mains lead (AC Power cord) with CEE 7 plug: The wires of the mains lead are colored in accordance with the following code: yellow + green Earth (Ground) blue Neutral brown Line (Life) Figure 1-1 CEE 7 plug Power cord with ANSI 73.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 1.3.2 Unpack i n g of Devices Note advises on the packaging for unpacking! 1.3.3 Installa t i o n Do not place this unit on an unstable cart, stand, or table. The unit may fall, causing serious damage to it.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 2 Summ a r y This chapter gives an overview about the features of V ISU P LUS ..
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 2.1 Proper t i e s With V ISU P LUS ( V ideo I n s ertion U nit) live video and RGB data can be displayed on A TLAS and O VER V IEW Display Walls and be integrated into the X window applications or a Microsoft Win- dows desktop controlled by E OS .
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 V ISU P LUS – Standalone Setup A V ISU P LUS standalone system is mainly used in application areas where there is a need for dis- playing different information sources (Video or RGB) within a matrix of display systems (projec- tors or other display medium).
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 Control Room Management Software O SIRIS and A POLLO Depending on the used operating system of the E OS and control PC respectively, either the wall management software O SIRIS or A POLLO can be used to control the V ISU P LUS .
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 3-1 3 Getti n g St arted This chapter describes the set up of V ISU P LUS . If your V ISU P LUS is already configured within your working place you can skip this chapter and continue with section 4 Operating .
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 3-2 3.1 Examin i n g 3.1.1 V ISU P LUS The front of V ISU P LUS looks like this or similar: 1 air supply 2 handle of filter mounting 3 restart button 4.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 3-3 The Back The back of your V ISU P LUS looks like this or similar: 10, 19 air supply 11 output card 0 12 output card 1 13 output card 2 14 output ca.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 3-4 3.1.2 Control P C for V ISU P LUS Standalone The control PC for V ISU P LUS standalone comes with its own documentation to you, please read it carefully.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 3-5 3.2 Cabling 3.2.1 Power S u p p ly Check the power rating on your outlet before connecting V ISU P LUS to the wall outlet or to a power strip. Contact your facilities manager or a qualified electrician if you are not sure what type of power is supplied to your building.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 3-6 3.2.2 Digital O u t p ut Unit (DVI) There are three different types of output units for connecting to the projection modules of an O VER V IEW or A TLAS Display Wall: digital output unit DVI, digital output unit MDR26 and ana- log output unit.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 3-7 Order The (digital or analog) output units are numbered from top to bottom beginning with 0 . OPU 0 in out V ISU+ OPU DVI OPU 1 in out V ISU+ OPU D.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 3-8 3.2.3 Digital O u t p ut Unit MDR26 V ISU P LUS can be equipped with digital output units with MDR26 connector for connecting digital projection modules of an O VER V IEW or A TLAS Display Wall.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 3-9 3.2.4 Analog O u t put Unit V ISU P LUS can be equipped with analog output units for connecting analog projection modules or CRT monitors. Within a Visu Plus – Eos configuration the graphical information of Eos is as well inserted in the OPU.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 3-10 D15 – D15 Cable Within a V ISU P LUS – E OS setup the D15 – D15 cable is used to connect the analog output of E OS with the RGB in connector of the analog input unit.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 3-11 3.2.5 Video In p u t Unit V ISU P LUS can be equipped with video input units to insert video data. Each of these video input units provides the facility for connecting one video source and to loop through the signal.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 3-12 3.2.6 RGB Inp u t Unit V ISU P LUS can be equipped with RGB input units to insert RGB data. Each of these RGB input units provides the facility for connecting one RGB source and to loop through the signal.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 3-13 3.2.7 Process o r Board The processor board (CPU) contains several connectors to control, reset and synchronize the V ISU P LUS . Connectors 1 RS232 in serial connection to E OS or control PC 2 HS in horizontal synchronization input 3 to proj.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 3-14 V ISU P LUS Load Cable (D9 – D9) In order to upload the operating system to the V ISU P LUS devices and control the V ISU P LUS windows (position and aspect ratio) a serial connection has to be established between the V ISU P LUS and E OS or the control PC.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 3-15 BNC - BNC Cable The BNC – BNC cable is used to establish the connection between multiple V ISU P LUS in a chain. It connects the RESET out connector [7] of a V ISU P LUS with the RESET in connector [6] of the next V ISU P LUS .
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 3-16 3.3 Startin g U p 3.3.1 Connec t i n g Plug in the power cable on the back panel of your V ISU P LUS . Please refer to section 3.2.1 Power Supply ! Connect the serial port of the Multiport I/O Card of E OS and the control PC respectively with the RS232 in port of the processor board.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 3-17 V ISU P LUS – E OS setup (digital) If E OS controls V ISU P LUS and data is transferred digitally, connect the data cables as follows: Connect the first graphic port of E OS with the in ports of the first digital output unit of V ISU P LUS and so on.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 3-18 V ISU P LUS – E OS setup (analog) If E OS controls V ISU P LUS and analog data is transferred, connect the data cables as follows: Connect the first graphic port of E OS with the in ports of the first analog output unit of V ISU P LUS and so on.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 3-19 VisuPlus – standalone setup (digital and analog) If V ISU P LUS is setup in a standalone configuration and is controlled by a control PC the cabling of the digital or analog output units follows the same scheme.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 3-20 3.3.2 Switchi n g on Switch on V ISU P LUS by applying the power switch [9] on front! When multiple V ISU P LUS are used, the order in which the V ISU P LUS are switched on is of no importance. When the system is powered on, the green LED: Power [5] on the front panel will lighten up.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 4-1 4 Oper a t i ng This chapter shows the capabilities that V ISU P LUS offers for displaying video and RGB signals.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 4-2 4.1 Display C a pabilities Up to four input units can be integrated in V ISU P LUS to be able to display video or RGB sources on an A TLAS or O VER V IEW Display Wall. RGB and video input units can be integrated within the same V ISU P LUS device.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 4-3 4.1.1 Video In p u t Unit Video data in the video input unit is processed with a color depth of 24 bit. At a video input unit composite video and SVHS video can be connected. Only one source can be displayed at one time.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 4-4 4.1.2 RGB Inp u t Unit (SXGA) The RGB input unit has a maximum resolution of 1280×1024 pixels. It processes data internally with a color depth of 16 bpp. max. resolution 1280×1024 max. pixelclock 160 MHz max.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 4-5 4.1.3 Output U n i ts Module Overlapping Windows If the V ISU P LUS is equipped with analog output units and a window is positioned on multiple pro- jection modules, at the vertical border of a module two pixels are not displayed.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 4-6 4.1.4 Video S w i t cher Integrating a video switcher improves the possibilities of moving video and RGB windows on the Display Wall.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 4-7 4.2 Operat i o n The V ISU P LUS is controlled by means of E OS or the control PC. Therefore on E OS and the control PC respectively the Wall Management Software O SIRIS or A POLLO has to be installed, depending on the operating system.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 5-1 5 Main t e n ance V ISU P LUS requires very little maintenance. Some maintenance operations are nevertheless necessary to maintain distortion free operation of V ISU P LUS .
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 5-2 5.1 Exchan g e of Consumables 5.1.1 Replaci n g the Filter Pad of V ISU P LUS The filter pad of the V ISU P LUS case has to be changed in intervals, depending on the grade of pollu- tion of the air.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 6-1 6 Com m a n d Reference This chapter provides an overview of the serial commands used to control the V ISU P LUS and an in- struction how to use them. Usually E OS and the control PC take use of these protocols by means of the wall management software.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 6-2 6.1 Introdu c t i on The host computer (E OS or the control PC) communicates with one or more V ISU P LUS via a serial protocol. There are two different communication protocols used towards the V ISU P LUS .
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 6-3 6.3 V ISU P LU S Int ern al s The internal data structure is been split into three different tables: source table, window table and input unit table. These three tables are stored on each V ISU P LUS in the chain.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 6-4 6.4 V ISU P LU S Ope ration Protocol The V ISU P LUS -operation protocol is completely ASCII based. Characters are placed in capitals. Numbers are transferred as ASCII coded words (example number -128 is transferred as ASCII(- 128)).
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 6-5 6.5 Comm a n d s There are two ways of sending commands to a V ISU P LUS . One way is sending the complete ASCI command name. The other way is sending a command shortcut, which is a ASCII(#) followed by the command in- dex incremented by the ASCII(A).
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 6-6 6.5.1 <CR> The <CR> command is used to check if the first V ISU P LUS answers. The first V ISU P LUS sends its prompt VISU> back to the host computer. This is the only command that doesn’t end with ACK or NACK ! Syntax: VISU <CR> Return from first V ISU P LUS : VISU> 6.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 6-7 6.5.4 VERBO S E The VERBOSE command enables or disables the V ISU P LUS from sending INFO messages.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 6-8 25 1..1024 vertical resolution 26 1..16 0 horizontal orbit size ( HorbitSize ): for V ISU P LUS on CRT projectors for all other cases 27 1..16 0 vertical orbit size ( VorbitSize ): for V ISU P LUS on CRT projectors for all other cases 28 ( Hphase - HorbitSize ) .
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 6-9 6.5.6 OPU_SE T _ P OS The OPU_SET_POS command has two functions. One of them is reinitializing the V ISU P LUS . The other one is used to give a specific output unit an X and Y coordinate. These coordinates are the physical position of the outputs on the matrix of the Display Wall.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 6-10 6.5.7 OPU_SE T _ PA RAM / OPU_GET_PARAM The OPU_SET_PARAM command is used to configure output unit specific settings.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 6-11 Values of <WinNr> : Value Description 0..63 create link to this window -1 remove the link, IpuNr not used Table 6-8 values of <WinNr> .
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 6-12 6.5.11 WIN_SE T _ V IEWPORT The WIN_SET_VIEWPORT specifies the displayed portion of a source in its window.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 6-13 6.5.14 WIN_SE T _ PA RAM / WIN_GET_PARAM The WIN_SET_PARAM command is used to configure source independent window settings.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 6-14 6.5.15 SRC_SE T _ PA RAM / SRC_GET_PARAM The SRC_SET_PARAM command is used to configure source specific settings.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 6-15 RGB parameters and correlated values: Parameter Value Description 0 0 1 source input type disabled enabled 1 0..1280 horizontal resolution 2 0..1024 vertical resolution 3 0..511 horizontal phase 4 0.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 6-16 6.5.16 ENABL E _ UP DATE The ENABLE_UPDATE command enables or disables the updating of the Display Wall. When disabled, values can be loaded to the V ISU P LUS , but will not be updated on the Display Wall.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 6-17 6.5.17 TRY_EN A B LE _UPDATE The TRY_ENABLE_UPDATE tries an update to see if there is bandwidth enough within the V ISU P LUS to transfer all source data from inputs to outputs.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 6-18 6.6 Way of o p erations Configuration of V ISU P LUS Following describes the order in which the V ISU P LUS has to be configured: Check commun.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 6-19 Operation of V ISU P LUS Following describes the operation of V ISU P LUS after configuration: disable updates VISU ENABLE_UPDATE 0 <CR>.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 7-1 7 T ech n i ca l Appendix This chapter provides tabular overviews about the technical details of V ISU P LUS , its components and of their interfaces.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 7-2 7.1 Techni c a l Data V ISU P LUS dimensions (h/w/d) 177mm/435mm/450mm | 6.97 in./17.13 in./17.72 in. weight 14.6kg | 32.2lbs. (base unit) 15,98kg | 35.23lbs. (equipped with 4 input and 4 output units) power mains 90 – 240V, 60 - 50Hz power supply 150W operating conditions 0 .
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 7-3 Digital Output Board (MDR26) functions upscaling source priority digital colorkeying digital insertion in an external signal resolution & color.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 7-4 RGB Input Board functions A/D conversion downscaling frame rate control maximal resolution 1280×1024×24bpp maximum pixelclock 160MHz maximum line.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 7-5 Processor board functions serial communication handling hardware control V ISU P LUS bus control supported sync types separate sync: Hsync + Vsync bus connection proprierty operating conditions 0..50 ° C at max.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 7-6 7.2 Interfac e s Seen from outside V ISU P LUS . Processor Board 5 9 6 1 1 6 2 TxD 7 CTS 3 RxD 8 RTS 4 9 5 GND Figure 7-1 D9 female pin assignment .
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 7-7 Digital Output Board DVI 8 1 6 C1 C3 C2 C 4 C5 24 17 1 9 1 Data2– 9 Data1– 17 Data0– 2 Data2+ 10 Data1+ 18 Data0+ 3 Data2 Shield 11 Data1 Shi.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 7-8 1 13 14 26 Pin PanelLink Pin PanelLink 1 14 2 15 3 16 4 Tx2+ 17 Tx2– 5 GND 18 Tx1+ 6 Tx1– 19 GND 7 20 8 GND 21 Tx0+ 9 Tx0– 22 GND 10 TxC+ 23 .
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 7-9 Video Input Board, Video in/out 1 2 1 Signal 2 Shield Figure 7-9 BNC connector pin assignment 2 4 1 3 S-Video 1 GND 2 GND 3 Y 4 C Figure 7-10 4-pol.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 7-10 Load Cable (D9 – D9) 5 5 66 99 1 1 1 – 1 2 – 2 3 – 3 4 – 4 5 – 5 6 – 6 7 – 7 8 – 8 9 – 9 Figure 7-12 load cable pin assignment.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 7-11 7.3 Order C o d e s Hardware R5976214 RSDOC30612 user’s manual V ISU P LUS Video Insertion Unit, English user’s manual E OS X Terminal, Englis.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 7-12 R5976144 user’s manual O SIRIS R9832080 V ISU P LUS support license R9830830 R9832000 R9832001 R9832002 R9832003 R9832004 O SIRIS Wall Managemen.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 8-1 8 T roub l e s hooting Check this chapter for help, if your V ISU P LUS does not operate properly and for information how to contact the technical support of BARCO.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 8-2 8.1 Comm u n i cation to V ISU P LUS Fails The LCD display on the front of V ISU P LUS shows system messages concerning operation and errors. The error messages that may appear, are all related with commands sent from an E OS or control PC.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 8-3 8.2 Hot Lin e Feel free to contact us if you have any further questions! BARCO N.V. Projection Systems - Europe Nordlaan 5, B-8520 Kuurne Phone: +32-56-368-211, Fax: +32-56-368-251 E-mail: support.
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 9-1 9 Index 9.1 Table o f T ables Table 2-1 interaction of V ISU P LUS , O SIRIS and X Server ....................................................................... 2-4 Table 3-1 color coding of BNC connectors .
R5976214 VisuPlus Video Insertion Unit June 2003 9-2 9.2 Table o f F igures Figure 1-1 CEE 7 plug 1-5 Figure 1-2 ANSI 73.11 plug 1-5 Figure 2-1 V ISU P LUS – E OS setup 2-2 Figure 2-2 V ISU P LUS .
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