Calibre FoveaHD User manual

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FoveaHD Remote Control
Guide
Version 1.2
Calibre UK Ltd
Cornwall House,
Cornwall Terrace
Bradford, West Yorkshire
BD8 7JS, England
Telephone [phone]
Fax + 44 (0)1274 730960
Email [email protected]
Web-site www.calibreuk.com

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Contents
Introduction 2
The Basic System 3
Flexible Connectivity 3
Menu Tree 4
Control via Front Panel Buttons 9
Control via Web Browser 10
Control via RS232 31
Control via TCP/IP LAN 34
Non Valid Commands and Queries 36

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Introduction
This guide is a non-technical introduction to operating The FoveaHD by remote control.
The guide describes how to connect to a network and use the built-in Web Server and alternatively
how to TCP/IP and RS232 API control commands.
This guide does not replace the product user manual or the set-up guide, it covers only the essential
functions to get started. For further information refer to the user manual.

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The Basic Setup
The flowchart below represents the options for remote control, additional information can be found
further in this guide.
Flexible Connectivity
The FoveaHD can be fully controlled via the front panel buttons and the built in LCD panel. It also has
three control ports on the rear panel as marked in the diagram below.
1. The BLUE arrow indicates the RS232 port
2. The RED arrow indicates the LAN TCP/IP port
3. The GREEN arrow indicates the USB service port. This port is for firmware updates only.
FoveaHD Rear Panel
Connecting to FoveaHD
Front panel control
Built-in Web Server control
Using the API
TCP/IP LAN Control
RS232 Control
RS232 Control

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Menu Tree

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Control via Front Panel LCD and Menu Buttons
The FoveaHD has front panel LCD display which gives status information and access to the in-built
menu system.
IN: 1920x1080i @50.00 Hz 3G-SDI 1
OUT:1920x1080i @59.94 Hz Free Run Mode
3G-SDI 1 C-YPbPr HDMI Test Pat
Safe Operation
FoveaHD features safe operating conditions
1) The front panel Standby button must be pressed and held for 4 seconds to activate
2) The front panel channel select and menu buttons are locked by default; to activate the front panel
press the menu button and then the input button
IN: 1920x1080i @50.00 Hz 3G-SDI 1
OUT:1920x1080i @59.94 Hz Free Run Mode
>>> Now press’INPUT’key to unlock <<<
3G-SDI 1 C-YPbPr HDMI Test Pat
Attempting to operate menu when keypad is locked will prompt this message in the summary screen
IN: 1920x1080i @50.00 Hz 3G-SDI 1
OUT:1920x1080i @59.94 Hz Free Run Mode
Unlocked Keypad Preset 1
3G-SDI 1 C-YPbPr HDMI Test Pat
When the keypad is un-locked this message will show in the summary screen
This feature can be disabled in Menu>Miscellaneous>Unit Configuration
All menu items can be accessed via the front panel
1) Press ‘Select/Enter’ to access the menu
2) Use the ‘up & down’ keys to navigate the required menu item to the top of the screen
3) Press ‘Select/Enter’ to access that item
4) Repeat 2) and 3) to reach the item of choice
5) Use ‘left and right’ keys to select chosen mode
6) Press ‘Menu/ESC’ or ‘Info’ to back out of menu items

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Control via built-in Web Server
Fovea HD has a built-in Web Server which can be addressed by any current Web Browser connecting
to the LAN port.
Please note that the response time to commands sent using a Web browser varies with both the
nature of the traffic on the users network and with some versions of Web browser.
Some browsers are better than others, this has been found to be true particularly when connected
to a busy network.
Internet Explorer can require F5 pressing to refresh the page, this is an issue with Internet Explorer
caching rather than auto-refreshing pages, it is not a problem specifically with Fovea.
The latest versions of Chrome and Safari respectively seem to give good results.
The writer uses the latest Mozilla Firefox Version 24.2.0 ESR, it seems to give reliably good response
times.
Navigating between pages repeatedly can be time consuming. A useful time saving can be achieved
by opening multiple browser windows if repeated quick access is required. For example:- one
browser window can be showing Time Code Settings whilst a second browser window is showing
MEMC/FRC settings, and a third browser window is showing Audio settings. Each can be addressed
in turn without having to navigate between pages of the menu.
The menu system in the server mirrors the front panel menu having the extra function for uploading
a user generated logo.
Users can connect a computer directly to the LAN port with a changeover cable or via a switch or
router with normal Ethernet cables. Users can also connect via a local area network.
The TCP/IP address of the Fovea can be obtained from DHCP or a Static Address, Gateway Address,
Subnet Mask and Extended Network Prefix can be set manually. To set the network address the
settings can be made in Menu>Miscellaneous>Networking
If the user changes from DHCP to Static or from Static to DHCP it is recommended to re-boot the
processor to ensure the new state is acknowledged fully.
If the user is operating the Fovea’s Web Server in DHCP mode, Calibre publish a Discovery Tool
which the user can run to find Calibre processors on the users local area network. It can be down-
loaded from http://www.calibreuk.com/software/vxl/DiscoveryTool_V1.0.exe
This tool will search the users network and report any Calibre processors found.

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The ‘Discovery Tool’will open a window that looks like this.
In this example there is just a single Fovea HD attached, it can be seen identified as its parent group
title of VXL
Click on the IP address of the unit you wish to access that machine’s Web server.
Below are examples of how to navigate within this menu
This is the index page when connecting to the Web server via Firefox browser

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From the Main Menu or index page click on MEMC/FRC Settings
Click on the FRC Level drop down box
Click on the desired level –note Drop/Repeat turns off the Motion Compensation
Click on the MEMC Exclusion zone: In this menu section an area of the screen can be excluded from
the Motion Compensation for applications such as ticker tape data at the bottom of the screen.

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Going back to the main menu
Click on Time Code Settings: In this section of the menu all the settings for free run or input
referenced time code can be accessed

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The next item in the main menu is Input Select
Click on the drop down box to reveal the list of available inputs, to select click on the required input

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The next item in the main menu is Input Adjust
There is a separate independant memory for the adjustments you make to each input.

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Each of the third layer menus are pictured below
Refer to the User Manual and set-up guide for more detailed instructions
Clock Position is for adjustment of the VGA input only

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The next item in the main menu is Output Settings