RGB Spectrum DGy 201x User manual

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DGy™201x
Graphics Resolution
Digital Recording and
Streaming System
User’s Guide
May 2008

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DOCUMENT
•DGy 201x GraphicsResolution Digital Recording and Streaming
System User’s Guide
•P/N 350-9047 v3.0.1
•Version 3.0.1 - May 2008
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COPYRIGHT
© 2008 RGB Spectrum, Inc. All rights reserved.
This guide is for use with the RGB Spectrum DGy 201x Graphics
Resolution Digital Recording and Streaming System. Use for any other
purpose is not permitted. This guide was prepared for viewing on a PC;
a copy may be printed as required.
•DGy and the RGB Spectrum logo are trademarks of RGB
Spectrum, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
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NOTICE
RGB Spectrum reserves the right to make any modification to this guide
or the information contained herein at any time without notice.
All features, functions, and specifications are subject to change without
notice or obligation.
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COMPANY ADDRESS
RGB Spectrum
950 Marina Village Pkwy.
Alameda, CA 94501
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The RGB Spectrum Web Control Panel (WCP)
uses the GoAhead WebServer.
Copyright © 2003 GoAhead Software, Inc. All rights reserved
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LIMITED WARRANTY
RGB Spectrum(RGB) warrants that this product will be free from defects
in material and workmanship, under normal use and service when
correctly installed and maintained, for a period of one (1) year from date
of shipment. RGB’s liability under this warranty is limited solely to
replacing, repairing or issuing credit for any product which is shown to
be defective during the warranty period. Purchaser shall (i) notify RGB
promptly in writing of any claims, and (ii) provide RGB with an
opportunity to inspect and test the product claimed to be defective.
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application, improper maintenance or repair, alteration, accident or
negligence in use, improper temperature, humidity or other
environmental condition, storage, transportation or handling. RGB
Spectrum shall have no obligations under this warranty with respect to
any defect unless it receives notice and a description of such defect no
later than five (5) business days following the expiration of the warranty
period.
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OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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SEPARATELY OR IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT
OR FACILITIES, OR FROM ANY OTHER CAUSE.
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EXTENDED WARRANTY
An annual extendedwarranty may be purchased. Should the product fail
to operate properly during the covered period, RGB Spectrum will repair
the product and restore it to normal operation without charge for labor or
parts. For further information on obtaining an extended warranty, email
[email protected] or call [phone].

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T ABLE OF C ONTENTS
List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii
Chapter 1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
In this Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
DGy Models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
DGy A/V Inputs and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
System Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
System Outputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Record and Replay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Record Capabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Local Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Remote Recording & Replay Option. . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Playback Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Local Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
PC Software Replay Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Simultaneous Record/Replay Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Networking and Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Multi-Channel Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Multicast Streaming (DGy-to-DGy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interframe Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
External Timecode Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 2 Installation and Set Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
In this Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Standard Supplied Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Optional Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Rack Mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
DGy Applications Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Connecting to the DGy Applications Suite . . . . . . . . . 19
DGy Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Chapter 3 Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
In this Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Before Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
DGy Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Clip Browser Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Options Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Record Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Record Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Storage Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Enable Clip Auto Naming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Playback Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Find Clip by Timecode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Playback Looping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Advanced Playback Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Timer Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Record Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Play Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Streaming Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Maximum Frame Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Interframe Compression. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Input Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Video Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Image Adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Making Timing Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Creating a New Timing Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Output Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Video Outputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Output Display Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Test Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Gamma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Timing List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Video Output Timing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sync Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Scan Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
System Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Network Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Serial Port Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Clock Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Clock Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Remote Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Info Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Command Line Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Command Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Recording Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Mounting a Remote Disk Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Choosing a Record Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Recording a Clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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Playing Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Choosing a Playback Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Playback a Clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Clip Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Multicast Streaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Streaming Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Setting Up a Multicast Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Setting Up a Multicast Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Simultaneous Record/Play Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Chapter 4 Transferring Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
In this Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
File Transfers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
FTP Transfer Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Starting the FTP Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Connecting to the DGy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Transferring Files from the DGy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Transferring Recordings to the DGy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Uploading Files Via the FTP Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Uploading Files via FTP Command Line. . . . . . . . . . . 82
Chapter 5 PC Playback: Basic PC Software Player . . . . 84
In this Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
PC Software Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Chapter 6 Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
In this Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Command Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Command Line Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Command Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Predefined Parameter Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Query the Current Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Parameter Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Optional Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Command Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Input Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Image Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Audio Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Output Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Play and Record Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Streaming Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Clip and Disk Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Time Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Miscellaneous Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Factory Timing List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

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Appendix A Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
In this Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
General Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
High Resolution Analog Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Digital Input Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Graphic Output Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Storage Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Control Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
IRIG Time Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Power and Physical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Connectors and Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
DVI-I Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Connector Type and Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Input Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Output Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Ethernet Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Connector Type and Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Standard Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Crossover Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
RS-232 Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Connector Type and Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Null Modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Appendix B Communications Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
In this Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Serial Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Launching a Hyperterminal Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Ethernet Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Introduction to IP Addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
IP Address Setup via Serial Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
IP Address Setup via Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Appendix C Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
In this Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Obtaining the Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Upgrade Firmware Using the FTP Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Starting the FTP Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Firmware Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
FPGA Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Manual Update Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
FTP Firmware File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Update Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
FTP FPGA File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Update FPGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Appendix D Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1-1 Replay from Disk, Local Viewing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Figure 1-2 Multi-Channel Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Figure 1-3 Multicast Streaming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Figure 2-1 DGy 201x Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Figure 2-2 DGy 201x Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Figure 2-3 Sample IP Address Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Figure 2-4 DGy Applications Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 2-5 Web Control Panel Configuration Window . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Figure 2-6 Standard DGy Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Figure 3-1 DGy Control Panel Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Figure 3-2 Event Marking Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Figure 3-3 Advanced Playback Console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Figure 3-4 Options Playback Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Figure 3-5 Streaming Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Figure 3-6 Clip Browser Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Figure 3-7 Clip Browser File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 3-8 Clip Browser Toolbar Edit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 3-9 Clip Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Figure 3-10 Record Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Figure 3-11 Playback Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Figure 3-12 Timer Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Figure 3-13 Streaming Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Figure 3-14 Interframe Compression Adjustment Window . . . . . . . . . 46
Figure 3-15 Input Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Figure 3-16 Audio Settings Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Figure 3-17 Image Adjustment Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Figure 3-18 Output Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Figure 3-19 System Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Figure 3-20 Restart Warning Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Figure 3-21 Info Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Figure 3-22 DGy WCP Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Figure 3-23 Terminal Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Figure 3-24 Terminal Window Configured for Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Figure 3-25 Remote Disk Mount Network Drive Window . . . . . . . . . . 62
Figure 3-26 Entering a New Clip Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Figure 3-27 Protected Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Figure 3-28 Streaming Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Figure 3-29 Multicast Stream Out Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Figure 3-30 Multicast Stream In Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Figure 3-31 Simultaneous Record/Play DGy Control Panel . . . . . . . . 69

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Figure 4-1 DGy 201x Application Suite Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Figure 4-2 File Download Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Figure 4-3 DGy FTP Client Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Figure 4-4 FTP Download Connection Established . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Figure 4-5 FTP Select Download Destination Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Figure 4-6 FTP Select Files to Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Figure 4-7 FTP Ready to Download Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Figure 4-8 File Transfer Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Figure 4-9 FTP Upload Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Figure 4-10 FTP Upload Destination Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Figure 4-11 FTP Select Files Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Figure 4-12 FTP Upload Transfer List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Figure 4-13 File Transfer Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Figure A-1 DVI-I Digital/Analog Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Figure A-2 Ethernet Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Figure A-3 RS-232 Female Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Figure B-1 Hyperterminal Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Figure B-2 Connection Description Dialog Example . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Figure B-3 Connect To Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Figure B-4 COM Properties Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Figure B-5 Run Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Figure B-6 Telnet Connected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Figure C-1 DGy 201x Application Suite Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Figure C-2 File Download Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Figure C-3 DGy 201x FTP Client Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Figure C-4 DGy 201x FTP Update Firmware IP Address List. . . . . 142
Figure C-5 FTP Select Firmware Archive File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Figure C-6 FTP Firmware File Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Figure C-7 FTP Updating Firmware Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Figure C-8 FTP Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Figure C-9 Update Firmware Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1-1 DGy 201x Resolution and Frame Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Table 1-2 Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Table 1-3 DGy Models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Table 2-1 Standard Supplied Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Table 2-2 Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Table 3-1 Maximum File Size in Minutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Table 3-2 Multicast Streaming Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Table 6-1 Alphabetical Command Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Table 6-2 Input Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Table 6-3 Image Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Table 6-4 Audio Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Table 6-5 Output Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Table 6-6 DGy 201x Play and Record Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Table 6-7 Streaming Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Table 6-8 Clip and Disk Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Table 6-9 Time Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Table 6-10 Miscellaneous Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Table 6-11 Factory Timing List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Table A-1 Analog Graphics Input Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Table A-2 Digital Input Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Table A-3 Analog Output Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Table A-4 Digital Output Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Table A-5 Storage Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Table A-6 DGy 201x Record Time - 238 GB Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Table A-7 Control Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Table A-8 IRIG Timecode Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Table A-9 Power and Physical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Table A-10 DVI-I Connector Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Table A-11 Ethernet Connector Pinouts (EIA/TIA 568B) . . . . . . . . . 128
Table A-12 RS-232 Serial Connector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

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INTRODUCTION
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IN THIS CHAPTER
This chapter provides an introduction to the features of the DGy™ 201x
Graphics Resolution Digital Recording and Streaming System. The
following subjects are discussed:
•Product Overview
•System Features
•DGyModels
•DGyA/V Inputs and Outputs
•Record and Replay
•Networking and Control
•Multi-Channel Systems
•Multicast Streaming (DGy-to-DGy)
•Interframe Compression
•External Timecode Synchronization
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW
The RGB Spectrum DGy 201x is designed to record, replay, and stream
high-resolution graphic images in real time. The DGy 201x codec
employs the advanced wavelet-based JPEG 2000 compression
standard. This state-of-the-art method of coding and compression offers
numerous advantages, including high coding
efficiency, error-resiliency,
efficient scalability, and excellent image quality.
The DGy 201x supports single-channel recording and playback of a
wide variety of standard and non-standard graphics signals. Multi-
channel recording can be accomplished by linking multiple DGy 201x
recorders controlled from a single point.
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SYSTEM FEATURES
The DGy 201x includes the following features and functions:
•Quality, Utility — The DGy 201x is a graphics recording,
streaming, playback and storage device, offering exceptional
quality, flexibility, and ease of use — all delivered in a compact
1RU package.

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System Features
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•System Input/Output — DGy 201x supports RGB and DVI
inputs and RGB and DVI outputs, plus stereo audio I/O. Refer to
the DGyA/V Inputs and Outputs section for details.
•Record Storage — DGy 201x recording system includes
internal disk-based storage. Refer to the Record and Replay
section for full details. A removable disk drive is standard; an
optional fixed drive is available. The ability to mount an external
remote disk, network attached storage device, is also an option.
•File Transmission — The DGy’s standard networking capability
enables users to transfer recorded clips to remote computers
over 100/1000 Base-T connections. Refer to the Networking
and Control section for additional details.
•Resolution Flexibility — DGy models support a wide range of
resolutions and frame rates.
•Compression and Storage — DGy 201x offers selectable
compression rates enabling users to balance quality and
recording capacity as required for each application. Quality
settings and the resulting compression are shown in below.
For examples of recording times based on quality settings see
Table A-6, DGy 201x Record Time - 238 GB Disk on page
123.
•Multicast Streaming —The DGy 201x supports streaming the
DGy output to any number of other DGy 201x decoder clients
using the Multicast Streaming feature. Refer to Multicast
Streaming (DGy-to-DGy) on page 8 for details.
Table 1-1 DGy 201x Resolution and Frame Rates
Resolution Maximum Frame Rate in Frames per Second
1024 x 768 47
1280 x 1024 30
1600 x 1200 20
Table 1-2 Quality Settings
Quality Setting Compression Ratio Relative Bits per Pixel
High 16:1 1.5
Medium 24:1 1.0
Low 34:1 0.7

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DGy Models
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•Timecode — DGy 201x includes flexible timecode capability for
synchronization and the time-stamping of clips. Refer to the
External Timecode Synchronization section for details.
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DGy MODELS
The DGy graphics recorder models and their features are shown in the
table below:
The DGy 301x/401x/501x are described in separate manuals.
Table 1-3 DGy Models
Feature DGy 201x DGy 301x DGy 201x DGy 501x
Removable drive 3—3—
Fixed internal drive Option —Option —
Remote disk mount Option 3Option 3
Maximum input resolution 1600 x 1200 1600 x 1200 1600 x 1200 1600 x 1200
FTP file transfers 3333
Recording channels 11Single-channel
or dual-channel
mux
Single-channel
or dual-channel
mux
Output channels 1 DVI/RGB 1 DVI/RGB 1 DVI/RGB
1 DVI 1 DVI/RGB 1 DVI
Audio Single-channel
stereo Single-channel stereo Single-channel stereo or dual-
channel mono
Single-channel
stereo or dual-
channel mono
Multicast streaming 3333
Simultaneous record/play Option Option Option Option
Multi-unit synchronization 3333
IRIG-B time code Option Option Option Option
Gigabit Ethernet 3333
Basic PC software player 3333
Interframe compression 3333

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DGy A/V Inputs and Outputs
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DGy A/V INPUTS AND OUTPUTS
The DGy 201x includes a comprehensive array of inputs and outputs
enabling the recording, playing, and streaming of low data-rate signals
— all the way to high resolution graphic displays.
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SYSTEM INPUTS The following system inputs are provided:
•Digital — One digital input is provided (DVI-I integrated
digital/analog connector). With a pixel rate up to 165 MHz, this
input supports a resolution of up to 1600 x 1200 at 60 Hz, or
higher refresh rates at lower resolutions.
•RGB — One analog RGB input is provided (DVI-I integrated
digital/analog connector). With a pixel rate up to 330 MHz, this
input supports a resolution of up to 1600 x 1200 at 60 Hz, or
higher refresh rates at lower resolutions.
•Stereo Audio — One analog stereo input is provided (2 x RCA
phono connectors). Sampling rate may be set to 44.1 kHz,
22.05 kHz or 11.025 kHz.
•IRIG Timecode (optional) - A looping input compatible with
IRIG-B DCLS and 1KHz modulated formats (IRIG B123) can be
used to synchronize the system time clock to an external IRIG
time standard. The loop output is used to pass the IRIG-B input
signal to another IRIG-compatible device.
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SYSTEM OUTPUTS The following system outputs are provided:
•Digital/RGB — A DVI-I integrated digital/analog connector
supports a resolution of 1600 x 1200 at 60Hz.
•Loop — Both the analog and digital graphics inputs have an
active loop. The input signal is output on the loop connector,
when the DGy 201x is powered on.
•Stereo Audio — One analog stereooutput is provided (2 x RCA
phono connectors).
In Appendix A, refer to the DVI-I Connector section for complete wiring
details on the DVI-I connector.

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Record and Replay
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RECORD AND REPLAY
The DGy 201x offers a high degree of flexibility and versatility for
recording, replaying, transmitting, and streaming clips. Replay may be
accomplished directly from a DGy 201x or through a software player on
a Windows® PC. Many of these capabilities are listed below. Please
contact RGB Spectrum for details on specific configurations and
capabilities. Record and playback modes include:
•Single-channel record and playback.
•Single-channel simultaneous record and playback option.
RECORD
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CAPABILITIES
LOCAL RECORDING
Typically, the DGy 201x records an input source directly to an internal
removable or optional fixed disk drive. When an optional fixed drive is
included, the user selects on which of the two drives the encoded
material will be stored.
REMOTE RECORDING & REPLAY OPTION
A DGy 201x option enables recording to a remote disk drive over a
network. Remote drives include network attached storage devices,
servers, RAID servers, and networked PCs. To accomplish this, the
remote drive is mounted as a network assigned NFS (Network File
System) drive and appears to the DGy 201x as a local disk drive. This
feature requires the use of Allegro (Windows PC platforms) or Linux
based NFS servers. For more information please see Mounting a
Remote Disk Option on page 61.
PLAYBACK
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CAPABILITIES A DGy 201x recording can be replayed directly from an internal drive or
from a remotely mounted disk (option). The file created by DGy 201x
can also be viewed from a suitably configured PC at a reduced frame
rate. The DGy 201x’s playback capabilities are described in the following
section. For details about playback from a PC, refer to the following
section PC Software Replay Application.

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Record and Replay
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LOCAL PLAYBACK
For local playback, the DGy 201x is typically configured to replay from
the installed internal drive(s) to the analog RGB or DVI outputs, as
shown in the figure below.
Figure 1-1 Replay from Disk, Local Viewing
PC SOFTWARE REPLAY APPLICATION
A Windowssoftware application supplied by RGB Spectrum can be used
to replay DGy 201x recordings directly on a PC. The quality level will be
the same, but at reduced frame rates. This application works with the
standard Windows Media Player (version 9 and above) to provide basic
transport functions including play, pause and stop.
This application can be used to replay recordings in the following ways:
•Recordings copied from a DGy 201x to the PC local drive using
TCP/IP file transfer protocol (FTP).
•Recordings played from a DGy 201x removable drive inserted in
an appropriately configured PC equipped with a compatible
removable disk drive bay. The DGy 201x uses the ext2 file
system found with the Linux operating system. PCs running the
Windows operating system will require additional software in
order to mount the drive. This software is commercially
available.
Playback quality is high, but note that the playback frame rate is limited
by the performance of the selected PC. As an example, a PC equipped
with a Pentium® 4, 3GHz processor with 512 MB of memory will
typically play a 1280 x 1024 recording at 5 to 6 frames per second.
SIMULTANEOUS
RECORD/REPLAY
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OPTION
The DGy 201x supports the optional playback from disk while
concurrently recording new material. Record and play start and stop
times are independent.
Additional codec circuitry is factory installed to use the Simultaneous
Record/Play option on the DGy 201x. The presence of this option can be
confirmed by viewing the Web Control Panel Configuration Window
(page 22).
Source In
DGy
Codec
Record
Play
Loop Out
Output

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Networking and Control
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NETWORKING AND CONTROL
Although there are no front panel controls, the DGy 201x includes the
following networking and control capabilities:
•The RS-232 serial port for command line control connects to an
ASCII terminal, any computer with a serial port, or an external
device such as a touchpad. Commands are sent from the
terminal or computer to the DGy 201x. In Chapter 6, refer to the
Commands section for details.
•The Ethernet port (100/1000 Base-T) allows multiple DGy 201x
systems to be connected to a local area network (LAN), or
directly to a PC properly equipped with a network card. Direct
connection requires the use of an Ethernet hub or Ethernet
crossover cable. This method supports a Telnet session or a
standard web browser to access the DGy 201x internal Web
Control Panel.
•Telnet and web server control capability.
•Remote storage/replay capability. Files can be transferred
using the standard FTP protocol or, with the Remote Disk Mount
option, to a remote computer or RAID file server (Windows
operating system using Allegro server software or Linux).
Typical compression ratios will allow users to transfer 30 fps at
1280 x 1024 over a dedicated 100/1000 Base-T Ethernet link.
Replay can also be accomplished on the remote computer
equipped with applicable software independent of the DGy 201x
recorder.

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Multi-Channel Systems
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MULTI-CHANNEL SYSTEMS
All DGy models support multi-channel record and playback. A number of
units can be configured and controlled from a single point using the
optional RGB Spectrum Multi-Channel Manager (MCM) software.
Figure 1-2 Multi-Channel Recording
The MCM runs under the Windows operating system. From a single
user interface, the MCM coordinates the synchronization and control of
the record and play capabilities of multiple DGy recorders.
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MULTICAST STREAMING (DGy-TO-DGy)
The DGy 201x can encode and stream a graphics signal on the input
port to multiple DGy decoder clients on a network using the multipoint,
multicast streaming capability. The encoded bit stream is directed to the
network port as a multicast transmission for remote viewing instead of
directing the encoded bit stream to a network disk. Interframe
compression may be used to reduce the required network bandwidth.
The multicast transmission can be received and decoded by any
number of client DGy units that subscribe to the transmission.

INTRODUCTION
Interframe Compression
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INTERFRAME COMPRESSION
Interframe compression for live input streaming reduces the bandwidth
required to transmit video data over a network. In interframe
compression, each frame is compared to the previous frame. When
differences between frames meet criteria defined by parameters set by
the user, new frames are transmitted; if the criteria are not met, new
frames are not sent and an exact repeat of the last encoded anchor
frame is used. WCP and command line operation both support the use
of interframe compression.

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External Timecode Synchronization
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EXTERNAL TIMECODE SYNCHRONIZATION
Multi-channel recording requires the synchronization of the internal real-
time clocks of all the DGy 201x units. The DGy 201x can be
synchronized to an external time source using a network connection to
an NTP (Network Time Protocol) server. Additionally, the DGy 201x can
be configured with an IRIG-B option. Using the IRIG loop-through
connection synchronization of all DGy 201x real-time clocks can be
done from a single IRIG-B timecode generator (IRIG DCLS or 1 kHz
modulation).