Sensoray 616 User manual

SENSORAY CO., INC.
PCI MPEG Frame Grabber
Model 616
August 6, 2002
Sensoray 2001
7313 SW Tech Center Dr.
Tigard, OR 97223
Phone [phone] • Fax [phone]
[email protected]
www.sensoray.com

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1. Limited Warranty................................................................................................................................3
2. Special Handling Instructions...........................................................................................................4
3. Introduction.........................................................................................................................................5
4. Hardware Configuration....................................................................................................................5
5. Connectors...........................................................................................................................................7

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1. Limited Warranty
Sensoray Company, Incorporated (Sensoray) warrants the model 616 hardware to be free from defects in
material and workmanship and perform to applicable published Sensoray specifications for two years from
the date of shipment to purchaser. Sensoray will, at its option, repair or replace equipment that proves to be
defective during the warranty period. This warranty includes parts and labor.
The warranty provided herein does not cover equipment subjected to abuse, misuse, accident, alteration,
neglect, or unauthorized repair or installation. Sensoray shall have the right of final determination as to the
existence and cause of defect.
As for items repaired or replaced under warranty, the warranty shall continue in effect for the remainder of
the original warranty period, or for ninety days following date of shipment by Sensoray of the repaired or
replaced part, whichever period is longer.
A Return Material Authorization (RMA) number must be obtained from the factory and clearly marked on the
outside of the package before any equipment will be accepted for warranty work. Sensoray will pay the
shipping costs of returning to the owner parts, which are covered by warranty.
Sensoray believes that the information in this manual is accurate. The document has been carefully
reviewed for technical accuracy. In the event that technical or typographical errors exist, Sensoray reserves
the right to make changes to subsequent editions of this document without prior notice to holders of this
edition. The reader should consult Sensoray if errors are suspected. In no event shall Sensoray be liable for
any damages arising out of or related to this document or the information contained in it.
EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED HEREIN, SENSORAY MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMER’S RIGHT TO RECOVER DAMAGES CAUSED BY FAULT OR
NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF SENSORAY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT THERETOFORE
PAID BY THE CUSTOMER. SENSORAY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM
LOSS OF DATA, PROFITS, USE OF PRODUCTS, OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
All brand, product, and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective owners.

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2. Special Handling Instructions
The Model 616 board contains CMOS circuitry that is sensitive to Electrostatic Discharge (ESD). Special
care should be taken in handling, transporting, and installing the 616 to prevent ESD damage to the board.
In particular:
•Do not remove the 616 from its protective antistatic bag until you are ready to install it in your
computer.
•Handle the 616 only at grounded, ESD protected stations.
•Always turn off the computer before installing or removing the 616 board

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3. Introduction
The Sensoray Model 616 is an MPEG video encoder/decoder board. Some of the features include:
General
•Real time MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 video encoder and decoder
•Support for variable bit rate and constant bit rate
•IPB pictures to 15Mbps for constant bit rate and 10Mbps for variable bit rate
•Supports multiple resolutions (704x480, 640x480, 352x240, etc.)
•Support for NTSC, PAL
•Composite and S-Video inputs and outputs
•During encoding and standby, video input is fed to output for easy adjustment
•Onboard audio CODEC
•PCI form factor
•Either BNC connectors or header for video input and output
•Mini phone jacks for audio input and output
•4 relay inputs and/or outputs
•Low power
Video encoder
•Generates 13818 (MPEG-2) and 11172 (MPEG-1) compliant elementary streams (ES)
•Operates up to 30 frames per second
•Selectable bit rate
Video decoder
•Decodes both MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 streams
•Horizontal and vertical scaling
4. Hardware Configuration
Video, audio and digital I/O are presented on 6 back side connectors. S-Video output jumper connector
located on the component side of the board.

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Figure 1. Board Layout

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5. Connectors
The BNC connectors (if installed) are for composite video. J1 is composite video in and J7 is composite
video out. The center pin is the signal and the out shell is video ground.
The P1 connector carries S-Video input signals. The pinout is given in Table 1.
Pin Function Pin Function
1S-Video in –C 3Video ground
2S-Video in –Y 4Video ground
Table 1. P1 Connector Pinout
Note: the net “S-Video in –C” connected on the board to the composite video input.
The P2 connector carries S-Video output signals. The pinout is given in Table 2.
Pin Function Pin Function
1S-Video out –Y 3Video ground
2S-Video out –C 4Video ground
Table 2. P2 Connector Pinout
Figure 2. I/O Diagram

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Figure 2. I/O Jumper Settings