Silicon image Si-2k Manual

SI-2K Image &

Software Install Manual

SiliconDVR

Version 1.1

December 2008

Part #25436

Table of Contents

Section Page

1.0 - Introduction 3

1.1 Release Notes for SiliconDVR Version 1.1 3

2.0 SI-2K Maintenance Tool (SI-2K Recorder Use) 6

2.1 Download and Pre-installation 6

2.11 Downloading 4

2.12 Prepare the USB Drive 5

2.2 Before You Boot 9

2.3 Using the Maintenance Tool 10

2.4 Troubleshooting 12

2.5 Touchscreen Calibration & Drivers 13

3.0 SiliconDVR Installer (PC/Laptop Use) 14

3.1 - Minimum System Requirements 14

3.2 - Installing SiliconDVR for Intel Pro1000 NIC’s 15

3.3 - Installing SiliconDVR for Generic NIC’s 20

3.4 - Uninstalling SiliconDVR 29

4.0 Troubleshooting FAQ 33

5.0 End User License Agreement 36

1.0 Introduction

This manual covers the installation and update procedure for the following:

• SI-2K Recorders using Maintenance Tool (Section 2)

• PC/Laptop Systems with Software Installer (Section 3)

The SI-2K Image installation uses a new SI-2K Maintenance Tool to update both SiliconDVR and the full

operating system which resides on the internal Compact Flash. Once updated, no additional software or driver

installation is required. This update procedure overwrites the entire internal flash image and any user files or

custom looks which may have been created, should be backed-up prior to the update procedure.

The SiliconDVR Installer is designed to run on an XP or Vista computers that will be used as the recorder for

SI-2K Mini cameras. The install instructions include those for systems with the following configurations

• Intel High-Performance Pro/1000 NIC

• Generic Gigabit Ethernet NIC systems (eg. Marvell Yukon)

The installer includes all of the licensed software and drivers necessary for operation of the camera. No

additional licenses are required to operate the system. A complete list of new features and enhancements can

be found in Section 1.1.

Check for the most current information on the SI-2K Image and SiliconDVR on our website under ‘Support’.

The address is:

http://www.siliconimaging.com//DigitalCinema/SiliconImaging_support.html

There is an End User License Agreement (EULA) at the end of this document (Section 5). By installing the

software, you have agreed with the terms of this document. Please read it before proceeding.

For additional support, please email: [email protected]

1.1 Release Notes for SiliconDVR Version 1.1

Image Quality

-Improved reliability in black calibration

-Enhanced deviant pixel detection processes

-Increased total count of Deviant pixels detected and corrected

-Reduced column FPN in high-temp

-Higher Quality Cineform Encoder Modes (3.5:1)

Operational Reliability

- Feedback system during camera connection or loading new mode

- Greater stability when recording .SIV files to slow drives

- Fix for short file Time-lapse shooting and playback

- Improved reload of preferences after hard shut-down

- Fix for fan-mode switching bug which was locked into mode

- Ability to playback large QuickTime movie files (over 3GB)

- Deleting AVI/QT files recovers hard-drive space on indicators

- Auto licensing system for Iridas and CineForm

- QuickTime repair to recover files damaged during recording

Time Code Integration

- QuickTime encoder now supports timecode for 25P in Final Cut Pro.

- New support for the Ambient ALL-601 USB timecode reader

- Increased reliability and frame accuracy when in LTC Slave Mode

Stereo-3D Support

- Added support and improved reliability for 2K resolution modes

- Improved reliability for cameras configured as the 3D-slave

3rd Party Integration Support

- CineForm MAC/Final Cut Support for CineformRAW

- New Active Metadata Controls (.look, WB, Log) for MAC & PC

- Iridas support of .SIV and Cineform file formats

Laptop/PC System & OS Support

- Windows XP SP3 and Vista 32-bit Support

- MacBook Pro display performance Improvement

- Shutdown/Hibernate now initiate a Stop Recording

SI- K & Windows-XP Embedded Support tools

- USB thumb-drive SI-2K Image Installer (Maintenance Tool)

- New XP-e Write Filter (FBFW) used to prevent data writing to the compact flash card which

contains the OS Image. Only the SiliconDVR data folder is accessible for storing .looks and

preference settings.

SI- K Recorder: Known Issues & Limitations

- SIV Playback on slow drives can hang: Use higher speed drives, Raid or SSD

- High Speed CineForm modes (72/85/150P) will only do burst record on SI2K before RAM

overflow. For continuous high-speed shooting you can use PC/Laptop.

- QuickTime .MOV requires more CPU overhead than AVI and will RAM buffer overflow at the

highest quality settings. Use Adaptive encoding or .AVI format.

- Touchscreen calibration settings are not preserved if the write-filter is enabled. The work-

around is to disable the FBWF write filter before performing calibration process. Then re-enable

FBFW and reboot to maintain protection of the system OS. The shortcut for disabling and

enabling the FWBF write-filter is inside the “/SI” directory on the SI-2K desktop.

2.0 SI-2K Maintenance Tool (For SI-2K Recorders Only)

The SI-2K contains a compact flash memory card that appears as the “C:” drive when the

system is operating. The system boots and runs the SiliconDVR application from this drive.

The SI-2K Maintenance Tool is provided to quickly upgrade or restore the system’s flash drive

to a previous state, called a “snapshot”. This is an exact image of the full camera system –

SiliconDVR application, drivers and operating system. As such, any additions such as

touchscreen calibration or custom looks are overwritten by the process.

The SI-2K Maintenance Tool uses a USB Flash Drive (a “thumbdrive” or “pen drive”) which

has been loaded with a special version of the Linux operating system that allows the system to

boot independently of the internal flash drive and an application that allows snapshots to be

written.

The Snapshot files are included with the Maintenance Tool in order to restore or upgrade the SI-

2K.

2.1 Download and Pre-installation

If you have received the SI-2K Maintenance Tool already installed on a USB drive, you

may skip to the section “2.2 Before You Boot”

2.1.1 Downloading

The SI-2K Maintenance Tool is distributed in a single ZIP file that may be more than 1GB in size.

Download this file and save it to a computer running Windows. The application used to prepare

the drive for booting is not available for Mac OS at this time. Please contact

support@siliconimaging.com for ftp and password instructions.

2.1.2 Prepare the USB Drive

To create the Maintenance Tool, you will need a USB flash drive, at least 2GB and preferably

GB. The drive should be empty and preferably freshly formatted with a “FAT32” file system.

Unzip the contents of the downloaded Maintenance Tool to the flash drive, making sure that the

files are placed at the top level, not in a subdirectory. Once unzipped, the files should appear

similar to Figure 1.

Figure 1

To make the flash drive bootable, double-click on the batch file “makeboot.bat”. (Note: You

must be logged in to your PC with Administrator rights).

A warning message will appear as shown in Figure 2. Verify that the flash drive has been

correctly identified, in this example it’s drive “F:”, and press ENTER to make the drive bootable.

Figure 2

Use the “Safely Remove Hardware” function on the Windows Taskbar to insure that the drive is

properly written prior to unplugging it.

Please note that almost all recently manufactured flash drives from reputable

manufacturers are compatible with the SI-2K’s booting process, but there are a few that

may not work. If you encounter problems in the following steps, you may need to try a

different kind of flash drive. For maximum compatibility, use the drive provided by

Silicon Imaging.

2.2 Before You Boot

The Maintenance Tool is designed to modify only the internal flash drive, but it’s always

prudent to make sure that any work you have on the SI-2K has been copied off the

system prior to using the tool. You may also choose to remove the hard drive carrier

from the SI-2K prior to booting with the Maintenance Tool.

Customized “.LOOK” files are stored on the internal flash drive and will be overwritten

during a snapshot restore. These must be copied off the system prior to restoring a

snapshot.

After restoring a snapshot, touchscreen calibrations will need to be refreshed. Any third-

party hardware that requires drivers will also need to be re-installed.

Beginning with the SI-2K powered off and a display device (external monitor, touchscreen or

electronic viewfinder), plug the Maintenance Tool into either USB port on the rear panel of the

SI-2K. If possible, it’s preferable to power the SI-2K from it’s external power supply rather than

a battery to help insure that nothing interrupts the maintenance processes.

Switch the power on. The SI-2K will begin the first part of its normal boot process, then control

will switch over to the Maintenance Tool. The booting process will take about a minute and

during this, you’ll see a variety of informational and warning messages appear on the screen.

This is a normal part of the Linux operating system’s boot process and error messages during

this phase may be ignored.

If the camera does not boot to the USB drive, the boot order is incorrect in the BIOS.

Attach a USB keyboard to the camera, reboot and hold the ‘Delete’ key. Under ‘Advanced

BIOS Features’, the first boot device should be USB-ZIP. If this is not the case, use the

arrow keys to select the first boot device, use ‘ENTER’ to modify this and use the arrow keys to

select the USB-ZIP drive. The 2nd or 3rd boot device must be “hard disc”.

When the boot process is complete, you will see the Maintenance Tool interface as shown below.

2.3 Using the Maintenance Tool

The Maintenance Tool interface is operated using the mouse on the side of the SI-2K (not via

touchscreen). There are two types of flash media used in the SI-2K, Transcend and X .

Snapshot Images for both media types are provided in the Maintenance Tool and the appropriate

image will be automatically selected. A brief description of the snapshot along with the date of

its creation is shown.

Press Restore Snapshot to begin. Then click the large button now labeled “START”.

If you decide not to restore the snapshot prior to starting the process, you may safety select

“CANCEL” to abort the process and the system will perform a shutdown.

You should always use the “CANCEL” button and wait for the system to shut down prior

to switching the power off and removing the USB flash drive.

Once the restore operation has completed, which typically takes five to ten minutes, you

will see a message reporting OPERATION IS FINISHED.

Click the large button at the bottom “CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE” to begin the system

shutdown and insure that data written to the internal flash drive is safely stored.

Note: The option to cancel the process once a restore has started is not available. If the

restore process is interrupted, the internal flash drive will be in a corrupted state. Always

wait for the Maintenance Tool to report that the process has completed and allow it to

shut down the system before switching off the power.

Although there are additional capabilities available via the Linux operating system that

underlies the Maintenance Tool, you should only use the options available via the

Maintenance Interface unless directed otherwise by Silicon Imaging.

About 30 seconds after the shutdown process is initiated, after a series of text messages from

the operating system shutting down, you will see a single line indicating “System Halted” and

the stream of text will stop.

At this point, you may switch off power to the SI-2K and remove the Maintenance Tool USB

drive. The snapshot is now restored and you may switch on the power to the SI-2K and verify

that the restoration or upgrade has succeeded.

The SI-2K will power on and go thru one automatic reboot cycle. Upon reboot, the camera will

startup SiliconDVR and ready to shoot.

2.4 Troubleshooting

2.4.1 BIOS SETTINGS IF BOOT FAILS

If the SI-2K does not boot into the Maintenance tool, the BIOS boot settings may need to be

adjusted.

1. Connect a USB Keyboard and a monitor to the VGA port (do not use the SI-2K Electronic

Viewfinder) to the switched off camera.

2. Switch on the camera and press the "DEL" Button in order to enter the BIOS as soon as the

camera gives you that option (during start up the first time you see information on your

monitor)

3. Within the BIOS, go into the Advanced BIOS features --> HDD boot priority and set the USB-

ZIP as the first boot disk, and the removable SATA as the second boot disk (it's not a boot disk,

but just set it in the second position)

. Set the Boot Disk Priority from "Fixed" to "Dynamic" then return to the Main BIOS Menu by

pressing "ESC" two times.

5. Go into the Integrated Peripherals->On-Chip IDE Devices and then set the On-chip Serial ATA

to "Enhanced", set the SATA mode to "IDE", and then set the SATA port speed to "FORCE GEN

I". Then return to the Main BIOS Menu by pressing two times "ESC".

6. Select "Save and Exit"

2.4.2 CAMERA CONNECTION ERROR

If the SI-2K system performs its reboot operation and enters SiliconDVR, after a 2minute delay,

but has an error connecting to the camera, you may need to change the settings of your driver.

due to minor difference in Gigabit Ethernet Hardware.

1. QUIT SiliconDVR Disable Write Filter by selecting "Disable FBWF and Reboot" shortcut in the

SI folder on the desktop. System will reboot.

2. QUIT SiliconDVR and follow steps on Page 17 (step 12~18), Run EbdriverTool and assign

Port 1 (Intel Pro1000) with High Performance Driver.

3. While the WriteFilter is disabled, you should also set your Audio Input levels and Calibrate

your touchscreen (as stated in 2.5).

3. Enbale WriteFilter, using shortcut is Desktop /SI folder.

2.5 Touchscreen Calibration & Drivers

The flash drive of the SI-2K is protected from inadvertent writing by the File Based Write Filter

(FBWF). This protection keeps the file system from being corrupted during unexpected

shutdowns, such as when the battery runs down. In order to make changes to the system files,

it is necessary to turn off this protection, make the changes and then re-enable the protection.

While the FBWF is off, be sure that the camera cannot lose power and is always shut

down or rebooted under software control.

1. Disable FBWF by selecting "Disable FBWF and Reboot" shortcut in the SI folder on the desktop

2. After the reboot, perform the Touchkit calibration or additional device drivers

3. Enable FBWF by selecting "Enable FBWF and Reboot" shortcut in the SI folder on the desktop

. After the reboot the system is ready to use

Although the camera will operate with the FBWF disabled, it is strongly suggested that the

filter be immediately re-enabled after any maintenance.

3.0 SiliconDVR Installer (For PC/Laptop Only)

The installation instructions for installing SiliconDVR are split into two sets: One for Intel

Pro1000 NIC-based systems, and a second set for other generic NIC’s systems not compatible

with the Pleora High Performance Driver for Intel Pro1000 NIC’s (eg. Marvell Yukon). These

installation instructions assume a clean install of SiliconDVR.

If a previous version of SiliconDVR has been installed on the computer, follow the

uninstall steps in ‘3.4 Uninstalling Previous Versions of SiliconDVR’.

The SiliconDVR Installer is only to be used on computers meeting the minimum system

requirements outlined below. It is not for use on the SI-2K

3.1 - Minimum System Requirements:

• Windows XP SP2 32-bit, SP3 32-bit, Vista Business 32-bit, Vista Ultimate 32-bit (Note:

SiliconDVR 1.1 is not compatible with 6 -bit versions of Windows).

• Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33Ghz Processor of faster. For Windows Vista, suggested CPU

processor is 2. Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo or faster.

• 2GB of RAM. For Windows Vista, GB of RAM suggested.

• Either Intel Pro1000 NIC or other 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet NIC capable of 8K Jumbo

Packets

• Intel GMA950 embedded graphics, GMA X3100 embedded graphics or Nvidia

Geforce/Quadro series of discreet graphics cards.

• Hard-drive or SSD capable of sustained write throughput of 30MB/s.

3.2 Installing SiliconDVR for Pro1000 NIC’s:

1. Certify that the Pro1000 NIC being used for SiliconDVR has the Intel Pro1000 NIC driver

software installed and the NIC can operate as a “normal” NIC, capable of receiving normal

TCP/IP network traffic such as email, internet, file-sharing, etc.

2. Open the SiliconDVR Installer. You will be greeted by the installer splash-screen. Press the

“Next” button.

3. When you reach the “Select Components” screen, make sure that all three selections for

CineForm, Pleora eBUS and Pleora iPort are checked.

. Click the “Next” button and proceed with the installation of SiliconDVR.

5. After SiliconDVR is installed, the CineForm installer will launch. Click though the “next”

button and then when you arrive at the install screen, press the “Install” button.

6. After the CineForm Installer completes, the Pleora iPort Vision Suite will being installation.

Click the “Next” button.

7. Under the “Setup Type” window select the “Complete” choice for installation.

8. Once the iPort Vision Suite has completed installing, the Pleora eBUS driver Suite will launch.

Click though the “Next” button until the driver is completed installing.

9. After the eBUS driver has completed installation, the installer will go back to the SiliconDVR

installer splash-screen.

10. Once the SiliconDVR installer has completed, you will be prompted to reboot the computer.

11. Restart the computer.

12. Installing Drivers: After rebooting the computer, go into \Program Files\Pleora Technologies

Inc\Ethernet Bus\Binaries\ and launch the EbDriverTool.exe.

13. Once inside the EbDriverTool, you should see the active NIC on the computer available for

installing the eBUS drivers on for use with SiliconDVR. It should be listed as “NIC Driver” under

the “Driver” field.

1 . Click on the Intel Pro 1000 NIC that will be used with SiliconDVR, and then click on the

“Configure” button.

15. Inside the configuration window, choose the “GigE Link High-Performance IP Device

Driver” choice.

16. After the driver installs, close the configuration window.

17. The NIC in the main EbDriverTool window should now read “High Performance Driver” in the

driver field.

18. Quit the EbDriverTool application and then reboot the computer

19. After reboot, launch SiliconDVR.

3.3 Installing SiliconDVR for Generic NIC’s:

As a pre-installation procedure to optimize the generic NIC and set IP Addresses for use with

SiliconD R, follow these procedures:

1. Go into the Network Connections dialog box by right-clicking on Network Neighborhood and

going to “properties”.

2. Right-click on the “Local Area Connection” and go to “properties”.

3. Turn off the “Client for Microsoft Windows”, “QoS Packet Scheduler”, “File and Printer

Sharing”, and on Windows Vista, the “IPv6” option.

. Click on the “Internet Protocol Version (TCP/IPv )” control and then the “properties” button.

5. Disable obtaining and address over DCHP, and manually set the IP address of the NIC to

169.254.143.1. Then set the subnet mask to 255.255.255.0.

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