VideoLogix PROTEUS-PLUS User manual

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PROTEUS-PLUS
User Manual
Version V2.00
Oct 1, 2019

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL OVERVIEW...................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
TYPICAL INTERCONNECT DIAGRAM......................................................................................................................................................................................5
GLOSSARY TERMS.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
COMMUNICATION .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
COM PORTS ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
COM PORTS:BAUD RATES.................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
COM PORTS:DEVICE TYPES ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................6
COM PORTS:CONFIGURATION ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................7
COM1...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
COM2...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
USB DEVICE PORT.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
USB HOST PORTS...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
CSV FORMATS ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
ETHERNET PORT ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9
VIDEO INPUT & OUTPUT............................................................................................................................................................................................................10
VIDEO FRAME RATES.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
VIDEO DELAY..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
IRIG INPUT......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
COMPOSITE INPUT (PIP) ............................................................................................................................................................................................................12
LOAD CONFIGURATION.............................................................................................................................................................................................................13
STORE CONFIGURATION...........................................................................................................................................................................................................13
TEXT, LOGO AND DATA INSERTER........................................................................................................................................................................................14
QUICK TUTORIAL ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................14
DISPLAY TIME,DATE .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................14
DISPLAY TEXT .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................15
DISPLAY IMAGES.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................17
DISPLAY GPS DATA..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................18
DISPLAY NMEA DATA ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................20
DISPLAY VALUES FROM ANY CSV SENTENCE ...................................................................................................................................................................................21
DISPLAY VALUES FROM ANY UNSUPPORTED NMEA SENTENCE.........................................................................................................................................................21
APPEND MILLISECOND COUNTER TO IRIG,GPS,RTC TIME.................................................................................................................................................................25
SNTP ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................26
APPS..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................27
QUADRATURE OR SIMPLE COUNTERS ...............................................................................................................................................................................................27

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ANALOG DATA................................................................................................................................................................................................................................31
XY MEASUREMENT.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................35
RETICLE ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................37
PLANE SITUATION AWARENESS ......................................................................................................................................................................................................39
ROV SITUATION AWARENESS..........................................................................................................................................................................................................42
SLIDERS ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................45
COMPASS .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................47
COUNT UP TIMER..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................48
GEOTAGGING & KML GENERATION.....................................................................................................................................................................................49
RECORDING SETUP..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................50
PLAYBACK SETUP............................................................................................................................................................................................................................51
CONFIGURATION .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................51
PROTEUS COMMANDS................................................................................................................................................................................................................55
TRANSMIT A COMMAND SCRIPT......................................................................................................................................................................................................55
PROTEUS REGISTERS .................................................................................................................................................................................................................56
SPECIFICATIONS..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................57
MAXIMUM INPUT VOLTAGE.............................................................................................................................................................................................................57
INPUT CONNECTOR ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................57
ENVIRONMENTAL............................................................................................................................................................................................................................57
WEIGHT &DIMENSION ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................57
FRONT PANEL LED ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................57
PCB DIMENSION..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................58
ENCLOSURE DIMENSION ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................60
APPENDIX A –KEYBOARD COMMANDS ...............................................................................................................................................................................61
KEYBOARD COMMANDS ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................61
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................61
APPENDIX B –UPDATING FIRMWARE...................................................................................................................................................................................62
APPENDIX C –INSTALL RENESAS FLASH PROGRAMMER .............................................................................................................................................64
APPENDIX D –IMAGES................................................................................................................................................................................................................65
JPG .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................65
PNG................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................65
LOCATION .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................65
APPENDIX E –CREATE CUSTOM FONTS...............................................................................................................................................................................66
APPENDIX F –TERMINAL BLOCKS.........................................................................................................................................................................................67
APPENDIX G –REGISTER DESIGNATION..............................................................................................................................................................................68

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GENERAL OVERVIEW
Video Overlay is a method by which computer-generated images are superimposed on video. Properly transformed images appear as if
they are an integral part of the scene without impeding the video of the actual environment.
The primary purpose of PROTEUS is to provide the ability to insert text, logos and GPS data.
Numerous apps have been developed to enhance this product. Customers have found them to be useful like the apps available for iPhone.
The existent of these apps should not discourage any customer from considering this product for basic text, logo and GPS data insertion.
PROTEUS supports both HD-SDI, HDMI input & output. It does not need to be connected to a computer for normal operation.
PROTEUS is available in 3 editions and the table below provides a comparison. This User Manual is for PROTEUS PLUS.
FEATURES
PROTEUS
LITE
ESSENTIAL
PLUS
Insert Texts, Images, Time/Date, GPS data, POS Laser Scanner Code
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Insert values from CSV sentences via RS232 & Ethernet
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Insert values from NMEA sensors via RS232
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Numerous APPs + Widgets + Device drivers
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2 x Quadrature inputs
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4 x Analog inputs
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Insert IRIG-B timecode
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Insert Network SNTP timecode
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MEMS based Compass, Gyroscope
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30+ Drawing commands via RS232 & Ethernet
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Superimpose composite (NTSC/PAL) video input over HD video input (PIP)
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Geotagging + KML File
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TYPICAL INTERCONNECT DIAGRAM
Diagram below illustrates a few the possible applications.

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GLOSSARY TERMS
Term
Definition
SCS
Software Communication Specification
CSV
Comma Separated Values
TB
Terminal Block
UM
User Manual
GPS
Global Position System
COMMUNICATION
COM PORTS
PROTEUS provides 2 x serial ports (COM1 & COM2) for communication with the external devices:
COM PORT
Location
Pin assignments
COM1
RS232:
Rear Panel DB9
2=RX, 3=TX, 5=GND
COM2
RS232:
Internal J54 & J16
J54:
1=RX, 2=GND, 3=TX
COM PORTS:BAUD RATES
•COM ports are fixed for N, 8, 1. However, baud rates can be set to 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 or 115200.
COM PORTS:DEVICE TYPES
COM ports can be interfaced to various sensors. Table below shows the current list and their corresponding Device Type setting.
Attach Sensor/Device
Corresponding Device Type setting
Any device transmitting CSV sentences i.e. laptop, sensors
CSV1, CSV2, CSV3, CSV4 (See CSV formats for more detail)
All NMEA-0183 compatible devices i.e. GPS Modem, Sounder, etc.
CSV1, CSV2, CSV3, CSV4
PROTEUS App
CSV1
PuTTY or similar program
CSV1
Vector NAV IMU
VectorNav
General Dynamic CINEFLEX
CINEFLEX

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COM PORTS:CONFIGURATION
Press F9 to display the Main Menu. Follow Figure 1-Figure 2 to configure COM ports for desire baud rate & device.
Figure 1
Figure 2
COM1
COM1 (DB9) is configured as DTE (PC) i.e. RX=Pin2, TX=Pin3. Thus, sensors such as GPS can be directly connected to the DB9 without the need for NULL
modem cable. However, a NULL modem cable is required to interface PROTEUS to a PC.
This port can be used to send remote commands defined in SCS (Software Communication Specification) or connect any RS232 sensor.
COM2
COM2 is located internal. Signals TX & RX are provided at J16 connector (Compatible with Garmin GPS 18x LVC) as well as Terminal Block J54.
This port can be used to send remote commands defined in SCS (Software Communication Specification) or connect any RS232 sensor.
USB DEVICE PORT
This port is used to upgrade the internal firmware. When connected to a PC, it will enumerate as a COM port. This port can also be used to send remote
commands defined in SCS (Software Communication Specification).
USB HOST PORTS
PROTEUS has 2 USB host ports. Typical devices connected to these ports are USB keyboard and USB Flash drive.

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CSV FORMATS
A CSV (Comma Separated Values) is an ASCII sentence composed of a unique header, followed by up to 12 comma separated values and a checksum.
$Header,VAL1,VAL2,VAL3,VAL4,VAL5,VAL6,VAL7,VAL8,VAL9,VAL10,VAL11,VAL12*CS
$
Signifies start of the sentence.
Header
Sentence header. Follow Figure 1-2 to define your unique sentence header.
VALn
Each sentence contains multiple values (VALn) delimited by commas.
*
The asterisk serves as checksum delimiter.
CS
The checksum field contains two ASCII characters which indicate the hexadecimal value of the checksum.
PROTEUS supports 4 different CSV sentences:
Type
Sentence includes
Sentence Structure
Example
CSV1
$Header, Values…, Checksum
$HEADER,VAL1,VAL2,VAL3,...VALn*CS
$STEVE,45,315,200,100*XX
CSV2
$Header, Values…
$HEADER,VAL2,VAL3,...
$BRIAN,45,315,200,100
CSV3
$Values...
$VAL1,VAL2,VAL3,...
$45,315,200,100
CSV4
Values …
VAL1,VAL2,VAL3,..
45,315,200,100
Upon reception of a CSV sentence and confirmation of the sentence header (only CSV1), PROTEUS parses the sentence. Parsed values (VAL1 ... VAL12)
are sequentially stored in Registers # 40 through 87. Any widgets linked to these registers will automatically get updated. CSV sentence vary in length,
but each VALn is limited to 40 characters or less.
For more detail on how to use CSV sentences, see Display values from any csv sentence
The checksum field is the last field in a sentence and follows the checksum delimiter character “*”. The checksum is the 8-bit exclusive OR of all characters
in the sentence, including “,” delimiters, between but not including the “$” and the “*” delimiters. The hexadecimal values of the most significant and least
significant 4 bits of the result is converted to two ASCII characters (0-9, A-F (upper case)) for transmission. The most significant character is transmitted
first. Example: $GPGLL,5057.970,N,00146.110,E,142451,A*27<CR><LF>
In C checksum computation would be written as:
char sentence [] = “GPGLL,5057.970,N,00146.110,E,142451,A”;
int i;
char checksum = 0;
for ( i = 0; i < strlen(sentence); i++)
checksum ^= sentence[i];
Although not recommended, for CSV1 type sentences, checksum computation can be bypassed by replacing CS with XX.

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ETHERNET PORT
This port can be used to send remote commands defined in SCS (Software Communication Specification).
•10M/100M auto sensing network interface
•Networking: Static or DHCP IPv4 addressing
•Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
•Default Gateway: 0.0.0.0
•UDP protocol. Port 9999
Follow Figure 1-Figure 2 to configure network interface. Following any change to the DHCP setting, power must be recycled for the change to take
effect. PROTEUS’s IP address can be viewed by pressing Alt-h.

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VIDEO INPUT & OUTPUT
PROTEUS provides the following video input & output:
•SDI (HD & SD)
•HDMI (HD & SD)
PROTEUS does not support HDMI video with HDCP. It can only process one video input at a given time. If more than one input is connected at the same
time, PROTEUS selects a video input based on the following priorities:
1. HD-SDI
2. HDMI
PROTEUS does not scale video and the output resolution follows the input. PROTEUS provides simultaneous video outputs.