Studio Technologies 5150 V.1 - Manual (Page 16)

Issue 5, March 2014 Model 5150 User Guide
Page 16 Studio Technologies, Inc.
Model 5150
Video Generator Module
MCUVER= identifies the version of the
microcontroller (MCU) firmware (embedded
software) that’s loaded into and operating
in this specific module’s MCU board. The
microcontroller is the overall “boss” of the
Model 5150, doing pretty much everything
but the SDI-related tasks.
FPGAVER= identifies the version of the
logic chip (FPGA) firmware (embedded soft-
ware) that’s loaded into and operating in this
specific module’s FPGA board. The FPGA
creates the video images and processes the
SDI signals.
ADDRESS= identifies the RS-485 data bus
address of this specific module. The range
is 1 through 16. This address is configured
using four DIP switches located on the MCU
board.
STATUS.TXT File – [CONFIGURATION]
The [CONFIGURATION] section of the
STATUS.TXT file provides details on how
the module is actually functioning at the
time the file was created.
SDIINPUT= identifies which physical SDI
input on the module has been selected.
BNC indicates that the Coaxial (BNC)
SDI Input has been selected. SFP indicates
that the optical SDI input has been selected.
FORMAT= identifies which SDI Output
Image Format/Rate Mode has been se-
lected. AUTO indicates that the Auto Select
(Follows Input) mode has been selected.
LOCKED indicates that the Locked (Does
Not Follow Input) setting has been selected.
IMGDELAY= identifies the interval selected
for the delay before the stored image is
output. The range is 0 to 7 seconds. A set-
ting of 0 indicates that there will be no delay.
During the delay period the Model 5150 will
output a video image with a solid-gray color.
MOTION= identifies the status of the Mov-
ing Image Overlay function. OFF indicates
that the Moving Image Overlay function is
not active.
ON indicates that the Moving
Image Overlay function is active.
SDIMODE= identifies which SDI Mode has
been selected.
NORMAL indicates that a
valid SDI signal connected to the selected
SDI input will pass through to the module’s
SDI output(s). REFONLY indicates that
the selected SDI input will serve only as
a timing reference signal. The internally-
generated image will always be sent to
the SDI output(s).
GPI= identifies how the GPI (general-
purpose input) function has been selected.
NA indicates that the hardware version of
this specific Model 5150 module does not
support the GPI function (applies to mod-
ules with serial numbers 00250 or less).
DISABLED indicates that the function
is present in hardware but is not active.
Future versions of the MCU firmware may
implement other GPI actions.
GPO= identifies how the GPO (general-
purpose output) function has been select-
ed. NA indicates that the hardware version
of this specific Model 5150 module does
not support the GPO function (applies to
modules with serial numbers 00250 or
less).
DISABLED indicates that the func-
tion is present in hardware but is not ac-
tive. SDIVALID indicates that the GPO will
be high when a valid SDI signal is con-
nected to the selected SDI input (coaxial
(BNC) or optical). SDINOTVALID indicates
that the GPO will be high when a valid SDI
signal is not connected to the selected SDI
input (coaxial (BNC) or optical); the GPO
will be low when a valid SDI signal is con-
nected.