Studio Technologies 5150 V.1 - Manual (Page 17)

Model 5150 User Guide Issue 5, March 2014
Studio Technologies, Inc. Page 17
Model 5150
Video Generator Module
STATUS.TXT File – [OPTIONS]
The [OPTIONS] section of the STATUS.
TXT file is provided as a guide when creat-
ing a CONFIG.TXT file which will set the
module’s configuration. This information is
provided in the STATUS.TXT file only as a
reference and doesn’t play an active part
in module configuration or operation.
SDIINPUT= selects which physical SDI
input on the module will be active. BNC
selects the coaxial (BNC) SDI input to be
active.
SFP selects the optical SDI input
to be active.
FORMAT= selects the SDI Output Image
Format/Rate Mode. AUTO selects the Auto
Select (Follows Input) mode. LOCKED
selects the Locked (Does Not Follow Input)
mode.
IMGDELAY= selects the interval for the
delay before the stored image is output.
The range is 0 to 7 seconds. A setting of 0
selects no delay. During the delay period
the Model 5150 will output a video image
with a solid-gray color.
MOTION= selects the Moving Image
Overlay function. OFF disables the Moving
Image Overlay function.
ON enables the
Moving Image Overlay function.
SDIMODE= selects the SDI Mode func-
tion. NORMAL selects that a valid SDI
signal connected to the selected SDI input
will pass through to the module’s SDI
output(s). REFONLY selects that the se-
lected SDI input will serve only as a timing
reference signal. In this latter mode, the
internally-generated image will always be
sent to the SDI output(s).
GPI= selects the GPI (general-purpose
input) function. DISABLED selects that the
function is not active. Future versions of the
MCU firmware may implement other GPI
actions. Note that if the hardware version
of this specific Model 5150 does not sup-
port the GPI function (modules with serial
numbers 00250 or less) this text line will not
appear.
GPO= selects the GPO (general-purpose
output) function.
DISABLED selects that
the function is not active. SDIVALID selects
that the GPO will be high when a valid SDI
signal is connected to the selected SDI input
(coaxial (BNC) or optical). SDINOTVALID
selects that the GPO will be high when a
valid SDI signal is not connected to the se-
lected SDI input (coaxial (BNC) or optical);
the GPO will be low when a valid SDI sig-
nal is connected. Note that if the hardware
version of this specific Model 5150 does not
support the GPO function (modules with se-
rial numbers 00250 or less) this text line will
not appear.
Configuration Text File
A text file can be created to specify how a
Model 5150 should be configured. Saved on
a USB flash drive, the file must have a name
of CONFIG.TXT and be stored in a folder di-
rectly under the root with a name of M5150.
When the USB flash drive is plugged into
a Model 5150 the file will automatically be
read and the configuration stored. Immedi-
ately after the file is read the STATUS.TXT
file will be written to the M5150 folder. The
contents of this file will reflect the configu-
ration that’s present after the contents of
the CONFIG.TXT have been read. This will
provide immediate feedback that the desired
configuration has be implemented.