G-LEC S-Drive II Quick Start Manual

Manual is about: Control Unit for Phantom & Solaris/DVI-D

Summary of S-Drive II

  • Page 1

    G-lec s-drive ii quick start guide version 0.1, april 2010 refers to s-drive firmware 1.4, g-lec software 3.5.19 g-lec vision gmbh s-drive ii quick setup guide page 1.

  • Page 2: Contents

    Contents contents.................................................................................................................................................2 about this manual..........................................................................................................................

  • Page 3: Safety Precautions

    Safety precautions – this equipment must be earthed – ip 20. Do not expose to rain, moisture, dust or heat (like direct sunlight) – no user-serviceable parts inside, do not open. – caution: high voltage, possible hazard when unit is open and connected to mains voltage – this unit outputs laser radia...

  • Page 4: System Requirements

    System requirements – g-lec phantom frames, with accessories (power supplies, cabling, suspension etc.) – mains power (90-240 v, 50/60 hz) – dvi-d source (standard computer, video converter or similar). Please note that it needs to be dvi-d. Any hard-wired adapter vga-dvi will output dvi-a, and will...

  • Page 5

    Indicator leds: sync: steady on: dvi present, fiber chain established blinking: fiber chain established, dvi failure off: fiber chain failure dvi: steady on: dvi present steady off: dvi not present (not connected or no signal) (version 1.4) fast blinking: dvi present but cropping area entirely outsi...

  • Page 6: Installation

    Installation (1) hook-up the components as shown in above diagram: - mains power supply - fiber cables to/from g-lec phantom frames - dvi-d from appropriate dvi video source (2) on your control pc, install the latest g-lec software (from http://g-lec.Com/en/software.Html ). It's recommended to insta...

  • Page 7: Adjusting The Panels

    Adjusting the panels (1) make sure everything is properly connected, and dvi is present (all indicator leds at the s-drive must be lit, the s-drive's display should show the correct dvi resolution, and the panels should at least show some random parts of the dvi signal) (2) start the g-lec software ...

  • Page 8

    (14)in the upload data window, select the options your upload requires: phantom 60 and phantom 30-1 do not understand any gamma command: do not use either 'global gamma' nor 'keep gamma' with those. 'wait answer' tells the software whether it should expect the return line connected. You may uncheck ...

  • Page 9

    Understanding variable cropping due to data rate limitations, the fiber optic link can transmit only something like 400,000 pixels (exact number depends upon resolution, frequency, and shape). Whereas the s-drive 1 was merely a converter and always converted the entire input signal (including 40 tra...

  • Page 10

    Example 1 – see text above: 1 panel located at 200x100, variable cropping not activated – no green border around the panel watch the messages: cropping: 200 x 140 variable cropping is not mentioned g-lec vision gmbh s-drive ii quick setup guide page 10

  • Page 11

    Example 2 – see text above: 1 panel located at 200x100, variable cropping activated – green border around the panel watch the green border around the frame, and the reading at the bottom. Watch the messages: ... Variable cropping mode activated !!! Variable cropping is: 200x100 w:32 h:32 -----------...

  • Page 12: Contact, Help, Support

    Contact, help, support please find useful information, software updates etc. At our website: http://www.G-lec.Com/en/software.Html in case of questions and urgent problems, please write to info@g-lec.Com g-lec and the g-lec logo are registered trademarks of g-lec vision gmbh, karlsbad, germany. Pate...