This chapter covers installing and removing the OCTANE Personal Video
option board in your OCTANE workstation.
The following topics are covered in this chapter:
The OCTANE Personal Video option provides high-quality video input and output, industry standard formats, and real time video processing through all of its ports.
You can send and receive analog video (either composite or s-video), receive video from the O2Cam digital camera, and connect component digital video in/out from any serial CCIR 601/SMPTE-259M compliant device. Use a third-party adapter to convert the digital video port to CCIR 601. The digital video port provides both input and output data flow.
The OCTANE Personal Video board is compatible with NTSC (525-line) and PAL (625-line) television broadcast standards. It provides a single video output channel simultaneously in composite analog, S-video, and digital (via the digital port) interfaces. A single video input channel can be selected from composite analog, S-video, and digital (via the digital port) interfaces. In addition, the digital interface supports the O2Cam digital camera.
The OCTANE Personal Video board also provides a reference sync (genlock) input.
The OCTANE Personal Video board translates the high-resolution graphics output to digital video formats with arbitrary scaling including full-screen capture. The resultant digital video can be captured into system memory and directed to the OCTANE Personal Video board's video output interfaces.
Before shutting down your system and installing the Personal Video board, be sure you have the same version of the IRIX operating system installed on your system that ships with this board. Install the operating system that came with your board before installing the hardware.
Read any flier and release notes before installing the Personal Video software that came with your shipment. The notes in the CD booklet provide detailed information for reading the release notes and installing the software.
To review release notes, choose Toolchest > Help > Release Notes. Release notes are available here after the software has been installed.
To display ASCII text in an IRIX shell, at the prompt, enter cdrelnotes.
It's a good idea to check your shipment when you receive it. You should receive the supplies shown in Figure 1-1.
You will also need:
An XIO compression connector cap to protect the graphics board or option board's compression connectors when the XIO module is out of the workstation. (Caps came with the OCTANE workstation for use on the graphics board's compression connectors.)
A blank panel, if you are removing the OCTANE Personal Video board and are not replacing it. (A blank panel came with the workstation and was in the slot filled by the OCTANE Personal Video board.)
This section contains instructions on installing the OCTANE Personal Video board. Installing an OCTANE Personal Video board requires following a series of steps that lead up to the board installation, through the steps that complete the task. These detailed steps begin on the following page.
Open the cover and push the power button to power off the OCTANE workstation.
Unplug the power cord.
Push the power button on the monitor to power it off. Wait five minutes.
Face the rear of the workstation.
Warning: The heat sinks on the XIO boards become very hot. Wait 5 minutes after powering off the OCTANE workstation before you remove the XIO module. Test before touching any of the XIO boards.
Remove the monitor cable or other cables from the XIO module. (For illustration purposes, only the monitor cable is shown in Figure 1-3.)
The XIO module can be thought of as a tray to which the XIO graphics boards and option boards are attached.
 | Note: The XIO module is always installed with the graphics board toward the top of the workstation. The graphics board appears, in Figure 1-3, in the upper left quadrant of the XIO module. |
 | Caution: The components inside the OCTANE workstation are extremely sensitive to static electricity; you must wear the wrist strap while replacing parts inside the workstation. |
To attach the wrist strap, follow these steps:
Wrap the exposed adhesive side firmly around your wrist and unroll the rest of the band and peel the liner from the copper foil at the opposite end.
Attach the copper foil to a convenient and exposed electrical ground, such as a metal part of the OCTANE workstation.
Before removing the XIO module, you must unplug and power off the OCTANE workstation, wait five minutes after powering off the workstation to allow the heat sinks to cool, and attach the wrist strap. If you have not already done this, go to “Preparing the Workstation” and follow the instructions through attaching the wrist strap. Then return here.
When you remove the XIO module, the compression connectors on the back of the XIO module (XIO boards) are accessible and easily damaged. All XIO graphics boards have compression connectors, and most XIO option boards do. The OCTANE Personal Video board does.
| Caution: The compression connectors on each XIO board are very delicate and easily damaged. Do not touch or bump the gold, bristled pad. For more information on care and cleaning of compression connectors, see the OCTANE Workstation Owner's Guide. |
| Warning: The heat sinks on the XIO boards become very hot. Wait 5 minutes after powering off the OCTANE workstation before you remove the XIO module. Test before touching any of the XIO boards. |
The XIO module is the holding mechanism for XIO graphics or XIO option boards and holds up to four boards. It can be thought of as a tray to which boards are attached.
Loosen the two captive screws in the XIO module handles until the handles move free from the workstation.
Grasp the handles and pull until the XIO module protrudes a two inches from the chassis.
The handles and the XIO module move out about two inches before the I/O panels move.
Support the bottom of the XIO module with your hand as you pull.
Grasp the XIO module along its length, and support the module and XIO boards as you remove them from the chassis.
The handles protrude from beneath the XIO boards when the XIO module is out of the chassis. When protruding, the identification slots for the XIO boards (D and A, B and C) are visible. Slots B and C are on the opposite side of the XIO module from slots D and A.
Note: Do not push on the handle area after you have removed the XIO module. The XIO module locks to the workstation only if the handle area is protruding. Place the XIO module on a flat, antistatic surface. An empty antistatic bag on your desk works well.
| Note: Figure 1-9 above shows an OCTANE/SI graphics board in slot A and a blank panel in slot D. OCTANE/SSI or /MXI graphics boards are twice the width of the OCTANE/SI board and reside in slots D and A, although these boards connect to the workstation through the single compression connector on the slot A side of the board. See Appendix A for illustrations of different graphics boards and the OCTANE Personal Video board. |
Place a cap on the XIO graphics board compression connector.
Note: The cap prevents damage to the gold (front) surface when the XIO boards are removed from OCTANE. These caps are placed on any XIO compression connector as soon as the XIO module is removed from the chassis, and then removed before placing the XIO module back in the chassis.
The XIO module is the holding mechanism for XIO graphics or XIO option boards and holds up to four boards. It can be thought of as a tray to which boards are attached. The four quadrants of the XIO module are slots A, B, C, and D. Slots D and A are on one side, Slots B and C on the other. A graphics board, option board, or blank panel attaches to each slot on the XIO module.
The XIO module must be placed so that the graphics board in slot A is in the upper left corner, or the graphics board may overheat and be damaged.
The graphics board is always in slot A or slot A and (covering) slot D.
Option boards occupy slots B and C and possibly D.
Place the OCTANE Personal Video board only in slot B.
Graphics and option boards may be linked by flex cables.
A baffle must be attached to two side-by-side blank panels to ensure proper air flow.
The XIO compression connector is always covered by a protective cap when an XIO board is out of the OCTANE workstation.
Extra caps for the compression connectors are shipped with the workstation.
Attaching the OCTANE Personal Video board is a lengthy process. Here is a quick overview of the preliminary steps.
Before installing the OCTANE Personal Video board, you must follow a series of steps detailed in the preceding sections of this chapter, beginning at “About the OCTANE Personal Video Board”. If you have not already done so, go to “Preparing the Workstation” and follow the instructions through removing the XIO module. If you have already removed the XIO module, go to step 1 on page 14. (Be sure you also read “About the XIO Module” before beginning your task.)
| Caution: Do not touch the gold (front) surface of the XIO compression connector. Touching it could damage the connector. Place a protective cap on the XIO compression connector, to prevent damage when the XIO boards are removed from the OCTANE workstation. See Appendix C, “Care and Cleaning of the XIO Compression Connector.” |
Turn the XIO module so that slots B and C are facing you. Select your next step from Table 1-1.
Table 1-1. Choosing the Next Instruction
If You Have...
Go to...
An option board in slot B
The option board installation guide for instructions on removing the board
A blank panel in slot B and an option board in slot C
Step 3
Blank panels in slots B and C
Step 2
Remove the baffle attached to the two blank panels:
Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the four screws holding the baffle to the two blank panels.
Remove the baffle.
Replace the two screws into the blank panel in slot C.
Remove the blank panel. Keep it in case you remove an option board. A blank panel or board must be in place in each slot on the XIO module.
Keep the baffle. The baffle must be in place over two blank panels to ensure proper air flow.
Note: The baffle is never used with an option board, only with two side-by-side blank panels.
Place the OCTANE Personal Video board in slot B on the XIO module, aligning the holes in the board to the standoffs on the XIO module. (Do not remove the cap on the compression connector at this time.)
Insert and tighten the three shorter screws through the Personal Video board and into the standoffs on the XIO module. See Figure 1-13.
Insert the long screw into the spacer, through the hole on the Personal Video board, and into the standoff on the XIO module.
| Caution: Do not install the baffle. The baffle is used only with two side-by-side blank panels. You may damage the option board if you try to install a baffle on it. |
Turn over the XIO module so that you are facing the graphics board in slot A or A and D.
Attach the flex cables from the OCTANE Personal Video board in slot B to the graphics board in slot A.
Attach the connector with the shortest flex cable (from the OCTANE personal Video board) to connector A on the graphics board. Press down on the middle of the connector to ensure proper seating.
Lay the middle flex cable through the release levers of connector A, then attach the connector. Press down on the middle of the connector to seat it.
Lay the longest flex cable through the release levers of connectors A and B. Attach the connector and press down on the middle of the connector to seat it.
This section describes how to install the cable guard on the OCTANE Personal Video board.
The cable guard protects the flex cables from being scratched or caught on the chassis when the XIO module is inserted or removed from the workstation.
The cable guard slides under the I/O panels and attaches beneath the screw on the graphics board, and behind the spacer on the Personal Video board.
Remove the screw from the graphics board, as shown in Figure 1-17.
Slide the two prongs under the I/O panels.
Push the cable guard toward the flex cables, laying the top hook on the top of the graphics board. Continue placing pressure on the flex cables.
Press down on the center hole of the cable guard and slide it toward the back of the XIO module until its half-hook rests behind the spacer on the Personal Video board.
Place the screw from the graphics board through the hook on the cable guard and the graphics board, and into the standoff on the XIO module.
Note: If you receive a screw with the cable guard, use this longer screw instead of the screw you just removed from the graphics board. You have finished installing the flex cables and cable guard.
Remove the caps from all XIO compression connectors. Keep the caps to protect the compression connector should you ever remove the Personal Video board or any other board.
See “Replacing the XIO Module” for instructions on replacing the XIO module.
| Caution: The XIO module must be replaced with the graphics board toward the interior of the workstation to prevent overheating and damage to the boards. If the XIO module with the OCTANE/SSI or OCTANE/MXI graphics board is inserted incorrectly, a notifier appears during power on telling you to insert the XIO module with the graphics boards toward the interior of the workstation, and power-on stops. Power off the system and correctly insert the XIO module, as shown in Figure 1-21. |
Location matters.
Place the XIO module in the workstation with the boards oriented as shown in Figure 1-22.
Slide the XIO module into guides on the top and bottom of the workstation.
Before you insert the XIO module, make sure the handle portion protrudes in a locked position from the I/O panels, as shown in Figure 1-23.
If the handles are flush with the I/O panels, the XIO module will stop during insertion. Pull out the handles until the sliding portion of the XIO module looks like that shown in Figure 1-23, and then continue inserting the XIO module into the chassis.
Use the handles to push the XIO module firmly into a locked position. You may need to use some force.
Note: The I/O panels are not completely flush with each other or the chassis; there is some slight variation in the depth of the individual boards. Tighten the screws in the handles so that the XIO module is attached to the chassis.
Remove the wrist strap.
Reattach the monitor cable to the I/O connector.
Attach any cables to the appropriate port on the OCTANE Personal Video board.
See Table 1-2 for information on where to go from here.
Table 1-2. Information on the Next Step
To Do This... | Go Here... |
|---|---|
Attach the O2Cam | |
Power on the OCTANE workstation | |
Set up the Personal Video board using the Video Panel |
Setting up the O2Cam requires attaching the audio and camera cables.
Plug the power cord into an electrical outlet.
Push the power button on the front of the OCTANE workstation.
Push the power button on your monitor.
To verify that the Personal Video board is recognized by the system, verify the hardware installation.
Open a UNIX shell and type: hinv
Look for a line similar to this: Personal Video: unit 1, revision 1.0
If you do not see this line, go to Chapter 3, and follow the instructions for powering off the OCTANE workstation and removing the XIO module. Then follow the installation instructions in Chapter 1 to be sure the Personal Video board was properly installed.
Run hinv again. If your Personal Video board is not recognized, call your authorized service provider.
To Do This...
Go Here...
Place a regulatory label
Set up the Personal Video board using the Video Panel
Chapter 2, Using the Digital Media Software on page 35
Instructions on using the O2Cam
If you received a system upgrade label, place it on the system label (top of workstation).
Face the back of the OCTANE workstation. The system label (containing the model and CMN number) is located at the top center of the back of the workstation.
Place the label over the VCCI and CISPR 22 information.