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A/V Binloop HD User’s Manual Document Revision 2.0 November 13, 2020 Copyright Ó 2020 Alcorn McBride, Inc. All rights reserved. Every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of the information contained in this manual, and the reliability of the Alcorn McBride A/V Binloop HD hardware and software. Errors can sometimes go undetected, however. If you find one, please bring it to our attention so that we can correct it for others. Alcorn McBride welcomes comments and suggestions on the content and layout of its documentation. Applications described herein are for illustrative purposes only. Alcorn McBride Inc. assumes no responsibility or liability for the use of these products, and makes no representation or warranty that the use of these products for specific applications will be suitable without further testing or modification. Alcorn McBride products are not intended for use in applications where a malfunction can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury. Customers using or selling Alcorn McBride products for use in such applications do so at their own risk, and agree to fully indemnify Alcorn McBride for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale. Alcorn McBride Inc. reserves the right to make changes to these products, without notice, in order to improve their design or performance. A/V Binloop HD™ is a trademark of Alcorn McBride Inc., all rights reserved. Dante is a trademark of Audinate, Inc. Hardware Design: Jim Carstensen, Scott Harkless, Joy Burke, and Dmitri Kisten Firmware Design: Jim Carstensen, Scott Harkless, and Dmitri Kisten Software Design: Adam Rosenberg and Diego Reano Documentation: Jim Carstensen, Scott Harkless, John Conley, Kevin Lang, Adam Rosenberg and Dmitri Kisten Mechanical Design: Martin Chaney and Gerry Calixto, Jr. Alcorn McBride Inc. 6488 Currin Drive Orlando, Florida 32835 TEL: (407) 296-5800 FAX: (407) 296-5801 http://www.alcorn.com [email protected] Alcorn McBride AV Binloop HD User’s Manual Page iii Contents WELCOME .................................................................................................................................................... 1 Organization of this Manual ................................................................................................................ 1 Technical Support ................................................................................................................................ 1 GETTING STARTED ..................................................................................................................................... 2 Installation ............................................................................................................................................ 2 Unpacking Instructions ...................................................................................................................... 2 Installation Instructions ...................................................................................................................... 2 Playing a Test Video ............................................................................................................................ 3 Preparation ........................................................................................................................................ 3 Formatting the Compact Flash .......................................................................................................... 4 Loading the Test Video ..................................................................................................................... 4 Playing Video .................................................................................................................................... 5 ABOUT THE BINLOOP ................................................................................................................................. 7 What is the Binloop? ........................................................................................................................... 7 What’s inside the Binloop? ................................................................................................................. 7 The Card Cage .................................................................................................................................. 7 The Controller Card ........................................................................................................................... 8 The Reproducer Cards ...................................................................................................................... 8 The CobraNet Card ........................................................................................................................... 8 The Dante/AVB Card ........................................................................................................................ 9 How the Binloop Works ..................................................................................................................... 10 Control System ................................................................................................................................ 11 A/V Sync System ............................................................................................................................ 12 SMPTE Interface ............................................................................................................................. 13 CONTROLLING THE BINLOOP ................................................................................................................. 17 Serial Control (RS-232) ...................................................................................................................... 17 MIDI Control ........................................................................................................................................ 18 Ethernet Control ................................................................................................................................. 18 Parallel Control ................................................................................................................................... 19 Parallel Inputs ................................................................................................................................. 19 Parallel Outputs ............................................................................................................................... 20 Using the Group Control Inputs ....................................................................................................... 20 Using the Start SMPTE Input .......................................................................................................... 20 Using the Mute Input ....................................................................................................................... 21 Alcorn McBride AV Binloop HD User’s Manual Page v Timecode Control ............................................................................................................................... 21 CONTROL PROTOCOLS ............................................................................................................................ 23 AMI/Pioneer Control Protocol ........................................................................................................... 23 Get Firmware Version ..................................................................................................................... 23 Get Hardware Version (DBAP5 only) .............................................................................................. 23 Get SMPTE Firmware Version ........................................................................................................ 24 Get/Set Unit ID ................................................................................................................................ 24 Get/Set IP address .......................................................................................................................... 24 Get/Set Subnet Mask number ......................................................................................................... 25 Get/Set Gateway address ............................................................................................................... 25 Enable SMPTE ................................................................................................................................ 26 Disable SMPTE ............................................................................................................................... 26 Pause SMPTE ................................................................................................................................. 26 Idle SMPTE ..................................................................................................................................... 26 Get/Set SMPTE time ....................................................................................................................... 27 Get/Set SMPTE Mode ..................................................................................................................... 27 Get/Set SMPTE Frame Rate Mode ................................................................................................. 28 Get/Set SMPTE Preroll time ........................................................................................................... 28 Get/Set SMPTE Start time .............................................................................................................