User`s guide

BCServer Hardware
To install and run the BCServer/Louth VDCP Device Manager, you’ll need the
base equipment detailed in the following table.
Device Description
CPU 200 MHz Pentium®
Memory 64 MB RAM
Keyboard 104 keyboard
Monitor 15-inch monitor
Video card
SVGA 800x600 or better
Hard drive configuration 2 GB drive
Floppy drive 1.44 MB
Operating system Microsoft NT 4.0,
with a minimum of Service Pack 3
Mouse Windows-compatible mouse
(except Microsoft Intellipoint Mouse)
CD-ROM drive 4X CD-ROM drive
Video Server Requirements
The video server must support the Louth Video Disk Communications Protocol
commands listed in Appendix B.
Tektronix Profile PDR-200 - software must be version 2.5.2.6 or higher
Tektronix Profile PDR-400 - software must be version 3.1.1.2 or higher
Cabling
The Louth VDCP DM requires one serial RS-422 connection to a VDCP-
compatible device for each channel that it will control. Following are the RS-422
pin-outs for common Video Playback machines such as the Grass Valley Profile
PDR, Pluto AirSPACE, and Leitch ASC VR300. The playback device must be
configured as a SLAVE device—for a Profile PDR, that means setting the DIP
switches for the serial ports DOWN. AirSPACE is SLAVE only.
A 4- or 8-wire RJ-45 terminated straight cable goes from the Equinox module on
the BCS Server to the Profile. An RJ-45 modular adapter connects to the video
server. The color-codes below are using Inmac RJ-45 modular adapters. Most
brands will follow the TELCO standard, but at least one supplier had the colors
reversed).