WO1999041903A1 - Modular video signal matrix switcher with color-coded components - Google Patents
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- This invention is concerned with video signal switching equipment, and, more particularly, with such equipment formed of modular components.
- a video signal matrix switcher includes a housing which has a plurality of non- dedicated component placement locations and a plurality of different types of printed circuit board mounted in the housing for performing respective functions of the switcher. At least some of these printed circuit boards are positioned in respective ones of the non-dedicated component placement locations and include color coding indicia for distinguishing the boards from other types of boards mounted in the housing.
- non-dedicated component placement location should be understood to mean a slot or other mounting location adapted to receive more than one type of printed circuit board or similar component. That is, a “non-dedicated component placement location” is adapted to hold only one component at a time but is not limited to holding components of only a single type.
- the method may also include providing a computer which includes a display, inputting into the computer data indicative of a desired configuration of the matrix switcher, and displaying on the display a color-coded graphic representation of the desired configuration.
- Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a closed circuit video surveillance system in which the matrix switcher of the present invention may be applied.
- Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a matrix switcher provided according to the invention, showing the front side of the switcher.
- Fig. 3 is another perspective view of the switcher of Fig. 2, showing the rear side of the switcher.
- Fig. 4 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 3, but with many of the system components removed so that a portion of the interior of the switcher is visible.
- Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a small subset of the printed circuit board components of the switcher of
- Fig. 2 together with a midplane connecting structure which provides electrical connections among the printed circuit board components.
- Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the midplane structure of Fig. 5.
- Fig. 7 schematically illustrates an arrangement for providing automated guidance during assembly of the switcher of Fig. 2.
- Figs. 8-11 illustrate examples of screen displays that may be provided during assembly of the switcher.
- Fig. 1 provides an overview of a video surveillance system in which a modular video switcher provided in accordance with the invention may be applied.
- Reference numeral 100 generally indicates the video surveillance system.
- a video signal matrix switcher 12 and a second, or slave, switcher 12' Input for the switchers 12 and 12' is provided by a plurality of cameras, including one or more fixed cameras indicated at reference numeral 14, and a plurality of movable cameras 16 which may be conventional dome-housed cameras or other cameras having remotely controllable pan, tilt and zoom capabilities.
- the video signals provided by the cameras 14 and 16 are provided in parallel to the switchers 12 and 12' . Signals selected for output by the switchers 12 and 12' are respectively provided to monitors 18.
- Signals for controlling movement of the remotely controllable cameras 16 are generated at switcher 12 and/or 12' , and are transmitted to the cameras 16 via a control code distribution module 20. Operation of the switcher 12 and 12' and of the entire video surveillance system is controlled through inputs provided by user interface devices, such as a keyboard 22 and a control pad 24.
- the switcher 12 includes a housing 26, which may be formed of a conventional material such as metal or plastic.
- the housing 26 has an open front side 28 through which electronic components in the form of printed circuit boards may be inserted into or removed from the housing.
- the circuit board components removable through the open front 28 are of several distinct types, and each type of component is provided with a respective color coding indicia 30 in the form of a colored plastic bead mounted on the respective component.
- the housing 26 includes spaces for eighteen separately removable components at the front side of the housing.
- the switching module boards are each indicated by the reference numeral 32.
- Each of the switching module boards 32 has circuitry to provide matrix switching between twelve video inputs and twelve output terminals. All thirteen of the switching module boards 32 are identical to each other, and the respective color coding indicator bead 30 on the switching module boards 32 has the color blue to identify the switching module boards.
- the circuitry provided on each switching module board 32 is formed from standard components and is laid out in accordance with conventional design principles; further description of the circuitry of the switching module boards 32 is not necessary for an understanding of the invention.
- a power supply board 34 is provided in the left-most space at the front of the housing 26 .
- a panel 36 is mounted at a front edge (not shown) of the board 34.
- the power supply board 34 includes circuitry of conventional design (not shown) which converts an AC power line signal into suitable DC power levels for the electronic components of the switcher 12. In a preferred embodiment of the invention +8 VDC and -8 VDC are provided.
- the power supply board 34 also preferably includes circuitry for handling some of the data communications between the matrix switcher 12 and other components of the system.
- the color coding indicator bead 30 mounted on the front panel 36 of the power supply board 34 is red to identify the power supply board. Also present on the front panel 36 of the power supply board 34 are indicator LED ' s 38.
- the front panel 36 also has access points 40 which permit a user to adjust, relative to the AC power signal, the phase of a video switching synchronization
- the switching synchronization signal controls the timing at which the switching modules perform switching operations.
- a microprocessor (element 43 in
- Fig. 4 is mounted on the controller board 42 and generally controls the operations of the switcher 12.
- the microprocessor on the controller board 42 supervises operation of control circuits provided on the other printed circuit boards of the switcher 12.
- each output module board 44 includes six text generation/output video channels.
- a control code module board 46 is provided Immediately to the right of the output module boards 44 (i.e. between the right-hand one of the two boards 44 and the left-most switching module board 32).
- control code module board 46 30 on the control code module board 46 is yellow. Circuitry provided on the board 46 is controlled by the microprocessor 43 on controller board 42 and generates control code signals which are transmitted from the switcher 12 to control movement (e.g., pan, tilt and zoom operations) of the remotely controllable cameras 16 (Fig.
- each of the printed circuit boards other than power supply board 40 has a handle mounted at a central portion of the outward edge of the board to aid in slidingly removing the board from the housing 26.
- the handles are preferably formed of white- colored plastic and several of the handles are indicated in Fig. 2 with reference numeral 48.
- At least the sixteen spaces not occupied by the boards 34 and 42 are non-dedicated in that any one of a switching module board, an output module board or a control code output board can be positioned in any one of the sixteen spaces.
- the input capacity of the switcher can be increased by, for example, adding two more switching boards in place of the control code module board 46 and one of the output module boards 44. Further, depending on what sort of connections are provided among the board components, the output capacity of the switcher may be increased by replacing the control code module board and/or one or more of the switching boards with an output module board or boards.
- Fig. 3 is a perspective rear view of the switcher 12, showing that the housing 26 of the switcher 12 has an open rear side 50 which has eighteen spaces through which circuit board structures may be slidingly inserted into and removed from the housing 26.
- Each of the boards shown in Fig. 3 (which will sometimes be referred to as “rear boards") is aligned with and connected to a corresponding one of the boards shown in Fig. 2.
- Connections between the front boards shown in Fig. 2 and the rear boards of Fig. 3 are provided by means of a midplane connecting structure 52 (Fig. 5) which will be discussed below.
- each of the rear boards shown therein has a color coding plastic bead 30' mounted at an upward portion of the outer face of the respective rear board.
- the color of each bead 30' is the same as the color of the color coding bead 30 of the corresponding front board with which the rear board is aligned.
- each of the boards 54 is aligned with and connected to a respective one of the switching module boards 32 (Fig. 2) .
- each of the rear input connector boards 54 has an outer face upon which 12 standard BNC-type connectors are mounted in a vertical column.
- the color coding beads 30' of the rear input connector boards 54 are blue, matching the color coding beads 30 of the switching module boards 32.
- the input connector boards 54 provide 156 input connectors to support 156 incoming video signal channels.
- Each board 54 provides 12 input channels for the 12 x 12 matrix switch circuit of the corresponding switching module board 32.
- a rear power connection board 56 is provided in the right-most space of the rear side 50 of housing 26, a rear power connection board 56 is provided.
- the rear power connection board 56 is aligned with, and connected to, the power supply board 34 which was discussed above.
- the color coding bead 30' mounted at the top of the outer face of the board 56 is red, matching the bead 30 of the power supply board 34.
- the connectors and receptacles provided on the outer face of the rear power connector board 56 include a three-prong receptacle 58 which is provided to receive a female plug of an AC power cord (not shown) .
- BNC connectors 60 for providing a loop-through video signal path
- BNC connector 62 which serves as a data output port
- BNC connectors 64 which provide a loop-through signal path for a video synchronization signal received from an optional external device (not shown) .
- a printer output port 66 Also provided on the rear power connector board 56 are a printer output port 66, an ARCNET data port 68, and an auxiliary power input connection 70, which is provided to receive +8V and -8V DC power levels from an optional external back-up power supply (not shown) .
- a rear controller connector board 72 is positioned.
- the rear controller connector board 72 is aligned with and connected to the controller board 42 referred to above.
- the color coding bead 30' of the rear controller connector board 72 is purple, matching the color coding bead 30 of the controller board 42.
- the rear controller connector board 72 has a BNC connector 74 mounted on its outer face.
- the connector 74 functions as an output port for video signals generated on the controller board 42. These signals may be displayed on a monitor (not shown) to provide a system status display and/or a menu display to be used in programming the system.
- a group of ten RJ45 connectors (reference numeral 76) to accommodate data communication between the controller board 42 and user interface devices and/or other external devices .
- RJ45 connectors reference numeral 76
- a group of ten RJ45 connectors reference numeral 76
- FIG. 1 A group of ten RJ45 connectors (reference numeral 76) to accommodate data communication between the controller board 42 and user interface devices and/or other external devices .
- two adjacent rear output connector boards 80 are positioned. Each of the output connector boards 80 is aligned with and connected to a respective one of the output module boards 44 which were discussed above.
- the color coding beads 30' on the boards 80 are orange, matching the color coding beads 30 of the boards 44.
- Each of the boards 80 has mounted on its outer face a vertical column of 12 BNC connectors.
- the connectors on each of the rear output boards 80 provide six output video channels by which live video signals selected by the switching boards 32 are output, after having been combined with text overlay signals generated at the front output
- each board 80 provides six loop-through paths to accommodate text overlay on video signals from an external source by utilizing the electronics on the corresponding output board 44.
- the eighteenth and last one of the rear boards is indicated by reference numeral 82 and is positioned between the right -most rear input connector board 54 and the left- hand one of the rear output connector boards 80.
- the board 82 can be referred to as a rear control code output board and is aligned with and connected to the control code module board 46 which was discussed above.
- the color coding bead 30' on the rear control code output board 82 is yellow, matching the color coding bead 30 on the board 46.
- Groups of data ports 84 and 86 are provided on the outer face of the rear board 82 to accommodate data communication between the control code module board 46 (Fig. 2) and external devices, which are not shown in Fig. 3, but may include remotely controllable cameras, alarm sensors, and other types of devices .
- Fig. 4 is a perspective front view which is similar to Fig. 2, except that in the view of Fig. 4 many of the front printed circuit boards (including all but one of the switching module boards 32) have been removed, to permit a partial view of the inside of the housing 26. (Also, in the representation of Fig. 4, the boards that remain are represented somewhat schematically, and without any detail of the circuitry carried on those boards.)
- the housing 26 has a floor 90.
- a plurality of slots 92 are positioned on the floor 90 of the housing 26 and extend in the direction from the open front 28 of the housing toward the rear of the housing. The slots are provided to facilitate sliding insertion and removal of the front printed circuit boards into and from the housing 26, so
- Fig. 5 shows certain selected components of the switcher 12, with the housing 26 removed, and the selected components arranged to illustrate the manner in which the midplane connecting structure 52 provides connections among all thirty-six of the board components that have previously been referred to.
- the specific components shown in Fig. 5, in addition to the midplane structure 52, are a switching module board 32, a control code module board 46, an output module board 44, a rear input connector board 54, a rear control code output board 82, and a rear output connector board 80.
- the main component of the midplane structure 52 is a generally planar and rectangular board member 94 which has opposite faces 96 and 98 (see Fig. 6, which is a somewhat schematic top plan view of the midplane structure alone) .
- Mounted along each of the opposed faces 96 and 98 of the board number 94 is a plurality of standard connectors provided for electrical connection with edge connectors provided on the printed circuit boards of the switcher 12.
- eighteen 96-pin DIN female connectors 102 are mounted along face 96 to accommodate electrical connection with edge connectors provided at the rear ends of the front printed circuit boards of the switcher 12.
- eighteen 96 -pin DIN male connectors 104 are provided on the rear face 98 (Fig. 6, not visible in Fig.
- the pin positions in the connectors 102 are arranged to provide a code indication so that each of the front boards can "read” its position within the housing and then can respond appropriately to address signals.
- wiring Internal to the board member 94, wiring (which is not visible in the drawings) is provided both laterally among the connectors 102 on the front side of the midplane structure 52, and in the front -to-rear direction, so that
- the lateral connections provided by the mid-plane 52 preferably include at least twelve parallel video output bus connections among the eighteen connectors 102, as well as address and serial data bus connections.
- Fig. 5 also illustrates the arrangements, discussed above, whereby each of the rear boards is aligned with and connected to a corresponding front board.
- Fig. 5 shows rear output connector board 80 aligned with (i.e., substantially coplanar with) output module board 44, rear control code output board 82 aligned with control code module board 46, and rear input connection board 54 aligned with switching module board 32.
- the midplane structure 52 serves to provide a signal path between board 80 and board 44; a signal path between board 82 and board 46; and a signal path between board 54 and board 32. It should be understood that the arrangement illustrated by Fig. 5 also applies to all eighteen pairs of front and rear boards of the switcher 12.
- switcher 12 shown in Figs. 2 and 3 contains the maximum number of components for the housing shown in those drawings. In many cases the switcher may be assembled without some of the components shown in Figs. 2 and 3. For example, it is contemplated to omit some but not all of the switching module boards 32 (and the corresponding rear boards) . Also, one of the two output module boards 44, and its corresponding rear board, may be omitted. Also, the control code module board 46 and its corresponding rear board may be dispensed with, if only fixed cameras are included in the video surveillance system, or if other means, independent of the switcher 12, are provided for generating control codes to control any movable cameras in the surveillance system.
- a computer 102 may be provided at an assembly station 104.
- the computer 102 may be constituted by standard personal computer hardware, and includes a display 106 and a keyboard 108.
- Software provided in accordance with the invention is installed in the computer 102 and controls the computer 102 to provide displays which will be discussed below.
- Data representing configurations of one or more switchers to be assembled at station 104 is loaded into the computer 102 from, for example, a data disk (not shown) , or by downloading from a host computer (not shown) .
- the production worker (not shown) at the station 104 then operates the computer 102 to call up the configuration data for the first switcher to be assembled.
- the display 106 presents a screen display such as that illustrated in Fig. 8.
- the display of Fig. 8 is a schematic representation of the front side 28 of the switcher housing 26.
- a sequence of colored bars 110 in the display are indicative of the types and locations of the printed circuit board components called for by the configuration data for the job at hand.
- Job identification data and other information is displayed at 112.
- Provided at 114 is an indication that the display is for assembly of the
- Rectangular box 116 schematically corresponds to the open front side of the switcher housing.
- a sequence 118 of letters A through R runs from right to left along an upper portion of the box 116 and corresponds to lettering provided on the housing 26 to indicate the eighteen component placement locations at the front of the housing.
- the display bars 110 are colored and positioned relative to letter sequence 118 according to the configuration data for the job at hand. For the purposes of the present example, it is assumed that the configuration data calls for a switcher configured as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. Consequently, the colored bars 110 are eighteen in number, corresponding to each of the eighteen component placement locations.
- the thirteen right -most bars 120 are all blue, to indicate that switching module boards (color-coded blue) are to be installed in the corresponding slots in the housing.
- the next colored bar 122 at position N in the display, is yellow, calling for installation of a control code module board at the corresponding slot in the housing. Proceeding to the left, the next two colored bars 124 are orange, indicating that output module boards are to be installed in the corresponding positions in the housing.
- the last two bars 126, 128 are respectively purple and red, to indicate that a controller board and a power supply board go in the last two slots.
- the presence of the color coding indicia also makes it possible, in many cases, to determine at a glance whether or not a complete and correct configuration has been assembled.
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