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Centaurus Setup (Linux)
This page describes how to install Centaurus card drivers for Linux operating systems
You will need to register and download drivers from DVS website. If possible, you might want to get version we are describing. If it is no more available, you can use newer ones, but take care that you use correct path to the drivers.
Untar the tarball:
tar xzvf sdk4.0.1.17.tar.gz
Enter the driver directory and compile it:
# assuming you are in the main Ultragrid's directory
cd sdk4.0.1.17/linux-x86/driver/ # 32bit
cd sdk4.0.1.17/linux-x86_64/driver/ # 64bit
./driver_create
After the driver has been compiled, load it:
# Run after every reboot
./driver_load # as root
Your card is now ready. You may check whether it was loaded properly by executing
cat /proc/dvsdriver_lucy/* # as root
That should give a bunch of information. Look especially for:
card:
video0
videomode: 11000025
rasterid: 17
xsize: 1920
ysize: 1080
fps: 30
interlace: 2
locktofield: 1
ntscdominance: 0
linecount: 1125
pixelclock: 74175824
switchline0: 7
switchline1: 569
iomode: 00000000
video1
videomode: 11000025
rasterid: 17
xsize: 1920
ysize: 1080
fps: 30
interlace: 2
locktofield: 1
ntscdominance: 0
linecount: 1125
pixelclock: 74175824
switchline0: 7
switchline1: 569
iomode: 00000000
input
sdia: 37
sdib: -1
sdic: -1
dvi: -1
genlock: -1
genlock_type: 0
inputerror: 0
sync
syncmode: 00000000
syncstate: 1
synchdelay: 0
syncvdelay: 0
genlock: 0
analog
analog: 00000000
analogoutput: 0
syncout: 00000000
syncouthdelay: 0
syncoutvdelay: 0
audio
channel: 0
bits: 32
input: 0
wordclock: 0
timecode
ancgenerator: 3
ancreader: 4
ltcsource: 0
vitcline: 0
vitcreaderline: 255
vitcdetect: 0
where
sdia: 37
means that Centaurus II detected a valid SMPTE274/29I signal on the HD-SDI input. -1 means no signal.
Some older cards need to upgrade the firmware to work properly.
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