Blackmagicdesign Blackmagic MultiView 4 User Manual

Protocol Preamble
The first block sent by the multi view is always the protocol preamble:
PROTOCOL PREAMBLE:↵
Version: 2.3↵
↵
The version field indicates the protocol version. When the protocol is changed in a compatible
way, the minor version number will be updated. If incompatible changes are made, the major
version number will be updated.
Device Information
The next block contains general information about the connected Blackmagic MultiView 16
device. If a device is connected, the multi view will report the attributes of the Blackmagic
MultiView 16:
MULTIVIEW DEVICE:↵
Device present: true↵
Model name: Blackmagic MultiView 16↵
Video inputs: 16↵
Friendly name:
Unique ID:
Video processing units: 0↵
Video outputs: 16↵
Video monitoring outputs: 0↵
Serial P orts:
↵
This example is for the Blackmagic MultiView 16 which has 16 sources and 18 views including
solo which is view 16 and audio which is view 17, referred to here as outputs.
Version 2.3 of the Blackmagic Videohub Ethernet Protocol
was released with Videohub 4.9.1 software.
Initial Status Dump
The next two blocks enumerate the labels assigned to the input and output ports.
INPUT LABELS:↵
0 VTR 1↵
1 VTR 2↵
…
↵
OUTPUT LABELS:↵
0 Output feed 1↵
1 Output feed 2↵
…
↵
Note: Input and Output labels are always numbered starting at zero in the protocol which
matches port one on the chassis.
The next three blocks describe the routing of the
view ports.
VIDEO OUTPUT ROUTING:↵
0 5↵
Legend
↵
line feed
…
and so on
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Blackmagicdesign Blackmagic MultiView 4 Specifications

General

Brand	Blackmagicdesign
Model	Blackmagic MultiView 4
Category	Signal Processors
Language	English