Physical Attributes
Figure 4
shows an example of different PCIe slots on a single PC motherboard.
DVI2PCIe can be installed on any of the following PCIe slots.
Figure 3: PCIe slots (from top to bottom: 4x, 16x, 1x and 16x), compared to a traditional 32-
bit PCI slot (bottom)
When installed, the DVI2PCIe Duo card adds a DVI IN and an SDI IN port and an LED
indicator. You can connect a DVI-I (single link/dual link) source directly to the DVI IN
port using a standard DVI cable. You can connect an SDI source (3G-SDI, HD-SDI
and SD-SDI) directly to the SDI IN port using an SDI cable with a BNC connector. To
connect a VGA source, use a VGA to DVI cable. To connect an HDMI source, use an
HDMI to DVI adapter.
Table 1 LED Descriptions
Interface
Description
LEDs
Red LED: During operation the red LED blinks each time the
DVI2PCIe Duo captures an image. You can use the red LED
as an indicator that the DVI2PCIe Duo is capturing images.
Green and blue LEDs: When the PC starts up the DVI2PCIe
Duo blue LED lights up. A few seconds later the green LED
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