The diagnostic LEDs on the Hawk board can help when connecting the board to a video source. The information below is only applicable for SW releases on, or after, 2009-02-05.

Bug: The latest SW, dated 2010-06-07 contains a bug that in some specific imaging situations causes the video output to appear over-saturated. Typically, parts of the processed image will have strange and very saturated colors.  How to repeat: 1. You must have card with a serial no in...

 Please note that Hawk boards with hardware revision 1B do not support RS-485 The RS-485 support does not include multi-drop systems. See image below for more info

Updated SW revision information available for download 

 Hawk board cables (updated 2008-09-12) What Use for Manufacturer info Where can I buy it Micro coax contact for video cable mounting Make...

1.        BRIG  Explanation Gets or sets brightness of output video Syntax BRIGx<cr> where x ? = read current setting x = 0 - 255 ...

 The Hawk board can be controlled remotely in several ways. Some options are illustrated below

General Low quality cables, damaged cables/contacts can degrade analog video. Analog video signals are notoriously sensitive to bad cabling. Usually the extra cost of high quality cabling is well worth it. BNC contacts Use 75Ω connectors, gold-plated if possible. Coaxial cables ...

 The Hawk board products and Hawk System can be controlled remotely. We recommend the following software Windows (all versions) Putty, found at www.chiark.greenend.or g.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Mac OS X Telnet or screen command at...

 The official LYYN answer is that the LYYN technology improves color video. However, many customers perceive a marked improvement with B&W/grayscale video. If you are in doubt, please check our marketing material on www.lyyn.com or youtube.com (search for LYYN).