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Visilynx 3 Series Matrix Switcher

VisiPC Software Version 2.01

Part 1 – Visilynx 3 Configurator

USER MANUAL

Manual : INS00231 Issue 4

Summary of Contents for Visilynx 3 Series

Page 1: ...Visilynx 3 Series Matrix Switcher VisiPC Software Version 2 01 Part 1 Visilynx 3 Configurator USER MANUAL Manual INS00231 Issue 4...

Page 2: ...MMANDS 20 4 SYSTEM SETTINGS 21 4 1 INTRODUCTION 21 4 2 SHORTCUT KEYS 21 4 3 GLOBAL SYSTEM SETTINGS 22 4 4 ALARM SETTINGS 24 4 5 CAMERA SETTINGS 27 4 6 COMMUNICATION CHANNEL SETTINGS 31 4 7 KEYBOARD SE...

Page 3: ...under the industry standard Microsoft Windows 95 98 2000 and NT operating systems It is both user friendly and comprehensive and forms the heart of the systems configuration and test capability The U...

Page 4: ...on is V3 Configuration is edited using the Communications Settings and Global System Settings displays The configuration is saved to a disk file at the File menu or a toolbar button The configuration...

Page 5: ...3CONFIG to an external PC for system set up and testing Please refer to Figure 2 2 1 3 Interface Lead If the serial port on your PC is a 25 way connection you will need to purchase a suitable 9 way to...

Page 6: ...different folder if you prefer 6 Once the installation procedure is finished Windows may prompt you to restart your PC to complete the installation 7 If you want to create a desktop shortcut right cli...

Page 7: ...screen The third pane indicates whether the configuration data is Invalid i e contains errors If this is indicated the configuration cannot be sent to the Visilynx 3 system The fourth pane indicates t...

Page 8: ...e panes of the status bar change to one pane This leftmost pane then indicates the status of the communications Colour Description Indication Green Comms OK Indicates that the last message has receive...

Page 9: ...e Import Allows you to import an existing configuration file and merge it with the open configuration View Log Select View Log to see the error log for the selected configuration Note if no errors exi...

Page 10: ...your currently open configuration set up Figure 6 File Open Dialog Box The dialog box allows you to select a previously saved configuration file for use in this case from a choice of just three Selec...

Page 11: ...nd Shortcut keys Alt FA This command allows you to specify the name and location of the file you are about to save Figure 7 Save As Dialog Box Type in the desired new file name in place of the highlig...

Page 12: ...g or validating a particular configuration and lists them for reference as shown above The system will log all errors made as they happen The log shows errors detected by VisiPC s extensive crosscheck...

Page 13: ...1 7 Exit Command Shortcut keys Alt F4 Use this command to close VisiPC 3 2 Node Menu Commands Figure 10 Node Menu Note Node menu commands are not currently implemented by Visilynx 3 software A warning...

Page 14: ...system Prior to sending a warning is given to remind the user that the existing configuration in the Visilynx 3 system will be overwritten Figure 12 Configuration Warning Message If File New has been...

Page 15: ...3 3 Transfer Software Command A warning is given to remind you that any configuration in the system will be erased during software transfer Figure 14 Software Warning Message Note If you do not have...

Page 16: ...available which sends a set of software files in one request A batch transfer file list is stored in a text file with a heb extension Filenames may include a full path Comments are preceeded by For e...

Page 17: ...me settings Click on the Send button to transfer these settings to the entire system including all video displays and keyboard LCD panels 3 4 Switch Menu Commands Figure 18 Switch Menu 3 4 1 Visilynx...

Page 18: ...Options Menu Commands Figure 19 Options Menu 3 5 1 Default Product Command Shortcut keys Alt ODM Alt ODI Select either Modular or Integrated from the Default Product submenu This selects an internal...

Page 19: ...heApply button is pressed if the port configuration is invalid i e one or both ports cannot be initialised If only one port is available select a mode that uses only one port and select the unused por...

Page 20: ...ndow and then pressing Ctrl C This copies the contents to the clipboard from where they can be pasted into any text editor or word processor 3 6 Help Menu Commands Figure 23 Help Menu 3 6 1 About Comm...

Page 21: ...ease by 10 Page Down to decrease by 10 Home to select the lowest value End to select the highest value All screen selection mouse buttons have computer keyboard shortcuts activated by pressing the Alt...

Page 22: ...ent selections the Configurator sub program starts up by loading the last configuration file used including the selected product If a Modular configuration file is loaded and then the Product selector...

Page 23: ...point The maximum value assigned to each system feature is different for V3i and V3M systems as shown below Table 3 Maximum Quantities Maximum Quantities Feature V3i V3M Alarms 1701 1701 Cameras 64 5...

Page 24: ...r a V3i single unit with 32 camera inputs Alarm numbers 1 to 32 are always allocated to video loss alarms Therefore the 128 possible Alarm Inputs MUST be allocated to Alarm number 33 onwards For a V3i...

Page 25: ...is feature is not present for the last alarm as shown in the screenshot above System Alarm Tick this to have the alarm handled as a system alarm This tick box is the same configuration item as is conf...

Page 26: ...Setting will be used by the Visilynx 3 system This is the same list as is configured by the Keyboard Alarm Access Settings screen see page 35 but arranged by alarm number rather than keyboard number...

Page 27: ...is will only appear if you have defined one or more camera maps in the Global System Settings screen see page 21 Each camera will have a physical address defined by its physical connector position at...

Page 28: ...oes is prevent two separate sources of text being layered on top of one another at the same time Use Delayed Blanking is only relevant if the selected camera has been defined as a network trunk input...

Page 29: ...igure 30 Camera Control User Access Settings Screenshot Use the Camera selector bottom right to select the one to configure Tick the box adjacent to each user on the system who will be allowed to cont...

Page 30: ...e Camera selector bottom right to select the one to configure Tick the box adjacent to each user on the system who will be allowed to switch views on that camera Select None will untick all of the box...

Page 31: ...tom right to select the one to configure Function Defines how the channel is to be used or whether it is disabled V3i The channels correspond to the serial ports on the V3i Master and where fitted the...

Page 32: ...S 232 12 43 Port disabled Sets of 4 ports on Communication Cards MPX VCR User No of Cameras This field only appears when required and its name depends on the selected Function Usually the number repre...

Page 33: ...ault values for the current page 4 7 Keyboard Settings Keyboard Settings allows you to set up each keyboard on the system The tree on the left highlights Keyboard and shows the total number of keyboar...

Page 34: ...to authorise the selected keyboard to steal trunk connections that are in use when no other trunk is available effectively overriding another user on the system who has a lower user priority Query Ale...

Page 35: ...m number Figure 34 Keyboard Alarm Access Settings Screenshot Use the Keyboard selector bottom right to select the one to configure Tick the box adjacent to each alarm on the system that the keyboard w...

Page 36: ...eyboard Monitor Access Settings Screenshot Use the Keyboard selector bottom right to select the one to configure Tick the box adjacent to each monitor on the system that the keyboard will be allowed t...

Page 37: ...se the Keyboard selector bottom right to select the one to configure Tick the box adjacent to each node alarm on the system that the keyboard will be allowed to manage and view Select None will untick...

Page 38: ...rd number Figure 37 Keyboard Quad Access Settings Screenshot Use the Keyboard selector bottom right to select the one to configure Tick the box adjacent to each quad card on the system that the keyboa...

Page 39: ...quicker than individually turning off each text item on the following pages Description Type in a name or number up to 16 characters long Normally Blank When this box is ticked the selected monitor wi...

Page 40: ...ect On to ensure that the alarm number does appear Select On if alarm to ensure that the text appears under alarm conditions only Use the X and Y co ordinates to position the text as required Descript...

Page 41: ...t appears under alarm conditions only Use the X and Y co ordinates to position the text as required Description Select Off to ensure that the camera description does not appear on the screen Select On...

Page 42: ...reset using the pushbutton either on the back panel of a V3i unit or on the CPU card of a V3M system When the system is switched on for the first time after loading a new configuration Note For V3M s...

Page 43: ...r number rather than keyboard number Figure 42 Monitor Keyboard Access Settings Screenshot Use the Monitor selector bottom right to select the one to configure Tick the box adjacent to each keyboard o...

Page 44: ...as required Date Select Off to ensure that the date does not appear on the screen Select On to ensure that the date does appear Select On if alarm to ensure that the text appears under alarm conditio...

Page 45: ...onitor User Access Settings Screenshot Use the Monitor selector bottom right to select the one to configure Tick the box adjacent to each keyboard on the system that will be allowed to control the mon...

Page 46: ...ot Use the Monitor selector bottom right to select the one to configure Description Select Off to ensure that the user text does not appear on the screen Select On to ensure that the user text does ap...

Page 47: ...pears under alarm conditions only Use the X and Y co ordinates to position the text as required Description Select Off to ensure that the view description does not appear on the screen Select On to en...

Page 48: ...ector bottom right to select the one to configure Timeout selects the timeout in the range 0 to 120 seconds If the multiplexer fails to respond to the system within the specified time a Multiplexer Fa...

Page 49: ...e the Multiplexer selector bottom right to select the one to configure Tick the box adjacent to each user on the system who will be allowed to control the multiplexer Select None will untick all of th...

Page 50: ...ected to no more than eight other nodes for V3M and five for V3i Multi hop cannot be used for channels above twelve Trunk Steal Mode has four options Query Menu When all trunk cables from a remote nod...

Page 51: ...king box ticked in Camera Settings will cause the monitor to which they are switched to delay its anti roll blanking period by this time in the range 0 to 3000ms 0 3 seconds Delayed Blank ms If the Bl...

Page 52: ...arranged by node number rather than keyboard number Figure 50 Node Alarm Keyboard Access Settings Screenshot Use the Node selector bottom right to select the one to configure Tick the box adjacent to...

Page 53: ...selected trunk as seen from the node to which it is connected Node is the address of that node and Trunk is the number of the same trunk at that node this is necessary because the selected trunk may n...

Page 54: ...Card Settings Screenshot Use the Quad card selector bottom right to select the one to configure Return Camera If the output of the selected quad card is connected to a system camera input that input...

Page 55: ...a second camera map Map 2 is available but it is only useful for trainborne rack systems to accommodate two directions of travel If you are not operating a trainborne rack do not select more than one...

Page 56: ...than keyboard number Figure 53 Quad Card Keyboard Access Settings Screenshot Use the Quad card selector bottom right to select the one to configure Tick the box adjacent to each keyboard on the syste...

Page 57: ...e the Quad card selector bottom right to select the one to configure Tick the box adjacent to each user on the system who will be allowed to control the quad card Select None will untick all of the bo...

Page 58: ...Use the Relay selector bottom right to select the one to configure Action Choose between Latched held on once energised and Momentary on for about two seconds once energised Accept will save the setti...

Page 59: ...select the one to configure Tick the box adjacent to each user on the system who will be allowed to control the relay Use the Select None button to untick all user boxes simultaneously Use the Select...

Page 60: ...amera or view Node Choose the node to which the video source is connected Node is only used when Type is Camera Preset Designate a preset number from 1 to 99 for the camera position if required Preset...

Page 61: ...ve the settings for the current page Restore will return all of the settings for the current page to the point when the configuration was last saved using Accept Default will restore the settings to v...

Page 62: ...t instead shows only the blue screen Video Format allows you to select either PAL 625 lines or NTSC 525 lines Note All cameras monitors and external video devices must operate to the same standard as...

Page 63: ...each alarm scenario in turn This only has an effect when there are more active system alarms than there are system alarm monitors Alarm Monitors Up to eight alarm monitors can be assigned for displayi...

Page 64: ...m condition clears This list is the same configuration item as the System Alarm tick box on the Alarm Settings screen see page 24 but shows all the system alarms as a list Figure 59 System Alarm Acces...

Page 65: ...m of 16 Telemetry cards can be connected to interface with up to 511 cameras 16 cameras per card if each card port is connected to one camera More than one camera can be connected per port Figure 60 T...

Page 66: ...configuration set here The screen operates differently for the V3i and V3M products V3i The screen determines whether a camera s C type telemetry function is enabled D type is always enabled for the...

Page 67: ...VisiPC Software Manual Part 1 Visilynx 3 Configurator INS00231 Issue 4 Page 67 of 88 Figure 61 Telemetry Card Cameras Screenshot V3i Figure 62 Telemetry Card Cameras Screenshot V3M...

Page 68: ...only Select a number of cameras according to the rules below 0 means the port is not connected to any cameras 1 means that the port serves one camera in a point to point connection 1 means that the po...

Page 69: ...t type from the ten event types available Unused Activate Alarm Deactivate Alarm Enable Alarms Disable Alarms Activate Relay Deactivate Relay Initiate Sequence Preset Tour Preset Home Once an event ty...

Page 70: ...tive until it is activated Momentary relays will not change when deactivated Activate Relay and Deactivate Relay commands should be used in conjunction with each other if latched relays are used Initi...

Page 71: ...ired priority rating for each user 1 being the highest priority level 16 the lowest and 0 being unprioritised Control Timeout specifies the time that a user remains in control of a camera after releas...

Page 72: ...em that the user will be allowed to control Note If two users call up the same camera and both have been granted access to it the User Priority rating will determine who gains control of the unit see...

Page 73: ...re Tick the box adjacent to each camera on the system that the user will be allowed to view Note If two users call up the same camera and both have been granted access to it they will both be able to...

Page 74: ...the box adjacent to each monitor on the system that the user will be allowed to view Note If two users call up the same monitor and both have been granted access to it the last user will retain contr...

Page 75: ...the User selector bottom right to select the one to configure Tick the box adjacent to each multiplexer on the system that the user will be allowed to control Select None will untick all of the boxes...

Page 76: ...selector bottom right to select the one to configure Tick the box adjacent to each quad card on the system that the user will be allowed to control Select None will untick all of the boxes simultaneou...

Page 77: ...tor bottom right to select the one to configure Tick the box adjacent to each relay on the system that the user will be allowed to control Select None will untick all of the boxes simultaneously Selec...

Page 78: ...selector bottom right to select the one to configure Tick the box adjacent to each VCR DVR on the system that the user will be allowed to control Select None will untick all of the boxes simultaneousl...

Page 79: ...onfigure Timeout s allows you to configure the timeout value in seconds for the selected device If the device does not respond to commands sent from the Visilynx 3 system during this time a VCR DVR fa...

Page 80: ...eceives a Wakeup remote control command Map 1 or 2 is selected according to a combination of the Direction flag in the command and the train end switch Direction flag Train end switch Selected map 0 f...

Page 81: ...the selected VCR DVR This is the same list as is configured by the User VCR DVR Access Settings screen see page 78 but arranged by VCR DVR number rather than User number Figure 74 VCR DVR User Access...

Page 82: ...ew Settings Screenshot Use the View selector bottom right to select the one to configure Description Each view can be given a name up to 16 characters long Camera Select the required camera number Nod...

Page 83: ...characters long e g STATION PLATFORM Position Each zone position is allocated a number The currently selected position is always highlighted Up to 7 positions can be viewed on screen at once As soon...

Page 84: ...umber of monitors required to display the zone Insert After Inserts the first camera position and thereafter inserts a new position in the line after the highlighted position Delete will delete the hi...

Page 85: ...isilynx 3 Tester Simulator Main tab selected Switching is performed from the Switch menu Figure 77 Visilynx 3 Tester Simulator Main Tab The VisiPC Visilynx 3 Tester Simulator sub program includes feat...

Page 86: ...STER SIMULATOR The Receiver Tester Simulator sub program always loads with the Status Log tab selected Switching is performed from the Switch menu Figure 78 Receiver Tester Simulator Status Log Tab Th...

Page 87: ...reen Switching is performed from the Switch menu Figure 79 Receiver Configurator Screenshot The VisiPC Receiver Configurator sub program will in a future release include features for the creation and...

Page 88: ...Fax 44 0 1633 850893 Email sales bewator co uk Internet http www bewator co uk Customer Support Tel 44 0 1633 820615 Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that all information contained in this...

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