7700 MultiFrame Manual
7707DT RS-232/422/485 Fiber Data Transceiver
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6.
VISTALINK
®
REMOTE MONITORING/CONTROL
6.1. WHAT
IS
V
ISTA
LINK
®
?
Vista
LINK
®
is Evertz’s remote monitoring and configuration platform which operates over an Ethernet
network using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). SNMP is a standard computer network
protocol that enables different devices sharing the same network to communicate with each other.
Vista
LINK
®
provides centralized alarm management, which monitors, reports, and logs all incoming alarm
events and dispatches alerts to all the VLPro Clients connected to the server. Card configuration through
Vista
LINK
®
PRO can be performed on an individual or multi-card basis using simple copy and paste
routines, which reduces the time to configure each module separately. Finally,
Vista
LINK
®
enables the
user to configure devices in the network from a central station and receive feedback that the configuration
has been carried out.
There are 3 components of SNMP:
1. An SNMP manager, also known as a Network Management System (NMS), is a computer running
special software that communicates with the devices in the network. Evertz VL-Fiber demo Manager
graphical user interface (GUI), third party or custom manager software may be used to monitor and
control Evertz
Vista
LINK
®
enabled fiber optic products.
2. Managed devices (such as 7707DT cards), each with a unique address (OID), communicate with the
NMS through an SNMP Agent. Evertz
Vista
LINK
®
enabled 7700 series modules reside in the 3RU
7700FR-C MultiFrame and communicate with the manager via the 7700FC
Vista
LINK
®
frame controller
module, which serves as the Agent.
3. A virtual database, known as the Management Information Base (MIB), lists all the variables being
monitored, which both the Manager and Agent understand. Please contact Evertz for further
information about obtaining a copy of the MIB for interfacing to a third party Manager/NMS.
For more information on connecting and configuring the
Vista
LINK
®
network, see the 7700FC Frame
Controller chapter.
6.2.
V
ISTA
LINK
®
MONITORED PARAMETERS
The following parameters can be remotely monitored via the
Vista
LINK
®
interface.
Parameter Description
Optical Power
Optical Input Power. See section 4.2.2
Optical Link Not Present
Link Loss Condition. See section 4.2.2
Laser Fault
Laser Error Condition. See section 4.2.2
Data Input (DI) Status
Data Input Status. See section 4.2.3
Data Output (DO) Status
Data Output Status. See section 4.2.3
GPI Status (7707DT-GPIO versions)
GPO Status (7707DT-GPIO versions)
Card ID Jumper
Card ID Jumper State. See section 5.1
Table 6-1: VistaLINK
®
Monitored Parameters
