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162 JUPITER CM-4400 Control Module Installation and Operating Manual
Section 5 — The Configurator Application
Switcher Input Table
The Switcher Input table must be used to assign a logical name to each
physical input. One table must be defined for each switcher if there is more
than one switcher in the system.
Logical names for various inputs are “BARS,” “TONE,” and “VT01.” Each
name, which can be up to eight characters long, corresponds to a switcher’s
physical input number for each level of the switcher. This number is nor-
mally attached at the factory to each connector on the back of the switcher;
however, it should be understood that the real source of this number is the
hardware device address, which is usually set with an internal DIP switch
or jumper. (For more information, refer to the manual supplied with the
particular switcher.)
An input name is not entered directly at switcher control panels; rather, it
is linked to a category and entry number through the CP Input Sets table.
The category and entry number are then entered at the control panel to
make the switch. The status mnemonic that appears on control panels is
also determined by the CP Input Sets table.
Note Mars physical input numbers, when controlled by a Jupiter system, are not
continuous. For example, physical input numbers 8 through 15 are skipped.
For more information, refer to the Mars manual in the Crosspoint/ Jupiter
control section.
Some switchers (such as Apex, late−model Trinix, Concerto and Triton) use
“1” as the first connector number. In this case, the physical input number
for this connector, as entered on the table, is “0.” Connector “2” is physical
input number “1,” etc.
If there is no entry for a particular level, no switch will occur on that level.
On this table, when input “TC” is requested from a control panel, only the
time code level will switch.
An automatic split (breakaway) can also be arranged. In this example, a
request for the input named “TONE” will obtain input 064 on the video
level but input 000 on the other levels. Split switching is described in more
detail below.