GRASS VALLEY KARRERA, Installation & Service Manual

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External Interfaces
Ports & Devices
Routing System configuration with GV K-Frame XP involves establishing communications
between the switcher and Routing control systems, assigning Router destinations to
sources, and identifying which Router sources will be accessible to the system.
Ports & Devices
GV K-Frame XP control ports, GPI outputs, External Device Definitions, Ethernet Tally and
Editor Ports are configured with the Ports & Devices menus, accessed via Eng Setup, Ports &
Devices, and then touching the appropriate tab.
PBus Ports
The PBus Ports menu is used to configure serial ports for PBus control of external devices.
Twenty four PBus devices are supported, which can be assigned to the same or different
serial ports, using PBus addresses (0-23) when the same port is used for multiple devices.
PBus Devices – One of the twenty four available PBus devices can be selected on the upper
left side of the menu. Once selected, the remainder of the menu is delegated to that PBus
device.
RS422 Port Select / Status – The button for the port currently assigned to the selected item
will be highlighted. Touching None clears the port assignment.
B
aud Rate / Parity – Serial port settings are selected with these buttons. The Set Default
button returns the settings to the factory defaults.
PBus Name – Touching this button opens an alphanumeric keypad used to give the PBus
device a descriptive name. These names appear on the separate Devices, PBus and PBus &
GPI Enables menus, to help the operator identify each function.