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Newton Modular Control System
The Newton control panel also features a local enable/disable button
that you can engage to prevent inadvertent changes, should someone
accidentally brush against a knob.
The software control panel of the Newton system offers the same,
powerful features as the hardware version.
The Newton system includes a configuration tool that is a plug-in to the
NetConfig application. Not only does this tool provide fast, network-based
control-panel configuration, it offers an additional degree of security, as
control access to your signal-channel paths on a panel-by-panel basis.
The Newton control panels support up to 128 configured channels each
with up to 12 setups—a setup is a subset of a channel that contains
knob assignments—within each configured channel. There is no limit,
however, to the number of control hardware or software panels that can
reside on a Newton system-controlled network.
Easy Setup, Customization
The Newton control system includes the NetConfig application for
configuring a module’s system and operational parameters. You can also
use it to download software updates into the modules.
Because the NetConfig application runs over your network, it centralizes
and accelerates your configuration tasks. You do not need to physically
visit every device in your racks, plug in a serial cable, and load its
parameters. You can do everything you need to do from your desktop.
More important, separating the configuration tasks you perform using the
NetConfig application from the everyday operational tasks you perform
with the Newton control panels simplifies your workflow and minimizes
potential on-air mistakes.
The NetConfig application simplifies Ethernet-based network configuration
and maintenance by providing a simple method to set IP addresses over
the network—eliminating the need for separate serial connections to
each frame during the system commissioning.
Complete Control of Modules
The Newton control panel provides immediate access to four control
parameters at once. Using the left and right arrow keys, you can quickly
step through additional adjustment parameters.
Newton Hardware Control Panel
Gecko
Module Control
Ethernet Facility LAN
Video
Proc
Sat
4
Video
Timing
Sat
5
Audio
Proc
Sat
6
Master
Control
Sat
7
Studio
Sat
8
Edit
Sat
9
Assign
Route
Monitor
Enable
Ident
NEWTON
MODULAR CONTROL
Gecko Frame
8900NET
Ethernet
Interface
