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1 Preface  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1

Chapter Structure   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
The PDF Document  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
Terms, Conventions and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
Other Documentation and Software   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2

2 Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3

Behavioral Models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4

XY/MD Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
Paging Model  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4

Panel Organization  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4

Function Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
Up/Down Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
Tally Interface   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5

Modes of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
Other NV9641A Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7

3 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9

Package Contents   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
Installation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installing Software and Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
Initialization  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
Testing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12

4 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
Adding a Panel to an NV9000 Configuration  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
NV9641A Panel Configuration Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16

Regions of the Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
Configuration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18

Commitment Buttons   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
Panel Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19

Options under XY/MD Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19

Drop-Down Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Checkbox Options   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Options under the Paging Model  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23

Drop-Down Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Checkbox Options   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Button Definitions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25

Button Specification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
Button Types  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
‘Edit Navigation Button’ Dialog  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34

Auto-Fill Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35

Table of Contents

Summary of Contents for NV9641A

Page 1: ...NV9641A NV9000 Control Panel User s Guide UG0079 00 20 Nov 2014 ...

Page 2: ...41A routers to use their product manuals for their own internal business use Manuals for Grass Valley products may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording for any purpose unless specifically authorized in writing by Grass Valley A Grass Valley manual may have been revised to reflect changes made to the product durin...

Page 3: ...mful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Declaration of Conformance CE All of the equipment described in this manual has been designed to conform with the required safety and emissions standards of the European Community P...

Page 4: ...lace for RoHS compliance that includes significant investment in our manufacturing process and a migration of Grass Valley product electronic components and structural materials to RoHS compliance It is our objective at Miranda GVD to maintain compliance with all relevant environmental and product regulatory requirements Detailed information on specific products or on the RoHS program at Grass Val...

Page 5: ...h current circuits such as the power supplies The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle alerts the user to the presence of dangerous voltages within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle alerts the user to the presence of important operating an...

Page 6: ...he problem that caused the fuse to blow before re applying power Use only the specified replacement parts Follow static precautions at all times when handling this equipment This product should only be powered as described in the manual To prevent equip ment damage select the proper line voltage on the power supply ies as described in the installation documentation To prevent damage to the equipme...

Page 7: ...tallation 10 Installing Software and Documentation 10 Initialization 11 Testing 12 4 Configuration 13 Summary 13 Adding a Panel to an NV9000 Configuration 14 NV9641A Panel Configuration Page 16 Regions of the Configuration Page 17 Configuration Tasks 18 Commitment Buttons 18 Panel Options 19 Options under XY MD Model 19 Drop Down Menus 19 Checkbox Options 21 Options under the Paging Model 23 Drop ...

Page 8: ...ion 43 Names 43 Referencing a Suffix Template 44 Referencing a Navigate Template 44 Composing Suffix Templates 45 Template Changes 46 Composing Navigate Templates 46 Template Changes 47 5 Operation 49 Summary 49 Modes of Operation 50 Button Legends 51 Levels 51 Level Mapping 52 MD Devices 52 Lists 53 Operating Concepts 53 Levels 53 Breakaway 53 Level Grouping 54 Hold 54 Breakaway 54 Multi Destinat...

Page 9: ...Y Display 64 XY MD Mode 64 Lock Protect and Release 65 Takes 65 XY Mode 65 Single Destination Mode 65 MD Mode 65 Name Sets 66 Broadcast Routes 66 Making Broadcast Routes 66 Removing Broadcast Routes 67 Data Routing 67 Automatic Data Routing 67 Manual Data Routing 67 Semi Automatic Data Routing 68 Chop 68 Menu Mode 68 Software Versions 69 User 69 Panel 69 LCD Control 69 Setup Mode 70 6 GPIO 73 The ...

Page 10: ...641A Specifications 80 Environmental Specifications 81 Defaults 81 Initial Panel State 81 Configuration Page 81 DHCP 81 Drawings 81 8 Misc Topics 85 LCD Buttons 85 Scroll Button Legends 85 Power Cord Retention 86 Ordering Information 87 Glossary 89 Index 91 Contact Us 99 ...

Page 11: ...ors primarily Chapter 6 GPIO describes the tally a k a GPIO interface and tells you how to configure it Chapter 7 Technical Details provides electrical mechanical and environmental specifica tions product drawings and default settings Chapter 8 Misc Topics presents a glossary and miscellaneous instructions and information An index and glossary are also provided for your reference The PDF Document ...

Page 12: ...re used throughout this guide The term control panel refers to the NV9641A control panel and to NV96xx control panels in general High tally means that a button is brightly illuminated Low tally means that a button is illuminated at low intensity Most buttons assume a low tally state until selected MD is an abbreviation for multi destination SE is an abbreviation for NV9000 SE Utilities Other Docum...

Page 13: ...utton When creating a configuration under NV9000 SE Utili ties for the NV9641A you should choose NV9641 as the panel type Configurations for the NV9641A and NV9641 are interchangeable This 1RU panel is organized as shown in figures 2 1 and 2 2 Fig 2 1 NV9641A Front At the rear in addition to power serial and network connectors is a 25 pin GPIO tally connector that supports 4 optically isolated rel...

Page 14: ...evices and is at the first page of devices the up button returns the panel to the parent page the page that contained the category but ton that accessed the device pages Paging Model Under this model the NV9641A provides a list of button pages through which the operator may scroll using the up down buttons In this case the term button page means a set of buttons accessed by the up down buttons The...

Page 15: ... buttons that select a level during a breakaway setup or that select destinations in multi destination MD mode You must do so if the operator is to make such selections Up Down Buttons The two small buttons next to the printed arrows illuminate when scrolling is possible The up button illuminates when you can scroll up the down button when you can scroll down Scrolling is necessary when a list of ...

Page 16: ...ng to the paging model we can say it is in limited X Y mode In limited X Y mode takes are all level and apply to a single destination Multi Destination Mode lets you control multiple destinations The LCD buttons display destinations and sources You can scroll through destination lists using the Up and Down buttons Select a destination choose a source and repeat for all desired routes Then press Ta...

Page 17: ... salvos Forced release of locked or protected devices Device selection using indexes or suffixes The NV9641A provides the following additional features Multiple level breakaways in X Y mode This lets you route multiple sources to the same des tination on different levels Gang or dub switching in multi destination mode Broadcast data routing in X Y mode Level mapping in X Y mode Button page templat...

Page 18: ...8 Introduction Other NV9641A Functions ...

Page 19: ...r the NV9641A items that can ship include One or more NV9641A control panels One or more power supplies with straps that secure the AC power cords to the power sup plies A user s guide this document NV9000 SE Utilities software and other material 1 A quick start guide hard copy Optional WC0053 breakout cable The package does not contain network cables serial cables or mounting screws You do not ne...

Page 20: ... the rear of the router The connectors are keyed and snap into place There is only one way they fit Do not force them Then connect the power supply to AC power A second power connection is for redundancy only protection against failure and is not a requirement for operation Refer to Power Specifications on page 79 for details on the PS0001 power supply See also Power Cord Retention on page 86 4 Co...

Page 21: ...ID in this example it is 470 4 The panel now illuminates in green 10 digit buttons Press the digits of your intended panel ID in order up to 8 digits Then press Save on the right to save the ID or Cancel to discard the ID The new panel ID does not appear until you exit the menu after saving 5 You may use any other menu function at this time When you are finished press the exit but ton to leave the...

Page 22: ...ver Acquiring IP Address or Locating Network on button 2 you might have a problem Reboot everything and try again The NV9641A by default acquires its IP address through DHCP on the panel router network of the system controller You can use the Panel IP Configuration Utility to force the panel to have a static IP address If in setup mode you do not see your designated panel ID on the first button yo...

Page 23: ...ages to perform different tasks A NV9641A has two distinct behavioral models with some functions in common XY MD model Paging model The user interface of the XY MD model is tree structured or hierarchical although it is not always a tree in the strictest sense Users can access various button pages through navigation buttons The user interface of the paging model is not tree structured Button pages...

Page 24: ...cepts might not be familiar to everyone It takes only a few seconds to add a new panel configuration After launching NV9000 SE Utilities choose Control Panels from the Configuration pane in the navigation area The Control Panels configuration page appears Click Add Control Panel at the bottom of the configuration page The Add Control Panel page appears Choose NV9641 from the Type field Enter the p...

Page 25: ...1 Click Next or Finish to proceed There are 2 other buttons Suffix and Navigate Pressing either of these buttons creates a button page template not a panel configuration See Global Navigation on page 43 Return to the Control Panels page to view your new entry To edit an NV9641A configuration either double click its list entry or select the entry and then click Edit Panel Configuration You will the...

Page 26: ...different page appears when you choose the paging behavioral model See Options under the Paging Model on page 23 After you configure buttons and button pages the appearance of the panel buttons will have changed At the bottom of the page are two important configuration buttons Revert to Saved and Save The Save button commits modifications you have just made The Revert to Saved button restores the ...

Page 27: ...ns They do not perform up or down functions in the configuration page except when you are configuring selection buttons for MD destinations and then only when you have enabled more than 8 MD destinations Button definitions In this section configurers make button assignments using its pull down menus and text fields The menus and fields vary with the button type See Button Definitions following But...

Page 28: ...r must be able to reach any page in the tree In particular the operator having navigated down a subtree must have some way to navigate back up the subtree There are several ways to ensure this Two are listed here Place a Back button on each subpage The back button causes the NV9641A to redisplay the previous page Place a Navigate button on each page where the navigate button causes the NV9641A to ...

Page 29: ... MD Mode The panel configuration uses the XY MD model XY MD supports a tree of button pages and allows the operator the choice of X Y mode multiple levels single destination or MD mode all levels multiple destinations at any time Paging Mode The panel configuration uses the paging model Paging uses an ordered list of button pages and does not support X Y mode or MD mode The paging model supports a...

Page 30: ...onnection and then makes a new control connection for the route in progress Semi automatic recommended If the control port is in use for the source or destination device the system takes all selected levels except control and allows the operator to perform the control level route by pressing Take a sec ond time The operator may cancel the control level take by press ing a button other than Take If...

Page 31: ...e control port that is in use the operator must first free the port by performing a tristate take on the port that is taking the device as a source to itself as a desti nation on the control level An operator can determine whether the control level is free by switching momentarily to X Y mode and examining the destina tion s levels on selection buttons Multidest Device Limit Selectable in multiple...

Page 32: ...aster by default The option is specifically for use with NV9000 series data routers Source is master is used for duplication or broadcast routing on the control level Desti nation is master is for machine to machine editing If you do not select the source master default option you can place a Source is Master button on the panel Note a Source is Master button is a toggle that reverses the directio...

Page 33: ...ction the panel reactivates the default button page Jumping back to the default page is usually helpful but in some configuration designs might not be You can design your panel configuration to take advantage of the jump back behavior Src dst immediate take A Source Destination button selects a source and a destination When this box is checked as it is in the default NV9641A configuration the butt...

Page 34: ...ltiple levels single destination or MD mode all levels multiple destinations at any time Paging Mode The panel configuration uses the paging model Paging uses an ordered list of button pages and does not support X Y mode or MD mode The paging model supports a limited X Y mode Default Destination None After a reset the panel displays no destination device This is not recommended device The Panel us...

Page 35: ...ilable under the XY MD model are not available under the paging model Save Preset Default Deselect all destinations and turn off hold after take Hold Preset Default Jump to multi dest selection when switching to XY Jump back after source selection Jump back after destination selection Jump back after take Flip flop source to preset after take Button Definitions There are four classes of button fun...

Page 36: ... Some buttons do not allow you to enter button text Category buttons for example use the category mnemonic as the button text Button Color A pull down menu where you can select a button color amber blue green grey purple red or yellow Each of the 7 defined colors has two brightness levels Note in usage buttons are dark if their functions are disabled Buttons are low tally if they are available But...

Page 37: ...able options and selec tions vary with the button type There are other button definition options that become available when you are defining a cate gory button or a global navigation button and you have defined one or more suffix pages or global navigation pages These options are described under Global Navigation on page 43 The Navigate button is a special case invoking an Edit Navigate Button dia...

Page 38: ...tween the current source and the preset source This chop function is used to test system timing Clear Preset Erases preset entries while leaving the panel in the same mode This button is recommended as a safety feature The clear preset button has the side effect of switching off Save Preset mode Default State Returns the panel to its most recent power up state That is called the default state Dest...

Page 39: ...ted list has more entries than can fit on a page Technically a Forward button is a navigate button with the label FORWARD and that points to the next button page in the automati cally generated sequence There is no explicit Forward button type Hold The button turns hold mode on or off In multi destination mode jold mode allows multiple destination selections and also retains destina tion selection...

Page 40: ...alog on page 34 for detail Panel Lock P Prevents accidental changes to the panel settings especially router crosspoints When the panel is locked the button array becomes blank except for the Panel Lock button which becomes high tally red Pressing the Panel Lock button again reverts the panel to its previous mode Preset Release Removes locks and protects from preset source devices This button is no...

Page 41: ...n when you assign a selection button two addi tional drop down menus appear Display Index and Multidst Device The drop down menu for the button s display index has as many entries as the current page has selection buttons Choose a virtual level s display index for the selection button for when the button is used in X Y mode Normally your set of display indexes would be sequential from left to righ...

Page 42: ...ceholder Do not choose None Take P In X Y mode a take button switches the preset source device to the selected destination device on selected levels In MD mode a take button switches the preset source device s to the selected destination device s on all levels Under the paging model a take button switches the preset source device to the selected destination device on all levels In most cases confi...

Page 43: ... name and turns low tally red if that destination is locked or protected by another user After a take the X Y Display button also displays the current source name If there is no destination selected the X Y Display button says so XY MD Mode Switches the panel between X Y and multi destination MD modes The configuration page lets you specify a color for this button but the color you specify is igno...

Page 44: ...es you enter here are concatenated to form the name of the page in the button page table and might be the button caption depending on context The button caption is independent of the page name You can change either without affecting the other The dialog has 3 options Jump to an empty new page This option creates a new page in the button tree During operation the navigation button you are creating ...

Page 45: ...eration the navigation button will cause the NV9641A to display the first of the auto fill pages The operator uses the back and forward buttons to scroll through the list The button caption is what you type in the three lines for the button caption You can change the names of the automatic fill pages in the button page list After the pages are cre ated you can select any of them at any time and ed...

Page 46: ...tes further subpages as needed The software adds Back and For ward buttons when more than one subpage is required Source Categories The software assigns source categories to buttons in new button subpage s If there are too many source categories to fit on the subpage it creates further subpages as needed The software adds Back and Forward buttons when more than one subpage is required Categories t...

Page 47: ...this tree structure You can change the name of a page by double clicking the page s name field and editing its text Changing the name of a page does not cause a change to the caption of the navigation button and vice versa During configuration you will use Navigate buttons to create new pages During configuration you can double click a Navigate button to jump to its page During operation panel ope...

Page 48: ...e a page or pages from the tree select the pages in the button page list right click the list and choose one of the deletion commands from the context menu that appears This is a sample of a page table under the paging model It represents a list structure When the operator presses the Up button the preceding page appears unless the operator is viewing the first page When the operator presses the d...

Page 49: ...n button for feedback We recommend that you configure exactly 8 selection buttons on any particular button page Although you can place any number of selection buttons on a given page the NV9641A can use only 8 Selection buttons beyond that will duplicate other selection buttons Selection buttons scroll through levels in X Y mode or through MD destinations in MD mode To scroll the oper ator presses...

Page 50: ...iples 8 from 8 to 512 Not all MD destinations need to be defined You can have duplicate definitions if it suits your purposes Selection XY Mode Normal When the operator selects a destination all selection buttons that have levels defined for the destination turn on high tally The operator may select or deselect any levels as required by pressing selection buttons and perhaps scrolling the selectio...

Page 51: ...buttons apply to all defined level sets During configuration you can scroll through the selection buttons to access the complete range of MD destinations Scrolling during configuration does not affect the display indexes During operation the operator can scroll the buttons through all levels when a level set has more levels than there are buttons Similarly the operator can scroll through all MD de...

Page 52: ... Single destination mode a k a single bus or button per source mode can be emulated in either X Y mode or MD mode or when the panel is configured under the paging model Single destination mode is not a distinct mode It can be blended with either X Y mode or MD mode You can create many different forms of single destination mode This mode may actu ally have more than one destination The Simplest For...

Page 53: ...es are not NV9641A configurations Follow these steps to create either type 1 Choose Control Panels from the Configuration pane Then click Add Control Panel 2 In the Add Control Panel page complete the details as you would for a panel The panel type is NV9641A Specify a panel ID a name and choose New in the options section 3 Rather than click the Next or Finish button click the Suffix or Navigate b...

Page 54: ...ex in the category index paradigm used under NV9000 systems The paradigm is where the device name is expressed as the category name concatenated with the index For example the device name for index 114 in category VTR is VTR114 There are different ways to join the category with the index or suffix such as with hyphens Refer to the NV9000 SE Utilities User s Guide if you need information about that...

Page 55: ...lates Suffix templates have only a few button types Essentially what you can do with a suffix template is create a keypad This is an example The keypad itself the first 12 buttons here consists of Category buttons The designation category button has little relation to category buttons in panel configurations Here the cate gory button simply places a numeral or a suffix on the button page The two b...

Page 56: ...ix page in some panel configuration If you make a change to a suffix template and it is in use by one or more panel configurations you will want to click Push changes to panel configs You can see the panel configurations in the list under Panel References When you click Push changes to panel configs the configuration software adjusts all panel configurations to use the modified suffix template If ...

Page 57: ...ist under Panel References When you click Push changes to panel configs the configuration software adjusts all panel configurations to use the modified navigate template If you want to update the global navigation page in only some of your panels create an alter nate version of your navigate template and change the panel configurations to use one or the other as desired List of panel configuration...

Page 58: ...48 Configuration Global Navigation ...

Page 59: ...nel uses one model or the other You cannot switch between the models Because the XY MD model is hierarchical or tree structured you can view at any one time one button page of a potentially large number of pages in the hierarchy of a button tree Pressing certain buttons navigation buttons for example causes the panel to display different button pages Because the paging model is list structured you...

Page 60: ...oggle between the modes The config urer can specify the default mode Under the paging model the panel operates in limited X Y mode only The primary modes of operation are X Y mode control of individual router levels Choose a destination optionally choose desired breakaway levels choose a source and press take to complete a desired route Sources are taken only on selected levels Multi destination M...

Page 61: ...tegory mnemonic Source buttons show the source device mnemonic Destination buttons show the destination device mnemonic Salvo buttons show the salvo mnemonic The legends on other button types are defined by the configurer Of particular interest are the legends on the selection buttons and the X Y Display button in both X Y and multi destination modes These buttons carry 3 lines of important inform...

Page 62: ...After a take the preset source becomes the current source The buttons show the current source on the top line If a breakaway occurred in X Y mode for a particular destination the MD destination button shows the destination mnemonic in reverse field XY STAT XY STAT CAM3 CAM3 VTR2 VTR2 CAM3 CAM3 CAM4 CAM4 SD SD CAM3 CAM3 CAM4 CAM4 AES 1 2 AES 1 2 AES 3 4 AES 3 4 CAM3 CAM3 CAM4 CAM4 CTRL CTRL Source ...

Page 63: ...tem routes occur on levels A level is typically SD HD analog video AES analog audio or machine control Various devices are defined as sending and receiving signals on certain levels The set of levels handled by a device belong to what is called a level set A source can be routed to a destination if it has the same set of levels i e it belongs to the same named level set A source can be routed to a...

Page 64: ... hold mode press it again to remove hold mode Multi Destination Mode In multi destination mode hold mode allows you to select more than one MD destination at a time The selections also remain selected after a take Category Selection In the NV9000 system devices are assigned to categories where the devices within the catego ries are either numbered or identified by alphanumeric suffixes For instanc...

Page 65: ...red source selected press a Back button to return to the previous page Buttons The NV9641A has four classes of button functions Dedicated functions such as Default State or Chop Variable functions such as Category or Source A category button identifies a specific cate gory A source button identifies a specific source A button page can contain more than one category or source Often category lists a...

Page 66: ... the configurer can give it any text Category names tend to be short Device List When you press a category button and it is configured for a device list the NV9641A displays the first of perhaps several pages of device buttons You can scroll the pages using back and forward buttons If you press Back while on the first page of the list the NV9641A returns to the page containing the category button ...

Page 67: ...r for destina tion category buttons Chop When a chop function is supported by the router the button is a toggle that enables and disables chop a rapid switching of the selected destination device between the current source and the preset source The chop function is used to test system timing and would not be used during normal operation The default button text is Chop but a chop button can have an...

Page 68: ...LOCKED by user and the X Y Display button turns dark red To lock or unlock MD destinations select the destinations and press a Destination Lock button X Y Mode In X Y mode you may lock or unlock the current destination on each of its levels Select the level s and press the Destination Lock button to perform the lock Select locked levels and press the Destination Lock button to unlock them In X Y m...

Page 69: ...rward button is never high tally A forward button is generated by the system when a list has more than 16 elements Forward buttons are always accompanied by back buttons See also Back Hold The Hold button is a toggle Press it once to activate hold mode press it again to deactivate hold The button is high tally when hold mode is active and low tally when it is not You can activate or deactivate hol...

Page 70: ...l ID or change LCD brightness values The LCD button text varies with context in menu mode See Menu Mode on page 68 for more detail Name Set Toggle An Name Set Toggle button toggles the panel between its default name set and the system name set Whichever name set you select becomes the active name set Name Set Toggle buttons are disabled while a category selection is in progress The panel requires ...

Page 71: ...ource locks and protects are not used in your system this button is not needed If you select a source and someone else has locked or protected the source your panel will illu minate the Preset Release button and tell you who locked or protected the source You can release it if your panel has forced release enabled Note that you cannot lock or protect sources with the NV9641A Press the Preset Relea...

Page 72: ...tons to select and unselect levels in X Y mode and to select and unselect MD destinations in MD mode A button page that has selection buttons will have up to 8 of them X Y Mode When the panel is in X Y mode a selection button presents a virtual level that corresponds to the display index for the button and the preset source or destination device Pressing selection buttons selects or unselects the ...

Page 73: ... source buttons are similar except that the quick source performs a take Be aware of which buttons are quick sources so you do not perform an accidental take The button text is the source device s mnemonic See Preset Release on page 61 P Source Destination A source destination button selects both a source and a destination and optionally performs an immediate take The take is an all level take A c...

Page 74: ...ave been grouped See Level Grouping on page 54 The button has no effect in multi destination mode P X Y Display The X Y Display button displays status in either X Y mode or MD mode It also displays other messages in other circumstances as required Pressing this button has no effect Prior to a take the status includes the selected destination and current source After a take the status includes curr...

Page 75: ...d At any panel configured with release mode set to forced release At any other panel with force release enabled The Destination Lock and Destination Protect buttons are toggles Press the lock or protect button to lock or protect a destination Press the button again to release the lock or protect Takes Following are brief instructions on how to perform a take in the 3 modes XY Mode 1 If required en...

Page 76: ... name as it is represented in the active name set For example suppose the system name for a destination is VTR_42 and its alias is Prod_A Follow these steps to select the device using category selection 1 Switch to destination mode if necessary 2 Press a VTR category button Suffix buttons become enabled 3 Press 4 then 2 The device is selected but the name appearing in the destination display is PR...

Page 77: ...n device is to be used Automatic Data Routing A take involving a machine control level occurs naturally on all selected levels including the machine control level regardless of whether an affected machine control port is in use The system breaks any existing control connections involved with the source and destination and makes a new control connection for the source and destination This data rout...

Page 78: ...gain to complete the take You can cancel the control level take by pressing a button other than Take Chop The chop function is a diagnostic function for routers that support chop It allows you to switch rapidly between two sources at a particular destination The chop interval is defined in the NV9000 configuration The default chop interval is 6 fields Follow these steps to use chop 1 Select a dest...

Page 79: ...you ensure that you are sending the correct configuration file to the correct panel The panel acquires its IP address through DHCP on the panel router network of the system controller If the Panel ID button is high tally you may change the panel ID Normally only your system administrator would do that Press Exit on the right to return to the menu LCD Control Press the LCD Control button to view an...

Page 80: ...tup mode that you must initially set the panel ID The panel powers up with 3 buttons illuminated in green It might take 30 seconds for the menu buttons to appear In this illustration the panel ID was already set to 6412 The Acquire IP Address is a status message during initialization Until you connect the panel to its network the status message will remain the same Press the Menu button at the far...

Page 81: ...e button number appears under Button Num ber on button 1 and the button you pressed blinks rapidly on and off for about a half sec ond The up and down buttons are buttons 17 and 18 respectively and you can test these buttons the same way When you have finished testing buttons press Exit to return to the setup menu The panel test shows you 1 whether all the buttons are working and how well and 2 wh...

Page 82: ...72 Operation Setup Mode ...

Page 83: ...router control system can trigger events that through the relays in the NV9641A switch your tally devices The DB25 connector labeled GPI Interface at the rear of the NV9641A presents the tally signals There are 8 input signals and 4 pairs of output signals Fig 6 1 GPI Interface Input The tally inputs expect contact closure to ground through the ground pins on the connector to trigger a GPI input e...

Page 84: ...es not power the circuit Customers must provide their own power GPIO Configuration Concepts These are the I O characteristics of the NV9641A s tally interface Eight optically isolated inputs sometimes called GPIs that can be configured to trigger an event when the input transitions from off to on and to trigger another event on a transition from on to off Events include Execute a salvo Route the p...

Page 85: ...log you create a Boolean expression involving sources destinations port status and GPI input status When the conditions of the Boolean expression are met i e the expression is true the relay closes When the conditions are not met the relay opens Figure 6 4 shows one such Boolean expression Boolean expressions comprise terms and operators The operators include those indicated on the left AND OR and...

Page 86: ...line unavailable No tieline available Used as master point to point Used as master without responses Used as broadcast master Used as slave point to point Used as slave without responses Used as broadcast slave As an example choosing Used as broadcast slave device VTR3 and level CTRL for output port status produces the sub expression CTRL on VTR3 has status of Used as broadcast slave which you can...

Page 87: ... input button one of 8 displays the GPI input dialog An event is signalled when a transition occurs on the input from on to off or from off to on You can configure the NV9641A to recognize either occurrence on any of the 8 inputs and specify one of 4 behaviors for each event or both 1 Execute a salvo If you choose this behavior select a salvo ID in the salvo drop down list Note Although it is not ...

Page 88: ...NV9641A has 4 relays that can switch on or off your external devices based on 1 NV9641A input transitions and 2 events in the router control system Its 8 inputs can be switched on or off by your external devices When an input transitions on or off the NV9641A can respond with one of 4 actions such as executing a salvo It is the system that actually executes the salvo ...

Page 89: ...y is an Grass Valley PS0001 00 Specification Detail DC power External power supply 12VDC 10 5A Power consumption 11W maximum 6 W nominal Regulatory UL listed and CE compliant Specification Detail AC power 90 264VAC 127 300VDC 47 447Hz Inrush current 50A at 230VAC cold start at 25 C Input current 2 0A rms at 115 VAC 1 0 A at 230 VAC DC power 60 W 12VDC 5A 5 4A peak Regulation 2 Ripple 120mV Efficie...

Page 90: ... 1 62 41 0 DC Output Specification Detail Dimensions Height 1 72 in 43 7mm fits EIA 1 RU 1 75 in or 44 5mm Width 19 0 in 482 6mm Depth 1 80 0 01 in 45 7mm enclosure 2 36 in 59 9mm overall Power 11W max at 120VAC 6W nominal Weight 2 59 lb 1 177kg Connectors Power 2 connectors Molex 4 pin keyed Ethernet 1 connector 10 100BaseT RJ 45 jack RS 232 1 connector 9 pin D type for diagnostics and upgrades G...

Page 91: ...Panel mode Multi destination Release mode Normal Default destination None XY Data Routing Automatic MD Data Routing Automatic Default name set System names Multidest Device Limit 8 Src Dst Immediate Take Enabled All other options Disabled check boxes clear The tally inputs and outputs are initially undefined DHCP The panel is set up to respond to DHCP from the factory It is possible to assign the ...

Page 92: ...82 Technical Details Drawings Fig 7 2 Front and Top Views of the NV9641A Ethernet RS 232 PS1 PS2 GPIO Up Down Function Buttons 19 0 482 6 2 36 59 9 1 80 45 7 1 25 31 75 1 72 43 7 ...

Page 93: ...r s Guide Fig 7 3 Rear and Top Views of the NV9641A CTRL 10 100 BT GPI INTERFACE PS1 PS2 DC IN PS1 PS2 RS 232 Ethernet GPIO GPIO Ethernet RS 232 Power 2 19 0 482 6 2 36 59 9 1 80 45 7 1 25 31 75 1 72 43 7 17 5 444 5 ...

Page 94: ...84 Technical Details Drawings ...

Page 95: ...or is represented in Figure 8 1 as a high tally low tally pair The colors of the up and down buttons are fixed When they are off they are white When they are on they are said to be amber This amber is not the same as for the LCD buttons it is pale and almost yellow The buttons are 24 5mm 23 5mm with the LCD portion about 20mm 16 5mm The button legend appears in a 64 32 pixel matrix Scroll Button L...

Page 96: ...see how the strap should be applied 2 Placed the Velcro retention strap fuzzy side up on top of the power supply with the buckle loop approximately 1 inch from the AC input side and the remaining strap around the cord end and down 3 Holding the buckle in place lift the strap up and around the cord end so the strap overlaps itself 4 Holding the buckle loop in place route the strap around the back o...

Page 97: ...tight the full length of the strap If necessary adjust and cinch it more tightly Ordering Information These are the NV9641A components PS0001 12V power supply 4 pin Molex connector with cord and cord retention strap NV9641A NV9000 control panel 16 button 1RU XY MD paging hierarchical WC0053 Optional breakout cable for the tally interface ...

Page 98: ...88 Misc Topics Ordering Information ...

Page 99: ...ces A level set also defines the mapping of each virtual level within the level set to a single physical level All levels in a level set have a unique display index within that level set Multi Desti nation Mode A mode on an NV9000 control panel that presents many destinations at once in contrast to X Y mode An operator may route sources to multiple destinations in a single take Multi destination m...

Page 100: ...llow the system administrator to define a single physical router level as multiple levels Within a physical level any port can be mapped to any virtual level For example an AES matrix could be divided into AES 1 2 and AES 3 4 virtual levels X Y mode A mode on a control NV9000 control panel that switches one destination at a time in contrast to multi destination mode In X Y mode some panels can dis...

Page 101: ... Broadcast routes 66 Button add control panel 14 back 5 18 27 35 36 53 55 56 58 60 broadcast 27 56 67 category 26 28 51 55 56 chop 28 57 68 clear preset 5 18 28 57 default state 28 57 destination 28 51 57 destination lock 22 24 28 58 65 destination protect 22 24 29 58 65 edit panel configuration 15 finish 15 forward 5 29 35 36 53 55 58 60 free source 7 29 59 global navigate 61 hold 22 29 59 LCD co...

Page 102: ...n 49 6 GPIO 73 7 Technical Details 79 8 Misc Topics 85 Checkbox 21 24 27 options 21 24 China contact 99 Chop 68 Chop button 28 57 68 Clear preset button 5 18 28 57 Color button 4 5 18 26 50 51 56 57 64 85 Commitment buttons 18 Configuration 2 button types for 27 NV9641A 13 of selection buttons 41 options 15 page 16 page default 16 81 pane 14 tasks 18 Connectors DB25 3 5 39 73 Ethernet 10 GPIO 3 5 ...

Page 103: ...24 destination protect 22 24 force release 23 25 Environmental specifications NV9641A 81 ESD 9 Ethernet cable 10 11 Ethernet connector 10 Europe contact 99 European broadcasting union EBU 89 Examples symbol for 2 Expressions Boolean 75 F Fax number 99 FCC statement iii Figures NV9641A front view 82 NV9641A front photo 3 NV9641A rear view 83 NV9641A rear photo 3 NV9641A top view 82 83 Find Acrobat ...

Page 104: ...tion 22 L Last page Acrobat 2 LCD brightness 4 5 29 60 81 LCD buttons 4 12 17 18 29 LCD control button 69 Legends button 10 51 56 57 63 85 Level 29 breakaway 29 54 mapping 51 52 60 physical 89 90 sets 89 virtual 41 42 50 51 53 60 65 89 90 Level map button 29 51 60 Level mapping 7 Level set 53 Levels 4 53 54 License iii Limited X Y mode 68 Limited X Y mode 6 50 Links to page numbers in button page ...

Page 105: ...es 2 5 9 14 16 34 user s guide 2 NV915 system controller 2 NV920 system controller 2 NV960 system controller 2 NV9641A 2 3 9 10 13 87 configuration 13 front view 82 initialization 11 rear view 83 top view 82 83 NV96xx control panels 9 89 O Office hours 99 Operating temperature 81 Operator 89 Operators Boolean 75 Options checkbox 21 24 configuration 15 default name set 21 24 GPIO 74 navigation butt...

Page 106: ...ialog 75 Release 7 65 forced 19 23 25 58 61 65 89 mode 19 23 25 81 normal 19 Restrictions iv Revert to saved button 17 18 Revision document iii RJ 45 connector 10 RoHS iv Router control system 2 RS 232 connector 80 Rules relay 75 S Safeguards iv Safety notices iv Salvo lists 50 60 mode 6 51 Salvo button 30 51 62 Salvo defined 89 Salvos system 7 36 77 Save button 17 18 Save preset button 22 62 as d...

Page 107: ...81 Templates 7 44 46 56 Terms Boolean 75 Terms conventions and abbreviations 2 Testing your installation 12 Text button 18 Tielines 59 Tree window 17 35 Tree button 4 Tree structured button layout 4 49 Type button 51 U Undefined button 17 32 64 UniConfig 9 United Kingdom contact 99 Up down buttons 3 5 13 85 Use auto fill to create a new button page 35 Use custom button text option 27 User button 6...

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