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Router Control Configurations
The Kaleido-X (7RU) system can be configured for router control in five ways:
1. The Kaleido-X allows direct control over its own internal router cards.
2. The Kaleido-X allows direct control over an external router via a serial or TCP/IP connection.
3. The Kaleido-X allows control over a series of external routers in a cascade configuration: the Kaleido-X
sends a router command to one of the routers via a serial or TCP/IP connection, which then broadcasts
it to the other routers in the cascade using an internal communications mechanism (e.g. MIDI). The
router command contains an ID that causes it to be accepted by one router in the cascade, and ignored
by the rest.
4. The Kaleido-X can be controlled by an external (push-button) control panel, via a serial or TCP/IP
connection. Usually, such a panel is used to control either a simple external router (2) connected to the
Kaleido-X, or the internal router cards (1).
5. The Kaleido-X can be controlled by an intelligent router controller, via a serial or TCP/IP connection. The
controller can issue commands to the Kaleido-X internal router cards, or to any external router
connected to the Kaleido-X. The Kaleido-X directs the commands to the designated device, and, as
needed, translates the command to the required protocol.