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The Kayak switcher’s 8 control ports have DE-9 female connectors
with the following pinouts:
Note: See “RS-422 Connection Diagram” on page 42 for pinouts on the Kaleido-X.
3. Install the Sidepanel software (available on the Kayak Software CD) on a PC or laptop, if you have not
already done so. (Refer to your switcher’s Release Notes for installation instructions.)
4. Launch the Sidepanel software, and navigate to the Install > E-Box menu.
5. Click the Router tab.
6. Under Automation Control 1 , select the appropriate serial port (i.e. the one to which the Kaleido-X is
connected) and the protocol type (only “acos_vxxx” should be available).
This completes the configuration required on the switcher. The ACOS protocol is now enabled on the
serial port used for the connection between the switcher and the Kaleido-X. The Kaleido-X system will
be able to send commands to the switcher, and the switcher will respond accordingly.
Configuring the Kaleido-X
For your Kaleido-X to receive tally status, input names and output names from a Kayak switcher, and to
display the switcher’s contribution on the monitor wall as visual tally and dynamic text information, you
need to configure your Kaleido-X’s Kayak serial tally service, by performing the following tasks in XEdit:
• set up the communication parameters for the serial connection;
• configure channels by assigning input names, output names, and tally status from the switcher to the
channels’ text or alarm levels;
• assign alarm and text levels from channels to layout elements such as UMD components or alarm status
widgets.
1.Manuals and Release Notes for the Thomson Grass Valley production switchers are available here:
http://www.grassvalley.com/docs/all_switchers.html#manuals
Pin Signal
1 and 9 Chassis Ground
2 RX-
3 TX+
7 RX+
8 TX-
4 and 6 Signal Ground