GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
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| XVP-801i
3 Operation
The XVP-801i can be controlled in three different ways:
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The card-edge push-buttons, 4-character display and status LEDs can be used to move through a menu
of parameters and to adjust parameter values.
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Miranda’s RCP-100 remote control panel can be used to access the same menu structure from a remote
location.
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Miranda’s iControl system can be used to access the card’s operating parameters from a remote
computer, using a convenient graphical user interface (GUI).
As the graphical interface is the most intuitive and easy-to-use method, it will be used as the basis for
describing the functionality of the XVP-801i. A full description of how to use the card edge controls and the
RCP-100 to access the menus is given in sections 3.2 and 3.3.
3.1 iControl Interface
iControl is Miranda’s graphical user interface. Users can remotely access and operate many Miranda
products from a remote computer via an IP interface.
Establish the IP connection to the computer and the frame containing the XVP-801i card.
The iControl graphic interface window
The basic window structure for the XVP-801i is shown in figure 3.1. The window identification line gives the
card type (
XVP-801i
) and the card ID (
127
in the example). The card ID identifies this specific card to
iControl, which may have access to multiple cards of the same type. The text in square brackets is the slot
number where the card installed; the data entry point is accessed in the Info tab.
There are four main sections in the window itself, identified in figure 3.1:
1. The top section displays icons on the left. These icons report different statuses such as card
communication status, input signal and reference signal format and statuses. In some instances, they relate
to conditions defined through parameters settings.
Manual Card Configuration – green if the card is controlled remotely, yellow when locally controlled.
Input Status – green if OK, red if an error has been detected
Ref Status – green if OK, red if an error has been detected and white if reference is absent.
