PESA Cougar 3, User Manual

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C
OUGAR
3 V
IDEO
R
OUTER
Publication 81-9059-0660-0, Rev. B
March 2011
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3-4
This strobe level switch setting is normally made at the factory and should not need to be changed. If
for any reason you ever need to select a different strobe level for the Cougar3 router, simply use a small
blade screwdriver to set the switch position to the desired strobe setting. Settings are entered in a
hexadecimal numbering system.
When frame installation is complete, continue to Paragraph 3.5 and proceed with video signal
connections.
Figure 3-2 Control System Connection
3.4 I
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C
ONTROL
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YSTEM
C
ONNECTION
In stand-alone Cougar3 applications, the SSC3 controller communicates system commands to the router
and all PNet control panels. PESA’s Cattrax control software application running on a host PC is the
operator interface with the Cougar3 router. All communication with the SSC3 and other system
components is over an Ethernet interface. Through Cattrax, a controller configuration file must be
created and downloaded to the SSC3 in order for the router to operate.
Depending on application, the SSC3 controller, all control panels and the host PC can reside on a
facility network for Ethernet communication. It is also possible to interconnect the Cougar3 components
in a closed loop Ethernet arrangement, without being added to a network. A closed Ethernet
communication loop is formed through an Ethernet switch between the SSC3 system controller; local
control panel, if used; external PNet control panels; and a host PC.