Ross DRA-8204, User Manual

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DRA-8204 User Manual (Iss. 05) Menus • 4–3
DashBoard Control System Software
The DashBoard Control System™ enables you to monitor and control openGear frames and cards
from a computer. DashBoard communicates with other cards in the DFR-8300 series frame
through the Network Controller Card. This section briefly summarizes the menus, items, and
parameters available from DashBoard for the DRA-8204. Default parameters are noted with an
asterisk (*).
Status Menus
Table 4.1 summarizes the Status tab fields displayed in DashBoard for the DRA-8204.
Table 4.1 Status Tab Items
Tab Title Item Parameters Description
Product
(Read-only)
Product DRA-8204
Supplier Ross Video Ltd.
Board Rev ##
Board S/N ###### Indicates the card serial number
Software Rev ##.## Indicates the software version
Hardware
(Read-only)
Voltage (mV) # Supply Voltage
Current (mA) # Current consumption of card
Rear Module
14.4 Indicates a Full Rear Module is installed
15.4 Indicates a Split Rear Module is installed
CPU Headroom # Processing power available
RAM Available #/## On-board processing memory available
Uptime (h)
Displays the number of hours since the
last reboot of the card
EE Bank # Storage count
Signal
(Read-only)
Signal Status
OK All channels are passing a valid signal
Input Unlocked (A/B)
The indicated channel(s) cannot reclock
due to an invalid signal or rate setting
Input A Status
Locked – 143 MHz Input is OK with the specified bit rate
Locked – 177 MHz Input is OK with the specified bit rate
Locked – 270 MHz Input is OK with the specified bit rate
Locked – 360 MHz Input is OK with the specified bit rate
Locked – 540 MHz Input is OK with the specified bit rate
Locked – 1485 MHz Input is OK with the specified bit rate
Bypass
Signal present, channel configured to
“Bypass” and is not reclocked
Not routed Input is not routed to any output BNCs
No signal No signal present