28 • Setting Up the NK-VRC
NK-VRC User Guide (v05)
Configuring Resources
Resources have a user definable resource type such as upconverter, ADC, and DAC. Each resource has a user
definable virtual source and destination to indicate how they are connected to the router(s).
For More Information on...
• pre-configuring resource type names, refer to the
Global Labels Editor
topic in the
NK Plug-in Help
file
available in the DashBoard Help menu.
Setting up Resources
Use the
Resources
tab to define all the resources in the routing system. Up to 300 resources can be defined in the
NK-VRC.
Figure 4.11 Resources tab
To set up a resource
1. In
DashBoard
, open the NK-VRC interface.
2. Select the
Resources
tab.
3. In the
Type
field, select a numerical
Resource Type
value (or pre-configured
Resource Type
name) to
represent the resource type (for example, 1 = Video ADC, 2 = Video DAC, 3 = Audio ADC, etc.).
4. In the
Res In
field, enter a numerical value to define which virtual destination is connected to the input of the
resource.
5. In the
Res Out
field, enter a numerical value to define which virtual source is connected to the output of the
resource.
6. In the
Priority
field, enter a numerical value to set the priority for the resource.
Each resource can be assigned a priority level from 1 to 8, with level 1 as the highest priority.
7. Click
Send Configuration
Sending the Configuration to a Device
Notes on the Resources Tab
This section provides additional information on some of the options in the Resources tab:
• The
Initialise Resources
check box is used to clear the current in-use state of the resources. During setup and
testing, configuration issues may arise when a resource definition is changed after a resource switch was made.
The system in this case will have no way of clearing the resource as it has been undefined or changed. The
Initialise Resources check box will clear all the current resource usage, allowing the resource tracking system to
start from a clean slate.
