Ross openGear GPI-8941 Series, User Manual

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GPI-8941 Series User Guide (v9.0) Using DashBoard • 35
Using DashBoard
The DashBoard Control System enables you to monitor and control openGear frames and cards from a computer.
DashBoard communicates with cards in the openGear frame through the MFC-OG3-N or MFC-OGX-N Network
Controller Card. This controller card is required in order to use DashBoard to monitor the GPI-8941.
Before You Begin
Before proceeding, ensure that DashBoard software version 6.2.0 or higher is installed on a PC connected to your
facility network. The DashBoard software and user manual are available from the Ross Video website.
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• using DashBoard, refer to the DashBoard User Manual .
Accessing the GPI-8941 in DashBoard
Ensure that the openGear frame with the GPI-8941 card(s) is displayed in the Tree View located on the left-side of
the DashBoard window. It may take 30 seconds or more to update the Tree View. Consult the
MFC-OG3-N and
MFC-8322-S User Guide and DashBoard User Manual should the Tree View not display the GPI-8941 node.
To launch DashBoard
1. Ensure that you are running DashBoard software version 6.2.0 or higher.
2. Launch DashBoard by double-clicking its icon on your desktop.
To access the GPI-8941 in DashBoard
1. From the Tree View , expand the node for the openGear frame your cards are installed in.
A list of cards installed in the frame displays.
2. Double-click the node for a card to display its menus in the right-side of the DashBoard window.
In the example below, the node for Frame 6 is expanded to show a list of cards including a GPI-8941-I32 and a
GPI-8941-O32.