SDI – User Guide Page 9
Software Features
The
Network I/O – SDI Manager
software window is divided into four panes:
• Device Selection
shows available units and their connection status
• Crosspoint Status
shows current connections and the buttons for file access
• Crosspoint Control
is used to create or remove connections
• Device Status
displays hardware information plus some basic interface settings
L
OADING AND
S
AvING
F
ILeS
routing Files
Routing connection files are loaded and saved using the
and
buttons in the centre pane of SDi
Manager. Routing files are given the extension .xpt (crosspoint).
For the majority of cases Network I/O – SDI will be preconfigured to be used in a specific scenario. SSL provides 3 general
usage-case files that can be loaded onto the SDI unit. These configurations are:
1.
16 channels per SDI to and from the pair of MADI SPFs
2.
8 channels per SDI to and from the first MADI SFP
3.
8 channels per SDI to and from the Dante connection
The files (.xpt) for each of these scenarios can be obtained here:
Note that when loading a crosspoint (.xpt) file, it will
ADD
the new routes to those already in the
configuration – it does not automatically clear the current routing.
