VisiPC Software Manual Part 1 – Visilynx 3 Configurator
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4.10 Node Settings
‘Node Settings’ allows you to configure the operating parameters for each connected Node.
Figure 49 Node Settings Screenshot
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Name
: Type in a preferred name for your local node, up to 16 characters long.
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Network Layout
: has two options:
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‘Star’: One central node can be directly connected to up to twenty remote nodes for
V3M. V3i is limited to nine by the available external channels.
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‘Multi-Hop’: Up to 127 nodes may be connected in any pattern, with each node
connected to no more than eight other nodes for V3M and five for V3i. Multi-hop
cannot be used for channels above twelve.
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Trunk Steal Mode
: has four options:
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‘Query Menu’: When all trunk cables from a remote node are in use, and a new
camera is required, the keyboard will display the trunk query menu.
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‘Own Oldest’: When all trunk cables from a remote node are in use, and a new
camera is required, the user’s oldest trunk cable will be re-used.
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‘Other User’: When all trunk cables from a remote node are in use, and a new camera
is required, the oldest trunk cable of the lowest priority user will be stolen by this user.
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‘Never’: When all trunk cables from a remote node are in use, and a new camera is
required, no new trunk can be obtained and the new camera cannot be displayed.
