Newton Modular Control System
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Newton 1 RU Hardware Control Panel
Newton Software Control Panel with Router Control
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Comprehensive Control Architecture
Grass Valley modular products have long had a variety of control and
monitoring capabilities, from simple local card edge control to more
complex local control with on-screen parameter displays—as well as
network interface modules such as the 8900NET and 2000NET products
whose built-in Web servers relay module-related information to a
standard PC- or Macintosh-based Web browser.
Certainly you could use these products to configure, access, and even
adjust signal parameters. But more and more, the complexity of the
signal-processing path—and the sheer number of devices in it—calls for
easier access and real-time, comprehensive, on-air control.
The Newton control system lets you quickly access all of the Gecko,
GeckoFlex, and Kameleon modules in a signal-processing path to make
audio, video, and timing adjustments. You can make these adjustments
from a rack-mounted control panel, a software control panel running on a
standard PC, or a combination of both. There is no limit to the number of
control panels you can have on the network.
Yet your Gecko, GeckoFlex, and Kameleon modules do not need to be
located in the same frame for the Newton system to control them—or
even the same facility. Because the system runs on standard TCP/IP
networks, an Ethernet connection across a LAN or WAN gives you
complete signal-processing control.
Powerful Control Panel Provides Fast, Easy Adjustments
The hardware version of the Newton modular control panel was designed
with operator ergonomics in mind. It features four, simultaneously active,
user-configurable knobs that update modular product parameters in real
time. Each has a tri-color LED that indicates the health of a connection,
providing immediate feedback of module or signal condition.
The Newton system also features 12 configurable buttons. You can
configure them to do everything from recall a signal-processing path
setup to perform a source take or recall a router destination.
When you press one of these 12 buttons, the Newton system
automatically displays the current settings above four knobs. You can
then use these knobs to adjust specific signal parameters. Using the
intuitive interface, you can also scroll through additional setups and signal
processing channels.
Newton Control Panels
The ergonomic design of the Newton hardware control panel is emulated
in a software version, shown here with optional router control.
