L-VIS User Manual
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LOYTEC
Version 6.2
LOYTEC electronics GmbH
13.2.1 Offline
A project may be designed completely offline, without any connection to a physical device.
The target device type and firmware version are selected from the menu. In this scenario,
the following extra steps are necessary:
Select Model Number:
Since the project is never downloaded to a device, the
model number is not set automatically. Before exporting the XIF file, open the
Network Settings…
Dialog from the
File
menu and enter the desired model
number for your device.
Select Transceiver:
Since no device is connected, the configuration software
cannot automatically determine the transceiver used. Therefore, a dialog will
appear and ask for the transceiver type which will be used by the device.
When the project for which this XIF file was created is later actually downloaded into a
device, make sure to use the same model number as you entered before the XIF was
exported.
NOTE:
If the device already contains a project using the same model number, but the static
interface of this project does not match the new project, the configuration software will
automatically change the model number and the result would no longer match your XIF
file. In this case, remove the incompatible project first and then download the new project.
13.2.2 Online
In cases where the project is designed online (while connected to a device), all required
data can be determined automatically. To make sure that the model number in the XIF file
matches the model number which is automatically selected during project download, first
download the finalized project to your device and then export the XIF file.
13.3 Remote Network Interface
On newer hardware of the CEA-709 model, there is support for remote network interface
functionality, similar to that of a NIC-IP. The function is only available if the device is
operated in FT-10 mode (not IP-852 mode) and only if the hardware can support it. If
active, the device accepts connections from a PC on the TCP/IP interface and can act as a
remote network interface, providing access to the FT-10 channel to which the device is
connected. It also provides functionality to run the LPA software on this interface to
monitor the FT-10 channel.
NOTE:
Using this feature will cause additional load on the device, which should be considered at
the time of project design. If the project already requires a lot of CPU time to run, it may
not be feasible to use the device as a remote network interface at the same time.
The current state of the RNI module is available in a system register called
RNI State
. It
may be used to make a running RNI connection visible on the display, as a warning
message or other element to alert the user.
13.4 CEA-709.1-A Operation
The CEA-709 models normally support the CEA-709.1-B standard, which means that the
device accepts the extended network management commands used to configure the extra
resources available on such devices (for example up to 512 address table entries on L-VIS).
However, since the standard requires devices which were once configured using extended
network management commands to no longer accept any of the older commands. Such a
