User manual GRASS VALLEY NEWTON DATASHEET

[. . . ] Instead of painstakingly attaching a serial cable to the back of every modular product you need to initialize, you can use NetConfig to set baseline functional operational parameters over a network. Operators can make adjustments to those parameters using Newton control panels, without having to wade through complex configuration menus. The Newton system features two control panels: a rack-mounted version and a software-based version. You can have any combination of these panels on your network in any number. [. . . ] 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. NetConfig Tools With a comprehensive set of powerful tools, hardware and software control panel functionality can be precisely defined. Additional tools for IP configuration and software updates makes NetConfig a valuable engineering package. Newton Modular Control System The Newton control panel also features a local enable/disable button that you can engage to prevent inadvertent changes, should someone accidentally brush against a knob. The software control panel of the Newton system offers the same, powerful features as the hardware version. The Newton system includes a configuration tool that is a plug-in to the NetConfig application. Not only does this tool provide fast, network-based control-panel configuration, it offers an additional degree of security, as control access to your signal-channel paths on a panel-by-panel basis. The Newton control panels support up to 128 configured channels each with up to 12 setups--a setup is a subset of a channel that contains knob assignments--within each configured channel. There is no limit, however, to the number of control hardware or software panels that can reside on a Newton system-controlled network. Easy Setup, Customization The Newton control system includes the NetConfig application for configuring a module's system and operational parameters. You can also use it to download software updates into the modules. Because the NetConfig application runs over your network, it centralizes and accelerates your configuration tasks. You do not need to physically visit every device in your racks, plug in a serial cable, and load its parameters. You can do everything you need to do from your desktop. More important, separating the configuration tasks you perform using the NetConfig application from the everyday operational tasks you perform with the Newton control panels simplifies your workflow and minimizes potential on-air mistakes. The NetConfig application simplifies Ethernet-based network configuration and maintenance by providing a simple method to set IP addresses over the network--eliminating the need for separate serial connections to each frame during the system commissioning. Complete Control of Modules The Newton control panel provides immediate access to four control parameters at once. Using the left and right arrow keys, you can quickly step through additional adjustment parameters. Ethernet Facility LAN 83 Newton Hardware Control Panel Video Proc Video Timing Audio Proc Master Control Studio Edit Route Enable Sat 4 Sat 5 Sat 6 Sat 7 Sat 8 Sat 9 Assign Monitor Ident NEWTON MODULAR CONTROL Gecko Module Control Gecko Frame 8900NET Ethernet Interface 84 Newton Modular Control System Instant Control of Multiple Modules The Newton control panel provides simultaneous access and control to any combination of modules in a signal-processing path. Additional processing paths can be selected using the up and down arrow keys or by selecting a user-configured soft key. Ethernet Facility LAN In addition to Gecko, GeckoFlex, and Kameleon products, the NetConfig software can identify and configure routing control systems anywhere on the Ethernet LAN or WAN to set IP address, subnet mask, and gateway network configuration--all through an intuitive interface. With your devices configured, you can use the NetConfig application to view them all by IP address or configured device name. Additionally, it can also generate a facility view with hyperlinks from a user-supplied diagram or picture. This range of viewing options makes it easy to locate devices on the network, update software as necessary, and pull up the Web pages generated by Gecko and Kameleon modules to adjust individual module parameters. [. . . ] An open published protocol specification is available upon request for third-party automation system developers. Typical Applications Quality analysis and control of satellite and microwave incoming feeds are an ideal application for these real-time control panels. 85 Specifications Newton Software Control Panel Requires PC with Windows XP, 2000, or NT 4. 0 and Internet Explorer v. 5. 5 or greater Ordering Information Newton Hardware Control Panel Power 90 to 265 VAC, 47 Hz to 63 Hz, 15W max. Newt-PC Soft-panel application CD-ROM includes: NetConfig application, Newton control panel configuration plug-in application for the NetConfig application, Newton Control Panel application, and system documentation in PDF format. Hard copy documentation is also supplied Newt-RM-RTX Includes the Newt-RM option with the Newt-Route option already enabled NetConfig Includes: CD-ROM with standalone NetConfig application, and documentation in PDF format. No hard copy documentation is supplied Connectors RJ-45 10/100Base-T Ethernet connector Dimensions Height (1 RU) Width Depth Weight cm 4. 4 48. 3 15. 2 1. 4 kg in. [. . . ]