EVS XSense Version 10.03 - July 2010 Configuration Manual - Manual (Page 81)

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10.03.A XSense – Version 10.03 – Configuration Manual
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3.16 IPDP REDUNDANT SERIAL LINK
As explained in the Tech Ref Hardware manuals for EVS servers, additional RS422
links between IPDirector workstations and the servers can be cabled to provide a
failover mechanism for the IPDP protocol.
3.16.1 XS
ENSE
M
ODE
In XSense mode, you need to assign at least two RS422 ports to the IPDP
protocol. If a connection is lost, the server will check the second port (and
possibly other ones) to reconnect to another IPDirector workstation.
The settings need to the defined as follows on p.7.1 and 7.2:
Port Device/Protocol p.7.1
RS422 #1 EVS Remote [F7]ID Type:
[F2]RS422 #2 EVS Remote ID LSM
[F3]RS422 #3 Sony BVW75
[F4]RS422 #4 Sony BVW75
[F5]RS422 #5 EVS IPDP
[F6]RS422 #6 EVS IPDP
[Menu]Quit [Clr+F_]Dft [F9]PgUp [F0]PgDn
Special Control Settings p.7.2
Main RS422 Second. RS422
PGM1: EVS Remote -- [F5]Sony BVW75 03
PGM2:[F2] EVS Remote –- [F6]Sony BVW75 04
PGM3:[F3] EVS IPDP 05 –- [F7]---------- --
PGM4:[F4] EVS IPDP 05 –- [F8]---------- --
[Menu]Quit [Clr+F_]Dft [F9]PgUp [F0]PgDn
3.16.2 IPDP S
POTBOX
M
ODE
In IPDP Spotbox mode, no secondary port is defined. When the IPDP RS422 port
defined for the Spotbox control is not connected, the software will automatically
consider the next available ports as IPDP port candidates.