EVS IPDirector Version 5.8 - July 2010 Part 1 User's Manual - Manual (Page 74)

IPDirector Version 5.8 – User Manual – Part 1: General Workspace
EVS Broadcast Equipment -– July 2010
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2.10.4 GPI S
ETTINGS
I
NTRODUCTION
The GPI is the General Purpose Interface device that can be connected to the EVS
video server. It allows the operator to send commands directly to the EVS server.
These commands need to be reflected in the IPDirector applications.
The GPI keys first need to be configured in the Setup Configuration on the EVS
server. The configuration on the EVS server includes the following settings:
• The definition of the application that will manage the GPI keys. In this case, it
would be IPDirector.
• The port on which the serial connection between the EVS server and IPDirector
is defined.
• The actions assigned to the GPI keys.
The settings which are defined in IPDirector specify the following:
• Which signal will trigger which action on which player channel of the EVS server
when a given key is pressed on a GPI connected to this EVS server. These are
the INPUT GPIs. The actions triggered by the GPI need to be reflected in the
IPDirector user interface. The INPUT GPIs actions are set up in parallel on the
EVS server. The user can define up to eight INPUT GPIs.
• Which signal will be transferred by IPDirector via a given GPI key to a third
device. These are the OUTPUT GPIs. The user can define up to four OUTPUT
GPIs.
These settings are defined in the Input GPIs and Output GPIs categories available
from the Tools > Settings menu.
XT S
ERVER
S
ELECTION
In both the Input GPIs and Output GPIs Settings window, the Select an XT Server
field displays all the hi-res EVS servers available on all the network groups.
When an EVS server is selected in the field, the GPI parameters of that server are
displayed. This will allow the user to modify these settings for the selected server.
U
SE OF
TTL GPI
S
Each EVS video server has 4 Input GPIs, 4 Output GPIs and 4 TTL GPIs which can
be configured either as Input GPIs or as Output GPIs. Depending on the option
selected in the How to Use the TTL GPIs field, 4 or 8 GPIs will be displayed.
In the Input GPIs Settings window, changing the TTL configuration will result in
the following behaviours:
• from Input GPIs to Output GPIs: the configuration of the last 4 Input GPIs is
cleared.
• from Output GPIs to Input GPIs: a message will warn the user that the TTL GPIs
may be used as Output GPIs in playlist, playlist macro command or timeline
macro command.
In the Output GPIs Settings window, changing the TTL configuration will result in
the following behaviours: