Sierra Video UPC-166 - Manual (Page 24)

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UPC-166 Functional Description
• Built-in Card Edge User Interface – Using the built-in card edge
controls and display, card control settings can be set using a front
panel menu which is described in Chapter 3,“Operating Instructions”.
Note: Some of the UPC-166 functions described in this manual are available only
when using the DashBoard ™, or Cobalt ® OGCP-9000 or OGCP-9000/CC
Remote Control Panel user interfaces.
• DashBoard™ User Interface – Using DashBoard™, the
UPC-166 and other cards installed in openGear™ frames such as
the openGear
8310-C Frame can be controlled from a computer and
monitor. DashBoard™ allows users to view all frames on a
network with control and monitoring for all populated slots inside a
frame. This simplifies the setup and use of numerous modules in a
large installation and offers the ability to centralize monitoring.
Cards define their controllable parameters to DashBoard™, so the
control interface is always up to date.
The DashBoard™ software can be downloaded from the Cobalt
Digital Inc. website: www.cobaltdigital.com (enter “DashBoard” in
the search window). The DashBoard™ user interface is described in
Chapter 3,“Operating Instructions”.
Note: If network remote control is to be used for the frame and the frame has not yet
been set up for remote control, Cobalt ® reference guide COMPASS ™
Remote Control User Guide” (PN 9000RCS-RM) provides thorough infor-
mation and step-by-step instructions for setting up network remote control of
COMPAS
S™ cards using DashBoard™.
Download a copy of this guide by clicking on the Support>Downloads link at
www.cobaltdigital.com and then select DashBoard Remote Control Setup
Guide as a download, or contact Cobalt
® as listed in Contact Sierra Video. (p.
1-29).
• Cobalt ® OGCP-9000 and OGCP-9000/CC Remote Control
Panels – The OGCP-9000 and OGCP-9000/CC Remote Control
Panels conveniently and intuitively provide parameter monitor and
control of the UPC-166 and other video and audio processing
terminal equipment meeting the open-architecture Cobalt
COMPASS™ cards for openGear™ standard.
In addition to circumventing the need for a computer to monitor and
control signal processing cards, the Control Panels allow quick and
intuitive access to hundreds of cards in a facility, and can monitor and
allow adjustment of multiple parameters at one time.
The Remote Control Panels are totally compatible with the
openGear™ control software DashBoard™; any changes made with
either system are reflected on the other. The Remote Control Panel
user interface is described in Chapter 3,“Operating Instructions”.
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