Grass Valley Aurora Ingest v.6.1 - Manual (Page 28)

18 Aurora Ingest System Guide May 2007
Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring Aurora Ingest
12. In the VTR window, you can enable the router sources that the VTRs are connected
to. You can also rename the router source in the “Source Name” column.
NOTE: Once you have enabled the VTR router sources, a list of enabled VTR router
sources is available in the VTR Ingest application.
13. Click OK to accept the changes and exit the dialog box.
Configuring Virtual COM port
In order to connect to Jupiter router via ethernet, a serial hub needs to be configured.
This serial hub will act as a virtual COM port, which enables serial-to-ethernet
connectivity as though Jupiter is communicating with Aurora Ingest via the local
COM port.
When you purchase Aurora Ingest, DIGI One SP RS422 Serial to Ethernet Device
Server is also provided in the same package. Before starting to configure the device
server, write down the MAC address located at the bottom of the hardware.
To setup the hardware:
1. A serial crossover cable (also known as null-modem cable) is needed to allow
proper communications between Jupiter router and DIGI One SP Device Server.
The appropriate pinouts can be referred from the table below:
2. Connect one end of the crossover cable to the device server and the other end to
DIGI One SP Device Server Jupiter Router
Pin Name Pin Number Pin Number Pin Name
Rx + 2 3 Tx +
Tx + 3 7 Rx +
Rx - 6 8 Tx -
Tx - 9 2 Rx -