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iControl XML Gateway for Control of Miranda Modular Interface

Functional Highlights

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5. Functional Description of iControl XML Gateway Commands


For the purpose of describing the type of commands available using the iControl XML Gateway, the
following paragraphs focus on the functions of the Densite DEC-1001, a high-quality composite analog
video to SDI decoder designed for incoming feed applications:

The DEC-1001 is in slot number

10

of a Densite frame

The Densite frame has an IP address of

10.10.20.30

The Densite Manager, running on the iControl Application Server, is where the frame is defined
with the following label:

m2_3

The Application Server has an IP address of

10.10.30.10

The Application Server App has the hostname:

m3.icontrol.com


For communication with the iControl XML Gateway, a free Telnet/Emulator utility called PuTTY was
used.

Figure 5.1: Using PuTTY to connect to the XML Gateway

Two levels of commands are described:

Using XML to identify and qualify a population of cards

Using XML to issue status request and control commands on a specific card