Grass Valley iTX System v.2.6 - Manual (Page 332)

Using iTX with a matrix router
• A Routing Configuration Tool, for setting or viewing crosspoint information for a
selected router.
• A Log Monitor, which displays details of the most recent routing operations performed
by a specified router-control service.
Routing Configuration Tool
Where the device driver for a router is a Grass Valley router-control application or a GVG
Encore control system, you configure the device driver for the router. You then use the Router
Bridge to copy the configuration information to the System Database. You can view and change
this information in the Routing Configuration Tool.
For other types of routing system (ones that use an Acappella, NV9000, Evertz 7700 or Quartz
router), you use the Routing Configuration Tool to manually enter the configuration
information in the System Database. The router-control service receives crosspoint details,
including the names of sources and destinations, from the router device driver.
Usually, the crosspoints are named according to a simple scheme (e.g. Src 1, Src 2, Src 3, etc. for
sources). You can change the names and assign aliases to the router crosspoints. Aliases are
alternative names that are more informative about the type of content passing through a
source or destination.
The Routing Configuration Tool includes a Test Crosspoint panel. By using the features in this
panel, you can operate the router to make routes between selected sources and destinations.
Log Monitor
The Log Monitor receives and displays logs from a router-control service, which you select in
the Matrix box.
Display the Routing Configuration pop-up layout
1. Select the Engineering layout.
2. Click Routing Config in the System Management panel.
The Routing Configuration pop-up layout appears in front of the Engineering layout.
Use the Routing Configuration Tool to enter crosspoint details in the System
Database
By performing the following procedure, you can manually enter crosspoint details in the System
Database.
1.
Select a router in the Router box.
2. Select Source or Dst, depending on whether you want to work with sources or
destinations.
3. Do the following for each crosspoint you want to set.
• Select a crosspoint in the Crosspoint box. A crosspoint is identified by a combination of
its name and UMD alias.
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