Grass Valley iTX System v.2.6 - Manual (Page 339)

Using iTX with a GPI device
Add a driver for a GPI device
You need to add a device driver for each GPI device that the service is to control.
1.
Click Add Driver.
The Driver Configuration dialog opens. This has a Device Configuration panel for displaying
a batch of settings relevant to a specific type of GPI device; the panel is blank when no
device type is selected.
2. In the GPI Service Name box, enter a name to identify the driver within the GPI Service; for
example, VNode1. The name must be unique for each driver.
3. Click Select.
The Select Driver dialog opens and displays a list of available device drivers.
4. Select a driver. Click OK to close the Select Driver dialog and return to the Driver
Configuration dialog.
The driver name appears in the GPI Device Driver box. The Device Configuration panel
displays the settings for the driver.
5. Do the following to enter network-connection details.
• Enter the network address of the GPI device that the driver is to control in the IP
Address box.
• Enter the number of the port on which the driver is to communicate with the GPI device
in the Port box.
Note: Do not include leading zeroes in the IP address. For example, enter 1.51.51.151, not
001.051.051.151.
6. Check the other settings in the Device Configuration panel and modify these as necessary.
In many cases, there is no need to change the default entries.
See below, "Configuration settings for a GPI Service driver".
7. Click OK to close the Driver Configuration dialog.
The GPI Service Configuration window displays the driver details:
•
The service name of the driver.
• The driver type.
• A description of the driver type.
The driver is disabled after you add it. You need to enable it before iTX can use it to work
with a GPI device. More details , page 341.
The Save button flashes green.
8. Click Save to save the driver and its configuration details.
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