Restart the gpi service, Assign names to gpi input and output triggers – Grass Valley iTX System v.2.6 User Manual
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Using iTX with a GPI device
Restart the GPI Service
After adding, deleting or modifying the settings for a driver, you need to update the GPI Service
by restarting it.
1.
Close the window of the GPI Service to stop the service.
The Server Controller restarts the service.
For each enabled driver, a tab appears at the bottom of the user interface under the
Service Provider Information tab. Selecting a driver tab displays information about the
driver.
Assign names to GPI input and output triggers
To assign names to the inputs and outputs of a GPI device, sometimes called a GPI matrix, you
use the features under the GPI Matrix Setup tab of the GPI Service user interface.
1.
Do the following to select a GPI matrix.
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Click Refresh Matrices to refresh the list of available GPI devices.
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Select the service name of the driver for a GPI matrix in the Select Matrix box.
2.
Do the following to configure GPI inputs.
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Select a GPI input in the Inputs list.
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In the Input or Output Details section, enter a name in the Name box.
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Click Save Matrix.
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Check that the name appears in the Inputs list.
3.
Do the following to configure GPI outputs.
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Select a GPI output in the Outputs list.
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In the Input or Output Details section, enter a name in the Name box.
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Click Save Matrix.
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Check that the name appears in the Outputs list.
4.
Restart the GPI Service.
Note:
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You can remove the assigned GPI input and output names from a GPI matrix by
clicking Delete Matrix. After you restart the GPI Service, the input and output names
return to their original state.
Check inputs and outputs under the driver Status tab
For each driver, the GPI Service user interface displays a Status tab under which it gives details
of GPI inputs and outputs that the driver can fire.
1.
In the GPI Service user interface, select the Service Provider Information tab.
2.
Select a driver tab (at the bottom) and then the Status tab.
3.
Check that the names you configure under the GPI Matrix Setup tab appear in the boxes
that represent the inputs and outputs.
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