Grass Valley VM 3000 System Controllers v.7.4 - Manual (Page 750)

Glossary−2
binary super crosspoint bus - similar to super crosspoint bus, but the units digits are allowed to cover the range
of 0 to F, rather than 0−9 as in previous switcher systems. Generated only by the Jupiter, CE-2500 , and BCS 3000
control systems.
breakaway − independent operation of a switcher level. Same as “split.” Contrasts with normal AFV operation.
Example: selecting video from VTR1 but audio from Announce Booth 2.
BTS − Broadcast Television Systems. A joint venture of Bosch and Philips. Now part of Grass Valley.
bus − in distribution switching, a channel leading to an output or destination. Example: “controls 20 buses” means
being able to select sources for 20 destinations.
button−per−input/output control panel − buttons are dedicated to a particular source or destination. As
opposed to CATEGORY/NUMBER control.
category/number selection method − operator first picks category (example: VTR); then unit within category.
CE 3000 − Matrix Controller. Interface between LAN and CROSSPOINT BUS . Now obsolete.
chop − rapid, back−and−forth switching between two inputs.
CM 4000 − hardware platform developed as follow−on to VM 3000 . Presently available for use with ACCUSWITCH
and JUPITER XPRESS applications.
configuration set − a file server directory containing files that are downloaded to CONTROLLER BOARDS . These
files are used to establish network addresses, switcher input and output names, types of VTRs in system, etc.
controller board − (1) term used for the interface unit between Jupiter LAN and the RS−422 bus. Includes VM 3000
Control Processor, SI 3000 Control Processor, and VG 3000 Video Display/Status Generator. Also refers to
BCS 3000 boards: SC 3000 Serial Control Interface, CE 3000 Matrix Control, and PL 3000
PARTY LINE Inter-
face. In ESBUS terminology, each of these boards functions as a coupler, gateway, and bus controller. (2) Con-
certo router controller module such as the CRS−MC−C2.
CP 3200 − a Jupiter GUI control panel associated with JNIA . Superceded by the JNS Software Control Panel Suite.
CP 3300 − an X−Y panel, developed by Philips BTS in Germany, with soft keys displaying configured names. The
hardware contains 2 lines of 20 characters and displays four character and eight character source and destina-
tion names.
CP 3310 − an X−Y panel similar to the CP 3300 that can display status for either five or eight outputs.
CP 3320 − a control panel developed by the Thomson Systems group in Germany.
CP board − control panel for Saturn Master Control switcher.
CPL − Control Point Language. Protocol used in SMS7000 Control System.
crosspoint − distribution switcher circuit where input signal can be connected to output bus. A 10 x 10 crosspoint
board has 100 crosspoints.