Grass Valley Kaleido-X v.7.80 - Manual (Page 462)

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Tally Interface Devices &Timer Systems
Serial Port Test Agent
11 If you are working in offline mode, then you must export the database to your
multiviewer: on the Configure menu, point to Database, and then click Export.
On the monitor wall, you can now load the layout containing the monitors that were
assigned dynamic text and tallies provided by the Zodiak switcher. Input or output names,
as well as tally status from the Zodiak switcher will be visible on the monitor wall. Any
changes made by the switcher’s operator will be immediately reflected on the monitor wall.
Serial Port Test Agent
During a setup, it is sometime not clear if the wiring between the multiviewer and a
peripheral device is correct or if the peripheral device sends the expected data. One can
connect a serial-port test agent as a peripheral device in XEdit, export the database to the
multiviewer, and then read, on a Web page, the data received on the serial port.
To use a serial port test agent
1 Select the Serial port test device in the equipment library and drag it onto the root of
the System hierarchical list. Alternatively, right-click the list root, and then click Insert
Serial port test on the menu.
2 Click the Interconnects tab in the main window.
3 To connect the test device to the multiviewer, click the multiviewer’s icon, or the
device’s, and drag the pointer towards the other.
4 Click the test device’s icon, and adjust the port settings to match those of the actual
peripheral device you wish to test.
5 Click the connection line between the device and the multiviewer.
6 In the Properties pane, select the appropriate element from the RS-422
communication port list.
Depending on the multiviewer model, the available RS-422 ports are designated as
follows:
KMV-3901/3911 RS-422
Kaleido-X16 Port 1, and Port 2
Kaleido-X (14RU) Frame A – Output A, B, and C; Frame B – Output A, B, and C
Kaleido-X (7RU) Output A, B, C, and D
Kaleido-X (4RU) Output A, and B
Kaleido-MX,
Kaleido-MX 4K Output A, and B
Note: The Kaleido-MX (1RU) 16 × 4, and the Kaleido-MX 4K
16 × 1 models have only one RS-422 port, which is physically
connected to output card A.
Kaleido-Modular-X Output A, and B
Note: KMX-3901-OUT output cards with a single rear
connector panel (KMX-3901-OUT-D-3+SRP) do not have RS-
422 ports. To support a serial device, your Kaleido-Modular-X
system must have at least one output card with a double rear
connector panel (KMX-3901-OUT-D-3DRP).