Grass Valley Kaleido-X (7RU) v.7.70 - Manual (Page 49)

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Kaleido-X (7RU)
Hardware Description & Installation Manual
The table below summarizes the expansion-related key concepts.
Description
Like other Kaleido-X cards, each expansion card consists of two panels:
Definitions
Kaleido-X (14RU)
expansion frame Refers to two Kaleido-X (7RU) frames operating in Expansion Mode (see
below).
Master frame When two Kaleido-X frames are interconnected, one is designated as
Frame A and the other as Frame B. The setting is determined by a physical
switch on the rear panel of the expansion card in each frame. Frame A is
nominally considered to be the master.
Expansion mode When two Kaleido-X (7RU) frames work as one, they are said to be in
expansion mode. To be in this mode, expansion cards and expansion
cables must be properly connected, the Enable expansion option must
be activated in XAdmin, and there must be a valid expansion database
running on the expanded frame. Only one system name and frame IP
address is accessible.
In expansion mode:
• Two Kaleido-X (7RU) systems (Frame A + Frame B) operate as one frame.
• KXI inputs from Frame A can be displayed on Frame B, without any
restriction, and vice versa.
• You can create and load layouts that overlap Frame A and Frame B.
Database Kaleido-X operational data created in XEdit (e.g. logical sources, layouts,
rooms, users, system definition, actions) is stored in a database.
Router expansion Expansion frames cannot share internal router cards unless they are
connected by router expansion cables (option available separately) whose
interconnection has been properly described in the system
representation. If the Kaleido-X (14RU) expansion system contains router
cards that are not connected together using router expansion cables then
the inputs from Frame A cannot be routed to the Frame B router cards,
and vice versa. See
Configuring Router Card Expansion , on page 63, for
more information.
Expansion mode
with degradation This mode is entered if the Kaleido-X is set to operate in expansion mode,
but either the expansion cards are missing OR the expansion cables are
unplugged. In this mode, both frames are controlled together (only one
system name and frame IP address) but without video, audio or metadata
exchange between frames.