Configuration tasks – Grass Valley NV9654 v.1.1 User Manual
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Configuration
NV9654 Panel Configuration Page
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Button page table.
This section
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the region below the button definition section
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displays a list of the individ-
ual pages of the tree structure. The button page at the top of the list (or root of the tree) is
called “Default.”
During operation, category buttons can display device subpages when pressed. Those sub-
pages are not explicitly definable in NV9000-SE Utilities. The button page list does not dis-
play the device subpages accessed through category buttons. Category buttons can also
display suffix pages when pressed. Suffix pages are included in the button page table.
See
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GPIO definitions.
In this section, configurers may define GPIO logic. The control panel has a rear connector
that provides 4 relay outputs and 8 optically isolated inputs. See
, page 81, for more
information. (Note that the graphical buttons represent connector terminals and not actual
buttons.)
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Panel options.
In this section, configurers may specify the behavioral characteristics of the panel.
See
Configuration Tasks
The person configuring an NV9654 panel will want to consider how best to use the hierarchical
nature of the button tree to support the devices and routers in the router control system at
hand. The task is non-trivial.
In support of that effort, the configurer will do the following:
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Select panel options.
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Assign functions to buttons.
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Create pages (subtrees) of buttons. (Do this using the Navigation button type).
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Define logic for some or all of the tally inputs and outputs.
A configuration should lead the operator through required tasks. It is possible to make naviga-
tion through the tree structure of panel operations intuitive through the judicious use of color
and text on the LCD buttons.
The configurer must keep in mind that the operator generally cannot view the entire button
tree at a glance.
The configurer must also keep in mind that the operator must be able to reach any page in the
tree. In particular, the operator, having navigated down a subtree, must have some way to navi-
gate back up the subtree. There are several ways to ensure this. Two are listed here:
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Place a “Back” button on each subpage. The “back” button causes the NV9654 to redisplay
the previous page.
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Place a “Navigate” button on each page, where the navigate button causes the NV9654 to
display a specific page.
The operator can always return from system-generated pages (e.g., device lists) using the
‘back’ button.