Grass Valley NV9000-SE v.5.0 - Manual (Page 35)

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NV9000-SE Utilities
User’s Guide
What to Do and When to Do It
NV9000-SE Utilities is an integral part of getting your system controller up and running effec-
tively and efficiently. Before using NV9000-SE Utilities, determine how data is going to be
managed in your facility and decide what inputs and outputs can be grouped together. Inputs
and outputs can be grouped together if they have a common attribute, such as a signal type,
facility room, and so on. In general, signal type is the best grouping to use. Figuring this out from
the start will make configuration easier, faster and help minimize having to make changes in the
future.
Before using NV9000-SE Utilities, all routers should be configured using MRC or UniConfig
configuration software for Grass Valley routers, or for third-party routers, configured according
to the manufacturer’s directions.
The levels entered for the routers (for Grass Valley routers, the levels are entered in MRC or
UniConfig) will later be matched to the physical levels entered in NV9000-SE Utilities.
NV9000-SE Utilities saves all initial configurations and configuration changes to the database.
Once changes are saved, there is no “undo” function; the configuration is permanently altered.
To implement configuration changes, the NV9000 system controller must write the configura-
tion and then be restarted.
Configuration Steps
All changes can be made offline and later implemented, or changes may also be made dynami-
cally if NV9000-SE Utilities is currently connected to the system controller.
1 If necessary, add system controllers to NV9000-SE Utilities.
2 Add routers to NV9000-SE Utilities.
Routers are added by entering the physical levels (partitions) to NV9000-SE Utilities. At this
time, virtual levels can be mapped to physical levels. Virtual levels are abstractions that can
be applied to any device or router and allow for inter-device communication.
3 Create level sets in NV9000-SE Utilities.
4 Add devices to NV9000-SE Utilities.
Describe each device connected to the routers: what devices are sending a signal to the
router and what devices are receiving signals from the router. Devices can only be added
after level sets have been created. When added, each device should be assigned to a level
set. The level sets should reflect the signals used by the device. NV9000-SE Utilities has no
way of determining what signal type is being used by a device without assigning it a virtual
level within a level set.
Device information may also be imported from a spreadsheet.
5 Group devices by category in NV9000-SE Utilities.
Organize devices into categories. Categories are groupings of devices with common
attributes, such as device type (e.g., monitor), or location (e.g., studio A), or use (e.g., editing).
Category labels display on control panels for operators, making selection quick and easy.
A category can only be added after devices have been added to NV9000-SE Utilities. Not all
devices must be added, but adding as many devices as possible before creating categories
ensures that the categories accurately define the devices in your facility.
Category information may also be imported from a spreadsheet.