Grass Valley MRC v.1.2 - Manual (Page 77)

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Miranda Router Configurator
User’s Guide
Router Serial Settings
The ‘Router Serial Settings’ region provides the following information and options:
• Control 1 and 2 Baud Rate Setting
In this section, specify the Baud rate for both CTRL 1 and CTRL 2. The drop-down menu lists
the acceptable Baud rates. The default is 38400 Baud.
• Control 1 Settings
These settings affect the CTRL 1 serial port.
In the protocol field, you can choose the protocol with which the router communicates with
the control system.
In the second field, you can enable or disable this port. If the port is disabled, the other two
fields in this section are ignored.
In the ‘Reply When’ field, choose one of two values:
• Active only — Reply to control system commands and queries only when the control
card is the active card.
• Always — Always reply.
• Control 2 Settings
These settings affect the CTRL 2 serial port.
The protocol is always ‘NV Serial’.
In the second field, you can enable or disable this port. If the port is disabled, the other field
in this section are ignored.
In the ‘Reply When’ field, choose one of two values:
• Active only — Reply to control system commands and queries only when the control
card is the active card.
• Always — Always reply.
• Rear Diagnostic Port Settings
These settings affect the DIAG serial port.
In the ‘Port Type’ field, choose either RS485 or RS232.
In the Baud Rate field, choose a suitable Baud rate.
(For NV8500 routers, these options are disabled.)
Control Card Settings
The ‘Control Card Settings’ region applies only to certain routers. These are the sections of the
region:
• Expansion Settings
This section becomes enabled if you are configuring an expanded or expandable router
(such as the NV8256-Plus or an NV8576-Plus)
Choose one of the options:
• ‘Stand Alone’ — the router has a single frame.
• ‘Expanded - Main’ — the router has two frames and this one is the main frame.
• ‘Expanded - Expansion’ — the router has two frames and this one is the expansion frame.