Grass Valley UniConfi NVISION Series v.2.1 - Manual (Page 54)

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Partitions and Signal Types
Partitions and Signal Types
Defining a ‘Monitor’ Level
UniConfig supports output monitoring for the NV7256, NV7512, NV8256, and NV8288.
 Although output monitoring was planned for the NV7256 and NV7512, it was never
implemented.
The NV8256 and NV8288 each produce 2 monitor outputs.
The NV8500 routers allow monitoring of output signals and input signals. The NV8144 produces
one “input” monitor signals and one output monitor signal. The other routers in the NV8500
family produce 2 “input” monitor signals and 2 “output” monitor signals.
Other routers — the NV5128, NV5100MC, and NV5256 — do not support monitoring.
In UniConfig, you can define a monitor level for the routers that support monitoring. You can
also define monitor levels for the NV7256 and NV7512 even though they do not support
monitoring.
 Monitor levels are not real partitions, but are artificial levels that use the partition table to
define a router function.
To define a monitor level is relatively simple.
NV8500 Standard Routers
 Do not use UniConfig for NV8500 hybrid routers. Use MRC instead.
Create a monitor level this way
The monitor port range is 1 to 4. Use other values, A–F, based on your system, where
(A,B) define the max physical range of both your outputs and inputs.
(C,D) form the controller range based on your inputs and outputs.
(E, F) form the controller range based on the monitor port range.
Except for the NV8144, monitor outputs 1 and 2 represent the “output” monitors. The monitor
outputs 3 and 4 represent the “input” monitors.
The NV8144 is the exception in the NV8500 family. It has only one “output” monitor and only
one “input” monitor. Therefore, monitor ports 2 and 4 in your monitor level are null — they
correspond to no output. Port 1 is for the single “output” monitor and port 3 is for the single
“input” monitor.
Level Phys Input Contr Input Phys Output Contr Output Signal Type
99 A B C D 1 4 E F Monitor