Grass Valley UniConfi NVISION Series v.2.0 - Manual (Page 13)

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Introduction
Chapter 2 provides a brief functional description of UniConfig.
Topics
Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Supported Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
UniConfig is a software application to set up and modify configurations of Miranda’s NVISION
series routers and to perform diagnostics. UniConfig runs on a PC and communicates with a
router through the router’s control card either serially or over Ethernet. UniConfig modifies
settings on the router control card. Configuration settings vary depending on the router’s matrix
type, its communication protocol, and the level of complexity of the router’s partitioning.
You can also use UniConfig to upload new firmware to router control cards and to perform
minor adjustments, such as takes and lock releases, on a router that is in operation.
Product Overview
A router’s control card handles communication between a router control system and the
router’s hardware.
There are several different protocols available by which the router control system can communi-
cate with the control card.
In this chapter, we assume that UniConfig is interacting with one of Miranda’s NV9000 family
router control systems using Miranda’s Ethernet protocol (NVEP). This protocol is always avail-
able through the router’s Ethernet connection. NVSP (the serial protocol) is always available
through the router’s ‘CTRL 2’ connections.
Third-party protocols can be active through the serial ‘CTRL 1’ connection only. The control card
allows only one third-party protocol to be loaded at any one time. For information on changing
control system protocols, contact
Miranda Technical Support .
Storing Configuration Settings
Configuration settings are stored in non-volatile memory (EEPROM) located on the router moth-
erboard. The EEPROM stores all configuration settings entered through UniConfig except the
crosspoint switching data. Crosspoint data are stored on the control card in battery-backed
RAM.
Each control card in a router has its own memory. Both cards, if two are present (for redun-
dancy), must be configured separately and identically.