Grass Valley UniConfi NVISION Series v.1.3 - Manual (Page 115)

UniConfig Configuration Application • User’s Guide 103
11. Managing Machine Control Ports
Updating Machine Control Port Setups
7 From the menu bar select ‘Edit’, or right-click on a selected port to open a pop-up menu, and
then an option.
The following describes each menu option and its function:
8 Click Read to display your changes. This does not save your changes.
9 Click Write or, from the ‘Edit’ menu, select ‘Write Ports’ to send the edited settings to the con-
trol card.
10 Repeat steps 2–9 for each control card being updated.
Updating Machine Control Port Setups
Machine control port switching configurations can be updated at any time. Whatever mode is set in
the ‘Machine Control Setup’ window overrides whatever is set in the ‘Connections’ window.
How to Update Machine Control Port Settings
1 Launch UniConfig. (See Launching UniConfig on page 9.)
2 Select a control card. (See Selecting a Control Card on page 10.)
Port Type Description
Set as Dynamic The port configuration changes to match the requirements of the current
operation. The changes take place under the direction of the router control system.
Note: This is both the default and the recommended setting for most applications.
‘Dynamic’ appears in the ‘Type’ column.
Set as DTE Configures the port to connect to a controlling device. This selection is used only
in RS-232 applications.
Note: DTE is an abbreviation for Data Terminal Equipment.
‘DTE’ appears in the ‘Type’ column.
Set as DCE Configures the port to connect to a controlled device. This selection is used only
in RS-232 applications.
Note: DCE is an abbreviation for Data Communications Equipment.
‘DCE’ appears in the ‘Type’ column.
Set as Master Configures or “hard wires” the port to connect to a primary device.
‘Master’ appears in the ‘Type’ column.
Set as Slave Configures or “hard wires” the port to connect to a secondary device.
‘Slave’ appears in the ‘Type’ column.
Set as Controlling Configures the port to connect to a device that normally functions as a controlling
device (but may also serve as a controlled device).
‘P2P Controlling’ appears in the ‘Type’ column.
Set as Controlled Configures the port to connect to a device that normally functions as a controlled
device (but may also serve as a controlling device).
‘P2P Controlled’ appears in the ‘Type’ column.
Note Each control card must be updated separately.