Grass Valley Visual Status Display v.2.0 - Manual (Page 7)

Visual Status Display — Instruction Manual 7
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VSD Introduction
Overview
The Visual Status Display (VSD) application shows the current status of the
Source-to-Destination connections of an Encore or Prelude routing system.
VSD information is updated automatically. For example, when a Destina-
tion’s routing changes, if that Destination is currently displayed its status
will be updated within five seconds. In addition, on Encore systems the
VSD screen can automatically update if an Encore router configuration is
modified (for example, changes in the names of existing Sources or Desti-
nations). On Prelude systems VSD automatically updates Source and Des-
tination names whenever the application connects.
The VSD application runs on Windows operating systems. The PC running
VSD needs to be connected to the router network. With Encore systems,
VSD acts as an RCL client, so the PC running VSD needs to be registered
with the Encore system and have access to the Sharer to be operational. On
Prelude systems VSD acts as a client for an NP Server configured on a
Prelude control panel.
VSD supports fail-over redundancy. On Encore systems redundancy uses a
mirrored Panel Server. If the Master Panel Server fails, VSD establishes a
connection with its Mirrored Panel Server. On Prelude systems redundancy
is accomplished using NP Servers configured on two control panels.
VSD is an option that is registered by entering a license key, obtained from
Grass Valley Customer Service. The license key is valid for only a specific
PC, and only one VSD instance can run on that PC at a time. An unregis-
tered VSD operates in trial mode, which limits the maximum number of
elements supported per View to five. Two types of VSD license are avail-
able, a basic licence that excludes the Event Stacker, and a full license that
includes Event Stacker.