Grass Valley Xplay Vertigo Suite v.5.0 - Manual (Page 171)

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Appendix D - Configuring GPI inputs
Setting the GPI Server’s General and Device Type settings
Selecting the T OOLS >O PTIONS menu in the GPI Server Control Panel allows you to
configure the GPI hardware via the G ENERAL and D EVICE T YPE settings (figure 9-2 ).
Figure 9-2. GPI Server Options
Expand the GPI S ERVER heading to display the G ENERAL and D EVICE T YPE options categories.
General options
Selecting the G ENERAL category displays the following parameter:
• M AXIMUM N UMBER OF C LIENTS : Specifies the number of programs that can connect to
the GPI Server.
Device Type
Selecting the D EVICE T YPE category displays the parameters that identify and configure the
PCI card that the GPI Server will be monitoring.
Although the interface allows you to select either PCI or Serial, only the PCI parameters are
currently supported.
PCI
•
B OARD N UMBER : Since Vertigo XG device can host multiple GPI cards, this parameter
allows you to identify which of the GPI cards the GPI Server will monitor. The default
value of 0 refers to the GPI card in the first slot.
• S AMPLE I NTERVAL ( US ): Specifies the frequency at which the GPI card verifies the state
of the GPI inputs to see which are active/inactive. The default value is 1000
microseconds.