Grass Valley Xplay Vertigo Suite v.5.0 - Manual (Page 93)

5-2 Xplay User Manual
Controlling Xplay devices using automation protocols
To use automation for device control, you must first configure Xplay’s A UTOMATION settings
and the device’s Dashboard settings for automation compatibility. Instructions for
accomplishing these tasks are provided in
“Specifying Automation settings in Xplay” on
page 5-3 .
Then you must use the X PLAY A UTOMATION C ONFIGURATION window to associate the device
that is to be controlled with an automation protocol. Xplay offers a series of automation
protocol properties that can be edited, as well as a mechanism for forwarding automation
commands to other devices.
The X PLAY A UTOMATION C ONFIGURATION window is accessed by selecting the
T OOLS >C ONFIGURE A UTOMATION command. If Xplay has already been associated with one
or more devices, then the X PLAY A UTOMATION C ONFIGURATION window appears (figure 5-2 ).
Figure 5-2. Xplay’s Automation Configuration window
If Xplay has not been associated with any devices, the following error message appears:
Automation cannot be used without devices attached to Xplay.
Please use the device manager to configure Xplay and try again.
Close the X PLAY A UTOMATION C ONFIGURATION window’s error message and use Xplay’s
Device Manager to associate one or more devices to Xplay (see “Adding and connecting
Xplay to playout devices” on page 2-8 ). Then, try again to open the X PLAY A UTOMATION
C ONFIGURATION window.
Once the X PLAY A UTOMATION C ONFIGURATION window is open and displays the devices,
you can add and configure the protocol settings for each device. The following sections
provide instructions for configuring Xplay’s automation protocol settings:
•
“Configuring Xplay to use the Evertz protocol over Serial” on page 5-5
• “Configuring Xplay to use the Oxtel protocol over Serial” on page 5-9
• “Configuring Xplay to use Xprotocol over TCP/IP” on page 5-13
• “Configuring Xplay to use the Oxtel serial protocol over TCP/IP” on page 5-15