Envision Peripherals NV3128 - Manual (Page 53)

NV3128 RS-422A Machine Control Data Routing Switch 3-5
3.2 COMPUTER UTILITIES (OBSOLETE)
The following information applies only to older systems with the
Command Interpreter module. Newer systems with the Universal
Control module use UniDiag instead of the NVUtils described below.
See the UniDiag manual for details.
NVUtils is a collection of PC compatible computer programs that provide
diagnostics and control of the NVision family of digital routing switches. The
utilities currently consist of two programs, NVTake and NVMap. Both
programs communicate with the router Control Interface Module using RS-
232 data-exchange protocol, requiring either the configuration of the module
for that protocol or the intervention of an RS232/RS-422A converter.
Software installation and hardware configuration are detailed in Chapter 2 of
this manual.
NVTAKE
NVtake is a simple, minimally featured router control system. The
program sends takes and take salvos to the routing switch Control
Interface Module using controller commands from a long and growing
list of protocols. Take salvos can be saved to disk and reloaded. For
some protocols, the program enables crosspoint address queries and
listings.
NVMAP
NVMap is a multi-purpose configuration and diagnostic tool. It allows
the user to:
1. Query the router’s crosspoints connections
2. Query the router’s output monitor connections (for routing
switches that support output monitors).
3. Query and edit the configuration of the router/control
interface.
4. Remap the correlation between received controller addresses
and the physical switch addresses (the “scramble map”). This
ability greatly enhances the NV3128's ability to mesh with
existing router control systems.
NVMap also provides diagnostic messages showing the results of
controller commands sent to the router.