User`s guide

Configuring the SGI Media Server for Control by Remote Devices
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Note: Serial and TCP ports (communications ports) are unrelated to video ports (signal
ports).
speed
The speed value specifies the connection speed of the serial connection between the server
and the controlling device, usually 38400. On rare occasions, 9600 is used. For TCP
connections, enter a hyphen (-) for this setting.
parity
The optional parity setting can have one of the following values:
0 No parity
1 Odd parity
2 Even parity
Parity is usually odd (1). On rare occasions, even or no parity is used.
signalport
The signalport value specifies the signal (video) port that is controlled by this remote
device connection. This value is identified by a signal configuration line in the file
control-in.conf. A prefix character of ”–“ implies the port is an ingest port. By
default, a port is a playout port unless the port number is prefixed by “–“. For more
information, see “Signal Configuration Line” on page 50.
rate
The rate value specifies the frame-rate and drop-frame mode for timecodes exchanged
over the control connection. The following are the valid values:
25 625/50 video
29.97 525/59.94 video (drop-frame)
30 525/59.94 video (not drop-frame)