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116 Encore — Configuration Manual
Section 5 — Router Configuration
13. Click the Protocol button and select the desired protocol from the list
window that appears on the screen. The
Data Bits, Stop Bits, Baud Rate,
Parity and Hand Shake parameters are automatically set to comply with
the selected protocol. These values should be confirmed with the router
manufacturer’s serial communication guidelines.
Note Use GVG CPL protocol for Ethernet interface to Grass Valley Group matrices.
14. If configuring a serial communications channel do the following”
a. Click the Port button to specify a serial port on the Router Controller.
All router matrices using the channel defined in
Step 12 will
communicate with the Router Controller via this port.
b. If necessary, change the Data Bits, Stop Bits, Baud Rate, Parity or Hand
Shake
parameters by clicking the relevant buttons and choosing
from the list which appears.
15. Click the Initialize Channel button to finalize all the information
associated with the specified communication channel.
16. Click the Save button to save all of your settings.
17. If you change an existing I/O Channel configuration, you must now
click the
Re-Sync Comms button to apply your changes throughout the
network.
To continue with a new configuration, proceed directly to Configuring a
Physical Matrix on page 126, or read the intervening explanatory material
first.
Physical Matrix Screen Description
The Physical Matrix Configuration screen (Figure 73) is used to define the
configuration parameters of the controlled matrices. Since a communica-
tion channel must be specified before you can control a matrix, the commu-
nication channels should be configured first (see Configuring a
Communication Channel on page 115).