SIERRA VIDEO SYSTEMS G.R.I.P. Router Software V3.1.
G.R.I.P. ROUTER SOFTWARE Quick Start Guide © Sierra Video Systems P.O. Box 2462 Grass Valley, CA 95945 Tel: (530) 478-1000 Fax: (530) 478-1105 Email: info@sierravideo.com Version 3.1.
Table of Contents Introduction Overview 1 1 Installation 3 Quick Start 7 Operating system requirements 3 GRIP Upgrades 3 PC Com Port Connection 5 Set up I/O and level names Category Setup Names Set up control panels Operation Introduction Main Screen Graphic View Alternate switching method Status Router Salvos Overview Salvo Setup Locks 8 10 11 13 17 17 17 18 19 19 19 19 19 22 Contents I
Sierra Video Systems 1 Chapter Introduction Overview G.R.I.P. (Graphical Router Interface Program) is a Graphics User Interface, (GUI), based control system which can program and control most functions in Sierra Video Systems’ (SVS) serial controlled routing switchers. This includes switchers from the Manzanita family (with serial control) through the large-scale Sequoia switchers. G.R.I.P.
Sierra Video Systems Installation 2 Chapter Operating system requirements P III or better 128 M Ram 1024x768 monitor and video card Windows 98 or newer 100 M disk space Set the PC video display to 1024 by 768 pixels, High color (16 bit), small fonts. If large fonts are used, many GRIP labels will be clipped. G.R.I.P. requires router software version 7.01 or newer to be installed.
Sierra Video Systems Select “OK”. The Registry Editor will open. Click on the “+” next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER. Click on the “+” next to Software. Click on the “+” next to VB and VBA Program Settings. Click on the “+” next to Eureka. Click on the folder “Setup”. In the window on the right, locate “DataPath” in the Name column.
GRIP Quick Start 3.1.0 PC Com Port Connection SVS routing switchers are shipped from the factory with the baud rate set at 9600 Baud. The Serial cable should be installed into the “Host” port on the back of the switcher and Com Port 1 on the PC. The router’s processor is shipped from the factory with the default settings. Please see the router’s manual for more information regarding processor dipswitch settings. SVS routing switchers use only 3 pins of a standard 9 pin D serial cable.
Sierra Video Systems 3 Chapter Quick Start This Section covers the most often used router configurations. Details of GRIP router configurations can be found in the GRIP User’s Guide. Match the GRIP database to the router’s configuration. GRIP contains a default database. The GRIP database must read and store the size of your router before you can proceed with configuration. Double click on the GRIP icon. The program will start. Select “Yes” to all messages. The Graphic View screen will open.
Sierra Video Systems Select the “Main Screen” tab. Set up I/O and level names Select “Names Setup” from the Router Configuration drop down menu.
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Sierra Video Systems Category Setup The first step in the names process is to setup categories. Categories are the user defined prefix and suffix. Select “Category Setup” from the Names Setup screen menu: The Following screen will be displayed: This window creates and manages the Categories that are used in the Names window and the Control Panel setup screen. Two pages of 10 categories are available to be entered. Page 1 is for the Prefix; page 2 is for the Suffix.
GRIP Quick Start 3.1.0 Names After entering your prefix and suffix, you are ready to name the inputs and outputs. Exit the Category Setup screen. “Field Entry Options” determines how many fields in the spreadsheet get changed after an entry. Normally all “Levels” of a source or destination have the same name with a suffix added to the name, such as, VTR1 – (virtual) Dest Name, VTR1Aud R – (Level 2 VTR Audio Right), etc.
Sierra Video Systems The names window is an Excel type display for easy alphanumeric name entry. Downloading names to a large routing switcher can take up to a couple of minutes, depending on the switcher size. A status bar with a cancel button is displayed as downloading begins. All downloads are happening in the background mode in the routing switcher, with routing given the highest priority, hence adding delays to the name download.
GRIP Quick Start 3.1.0 Set up control panels This section applies to all control panels using RS-485 (3 pin mini XLR connector) communication. Clicking on the “Control Panel Setup/ General Settings” displays the following window and causes G.R.I.P. to poll the routing switcher for all panels, which are connected on the SVS control panel bus.
Sierra Video Systems The “Control Panel Setup” window sets and reads the control panel settings of the routing switcher. Under the “Control Panel Number” list, ** denotes panels detected on the system. Select the panel ID number for the panel whose status you want to view. By pressing the “Poll Current Panel” button, G.R.I.P. sends to the routing switcher a request for panel output and level control status of the currently selected panel.
GRIP Quick Start 3.1.0 The Output Control window sends the selected outputs to be controlled, to the panel (when “Send Current Panel” is pressed). The Actual Status window displays the current outputs that are controlled by the selected panel. All SVS control panels can have outputs blocked, this allows the control panel to status an output, but prevents the panel from selecting inputs on that output. The “LED Tally Level” selects which level a non SCP Pushbutton panel’s lamps will follow.
Sierra Video Systems The panel can be named to indicate location if desired. “Save to Database” saves the data in G.R.I.P. but not to the routing switcher or the control panel. “Send Current Panel” downloads the current panel that is selected in the “Control Panel Number” frame. The “Send All Panels” button downloads ALL the setups for ALL 64 control panels to the routing switcher. After sending the Control Panel setup, press “Poll Current Selected Panel” to verify your settings before closing the window.
Sierra Video Systems 4 Chapter Operation Introduction Main Screen The following is the GRIP Main Screen. Select the Main Screen tab at the top of the window. ToolTips have been used extensively throughout the software and by holding the mouse over most functions/buttons/windows; a tool tip will pop up after a few seconds.
Sierra Video Systems By clicking on a “Destination” in the “Status” window, G.R.I.P. will send a command to Poll the routing switcher and place the status in the status window along with all level status shown in the textboxes in the Level windows (Labeled “Lvl 1”). By double clicking on a Destination in the status window, the destination is added to a “List” in the Preset window. This preset can be left in the preset window as long as desired.
GRIP Quick Start 3.1.0 The Graphic View window displays the status of all I/Os. I/Os can be switched from this screen by clicking on the source button on the desired destination row. Levels can be selected for “break-away” by clicking on the appropriate level buttons at the bottom of the screen. Alternate switching method The router can also be switched by selecting “Routing + Salvos” from the menu. • Select the level(s) you want to change. • Select the destination. • Select the Source.
Sierra Video Systems the button stops flashing and the salvo is stored in the routing switcher and available to all control points of the routing system. To exit the “Save Salvo” mode without saving, click on the “Clear” button. The salvo name will be displayed in most control panels. For example, Salvo 1 in the example below is named “1 to 1”. This name will appear in all control panels capable of executing the “Salvo Take” command.
GRIP Quick Start 3.1.0 When “Press Take for a Salvo Take” is checked in the Configuration/ Options menu, the Salvo “list” will be displayed in the Preset window, and will remain after “Take Salvo” is pressed. Press “Clear” to clear the Preset window.
Sierra Video Systems Locks You may want to “Lock” a destination in order to prevent someone on the system from changing the source from another location. By selecting a Destination in the Status Window and clicking on the “Lock” button, an individual selection will be locked which will be signified by a flashing lock (unlock) button and a Red and Black “L” displayed in the Status window. The “Lock” button changes to “Unlock”.
