RCP ABAp Alpha Breakaway Ed I 20060601

143 Pages·2006·13.84 MB·English

Configuration and Operation Manual
RCP-ABAp
Alphanumeric Breakaway (ABA)
Programmable Control Panel Series
Edition I - June 2006
ABAMAN
Delivering the Moment

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Contents
Preface
Manual Information.............................................................................................. ix
Purpose ..........................................................................................................ix
Audience ........................................................................................................ix
Revision History ............................................................................................ix
Applications ...................................................................................................x
Writing Conventions ......................................................................................x
Obtaining Documents ....................................................................................xi
Unpacking/Shipping Information ........................................................................xii
Unpacking a Product ....................................................................................xii
Product Servicing .........................................................................................xii
Returning a Product ......................................................................................xii
Standards ............................................................................................................xiii
Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Compliance ........................xiii
Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(WEEE) Compliance ............................................................................xiii
Safety.................................................................................................................. xiv
Safety Terms and Symbols in this Manual ..................................................xiv
Chapter 1: Introduction
Models in the RCP-ABA Series ............................................................................2
RCP-ABA-XYp .....................................................................................................3
RCP-ABA1-XYp ...................................................................................................4
RCP-ABA2-XYp ...................................................................................................5
RCP-ABA1-EXYp ................................................................................................6
RCP-ABA2-EXYp ................................................................................................7
RCP-ABA-SBp .....................................................................................................8
RCP-ABA1-SBp ...................................................................................................9
RCP-ABA-MBp ..................................................................................................10
RCP-ABA1-MBp ................................................................................................11
Chapter 2: Configuration
Configuring an RCP-ABA Control Panel for Logical Control Mode................. 13
Configuring an RCP-ABA Panel for Physical Control Mode .............................16
Configuration Examples ......................................................................................18
Panels without an Ethernet Connection .......................................................18
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Panels with an Ethernet Connection .............................................................19
Serial Control Port Configuration .......................................................................23
Connecting the Cables .........................................................................................24
Connecting the RS-232 Serial Cable ............................................................24
Connecting the TIA/EIA-422-B Serial Cable ..............................................24
Modifying the RJ-45 Jack Pinout .................................................................25
Chapter 3: Operating RCP-ABA-XYp Control Panels
Operating a Panel in Logical Control Mode ........................................................29
Audio Follow Video (AFV) or Breakaway Operation .................................29
Category + Index Operation .........................................................................31
Favorite Key Operation ................................................................................32
Groups ..........................................................................................................33
Locking, Unlocking, or Overriding a Lock ..................................................33
Paging ...........................................................................................................34
Preset/Take Operation ..................................................................................34
Selecting the Current Destination ................................................................35
Selecting Sources .........................................................................................39
Scrolling (ABA1 and ABA2 Panels Only) ..................................................42
Operating a Panel in Physical Control Mode ......................................................44
Chapter 4: Operating RCP-ABA-SBp Single Bus Control
Panels
Operating a Panel in Logical Control Mode ........................................................48
Audio Follow Video (AFV) or
Breakaway Operation ............................................................................49
Category + Index Operation .........................................................................50
Favorite Key Operation ................................................................................51
Groups ..........................................................................................................52
Level Select Key Operation .........................................................................52
Locking, Unlocking, or Overriding a Lock ..................................................53
Paging ...........................................................................................................54
Preset/Take Operation ..................................................................................55
Scrolling (ABA1 panels only) ......................................................................56
Operating a Panel in Physical Control Mode ......................................................57
Chapter 5: Operating RCP-ABA-MBp Multibus Control
Panels
Operating a Panel in Logical Control Mode ........................................................60
Audio Follow Video (AFV) Operation ........................................................60
Category + Index Operation .........................................................................61
Favorite Key Operation ................................................................................62
Locking, Unlocking, or Overriding a Lock ..................................................63
Preset/Take Operation ..................................................................................64
Scrolling (ABA1 Panels Only) .....................................................................65
Operating a Panel in Physical Control Mode ......................................................66
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Contents
Appendix A: Safety Precautions, Certifications, and
Compliances
Overview..............................................................................................................67
Safety Terms and Symbols in this Manual ..........................................................68
Safety Terms and Symbols on the Product ..........................................................68
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge ......................................................................69
Injury Precautions.................................................................................................69
Product Damage Precautions................................................................................70
EMC and Safety Standards ..................................................................................72
EMC Standards ............................................................................................72
Additional EMC Information .......................................................................73
Safety Standards ...........................................................................................74
Appendix B: Terminal Interface
(for RCP-ABA[-1,-2]EXYp panels only)
Overview............................................................................................................. 75
Startup Operation .................................................................................................76
Network Configuration from Terminal Control Mode ........................................77
Command Summary ............................................................................................78
DESTINATION.....................................................................................79
INFORMATION....................................................................................81
LEVEL...................................................................................................82
POLL......................................................................................................83
QUERY..................................................................................................84
READ.....................................................................................................85
SOURCE................................................................................................86
TERMINAL...........................................................................................87
XPOINT.................................................................................................88
SHOWFILE DEFAULTBOOTLINE.CMD..........................................90
SET IP....................................................................................................91
SET SUBNET........................................................................................92
SET GATEWAY...................................................................................93
SET FTP.................................................................................................94
SHOWFILE FTPUSERS.CNF..............................................................95
SET SERVER........................................................................................96
SHOWFILE SERVERIP.CNF...............................................................97
ZERO.....................................................................................................98
SET PORT.............................................................................................99
SHOWFILE SERVERPORT.CNF......................................................100
Appendix C: Telnet Commands
Overview........................................................................................................... 101
Invoking Telnet Commands ..............................................................................102
Establishing a Telnet Session............................................................................ 102
getIPAddr.............................................................................................103
setIPAddr.............................................................................................104
LREBOOT(N)......................................................................................105
EXIT.....................................................................................................106
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Appendix D: Error Messages and
Zero-Based Hexadecimal Numbers
X-Y Error Messages.......................................................................................... 107
Class 1 Errors .............................................................................................107
Class 2 Errors .............................................................................................107
Class 3 Errors .............................................................................................107
Zero-Based Hexadecimal Numbers ...................................................................110
Appendix E: Routing System Configuration Guidelines
Overview........................................................................................................... 113
Control Options .................................................................................................114
Control Panel Styles ...................................................................................114
GPI Contact Closure Control/Tally Interface .............................................115
Serial Port ...................................................................................................115
RouterWorks® PC-Based Control Software ..............................................115
X-Y Control Bus ...............................................................................................116
X-Y Twisted Pair Control Port ...................................................................118
X-Y Coaxial Control Port ..........................................................................120
System Wiring Guidelines .........................................................................122
Invalid Configuration Examples ................................................................124
Serial Control Port .............................................................................................127
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Preliminary—Contents are proprietary and confidential. Do not photocopy or distribute.
Preface
Manual Information
Purpose
This manual details the features, installation, operation, maintenance, and
specifications for the RCP-ABAp Alphanumeric Breakaway Programmable
Control Panels programmable panel series of control panels.
Audience
This manual is written for engineers, technicians, and operators responsible for
installation, setup, maintenance, and/or operation of the product, and is useful to
operations personnel for purposes of daily operation and reference.
Revision History
Table P-1. Revision History of Manual
Edition Date Comments
Edition A February 1997 Initial production release
Edition B June 1997 Version upgrade
Edition C January 1998 Added the 2RU version of the ABAp
Edition D February 1999 Added support for the 32 bit
applications of PanelMapper™
Edition E April 1999 Added three new versions of ABA1
with scroll knob
Edition F June 2000 Major format changes, information
corrections, and information updates.
Technical description removed for
publication in separate service
manual
Edition G March 2002 Added RCP-ABA1EXYP,
RCP-ABA2EXYP models and
information
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Table P-1. Revision History of Manual (Continued)
Edition Date Comments
Edition H November 2002 Added information about status
indicator light on RCP-ABA1EXYP,
RCP-ABA2EXYP models
Edition I June 2006 Added RoHS and WEEE compliance
information
Formatting changes
Applications
The RCP-ABAp Alphanumeric Breakaway Programmable Control Panels
platform is ideal for space-constrained operations demanding full local and
remote control capabilities in a routing solution.
These products are perfect for
• Television production facilities
• Cable operators
• Production and post-production facilities
• Outside broadcast vans/trucks
• DBS satellite operations
• Webcasters
• Telcos where professional end-users require a small, flexible, high
quality routing matrix with the ability to mix and match signal formats
and/or signal processing functions within the same frame
Writing Conventions
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following text conventions:
Table P-2. Writing Conventions
Term or
Description
Convention
Bold Indicates dialog boxes, property sheets, fields, buttons, check
boxes, list boxes, combo boxes, menus, submenus, windows,
lists, and selection names
Italics Indicates E-mail addresses, the names of books or publications,
and the first instances of new terms and specialized words that
need emphasis
CAPS Indicates a specific key on the keyboard, such as ENTER, TAB,
CTRL, ALT, or DELETE
Code Indicates variables or command-line entries, such as a DOS
entry or something you type into a field
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Table P-2. Writing Conventions (Continued)
Term or
Description
Convention
> Indicates the direction of navigation through a hierarchy of
menus and windows
hyperlink Indicates a jump to another location within the electronic
document or elsewhere
Internet address Indicates a jump to a Web site or URL
Indicates important information that helps to avoid and
Note troubleshoot problems
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