Miranda RCP-100, Manual To Installation And Operation

Page 1: ...te Control Panel Copyright 2009 Miranda Technologies Inc Specifications may be subject to change Printed in Canada June 2009 RCP 100 Miranda Technologies Inc 3499 Douglas B Floreani St Laurent Québec Canada H4S 1Y6 Tel 514 333 1772 Fax 514 333 9828 www miranda com ...

Page 2: ...sonnel Servicing should be done in a static free environment Electromagnetic Compatibility This equipment has been tested for verification of compliance with FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class A requirements for Digital Devices This equipment complies with the requirements of EN 55022 Class A Radiated Emissions EN 55022 Class A Conducted Emissions EN 61000 4 2 3 6 11 Electromagnetic Immunity EN 61000 3 2...

Page 3: ...ing Up 8 4 2 Using the RCP 100 Controls and Displays 8 4 2 1 LCD Display 8 4 2 2 Function Keys 8 4 2 3 Pushbuttons 8 4 2 4 Rotary Encoders with pushbutton 9 4 2 5 Reset Switch 9 4 3 Device Selection Mode 9 4 3 1 Device Selection Error Messages 10 4 3 2 Device Locking 12 4 3 3 Panel Configuration 12 4 4 Device Control Mode 14 4 4 1 Parameter Page Keys 15 4 4 2 Parameter Modifications 16 4 4 3 Devic...

Page 4: ...GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION RCP 100 ...

Page 5: ...user interface it has been assumed that adjustments are often made under time pressure The use of large buttons with integrated LCD displays a bright backlit multi line LCD display rotary encoders and push button switches gives users instant access to all key operational and configuration parameters of most modules even in low light environments 1 2 Features Support for RS 422 protocol Five backli...

Page 6: ...t reset switch four mounting holes for rack mount installation Figure 2 1 RCP 100 front panel 2 2 Rear Panel The rear panel includes an AC outlet vents an HD 15 connector for GPI inputs outputs future use one DE 9 connector for RS 232 communication port A two DE 9 connectors for RS 232 and RS 422 communication port B and one RJ 45 connector with LED indicator for ethernet communication Figure 2 2 ...

Page 7: ... provided For proper ventilation make sure the rear and side panel air vents are not blocked 3 3 Electrical Installation RS 232 port A This connector is reserved for future expansion RS 232 port B Use this connector with an RS 232 RS 422 converter to connect the unit to imaging Symphonie Solo Quartet and Quartet 2 series frames Refer to figure 3 1 for connector pinout Figure 3 1 RS 232 connector P...

Page 8: ...an RCP 100 to control the cards in a daisy chain of frames the RCP 100 must be able to identify and access each frame individually The only way to accomplish this is to assign an identification code to each member of the daisy chain This is similar to assigning different addresses to buildings on a street Refer to the imaging frame s Guide to Installation and Operation for details on how to set th...

Page 9: ...ss When RCP 100 is running as a CLIENT it is not bound by the plus or minus five restriction on IP addresses and can control more devices Detailed instructions on setting up the networking parameters addresses etc and configuring RCP 100 as CLIENT or SERVER can be found in section 4 3 4 of this guide 3 4 3 Typical Operating Configurations The following figures show three typical operating configur...

Page 10: ...10 2 5 13 the IP address of RCP 100 2 client is 10 2 5 20 the IP address of RCP 100 3 client is 10 2 5 21 Settings for RCP 100 1 server IPADDR 10 2 5 10 SERVICE CONFIG ICOM ON DCOM ON DSRV ON DSRV IP 10 2 5 10 Settings for RCP 100 2 client IPADDR 10 2 5 20 SERVICE CONFIG ICOM OFF DCOM OFF DSRV OFF DSRV IP 10 2 5 10 the IP address of the server i e RCP 100 1 Settings for RCP 100 3 client IPADDR 10 ...

Page 11: ...10 the IP address of RCP 100 1 client is 10 2 5 20 the IP address of RCP 100 2 client is 10 2 5 21 Settings for RCP 100 1 client IPADDR 10 2 5 20 SERVICE CONFIG ICOM OFF DCOM OFF DSRV OFF DSRV IP 10 2 5 10 the IP address of the App Server Settings for RCP 100 2 client IPADDR 10 2 5 21 SERVICE CONFIG ICOM OFF DCOM OFF DSRV OFF DSRV IP 10 2 5 10 the IP address of the App Server Note When an RCP 100 ...

Page 12: ...re five large pushbuttons with built in LCDs which show their current functionality The functionality is programmable and changes with the operating mode Pushing the key selects the displayed function These keys are backlit for operation in a low light environment the selected key is brighter 4 2 3 Pushbuttons These six pushbuttons five with integral LEDs have dedicated functions User Used for bac...

Page 13: ...3 Device Selection Mode This mode permits the operator to select a single device from among all those to which the panel has access Access to some devices may be restricted through the system configuration see Section 4 3 2 Device Locking and Section 4 5 Disabled Cards To enter the Device Selection mode press the Device pushbutton so that the LED turns Green The Function Keys display these labels ...

Page 14: ...h the slots in a frame The reference card and the controller card of the Symphonie frame will also be treated as devices since they have status and controls If a device is a combination of more than one card the slot number represents the slot in which the first card of the device is inserted For example FRAME SYMPH 10 FRAME QUARTET 03 SLOT 14 ASD 221i 20 SLOT 4 ADP 101i 32 FRAME SLOT FRAME SLOT T...

Page 15: ... or cannot be read when trying to access the device The error message is TYP FILE NOT FOUND DEV DVP 101i GROUP DEV Card Removed After startup the list of all found devices can be browsed and the desired device can be selected If a device is removed from a chassis the name of this device will be displayed in reverse white characters on black background in browse mode signaling the absence of the ca...

Page 16: ...n on the LCD display indicates the current state of protection If a device is locked the rotary encoders are disabled while the RCP 100 is in operation mode If they are turned the current display changes and the following message appears for 2 seconds DEVICE IS LOCKED Lock status icon LUMA CHMA GAIN SETUP 1 00 1 00 LOCK 7 50 To change the protection state of a device Press the Device button to ent...

Page 17: ...d tasks are running See section 3 4 for a discussion of networking issues Srvice Config Pressing SRVICE CONFIG brings up a screen at which the supported services and tasks can be turned ON or OFF as follows SRVICE CONFIG ICOM DCOM DSRV ON ON OFF ICOM activate or deactivate the Imaging Server tasks and services which ensure communication with Miranda s Imaging series of frames and cards DCOM activa...

Page 18: ...sing DSRV IP opens a screen to set the IP address of the RCP 100 where Directory services task DSRV is running If the RCP 100 is client of an iControl Appserver enter the Appserver s address DIR SERVICES 192 168 210 3 192 168 210 003 Panel Name If a panel name has been set using the Telnet client then it will be displayed as shown If no name has been set the display will indicate NOT CONFIGURED PA...

Page 19: ... to move backward through all the available pages ordered with OPERATIONS pages in numerical order first followed by CONFIGURATION pages in numerical order The top line of the display will show the page type and number for two seconds after the page is accessed and then revert to the normal presentation Push the STATUS button to show the page type and number again if needed The FUNCTION keys are c...

Page 20: ...y changes to indicate a fuller definition of the parameter and to give a more precise measure of the selected value It reverts to the device description two seconds after the last value change TIMING H 0 1481 US VERT HORZ 2FRAM 0 0 14 OFF ON OFF Toggle Function Some parameters have only ON OFF states The ON state can be selected by turning the encoder clockwise and OFF by turning it counterclockwi...

Page 21: ... for example with nothing to control or complex cards which cannot usefully be controlled without a graphical interface and are therefore not provided with an RCP 100 menu The list of disabled cards is stored internally in a file named client_disabled xml Full control of these cards can be restored by deleting the file from the RCP 100 internal memory Customizing the list of disabled cards is poss...

Page 22: ...estart the RCP 100 The two methods are described in the following sections 5 1 Upgrading using an external Compact Flash card Use a CF I type Compact Flash with a minimum storage capacity of 4 Mb It must be formatted in FAT 16 DOS The upgrade data is a compressed file with a name like 191 21G01 210 zip where the last number group represents the version number e g version 2 10 Connect a compact fla...

Page 23: ... Upgrading the RCP 100 to version 1 80 0047 or to version 2 01 0057 is only possible if the RCP 100 was previously upgraded to version 1 71 0042 Required equipment PC with Ethernet card connected to a network via an Ethernet cable Operating system Windows 95 98 NT 2000 Telnet and WS_FTP software Ethernet cable to connect RCP 100 to the network or a crossed Ethernet cable to connect RCP 100 to the ...

Page 24: ...WS_FTP Use the Binary file transfer mode see WARNING 8 Disconnect WS_FTP from RCP 100 click Close button 9 Return to the Telnet application window and type updatercp On the telnet application window the written flash sectors will be displayed gradually 10 After the file is copied in the RCP 100 flash memory type restart RCR 100 will restart with the new firmware In the following steps the typ file...

Page 25: ...start RCP 100 will restart with the new upgrade 17 Close the Telnet and WS_FTP applications 18 Re establish the initial settings for the RCP 100 Imaging and Densité communicators activation Directory Services activation if necessary 6 Specifications Physical Dimensions 1 RU x 236mm 8 deep Full spec temp range 0 40ºC Voltage input range 100 240V 50 60Hz Power 15W max Connectors RS 232 DE 9M port A ...