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Smart 32 Remote Control Panel User Guide 

Publication 81-9059-0727-0, Rev. A 

April 2014 

Proprietary Information of

 

PESA

 

 

4-11 

 

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NTRODUCTION TO 

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WITCHING 

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ETHODOLOGY

 

In order to get the greatest functionality from any PESA control panel, there are a few basics of the 
router system architecture and control methods you need to be familiar with. For this discussion, assume 
a router installation in a production facility with multiple signal sources of SDI video and analog stereo 
audio which we need to route to multiple destinations. In our example facility we are using a PERC3000 
system controller, a Cheetah router for video, a PESA DRS router for routing audio signals and a Smart 
32 remote panel for system control.  

Assume one of the program sources in our example facility is a network receiver, we’ll call it NET1, 
which provides video and stereo audio signal outputs we need to switch through our router. NET1, 
while being identified as a single entity, actually produces three totally independent source signals. 
Similarly, if we have a recorder device we’ll identify as a single entity named VTR1 on which we wish 
to record a program originating from NET1, we must provide all three of the signals from NET1 as 
inputs to recorder VTR1. 

It would be possible to individually switch the three signals from NET1 to VTR1 through our router as 
single sources to single destinations. We would have to configure an individual source named, for 
example, NET1VID for the video signal; another individual source named NET1LAUD for the left 
audio channel, and yet another individual source named NET1RAUD for the right audio channel. Then 
we would have to perform a switching function routing NET1VID to the video router output providing a 
signal to the video input of VTR1, another switch to route the audio;…and you get the idea.    

Fortunately, router control systems make it a lot easier to route multiple signals simultaneously. PESA 
routers accomplish this by the use of switching levels, components, sources (source groups) and 
destinations (destination groups), created and assigned through the controller configuration file.  

Loosely defined, a switching level is a grouping of like-signals. Considering our example, we have three 
groups of like-signals that we need to pass through our router system: video, left channel audio and right 
channel audio; and each of these groups can be configured as a switching level of the router. When we 
create the controller configuration file we would define these three switching levels, and for ease of 
identification we could name them VID, AUDL and AUDR, respectively. 

By defining the switching levels we’ve told the system controller it has three sets of signals to treat as 
separate groups. Next, we have to tell the controller where the signals for each level physically enter and 
exit the router hardware, i.e., which switching frame of the router system is carrying the signal, and 
whether or not the switching level contains multiple component signals, such as an RGB video signal. 
This is done by defining the components of the switching level in the controller configuration file. 
PESA’s control system requires that every switching level be tied to at least one component. 

When configuring the router system for our example facility we would create a component entry that 
identifies, by IP address of the Matrix Frame Controller card, the Cheetah video frame as the physical 
router device for signals assigned to the VID switching level. Likewise, we would create a unique 
component entry for each audio switching level that identifies the DRS audio router, by IP address, as 
the physical router for signals assigned to switching levels AUDL and AUDR. 

Sources, or source groups, are created in the controller configuration file by associating signals from 
one or more switching levels grouped under a common name and switched as a single entity. The source 
group entry allows you to specify the physical input to the router that you wish to associate with each 
switching level defined for the source. It is quite common for the same physical input to be used in 
multiple source definitions.  

Summary of Contents for Smart 32

Page 1: ...USER GUIDE SMART 32 PROGRAMMABLE NETWORK BASED REMOTE CONTROL PANEL Publication 81 9059 0727 0 Rev A www PESA com April 2014 Phone 256 726 9200...

Page 2: ...y Circle Suite 210 Huntsville AL 35806 USA www PESA com MAIN OFFICE Tel 256 726 9200 Fax 256 726 9271 CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT Tel 256 726 9222 24 7 Toll Free 800 323 7372 Fax 256 726 9268 Email se...

Page 3: ...F INTRODUCTION TO SMART 32 PANEL OPERATION 4 1 4 2 SWITCHING LEVEL IDENTIFICATION AND RANKING 4 2 4 3 FRONT PANEL USER INTERFACE 4 2 4 3 1 Pushbutton Keys 4 2 4 3 2 Status Screen Display 4 2 4 4 HOW F...

Page 4: ...FIGURES FIGURE 2 1 SMART 32 CONTROL PANEL FRONT VIEW 2 1 FIGURE 2 2 SMART 32 STATUS DISPLAY SCREEN 2 2 FIGURE 2 3 TYPICAL PERC3000 SYSTEM CONTROLLER INSTALLATION 2 4 FIGURE 3 1 SMART 32 CONTROL PANEL...

Page 5: ...re or sequence outlined in this document 1 2 CAUTIONS AND NOTES Cautions and Notes are addendum statements used in this guide that supply necessary information pertaining to the text or topic they add...

Page 6: ...tus readout and other panel parameter display functions An illustration of the Smart 32 panel is shown by Figure 2 1 Figure 2 1 Smart 32 Control Panel Front View Smart 32 panels communicate with the P...

Page 7: ...assigned using a system wide default color scheme to instantly identify each key by function type on any Smart 32 or Touch 72 panel on the network The factory default color scheme may be modified on a...

Page 8: ...ements and allows efficient communications between all system components Many PESA router products such as the Jaguar Ocelot and Cougar and some third party protocol converter devices communicate with...

Page 9: ...Controller Installation 2 5 SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Mounting 1RU Push buttons 32 Multi color Illuminated with Programmable Text and Graphics NETWORK Communications Port Ethernet POWER Voltage Requirem...

Page 10: ...of the router system it must be configured for integration with the system and added to the controller configuration file loaded in the system controller Configuration and set up is done using Cattrax...

Page 11: ...Note that he Smart 32 will not allow a zero to be configured for the IP Netmask or Gateway If at any time you wish to change the IP address of a Smart 32 panel change the address data through the Catt...

Page 12: ...e with Chapter 5 of the PERC3000 User Guide Rev D A Smart 32 panel will not communicate with system controller or operate the router until it is added to the controller configuration If you are changi...

Page 13: ...e Panels Configuration page Once a list is created it may be used with multiple panels Panel Key Lists Smart 32 panels provide 16 pages of 32 pushbutton keys used for command and data entry Individual...

Page 14: ...e Level for which the panel is currently showing status the actual switching level for which source and destination status is shown will be the level defined as the Status Level for the panel during p...

Page 15: ...pushbutton key assignments 4 4 HOW FUNCTIONS ARE ASSIGNED TO CONFIGURABLE PANEL KEYS PESA s Smart 32 remote control panel provides 32 front panel keys any of which may be assigned to any key function...

Page 16: ...ing to the panel key and selecting the resource or function it is assigned from the tabbed pages of the right grid Referring to Figure 4 1 the key assignments of the panel keys on page 1 are displayed...

Page 17: ...igurable pages shown by Figure 4 3 there is an additional page in the Available Page List labeled Panel Info that may be assigned to any panel key When this page function is assigned and the key selec...

Page 18: ...the system controller EXIT Returns the Smart 32 panel to the previous key assignment page The following control keys for adjusting display and pushbutton illumination refer to Paragraph 4 14 are also...

Page 19: ...panel key may be assigned to any one of the following router control functions Lock toggles between lock protect unlock Page Key Cyan A pushbutton key may be assigned to select one of the panel key pa...

Page 20: ...For example refer to the grid in Figure 4 5 and look at the row for Source 1 The Panel Name is FS 1 and is the label entered during source group configuration for display on remote control panels By...

Page 21: ...text label Cattrax supports a library of common graphic images in a pull down list as shown here using the Sources system resource tab for the example Available graphic images vary depending on the t...

Page 22: ...ront panel pushbutton keys that quickly identify the system resource type assigned to each key by the background color regardless of which panel you are using If desired you may select the background...

Page 23: ...he use of switching levels components sources source groups and destinations destination groups created and assigned through the controller configuration file Loosely defined a switching level is a gr...

Page 24: ...ideo router at output 1 and the left and right audio inputs to the DRS audio router at audio outputs 1 and 2 respectively Through controller configuration we can add a destination group entry that cre...

Page 25: ...itching level AUDL and input 4 as the signal source for switching level AUDR Using a breakaway switch we can select NET1 as the source for switching level 1 VID and REC1 as the source for switching le...

Page 26: ...l switching levels are selected from panel keys assigned to select a level the Level line of the status screen displays the level name of the highest ranking level of all the selected levels and the S...

Page 27: ...group are routed to destination outputs on only the switching levels defined for the breakaway switch When a source is selected the pushbutton lights and the switch immediately occurs 4 13 APPLYING D...

Page 28: ...wn arrow keys for the desired backlight intensity as shown below A numerical readout of the relative backlight intensity value is shown in the status display Press the EXIT button to return to the pre...

Page 29: ...consult your warranty documents and PESA s Customer Service Department Unauthorized repairs may void your warranty PC boards in this equipment contain Surface Mount Technology SMT components Special...

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