Smart 32 Remote Control Panel User Guide
Publication 81-9059-0727-0, Rev. A
April 2014
Proprietary Information of
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Smart 32 control panels provide the following capabilities:
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All-level, audio-follow-video (AFV) switching
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Breakaway switching on up to 17 switching levels allowing video only, audio only and complex
multi-level breakaways
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Destination protect and lock features
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Key function assignments and labels for system resources configurable through Cattrax
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In PESA router family architecture, the core control system components are:
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System controller hardware/software,
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Individual frame controllers contained in each router frame,
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Host PC to run the control software,
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Remote control panels, such as the Smart 32, or
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Third party controller interface as needed for an individual installation.
Cheetah video router frames are equipped with a frame controller module called the Matrix Frame
Controller that communicates with the PERC3000 system controller over an Ethernet network. When a
DRS audio router is included in the routing system, the PERC1000 Frame Controller used in each DRS
DXE frame also communicates via Ethernet with the PERC3000 controller. Ethernet connectivity
allows command and control functions over a facility network, reduces cabling requirements 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 the system controller through a PESA proprietary serial bus
protocol called the PESA Routing Control Bus, or simply the PRC bus.
Typical PESA routing installations include a variety of remote control panels that allow users control
access to the switch matrix. In PESA system architecture, remote control panels communicate with the
system controller through either an Ethernet port or a proprietary serial bus protocol called the PESA
Remote Control Panel bus, or simply the RCP bus. Remote panels using the RCP bus, such as the suite
of Cheetah RCP panels, can communicate with the PERC3000 controller using the optionally available
RCP Panel Server peripheral. Ethernet panels such as the Smart 32 can communicate directly with the
PERC3000 controller.
Regardless of size or number of system components, or number of frame controllers, PESA router
installations typically function under a single system controller to coordinate and oversee operation of
the entire system. The PERC3000 system controller is capable of supervising multiple frame controllers
allowing control of the entire system by a common set of control devices. Figure 2-3 illustrates a typical
PERC3000 controller installation using a mix of PRC-based devices, Ethernet control devices and
remote control panels using the PESA RCP control bus.
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