Cadac SAM - Manual (Page 47)

Configuring the Sound Automation Manager 5-7
Revision SAM2005-2 Sound Automation Manager
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The Tracking feature allows a backup PC to run through its show file in step with the
main PC, so that in the rare event of a failure, the backup PC is already at the right
point in the show so that it can take over smoothly.
The system works by sending a message containing the Cue number via a serial
connection. The backup PC receives this message and moves its show cursors to
the relevant cue if it exists.
Tracking can operate through network connections. When Network is selected from
the Comms menu, an additional box appears into which you enter the IP-address of
the other computer. The IP-address of the current computer is shown at the bottom
of this box, thus making it easier to transfer IP-addresses between two computers.
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The comms menu includes an option for remote control (see fig 5-8). Its function is
similar to that of the Tracking feature, but the controlled PC actually recalls the cue.
This enables two (possibly dissimilar) consoles to be controlled from one position by
remote controlling one as a slave. Since the function of this system is based on cue
numbers, the slave system does not have to have all the same cues as the Master
system. Messages received with a non-existent cue number will be ignored.
Remote control can be applied through network connections. When Network is
selected from the Comms menu, an additional box appears into which you enter the
IP-address of the other computer. The IP-address of the current computer is shown
at the bottom of this box, thus making it easier to transfer IP-addresses between two
computers.
FIG 5-8. The Tracking feature dialog box