Grass Valley 8985FS v.1.2.0 - Manual (Page 68)

68 8985FSP/FS/PRC — Instruction Manual
Software Updating
Software Updating
Software updating of the 8985 modules is done using the NetConfig Net-
working Application PC option. This application is available free of charge
from the Thomson Grass Valley web site.
The procedure for updating software with NetConfig is given in the
8985FSP/FS/PRC Release Notes when software updates become available.
Check the Thomson Grass Valley web site for update information. Refer to
Contacting Grass Valley
on page 4 for more information.
Status Monitoring
This section provides a summary of status monitoring and reporting for a
GeckoFlex system. It also summarizes what status items are reported and
how to enable/disable reporting of each item. There are a number of ways
to monitor status of modules, power supplies, fans and other status items
depending on the method of monitoring being used.
8900 Frame status will report the following items:
• Power supply health
• Status of fans in the frame front cover
• Temperature,
• Module health
• Frame bus status
Module health status will report the following items:
• Internal module state (and state of submodule or options enabled)
including configuration errors (warning), internal faults, and normal
operation (Pass).
• Signal input states including valid/present (pass), not present or
invalid (warning), not monitored, and not available (no signal inputs).
• Reference input states including locked/valid (pass), not
locked/invalid (warning), and not monitored.
LEDs
LEDs on modules in the frame and on the front of the 8900TF/TFN and
GeckoFlex frames indicate status of the frame and the installed power sup-
plies, fans in the front covers, and modules. (The 8900TX-V/A frames have
no LED indicators on the front cover.)