Serial connections, Software configuration – Grass Valley Imagestore 750 v.3.0.1 User Manual

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Master Control

Software Configuration

There are various network-related settings that must be configured for master control. These are
covered in following sections.

Serial Connections

Note: It is important for serial port settings to be correct at both ends of a serial connection.

Serial Connection to Automation

The Imagestore 750 connects to automation (Presmaster protocol) using an RS-422 serial cable.
The Imagestore 750 requires an RJ45 connector at its chosen serial port (COM1– COM4). The
following serial port settings are normally recommended between automation and the Images-
tore 750:

Baud rate

57600

Serial protocol

Presmaster automation

Serial standard

RS-422

Serial port parity

True

Please refer to the automation system’s installation guide for information about configuring its
serial ports. See

Applicable Publications and Tools

on page 3.

Serial Connection to Intuition XG

Imagestore 750 normally controls the Intuition XG graphics co-processor using an RS-232 serial
cable (although Ethernet control can be used if there are no available serial ports). The following
serial port settings are normally recommended between the Imagestore 750 and Intuition XG
for command forwarding:

Baud rate

19200

Serial protocol

Oxtel slave

Serial standard

RS-232

Note: Refer to

Serial Connection to Intuition XG

on page 207 for details of how to connect RS-

232 serial between Imagestore 750 and Intuition XG. Note: Please refer to

Applicable Publica-

tions and Tools

on page 3 for information on how to configure the Intuition XG serial port

Software Configuration

The IS-750-Master-Control licence option must be enabled for the Imagestore 750 to
operate in the iMC master control system.

The master control software configuration described in this section should be carried out in
the order presented.

Imagestore 750 configuration settings should be applied using the Imagestore 750 Configu-
rator, unless otherwise stated. All changes made within the Imagestore 750 Configurator
must be applied by selecting

File

>

Save

and

Apply

Configuration...

.

The Imagestore 750 must be restarted before your settings take effect. See

Managing Con-

figurations

on page 175 for how to restart the Imagestore 750.

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