Grass Valley VM 3000 System Controllers v.7.4 - Manual (Page 404)

Configurator Path Finding
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Sequential Path Finding
Figure 5−170. Path finding data table (example).
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Sequential Path Finding
Source Switcher/Level
VIDEO (NEWSROUT)
Physical
10
Destination Switcher/Level
Physical
43
Count
5
2 LEFT (NEWSROUT) 10 43 5
3 RIGHT (NEWSROUT 10 43 5
4 TC (NEWSROUT) 10 43 5
5 VIDEO (MAINROUT) 61 20 3
6 LEFT (MAINROUT) 61 20 3
7 RIGHT (MAINROUT) 61 20 3
8 TC (MAINROUT) 61 20 3
Output Input
VIDEO (MAINROUT)
LEFT (MAINROUT)
RIGHT (MAINROUT)
TC (MAINROUT)
VIDEO (NEWSROUT)
LEFT (NEWSROUT)
RIGHT (NEWSROUT
TC (NEWSROUT)
Path Finding
Group Name
VNEWMAIN
LNEWMAIN
RNEWMAIN
TNEWMAIN
VMAINNEW
LMAINNEW
RMAINNEW
TMAINNEW
Password 5−17
Network Description 5−22
Serial Protocol 5−25
Switcher Description 5−31
Switcher Input 5−44
Switcher Output 5−51
Control Panel Sets
Level set 5−55
Input set 5−58
Output set 5−76
Override set 5−98
Sequence set 5−101
Category set 5−103
MPK Devices 5−109
Machines 5−140
Protocol Dependent 5−143
Machine Control 5−146
Delegation Groups 5−159
TCS−1 Device Codes 5−166
Party Line 5−167
Status Display Header 5−170
VGA Status Display 5−171
Tally 5−172
Path Finding
Exclusion 5−208
Y Line 5−209
The path finding § software option allows two or more TVS/TAS 2000, Venus, or later routing switchers to operate as a system,
where one switcher can access the other’s inputs through a number of tie lines. For example, Figure 5−171 shows a facility
with a large, central distribution switcher and a smaller switcher normally used only within the news department. By placing
both switchers under control of the Jupiter system, and by adding tie lines, the main router can access the news department’s
inputs. In this example, VT21 can be switched to output 55 of switcher “MAINROUT” with one command: the system will
first switch VT21 to one of the tie lines leading from “NEWSROUT” to “MAINROUT,” then it will switch that tie line signal
to output 55 of “MAINROUT.”
§ Some of the functions described in this section may be extra−cost options. For more information, see page 1−29.