Grass Valley Newton Modular Control System v.2.0 - Manual (Page 24)

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Section 2 — Installation
Gecko and Kameleon System Requirements:
Operation of the Newton Modular Control System requires the following
software for the Gecko 8900 and Kameleon 2000 Series systems:
Gecko 8900 series system requirements:
• 8900NET module with version 3.2.0 software or later
• Ethernet network connection
Kameleon 2000 series system requirements:
• 2000NET module with version 3.2.0 software or later
• Ethernet network connection
Software updates for the 8900NET and 2000NET modules can be obtained
by contacting Grass Valley Customer Service as described in
Appendix B-Updating 8900/2000NET Software.
Router Interface Requirements
The Newton Router Interface option will operate with the following
Thomson Grass Valley routing system protocols:
• Routers supporting RCL protocol
• Routers with Native Protocol and ethernet interface to system control-
lers
The Newton Router Interface option comes bundled with the latest soft-
ware and is installed at the same time as the Newton panel software. It
must then be enabled by the user with a software License Key provided by
Grass Valley. Each device running the option (PC or rack mount panel)
must have a specific License Key based on the Device ID of the device it is
running on.
The Device ID from each device must be obtained in order to generate the
License Key. To obtain the Device ID, refer to the following page references
for each panel type:
• Newton PC Device ID ( page 31 )
• Rack Mount Panel Device ID ( page 42 )
Note Each License Key is node-locked. It will only enable the router interface on
the NewtonPC or rack mount panel whose Device ID was used to generate
the License Key. For installations with multiple NewtonPC applications on
multiple PCs or multiple rack mount panels, a License Key is required for
each separate application.
Refer also to the documentation that accompanies the option for more
information on how to obtain the License Key.