Grass Valley UniConfi NVISION Series v.2.0 - Manual (Page 68)

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Partitions and Signal Types
Defining an ‘Output Follow’ Level
You place a range of outputs that can be followed in the input columns. You place a range of
outputs that do the following in the outputs column. Thus, the outputs that are followed are like
inputs to the outputs that do the following.
Example 1
Here is an example where the follower outputs are separate from the normal outputs, i.e., they
function as dedicated monitoring ports:
The operator creates an “output follow” by taking, on level 77 in this example, an output in the
range 1–240 to an output in the range 241-256. Let’s say the operator takes 1 to 241. Now
output 241 follows output 1.
Then at some point, the operator takes input 3 to output 1, normally, on level 1. Input 3 will
appear simultaneously on outputs 1 and 241.
At a later point, the operator takes input 7 to output 1, normally, on level 1. Input 7 then appears
simultaneously on outputs 1 and 241.
In this scenario, outputs 241–256 are always reserved for monitoring.
In NV9000-SE Utilities, there is no “output follow” virtual level type. You’ll need to define a phys-
ical level of the same type as the outputs being followed with the same level number you
defined in UniConfig. In this example, that is level 77. Then define a virtual level that maps to
this new physical level.
Example 2
Here is an example where the follower outputs are mingled with the normal outputs, i.e., they
are not dedicated monitoring ports:
As in example 1, the operator creates an “output follow” by taking, on level 77 in this example,
an output in the range 1–256 to another output in the range 1–256.
Consider this sequence:
The operator takes 3 to 1 (normally, on level 1).
The operator takes 7 to 105 (normally, on level 1).
The operator takes 1 to 105 on level 77. Now output 105 follows output 1. Input 3 appears simul-
taneously on both outputs 1 and 105.
At a later point, the operator takes input 7 to output 1, normally, on level 1. Now input 7 then
appears simultaneously on outputs 1 and 105.
Still later, the operator takes input 12 to output 105 on level 1. Now output 105 no longer
follows output 1 and input 12 appears normally on output 105.
In this scenario, you can clear an output follow situation by routing a source to the output on
the normal level (not the output follow level).
Level Phys Input Contr Input Phys Output Contr Output Signal Type
1 1 256 1 256 1 240 1 240 Digital Video
77 1 240 1 240 241 256 241 256 Output Follow
Level Phys Input Contr Input Phys Output Contr Output Signal Type
1 1 256 1 256 1 256 1 256 Digital Video
77 1 256 1 256 1 256 1 256 Output Follow