Grass Valley RCP-10x0 - Manual (Page 10)

GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
6 | RCP-10x0
Several network configuration options are available to IT personal to automate the process of finding the
panel in the network. The DHCP server could be configured to always assign the same IP parameters to the
panel by matching a MAC address to a specific IP address. Also, the DNS server could have a static entry
resolving a panel name to the IP address.
A web server, described in detail in Section 3.4 below, allows the user to configure the panel. However, this
web server does not act as a panel control point. To change cross points using the panel, the user must be
in front of it, pressing buttons. The panel does not receive control commands from its Ethernet port.
The panel does not permit daisy chaining or slave/master configuration.
3.2.1 Network traffic overload
When the RCP-10x0 is connected to a network that sends a lot of broadcast packets that are not directed to
the RCP-10x0, the panel might not be able to handle the unnecessary large network load. This could cause
communication discontinuity between the controller and the panel.
• To lower the network load on the RCP-10x0, you can use dedicated network segments or create
virtual LANs to offload the traffic received by the panel. Consult your IT specialist if necessary.
3.3
Response to a Connection Failure
When the panel is initializing, all button actions are ignored and all LEDs are off except for the PANEL
ENABLE button that will be slowly flashing green to identify initialization sequence.
Once the panel has acquired its IP parameters, it will load its configuration parameters from non-volatile
memory and begin its work. It will first establish a connection to the frame, check the slot where the router to
control is, determine how to control the router and initialize its status tables to determine each source’s state.
If something fails during initialization, the panel enters a timed loop to retry the initialization sequence
indefinitely until it gets to a point where it can communicate with the router. When a general error of this sort
happens, the user can connect to the web server of the panel and get more information on what is
happening. The panel will maintain a small system log in non-volatile memory that is available to the user.
The panel will not be available until it has been able to communicate with the router. The user will know
something is wrong if the panel never comes up.
When the panel is already running and its connection is lost to the router, it will go back to its power-up
sequence (flashing PANEL ENABLE, all buttons off).
3.4
Configure the RCP-10x0 using the IP Interface
The RCP-10x0 can be configured while it is set to either CONFIG mode or OPERATE mode. The only
practical differences between the two are:
IP address:
• In CONFIG mode, the IP address of the Router is fixed (see the table above)
• In OPERATE mode, the IP address may be difficult to determine, especially if DHCP is enabled