360 Systems MAXX-6T - Manual (Page 61)

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MAXX 6T Owner’s Manual Page 61
controller to gain control of a video channel will have exclusive command. This prevents
conflicting instructions that would cause unexpected behavior. The only exception is that the
graphic user interface can immediately take control of a channel by selecting Serial Control in that
channel’s dialog window.
External controllers are prohibited from taking control away from the GUI, the SERIAL CONTROL
mode must be checked in the channel dialog window before a remote control device can
communicate with that channel.
Configuring the automation interface
Setting the automation protocol for a video channel
Each of the three video channels can be configured independently for one of the following
protocols.
1. VDCP
2. SONY BVW
3. ODETICS
To map a protocol to a channel, Click EDIT->CONFIGURE->SERIAL PORTS from the main pull-
down menu. The screen of Figure 28 is displayed. Use the PORT pulldown to select COM1, 2 or 3.
These map to Video channels 1, 2 and 3.
• Select VDCP to map the port to VDCP protocol
• Select BVW to map the port to SONY BVW protocol
• Select BVW to map the port to ODETICS protocol
NOTE:
VDCP operation can allow control of a channel by ID number from a different numbered serial
port, while BVW and Odetics protocol control only the channel number corresponding to the
number of the serial port in use. Take care if using both protocols not to allow VDCP controllers to
address a channel that is controlled by BVW/Odetics on another serial port.
If necessary turn on “Assigned Serial Ports” in VDCP Options – this will force VDCP to control the
channel corresponding to the serial port it is connected to regardless of the channel ID in the
control messages.