Grass Valley Newton Modular Control System v.2.0 - Manual (Page 15)

Newton Instruction Manual 15
Section
1
Newton Overview
Introduction
The Newton modular control system provides comprehensive and consol-
idated real-time control for Grass Valley modular and router products. Two
control panel designs give fast, multi-knob, Ethernet-based access in a
user-configured processing channel. A standard Ethernet TCP/IP commu-
nications interface and a standard XML data format provide complete
signal processing monitoring and control.
Processing channels can be customized by the user from any combination
of modules present in any Ethernet accessible Gecko or Kameleon frame.
Module parameters can then be adjusted from a rack-mounted control
panel or by using a software-based control panel with similar functionality
running on a standard Windows PC.
This approach to modular control utilizes the separation of system-level
configuration tasks from operational ones. This minimizes the potential for
on-air mistakes and provides the ability to group products and controls
into a logical signal path that can be easily accessed and adjusted.
A Router Interface option also allows the Newton control system to inter-
face to Grass Valley routers with Native or RCL protocols to provide simple
X-Y direct router control and module source chain control. Module param-
eters in the router source chain can be controlled by a Newton Control
Panel associated with a router destination. Newton can also be used to
directly control a router for all level takes to specified destinations.
The Newton system also includes the Grass Valley NetConfig™ software.
This application allows network-wide configuration of the control panels
with a configuration plug-in called Newton Panel Configurator. It also
allows you to set IP addresses and update software from a single network
location.
The Gecko and Kameleon product lines also support the Grass Valley Net-
Central application for Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to
help maximize system support and uptime. NetCentral offers continuous
monitoring and user-programmable alerts in the event of equipment prob-
lems or signal loss.