Grass Valley NV9000-SE v.5.0 - Manual (Page 61)

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NV9000-SE Utilities
User’s Guide
The default choice in the drop-down list is ‘-New-’. This particular choice means that you intend
to define the control point in the router details page, which is the next page in the router defini-
tion sequence. Sometimes ‘-New-’ is the only choice in the list.
 If you want to review the existing control points in your configuration, go to the ‘Control
Points’ table under the ‘Views’ pane.
Serial control points are expressed as a text string beginning with S and containing several
fields, separated by commas. Simple Ethernet control points are expressed as a text string
beginning with E, followed by a comma, followed by an IP address. This is a sampling:
These are the parts of the serial encoding, from left to right:
• The COM port number.
• The Baud rate.
• The communication parameters.
This is a 3-character term. The first character is the number of parity bits. “N” means no parity
bit. The second character is the number of data bits. Normally this is 8. The third character is
the number of stop bits. Normally this is 1.
The default for most serial ports is “N81.”
For simple Ethernet encoding, only an IP address is required. Some routers require additional
fields for which both syntax and meaning depend on the actual hardware supported through
the control point.
‘Previous’ Button
Click the ‘Previous’ button if you want to go to the previous page in the router definition
sequence.
‘Next’ Button
Click ‘Next’ to go to the router details page. In this page, you can enter control point data,
specify the router’s physical levels, and set of number of other parameters regarding the router.