Grass Valley NV8500 Series v.3.5 - Manual (Page 103)

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NV8500 Series
User’s Guide
Making Router Control System Connections
The router control system exists on a frame separate from the router. To communicate with the
router, connections need to be made from the router frame to the router control system frame.
Frame connections can be:
• Serial — Connects to a third-party router control system requiring serial control connections.
• Ethernet — Connects to Grass Valley’s NV9000 router control system.
In order for the router control system to communicate with the router, it must “see” the ports.
This requires entering settings on the control card for the serial port (COM port and Baud rate) or
Ethernet port (IP address). Serial and Ethernet settings are set using the Miranda Router Configu-
rator (see the Miranda Router Configurator User’s Guide).
Make Ethernet Control System Connections
1 Face the rear of the router frame. The Ethernet connections are at the top of the RJ-45 con-
nector group, as shown in Figure 4-5. The Ethernet control connections are labeled PRI and
SEC, one for the primary control card and one for the secondary control card.
Fig. 4-5: Ethernet connections to the router control system (Rear View)
2 To establish communication with the primary control card, connect PRI, using an RJ-45 cable
to an Ethernet switch on the router control system’s router network. If your router control
system is an NV9000, the switch is on one of the NV9000’s router and panel networks.
3 If a secondary control card is installed, connect SEC to an Ethernet switch of the router con-
trol system’s router network.
Making Serial Router Control System Connections
1 Face the rear of the router frame. The serial connector are in the ‘Control’ connector group,
as shown in Figure 4-6.
Fig. 4-6: Serial connections to the router control system (Rear View)
Ethernet Connections to The
Router Control System
Serial Connections
to Control System