Any button on any remote panel can be configured to perform one of five functions: destination, level, salvo, source or unused.
Destination
To configure a button as a destination button, choose ‘Destination’ from the ‘Button Function’
drop-down list. A configuration table appears in the ‘Configure Button’s Outputs’ section. It has 8 rows. Each row is a level/output pair. Remember that a level is equivalent to a partition. See Parti-tions and Levels on page 67.
Figure 7-2. Example of Destination Button Fields
The table identifies the output ports that belong to the destination. The outputs you specify are rel-ative to the level specified in the ‘Configure Router Levels’ page. See Using the ‘Configure Router Levels’ Page on page 26.
For example, suppose a 32×32 AES router is divided into 4 equal partitions:
Level A = outputs 1–8, Level B = 9–16, Level C = 17–24, Level D = 25–32 where each level starts counting at output 1.
When entering an output on level C, you specify an output in the range 1–8, not 17–24. Output 3 of level C is router output 19 (in this example). You would specify (level C, output 3) in the table and run cable to the router’s output BNC numbered 19.
Entries in the ‘Level’ column are drop-down lists and list all available levels. The number of choices diminishes as you add levels to the destination button’s list. CRSC does not allow you to represent the same level more than once.
How you organize levels is up to you. It is recommended that you place as the first entry in the list, the level you want to be considered the primary level. Typically this would be an SD or HD video level.
Important CQX panels are not configurable through CRSC at this time.
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There are two shortcut buttons at the right: Clear Table clears all entries in the table; Delete Row deletes only the selected row.
Levels
A level is a partition within a router. An input can only be switched to an output in the same level.
See Partitions and Levels on page 67. To configure a button as a level button, choose ‘Level’ from the ‘Button Function’ drop-down list. A drop-down list of defined levels appears in the ‘Level Setup’ section. Select a level from the drop-down list. Levels are defined in the ‘Configure Router Levels’ page. See Configuring Router Levels on page 25.
Level numbers range from 1 to 250. Up to 8 levels are permitted. The level numbers must be unique.
Figure 7-3. Example of Level Button Fields
A panel requires at least one level button for every level to be controlled at the panel. ‘Takes’ do not occur on unselected levels. A level cannot be selected unless it is on a button, with one exception: If a panel has no level buttons defined, ‘takes’ and locks occur on all levels defined for the destination selected.
Salvos
To configure a button as a salvo button, choose ‘Salvo’ from the ‘Button Function’ drop-down list:
A configuration table appears in the ‘Configure Salvo Buttons’ section. See About Salvos on page 39.
Choose one of the 32 salvos listed in the drop-down salvo list. Salvos are numbered from 1 to 32.
Entries in the ‘Level’ column are drop-down lists. Entries in the ‘Input’ and ‘Output’ columns are input and output connector numbers. The numbers must be in the range your configuration defines Special
Case
The CP3201 does not have destination buttons. The CP3201 is a single-destina-tion control panel. The panel has an implicit destinasingle-destina-tion that is not operator-selectable. (The button does, however, appear in the configuration page for a CP3201 just to the left of the Destination Lock button.)
To configure the implicit destination of a CP3201, select the button labeled ‘DEF DEST’ and specify its levels and outputs as you would any ordinary destination.
The default destination does not correspond to any physical button an operator can press.
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for the level (partition). Exercise care that the inputs and outputs you specify correspond to the physical inputs and outputs you actually use.
Figure 7-4. Example of Salvo Button Fields
After you have chosen the salvo, you must enter at least one take for it to be of any value. When you are configuring a salvo, the software displays a table of ‘takes’, as shown above. Each take comprises a level, an input number and an output number. The level, input, and output form a single crosspoint. A zero value in any of the fields renders the take a no-op.
A salvo can perform up to 32 ‘takes’. The ‘takes’ execute sequentially.
Salvos execute in the remote panel. Salvos do not contain loops. It is indeterminate what happens when salvos from more than one remote panel execute simultaneously.
There are two shortcut buttons at the right: Clear Table clears all entries in the table; Delete Row deletes only the selected row.
Sources
To configure a button as a source button, choose ‘Source’ from the ‘Button Function’ drop-down list. A configuration table appears in the ‘Configure Button’s Inputs’ section. It has 8 rows. Each row is a level/input pair. Remember that a level is equivalent to a partition. See About Salvos on page 39.
Figure 7-5. Example of Source Button Fields
The table identifies the input ports that belong to the destination. The inputs you specify are relative to the level you specified in the ‘Configure Router Levels’ Page. See Configuring Router Levels on page 25 page.
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For example, suppose you divide an 32×32 AES router into 4 equal partitions:
Level A = outputs 1–8, Level B = 9–16, Level C = 17–24, Level D = 25–32 where each level starts counting at input 1.
When entering an input on level C, you specify an input in the range 1–8, not 17–24. Input 3 of level C is router input 19 (in this example). You would specify (level C, input 3) in the table and run cable to the router’s input BNC numbered 19.
Entries in the ‘Level’ column are drop-down lists and list all available levels. The number of choices diminishes as you add levels to the source button’s list. CRSC does not allow you to repre-sent the same level more than once.
There are two shortcut buttons at the right: Clear Table clears all entries in the table; Delete Row deletes only the selected row.
Unused
The button is not used and has no function. This informs the operator that the button can be ignored.