External Control System Connection - PESA Cougar 3 User Manual

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Install rack rail mounting ears by aligning
rectangular cutout in mounting ear with one
of the rack support rails previously
installed and sliding mounting ear onto rail.
Ensure that the two screw holes in
mounting ear face to outer edge as shown
in Figure at right.
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Repeat for the remaining mounting ear and rack rail.
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XTERNAL ONTROL
When integrating the Cougar3 router into an existing PESA routing system, control functions are
communicated from an external PESA 3500PRO or PERC2000 System Controller through the PESA
Router Control (PRC) interface bus. An adapter cable is provided with the router to connect the RJ45
PRC Interface Port of the router to the female 9-pin "D" PRC cable. Install the adapter as shown in
Figure 3-2, and connect one end of the PRC hook-up cable to the male end of the adapter.
System controller cards may be mounted in a stand-alone chassis frame, or may be installed in a
Cheetah Series video matrix switcher. Regardless of where the controller is located, connect the
remaining end of the PRC cable to the "COM3/PRC" port on the chassis. A single controller stand-
alone chassis is shown in Figure 3-2 as an example. Regardless of which controller installation method
is used in your system, the rear panel port labeled "COM3/PRC" is used to complete connection with
the Cougar3 router.
Strobe level in router configuration files may be thought of as a hardware address. In systems with only
one router, the strobe level is normally set to 1. In systems with multiple router frames, such as a
Cheetah router for analog signals, a DRS system for audio and a Cougar3 for routing SDI signals, strobe
level identifies to the controller which hardware component contains a particular input or output signal
for a desired switching function.
Proprietary Information of PESA
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YSTEM ONNECTION
Publication 81-9059-0660-0, Rev. B
Rear Rack Rail
1RU Chassis
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Secure mounting ear to rear rail of
equipment rack using two rack mounting
screws (not supplied) as shown. Be sure
that screw holes in mounting ear align
with screw threads in equipment rack in
such a way that the chassis is level in
equipment rack from front to rear as
shown at left.
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OUGAR IDEO OUTER
March 2011
Rear of Equipment
Rack
Rack Rail
Mounting Ears and
Mounting Screws
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