Pandora PDCM-202 Manual page 61

Pluto User Manual v1.38
Setting up 4K Pluto from the GUI:
Make sure Pluto firmware is up-to-date (The GUI contains the latest
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firmware and will warn you if it's not uploaded – do not ignore this
warning!)
Both board must be connected to ethernet as well as the PC used for
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control and setup. An ethernet hub or switch will be required.
Setup the IP addresses on the two boards so that they are different and
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note the IP of the board that is to be the master and the board that is to
be the slave. If you have a 2-board 4K unit supplied as a single rack, the
master will be the board on the left (when viewed from the front) next to
the front panel control knobs. See the notes on IP addresses below.
Go to the "Routing" tab and set configuration to "4K".
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In the "Slave IP Address" box, enter the IP of the second Pluto board (the
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one on the right). MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T TYPE IN THE IP
ADDRESS OF THE MASTER BOARD (or else it will talk to itself!)
When you switch to the "Pluto" tab, the two Pluto boards shown in the
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Node's window should become one and will be displayed with a 4K icon.
There are two things happening now:
firstly both boards are automatically set to Dual Head mode so that there
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are four active streams of video.
All commands sent to the first board from the GUI or from the Front panel
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knob get passed to both boards so that e.g. the same LUTs or CDLs are
loaded in all four channels. When uploading LUTs, they will be
automatically uploaded to both boards with the same slot position.
If required (for debug purposes) you can see both boards of the 4K Pluto
individually in the GUI. To do this, open the EDIT->PREFERENCES menu and
select "Show 4K Slaves".
Pluto will remember the mode that it is set to, so if you configure for 4K
operation and switch off when the unit is powered up again it will [after booting]
reconfigure to 4K mode with the two boards linked together.
The communication between the two boards is via ethernet so you MUST have
both boards plugged into an ethernet hub or switch.
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October 2013