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  • Page 1 NK-VRC User Guide...
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  • Page 3 Ross Video. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document, Ross Video assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.
  • Page 4 Warranty and Repair Policy The product is backed by a comprehensive one-year warranty on all components. If an item becomes defective within the warranty period Ross will repair or replace the defective item, as determined solely by Ross.
  • Page 5 Warranty repairs will be conducted at Ross, with all shipping FOB Ross dock. If repairs are conducted at the customer site, reasonable out-of-pocket charges will apply. At the discretion of Ross, and on a temporary loan basis, plug in circuit boards or other replacement parts may be supplied free of charge while defective items undergo repair.
  • Page 6 Company Address Ross Video Limited Ross Video Incorporated 8 John Street P.O. Box 880 Iroquois, Ontario Ogdensburg, New York Canada, K0E 1K0 USA 13669-0880   General Business Office: (+1) 613 4886   Fax: (+1) 613 4425  ...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction Documentation Conventions............................. 9 Getting Started Features and Components ............................11 Typical System Equipment ............................. 11 System Overview ..............................11 Resource Management............................13 Implementing Your System Plan ..........................14 Communication Overview ............................ 14 Physical Installation Unpacking the Equipment............................15 General ..................................
  • Page 8 ii • Contents NK-VRC User Guide (v05)

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Introduction This guide is for system administrators, installers, and operators of the Ross Video NK-VRC. It provides instructions on how to connect the NK-VRC to your routing switcher system, how to configure the NK-VRC using DashBoard software, and how to operate it. It assumes that you are experienced with general broadcast concepts, and that you are familiar with the planning requirements for a routing switcher system.
  • Page 10 Contacting Technical Support At Ross Video, we take pride in the quality of our products, but if problems occur, help is as close as the nearest telephone. Our 24-hour Hot Line service ensures you have access to technical expertise around the clock. After-sales service and technical support is provided directly by Ross Video personnel.

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    Getting Started The NK-VRC Virtual Routing Core provides virtual routing and resource management capability to an NK Series routing switcher system. Features and Components The NK-VRC provides the following features: • virtual routing for a complex NK Series routing switcher system •...
  • Page 12 PORT 6 PORT 7 PORT 8 NK-IPS Network Bridge PC running DashBoard Service POWER T-BUS Port ETHERNET Appropriate NK Series Power Supply NK-VRC Virtual Routing Core POWER T-BUS Appropriate NK Series Server 3 Power Supply Virtual DEST 3 RCP-NKQ Remote Control Panel...

  • Page 13: Resource Management

    16x16 Stereo Analog Audio Router NK-A16 Analog Audio Router NK-VRC Virtual Routing Core RESET NK-VRC Virtual Routing Core RCP-NKM Remote Control Panel Ross Routing Systems 1 2 3 4 RCP-NKM RCP-NKQ Remote Control Panel Ross Routing Systems RCP-NKQ NK-IPS Network Bridge T-BUS...

  • Page 14: Implementing Your System Plan

    • the inputs and outputs that are physically connected to each routing switcher • the level of each routing switcher The following process for setting up the NK-VRC is recommended: Enable NK Series panels, and NK-GPI and NK-JBX (if used),...

  • Page 15: Physical Installation

    General These installation guidelines assume the following: • The relevant NK Series equipment has been installed into a ventilated rack frame. The relative humidity in the environment of the equipment should be < 70% (non-condensing). • The routing switcher system has been well planned and designed. Consideration must be given to inputs and outputs across multiple router levels, and typical operating scenarios for breakaways.

  • Page 16: Installing The Nk-Vrc Into A Routing Switcher System

    Fix the NK-VRC in place with appropriate fasteners. Connect a straight CAT5 Ethernet cable between a T-Bus connector on the rear panel of the NK-VRC and a T-Bus connector on the rear panel of another NK Series device. 16 • Physical Installation...

  • Page 17: Connecting The Nk-Vrc To A Power Supply

    Checking the Software Version of the NK-VRC The NK-VRC must operate with other devices that have v2.00 software or later. Software may be updated using DashBoard. To learn what is the latest software version, contact Ross Video Technical Support. To launch DashBoard Ensure that you are running DashBoard software version 8.0 or higher.

  • Page 18: Upgrading The Nk-Vrc Software

    Upgrading the NK-VRC Software Software upgrade files can be obtained by contacting Ross Video Technical Support. To upgrade the NK-VRC software Display the NK-VRC interface in the DashBoard window. In DashBoard, click Send Firmware The firmware file browser opens. Select software file ips22x.tfi.

  • Page 19: Setting Up The Nk-Vrc

    An NK-IPS network bridge must be connected to the system. Use the NK-VRC interface in DashBoard to configure the NK-VRC.  Before setting up any parameters for the NK-VRC, ensure that all NK Series devices in the routing switcher system have software v2.00 or later. Accessing the NK-VRC Interface in DashBoard The NK-VRC displays in the DashBoard Tree View as a sub-node of the NK-IPS or NK-NET that the NK-VRC is physically connected to.

  • Page 20: Connecting To The Nk-Ips In The Routing Switcher System

    Connecting to the NK-IPS in the Routing Switcher System Before you can set up and send a configuration document to the NK-VRC, you must connect an NK-IPS to the NK-VRC. Once DashBoard locates the NK-IPS, the attached NK-VRC will be visible and can have configuration documents sent to it.

  • Page 21: Sending The Configuration To A Device

    Name – this field can be assigned by the user to uniquely name a device. This field has a maximum of 16 characters and is used for description and identification only. Group – a group number can be assigned by the user to organize devices into groups. For example, users can assign separate group numbers for devices in different physical areas.

  • Page 22: Smartpaste

    Select the device pages to send to the device. Use the information in Table 4.2 as a guide. Table 4.2 Page descriptions Page Description Select Page This check box is automatically selected when the configuration is changed on any of the device pages. This does not include Device Details. Home The information contained in the Device Details frame.

  • Page 23: Setting Up Virtual Routing

    Setting Up Virtual Routing When an NK-VRC is used, multiple inputs can be mapped to multiple outputs. All control devices in the NK Series routing switcher system (control panels, serial automation interfaces, etc.) must have virtual routing enabled. To set up virtual routing in an NK Series device In DashBoard, open the interface of a device.
  • Page 24 Figure 4.8 Example of the Physical Map Tab Destinations – the page numbers for the destinations. Selecting a page number opens the physical destination mapping table of the selected destination page. Sources – the page numbers for the sources. Selecting a page number opens the physical source mapping table of the selected source page.
  • Page 25 intersects the virtual source 1 row with the L2 column in the mapping table. Note that it is not necessary for the virtual source number to match the physical input port number. Repeat the process in Step 5 for the remaining virtual sources. For example, using the information presented in Figure 2.1, the mapping table for Sources 1 in DashBoard is as follows: If resource management is being used, select a class number (or pre-configured Class name) in the class list for...
  • Page 26 To open the Edit Source/Destination Mappings dialog box, click the Edit button in the Physical Map tab. Figure 4.9 The Edit Source/Destination Mappings dialog box Table – selects whether to edit destinations or sources. The Destinations and Sources radio buttons are also selectable.
  • Page 27 Figure 4.10 The Edit Source/Destination Mappings dialog box: range of selected cells To edit a mapping table In the Physical Map tab, click Edit The Edit Source/Destination Mappings dialog box opens. In the Table section, select a radio button to edit Destinations or Sources. In the Levels section, use the level check boxes to select the levels to populate with mapping information.

  • Page 28: Configuring Resources

    Configuring Resources Resources have a user definable resource type such as upconverter, ADC, and DAC. Each resource has a user definable virtual source and destination to indicate how they are connected to the router(s). For More Information on... • pre-configuring resource type names, refer to the Global Labels Editor topic in the NK Plug-in Help file available in the DashBoard Help menu.

  • Page 29: Configuring Park Sources

    • The check boxes in the Used column are not selectable in DashBoard. The Used check boxes indicate if a resource is currently part of a selected complex switch. • The check boxes in the Deallocate column are selectable in DashBoard. If selected, and the configuration is then sent to the NK-VRC (see “Sending the Configuration to a Device”...

  • Page 30: Configuring Control Panel/Device Priorities

    In the From Class field, select a numerical Class value (or pre-configured Class name) to represent the virtual source class for the rule. In the To Class field, select a numerical Class value (or pre-configured Class name) to represent the virtual destination class for the rule.

  • Page 31: Setting Up The Log For Diagnostics

    Setting Up the Log for Diagnostics The Log tab captures T-Bus events for diagnostic purposes. Figure 4.12 Log tab The Log Enabled option will enable/disable the log feature. This should be left disabled unless directed by Tech Support. Setting Up Carbonite eXtreme Compatibility Use the Compatibility tab to configure the Carbonite eXtreme compatibility settings.

  • Page 32: Setting Up Machine Control

    The recommended settings for Carbonite eXtreme systems are: • Switch Retries Enabled: enabled • Switch Retry Delay: 40 milliseconds Click (see “Sending the Configuration to a Device” on page 21). Send Configuration Setting Up Machine Control If the routing switcher system uses a machine control routing switcher to provide reciprocal switching of RS-422 signals, the remote control panels and NK-VRC need to be set up to handle these switches.

  • Page 33: Resource Management Setup Examples

    Resource Management Setup Examples Single Router Configuration SD Black HD Black SD SRC1 SD DEST1 HD/SD SDI Router SD SRC2 SD DEST2 SD SRC3 SD SRC4 HD DEST1 HD DEST2 HD SRC1 HD DEST3 HD SRC2 HD DEST4 HD SRC3 Figure 5.13 Example of single router configuration Figure 5.13 is an example of a single HD/SD SDI router with a mix of HD &...
  • Page 34 Figure 5.15 Virtual destination configuration Class 1 sources and destinations are SD SDI and Class 2 sources and destinations are HD SDI. Figure 5.16 Resource configuration The first two resources in Figure 5.16 are set as high priority resources and are not in use. The third resource is lower in priority and is in use.

  • Page 35: Two Router Configuration

    Two Router Configuration DAC1 DAC2 ADC1 ADC2 Digital Silence Analog Silence Analog Router Digital Router {Level 1} {Level 2} Digital SRC1 Analog SRC1 Analog DEST1 Digital DEST1 Analog DEST2 Analog SRC2 Digital SRC2 Digital DEST2 Analog DEST3 Analog SRC3 Digital SRC3 Digital DEST3 Figure 5.19 Example of two router configuration The example in Figure 5.19 has an analog and digital audio router with a pair of audio ADCs and DACs between...
  • Page 36 Figure 5.22 Resource configuration In Figure 5.22, the first two resources are DACs (Type 1) and the second two resources are ADCs (Type 2). All four resources are set to the same priority level. Figure 5.23 Park configuration Figure 5.24 Resource rule configuration The first resource rule covers routes from analog audio (Class 1) to digital audio (Class 2) using ADC resources (Type 2).

  • Page 37: Operating The Nk-Vrc

    Operating the NK-VRC The NK-VRC operates transparently between all remote control panels, controlling devices (NK-GPI, NK-JBX), and the routing switcher system. There are four LEDs and a reset port on the front panel of the NK-VRC. General Remote control panels are used to switch virtual sources and destinations, therefore, the keys on the remote control panels should reflect this virtual context.

  • Page 38: Resource Usage

    The LEDs operate sequentially. LED A illuminates when a switch is requested on the remote control panel. LED A switches off when LED B illuminates, indicating that the virtual switch request has been processed to a physical switch request and sent to the routing switcher. LED B remains illuminated until the NK-VRC receives a physical response from the routing switcher that the switch has been made;...

  • Page 39: Troubleshooting

    DashBoard. corrupted. • Send the default configuration to the NK-VRC The RCP-NKM and The NK Series devices Try one of the following: RCP-NKQ are not are not set up correctly • Use DashBoard to set up the devices with virtual routing enabled switching correctly.
  • Page 40 40 • Operating the NK-VRC NK-VRC User Guide (v05)

  • Page 41: Glossary

    Soft Panel — a DashBoard interface that represents a panel of buttons that is used to control the routing system. Source — a label applied to a router input (or group of inputs). T-Bus — the Ross Video proprietary routing communication method via a defined physical interface. NK-VRC User Guide (v05)

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