Ross NK Routing Systems RCP-QE User Manual page 26

Simulated RCP-QE Panel
Inputs/Outputs – source/destination buttons. Click a button to open the Button menu to assign a function to the
button.
Hide Panel – click this button to hide the simulated RCP-QE panel.
Button – click the arrow buttons to select a button from the panel or use the list to select a specific button.
Menu – use the list to select a specific menu configuration for the panel.
Copy From – click this button to open the Copy Menu From dialog box to select a menu configuration to copy.
Configuration Tab
Panel Link Address
Two or more remote control panels may be linked to form a larger physical panel. This is known as panel linking.
Panels are linked when they have the same master address (as specified in the section "To change the details for
the RCP-QE:" on page 4–9) and different panel link addresses.
Breakaways
# (read-only) – the list number of the breakaway.
Name – the name assigned for the breakaway. The names are user configurable.
Level Mask (1...32) – click a router level to assign a level mask (level mask selected:
(level mask de-selected:
Clear – click this button to clear all level masks for a given breakaway.
Set – click this button to apply all selected level masks for a given breakaway.
Configuration
Breakaway Reset – select this check box to return to the default breakaway after every switch. The default is
Breakaway 1.
Breakaway Warning Mode – use the list to select a breakaway warning mode:
• Current – if there is a level mismatch compared to the current breakaway, a breakaway warning is shown
when displaying the status.
• Default – if there is a level mismatch compared to the default breakaway (Breakaway 1), a breakaway
warning is shown when displaying the status.
Panel Locked – select this check box to lock the panel buttons.
Machine Control Enabled – select this check box to use machine control to provide reciprocal switching of
RS-422 signals.
Machine Control Level – enter or select a router level for machine control.
Virtual Routing Enabled – select this check box to enable virtual routing. Virtual routing requires an NK-VRC in
an NK series router system.
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Virtual routing must be enabled for the RCP-QE to function with an Ultrix router or Ultricore Central Controller.
Comms Retry Delay Factor – enter or select a retry delay factor in milliseconds. Systems require different retry
times depending on the transfer of requests and responses between modules. A value of 50ms is a recommended
default.
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