Setting The Connection Port Of External Devices; Setting The Connection Port - Sony MLS-X1 User Manual

To set action preferences
You can set the timing, pulse width, and register to recall
by the action for a GPI output.
1
Select the target GPI output to set.
2
Press the [Action Details] button for [Reg/Timing/
Pulse Width].
The [Action Details] window appears.
3
Set the action preferences.
When a register recall action is selected
Press the [Register No.] button and enter a register
number in the numeric keypad window.
When [Rising Edge]/[Falling Edge]/[Any Edge]
trigger type is selected
Press the [Timing] button and select a timing (Field1,
Field2, Any) from the pull-down list.
When [Rising Edge]/[Falling Edge] trigger type is
selected
Press the [Pulse Width] button and enter a pulse width
(fields) in the numeric keypad window.
4
Press [OK].
Trigger type and actions list
When the trigger type is other than [Status]:
P/P Keyx SS Recall, M/E-x Keyx SS Recall, No Action
When the trigger type is [Status]:
P/P Keyx SS Recall, M/E-x Keyx SS Recall, No Action
P/P Keyx On, M/E-x Keyx On
Error Make, Error Break, Keep Make, Keep Break,
Device Recording
1) "M/E-x" is M/E-1 to M/E-5
"Keyx" is Key1 to Key8
Testing trigger output
You can output a test trigger from a GPI output port.
Note
A trigger is not output when the trigger type is [Status].
1
Open the Home > Setup > External Device > GPI
Output Assign menu (19105.41).
2
Select the target GPI output to set.
3
Press the [Test Fire] button.
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Setting the Connection
Port of External Devices

Setting the Connection Port

You can set the protocol (device type) of a device
connected to a serial port or network port, and set the
control panel to use for device operation.
Notes
• The maximum number of ports that can be used,
including serial ports and network ports, is 40.
A serial port can be used when an MKS-X1700 Legacy
Interface Board (option) is installed.
• There are eight serial ports in each box, and serial port
numbers (1 to 40) are assigned sequentially starting
with a logical box ID of 1.
• The network port uses the network connected to the box
with a logical box ID of 1.
• Control of P-Bus compatible devices, AMP compatible
devices, and TCP/IP connected devices is supported on
network ports.
• Control of AMP compatible devices is not supported on
serial ports.
1
Open the Home > Setup > External Device > Serial/
Net Port Assign menu (19105.51).
2
Select the target port to set.
3
Press the [Assign Type] button for [Serial Tally/
Device Type].
The [Assign Type] window appears.
4
Set the button for the target device type to the on
state.
You can select the following device types.
P-Bus: P-Bus compatible device
VTR: VTR (Sony 9-pin VTR protocol)
DDR VDCP: Disk recorder (video disk
communications protocol)
DDR Odetics: Disk recorder (Odetics protocol)
AMP: AMP compatible device
General TCP/IP: TCP/IP connected devices
(general-purpose)
Serial Tally 1: Serial tally port 1
Serial Tally 2: Serial tally port 2
No Assign: No assignment