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Assignments and Automation
Assignments is the interface between the Control Surface and Allocation, and keeps track of
which processes are currently assigned to which controls. For instance, when the function of the
Assignable Logicators is changed by the operator, Assignments executes this.
Automation is the console automation engine, and is closely dependent on Assignments. For
instance, when a fader move is played back by Automation, then Assignments will execute the
instructions to the Console Surface to move the control, and indicate to Allocation that a control
value has changed.
The Control Surface will be frozen until Assignments has rebooted and restored the connection
between the Control Surface and Allocation. The control positions will be restored from the last
point at which Assignments was working.
Control Surface
The Control Surface can be restarted without losing audio. Assignments will also be restarted if
the Control Surface is restarted.
The control positions will be restored from the last point at which the Control Surface was
working.
Allocation and I/O
Allocation keeps track of which processes are assigned to which paths (e.g. the number of EQs
on Channel 3), and has overall control of signal processing.
I/O controls the Input and Output resources of the console.
If the Allocation and I/O are restarted then the whole system is rebooted. Audio will be lost for
between 30 and 90 seconds.
Force Boot
When this icon is clicked, there will be a full restart of all sub-systems as described in the
previous section. Preferences, I/O Config, SRC and GPI are NOT loaded giving the operator the
option to select alternative configurations. Extra diagnostics are written to the engineering folders.
Reboot Computer
This will restart the Encore PC. This will not affect the audio processor and will only interrupt
control of the desk for a few seconds while Encore re-synchronises with the control surface.
Restart Encore
Encore is automatically closed when the Service Manager is being used. Restarting Encore will
launch the Encore suite, this will not affect the audio processor and will only interrupt control of
the desk for a few seconds while Encore re-synchronises with the control surface.
Upgrade Flash
The console will boot from hard disk. As part of the boot process, the console software will be
copied to FLASH RAM and the configurations will be copied to SRAM.
This should only be used when upgrading the software or when additional hardware not
previously "seen" by the system is added to the console. The system will boot slowly because of
the extra time to copy the software and configurations.
When the console has completed a Flash Upgrade, it is necessary to do a Flash Boot to re-
initialise the system.
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