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- Page 1 Maestro MULTI-FORMAT MASTER CONTROL Release Notes SOFTWARE VERSION 1.400 071850604 October 24, 2007...
- Page 2 .pdf format can be downloaded. Copyright © Grass Valley, Inc. All rights reserved. All specifications subject to change without notice. This product may be covered by one or more U.S. and foreign patents.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
1.400 Version October 24, 2007 Maestro Release Notes Contents Purpose ............. . . Applicability . -
Page 4: Interoperability Requirements
Version 1.400 Interoperability Requirements • Encore version 1.7 or newer, or • Jupiter version 4.2 or newer, or • Jupiter version 7.4.1c or newer (for LAN connection). Upgrade Requirements • The software installation procedure must be followed as described. This includes uninstalling the previous version of software before installing v1.4 software (as described on page 19). -
Page 5: Caveats
Caveats 6. It is now possible to use Telnet and the VxWorks command “ixGetBatteryStatus” to check the status of the NVRAM backup battery on the Maestro rear panel. For more information, refer to Field Modification Note 075079500, Maestro Processor Backup Battery, CP Server, and CP FPGA Telnet Upgrade. -
Page 6: Materials Supplied
Version 1.400 Materials Supplied Table 1. MAE-HD-SW Bill of Materials MAE-HD-SW Maestro Software Upgrade Quantity Description Part number CDROM, Maestro HD Software Program, 063825804 v1.400 (1.400.2537.887) Release Notes, Maestro v1.400 071850604 Release Notes Addendum, Maestro v1.400 071850704 Maestro Documentation CD 071851704 Table 2. -
Page 7: Additional Documentation
Additional Documentation Additional Documentation Release Notes/Addendums Maestro v1.400 Release Notes Addendum 071850704* Maestro v1.3 Release Notes 071850603 and Release Notes Addendum 071850703* Maestro v1.2 Release Notes 071850602 and Release Notes Addendum 071850702* Maestro v1.1 Release Notes 071850601 and Release Notes Addendum 071850701* Field Modification Notes Field Modification Note 075078901, DVE Option*... -
Page 8: Dve
Version 1.400 The DVE option allows one background bus (audio and video) and its selected upstream keys to be in a squeeze window with another back- ground bus and its selected upstream keys serving as the background. The AUX bus is fully utilized with this release. A DVE effect is entered by selecting the desired effect and pressing Take While the DVE effect is active, a variety of audio/video transitions may be... - Page 9 • If the Maestro will use embedded audio, no additional hardware is required for DVE operation. • If the system includes a Grass Valley Apex audio router, no additional hardware is required for DVE operation since Apex includes AES- MADI conversion as a standard feature.
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Page 10: General Purpose "Transition" Input/Output
Version 1.400 General Purpose “Transition” Input/Output With this release, the GPIO connector on the Maestro rear panel can be used to receive an “Action: Transition” signal from a controlling external device (Figure 3), or to transmit an “Action: Transition in Progress” signal to a con- trolled external device (Figure Maestro Controlled by External Device... - Page 11 General Purpose “Transition” Input/Output Maestro Controlling External Device When used to control an external device, all present Maestro systems require installation of a leakage-current swamping resistor in the GPO cir- cuit. This resistor is used to prevent leakage current from reaching the external device when the Maestro GPO relay is open.
- Page 12 Version 1.400 It is also possible for one Maestro to control another. See Figure Figure 6. Maestro-to-Maestro GPIO Connections Controlling Maestro "Transition in Progress" signal - 5 V External power GPO Port/Relay See Notes Note 1 Connections between Maestro GPIO Connector and controlled external device are bipolar.
- Page 13 General Purpose “Transition” Input/Output Table 3. Maestro Rear Panel, GPIO 44-pin ConnectorPinouts Shielded 44-Pin D; GPIO GPIO socket contacts D-44 Female Pin 16 Pin 1 Pin 30 Pin 29 Pin 15 Pin 44 LTC RX IN+ LTC RX IN– Figure 7. GPIO Port Circuitry From Maestro logic...
- Page 14 Version 1.400 Maestro Configuration The GPIO Definition table is used to configure the GPIO ports on the rear panel of the Maestro. The table is located in the Input/Output Sets group of the Maestro Configurator (“4th Step”). When the GPIO Definition table is first opened, the editor will open a set panel.
- Page 15 General Purpose “Transition” Input/Output Trigger Duration This column is not used in this application. Trigger Sense Select “High” if the external device is normally low and will send between 3 and 10 V to assert “Transition.” Select “Low” if the external device is nor- mally high and will present zero V to assert “Transition.”...
- Page 16 Version 1.400 Purpose “Transition in Progress” is the only choice when “MaestroGPO” is the device type. Trigger Type “Level” is the only choice when “MaestroGPO” is the device type. When a transition begins, the GPIO contact will go to the state selected in the Trigger Sense column (described below).
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Page 17: Software Upgrade Procedure
Software Upgrade Procedure Software Upgrade Procedure CAUTION Portions of this procedure will interrupt video and audio signals passing through the system. Users of this equipment should consult with Grass Valley Technical Support personnel before proceeding. Maestro Deployment PC Note In some installations, the “deployment PC” will be the same as the GUI PC. Requirements •... - Page 18 Step 4 below. • If you see an older date, or no date at all, the Boot ROM should be updated. Contact Grass Valley Technical Support for update instructions. 4. If there is another Processor (channel) in the system, repeat Step 1 above and following.
- Page 19 Software Upgrade Procedure Installing the Maestro Software Package Perform this procedure only after checking the Boot ROM versions. Note It is recommended that all default values be used during the installation. 1. Make a copy of the current configuration set: a.
- Page 20 Version 1.400 Figure 10. Run Dialog Box b. Enter “D:\setup.exe” where D: is the CD Drive. c. Click the OK button. A popup will appear that asks if the install should continue; select Next Go to Step 4. A popup will indicate the default destination folder. Select Next . 5.
- Page 21 Software Upgrade Procedure Figure 11. Installing Maestro Software Package When this step is complete, the window shown in Figure 12 will appear. Figure 12. Maestro Software Package Installation Complete 7. Select Finish . Installation of the Maestro Software Package on the PC is now com- plete.
- Page 22 Version 1.400 Manually Removing the Maestro Jupiter Router Service Software Perform this procedure only if you see the error message “Error 1001 -- the specified service already exists” referred to in the Note on page 1. Go to “Control Panel > Adminstrative Tools > Services.” 2.
- Page 23 Software Upgrade Procedure Re-compiling the Configuration File This step is required because changes have be been made to the structure of the Monitor Follow configuration table 1. Launch the Maestro Configuration Editor by going to “Start > All Programs > Thomson > Maestro Configuration Editor.” 2.
- Page 24 Version 1.400 Updating the System Configuration and Software 1. Launch the Maestro Deployment control center by selecting “Start > All Programs > Thomson > Maestro Deployment Center.” A Maestro Deployment Control Center window similar to that shown Figure 13 should appear. Figure 13.
- Page 25 Software Upgrade Procedure c. Click the Update Only button. This will update the contents of the “Pending>>” rows in the Board Configuration and Active Configuration columns. The Configuration box contains two buttons: Update Only Update and Apply - Activates the configuration and downloads it to the Update Only boards, but does not apply it as the running configuration.
- Page 26 Version 1.400 b. Click the Update and Apply Button. The pending software files will load and execute. This will also update the contents of the “Running>>” rows in the Version columns. 7. Verify that the new Configuration and Application versions are “Running”...
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Page 27: Checking The Gui Control Panel For Proper Lan Settings
Software Upgrade Procedure Checking the GUI Control Panel for Proper LAN Settings The “Panel Server IP” address and the "Local IP” address for the Maestro GUI must now use control LAN addresses only. In previous releases, the GUI application would connect and run over the facility LAN; this is no longer possible with version 1.400. - Page 28 Version 1.400 Updating FPGAs/CPLDs (FPGA = Field Programmable Gate Array. CPLD = Complex Program- mable Logic Device.) 1. Updating FPGAs/CPLDs on the Processor board(s): Note Some of the FPGAs on the Processor are updated using the Software Version Update and Apply procedure described above. The remaining FPGAs on the Processor are updated using the procedure below.
- Page 29 Software Upgrade Procedure Figure 16. FPGA/CPLD Update Menu (Example for Processor) This menu shows the names of all FPGAs/CPLDs on the Processor and the version number of the gateware now running (“Loaded”) in each device. Certain of the FPGA-type components and all of the CPLD-type components can be updated using this menu, and if a newer (“current”) version of gateware is available for those compo- nents the menu will indicate the new version number and display a...
- Page 30 Version 1.400 • An error message may indicate that the “physical JTAG chain is broken.” If this message appears, the FPGAs/CPLDs on the Pro- cessor cannot be updated. Discontinue the v1.400 installation and contact Technical Support. 2. Updating FPGAs/CPLDs on the hardware control panel(s): a.
- Page 31 Software Upgrade Procedure • A popup will show that the control panel update was suc- cessful. Repeat Step 2 above if another control panel is present. When all FPGAs/CPLDs have been updated, the v1.400 upgrade is complete. • An error message may indicate that the “physical JTAG chain is broken.”...
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