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Universal Switch Panel
User Manual
Rev 1.3
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TABLE OF CONTENT
REVISION HISTORY ................................................................................................... 2
I.
UNIVERSAL SWITCH PANEL MODEL NUMBERS .................................................... 4
II.
OPERATION OVERVIEW .................................................................................... 4
A. FRONT PANEL SWITCH .............................................................................. 4
B. REAR PANEL GPO...................................................................................... 5
C. FRONT PANEL TALLY ................................................................................. 5
III. SWITCH OPERATING MODE .............................................................................. 6
IV.
GPO OPERATING MODE.................................................................................... 6
A. MOMENTARY Operation ............................................................................. 6
B. FOLLOW Operation.................................................................................... 6
C. LATCH Operation ...................................................................................... 6
D. FLIP FLOP MODE OF OPERATION ................................................................ 6
E. Group (Radio group) Operation................................................................... 7
F. alarm operation ........................................................................................ 7
G. GPO Control By Switch on a Remote USP ..................................................... 7
H. GPO Control By GTP-32 or DC20 Event ........................................................ 7
V.
TALLY OPERATING MODE ................................................................................. 7
A. Follow GPO Operation................................................................................ 7
B. External (GPI) Operation ........................................................................... 7
C. Remote Operation..................................................................................... 8
D. Extended Tally Operation ........................................................................... 8
VI.
ALARM MODE .................................................................................................. 8
VII. EVENT NOTIFICATION MODE ............................................................................ 9
1.
GETTING STARTED…… ..................................................................................... 9
2.
UNIVERSAL SWITCH PANEL CONFIGURATION ....................................................11
A. REMOTE DEVICE ASSIGNMENT ..................................................................11
B. SWITCH ASSIGNMENT..............................................................................13
C. TALLY ASSIGNMENT .................................................................................15
D. ALARM ASSIGNMENT................................................................................17
E. EXTENDED TALLY CONFIGURATION ...........................................................19
F. EVENT NOTIFICATION CONFIGURATION .....................................................21
G. GPO CONFIGURATION ..............................................................................23
H. GPI CONFIGURATION ...............................................................................25
I. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION.........................................................................27
3)
SAVE USP CONFIGURATION TO A PC ................................................................29
3.
FIRMWARE UPGRADES ....................................................................................30
4.
MANUALLY RESET FACTORY DEFAULT CONFIGURATION ......................................30
5.
SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................31
A. FRONT VIEW ...........................................................................................32
B. REAR VIEW .............................................................................................32
6.
CONNECTOR PINOUT DIAGRAM........................................................................34
7.
APPLICATION NOTES ......................................................................................36
A. GPI ........................................................................................................36
B. GPO .......................................................................................................38
DNF CONTROLS LIMITED WARRANTY ..........................................................................41
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REVISION HISTORY
102407 First Draft.
121407 Added application notes.
022008 Updated rear view drawing.
050708 Add alarm and event notification functions
052108 First release, 1.0
102908 Updated with Configuration Save/Restore functions, Rev
1.1.
072009 Updated with Manual Factory Default Setting Restore, Rev
1.2
022210 Updated with USP Extended Tally Operation, Rev 1.3
062413 Updated with Housing and Power Specs
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I. UNIVERSAL SWITCH PANEL MODEL NUMBERS
Model Number Number of:
Front Panel
Switches
USP-8 8 8 8
USP-8A 8 16 16
USP-16 16 16 16
USP-EM-8 None 8 8
USP-EM-16 None 16 16
II. OPERATION OVERVIEW
The Universal Switch Panel (USP) is a panel of generic switches designed to emulate
the operation of mechanical switches. The mechanical switch feel is provided by the
USP’s front panel switch. The mechanical switch’s contact closure is provided by the
USP’s general purpose outputs (GPO). The mechanical switch’s internal tally
indicator is provided by the USP switch’s backlight.
Unlike mechanical switches, the operating mode of the front panel switches, GPO
contact closures, and tally can be easily configured by the user for their specific
application. Additionally, ON text and OFF text can be displayed on the face of the
USP switch. Each switch can be configured to operate standalone or as part of a
radio group. Also, each GPO contact closure can be configured to operate as
Momentary, Latching, or interlocked (commonly referred to as “radio group”). And,
each tally can be configured to be Always ON, Always OFF, follow the state of the
contact closure, or follow the state of an external device. Additionally, the ON and
OFF tally for each tally can be individually configured to be Dark, Red, Green, or
Amber, and Flash or not.
GPI GPO
Unlike a mechanical switch, a switch on the Universal Switch Panel can be configured
to control a GPO on another USP, turn it ON and OFF.
A. FRONT PANEL SWITCH
Pressing a switch causes its associated GPO to turn ON or turn OFF. The switch
contacts, represented by the GPO, operate according to the user configured GPO
operating mode. The switch can control a GPO located on the same panel or it
can control a GPO located on another, remote, USP.
Each switch used on the USP front panel has an LCD display mounted on its face.
The display is used to show an ON tally text label and an OFF tally text label.
Each switch display can be configured by the user to show 1 row of 3 characters,
2 rows of 4 characters each, or 3 rows of 6 characters each. The display
backlight functions as the tally, replacing an internal bulb or led. The user can
individually configure each backlight to turn red, green, amber, or dark to show
an ON or OFF tally. Additionally, the backlight can be configured to flash in its
ON or OFF tally state.
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B. REAR PANEL GPO
Each GPO contact closure is a single pole, single throw relay. The GPO connector
on the rear of the USP provides access to the relay contacts, Common and
Normally Open (N.O.), providing isolation between outputs. A common bus (CB)
is also available to tie one side of the relays to a common ground or voltage.
The operating mode of each GPO can be individually configured to one of the
following modes:
1. MOMENTARY MODE
The GPO will turn on when its controlling switch is pressed and then
automatically turn off after a preset time. The GPO will not change state
when the switch is released.
2. LATCHING MODE
The GPO will change state when the switch is pressed. If the GPO was OFF, it
will turn ON. If it was ON, it will turn OFF. The GPO will not change state
when the switch is released.
3. FOLLOW MODE
The GPO will turn ON when the controlling switch is pressed and immediately
turn OFF when the switch is released.
4. FLIP FLOP MODE
The FLIP FLOP is a special case of a GPO Radio Group. One switch controls
two GPOs. One GPO is ON while the other GPO is OFF. When the switch is
pressed the GPOs will alternate states, the previously ON GPO will turn OFF
and the previoulsy OFF GPO will turn ON.
5. GROUP MODE
There are 8 GPO groups, RG1 through RG8. A GPO can be a member of only
one group at a time. The group operates in a manner similar to interlocking
mechanical switches― when one switch is pressed, all of the other switches
are released. When any member of the group is turned ON, all of the other
members are immediately and automatically turned OFF. Only one member
of a group can be ON at any time.
C. FRONT PANEL TALLY
The tally is the LCD backlight on the face of the switch. For Tally ON and Tally
OFF states, each tally can be individually configured to be dark, red, green,
amber, flashing red, flashing green, or flashing amber.
The tally can be configured to show the current state of the controlled GPO or
show the current state of a General Purpose Input (GPI) on the rear of the USP.
The GPI is used to monitor the status of an external device. There are 16 GPIs
available on two rear panel connectors. The tally can be assigned to only one
GPI at a time. When the GPI is ON, the tally will turn ON. When the GPI is OFF,
the tally will turn OFF.
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III. SWITCH OPERATING MODE
Each switch can be assigned to control one or more GPOs through the USP’s SWITCH
ASSIGNMENT web page. When the switch is pressed, each controlled GPO changes
state according to its individual user configured operating mode. (See GPO
OPERATING MODE section of this document). When the switch is released, only
those GPOs configured for FOLLOW Operating Mode will change state.
IV. GPO OPERATING MODE
Each GPO can be configured by the user to operate according to one of the following
operating modes. Only one operating mode can be assigned to a GPO at any time.
The assignment of a new operating mode automatically overrides the previous
operating mode assignment. All GPO configurations are done from the USP’s GPO
page.
A. MOMENTARY OPERATION
When the controlling switch is pressed, the GPO will immediately turn on and
start its ON Time timer. When the user configured time period has elapsed, the
GPO will automatically turn OFF regardless of the state of the controlling switch.
If the controlling switch is held pressed after the elapsed time or quickly released
before the elapse time has expired, the GPO will only turn OFF when the user
configured ON Time has elapsed. The controlling switch must be released and
then re-pressed before the GPO will turn ON again.
B. FOLLOW OPERATION
When the controlling switch is pressed, the GPO will immediately turn ON. When
the controlling switch is released, the GPO will immediately turn OFF. If the
controlling switch is held pressed, the GPO will stay ON while the switch is being
held.
C. LATCH OPERATION
When the controlling switch is pressed, the GPO will immediately change state.
If the GPO was ON, it will turn OFF. If the GPO was OFF, it will turn ON. The
GPO will not change state when the controlling switch is released. When the
switch is released, the GPO will remain in its last state.
D. FLIP FLOP MODE OF OPERATION
The FLIP FLOP is a special case of a GPO Radio Group. One switch controls two
GPOs. When the switch is pressed and the current status is ON, then the 2
GPO will be turned ON and the 1
pressed and the current status is OFF, then the 1
nd
2
GPO will be turned OFF. The current status can be the state of the 1st GPO
(lowest number) or it can be the state of the primary GPI (lowest number).
The GPOs can be configured as LATCH or MOMENTARY. The FLIP FLOP operation
will be configured on a GPO by GPO basis in the GPO Assignment Table. The
drop down selection of GPO operations will include 8 FLIP FLOP selections― FF1,
FF2, FF3, FF4, FF5, FF6, FF7, FF8 ― on a USP-16 and 4 FLIP FLOP selections on a
USP-8. Only two GPOs can be assigned to a specific FLIP FLOP. The FLIP FLOP
operation is defined for GPOs co-located in the same unit. It is NOT currently
defined or supported for GPOs across multiple USP units.
st
GPO will be turned OFF. When the switch is
st
GPO will be turned ON and the
nd
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E. GROUP (RADIO GROUP) OPERATION
The GPO Group operates like a radio group of interlocked switches. Pressing one
switch causes the other switches to automatically release. Only one switch will
remain pressed at any time.
A GPO can belong to one and only one GPO Group. More than one GPO Group
can exist with each group made up of other GPOs. When a GPO is assigned to a
new GPO Group, it is automatically removed from its previous group.
Only one member of a GPO Group can be ON at any time. When a GPO member
is turned ON, all of the other members are immediately turned off. The GPO will
stay on until another member of the group is turned on. With the exception of
powering on the USP, at least one GPO from the GPO group will be turned on.
F. ALARM OPERATION
The GPO can be used to indicate the presence of an alarm condition, either active
or not cleared alarm. The GPO will turn ON when any alarm is active or has not
been cleared. It will turn OFF only when all alarms have been cleared.
G. GPO CONTROL BY SWITCH ON A REMOTE USP
The GPO can be controlled by a switch on a remote Universal Switch Panel in
addition to being controlled by a switch on the same panel. The GPO will
operate according to its user configured Operating Mode whenever the local or
remote switch is pressed and released.
H. GPO CONTROL BY GTP-32 OR DC20 EVENT
The GPO can be controlled by a GTP-32 or DC20 event― GPI or Combinatorial.
It will operate according to its user configured Operating Mode as if a local switch
had been pressed or released.
V. TALLY OPERATING MODE
The tally is the LCD backlight on the face of the front panel switch. It will be dark,
red, green, amber, flashing red, flashing green, or flashing amber, as configured by
the user on the USP’s Tally Configuration web page. There are two tally
configurations, one configuration for an ON tally and another configuration for an OFF
tally. All tally configurations are done from the USP’s Tally web page.
A. FOLLOW GPO OPERATION
The tally follows the state of the GPO. The tally is ON when the GPO is turned
ON and OFF when the GPO is turned off. The tally follows the state of the GPO
regardless of the operating mode of the GPO.
B. EXTERNAL (GPI) OPERATION
The tally can follow the state of an external device, like a downstream keyer,
through an external GPI. The USP has 8 or 16 GPI Inputs, located on the rear of
the unit. Each GPI is an opto-isolated input, providing electrical isolation
between the external device and the USP. The external GPI can be assigned to
control the tally on a switch. Only one GPI can be assigned to control a switch’s
tally. When a new GPI is assigned to control a tally, the previous assignment is
deleted. One GPI can be assigned to control more than one tally. The tally will
turn ON when the controlling GPI is ON and turn OFF when the GPI is OFF.
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C. REMOTE OPERATION
A tally can be configured to be controlled by a GPO on a remote Universal Switch
Panel or by a remote event on a GTP-32/DC20. Similar to the Follow GPO
Operation, the tally will turn ON when the remote GPO is ON and turn OFF when
the remote GPO is OFF.
D. EXTENDED TALLY OPERATION
A tally can be controlled by multiple Combinatorial Logic events on a remote
GTP-32/DC20. Each tally can be controlled by up to 5 different events. Extended
Tally operation requires the USP-ET software, and replaces Alarm Mode when
installed.
Each tally event name starts with ET_, followed by a Name field and a Status
field. The Name field identifies the remote event as a member of a group of
tallies on the USP. When a remote event is received that begins with ET, it
compares the contents of the Status field with the Status field of all configured
ET events within the group, as distinguished by the Name field. If a match is
found, the Tally shows the configured Text/Font/Color for that event. All other
tallies for that group are turned off. If the Status field does not match any
configured events, then the Tally reverts to Off Text/Font/Color, as configured
within the Tally Assignment Page.
VI. ALARM MODE
The Tally Alarm mode of operation allows multiple tally sources― Local GPIs,
Remote USP GPIs, Remote USP GPOs, GTP-32 Events, and DC20 Events― to be
combined into an Alarm Group to control a specific tally (LCD display). Eight Alarm
Groups are supported. Each Alarm Group can contain any combination of tally
sources. The tally sources within a group are prioritized by the user. When
refreshed after a change, the Alarm Assignment Table will display the table in order
of Alarm Group and by Priority within the Alarm Group.
When a tally source turns ON, it is considered alarmed. If the tally source has the
higher priority of alarmed sources within its group, its alarm indicator (ON tally
configuration) will be reflected on the switch LCD display― ON text, ON font, ON
color. The user must press the associated switch (part of LCD display) to clear the
displayed alarm. If the tally source is still ON, the LCD display will continue to show
the tally source’s alarm indicator.
The LCD display will always show the alarm indicator of the higher priority alarmed
tally source that is ON. Alarms from ON tally sources will be prioritized over alarms
from tally sources that have turned OFF. If there are no alarms with ON tally
sources, then the higher priority alarm of the alarms with tally sources that have
turned OFF will be displayed on the LCD. When the alarm is cleared, by pressing
the switch, the new higher priority alarmed tally source will be reflected on the LCD
display. When there is no alarmed tally source in the Alarm Group, the LCD display
will reflect the assigned OFF tally configuration.
When the higher priority alarmed tally source is ON, the LCD display will flash. When
the higher priority alarmed tally source is OFF, the LCD display will stop flashing and
turn on solid. This behavior is the same for LATCH and TOGGLE style GPI tally
sources.
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The “Source” column in the TALLY ASSIGNMENT TABLE is used to select Normal or
Alarm mode of tally operation, as well as the Alarm Group number (1-8) assigned to
the tally.
A switch configured for Alarm Tally may also be configured to control a local or
remote GPO.
Any GPO configured for Alarm mode will turn ON when any alarm is active and has
not been cleared by pressing the appropriate switch. The GPO will turn OFF only
when all alarms have been cleared. The GPO will not distinguish between alarm
groups. More than one GPO can be configured for Alarm mode of operation.
Alarm Tallies are not available on units containing the Extended Tally software.
VII. EVENT NOTIFICATION MODE
The Event Notification mode of operation allows local GPI and GPO events to be sent
to remote USP and GTP-32 units. Remote USPs can use the event notification to turn
on/off front panel tally indicators. Remote GTP-32s can use the event notification in
the Event Monitor Table and in Combinatorial Event Definitions.
1. GETTING STARTED……
A. Set the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Address for your facility.
(See Section 2H)
B. For Standalone Operation
1) Configure the front panel switches
(See Section 2B, Switch Assignment)
2) Configure the front panel tallies
(See Section 2C, Tally Assignment)
3) To use Alarm Mode, configure the alarm tallies
(See Section 2D, Alarm Assignment)
4) Configure the GPOs
(See Section 2F, GPO Configuration)
5) Configure the GPIs
(See Section 2G, GPI Configuration)
C. To Operate with Remote USPs, GTP-32 GPI Tally Processors, DC20 Device
Controllers, and Other Devices
1) Create the Remote Device List
(See Section 2A, Remote Device Assignment)
2) Create the Event Notification List
(See Section 2E, Event Notification Configuration)
3) Configure the front panel switches
(See Section 2B, Switch Assignment)
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4) Configure the front panel tallies
(See Section 2C, Tally Assignment)
5) To use Alarm Mode, configure the alarm tallies
(See Section 2D, Alarm Assignment)
6) Configure the GPOs
(See Section 2F, GPO Configuration)
7) Configure the GPIs
(See Section 2G, GPI Configuration)
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2. UNIVERSAL SWITCH PANEL CONFIGURATION
The Universal Switch Panel is configured using an off-the-shelf web browser such as
Internet Explorer, Netscape, Fire Fox, or other commonly available browser. Using a
web browser running on a computer, enter the USP’s IP address to connect to the USP’s
web server to view and modify configuration web pages.
The default IP address is: 192.168.10.217
The default Gateway is: 0.0.0.0
The default Mask is: 255.255.255.0
HOME Page
A.
REMOTE DEVICE ASSIGNMENT
Use this page to identify the remote Universal Switch Panels, GTP-32 GPI
Tally Processors, or other devices that the local USP will communicate
with. If the USP will operate standalone, this page may be left blank.
Remote Device Assignment Table Parameters
Parameters Description
Enter a unique device description/ identifier, up to 32 characters in length,
Device
Description
IP Address Enter the IP Address for the remote device.
Heartbeat Rate
that clearly identifies the remote device. This description/ identifier will
appear in the remote device list that is used on the other configuration
pages.
A heartbeat is sent to the remote device to confirm that it is alive. If the
remote device does not respond to three sequential heartbeats, the USP
will show a communication error.
Select a heartbeat time period. For local LAN, use a small value. For WAN
or internet use a larger value.
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