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The Miranda iControl Router Software allows you to create a virtual routing environment
where actual physical router resources are deployed and controlled by software into a
customized configuration optimized for your operational needs. Large routers can be
operated as if they were multiple smaller routers. For example, a 64 × 64 router can be
operated as if it were three separate smaller routers: for instance, a 64 × 15 router, a 12 × 5
router and a 32 × 44 router. Control and monitoring are handled by software, and are readily
changed. Each operator benefits by seeing only the resources actually being used. This
software can also be used as a bridge interface between a Kaleido or iControl Web system and
a routing device. In this configuration, it will be used to update UMD text, and for router
control functions initiated from the Kaleido or iControl Web user interface. The software
includes the following features:
Introduction
• bridge interface via TCP-IP for Kaleido and iControl Web software
• distributed architecture
• highly configurable
• unlimited router size
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• unlimited number of levels
• support for logical routers
• support for a mix of different frame types from different manufacturers
Communications with Routers
The host computer and the routing devices you wish to control must be interconnected by a
serial or Ethernet cable. Most of the supported routers are serial (RS-422 or RS-232) devices.
Some newer devices may support TCP\IP connection.
Install the appropriate connection, either by using dedicated cabling or through an existing
network.
See also
For more information, see "Routing Switchers Tips and Tricks" on page 33.
1. Exceptionally, the iControl Router driver for the Snell SW-P-08 protocol does not support, by default, a matrix larger
than 1024 × 1024. If your router matrix requirements exceed this upper limit using this protocol, contact Miranda
technical support.
Introduction
User Interfaces Available with iControl Router Software
User Interfaces Available with iControl Router Software
Configuration Interface
The configuration interface, called iControl Router Configurator, is used for router setup and
configuration. Use this application to define physical and logical routers.
Ter mDescription
Physical RouterA physical router represents the connection to your existing router (RS-232/422 or TCP). Configure one
physical router for each device you wish to control from the iControl Router software.
Logical RouterA logical router represents an entire physical router, or a subset of a physical router. The operating
interfaces handle logical routers.
For instance, if you configured one 16 × 16 physical router, you can create two 8 × 8 logical routers with
levels 0 and 1.
See also
For more information, see "Configuration Interface" on page 59.
Operating Interface
The operating interfaces called Matrix View and Single Bus are client applications used to
monitor and control the logical routers that you defined in iControl Router. They are available
from the iControl Router Control Web page.
See also
For more information, see "Operating Interface" on page 3.
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Key Concepts
The operating interface consists of several components:
• Matrix view is designed to provide extended functionality and be a visual representation
of the status for the whole logical router (see page 3).
• Single Bus window is an interface designed to control one router destination (or group of
destinations) at a time (see page 6).
• Router Status window displays router status and labels of all destinations or groups of
destinations (see page 11).
• Exclusion Editor allows you to exclude specified router inputs from appearing on
specified outputs. For example, you may wish to inhibit a VTR’s output from being fed back
to its input (see page 13).
• Salvo Editor allows you to create and edit a configuration of crosspoint closures
(see page 17).
• Groups Editor allows you to create and edit groupings of destinations (see page 20).
Operating Interface
Matrix View
The Matrix View interface allows you to switch crosspoints during operation. Three areas at
the bottom of the window enable crosspoint operation in different modes.
Operating Interface
Matrix View Common Tasks
See also
For more information, see:
• "Matrix View Common Tasks" on page 4
• "Matrix Menus" on page 5
• "Destination locks" on page 23
• "Opening the Matrix View" on page 24
Matrix View Common Tasks
To do this......do this...
Set the system to store all changes made in Matrix view, but
NOT implement those changes until Take a ll is clicked.
In the Presets area, select Preset.
Set the system to implement all changes made in the Matrix
view as soon as they are entered.
Select one or more levels to be switchedIn the Levels area, enable the button(s) corresponding to
Set the system to switch all levelsIn the Levels area, enable ALL FOLLOW.
Set the system to automatically lock changes once they are
taken
In the Presets area, clear Preset.
one or more levels, as required.
In the Presets area, enable Autolock.
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iControl Router
User Guide
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To do this......do this...
Apply a salvoIn the Salvo area, select a salvo from the list, and then click
Tak e.
Choose a destination group
1. In the Matrix area, click on the column header box
designating the source.
2. Select a group.
Matrix Menus
You may set some parameters of the Matrix View using the Matrix View menus located along
the top of the Matrix View window.
Matrix View menu items
Menu itemAction
NewSingle BusOpens a new Single bus window with destination 1
selected.
Matrix ViewOpens a new Matrix View window.
Status ViewOpens a window showing the router status.
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Operating Interface
Single Bus Window
Matrix View menu items (
Menu itemAction
ConfigurationSalvo EditorInvokes the configuration mode Salvo editor window.
SettingsStatus BarOnDisplays status bar.
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Exclusion EditorInvokes the configuration mode Exclusion editor
Group EditorInvokes the configuration mode Group editor window.
SoundOnEnables sound effects.
Header tipOnShows an enlarged version of the source and destination
ZoomZoom InMakes matrix cells bigger. This is useful for big routers with
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window.
OffHides status bar.
OffDisables sound effects.
labels under the cursor tip, useful when the displayed
labels are very small, e.g. when zoomed out on a large
matrix
OffDisables the supplementary label display.
many levels.
Zoom OutShrinks matrix cells in order to show as much of the matrix
as possible.
WindowsContains a list of open windows. Selecting an entry will
CloseCloses current window. If the window is the last one open
Single Bus Window
Default SizeResizes matrix cells to the default size.
Fit horizontallyTries to fit all of the sources into the window.
bring it to the front.
– then exit.
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iControl Router
User Guide
The Single Bus window shows sources on the left as a set of buttons, and destinations on the
right. Destinations appear in the list in the Destination area (either a single bus, or a group
with a defined name, or an Anonymous group created temporarily; the latter two from the
Destination/Group Selection window).
See also
For more information, see:
• "Single Bus Window Common Tasks" on page 7
• "Single Bus Menus" on page 9
• "Destination locks" on page 23
• "Opening the Single Bus Window" on page 27
Single Bus Window Common Tasks
To do this......do this...
Cycle the selected destination
busses between locked and
unlocked states.
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1. In the Destination area, in the row corresponding to the desired destination,
click the button so it displays UNLOCKED to effect an unlocked state.
2. Click the button so it displays LOCK ED to effect a locked state.
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Operating Interface
Single Bus Window Common Tasks
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To do this......do this...
Select which levels are switched
1. In the Levels area, enable the buttons corresponding to all the levels for which
you would like to enable switching.
2. The current source at the output for each level is shown in the Status column.
Select one or more groups of
destinations
1. In the Destination area, click the Down arrow next to the list of destinations.
The Destination/Group Selection window appears.
2. If you would like to select a single destination, click the desired destination.
3. If you would like to select multiple destinations, click Select group, then either
select the desired destinations by click ing o n eac h of th em or click Select group
to select all of them.
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4. Click OK.
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iControl Router
User Guide
1. If part of a group is locked, the overall group will be unlocked; those that are unlocked do not change
state.
2. If you would like to make this an anonymous group, click Anonymous group.
Single Bus Menus
You may set some parameters of the Single Bus window using the menus located along the
top.
Single Bus menu items
Menu itemAction
NewSingle BusOpens a new Single bus window with destination 1 selected.
Matrix ViewOpens a new Matrix View window.
Status ViewOpens a window showing the router status.
ConfigurationSalvo EditorInvokes the configuration mode Salvo editor window.
Exclusion EditorInvokes the configuration mode Exclusion editor window.
Group EditorInvokes the configuration mode Group editor window.
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Operating Interface
Single Bus Menus
Single Bus menu items (
Menu itemAction
SettingsStatus Bar OnDisplays status bar.
SoundOnEnables sound effects.
Autolock OnShows an enlarged version of the source and destination labels
PresetOnEnables presets.
Chop
interval
Continued
OffHides status bar.
OffDisables sound effects.
OffDisables the supplementary label display.
OffDisables presets.
No auto choppingDisables autochopping
Set chop interval to 0.5sChanges chop interval to 0.5 seconds
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under the cursor tip, useful when the displayed labels are very
small
The new selection appears in the Preset area, and is set at the
output when the Tak e button is clicked. The take is inhibited if
any exclusions are violated, or if the selected destination is
locked.
The Preset area is dimmed. All selected outputs switch
immediately to the source selected on the button in the left
panel.
Set chop interval to 1sChanges chop interval to 1 second
Set chop interval to 1.5sChanges chop interval to 1.5 seconds
Set chop interval to 2sChanges chop interval to 2 seconds
Set chop interval to 2.5sChanges chop interval to 2.5 seconds
Set chop interval to 3sChanges chop interval to 3 seconds
Set chop interval to 10sChanges chop interval to 10 seconds
Set chop interval to 30sChanges chop interval to 30 seconds
WindowsContains a list of open windows. Selecting an entry will bring it
to the front.
CloseCloses current window. If the window is the last one open – then
exit.
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Router Status Window
iControl Router
User Guide
The Router Status window displays router status and labels of all destinations or groups of
destinations.
See also
For more information, see:
• "Router Status Window Common Tasks" on page 11
• "Router Status Menus" on page 12
• "Opening the Router Status Window" on page 29
Router Status Window Common Tasks
To do this......do this...
Display the Destination/Group Selection
window
Click Destinations.
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Operating Interface
Router Status Menus
(
Continued
To do this......do this...
Display the Single Bus windowClick the desired level.
)
Router Status Menus
You may set some parameters of the Single Bus window using the menus located along the
top.
Router Status menu items
Menu itemAction
NewSingle BusOpens a new Single bus window with destination 1 selected.
Matrix ViewOpens a new Matrix View window.
Status ViewOpens a window showing the router status.
ConfigurationSalvo EditorInvokes the configuration mode Salvo editor window.
Exclusion EditorInvokes the configuration mode Exclusion editor window.
Group EditorInvokes the configuration mode Group editor window.
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iControl Router
User Guide
Router Status menu items (
Menu itemAction
SettingsStatus Bar OnDisplays status bar.
WindowsContains a list of open windows. Selecting an entry will bring it
CloseCloses current window. If the window is the last one open – then
Exclusion Editor
Continued
OffHides status bar.
SoundOnEnables sound effects.
OffDisables sound effects.
)
to the front.
exit.
Exclusion Editor allows you to forbid user-specified router inputs from appearing on userspecified router outputs. Sources extend along the horizontal axis and are labeled across the
top of the matrix. Destinations extend along the vertical axis and are labeled down the left
side of the matrix.
See also
For more information, see:
• "Exclusion Editor Common Tasks" on page 14
• "Exclusion Editor Menus" on page 16
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Operating Interface
Exclusion Editor Common Tasks
See also (Continued)
For more information, see:
• "Opening Exclusion Editor" on page 30
Exclusion Editor Common Tasks
To do this......do this...
Configure an exclusion.
1. Click the box corresponding to the intersection of the source and
destination whose match you would like to exclude.
A green outline appears around the selected box. Do this for all desired
exclusions.
2. Click Save.
The selected boxes appear with a grey background and a white ×.
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iControl Router
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Continued
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To do this......do this...
Display the Status bar.On the Settings menu, point to Status bar, and then select On.
The Status bar appears.
User Guide
Revert back to the last saved exclusion
settings.
Display the status history log.Click Status.
Click Revert.
The History window appears.
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Operating Interface
Exclusion Editor Menus
1. If any exclusions are not allowed because of other choices made in the router definition, they will not
appear on the matrix. Additionally, a note will appear (highlighted in red) in the Status box at the top
of the pane. Click Status to see a list of all notes.
Exclusion Editor Menus
You may set some parameters of the Exclusion Editor using the menus located along the top.
Exclusion Editor menu items
Menu itemAction
NewSingle BusOpens a new Single bus window with destination 1 selected.
Matrix ViewOpens a new Matrix View window.
Status ViewOpens a window showing the router status.
ZoomZoom inMagnifies the view of the matrix by a set increment.
Zoom outDemagnifies the view of the matrix by a set increment.
Default sizeReverts the magnification of the matrix to the default zoom
setting.
Fit horizontallyMagnifies or demagnifies the view of the matrix so that it fits
horizontally within the Exclusion Editor’s win dow.
ConfigurationSalvo EditorInvokes the configuration mode Salvo editor window.
Exclusion EditorInvokes the configuration mode Exclusion editor window.
Group EditorInvokes the configuration mode Group editor window.
SettingsStatus Bar OnDisplays status bar.
OffHides status bar.
SoundOnEnables sound effects.
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OffDisables sound effects.
WindowsContains a list of open windows. Selecting an entry will bring it
to the front.
CloseCloses current window. If the window is the last one open – then
exit.
Salvo Editor
iControl Router
User Guide
Salvo Editor allows you to create and name a configuration of crosspoint closures. Individual
levels may be specified at each crosspoint or the entire group may be specified.
Note: Exclusions are shown on the matrix and cannot be overridden.
See also
For more information, see:
• "Salvo Editor Common Tasks" on page 18
• "Salvo Editor Menus" on page 19
• "Opening Salvo Editor" on page 30
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Operating Interface
Salvo Editor Common Tasks
Salvo Editor Common Tasks
To do this......do this...
Create a salvo of crosspoint closures.
1. Click New.
The Input window appears.
2. Type a name for this salvo and then click OK.
3. Select one or more levels at the bottom of the window, or else click ALL
FOLLOW, to associate this salvo with the desired levels.
4. Click all crosspoints you would like to include in this salvo.
5. Click Save.
Delete a salvo.Select the salvo you would like to delete from the list, and then click Delete.
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To do this......do this...
Display the status history log.Click Status.
The History window appears.
iControl Router
User Guide
Salvo Editor Menus
You may set some parameters of the Salvo Editor using the menus located along the top.
Salvo Editor menu items
Menu itemAction
NewSingle BusOpens a new Single bus window with destination 1 selected.
Matrix ViewOpens a new Matrix View window.
Status ViewOpens a window showing the router status.
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Operating Interface
Groups Editor
Salvo Editor menu items (
Menu itemAction
ZoomZoom inMagnifies the view of the matrix by a set increment.
Zoom outDemagnifies the view of the matrix by a set increment.
Default sizeReverts the magnification of the matrix to the default zoom
Fit horizontallyMagnifies or demagnifies the view of the matrix so that it fits
ConfigurationSalvo EditorInvokes the configuration mode Salvo editor window.
Exclusion EditorInvokes the configuration mode Exclusion editor window.
Group EditorInvokes the configuration mode Group editor window.
SettingsStatus Bar OnDisplays status bar.
SoundOnEnables sound effects.
WindowsContains a list of open windows. Selecting an entry will bring it
CloseCloses current window. If the window is the last one open – then
Continued
OffHides status bar.
OffDisables sound effects.
)
setting.
horizontally within the Exclusion Editor’s win dow.
to the front.
exit.
Groups Editor
Groups Editor allows you to create and edit groupings of destinations.
See also
For more information, see:
• "Groups Editor Common Tasks" on page 21
• "Groups Editor Menus" on page 22
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See also (Continued)
For more information, see:
• "Opening Groups Editor" on page 31
Groups Editor Common Tasks
To do this......do this...
Create a group.
1. Click New.
An Input window appears.
2. Type a name for the new group, and then click OK.
iControl Router
User Guide
Edit a group.
3. In the matrix, select the destinations buttons you would like to include
in this group, and then click Save.
1. Select the group you would like to edit in the group list.
2. Change the button selection for this group, and then click Save.
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Operating Interface
Groups Editor Menus
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Continued
To do this......do this...
Rename a group.
Delete a group.
)
1. Select the group whose name you would like to change in the group list.
2. Click Rename.
The Input window appears.
3. Type a new name for this group, and then click OK.
4. Click Save.
• Select the group you would like to delete from the group list.
•Click Delete.
The group disappears from the group list.
Groups Editor Menus
You may set some parameters of the Exclusion Editor using the menus located along the top.
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iControl Router
User Guide
Groups Editor menu items
Menu itemAction
NewSingle BusOpens a new Single bus window with destination 1 selected.
Matrix ViewOpens a new Matrix View window.
Status ViewOpens a window showing the router status.
ConfigurationSalvo EditorInvokes the configuration mode Salvo editor window.
Exclusion EditorInvokes the configuration mode Exclusion editor window.
Groups EditorInvokes the configuration mode Group editor window.
SettingsStatus Bar OnDisplays status bar.
OffHides status bar.
SoundOnEnables sound effects.
OffDisables sound effects.
WindowsContains a list of open windows. Selecting an entry will bring it
to the front.
CloseCloses current window. If the window is the last one open – then
Destination locks
The settings in the Matrix View window may be locked, and when locked, they cannot be
changed until the lock is removed. Locked selections appear red on the screen. The crosspoint,
and also the row (destination) label on the left is red. Locking can occur in two ways:
• Clicking on the row label box at the left of the screen opens a window which allows levels
in that row to be locked. Options are: Lock all levels, Unlock all levels, Lock (with a
subsidiary menu listing all currently unlocked levels in that row), and Unlock (with a
subsidiary menu listing all currently locked levels in that row). The Single Bus View option
is also found in this menu.
exit.
•If Autolock is selected in the Preset area, then any change which is taken, in either PRESET
or TAKE mode, is automatically locked on all levels...
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Operating Interface
Detailed Directions
Note: Locking occurs immediately; the TAKE/PRESET rules do not apply.
Detailed Directions
Opening the Matrix View
See also
For more information about the Matrix View, see page 3.
Opening a New Matrix View from iControl
Perform this procedure if you would like to open a new Matrix View from iControl.
REQUIREMENT
Before beginning this procedure, make sure you have opened iControl.
To open a new Matrix View from iControl
1. On the
The iControl Launch Pad executable file is downloaded to your local file system.
2. Double-click the executable file.
iControl Launch Pad appears.
3. On iControl Launch Pad, either type in the IP address of your Application Server or select
from the list of available IP addresses.
iControl—Startup page, click the massive i icon.
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4. Click the iC Router Control icon.
iControl Router
User Guide
The iC Router Control window appears.
5. In the iC Router Control window, in the Matrix view area, select the router you wish to
view.
6. Click Open.
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Operating Interface
Opening a New Matrix View from Another Operational Window
The Matrix View window for the selected router appears.
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Opening a New Matrix View from Another Operational Window
Perform this procedure to open a new Matrix View from a Single Bus window.
REQUIREMENT
Before beginning this procedure, make sure you have open either a Single Bus window or
a Router Status window, each associated with the desired router (see page 24).
To open a new Matrix View
•In the Single Bus window, on the New menu, click Matrix view.
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