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Jupiter Facility Control System Version 6.2
Getting Started Guide
Manual part no. 04-045707-003 Rev E
March 16, 2004
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Introduction
Power, flexibility, and reliability—
These words describe the Jupiter
Control System best. Unfortunately,
such features make for a somewhat
intimidating and lengthy manual.
This document is designed to
simplify the set up process—adding
ease-of-use to the long list of Jupiter’s
state-of-the-art features.
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To the customer:
Someone once said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Concerning the Jupiter
set up, this statement is certainly true. The diagrams below should make the
hardware set up quite simple.
Figure 1. Connection to Philips/Thomson routing switchers
For jumper and
switch setting
information, refer
to the hardware
manual supplied
with the switcher.
15-pin CC 2010 Matrix (crosspoint bus) data cable
Binary protocol
Crosspoint bus port
SDR 400
Mars
Venus
Trinix
VM 3000
Control
Processor
LAN
House T/C
(Optional)
House sync required for
vertical interval switching.
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Figure 2. Control panel installation
Each port on a VM/SI 3000 has a recommended maximum quantity of control
panels. Refer to section 2 of the Installation and Operating Manual.
CP 3830 Control Panel
CP 3808 with CP 3809 expansion panel
CP 3800 Control Panel
CP 300 Series Control Panel
PS-20
MC 3010/2 Dual 4-Machine Control Panel
CP 3020 Pushbutton Control Panel
12 in. ribbon cable supplied with CP 3021
“Input" connector
CP 3021 Pushbutton
Expansion Panel
“Output" connector
“Input" connector
CP 3021 Pushbutton
Expansion Panel
Maximum of 4 CP 3021s
CP 3000 Switcher Control
with expansion panel
MC 3000 Machine Control
with expansion panel
CP 3824 Control Panel
CP 3810 Control Panel
CP 3832 Control Panel
Serial (MPK) Cables
CP 3864 Control Panel
VM/SI 3000
(VM 3000 shown)
Port connections are defined
in the MPK Devices table.
Refer to step 10.
Sync Reference
9-pin Serial data
cable
LAN cable
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Figure 3. PC-to-VM connections
JNS File Server
with network card
10baseT LAN Cable
10base2 LAN Cable
VM/SI 3000
Control Processor
Jupiter Network Hub with BNC
and RJ45 connections
JNS Remote PC
with network card
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