GRASS VALLEY MAESTRO 1.4 - RELEASE NOTES, MAESTRO 1.400 - RELEASE NOTES 10-24-200, Maestro Release Note

Maestro

MULTI-FORMAT MASTER CONTROL

Release Notes

SOFTWARE VERSION 1.400

071850604
October 24, 2007

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Version 1.400

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Contents

Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Interoperability Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Upgrade Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Features Added . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Caveats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Materials Supplied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Additional Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

DVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

General Purpose “Transition” Input/Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Software Upgrade Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

October 24, 2007

Purpose

Applicability

This document provides software installation instructions for the 1.400
software release of the Maestro Master Control System. This release pro­vides additional functions and corrects certain software problems associ­ated with the previous release. However, some functions are not yet
available, as noted in the Release Notes Addendum, part no. 071850704.
The Release Notes Addendum also provides a list of software corrections
included with this release.

All Maestro systems.

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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).

• Some systems may require special Telnet procedures to complete the
update. Because of this possibility, installers should obtain a copy of
Field Modification Note 075079500, Maestro Processor Backup Battery, CP
Server, and CP FPGA Telnet Upgrade before proceeding.

Features Added

1. DVE is now supported. For more information, please see page 8.

2. GPI trigger input (“Action: Transition”) and GPO trigger output

(“Action: Transition in Progress”) for use with external devices is now
available. See page 10.

3. In previous software versions, there was a potential for conflict if both

an automation system and an Emergency Alert System wanted to
control the same resources. To avoid this problem, Maestro v1.400
restricts certain automation operations for any keyer(s)/audio over(s)
specified in the Background Buttons table as having a fixed assignment.
For more information, refer to the Maestro Automation Interface Protocol
Technical Reference Manual, part no. 071847204, September 21, 2007.

4. The automation keyer command

MAESTRO_KEYER_SOURCE_REQUEST

...now has an option to remove assignments (similar to MAESTRO_
AUDIO_MIXER_SOURCE_REQUEST). (Reference: CR 76352)

5. The Deployment Control Center now provides feedback to the user that

the system is creating a tar file drop down list. (Ref: CR 82213)

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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.

1. 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. To ensure that the
GUI application is set for the correct addresses, an address check step
has been added at the end of the software installation procedure
(page 27).

2. Network issues are presently the most common cause of problems in

the field. Network installation and configuration must follow Grass
Valley recommendations. Ref: CR 79518.

3. All Maestro processors connected to the same Maestro deployment PC

and comprising a single system (all processors interconnected via the
same facility and control LANs) must have the same software version
and configuration deployed to them. Having disparate software
versions/configurations deployed within a single system is not
supported and may result in communication/configuration
incompatibilities and system failure.

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Version 1.400

Materials Supplied

Table 1. MAE-HD-SW Bill of Materials

Quantity Description Part number

Table 2. MAE-SD-SW Bill of Materials

Quantity Description Part number

MAE-HD-SW Maestro Software Upgrade

1

1 Release Notes, Maestro v1.400 071850604

1 Release Notes Addendum, Maestro v1.400 071850704

1 Maestro Documentation CD 071851704

1

1 Release Notes, Maestro v1.400 071850604

1 Release Notes Addendum, Maestro v1.400 071850704

1 Maestro Documentation CD 071851704

CDROM, Maestro HD Software Program,

v1.400 (1.400.2537.887)

MAE-SD-SW Maestro Software Upgrade

CDROM, Maestro SD Software Program,

v1.3 (1.400.2537.887)

063825804

063825904

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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*
Field Modification Note 075079500, Maestro Processor Backup Battery, CP

Server, and CP FPGA Telnet Upgrade*

Additional Documentation

Manuals

Maestro Installation Planning Guide, v1.2, 071838401*
Maestro Installation and Service Manual, v1.2, 071842301*
Maestro User Manual, v1.2, 071848201*

Note The above manuals are presently being revised to include v1.3 and v1.4

enhancements.

Maestro Automation Interface Protocol Technical Reference Manual, v1.4,
071847204*

Concerto Multi-format Router Instruction Manual, 071813806†

Encore Installation and Service Manual, 071810304†

Jupiter CM-4000 Installation and Operating Manual, 071826104†
Jupiter VM-3000 Installation and Operating Manual, 071830503†

Sonata Series Planning and Installation Manual, 071860901

Engineering Change Orders

ECO 730P, Maestro v1.4 HD/SD software

*A copy of this publication is provided on the documentation CD supplied with this release.

†A copy of this publication is provided on the Router Products documentation CD supplied with

this release.

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Version 1.400

DVE

The DVE option allows one background bus (audio and video) and its
selected upstream keys to be in a squeeze window with another back­ground 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
While the DVE effect is active, a variety of audio/video transitions may be
performed (also by pressing
of the available exit modes and pressing

When a DVE effect is active, the content of the squeeze window is the PGM
bus. The content of the background is the AUX bus.

An example is shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. Example of a Maestro DVE Effect

Transition type (cut, fade, or wipe) and transition speed are selected using
the control panel.

The DVE hardware consists of a mezzannine board that mounts on the
main processor board (see Figure 2), and, in some cases, an AES-to-MADI
converter.

Take). A DVE effect is exited by selecting one

Take.

Take.

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Figure 2. Top View of Processor Showing DVE Mezzannine Board

Screws

DVE

Screws

The DVE option requires three background video sources (BGA, BGB, and
BGC).

The DVE option also requires three background audio sources:

• 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 AES­MADI conversion as a standard feature.

• If the Maestro will use AES audio inputs, then an optional 1 RU AES to

MADI Converter unit must be used to provide the third background
audio source. The planner should specifiy “SON-AU2MADI” (Sonata
AES 75 ohm unbalanced to MADI) or “SON-AB2MADI” (Sonata AES
110 ohm balanced to MADI) units. When these Sonata converters are
installed, the corresponding AES inputs on the Maestro rear panel are
not used.

For DVE installation and operating instructions, please refer to Field Mod­ification Note 075078902, DVE Option.

For Sonata installation instructions, please refer to publication 071860901,

Sonata Series Planning and Installation Manual.

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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 con­trolled external device (Figure 4).

Maestro Controlled by External Device

Figure 3. GPI Connections to External Controlling Device

Maestro

1A

1B

GPI Port/Photocoupler

Note 1
Connections between Maestro
GPIO Connector and controlling
external device are bipolar.

Note 2
Maximum current through Maestro photocoupler = 4.25 mA
"High" range for photocoupler = 3-10 V

See Notes

"Transition" signal

Controlling external device

TTL

Trigger

Port

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