Grass Valley Newton Modular Control System User Manual

Newton

MODULAR CONTROL SYSTEM

Instruction Manual

SOFTWARE VERSION 2.0

071823402
DECEMBER 2004

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Contents

Preface

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About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Certifications and Compliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

FCC Emission Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Canadian EMC Notice of Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

EN55103-1/2 Class A Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Safety Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Safety Terms and Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Terms in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Terms on the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Symbols on the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Section 1 — Newton Overview

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Newton Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Newton Rack Mount Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

NewtonPC Software Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Router Interface Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

NetConfig Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Newton Panel Configurator Plug-In Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using Newton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Newton System Components and Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Section 2 — Installation

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Windows Platforms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Gecko and Kameleon System Requirements: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Router Interface Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Newton Control Panel Application Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Installing NewtonPC Control Panel Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Monitor Settings For Viewing NewtonPC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Enable Router Interface on NewtonPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Checking Software Version of Software Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Updating Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Newton Rack Mount Control Panel Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Rack Mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Rear Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Installing Newton Rack Mount Control Panel Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Checking Software Version of Rack Mount Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Updating Software on Rack Mount Panel With NetConfig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Contents

Enable Router Interface on Rack Mount Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Uninstalling Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Section 3 — Configuration

Network and Operating Parameter Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Newton Rack Mount Panel Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Set Rack Mount Panel IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Set Rack Mount Panel System Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Set Rack Mount Network Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Enable Router Interface on Rack Mount Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Rack Mount Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Panel Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Channel and Setup Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Configuring Channels and Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Newton Panel Configurator Operation Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Creating A Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Router Interface Option Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Soft Key Functions and Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Save Configuration to File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Download Configuration To Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Adding To or Revising A Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Section 4 — Operation

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Newton Panel Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Enable Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Panel Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Accelerate Button/Knob Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Knob LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Identify Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Navigation Arrow Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Router Interface Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Router LED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Route Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Monitor Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Soft Key Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Learn/Recall Button(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Learn Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Soft Key Setup Assignment From Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Soft Key Router Source Assignment From Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Soft Key Monitored Destination Assignment From Control Panel . . . . . . . 101

Upload Soft Key Assignments to Newton Panel Configurator . . . . . . . . . . 104

Recall Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Setup Index Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Enable Soft Key (Recall) mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

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Appendix A — Specifications

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Appendix B — Updating 8900/2000NET Software

8900/2000NET Software Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Acquiring and Installing 8900NET Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Acquiring and Installing 2000NET Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Index

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual provides installation, configuration, operation, and safety and
regulatory information for the Newton Modular Control system rack
mount and software control panels for controlling Gecko 8900 Series,
Kameleon 2000 Series modular products, and a Router Interface option.

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Preface

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Regulatory Notices

Certifications and Compliances

FCC Emission Control

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equip­ment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equip­ment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which
case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Grass Valley can
affect emission compliance and could void the user’s authority to operate
this equipment.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules (E4 environment).
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may
not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any inter­ference received, including interference that may cause undesirable opera­tion.

Canadian EMC Notice of Compliance

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise
emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regula­tions of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n’emet pas de bruits radioélectriques
dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de la classe A
préscrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicte par le
ministère des Communications du Canada.

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Regulatory Notices

EN55103-1/2 Class A Warning

Safety Certification

For products that comply with Class A. In a domestic environment this
product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be
required to take adequate measures.

This product has been evaluated for Electromagnetic Compatibility under
the EN 55103-1/2 standards for Emissions and Immunity and meets the
requirements for E4 environment.

This product’s components have been evaluated and meet the Safety Cer­tification Standards listed in Table 1.

Table 1. Safety Certification Standards

Component Standard Designed/Tested for compliance with:

UL60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Elec-

IEC 60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Elec-

Newton-RM Control Panel

CAN/CSA C22.2
N0. 60950-00

BS EN60950-2000

trical Business Equipment (Third edition revision, 3/15/02)

trical Business Equipment (Third edition, 1999).

Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Elec­trical Business Equipment.

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Safety Summary

Read and follow the important safety information below, noting especially
those instructions related to risk of fire, electric shock or injury to persons.
Additional specific warnings not listed here may be found throughout the
manual.

WARNING Any instructions in this manual that require opening the equipment cover

or enclosure are for use by qualified service personnel only. To reduce the
risk of electric shock, do not perform any servicing other than that con­tained in the operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so.

Safety Terms and Symbols

Terms in This Manual

Terms on the Product

Safety-related statements may appear in this manual in the following form:

WARNING Warning statements identify conditions or practices that may result in per-

CAUTION Caution statements identify conditions or practices that may result in damage

The following terms may appear on the product:

DANGER

the marking.

WARNING

sible as you read the marking.

sonal injury or loss of life.

to equipment or other property, or which may cause equipment crucial to
your business environment to become temporarily non-operational.

— A personal injury hazard is immediately accessible as you read

— A personal injury hazard exists but is not immediately acces-

CAUTION

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— A hazard to property, product, and other equipment is present.

Safety Summary

Symbols on the Product

The following symbols may appear on the product:

Indicates that dangerous high voltage is present within the
equipment enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to
constitute a risk of electric shock.

Indicates that user, operator or service technician should refer
to product manual(s) for important operating, maintenance,
or service instructions.

This is a prompt to note fuse rating when replacing fuse(s).
The fuse referenced in the text must be replaced with one
having the ratings indicated.

Warnings

Identifies a protective grounding terminal which must be con­nected to earth ground prior to making any other equipment
connections.

Identifies an external protective grounding terminal which
may be connected to earth ground as a supplement to an
internal grounding terminal.

Indicates that static sensitive components are present which
may be damaged by electrostatic discharge. Use anti-static
procedures, equipment and surfaces during servicing.

The following warning statements identify conditions or practices that can
result in personal injury or loss of life.

Dangerous voltage or current may be present

battery (if applicable) before removing protective panels, soldering, or
replacing components.

— Disconnect power and remove

Do not service alone

person capable of rendering first aid and resuscitation is present.

Remove jewelry

and other metallic objects.

Avoid exposed circuitry

circuitry when power is present.

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— Do not internally service this product unless another

— Prior to servicing, remove jewelry such as rings, watches,

— Do not touch exposed connections, components or

Safety Summary

Use proper power cord

this product.

Ground product

earth ground.

Operate only with covers and enclosure panels in place

product when covers or enclosure panels are removed.

Use correct fuse

product.

Use only in dry environment

Use only in non-explosive environment

explosive atmosphere.

High leakage current may be present

before connecting power.

Dual power supplies may be present

cord into a separate branch circuit employing a separate service ground.
Disconnect both power supply cords prior to servicing.

Double pole neutral fusing

— Use only the power cord supplied or specified for

— Connect the grounding conductor of the power cord to

— Do not operate this

— Use only the fuse type and rating specified for this

— Do not operate in wet or damp conditions.

— Do not operate this product in an

— Earth connection of product is essential

— Be certain to plug each power supply

— Disconnect mains power prior to servicing.

Cautions

Use proper lift points

Avoid mechanical hazards

servicing.

The following caution statements identify conditions or practices that can
result in damage to equipment or other property

Use correct power source

that applies more than the voltage specified for the product.

Use correct voltage setting

plies, before applying power ensure that the each power supply is set to
match the power source.

Provide proper ventilation

ment ventilation in accordance with installation instructions.

Use anti-static procedures

may be damaged by electrostatic discharge. Use anti-static procedures,
equipment and surfaces during servicing.

— Do not use door latches to lift or move equipment.

— Allow all rotating devices to come to a stop before

— Do not operate this product from a power source

— If this product lacks auto-ranging power sup-

— To prevent product overheating, provide equip-

— Static sensitive components are present which

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Safety Summary

Do not operate with suspected equipment failure

damage or equipment failure, have the equipment inspected by qualified
service personnel.

Ensure mains disconnect

of this equipment provide the means of disconnection. The socket outlet
must be installed near the equipment and must be easily accessible. Verify
that all mains power is disconnected before installing or removing power
supplies and/or options.

Route cable properly

likely to be damaged. Properly support heavy cable bundles to avoid con­nector damage.

Use correct power supply cords

meet all North American electrical codes. Operation of this equipment at
voltages exceeding 130 VAC requires power supply cords which comply
with NEMA configurations. International power cords, if provided, have
the approval of the country of use.

Use correct replacement battery

reduce the risk of explosion, check polarity and replace only with the same
or equivalent type recommended by manufacturer. Dispose of used bat­teries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

— If mains switch is not provided, the power cord(s)

— Route power cords and other cables so that they ar not

— Power cords for this equipment, if provided,

— This product may contain batteries. To

— If you suspect product

Troubleshoot only to board level

populated with surface mount technology (SMT) components and applica­tion specific integrated circuits (ASICS). As a result, circuit board repair at
the component level is very difficult in the field, if not impossible. For war­ranty compliance, do not troubleshoot systems beyond the board level.

— Circuit boards in this product are densely

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Newton Overview

Introduction

The Newton modular control system provides comprehensive and consol­idated real-time control for Grass Valley modular and router products. Two
control panel designs give fast, multi-knob, Ethernet-based access in a
user-configured processing channel. A standard Ethernet TCP/IP commu­nications interface and a standard XML data format provide complete
signal processing monitoring and control.

Processing channels can be customized by the user from any combination
of modules present in any Ethernet accessible Gecko or Kameleon frame.
Module parameters can then be adjusted from a rack-mounted control
panel or by using a software-based control panel with similar functionality
running on a standard Windows PC.

Section

1

This approach to modular control utilizes the separation of system-level
configuration tasks from operational ones. This minimizes the potential for
on-air mistakes and provides the ability to group products and controls
into a logical signal path that can be easily accessed and adjusted.

A Router Interface option also allows the Newton control system to inter­face to Grass Valley routers with Native or RCL protocols to provide simple
X-Y direct router control and module source chain control. Module param­eters in the router source chain can be controlled by a Newton Control
Panel associated with a router destination. Newton can also be used to
directly control a router for all level takes to specified destinations.

The Newton system also includes the Grass Valley NetConfig™ software.
This application allows network-wide configuration of the control panels
with a configuration plug-in called Newton Panel Configurator. It also
allows you to set IP addresses and update software from a single network
location.

The Gecko and Kameleon product lines also support the Grass Valley Net­Central application for Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to
help maximize system support and uptime. NetCentral offers continuous
monitoring and user-programmable alerts in the event of equipment prob­lems or signal loss.

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Section 1 — Newton Overview

Newton Control Panels

The Newton system features two control panels: a rack-mounted version
and a software-based PC version. The NewtonPC software panel applica­tion has similar functionality as the rack mount panel, making operation
easier to learn. Any combination and number of panels can be used in a net­work; there is no limit to the number of panels that can be installed on the
network. Panel operation is independent of configuration and an
button is provided for locking out the panels to prevent accidental changes.

Overall control panel features include:

• Four user-configurable control knobs, with tri-color connection status
indicator LEDs, for changing device parameters,

•Twelve soft keys for quick recall of user-configurable parameters,

• Simple up/down, left/right navigation controls,

Enable

• Each panel supports up to 128 channels with 12 setups each (number of
channels allowed varies according to setup complexity),

•Clearly visible status of controlled devices,

•

•

button locally disconnects knobs and buttons from devices, and

Enable
Identify

button reveals identity of controls and configurations.

Newton Rack Mount Control Panel

The Newton rack mount control panel, NewtonRM, (Figure 1) is a com­pact, 1 RU Rack Mount panel.

Additional features of the rack mount control panel include:

• Easy to read green display with adjustable intensity,

•Combination of soft buttons and dedicated function buttons with
adjustable backlighting intensity, and

•Two simple connections required for installation, RJ-45 Ethernet and
IEC Mains.

Figure 1. Newton Control Panel

Video

Video

Audio

Master

Studio

Proc

Timing

Proc

Control

Sat

Sat

Sat

4

5

Sat

6

7

Edit

NEWTON

MODULAR CONTROL

Learn
Recall

Sat

Sat

8

9

Route

Mon

Router

vciGain1

100.0

vciGain2

100.0

vciGain3

100.0

vciGain4

100.0

Enable

Ident

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NewtonPC Software Control Panel

The NewtonPC software control panel (Figure 2) offers similar function­ality to the rack mount control panel in a Windows-based PC software
panel application. Any PC on the network running the Newton software
panel application can configure and adjust processing channels.

Newton Control Panels

Note

Figure 2. Newton Software Control Panel with Router Interface

The software panel in Figure 2 is shown with the router interface option
enabled with a valid connection.

Router Interface Option

Both the rack mount and software control panels can operate with the
optional Router interface (NEWT-ROUTE). This option provides an inter­face to Grass Valley routers (see
for modular source chain control where the Newton Control Panel will
follow the router source selection on a monitored destination and simple
direct X-Y router control (change source and destination for all-level takes).

The

Route

panels when this option is enabled and a valid router connection is estab­lished. Soft keys can be configured to take router sources and to select
named router destinations.

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and

Monitor

buttons and the Router LED become active on both

Router Interface Requirements

on page 24)

Section 1 — Newton Overview

NetConfig Application

With the NetConfig application installed, in addition to using Newton
Panel Configurator required to configure the Newton panels, the PC can be
used to set IP addresses of panel and modular frame devices on the
network and update software to frame controllers and media modules
when updates become available. Because the NetConfig application runs
over the network, it centralizes and accelerates configuration tasks. It elim­inates the need to physically visit every frame in the network, attach a
serial cable, and load parameters. Everything can be done from your
desktop. Refer to Figure 3 for an illustration of the NetConfig main view.

NetConfig also interfaces with many of the Grass Valley router control sys­tems, and various other Grass Valley products.

Figure 3. NetConfig Main View

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Newton Panel Configurator Plug-In Tool

The Newton Panel Configurator in NetConfig (Figure 4) is required for
panel configuration and is included on the CD. It provides an easy interface
for configuring a signal processing path—or channel—that includes an
individual module or a string of modules. Adjustable parameters or setups
can be defined for each channel. Each setup contains the assignments for
the four control knobs. Router sources can be associated with setups and
soft keys can be delegated to control router sources and destinations.

Configurable modules can be located on the network with NetConfig, then
dragged and dropped to the Newton Panel Configurator where specific
channels can be defined from the available parameters to provide any
number of setups for control with the four available knobs in each channel.

Figure 4. NetConfig with Newton Panel Configurator

NetConfig Application

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Section 1 — Newton Overview

Using Newton

The Newton modular control system lets you quickly access all of the
Gecko and Kameleon modules in a signal processing path to make audio,
video, and timing adjustments from a single or multiple control points.

As an example of utilizing the Newton control system, an ideal real-time
application would be quality analysis and control of satellite and micro­wave incoming feeds. As shown in Figure 5 on page 21, the incoming sat­ellite feed to a television station requires video analog-to-digital conversion
with processing and timing adjustments, along with multi-channel audio
processing and delay.

Using the NetConfig application and the Newton Panel Configurator, an
identifying name can be created for the processing channel that includes all
the modules in the path, such as SAT_4. The module icons can then be
dragged and dropped into the Newton Panel Configurator and the desired
parameters assigned to control knobs for the operator to adjust.

The SAT_4 channel in the example may have a number of adjustment
parameters that need to be controlled, such as video gain, black level, hue,
horizontal and vertical timing, audio levels and audio processing functions
such as sum, swap, and phase invert. These controls can be configured then
stored as nested setups which can be accessed when needed by navigating
through them using the Newton control panels.

The Newton control system recalls the current module parameters and dis­plays them over each of the four control knobs. Each knob takes on the
functionality required for the parameter recalled. Parameters can be contin­uously variable (such as gain), or enumerated steps (such as an on/off con­trol.)

Once the configuration of a control panel is complete, it can be saved to
offline storage, edited if required, and loaded to other control panels on the
network. This allows different operators to recall the setups they need for
the required broadcast or edit session.

For increased security, the Newton Panel Configurator allows the engineer
to specify the control available to each panel on the network. Access to a
frame, module, or set of parameters can be controlled.

In addition, with the Router Interface option enabled, simple X-Y control of
a configured router is possible from a panel. A panel can also be used to
follow the source selection from a router for parameter adjustment when
the source is taken to the Monitored Destination defined in Newton config­uration.

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NetConfig with

Newton Control Extension

Figure 5. Newton Control Diagram

Newton Software

Control Panel

Encore Router Control

Ethernet Facility LAN

Using Newton

NetCentral

SNMP Monitoring

Newton Hardware Control Panel

Video

Video

Audio

Master

Studio

Proc

Sat

4

Kameleon Frame

Edit

Timing

Proc

Control

Sat

Sat

Sat

5

6

7

Learn

Sat

Sat

Recall

8

9

NEWTON

MODULAR CONTROL

Ethernet Interface

Kameleon Module Block Diagram

Frame

Video

Analog to

Digital

Converter

Composite

Demultiplexer Multiplexer

or SDI

Audio Select

Up to 4

and

AES Pairs

Sample Rate

(Balanced or

Converter

Unbalanced)

Passive Rear Module

Up to 8

Audio

Analog

Analog to

Audio

Digital

Channels

Converters

Analog

Video

Reference

Composite

Decoder

Frame

Processing

Synchronizer

Audio

Delay and

Tracking

Subsystem

8 x 8 Audio
Processing

Up to 4 AES Pairs Up to 4 AES Pairs

Audio
Channel
Pairing

IRD

KAM-AV

Route

Mon

Router

Kameleon Multi-Function

2000NET

Test Signal
Generator

Delay and

Video

Matrix

8 Ch Analog
Audio

VBI Control

Video/TSG

Select

Audio/TSG

Test Signal

Generator

Audio

Analog to

Digital

Converters

Embedded SDI

Module Control

Video

Digital to

Composite

Analog

Encoder

Converter

Delay and
VBI Control

Select

Concerto

Multi-Format Router

Enable

Ident

Composite

SDI

Up to 4
AES Pairs
(Balanced or
Unbalanced)

Up to 8
Analog
Audio
Channels

Passive Rear Module

Newton Hardware Control Panel

Video

Video

Audio

Master

Studio

Proc

Sat

4

Edit

Timing

Proc

Control

Sat

Sat

Sat

5

6

Learn

Sat

Sat

7

8

9

Recall

NEWTON

MODULAR CONTROL

Route

Mon

8960DEC

Control

Gecko Video Frame

8960DEC

Gecko Audio Frame

8921ADT

Analog

IRD

Sat 4

4 Ch Analog Audio

IRD

Sat 5

4 Ch Analog Audio

Video

8960DEC

Video A to D

8921ADT

4 Ch Audio A to D

8960DEC

Video A to D

8921ADT

4 Ch Audio A to D

Enable

Router

Ident

8921ADT

Control

8900NET

Ethernet

Interface

8900NET

Ethernet

Interface

Concerto

Multi-Format Router

Digital

Video

AES 1
AES 2

AES 1

AES 2

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Section 1 — Newton Overview

Newton System Components and Options

Refer to Table 2 for a summary of the standard system components avail-
able with each Newton model and any options that can be purchased.

Table 2. Newton System Components and Options

Model Name Components

Newt-PC Software control panel application CD-ROM

NetConfig application
Newton Panel Configurator for NetConfig
Newton control panel application and system documentation in pdf format

Hard copy of Newton Control System Instruction Manual

Newt-RM 1 RU Rack Mount control panel

CD-ROM with:

NetConfig application
Newton Panel Configurator for NetConfig
Newton control panel application and system documentation in pdf format

Hard copy of Newton Control System Instruction Manual

Newt-Route

Newton Router Interface for use with Newt-PC or Newt-RM (requires acquisition of
License Key from Grass Valley)

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Installation

This section contains the following installation information:

• System Requirements, including 8900NET module, 2000NET module

•NewtonPC installation for software panel, NetConfig application and

•1 RU Rack Mount Control Panel Installation, NetConfig application

•Router Interface option installation overview

Once installation is complete, each rack mount panel must be configured
for connection to the facility Ethernet. Then a panel configuration must be
created and downloaded to each panels as described in

Section 3-Configuration.

Section 2

and Router Interface option

Newton Panel Configurator

and Newton Panel Configurator

System Requirements

The NewtonPC software panel and NetConfig and Newton Panel Config­urator run on a Windows platform and require the operating systems and
network interface software described below.

Windows Platforms

The Newton software panel and NetConfig applications can be installed on
the following Windows platforms on a networked PC:

•Windows 2000 with Support Pack 2.0

•Windows XP

Note To run NetConfig you must have Administrator privileges on the PC.

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Section 2 — Installation

Gecko and Kameleon System Requirements:

Operation of the Newton Modular Control System requires the following
software for the Gecko 8900 and Kameleon 2000 Series systems:

Gecko 8900 series system requirements:

• 8900NET module with version 3.2.0 software or later

• Ethernet network connection

Kameleon 2000 series system requirements:

• 2000NET module with version 3.2.0 software or later

• Ethernet network connection

Software updates for the 8900NET and 2000NET modules can be obtained
by contacting Grass Valley Customer Service as described in
Appendix B-Updating 8900/2000NET Software.

Router Interface Requirements

The Newton Router Interface option will operate with the following
Thomson Grass Valley routing system protocols:

•Routers supporting RCL protocol

•Routers with Native Protocol and ethernet interface to system control­lers

The Newton Router Interface option comes bundled with the latest soft­ware and is installed at the same time as the Newton panel software. It
must then be enabled by the user with a software License Key provided by
Grass Valley. Each device running the option (PC or rack mount panel)
must have a specific License Key based on the Device ID of the device it is
running on.

The Device ID from each device must be obtained in order to generate the
License Key. To obtain the Device ID, refer to the following page references
for each panel type:

•Newton PC Device ID (page 31)

•Rack Mount Panel Device ID (page 42)

Note Each License Key is node-locked. It will only enable the router interface on

the NewtonPC or rack mount panel whose Device ID was used to generate
the License Key. For installations with multiple NewtonPC applications on
multiple PCs or multiple rack mount panels, a License Key is required for
each separate application.

Refer also to the documentation that accompanies the option for more
information on how to obtain the License Key.

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Newton Control Panel Application Installation

Newton Control Panel Application Installation

The NewtonPC software control panel application for the PC comes on a
CD-ROM along with the NetConfig networking tool and the Newton Panel
Configurator necessary for configuring panels.

Installation of the Newton software control panel is a process of installing:

•Newton Control Panel application,

•NetConfig Networking application, and

•Newton Panel Configurator.

These software components are all included in the install process.

Installing NewtonPC Control Panel Application

Install the NewtonPC Control Panel software and additional components
on a networked PC as follows:

1. Insert the NewtonPC CD-ROM into the CD drive in your networked

PC.

2. The setup application should autorun when inserted. If not, locate the

NewtonPC1-Setup.EXE file in the NewtonPC folder and double-click
on it to start the installation.

3. Read the Welcome screen and click on the Next > button (Figure 6).

Figure 6. Installation Welcome Screen

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Section 2 — Installation

4. Read the license agreement (Figure 7) and click on the I Agree radio

button, then the

Next > button to continue.

Pressing the

Figure 7. License Agreement Screen

5. Select the destination location for installing the applications (Figure 8).

(The default is recommended.) Use the
folder. When finished, select the

I Disagree button will halt the install.

Browse button to select another

Next > button.

Figure 8. Installation Destination Location

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Newton Control Panel Application Installation

6. In the Select Components screen (Figure 9), select the Newton and

NetConfig checkboxes for every installation. NetConfig is required for
Newton panel configuration.

Note If you have an older version of NetConfig update to this version for proper

Newton configuration capability. Always update from the Newton CD to get
the latest released version of NetConfig.

7. Press the Next > button.

Figure 9. Installation Select Components Screen

8. In the Start screen (Figure 10), select the Next > button to begin the

installation.

Figure 10. Installation Start Screen

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Section 2 — Installation

The Installing progress screen will be displayed (Figure 11).

Figure 11. Installation Progress Screen

Once installation is completed and successful, a Finish screen will be dis­played (Figure 12).

9. Press the Finish > button to exit.

Figure 12. Installation Finish Screen

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Newton Control Panel Application Installation

Shortcuts

Once software is loaded, a shortcut to NetConfig and NewtonPC will be
automatically installed on the PC desktop.

The NetConfig icon is illustrated at left.

The NewtonPC icon is illustrated at left.

Monitor Settings For Viewing NewtonPC

The following monitor settings are recommended for optimal viewing of
the NewtonPC software panel application:

•From the Windows Start menu, select Control Panels/Dis­play/Advanced/Small Fonts

• Set the screen resolution to 1024 x 768 or higher

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Section 2 — Installation

Enable Router Interface on NewtonPC

To enter the License Key to enable the option on the NewtonPC software
panel, do the following:

1. Open the application by double-clicking on the NewtonPC icon to

bring up the main application screen

2. Right-click on the blue bar at the top of the application to bring up the

pulldown menu shown in Figure 13.

3. Select the Options choice.

Figure 13. NewtonPC Router Interface Option Enable

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