Miranda NV9000 Quick Start Manual

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QuickStart Guide
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NV9000 Control System
and Accessories
Product Summary
Your Miranda shipment contains a system controller, a rack­mounting rail kit, power cords, and this Quick Start guide. Depending on you order options, the shipment might also include cables and peripheral devices. See Figure 1.
An NV9000 Control System allows you to configure and oper­ate routers, control panels, and other connected equipment. An NV9000 Control System includes several parts that work together:
NV9000 system controller.
NV9000-SE Utilities configuration software.
PCs running configuration or control software.
Routers.
Control panels (physical or virtual).
Optionally, master control components.
Optionally, automation, UMD, and other subsystems.
System Controllers
The system controller is a device that (1) receives commands from control panel operators or from third-party systems, (2) dispatches instructions to routers, and (3) returns status information to the control panels or to automation. A system controller can be a stand-alone unit (an ES9060). The ES9065 comprises two controllers that are paired to make a redun­dant system. See System Controller Redundancy on page 2. (The ES9067 is the same as the ES9065 but adds an NV9700 panel.)
Located at the rear of the system controller are six Ethernet ports. See Figure 2.
Control Net
Provides communication between two system controllers being used as a redundant pair.
House Net
Allows the system controller to communicate with your facility’s computer network and with PCs running NV9000-SE Utilities, GUIs, and other software.
Panel and Router Nets 1 and 2
Connect to routers and control panels. Any command ini­tiated by an operator through a control panel is sent to the system controller, which interprets the command, and then sends appropriate instructions (such as “take”) to the appropriate router(s).
NV9000 System Net
Connects to other NV9000 systems.
Master Control Net
Allows the system controller to communicate with a mas­ter control subsystem.
Figure 1. Package Contents
One or Two System Controllers
(Front View)
(Rear View)
HB0361-00
Power cords
Optional Peripherals and Cables
The front of the system controller features a removable perfo­rated plate. Located behind the plate, in the middle and close together, are two LEDs and two small buttons. Each performs a function, as follows:
Location Item Function Description
Leftmost Blue
Second from left
Second from right
Rightmost Button Reset Press to reset the system
LED
Blue LED
Button On Press to turn the system
QuickStart Guide
(this document)
Warning Lights when the system
controller is not functioning properly.
Power Lights when power is on. An
alarm sounds if redundant power is absent or degraded.
controller on.
controller.
Rail Kit (s)
This QuickStart Guide
The purpose of this document is to guide you through the physical installation of the system controller, the installation of configuration software, and the initial setup of the soft­ware so that you can build configurations and read from and write to your system controller(s).
NV9000-SE Utilities is the primary tool for configuration.
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NV9000-SE Utilities
NV9000-SE Utilities is software that is required for the config­uration and management of the NV9000 control system. It is available on the SB0033 CD in this shipment.
After you have obtained NV9000-SE Utilities, you can install it on any PC. (NV9000-SE Utilities comes pre-loaded on the system controller.)
Control Panels
Control panels allow operators to setup and execute “takes” (routes) between source devices and destination devices. Physical control panels are separate hardware units that con­nect to the system controller. Virtual control panels are soft­ware applications that emulate physical control panels and run on any PC (or Mac) connected to the system controller.
For more information on control panels, obtain the appropri­ate control panel user’s guide from the Miranda website or contact Miranda customer service for assistance.
Master Control
Master Control is a name given to an optional subsystem that allows operators to transition program output from one source to another with real-time effects such as cross-fades, keyer and logo overlays, squeezeback, and audio overs.
For more information, contact Miranda customer service or visit the Miranda website.
System Controller Redundancy
A redundant system comprises 2 system controllers con­nected together for reliability. If one system controller fails, the control system immediately switches to the other.
The two system controllers communicate with each other through their control network ports and their serial ports.
No other equipment should be connected to the ‘Control Net’ or to the serial port.
The active system controller is considered the primary con­troller. The other is the secondary (or redundant or stand-by) controller. The secondary controller queries the primary (active) system controller frequently through the control net­work. If the query and response mechanism fails, the second­ary controller presumes that the primary controller is no longer functioning properly and takes over the role of pri­mary controller.
Expansion Slot Options
The controller frame has a PCI expansion slot. Expansion options include:
EC9412 A 10/100baseT PCI card that adds one Ethernet port.
EC9414 A 10/100/1000baseT PCI card that adds two Ethernet
ports.
EC9420 An 8-port RS-232/422/485 PCI card with DE9 break-
out box.
EC9421 An external 1RU Ethernet-to-serial converter that
has 16 RS-232/422/485 ports.
EC9422 A serial “Y” cable for use with an EC9420 card in a
redundant NV9000 system. One cable is required for each serial port.
EC9423 An external 1RU E
thernet-to-serial converter that has 32 RS-232/422/485 ports.
EC9424 A serial “Y” cable for use with an EC9421 or EC9423
converter in a redundant NV9000 system. One cable is required for each serial port.
Installation
Setting up the NV9000 Control System requires several steps:
Part 1 Mount the system controller in a rack and connect
power.
Part 2 Make physical network and I/O connections.
Figure 2. System Controller (Rear View)
Power Supplies
(Primary and Redundant)
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Mute Button
AC
Power
Keyboard,
Mouse,
COM1
(RS-232)
Cooling
Vents
Monitor
Parallel Por t
VGA
Control
Network
USB Ports
House
Network
NV9000 System Network
Panel/Router Network 1
Audio Ports
(Disabled)
Expansion Slot (Optional EC9409 Card Shown)
Master Control Network
Panel/Router Ne twork 2
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Part 3 Install NV9000-SE Utilities software.
Part 4 Perform initial setup of NV9000-SE Utilities.
Networks require an Ethernet switch and CAT5 Ethernet cable. (The NVISION series’ EC9415 switch
is suitable.)
a 24-port Ethernet
Part 1: Mount the Controller and Connect Power
The 2RU system controllers fit in a standard 19″ (482.6 mm) rack. When placing the system controller in your facility, keep in mind that the controller needs a minimum of 6 (15 cm) of unrestricted air flow at the front and rear for cooling.
The ES9060 occupies 2 rack units; the ES9065 (two control­lers) occupies 4 rack units. Each optional EC9413 breakout panel (RS-422) takes 1 RU if you install it in a rack.
Follow these steps to mount the controller(s):
1) Locate the packaged rail kit(s) and the system control­ler(s). Follow the directions in the rail kit package to install the rails in the rack. Then slide the system controller frame onto the rails. Repeat this step for the secondary controller if you have one.
2) Use the supplied power cords to connect power. The con­troller’s power supplies accept 90–130/180–230VAC, 50– 60 Hz).
UL caution: to reduce the risk of electric shock, plug each power supply cord into separate branch circuits employing separate service grounds. Redundant power connections, of course, pro­vides additional protection against failure.
3) Press the power button located on the front of the system controller. To access the button, turn the knurled screws and remove the perforated front plate on the system con­troller. It is the second button from the right.
If you disconnect power without first using the Windows ‘Shut­down’ command, you risk corrupting system data.
Port
Master control net
NV9000 system net
S You may change the house net address to match your facility’s
house net.
S If your controller has an expansion slot card installed, it might
have additional Ethernet ports or if slot has a serial card, your con­troller will have additional COM ports.
S The second panel and router network can be used for another pur-
pose if you do not need it for panels or routers. The panel and router networks use DHCP.
Standalone Controller
192.168.7.201 192.168.7.201 192.168.7.202
192.168.3.1 192.168.3.1 192.168.3.2
Redundant Controller 1
Redundant Controller 2
Figure 3 (next page) diagrams a redundant system. If your sys­tem has a single system controller, please disregard the sec­ondary controller and any connections to it.
Referring to Figure 3, follow these steps to make system con­troller connections:
1) Connect routers to the system controller.
Connect an Ethernet switch to either or both panel and router network ports on the primary controller. Do the same for the secondary controller if you have one.
A router might have both a primary and secondary control card for redundancy. Either or both may connect to the panel and router network.
For each router, connect the router’s primary Ethernet port to the Ethernet switch on a panel and router network of the primary controller. If the router has a secondary con- trol card, connect the secondary Ethernet port to the Ether­net switch on a panel and router network.
Note that the Ethernet switches are cross-connected in a redundant system:
Part 2: Make Connections to the System Controller
The additional units that compose the NV9000 Control Sys­tem
PCs, control panels, routers communicate through
the system controller. The system controller uses Ethernet to connect to system components.
Each port has a unique IP address, fixed internally. The IP addresses depend on whether the system controller is stand­alone or redundant:
Port
Control net 172.16.1.1 172.16.1.1 172.16.1.2
Panel and router net 1
Panel and router net 2
House net 192.168.20.1 192.168.20.1 192.168.20.2
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Standalone Controller
192.168.1.1 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.2
192.168.2.1 192.168.2.1 192.168.2.2
Redundant Controller 1
Redundant Controller 2
The cross-connection allows either controller to commu­nicate with any panel and router network. In a non-redun­dant system, the cross-connection is not necessary.
A router’s IP address(es) belong to its control card(s).
2) Connect physical control panels to the system controller. (Software control panels are treated separately.)
Connect an Ethernet switch to one of the panel and router network ports on the system controller.
Connect the Ethernet port on each of your control panels to the Ethernet switch.
Again, note that the Ethernet switches are cross-con­nected in a redundant system.
The NV9000 uses DHCP to assign a panel’s IP address.
Each physical control panel must have a unique panel ID. You must set the panel IDs. The method is different for each physical panel. Refer to panel documentation or call
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Figure 3. Connections in a Redundant System
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COM Ports
System Net
(crossover
RS-232
House Net
Config.
PCs,
GUIs
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System Net
COM Ports
cable)
COM1
5
COM1
NVConfig
Controller 1
House
Net
NV9000
GUIs
House
Net
NVConfig2
Controller 2
Panel & Router Net 2
Panel & Router Net 1
Master Control Net
Control Net (crossover Ethernet cable)
5
M.C. Panels,
Config. PCs,
Master Control Net
Panel & Router Net 1
Panel & Router Net 2
M.C. Net
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GUIs
Miranda customer support. (Note that a panel ID is not an IP address.)
Virtual control panels (a separately purchased option) can be installed on your PCs. Each virtual panel also has a panel ID. The installation method is the same for all vir­tual panel types. Refer to the virtual panel documentation.
Panel IDs are important in the configuration software.
3) If your system includes a master control subsystem, con­nect the master control network port of the system con­troller to the Ethernet switch of the master control network.
(Each MCPM in the NV5128-MC frame connects to the master control network.)
This guide does not address master control planning and setup. Consult Miranda customer support or obtain mas­ter control documentation from the Miranda website if you need a master control system.
4) Connect one or more PCs to the system controller.
Each NV9000 user at your facility might wish to have a set of virtual panels, or to use the EC9700 or EC9710 GUIs. These software control panels allow remote or distributed control of the NV9000 system. One or more persons will use NV9000-SE Utilities to configure the system.
Regarding NV9000-SE Utilities, you have a choice:
Install NV9000-SE Utilities directly on the system con-
troller.
Install NV9000-SE Utilities on one or more PCs con-
nected to the system controller.
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Connect any PCs you want connected to the controller to a switch on the ‘House Net’. Set the PC’s IP address to a fixed, unique value on the house network. The default house network is 192.168.20.xxx with a subnet mask of
255.255.255.0. Use any value for xxx from 3 to 254.
5) If you have a redundant NV9000 system, make cross-con­nections between the two system controllers.
Connect the COM1 ports (DE9) on the two controllers using an RS-232 crossover cable. See Figure 2 for the loca­tion of COM1.
Connect the control net ports on the two controllers using an Ethernet crossover cable.
Part 3: Install NV9000-SE Utilities
NV9000-SE Utilities is a software application to create com­plete NV9000 configurations. It allows you to configure rout­ers and control panels, and to perform system maintenance.
(A configuration must be uploaded to the system controller and the system controller must be restarted for the configura­tion to take effect.)
NV9000-SE Utilities can run directly on the system controller or it can run on any PC connected on the ‘House Net’ of the system controller.
NV9000-SE Utilities can also be used “offline” to create NV9000 configurations that you can transport and use at dif­ferent locations.
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Installing NV9000-SE Utilities on a PC
The PC on which NV9000-SE Utilities is installed must have the following:
Windows XP Professional, Vista, or Windows 7.
Late-model Pentium-class processor.
256MB (or more) RAM.
At least one 10/100baseT Ethernet port
Ensure that the PC’s network connection has a fixed IP address on the system controller’s house network. You do not need the network connection to install the software, or even to run the software, but you will need it to write configura­tions to the controller.
Installation Steps
Whether you are installing NV9000-SE Utilities on the sys­tem controller or on a PC, follow these steps:
1) Load the SB0033 CD in your PC’s CD ROM drive. The CD will auto-play and you will see the following screen:
2) You can also copy the installer from the CD to your sys­tem’s hard drive or a USB memory device and launch it from there. This is recommended if you are installing NV9000-SE Utilities on an NV9000 system controller that has no CD-ROM drive.
Double-click the copied installer to launch it.
3) When you launch the installer, the ‘Welcome’ screen appears after several seconds:
4) Click ‘Next’. The ‘Folder Location’ screen appears:
Click ‘Configuration Software’. The next page appears:
Click ‘Install NV9000-SE Utilities’ to launch the installer.
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5) Click ‘Next’ to accept the default location.
Or
Click ‘Choose’ to open the ‘Browse for Folder’ window to browse to the folder you want. When you have selected a folder, click ‘OK’ to close the browse window, and then click ‘Next’.
Or
Click ‘Restore Default Folder’ if you want to restore the default location, and then click ‘Next’.
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The ‘Install’ screen appears:
6) Click ‘Install’. The installation then begins. It takes less than a minute.
NV9000-SE Utilities provides online help, which provides some orientation for new users and detailed information for experienced users.
An NV9000-SE Utilities user’s guide (PDF) is available through Miranda customer support.
Part 4: Perform initial setup of NV9000-SE Utilities
You must set up NV9000-SE Utilities so it can write configura­tions to the system controller(s).
S We invite you to copy the sample configuration from the installa-
tion CD. It is instructive. You can also use the sample configura­tion as a starting point and modify it to represent the routers, control panels, and devices in your system.
S Operating
S on a PC should be no different from operating it on the controller.
After the initial configuration, you will be able to create panel configurations, define levels, identify device categories, and so on.
How to Set Up NV9000-SE Utilities
This discussion assumes that ‘House Net’ connection (if you require one) is working satisfactorily and that the controller is running. (Perhaps you have some routers and panels con­nected, but it is not necessary at this point.)
1) Launch NV9000-SE Utilities, either on your PC or on the system controller.
2) Click ‘Add Control System’ in the ‘System’ menu. The ‘Add Control System’ dialog appears. Enter a control system name. Enter the IP addresses of the primary controller. If there is a secondary controller, check the ‘Redundant’ box and enter the secondary IP address:
If you are logged into a PC, use the controller’s house net address(es). If you are logged into a controller, use either the controller’s house net or control net address(es). We suggest the control net address(es) in the latter case.
Then, click ‘Add’. The dialog allows you to add more con­trol systems. If you have others to add, you can do that now. Finally, click ‘Save’ to record your entry or entries.
A green icon should have appeared in the title of the ‘Sys­tem Management’ pane. Click that title to open the Sys­tem Manager pane:
If a red icon appears, the control system you identified in step 2 is not connected, malfunctioning, or not properly specified.
It can take several seconds for NV9000-SE Utilities to dis­cover the system state completely.
3) Load and restart the system with a new or updated config­uration.
Be sure you have opened the configuration you want to become active in the controller. (The sample configura­tion available from the installation CD can be used.)
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In the ‘System Management’ pane, click the icon of the system controller you want to configure. The system man­agement page opens:
S The system controller icon must be green, otherwise the page
does not open. Yellow icons represent system with warning­level errors. Red icons indicate severe errors or disconnected systems.
There are two remaining steps:
Click ‘Write configuration to ‹your system›’. Wait until
the write completes. Progress indicators appear and then disappear.
Click ‘Restart Controller 1’ to start the controller with
the new configuration. It takes about 30 seconds. Wait until the restart completes.
If you have a redundant system, also click ‘Restart Con­troller 2’.
As an alternative, you can click ‘Dynamic Update Apply Changes to Local System’.
From this point onward, you can define (and refine) your NV9000 configurations and test them.
Sample Configuration
You can either use Miranda’s sample configuration as a start­ing point or begin with a new (empty) configuration. When you begin to define a new configuration, we suggest you fol­low the order of the pages in the ‘Configuration’ pane. Refer to the User’s Guide or on-line help for detailed information.
Follow these steps to obtain the sample configuration.
1) Load the SB0033 CD in your CD-ROM drive. The main screen appears:
Click ‘Router Control System’. The next window appears:
Click ‘Sample Database’. The folder containing the data­base opens. It contains a .zip file that you should copy to your file system or a USB memory device.
2) Launch NV9000-SE Utilities. Choose ‘Import from ZIP archive...’ from the ‘File’ menu. Browse to select the .zip file. Click ‘Open’. Give the configuration a name. SE takes a few seconds to save the configuration.
Follow these steps to load the configuration in a system con­troller:
3) In NV9000-SE Utilities, with the configuration open, go to the ‘System Management’ pane and click the controller’s icon. (It must be green.) Then click ‘Write configuration to ‹your system›’ in the system management page.
Click ‘Start’ or ‘Restart’.
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4) After about 30 seconds, the controller should be running with the sample configuration.
The sample configuration has very little to do with the devices, routers, and panels in your system. You will not be able to operate your system until you load a configuration that represents your system.
However, you can perform takes. To see this, click the SDI icon to open the SDI (router) page.
Choose an output and an input and click the ‘Take’ but­ton. To lock an output, choose an output and click ‘Lock’
Other Topics
Setting Your PC’s IP Address
Follow these steps to set the IP address of any PCs connected to the system controller:
1) Launch ‘Settings > Network Connection’ from you PC’s Start menu. The following window appears:
2) Double-click the appropriate ‘Local Area Connection’ for the controller’s house network. Then, choose the ‘Gen­eral’ tab and click ‘Properties’.
3) Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Click ‘Properties’ again:
The take and the lock appear in the list. The lock appears as an ‘L’ next to the output.
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4) Select ‘Use the following IP address’ and enter an IP address for the PC:
The IP address must be unique on the house network. (The subnet mask must be 255.255.255.0.)
5) Click OK and it is done. Close all the Network Connec­tions windows.
Matching Your House Network
Adding your system controller to your facility’s “house” net­work is the same as putting your PC on the house net:
1) Go into Windows ‘Network Connection’ on the controller and find ‘HOUSE NET’.
2) Give it an IP address (and mask) that is unique on your facility’s network. It should remain a fixed address.
3) Close all network configuration windows.
Installing NV9000 Tools on Your PC
The system controller comes with several useful applications that you can run if you are logged into the controller.
EC9700 (Control GUI).
Panel, GUI, and Salvo Editor (a.k.a. PGSE)
EC9710 (Stat us GUI)
System Manager
Tieline Status GUI
You will probably want to copy these to some or all of your configuration and GUI PCs.
Follow these steps to distribute the tools:
1) From the system controller, copy
C:\nvision\envy\install\client\SV0269-04.msi
to the target PC.
S The released tools installer is SV0269-04, version F. However, it
might be in that folder as Setup.exe.
2) Run the installer on the PC. (The installer takes you through several steps, asks a few questions, and in particu­lar, asks for the address(es) of you controller(s):
Enter the house net address(es) of the controller(s).
Some of these applications require setup or configuration in NV9000-SE Utilities. Read the associated manual (downloadable from the Miranda web site) or call Miranda tech support.
Misc. Advice
When you use the controller as a computer, you must login with user ID = envyadmin and password = software.
If you have only one power cord, you will hear a high-pitched beep when you turn on your controller. Press the red alarm mute button at the rear to stop the beeping.
When you turn off your controller, never just disconnect power. Always use the Windows shutdown command. Other­wise you risk corrupting system data. Also, use the redundant power cord. Using a UPS (uninterruptible power source) is also recommended.
The default pathname of NV9000-SE Utilities configuration storage is
C:\Documents and Settings\‹user›\CtrlSysConfigs
and does not exist until you first launch NV9000-SE Utilities.
The system controller has two built-in power supplies for redundancy. If power is interrupted, a power supply failure alarm sounds. This audible alarm does not cease until the power supply source is once again stable. To turn off the power supply alarm, press the red power supply alarm mute button located on the rear of the system controller, as shown in Figure 2.
Miranda offers several PCI expansion options:
Product Description
EC9412 A 10/100baseT PCI card that adds one Ethernet port.
EC9414 A 10/100/1000baseT PCI card that adds two Ethernet
ports.
EC9420 An 8-port RS-232/422/485 PCI card with DE9 breakout
box.
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Product Description
EC9422 A serial “Y” cable for use with an EC9420 card in a
redundant NV9000 system. One cable is required for each serial port.
EC9421 An external 1RU Ethernet-to-serial converter that has
16 RS-232/422/485 ports.
EC9423 An external 1RU Ethernet-to-serial converter that has
32 RS-232/422/485 ports.
EC9424 A serial “Y” cable for use with an EC9421 or EC9423
converter in a redundant NV9000 system. One cable is required for each serial port.
The executable files for the miscellaneous tools reside within C:\nvision\envy\bin:
Product File Name
EC9700 EnvyApp.exe
PGSE NV9000Cfg.exe
EC9710 StatusGUI.exe
EC9790 Virtual control panels, Mac/Win.
System Manager SystemManager.msc
Tieline Status TielineStatusGUI.exe
ES9060 Specifications
Spec Data
Power Auto-ranging, 90–130/180–250 VAC, 50–60Hz.
240 Watts.
Weight 29.8 lb (13.5kg)
Size 2RU × 22 inches deep (56 cm)
Processor Intel Pentium 4, 3.4 GHz
OS Windows XP
Spec Data
RAM 3 GB
Disk 10GB available for use; 250GB total
Mouse port PS2
Keyboard ports PS2
Monitor port VGA, HD15
Printer port DB25 (parallel)
Serial port DE9, RS-232
USB ports 4, high-speed
Ethernet ports 6, RJ-45, 10/100/1000baseT
Contact Information
Contact Miranda if you need information about NVISION router control systems or third-party automation systems.
www.miranda.com
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