Sierra Video TyLinx Pro User Manual

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TyLinx Pro

Sierra Video Systems Routing Switcher

Configure and Control Software

TyLinx Pro Help

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Printed: November 2012

Table of Contents

5Contents

Part I

Part II

Part III

Part IV

Introduction

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.......................................................................................................................................................... 11Device Server

Device Utilities

Console Designer

Console Player

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Installation

Quick Start

Admin Utilities

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2 Add a Device

3 Testing a Connection

4 Retrieve Device Information

5 Router Setup

Salvos

Audio Gain

AV Muting

Room Grouping

Sync Rate Reporting

Input Equalizers

Output Slew

Advanced Setup

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SCP-132

SCP-150

SCP-224

SCP-240

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.......................................................................................................................................................... 36Router Names

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Mapping

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Part V

Console Designer

2 Add a Console

3 Change Console Design

4 Add a User

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................................................................................................................................... 1915 Console Properties

6 Designing Macros

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Part VI

Part VII

Part VIII

Console Player

................................................................................................................................... 1981 Overview

2 Panel Console Operation

Takes

Breakaways

Locks

Diagonal

Takes

Breakaways

Locks

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................................................................................................................................... 2113 Grid Console Operation

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Diagonal

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Firing Salvos & Macros

Configuration Storage

................................................................................................................................... 2221 Backing Up Your Data

2 Restoring Backed Up Data

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Introduction

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1 Introduction

TyLinx ProTM is a suite of professional level tools that provides configuration, design and control of audio/video content routing and control environments. This documentation provides an overview of the TyLinx Pro

1.1 Overview

solution along with detailed information concerning how to best use these tools.

TyLinx ProTM is comprised of several software components that address the needs of the various job functions typically found in an audio/video routing environment. These job functions are Administrator, Designer, and Operator. The Administrator is the person responsible for installation, setup and configuration of routing resources and has the highest level of system accessibility. The Designer is the person who uses configured resources to create operational views for Operators. In many installations the Administrator and Designer will be the same person(s) and in some cases all three job functions shall be performed by one or more persons. The output of Designer activities is one or more Operator Consoles which are used to control routing switchers and other hardware resources. The Operator makes use of Operator Consoles to access audio/video content for staging, presentation, broadcast, and non-linear editing.

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Each of the three types of users interact with a system using three different client applications. Access to each of the client applications is controlled through a user login. Users configured in a given system are identified as either Administrator, Designer, or Operator. Administrators have authority to access all three client components but are primarily concerned with Device Utilities; Designers may access Console Designer and Console Player; and Operators may only access Console Player and only those consoles assigned to them by the Designer.

This section provides an overview of each of the Client Components that comprise TyLinx Pro defines how each of these components serve to fulfill the needs of the Administrator, Designer and Operator.

1.1.1 Device Server

Device Server

The Device Server is a Windows Service that starts when the computer upon which it is installed starts. It sits in an idle state until called upon by one of the client applications. When called upon, the Device Server expects that all physical channels (serial, TCP/IP, and UDP/IP) to which routers are connected are immediately available for its use. However, when not active and when all client applications have been closed, the Device Server will free all physical channels.

To perform any device control functions, one or more devices must be configured into the TyLinxPro database. The Device Server then accesses device configuration to gain control over attached

TyLinx ProTM Architecture

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devices.

1.1.2 Device Utilities

Device Utilities is a client application that is used by Administrators to add devices, test their connections, and perform various configuration level activities with respect to such devices.

1.1.3 Console Designer

The Console Designer is a client application used by Designers to create Operator control consoles. An Operator control console contains the controls needed to perform switching of audio/video routing switchers as well as control content sources and destinations.

1.1.4 Console Player

The Console Player is a client application used by Operators to control audio/video equipment. When a user logs in, Player loads only those console to which the user has been assigned access. Thus access to system resources is primarily controlled by the consoles which a particular user may access.

Installation

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2 Installation

Installation

Requirements for TyLinx Pro:

1. PC Compatible running Windows XP SP2 or Vista

2. 512MB of memory, 1GB or more recommended for routers larger than 32x32

3. 1GHz or faster processor

4. 1024x768 or higher resolution

5. Microsoft SQL Express 2005 (installs during TyLinx Pro installation)

6. .NET Framework 3.5 (install during TyLinx Pro installation)

To install TyLinx Pro, place the CD into the drive. If autorun is enabled the setup will start automatically. If autorun is not enabled, choose the CD drive from Windows Explorer and double click setup.exe. The setup wizard will ask you several question including agreeing to the end user's licensing agreement (EULA). Once agreed to click the Next button until the installation begins. You will be given the opportunity to set the installation folder for the application. It is recommended that you leave this at its default setting but not required.

After the installation process is complete you will have 3 new icons on your desktop called TyLinx Pro

Device Utilities, TyLinx Pro Console Designer and TyLinx Pro Console Player. Please refer to the

appropriate help sections for those applications.

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3 Quick Start

Quick Start

The following section contains procedures to do a "simple and quick" setup of your router. For more advanced setup and configurations see details in the "Admin Utilities", "Console Designer", and "Console Player" sections of this manual.

Install TyLinx Pro from the CD included with your order. TyLinx Pro can also be downloaded from the Sierra Video Website http://sierravideo.com/en_software.html

Three icons are placed on your PC desktop.

Open “Admin Utilities”.

Enter the login name and password. Click on “Login”.

Note:

The factory default login name is “admin”; the Password is “password” (case sensitive).

From the Admin Utilities screen, select “Device Setup” tab.

To add a serial device;

Select "Add Serial Device"

Enter the connection information for the device and select “Apply”.

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Note:

The connection can be tested by pressing "Test" before proceeding.

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After selecting "Apply", select "Retrieve Router Information" to read the router's current configuration.

To add a Network device;

Select "Add Network Device"

Enter the connection information for the device and select “Apply”.

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After selecting "Apply", select "Retrieve Router Information" to read the router's current configuration.

** A demo router can be added by clicking on "Add Demo Router". This will enable you to "simulate" a router without an actual router attached. When a demo router is selected, proceed to "Player" or "Console Designer".

Note:

Connection settings must match the settings in the device. See specific device users guide for factory defaults or changing communication settings. If a “Connection is Invalid” is displayed, check cabling and internal device settings.

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A screen will display indicating the router’s name, size, and version. This screen allows you to configure the “Player” (router control) screen with basic default switching screens. Place a check in the box and enter a name for the panel if you want to configure a "default" panel and/or grid screen. Click OK when done. In this example the names "Default Panel" and "Default GRID" are used.

Select the "Device Map" tab.

The Device Map screen will show the "Device Server" (your PC), router, and any connected control panels.

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From the Admin Utilities screen (or desktop Icon) select “Launch/ Console Player”.

Enter a login name and password (The factory default login name is “admin”; the Password is “password”, case sensitive).

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The Player screen will have the default consoles made in the previous instructions.

Click on the Default Panel tab. To switch the router, click on a Destination. Select a Source and the level buttons will illuminate, indicating "preset to switch" (enabled). Clicking on a level button will "deselect" the level to be switched. The take button will illuminate (preset). Click on the Take button to initiate the switch.

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Status can be read by hovering over a destination button, with the mouse pointer. The Source currently connected to that Destination will illuminate yellow. You can also hover over a Source button and the Destination(s) that the Source is connected to will illuminate.

Click on the Default GRID tab.

To perform an all-levels take on the grid console, first select all levels (green indicates enabled) then click the node symbol that intersects the input and output. The illustration below demonstrates how to connect Dst 7 to Src 8:

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Admin Utilities

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4 Admin Utilities

Admin Utilities

This section provides a detailed explanation of the Admin Utilities client and how the Administrator uses this tool to register devices into the system and configure them.

4.1 Overview

Overview

TyLinx Pro Admin Utilities version 2.0 introduces full featured configuration to the TyLinx Pro line-up. With this new release the software can do things such as: adjust gains, toggle equalizers, toggle slew rates, setup control panels, and many other options that were not available in the previous release. Admin Utilities is part of a three program suite that allows for the creation of a network of routers for configuration and control. It plays a vital role in this suite by allowing the addition and deletion of devices and the screens to configure the properties in them. This is a brief outline of those screens and what they will enable the user to setup and configure in Sierra Video routers.

Quick summary of Setup Screens

General Screens

 Device Setup – provides a typical view of the devices connected to TyLinx Pro. The devices

are all listed on the outlook bar, which is the box to the far left of the screen that contains the serial and network category groups and devices within those categories. A device is any peripheral that is connected to TyLinx Pro; in the case of 2.0 these devices will only represent Sierra Video routers. With the Device Setup screen all the connection settings can be changed for devices added to TyLinx Pro.

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 Device Map – provides a visual representation of the system topology. You cannot change

connections settings on this screen; however, you can perform all the setup actions available on the Device Setup View. This view also tells you at a glance which of the routers has panels connected and there quantity. Once a device is loaded into TyLinx Pro this screen will show up on startup.

Setup Screens

 Router Communications – the first screen that appears when opening the router setup

window. This screen is used to configure the network and serial port settings in the router.

 Names –changes the Destination, Source, and Level names in the router.

 Salvos – add, delete, and setup salvos in the router.

 Audio Gains – adjusts both the input and output gains in the router, if the levels support the

feature.

 Output Slew – set the slew of an output to either SD or HD on supported levels.

 Input Equalizers –toggles input equalizers on or off for supported levels.

 Room Grouping – configures the room groups in supported routers.

 Alarm Setup Screen – setup the alarms in supported routers.

 Reclockers – adjust reclockers in supported routers.

Advanced Setup

 Dimensions – changes the virtual source, destination, and level size of the router.

 Mapping – virtually maps the router and import/export from Excel.

 Layers – configures the hardware layers in the router and maps them to virtual levels.

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 Microprocessors – upgrades the microprocessor software in the router’s boards.

*TyLinx Pro currently supports Sierra Video Systems routers only.

4.2 Add a Device

Add a Device

Open Admin Utilities;

Select the "Device Map" tab.

The Device Map screen provides a visual representation of the system topology. You cannot change connections settings on this screen; however, you can perform all the setup actions available on the Device Setup View (see "Device Setup"). This view also tells you at a glance which of the routers has panels connected and there quantity. Once a device is loaded into TyLinx Pro this screen will show up on startup.

Device Setup Ribbon Buttons

Change Password – opens a screen where you the user’s password can be changed.

Add Serial Device – adds a serial device to the server.

Add Network Device – adds a network device to the server.

Remove Device –removes a device from the server. The user is prompted with a confirmation dialog

to ensure devices are not deleted accidentally.

Scan for Devices –scans all serial ports router is discovered it will automatically be uploaded to TyLinx Pro.

Add Demo Router –adds a demo router to TyLinx Pro for demonstration purposes.

Setup –opens the general router setup screen.

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ReSync – resynchronize TyLinx Pro with the router. Any changes that have been made to the router

from an outside source will reflect in TyLinx Pro after the resynchronization is complete.

Launch Menu – The Launch menu provides a means to start other applications associated with TyLinx Pro operations. You can launch the other programs simply by clicking on their icon.

Add a Serial Device;

This section is if communication to the router is via a serial connection. For IP communication, skip to the section below "Add a Network Device".

Select Add Serial Device;

A dialog will now appear that looks like the following:

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Enter the serial connections that apply to your router.

Note:

Connection settings must match the settings in the device. See specific device users guide for factory defaults or changing communication settings.

Select Apply;

When communication with the router is successful, the display in the upper right will indicate "Online".

After selecting "Apply", select "Retrieve Router Information" to read the router's current configuration.

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