Configuring Features

How to configure router cross point control on the Kaleido-K2?

The Kaleido-K2 can control an external router to change its cross points. To be able to do so you should have a Router supported by Miranda (contact your Miranda dealer to find out which routers are currently supported).

You first need to install the Router Control Software to be able to control your router. Typically the software is installed on an External computer, and the Router is connected to this computer using a serial port. Please see the Router Control user's manual for more information on how to install and configure your Router Control software.

Once you have your Router Control software installed and configured, you will need to configure the Kaleido-K2 to be able to deal with your router. Each configured router has a Miranda Long ID that enables us to identify that device on the network. You will first need to retrieve this Long ID, then create an alias for it, and finally configure the Router Reference Table that identifies the physical connections between the Kaleido and the Router.

Getting the Router's Long ID

Case 1: The router is installed on a Miranda Application Server ("Appserver")  

/usr/local/iControl/bin/tmp/

There, you will find the Long ID of all routers installed on the Appserver. Identify the router you need from it's name, which will be embedded in the Long ID, e.g.:

10.6.5.8_COM1_YourRouter_00_SLOTXX_MODULEIDXXXX

 

Case 2: The router is installed on the Kaleido

C:\iRouter\iControl\bin\tmp

There, you will find the Long ID of all routers installed on the Kaleido. Identify the router you need from it's name, which will be embedded in the Long ID, e.g.:

10.6.5.8_COM1_YourRouter_00_SLOTXX_MODULEIDXXXX

Creating an Alias for the Router's Long ID

After finding the router's ID you can create an alias, which is a "nickname" you could use while configuring your Kaleido. Here are the steps to create an alias. If you prefer to use the router's Long ID you can skip this section, but we highly recommend you to use the alias.

Example of a KG2Config.xml:

Configuring the Router Reference Table

It is now time to configure the physical connection between the Kaleido and the Router.

Once you have configured your Router Reference Table, you can control your router. There are several ways to control the router, all of which are explained here.

Using KEdit

You can change cross points using the KEdit. This function is available only in online mode.

Using the pop-up menu

You can use the mouse of the Kaleido-K2 system to change cross points.

Using an Action

You can also use Actions to change cross points.

Here are the steps to create the Action that will change a cross point:

The Action is now created and it should appear in the list of the Action Browser. To be useful this Action needs to be associated with a Trigger. Here is how to configure your Layout so the defined Action will be executed when a Video Component is clicked:

The Action is now assigned to the single click Trigger of the selected Video Component. To test what you just configured go on your Kaleido-K2 and, using the mouse, click on the Video to which you assigned the Action. You should have your cross point changed to what you configured.

Note that you can also launch this action using the Gateway. See the user's manual for more information on how to do this.


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