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.
- On your Kaleido-K2 machine, open the file "C:\iControl\Startup\KG2Config.xml" with Notepad.
- Find the <OtherServices> section.
- Enter the following line:
<Service ServiceLabel="TheRouter" id="10.6.5.8_COM1_YourRouter_00_SLOTXX_MODULEIDXXXX"/>Where:- Save the KG2Config.xml file.
- You need to restart the Kaleido-K2 system, to be able to recognize the alias you just created.
Example of a KG2Config.xml:
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Configuring the Router Reference Table
It is now time to configure the physical connection between the Kaleido and the Router.
- From within your KEdit connect online to your Kaleido-K2 (select "Open" from "File" menu and then select "Online" or press "Ctrl-O" and choose the Kaleido-K2).
- Select "Router Reference Table" from the "View" menu or press "F4" to display the "Router Reference Table".
- From the Router Reference Table select the "New" button. You are ready to create a new entry in the Router Reference Table.
- An entry is used to inform the Kaleido about the link between an output of the router and an input of the Kaleido-K2.
- In the Router ID field, put the alias you created for your Router.
- In the Router Level, put the level of your router (0 based). Note that if you have several levels (e.g. 0 for Video, 1 for audio), you can enter the two levels separated by a comma (e.g. 0, 1). If you have more than one level, the cross points will be set on all the levels, thus you need to be sure that the levels are identically wired (i.e. the input 1 of the video level must have its audio on the input 1 of the audio level).
- In the Router Output field, put the output of the router you are configuring.
- And in the Kaleido Input field, put the equivalent Kaleido input, i.e. the input that is connected to the router output you just entered.
- When you're done click on the Ok button.
- You should see the new entry in the Router Reference Table.
- Repeat this for all the Kaleido Inputs that are connected to 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.
- From within your KEdit connect online to your Kaleido-K2 (select "Open" from "File" menu and then select "Online" or press "Ctrl-O" and choose the Kaleido-K2).
- Select the destination monitor, that is, the monitor that will receive the new router input.
- Right-click on the monitor and select Unlock Monitor from the popup menu. The Monitor border will turn yellow, indicating it is unlocked, and you now have access to the individual components inside it.
- Select the Video Component and select "Configuration Panel" from the "View" menu or press "F5" or double-click on the video Component to display the "Configuration Panel".
- In the Assignment tab, you have a field called Router Input. This field shows you the current router source viewed in this Video Component.
- Enter a new source input, and then click on the Apply button.
- The cross point should have been set. Note that for this to work, your Kaleido input must have been configured in the Router Reference Table.
Using the pop-up menu
You can use the mouse of the Kaleido-K2 system to change cross points.
- Go on your Kaleido-K2 and with your mouse, right-click on a Video Component whose input is configured within the Router Reference Table. A popup menu should appear.
- Click on the "Router Cross Point" item.
- Then choose the router source you want to have (note that we show you the label associated with the input), and click on it.
- The cross point should have been set. You can verify it using the pop-up menu: a check mark should appear beside the current router source associated to this Video Component. Note that if the Video input has been configured for more than one level (in the Router Reference Table), then the cross point has been set on all the levels.
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:
- Open KEdit
- Select "Open" from the "File" menu and then the "Online..." menu item or press the "Ctrl-O" keys.
- Select the Kaleido-K2 from the list.
- Click on the "Open" button.
- Open the Action Browser by selecting "Action Browser" from the "View" menu or by pressing the F9 key.
- Select the "New" button, the "Action Configuration" dialog should appear.
- Enter a name to associate with the Action in the "Name" field.
- Click in the "Type" column of the first row and select "Router Cross Point". The Router Cross Point Configuration dialog should appear.
- In the Router ID field, put the alias you created for your Router.
- In the Router Output field, put the output of the router you want to change.
- In the Router Level, put the level of your router (0 based).
- And in the Router Input field, put the input you want to set.
- Click on the "Ok" button.
- Click on the "Save" button.
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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