NK Series Router Control Panels

You can create a CustomPanel to control Ross Video NK Series video routers. PanelBuilder includes special tools for making the creation of a router control panel easy.

For comprehensive information about NK Series routers and Internet Protocol Servers, consult the user manuals that came with your NK Series router system.

Router control panels created in PanelBuilder typically include the following components:

A list of Internet Protocol Server (IPS) selectors. An IPS is a device that controls one or more routers. An IPS selector list enables you to choose a set of routers to control.

A list of levels. Levels are logical groups of inputs and outputs. Levels ensure that a certain set of inputs can only be routed to a certain set of outputs. This is useful in facilities that deal with multiple video formats, to prevent routing of one signal format to a device that expects to receive a different format.

One or more lists of sources. Sources are video router inputs.

One or more lists of destinations. Destinations are video router outputs.

A group of functions. Functions are router commands, such as chop, take, configure, etc.

A level status table. The level status table lists levels and the sources and destinations associated with them.

To create a router control panel, you create a CustomPanel, then add the components listed above.

Interface Design Tips:

Do not place lists of sources, destinations, or levels in the same container component as an IPS, or in a higher-level container. These lists must reference an IPS that is at a higher level in the component hierarchy.

Place lists of sources, destinations, or levels in container components that include scrollbars. This is important because these lists usually have a lot of buttons.

By default, the buttons in a list are all in one row. If there are a lot of buttons, this may not be a usable interface. You can create a table with the maximum elements per row specified, and then edit the panel source to move the list into a row of the table. The buttons are then displayed as a matrix.

You can achieve the same effect by creating a simplegrid tag in the source, instead of a table.

 

To create a CustomPanel for use as a router control panel:

1.Create a new CustomPanel.

When prompted to specify the panel type, choose NK Data Source Canvas.

For information about how to create a new panel, see Creating a CustomPanel.

2.Press Ctrl+G to enter edit mode.

Grid lines appear on the panel.

The Edit Mode toolbar now includes buttons for adding router control components, as shown in (Figure 1.34).

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Figure 1.34  - Edit Mode Toolbar Including NK Buttons for Adding NK Router Controls

3.Double-click the panel to open the Edit Component window.

4.On the ABS Attributes tab, in the Data Source/Device Control area, ensure that the NK Series Routers check box is selected.

5.Beside the NK Series Routers check box, click configure.

The Select IPS dialog appears.

6.Click the IPS you want to associate with your router control panel, and then click OK.

7.Click Apply and Close.

To Add a list of IPS selectors:

1.On the Edit Mode toolbar, click the NK IPS button.

Tip: If the NK IPS button is not visible, click the NK NK button to reveal the NK IPS button.

2.Drag a box on the panel to define the list area.

A row of buttons appears. Each button represents one IPS, which can be selected by the user.

To insert a list of destinations:

1.Create a container component, such as a basic canvas, to contain the list.

Note: Do not place lists of destinations in the same container component as an IPS selector, or in a higher-level container. These lists must reference an IPS selector that is at a higher level in the component hierarchy.

2.On the Edit Mode toolbar, click the NK DST button.

Tip: If the NK DST button is not visible, click the NK NK button to reveal the NK DST button.

3.Drag a box on the panel to define the list area.

The Insert into Component dialog appears.

4.Do one of the following, and then click Ok:

If you want to include all destinations in the list, select the Show all (dynamic) check box.

If you want to include only some destinations, deselect the Show all (dynamic) check box, and then select the individual destinations you want to include in the list.

The destination buttons appear.

To insert a list of sources:

1.Create a container component, such as a blankblank canvas, to contain the list.

Note: Do not place lists of sources in the same container component as an IPS selector, or in a higher-level container. These lists must reference an IPS selector that is at a higher level in the component hierarchy.

2.On the Edit Mode toolbar, click the NK SRC button.

Tip: If the NK SRC button is not visible, click the NK NK button to reveal the NK SRC button.

3.Drag a box on the panel to define the list area.

The Insert into Component dialog appears.

4.Do one of the following, and then click Ok:

If you want to include all sources in the list, select the Show all (dynamic) check box.

If you want to include only some sources, deselect the Show all (dynamic) check box, and then select the individual sources you want to include in the list.

The source buttons appear.

To insert a list of levels:

1.Create a container component, such as a basic canvas, to contain the list.

Note: Do not place lists of levels in the same container component as an IPS selector, or in a higher-level container. These lists must reference an IPS selector that is at a higher level in the component hierarchy.

2.On the Edit Mode toolbar, click the NK Level button.

Tip: If the NK Level button is not visible, click the NK NK button to reveal the NK Level button.

3.Drag a box on the panel to define the list area.

The Insert into Component dialog appears.

4.Do one of the following, and then click Ok:

If you want to include all levels in the list, select the Show all (dynamic) check box.

If you want to include only some levels, deselect the Show all (dynamic) check box, and then select the individual levels you want to include in the list.

The levels buttons appear.

To insert a function button:

1.On the Edit Mode toolbar, click the NK Func button.

Tip: If the NK Func button is not visible, click the NK NK button to reveal the NK Func button.

Tip: The configure function inserts a configure button in the panel. This enables users to open the Switchboard configuration dialog, where they can configure the sources, destinations, and levels assigned to a particular IPS.

2.Drag a box on the panel to define the button area.

The function button appears.

To insert a level status table:

1.On the Edit Mode toolbar, click the Insert a level status table button.

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2.Drag a box on the panel to define the table area.

The Insert into Component dialog appears.

3.In the Status Table Type area, select one of the following:

Show status for all destinations

Show status for currently selected destination

4.From the scrolling list, select a scrolling option:

True — use vertical and/or horizontal scroll bar, if needed.

False — do not use scroll bars.

Vertical — add a vertical scroll bar.

Horizontal — add a horizontal scroll bar.

Always — always use vertical and horizontal scroll bars.

5.Click Ok.

The level status table appears.