Channels, Layouts and Alarms Management. Alto MAC 2.2

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6 Channels, Layouts and Alarms Management

The channels, layouts and alarm conditions are defined using the K-Edit software. A channel is an ensemble of signals that drives a monitor. It includes some or all of the following: video, audio, tallies,

UMDs, text labels and status. Layouts are designed to use and display this information conveniently. The channels, layouts and alarms created with K-Edit may be uploaded to the Kaleido-Alto/Quad internal hard disk as sets to suit different applications; this library of channels may then be used by the Kaleido-

Alto/Quad to be displayed on the multi-image output.

These pre-defined sets of layouts may be activated using the Open Layout control panel. Channels and alarms are loaded through layouts. Click the Open icon button in the toolbar to access the Open Layout panel. In this panel figures the list of available layouts, and two additional folders for the Alarms and

Channels. Selecting an item and clicking OK will load it and display it on-screen.

Figure 6.1 Open Layout Panel

When changes are made to the monitors, such as renaming or input re-assignment, these layout-type changes can be saved as well. Click the Save icon button on the toolbar; the Save Copy As panel will appear. Assign a name to the layout and click OK to save. Note that you can create new folders to store layouts that have been modified.

Figure 6.3 Save Copy As panel

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7 Andromeda Port Settings

The Andromeda port settings are set by default to:

BaudRate

Parity

Handshake

9600 no

False

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The Andromeda controller may be set to a different BaudRate. In this case, it is possible to change the default port settings of the Alto/Quad from an .XML configuration file inside the Kaleido-Alto/Quad. This configuration is not accessible through the menu and must be accessed through an FTP session.

1 - From your computer, open a Command Prompt (DOS command).

The following instructions must be done in the Command Prompt.

2- At the DOS prompt, change the directory to the temporary directory

3- Open an FTP session to the Kaleido-Alto/Quad by typing “ftp <IP Address>” and log in as the "super user" user by typing “su”. Change the remote directory to Formats and retrieve the system.xml file.

Note: You should keep your ftp session open to put back the file.

4- At this point the file is in your temporary folder. You have to modify the file to meet your needs. Open the file and modify it; you may use Notepad for this.

You can change the settings for the following:

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Baudrate

To modify the Baudrate, just change the 9600 to, for example, 38400:

Old line:

<prop name="ANDROMEDA_BAUDRATE" val="9600"></prop>

New line:

<prop name="ANDROMEDA_BAUDRATE" val="38400"></prop>

Parity

The parity values are,

0

1

2

3

4 no, odd, even, mark, space.

To modify the parity from no to even for example,

Old line:

<prop name="ANDROMEDA_PARITY" val="0"></prop>

New line:

<prop name="ANDROMEDA_PARITY" val="2"></prop>

Handshake

The handshake values are,

0

1

False,

True,

To modify the handshake from False to True for example,

Old line:

<prop name="ANDROMEDA_HANDSHAKE" val="0"></prop>

New line:

<prop name="ANDROMEDA_HANDSHAKE" val="1"></prop>

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5- Now save the file and put it back in the Alto/Quad.

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