Technicolor - Thomson 8900NET Older and Legacy Module Support

26 8900NET Instruction Manual

Using the 8900NET GUI

During initial polling, modules that do not respond immediately may tran-

sition to a WARNING, MODULE NOT RESPONDING status. In this case, this is a tem-

porary status until a maximum number of sequential attempts fail and a

Fault is reported.

Note The ﬁrst release of 8960DEC module code causes a Fault condition because

it never responds on the Frame Bus. There is no way for the 8900NET module

to tell the difference between a fully functional early release of 8900DEC and

a module whose Frame Bus Interface has failed.

Note Early releases of the 8960ENC, 8950DAC, 8950ADC, 8920DAC, 8920ADC,

and the 8916 signal a warning condition due to limited capability over the

Frame Bus. All of these, except the 8916, can be upgraded by the user with

fully capable Frame Bus software.

Frame Properties

The Properties section on the Frame Status page reports:

•Vendor name,

•Number of media module slots,

• Software version (installed on the 8900NET module),

•Network Conﬁg (whether the network conﬁguration is stored on the

8900NET module or on the frame backplane, depending on frame

model). Refer to Network Conﬁguration Storage on page 22.

Older and Legacy Module Support

8900 and legacy Grass Valley modules that can reside in the 8900TFN frame

are supported to different degrees by the 8900NET module. A compati-

bility matrix describing the hardware versions, software update methods

requiredm, and remote control features of the various modules supported

by the 8900 frames and 8900NET module is located in the Compatibility

Matrix on page 65.

Note When the 8900NET is ﬁrst installed or when many modules are installed

simultaneously, it may take some time for the 8900NET to poll, update status

and build the HTML pages, especially if there are modules that do not

respond as expected, such as legacy modules. During these periods the

Frame Status Page may fall behind temporarily until the 8900NET board can

catch up and present a true current status.

Contents

Main Contacting Grass Valley Grass Valley Web Site Contents 8900NET Network Interface Module Preface Appendix Index Preface About This Manual Page 8900NET Network Interface Module 8900NET Features Introduction Remote Control Panel Basic Network Design Installation Module Placement in the Gecko 8900 Frame Page Cabling RS-232 Communication Port Cable Frame Alarm Page 8900NET Instruction Manual 13 If the PC uses a 25-pin RS-232 connector, use a cable adapter as shown in Figure 7. The 25-pin adaptor is available from Grass Valley as part of cable kit model 8900CAB. Ethernet Cable Point-to-Point Connection Local Area Network (LAN) Connection Figure 9 illustrates the cable connection for a LAN connection to a network hub. Power Up Power Up The possible LED status and conditions indicated are shown in Table 1. 8900NET Instruction Manual 17 Monitor Module Indicator LEDs Enabling Alarms and Fan Speed Control Option Establishing Frame Network Identity NetCong Application Good Networking Practices Setting Frame Network Identity Page Network Conguration Storage Web Browser Setup Web Browser Notes Addressing the Frame URL Default MAC (machine) Address Using the 8900NET GUI 8900 Frame Interface Frame Status Page 8900NET Instruction Manual 25 Using the 8900NET GUI Module Slot Status Module Slot Status icons report one of the following (Table 4): Frame Properties Older and Legacy Module Support Legacy Module Support Frame Conguration Page 8900NET Module Interface Viewing Network Module Status Network Module Conguration for SNMP SNMP Agent Installation Page Page SNMP Report Activation Media Module Slot Conguration Locate Module Slot Identication Hardware Switch Controls Slot SNMP Trap Reports Module ID and Network Parameters Rebooting the NET Module Updating Software Overview Software Update Procedure Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 8900NET Instruction Manual 49 Using the 8900NET GUI Figure 32. Serial Port Console and PC Network Connections Page Page Update Processing Details 8900NET Instruction Manual 53 Specications Specications Service Troubleshooting GUI Operation Cannot Open Any of the Frames Web Pages Page Page Cannot modify parameters on Web Page Cannot Connect to the Frame From a VTECS1 VideoFrame Control Panel Page Page Page 62 8900NET Instruction Manual Functional Description Functional Description Refer to the block diagram in Figure 37 while reading the following func- tional description. Temperature Sensing Page Page 8900NET Instruction Manual 65 Appendix Compatibility Matrix 66 8900NET Instruction Manual Appendix Control and Monitoring Support Control and Monitoring Notes 8900FLOADCBL Assembly Page Index Numerics A B C J L M N O V W