Technicolor - Thomson 8900NET Installation

8900NET Instruction Manual 9

Installation

Installation

This section describes placing the module in the Gecko 8900 frame and

cabling the communications ports. Procedures for power-up, DIP switch

settings, and network conﬁguration of the module are described in fol-

lowing sections.

Module Placement in the Gecko 8900 Frame

There are ten cell locations in the frame to accommodate either analog or

digital modules. These are the left ten locations. Refer to Figure 3.

The two cells on the right are allocated for the power supplies. For addi-

tional information concerning the Power Supply module, refer to the

8900

Series Frames Instruction Manual

.

The third cell from the right is allocated for the 8900NET Network Interface

or Frame Monitor module. For additional information concerning the

Frame Monitor module, refer to the

Gecko 8900 Series Frames Instruction

Manual

.

Figure 3. 8900 Series Frame

Note

The 8900NET module can be plugged in and removed from a Gecko 8900

Series frame with power on. When power is applied to the module, LED indi-

cators reﬂect the initialization process (see

Power Up

on page 16).

Frame Monitor

or 8900NET Network

Interface Module

(

only

)

Any 8900 Module Power

Supplies

(only)

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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