Tektronix MTM400 MTM400 Configuration Files

MTM400 Configuration Files

Configuration files provide a means of supplying and storing all stream-related, user-definable parameters active in an RTM device. Configuration files may be complete, containing all parameters, or partial, containing only those parameters that require changing. The files are composed in XML (Extensible Markup Language) format and can contain sections relating to all aspects of configuration; template information can also be included. The files can be viewed in Internet Explorer or they can be viewed and edited in a text editor, for example, Microsoft Notepad. (See also Configuration File Structure in the MTM400 MPEG Transport Stream Monitor Programmer Manual.)

The concept of configuration files allows uniformity in setup to be achieved at a range of locations (RTM devices), especially where scheduling is supported. An additional facility allows weekly schedules to be written for each stream, which instructs the MTM400 to load configuration slots at specific times and days during the week (see Scheduling, page 3-91).

In MTM400, configuration settings are held in 'storage slots'; eight storage slots are available for each stream. The contents of a storage slot must be applied to the 'active' area (active configuration) before it is implemented.

	RTM Device	Data
Active Configuration
		Store to Slot...
		Config File 1
Select Slot...	Slot 1	Config File 2
	Slot 2	Download Slot...
		Config File 3
	Slot 3
	Slot 8	Config File 'n'
		Upload Slot...
		Config File
		<name>

Client PC

Figure 3-35: Configuration file handling

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