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Monitoring
This section provides an explanation of the status tabs available when using DashBoard to
monitor the ASI-310. For a more complete description of DashBoard and its capabilities, refer to
the DashBoard User Manual.
Product Tab
The Product tab displays read-only information that is useful in discussing the operation of the
card with Ross Video’s Technical Support staff.
Alarms Status Tab
The Alarms status tab displays the ASI and 310 data rates and 310 null rate, which are the same
as those on the GPIO Status tab. It also displays the state of each of the monitored conditions.
The alarm conditions listed in the Alarms status tab are qualified by the selections made on the
Alarms setup tab.
• Card Status — Any error conditions that are enabled on the Alarms setup tab are
reported in the Card Status field (red indicator) when they occur. Alarm conditions that
are disabled (the corresponding box in the Alarms setup tab is unselected) are not
reported in the Card Status field.
• Incoming ASI — This field reports the speed and the packet size of the ASI input signal.
• Incoming SMPTE 310 — This field reports the speed and the packet size of the SMPTE
310 input signal
• Outgoing 310 NULL Rate — This field reports the percentage of null packets in the 310
output. If the ASI input data rate is equal to or greater than the 310 output rate, it is
essential that it contain enough null packets to allow the output data rate to be maintained
by deleting null packets when necessary. If not, the 310 output null rate is at or near 0%
and it is likely that the converter will eventually have to delete payload (i.e. non-null)
packets due to peaks in the incoming data-rate. This is a major error condition, which
normally changes the Card Status indicator to red.
• Unsupported Rear Module — This field reports when the ASI-310 does not work
properly with this rear module; for example, it may be missing jacks that are essential for
the ASI-310's operation.
• ASI Video Type — This field reports when the ASI input is connected but is not
recognized as ASI.
• OSD — This field reports when the ASI/OSD output has been switched to OSD mode,
which is a serious error if you are using the ASI signal in downstream equipment. If you
are not using the ASI output, this is not an error condition and you can disable this alarm.
• ASI Video — This field reports when the ASI input signal is not connected.
• 310 Video — This field reports when the SMPTE 310 input signal is not connected or its
data rate is incorrect.
• Overflow (ASI) — This field reports that the ASI input data rate, minus any nulls, is
higher than the 310 Output rate. Consequently, data is being lost from the Transport
Stream.
• Unknown Rear Module — This field reports when the ASI-310 does not recognize this
rear module and thus may not work properly.