Specifications
DashBoard
The DashBoard control system allows remote access to
multiple pieces of Ross Video equipment, including
OpenGear
®
cards, Carbonite production switchers, and
BlackStorm
™
video servers. From the DashBoard client
you can control the various cards in your OpenGear
®
frame, load media into a channel on BlackStorm
™
, or set
up a Chroma Key on Carbonite.
Download and install the latest version of DashBoard
from http://www.opengear.tv/. Review the documentation
that comes with DashBoard for information on installing
and launching DashBoard.
Note: If you are using Carbonite eXtreme, you must use
DashBoard 6.0 BETA, or higher.
Connecting to the Switcher
You must manually connect DashBoard to the switcher
to establish communications. Once connected, DashBoard
will remember the connection until you remove it.
To Manually Connect to Carbonite from
DashBoard
You need the IP address of your switcher to connect to
it manually from DashBoard.
1.
Click File > New > TCP/IP openGear
Frame.
2.
In the IP Address eld, enter the IP address of
the switcher frame.
Tip: The IP address can be found by pressing MENU
> SYSTEM > NEXT > NEXT > IP Addr.
3.
In the Display Name eld, enter the name you
want to appear in the Tree View.
4.
On the Port list, select 5253.
5.
Click Finish.
The switcher frame appears in the Tree View.
6.
Expand the frame indicator to show the device
interface indicators.
7.
Double-click on a device interface indicator to
view it in the device editor.
•
Live Assist — controls the keyers and
transition area of the switcher
•
Status — provides the current status of the
switcher
Status
The Status node provides a read only overview of the
state of a number of important switcher components and
equipment.
The following items are available on the Status node:
• Software Version — the current version of the
software running on the switcher
• Serial Number — the serial number of the frame
• Video Mode — the video format that the switcher
is operating in
• Video Reference Source — the source of video
reference to the switcher
• External Reference — the video format of the
external reference, if connected
• Reference — status of whether the switcher has
locked to the reference format
• Field Dominance — the switching eld
• Ancillary Mode — how ancillary data is handled
(strip or pass)
• Temperature — status of the ambient temperature
in the frame
• CPU Temperature (C) — the temperature of the
frame CPU in degrees Celsius
• FPGA Temperature (C) — the temperature of
the frame FPGA in degrees Celsius
• Fan #1 — status of fan 1 in the frame (left fan)
• Fan #2 — status of fan 2 in the frame (right fan)
• Timecode — the current timecode being received
by the switcher
Configuration
The Conguration node provides a graphical interface
to switcher settings such as Reference, Inputs, Outputs,
and MultiViewer settings of the switcher. You can switch
between the different by selecting the tabs at the bottom
of the DashBoard window.
Note: Carbonite Configuration in DashBoard requires a screen
resolution of 1920×1080.
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