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1. Firefox 3 5 or higher Internet Explorer 6 0 or higher Opera 10 0 or higher 3 2 SNMP interface Multicon GYDA supports SNMP version 1 2c or 3 over UDP following SMI version 2 0 according to relevant RFCs RFC1157 Case J M Fedor M Schoffstall and J Davin The Simple Network Management Protocol STD 15 RFC 1157 May 1990 RFC2578 McCloghrie K Perkins D and J Schoenwaelder Structure of Management Information Version 2 SMlv2 STD 58 RFC 2578 April 1999 RFC1901 The SNMPv2 Working Group Case J McCloghrie K Rose M and S Waldbusser Introduction to Community based SNMPv2 RFC 1901 January 1996 RFC2574 Blumenthal U and B Wijnen The User Based Security Model for Version 3 of the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMPv3 RFC 2574 April 1999 The following security features are supported User defined community strings v1 or v2c User based Security Model v3 only Possible to turn off v1 v2c support All alarms are sent as SNMP traps with user selectable filtering 3 3 Control Panel interface Multicon GYDA uses Modular Router Protocol Nevion proprietary over TCP IP for communication with control panels The protocol is open for third party integration and the specification is available as a separate manual document 3 4 Configuration interface Multicon GYDA uses Device Configuration Protocol Nevion proprietary over TCP IP for setup of the system The protocol
2. 5 7 About page The ABOUT tab presents software and hardware revision information for the controller and technical support information It is possible to click on the software version to view the software change log that details new features and corrections implemented for this software version Multicon CONFIG MANUALS Multicon Software version 3 2 0 build 1868 Hardware version 2 4 Contact information Technical support Phone 47 90 60 99 99 07 00 22 00 CET Email support nevion com Company headquarters Mevion Phone 47 33 48 99 99 Fax 47 33 48 99 96 Website www nevion com Figure 25 Multicon Web interface ABOUT tab nevion com 32 Multicon Rev 6 6 GYDA web interface The GYDA tab gives you an overview of your entire Flashlink system where you can drill down to each individual card view current status information and make configuration changes as required Note that if the Multicon web page is loaded before the GYDA application is started then the GYDA tab below may not be shown Please issue a hard refresh of the page using Cirl F5 in your browser to show the GYDA tab in this case 6 1 Flashlink sub system view Multicon GYDA can control and monitor up to 79 modules in a total of 8 frames note Multicon GYDA ONE is limited to 9 modules in one frame This is illustrated in the figure below You access this page by clicking on the GYDA tab from the top level menu Mul
3. nevion Multicon Multicon GYDA Flashlink Element Manager Multicon VX SLC VikinX Sublime System Controller Multicon VX MOD VikinX Modular System Controller User manual Rev 6 Multicon Rev 6 Nevion Support Nevion Europe Nevion USA P O Box 1020 1600 Emerson Avenue 3204 Sandefjord Norway Oxnard CA 93033 USA Support phone 1 47 33 48 99 97 Toll free North America 866 515 0811 Support phone 2 47 90 60 99 99 Outside North America 1 805 247 8560 E mail support nevion com See http www nevion com support for service hours for customer support globally Revision history Current revision of this document is the uppermost in the table below Rev Repl Date Sign Change description OOOO AAA AAA rr al i 2012 10 01 Info about external RJ45 connection 2012 09 07 Updated text describing upgrade possibilities a A O Ea nevion com 2 Multicon Rev 6 Contents IPEOQUCNOVEIVMIEW errors ani 5 PP 5 E al A A tana a rng ss ara as ai 6 ASE AAA a 6 2 SYSIEM arChileCiUfe a ella 7 Zaino 7 22VIKNA SUDO 9 2 3 VIKINA MO QU sr A eee iii 10 Sie Cll CATO casio 12 Veil cid EM o UA A o ee S A 12 o 2 ONMP ING aCe cedo clonar aan ts Nest tas aaa 12 3 0 GONMOMPANel Mende needed 12 ER GOMIGUIAlION INCH ACS e la eel al penal ds 12 A O da a js 12 S 06 PEIIONNANC sie V A 13 du FTON VIE Wide ds esot das inn 13 30 Real MW irc 14 3 9 Haraware SPeCiICallOn Su 14 O AN ee Re nen ee
4. Guest Oper Admin SNMP Control control level Figure 17 Nevion Configurator Add new group Rev 6 When password protection is enabled the following Web interface access rights may be assigned to user groups using the Nevion Configurator None No access to the Web interface Guest Read only access can t acknowledge alarms or re configure modules Oper Operator access has access to acknowledging alarms and re configuring modules Eng Engineering access with full access rights excluding CONFIG tab Admin Full rights including the CONFIG tab To add new users click New to open the following dialog Enter information as requested and select the appropriate group with the desired access rights for this user General Name MyUser Alias Description User type Default user system generated ID 4 Password PE Confirm Password a Access level 255 Figure 18 Nevion Configurator Add new user nevion com 27 Multicon Rev 6 5 5 2 Date and time setup The date and time page allows you to set the local time zone for the controller Note that the controller always operates in UTC time internally The local time zone is only used for the Web interface You have the option of specifying the current date and time manually from the Web interface The time should be relative to the time zone set above Alternatively it is also possible to specify a N
5. REPRESENTATIVE Established within EEA Date of Issue 2009 08 01 Place of Issue Not applicable Sandefjord Norway Administration on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products Nevion HQ Nevion Europe P O Box 1020 3204 Sandefjord Norway Tel 47 33 48 9999 Fax 47 33 48 99 98 www nevion com
6. added to a system before attempting to modify license keys nevion com 18 Multicon Rev 6 4 4 Firewall VLAN configuration In order for multiple Multicon controllers and the Nevion Configurator to work a few select ports must be open These are described below Port 80 is required for communication between the Multicon Web interface and the Multicon controller and must always be open Port 2836 2837 and 2838 are required for communication between Multicon controllers that are configured in the same system Port 3972 is required for communication between the Nevion Configurator and Multicon controllers control panels and routers in the system The Nevion Configurator uses broadcast to detect devices and requires that all devices in the system are on the same IP sub net Port 4381 is required for communication between Multicon controllers and control panels and routers in the system Port Type Description VII C A Web browser gt Multicon controller Multicon gt Multicon Multicon gt Multicon Multicon gt Multicon 3972 TCP UDP Nevion Configurator to device communication Nevion Configurator gt Multicon Control Panel Sublime routers 4381 TCP MRP connections Control Panel gt Multicon Multicon gt Sublime routers In addition any ports used by third party protocol must of course be open nevion com 19 Multicon Rev 6 5 Web Interface Multicon includes a common web interface
7. are clickable links Examples could be another Multicon GYDA GYDA SC GYDA VX AEMS from the Ventura range third party devices etc These are set up by editing the file controllers cfg located on the Compact Flash This file can be uploaded with FTP or placed on the CF offline in a card reader The format is One link per line name lt space gt ip address Example prodi 10 10 10 197 prod2 10 10 10 198 ipgtw1 10 10 10 200 The preferred way of setting up a controller list is through the Nevion Configurator where the file is generated and uploaded at the click of a button network OVERVIEW Ii ALARMS CONFIG MANUALS ABOUT 7 gs pm a a 2 7 gt y i meli T GYDA System controller extern 1 Coll FR2 GYDA 192 168 110 20 GYDA RS GYE controller extern Coll FR3_GYDA 192 168 110 30 Figure 35 Example links to other Multicon GYDAs nevion com 45 Multicon Rev 6 7 3 Using System Overview System Overview enables an operator to see the situation at a glance any cards with an alarm state will be outlined in red and clicking on a card will drill down into the Multicon GYDA interface for that particular card AU SYSTEM ALARMS LOG CONFIG MANUALS ABOUT network 10 100 MB Switch 2 Iber Figure 36 Example system overview 7 4 Creating the System Overview page The preferred method of creating the System Overview page is by means of Micro
8. cable length RS 232 IEEE has specified the maximum cable length for an RS 232 connection to 15m Longer distances can be installed depending on the environmental conditions of the installation site It is the responsibility of the installation personnel to secure a proper installation of the RS 232 connection 10 5 Ethernet connection The connections follow the standard set by the IEEE 802 3 100BaseTX specification The cables that are to be applied should be CAT 5 CAT 5E standard or better It is the responsibility of the installation personnel to secure a proper installation of the Ethernet connection 10 6 External RS422 Flashlink connection It is possible to connect Multicon GYDA in an N BOX housing to Flashlink Compact units using an RJ45 connector on the back plane of the Multicon card This is also referred to COM3 in the figure above and provides the ability to connect to the RS422 Flashlink bus externally instead of internally within a frame Physically the connection between the COM3 port on the Multicon GYDA back plane and the Flashlink Compact units is performed using a Shielded Twisted Pair STP Cat5 cable To avoid any ground issues with connecting a Multicon GYDA in an N BOX to a Flashlink Compact unit it is required to use Shielded Twisted Pair STP Cat5 cables for interconnecting the COM3 port on the Multicon GYDA with the Flashlink Compact units nevion com 57 Multicon Rev 6 Multicon in an N BOX
9. debugging purposes and is generally only used when instructed by Nevion Support The commands accepted by different Flashlink modules are described in the user manual for respective module The Debug terminal is accessed from the CONFIG tab gt Debug terminal Below you can find a screenshot showing the output of the info command Multicon GYDA ALARMS LOG CONFIG MANUALS Cp User and access setup Je SNMP setup Date and time setup P General setup Debug terminal Firmware upgrade Debug terminal 1118info 1811No SDI input No BBurst input Output G B R CVBS PAL No EDH 0 Error full field O Ooo ea aq ud active video D D D D D Oo DD Gyda Command 18 info ll alcala asa micas Figure 33 Debug terminal The card number is constructed of lt frame_number gt and lt slot_number gt 1 in this case the module is in frame 1 and slot 2 Cliock OK to execute the command nevion com 41 Multicon Rev 6 6 6 Flashlink Module Firmware Upgrade Newer Flashlink cards may be firmware upgraded from the Multicon GYDA web interface Please contact support if firmware upgrade of older Flashlink cards is required Currently the following Flashlink cards are supported ARC SD DMUX D 422 MG DA3G HD DWC HD DMUX FRS HD CHO FRS HD DMUX AAV HD DMUX AAV HD XMUX AAV SD DMUX AAV SD XMUX All new Flashlink cards released in 2010 and later The firmware up
10. in a Flashlink 2RU frame first with one or more Flashlink cards to be able to set the setting to external bus connection nevion com 58 Multicon Rev 6 D Pro perties Flashlink Modules Alarma Advanced Mame Multicon MH B Devices Hostname IP address Type N BOX TE 10 10 9 35 Multicon Commands fram this subsystem are identified with this user Hows to communicate with Flashlink cards Internal defautt External Only for N BOX Figure 49 External RS422 bus configuration nevion com 59 Multicon Rev 6 Referenced documents 1 Multicon Upgrade Guide User manual 2 Modular Router Protocol Description 3 Multicon SNMP Data Model Description 4 VikinX Modular Control Panel User manual 5 Nevion Configurator Online help nevion com 60 Multicon Rev 6 General environmental requirements for Nevion equipment 1 The equipment will meet the guaranteed performance specification under the following environmental conditions Operating room temperature range 0 C to 45 C Operating relative humidity range lt 90 non condensing 2 The equipment will operate without damage under the following environmental conditions Temperature range 10 C to 55 C Relative humidity range lt 95 non condensing nevion com 61 Multicon Rev 6 Product Warranty The warranty terms and conditions for the product s covered by this manual follow the General Sales Cond
11. integrity but there is still a risk that data may be lost if this function is not used Multicon GYDA ALARMS LOG CONFIG MANUALS ABOUT e User and access setup ibi SNMP setup nd time setup P General setup terminal Firmware upgrade System controller Power down Power down this system controller Restart Restart this system controller using approx 1 minute All other cards in the system will run uninterrupted You will lose the connection to this web page Figure 22 Multicon Web interface CONFIG tab General setup System controller nevion com 30 Multicon Rev 6 5 5 8 Firmware upgrade From the CONFIG tab under Firmware upgrade it is possible to upgrade the firmware of the Multicon controller Please refer section 8 3 for further information about the upgrade procedure Firmware upgrade may also be performed from the Nevion Configurator tool This also allows upgrade of multiple controllers simultaneously Multicon HOME ALARMS LOG CONFIG MANUALS ABOUT Sit User and access setup el SNMP setup EQ Date and time setup Y General setup Debug terminal Firmware upgrade Firmware Upgrade IP address 192 168 110 517 MAC address O0 0D 39 01 05 9B Upload file for upgrade Browse_ Upgrade Figure 23 Multicon Web interface CONFIG tab General setup Firmware upgrade 5 6 Manuals page The manuals page shows all manuals stored on the CF card of the Multico
12. into different functional blocks The standard blocks are further described below pS 6 4 My Frame Sync FRS HD CHO Card label My Frame Syne Locate Card sec Firmware upgrade Upi Ssns Phase delay 300 lines 0 samples Video delay i frames 0 lines samples Relative audio delay 0 samples Video in Main input Electrical 1 Video error trigger Enable Disable Hold time 50 Video content trigger Enable Disable Hold time 5 Audio error trigger gr Enable Disable Hold time 3 Audio error trigger gr 2 Enable Disable Hold time 3 Audio error trigger gr 3 Enable Disable Hold time Audio error trigger gr 4 Enable 2 Disable Hold time 3 Audio in silence trigger 8 Enable Disable Hold time 3 Audio out clipping trigger Enable Disable Hold time APVF and silence trigger Enable Disable Hold time 3 Video format 1080 25 Pattern Colorbar motion Flat Y 0 Video generator Video processing Legalizer On Off Figure 29 Multicon GYDA module configuration page 6 2 2 1 Card Label Card label is a standard block which allows the operator to assign a label to easily identify the module in a Flashlink sub system It can be used to specify the location or function of a specific module In this case the label is set to My Frame Sync To set the label enter the desired label and click OK or Apply at the bottom of the screen Card label My Frame Syne Locate Card sec The label will also b
13. involves use of the Nevion Configurator This is not a complete guide to setting up Multicon systems using the Nevion Configurator but limited to the preparations required to start using your Multicon controller Please refer to the Nevion Configurator online help for more detailed information about configuring Multicon systems 4 1 IP Configuration This section describes how to change the IP address of the Multicon controller The same procedure is applicable for changing IP configuration for control panels and routers The IP configuration procedure is described in detail below 1 Open the Nevion Configurator 2 Select a system to open or click cancel Note that it is not necessary to open a system to perform IP configuration 3 Goto Tools gt IP settings from the menu bar 4 Select the appropriate filter from the drop down a Current system only will only show devices in the currently open system b All systems will show all devices detected by the Nevion Configurator grouped per system c Device types will show all devices grouped by device type Device List View device details and edit IP settings Select filter All systems Ni Search from top Hostname 4 IP address Subnet mask Default gateway Firmware Mac Info System COLL_DEMO Type MULTICON Demo_MC_GYDA 192 168 110 50 255 255 255 0 192 168 110 1 3 3 0 00 0D 39 01 04 5A System COLL_FR1 i Type MULTICON Coll FR1_MULTICON 192 1668 110 10 255 2
14. minutes 4 Multicon must be restarted after the process is completed Success please restart Restart nevion com 49 Multicon Rev 6 9 Hardware information 9 1 Housing It is possible to place the Multicon controller either in a Flashlink frame or in an N BOX housing as illustrated as shown below Normally the Multicon GYDA controller is placed in a Flashlink frame to control up to 8 frames The Multicon GYDA controller may be placed in any frame and slot of the Flashlink sub system but it is recommended to place the controller in frame 0 slot 10 FLASHLINK TO Gs cer ns ss tJ hn Figure 39 LEDs on Multicon in Flashlink frame In special circumstances it is also possible to place Multicon GYDA in a N BOX housing for controlling up to 3 other Flashlink cards in separate N BOX housings Note that this requires a special cable for inter connecting the modules Figure 40 LEDs on Multicon in N BOX Normally the Multicon VX SLC controller is placed in a N BOX housing but if multiple controllers are in use the Multicon VX SLC controller may also be placed in a Flashlink housing One benefit of this is that the Flashlink frame can be fitted with redundant power Supplies Note that only one controller in the Flashlink frame may have licenses to control the Flashlink sub system to prevent collisions on the Flashlink internal communication bus This is not a problem if all the controllers in the frame are Mu
15. not possible to return the product to Nevion or its agents for recycling the following general information may be of assistance Before attempting disassembly ensure the product is completely disconnected from power and signal connections All major parts are marked or labeled to show their material content Depending on the date of manufacture this product may contain lead in solder Some circuit boards may contain battery backed memory devices nevion com 63 nevion EC Declaration of Conformity MANUFACTURER AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE Established within the EEA MODEL NUMBER S DESCRIPTION DIRECTIVES this equipment complies with HARMONISED STANDARDS applied in order to verify compliance with Directive s TEST REPORTS ISSUED BY TECHNICAL CONSTRUCTION FILE NO YEAR WHICH THE CE MARK WAS AFFIXED TEST AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY MANUFACTURER a A Thomas Zhrbom Position VP of Business Support Systems Nevion authorized signature Nevion Not applicable Multicon Multicon GYDA Flashlink Element Manager Multicon VX SLC VikinX Sublime System Controller Multicon VX MOD VikinX Modular System Controller Low voltage EU Directive 2006 95 EC EMC EU Directive 2004 108 EC RoHS EU Directive 2002 95 EC China RoHS WEEE EU Directive 2002 96 EC REACH EN 55103 1 1996 EN 55103 2 1996 EN 60950 1 2006 Notified Competent Body Report no Nemko 10689 Not applicable 2004 AUTHORIZED
16. one Flashlink module to another module of the same type Note both cards should have the same firmware revision Transfer between modules in the same Flashlink system 1 Goto CONFIG gt General Setup gt Stored system configurations menu in GYDA SC web interface 2 Create new stored configuration by entering name and clicking Save 3 Telnet to GYDA SC controller default login is root and password and enter the following commands cd cf configs lt stored configuration name gt Cp SSoures card DOSa a dE Ee Caro NOF Say 4 where lt source card_no gt and lt dest card _no gt is 10 FrameNumber SlotNumber 1 e g 10 1 5 1 14 for frame 1 and slot 5 5 Repeat the above step for multiple cards if necessary 6 Goto CONFIG gt General Setup gt Stored system configurations menu in GYDA SC web interface 7 Load stored configuration by clicking on name and Load This procedure may be automated using a script if necessary and this is recommended if used extensively It is also possible to transfer configurations between different Flashlink sub systems but in this case they sav files above needs to be FTPed between the Multicon GYDA controllers handling the two Flashlink sub systems nevion com 40 Multicon Rev 6 6 5 Debug terminal The debug terminal allows you to issue Flashlink Protocol commands directly towards the modules in the Flashlink sub system This is only useful for
17. seen at the bottom of the page These are described in more detail below P m Module Information Page Module Configuration Page User Manual nevion com 34 Multicon Rev 6 6 2 1 Module information page The figure below shows the contents of the module information page for the Flashlink AV HD XMUX module It consists of a module block diagram that is dynamically updated based on signals received by the module and configuration of the module For instance if the embedder matrix is reconfigured then the picture will be updated accordingly AV HD XMUX ELECTRICAL s0 270 Mbps 1537 block diagram E ESTE ov MN ee sc ars Ma o eT pura S Jel DA A a A a E o BEI PET T E M cea iar q AES 4 ss ee MAEA cata lu leti a ea IRE ATA Signal Signal locked to SD 270 Mbps Standard 578 25 ng status Signal integrity STA errors Reset M m information 3V supply 20 supply 1 8 supply 1 2 supply Module alarm status Figure 28 Multicon GYDA module information page The page also includes status parameters as reported by the module and the current alarms active on this module The information on the module information page is updated every second nevion com 35 Multicon Rev 6 6 2 2 Module configuration page The figure below shows the start of the module configuration page for the Flashlink FRS HD CHO module lt consists of configuration options for this module grouped
18. to unknown time 2010 Jan 05 OSB 2097 1 022952 LPI 2166 2110550 nos tn ame Demo ME GI DA bem 1 itemname N A user N A severity Info type Event text New FRS HD CHO card 1n pos am rack 1 time 2010 Jan 05 08 09 32 949409 nevion com 25 Multicon Rev 6 5 5 Config page 5 5 1 User and access setup When Multicon is running as part of a Multicon system no changes to user and passwords are allowed through the web interface In this case use the tools provided by Nevion Configurator To access user and access setup go to the CONFIG tab and select User and access setup It is only possible to enable password protection from this page All other user and access configuration must be performed using the Nevion Configurator Multicon GYDA ALARMS LOG CONFIG MANUALS ABOUT cir User and access setup je SNMP setup Date and time setup P General setup Debug terminal DI Firmware upgrade Password protection WARNING GYDA is set for anonymous observer and operator access which means the only access group currently in use from the table below is administrator Enable strict password protection Enable GYDA must be restarted for the change to take effect User and access administration GYDA is set up as a part of a Multicon network The Nevion System Configurator must be used to alter the configuration Figure 16 Multicon Web interface CONFIG tab User and access setup When password protectio
19. 10 34 23 N A Info Level 102 output 2 to input 2 guest 2010 Jan 05 08 09 36 N A Info ParamGroup 1 parameter 3 to value 2 guest 2010 Jan 05 08 09 35 N A Info ParamGroup 1 parameter 3 lock open admin 2010 Jan 05 08 09 35 Demo_MC_GYDA Warning FRS HD CHO card lt Audio emb ch 13 16 gt activated alarm Audio emb ch 13 16 2010 Jan 05 08 09 35 Demo MC_GYDA Warning FRS HD CHO card lt Audio emb ch 9 12 gt activated alarm Audio emb ch 9 12 2010 Jan 05 08 09 35 Demo_MC_GYDA Warning FRS HD CHO card lt Audio emb ch 5 8 gt activated alarm Audio emb ch 5 8 Figure 15 Multicon Web interface LOG tab The log may also be retrieved in CSV format either using HTTP or FTP from the Multicon controller The log in CSV format contains the same information that is available from the Web interface HTTP URL for retrieval of CSV formatted log http lt MulticonIPAddress gt conf logs mc How to retrieve CSV formatted log via FTP ftp lt MulticonIPAddress gt ed fer Logs get me quit nevion com 24 Multicon Rev 6 Example of CSV formatted log ip N A hostname N A item 0 itemname N A user guest severity Info type Event text Level 102 output 1 to input 1 time 2010 Jan 04 LAS ip N A hostname N A item 0 itemname N A user guest severity Info type Event text Level 102 output 2 to input 3 time 2010 Jan 04 LS ALS OO MOD ip N A hostname N A item 1 itemname N A user N A severity Info type Ev ent text ParamGroup 1 parameter 3
20. 55 255 0 192 168 110 1 3 3 0 00 0D 39 01 06 17 Type SUBLIME DEVICES SL AD1616 CP_1 192 166 110 13 255 255 255 0 192 168 110 1 Kuks 00 0D 39 04 02 E3 MRP TCP CP R DIP 1 SL 5D1616 CP_1 192 165 110 14 255 255 255 0 192 165 110 1 105 00 0D 39 04 03 D4 MRP TCP CP R DIP 2 System SYSTEM1 ll Type CONTROL PANELS 44MEC_FR1 92 168 110 16 255 255 255 0 192 168 110 1 SETA 00 0D 39 02 01 7B 1 MEC DIP 1 Master System SYSTEM4 i Type SUBLIME DEVICES SL CP_2 192 165 110 22 255 255 255 0 192 168 110 1 ros 00 0D 39 04 02 49 MRP TCP CP DIP 2 Figure 11 Nevion Configurator Device List 5 Select the device you want to modify the IP configuration for and enter correct IP configuration settings 6 Click OK at the bottom of the window The IP configuration for the Multicon controllers MUST be done using the Nevion Configurator It is NOT possible to modify IP address settings by modifying files on the CF card directly nevion com 15 Multicon Rev 6 4 2 System concept It is necessary to include all Multicon controllers in a system using the Nevion Configurator A system is a collection of devices and user configuration It is the user that defines the system and how it s configured Multicon is the system controller handling the system and all communication between devices in the system Multicon controllers may be present in N BOX housings Modular routers or Flashlink frames In a system there can be control
21. 6 Debug terminal CS Firmware upgrade Home tab Enable homepage tab Disable homepage tab C Use homepage tab as startpage Use system tab as startpage Reset Figure 13 Multicon Web interface HOME tab Typical uses could be Local contact information like who is responsible for the controller and the various cards in the rack and where the controller was bought Frequently asked questions The home page may modified using either FTP or by directly modifying the contents of the Multicon flash drive in a CF card reader How to add home page using FIP assumes that you have a static web page called index html locally on your PC ftp lt MulticonIPAddress gt cd home put index html quit nevion com 21 Multicon Rev 6 How to add home page using CF card reader assumes that you have a static web page called index html locally on your PC 1 Remove Multicon module from frame 2 Remove CF card and place in CF card reader 3 Copy index html to the directory nome on CF card 4 Re insert CF card in Multicon module and re insert into frame The following code can be used as a template to make the page look like the rest of web interface Note that Multicon only outputs the part below the body tag the rest is stripped off lt DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC W3C DTD HTML 4 01 Transitional EN M ttP gt 7 WWW Wd2 Oro IR Hh ml4 loos sd d gt lt html gt lt head gt lt META HT
22. Audio matrix Group 1 Group 2 Group3 Group4 Generator 1 2 34 5 6 7 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 kHz Black Emb ch 1 2 a Emb ch 3 4 a Emb ch 5 6 a Emb ch 7 6 a Emb ch 9 10 a Emb ch 11 12 a Emb ch 13 14 a Emb ch 15 16 C a 6 2 2 4 Alarm configuration Alarm configuration is available for all Flashlink modules and the module configuration page will include a list of all available alarms for the module The figure below shows an example with four alarms Alarm Upper limit Lower limit Alarm SNMP trap Electrical input 9 Normal Ignore send 9 Ignore Optical input 9 Normal _ Ignore Send Ignore 5 0V 5500 4500 Normal Ignore Send Ignore 3 3V 3600 3000 9 Normal Ignore Send Ignore The following configuration is possible Alarm may be set to Normal or Ignore Normal means that the alarm will be displayed on the Multicon GYDA ALARM tab and on the module information page Ignore means that the alarm will not be displayed SNMP trap may be set to Send or Ignore Send means that the alarm will be sent as a SNMP trap to the SNMP Manager defined on the Multicon GYDA CONFIG tab Ignore means that no SNMP trap will be sent Upper limit defines an upper threshold value for numeric parameters monitored by Multicon GYDA lf the parameter is higher than this upper limit an alarm will be generated Lower limit defines a lower threshold value for numeric parameters monitored by Multicon GYDA lf the parameter is lo
23. Compact Probe router Figure 7 Multicon VX MOD for VikinX Modular Sublime and third party control The figure above shows how to use Multicon VX MOD together with VikinX Sublime Compact and Pro bel routers The Sublime router is connected via TCP IP Modular Router Protocol while the Compact and Pro bel routers are connected via serial line interface nevion com 10 Multicon Rev 6 VikinX M dular CP MBUS MBUS VikinX Sublime Figure 8 Multicon VX MOD for VikinX Modular and Sublime control in a system with a Multicon GYDA for Flashlink control The figure above shows how to use Multicon VX MOD together with VikinX Sublime and a Flashlink system with Multicon GYDA The Sublime router is connected via TCP IP using the Modular Router Protocol while Multicon GYDA in the Flashlink frame is connected via TCPAP using the MBUS protocol between Multicon controllers The two redundant Multicon controllers in the Modular frame have to communicate internally to exchange state information using the MBUS protocol over the external IP network for internal use between controllers only and not visible externally Note that redundant Multicon controllers always have to be reachable over an external IP network nevion com 11 Multicon Rev 6 3 Specifications 3 1 Web interface Multicon GYDA supports HTTP version 1 1 and HTML version 4 01 and is compatible with all major browsers The following browser versions are recommended
24. GYDA O ASIEN VikinX Modular VikinX Sublime Multicon Figure 1 Multicon system architecture Note that Multicon GYDA is the product for Flashlink monitoring and control Multicon VX SLC is the product for VikinX Sublime Compact and Multicon VX MOD is the product for VikinX Modular 2 1 Flashlink For Flashlink it is necessary to have one Multicon GYDA in each Flashlink sub system which may consist of up to eight 8 frames Note that if there is only one 1 frame then the Multicon GYDA ONE product may be used The figure below shows how you can interface with one Flashlink sub system using the Web interface and Control Panels The Web interface uses the W3C standard HTTP protocol and the Control Panels use the Nevion MRP protocol nevion com 7 Multicon Rev 6 VikinX Modular Common Web Control Panels Interface HTTP MRP ITTTTITTTI ITET gt Multicon GYDA Figure 2 Multicon GYDA for one Flashlink sub system It is possible to combine several Flashlink sub systems into one Multicon system as illustrated in the figure below In this simple example you can use the same Web interface and Control Panels to manage modules in both Flashlink sub systems The Multicon GYDA controllers communicate internally over the Nevion MBUS protocol to exchange status information and perform settings across physical controllers for internal use between controllers only and not visible externally VESTE Modular Commo
25. PT VX MOD Option Option Option VikinX Modular support Multicon OPT TRITON Triton protocol support Multicon OPT PROBEL Option Option Option Pro bel SW P 02 protocol Multicon OPT LEITCH Option Option Option Option Leitch pass through protocol Multicon OPT 3PP Option Option Option Option Third party plug in support nevion com 6 Multicon Rev 6 2 System architecture The figure below illustrates the Multicon architecture The Multicon controllers may be fitted either in Flashlink frames N BOX housing or in the VikinX Modular frame All Multicon controllers provide a Web interface on HTTP port 80 and a Control Panel interface on MRP port 4381 The controllers also exchange status information using the TCP IP based MBUS protocol for internal use between controllers only and not visible externally Using the third party SDK it is also possible to integrate with other TCP IP hosts and clients Host devices are typically automation systems or third party control systems that shall control Multicon while client devices shall be controlled by Multicon Each Multicon controller provides two RS 232 RS 422 serial ports for connection of VikinX Compact routers or third party devices that communication over serial al es ESSSSSITIISSSSISITIITE Automa on System Common Web VikinK Modular Interface Conttol Panels ee 3rd Party Equipment k k he N gt Multicon Multicon
26. TP EQUIV Content Type CONTENT text htmlscharser TS0 8859 15 5 lt title gt GYDA system controller lt title gt lt head gt lt body bgcolor white gt lt div class left gt Here we put the small flashlink racks div lt div id main gt Here we put the main text lt div lt body gt lt html gt nevion com 22 Multicon Rev 6 5 3 Alarms page All active alarms in the system are shown under the ALARMS tab with information about card position card type alarm type and alarm status for each alarm lt is also possible to acknowledge an alarm from this page The alarm status column takes the following values ALARM red color means active alarm not yet acknowledged ACKNOWLEDGED yellow color means active alarm that have been acknowledged RESTORED green color means cleared alarm no longer active and not yet acknowledged Note that restored alarms that are acknowledged will be removed from this list i e alarms will not be removed from the list until they have been acknowledged ALARMS tab MANUALS ABOUT Acknowledge Figure 14 Multicon Web interface ALARMS tab The alarm page shows all alarms from a Flashlink sub system but not all alarms in a Multicon system This means that if you have a Multicon system with two or more Flashlink sub systems you have to access the right sub system and then view alarms The VikinX Sublime range does not have any alarms thus no alarms will
27. TP server for automatic setting of time Note that since DNS is not in use on the controller you have to specify a static IP address for the NTP server Multicon GYDA ALARMS LOG CONFIG MANUALS ABOUT Lp User and access setup cot SNMP setup Y General setup Firmware upgrade Date and time ACDT Australian Central Daylight Time UTC 10 5 Timezone Manually set time and date Current date YYYY MM DD 2010 0 MH Current time 24h HH MM 15 29 Automatically set time and date NTP time server Set Figure 19 Multicon Web interface CONFIG tab Date and time setup 5 5 3 Debug terminal Debug terminal is for Flashlink use only and described in section 0 5 5 4 SNMP setup Multicon includes an SNMP agent This means that all the Flashlink modules VikinX Sublime and VikinX Modular can be accessed from a higher level third party management system For Flashlink full monitoring and configuration of all modules is supported For VikinX Sublime configuration of router crosspoints is supported For VikinX Modular full monitoring and configuration is supported The SNMP MIB information is described in a separate manual Multicon SNMP Data Model Setup is done through the web interface This is found under the CONFIG tab and SNMP settings nevion com 28 Multicon Rev 6 Multicon GYDA ALARMS LOG CONFIG MANUALS ABOUT a User and access setup cot SNMP setup Date and time setup Y General setup Deb
28. VikinX Modular CP MRP MRP MRP MBUS MBUS i Multicon Multicon VX LC VX BLC MRP MRP VikinX Sublime VikinX Compact Figure 5 Redundant Multicon VX SLC for VikinX Sublime and Compact Note that Sublime control panels can only have one connection to a controller which means that it is not possible to use Sublime control panels with two redundant Multicon controllers If redundancy is required it is necessary to use VikinX Modular control panels instead nevion com 9 Multicon Rev 6 The figure below shows how to control a Pro bel router and a Triton router from a Multicon controller Multicon communicates with the routers using SW P 02 serial line protocol and Triton Protocol Triton Protocol am 02 Multicom VX SLC IF E VikinX Sublime Pro bel router Triton router Figure 6 Multicon VX SLC control of third party routers 2 3 VikinX Modular Multicon VX MOD is used to control VikinX Modular routers but also comes with support for VikinX Sublime Sublime Compact and Compact routers In addition the product may be controlled by or control devices using the Pro bel SW P 02 protocol Optionally it is also possible to extend the protocol support with other third party protocols The following examples show possible ways to use Multicon VX MOD in combination with VikinX Flashlink and Pro bel routers SST EEE VikinX Modular CP _ y a S YY PO 2 ET NCB VikinX Sublime VikinX
29. ade procedure from GYDA SC to Multicon GYDA is described in detail in the Multicon Upgrade Guide Note that it is required to use the Upgrader tool that is shipped with the Nevion Configurator for this upgrade as it guides you through the process Note that upgrade from ETH CON Syscon and GYDA SC to Multicon requires appropriate license keys to be installed Contact Nevion sales or your local distributor for further information nevion com 47 Multicon Rev 6 8 3 Upgrade procedure for Multicon This chapter describes the upgrade procedure for Multicon systems and is independent of the license keys that you have installed The upgrade procedure is the same for Multicon GYDA Multicon VX SLC and Multicon VX MOD Download the software from Nevion Europe or use one provided for you by our support department The latest software versions may be found at http www nevion com support Take caution to ensure that there are no power failures during the firmware upgrade process or the card is removed from the housing as this may render the card unusable 8 3 1 Using Nevion Configurator Nevion Configurator can be used to upgrade firmware allowing multiple controllers to be upgraded simultaneously This allows for the most efficient upgrade of all controllers in the system The upgrade procedure is described in detail below 1 Open the Nevion Configurator 2 Select a system to open or click cancel Note that it is not necessar
30. al routers in a system should be less than 10 with a maximum of 256 crosspoints in each virtual router Please contact Nevion Support to discuss system configuration options if your planned system exceeds the total capacity above 3 7 Front view Figure 9 Hardware card front view Note that STATUS LED was previously blinking on GYDA SC ETH CON and Syscon products This is no longer the case with Multicon nevion com 13 Multicon Rev 6 3 8 Rear view Ethernet 10 100 Base TX RS 232 DB 9 Male Connector RJ45 Connector GPI RJ45 RS 232 Connector DB 9 Female Connector RS 422 RJ45 Connector O JOOJOO E I o O O Figure 10 Hardware card rear view 3 9 Hardware specifications The following CPU memory and I O specifications apply for controller hardware version 2 CPU 400MHz StrongARM PXA255 Memory 64MB SDRAM 8MB on board Flash Compact Flash RS 232 RS 422 2 x RS232 or RS422 DB9F connector IBM PC RS 232 SMPTE 207M RS 422 1 x 10BaseT or 100BaseTX Full duplex 3W Note that Multicon requires hardware controller version 2 and cannot run on hardware controller version 1 nevion com 14 Multicon Rev 6 4 Operation This chapter describes operational preparations that are required before the Multicon controller may be used to monitor and control Flashlink VikinX Sublime or Modular sub systems The preparations described here are common for all Multicon controllers and
31. be displayed for VikinX Sublime routers here The VikinX Modular range has alarms but this is not yet implemented into the Multicon web interface Support for this will be included in a later release of Multicon nevion com 23 Multicon Rev 6 5 4 Log page The log page shows log entries for the entire Multicon system e all Multicon controllers will update other controllers with the latest log entries The Web interface shows the latest 4000 log entries since last restart of the controller The following information is displayed per log entry Time Timestamp when the log entry was first recorded Source The Multicon controller that initiated the log entry N A if user initiated like crosspoint setting from control panel Severity May be either Info for information entries normal event or Warning for warning entries problem event Text Textual description of the log entry User The user that performed the action that initiated the log entry N A if action was initiated by Multicon controller LOG tab Multicon HOME ALARMS LOG CONFIG MANUALS ABOUT System log Time Source Severity Text User 2010 Jan 05 10 34 23 N A Info Level 102 output 7 to input 7 guest 2010 Jan 05 10 34 23 N A Info Level 102 output 6 to input 6 guest 2010 Jan 05 10 34 23 N A Info Level 102 output 5 to input 5 guest 2010 Jan 05 10 34 23 N A Info Level 102 output 4 to input 4 guest 2010 Jan 05
32. ctive Figure 31 GYDA module view nevion com 38 Multicon Rev 6 The GYDA module information page gives you a summary of the alarms in the system Each alarm can be in one of three different states Active red color An alarm is present in the system and is not acknowledged Acknowledged yellow color A present alarm that has been acknowledged The alarm will disappear from the list as soon as the condition that set the alarm no longer exists Restored green color The condition that set the alarm does no longer exist The alarm must be acknowledged in order to disappear from the list The status for the GPI inputs of the Multicon GYDA element manager is shown below the alarm list The status can be either active triggered by an external device or inactive The GPI output can also be in one of two states The GPI output is a open collector for all GPI input If one or more alarms are active in the system the GPI output will be active whereas if all alarms are either acknowledged restored or there are no alarms in the system it will be inactive For more information about connecting the GPI inputs refer to section 10 2 6 4 Stored system configurations Multicon GYDA allows you to store the configuration of all cards in the system from the CONFIG tab under General settings 6 4 1 Create stored system configuration To create a stored system configuration simply type in a name for the system configurat
33. d is complete programming of the FPGA will commence and the following status will be shown At this point the LEDs on the card will blink yellow Dloader Busy When programming is complete the information page will be displayed Go to the configuration page to check that the new firmware version is loaded In this case the FPGA is upgraded from version 1 27 to 1 55 Card version FW 1 55 SW 1 09 nevion com 44 Multicon Rev 6 7 System overview 7 1 Enable system overview Access to the System Overview feature is locked by means of a software key A key unique to your Multicon GYDA will be generated by Nevion when you provide the MAC address of the GYDA that will run System Overview Use the key manager in the Nevion Configurator to install the key network OVERVIEW SYSTEM ALARMS LOG CONFIG MANUALS ABOUT aii User and access setup di SNMP setup Date and time setup F General setup Debug terminal Firmware upgrade N 1 LELE us fee ta gt n I Firmware Upgrade IP address 10 10 10 198 MAC address 00 0D 39 01 02 00 Current version 2 70pre Build date 2007 12 11 12 41 UTC Figur 34 MAC address can be found on the Firmware Upgrade page 7 2 Links between web controllers Figure 35 shows an example of a Multicon GYDA that includes links to two other Multicon GYDA element managers The figure includes two red rectangles with the name of the other element managers These
34. d to pin 7 on DB9 2 From power 2 DC2 frame 1 Pin 2 from RJ45 soldered to pin 3 on DBY Pin 8 from RJ45 soldered to pin 7 on DB9 3 From power 1 DC1 frame 2 Pin 3 from RJ45 soldered to pin 3 on DB Pin 8 from RJ45 soldered to pin 7 on DB9 4 From power 2 DC2 frame 2 Pin 4 from RJ45 soldered to pin 3 on DBY Pin 8 from RJ45 soldered to pin 7 on DB9 Additional info see above for more information GPI connections on the Multicon GYDA back plane and page the FR 2RU 10 2 manual for pin out on DC1 and DC2 10 3 Serial connection Connection can be made through the serial port s of Multicon see also the note below for connection details The communication parameters are configurable Please refer to the protocol documentation of the appropriate communication control protocol The DB9 connectors for the serial port s of the router have the following pin out COM2 RS 422 Female COMI RS 232 Male nevion com 56 Multicon Rev 6 Pink RS 232 mode RS 422 mode RS 232 mode RS 422 mode GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND RTS Tx RTS TX Do Not Connect Do Not Connect Do Not Connect Do Not Connect Note that if the standard RS 232 cable specification DCE is followed a cable with Male Male or Female Female connectors at the cable ends is used for Rx Tx crossed connection and a cable with Male Female connectors at the cable ends is used for a straight through connection 10 4 Maximum
35. e connected to the system In this case frame 6 is selected of the 8 frames that are connected to Multicon GYDA On the frame itself we see the indication of the active card as a grey frame on the red front By clicking the different positions or icons of the frame the different card modules can be controlled Multicon Nevion System Controller Multicon CONFIG MANUALS ABOUT 6 BC IKI II BE AV HD XMUX A4 EE BC TEA ELECTRICAL GR2 H GR3 zr miim mi m un DLY 1 OA_MULTICONS DLY 2 Vea Ponzi E IS 1 Gs n e peu os na hg D De di DLY 3 Fe ee i E i Cl EE i Ds i 5 DLY 4 Aa a al Pa EMB 1 AAA SA AA AAA eme EP Sa Sn ah ems MUA SAA empa MA e ees ems MIA A E emo Ha as em Hilari EMB 8 AA AA AES 1 HE RA IN cate PS E eS eo AES 2 i i 6 16 5 a E i E A A A A AES3 fat i ini Pat paz Poi fari iz na 09 SR i a ad J EK A HN Wea e SSeS A e EN DATA Maa A A A DATA Input Electrical Signal Signal locked generating SD 270 Mbps Standard 576 251 Signal integrity 65 errors Reset Figure 27 Multicon GYDA Flashlink module view Each of the different modules in the modular Flashlink range has a dedicated icon which will appear in the corresponding position of the frame In this view the current module that is view is highlighted while the other modules in the same frame are dimmed The GYDA Web interface has three different pages for each module as
36. e shown in the frame view when hovering the mouse pointer over a Flashlink module as shown in the figure below 28 3 4 x 8 My Frame Sync My Frame Sync New Flashlink modules also allow the operator to identify the module enter a number of seconds to locate the module and then click Locate Card All four LEDs on the module will blink for the specified number of seconds nevion com 36 Multicon Rev 6 6 2 2 2 Advanced configuration options The user interface includes a feature to hide advanced configuration options This is due to the large number of available configuration options available especially on the signal processing and distribution range of Flashlink modules The figure below shows Video In options without advanced configuration which is the default display To show advanced configuration options click on the arrow to the right Video in Main input Electrical v The figure below shows Video In options with advanced configuration options Main input Electrical Mode Auto ll Backup i Electrical Backup 2 Video gen Video in i l Latch On C Of Reset Holdtime 500 ms Lock time 1000 ms Rule Los Lol 6 2 2 3 Matrix configuration The figure below shows an example matrix configuration The inputs are shown horizontally on the X axis and outputs are shown vertically on the Y axis Matrix configuration will be reflected in the block diagram on the module information page
37. edundant distributed architecture Simple to use system configuration tool nevion com 5 Multicon Rev 6 1 2 Product offering Multicon is offered as four basic products Sales product Description Hardware Multicon GYDA ONE Web CP and SNMP interface for Card only for use with 1 Flashlink frame Flashlink 8 Sublime Compact routers Multicon GYDA Web CP and SNMP interface for Card only for use with 8 Flashlink frames Flashlink 8 Sublime Compact routers Multicon VX MOD Web CP and SNMP interface for Card only for use with Modular router 64 128 256 VikinX Modular 32 Sublime Compact routers Multicon VX SLC Web CP and SNMP interface for Card only for use in N BOX 32 Sublime Compact routers or FR 2RU CP above denotes Control Panel 1 3 Licensed features The Multicon software is the same for all products but the features are controlled by licenses The table below shows the licenses included with each product offering It is possible to add additional features by adding licenses to a Multicon controller Sales products Multicon Multicon Multicon Multicon Licensed features GYDA GYDA VX SLC VX ONE VU 6 B Multicon OPT GYDA ONE Option Option Flashlink support for one 1 frame Multicon OPT GYDA Option Option Option Flashlink support for up to eight 8 frames Multicon OPT GYDA SYS Option Option Option Option System overview Multicon OPT VX SLC VikinX Sublime Compact support Multicon O
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39. ernal card state is considered correct and not touched nevion com 54 Multicon Rev 6 10 Connections 10 1 Connection view Ethernet 10 100 BaseTX COMI RS 232 DB 9 Male Connector ui Connector GPI RJ45 Connector COM2 RS 232 DB 9 Female Connector COMa3 RS 422 OJO OK OJO CA I o RJ45 Connector O O Figure 46 Backplane rear view The following service connectors can be found on the rear of the Multicon GYDA COM1 RS 232 422 Use this to connect either VikinX Compact frames or third party equipment using RS 232 or RS 422 control protocols See also section 10 3 COM2 RS 232 422 Use this to connect either VikinX Compact frames or third party equipment using RS 232 or RS 422 control protocols See also section 10 3 Ethernet 100BaseTX Use this to connect to an Ethernet switch using 10 100Base T Ethernet protocol in order to connect ETH CON to a VikinX 128 Modular frame or a PC GPI RJ45 GPI connector Pin out is described in section 10 2 COM3 RS 422 Use to connect Multicon in an N BOX to Flashlink Compact or Flashlink frame external connectivity when Multicon is not in a Flashlink frame Power 9 pin male DSUB for power supply Only applicable when controller card is placed in a NBOX housing 10 2 GPI I O The output can be used for wiring up alarms for third party control systems The GPI output is an open collector output sinking to ground when an alarm
40. for Flashlink and VikinX monitoring and control Common features are described in this chapter while the Flashlink specific features are described the chapter GYDA web interface 5 1 General There are nine different including three optional views in the Multicon Web interface Each has its own menu tab at the top and will be highlighted when selected OVERVIEW Optional system overview page for Flashlink cards that may include a system drawing and card alarm status HOME Optional home page that may include static HTML formatted information defined by the user GYDA Optional for monitoring and configuration of Flashlink cards ALARMS All alarms within the system LOG Shows last 4000 events after power up CONFIG Multicon configuration settings e g user access SNMP firmware upgrade etc MANUALS All user manuals in PDF format ABOUT Version and support information Multicon nevion CONFIG MANUALS ABOUT Figure 12 Multicon Web interface menu bar nevion com 20 Multicon Rev 6 5 2 Home page This is a generic web page for static html that can be enabled from the CONFIG tab under General setup as illustrated below This will add an HOME tab on the main menu Note that no scripts or executables are allowed on the home page It is also possible to set the home page as the start page HOME tab CONFIG tab Multicon HOME ALARMS LOG CONFIG MANUALS gas User and access setup Date and time setup
41. grade process is described in detail below Note that some modules require only micro controller upgrade while modules with FPGA may also require a FPGA upgrade Take caution to ensure that there are no power failures during the firmware upgrade process or the module is removed from the housing as this may render the module unusable 6 6 1 Copy firmware files to Multicon GYDA Copy firmware files to Multicon GYDA may be done using either FTP or by directly modifying the Multicon compact flash card in a CF card reader How to copy firmware files using FTP assumes that you have firmware files locally on your PC ftp lt MulticonlPAddress gt Cd err riwarerr kash lank If directory does not exist execute mkdir p cf firmware flashlink bin Put 27 2a MIW If FPGA firmware shall also be upgraded execute put 227 EEw Quit Note that mfw is the micro controller firmware upgrade file and ffw is the FPGA firmware upgrade file Alternatively this is a how to copy firmware files using CF card reader assumes that you have firmware files locally on your PC 1 Remove Multicon module from frame 2 Remove CF card and place in CF card reader 3 Create a new folder in the root and name it firmware Note case sensitive folder names 4 Create a subfolder in the firmware folder and name it flashlink firmware flashlink nevion com 42 Multicon Rev 6 5 Copy mfw to the directory firmware flashlink o
42. he new CF card into the socket 3 Insert the controller card into its slot according to the description earlier in this manual If it is necessary to remove and or insert a battery the following must be done Figure 44 Battery on the controller card 1 Remove the controller card from its slot according to the description earlier in this manual 2 Slide the battery out of its socket and insert the new battery into the socket 3 Insert the controller card into its slot according to the description earlier in this manual nevion com 53 Multicon Rev 6 9 7 Reset button Figure 45 Reset button on the controller card The reset button on the rear side is used to perform a hard reset of the card Do not perform a hard reset unless the situation demands this By performing a hard reset the user loose control of the Multicon GYDA and will not get control of Multicon GYDA until approximately 20 seconds after releasing the reset button 9 8 Flashlink card hot swap All Flashlink cards are designed to be hot swappable No special commands or sequencing is necessary to perform the swap just extract the card to be replaced from the Flashlink frame and insert the new card All setup is restored to the state of card last seen in the same position if and only if the new card is of the same type and the previous card was extracted after the last controller reset In all other situations the int
43. ices that are all interconnected Also the system acts as a container for configurations of levels virtual router mappings parameter groups salvos etc Open system Create system Enter the systems name and description Coptional Make sure to use a unique name for the system Two systems cannot have the same name System System name My System System description A 7 Enter a System name and optionally a System description Click OK 8 Anew empty system is created Your Multicon controller should be listed under Unconfigured devices on the left hand side 9 Select the Multicon controller you want to include in the system and drag it into the system overview 10 Click upload from the menu bar The Multicon controller is added now added as the only device in the system nevion com 17 Multicon Rev 6 4 3 License keys All Multicon controllers are running the same software and it is the installed license keys that control the available features lt is different license keys that make the controller a Multicon GYDA ONE Multicon GYDA Multicon VX SLC or Multicon VX MOD The Nevion Configurator allows you to view the installed license keys and add additional license keys to enable new features To manage the installed license keys you need to do the following 1 Open Nevion Configurator 2 Select a system to open or click cancel Note it is not necessary to open a system to manage license keys 3 Got
44. ion and click Save A previously saved configuration may be restored by selecting this configuration and clicking on Load z 3 Stored system configurations backup checkpoint_date Figure 32 Stored system configurations Configuration names should not contain any special characters or whitespace The configuration files are stored under the configs directory on the CF card in a directory with the same name as the stored setup For setup of multiple cards with identical or similar setups this mechanism can be used to simplify the process Files with a sav suffix are the actual configuration while ab suffix files are the card labels The number before the suffix is the card position number where 00 is card 1 in rack 0 and 79 is card 10 in rack 7 6 4 2 Restoring stored system configurations The hot swap configuration restore mechanism is also the basis of the stored configuration reload function After copying the stored configuration files back to their original location all cards are released in order to run the hot swap configuration restore function when they are rediscovered Control and monitoring will be lost for a brief period ranging from a few seconds to a few minutes depending on how many cards are controlled by the system nevion com 39 Multicon Rev 6 6 4 3 Procedure to transfer configurations between Flashlink modules This procedure is written to explain how card configuration may be transferred from
45. is only used internally between the Nevion Configurator and Multicon 3 5 Spread interface This product uses software developed by Spread Concepts LLC for use in the Spread toolkit For more information about Spread see http www spread org The Spread interface is used for internal communication between Multicon controllers and provides a highly reliable communication mechanism nevion com 12 Multicon Rev 6 3 6 Performance 3 6 1 Number of Flashlink cards per Multicon card The following number of Flashlink cards are supported per Multicon card 9 Flashlink cards maximum with single frame license as provided by Multicon GYDA ONE product 79 Flashlink cards maximum with multi frame license as provided by Multicon GYDA product 3 6 2 Number of VikinX devices per Multicon card The following number of VikinX devices routers and control panels are supported per Multicon card Total of 32 devices routers and control panels when the Multicon card is NOT used for Flashlink Total of 8 devices routers and control panels when the Multicon card is also used for Flashlink 3 6 3 Total capacity per Multicon system The following specifies total capacity per Multicon system Total number of levels video and audio in a system should be less than 200 Total number of control panels in a system should be less than 64 Total number of crosspoints in all levels in a system should be less than 5000 Total number of virtu
46. is triggered The GPI connector is shown in figure 7 The GPI output will be active if one or more alarms are active in the system This means that each Multicon GYDA can monitor the status of e g 4 different power supplies To monitor more than 4 external devices these must be hardwired together as AND logic nevion com 55 Multicon Rev 6 Pin Signal Name Mode E a GPIA External alarm 4 input Status General error status for the Open system Collector 6 Notinuse z hev hsv hvo e Ground OV GND pn v Figure 47 GPI Pin Out 10 2 1 Monitor Flashlink power supplies It is possible to monitor the Flashlink power supply via Multicon GYDA and receive alarms if there is a power failure You can monitor the power supply status via the GPI on Multicon GYDA backplane You will have to make a cable and connect this from the relay pins on the DC INPUT OUTPUT DC1 DC2 DB9 connector With this cable you can see the alarm status both in the Multicon GYDA Web interface and using an SNMP Manager Note that in Multicon GYDA you can maximum get 4 GPI alarms If you would like Multicon GYDA to send the GPI alarms to a SNMP Manager you have to configure the SNMP trap destination under the CONFIG tab and SNMP setup Put the IP address of the SNMP Manager under SNMP trap destination How to make the cable 1 From power 1 DC1 frame 1 Pin 1 from RJ45 soldered to pin 3 on DB9 Pin 8 from RJ45 soldere
47. itions by Nevion which are available on the company web site www nevion com nevion com 62 Multicon Rev 6 Appendix A Materials declaration and recycling information A 1 Materials declaration For product sold into China after 1st March 2007 we comply with the Administrative Measure on the Control of Pollution by Electronic Information Products In the first stage of this legislation content of six hazardous materials has to be declared The table below shows the required information Toxic or hazardous substances and elements Toxic or hazardous substances and elements hazardous substances and elements HRES a 7Vt t SRRKA SRAM Part Name Lead a ie Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated Pb Hg Cd Chromium biphenyls diphenyl ethers Cr VI PBB PBDE O Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in all of the homogeneous materials for this part is below the limit requirement in SJ T11363 2006 X Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogeneous materials used for this part is above the limit requirement in SJ T1 1363 2006 This Is indicated by the product marking e A 2 Recycling information Nevion provides assistance to customers and recyclers through our web site http www nevion com Please contact Nevions Customer Support for assistance with recycling if this site does not show the information you require Where it is
48. lticon VX SLC products The Multicon VX MOD controller has to be placed inside the VikinX Modular frames The frame allows two redundant controllers to be inserted as depicted in the figure below If only one controller is in use it is recommended to place this in the left most position nevion com 50 Multicon Rev 6 2 X Multicon VX MOD Figure 41 Multicon GYDA in VikinX Modular housing 9 2 Status LEDs There are 4 LEDs on the front side of Multicon of the controller card inside the VikinX Modular frame Figure 42 LEDs on Multicon controller nevion com 51 Multicon Rev 6 The LEDs indicate the following from top to bottom alternatively left to right when mounted inan N BOX Diode Red LED Yellow LED Green LED State STATUS Card error Not Applicable Overall status of Card has no power or is not inserted correcily Not Applicable No Ethernet link i connection established Check the cable Abnormal Boot load Normal situation Not Applicable situation no Startup functional error but a situation that requires attention LOAD Not Applicable Controller busy Controller idle Not Applicable 9 3 How to access the module How to access the module depends on the housing as described below For the Flashlink frame remove the front cover and access the module from the front of the frame For the N BOX housing the module is accessible through the front of the box If service o
49. may be defined once and efficiently utilized in a number of different control panels multi viewers UMD tally or automation systems The latest range of Flashlink SP amp D cards have a large number of parameters that may require modification in a production environment Multicon provides the solution for easy access to control SP amp D parameters from control panels or automation systems This new feature allows the user to modify SP amp D parameters like scaling pan and zoom from control panels during operation of the card The salvo feature provided by Multicon uses a single command to set multiple VikinX router crosspoints and Flashlink parameters A new salvo can be created by taking a snapshot of the current configuration Thus preset configurations can be defined across one or multiple VikinX routers and Flashlink cards Multicon uses software plug ins to control third party equipment which makes it one of the industry s most flexible integrated control systems This product comes with an SDK that is available for system integration partners The following key features are provided by Multicon Combined control of VikinX routers Flashlink cards and third party equipment Use control panels with Flashlink signal processing and distribution cards glue Access virtual routers salvos mnemonics and parameters from other control systems Plug in support for third party integration Industry standard SNMP support R
50. n Web VESTE Panels Interface HTTP HTTP MRP MRP MBUS MBUS a e Multicon Multicon GYDA GYDA Figure 3 Multicon GYDA for multiple Flashlink sub systems As a design rule it is recommended to keep the Multicon systems as small as possible i e place only equipment that needs to be managed from the same Web interface and Control Panels into the same Multicon system nevion com 8 Multicon Rev 6 2 2 VikinX Sublime Multicon VX SLC is used to control VikinX Sublime Compact and 3rd party routers Multicon VX SLC is also used as an interface between VikinX Sublime Compact routers and VikinX Modular Control Panels The figure below shows how to use Multicon VX SLC to control a VikinX Sublime router over TCP IP and a VikinX Compact router over the Network Control Bus NCB via a RS 232 connection to the router VikinX Sublime VikinX Compact Figure 4 Multicon VX SLC for VikinX Sublime and Compact The figure below shows how to deploy redundant controllers for control of a VikinX Sublime and Compact router The two Multicon controllers communicate via an internal MBUS protocol If one controller fails the other controller will take over as main controller for the routers The control panels will also switch over to the other controller The Multicon VX SLC controllers communicate internally over the Nevion MBUS protocol to exchange status information and perform settings across physical controllers CIETO EEE
51. n controller You can easily access the manuals by clicking on the View link It is possible to update the manuals page either by removing the CF card and extracting a new manual archive file into the manuals directory on the CF card Alternatively all the files of the manual archive file may be transferred using FTP into the cf manuals directory The manual archive file is available from http www nevion com support Multicon GYDA ALARMS LOG CONFIG MANUALS ABOUT All user manuals are available in pdf format To view the files you need Adobe Acrobat Reader The program is free and can be found on Adobe s web pages http www adobe com Item Description Revision AAV DMUX Analog Audio De embedder Rev 3 View AAV MUX Analog Audio Embedder Rev 2 View ADC AES Audio A D Converter Rev 4 View ADC SDI Video A D Converter Rev 5 View ADC SDI ADC SDI filter selection Rev 2 View ADC SDI CC Video Component Composite A D Converter Rev 2 View AES E0 13T 15T CWDM AES Fiber Optical Converter Rev 5 View AES MUX Multichannel Digital Audio to Fiber Rev A View AES OE Fiber Optical AES Converter Rev 1 View AV DMUX AES Audio De embedder Rev 5 View AV HD XMUX HD SD digital audio embedder and de embedder Rev 5 View AV MUX AES Audio Embedder Rev 9 View AVA DMUX Fiber to Analogue Audio and Video Rev 1 View AVA MUX Analogue Audio and Video to Fiber Rev 1 Figure 24 Multicon Web interface MANUALS tab nevion com 31 Multicon Rev 6
52. n is enabled all users have to login with a username and password This will also prevent SNMP v1 and v2c access to the Multicon controller and only allow SNMP v3 access When strict password is enabled a separate browser has to be used to access the webpage Nevion Configurator internal webpage viewer does not support strict password Per default Multicon allows anonymous access no user authentication to all pages except for the CONFIG tab which requires administrator rights Factory settings include the following users username password admin password with administrator rights assigned to admin group guest password with read only rights assigned to guest group Remember to change the passwords to prevent abuse of the Multicon system You can manage users and groups using the Nevion Configurator by selecting Current system and User management from the menu This will show an overview of existing users and groups To add new groups click New to open the following dialog Enter information as requested and select appropriate GYDA Web page operational level from the drop down nevion com 26 Multicon The different levels are further explained below General Name MyGroup Alias Description Users in this group have the following rights Control Panels Access level o o g System Configurator Configuration level Guest GYDA Web page operational level None
53. n on the information page Firmware upgrade Programming mode Now the micro controller firmware upgrade have to be finalized to do this you go to the configuration page and click the Finalize button below nevion com 43 Multicon Rev 6 FRS HD CHO Card label Locate Card sec Firmware upgrade Programming mode Finalize Finally go to the bottom of the configuration page and check that the firmware version has changed In this case the micro controller version denoted as SW below has changed from 1 04 to 1 09 Card version FW 1 27 SW 1 09 If any errors occurs during the micro controller upgrade process try to run through the process again If the problem persists please contact support 6 6 3 FPGA upgrade process First select card from GYDA tab in the Multicon web interface then go to the configuration page At the bottom you will find the current firmware versions In the example below the FPGA version is currently 1 27 At the top of the configuration page you will find a firmware upgrade dropdown list with the files you have copied to the Multicon GYDA controller Select the ffw file to upgrade the FPGA firmware and then click OK at the bottom of the screen FRS HD CHO Card label sec Phase del y samples sn frshdcho 0 109 mfw a Video delay 2 frshdcho 0 155 ffiw lines 0 samples Wait for the upload to complete and reaches 100 as depicted below Dloader Programming FPGA 92 76 When the uploa
54. n the CF card 6 If FPGA firmware shall also be upgraded copy ffw to the directory firmware flashlink on the CF card 7 Re insert CF card in Multicon module and re insert into frame 6 6 2 Micro controller upgrade process First select card from GYDA tab in the Multicon web interface then go to the configuration page At the bottom you will find the current firmware versions In the example below the micro controller version is 1 04 and the FPGA version is 1 27 Note down the current versions before commencing with the upgrade process Card version FW 1 27 SW 1 04 At the top of the configuration page you will find a firmware upgrade dropdown list with the files you have copied to the Multicon GYDA controller Select the mfw file to upgrade the micro controller and then click OK at the bottom of the screen FRS HD CHO Card label Locate Card sec Phi del 7 Da frshdcho 0 109 mfw Dali pen Video delay 0 frshdcho 0 155 ffw lines 0 samples Wait for the upload to complete When the micro controller is upgraded the top LED will light yellow and the other LEDs will be dark FLOADER State Flash not programmed Application Writing file to flash 22165 of 105060 bytes When the upload is finished you will be asked to boot the card click the Boot card button below FLOADER State Flash programmed Reset to test Boot card Application Waiting for reset The card will boot and the following status will be show
55. o Tools gt Product Key Manager from the menu The following page will appear Product Key Manager Manage your Multicon product keys Detected cortrollers Hostname IP Address MAC Address Info System Coll_Demo i System Coll_FR1 Coll_FR1_MULTICON 192 168 110 10 00 0D 39 01 06 17 Open system Coll_FR1 to modify these ke Product keys Key Feature Description lt 449401 2E2049 D4E498 80CBFC 987D50 C2D864 Multicon Flashlink internal protocol MRP 54D1 49 COIBEC EBSD40 460351 E500B4 4 C6894 Multicon Flashlink multi frame 94161 7 80BBFC D0B5D4 E5B0D4 83804D EE4980 Multicon MRP client protocol 449401 4402E9 D0E498 9057F 9 1 2D750 53 Multicon MRP host protocol ES2534 492603 6DF604 487D50 46C03 Multicon NCB client protocol 54D149 701EF3 D0B5D4 3516C3 4402E9 8634C0 Multicon NCB host protocol Import from 941617 800BFC 84BEA0 6C3516 96108B 9C6890 Multicon Standard 82838B B4 401 7 49261 3 26FD50 D0B5D4 6C3516 Multicon System Overview T82C2E D0B5D4 253C61 52E940 206293 1 OBDF6 Multicon Triton client protocol 11494D ESB0D4 DA500B 626039 5F603D 5502D7 Multicon Triton host protocol 4 Click on a Multicon controller to view the installed license keys 5 Click New or Import from File to add a new license key for this controller 6 Click OK Note it is not possible to add license keys to a Multicon controller that is not included in a system using the Nevion Configurator Make sure that the controller is
56. owing detected systems will be shown Select the system you would like to open the default system is called System1 Click OK a Open Create system Systems 4 system consists of different types of devices that are all interconnected Alzo the system acts as a container for configurations of levels virtual router mappings parameter groups salvos etc Open system Create system Description Info System Coll Demo LI Detected live system Mlicon nni E System Coll_FR1 O Detected live system 1 Multicon nevion com 16 Multicon Rev 6 5 The figure below shows the default system for a Multicon GYDA that is controlling a Flashlink sub system Coll Demo System Overview Add and remove devices and edit connections Devices Flashlink frames Demo MC GYDA 1 Frame Configuration Levels A Mo levels Parameter Groups Demo MC GYDA Parameterroup 1 Protocols Host Controlled by Leitch Pass Through Serial PCB Compact Serial PCB Sublime Serial Pro Bel SVy P 02 Serial Triton Serial Client Devices Leitch Pass Through Serial MRP IF MLB Compact serial MB Sublime Serial Pro Bel SvV P 02 serial Sony 9 pin Serial Triton Serial If your Multicon controller is not assigned to a system 6 Open Nevion Configurator When the Open create system dialog appears click the Create system tab Li Open Create system E x Systems A system consists of different types of dev
57. panels Modular or Sublime router sub systems Modular Sublime or 3rd party and Flashlink sub systems The following guidelines apply for configuring systems All devices that needs to be controlled together must be included in the same system Devices that do not need to be controlled together should be included in separate systems Typically it makes sense to define one system per production studio or outside broadcast van For Flashlink fiber transport it may be preferable to define one system per site to reduce inter site traffic All Multicon controllers ship from the factory with a default system which includes only the controller itself and no other devices This allows Multicon GYDA to be able to manage one Flashlink sub system without any modification of system configuration Note that if you are using control panels or routers it is always necessary to modify the default system configuration Please consult the Nevion Configurator online help for more information To view the default system configuration you need to do the following 1 Make sure that the Nevion Configurator is installed on your PC and that the PC is attached to the same subnet where the equipment resides This is required since the Nevion Configurator uses UDP broadcast to detect systems and devices If Nevion Configurator is not installed download and install the application from http Awww nevion com support Open Nevion Configurator A dialog sh
58. r inspection is required open the unit from the front For the VikinX Modular frame open the front door and access the module s in the bottom left corner of the frame Please refer to the manuals for the respective housings for further details 9 4 Card insertion The box is equipped with guide rails to align the controller card into its position Slide the card into the guide rails inside the box until the card enters the backplane with a slight click The card is locked and proper contact ensured with the blue handle in its downright position Do not use excessive force the card should enter easily proper insertion is almost effortless 9 5 Card removal To remove a module card release the card by moving the blue handle until it is in horizontal position and then pull the card out of the box with the blue handle nevion com 52 Multicon Rev 6 9 6 CF card and battery All the information regarding the Multicon GYDA configuration as well as information regarding control panels that are connected to Multicon GYDA is stored in the Compact Flash card on the controller card If it is necessary to remove and or insert a CF card the following must be done Figure 43 CF card on the controller card 1 Remove the controller card from its slot according to the description earlier in this manual 2 Slide the CF card out of its socket and insert t
59. s configuration for the Multicon controller nevion com 29 Multicon Rev 6 When Multicon GYDA is running as part of a Multicon system no changes to IP setup are allowed through the web interface In this case use the tools provided by Nevion Configurator Multicon GYDA ALARMS LOG CONFIG MANUALS ABOUT ci User and access setup di SNMP setup D Date and time setup P General setup Y Debug terminal Firmware upgrade IP setup GYDA is set up as a part of a Multicon network The Nevion System Configurator must be used to alter the configuration Figure 21 Multicon Web interface CONFIG tab General setup IP setup 5 5 6 Stored system configuration Stored system configuration is for Flashlink use only please refer to section 6 for more information 5 5 7 System controller From the CONFIG tab under General setup and System controller it is possible to power down and restart the controller as illustrated in the screenshot below Take caution using the power down function since it requires that you remove and reinsert the card to restart alternatively power on off the frame The power down function is only meant for safe power down of the card If this function is not used then the CF card file system integrity may be affected if write operations are ongoing when the card is removed or the frame is powered off Multicon will perform a file system check at boot time and restore file system
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61. soft Visio Draw your schematic on a single sheet then assign the complete card address as seen in the browser when watching a card as a hyperlink to the object representing that card Only numeric IP addresses are supported When done save the drawing as HTML in Visio 7 5 Installing System Overview Find the gif_1 gif and gif_1 htm files created by Visio Rename gif_1 htm to index html and place both in the sysview folder on the CF card Create the folder if it does not already exist Replace the card and restart the Multicon GYDA element manager If the software key is valid an Overview tab will have appeared in the top menu For quick response it is important that all referred Multicon GYDAs send traps to the Multicon GYDA running System Overview This includes the Multicon GYDA controller system Overview is running on nevion com 46 Multicon Rev 6 3 Multicon software upgrade 8 1 Introduction 8 1 1 Multicon GYDA upgrade Multicon GYDA automatically detect all modules that are part of the Flashlink sub system consisting of up to 8 frames As the product range is expanded with additional modules a new release of the Multicon GYDA software is made in order to detect and monitor the new modules All new modules in the Flashlink range released after 2010 01 01 will require the new Multicon GYDA element manager for Web SNMP monitoring and control capabilities For modules relased prior to this date the previous GYDA SC prod
62. ssarily be uploaded to the controller you are upgrading 9 Optionally the upgrade file is downloaded from another controller to the controller that shall be upgraded 10 The upgrade procedure starts and the progress is shown in the Nevion Configurator nevion com 48 Multicon Rev 6 11 The upgrade procedure finishes and you are requested to reboot Alternatively if any errors occurred during the upgrade the error message will be displayed In this case try to run the upgrade again If the problem persists please contact Nevion Support Upgrade done reboot to complete upgrade 12 Make sure that the device to be upgraded is still selected and click Reboot at the bottom of the window to complete the upgrade 8 3 2 Using Multicon Web interface It is possible to upgrade using the Multicon Web interface 1 Access the CONFIG tab subsection Firmware upgrade 2 Select the firmware upgrade file by pressing Choose or Browse depending on your web browser then press Upgrade GYDA ALARMS LOG CONFIG MANUALS ABOUT e User and access setup gt SNMP setup Date and time setup P General setup Debug terminal Firmware upgrade Firmware Upgrade IP address 192 168 110 50 MAC address 00 00 39 01 04 54 Upload file for upgrade Browse_ Upgrade Figure 38 Multicon Web interface firmware upgrade 3 The upgrade process will then upload and install the firmware upgrade this will take a few
63. ticon nevion GYDA ALARMS LOG CONFIG MANUALS ABOUT OA_MULTICONS 1 2 ES AS 5 ASAS EAS 94 LEPEBEFLBEBN 1 2 3ul ul 5 TR 2 108 le M se la 14 2 3l ul sul 6ul 74 se 10 EMEBBBASNE 2 3 4 5 TR K MIME EMMA 3G 3G 27 3 4 5 F sw SW 10 MEMEEMPEEE 1 2 3 4 5 T ox PSU PSU ee Le e TO 20 ae 4 5 7 PSU see ea HD fE HD fi HD SDI 40 2 3X 4 5 T PSU PSU NE SRR PSU PSU i Rack 1 PSU a Y Rack 2 psu PSU gas Rack 3 PSU pos Rack 4 PSU pea ini Rack 5 ARRE BERN PEERED PEHEN HEHEH KEHEE HE I AMABAN ARANA PERE SERRE PRR PR HH Figure 26 Multicon GYDA Flashlink sub system view The module label will also be displayed when hovering over a module icon in this view A configurable label per frame is shown on the right hand side This can be modified under the CONFIG tab and General Setup Calculated power supply utilization is shown on the PSU This is based on 60W power supplies operating redundantly The main purpose of this function is to make sure that the power supplies are not overloaded nevion com 33 Multicon Rev 6 6 2 Flashlink module view You enter the Flashlink module view either by selecting a frame from the left hand frame list or selecting a module directly from the Flashlink sub system overview This is illustrated in the figure below To the left we see the detection and indication of the 1 8 frames that ar
64. uct may still be used To support new modules for existing installations with GYDA SC an upgrade of GYDA SC to Multicon GYDA is required for the Flashlink systems where the new modules are installed Two different hardware revisions exist for the GYDA SC module All GYDA SC HW revision 2 modules may be software upgraded to Multicon GYDA All GYDA SC HW revision 1 modules must be exchanged with a new Multicon GYDA module To identify which hardware version that you have you may check the ABOUT tab in the GYDA SC user interface See figure below OVERVIEW SYSTEM ALARMS LOG CONFIG MANUALS GYDA SC system controller Software version 2 14c Hardware version 2 0 Figure 37 Hardware version Note that GYDA SC and Multicon GYDA can co exist in a network but it is necessary to upgrade if new Flashlink cards shall be used in a sub system 8 1 2 ETH CON and Syscon upgrade The main reason to upgrade from ETH CON and Syscon to Multicon is to take advantage of the new functionality offered by Multicon It is also highly recommended to run the same system controller for the entire installation as this simplifies both operation and maintenance lt should also be noted that the new Sublime SL 3GHD128128 comes with an embedded Multicon controller which means that if you are using this router in your system then other system controllers should also be running Multicon 8 2 Upgrade from GYDA SC ETH CON and Syscon to Multicon The upgr
65. ug terminal Firmware upgrade SNMP setup Warning This GYDA has SNMP v1 enabled Choose community strings wisely sysContact Mr Test sysLocation SWLab Public community public Private community private SNMP trap destination 1 127 0 0 1 SNMP trap destination 2 SNMP trap destination 3 SNMP trap destination 4 SNMP trap destination 5 SNMP trap community public Change SNMP settings Restore Figure 20 Multicon Web interface CONFIG tab SNMP setup The following parameters must be set sysContact contact person and contact details for the service person sysLocation where is the system located SNMP public community password to access the SNMP agent SNMP private community password to access the SNMP agent SNMP trap destination 1 5 IP address of the SNMP manager up to five different destinations are supported SNMP trap community password to access the SNMP manager Note community strings are only used for SNMP v1 and v2c SNMP v3 access requires login using a Multicon administrator user If password protection is enabled the User based Security Model from SNMP v3 is used instead of community strings In this case an administrator user is required for SNMP login as described in section 5 5 1 apply for SNMP 5 5 5 General setup 5 5 5 1 Home tab See section 0 for information about setting up a home page 5 5 5 2 IP setup See section 4 1 for information about setting up IP addres
66. wer than this lower limit an alarm will be generated nevion com 37 Multicon Rev 6 6 2 2 5 Icon and labels for passive modules Passive optical modules like WDM CWDM DWM and WOC dont contain any microcontroller which makes them able to communicate with Multicon GYDA However through Multicon GYDA it is possible to assign a graphical icon and a label for the module to make it visible in the Multicon GYDA user interface The procedure is as follows 1 Click on the slot were the passive optical device is installed Press the Tool button below the frame Select the type of module from the Card type pull down menu lf needed give the module a name in the Card label box Press Apply The graphical icon and the name of the module will appear when returning to the SYSTEM tab as shown in figure below ok oD V V DWDM MUX 4 channel DWDM ch 1 4 Card label DWDM MUA Card type DWDM 1 Figure 30 Graphical icon for passive optical modules 6 3 GYDA module view The figure below shows the module view for the Multicon GYDA module which in this case is placed in frame 2 and slot 9 Multicon nevion OVERVIEW HOME GYDA ALARMS LOG CONFIG MANUALS ABOUT OA MULTICONS N V pS 7 2 10 m cron Multicon GYDA Alarms in system _ er UTES GPI inputs GPI1 GPI2 GPI3 GFI4 Status Inactive Inactive Inactive active GPI Output GPI output is always active if one or more alarms are a
67. will always appear in frame 0 in the GYDA web interface but you are able to set the slot position using the switch on the back of the N BOX see picture below Please make sure that there is no address overlap between the Multicon in an N BOX and any Flashlink cards in the system The safest option is to not configure any connected Flashlink frames of Flashlink Compact units to use frame address 0 For more information about Flashlink frame and Flashlink Compact addressing please refer to respective user manuals Figure 48 N BOX address setting switch To use the external RS422 Flashlink bus COM3 Multicon GYDA must be configured to use the external instead of the default internal bus using the Nevion Configurator The screenshot below shows how to change the setting from internal to external bus connection The dialog is opened by performing the following steps e Open the system including the Multicon controller in Nevion Configurator e From the System Overview page right click on the Multicon Controller and select Properties The option to select internal or external bus connection is only available if the Multicon GYDA has been booted in a normal Flashlink frame first with at least one Flashlink card present This is always the case for Multicon GYDA cards delivered by Nevion as it is part of standard test procedures but may not be the case for field upgraded units To overcome this problem please boot the Multicon GYDA card
68. y to open a system to perform an upgrade 3 Goto Tools gt Firmware upgrade from the menu bar 4 Select the device or devices to upgrade as shown in the figure below Firmware Upgrade Select IP devices for firmware upgrade Upgrade of Sublime devices must be performed using the serial port Upgrade Firmware version Hostname A IP address Subnet mask Default gateway MAC address Status Supported devices Control panels E311 16LCD_FR1 192 168 110 18 255 255 255 0 192 168 110 1 00 0D 39 03 00 71 Idle E3141 44MEC_FR1 192 168 110 16 255 255 255 0 192 168 110 1 00 0D 39 02 01 7B Idle 311 MDP_FR1 192 168 110 117 255 255 255 0 192 168 110 1 00 0D 39 05 01 A3 Idle Multicon C 3 3 0 Coll FR1_MULTICON 192 168 110 10 255 255 255 0 192 168 110 1 00 0D 39 01 06 17 Idle A cinco Demo MG GYDA 192166841050 255 255 255 0 4921684101 QUOD SGOT lde 5 Click on Upgrade at the bottom of the window 6 Select the upgrade file from the dialog shown below Note that the latest firmware is always shipped with the Nevion Configurator but you can also choose a file you have downloaded into another directory Select firmware file s Supported devices Unsupported devices Multicons Select the firmware file to upgrade to CProgramtfilerWewvioniConfiguratoriFirmwaremulticon_ C 7 Click OK 8 The upgrade file is uploaded to a Multicon controller and the progress is shown in the Nevion Configurator Note that the file may not nece

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