Ultrix™ Router

This information in this document applies to the Ross® Ultrix™ router using the RossTalk protocol.

Cable Connections

The router connects to the switcher over ethernet.

Switcher Communications Setup

The switcher must be set up to communicate with the router using RossTalk.

To Set Up Ethernet Communications

  1. Click Navigation Menu > Configuration > Devices.


  2. Click Add Device.
    Tip: Click Disable Device to temporarily disable the selected device.
  3. Click Slot and select a free ethernet device slot.
    Tip: A slot does not appear in the list if it is being used. You can click on the slot in the table on the left to edit the device settings.
  4. In the Type area click RossTalk.


  5. Select the following setting for your device:
    Setting Selection
    Driver Ultrix_1.0
    IP Address Enter the IP address of the device you are connecting to.
    Port 7788 (the default port)
    Tip: If you are using multiple RossTalk connections, it is recommended that you increment the port number for each device.
    Ping every 10 minutes Select whether you want to maintain an active connection ping (On), or not (Off).
    Transport Select whether to use the TCP or UDP connection protocol.
  6. Click Save.

Switcher Video Setup

The switcher must be set up to associate the router controls with the video source coming into the switcher. When you select the source coming from the router on a bus, the menu jumps to the controls for that router.

To Assign a Router to a Video Input

  1. Click Navigation Menu > Configuration > Inputs > External.


  2. Click the Device button for the video source that you want to assign a device to.


  3. Click the device you want to assign to the video source.

Ultrix™ Setup

Note: This information in this procedure is provided as a guide and is based on the current version of hardware and software that was available at the time of testing. For the most accurate and up-to-date information, refer to the documentation that came with your device.
Note: Ultrix™ automatically accepts RossTalk commands on port 7788.

Ultrix™ RossTalk Control

The switcher interface allows you control a number of aspects of Ultrix™.

Tip: All the Ultrix™ controls can be recorded to a custom control on the switcher.

To access the control options, press the video source button that you have set up as the video input from Ultrix™.

Table 1. Ultrix™ Control
Menu Item Description
Salvo Select the router salvo you want to perform the Action on.
Action Select the salvo (Salvo) you want to fire and press the Trig Action button.
NEXT
Clock Select the MV timer you want to perform the Action on.
Action Select the MV timer (Clock) you want to perform the Action on and select the Action.
  • Run — start or resume the selected timer/stopwatch.
  • Stop — stop the selected timer/stopwatch and reset to the default time.
  • Pause — pause the selected timer/stopwatch at the current time.
  • End — the selected timer/stopwatch has counted fully down to 0 time remaining.